Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 160 Embassy of Quanxian

"Sister, the barbecue is delicious, the grilled squid is fragrant, and the milk tea is also very good. I've decided to stay in Chang'an City for a few more days. The disciples of the Taiyin Sect are all so kind. They were worried that I wouldn't be used to the place, so more than a dozen people worked together overnight to dig a pool for me and even transported seawater from Longshan Port to me via a teleportation array..."

"Oh, by the way, Longshan Port is a city built by the Taiyin Sect disciples on the coast of Zhongzhou, where I live—but it's not finished yet!"

After eating and drinking to her heart's content, and chatting until her throat was hoarse, Coral, at the enthusiastic invitation of the Taiyin Sect disciples, settled in a temporarily dug pool in an open space near the teleportation array—the place was not within the jurisdiction of Chang'an City, so there was no need to go through any strange things like land deeds for the time being.

The pool was dug by Zhao Qing and the players. To prevent seawater from seeping in, they also used small barriers to isolate the seawater at the bottom and around the pool. They also enthusiastically arranged reefs, corals and various seashells. One genius player with an unusual way of thinking even poured a bucket of hard-won sea fish into the pool. Then, under Baili Shuang's dark-faced demands, he painstakingly caught the fish again and took it away.

Other players, in hindsight, mocked this, saying, "Don't you think about it? Do you expect a bunch of rabbits and wild boars to roam your house? The 'houses' where the Quanxian people lived certainly wouldn't have those things!"

The player tried to defend himself: "I just believed the nonsense in fairy tale movies..."

As one of the city's management personnel in Chang'an, Zhao Qing specifically stated that this area could be directly allocated to the Quanxian clan, who could then build upon it according to their preferences and establish a dedicated "embassy."

According to the disciples of the Taiyin Sect, the full name of this "embassy" should be "Xiling Quanxian's Consulate in Chang'an City of Taiyin Sect" or "Xiling Quanxian's Economic and Commercial Office in Chang'an City of Taiyin Sect". Within the scope of this "embassy", everything will be based on the rules of the Quanxian Clan. Even this place has been "given" to the Quanxian Clan as "territory".

The Quanxian tribe certainly had the concept of "territory." In fact, unlike the outsiders' imagination of dividing power by sea area, the Quanxian tribe actually divided their sphere of influence by "land." However, this "land" referred to the land under the sea—after all, seawater is also based on the seabed!
The Quanxian clan comprises over a hundred clans, ranging in size from tens of thousands to just a few dozen. The Xiling clan, to which Coral belongs, is considered a relatively large group, with tens of thousands of members.

However, the ocean is so vast that the territory occupied by the Xiling Clan, which is not considered a very good one, is the sea area between the southern part of Zhongzhou and Tianyingzhou. In terms of the area of ​​the seabed, it is much larger than the entire Zhongzhou!
It can easily accommodate more than 10,000 merfolk scattered throughout, or even millions or tens of millions of merfolk!
The Quanxian tribe, with its vast territory, naturally looked down on the tiny piece of land that Zhao Qing had verbally agreed to give them. However, the meaning it represented was quite different, and the sincerity it contained made Coral feel flattered.
Coral is a person from the Realm of Return to Nothingness, or from the Quanxian Clan, whose lifestyle and civilization are completely different from those of humans. He neither understands the significance of the "embassy" on Blue Star, nor does he understand the necessity of doing so, but this does not mean that he is without political sensitivity.

Even in the information age, Earth still fights fiercely for material resources, showing no shame whatsoever. How much more so in the Guixu Realm, where civilization is far behind? Alliances between sects or forces are not uncommon. The Guixu Realm is far from peaceful; wars rage everywhere, whether it's fighting over spirit veins or seizing ancient god remnants and resource-rich small worlds.

And what about plans like "consulates"? Aren't they just disguised alliances?

Furthermore, to reassure the naive and easily fooled Coral about building and moving into the "embassy," Zhao Qing not only meticulously explained the details of the "embassy," but also went so far as to make extravagant promises: "It's not just the Quanxian Clan; once we've accumulated enough points in Chang'an City, we'll expand this area and establish a dedicated embassy district. Besides the Quanxian Clan, human cultivators will also build embassies in this area, and even demon cultivators like those from the Crimson Plains Cave will come!"

Therefore, after saying goodbye to the disciples of the Taiyin Sect, Coral immediately relayed the message to her older sister, who then contacted the patriarch of the Xiling Clan.

As for why he didn't contact the Xiling clan chief directly...

Isn't this because the distance for spiritual communication is insufficient?
“Sister, there’s another very important point. They seem to really want to trade with us. They even said they plan to set aside a piece of land within the Taiyin Sect for our Quanxian Clan, something like a ‘consulate,’ saying that the land will be Quanxian Clan’s territory. We can send people to be stationed there permanently to oversee the ‘fairness of trade’ between the two sides!” Yinshuang replied, “Just listen to that. When the two sides are at peace, that’s a good thing. But if they break off relations, I’ll still strike you with lightning!”

"But the Taiyin Sect is really friendly! I originally planned to exchange one peck of Sea Spirit Pearl for one hundred 'kitchen knives.' I've tried those 'kitchen knives,' and they're even better than knives made of Xuan Iron! But they didn't agree!"

"why is that?"

"They're actually worried I'll get taken advantage of! They said a hundred kitchen knives can be exchanged for a few Sea Spirit Pearls on the market, and a whole bucket of them can be exchanged for a whole cartload of kitchen knives!" Coral said, sighing, "They're so straightforward and simple! Completely different from the cunning humans we've encountered before!"

"Seize...seize less? A few Sea Spirit Pearls for a hundred knives?! A bushel of Sea Spirit Pearls can be exchanged for a whole cartload?!" Yin Shuang was so shocked that she stammered, "Then, then did you really get a whole cartload of kitchen knives in return?"

"No, because they said their Taiyin Sect is preparing a new currency... Ah, currency is a general term for spirit stones and spirit coins. In short, they mean that we can start trading after the new currency is released in half a month. At that time, we can sell our Sea Spirit Pearls directly at the 'Closed Market' and use the money to exchange for what we need!"

"Moreover, I've heard that quite a few other sects and forces have come to this 'Guan City'! Even the demon race is here!"

Yinshuang instinctively sensed something was amiss and asked, "This Taiyin Sect...didn't you say most of its disciples are only at the Foundation Establishment stage? Why is it causing such a huge commotion?"

“That’s exactly what I wanted to say! Sister, do you know who’s behind the Taiyin Sect?”

"who is it?"

"It's the Goddess of the Moon!" Coral added excitedly, "It's said that their Taiyin Sect worships the Goddess of the Moon, several star deities, and the Three Immortals of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity..."

Silverfrost interrupted Coral decisively: "Absolutely impossible!"

Coral, puzzled, asked, "Hmm? Why is that?"

Yinshuang's tone was filled with undisguised terror: "The Goddess Taiyin has long since perished!"

(End of this chapter)