Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

Chen Ping'an remained silent for a while.

He glanced at the crowd anxiously watching from afar, then looked away.

"OK."

Upon hearing Chen Ping'an's affirmative answer, Fan Qiming bowed deeply to the ground and only straightened up after a long while.

"I will never forget the kindness that saved my life."

"Ping An, you saved me again."

The first time was to purify the spirit platform and expel the death energy; this is the second time.

"Accepting the people from the local temple is not a problem."

"But I want to establish three rules."

"you say."

"First, a sanctuary can only have one lord, so..."

Fan Qiming nodded without any hesitation: "Of course, in your sanctuary, everything is up to you."

He paused, then continued, "From now on, I won't call you 'Peaceful,' I'll call you 'Lord,' is that alright?"

"The people of the local temple all follow your lead."

Chen Ping'an nodded, indicating that he accepted the title.

Chen Ping'an had no habit of commanding troops. In his previous life, he had worked so many overtime shifts but was still just a foot soldier. But fate had placed him in this position, so he had to work hard to keep going.

Goodness cannot lead to officialdom, and sentimentality cannot establish anything.

If you want to truly integrate the people of the local temple into your sanctuary, you need to establish rules.

If there are two lords, this sanctuary will fall apart sooner or later.

This is fundamental.

"Secondly, all the supplies from the Earth God Temple should be moved to the shelter. Brother Fan, please find someone with warehouse management skills to organize everything properly. I need to know how much stuff is still in the Earth God Temple."

Fan Qiming nodded and made a note of it.

"Third, chop up that altar and use it as firewood for the shelter."

"We'll talk about the rest later."

"Let's pack up and head over."

Upon hearing this, Fan Qiming was slightly taken aback.

Listen to your tone, saying that the matter of the local earth god has nothing to do with you?

The talent just left, and you're already rushing to smash their altar?

......

The sun gradually began to slant.

Ah Li sat on the purification platform, and wisps of spiritual energy flowed into her body, eventually transforming into magical power that flowed through her meridians.

As the spiritual energy was released, the energy surged suddenly, then returned to calm.

"Finally, I've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

Ali breathed a sigh of relief, a look of surprise appearing on her face.

Just then, she heard a dense sound of footsteps approaching.

It's not just one or two people.

It was a group of more than ten people.

What's going on?

Why are there so many footsteps?

It doesn't sound like a bone demon?

Ali suddenly stood up, took the longbow from the weapon rack, and looked solemnly at the southwest corner.

She only felt relieved when she saw Chen Ping'an walking ahead of her.

But why are there so many residents of the local earth god temple following behind?

Where's the pot you promised to get?

Judging from this, it seems like you took the entire local temple, people and all its belongings, away?

......

In the past, there were only three people in the shelter.

Now, suddenly there are eighteen people.

The space, which was four zhang in diameter, immediately felt cramped.

The group silently piled the supplies they had brought from the local temple in a corner, waiting for Chen Ping'an's next instructions.

On the way here, Fan Qiming had repeatedly told them that there was only one lord in the shelter, and that was Chen Ping'an!

As for Chen Ping'an, managing so many people was a real headache for him.

But even though I've never eaten pork, I've seen pigs run.

Moreover, he has another trump card: the resident register!

Everyone's skills and loyalty are all recorded clearly!

"Everyone, organize the supplies first," Chen Ping'an said in a deep voice. His gaze fell on the only woman in the crowd, Xiao Huzi's mother, named Xu Ying.

The resident directory shows that this person previously worked as a warehouse manager in Whitebone Town.

"Xu Ying, you are responsible for recording these supplies clearly. I need to see the complete supply situation before tonight's night watch."

"I?"

Xu Ying looked up in surprise, clearly not expecting Chen Ping'an to entrust her with this important matter.

"That's right."

Chen Ping'an: "What's the problem?"

"No problem, lord."

"Brother Fan said you have relevant experience, and I believe you can do a great job."

Xu Ying was flattered and overwhelmed: "Thank you for your trust, Lord!"

Chen Ping'an nodded: "Everyone, follow Xu Ying's instructions and put your things away properly."

"yes!"

The sounds came out sporadically.

Chen Ping'an glanced at the crowd, knowing that these people were newcomers and it was impossible for them to completely submit to him, but there was still a long time to go.

This is his sanctuary, his territory.

"I don't need your approval, I just need your obedience."

Chen Ping'an thought to himself.

Next, following the descriptions in the list of sheltered residents, he pointed out several people whose skills were extremely important for preparations for the upcoming rainy season.

"Ah Li, Brother Fan, Gou'er, Zhang Tu; you guys come with me for a moment."

The group settled their supplies on the west side of the barrier, while Chen Ping'an and four others sat down on the east side.

"The rainy season is coming."

Chen Pingan spoke first: "So we have a lot to do before the rainy season."

The group remained silent, waiting for Chen Ping'an's next instructions.

"First, there's the food issue."

"There are currently more than a dozen people in the shelter, and the rainy season lasts for several months. Our current food reserves are far from sufficient."

"Therefore, we must have a hunting team specifically for hunting."

No one spoke; all eyes were fixed intently on Chen Ping'an.

"The leader of this hunting team is Ali."

Chen Ping'an glanced at everyone: "The other hunters at the Earth Temple will all follow Ali's arrangements. The team's only goal is to complete the preparation of sufficient food supplies before the rainy season arrives."

Ali nodded.

"Ali, you and Xu Ying should confirm the exact amount of reserves needed."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Chen Ping'an clearly saw Zhang Tu's eyes shift; obviously, he wasn't satisfied with the arrangement.

"Zhang Tu, I need you to handle and properly store the prey that Ali and his hunting team have obtained. You are a butcher by trade, so you should know how to store meat for as long as possible."

"Doggy, you'll work with Uncle Zhang on this part of the job."

Zhao Gou'er nodded.

Zhang Tu remained silent for a while before nodding.

"Understood, lord."

Chen Pingan separated hunting and food processing into two parts to maximize the efficiency of doing them simultaneously.

"Ali, Zhang Tu, you two discuss the cooperation method and try to improve the efficiency of food storage. We must complete this goal before the rainy season."

"You two deserve the most credit for getting through this rainy season."

"Brother Fan, I'm entrusting the entire defense of the shelter to you. I'd like to see a complete defense and attack plan within three days."

"You are the one who understands best the attack habits of strange creatures under the deathly and frenzied atmosphere of the rainy season, and you have seen many strange creatures. I can only feel most at ease entrusting this matter to you."

It's understandable that the people at the local temple might not be convinced of their own abilities at the moment, but they couldn't possibly be dissatisfied with Fan Qiming.

Moreover, now that Fan Qiming has entered the Foundation Establishment stage, if anything goes wrong, he is the one most capable of correcting it.

"Okay, leave it to me."

"Finally, those in the shelter with good aptitude should begin their cultivation."

Chen Pingan said in a deep voice, "One day, our shelter will face off against the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge head-on, so we must start preparing now."

"The rainy season is just the first battle."

"We still have a lot to do if we want to survive."