Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 9

9 Chapter 7: Promoting Oneself_1
Translator: 549690339
“Though it’s however a couple of meager acres, it’s nonetheless the household’s heritage, you… really want to promote it?”

Within the ancient-styled corridor, a middle-aged man wearing a gown and garb of an officer sat in a excessive seat, trying down at Xu Yang and two others under, then on the land deed in his hand, his expression crammed with a playfully complicated sentiment.

Xu Yang nodded and mentioned in a deep voice, “Not solely the land, however my siblings and I, all three of us, are prepared to promote ourselves into servitude to the Lu Household in hope that Officer Lu will present mercy and supply us three siblings with a spot to stay, to shelter us from the wind and rain!”

“Hmm~!”

Officer Lu stroked his beard and appraised Xu Yang with half-closed eyes, then smiled and mentioned, “I’ve heard in regards to the affairs of your loved ones, and certainly, you could have been considerably extreme. Very nicely, I’ll take these acres. As for the three of you siblings… you’ll come to my home and work as a laborer, and these acres will nonetheless be below your loved ones’s care. How does that sound?”

“Many thanks, my lord!”

Upon listening to this, Xu Yang didn’t say a lot, merely bowing his head and expressing his gratitude.

Officer Lu glanced at him, a smile tugging on the nook of his mouth, then he handed the land deed to the steward subsequent to him: “Zhang Fu, you’ll deal with this matter. Converse with the Li Household correctly, and guarantee no misunderstandings come up!”

“Sure, my lord!”

Steward Zhang Fu took the land deed and motioned to Xu Yang and the others: “Observe me.”

Xu Yang nodded, main Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu away from the corridor.

Little Yellow Village was house to 2 distinguished households with the surnames Li and Lu.

Although from the identical village, the connection between the 2 households was not good, and disputes had been frequent.

Therefore, Xu Yang, carrying the land deed and accompanied by his siblings, resolutely sought refuge with the Lu Household, even at the price of enslaving themselves.

This was a step taken out of necessity; that bastard Li Laojiu had some ties to the highly effective Li Household of the Li Clan, and Xu Yang had simply severely extorted these extortioners, just about alienating all of his kin.

Given this, the place else might they discover shelter inside the Li Clan?

To forestall revenge from Li Laojiu and keep away from additional troubles from the Li Clan, Xu Yang decisively offered himself to the Lu Household.

The Lu Household, just like the Li Household, was a serious family in Little Yellow Village; the 2 households had been rivals and might be thought-about outdated rivals.

Officer Lu, identified far and extensive as an ideal philanthropist, naturally didn’t thoughts taking in Xu Yang, an individual ostracized by the Li Household.

Doing so, he not solely acquired a very good fame but additionally acquired one over on his outdated rival. On high of that, he gained a couple of acres of land—a case of killing three birds with one stone, a win for each honor and revenue!

As for the violent strategies and the chaos Xu Yang had induced on the Li Household’s expense, Officer Lu was unconcerned. It was widespread for mountain folks to be fierce, particularly a youth with vigorous Qi Blood.

Seeing somebody carry destroy upon his personal home in a match of ardour was fairly regular, and there was no want to fret about welcoming such a family slave as a possible risk, not to mention that the deeds for the land and property had been securely in hand, leaving no room for any waves to be made.

Such an individual, if tamed nicely, could be a loyal canine, and in a couple of generations, the Lu Household would have extra servants of unpolluted background and unwavering loyalty, a nice prospect certainly?

…

Thus, after a busy half-day, this matter lastly got here to a conclusion.

Xu Yang offered the land deeds, property, and even himself and his siblings to the Lu Household and had been now servants of the Lu Household.

The Lu Household additionally stored their promise and resolved the matter of Li Laojiu, inflicting the Li Household to lose some face, neither too nice nor too small.

Because of this, the grudge held by the Li Household was actually inevitable, and members of the Li Clan would possible curse him behind his again and maybe even search hassle with him in secret.

However Xu Yang didn’t care within the slightest. So long as it wasn’t an overt life-threatening motion, he merely didn’t give it any thought.

All he wanted was time, a interval of secure improvement.

“Brother!”

That night time, at house, Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu checked out their elder brother, stuffed with confusion, having returned after promoting themselves into servitude: “Is it actually okay to do that, that Lu Household… doesn’t appear to be made of fine folks!”

“Whether or not they’re good or not isn’t essential,”

Xu Yang shook his head and mentioned with a light-weight giggle, “What’s essential is that they will deal with the Li Household, perceive?”

“This…”

The siblings wished to say extra, however upon assembly Xu Yang’s gaze, the phrases caught of their throats, and all they might do was nod in settlement, “Understood.”

“It’s good that you just perceive,”

Xu Yang nodded and mentioned solemnly, “Simply endure for a couple of years, I have already got plans, don’t fear!”

No marvel Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu had been frightened; Xu Yang’s determination was certainly debatable. Though the Li Household was not made of fine folks, the Lu Household was not any higher, but Xu Yang had offered his total household to them, which appeared completely silly.

Now, not solely had the three siblings misplaced their land, however they’d additionally misplaced their freedom. Their lives had been solely within the fingers of the Lu Household, alive or useless at their whim.

To have come to such a juncture, it may need been higher to swallow the previous grudges and feign compliance with Li Laojiu and others.

In spite of everything, he too was a member of the Li Clan, and the Li Household wouldn’t go too far; the intentions of the Lu Household, nonetheless, had been unsure. To forsake one’s clan for a second’s vanity and promote oneself to the Lu Household was sheer stupidity.

However this was merely how extraordinary folks noticed the scenario.

For Xu Yang, issues like lands and deeds had been nugatory.

They weren’t the inspiration of his existence nor the crux of his destiny!

His basis lay within the Attribute Panel and Ability Traits; so long as he might domesticate highly effective expertise and traits, no one would be capable to maintain him down.

Sadly, this Attribute Panel had one flaw, which was that one couldn’t actively assign factors. If I wished to develop expertise, I needed to apply and accumulate expertise till the abilities shaped.

Subsequently, Xu Yang wanted time, a interval of secure improvement time, to domesticate highly effective expertise and traits.

For that reason, he resolutely beat up Li Laojiu, intimidated the others into paying their dues, and even turned towards the Li Clan, crafting for himself a picture of a brash and butcherous character. This deterred these plotting evil schemes; in any other case, after coping with a Li Laojiu, there would emerge a Li Laojiu, Li Laojiu.

It’s the straightforward fact that if one is simply too form, one shall be bullied, and if a horse is simply too mild, will probably be ridden exhausting!

With this deterrence in place after which binding himself to the Lu Household, utilizing them as a strong backer, he would absolutely sleep soundly for years to return.

Apart from, promoting himself and his lands had additionally netted him a sum of Silver Cash, which had been good for seed capital.

Subsequent was to make use of this valuable improvement time and the beginning capital from promoting himself and the land to concentrate on working towards expertise. There was no ambition for domination, only a want to make sure a foothold within the village.

With the Attribute Panel, so long as I might firmly set up myself within the early levels, I might develop and broaden, progressively exploring this world, using its numerous assets to alter the troublesome circumstances in the actual world.

So…

“It’s late, fall asleep!”

Xu Yang comforted a frightened Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu, then lay down on the mattress and fell asleep.

In the meantime, in the actual world, on a coated boat…

Xu Yang opened his eyes, acquired up effectively, took out the coarse rice he had purchased the day earlier than, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing vigorously.

Within the dream of Zhuanzhou Mengdie, the circulate of time between the 2 realms was huge. He couldn’t afford to linger too lengthy in actuality, or “Li Qing San” wouldn’t simply die of thirst or starvation, he could be buried alive as if useless by others.

Subsequently, there was no time to organize meals; he needed to gulp down the rice uncooked, consuming as shortly as potential earlier than returning to the world of Mengdie.

The coarse rice was tough to start with, and consuming it uncooked was powerful, however happily, Xu Yang’s consuming talent included the trait “Chewing.” His robust tooth effortlessly crushed the coarse grains, and swiftly, he had ingested almost half a bag of coarse rice.

After swallowing almost half a bag of coarse rice and gulping down a couple of ladles of water, his beforehand considerably empty abdomen shortly bloated.

Seeing this, Xu Yang lay again down and not using a phrase and fell asleep once more.

His consuming talent had now reached some extent the place one meal might final so long as ten. This single meal might maintain him for 3 to 4 days, even 5 to 6 days. On the earth of Mengdie, that translated to 5 to 6 years, greater than sufficient to finish his preliminary improvement plan.

…

On the earth of Mengdie, the crowing of a rooster awakened Xu Yang.

To say he awakened wasn’t fairly correct, for he hadn’t slept in any respect. Given the 365-fold distinction in time circulate, he had simply completed consuming in the actual world, and an entire night time had already handed in Mengdie, barely leaving any time for sleep.

However he was nonetheless stuffed with vitality. After freshening up, he mentioned goodbye to Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu and headed to the Lu Household.

He deliberate to hunt a job, as it could assist him develop his expertise.

As for what sort of job, he had already deliberate it out.

The Lu Household, being landlords with ancestors who had been imperial students, had amassed a formidable fortune over the generations, well-known not simply in Little Yellow Village but additionally for miles round.

In an agricultural society, land was every part, however the revenue of huge landlords wasn’t solely derived from farming or renting out land.

Rising crops and accumulating lease?

That will solely usher in a lot.

For true landlords and gentry, leasing out land and exploiting tenants had been simply one among many income streams, securing probably the most fundamental revenue from grain.

To develop and strengthen their holdings, they needed to make use of different means, resembling renting out land, lending with excessive curiosity, seizing properties forcefully, monopolizing salt and iron, breeding slaves, trafficking folks, evading taxes, and so forth…

In doing so, era after era amassed wealth, turning into the native tycoons and even monopolists, forming the bottom of the ruling system, governing the world along with the royal household and noble clans.

The Li and Lu households of Little Yellow Village, though to not that extent, had been nonetheless thought-about native powerhouses, partaking in loads of semi-legal shady dealings.

For such a household enterprise to stay secure, important martial safety was important, and each households maintained fairly a couple of home guards and even employed Martial Instructors.

Xu Yang initially wished to develop into a home guard, studying martial arts from the instructors alongside the way in which, however he quickly dismissed this concept.

It wasn’t that he didn’t need to study martial arts, however he was conscious of his limits. For guards like these, a very powerful qualities had been an untainted background and unwavering loyalty, as they largely employed home-grown sons. As an outsider with the final title Li, even when he offered himself to the Lu Household, he would don’t have any proper to such a place, and looking for it could be humiliating.

So…

“Steward Zhang, I wish to search a job as a butcher. I hope you’ll be able to assist,”

Xu Yang approached Zhang Fu, the steward who had dealt with the paperwork for his indenture the day earlier than, acquired straight to the purpose about his intentions, and handed over a small pouch of cash.

“Oh?”

Zhang Fu, unashamed, took the pouch and weighed it for a second earlier than trying up at Xu Yang, “You know the way to slaughter pigs and cattle?”

“Probably not!”

Xu Yang shook his head, smiling flippantly, “However I’ve the energy, and I’ve hunted animals earlier than. It shouldn’t be exhausting to study.”

“I see… Alright, it simply so occurs we’re short-staffed over there. I’ll assign you as an apprentice!”

Zhang Fu, pondering the load of the pouch, ultimately agreed after some thought.

“Thanks, Steward Zhang!”