Master of Strange Dao
Chapter 116 - 90: One-Time Use Magical Treasure, Waiting for People (5.4k)_2
The population of our Dazhen would also plummet by billions.
At the same time, the national fortunes would decline, demons would run rampant, and the evils from the Abyss would take the opportunity to break out.
Do you think by then, our Lei Clan could still sit back and watch?
Do you think by then you could still sit on a Flying Boat, eating Spirit Fruit produced by Daqian?"
"Could there be so many hungry ghosts?" The youth was somewhat shocked.
Then, he saw the look in Lei Yu's eyes and immediately closed his eyes slightly, waiting to be hit.
Lei Yu stretched out his hand but didn't hit him, only patted him on the shoulder.
He looked toward Jinlan Mountain, his expression a bit complex, and he still remembered clearly.
That day, the foolish Hungry Ghost Wu Shuangge looked at him with an extraordinarily serious expression and told him a sentence.
"No hungry ghost would want another hungry ghost in this world, not even our king would hope so."
At that moment, looking into Wu Shuangge's eyes, Lei Yu was deeply shocked inside.
For the first time, he realized he'd fallen into a cognitive trap; not every race wished for their race to grow stronger.
He also realized that Wu Shuangge was once a human being.
Thus, Lei Yu believed that Qing Ziyu genuinely did not want those lands and sincerely wanted to give them to those who couldn't survive.
In any aspect, neither Lei Yu nor the Lei Clan wanted such a good reputation.
Such a good reputation, at this time, was only detrimental to the Lei Clan.
But giving it to Qing Ziyu, there were only benefits.
Neither Emperor Zhen nor King Xiang would mind Qing Ziyu's good name; they might even publicly praise him.
Because the Lei Clan might threaten Emperor Zhen's rule, Qing Ziyu would not.
Even if the Lei Clan had no such intentions, Emperor Zhen would not think the Lei Clan had designs, and no one could prevent others from thinking that.
At that time, if someone stirred things up a little, those so-called rebels who couldn't survive might rush toward the Lei Clan's territory.
Whether the Lei Clan intervened or not would be a huge problem.
As things stood now, it was much better.
Everyone was happy.
Even the internal situation in Dazhen was becoming increasingly stable, with a high possibility of calming down within the year.
The Lei Clan had no intention of reigning supreme and naturally disliked chaos.
Nor did Lei Yu.
Ancestor Li once told him that those with ulterior motives, who wanted to fish in troubled waters, would only enjoy watching others' homes in chaos.
Using this as a benchmark, identifying whether someone was a friend or foe became very simple.
Just like the consistent style of the Lei Clan: simple, straightforward, but effective.
Therefore, Lei Yu found himself quite fond of Qing Ziyu now; there was no conflict of interest, so they could be friends.
As he was thinking of this, a tunneling light flew from the sky, and one of his guards emerged from it.
"Young Master Yu, Young Master Qing sent something for you."
With a wave of the guard's hand, ten metallic objects resembling toilet buckets appeared on the deck.
Lei Yu took the Jade Scroll handed over by the guard and glanced at it, his expression somewhat stunned.
"These were sent by Young Master Qing?"
"Yes."
The content of the Jade Scroll differed from the proposal sent to Dali.
The title for Dali was grand, seeking to improve national fortunes from the start.
But the one given to Lei Yu was much simpler.
"Large-scale migration easily results in deaths.
One reason is that when too many people gather, their eating and drinking, and excreting create filth that exceeds the earth's natural capacity to resolve, naturally breeding toxins.
When people come into contact with it, combined with the prolonged migration and poor condition of everyone, there is a high chance of epidemics.
It's best to fix a place for people to use as toilets, which can prevent epidemics.
The manure of cattle, sheep, and horses must also be promptly pooled together.
These Magical Treasures are a specialty of Jinlan Mountain, capable of absorbing filth and toxins.
Incidentally, they can convert animal dung and human waste into premium, non-toxic fertilizer.
In terms of grazing, you understand better than I do: if a place is overgrazed, it becomes barren.
But with too many people and livestock, you can't simply not let them graze for food.
By then, you can skip the lengthy composting process, spread the fertilizer on the fields, make the crops grow better, and let the grasslands grazed by cattle and sheep recover faster.
Each Magical Treasure has limited storage for filth and toxins; remember to send them to Almsgiving Town when full, and we will dispose of it.
No other meaning, just that traveling from North Zhen, I've seen too much, so fewer people die the better.
If you want to purchase such Magical Treasures in the future, you will be charged."
After reading the Jade Scroll, Lei Yu couldn't help but laugh.
He had previously come into contact with Wu Shuangge's Companion Magical Treasure, naturally understanding that all the filth and toxins were meant for Wu Shuangge.
But it didn't stop him from knowing that Yu Ziqing's words were sincere.
Reducing epidemics, speeding up crop growth, hastening grassland recovery were all indeed true, and it was true that Yu Ziqing wanted fewer people to die.
Thinking about it, Lei Yu summoned a guard to handle it.
He distributed nine of the Magical Treasures, keeping one to take back to the Lei Clan.
Lihuo Institute.
Located independently outside the Imperial City with a vast area, the front half was all academies, while the rear part was where many big shots conducted their research.
Today, several new toilets were built in the academy, and those who came to study dared not ask much. When asked, they said some Dao Cultivator was doing new research.
They had seen even stranger things; something clean and hygienic that provided convenience for everyone and, most importantly, posed no danger, was rare.