What comes into view is a series of colorful stone pillars, each about tens of feet high and three to four feet in diameter. The densely packed runes on them are flowing and emitting a faint light. They are a large spirit gathering array.

The entire herb garden is about fifty miles in diameter, and its spiritual power is obviously much stronger than outside. The faint mist surrounding it is made of pure and rich spiritual energy.

The inner terraces are arranged in a well-proportioned area. Each area is planted with green fruit trees, each one or two feet high. The branches are lush and leafy, and there are many fragrant purple fruits hanging on several branches, which are Ziyang fruits.

"Uncle, please see, these are the Ziyang trees planted by Daoding in 1987. It is now exactly twenty-five years ago, and the fruits are already ripe, just waiting to be picked at the end of the year." Wei Xian introduced at the side.

Tang Ning picked a purple sun fruit casually, held it in her hand and took a closer look. She saw that its whole body was half purple and half red, with three vortexes in the middle, exuding an alluring fragrance.

"How much does it cost to invest in the formation every year for such a large spirit gathering array?"

"Twenty-five medicinal herb gardens, each has a corresponding spirit gathering array, which is used to gather spiritual energy to supply the growth of spiritual medicine and maintain the operation of these large arrays. The total annual expenditure is almost 1.5 million spiritual stones."

"How many amaranth trees are there in your herb garden?"

"There are 400 purple sunflower trees in this herb garden. Each pearl can produce about thirty or forty fruits. Of course, not every pearl can survive. Some will naturally wither and die during the growth process. The survival rate is only 80 to 90%

about."

Tangning walked around the entire herb garden and looked at other herb gardens. She had a general understanding of the specific situation of Fengyan Mountain's spiritual veins.

As Wei Xian said, each herb garden is planted with purple sunflower trees and poppies. The only difference is the year of the elixir.

Some were planted by Dao Ding in 1987, some were planted by Dao Ding in 1986, and some were planted by Dao Ding in 1985.

After a few people came out of the herb garden that was just planted this year, Tang Ning asked, "Senior Brother Jiang, there are still a lot of vacancies in this formation, why don't you plant elixirs in them all?"

"We can't decide how many elixirs to plant. It is stipulated that we can only build twenty-five spirit gathering arrays to grow elixirs."

"why is that?"

"The range of spiritual vein radiation is limited. If one more spirit gathering array is built, the concentration of spiritual energy will be further diluted, thus affecting the maturity cycle of the elixir."

"The twenty-five herb garden spirit gathering arrays here have almost gathered all the spiritual energy of this mountain range. Not to mention building a large spirit gathering array with a radius of fifty miles, it is just a small spirit gathering array for private practice.

It’s also not allowed, otherwise it will affect the cycle of the elixir, and if the elixir cannot be delivered by then, the higher-ups will blame it, and we won’t be able to live with it.”

"That's it." Tangning nodded and asked some more detailed questions, Wei Xian answered them one by one.

The two rested for a day in Fengyan Mountain, and the next day they set off to Xuangan Valley for a tour and became familiar with the situation of the spiritual veins there.

…………

In the blink of an eye, one month passed by in the blink of an eye. Tangning returned to Pingling Mountain, inspecting the spirit mines every day, and gaining an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the team. When Jiang Xinquan was handling matters, he would also consult with him and share some unknown information inside.

Let him know the details.

On this day, there were dark clouds and heavy rain.

Outside the Pingling Mountain formation, a ray of light shot out, and a burly man appeared. He flipped his hand and the talisman sank into the room. Soon, the light curtain melted to create a gap, and the man's figure flashed and entered.

Within the array.

In the majestic and majestic cave hall, Jiang Xinquan entered from the outside, with a smile on his face and bowed to the man: "Thank you, junior brother, for coming."

"Senior Brother Jiang." The man stood up and returned the salute, and the two of them took their seats respectively.

"Junior Brother Xie doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so I must not be just passing by for a visit here!"

"Yes, I came here specifically for the matter of our elixir shop. Senior Brother Jiang, have you discussed this matter with Tang Ning?"

"Of course, I made it clear to him on the first day he took office."

"Oh? Then will he cooperate?"

Jiang Xinquan shook his head: "His attitude was ambiguous. He only said that he would think about it that day, but he hasn't given me a specific answer yet, and I can't help but urge him every two days."

"Senior Brother Jiang, you should be more careful about this matter. Cutting off the source of the elixir will mean cutting off our financial path. Even if we can find ways to get the elixir from other places, the profits will be greatly reduced."

"Of course I know this, and I'm not in a hurry. It's just that it's better not to rush this matter. If we are too anxious, the more we appear to be asking for help from him, the more he will be able to control us. If the lion opens its mouth at that time, it will take two

30% profit or more, what should we do?"

"Senior Brother Jiang, what good ideas do you have?"

"It would be best if I could get Uncle Xie to say something. Even if he refuses to come forward, at least let him know what Uncle Xie meant behind it. I think he should know the trade-offs."

Xie Xuan frowned slightly: "I'm afraid this matter won't be that easy."

"Oh? Why?"

Xie Xuandao: "He is the person recommended by Director Fang, and I heard that he has a close relationship with him. During the captain selection period, my uncle had already withstood a lot of pressure by supporting Sima Teng. As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on its master. At this time, he

If you try to make things difficult, I'm afraid that Director Fang will mistakenly think that you are determined to go against him."

Valley hunting

"Although my uncle also served as the manager of the alliance, his main focus was still on the first brigade. Many things depended on the alliance. At that time, supporting Sima Teng could be said to be each his own master and each based on his own ability. But

It doesn’t make sense to continue to make things difficult after the election is over.”

"Besides, if we can't even handle this little thing, why bother bothering Uncle Lao? So we still have to figure this out ourselves."

Jiang Xinquan said: "In this case, we can only give in to the price."

"I am here this time just to resolve this matter. Senior Brother Jiang, please see if you can arrange a meeting for us."

"no problem."

……………

Tangning was sitting cross-legged in the cave and was practicing with his eyes closed. Suddenly, there was a tremor in the storage bag at his waist. He opened his eyes, took out the formation disk, took the talisman into his hand, and clicked a few times on the formation disk.

Since Jiang Xinquan had not officially resigned from his post and was still exercising his authority as captain, Tang Ning did not select any monks to guard the cave. He only set up a cloud formation outside. Anyway, he did not need to worry about the team's affairs for the time being.

Not long after, a graceful female cultivator from outside came in and saluted: "Senior Jiang sent me to invite you to pay a visit to the house."

Tang Ning stood up and followed her. In the spacious and bright hall, Jiang Xinquan and Xie Xuan were waiting.

Seeing him enter, Jiang Xinquan stood up to greet him with a smile on his face: "Junior Brother Tang, you are here. Let me introduce you to me. This is Junior Brother Xie Xuan, a disciple of Uncle Xie from our headquarters."

"Junior Brother Tang, I have long admired you." Xie Xuanji bowed.

The three of them exchanged a few words and took their seats.

When Tang Ning saw this formation, she naturally knew why they were here, but she kept a calm expression on her face and chatted with them in a leisurely manner.

"When I was in the direct brigade, I heard that Uncle Xie had a capable general beside him. I finally met him today. I'm very lucky."

"Junior Brother Tang, you are too polite. When it comes to your reputation in this headquarters, you are much more famous than me. I have heard of your name before you participated in the selection of captain of your team. You realized the magical power of heaven and earth when you were a baby.

It was a sensation, and everyone in the team knew about it."

"It was just a fluke. To be honest, I didn't know what was going on. Until the baby was born, I thought I was in an illusion!"

"Luck is a part of strength. It has always been the case throughout the ages. All monks dream of getting great opportunities. What is an opportunity? Isn't it just luck? But it is precisely the hardest thing to get."

"Thank you, senior brother, for putting it right. I have a question that I don't know whether to ask."

"Junior brother Tang, I just say it doesn't matter."

"Senior Brother Xie, as Uncle Xie's most trusted disciple, why did he not participate in the selection of positions in the team this time?"

"The most direct reason is that the meritorious service does not meet the requirements for selecting a captain, so he is not qualified to participate in the selection."

"Oh? I didn't expect this. Senior Brother Xie has been in the headquarters for many years and is Uncle Xie's right-hand man. How could he not get any meritorious service?"

Xie Xuandao: "Junior brother Tang has been under the direct command of the regiment for a long time and does not know the difficulties below us. Among the regiments of our headquarters, the directly affiliated brigade is the one that has received the most merits. The other brigades all perform their own duties."

"Each disciple has his own duties to deal with, and there is no opportunity to engage in other tasks throughout the year. It is considered good if the merit reward can be up to thirty points a year."

"For example, if a disciple of a certain team disappears and is killed, or a merchant ship is robbed, or if there is a loss of property, it will be directly investigated and dealt with by the disciples of the team directly under him. We have no chance to take over."

"Qingzhou has always been peaceful and peaceful. Even though there are intrigues among the various sects, there are very few who actually fall out and fight each other."

"We didn't have the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy and gain merit. Although there were demons in Mubei in the past few years, my cultivation level was still low at that time and I did not go to the front line."

"The only way we can obtain merit is by completing our duties, and we can get ten points of merit every year."

"After I was transferred from the sect to the headquarters, I served in the first brigade. In addition, I am busy with mundane affairs on weekdays. Until now, I have only accumulated more than 3,200 merit points, so I am not eligible to participate in the selection."

Tang Ning didn't know whether what he said was true or not, maybe it was a mixture of truth and falsehood! It is true that the opportunities for disciples of the subordinate brigade of the alliance to obtain mission merit are not as easy as those of the disciples of the direct brigade, but it also varies from person to person.

There are also many people in the directly affiliated teams who only have one or twenty points of merit every year. After all, they are only in the minority like Tang Ning. Each team only has one or two people who are the top.

As a close confidant of Xie Minghua, Xie Xuan would always find a way to get more meritorious deeds every year. The reason why he did not get enough meritorious deeds may be that he did not put his mind on it at all and did not strive for it.

With his current extra income, he doesn't look down on the spiritual stones of the captain's position at all. From just a Jingyangting pill shop, he can get 40 to 50 million spiritual stones in revenue every year. The ten people under the jurisdiction of the first brigade

In Geting City, relying on Xie Minghua's influence, he must be able to obtain one to two hundred million spiritual stones every year.

And once he leaves Xie Minghua's side and becomes the captain of a subordinate team, these properties will most likely be taken over by others around Xie Minghua and will no longer be left to him to take care of.

The position of team leader only adds 10 million spiritual stones to the salary a year, plus the secret share, which can only increase the income by 30 to 40 million spiritual stones at most, and he also has to manage a large amount of affairs, which is not worth it at all. This is probably the reason why

The real reason for choosing the position of squad leader is not to rush to increase meritorious service.
Chapter completed!