"Me? That's not good."
The manager of the Patrol Team, that title alone sounds like it would be a constant source of trouble and easily offend people.
"If I were to manage it, not to mention whether anyone would listen to me, my strength isn't really up to par either."
Facing Su Bai's refusal.
Xu Changge directly pulled Su Bai close to her side.
Causing Su Bai to bump into her fully.
The dust on her small face rubbed onto Xu Changge's full clothes.
Xu Changge showed a teasing expression.
"We've known each other for so many years; I understand your personality very well."
Su Bai had been holed up at her Sea Corner Cliff before, refusing to come out.
Saying she wanted to diligently Cultivate.
Now that she was out.
Her Realm must have undergone a Breakthrough.
It was definitely not the Qi Refining (9th Layer) that Su Bai outwardly displayed.
One must know that when the two of them explored a Secret Realm together for Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine.
Xu Changge had personally witnessed Su Bai, with a Qi Refining (7th Layer) Cultivation, ambush a Foundation Establishment robber cultivators and successfully kill him.
This level of strength.
Was also the reason Xu Changge believed Su Bai could Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
"You, girl, if you hadn't Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, would you be willing to come out?"
Xu Changge gently poked Su Bai's nose.
Wiping off some of the dust from Su Bai's nose.
But Xu Changge still didn't mind.
Her eyes held only joy, delighted that Su Bai had successfully Breakthrough her Realm.
Xu Changge's affectionate gesture made Su Bai instinctively shrink her neck.
"Uh, yes, I've already become Foundation Establishment."
"But I only want to Cultivate in peace right now. If I become the manager of the Patrol Team..."
"Not to mention the dangers I might encounter normally, the people who join the Patrol Team might not even listen to me."
This Patrol Team would surely be staffed by the four Foundation Establishment Families.
Perhaps there would even be Disciples from the Six Upper Sects coming for trials.
Su Bai might not be able to suppress these people.
Facing Su Bai's hesitation.
Xu Changge just shook her head.
"Xiaobai, it's only temporary. I can't possibly monopolize this Market."
"It's still in my hands now, but twenty years later, when the Six Upper Sects come to recruit Disciples, do you think it will still be in my hands?"
Definitely not.
At that time, the true decision-makers would be the Elders of the Six Upper Sects.
They would allocate the Market.
But if that was the case, why would Xu Changge still ask her to do such a troublesome thing?
After all, by then, Xu Changge wouldn't even be the Master of Xingluo Market, let alone her, a small Patrol Team manager.
Xu Changge's explanation for this was:
"The authority will certainly be handed over then, but the merit won't."
"The Six Upper Sects have continued to this day; they reward those with merit."
"What we do now can all be converted into achievements then, to exchange for some resources within the Sect."
"I at least have resources provided by my Family for Cultivation, but you, younger sister, are just a Loose Cultivator."
"So, do you understand what I mean?"
Cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Stage was incomparable to that in the Qi Refinement Stage.
The resources consumed increased exponentially.
Xu Changge's Xu Family controlled an island and managed a street in a Market.
The ebony on the island and the Spirit Fish in the surrounding sea were all for sale.
The rent collection and merchants in the Market were all about connections and Spirit Stones.
The current Xu Family was fully capable of supporting Xu Changge's future Cultivation.
Perhaps after a hundred years of development, it would be enough for Xu Changge to scheme for Core Formation treasures.
Compared to Xu Changge.
Su Bai only had a Sea Corner Cliff and a shop.
She could only grow some Spirit Medicine, then sell Medicinal Pills and Talismans.
And all of them were first-grade.
The disparity was too great.
Moreover, the street of the Xu Family was also in the inner circle of Xingluo Market.
It was the best place apart from the core circle of Six Extremes Mountain.
It certainly wouldn't lack Loose Cultivators or Family Cultivators patronizing it.
Selling only first-grade Medicinal Pills and Talismans would definitely not meet their demands.
If she wanted to earn more Spirit Stones.
It could only be second-grade Medicinal Pills and Talismans.
But at this time, Su Bai clearly did not have that ability.
For second-grade Cultivation resources, it was somewhat difficult for Loose Cultivators to acquire them.
Xu Changge's own second-grade Formation Legacy was exchanged by her Master using his contributions within the Sect.
Xu Changge could give Su Bai a first-grade Formation Legacy.
But not a second-grade one.
Because that was a Sect's resource.
It was not something Xu Changge could decide.
After understanding Xu Changge's good intentions.
Su Bai was a bit conflicted.
No wonder she had entrusted Zhang Tianhai of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to inform her if there were any second-grade Alchemist Legacies or Pill Formulas.
But months had passed without any news.
It seemed that even if he had them.
It was impossible for him to give them to a Loose Cultivator like her.
Because she couldn't offer anything of value in exchange.
Thinking of this, Su Bai nodded knowingly.
"I generally understand."
"So, what are the Cultivation Realms of the Cultivators in the Patrol Team, and have the rumors about the robber cultivators outside the Market been clarified?"
Su Bai hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.
She definitely had a lot of first-grade Spirit Medicine.
But only a little second-grade Spirit Medicine.
If one were to describe the distribution of Spirit Medicine in Su Bai's medicinal field, first-grade Spirit Medicine accounted for ninety percent, with the remaining second-grade Spirit Medicine making up only ten percent.
This ten percent of second-grade Spirit Medicine was clearly insufficient to support Su Bai in refining second-grade Medicinal Pills.
Moreover, the age of Spirit Medicine required for first-grade Medicinal Pills had no too many restrictions.
Whether it was five years old or ten years old, even fifty years old could be used; the difference was just that the technique needed to be more refined.
But refining second-grade Medicinal Pills was not possible; the required Spirit Medicine had to be at least fifty years old as a starting point.
Although first-grade Spirit Medicine, if old enough, could indeed substitute for some second-grade Spirit Medicine.
But that required an extremely exquisite Alchemy technique.
Otherwise, an exploding furnace would be waiting for you.
Perhaps she really needed this merit to exchange for some resources within the Sect.
Su Bai looked at Xu Changge's face.
There seemed to be a hint of charm in her brows and eyes, perhaps due to her Cultivation and having taken a beauty-enhancing Medicinal Pill.
Su Bai was unsure about this.
Xu Changge's beauty was absolutely captivating, coupled with her curvaceous figure.
Normally, there should be many male Cultivators surrounding her.
But Su Bai hadn't seen many fawning over her.
That was because Su Bai didn't know how Xu Changge usually behaved in front of her Family and outsiders.
Thinking back to when the two first met at Purple Bamboo Immortal Market.
Xu Changge had a cold and elegant expression.
She was very polite to people.
Now, the only person who could see Xu Changge completely unpretentious, acting like an older sister, was Su Bai.
Perhaps in front of Lu Ning and Shen Fang, she was more restrained.
Since Xu Changge wanted Su Bai to be the manager of this Patrol Team, she had naturally arranged everything properly.
"In the Patrol Team, there are four captains below, all with Qi Refining (8th Layer) strength, and the team members' strength is around Qi Refining (6th Layer)."
"These people are selected from the four Foundation Establishment Families of the Xingluo Archipelago."
"The old folks in our Families can't directly show their faces, so we need someone strong enough."
"And of course, older sister thought of Xiaobai!"
"With Xiaobai's strength, managing the Patrol Team or defending against those robber cultivators is effortless, isn't it?"
After speaking, Xu Changge leaned closer to Su Bai.
Their faces touched.
"Moreover, doing this not only gives you Spirit Stones, but afterwards, you can also exchange this merit for some resources."
"Older sister would never mistreat Xiaobai."
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