After flying for some time outside, Su Bai looked at the lush trees below and the mountains that occasionally brushed past her, a frown appearing on her face.
She directly asked Xu Ying:
"Do you usually have four captains leading the other Cultivators of the Patrol Team on patrol?"
"Yes."
"There are too few people."
With so few people, let alone whether they can protect the Loose Cultivators coming and going from the Market after completing their transactions, they probably can't even protect themselves if they encounter a powerful Cultivator.
If it were in a general Market, such as the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market where Su Bai originally resided, a mere Refining Qi (8th Layer) Cultivator serving as a Patrol Team captain would be more than sufficient.
But looking at the current development of Xingluo Market, it's not enough!
In terms of the Patrol Team captain's cultivation, at least a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is needed to deter the petty thieves around.
Su Bai said there were too few people, and Xu Ying felt a little wronged.
He wished she wouldn't say these things to him; he was just a member of the Family, without any decision-making power.
Only the Family Elders, the Clan Chief, and the Old Ancestor had that ability.
And this Fellow Daoist Su seemed to have a close relationship with Ancestor Xu.
He didn't dare to refute, so he could only hum in response.
Su Bai looked at Xu Ying, who was silently bowing his head, and knew that telling him these things was useless.
She could only sigh helplessly.
"What about inside the Market?"
Since the captains patrolled outside the Market, what about inside?
To this, Xu Ying replied:
"Inside the Market, the Old Ancestors of each Family take turns guarding, and there is a Formation protecting it, so the Patrol Team only needs to mediate conflicts that occur between Cultivators."
Knowing that her main task was to be outside the Market, Su Bai slowly exhaled.
"How often do you usually patrol?"
Su Bai continued to ask for details.
Xu Ying also answered everything he knew.
"Our four captains rotate in two groups, with two people per group, starting from the east and west sides of the Market respectively, each circling a semicircle, and finally ending at the other's starting point."
In terms of direction, one captain leads their team from west to north to east, completing a semicircle.
The other captain does the same, but the direction changes from east to south to west, also a semicircle.
Once this Patrol Team completes its mission, the next group takes over and repeats.
Hearing Xu Ying explain this, Su Bai felt a headache coming on.
Why was it still a two-shift system?
Even if Cultivators had abundant energy, this wasn't how one should use people.
Moreover, a Refining Qi (8th Layer) captain leading a Patrol Team with an average strength of Qi Refining (6th Layer) while their opponents were Qi Peak Cultivators... this was simply suicidal.
Su Bai got a headache just thinking about it.
"From now on, the four of you, two captains, will patrol half a circle together."
"After you complete it, you rest, and I will patrol a full circle by myself."
Although troublesome, since she had accepted this task, Su Bai still intended to do it well.
She directly arranged for two captains to patrol together.
This way, with two Refining Qi (8th Layer) Cultivators together, even if they faced a Qi Peak robber cultivators, they could at least protect themselves, even if they couldn't win.
At the very least, they could protect their subordinates, so they wouldn't be completely wiped out like melons and vegetables being chopped.
Xu Ying naturally understood Su Bai's intention in making this arrangement.
"Fellow Daoist Su, wouldn't that be too much work for you?"
They only needed to patrol half a circle of the Market, but Su Bai had to patrol a full circle.
It would be fine if she were alone, but Su Bai would definitely bring her Patrol Team with her when she went out on patrol.
Those Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase Cultivators, she wondered if they could endure it.
It was estimated that just flying a circle around the Market would be enough to exhaust them, leaving them no strength to fight.
Few Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase Cultivators had the ability to continuously use spiritual power to control a flying boat.
In fact, when they patrolled outside, they often needed to land and meditate to rest.
"You don't need to worry about that."
After roughly understanding the Patrol Team's mission, and after Xu Ying led Su Bai on a circle outside to show her the patrol range, they returned.
Starting tomorrow, Su Bai would begin her life as a Patrol Team member.
The two of them went out and returned, using up a full day.
This was at the speed of a Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivator.
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