Master of Strange Dao

"Old man, you must be careful not to accidentally resolve the disasters.

The disasters in An History Book are still the same events, but the difficulty has unknowingly dropped to the lowest.

Once these disasters are resolved, they are truly gone; resolving one means one less.

You must, absolutely must hold back a bit; if you clear them all, there'll be nothing left for others to tackle."

"Alright, I know, I understand." The village chief was a bit eager, but truthfully, he could barely hold back for a long time.

But without Yu Ziqing's approval, he dared not act recklessly, especially since they were still within Jinlan Mountain.

"No, no, no, you don't understand. Look at this page, on the surface, it seems like chaotic natural disasters.

In reality, ignoring the disasters themselves, there are a lot of messy people inside, plenty of opportunists.

These aren't actually the disasters themselves, but they are particularly suitable for the villagers to hone themselves.

This can be seen as a smaller, real world where no one knows what they might encounter.

Let them start with simpler ones, or those where the disaster arrives later, to learn how the people inside speak.

Otherwise, when Dadui returns and becomes our neighbor in Jinlan Mountain, there'll be communication issues.

Regardless of the future, even now when honing skills, fluent communication is essential.

Here, honing is much safer compared to the outside; at least here, there's room for regret."

The village chief realized, after pondering for a moment, that this indeed made sense.

Jinlan Mountain can't always rely solely on its strongest few.

Nor can it depend entirely on hungry ghosts.

The village chief has been stubbornly and earnestly adhering to this notion.

If hungry ghosts equate to Jinlan Mountain, then they must be able to hold up Jinlan Mountain on their own.

The village chief sparred with Yang and chatted idly.

Sparring with You Zhen, when You Zhen got a headache and didn't want to continue fighting, he'd start a conversation about many things.

A force that wants to exist long-term and stably.

Strong individuals are needed; they are the pillars, but the middle layer is in fact the mainstay.

Most of the external communication, friendly and unfriendly, is handled by this group of people.

Top tier strong ones often merely set the tone and the broad direction.

Then there is also the inheritance, the lowest layer, continuously supplying fresh blood, which is the foundation for longevity.

After all, strong individuals don't appear overnight; they need time to grow.

This is a healthy structure, but the structure of Jinlan Mountain isn't very healthy.

Those who can stay in the village now are ones who've survived hardships, and have passed the chief's long-term verification.

The village chief always keeps these people from leaving, stating that anyone below the Sixth Tier who steps out of Jinlan Mountain will have their legs broken.

In truth, it's also to protect them.

They're basically people with little knowledge, little culture, and only some village wisdom; if they go out, they might easily be toyed with to death.

Though there are dangers in An History Book, the greatest danger is controllable, and it even gives a chance for regret.

If one still falls by accident, there's truly no help for it.

It's impossible to always protect everyone perfectly; in the long run, that would actually harm them.

Outside, there are no controllable dangers, nor is there a chance for regret.

A harsh lesson from society outside might cost them their lives.

Yu Ziqing has already created the best conditions.

So the village chief didn't hesitate at all, he decided immediately to pull everyone in for the training.

At the official village assembly, the village chief stood on the high platform, looking at the several hundred villagers below.

"I've said everything necessary about the situation, and if you don't understand, you can ask around and understand on your own later.

When it comes time for the real training, you won't be told everything in advance.

I know many people have never even considered going out.

But the point remains; you don't have to go out, but you must understand what to do when things happen.

Stay alert, because if you carelessly die, then you'll actually be dead."

The village chief rallied the villagers, and Yu Ziqing didn't let them go immediately.

From the villagers to Qingqing and the younger ones, all were to undergo training.

But in between, Yu Ziqing still gave them a few months to prepare.

Though it was said to train them in complete darkness, Yu Ziqing personally selected a few sealings.

He personally went in to survey, confirming that the disasters were within a controllable range.

The safe period had to be long enough; informing about the timing and which places to avoid was crucial.

Even dungeon runs have a brief introduction.

They needed to be arranged in the manner of dungeon exploration.

He chose a few disasters which developed gradually and only erupted at the end.

The difficulty increased in stages, which was most appropriate.

Just as Yu Ziqing finished selecting, An History Book couldn't help but speak up.

"Are you really not going to resolve this?"

"Resolve it, but there's no need to rush.

I've gone inside many times, and the accumulated force of the Three Calamities has fully dissipated.

Considering my current status, for most of the disasters, as long as I personally lead people to resolve them.

The outcomes should be auspicious, smooth, and successful.

A minority of them are simply pure hard power issues or somewhat troublesome natural disasters.

After all, there's no hurry to resolve them; it would be better to maximize the benefits.

Over at Dadui, I've checked, and the development is going smoothly; there's no need to resolve disasters for additional national fortune.

I've seen the incarnation of national fortune too, steadily recovering and the speed is particularly fast.