Chapter 121
dicine City
When Lin Jiang looked around, he saw decorations everywhere, making it look very festive. He could see signs that said "Celebrating the First dicine Conference of the Five Elents Sect" everywhere he went.
The dicine Conference was a big event organized by the Five Elents Sect. They wanted to save face, so they copied the idea from the Centennial Celebration in Yunzhong City. But they couldn't just copy the na as well.
The dicine Conference was really impressive. The Five Elents Sect announced that they would have 5,000 types of spiritual dicine and 5,000 types of elixirs for sale. This caught the attention of almost half of the people in Yun State.
So when the official day of the dicine Conference arrived, dicine City was crowded. Literally, it seed like there were too many people for dicine City to handle.
Before the expansion of dicine City, there were only around 300,000 to 400,000 residents and tourists. Even after the expansion, it was estimated that it could only accommodate around one million people. However, currently, there were already at least 1.3 million people, and cultivators from all over kept coming. Can you bla it for being overcrowded?
What's even more serious is that the Five Elents Sect doesn't have the capacity to host so many people. They had previously organized events similar to the Centennial Celebration, but even then, the maximum number of people was 500,000 to 600,000. Doubling the crowd made the Five Elents Sect panic and unable to handle the situation.
There were many different things happening, such as people getting lost, unfair business deals causing argunts, and disputes. It was all very chaotic because the Five Elents Sect didn't have enough experience to handle it.
"Crazy, crazy! Junior Brother Xiao, we're in big trouble. Even the people selling box lunches can't squeeze in anymore."
Yue Qing hurriedly found Lin Jiang and urgently told him about a situation he had never expected. One day, dicine City would beco so crowded that people couldn't get in.
"Senior Brother Yue, can you talk to the people in charge of dicine City?"
"Yes, I can. The Deputy City Lord of dicine City is Zhang Wanjing Martial Uncle. My uncle is friends with his disciple. I have seen him several tis, and he is interested in taking
as his student."
"Then you must imdiately find Zhang Laozu and tell him that there must be crowd control in dicine City. If more people co, there will be trouble. If a stampede accident happens, more than just one or two people will die."
"Ah!"
"Hurry, this is not a small matter."
"Wait a mont, I'll go right away."
Yue Qing nodded, then he flew away directly. He obtained the identity of a patrol mber of the dicine City, which allowed him to fly within the city. Others didn't have this qualification and had to walk obediently under the aerial prohibitions.
Lin Jiang also worriedly looked at the scene in front of him. He had invested all his wealth in this risky operation, and he couldn't afford anything to go wrong, otherwise he would go bankrupt.
"Are you Xiao Yi?"
After a mont, two patrol teams landed in front of Lin Jiang, and he still looked confused.
"Hello, Martial Uncle. I am Xiao Yi, an outer disciple."
"Co with ."
"Ah, Martial Uncle, did I do sothing wrong?"
Lin Jiang beca anxious for no reason. What was going on? He had his hand on the Spirit Beast Bag, ready to release Big Shadiao and Small Shadiao.
"Vice City Lord Zhang Martial Uncle is looking for you. Don't waste ti. Attach the spiritual talisman. This is a temporary flying charm."
The two patrol teams didn't hesitate and attached a spiritual talisman to Lin Jiang. They were about to take him away. It finally dawned on Lin Jiang that sothing fishy was happening with Yue Qing.
Soon, Lin Jiang arrived at the City Lord's Mansion in the center of dicine City. This is the heart of dicine City, where many institutions that govern the city are located, including the central command of the city's defense formation.
"Disciple Xiao Yi greets Martial Uncle."
"Stop talking nonsense. Yue Qing said you have a way to handle the current situation. Hurry up and tell , what should we do?"
A middle-aged man literally grabbed Lin Jiang by the collar to speak, looking truly urgent.
"Martial Uncle, I..."
"Don't babble, just say what you need to say. It's okay if you make a mistake. Hurry up."
"Yes, then the disciple will speak. Firstly, we need to control the flow. The number of people has exceeded dicine City's capacity, so we must limit the influx."
"How do we control the flow? These people were invited by our Five Elents Sect through our advertising. If we don't let them into the city, what will happen to our reputation?"
"There are four city gates. Three gates are for exit only, while one gate is for entry only. Instruct the disciples conducting the entrance checks to intentionally slow down the process. This way, we can control the number of people entering the city."
"Okay, did you hear? Do as he said and go quickly."
Zhang Wanjing imdiately said to the people around him, and several mbers of the patrol team quickly flew out.
"Martial Uncle, if there's nothing else, I'll go first."
"No rush, no rush. Tell , how do we deal with all the various sudden events in the city?"
"We can only transfer people from the sect."
"Aside from transferring people, what else can we do?"
"dicine City is divided into four areas: southeast, northwest, and each area has a diation point. Whether it's a conflict between cultivators, or between cultivators and rchants, they all need to be resolved at the diation point. No one is allowed to stay in one place, otherwise there will be too many onlookers and it may cause overcrowding."
"Let
ask you again, how do we prevent overcrowding and stampede accidents in one area?"
"Limit the number of people."
(Translated by Gravity Tales ??)
"Already ca in, on a certain street"
"The street only has two intersections left, all the other intersections in the middle are temporarily closed. One intersection for entering and one for exiting, with many disciples guarding the entrances and exits. They form a human wall and have people observe from the sky. If there are too many people on a certain street, they imdiately inform the disciples on both sides. The entrance is blocked by the human wall, while the exit is opened to speed up the passage."
"Okay, rember it all, quickly make arrangents. If we don't have enough manpower, we can deploy disciples from the sect. All participating sect disciples will receive double rit Points."
Zhang Wanjing finally showed a smile and imdiately told the person next to him. Soone went to convey the ssage.
"Martial Uncle, I..."
"Am I scary? Are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"No, disciple dare not."
"Let
ask you, as an outer disciple in the Qi Refining Period, how do you know about these things?"
"In response to Martial Uncle, disciple had so business in the city, so half a year ago, I already read through the travel records in the sect's Library Pavilion about the Yunzhong City Centennial Celebration. These ideas were not created by disciples, but have been used multiple tis in Yunzhong City before."
Lin Jiang honestly answered that he saw these things with his own eyes. Yunzhong City actually did that, and there were indeed people who wrote about it in the travel notes of the disciples of the Five Elents Sect, but they just ntioned it briefly.
"Those useless people in the sect are not as useful as an outer disciple. They clearly have mature experience in Yunzhong City, but they don't know how to use it, and they are all fighting for power and profit."
Zhang Wanjing beca furious when he heard this. The dicine Conference beca a cake in the eyes of everyone in the sect. Everyone was trying to get a piece of the cake, but no one thought about how to do this thing well. It made him extrely angry.
Now Lin Jiang dared not speak anymore, because even he knew that everyone in the sect was indeed thinking about how to get rich. If we talk about who the biggest opportunists are this ti, it is definitely not soone like Lin Jiang, but those big shots in the sect, even the entire Five Elents Sect.
"Yue Qing"
"Here, disciple."
"You all go back first. When the dicine Conference is over, bring Xiao Yi to my cave."
Zhang Wanjing realized he had made a mistake and stopped saying more. Instead, he said one more sentence to Yue Qing.
"Yes, Martial Uncle."
Yue Qing politely answered and quickly left the City Lord's residence with Lin Jiang.
"Junior Brother Xiao, congratulations! You're going to beco successful. Zhang Martial Uncle has achieved the advanced level of cultivation called 'golden core.' He holds an important position in the sect."
As they walked out, Yue Qing smiled and told Lin Jiang that he wouldn't ntion that Zhang Wanjing had asked him a similar question earlier and he couldn't answer. That's why he imdiately decided to sell Lin Jiang.
"Senior Brother Yue is just joking. How can a few words impress Zhang Martial Uncle's discerning eye?"
"Haha, Junior Brother Xiao, you don't understand. Zhang Martial Uncle is different from others. He doesn't require his disciples to have exceptional talent, but he values those who can accomplish tasks and take care of sect matters. Based on your recent performance, Zhang Martial Uncle has noticed you. Your good days are coming!"
"I see."
Lin Jiang answered that Zhang Wanjing belonged to the practical faction of the Five Elents Sect. However, Lin Jiang wasn't interested in that because he knew that many practical-minded people tended to take credit for others' work and shift bla. He just wanted to be a scoundrel, not an honest person.
"Rember
when you beco successful, don't forget your senior brother. We were dorm mates for three years!"
"Ahem, when you beco wealthy and powerful, don't forget about those who helped you along the way."
Lin Jiang said casually. If it weren't for the Five Spirit Manual, who would rember you, Yue Qing?
"Let's go, today is the first day of the dicine Conference. Let's see how our business goes."
"Let's bring the person in first, then we can talk."
"It's a small matter, I'll just go and find my great-uncle."
Yue Qing said. My great-uncle is Zhang Wanjing's trusted subordinate and also a small leader in dicine City. It's not difficult for him to handle this matter.
Lin Jiang and Yue Qing walked out of City Lord's Mansion. They saw that there were still many people outside, but they also saw many disciples wearing Five Elents Sect uniforms. It seems that the sect has sent people to provide support.
As more and more disciples of the Five Elents Sect joined, order began to be restored. When Lin Jiang passed by a street corner, he saw that so disciples of the Five Elents Sect had ford a human wall on the bustling street, restricting the flow of people.
"The Five Elents Sect is not completely useless, they are quite efficient."
Lin Jiang was very satisfied with this. The thousand-year-old sect still had so heritage, and there were also many people who did practical work. Not all of them were opportunistic or useless.
"Senior Brother Yue，Senior Brother Xiao"
The two quickly t with several partners.
"Senior Brother Jiang, how are the boxed als selling now?"
"Good, not just good, but especially good."
"What do you an by good? How many have been sold?"
Yue Qing imdiately asked, he had been busy with other things and hadn't really paid attention to this matter.
Senior Brother Yue, business is booming! There are so many people in dicine City now. Restaurants, taverns, street vendors, they are all packed. Not to ntion finding a seat, they don't even have ti to cook. Many people are hungry, and our boxed als are so convenient to eat and throw away.
And our prices are also advantageous. We stocked up on spiritual paddy and monster at half a year ago, so they are cheap. The prices in the city have skyrocketed. We sell a little cheaper than those street vendors. If they dare to lower their prices, we will lower ours a little too. We will always be a little cheaper than them. Sixteen junior brothers who sell boxed als have already made several trips. We need to add more people in Jiangshan Town.
"Add, add more. This kind of opportunity cos once every hundred years. We must eat to our heart's content."
Lin Jiang imdiately said. These big celebration events in Daqing cannot happen often. They only happen once every few decades. This is a rare opportunity that we cannot miss.
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