Chapter 69: Dividing the Work

The sky grew light, and the deathly silence receded.

Du En had already finished simmering the leopard meat by this time, leaving it on the cart, and then began to search the corpses.

A while later.

"A bit mediocre."

Looking at the pile of spirit stones before him, Du En couldn't help but think this.

Because there was nothing else, only shiny spirit stones.

"Is this the influence of the previous evil cultivator incident? Seeing how scared the gang leader was, I reckon he forced everyone else to convert all their 'miscellaneous items'—things that could be liquidated and had no immediate use—into spirit stones, and then collected them?"

"It's fine now. Originally, the shanty town was bound to be chaotic for a while due to the Digging Stone Gang's subversion, but now that the Green Clothes Gang has been bloodied and evil cultivators are causing trouble again, it's obvious that chaos won't break out; instead, the situation will transition smoothly amidst apprehension and unease."

"Looking at your performance yesterday, I was wondering if you wouldn't be able to turn the corner and would still waste time on trivial matters, but now, isn't that a bit too direct?"

Those leaders of large gangs basically all did this; they were just about to imitate them, so that in the future they could remain tightly united under Du En, follow him to have status, and become successful!

But there was no help for it; he did indeed have a motive here.

In the past, they had cursed the lowly job of burying corpses countless times, but now that they had suddenly lost it, they were all uneasy and flustered.

So he walked over quickly, and without smelling anything, he reached out to open it; immediately, a fragrance hit his nose like a bomb, and even this wasteland of buried corpses could not conceal it.

Huh? This...

When Ning Caize and the others got up early, saw the note, learned the situation, and rushed over in a hurry, Du En had already buried the corpses and finished the work of burying and destroying the evidence.

"How can this be?!"

Ren Li only then noticed the cooked clay pot placed on the handcart, blocked by rattan and miscellaneous items.

A huge sum of money!

Du En packed them up and found a place around this wasteland to bury them.

Moreover, when Ren Li left last night, he had seen the figures of that hall master and Liu Qixiang.

Especially since the people who died this time were all headshot, and there were no obvious evil signs, it only appeared bloody and cruel.

The other hall masters only had low-grade spirit stones; individually they were few, but added together they were not small, totaling two thousand three hundred and forty-five pieces.

Ren Li didn't know that Du En had previously been a clever housewife struggling without rice.

He couldn't be like Ning Caize and the others, who were already satisfied just by taking them out from time to time to count them.

"Are you trying to say that I did this?"

A few words left them speechless, embarrassed and awkward, and they lowered their heads.

Unable to help but gasp in the fragrance, Ren Li appeared to enjoy it, then turned his head and looked at Du En in surprise, "Quite impressive. Your comprehension in the way of spirit cuisine is something I can't help but praise you for. To think that after only the last failure, you were able to make a finished product with a single ingredient this time!"

Then, he saw Du En shake his head and say: "I was simmering the meat all night in the small courtyard last night, and because the work was expedited, I brought it along."

They looked at each other, dumbfounded on the spot.

"So fragrant! First-grade high-rank! And it only used one main ingredient! Hiss..."

Because this amount of spirit stones was actually not small!

The Green Clothes Gang leader had actually contributed thirty middle-grade spirit stones all by himself, stuffing them into his stomach and intestines; it was unknown how he endured such a degree of foreign body sensation on a daily basis, and even less known how he usually ate.

Wei Ming said this subconsciously; he felt that they could also share the burden for Du En.

At the same time, it was impossible for Du En to be in collusion with evil cultivators.

As long as the timing became appropriate, he could ask Ren Li, who had a background, to purchase some good things that could not be bought at the shanty town trading point!

Although these spirit stones were good, they were ultimately a bit like chicken ribs; they had to be liquidated.

Therefore, hiding them around this wasteland, where no living person dared to approach, was the most appropriate.

"Would it?"

Du En asked directly, and Ren Li didn't find it strange, but he was still a bit embarrassed.

Because this would make them appear completely useless, unable to help at all!

Because there were too many; carrying them on his person or hiding them at home were both inappropriate.

The last time referred to the demon tiger incident; in their view, it was all wasted, and the burnt smell that lingered in the small courtyard at that time was the natural proof.

Upon hearing the news this morning, he hurried out of the city and rushed over here.

In this way, why those hall masters gathered at the gang leader's house again last night became very clear!

"Because you are a burden."

Upon hearing this, the crowd's eyes lit up, their hearts settled, and they nodded one after another, indicating that this was the case, and it should be this way!

The fact was also such; now, they were indeed capable of handling ordinary corpse-burying work, and even had energy to spare!

This kind of thing that they never dared to think about before was the change brought by Du En!

"As for me, I will only participate in the work of burying corpses when the volume of corpses is truly too large, or when evil corpses and strange corpses appear. Relatively speaking, in a situation like this, you don't need to participate; I will do it myself."

Du En remained straightforward, sharp, and without courtesy, "Like this time, there were many evil corpses; a slight carelessness would lead to trouble. In the past, there was no other way, but now that there is a better division of labor, then we should carry out differentiation and elimination."

In this way, this bond would sooner or later fade, and once Du En rose step by step, he would definitely cast them aside without hesitation!

This won't do! This can't go on! Without Du En leading, how would they turn their lives around in the future...

Speaking of this, Ren Li paused and added meaningfully, "Of course, the premise is that there really are evil corpses."

After hiding the spirit stones, he began to bury the corpses.

"... It's indeed not really, after all, the fact is just so. From any perspective, they cannot compare to you. Letting them participate in burying evil corpses is indeed too dangerous."

Although he actually felt it was impossible, Du En's strength was right under his own eyes, and he simply didn't have that ability.

He made such a guess.

But this time, having obtained tiered ingredients again, he was able to cook them.

Du En's calmly sounding words at this moment interrupted their wild thoughts, "Under normal circumstances, those ordinary corpses will be left to you to bury in the future, because you are now on the right track and are no longer like before, where a little heavy labor or accident would lead to death."

Du En's expression did not ripple; he lifted his eyes slightly to look over, seemingly puzzled as to why he would suddenly say this.

Because Du En was actually just giving notice, leaving no room for rebuttal.

Sticking the shovel in his hand into the ground, he clapped his hands to shake off the dirt, then unfastened his corpse-burying gear and walked toward Ren Li, who was currently parked at the edge of the wasteland.

Clearly, he still had suspicions.

It would be best if the boss just kept at it and focused on proper matters like cultivation; these kinds of bitter, tiring, and menial tasks are for us to do!

"In view of this incident, I think it is necessary to re-divide our work content."

As for how to use it, Du En actually already had an idea.

Because it always felt like this matter couldn't be separated from Du En!

"Oh?"

Facing this situation, Ren Li acted casual and pointedly remarked: "Haha, if it weren't for the fact that there were so many of them and they were all killed in an instant, I would have thought you were the one who did it!"

The proficiency was already sufficient; it was just lacking the material foundation.

Therefore, only this time was he able to put the meat into the pot to stew before going out, then calculate the time to return and continue adjusting the fire, thereby perfectly creating his alibi!

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