Chapter 352: New Era

This day.

Wang Chao smoothly broke through to the Golden Core Stage, becoming the fifth Golden Core Stage true person of the Dragon People.

Perhaps, as he said, he did not truly wish to wholeheartedly make the Dragon People live better, but since he had the ability before then, he would also choose to help everyone.

Once Wang Chao broke through, they began their true plan to build the Dragon People.

First, they gathered the supplies collected during this period, consolidated them, and stored them with the Dragon People Priest in the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace.

As the Dragon People Priest, although he had the duty to help the Dragon People overcome the crisis, he did not do so, and no one knows why.

The lazy faction was not as terrifying as imagined; simply stimulating appetite with drugs could get the Dragon People moving, so obviously the Dragon People Priest was not concerned about this.

But for Wang Chao, he still wanted to have a good talk with the priest.

"Priest."

"It's Wang Chao, what's up?" the Dragon People Priest said, smiling while stirring the big pot as usual.

Wang Chao clasped his hands and said, "Priest, I have some questions I want to ask you."

"Speak."

"Is the Dragon People reproduction method passed down from Yan Buji's hands something you researched long ago?"

The Dragon People Priest shook his head: "No."

"But he...."

The Dragon People Priest put down his stick, turned, and smiled: "Let me tell you a story."

Wang Chao was stunned, then immediately nodded.

The Dragon People Priest recalled: "Long ago, someone in the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace also tried, using drugs to stimulate the Dragon People to act, and coupled with tyranny to develop the Dragon People."

"His idea was good, but the Dragon People simply could not tolerate his methods and chose suicide. As a result, the Dragon People weakened again. In my generation, the Dragon People, which originally numbered over a hundred thousand, sharply declined to only ten thousand."

The Dragon People Priest thought: "When I inherited the priest position from my master, I asked him why that person failed; do you know what my master said?"

Wang Chao shook his head.

"He said he lacked the right timing; the Dragon People could not reproduce, meaning they could only rely on Dragon People drifting in from outside as supplements. The Dragon People originally numbered no more than a million, and now only ten thousand remain—this is the natural law. Without the right timing, any attempt to change the Dragon People will only speed up their extinction." The Dragon People Priest's face remained calm as he looked at Wang Chao.

"Perhaps you don't realize I have tried many methods here to change things, but none succeeded. But... just as a thirsty fish encountering a downpour, Yan Buji's arrival proves the arrival of the right timing."

Wang Chao was stunned; he didn't really understand these things.

"His arrival brought the change, which shows he is the future lord of the Dragon People." The Dragon People Priest looked at Wang Chao with a face full of sympathy.

"Originally... you also had a chance. I should have told you, there are many herbs nearby that can stir people's emotions."

Wang Chao fell silent, shook his head: "No, Priest. There has never been a predetermined future; since I have walked this path, I will not give up. So I will no longer value my own reputation, but will take the future of the entire Dragon People as my goal."

"Is that so."

"Priest, could you please help me?"

"What do you want to do?"

Wang Chao chatted with the Dragon People Priest for a long time before leaving.

Immediately after that, Wang Chao stood before the gathered Dragon People and began his speech.

"From today onward, we will bid farewell to the past days and welcome a new, beautiful future!"

"During this period, I have an idea: to let everyone have a peaceful cultivation environment that also cares for family. Thus, we will promote Dragon People who excel in cultivation and combat as managers of our group, and I will volunteer myself as the leader who leads everyone!" Wang Chao looked at the crowd and said.

"I support Wang Chao."

"Me too."

Long Batian and Zhang Yao beside them laughed, being family, what else would they say?

The other Dragon People exchanged glances; Wang Chao at least still had reputation, now having broken through to Golden Core Stage with strength, plus he had previously given out food for free, so no resistance arose.

From this day on, the Dragon People's chieftain system was implemented.

Joining Wang Chao's group, those below Foundation Establishment Stage can enjoy free resource supplies, while cultivators at Foundation Establishment Stage and above can also receive guidance from several Golden Core Stage cultivators.

Externally, Wang Chao's group organized manpower for large-scale resource collection; each day in the outer three layers, many Dragon People would begin gathering resources, and after mixing special drugs into their food to stimulate their activity, they would resist the invasion of the lazy faction.

Wang Chao established several departments: the Finance Department in charge of resources, the Military Department in charge of cultivation training, and the Internal Affairs Department handling internal affairs.

Once the three simple departments were formed, he placed his own people in high positions in each department, thereby fulfilling his earlier promise to promote some people to fill the departments, perfecting the responsibility structure; the Dragon People can thus be considered to have formally established a leadership system.

As for the gambling hall and similar entertainment venues inside the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace, Wang Chao also came up with a method.

That is to open a gambling hall himself!

Wang Chao signaled his people to secretly open a gambling hall, to strike against Wang Man and his group while also using it for covert resource recovery, especially targeting those Dragon People who love gambling; after making them lose everything and owe a huge debt, he would then have them work to repay it.

As for the newly born little Dragon People, he set up an academy, having them do homework daily to learn, teaching them survival skills.

Now Wang Chao is vastly different from before; he frequently employs various methods and has enough manpower to use, driving the entire Dragon People forward, from an initial scale of a few thousand to now nearly having all Dragon People under his management.

Behind this, naturally, are those who have consistently supported him.

As for Wang Man and Yang Long, the situation is naturally quite dire.

"I mean, if you guys still have no way, I might also have to go with the trend and join Wang Chao's side."

Wang Man said lightly: "What's the rush?"

Yang Long looked strange: "What do you mean? After Yan Buji breaks through to Golden Core Stage, probably all the Dragon People will acknowledge they are under Wang Chao's rule; then would you still directly go and kill them?"

Wang Man smiled: "We only know how to fight and kill, but we cannot govern the entire Dragon People. What we want is a ruling structure, not mere killing."

"Then you...."

"Have you heard that Wang Chao's group discovered a spirit stone mine and a profound heavy water vein deeper down?"

Yang Long nodded: "That's right, you...."

Wang Man smiled: "The plan, begins."