Chapter 379: Solution to Problems

With the Shark People's support, construction of the Snow Road is much faster than before.

Aside from land construction, building an underwater city is naturally essential, but in the Frigid Winter Ocean environment, constructing an underwater city mainly stems from defensive problems.

They also cannot, like the Shark People, after many years of inheritance, build a secret realm, and if they set up an array, they also lack highly skilled array masters here.

The Dragon People Priest happens to know arrays, and is said to be a Fivefold Transformation Array Master, but can only set up arrays to resist Nascent Soul cultivators' attacks, and the required Spiritual Materials are truly too much.

For Yan Buji, first building the Snow Road well matches his idea.

"Using the resources sent by the Shark People barely suffices for the Snow Road's defensive construction, but any more would require exchanging more Law Fragments."

Yan Buji thought carefully; nearby there aren't that many resources, the Dragon People's total base is too large, meeting daily Spiritual Stone supply must wait until that undersea tunnel is dug through.

Aside from cultivation resource supply, the rest is fine; at least this sea region lacks no food. Yan Buji also had people build fisheries, through large-scale marine fish farming ensuring food supply.

Houses within the Snow Road are built day by day; Yan Buji's architectural plan requires each plot to be at most ten square meters, yet must accommodate at least ten Dragon People residents, so the housing structures here are almost all built upward, like blocks of timber.

City construction here is also held by the Dragon People Priest, but now he returns to the Boundless Sea Trench to gather as many Law Fragments as possible, so Yan Buji began handling the city construction issues.

Large numbers of Dragon People were transferred to build houses; the Myriad Dragon Palace's reserve resources are also being mobilized here, and officials personally direct the Dragon People on how to build.

Yan Buji, meanwhile, stands on high ground, watching their bustling activity.

"Master?"

"It's Lei Xing, what's up?" Yan Buji heard the voice and replied.

These are a few disciples I previously took in; although they hold no position among the Dragon People, after achieving something, Yan Buji arranged for them to go to the Dragon People Academy to teach children basic cultivation knowledge.

"I have seen you, Master." Lei Xing stood behind Yan Buji, clasped his hands, and said: "Now the Dragon People have left the Boundless Sea Trench; I want to ask you about the direction for nurturing the next generation."

"The next generation?" Yan Buji looked around and asked: "You want to ask how to prepare so many Defying Fate Blood Pills, right?"

"Yes." Lei Xing looked at Yan Buji's back and said: "Master, refining Defying Fate Blood Pills causes great harm to women; a slight mistake may even drain their origin. Although you can control it well, but if we let ourselves do it...."

"Can't rush." Yan Buji chuckled: "Improving women's status and benefits was already planned. To let everyone escape the Bloodline Forbidden Curse, we will give women who volunteer to provide two Defying Fate Blood Pills more preferential treatment, including resources, newborn enrollment assessments, etc."

"This...."

"It's enough already, go back."

"Yes."

After Lei Xing left, Yan Buji nodded.

Actually, a female Dragon Person can refine at most three Defying Fate Blood Pills; afterward, Yan Buji will issue a series of regulations after the Snow Island Dragon People City is completed.

For example, encouraging Dragon People to seek dao partners, encouraging more and better births, establishing elementary, middle, and high schools, raising women's social status, etc.; there are many problems here, but not all are unsolvable.

First is the resource problem; resources are easy to discuss, we can trade with the Shark People, but starting with the next generation of Dragon People, all Dragon People must know alchemy and artifact forging; this is Yan Buji's preparation for a gateway to the world.

Second, raising women's status is to ensure Defying Fate Blood Pills are prioritized for the next generation of Dragon People, so that before they grow up, they won't be affected by the Bloodline Forbidden Curse.

Furthermore, the problems that arise are only these kinds: either after women Dragon People's status rises, they develop some awakening consciousness and don't want to bear children, or don't want to become vessels for refining Defying Fate Blood Pills, or they use this trend to pressure officials into making concessions to gain greater benefits.

Actually, for them to develop to that point, at least after Yan Buji enacts all regulations, the main body of Dragon People society will tilt toward women, protecting women's rights; doing so, women will enjoy dual privileges of power and obligation for a long time.

For example, Yan Buji will enact a rule: any female Dragon Person who actively participates in refining Defying Fate Blood Pills can receive a 10% discount on all goods in the Dragon People Commodity Market, which can to some extent stimulate those female Dragon People's willingness.

As for Yan Buji, these foreseeable future problems can all be transferred via current arrangements.

For instance, most Dragon People actually are willing to have children, just couldn't afford before or had concerns. But now leaving the Boundless Sea Trench, at least food is no problem, they can survive and even further cultivate; raising the next generation is also natural for humans, right?

Although the Dragon People previously had no concept of familial affection, because they are not pure Dragon People but transformed ones, and cannot reproduce, they subconsciously overlooked this issue.

But most Dragon People are transformed from human cultivators, so now the Dragon People also have reproductive ability, and will naturally consider raising the next generation.

Only such continuous transmission can be called a race.

In such a situation, early on Yan Buji needs to think through the points where they might erupt conflicts. For example, the series of problems after women's status rises can actually be coordinated from economics, education, housing, etc. Just as Yan Buji plans to build an inner city exclusive to himself, the inner city will lay out many Spirit Gathering Arrays, all resources prioritized for the inner city, all education, medicine, and food materials first go to the inner city. Those other Dragon People wishing to enter the inner city must either be Dragon People officials, or representatives who actively contribute to refining Defying Fate Blood Pills.

Even Yan Buji could say, as long as you are willing to refine a second Defying Fate Blood Pill, you will enjoy the same treatment as the upper class; what will the remaining female Dragon People think?

So the solutions to problems are not difficult; only Yan Buji is busy, and may unconsciously overlook some issues, so we need to quickly handle everything during this period.

He intends to take advantage of this period of Dragon People development to quickly make a breakthrough.

Mainly the Shark People gave a lot, but the Dragon People's massive presence appearing in the Dongxing Sea Region inevitably draws other forces to covertly scout.

On the surface, the Dragon People's high-level combat strength is simply insufficient.

Yan Buji suddenly realized: "Oh right, we also need to spur the Dragon People to cultivate quickly! In that case, whoever first breaks through the Golden Core stage can become a candidate for the next Dragon People king!" Yan Buji narrowed his eyes and smiled.