At noon, the aroma of braised pork filled the spirit mine.
All the miner disciples lined up to get a big bowl full of braised pork.
Perhaps the enjoyment brought by the delicious food allowed these miner disciples, who had suffered countless inhumane treatments, to show rare smiles on their faces.
Wang Tieniu was devouring the braised pork in his bowl while following Chu Xinghe.
"Senior Brother Xinghe... *sob sob*... you're a good person. You shouldn't let me follow you. I'm just unlucky, and I'm afraid I'll bring you bad luck."
Wang Tieniu spoke with a simple and honest expression.
Wang Tieniu, as he was called, wasn't exaggerating about his bad luck. After Chu Xinghe inquired with Qin Xiangqian, he learned that Wang Tieniu indeed had extremely poor luck.
Not only was this guy not very bright, but his luck was also at rock bottom. Since entering the spirit mine, he had hardly ever mined any large pieces of raw stones. Wherever Tieniu went, everything seemed to turn pitch black.
People in the spirit mine said he had a "bad luck aura."
So many people were unwilling to get close to Tieniu.
But after hearing this, Chu Xinghe was thrilled!
A bad luck aura? Is there really such a thing?
He had previously concluded that the reason his efforts never succeeded was because of his own overwhelming luck.
Now, with someone who could absorb his luck, the path to becoming a Martial Emperor was within reach!
So Chu Xinghe didn't hesitate to take Tieniu along to patrol the spirit mine.
After lunch, a group of miners prepared to go back to work as usual, as there was no rest time here.
Every day, apart from necessary sleep and meal times, all time had to be devoted to work.
But just as they were about to start working, a piece of news left all the miners dumbfounded.
"Starting today, after lunch, all disciples will have an hour of rest time!"
Upon hearing this news, the miner disciples were stunned. After confirming they hadn't misheard, a cheer erupted throughout the spirit mine.
But before their cheers ended, countless carriages from the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce appeared in the spirit mine.
Numerous brand-new miner disciple uniforms were taken down from the carriages and distributed throughout the spirit mine, with each miner receiving two brand-new uniforms at once!
The miner disciples were completely dumbfounded. What kind of day was this?
Improved meals... rest time... and new uniforms?
What was going on?
While countless miner disciples were discussing this, Qin Xiangqian looked at Chu Xinghe with a wry smile.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, it's one thing to improve their living conditions, but increasing resources like this will really cause problems!"
Qin Xiangqian was dumbfounded by the various resource allocations Chu Xinghe had made for the miner disciples.
Previously, these miner disciples consumed about one percent of the spirit mine's output annually.
Chu Xinghe was immediately agitated upon hearing this.
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What? One percent? Is that even considered humane treatment?
It must be increased! Increased crazily!
"Senior Brother Xinghe, according to your plan, these miner disciples will consume at least ten percent of the spirit mine's output annually. How can we ensure the sect's spirit stone supply? This will cause losses to the sect!"
Cause losses to the sect?
Hearing Qin Xiangqian's words, Chu Xinghe's eyes lit up.
He had been so focused on sympathizing with these miner disciples that he almost forgot about causing losses to the sect.
Now, looking at his plan again!
Only consuming ten percent of the output? He was being too stingy; was he even human?
So Chu Xinghe waved his hand, and the resources were increased again.
Qin Xiangqian almost fainted when he saw the final numbers Chu Xinghe wrote down!
The treatment for miner disciples would consume thirty percent of the spirit mine's output annually?
All miner disciples would have four days off each month? If there were special circumstances, they could take up to three additional days off without losing any benefits?
The cultivation techniques for all miner disciples would be upgraded from the lowest level to just below those of the outer disciples?
The various benefits for all miner disciples would also be just below those of the outer disciples?
As these terms appeared one by one, Qin Xiangqian could only think of four words: "Rebellious and outrageous!"
Senior Brother Xinghe, are you trying to break the sky?
Previously, ninety-nine percent of the spirit mine's output was sent to the sect, and even so, the sect demanded increased production each year. Now you're asking for thirty percent to stay, sending only seventy percent?
Moreover, these miner disciples used to work all month, and now they not only have daily rest time but also monthly rest days. Wouldn't this reduce the spirit mine's output even more?
Calculating this, Qin Xiangqian had only one thought... the spirit stones sent to the sect each year might not even reach half of what they used to be!
Even if Senior Brother Xinghe had an extraordinary status, the sect losing half of its spirit stones annually would be catastrophic!
Qin Xiangqian wanted to persuade Senior Brother Xinghe, but he wouldn't listen. He directly instructed Ma Liang to post the various benefits for miner disciples, with the Grand Sky Token's mark representing the supreme authority of the Grand Sky Sect!
Qin Xiangqian knew that this was going to be a big deal!
Senior Brother Xinghe's series of actions was far more terrifying than buying the Tianyi Spirit Mine.
The annual loss of spirit stones for the sect was one thing, but with the Grand Sky Sect's actions, wouldn't miner disciples from other sects revolt?
Previously, everyone was miserable, so they accepted the rules. But suddenly finding out that others were better off, wouldn't that cause trouble?
People are like that; comparisons lead to trouble!
However, Chu Xinghe didn't listen to any of Qin Xiangqian's advice.
A big deal? Heh... I'm just waiting for a big deal to happen!
Having come out this time and obtained the Grand Sky Token, how could he not cause a stir?
Soon, when Ma Liang posted the benefits Chu Xinghe had set for the miner disciples, all the spirit mines of the Grand Sky Sect exploded.
All the miner disciples looked at the new benefits, and their first reaction was that they must be dreaming!
To put it bluntly, these benefits were slightly worse than those of the Grand Sky Sect's outer disciples, but better than those of the outer disciples of most sects!
In some small sects, even the inner disciples might only have such benefits!
Could this be real?
But when the Grand Sky Token's mark, representing the supreme authority of the Grand Sky Sect, flashed before everyone's eyes, the miner disciples understood.
This Senior Brother Xinghe was serious!
He wasn't like those so-called high-ranking sect officials who came here to make empty promises and left without a trace, their words less meaningful than a fart!
Chaos!
The entire spirit mine of the Grand Sky Sect was in chaos.
Ma Liang was surrounded by countless miner disciples.
"Sir... is what's written true?"
"Call me Senior Brother Ma Liang!" Ma Liang said calmly, imitating Senior Brother Xinghe's demeanor.
"Senior Brother Ma Liang, this isn't a joke, right?"
"Yes, yes! Senior Brother Ma Liang, this joke is a bit too much, isn't it?"
Ma Liang glanced at the group of miner disciples.
A joke?
Hmph! You are the ones joking!
"Open your eyes wide and look. What's this? It's the Grand Sky Token of the Sect Master. Who dares to joke with the Grand Sky Token?"
"And do you know who made this plan? It was Senior Brother Xinghe!"
"You probably don't know who Senior Brother Xinghe is, do you? Let me tell you, Senior Brother Xinghe is the number one among the younger generation in the world today!"
Ma Liang shared Chu Xinghe's series of events in the Grand Sky Sect with the miner disciples, embellishing them.
In Ma Liang's words, Senior Brother Xinghe was practically a saint!
He cared for every junior brother and sister, willing to take punishment for their sake!
He respected every senior brother and sister, never looking down on anyone, even as a personal disciple and inheritor of the Sect Master's Grand Sky Battle Intent!
He single-handedly defeated the younger generation of Martial Emperor City, and Zheng Yu with the Seven-Colored Glazed Body was defeated by a single move from Senior Brother Xinghe!
Later, he even refined a peerless divine pill as a Fifth Grade Alchemist, being hailed as the number one among the younger generation in the alchemy world!
This time, the sect entrusted him with the important task of selecting spirit mines for the sect, even giving him full authority!
As Ma Liang spoke, all the miner disciples were filled with disbelief!
Besides Ma Liang, Wan Lin and other junior brothers and sisters also spoke about Senior Brother Xinghe's deeds in the Grand Sky Sect.
Gradually, every miner disciple was filled with admiration!
Senior Brother Xinghe!
Is this the legendary Senior Brother Xinghe?
When he came to the spirit mine yesterday, everyone thought it was just a formality, and after a meal, everything would be back to normal.
As for Senior Brother Xinghe's words, who really took them to heart?
But they realized they were wrong.
Terribly wrong!
Senior Brother Xinghe wasn't just talking; he actually did it!
He did what others dared not do, for the sake of others!
Why did everyone become miner disciples of the Grand Sky Sect?
Was it because they liked mining?
No, it was because everyone had a dream of defying the heavens and becoming a god!
What if they weren't talented?
What if they weren't gifted?
Did that mean they didn't have the right to dream?
Countless people, after facing numerous rejections and ridicule, chose to enter the spirit mine of the Grand Sky Sect as miner disciples.
They once held dreams, and countless times in their dreams, they imagined holding a sword and soaring to the skies!
But reality dealt them a heavy blow, and as miner disciples, they received nothing but the most basic cultivation techniques and resources to sustain their mining.
Yet why did they persist? Because they still had dreams!
But slowly, they realized that perhaps it was just a dream.
Today, Senior Brother Xinghe stood up and told each of them that from today onwards, they had the right to dream again!
Their resource benefits were only second to the outer disciples, and even more unbelievably, Senior Brother Xinghe provided them with higher-level cultivation techniques.
From today, by mining diligently here, they could earn resources.
As long as they worked hard enough and met the requirements, they could learn higher-level cultivation techniques of the Grand Sky Sect!
If they performed exceptionally well, they could even become outer disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, or even inner disciples!
Become the future of the Grand Sky Sect!