The Geared Immortal

Chapter 742 - The Hidden Village

Chapter 742

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The two catches up and had a nice talk. Frances Jill began to tell Shin Jiao what had happened to Vitol town after he was taken away. The development the town went through and its achievement which began to affect the whole of its surroundings especially the city of Ta'al.

Since he was gone, Vitol town grew into the size of a small city.

The basic technology that Shin Jiao has introduced and the basic alchemy that he develops began to spread throughout the town.

However, the alchemy of the town did not develop smoothly because of the influence of the alchemist association. They suffered a lot of setbacks and were ostracized by the alchemists in other towns and in Ta'al city.

However, this did not deter the alchemist in the workshop and continue on their growth and practice. So now there are two alchemy sources around Ta'al city, the one from Vitol town and the other one is from the Alchemy association.

Shin Jiao learned of the marriage of Aiya Wine to Jinga Vin, and this made Vitol town become strength increase.

He already learned a lot of things about the war and the situation on the front lines. But so far the human race is able to hold their ground against their enemy and this made Shin Jiao feel a bit relieved.

That morning, Shin Jiao told Frances to keep his existence a secret from the others. He didn't want to cause more commotion and problems, and if Frances really needed his help, he handed him a playing card-like object.

"This thing would send you to a village or town near my location. Just wait for me to get you, after, okay?"

With that, the two parted ways, and the next morning, Frances journeyed back to Omin capital city while Shin Jiao went back to the village.

He needs to start his preparations and his plans.

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As Shin Jiao enters the village he was once again greeted by the young man whom the peasants have considered as their leader.

"Master, you have returned… how about the rest?"

"No, I am the only one. In truth, this village will be under my care from now on. I will start building my foundation in this place and make it grow into a small town…" Shin Jiao said as he takes a glance at the small village.

Feeling satisfied at what he is seeing, Shin Jiao heaves a deep sigh and then walked towards the center of the village.

"Everyone gathers around!" he shouted in a loud voice which echoed all over the whole village making the people inside their homes and those working outside shift their gaze from where the voice is coming from.

It did not take long before everyone inside the village has gone out and assemble in the middle where Shin Jiao is standing.

Then he extended his hand on the ground and the ground suddenly rose up by 2 feet which made him visible to everyone around him.

"I am Si Ji, and I will be the master of this village from now on…" he said.

Upon hearing his words the villagers began to murmur and whisper while asking each other what is going on.

However, Shin Jiao did not wait for them to ask as he continues.

"This village was given to me by the Osmond clan. And I am to develop it as much as I want." Shin Jiao said.

Shin Jiao is already aware of this development. The cities and the towns were all small villages before. However, as the power of the humans grows, they began to develop those villages into towns and then cities.

And of course, to control the population and enhance each city and town, the other villages surrounding it were put under the towns and the cities care.

Now Shin Jiao was given the chance to build a new town if he became successful in his endeavor. But of course, he is not going to do as the others did. His plan is to develop the village and make it a village in the middle of his own town.

With this plan in mind, he began to think of ways on how to improve the lives of the people in the village first.

"From now on, you will not have to wait for the town to send their protectors to get servants, before you could enhance your powers. I will provide those that are willing to learn and work with energy establishment pills…"

When everyone heard his words, they all gasped in disbelief. What is an energy establishment pill? This is 'the pill' that would help them reach the servant level. If they are able to do this, then they could start to use the universe's energy and enhance themselves and their power to reach new heights.

"Alright… that's not just it… I am also willing to teach those who are willing to learn, both alchemy and crafting. So now, your own growth will now rely on your own effort. I hope that you all would work hard to improve this village and turn it into a great town."

After finishing his words, everyone has now the look of excitement in their eyes.

"What is your name?" Shin Jiao asked the man who seems to be the leader of the villagers.

"I am Il'san Bo, I have been in this village for 200 years…" the man replied.

Shin Jiao was a bit taken aback though he already expected that this village was almost neglected by Gimli town due to its location. However, to his surprise, someone who is already 200 is still a peasant.

While shaking his head, Shin Jiao gestured for Il'san Bo to follow him.

The two enter a small vacant house as Shin Jiao felt nostalgia as he saw what is inside the house. Everything is almost the same as when he first arrives in the immortal land and met with Frances Jill.

Shin Jiao then told Il'san Bo his plans for the village and this made the latter feel excited. He knew that with this new benefactor, he would soon improve in his cultivation and have the power to improve. This excitement made Il'san Bo almost cry in happiness.

In fact, Il'san Bo already has his own family in the village due to his long wait and despair.

"Master Ji, I promise to be of service to you and will fulfill my duty in following your plans."

"That is good… Anyway, I should call you Uncle Il'san. Although I have a higher level than you, yet you are older than me as I am only around 3 years old. So it would make me feel at ease to call you Uncle…" Shin Jiao said with a chuckle.

The man showed a faint smile on his face. He would not dare to stop this young master from what he likes to call him; anyway, he would be the benefactor of the village from now on.

And so, Shin Jiao started his plan.

Il'san Bo followed him to the walls of the village and he began to draw some glyphs on the ground. Then after concentrating for a while, he suddenly exerted some energy and the ground began to rise making the ground tremble all over the village.

This made all the villagers feel a bit scared. But they soon discover the four meters tall wall made of rocks surrounding the village.

It was formed like a natural rock wall and it enclosed the village in a circle.

Then Shin Jiao created two gates, the northern and the southern gates.

Shin Jiao stood atop the northern gate and looks at the village as a whole and he showed a satisfied smile on his work.

After that, he instructed Il'san about the gates, and how the wall works.

The gates would be a test of strength to the peasants. Those who are able to open it with their raw force would be given an energy establishment pill.

The walls on the other hand are protected by a gravity field and invisible pressure. Those who would dare scale it would surely fail and that includes the shadow creatures outside the village.

In front of the two gates, there are two lamps. These lamps are just like the lamps inside the houses which would drive the shadow creatures away.

As the preparation is complete, Shin Jiao decided to enter the house prepared for him as he began to craft the next part of this plan. He needs to create a place for the village to practice and improve themselves.

With a population of around 300 people, he knew that he could unearth at least one or two talents within them.

And so he busied himself for the next part of his plan as he began to create simple blueprints and plans. He knows that the village could not advance that fast as these people are still weak. He needs to prepare them slowly and develop their strength gradually.

That night, Shin Jiao could hear frustrated howls from the shadow creatures outside the village as they could not enter it with its tall walls and the invisible pressure it exerts whenever the creatures come close to it.

And this made those shadow beasts howl in anger.

Suddenly, a figure flashed and appears outside the walls. Shin Jiao showed a pleased expression on this face as he saw a large number of shadow creatures.

"Hehe… It's harvesting time…" he muttered to himself as he began to slaughter the shadow creatures while taking their energy cores.

He needed a lot of energy cores to help this small village transform and be able to stand on its own.

"This is a lot of work…" Shin Jiao muttered but a smile could still be seen on his face.