Qin Lei's statement caught the attention of those seated with him. Looking at him raising the cup of tea, they cordially responded to his display of gratitude by raising the teacup in their hand.Tea replaced wine since not everyone here had reached the legal age to consume alcohol. On top of that, this was just a regular display of gratitude and nothing else.As a matter of fact, nobody here would have anything to say, even if Qin Lei decided not to say anything throughout the dinner. After all, everyone here was paid accordingly, depending on their effort today.Most of them were paid between five to eight Contribution Tokens, which means they're considered to be doing two days' workload in one day.It was also thanks to Qin Lei's reputation as one of the friendlier representatives here.Unlike the rest of the representatives with plenty of ideas to rob some benefit from their followers, Qin Lei was fair and unbiased in all matters. And thanks to this positive trait of his, he made

Land reclamation was a slow and meticulous process, unlike the weed removal duty that heavily relies on your own speed.In the eyes of bystanders, this job was simply trying to develop the land and prepare the soil. In reality, it wasn't merely loosening the earth and planting seeds after they were plowed.The process involves a few major tasks, from removing the body of water that forms into puddles to removing solid obstacles around it. The manpower also had to be allocated to adjust the height of the land itself, irrigation, and water source.After that, there were still plenty of secondary tasks before they could move on to farming.Of course, Chen Tu and the others were not expected to accomplish everything in a single day. This reclamation project would take at least two to three months for this land to appear similar to one of the forty-two plots of the Spiritual Garden here.On a side note, one can see how much effort the Blood Refining Grotto had put into its Spiritual Garden

"Elder. Here's the bottle of Meadow Spring you've asked for." Chen Tu said with a pained heart.Unsure if the elder would've come down from the tree, he simply lifted his hand higher for the elder to reach.**Poof!**The bottle was gone from Chen Tu's hands, but he had not realized that."Ah... What a good wine. It is indeed the Meadow Spring Wine coming from Little Spring Town. Only the water there could produce such an exquisite taste from their brewery." the elder said.If he didn't smack his lips after a mouthful, Chen Tu would likely stay oblivious about the wine and its whereabouts. But as Chen Tu was about to ask the elder again to teach him, he was interrupted."How unfortunate." that single sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured onto Chen Tu.He had gotten what he asked for, tasted it, and showed his satisfaction. In that case, what was so unfortunate here?Chen Tu was slightly speechless while staring at the elder, who stayed where he was. The only difference betwee

After a sip, the elder revealed an intoxicated expression and followed with another. He appeared to be satisfied with the wine this time."Continuously drinking three bottles of wine from a junior without giving out some reward is somewhat improper. Unfortunately, even I had no idea how long I'd been here for. There's nothing valuable in my pocket now." said the elder."How about coming back here tomorrow? I'll see what I can find from my collection of treasures and get something that helps in reading and writing, deal?" the elder continued. He sounded more sensible this time.This made Chen Tu feels that his effort and patience finally paid off. But the elder's following words made Chen Tu wish he could curse the elder on the spot."Since you're coming again anyway tomorrow, you might as well get me another bottle of wine on the way," he added. The elder image abruptly turned from sensible to shameless in one second.**FU*K!**Chen Tu cursed inside his mind. But regretfully, the elde

"Hold it right there." the elder stopped Chen Tu from leaving. But instead of action, he merely used words to bring out that persuasive effect."Was there something else this junior can help with?" Chen Tu asked. He still maintained a respectful attitude toward the elder. Others could put this courtesy as non-importance, but not Chen Tu. After all, the latter was still a senior of Blood Refining Grotto and had all the rights over junior like himself.His status right now is still too mediocre, after all."When did I say that I am not intending to help?" the elder made a harumph and tossed something over to Chen Tu. It was a piece of black jade with comfortable engravings. Unfortunately, Chen Tu couldn't read and had no idea what it meant."This is a Language Jade. Use it every night to learn how to read and write quickly. The content inside is mediocre but should be enough for a dumb child like you to master. If you still can't learn anything after using this, just kill yourself with