HCB Chapter 426 The Current Situation Of Longya Village
Chapter 426 The Current Situation Of Longya Village
Lu Yu expressed some speechlessness regarding the actions of Wei Xiaoxian and the Elder.
However, at least for now, Lu Yu couldn't easily back out due to face-saving reasons, so he could only temporarily accept the role of being the leader of the stronghold.
After all, he did need to rest in Longya Stronghold for a while.
As for how long he could stay as the leader, he himself was uncertain.
He couldn't return to Wanxing City now.
Even if he were allowed to go back, he wouldn't dare to, considering that he had killed the grandson of the second Elder of the Greedy Wolf Hall and the proud disciple of the Elder.
These guys were all cunning, and if they were to trip him up one day, he wouldn't even know where to cry.
As for Chen Yuecheng...
He had already offended the Chen Yue Sect before even reaching Chen Yuecheng.
From the actions of the fat guy just now, he could tell that this guy was undoubtedly a steward of the Chen Yue Sect.
No matter how much power the Chen Yue Sect had, Lu Yu was certain that he wouldn't hear any good words if he were to go there.
He only wanted to find a backer when he went to the Chen Yue Sect, not to make himself uncomfortable.
He couldn't go to the nearby two big cities for now, so he could only temporarily go with the flow and see where to go next.
Lu Yu and his group currently had no clear goal, so Longya Stronghold became the most suitable choice for now.
"Welcome, Chief!"
Since they had already helped Lu Yu onto the position of the Chief, the Elder and the second Elder now had some certainty in their hearts.
Even if Lu Yu had some dissatisfaction with Longya Stronghold before, he wouldn't seek revenge now, right?
So the two of them invited Lu Yu to the hall, showing utmost respect.
Back in the main hall, Lu Yu helplessly sat in the Chief's seat and glanced at Wei Xiaoxian.
"You've achieved your goal, so tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"I wouldn't dare to command the Chief. Now you're in charge, and your word is final."
Wei Xiaoxian was quite straightforward, and now it seemed that she didn't have any attachment to the position of the Chief.
Lu Yu sighed helplessly.
Of course, he wasn't afraid of being the Chief.
Although it was just a stronghold, there were barely three hundred people in total.
In his previous life, he had led a team of over a thousand people, so this was nothing.
Moreover, the Chief didn't have to personally handle everything. As long as he delegated the work, it would be fine.
"The basic situation of the stronghold, do you have any documents or something for me to look at?"
"Yes, I have the roster of all the personnel in the stronghold, and we also have records of all the inventory."
The Elder quickly responded and handed over two scrolls.
Lu Yu took the account book and opened it to take a look.
Longya Stronghold had a total of ten cultivators at the Foundation Building stage, but the strongest was only the Elder at the ninth level of the Foundation Building stage.
He was still a little far from reaching the peak stage. Judging from his nearly eighty years of age, his talent could probably be described as average at best.
He might not even be able to touch the edge of the Gold Core stage in his entire life.
Apart from the Elder, the second Elder also had decent strength at the eighth level of the Foundation Building stage.
Wei Xiaoxian, on the other hand, was the third strongest in the entire stronghold, at the seventh level of the Foundation Building stage.
Of course, Lu Yu knew that she had a secret technique that could gather the spiritual energy in her body with external force, forcibly raising her strength by a few small realms.
The premise was that her cloak couldn't be opened. Otherwise, if the spiritual energy leaked out, her strength would greatly decrease.
Apart from the three of them, the remaining cultivators in the stronghold were mostly just at the Foundation Building stage.
I barely count as entering the world of cultivation, still far from being a true master.
Apart from these high-level combatants, there are over a hundred young adults in the entire village, with the rest being elderly, weak, women, and children.
After looking at the configuration of these personnel, Lu Yu nodded.
This is perhaps the most basic configuration of a mountain stronghold. Even if there are powerful cultivators, they probably wouldn't stay in a place with no future.
He was only temporarily without a place to go, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen this place.
After looking at the personnel configuration, he then looked at the account book.
If he had mentally prepared for the personnel configuration, the inventory of Longya Stronghold made him a little frustrated.
It was just too little!
According to the account book, Longya Stronghold had less than one hundred taels of silver left!
It was silver, not spirit stones. Lu Yu had long been accustomed to using spirit stones as a unit of measurement, so seeing the term "silver" was really unfamiliar.
In addition to silver, the warehouse also had a pitiful amount of grain.
There were only a few hundred kilograms of coarse grain.
And this was truly all the assets of Longya Stronghold.
No wonder when they brought him food before, those little girls were so hungry.
It seemed like they weren't pretending.
"Alright, I've looked at everything. It seems that the biggest problem we face now is food, right?"
"Yes, many people in the stronghold can't eat enough. The surrounding wild vegetables have all been dug up. There aren't many wild beasts to eat either."
When it came to food, Wei Xiaoxian had the most say.
Apart from leading people to ambush near traps, she would lead people to hunt or dig for wild vegetables.
Longya Stronghold was located in a dense forest, and the surrounding resources were still acceptable. But they couldn't rely on the surrounding wild vegetables as their main source of food.
Wild vegetables alone couldn't satisfy hunger, and with everyone digging them up every day, it was no wonder that the amount of wild vegetables they could find was decreasing.
If they wanted to dig for wild vegetables or hunt, they would have to go to more distant places.
But Longya Mountain was a treacherous place, and it was dangerous to go deeper into the mountains.
Even cultivators at the Foundation Building stage were no exception.
Furthermore, there were some powerful spirit beasts in the mountains, even more dangerous than the mountains themselves.
As the stronghold's leader, Wei Xiaoxian hadn't had a proper meal for several days.
"Sigh... the food problem is a big issue. How about this, are you familiar with the people from Chenyue City? I have some money here, consider it a loan to the stronghold. You can use it to buy some food for emergencies."
Lu Yu thought for a moment, then sighed helplessly.
Actually, if it was just about feeding these ordinary people, it wouldn't be a problem for him as an advanced alchemist.
But he had no obligation to feed these people, so he could only lend them some money for now. As for how and when they would repay it, that could be discussed later.
"Alright!"
A hint of satisfaction appeared in Wei Xiaoxian's eyes.
No matter what, as long as the stronghold leader could bring back some food after going out, that would be enough.
As for whether Lu Yu would have any excessive demands, according to her observation, he probably wouldn't for the time being.
Lu Yu was also generous and directly took out a middle-grade spirit stone and gave it to the elder.
As a cultivator, the elder naturally knew the value of a middle-grade spirit stone.
One middle-grade spirit stone was equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones, and one low-grade spirit stone was equivalent to one thousand taels of silver.
In other words, Lu Yu had taken out a sum of money equivalent to one hundred thousand taels of silver in one go.
With such a large sum of money, they could almost buy the entire stronghold.