Chapter 605: Chapter 605: Whitefloat City’s Two-Star Rank Assessment, Rewarding with Destiny Origin Source
“Over ten million?”
Gong Qingqiu’s slender eyebrows raised slightly as she hurriedly took the ancient book from the Deputy City Lord’s hand, flipped through it, and confirmed that Whitefloat City’s total population had indeed exceeded ten million. All other basic infrastructure was also completely built.
This meant that Whitefloat City could undergo Two-Star Rank certification.
“I’ll go to County King City right away to apply for the Two-Star evaluation.”
Gong Qingqiu stepped onto the peak of Misty Peak and, with Chu Yun’er, teleported to County King City and entered the Sect Main Hall.
“Elder Gong, Steward Chu, what brings you to our Sect Main Hall?”
Elder Mo Wen looked at the two women, his face full of surprise.
Since Ye Feng swept through the Underground Cavern World, Mo Wen no longer had to guard the entrance and exit of the underground in County King City and had become quite idle.
“Naturally, it’s to carry out the Two-Star certification for Whitefloat City.”
Gong Qingqiu smiled faintly. “Although our Misty Sect is a Two-Star Force, we cannot certify our affiliated forces, so we have to ask the Sect Main Hall to do it.”
“Oh, so it’s that matter. Leave it to me.”
Mo Wen laughed heartily and immediately called several Appraisal Elders from the Sect Main Hall, including Elder Hongmeng.
This woman, a good friend of Mo Minxi, was an External Affairs Elder of the Sect Main Hall and was originally a Purple Pupil Spirit Rabbit.
Once, she had a very good relationship with Ye Feng.
“Elder Hongmeng, long time no see.”
Gong Qingqiu greeted Elder Hongmeng.
Dressed in a red gown, Elder Hongmeng was elegant and graceful. Her cultivation had reached the peak of Demon General, making her even more youthful and beautiful than before.
She looked at Gong Qingqiu and teased, “Elder Gong is highly valued by Sect Master Ye. Soon to be the lord of a Two-Star City, you’re so busy that it’s hard to get a meeting with you.”
“You flatter me,” replied Gong Qingqiu with a gentle smile.
After that, she crushed a Teleportation Talisman and returned to Whitefloat City with the various Appraisal Elders from the Sect Main Hall.
“The criteria for a city’s Two-Star evaluation differ in many ways from those of Sects, but the principle remains the same.”
“Firstly, it involves the population of a city.”
“To become a Two-Star City, you must first have a sufficient population. Without a large enough base, the number of cultivators it produces won’t be enough to ensure stability.”
“Therefore, the first assessment is population.”
As the chief among the Appraisal Elders, Mo Wen arrived at Whitefloat City, took over the “Whitefloat City Population Record,” started to go through it, and instructed the other Appraisal Elders to conduct inspections in various districts of Whitefloat City.
An hour later.
“The total population of Whitefloat City is ten million thirty-four thousand, and the ratio of cultivators stands at seven percent, meeting the first criterion splendidly!”
Mo Wen stroked his beard, offering praise.
With ten million people in Whitefloat City, cultivators accounted for seven percent, about seven hundred thousand people.
This ratio was quite high.
The Grand Rain Dynasty had a population of one billion, but the total number of cultivators was just over one million, making it one-thousandth of the population, a pitifully low ratio.
The more powerful the city, the higher the proportion of cultivators.
In star-level cities like Jiaoyang Holy City, even a pig could have some level of cultivation.
“Elder Gong, next, we’ll assess the heritage and strength of the City Lord’s Mansion of Whitefloat City.”
“To become a Two-Star Force, the City Lord must reach the Spirit Sea Realm, which you, Elder Gong, have already achieved.”
“Next is the quantity of books in the City Lord’s Mansion’s Scripture Pavilion, as well as the total number and quality of cultivators under its command.”
Mo Wen proceeded with the evaluation.
After some time of expansion, the number of books in the Scripture Pavilion of the City Lord’s Mansion had long exceeded ten thousand, meeting the requirement.
As for the Black Armored Guard under the jurisdiction of the City Lord’s Mansion, their average cultivation level, with the help of financial investment, had reached the seventh layer of Qi Refinement and above.
Zhou Jiacai, serving as the Deputy Commander, had also established a good relationship with Ye Feng from the start, and with the support of Gong Qingqiu, had already broken through to the fourth layer of the Element Gathering Realm.
After learning of these circumstances, the Appraisal Elders discussed briefly and unanimously approved.
Thereafter, many more detailed evaluations followed.
For example:
Whether the pig farms, cattle farms, vegetable fields, and other basic infrastructure of Whitefloat City are well established, whether the food supply can be self-sufficient, and even whether it can be exported to other cities, and so on.
The grade and the total number of Spirit Veins.
The number of chambers of commerce that have settled in.
…
Besides the above, there are dozens more extremely meticulous inspections, making the advancement of a city more complicated than the advancement of a Sect to Two-Star Rank.
After all, a city bears the livelihoods of tens of millions of people; not even the slightest negligence can be tolerated.
But Sects are different.
A Sect has a few hundred to several thousands, tens of thousands of people at most, which is far less complex to manage than a large city with a population of over ten million, thereby naturally demanding more stringent standards.
Finally, after a long half-day of appraisal,
Grand Elder Mo Wen of the Sect Main Hall stood on the high platform and announced loudly,
“After assessing Whitefloat City’s population, the foundation of the City Lord’s Mansion, basic municipal facilities, cultural environment, and many other aspects, we, the Appraisal Elders, unanimously approve! Congratulations to Whitefloat City on obtaining the certification as a Two-Star Power!”
At the sound of this announcement, the citizens of Whitefloat City leapt up in excitement.
After the city advanced to Two-Star Rank, they would be the citizens of a Two-Star Power, which carried prestige when venturing outside.
Moreover, with Whitefloat City becoming a Two-Star Power, more major chambers of commerce would settle there, which would benefit the populace.
As the saying goes,
Even a pig can fly if it stands on the air vent.
In the eyes of the citizens of Whitefloat City, the elevation to a Two-Star Power was a massive opportunity, and standing on this air vent, their future was bright.
“We’ve finally advanced to Two-Star Rank!”
Gong Qingqiu, hearing the appraisal result, felt the weight in her heart finally drop to the ground, ready to organize a star-raising celebration.
Among the stars.
“Ding, congratulations to Misty Sect’s affiliated city ‘Whitefloat City’ for advancing to Two-Star Power, obtaining a hidden reward.”
Ye Feng suddenly widened his eyes.
“Whitefloat City passed the Two-Star appraisal just like that?”
“But, even this has a hidden reward, quite a huge surprise!”
He stretched out his hand, and a golden lucky bag appeared in his palm.
Cra-ck!
Ye Feng did not hesitate, immediately crushing the lucky bag, and a pale golden light immediately appeared in his palm, swirling around his fingertips.
“Ding, congratulations Sect Master for obtaining a strand of Destiny Origin, which, after integration with the Wind Spirit Pearl, can enhance its deduction capabilities.”
The System provided the prompt.
“Enhancement of deduction capabilities? That’s quite good!”
Ye Feng quickly took out the Wind Spirit Pearl and carefully merged the strand of Destiny Origin into it.
Hum!
The Wind Spirit Pearl immediately unleashed a series of golden surges, sweeping through the starry sky.
Fortunately, there were no other powerhouses within millions of miles, so nobody noticed the changes in the Wind Spirit Pearl.
Soon, the Wind Spirit Pearl fully integrated the Destiny Origin.
To Ye Feng’s disappointment, the Wind Spirit Pearl did not advance to a Supreme Grade Spiritual Treasure, but only to the pinnacle of Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure, with some enhancements to its functions.
However, what really excited Ye Feng was the fully amplified deduction capability and the related introduction.
[Note 4: Having absorbed the Destiny Origin, you have acquired the talent “Heavenly Mirror,” capable of deducing all things (click to view more).]
Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately clicked on the subsequent introduction.
Then, his eyes lit up.