The system is the proficiency panel

"Ningxue, if we calculate the time, in more than half a year, it will be the time we agreed on. Have you ever thought about getting married in our place?"

Seeing that Yu Yue was sealed and there were no outsiders around, Lin Ji moved the stool to sit next to Xiao Ningxue, put his arms around her slender waist and asked.

"It's up to you to decide. I'll listen to you."

Xiao Ningxue leaned against Lin Ji's chest and answered softly. After that, the two of them separated after a while of tenderness. Lin Ji continued to go back to practice, and Xiao Ningxue also prepared to study the formation all night.

The next morning, Lin Ji stopped practicing and took out the jade token to try to contact the True Lord, and soon got a response.

"What's wrong, Lin Ji? Is there any problem with your cultivation?"

"No, it's about the interstellar teleportation array. Ningxue won't be able to produce any results in a short period of time. She also hopes to get other array masters to join in."

"Yes, but you must sign a soul contract and keep it confidential before you can participate."

"I understand, Master."

After getting the promise from the True Lord, Lin Ji put away the jade token and went to find Xiao Ningxue to explain the matter to her. Xiao Ningxue, who had gained nothing after a whole night of research, felt better when she heard the news.

"Brother, let's go back to Xuantian City together."

"Okay, I just happened to have something to go back for. I'll go practice first, and call me when we get to Xuantian City."

Then the two separated, Lin Ji went to practice, and Xiao Ningxue went to find the more powerful formation masters in Tianshu City and have them sign contracts to join in the research of the interstellar teleportation formation.

……

In the nicely decorated main hall of the Xuantian Sect City Lord's Mansion, Luo Youran was sitting in the main chair, arranging the destinations for the surrendered cultivators, and then passing the orders to Sunset City. Suddenly, the jade token in front of her desk lit up, prompting someone to visit and wait outside the formation. Luo Youran pointed her finger and the image of the person waiting appeared above the jade token. It was Zhou Yuan, who was in charge of the finances of Xuantian City.

"Zhou Yuan? You're not here to ask us to reduce the consumption of the refinery again... What a hassle."

Thinking of this, Luo Youran dispersed the formation outside to let Zhou Yuan in. After all, he was a disciple of Jindan Zhenren, so he had to give him face.

"Meet the deputy city lord!"

After a while, Zhou Yuan walked into the hall and saluted to Luo Youran who was sitting on a chair. Luo Youran nodded in response. Even if there was nothing else to say about Zhou Yuan, at least there was nothing wrong with his etiquette.

"What's going on? Zhou Yuan, is this about the refinery again?"

"Deputy City Lord, please understand. It is indeed the refinery. Yesterday, I received news that a large number of spiritual materials and spiritual stones were transported to the refinery. I want to know the reason. Please forgive me, Deputy City Lord."

I don’t know why Zhou Yuan is so prejudiced against the weapon refinery. After Luo Youran started to manage the Xuantian Empire, he often kept harping on the consumption problem of the weapon refinery.

"Is there any problem with Daozi's order?"

"Michiko is back? Can I meet him?"

Hearing Luo Youran's words, Zhou Yuan was a little bit unconvinced. Daozi went to attack other sects, and then encountered the invasion of the Shanghai clan. How could he come back in more than a day?

"Zhou Yuan, now that we have dealt with the other sects and the sea race, is there any problem with me coming back early?"

Lin Ji's voice came from outside the hall. He could ignore the formation of the City Lord's Mansion. Zhou Yuan's face turned pale. He just suspected others, but the real culprit came. He hurriedly turned around and saluted. Lin Ji walked past him and went to the main seat. Luo Youran stood up and made way for her. After Lin Ji sat down, she stood beside her and acted as a maid.

"Tell me what you want."

"It's okay. A large number of spiritual materials and spiritual stones were transported to the refinery earlier. I was a little curious, so I came to ask the deputy city lord what was going on. I just found out that it was your order, Daozi. That's it."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly explained that he knew Lin Ji was a 17-year-old cultivator at the second level of the realm, and even if he was a disciple of a Jindan Zhenren, he could not afford to offend him.

"Zhou Yuan, this isn't the first time you've targeted the Equipment Refining Factory. Why? Are you and Jin Zhe at odds?"

"No, how should I put it... Daozi, I have a hobby of hoarding things, so I like my current position very much. It feels so good to have spiritual stones, spiritual materials and other things piled up in the warehouse! But since the establishment of the refinery, a large amount of materials are taken out of the warehouse every once in a while, and the income is not enough to cover the expenses. Moreover, there is no sign of any results from the refinery, so this is it..."

After listening to Zhou Yuan's self-introduction, Lin Ji was speechless. It turned out that he was a hamster party. No wonder he targeted the equipment refining factory.

"I see. During this period of time, all the sects I conquered have sent people to collect resources and transport them to Xuantian City. Zhou Yuan, you should check them carefully when the time comes. Don't make any mistakes. Go down now."

"Please rest assured, Daozi. I guarantee with my life that I will never make any mistakes."

Zhou Yuan agreed happily, then said goodbye and left. Seeing him leave, Luo Youran started to stick to Lin Ji.

"You Ran, I have something to tell you."

"Master, what's the matter?"

Luo Youran, lying in Lin Ji's arms, asked curiously.

"Half a year later, when Ningxue and I are 18 years old, we will get married."

Hearing this, Luo Youran's body froze for a moment, then immediately returned to normal and drew circles on Lin Ji's chest with her fingers.

"That's great, but isn't it a little too early? It's troublesome to have a child at this age."

"Ningxue wanted it to be earlier, so I naturally wouldn't refuse. Besides, I'm not planning on having a baby right now, so Ningxue agreed."

Lin Ji knew that Luo Youran was in a bad mood, but this matter must be told. He couldn't say it when he and Xiao Ningxue got married.

"kindness."

After replying, Luo Youran fell silent. Lin Ji stroked her hair without saying anything. This silent atmosphere lasted for more than ten minutes before Luo Youran regained her spirits and changed the subject.

"Master, now all the sects in the East Continent have disappeared except for the Blood Demon Sect and the Sword Sect. When are you going to deal with the remaining mortal dynasties and independent cultivators?"

"There's no rush for the independent cultivators. I'm going to start the Mortal Dynasty in a few days, and by the way, let the spiritual armor go to the battlefield for a trial. After the occupation, you should immediately arrange for experienced cultivators to manage it, and then start to build schools. This is the key point. I established the Xuantian Empire to see if the cultivators or mortals here can develop technology similar to that of the Blue Water Star. If not, my efforts will be in vain, so this matter must not be delayed."

Lin Ji emphasized the importance of the school and told her why he established the Xuantian Empire.

"Master, rest assured. I will give you the main instructions about the school. There is also something very important that I need to tell you."

"what's up?"

Lin Ji could feel from the soul contract that Luo Youran had indeed gotten rid of his previous depressed state and was not pretending.

"It's about spirit stones. In order to make the monks pay more attention to managing the mortals, the monthly salary given to the monks is relatively large. Now, those above the fifth level of Qi training can get 5 to 10 spirit stones per month, and those in the foundation building and artistic conception building stages can get 20 to 100 spirit stones. For the city lord, more spirit stones are given according to the overall situation of the mortals under his rule. In addition, the equipment refinery is a big consumer. The income from the sale of magic tools is completely not enough to cover its consumption."

"Isn't there enough spirit stones?"

Lin Ji asked curiously. This salary amount was decided after he and Luo Youran discussed it. There shouldn't be a shortage of spirit stones, right?

"Although we have to pay tens of thousands of spirit stones every month, we still have plenty now. What I'm worried about is that when the Xuantian Empire stabilizes in the future and there are no more struggles and fights between sects, the number of cultivators will definitely increase significantly. If this rule is maintained at that time, the empire's spirit stone inventory will only become less and less. It will not be enough to rely on magic tools, elixirs, etc. to recycle them. There must be a way to efficiently recycle spirit stones. These problems occur mainly because the output of spirit mines in the East Continent has decreased."

As Luo Youran spoke, his voice became lower and lower, as if he knew that there was no way to change this situation. After 3000 years of development, the spiritual mines in the East Continent about 5000 meters underground have been basically developed. It is not impossible to dig deeper, but the efficiency will be much lower.

"Is that so... I'll find a way. You get up first, You Ran. I still have things to do."

"kindness…"

"You Ran, don't be so unhappy, we still have plenty of time in the future."

Luo Youran reluctantly got up and left, and Lin Ji also stood up and left with her resentful expression.

……

In Lin Ji's room in the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Zhen and the other three looked at Lin Ji who was sitting in the main seat and asked.

"Diaozi, what is the matter with calling the four of us together?"

"In seven days, I will send the Xuantian Empire's army to occupy those mortal dynasties. Just in case, I want you to lead 100 young cultivators above the fifth level of Qi training to watch the battle and manage the army to prevent robbery, murder and other incidents after the city is captured. You can go to where the army is and take a look. If you do a good job this time, I will let you try to manage the city."

"Thank you for your kindness, Daozi!"

The four of them were so delighted that they could not express it in words. If they could really manage the city, they could move their families here. Not only would they have a place to stand, but they could also let the monks in the family help manage the mortals and receive salaries.

"Take this jade talisman. It is a token of the army's management. If there is no doubt, you can leave now."

A stream of light flew out from Lin Ji's hand and was caught by Chen Zhen. Then the four of them said goodbye and left. After they left, Lin Ji fell into thinking about how to fill the gap in the spirit stones of the Xuantian Empire.

"Go to other planets to mine spiritual minerals? With the speed of the Qiming, we can only mine on the moon..."

Lin Ji immediately rejected this idea. Now only cultivators can go to the moon, and there is only one spaceship, the Qiming. Moreover, the moon has been through the battle of the Jindan Zhenren, so he suspected that even if there were spiritual mines on the surface, they would have been destroyed.

"How can we get these monks to spend their spiritual stones... to increase the cost of purchasing magic tools and elixirs? If we don't give a convincing reason, a large number of monks will resist. No way."

"Opening a gambling place like a casino that specifically serves monks? I don't think it will work. Will most monks be willing to gamble with spirit stones? Besides, it's better to practice with this time and comprehend the five realms of mind as soon as possible."