Three Thousand Female Students Ranked In Immortal Class

Chapter 24: Launching Satellites with Great Efficiency

After dealing with Jiu Fox Fairy and driving away Ning Zhongzi, Lu Ya couldn't help but sigh at how difficult it was to maintain a peaceful life.

Resting his head on the spiritual sword, draped in the fragmented sunlight pouring in from the window, he fell asleep gracefully.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these ten days, Lu Ya didn't leave the mountain at all. He basically ate, drank, slept, fished, soaked in hot springs, and daydreamed...

He ate Immortal Fish that was roasted.

He drank Immortal Rice Wine.

He slept on a woman's bed.

He soaked in a woman's spring.

He fished with a straight hook.

Bamboo Spring Sect was rich in spiritual energy, with beautiful scenery, flowing water, beautiful women as companions, bone-eroding hot springs, and a leisurely pace. Lu Ya lived a very comfortable life.

During these ten days, Lu Ya wrote a recipe for the highest-level Immortal Fertilizer for Ning Zhongzi, attempting to use the cheapest medicinal materials to create the most perfect fertilizer to nourish the immortals.

He also provided several recipes for top-level seasonings. After Ning Zhongzi's meticulous preparation and the chef's exquisite culinary skills, they could achieve about 80% of his level.

During these ten days, Jiu Fox Fairy entered and left the Beast Nest Forest multiple times, bringing back many Scattered Immortals to join the city defense team. As a result, she often came to Lu Ya to ask for high-level bamboo pieces, while also helping with his injuries.

Help me with my injuries?

You want to deceive me, this foxy vixen, and I should help you with your injuries?

That's impossible.

"Go find some stronger Scattered Immortals to come back."

"..."

During these ten days, while soaking in the hot springs, Lu Ya often encountered Liu Xuanye, who was bathing and cultivating in the adjacent pool. The two of them casually chatted about life and ideals, and occasionally he would receive an invitation from Liu Xuanye for a weekend break.

Weekend break?

You dare to mention a weekend break to me?

"The city affairs have been busy recently, and I feel a bit weak. Can I take a few years off to rest?"

"..."

During these ten days, Ning Zhongzi followed Lu Ya's plan, working tirelessly and steadily pushing forward the construction of the city, achieving remarkable results. During this time, there were several occasions when he wanted to ask Lu Ya for more details.

But Lu Ya dismissed him with a single sentence.

"Sister, you're also a mature woman now. You should learn to think and act on your own."

"..."

During these ten days, while fishing by the lake, Muyu Feifei always pestered him to roast fish for her.

Lu Ya thought to himself, if this continues, won't I become the babysitter for these two brats?

So he said,

"Neither of you have any skills. All you do is eat, eat, eat. Go learn some skills from Lord Jiu Fox. If one day you can defeat even a single strand of my hair, I'll cook whatever you want."

Defeat a single strand of your hair?

That's an easy task!

The two girls were overjoyed, almost moved to tears.

"Is it true?"

"It's true."

"We want to eat that legendary fish that flies in the Beast Nest Forest. Will you cook it too?"

"I will."

"You're the best, Junior Martial Uncle!"

"We are now going to challenge your every hair!"

By the side of Zhulin Lake, two little girls clenched their fists and let out a roar. The wind howled and transformed into a gigantic tiger, pouncing towards Lu Ya.

In the end, they were beaten up by Lu Ya's hair clone - a five-year-old mini Lu Ya with a cold expression. They lay dejectedly on a huge rock by the lake, looking at Lu Ya who was leisurely fishing, and cried out:

"Damn it, why is his hair so strong?"

"Is the mighty Tiger Immortal even weaker than a single hair?"

"I want to become stronger!"

"I want to eat big fish!"

...

Ten days later.

On a crisp autumn morning with bright sunshine, Lu Ya walked out of the bamboo house and stretched lazily.

Being a salted fish for too long, he was actually a bit tired!

The experiment proved that being a salted fish for a long time can indeed make one tired.

Monotonous, repetitive, relaxed muscles...

It seems that he needs to quickly revitalize Qingluan City.

A life with novelty brings happiness.

A happy salted fish is a true salted fish.

He didn't want to go out like a hero in the game, seeking happiness through adventure. It would be best if interesting things actively came to him to make him feel refreshed.

By doing so, he could develop various fresh industries such as food, entertainment, sports, and games without leaving his home, allowing him to experience a happy life.

With this in mind, Lu Ya stepped down the mountain, ready to guide and supervise the development of Qingluan City.

Seeing Lu Ya, Ning Zhongzi was overjoyed in her heart, but her beautiful face remained slightly tense as she calmly said:

"Senior Brother, have you rested well?"

Lu Ya yawned and said:

"Yes, I'm rested."

Ning Zhongzi was taken aback by Lu Ya's response and didn't know how to continue the conversation for a moment.

Interestingly, after resting for ten days, Lu Ya seemed a bit absent-minded and listless. On the other hand, Ning Zhongzi had been busy pushing forward the city-building project for ten days, but she looked very good.

Even her expression was not as serious as before. Wearing a green robe, she exuded an indescribable sense of rhythm in her graceful and full figure.

Following behind Ning Zhongzi, Lu Ya visited the newly opened eight main streets of Fushan.

The eight long rivers were dug from the foot of the mountain all the way to the edge of Fushan, flowing into the base of Fushan, soaking the rocky ground and entering the water cycle.

On both sides of the eight rivers were neatly arranged fields of rice and wheat, as well as vegetable gardens with various precious fairy varieties, which were still in their early stages of growth.

Behind the fields, several pastures were separated by fences, mainly raising wild chickens, wild boars, and black sheep.

The price of young fairy livestock was very high, so the initial pastures were not large, only raising a few hundred heads of spiritual livestock.

These fields and pastures were all resources of the Bamboo Spring Sect.

There were more than a thousand people working in the fields and pastures.

The original villages at the foot of the mountain had all been demolished, and the Bamboo Spring Sect had built rows of bamboo houses along the river.

The bamboo houses were as beautiful as villas, with peach trees and willows transplanted by the river, private vegetable gardens for Immortal Citizens, and ordinary poultry and livestock.

Immortal Citizens lived and worked in peace, with their own good fields and beautiful houses, as well as jobs provided by the sect.

Whether they were local Earth Immortals or refugees from other places, their faces were filled with joyful smiles.

When Lu Ya arrived, regardless of age or gender, everyone stopped their farm work.

"Elder Lu, hello."

"Elder Lu, you finally came down the mountain."

"Elder Lu, taste the melons I grew."

Lu Ya nodded and didn't hold back, picking two slender and crisp light yellow cucumbers.

Pure and natural products, no need to wash, take a bite, refreshing and sweet, indescribable.

"Such crispy melons, would Senior Sister like one?"

"..."

After a stroll, Ning Zhongzi roughly reported to Lu Ya the progress of their work over the past ten days.

"At present, there are already over two thousand Immortal Citizens registered in Qingluan City, and the number is increasing day by day. It is estimated that in two months, we will be able to attract ten thousand refugees to settle in and complete the mission ahead of schedule."

"Not bad."

"Thanks to Senior Brother's plan and the Immortal Fertilizer formula, currently about ten percent of the total land on Fukuang Mountain has been cultivated and used for livestock farming. The main crops are the Immortal Wheat and Immortal Valley at the entry level, and the livestock are also entry-level Immortal Livestock."

"Very good."

"But with Bamboo Spring Sect's current resource reserves, this situation can only last for a month."

Ning Zhongzi calmly stated the facts, without a trace of worry in his eyes.

Lu Ya was a little confused.

"It will take two months to reach ten thousand people, but we can only sustain it for one month... Isn't this a big problem? Why aren't you worried at all?"

Ning Zhongzi stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed.

"The plan set by Senior Brother must have a backup plan."

Lu Ya's tone faltered.

He had no idea what the backup plan was. This plan was something he came up with ten days ago to get Ning Zhongzi off his back so he could rest early.

But now that things had come to this point, he couldn't escape the situation and could only smile faintly.

"I have my own way."

...

Next.

The two of them arrived at the newly built main city of Qingluan City.

It was located where the wedding ceremony took place ten days ago.

Thirty sets of tall bamboo shops were built ten zhang away from the edge of Fukuang Mountain Cliff.

Each shop had three floors, with double entrances in the front and back, each floor being two to three zhang high, much taller than ordinary houses.

The decoration, with a combination of green bamboo and vermilion, bathed in the warm glow of the morning sun, had an ancient and magnificent charm.

The middle shop was particularly spacious and tall.

Covering dozens of mu, the third floor had hundreds of rooms, the second floor had dozens of small and large private rooms, and the first floor was a hall. In summer, it mainly served grilled Immortal beer, and in winter, it mainly served hot pot and rice wine. There was also a huge bonfire square in front of the door.

According to Ning Zhongzi's introduction, this was Bamboo Spring Sect's self-operated gourmet complex, called...

Yuelai Inn!

Lu Ya felt like he had heard this name somewhere before.

"Yuelai Inn... Who came up with the name?"

"Wasn't it Senior Brother?"

"Did I come up with it?"

"You were half-asleep when you came up with it."

"Then you came up with it too?"

"I think Senior Brother's words are always right."

"..."

Lu Ya's tone faltered.

This woman had potential.

Afterwards, Ning Zhongzi took Lu Ya into Yuelai Inn and met the three managers of the inn.

One was a middle-aged woman dressed provocatively, with a gaze that could eat people alive.

One was a slightly chubby young man with an unyielding gaze.

One was a local woman.

Ning Zhongzi introduced them one by one.

"This is our sect's elder Lu Ya, this is the innkeeper Yun Xiangyu, the head chef Yuan Zhou, and the logistics manager Aunt Xinghua."

Lu Ya continued to munch on the crispy melon.

With a sweep of his eyes, the glamorous woman was a one-star Immortal Master, while the slightly chubby man was a seven-star Immortal Lord. As for Aunt Xinghua, she was a well-known fierce woman in Qingquan Village.

It seems that Ning Zhongzi spent quite a bit of money to invite them.

"You've all worked hard."

The three of them had long heard of Lu Ya's deeds and had also tried his protective bamboo chips and seasonings. At this moment, their expressions were respectful as they bowed and said in unison, "Greetings, Elder Lu."

On the elegant seat next to the three of them was a large plate of egg fried rice emitting a faint glow.

Yun Xiangyu glanced at Lu Ya and saw that he was a handsome young man, causing a hint of a smile to appear on her face.

"Please taste it, Elder Lu."

The steaming golden egg fried rice was served on a white porcelain plate, forming a golden layer.

The aroma of the heated eggs mixed with the more intense fragrance of the rice. The eggs were completely wrapped in the rice, with each grain of rice separated and golden, loosely piled together like golden rice during the autumn harvest.

This was a recipe that Lu Ya casually wrote. The inspiration came from a book, a movie, or an anime from his previous life, and it was paired with the seasoning carefully made by Ning Zhongzi according to his highest-level formula.

Lu Ya's appetite was greatly stimulated, and he pretended to casually eat it, but in reality, it was truly delicious.

The three of them nervously watched him.

"Well, not bad. Young man, you have great ideas. Learn cooking from me... cough, forget it, you can learn on your own. I have high hopes for you."

When you're in need, you have to be soft-spoken. Lu Ya praised this young man named Yuan Zhou.

Although he was called a young man, Yuan Zhou was already over a thousand years old and was a seven-star Immortal Lord. It was said that he was a discarded disciple of a certain sect who focused on alchemy, but his ambition was in cooking.

Being praised by Lu Ya, Yuan Zhou showed no joy and bowed again.

"Thanks to Elder Lu's seasoning, but I always feel like something is missing. Please enlighten me, Elder."

Lu Ya nodded.

This young man was very humble and had a good understanding.

"Technically, your cooking skills are impeccable, but it lacks soul. You need to infuse more emotions into your dishes, so that people can feel a sense of melancholy and soulfulness when they eat. Do you understand?"

"I'm still inexperienced and can't understand it for now."

"Take your time."

"Yes."

Melancholy and soulfulness?

Looking at Lu Ya's tall and straight figure, Yuan Zhou couldn't help but think of his identity as a disciple of his sect, and fell into contemplation.

They walked out of the Yuelai Inn.

The two of them headed north, towards the martial arts arena built by Jiu Hu Xian.

Along the way, Ning Zhongzi continued to report.

"At present, the meals served in the inn are free for Immortal Citizens, and we haven't received any immortals yet."

Lu Ya frowned.

"Have you done any promotion in Dongfu City?"

"We have, but the effect is not significant."

"The current city construction plan has a great appeal to the refugees, but our spirit beasts need half a year to be slaughtered, and the Immortal Wheat and Immortal Valley will take at least two months to mature. For Scattered Immortals, there is still not much attraction for the time being."

Lu Ya sensed the trouble in this.

"In other words, the inn cannot make a profit, and our resources won't last for another two months. If we don't have an additional plan, Qingluan City will close down ahead of schedule in a month."

Ning Zhongzi nodded.

"That's right."

Only then did Lu Ya realize that the plan he casually made was too ambitious and unrealistic. It was like launching a satellite without a solid foundation.

But the plan was already in motion, and there was no turning back.

Lu Ya wasn't afraid.

"In any case, we need to quickly attract immortal customers and make a profit for development."

"Please guide me, Senior Brother."

"Go and take a look ahead."

(End of this chapter)