Chapter 258.1

“Zhixin, this is today’s complaint report,” Luo Qiushuang casually brought a stack of palm-sized pieces of paper to Dai Zhixin’s desk.

“Take a look first, pick out the meaningless ones, and then give me the useful ones,” Dai Zhixin, who was busy working with her head down, said without raising her head.

“Oh,” Luo Qiushuang said before she obediently began to read it carefully.

After a while, Luo Qiushuang raised her head and couldn’t help but complain, “What is written here? Why are there all these weird complaints? Look at this one. ‘Wuling City is too big. It takes too long to walk from the south to the north. I hope the city lord mansion can think of a solution.’ What can the city lord mansion do? Can the city lord mansion shrink the city? And this stupid one! ‘Why are cultivators not allowed to fly over the city?’ Doesn’t he know why he is not allowed? Which city will allow cultivators to fly around the city at will?”

Dai Zhixin raised her head, looked at Luo Qiushuang’s complaining face, and said with a smile, “What? Can’t stand it anymore?”

Luo Qiushuang sighed, “It’s really a bit unbearable. I really can’t understand why you want to set up a thing like a ‘complaint box.’ Now, ever since the complaint box was set up, all kinds of strange complaints have popped up. The two I just mentioned are still relatively reliable, but there are even more outrageous ones. Some say ‘I want to build a Bodhisattva temple in the city’, some say, ‘the price of grain is too expensive,’ and some say, ‘the environment in the city is too bad, and the poultry he raises doesn’t lay eggs.’ Oh, it’s as outrageous as it can be.”

Hearing this, Dai Zhixin put down her pen, looked at Luo Qiushuang seriously, and asked, “Then do you think that there is no need to set up this complaint box?”

Luo Qiushuang nodded solemnly, “I do think so! In fact, it’s not just me, senior aunt Lu and junior sister Bai also think so.”

The “senior aunt Lu” she was referring to was naturally Lu Qingyuan.

Dai Zhixin couldn’t help but sigh secretly in her heart.

In fact, at the beginning, Dai Zhixin had guessed that this measure would cause some people to be uncomfortable. After all, in ancient times, no city would seriously listen to the demands of city residents. But Dai Zhixin still insisted on implementing this measure despite all objections. It was all because she understood that whether a city can grow and develop does not depend on how rich the city lord mansion is or how powerful the city lord is, but on how many people are willing to return and stay.

As more people come to the party, the power will naturally grow stronger.

Population is a very important resource in any era. The reason why this world has never seen a large-scale force above the alliance level is not only because of the difference in individual strength but also because of the lack of attention paid to the population.

As the path of cultivation is popular, those in power tend to pay more attention to individual ability and ignore the power of the group. If Wuling City follows the old path of other cities, it would be fine. However, with the establishment of the Cultivation Academy, the population has become very important to Wuling City.

Therefore, the demands of the residents of the city cannot be completely ignored.

Dai Zhixin thought for a moment and said, “Qiushuang, I heard from the city lord that you were originally the daughter of the sect master of a large sect in the Lower Domain. Why did you follow the city lord to the Upper Domain?”

Luo Qiushuang answered without hesitation, “Of course, it’s to take a step further in my path of cultivation! The concentration of spiritual energy in the Lower Domain is far less than that in the Upper Domain, and the effect of cultivation is also far inferior. If I can come to the Upper Domain, then I might be able to achieve better development.”

“There should be many people who think like you in the Lower Domain, right?”

“This is natural. This is the consensus of everyone in the Lower Domain.”

Dai Zhixin nodded and said, “Countless people are trying their best to come to the Upper Domain because they have the opportunity to gain more in the Upper Domain. Therefore, the Upper Domain does not need to pull people from the Lower Domain, and yet, countless people will naturally flock to it. If you apply this principle to Wuling City, it is actually the same.”

Luo Qiushuang was stunned and asked in a confused tone, “You mean, this complaint box can attract more people?”

Dai Zhixin shook her head, “A complaint box alone is not enough. We are in high positions, and there are some things that we cannot see with our own eyes, but ordinary people living in the city can see them and feel deeply. If we can solve their problems, then the reputation of Wuling City will also spread from them. As long as Wuling City can make a name for itself, it will naturally attract countless people to come.”

Luo Qiushuang frowned and said, “But even if we do this, what’s the use? The people we attract are just ordinary people.”

Dai Zhixin sighed and said, “Your idea is too limited. Cultivators are indeed very strong, much stronger than ordinary people. But you also have to know that all cultivators were originally ordinary people. The reason why cultivators can become cultivators is not only because of their good qualifications, but the most important reason is that they are very lucky.

“Do you know how many talented ordinary people there are in the countryside? Most of them will never be able to practice cultivation in their entire lives, and can only waste their lives in the fields. It’s not that they don’t have the qualifications to cultivate, but they are just unlucky and can’t find or receive the chance to start on the path of cultivation. But as long as you give them a chance, maybe they can become giants in the future.”

We are currently recruiting. CN/KR/JP Translators/MTLers are welcome!

Discord Server: .gg/HGaByvmVuw