176: Recruitment in progress

Lin Zifeng quickly arrived at Peaceful Town.

"Immortal!"

As soon as Lin Zifeng entered, he encountered several guards. These guards had seen Lin Zifeng before, and upon seeing him again, especially Lin Zifeng who had changed clothes and exuded an even greater immortal demeanor, they immediately bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"En, perfect! You all take me to find the Town Chief!" Lin Zifeng saw the guards and thought it was perfect to have them take him to the Town Chief. He could directly recruit "Utility Disciples" for the entire town through the Town Chief, and also conveniently hold a "Immortal Sect Selection." Perhaps he could discover a few good talents, and then the sect would have more vitality and he could also keep his master company.

After all, Lin Zifeng knew that he probably wouldn't stay here often; it was inevitable that he would go out for training.

"Alright! Immortal! Please follow us!" The guards immediately nodded upon hearing Lin Zifeng's words, and then led Lin Zifeng to find the Town Chief.

Soon, the guards led Lin Zifeng to the Town Chief.

"So it is the Immortal who has arrived! No wonder the weather is so good today!" The Town Chief's face lit up with joy when he saw Lin Zifeng, and he greeted him with a beaming smile.

Lin Zifeng waved his hand, clearly not very impressed by this flattery.

"Um, Immortal, is there something you need me for?" The Town Chief also noticed, and asked Lin Zifeng with a fawning smile.

"Indeed, there are some matters." Lin Zifeng nodded, and then explained the matters of utility disciples and recruiting disciples to the Town Chief.

"This is easy to say! Easy to say! I will immediately gather everyone in the town! Immortal, you can pick whoever you want then!" The Town Chief quickly said. This was a major matter of the Immortal Sect recruiting disciples!

If a few Immortals came from his Peaceful Town, then even if things didn't get much better in the future, at least there would be some guarantee, wouldn't there?

"However..." The Town Chief suddenly thought of something, and his face showed difficulty.

"The Town Chief is thinking about the Golden Saber Sect, right? Don't worry, I have already made it clear to them. From now on, Peaceful Town will be under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Crane Sect." Lin Zifeng smiled and said to the Town Chief.

The Town Chief's face showed pleasant surprise upon hearing Lin Zifeng's words.

"This is truly wonderful!" The Town Chief said happily. Finally, they were changing Immortal Sects! The Golden Saber Sect really didn't care about them at all...

This beast incident made Peaceful Town even more disheartened.

But there was no way around it; whatever the Immortal Sects did, ordinary mortals like them were helpless. They could only endure it.

After all, some Immortal Sects, or rather, Demonic Sects, used mortals as materials... that was truly terrifying... a living hell was no different.

Soon, the Town Chief announced this news to the entire town.

About an hour later, in an open space in the town, everyone from the town gathered.

There was a dense crowd, at least a thousand people.

There were men, women, old, and young, but Lin Zifeng noticed at a glance that there were relatively few children and teenagers.

Most were elderly and middle-aged, and most were not very well-dressed.

This made Lin Zifeng frown slightly.

Clearly, the life in this town had never been very prosperous.

"Immortal, almost everyone in the town is here!" The Town Chief said to Lin Zifeng.

The Town Chief watched the people gathered below, whispering to each other, but because they heard that an Immortal was present, none of them dared to make a loud noise, so it seemed relatively quiet.

Everyone's attention was also on Lin Zifeng, after all, he was too prominent.

"Fellow townsfolk! The Immortal has arrived! He wants to recruit some Utility Disciples to go to the Immortal Sect! Is anyone willing?" As soon as the Town Chief spoke, the people below exchanged glances, and no one moved.

This was the first time they had encountered such a matter; they had never encountered a situation where an Immortal Sect recruited utility disciples before.

So they didn't understand.

Lin Zifeng then spoke, "Everyone, let me first explain what a Utility Disciple is!"

Lin Zifeng briefly explained, and everyone suddenly understood, "Oh! It's just going to work! A job like a servant."

Everyone's brows furrowed slightly, but many were also tempted.

After all, this was an Immortal Sect! Now they couldn't eat enough or dress warmly, and might even die at any time, unable to live on. Either they died, or they sold themselves.

It was better to be a servant for an Immortal Sect than for wealthy families, large clans, or rich merchants! Although Immortals looked down on mortals, similarly, as long as you didn't make mistakes, Immortals wouldn't bother with you much, which was also a good thing. Moreover, in an Immortal Sect, at least safety was guaranteed!

Immediately after, Lin Zifeng said, "Food and lodging included..."

Suddenly, there was an uproar, and everyone shouted to join!

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't make noise! Everyone quiet down!" The Town Chief immediately shouted loudly, looking at the chaotic scene. The guards below also immediately shouted along, controlling the scene.

"Everyone, don't rush! Being a Utility Disciple isn't that easy either!" Lin Zifeng said after the scene had calmed down a bit, and then stated the conditions: "I only recruit people between 15 and 30 years old, regardless of gender, but only 100 people!"

"Those who meet the criteria, come over here to register and confirm!" The Town Chief walked over and pointed to one side, saying. Several people were there, registering and confirming one by one.

Soon, 83 people who met the criteria were filtered out.

However, Lin Zifeng also saw some people who met the criteria but did not come forward. Seeing their family members nearby, he immediately understood what they were concerned about.

"Additionally, I have something else to mention, and that is the matter of treatment!" Lin Zifeng said. As soon as these words came out, everyone's ears perked up, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Lin Zifeng explained: food and lodging included, a monthly salary of 1 liang of silver, and they could return to Peaceful Town for one day every ten days (equivalent to three days a month)... Although there were quite a few requirements, just the monthly salary of one liang of silver almost caused a riot.

"Quiet, quiet!" The Town Chief shouted loudly, and the guards worked hard to maintain order.

Suddenly, the number of applicants soared from 83 to 156 people, and they could return for one day every ten days!

Lin Zifeng said that the Immortal Sect was in the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range, not far from Peaceful Town, only about ten kilometers, so they could walk back.

This was no big deal for these farmers.

"Of course, this is the basic welfare. More specific benefits will be determined by a dedicated person then, and the better you perform, the more benefits you will receive." Lin Zifeng said to everyone.

He didn't care about these things at all, and with the system as his backing, he was not short of things like grain or silver.

Developing the sect was the most important thing.

Finally, after selection, Lin Zifeng ultimately decided to accept all 156 people. He had originally said 100 people, but ended up taking all 156.

Anyway, it was only 56 more people.

"Alright, that's it for now! Now, anyone under 10 years old can come and test their aptitude! If they pass, then they can choose to join our Immortal Crane Sect and one day become an Immortal!" Lin Zifeng said to everyone.

Wow! Everyone was pleasantly surprised and pulled out all the children who met the criteria.

"Um! Immortal, can girls also?" an old man asked.

"Of course, no gender limit." Lin Zifeng nodded.

The old man was delighted and quickly sent someone home to call the girl over.