53: Chapter 53 Entering the Great Cycle, Changes in One Month

Zhao Feng sat cross-legged quietly on the wooden bed, devoid of sorrow or joy, his mind immersed within his Dantian.

Inside his Dantian, which was the size of an egg, a bicolor sphere of light the size of a peanut slowly rotated, inhaling and exhaling the multicolored spiritual power and Martial Artist internal energy, converting them into black and white spiritual power that advanced slowly through his Meridians.

The spiritual power reached the Yongquan acupoint, turned back, and grew slightly stronger. In the month or so following the Small Circulation, Zhao Feng had unblocked the Meridians throughout his entire body, completing the first round of the Great Circulation.

The cool aura in his Niwan Palace allowed him to enter a special state. Zhao Feng could create a microscope-like effect within his body; with his current ability, he could already clearly see nerves, muscle fibers, and the like.

Aside from the microscope effect, his use of the spiritual power within his body was incredibly flexible, truly at his beck and call.

Under the microscope effect, Zhao Feng could see blood vessels and nerves, as well as some small gray particles interspersed between the tissues. There were many of these small gray particles, and Zhao Feng directed his spiritual power to wash over them.

Under the flushing of the spiritual power, some of the small gray particles were washed away, while others remained unmoved.

Zhao Feng spent a lot of effort doing this for two days in a row, because this task actually caused his evaluation points to slowly increase, and his Steel Body also improved.

After flushing for a long time, his spirit could no longer maintain the microscope state, so Zhao Feng stopped and slowly withdrew his energy.

Lying on the bed covered with fluffy animal fur, Zhao Feng opened his System personal interface and smiled with satisfaction.

Strength: Golden Core Stage. Personal Evaluation: 300. Steel Body: 0.3%. (The remaining information will not be written to avoid the suspicion of padding.)

These were the results of this month. In fact, besides his personal strength, what made him happiest was the change in the tribe.

Thinking of happy things, Zhao Feng couldn't help but chuckle. He giggled foolishly for a long time before slowly drifting off to sleep.

The night passed without incident. After finishing his morning cultivation the next day, Zhao Feng heard light footsteps outside and smiled slightly.

"Master, hurry up and get up. You promised to go shopping with me."

Outside was Xiao Luo's clear voice; it was that little one again.

"Alright, I'm coming out now."

The two walked out of the Town Center and arrived on the main street.

The street was a wide road paved with bluestone slabs; there was no dust to be seen while walking on it. There were warriors guarding the entrance of the Town Center. Seeing Zhao Feng come out, the two burly warriors tensed up, solemnly struck their left chests with their right fists, and said, "Chief!"

Zhao Feng also struck his chest with his right fist, returning the salute.

"Let's go, let's go." Xiao Luo said impatiently, not waiting for Zhao Feng to speak, and pulled him away.

The Town Center was a restricted military area, so there were no pedestrians. After winding out for a few hundred meters and passing a checkpoint, they finally arrived on the street proper.

The street was filled with an endless stream of pedestrians. There were many stalls on both sides of the road, and vendors were enthusiastically hawking their wares. Although it was still early, for the most prosperous town in this world, such bustle was normal.

Xiao Luo ran grinning to a stall and squatted down, taking out a string of exquisite knife coins threaded on a leather rope from her bosom. "Uncle, how much for this?"

She picked up two beautiful, snow-white seashells, her fingers stroking the smooth shell surface, clearly very fond of them.

"Oh, it's the honorable translator. If you like... I'll just give them to you," the elderly, peculiar humanoid creature said with some regret.

"Here!"

Xiao Luo untied a medium-sized knife coin and placed it on the ground, then stood up with a grin and turned back to Zhao Feng, saying, "Master, look, does it look good?"

"It looks good, it looks good."

The two continued strolling forward. Along the way, people constantly greeted them; whether they were humans or humanoid creatures, they were all filled with reverence.

Knife coins had been in use in the tribe for quite a few days. At first, people weren't used to them, but later everyone discovered the benefits of the knife coins and were happy to accept them, which suddenly made the Qin Tribe prosperous.

Dozens of shops sprang up like mushrooms after rain, along with a large number of stalls. Zhao Feng also opportunely recruited some Farmers to act as tax collectors to collect taxes.

The shops not only brought many resources to the Qin Tribe but also enlivened the tribe's economy. The previous tribe was a bit like a primitive clan commune era where everyone could take whatever they wanted to eat or whatever they needed.

But this way, it was unfair to those who contributed more. Of course, since only a few Kelo People had joined the Qin Tribe so far, it wasn't yet apparent.

But one day, more sentient beings would join the Qin Tribe. If there wasn't a good System in place by then, the tribe's development would inevitably be hindered, and the great situation might even be set back to square one overnight.

"Chief!" Seeing Zhao Feng and the other approach, a shopkeeper hurriedly called out.

"Hmm, have you received much Ore?" Zhao Feng glanced at the sign and asked casually. This was a small shop dealing in minerals, trading food, clothing, and the like with people from outside tribes for Ore. Needless to say, the boss behind the scenes of this shop was Zhao Feng.

"Yesterday we harvested over a hundred catties." The shopkeeper replied respectfully.

"Hmm, not bad, continue with your work." Zhao Feng waved his hand and continued strolling forward.

Food was a hot commodity that every tribe scrambled for. Zhao Feng was wealthy and imposing; relying on the System's great power, food could be said to be inexhaustible. The twenty-seven small allied tribes also benefited, with their lives becoming much easier.

Although it was lively, there weren't actually many goods. After strolling for a while, Xiao Luo also grew tired.

"Master, let's go eat something." There happened to be a small food stall ahead, and business looked pretty good.

"Let's go." The two arrived at the stall and sat on straw mats.

"Boss, one serving of roasted meat and two apples." Just after sitting down, Xiao Luo had already ordered the food.

"Oh, it's Miss Xiao Luo, just a moment, it will be ready soon." A plump auntie replied with a smile, then turned around to get busy.

Zhao Feng looked left and right and found that this small stall was truly crude.

There were no tables or chairs, so the boss had laid out a straw mat on the ground. Then, a few rough wooden boards were used as tables placed on the ground, and customers had to sit on the ground to eat.

Even though it was so crude, there were still quite a few customers.

Besides the workers and Farmers doing labor, some people from outside tribes also ate here. Zhao Feng's ears were constantly filled with messy Mandarin; these people had been learning for several weeks, but their Mandarin was still hit-or-miss.

"Logging... stone axe broke, changed, knife coins more..."

"Knife coins more, eat good, cave good."

Two people from outside tribes were communicating in messy language, speaking with great enthusiasm—it was truly difficult for them.

Mandarin, as the language of the Great Qin Tribe, was deified as the divine language. Therefore, every tribe took pride in learning Mandarin. Outside, if you couldn't speak a bit of Mandarin, you would be looked down upon.

Zhao Feng listened with a smile as the two Rhino-horn tribesmen talked, and a sense of pride welled up within him.

"Eh, Chief Qin, are you eating here too?" Just as he was feeling proud, Zhao Feng heard a hearty laugh, followed by a Chinese-style greeting.

Looking back, it was indeed the Giant Wood Tribe's Clan Chief, a hearty, big guy.