usatvline Chapter 371 Building the Dragon Palace (2)
Chapter 371 Building the Dragon Palace (2)
Gu Yuchuan divided the construction of this city into four parts, namely the four urban districts of the southeast, northwest and southwest.
Let's start with the eastern part of the city. This is where the powerful and wealthy live. Gu Yuchuan set up a spirit-gathering formation here. The spiritual energy here is second only to that of the imperial city. Cultivators can increase their cultivation speed by practicing here.
Of course, the cultivators living here are all wealthy and powerful. First of all, this place is definitely inhabited by former subordinates of the Flood Dragon Palace. They are all Gu Yuchuan's core group, and naturally, they will be given official positions. However, this also depends on their abilities and cultivation levels. If they are really too poor, they can just retire here. Gu Yuchuan is a sentimental person and will ensure they live well. If their descendants have good potential in the future, he will also provide them with some support.
The current subordinates of the Flood Dragon Palace are all at the Foundation Establishment stage. In the future, the higher-ups of the Dragon Palace will definitely be at least at the Golden Core stage. If they cannot catch up in a short time, falling behind is inevitable. As subordinates, they cannot blame Gu Yuchuan for not giving them a chance if they cannot keep up with the King's pace. In fact, Gu Yuchuan has already given them too much.
Of course, he will give them one last chance. After the dynasty is established, there will be a period of stability to allow everyone to absorb the gains and stabilize the benefits brought by the fortune. This period will last for about a year. After a year, he will start to recruit people on a large scale. During this time, not to mention the Golden Core stage, as long as they can reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and have the possibility of breaking through to the Golden Core stage, Gu Yuchuan will not give up on them. He really cherishes old friendships.
This eastern city will become the residence of the older imperial heirs after they leave the palace. When the imperial heirs grow up, they will definitely not want to live with their parents. Gu Yuchuan himself has been a child and a father, so he naturally understands this principle. Those who want to live in the palace can open a small palace to live in, although the scale will definitely not be large. Those who do not want to live in the palace can open their own residences. Although the spiritual energy here is much worse than in the palace, it is stable and free.
The Western City is where commoners live, including low-level cultivators. Only those who become cultivators have the right to enter the Imperial City, which is exclusively for cultivators. Even cultivators from outside the Divine Dragon Dynasty can live here, as long as they pay a fee. This is a significant source of revenue, given that it's a fourth-tier spiritual vein. Even if one can't set up a spirit-gathering array, the 70% cultivation speed is guaranteed and will never change—that's a huge advantage.
The accommodations here are divided into three types: shared accommodation, cave dwellings, and detached houses. Shared accommodations are for three to six cultivators to rent a cave dwelling together, which is divided into three to six partitions. It costs 200 spirit stones per year and is equipped with a basic spirit gathering array, which can further enhance the cultivation speed.
The second level is the cave dwelling area. It costs 400 spirit stones per year. Not only is it equipped with a second-tier spirit gathering array, but it also has some basic daily facilities. At least it looks like a home. However, this price is not something that ordinary cultivators can afford. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators will find it a bit of a burden.
Finally, there are the detached villas. Each villa has six rooms and a small courtyard, covering an area of about 160 square meters. It is equipped with a third-level spirit-gathering array. In this courtyard, you can also grow some of your own spiritual plants. It costs 1,000 spirit stones per year. Only Golden Core cultivators can live here. However, Golden Core cultivators who join their Divine Dragon Dynasty will be valued. But, there are definitely cultivators who are used to being carefree and don't want to be subject to such constraints. In that case, they can pay. 1,000 spirit stones per year. Gu Yuchuan was very satisfied and happy with the amount.
Furthermore, these items are not available for purchase; they can only be rented. Of course, there are discounts for long-term rentals: rent for nine years and get one year free, which is equivalent to a 10% discount for a ten-year rental. I believe that the power of this fourth-tier spiritual vein will surely make many cultivators choose to live here, since it concerns the most fundamental aspect of cultivation.
The East and West Cities are actually residential areas. Now let's talk about the North Cities, which are the trading areas. No city can exist without commercial development; commerce is a very important thing, no matter when.
The northern part of the city is a commercial area. Of course, this is just a simple commercial district for the trading of daily goods. After all, they still need to build a market town. The location of this market town has already been decided. It is not too far from the imperial city. There is no need to develop a complete commercial model. This would not only be troublesome, but would also divert customers, which would be counterproductive.
Therefore, only a simple area for small vendors and two inns were set up here to carry out the most basic commercial activities and ensure the basic business model. In fact, this was not the commercial core of the Shenlong Dynasty.
Finally, there's the South City, which also serves as the city gate. Gu Yuchuan plans to develop this area into a transition zone and will build a teleportation array connected to the market to maximize the flow of customers to the market. At the same time, the security here will be the most stringent, since there's never a shortage of hotheads in this world. If anyone tries to cause trouble here, they will be suppressed immediately.
This concludes the construction of the entire imperial city. Overall, it wasn't particularly complex, considering it was a city for cultivators to live in, so there weren't any particularly complicated matters. The next step was to build the market town, and he also had his own ideas about it.
This definitely can't be in the water. It faces the whole world. The imperial city is already in the water, which will naturally lead to the loss of some customers. So it's best not to put this market in the water. However, the length of the Cangzhu River is sufficient, but if a city is built in its width, it may seem very small and cause problems for the river. So Gu Yuchuan thought of the Demon Lord's Cloud Sea Heavenly Palace. He could also build a market in the clouds.
However, he didn't have the technology right now, so he had to go to the Demon Lord. After the Demon Lord found out, he readily gave him the technology, but he would have to get the levitation stones needed for construction himself. He calculated that it would take 200,000 spirit stones to build a market. However, he could actually afford it. He had received more than 400,000 spirit stones as gifts at his Nascent Soul banquet, so he could easily pay 200,000 in full. After obtaining the levitation stones, he spent ten days building a cloud sea market in the air.
Amidst the sea of clouds, a territory loomed in and out of sight. At the very least, this place was of such grandeur that no other market in the Qingyun Realm could compare. He harbored ambitions to make this the premier market in the Qingyun Realm.