"Mainly for summarizing experience, the rest is incidental."
Archaeological recordings... mainly to keep a video record, afraid that some details might be overlooked.
But who says it cannot be used to evaluate individual contributions?
With such records, it’s clear at a glance who contributed more and who played a significant role in the project.
"You always have these odd ideas..."
Xiao Yuying mumbled after holding back for a while.
After Zheng Fa finished reading the "Spoils Distribution Manual," he asked, "Do you have any objections?"
Everyone considered for a moment and then gently shook their heads.
Zheng Fa also understood that it wasn’t that the manual was perfect, but rather that this method was relatively unfamiliar to them... They couldn’t think of any problems at the moment.
That same old saying, if problems arise later, we’ll just amend it then.
"Alright then..." Zheng Fa took out an inventory list and said, "This is what we have gained this time, good deeds have also been calculated for me and Zhang..."
He passed the inventory list around for everyone to see and, seeing no objections, he continued:
"Now let’s start evaluating individual good deeds..."
Zheng Fa threw out several Imprint Talismans, and a screen appeared in the grand hall, showing in great detail the entire archaeological process from when Zhang and others set off till they killed that Nascent Soul from the Demon Sect.
As the screen played, Zhang explained who did what and who played what role.
After it all ended, everyone understood...
"This distribution of good deeds, do you have any objections?"
Zheng Fa recorded what Zhang had described, calculating each person’s share of good deeds according to the "distribution principle."
The most surprised when the list came out... was Mu Qingyan.
She ranked first, receiving the most good deeds!
Even Xiao Yuying was a bit surprised—Mu Qingyan was almost the weakest member of the entire archaeological team.
But then she understood: Without Mu Qingyan’s intelligence, this project would probably have never succeeded.
The rest of the list was normal:
Xiao Yuying second, Zhang third, behind each person’s name was detailed what they had done and how many good deeds each action earned, extremely detailed.
No one had any objections... wait, not quite!
Mu Qingyan suddenly spoke up.
The others looked at her, puzzled... you’re ranked first, what could you possibly object to?
"Sect Leader leads well, he is always concerned about our safety in the Jiushan Realm... shouldn’t more good deeds be warranted?"
Seeing Mu Qingyan’s righteous indignation, everyone was speechless—no wonder you’re ranked first!
Zheng Fa did calculate his own good deeds, but indeed not many... he admitted he hadn’t done much work.
Xiao Yuying walked to her own courtyard, then detoured to Lady Xuanhua’s courtyard.
Both now residing as guests at Jiushan, and being acquainted, their courtyards were adjacent.
"What’s the matter? You seem troubled..."
Xiao Yuying relayed the events that had transpired in the hall, and Lady Xuanhua raised her eyebrows, quite surprised: "This method... it seems..."
After a long hesitation, she couldn’t quite articulate her thoughts.
But Xiao Yuying nodded, clearly understanding her meaning—this method seemed like it could be implemented for a long time.
Lady Xuanhua remained silent for a while, then suddenly murmured: "Do you think it would be better if I just joined the Jiushan Sect directly?"
Xiao Yuying widened her eyes, surprised—Lady Xuanhua usually did not wish to join any major faction, preferring to remain a Loose Cultivator.
Otherwise, with her Artifact Refining skills... she would have been welcomed respectfully long ago.
"I was thinking—the Golden Core Project... might not be the endpoint for either Jiushan or Zheng Fa."
"I didn’t want to join any sect before because of all the messy affairs inside, and I being an outsider," Lady Xuanhua explained, "But now he can achieve fairness and justice, this Jiushan Realm seems to have the potential to soar..."
Xiao Yuying blinked, suddenly realizing that Lady Xuanhua saw more clearly than herself:
She hadn’t really thought through the potential of the Jiushan Realm.
But then again, Zheng Fa’s genius was undeniable.
And the lore of the Jiushan Realm was unfathomably deep.
What’s more, everything Zheng Fa did was beneficial to the Jiushan Realm, even subtly guiding the Jiushan Disciples to work together...
No matter how you look at it, the Jiushan Realm had great potential!
Lady Xuanhua seemed to think the same, the hesitation on her face being slowly replaced by determination.
Mu Qingyan returned to her own courtyard, feeling somewhat excited—this share of good deeds was a significant fortune for her, who was in the Qi Refinement Realm.
She frowned, also secretly contemplating: Which Secret Realm should I mention next?
Thinking about it, she was also a bit distressed:
...can my title as a Nascent Soul ancestor hold up?
"That Water Mansion is a bit strange..."
Zhang suddenly approached Zheng Fa, her expression serious, clearly in a poor mood.
Although Zheng Fa was puzzled, he remembered Mu Qingyan’s warning—the Tianhe relic might hold a plot.
Both he and Zhang had not forgotten this point.
Zhang took Zheng Fa to a laboratory where soil and bricks collected from the Water Mansion were being kept.
Xiao Yuying was also there.
"The treasure gourd is real, the ’Tianhe Law’ is real, but the only thing not real... is this Water Mansion."
Zheng Fa nodded, looking at Zhang and the others.
"Although this Water Mansion’s design imitates the style of the last epoch, but..."
Zhang pointed to a blue brick and said: "These blue bricks, made using modern methods that transform mud into stone—these methods have been improved in recent years to produce such bricks. I asked Fairy Xiao; the materials like these shouldn’t exist in the last epoch..."