After Cedric Lee and Mar Williams had patrolled the area a few times and killed some demon beasts, they returned to the county, and the entire mountain village became quiet again.
Peter Brown, guided by the villagers, came to his Spirit Field.
At first sight, Peter couldn’t help but be surprised, "Why is it so large?"
Peter could see that his Spirit Field was at least ten thousand acres in size.
Levi West smiled and said, "Our village has always had more land than people. With everyone’s labor, we can only manage a few dozen acres at most. Generally, cultivators have the opportunity to own ten thousand acres of land, so yours is not considered much. Besides, you saved the entire village-taking these ten thousand acres is not too much."
Mar Williams added, "Landowner Wang, this is ten thousand acres of land. We mortals really can’t help you guard it. If you have money, you can hire more people, preferably cultivators."
Hearing Mar Williams call him landowner, Peter felt somewhat unaccustomed, "Why do you call me landowner?"
"If you have an official position, you naturally call it by its title. As long as you own ten thousand acres of Spirit Field, you are naturally called landowner," Mar Williams said with a smile.
At this point, Levi West became serious and said, "Peter, you have ten thousand acres of land, but it won’t be for a lifetime. In fact, this is also regulated by the country. Anyone above the Qi-refining sixth layer can have a Spirit Field. However, there is one thing you must know. For ten thousand acres of land, you have to pay a tax of one hundred thousand cultivation coins per acre per year to the state. If you cannot pay, the land will be reclaimed."
Peter looked at Levi West in surprise, feeling that this was a pitfall.
Levi West continued, "Of course, if you can pay the one hundred thousand cultivation coins for three consecutive years, the land will belong to you forever."
So that’s how it works!
Peter Brown asked, "Do you want me to take this field?"
Levi West said awkwardly, "Everyone’s taxes are very heavy, and it’s very difficult to pay so much tax every year. If you can take it, the villagers can work for you, and their pressure will be much less."
"Do you believe I can take it?"
"With your medical skills, as long as you sell some medicine, I believe that with the harvest from the land, it should be almost enough. Even if it’s not enough, everyone will help you make up for it. We must take the land no matter what."
Peter felt that he was still not very clear about everything here. After thinking about it, remembering that he had to build a base here anyway, he nodded slightly and said, "Anyway, let me plant the land first."
Upon hearing that Peter had agreed, Levi West showed a smile on his face, "I have completed this year’s task now."
Peter laughed and said, "It’s a pity I still don’t have the money to pay."
"It’s okay, the payment is due at the end of the year. It’s just the beginning of the year now. We will promote your medical skills everywhere, and I believe people will come for treatment. Also, when you teach medical skills to others, they will pay you as well. By the way, the first time you take over the land, the state provides support. They provide the Spiritual Grain seeds every year, so I dare to let you plant these ten thousand acres of land. Rest assured, from today on, people in the village will help you farm and ensure that it’s well-planted."
Peter Brown smiled and said, "Alright, as long as the villagers help me with the farming, I will treat their injuries and illnesses for free in the future."
"Really?" The villagers who followed were excited to hear this.
At this point, Levi West also became excited, "That’s really great! If that’s the case, who in the village wouldn’t do their best to help you farm?"
Peter Brown looked around and chose a place halfway up the mountain, "This is a good place for residential construction."
Levi West asked, "Don’t you plan to live in the village?"
Peter shook his head and said, "I like quietness. It’s nice here."
As he spoke, Peter took out a specially refined iron shovel and began digging the ground.
With Peter’s powerful True Qi, after some digging, he had leveled a large area.
After leveling the ground, Peter threw out the reward for refining the house, urged by True Qi, and a large courtyard was created on the ground.
"Not bad, this courtyard is really big!"
"The houses awarded by the county are really good, much better than ours."
Looking at this garden-like yard, Peter walked over and found that the yard also had a protective formation.
"Peter, this house is nice, and after the formation is activated, it can defend against the attacks of demon beasts below the Bone Transformation Level 2. It’s considered a valuable house."
As he said this, Levi West sighed, "However, the formation consumes a lot of spirit stones. If it’s charged with lower-grade spiritual stones, it can defend against demon beasts below Bone Transformation Level 1. If it’s charged with mid-grade spirit stones, it can defend against Bone Transformation Level 2 demon beasts. Unfortunately, spirit stones are expensive. You can probably only use the regular house defense, which can only defend against ordinary wild beasts."
Peter’s Divine Sense had already observed the situation, and with his Master Artificer level ability, he could tell the conditions of this refining yard at a glance. He thought about refining the house again and changing it to be powered by natural ability. Then, its defense would be very strong.
Not bad, having such a place in the Cultivation World means he now has a home here.
Now Peter was in a genuinely good mood. While everyone else was struggling to ascend to heaven, he had a ten-thousand-acre estate in the Cultivation World, something others couldn’t even dream of.
Thinking that he couldn’t bring his family to the Land of Decay, Peter simply decided not to reveal the situation here, treating it as a secret base.
When Peter’s house was set up, Levi gave him a large number of Spiritual Grain seeds and said, "I have to tell you about these seeds. These are the seeds for the ten-thousand-acre Spirit Field, and you must return them at the end of the year. Even if you don’t have the seeds, you have to pay back with cultivation coins, or the penalties will be severe."
So there’s such a thing!
Looking at the ten-thousand-acre Spirit Field, Peter nodded slightly, "Don’t worry, I’ll pay attention to this."
Levi West said seriously, "If you do it well, this land will be yours in three years. However, if you don’t do well, I may just end up hurting you. You have a chance to change your mind within seven days. If you’re not confident, just take fewer Spirit Fields."
Peter Brown just smiled and said, "Don’t worry too much. I’ll take a look at the land in the next two days and learn about the market. I won’t give up the land."