Swamp Lord with an Intelligence System

Chapter 657: Chapter 279: Bountiful Harvest

All participants in the construction can become the first batch of residents of the Holy City.

With this excuse, any opposing thoughts were completely dispelled.

Participating in the deity’s plan is a great honor for the followers!

Not to mention the identity of a resident of the Holy City! That means being bathed in divine grace at all times!

As for personal wealth, Katana also conveyed the information… it can be directly taken to Katana and exchanged for gold coins.

At the same time, for fixed assets that cannot be relocated, the sect will provide corresponding gold coins for purchasing them.

The fields will be permanently reserved for the followers, and after the construction of the Holy City is completed, they can return to continue farming.

Followers entering Katana will be provided with jobs by the Swamp Sect and will receive corresponding remuneration, not free labor.

Even children can receive education from the Swamp Sect, and the elderly can always enjoy free medical care.

Food is also directly provided by the Swamp Sect, and can be purchased at half price as long as you participate in work.

A series of policies dispelled the villagers’ concerns, and since this was ordained by the deity, each inquiry during prayers was met with affirmative responses.

Subsequently, the whole process went smoothly, and the followers began migrating with their families to Katana.

In just three days, by April 21st, nearly twenty thousand followers from dozens of surrounding villages moved to Katana.

And this once-small village became prosperous with the influx of a massive population.

After the temple became the Swamp Temple, the surrounding air noticeably became more humid.

It began to show signs of mudification.

This also made the construction speed of the Vine Fairies increase a bit.

The swamp is the natural domain of these magical life forms, and just being there greatly enhances their abilities.

With the participation of magical life forms like the Bubble Beast, the construction speed in Katana was extremely fast.

Tower-like, five-story vine buildings sprang up from the ground.

These are the residences of the inhabitants.

Each floor of the building has four rooms, and each room consists of three bedrooms, a living room, and includes a bathroom and kitchen, enough to accommodate a family of four or five people.

And they are distributed for free.

To meet construction needs, Lear reassigned 40 out of 50 Vine Fairies.

Even with so many, every day they are still busy with their feet off the ground.

And these magical beings, who reached Level 15 due to the massive construction of vine buildings, each can build at least five residential houses per day.

The followers arriving in Katana were absorbed at a rapid pace.

The influx of such a large population would inevitably bring administrative confusion.

Lear anticipated this and preemptively drew some civil servants from the City Hall in Weilu City.

They began to take over management work.

With an existing system, the production and life of nearly twenty thousand people were not affected and directly went on the right track.

Various policies were issued in an orderly manner, and various measures were steadily implemented, eliminating potential chaos before it emerged.

At this time, the previous heavy investment in education began to show its effects.

After these civil servants were reassigned to the Original Plane, City Hall immediately recruited a new batch to fill the vacancies.

Educated residents easily met the recruitment needs of City Hall.

The combination of new and old members directly filled these gaps.

No impact on Weilu City.

After nearly twenty thousand followers poured into Katana, the factory, which Lear had started building half a month ago, formally announced its operation.

They started recruiting and absorbing workers.

With Weilu City’s current foundation, supporting these twenty thousand people posed no pressure.

But such a large labor force cannot be wasted.

While they cannot engage in high-tier production, they can certainly handle more labor-intensive raw processing.

Of course, the most important purpose is to give the followers something to do, a direction to strive toward so they won’t idle around relying on free meals.

Once things settled, Lear directly ordered the Swamp Boggarts to start classes, imparting knowledge to these ancient humans.

Education is always the best investment.

On the Original Plane, the social structure is simpler, and although there wasn’t much oppression from divine spirits and nobles, knowledge was still an extremely scarce resource.

Some knowledge was only passed down orally within their village, such as which herbs can cure diseases or what can be used to temporarily satisfy hunger, these practical daily facts.

Yet literacy was something only a tiny minority could understand. Of nearly twenty thousand followers, only about ten people could recognize over a hundred characters…

To learn knowledge is definitely a blessing from the divine spirit for the followers!

When the Swamp Boggarts started classes, the plaza was so crowded that it was completely packed.

Upon learning to write their first character, many followers were so excited that their faces flushed red, and their faith in the Swamp Sect surged.

At this moment, Lear personally stepped in and selected a group of Defender Knights for the Swamp Sect.

The members were selected from the voluntarily registered ancient humans.

Loyalty, resolute, fearless, willing to sacrifice for the Swamp Sect.

There weren’t many selection criteria, but each was crucial. With the influence of drama, over ten thousand registered.

But eventually, Lear selected 500 as the first batch of Defender Knights.

They will be entirely on duty and undergo rigorous training.

Lear couldn’t descend on the Original Plane, so he couldn’t use flesh energy to increase the level of these knights.

However, the Power of Faith can be bestowed, providing the same or even better effects.

Nevertheless, recruiting the Wetland Angels was the main task, and this could only serve as secondary support.