Turn 17: Census and Conversations
Changjian Meinu and Meilu previously talked with some of their friends concerning the task they took for this Month, of interacting with the unaligned cultivators nearby that have been nothing more than vagabonds and criminals. The Sect seems to address this via said interaction: forming a census on their numbers (or at least as much as they can anyway) as well as their abilities and skills that they can somehow use as a way to earn payment from them in the form of a similar bounty board that the disciples are currently using... probably a bit closer to the mission board too, in all likelihood as well. Thereafter, there was still the need of convincing said cultivators of this arrangement which will obviously be awhile compared to simply taking the census that was mentioned earlier. Should they do so, they'll need to expand the available lodgings at Roaring Furnace City, though it seems like they'll be situated at the edge of said location. Seeing that they have no skills concerning construction, the twins and co. decided to procure help from a few groups of disciples with said skills via the merit recruitment, six of them to be exact as there was no saying how much lodging built is enough.
Changjian Meilu sighed as she leaned back on her seat, petting her yet to be named lunar pheasant who is content on just idling about with her twin pheasant sister, as she watched another wild cultivator leave the temporary building they are using to gather the census for the wild cultivators with tables and chairs around the interior. Her younger sister seems to be busy writing, and tallying, down what they manage to gather this day. Most of them, to be as to be expected really, focused more on combat skills and rarely anything else. There were a few of these individuals that seem to have a knack for making body elixirs and fewer than that seems to have any interest, at all, on gathering firewood. There were obvious, pointed, complaints and insults, directly or otherwise, of such tasks falling under the 'servants and newfoolish disciples' of the Red Dew Sect. If it wasn't for Meinu and their friends holding her back with a few of said hotheaded friends of theirs there would likely have been a brawl especially with the more lecherous and perverted cultivators that seems to have only came for 'eye candy' on their all-female clique.
"I'm not confident that there wouldn't be a few fights or two should such behavior crop up once more, dear sister, though I suppose we should have expected that not all cultivators we've met so far, barring a few, will act prim and proper.", the older Changjian said as she received some tea from one of their friends, nodding in thanks and taking a few sips from it.
"We should at least see it from their point of view, sister: they became cultivators without the backing of a Sect unlike in our situation and they had to make do with what resources they have in order to survive out there. It can't be helped that from what we gathered with most of them focused in combat skills and fewer than that are those with skills that may be of interest for the Sect that said skill set difference is due to how they strive to reach the Top. They're likely to end up with escorting tasks or similar but there is the risk of them turning 'coats' as you seem to say and them going renegade and escaping thereafter.", the younger Changjian replied back whilst continued to write what they've managed to gather for their census today. There were some instances indeed as Meilu said that their simple census end up being a brawl though it was scaled down to being a simple duel or 'spar' so to speak.
"...Where's Hua anyway?", the red-robed sister asked after finishing her tea, standing up from her seat, and walking towards her sister to stand at her side whilst looking at what she's writing: there were certainly fewer compared to the census they did with the inhabitants of Roaring Furnace City never mind some cultivators just outright rejecting being part of said census: those they specifically made sure to mark as suspicious for the Sect to take note of.
"Accompanying Cao to find and ask for help with some groups of disciples that have skills in construction and similar. I'm surprised the Sect decide to build up lodgings to those interested in taking 'tasks' from the mission board that'll soon pop up for the wild cultivators, though I suppose even if they do leave there'll be some available lodgings nonetheless though hopefully wouldn't be inhabited with nefarious people.", the blue-robed sister replied, as their yellow-robed friend seems to be accompanying the new member of their group, Luse 'Cao' Caodi, who rather sticks out with the green-robe she is wearing. The latter was one of the few individuals they manage to get a census from last year and it was a pleasant surprise to find her becoming their fellow, junior, disciple. It just so happens that she also is a carpenter's daughter prior to as well, thus have some skills concerning construction.
"Hmmm... is that so?", Meilu said with a faint smile on her face before shaking her head and going back to her seat as more wild cultivators once more entered the building they're temporarily using. She'll tease Hua later but for now, there's the task at hand to do first. It certainly will help them further on gathering insights concerning diplomacy and hopefully that of different perspectives at least...
Changjian Meilu sighed as she leaned back on her seat, petting her yet to be named lunar pheasant who is content on just idling about with her twin pheasant sister, as she watched another wild cultivator leave the temporary building they are using to gather the census for the wild cultivators with tables and chairs around the interior. Her younger sister seems to be busy writing, and tallying, down what they manage to gather this day. Most of them, to be as to be expected really, focused more on combat skills and rarely anything else. There were a few of these individuals that seem to have a knack for making body elixirs and fewer than that seems to have any interest, at all, on gathering firewood. There were obvious, pointed, complaints and insults, directly or otherwise, of such tasks falling under the 'servants and new
"I'm not confident that there wouldn't be a few fights or two should such behavior crop up once more, dear sister, though I suppose we should have expected that not all cultivators we've met so far, barring a few, will act prim and proper.", the older Changjian said as she received some tea from one of their friends, nodding in thanks and taking a few sips from it.
"We should at least see it from their point of view, sister: they became cultivators without the backing of a Sect unlike in our situation and they had to make do with what resources they have in order to survive out there. It can't be helped that from what we gathered with most of them focused in combat skills and fewer than that are those with skills that may be of interest for the Sect that said skill set difference is due to how they strive to reach the Top. They're likely to end up with escorting tasks or similar but there is the risk of them turning 'coats' as you seem to say and them going renegade and escaping thereafter.", the younger Changjian replied back whilst continued to write what they've managed to gather for their census today. There were some instances indeed as Meilu said that their simple census end up being a brawl though it was scaled down to being a simple duel or 'spar' so to speak.
"...Where's Hua anyway?", the red-robed sister asked after finishing her tea, standing up from her seat, and walking towards her sister to stand at her side whilst looking at what she's writing: there were certainly fewer compared to the census they did with the inhabitants of Roaring Furnace City never mind some cultivators just outright rejecting being part of said census: those they specifically made sure to mark as suspicious for the Sect to take note of.
"Accompanying Cao to find and ask for help with some groups of disciples that have skills in construction and similar. I'm surprised the Sect decide to build up lodgings to those interested in taking 'tasks' from the mission board that'll soon pop up for the wild cultivators, though I suppose even if they do leave there'll be some available lodgings nonetheless though hopefully wouldn't be inhabited with nefarious people.", the blue-robed sister replied, as their yellow-robed friend seems to be accompanying the new member of their group, Luse 'Cao' Caodi, who rather sticks out with the green-robe she is wearing. The latter was one of the few individuals they manage to get a census from last year and it was a pleasant surprise to find her becoming their fellow, junior, disciple. It just so happens that she also is a carpenter's daughter prior to as well, thus have some skills concerning construction.
"Hmmm... is that so?", Meilu said with a faint smile on her face before shaking her head and going back to her seat as more wild cultivators once more entered the building they're temporarily using. She'll tease Hua later but for now, there's the task at hand to do first. It certainly will help them further on gathering insights concerning diplomacy and hopefully that of different perspectives at least...
