"Compared to the offspring born from unions, the clan members are much more reliable!"

"Of course, not everyone possesses this ability!"

"For instance, Lord Heavenly Snake cannot do so!"

"Lord Heavenly Snake doesn't have a clan?" Chen Jiuge thought carefully, and it seemed to be true. Heavenly Snake had always been solitary, without any subordinates.

"That's right, Lord Heavenly Snake's bloodline is somewhat unusual. Even if he were to use his essence blood to contaminate other fierce beasts, those beasts wouldn't survive."

"So, Lord Heavenly Snake is quite concerned about not having his own clan members!"

"I see."

"But I'm very curious, how were you able to cultivate human clan members like yourself?"

"What's the difference here?" Chen Jiuge asked back.

The Spider Queen's eyes showed a hint of envy as she said, "Do you know why we fierce beasts, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, choose to transform into humans?"

Chen Jiuge shook his head slightly.

The Spider Queen explained, "Humans have the Innate Daoist Body!"

"Innate Daoist Body?"

"That's right, although we don't know why, the human form is indeed the most capable of understanding the Dao. This isn't to say that our true forms cannot comprehend the Dao, it's just relatively easier for the human form!"

"However, although humans are better at perceiving the Dao, their bodies are much too fragile compared to us fierce beasts, so only when one's cultivation reaches a certain level do beasts choose to transform."

"Moreover, as Innate Daoist Bodies, human-shaped clans are extremely difficult to cultivate."

"Honestly, it was an accident!" Chen Jiuge wasn't sure how to explain.

"No worries, I was just asking casually!"

"Alright, I'm going out for a stroll, do you have any more questions?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Uh, no more!" Chen Jiuge was somewhat unable to keep up with the Spider Queen's train of thought.

"Then I'm off!"

The Spider Queen decisively left with a large pack of Measles Immortal Tea, leaving Chen Jiuge dumbfounded.

"I have a feeling she wasn't here to discuss the matter of clan members, she just wanted to go out and play?"

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Chen Jiuge focused on the eight newly emerged individuals. They came at a very timely moment; many key positions were still vacant and had been managed by Shuibing and Xiao Hong.

With their presence, not only could Shuibing and Xiao Hong be relieved, but they could also help Chen Jiuge better control the Star Moon Tribe.

After some consideration, Chen Jiuge decided on the assignments for seven of them, but hesitated slightly on where to place the last one.

"Although Su Ming said he wanted to travel, he doesn't seem to have any immediate plans, and the City Guardian General here isn't in a rush!"

"However, placing him in Three Stars Town while Su Ming continues as the City Guardian General doesn't seem quite right!"

Both Beng Yu and Xing Yan, who are at the King Level, are already leading corps of ten thousand troops, and even Rong Huo is now a Ruling Elder.

Even though Su Ming seems indifferent to positions, it's something I cannot overlook!

"Forget it, although there's nothing much going on in Three Stars Town now, I should definitely assign a few more people there to keep an eye on things. As for Su Ming, let's form an additional City Defense Army of three thousand troops!"

This decision was quite challenging for Chen Jiuge, as resource allocation from a year ago has now led to a scarcity of resources in his possession. This is even after communicating twice with the Chaos World to retrieve a large supply of resources. If he had relied only on one-sixth of the resources, the Star Moon Tribe would have long been in deficit.

Not to mention the three ten-thousand-men corps, and all the various reforms happening in the city!

......

Three Stars Town

Given the complexity of the situation, Chen Jiuge chose one of the stronger individuals from the eight to come to Three Stars Town.

Sun Crown observed the distinctly divided crowd on the street, his face showing a hint of contemplation: "The divisions seem deep, even while walking on the roads, they're grouped into separate factions!"

Ever since Luoshan led the descendants of the former Sunset Mountain Range out of the Beng Yu gathering grounds, the hatred between the two had been intense.

With more and more small external gathering grounds arriving, initially due to the Star Moon Tribe's ample food provisions, these individuals from complex backgrounds were doing decently well, but the supply period was only three months!

Now in the second month without supplies, requiring them to fend for themselves, the conflicts among the various gathering grounds in Three Stars Town have become increasingly severe.

Three Stars Town is quite small, with limited job opportunities to begin with, and coupled with the safety of work in town and the generous remuneration set by Shuibing and others, which at least ensures families can eat well, competition has intensified.

In the eyes of small gathering grounds, the Beng Yu gathering ground and Luoshan's people have taken jobs rightfully theirs. The Star Moon Tribe was initially accepting the weak to help them, and so these jobs should belong to them.

In the eyes of the Beng Yu gathering ground, Three Stars Town offering safe, well-paying jobs was due to their leader Beng Yu. These small gathering grounds were here to share in their success.

Ironically, the people from Luoshan are relatively laid back, as their individual strength is quite high. Though they don't receive work in Three Stars Town, they can go to the Star Moon Tribe, and while there's some risk with those tasks and jobs, for them, it's manageable.

Walking from the city gate's street to the Three Stars City Lord Mansion in just a quarter of an hour, Sun Crown witnessed no fewer than three brawls. Though patrolling guards arrived quickly, it highlighted that Three Stars Town now resembled a powder keg ready to explode.

"Lord Sun Crown?"

The two guards at the City Lord Mansion's entrance had long received news of Sun Crown's appointment and were well familiar with his appearance.

"It's me!"

"My Lord, please follow me!"

"Third Brother!" Hua Xi's cheerful voice called out.

A hint of a smile appeared on Sun Crown's stern face: "Ninth Sister!"

"Third Brother, you're finally out. Does that mean Eldest Brother and the others are also..."

Seeing Hua Xi's expectant eyes, Sun Crown nodded with a smile: "That's right, Eldest Brother and all the others are out!"

"That's wonderful, but is it only you here this time, Third Brother?" Hua Xi said somewhat disappointedly.

"Yes, Father... the Clan Leader is short on manpower, and Eldest Brother and the others have just assumed their positions and are quite busy. They'll visit you later!"

"Okay then!"

After the two greeted each other, Xiao Hong spoke up: "Alright, let's go in and talk business now, Three Stars Town is quite troublesome currently!"

"City Lord Xiao!"

After participating in the assault on the Five Stars Tribe, Beng Yu suggested to Chen Jiuge that Beng Ruo take over as City Lord of Three Stars Town. Chen Jiuge didn't agree, nor did he completely refuse, opting for a balanced decision by giving Beng Ruo a Deputy City Lord position, while appointing Xiao Hong as City Lord.

Though Xiao Hong's cultivation level was insufficient, both Dali and Hua Xi continued to assist her in Three Stars Town, but they could only provide some martial support in disputes. Dali didn't have the head for administrative matters, and Hua Xi, having recently emerged, was still learning and not ready to take charge independently.

"I wonder about Sun Crown's capabilities?"

"Follow me!"

Study Room

Xiao Hong picked up a large stack of documents from the desk, flipping through, and hesitated slightly upon seeing one of the files.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Hong handed the document to Sun Crown, saying, "I don't know how capable you are, but since you were sent by the Clan Leader, you mustn't be lacking ability. Still, I need to assess you."

"This issue is for you to handle, and how you handle it will be a testament to my evaluation of your abilities, so I hope you put your heart into it!"

Sun Crown gave a faint smile and replied, "Rest assured, City Lord Xiao, I won't disappoint you, nor the Clan Leader!"

"I hope so," Xiao Hong replied calmly.

Leaving the study room, only then did Sun Crown open the document to examine it; his self-assurance allowed him not to look at it directly in the study.

"Regarding town development?"

Sun Crown looked at the title of the document with a hint of puzzlement: "It's actually about this? I thought I would have to deal with the faction conflicts. Seems City Lord Xiao is a kind person!"

Although Three Stars Town is just a subsidiary of the Star Moon Tribe, the position of City Lord carries considerable status, and with the Star Moon Tribe's elders not coming here, it's essentially like being an emperor ruling a fief, with benefits that require no explanation.

"If it's merely about development, it shouldn't be a test of my abilities. Seems like I should get some insights from Ninth Sister!"

"But before that, let's take a tour around Three Stars Town. Since construction was mentioned, there must be some gaps in the city's infrastructure!"

Sun Crown is a person of strong initiative, and he was ready to act immediately!