The spirit birds continuously flew out from the meteorite iron mine, heading in all directions, reaching every industry under the Grand Sky Sect.
Xu Wei was ruthless enough; he clearly and thoroughly explained the issues with the meteorite iron mine in all the messages, and also made it clear about the opportunity Chu Xinghe was giving everyone.
As countless spirit birds flew out, all the industries under the Grand Sky Sect received them.
When the deacons saw the first part of the message, they broke into a cold sweat. After all, the meteorite iron mine wasn't an isolated case; didn't other industries have their own little tricks?
Everyone was well aware of this.
But when they saw that Chu Xinghe was willing to give everyone a chance, even offering double the benefits, the deacons' eyes turned red.
Almost immediately, all the deacons held meetings, where they directly informed every steward about the spirit bird's message.
No one was foolish. Seeing the information on the spirit bird, everyone knew what choice to make.
Should they hand over everything they had taken before and enjoy a prosperous life with doubled benefits, or stubbornly challenge the sect's tolerance limit? This choice wasn't too difficult, was it?
After all, those who could reach the position of steward were all shrewd individuals.If the sect had directly demanded everyone to hand over what they had taken before, many might have hesitated. But under the temptation of doubled benefits, only a fool would choose to be stubborn.
I took the sect's resources before because I needed money, but now with double benefits, I don't lack money at all. Why would I take risks?
I was desperate and resorted to illegal acts, but damn it, why would I do that when I'm living comfortably? Am I out of my mind?
So in a short time, almost all the industries under the Grand Sky Sect reorganized their accounts, and all the reorganized accounts were remarkably similar to Xu Wei's.
Not only did they make up for all the deficits, but they also attached a list of stewards and the amounts each steward handed over.
All the accounts were quickly compiled and sent to the Grand Sky Sect.
Within the Grand Sky Sect, the Great Elder had been somewhat worried these past few days.
After all, Xinghe was still young. It was his first time inspecting on behalf of the Sect Master, and the Great Elder was afraid something might go wrong.
The Great Elder wasn't unaware of some of the sect's issues.
However, the northern preparations should be sufficient, right?
But just as the Great Elder was comforting himself, news suddenly came that Xinghe hadn't gone north but had gone south instead?
The news left the Great Elder dumbfounded.
What... did Xinghe also inherit my teleportation array skills?
Before the Great Elder could recover from his confusion, news arrived at the sect that Xinghe had headed straight for the meteorite iron mine.
The matter with Luo Zheng was also promptly reported back by Ma Liang. When the Great Elder saw what Luo Zheng had done, he had only one thought... Xinghe was still merciful... merely chopping him up to feed the dogs was a bit too lenient.
If it were up to me, wouldn't I send him to the Eternal Spring Palace for waste recycling?
Although the Eternal Spring Palace now had the Dark Moon Clan and didn't lack test subjects, they had said it was boring to keep poisoning the Dark Moon Clan and wanted to try on some normal people.
However, the Great Elder wasn't worried about Luo Zheng's matter; he was concerned about other issues with the meteorite iron mine.
Xu Wei was someone the Great Elder had personally promoted, so how could he not know what kind of person Xu Wei was?
If you say Xu Wei had issues with his abilities, the Great Elder would be the first to stand up and argue with you. But while Xu Wei's abilities were fine, his hands weren't very clean.
He hadn't taken little from the meteorite iron mine over the years, right?
Not only Xu Wei, but even the stewards under him weren't entirely clean, right?
But it wasn't just the meteorite iron mine; all the major industries under the Grand Sky Sect were similar. Who dared to claim they were 100% clean?
The sect had held meetings to discuss this issue, but dealing with it was quite troublesome.
If you investigate thoroughly... and deal with everyone, who would manage the sect's industries?
So over time, as long as the people below weren't too excessive and completed the tasks required by the sect each year, some things were just let go. After all, too clear water has no fish...
But this sudden raid by Xinghe on the meteorite iron mine made the Great Elder very worried.
Xinghe was still young, and if he acted impulsively, dealing with everyone at once, it would be troublesome.
But just as the Great Elder was contemplating whether to send a message to Xinghe advising him not to delve too deeply into some matters, news came from the meteorite iron mine.
Seeing what had happened at the meteorite iron mine, not only the Great Elder but all the Head Elders were full of praise.
Beautiful! Xinghe's move was simply exquisite.
If Xinghe had really wiped out the entire meteorite iron mine, the Head Elders would have thought it inappropriate.
It's fine for Xinghe to be impartial, but Xinghe is destined to become the master of the Grand Sky Sect in the future.
The position of Sect Master isn't about being impartial; it's about understanding human relationships!
Being impartial is something for the elders to handle; it's not suitable for the Sect Master!
But now, with Xinghe's approach, all the Head Elders applauded.
"The Great Elder worried for nothing these past few days. I told you before, Xinghe is steady and mature in his actions, and there's no way the things you worried about would happen."
"Indeed... Even I, Elder Yu, admire Xinghe's methods this time."
"Last year, we discussed how to solve these issues, and we old fellows couldn't come up with a solution after several days of discussion. But Xinghe resolved it effortlessly with one move."
"Good thing the Sect Master isn't here, or he would definitely take Xinghe as a personal disciple..."
And the elders' joy didn't end there. As news from the meteorite iron mine spread, all industries under the Grand Sky Sect reorganized their accounts.
One by one, the account books were sent to the Grand Sky Sect. Seeing the newly organized data and the lists of deacons and stewards who voluntarily handed over their gains, the Great Elder was immensely gratified.
Feng Fei calculated the accounts for all the elders on the spot.
According to the new account books sent by each party, after offering double benefits, the sect not only didn't lose out but actually doubled its revenue.
Moreover, doubling the revenue was one thing, but the most crucial change was the atmosphere in each area.
Those dirty deeds from before were now nowhere to be seen. The deacons openly declared, reassuring the sect that if anyone dared to act recklessly under these circumstances, they wouldn't need the sect to investigate; they would catch and deal with them on the spot!
As the saying goes, if you can live comfortably, who would want to take the crooked path?
Seeing the accounts calculated by Feng Fei, the big shots couldn't stop grinning.
Elder Yu even suggested on the spot that all future sect inspections should be handed over to Xinghe.
You see, whenever the Sect Master went to inspect a sect, he would return fuming, dragging us old fellows to discuss countermeasures, and after half a day of discussion, we never came up with a solution.
But look at Xinghe... he resolves issues on the spot, and the best part is that the solution pleases everyone.
The elders all agreed with Elder Yu's suggestion.
Whether the big shots of the Grand Sky Sect agreed or not, Chu Xinghe didn't know. He just wanted to know who had misunderstood his intentions.
Was it Ma Liang again, that rascal?
Did I mean to burn the account books?
Did I mean for them to reorganize them?
I wanted them to create a fake account book to fool the sect... Don't you guys know how to do that?
Who told you to hand over all the money without a second thought?
Doesn't it hurt to give up the money you've worked so hard to gather over the years?
I offered double benefits just to deplete the sect's resources a bit... Did I ask you to make everything clean?
Calling Ma Liang over to ask if he had misunderstood something again, Ma Liang sighed when he saw Senior Brother Xinghe.
As expected... I didn't understand Senior Brother Xinghe's intentions... You can tell from his expression that he's disappointed in me, Ma Liang!
When Senior Brother Xinghe said those words, he actually wanted me to convey them to Xu Wei and the others.
But I, Ma Liang, didn't understand Senior Brother Xinghe's intentions.
Fortunately, Xu Wei was shrewd enough to understand Senior Brother Xinghe's intentions, or I, Ma Liang, would have delayed important matters.
Ma Liang realized that the road to assisting Senior Brother Xinghe was still long... He couldn't slack off at all.
So Ma Liang declared on the spot that it was indeed his mistake this time. He assured Senior Brother Xinghe that he would strive to understand his words in the future and never let him down again...
Chu Xinghe didn't know what to say about Ma Liang... This guy was really a tough nut to crack!
And Xu Wei... Are you crazy?
I wasn't even planning to investigate you, and you confessed everything so clearly without a second thought...
Seeing the list of stewards handed over by Ma Liang, Chu Xinghe was moved to tears.
Are you handing over resources? You're handing over Senior Brother Xinghe's future, do you know that?
Though his heart was filled with tears, Chu Xinghe wasn't panicking. After all, who doesn't face a few setbacks in life?
Chu Xinghe began to consider whether to have a chat with Xu Wei and the other stewards.
Maybe hint to them that occasional greed isn't entirely unacceptable...
But just as Chu Xinghe was at a loss, Ma Liang spoke up.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, not everyone at the meteorite iron mine has issues. Look at this Wei Xin, he's particularly clean. I just asked, and both Xu Wei and the other stewards said Wei Xin is as pure as water, upright and honest!"
"And Wei Xin is highly capable. I heard that since he arrived, the income of the meteorite iron mine has been steadily increasing!"
As Ma Liang finished speaking, Chu Xinghe's eyes turned red. What? Steadily increasing income?
Is today the day you can't say a single sensible word, Ma Liang?
Picking up the information on the steward Wei Xin that Ma Liang mentioned, Chu Xinghe was shocked by what he saw.
This Wei Xin was indeed a talent. Some of his plans had indeed increased the income of the meteorite iron mine significantly, and he was as clean as they said, a natural money-making machine.
If he continued to work at the meteorite iron mine for a few more years, wouldn't the mine take off?
Such a hidden danger must be eliminated early.
But he hadn't done anything wrong and had performed well. Punishing him seemed unreasonable.
After much thought, Chu Xinghe made a decision. If punishment wasn't suitable...
Then let's reward him excessively!