Chapter 105 Even a donkey is not so tired

After flying for some time outside, Su Bai looked at the lush trees below and the mountains that occasionally brushed past her, a frown appearing on her face.

She directly asked Xu Ying:

"Do you usually have four captains leading the other Cultivators of the Patrol Team on patrol?"

"Yes."

"There are too few people."

With so few people, let alone whether they can protect the Loose Cultivators coming and going from the Market after completing their transactions, they probably can't even protect themselves if they encounter a powerful Cultivator.

If it were in a general Market, such as the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market where Su Bai originally resided, a mere Refining Qi (8th Layer) Cultivator serving as a Patrol Team captain would be more than sufficient.

But looking at the current development of Xingluo Market, it's not enough!

In terms of the Patrol Team captain's cultivation, at least a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is needed to deter the petty thieves around.

Su Bai said there were too few people, and Xu Ying felt a little wronged.

He wished she wouldn't say these things to him; he was just a member of the Family, without any decision-making power.

Only the Family Elders, the Clan Chief, and the Old Ancestor had that ability.

And this Fellow Daoist Su seemed to have a close relationship with Ancestor Xu.

He didn't dare to refute, so he could only hum in response.

Su Bai looked at Xu Ying, who was silently bowing his head, and knew that telling him these things was useless.

She could only sigh helplessly.

"What about inside the Market?"

Since the captains patrolled outside the Market, what about inside?

To this, Xu Ying replied:

"Inside the Market, the Old Ancestors of each Family take turns guarding, and there is a Formation protecting it, so the Patrol Team only needs to mediate conflicts that occur between Cultivators."

Knowing that her main task was to be outside the Market, Su Bai slowly exhaled.

"How often do you usually patrol?"

Su Bai continued to ask for details.

Xu Ying also answered everything he knew.

"Our four captains rotate in two groups, with two people per group, starting from the east and west sides of the Market respectively, each circling a semicircle, and finally ending at the other's starting point."

In terms of direction, one captain leads their team from west to north to east, completing a semicircle.

The other captain does the same, but the direction changes from east to south to west, also a semicircle.

Once this Patrol Team completes its mission, the next group takes over and repeats.

Hearing Xu Ying explain this, Su Bai felt a headache coming on.

Why was it still a two-shift system?

Even if Cultivators had abundant energy, this wasn't how one should use people.

Moreover, a Refining Qi (8th Layer) captain leading a Patrol Team with an average strength of Qi Refining (6th Layer) while their opponents were Qi Peak Cultivators… this was simply suicidal.

Su Bai got a headache just thinking about it.

"From now on, the four of you, two captains, will patrol half a circle together."

"After you complete it, you rest, and I will patrol a full circle by myself."

Although troublesome, since she had accepted this task, Su Bai still intended to do it well.

She directly arranged for two captains to patrol together.

This way, with two Refining Qi (8th Layer) Cultivators together, even if they faced a Qi Peak Cultivator: Jie Xiu, they could at least protect themselves, even if they couldn't win.

At the very least, they could protect their subordinates, so they wouldn't be completely wiped out like melons and vegetables being chopped.

Xu Ying naturally understood Su Bai's intention in making this arrangement.

"Fellow Daoist Su, wouldn't that be too much work for you?"

They only needed to patrol half a circle of the Market, but Su Bai had to patrol a full circle.

It would be fine if she were alone, but Su Bai would definitely bring her Patrol Team with her when she went out on patrol.

Those Qi Refining Stage – Mid Phase Cultivators, she wondered if they could endure it.

It was estimated that just flying a circle around the Market would be enough to exhaust them, leaving them no strength to fight.

Few Qi Refining Stage – Mid Phase Cultivators had the ability to continuously use spiritual power to control a flying boat.

In fact, when they patrolled outside, they often needed to land and meditate to rest.

"You don't need to worry about that."

After roughly understanding the Patrol Team's mission, and after Xu Ying led Su Bai on a circle outside to show her the patrol range, they returned.

Starting tomorrow, Su Bai would begin her life as a Patrol Team member.

The two of them went out and returned, using up a full day.

This was at the speed of a Qi Refining Stage – Late Phase Cultivator.

Later, when she brought the Patrol Team along, the speed would slow down considerably.

A half-circle patrol would roughly take three to five days.

Before Su Bai left the Patrol Team to return to her shop, Xu Ying handed her a token.

It was entirely silver-colored, with a character "巡" (patrol) on it.

"Fellow Daoist Su, this token is for daily communication."

"When we complete our patrol, we will notify you, and then you can just set off directly with your team members."

Just like that, Su Bai, dressed in a new outfit, returned to Danfu Pavilion.

As soon as she walked in, Lü Hong came out from the backyard.

"Wow! Su Yi, you look so majestic in that!"

Lü Hong looked at Su Bai's overall dark-colored magical robe, her face full of admiration.

Indeed, in terms of color scheme, this magical robe gave off a profound feeling.

"Does it look good? This is the Patrol Team's uniform. If you want one, I'll send you one another day."

Su Bai reached out and slapped away Lü Hong's little paw that was reaching for her.

She said with some helplessness.

Of course, what Su Bai said was true.

After all, she was now the manager of the Patrol Team.

So the Patrol Team had to listen to her.

It was just taking a magical robe, did she need to tell anyone else? That was her property!

Hearing Su Bai's assurance, Lü Hong shook her head while blowing on her reddened little hand that had been slapped.

"No, no, I shouldn't wear the Patrol Team's uniform casually."

"What if I'm walking on the street and someone asks me about it, and I can't explain where the clothes came from, and I get taken away and locked up?"

Lü Hong's thoughts were a bit scattered, not thinking too deeply.

Su Bai chuckled twice.

"Your Su Yi is now a member of the Patrol Team, so she's quite formidable."

"Who would dare to arrest you?"

Joking, Su Bai walked towards the backyard.

Starting tomorrow, she would likely return once every ten days or so.

Naturally, she had to prepare the Medicinal Pills.

She just didn't expect that she was actually a bit short-staffed now.

This also made Su Bai realize that Family development was indeed much more efficient than that of Loose Cultivators.

With more people, more things could be done.

For this Patrol Team, she still needed to ask Xu Changge for more people.

Su Bai didn't want to be a workaholic.

If there was something to do, couldn't she just let her subordinates run errands for her?

Generally speaking, Cultivator: Jie Xiu directly robbed the prey they had set their sights on, which were Cultivators they had already scouted through their informants in the Market.

Then they would make their move.

They would not attack members of the Patrol Team and would even deliberately avoid the Patrol Team's patrol routes and times.

Because Cultivator: Jie Xiu also knew that if you robbed a Loose Cultivator, it wasn't a big deal, and generally, you wouldn't provoke any powerful figures, as they were all investigated through informants.

Unless they were unlucky enough to encounter someone like Su Bai, who was clearly a Foundation Establishment Cultivator but pretended to be a Qi Refining Cultivator.

If they really attacked the Market's Patrol Team, then the beings they provoked…

Unless they immediately fled, the Cultivator: Jie Xiu would not live to see the next day.

After all, there was communication between Patrol Teams.

If they really encountered a situation they couldn't handle, they would directly transmit a message to their Old Ancestor.

At that time, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would directly descend.

When fleeing, they would probably wish they had two more legs.