On the new land, five thousand three-headed people are preparing to pioneer.

One three-headed person carries an offering table, learning from experienced pioneers how to arrange offerings.

Another three-headed person holds paper and pen, learning to write contracts from the pioneers.

One three-headed person is chatting idly with Pan Dehai: "Uncle, are you here to pioneer too?"

Pan Dehai laughs and shakes his head: "I’m just here to look around."

After wandering for a while, Pan Dehai leaves.

Accompanying him are the Hundred-Eyes Fish and Gao Shuxia. Since failing to seize Bei Wushuang’s territory, they’ve been following Pan Dehai.

Once they leave this hundred-mile territory, the Hundred-Eyes Fish looks disdainfully at Old Pan: "Master Pan, did we come all this way just to take a stroll?"

Pan Dehai laughs: "Staying at Hai Chi Ridge all the time, you two won’t gain skills, just flesh. It’s not a bad thing to come out and stretch your legs."

The Hundred-Eyes Fish snorts: "Oh, Old Pan, is this mockery? Complaining we haven’t been attentive enough?"

Pan Dehai waves his hands repeatedly: "I am a virtuous person, ladies need to be mindful of their words, we’re just partners in business, I’ve never had improper thoughts about you two."

This is true, after spending so much time together, these two women have helped Pan Dehai with many things, and Pan Dehai has given them considerable benefits. But they’ve never crossed the line with each other.

Business is business, feelings are feelings, these two things, Pan Dehai distinguishes very clearly.

If Old Pan really heads back to Hai Chi Ridge, Gao Shuxia is displeased: "Old Pan, are we really going back just like this? That’s not what you said when we came!"

Pan Dehai sighs: "Five thousand three-headed monsters all emerged from the City of Sinners. If they turn against us and fight desperately, what can you ladies use to fend them off?"

Gao Shuxia looks back at the territory, so captivated by the new land unrestricted by the Inner State.

Pan Dehai doesn’t stop for a step: "Ladies, you better hurry up, if we encounter Green Flower later, we might not be able to leave."

Ma Wu, under the Green Flower’s banner, openly brought these five thousand people to new land. Whether relying on Green Flower’s reputation or the strength of five thousand three-headed people, ninety-nine out of a hundred wouldn’t dare to covet this new land.

But the issue is the food and drink for five thousand people. There’s some solution for food—bringing in a few carts of compressed biscuits is enough for two days.

Water is hard to manage, hauling a load from Blue Poplar Village consumes more than half along the way.

To solve the drinking water problem, pioneering must be done.

Li Banfeng isn’t greedy; he’ll draw out five hundred of the robust, first breaking open twenty territories, each one mile wide.

This new land lacks things. Since Li Banfeng obtained the block, he’s only found one strange monster here.

This actually makes sense; the Inner State agreed to give land blocks, not strange monsters. Maybe those strange monsters need to be nurtured by He Yuxiu herself.

But now pioneering must happen, without strange monsters, what will be used for the test?

He Yuxiu thinks simply: "Since there aren’t any strange monsters, we simply won’t test and directly start pioneering."

Li Banfeng has also thought about this.

He also has a new land block, worrying about the test every time—last time when Chu Er pioneered, Li Banfeng increased the test difficulty unreasonably.

The purpose of the test is to check if pioneers can manage land blocks; these three-headed people clearly have that ability, making the test seem unnecessary.

Can we skip the test?

As far as Li Banfeng knows, no one has done that yet.

Meng Yuchun always hoped someone would pioneer, finally meeting Li Qi, simplifying the offering and contract setting process, but the test wasn’t omitted.

Qiu Luoye rushed to pioneer back then; later, all test stages turned into mere formalities.

Yet Qiu Luoye never dared ignore this formality, even for the last block, he’d call upon two strange monsters to fight over there.

This test stage certainly holds special significance, Li Banfeng wonders if he should move some strange monsters from his new land.

How many should be moved? Li Banfeng plans to open all blocks, three to five strange monsters definitely won’t suffice.

Most strange monsters in his territory came from Qiu Luoye’s land, finally settled, and now they must endure further upheaval if moved for tests.

He Yuxiu has five thousand three-headed people, soon to become proper land. If these strange monsters are relocated then, how many can bear such turmoil?

Maybe borrow some from the surrounding new land?

Not well acquainted with local deities around here, borrowing strange monsters might not meet with agreement...

Li Banfeng is vexed by this matter, but He Yuxiu sees the situation clearly: "Brother Seven, we don’t have to trouble ourselves finding strange monsters for tests if none come,

We must adhere to pioneering rules; once offerings are set, I’ll respond first. If the land senses it, let them prepare for tests,

We’ll spread the word, if strange monsters come, I definitely won’t stop them; if none want to come, then those pioneers are just lucky, and we can’t trouble them either."

Her words hold some truth; Li Banfeng is impulsive too, agreeing immediately: "Let’s test one plot, if nothing happens, we’ll continue; if something does, we’ll figure another way."

The first batch of three-headed people set the offerings; He Yuxiu readies for response.

Back when Li Banfeng first responded to pioneering, relying on the Judge’s Pen to fly, using the projector to create atmosphere.