Righteous Man Lee Jan

Next Day,

"I apologize for the death of your sons. As a Village Chief, I was absent when the village was in distress and because of my decision for transforming the village, caused trouble for everyone." Gu Tan stood behind the table and bowed his head in front of the two males and two females.

"No, no, Village chief, you shouldn't bow to anyone." Seeing his action, two men stood up and tried to make him raise his head.

"Yes, a village chief, you shouldn't bow to anyone." Zhao Xin also spoke while standing behind Gu Tan.

Gu Tan shook his head and spoke "If I hadn't done anything to make changes, the village would've been running as usual. Even though there are reasons behind the changes, it is still my fault that I left my people defenseless while leaving the village."

"He wanted to be like you. Sob!" Suddenly, one of the females spoke which startled everyone. But, the man standing next to her instantly understood those words and lowered his head.

"When you were six, you saved many children even though you were also a child. One of the people who you saved was my son. After you saved those children, you became the little hero of our village. But, for my son, you were more than a hero."

"He wanted to be just like you. Even though he never understood the world, he never forgot his belief." The woman slowly raised her head and looked straight into Gu Tan's eyes.

"When he turned ten years old, he was excited like every other child. But, he didn't want to become a cultivator for life. He wanted power to save people. My son didn't die running. Hicc! Hicc! He died saving a child. He died as a hero."

"Waaaaaaaa! Waaaaaaa!"

At this moment, Gu Tan suddenly felt frustration all over his body seeing the woman crying. Her husband wrapped his arm around her and she cried on his shoulder.

Behind Gu Tan, Zhao Xin also burst into tears.

"Village Chief, we respect you as a village chief even though you are just a child. This respect is not forced. You earned this respect. You were perfect, different from every other child. But, no one is perfect."

"My son died in the claw of a monster. He didn't die as a hero nor did he die as a coward. He died because we weren't strong enough to protect him. He was just a child."

Another woman slowly fall to her knees and slammed her head to the ground.

"Village Chief, please make us stronger! Strong enough to protect our children from the claw of a monster. I….no, we don't want to become a parent who can't even protect their child."

"Village Chief, I BEG YOU."

"Honey!" Her husband instantly tried to raise her but she kept her head down.

"Four Years!" Gu Tan suddenly spoke.

Only then, the woman raised her head and stared at Gu Tan.

"I can't promise that no blood will shed in the future. But, give me four years! I will make everyone stronger. After four years, every person in our village will be a warrior."

His words slowly brought a smile to her face. Tears fell down her cheeks as she nods her head.

"I know many of you are confused about why I become a Village Chief or why am I so into transforming our village but don't worry, I will clear the confusion soon enough. For now, four of you should go back and rest. I know none of you have slept after that attack."

Four of them nodded their heads and left the house.

"So, are we going to announce the lockdown now?" Zhao Xin wiped away her tears and asked.

Gu Tan shook his head and answered "For now, try to buy as many resources we need for this year. We need to make sure that none of my people are left hungry. And, focus on building the wall first. After the wall, we will focus on houses."

"This year, we won't go much further than that. Also, Xin, there is something that I need your help for."

"Hmm?" Zhao Xin attentively listened as Gu Tan continued "I need you to form a group of women who are willing to participate in the battles. Till now, our village has been a male dominant village. None of the females have a good position or even will for the battle."

"Or so I thought. But today, I saw the spark of war in her eyes. If they are given a reason, I believe they will fight. And, not just for war, I need the position of women in every sector. Whether it is academy, market, army, sect, business, I want you to encourage more women for participating."

"Each failure will give you a lesson, they said. It seems they weren't wrong. Today, I learned something. It's time to use every bit of human resources we have to develop our village. By the way, for the next few days, I, my dad, and Lee Che will be out of the village, so tightened the village defenses."

"Wait, you are leaving again?" Zhao Xin asked with surprise.

Gu Tan nodded his head answered "Didn't I promise to turn every single person in our village into a warrior? We only have four years for that. In those four years, we are going to help everyone awaken Martial Soul and Elemental Veins."

"But, for that, we need some resources. I know the location and how to get those resources. But, I am not strong enough to go alone. I will take dad and Lee Che with me. With them gone, our village might become more vulnerable. We need to do something about this."

"Village Chief, if you don't mind I have a suggestion." Zhao Xin spoke while Gu Tan was trying to think of a way to make his village safer.

"Go on!" Her words piqued his interest as he asked her to continue.

"Currently, there is a region where the amount of spiritual energy released by elemental veins is the highest. As you said, although this spiritual energy is nothing compared to the spiritual energy released by spirit veins, it is still enough for us."

"So, I was planning to make this region public to others, specifically one person. In the previous battle, Captain Lee took down three Adults Middle-Rank Monsters despite being fifth stage cultivator. It was due to his immense willpower to use Secret Breathing Technique- Overdraft for more than two minutes."

"What? You mean he used Overdraft for more than two minutes?" Gu Tan instantly stood up and asked with the confusion. In his previous life, he never get a chance to know Lee Jan better and never even saw him fighting much.

But, using Overdraft for more than two minutes is something that even he can't do. It requires immense Willpower to make your body move. Even though it increases the strength over the top, if you don't have enough Willpower, your body will collapse in a few seconds.

Even in his previous life, he has only used Overdraft for just a minute. And, that was only possible because he had a reason to live. He wanted to take revenge for his village and thus he was able to use Overdraft for a minute to slaughter devils during his time in Saint World.

Zhao Xin nodded her head and continued, not minding his interruption.

"Whenever I use my Battle Soul, I sense extreme righteousness from him. He shines like a true sun that will never get engulfed by the darkness. And, all this righteousness is to protect his village. That's why he is having a hard time accepting you as a Village Chief."

"I suggest we focus on improving his strength. His strength will be equal to thousand men on the battlefield."

Gu Tan puts his hand on his chin and thought for a while.

"Xin, do you think giving him enormous benefits will really be good for the village?"

"Yes, I believe he will never betray our village." Zhao Xin nodded her head and answered.

"Good then! Allocate hundred spirit stones to him, ask him to train Body Metamorphosis Technique as well. Hmm! I will watch him for the next four years. And, if he performs as you said, then I don't mind giving him more benefits."

"But, how is his condition? He used Overdraft for more than two minutes. It wouldn't be just about the Willpower now." Gu Tan asked.

His words made Zhao Xin helplessly smile as she spoke "I asked Yin to give him a visit. It turned out he is rebelling to go back into his job as a Captain. But, his body's condition is indeed worse. His bones have been weakened to extreme condition, and he needs at least a week to recover."

Gu Tan laughed upon hearing her words.

"It seems he is really a stubborn person. Well, force him to rest. To speed up his recovery, give him the healing pills you got from those two disciples."

"Anything else?" Zhao Xin asked before leaving.

"No, but after giving him pills, you also take rest. You haven't slept for two days. Tomorrow, I will leave once again so you might need to work hard." Gu Tan shook his head and commanded her.

"Yes, Village Chief!" Zhao Xin smiled and left the office.

Gu Tan puts his leg on the table and stares at the ceiling.

"It is really tough. Responsibility of thousands of people, it feels like I can't slack off even a little."

Suddenly, a cold glint appeared in his eyes as he spoke "Alchemy King, I am coming for your grave very soon. It's Inheritance Exploration Time."

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