Ding Zhengyi secretly guessed that the purpose of the patriarch's summons this time should be able to find the answer in this question.

Seeing Ding Changming's expectant eyes, with the selfless funding he had given several times since the completion of his own clan studies, Ding Zhengyi also felt that the patriarch should not be disappointed.

So he fell into deep thought, hoping to give Ding Changming a satisfactory answer.

The direct reason for the family's heavy losses this time is obvious, that is, because they were ambushed by the Xuanshan faction's master and apprentice forces, but why they were ambushed, and why they suffered heavy casualties after being ambushed, these are worth thinking about.

The Xuanshan faction's master and apprentice forces ambushed the family's search for spiritual objects, it may be to restrict the development of the family, or it may be to snatch the resources in the sea, these Ding Zhengyi have no way of knowing, and they can't change it, but they can successfully ambush it, so they have to find the reason from the family itself.

This may be due to the fact that the family's last search operation was too smooth, which led to a bit of paralysis in this operation, but the exact route information that those master and apprentice forces must also get is the key to the success of the attack.

The exact route information is not a secret in the family, and the clansmen who participated in the operation last time know it, but it is very unlikely that these clansmen will take the initiative to inform.

Because the qualifications of the family monks are generally insufficient, there is not much to go in cultivation, and the desire for resources is far less than that of the sect monks, but they attach more importance to family affection.

The ordinary life of the clan is also relatively rigid, except for a few people who perform tasks, most of them are engaged in work such as cultivating spiritual fields in the clan.

It is rare to encounter conflicts, and there are no disputes, although a few complaints can occasionally be heard, but Ding Zhengyi believes that they will never let their own people or even their families die in vain for their own selfishness.

The operation mode of the family makes the possibility of this happening very small, and the bond of family affection has been engraved in the hearts of the clan since childhood.

The education since childhood has also made all the clansmen realize that if they want to survive, they must huddle together to keep warm, otherwise most of the clansmen with ordinary qualifications and lack of skills will only be like many scattered cultivators, and they will be displaced and precarious.

There are also maverick clansmen, and these clansmen will go out to travel if they have a little cultivation, and they will not return if they do not complete the family tasks and sacrifice.

The family usually expels them from the family tree according to the clan rules, and the relatives who are close to them will not be able to hold their heads up for a long time in the clan.

However, there are very few such clansmen, and it is rare for a family to appear in a few years, and occasionally news about them will come back, and most of them will die in a corner of this crisis-ridden cultivation realm.

After excluding the clansmen's initiative to inform, it can only be the information obtained by the master and apprentice forces of the Xuanshan faction themselves, as for how it was done, Ding Zhengyi has no way of knowing for the time being.

The leakage of information increased the possibility of being successfully ambushed, and the failure of the clansmen to detect the danger in advance, the failure to make the best response in time, and the ineffective response were also the reasons for the heavy losses.

These do not involve the strength of strength, but pay more attention to the usual drills and the awareness gained from walking on the edge of crisis for many years.

Of course, the gap in cultivation is sometimes one of the keys, and the coercion of high-level monks against low-level monks has a great impact on combat effectiveness.

For example, the coercion of the Zhuji Cultivator can reduce the strength of the Qi Cultivator by more than fifty percent, while the coercion of the Jindan Monk is enough to imprison the Qi Cultivator and make him unable to move.

However, the last ones have nothing to do with the loss of the family this time, the bandit cultivators are just Qi cultivators, Ding Zhengyi thought about it for a while, and he didn't think much about it, but it made his thinking clearer.

"The main reason is that the detailed information of the outgoing is discovered by the Xuanshan faction's master and apprentice forces, and the second is that the family monks are not able to respond effectively when they encounter a crisis. ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Ding Zhengyi thought about it again and again before giving what he thought was the best answer.

"You're right, the last action gained a lot, and when you sell spiritual objects in the market, you should be noticed by people with a heart.

The characteristics of the family monk are obvious, and the target is too big, even if the news is deliberately blocked, it will not have much effect.

Moreover, the family has many mouths, although the clan has explained that it is necessary to pay attention to secrecy, but a lot of information has been inadvertently set out, and it is impossible to escape the investigation of the master and apprentice forces of the Xuanshan faction. ”

Ding Changming nodded with satisfaction, obviously agreeing with Ding Zhengyi's answer, and then added some more.

"The lack of adaptability of the clansmen has always existed, not only in terms of insufficient cultivation and lack of training, but also due to some unstable factors from within the clan.

In fact, there are some problems similar to sects in the family, and with the support of the elders, the descendants will make much faster progress in the early stage of qi training, but they often lack perseverance and perseverance.

In the early stage of the side branch's cultivation, due to the lack of cultivation resources, the progress of cultivation was obviously slow, but this also just developed a pragmatic and hard-working character.

The estrangement between the people of the side branch and the descendants is not only the asymmetry in cultivation resources, but also the difference in personality and attitude.

Usually it may not be noticed, because there is no actual confrontation between the two small groups, and it is only shown that there is less interaction with each other.

This time, an emergency was encountered, and this hidden danger was exposed.

In the crisis, the two groups that the family monks were obviously divided into had an obvious sense of distrust, lacked coordination, and even were wary, and they were only detached under the constraints of the elders, otherwise the family would not have suffered such a big loss this time. ”

Ding Changming said so much in one breath, the expression of indignation and weakness on his face kept alternating, and finally turned into a helpless sigh.

Ding Zhengyi listened to the patriarch's speech, and he obviously analyzed the problems of the family and knew everything about it.

However, when he heard the patriarch's sigh containing a variety of emotions, Ding Zhengyi also felt his helplessness, and there was not only the indignation of hating iron but not steel, but also a little powerless.

"Can the family think of a way to solve these two problems?"

Although the patriarch's face was already full of answers, Ding Zhengyi still asked with luck.

"The family has also tried a lot of ways over the years, but with little success. ”

Ding Changming's helpless expression became even stronger, and he slowly said some of the family's difficulties.

The obedience of the family monks is not a problem, and the family has the most advantage in this regard based on the bond of family affection.

But the biggest advantage is also the biggest disadvantage, the clan will only passively accept instructions, do not know how to change, in a critical moment this is often fatal.

There are also clansmen who have a strong obedience and the effect of large-scale centralized training is very good, but the consumption of resources is not something that a small family like the Ding family can bear, after all, the resources that the family can balance every year are extremely limited.

The most important thing is that most of the clansmen are not so much monks as mortals who know how to cultivate, and their sense of struggle and willingness to fight are extremely low.

What they are most willing to do is to cultivate the land and farm for such risk-free tasks, and they like to talk about things that are long and short in the family, and it is very difficult to keep some family movements secret.

The most difficult thing to solve is the gap between the family branch and the side branch.

Most of the family monks with that kind of perseverance are from the side tribes, but they are difficult to make a difference due to the limitations of resources, and except for a few monks with excellent qualifications, who can receive subsidies from the family, most of them can only be left to fend for themselves.

Due to the support of their relatives and elders, the people of the Yan tribe have relatively abundant resources, but they know how to persist and have few perseverance.

They spend more time enjoying life, but it is precisely because they can enjoy more resources that their cultivation can still maintain a relatively fast progress, and most of the elders of the family will be produced among them.

Ding Changming also wanted to subsidize the resources of the side branch children with a resolute personality and practical efforts in the name of the family, but in the end he could not implement it.

After all, the family's resources are very limited, and redistribution will inevitably damage the existing interest groups, which will have a great impact on the unity of the family, even if it is the patriarch, he must follow the concept of family fairness and justice.

Ding Changming seemed to have buried these words in his heart for a long time, and after saying them in one go, Ding Zhengyi could clearly feel that his mood was much better at this time.

"I came to you this time to solve these two problems once and for all.

You have a good relationship with Xiao Qi, Xiao 12, and Xiao 16, which means that you have no distinction between your spouses and your friends, and you only look at your personality and character, so that you can unite all the young juniors in the two branches of the family and meet the conditions of equal treatment.

And through the previous observation and test, I found that you have enough reason to control yourself, and you will not affect your judgment because of emotional fluctuations, which is enough to lead this group of people to deal with various difficulties, and even become the main force ...... to strengthen the family. ”

In this way, from noon to evening, Ding Changming finally entrusted the hope of strengthening the family to Ding Zhengyi, and the specific means of operation began to be discussed.

The result of the discussion was simple but complicated, and it was simple because the patriarch would give him 300 contribution points every month as a reward in the name of Ding Zhengyi's great contribution to the family.

It is complicated because Ding Zhengyi, who has so many resources in his hands, what he has to do is to select qualified children from all the clansmen of the younger generation of the family for training.

The requirements for selection are grasped by himself, and after being selected, he will not only provide resources for these disciples to cultivate without distractions, but also secretly carry out collective drills and run-in at the appropriate time to increase their ability to coordinate and adapt.

Don't underestimate the 3,600 contribution points per year, this is one and a half of the family's resources that can be allocated every year, which is enough for the full cultivation of twenty early and middle stage Qi cultivators.

Even if Ding Zhengyi immerses himself in drawing low-level runes, he can only earn more than 1,000 contribution points every year, in addition to satisfying his daily cultivation, he can't meet the massive resources required to practice drawing middle-level runes.

Ding Changming also understood Ding Zhengyi's current difficulties, and agreed that he could embezzle part of the contribution points allocated to him for his own use according to the actual situation.