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Chapter 22: Towards Domination (Two in One! Please Read!)
Although he already had a foundation of civilization and a wonder, Leon never thought that his rule could be so stable.

Lianshan porcelain is truly an unexpected creation. These ordinary humans even used it to create white walls by mixing it with clay from the islands. Although due to their lack of architectural knowledge, they might be blown down by strong winds and waves, it still shows the imagination of these people.

It's clear they're not satisfied with their current situation, always striving to improve it. This is a valuable trait. They once lived a life of mediocrity, refusing to believe their own labor could improve their lives. But now, with the arrival of Lianshan porcelain and their free time, they've expanded their options, and they've begun to pursue their dreams.

It's a good thing to have a goal; ambition is what drives people forward. Otherwise, the journey to the top of the island would be too much for them.

Moreover, since the people themselves have such desires, Leon, as a leader, naturally cannot let them down.

Opening the Lianshan Kiln to calcination function 24 hours a day allows them to use the supplies and materials they can use at will, and even allows them to select people of high moral character and prestige to conduct fair rewards, punishments and arbitration.

Now they took the initiative to propose to go outside the island to explore, which made Li Ang very happy. After all, this proved that although this group of people said they were happy all day long, they were still aware of a problem after the Lianshan porcelain incident.

Supporting Li Ang and supporting his work is equivalent to making their lives better.

As long as he was aware of this, Li Ang felt that there seemed to be nothing unsatisfactory about this month.

Sitting next to the Silver Gate and listening to the expedition team's report, Leon quickly mobilized his Sky Eye to observe the situation at the edge of the Misty Islands.

The Misty Islands occupied by Leon weren't the largest; they were actually quite small. It just so happened that a rebellion had once occurred here. As the outermost region of the Misty Islands, it was the burial place of the royal guards, and that was all.

More information about the buildings of the Royal Navy fleet, the mysterious sects they encountered, and the secrets of those unspeakable outsiders are hidden in the archipelago behind.

Moreover, it is impossible for Leon to really use the current island as a base. It is too small and he cannot display his abilities.

The entire island, after exploration, was only a few dozen square kilometers in size, a small, broken, almost prismatic island. It was primarily composed of whitish kaolinite containing soul stones. It could even be said that the entire island was essentially covered in this material.

But beyond that, there was only solid ebony and some flax. That was all. Even the surrounding shallow-water fish only provided about 300 tons of food per day. This place couldn't even be described as barren.

Will we have to rely on such a small island to fight against the entire British Navy fleet in the future?
The demons in their demon cannons would laugh their heads off.

Therefore, some plans and some future must be made clear to one's people so that they can understand and pursue such a future.

According to the system's calculations, the nearest island is less than four kilometers away. At low tide, the sea level is less than three meters below the seabed.

In theory, they could have swum across. But that was just theory. You couldn't expect a bunch of androids and mountain folk to suddenly learn to swim when they arrived at the beach. In reality, aside from digging pits and distilling water—they even learned how to do it—they didn't want to even approach the shore.

Learning to swim is inherently painful, and everyone can only stare at each other in amazement.

Shipbuilding...Le Ang took a look at his technology tree.

It would have been fine if it was a canoe, but unfortunately, the main tree species on the island, ebony, is more suitable for house foundations and furniture, and the remaining wood is more suitable as fuel. Finding a suitable canoe is not an ideal option.

The more serious problem is that just like he can't swim, Li Ang himself can't drive a canoe, let alone expect these people to do it.

Could it be that anyone really thinks the ocean, even the shallowest part, is as calm as a swimming pool, where you can paddle as you please? Even if you don't have the necessary skills, you'll end up in the ocean and be eaten by fish.

These things require a certain amount of knowledge and experience to accumulate. Simply trying to instill knowledge into the brain is a bit of a fantasy. If someone truly possessed such abilities, Leon had no doubt they could go from the Stone Age to space in three years.

"Simply put, I want to ask for your opinion."

Looking at the humans sitting beside the white porcelain table in front of him, staring at each other, Li Ang tried not to look at the dazzling porcelain and said calmly:

"Our exploration team has discovered more land, and it's clear that it's much better than our current environment. It's rich in vegetation and offers many more possibilities. However, none of you can swim, and you don't know how to build a boat."

"Of course, I can teach you this knowledge and start building ships, but unfortunately, operating a ship itself requires a certain level of skill. Unfortunately, you don't have it. So, for now, you have some options. I'm here to look forward to your opinions and ideas."

"..."

Silence fell.

Standing on the platform and looking at the silent crowd, Li Ang was a little surprised why these people didn't speak.

According to past experience, there would be more or less a lot of noise below at this time, but now these people looked at each other, no one said anything, just stood there quietly, watching Li Ang speak.

"Okay, let me tell you my ideas and arrangements for you."

Seeing that no one seemed to be responding, Li Ang sighed and directly took out the solution he had prepared.

"We've already begun building white porcelain roads and houses, and you know how to make things like wheels and axles. You're making rapid progress, and we can easily complete the feat of conquering and transforming this island. So, my opinion is that we can build a four-kilometer-long seawall."

“The bottom layer can be built with ebony wood, and the basic filling material is continuously fired to form a slender track, sliding all the way from the mountain to the ocean, using its own viscosity and soil properties to compact its bottom. Finally, the strongest diamond porcelain is used as the axis on top, and after inserting it layer by layer, tiles and scraps are added around it.”

"Our porcelain industry is already thriving, and I know you'd rather sleep on the construction site than forge porcelain, so why not? You can get the best porcelain you want, and those failed products don't have to be broken and wasted; they can be thrown directly onto the seawall and become part of our construction. A pure white road connects the two ends of the island, paving the way for our new world. I think this is a very good move."

Li Ang looked at the crowd and expressed his thoughts.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with his opinion. According to the system prompt, the entire Baihai Dike was counted as a city's cultural and road construction.

While it requires a significant amount of production and the associated porcelain fragments, its completion will provide a cultural and artistic boost, and grant the territory's roads a degree of exorcism, making travel and combat safer. Most importantly, while not a spectacle, as a large-scale project, it can still alleviate the boredom of these people and gradually bring them together. For Le Ang, this is a perfect opportunity. It improves cohesion, boosts stats, and keeps these people in check. It couldn't be better.

Once we have a wider world, we can formally plan some shrines, oracles, hospitals and the like to start strengthening fertility. The rest of the time can be used to build just the right defense and planting systems, which is better than being trapped and dying on this small island.

However, what made Li Ang even more confused was that these people did not change at all. They just looked at Li Ang, as if waiting for his next order.

“…Well, that’s all.”

"Yes, my lord!"

Charlemagne and Flora's left and right bodyguards led a group of people to shout loudly, and the others also raised their arms and shouted, as if to express their determination.

That’s fine, that’s probably what mythical rule is like.

Facing the crowd who had undoubtedly started eating and drinking, not taking the event seriously at all, Leon could only sigh.

Eight hours passed in a flash, and humans began to plan steps and machinery that would fit the white porcelain into the mountain on the not-too-small hillside of the island.

Because of Lianshan porcelain's exceptional physical properties, its use as flooring or building material seems to present no significant challenges. Coupled with recent developments and the gradual addition of various powders to enhance its properties, Li Ang's village is clearly poised to develop a series of technology trees based on porcelain.

What surprised Leon even more was that the workers were working for more than the eight hours he had set for them. They even started working overtime on their own, going to the construction site to start working.

'System prompt: Your people love you! They want to work harder to repay your love!'

"System prompt: Your special road structure, the White Sea Dike, is under accelerated construction! It is expected to be completed in the next twenty days!"

'System prompt: The area connected by your special road building has certain risks, please pay attention!'

Using luminous porcelain that can illuminate at night, ebony torches that can burn for a long time, and bright porcelain that can refract light, these humans were obviously ignited by the nature of the work. There were even more than a dozen people working late into the night, imitating their initial eight-hour action, constantly adding bricks and tiles to the White Sea Dike.

They seemed to believe that by learning and imitating like this, they could get closer to the gods. It wasn't that they liked it, but they thought that their actions would win Leon's favor.

Of course Leon wouldn't favor it. He just wondered why these humans weren't sleeping yet.

But soon, the monitors he sent to protect these night walkers sent a signal.

"My lord, I have something to report."

The man in charge of night watch suddenly used telepathy to wake up Li Ang who was on standby in the dark.

"We discovered that as we began our nighttime work on the White Sea Wall, there appeared to be human presence on the islands we were heading towards."

'What did you say?'

"Yes, because we didn't notice it before, probably because we happened to be on the other side of the island. But now that we have started firing the tracks at night using the Sun Porcelain, we can see those humans on the coastline watching us."

'...'

Leon switched to a bird's-eye view without hesitation.

Walking over to check is too slow and meaningless, but the Eye of the Sky in the sky can see the root of the problem at a glance.

Soon, the elevated view gradually revealed the appearance of another island. In the distance, beyond the humans holding ebony torches and working the night battle, a group of silent shadows stared calmly with scarlet eyes at the people digging the seawall.

If they were noisy or moving, they could almost be considered a group of indigenous people living on this island. But what was a little strange was that during the thirty minutes that Leon opened the Eye of the Sky, these black figures just looked at the crowd indifferently, and no one made the slightest movement.

Even the rise and fall of the chest and breathing movements were completely non-existent.

It was as if they were a group of ghosts from the abyss, looking indifferently at ordinary people digging a passage to purgatory.

'System prompt: There may be certain risks on this island, please be careful!'

"..."

Looking at those figures at the edge of the coast, who had not touched the sea water at all and were just staring at this side indifferently, Leon gave his orders.

"Charlemagne, take your well-prepared bow and arrows, wait for the place you think you can hit, and shoot there. Shoot three times. If the enemy doesn't react, I grant you the right to attack indefinitely."

"Yes, my lord!"

What the hell, a piece of junk that even the Royal Navy didn't record.

Damn, you are a bunch of bastards. You are afraid of the Royal Navy, but you are not afraid of us?

Looking at those who were still staring at this side silently, seemingly full of hostility and danger, Leon, who had been the guardian for a night, couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.

(End of this chapter)