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Chapter 122 Construction Begins on Liyue City, Zhenfeng Island

Above the Wind Island in Luofu Cave Town, white clouds drift and a gentle breeze blows.

Chen Hao stood in a specially reserved spot for placing stones and wood, and then said to the Great Sage, "Great Sage, tell me the specifications and dimensions of all the materials needed for the construction of Liyue City."

"yes!"

The Great Sage quickly processed the data within Chen Hao's mind, soon compiling a list of all the material specifications and dimensions required for the construction of Liyue City: "The required shapes, specifications, and dimensions for all building materials have been compiled. Please check the data, Chen Hao."

Chen Hao quickly read through the data and then manipulated the [Concept Furnace] to appear in the center of the open space.

Then the next moment...

Blocks of stone, seemingly perfectly cut into squares, along with processed timber of various sizes, cement, steel bars, and other materials, gushed out from the void of the "Concept Furnace," neatly stacked and categorized on the open ground.

Once the building materials were counted, Chen Hao immediately moved to another position and repeated the same action.

　27 Soon, these building materials were piled up in various corners of Zhenfeng Island so that they could be easily accessed when the city began to be built.

After all the preparations were completed, Chen Hao controlled the nearly one thousand magical artifact puppets on Zhenfeng Island to get busy.

Jingle bells!

Bang bang bang~~!

Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~~~!

With the help of the Great Sage, the magical artifact golems, arranged in an orderly fashion and following the previous allocation and calculations, used these building materials and various tools to first construct the foundation and sewers of Liyue City.

Afterwards, Chen Hao touched his empty stomach and complained, "As expected, even martial artists at the Grandmaster level can't avoid going hungry. They simply can't live on air and dew or fast and abstain from grains."

Chen Hao then set the behavior patterns for the puppets and waved his hand to open the portal to the cave:

"There's no rush to build the city. Let's go to Zilan Pavilion and find something to fill our stomachs."

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Buzz~~!

Golden ripples appeared at the entrance to the grotto, and Chen Hao, along with Master Ban, the leader of the Mo family, Master Xu, Zi Nu, Nong Yu, and others, once again arrived at Zhenfeng Island.

"Master Ban, I'm entrusting you with the control of this part of the puppets."

Chen Hao controlled the dozens of magical artifact puppets nearby to stop working and line them up neatly in front of Master Ban. He said softly, "I will have to trouble Master Ban to take care of the construction of Liyue City from now on."

"No problem, Chen boy! I guarantee that there won't be any problems with your Liyue City."

Master Ban patted his chest and assured Chen Hao.

Then, Master Ban couldn't wait to walk to the side of the magical artifact puppets. He awkwardly used the method taught by Chen Hao to take over the control of these magical artifact puppets and carefully controlled the puppets to move.

The moment these magical artifact puppets arrived, Chen Hao extracted the innate Qi from their cores. Otherwise, under the control of [Divine Refinement], Master Ban would never have been able to wrest control of these puppets from Chen Hao.

"This...this is...!!!"

Unlike Master Ban, who focused his attention on the magical artifacts and puppets as soon as he entered the cave, the leader of the Mo family was astonished by the mountain of building materials that had appeared on Zhenfeng Island after looking around. "Young friend, what are these stones and timbers of yours...?"

Even with the vast knowledge of the Mohist master, he was astonished by the sudden appearance of building materials on Zhenfeng Island.

Even a country of that size couldn't possibly prepare so many building materials in just one night.

Chen Hao walked to a pile of timber, touched the perfectly cut, dry and tough timber that looked as if it were naturally formed, and said with a smile to the leader of the Mo family, "Senior, I have prepared all the building materials needed for Liyue City. We can start building the city now."

Six-Fingered Black Knight gave Chen Hao a deep look, but did not ask him how he had managed to do it.

After all, this matter has clearly touched upon Chen Hao's deepest secrets, and it is no longer appropriate for an outsider like him to delve into the details.

Moreover, doing so would damage the reputation of Six-Fingered Black Knight and is not in line with his character.

Six-Fingered Black Knight stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Since you have prepared all the building materials, we can naturally begin construction."

"I'm really looking forward to this city that will influence future generations."

"That's great!" Chen Hao said excitedly. "Senior, if you need anything, just tell me. With your help, I think it will only take a week to build the foundation in Liyue City."

While Chen Hao and the others were chatting here, the puppets on Zhenfeng Island, using various puppet tools designed by Chen Hao, had already dug up part of the foundation soil of Liyue City and had now begun to compact the foundation.

Some of the magical artifact puppets were even under the control of the Great Sage, mixing cement, moving stone bricks and steel bars, in preparation for pouring concrete.

After all, compared to the architectural technology of this era, Chen Hao still had more faith in what he had learned in the previous world.

At this moment, Master Xu stepped forward and exclaimed, "Incredible skill! Truly incredible skill! I have never seen such a method of building a city."

"Even our Mohist school couldn't produce so many convenient puppets to assist in building cities."

"If our Mo family had been able to use this method to build the Mo Family Mechanical City back then, it wouldn't have taken several generations and more than three hundred years to complete it."

"Haha~!" Master Ban walked over with a smile. "Young Chen is confident that he can build Liyue City in a short time. It's not just because of the tireless work of the magical artifacts and puppets, but because he has a more convenient and faster construction method."

Master Ban pointed to the cement that the puppets 060 were mixing and the steel bars embedded in the foundation, revealing a shrewd look: "I suppose that gray stuff is some kind of adhesive to help bond the stone bricks together?"

"Those metal strips embedded in the city wall are equivalent to providing the building's framework, which increases the wall's stability."

Chen Hao exclaimed, "As expected of Master Ban, he was able to perceive the function of cement and steel bars simply through observation. That's truly remarkable."

"When cement is mixed with water, it forms a paste that can harden in air and water and can firmly bind materials such as sand and stone together."

"As for the role of steel bars in the structure in bearing tensile stress, improving the ductility of structural components and joints in the building, enhancing the earthquake resistance of the building, it also facilitates construction."

"The combination of the two can speed up our city building process many times over."

Chen Hao once again put away his contempt for the natives of this world.

These wise men who stand at the top of the world, although limited by the knowledge and cognition of their time, can still discern the merits and demerits of methods after a little thought when presented with them.

"Interesting!" Six-Fingered Black Knight's eyes gleamed with wisdom. "If that country obtains these two technologies, it will have an advantage in city construction that no other country can match."

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Chapter 123 Baiyue Refugees and Yan Lingji's Compassion

After construction began in Liyue City, Chen Hao spent most of his time on Wind Island in the Cave Heaven: Luofu Cave Town.

However, two days later, Chen Hao, who was in Zi Lan Xuan, learned about an unexpected situation at the gate of the Han King's Palace through the magical flying insect.

Hundreds of Baiyue refugees surrounded the gates of the Han King's palace, demanding an audience with King An.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...!"×N

The emaciated Baiyue refugees, disregarding the guards' weapons, weakly called out the name of King An of Han into the Han palace.

Soon after, King An of Han, along with General Ji Wuye and Chancellor Zhang Kaidi, walked out of the palace gates and came to the Baiyue refugees.

The moment they saw King Han An, the Baiyue refugees showed genuine joy:

"The King has arrived... The King has come out to see us..."

"Your Majesty!"

"King Han has arrived!"

If it weren't for the soldiers' strenuous efforts to stop them, these agitated Baiyue refugees would have charged forward recklessly.

Even so, Han Wang An, who was dozens of meters away from the refugees, still called out to the guards beside him: "Someone come to protect the emperor!"

Tap tap tap tap~~~!

Ji Wuye immediately led a troop of soldiers forward and revealed his military might to the Baiyue refugees:

"This is the royal palace; who dares to break the rules?"

Only when the soldiers' force silenced the Baiyue refugees did King Han An slowly and dignifiedly step forward.

The moment they saw King Han An approach, the Baiyue refugees immediately knelt down and shouted repeatedly:

"Your Majesty is benevolent! Long live the King!" ×N

Seeing this, Han Wang'an couldn't help but look puzzled: "What's going on?"

At this moment, Han Yu, the fourth son of King Han An, respectfully responded: "Father, these are slaves from Baiyue who escaped from Chu and have come to thank you for taking them in."

Clang!

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuye immediately drew his sword and said in a deep voice, "The Baiyue people? These must be the ones causing trouble in the capital recently."

"Guards, listen to my command, give it to me..."

However, before Ji Wuye could finish issuing his orders, Han Yu quickly intervened: "Hey! General Ji, these people are ragged and emaciated. Even if they wanted to cause trouble, they might not be capable of it, right?"

Ji Wuye feigned innocence, saying, "To ensure the safety of the king, it is better to kill ten thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person go free."

Han Yu said softly and gently, "But they were taken in by Father. If they are killed innocently, causing Father to be criticized by the world, who will bear the consequences?"

However, King An of Han was furious upon hearing this: "Nonsense! When have I ever taken them in?"

"Father, please forgive me!" Han Yu quickly explained to King Han An, "It was my ninth brother, Han Fei, who took him in on your behalf."

King Han An was even more furious at this moment. His fists clenched beneath his long robe sleeves as he took two steps forward and questioned, "Is it Han Fei again?"

"Father, please calm down." Han Yu bowed and said, "My ninth brother once said that after the nobles of Baiyue were enslaved by Chu, they suffered all kinds of exploitation and humiliation. Chu's atrocities have long been despised by all the other states."

"If Father King can take us in and appease us now, it will demonstrate the benevolence of our Great Han."