Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 336 Changes in Notting City and Holy Soul Village

Nottingham.

The city walls remained as ancient as ever, but the city itself was much more bustling than usual, with all sorts of novel life-related soul tools gradually appearing in this small city.

However, compared to large cities like Wuhun City and Tiandou City, the life-use soul tools that appear here are all outdated types, but for the residents of this small town, they are very advanced.

Moreover, a soul tool assembly plant was also built near Nottingham City. Various parts were transported from other cities and assembled here, providing employment opportunities for many civilians.

It can be said that many young and middle-aged people from villages near Nottingham come to Nottingham to work... In this process, Nottingham's area is constantly expanding, and perhaps one day it will swallow up most of the nearby small villages.

Tang San arrived at the Spirit Hall. Compared to usual, this iconic church-like building had not changed much, except that it was much larger.

The guard at the gate rubbed his eyes, as if recognizing him, and said incredulously, "You are... His Highness the Holy Son!?"

"Shh~ Uncle Li, it's your shift today." Tang San smiled. "Don't be too loud, I don't want to cause a commotion, I just came to check on Brother Tao."

"It really is you!" The gatekeeper exclaimed excitedly, his hand gripping the spear trembling uncontrollably. He was both excited and at a loss for words. It took him a while to calm down and he lowered his voice to say, "Palace Master Su is not inside. Miss Sisi is in charge."

"Not here? Where did he go?" Tang San asked, puzzled.

"Six months ago, a large factory for assembling soul tools was built outside Notting City. Many young men from the city and nearby villages came to work there, especially the young men from the villages. Although they earned more money, the farmland was abandoned... I heard that there is a food capital in Wuhun City that is researching high-yield grain varieties?" The guard suddenly asked halfway through his sentence.

"Indeed." Tang San nodded. "After all, food is fundamental. But as you know, Uncle Li, cultivating high-yield grain varieties takes time and requires trial planting in experimental fields."

"I see." The person outside the door also realized that growing grain was not an easy task, let alone cultivating high-yield grain varieties. He suddenly understood and then said, "The able-bodied men all come to work, and they earn more money, but we produce less grain ourselves and need to import grain from other places... Therefore, Palace Master Su thinks that Notting City doesn't need to rely on others for grain production. After all, apart from the Notting Forest, there are no spirit beasts in the surrounding forests and grasslands of Notting City, so they can be developed as farmland."

"And those small villages can also serve as outposts in the fields, responsible for watching over, managing, and protecting the farmland..."

"He is currently in Holy Soul Village, and this plan started half a year ago. He applied for funding from above, and I heard that the Palace Master of Heaven Dou City has agreed and allocated funds. He plans to use Notting City and the surrounding villages as a test site for some new model. After the farmland is established, he will observe it for three to five years. If it is feasible, he will implement it in other small towns with similar conditions to Notting City."

"It seems Brother Tao is quite ambitious." Tang San sighed, chatted with Uncle Li, the gatekeeper, for a few minutes, and then entered the hall, heading straight for the former offices of Matthew and Su Yuntao.

"Mommy, I want to eat candied hawthorn!"

Before he could even knock, Tang San heard a childish voice from inside, tinged with a hint of pleading.

"Sweetie, Mommy will go out and buy it for you after I finish my work." Sisi replied perfunctorily, then tied the chubby child to a chair with a ribbon. "Now let's play the 'Statues' game of 'One, two, three, don't move'."

"one two three···"

"Knock knock knock!"

A knock came at the door.

"Come in."

The door opened.

Tang San walked in, and amidst Sisi's slightly stunned gaze, he went to the two-year-old child who was tied to the chair and smiled, "Sister Sisi, is this how you teach your child?"

"Ha~ Isn't that just too naughty?" Sisi, realizing what was happening, immediately got up and made tea for Tang San and Gu Yuena. As for Shenhou, Youji, and Haizhu—Tang San was there to visit a friend, so there was no need for him to bring any unrelated people in. As for Gu Yuena, the little girl had followed them in on her own.

"Sister Sisi is still as young and beautiful as ever," Tang San praised.

"Haha, not at all." Sisi smiled, clearly pleased with Tang San's praise, then looked at Gu Yuena: "This is...your daughter?"

"Cough!" Tang San almost spat out his tea, speechless. "Please, I'm only sixteen. No matter how you look at her, she must be eight years old, right? It's impossible that I had a child when I was eight, right? I was still at Notting Academy back then."

"Her name is Gu Yuena, and she has great talent in the cultivation of Soul Masters."

Gu Yuena said, "Hello, my name is Gu Yuena, I am eight years old, and my talent is only slightly better than Tang San's, reaching the Soul Master level."

An eight-year-old Soul Master!

Sisi has really learned something new; she's only level 35 now.

"I heard from Uncle Li outside the door that Brother Tao went to Holy Soul Village?" Tang San asked.

"Yes, she has been working hard all these years to learn the knowledge required by the Spirit Hall, hoping to make a name for herself." Sisi felt that it was good enough for the family to be safe and sound, but since her husband had ambitions, she could only support him.

"As expected of Brother Tao, you really have ambition." Tang San smiled, took out a wooden box, and said, "These are Foundation Building Pills made by Xiao Wu. They are good for the bodies of children who have not yet awakened their martial souls. Take one pill a month, for a total of twelve pills."

"Oh dear, since you're already here, you even brought a gift." Sisi smiled as she took the wooden box, holding it in her arms with a joyful expression. She said to the child, "Quickly call him brother."

The bound child was somewhat unwilling, but under the watchful gaze of the man, he still whispered "Brother."

"Good boy." Tang San didn't pay much attention. After all, three- to five-year-old children are at their most mischievous and naughty, and with Sisi still tied up, it would be strange if the child was happy.

After chatting for a few minutes, Tang San took Gu Yuena and left the office. He then called Shenhou, Youji, and Haizhu, who were waiting outside, and headed towards Holy Soul Village.

Tang San noticed that the road between Holy Soul Village and Notting City was significantly wider. What used to be able to accommodate two oxcarts side by side was now more than fifteen meters wide.

The closer you get to the village, the more farmland there is, with lush green rice stalks swaying in the wind, creating a particularly refreshing scene.

When Tang San arrived at the entrance of Holy Soul Village, he found that all the houses in the village had been renovated and there were many more of them, making it almost the size of a small town.

"This is your hometown? It looks pretty good." Gu Yuena looked around and found that the houses here were even shorter than those in Notting City, but the vast expanse of rice paddies outside the village gave her a sense of beauty different from that of the Star Dou Great Forest.

If the plants in the Star Dou Great Forest are wildly growing nature, then the farmland outside Holy Soul Village is a masterpiece of orderly craftsmanship, yet it doesn't feel oppressive; instead, it's refreshing and delightful.

Humans, a creative and multifaceted race!

(End of this chapter)