Chapter 821 Work in Progress

"Lord City Lord, why are you here? If you have something to say, just tell me and I'll go over. Why would I bother you to come here in person?"

The minister, who could always keep calm no matter what happened, was trying his best to catch his breath, and then he was smiling and entertaining the city lord in front of him.

Ignoring the cold sweat that broke out in his face, judging from the fact that the other party spoke fairly fluently, this minister was indeed more capable than Xiao Zhang.

Zhang Xiaoshan is also a very busy man, so it is naturally impossible for him to spend too much time here.

This time, if their Majesty had not issued an order to designate this shipbuilding project as a key project, he would not have made this special trip.

"Minister Wang, you are too polite..."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan was about to speak, but a worker nearby ran over quickly.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoshan stopped talking and looked at the other party.

The worker immediately understood and hurried to report.

"Report to the city lord, this batch of goods has been unloaded."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, go and do your work."

Hearing this, the worker also called on his fellow workers to leave quickly.

During this time, Minister Wang, who was standing nearby, subconsciously turned his gaze to the goods after hearing those words.

Before he could think more, Zhang Xiaoshan's voice rang out.

"Minister Wang, I have delivered all the supplies you requested yesterday to you today."

“…”

Minister Wang was stunned when he heard what Zhang Xiaoshan said.

Their Great Zhou is now a large and powerful country, so the process of applying for funds and materials will inevitably become more cumbersome. In addition, after approval, it will take time to mobilize the materials, and they may even need to wait in line.

Under normal circumstances, if we can transfer some supplies to them within a week, it would be considered efficient.

This is also the main reason why they are not in a hurry these days.

The material funds haven't arrived yet. Although there is some surplus from the materials used to build the Pioneer, there isn't much left. What are they busy with? And now, the materials you applied for the day before are delivered to you the next day, and they are even delivered all at once? This is very wrong! "Lord City Lord, what are you doing?"

In this regard, Zhang Xiaoshan did not hesitate to speak bluntly and directly stated...

"Your Majesty has ordered that the shipbuilding project be made the top priority."

Having said that, Zhang Xiaoshan patted Minister Wang on the shoulder. There was no need to say anything else. Minister Wang naturally understood what this meant.

"Come on, work hard and don't let me down."

After seeing Zhang Xiaoshan off, Minister Wang did not feel the slightest bit of relief. Instead, he felt more stressed. He walked back to the dock and looked at the members who were still standing there, not knowing what to do. He suddenly felt very angry.

"What are you all standing there for? Get to work! How can you finish the work by yourself if you just stand there like an idiot?!"

“…”

Over in Black Moon City, from this moment on, the shipbuilding department had clearly said goodbye to their leisurely days completely.

At the same time, the Pioneer, which also received the order, continued to carry out their exploration mission.

They briefly stopped at the lakeside near Green Forest City, replenished their supplies, and then observed the surrounding environment.

After arriving at the big lake here, to the west is their Great Zhou's front-line camp, to the south are continuous mountains, and to the north they would have to go back. The only choice left for them now is to go east.

There was nothing to worry about. After determining the direction, the Pioneer set sail again, heading east and downstream.

As they continued sailing, they soon left the lake and came to a wide river.

After that, I didn't have any ideas. I just drove along the river between the two mountains, ready to confirm where the end of the river was.

The river between the mountains flowed rapidly, allowing them to move very efficiently. When they were about to successfully cross the river and reach the other side of the mountains, the soldiers standing on the watchtower made a new discovery.

"Wait a minute! There's thick smoke rising from the area outside the river!"

“Could it be that the primitive tribe is making a fire?”

After receiving this news, the crew members subconsciously made guesses.

But the soldier standing on the watchtower quickly shook his head.

"Impossible. The smoke is quite large. A few fires in a primitive tribe cannot produce such an effect."

During their voyage, they incorporated many primitive tribes. They had a good idea of ​​how much smoke would be produced when the primitive tribes made fires, and they could basically tell it at a glance.

This discovery undoubtedly means that there is some unknown force on the other side of the mountain.

After reaching this conclusion, the Pioneer quickly folded its sails and pulled over.

"We don't know what the situation is on the other side right now, so we should be cautious in our next actions."

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"We are not far away now. Why don't we send a few soldiers to paddle over there on a bamboo raft and observe quietly. If something goes wrong, we can withdraw immediately."

In just a few words, the exploration team had already discussed a result and implemented it.

The fast-flowing river current made the light bamboo raft move very quickly, but it was also a bit thrilling.

Fortunately, the remaining river section was not long, and the exploration team on the bamboo raft safely passed through the last section of the river and arrived at the other side of the mountain.

Without the cover of the surrounding mountains, the billowing smoke rising from the distant shore suddenly became more conspicuous.

Stabilizing their raft, they quietly paddled to the side and steadied themselves. Without further ado, the only observer on the raft who possessed the "Eye of Insight" launched the Mantra.

The moment I could see the scene on the other side clearly, I started reporting as usual.

"There are a lot of buildings on the other side of the river, which are quite large and feel like a town..."

The observer describes everything he sees while watching, so that the recorder nearby can record the intelligence information.

During this process, the observer's sight moves...

"There are people! They are human beings. They are drawing water from the shore. They have burnt utensils and are wearing what should be linen clothes. It seems that they have developed to a certain level."

This conclusion made everyone on the bamboo raft look gloomy.

According to the observer's description, as of now, such an unknown force is obviously not something that can be dealt with by their exploration team alone.

It is likely that we will have to retreat first, then report our findings here and wait for His Majesty to make a decision.

Just as they were thinking this, the observer who continued to scan the area made a new discovery.

"Wait, there's a flag!"

The observer narrowed his eyes as he spoke.

The distance is far to begin with, so it's impossible to see things clearly. Now that the flag is fluttering in the wind, it really looks a bit difficult to see.

"The word on the flag seems to be Zhou?"

“…”

"Shit! It looks like the flag of our Great Zhou!"

“…”

(End of this chapter)