“Then I’m even more curious. Other city lords build their own mansions first when constructing cities, but you have people build houses for commoners and serfs first. That’s very strange,” Zijing said again.
“What’s so hard to understand? I had people build houses for commoners and serfs first, precisely to inspire their yearning for a better life. Only in this way can they be filled with hope for the future, and only then will they be more proactive and motivated in their work,” Ye Feng explained patiently.
"So that's how it is." Zijing suddenly realized.
Then Zijing chuckled and said, "I knew you were a cunning old man, and now I see you were right."
"I think you're asking for trouble," Ye Feng said irritably.
Just then, Luo Qing rushed in from outside.
"Ancestor, you were looking for me?" Luo Qing asked.
“Yes, I need to talk to you,” Ye Feng said, beckoning to Luo Qing.
Luo Qing then quickly walked over and stood in front of Ye Feng.
"Qing'er, look, this is a mechanical device I designed. The blueprints show the parts for this device. Take these parts and have the blacksmiths process them as soon as possible; I have a great need for them," Ye Feng said.
"Let me see..."
Luo Qing stared at the blueprints with curiosity, and after a while, she nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, Ancestor, these parts you made are not difficult and are easy to manufacture. I estimate that all these parts will be finished in two days at most!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you," Ye Feng said.
"It's not hard work at all," Luo Qing quickly replied.
Zijing looked at Yefeng curiously and asked, "Old Deng, what exactly is that mechanical device you made?"
“You’ll understand soon enough,” Night Wind said.
"Can't you tell me now?" Zijing asked again.
"No." Night Wind shook his head.
"Really, why keep us in suspense..."
Zijing muttered to herself, but the night wind pretended not to hear.
Not long after, Rowling sent a message.
The deal to buy the player has been finalized.
Rowling and Jiang Zhengzhong finally reached an agreement, leaving no detail overlooked.
There were 1,400 young adults living alone, while the rest were people with families.
These three thousand people spent a total of three thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Ye Feng originally thought he might get tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, but he didn't expect to only use three thousand low-grade spirit stones.
It seems that the lives of commoners and serfs are truly cheap, and their price is so low.
However, this is actually a good thing for Silla City, as it means they won't have to suffer huge losses.
These three thousand people were transported from Jiangxia City to Silla City in three batches, via the river.
And that river was the Blackwater River.
The Blackwater River is located in the Death Mountains and is only five meters wide and less than two meters deep.
However, after the Blackwater River flows out of the Death Mountains, it merges with several other rivers, becoming so large that it can accommodate large ships.
The large ships that transport people can carry two hundred people each, and five ships make up a batch. They can transport people all the way to the foot of the Death Mountains.
Then those people would walk into the Death Mountains and reach Silla City, which was the most efficient and fastest way.
"Well done," Night Wind praised.
"I'm glad you're satisfied, Ancestor," said Rowling with a smile in the Mirror of Hearts.
"Where's Chen He?" Ye Feng asked again.
“Chen He has already left. He said he’s going to find a place where refugees live,” Rowling replied.
"Alright, then let's wait for Chen He's good news," Ye Feng said with a smile.
That evening, the first group of people arrived at Silla City.
With Luo Lin absent and Luo Qing still having tasks assigned by Ye Feng, Ye Feng had no choice but to urgently summon Jiang Wei to maintain order at the scene.
With a thousand people flooding into Xinluo City, the order was naturally chaotic. Jiang Wei had to put in a lot of effort to finally subdue them all, guide them to work, and assign them tents to live in.
Jiang Wei was busy from dusk till night, extremely busy, but fortunately the task was finally completed without any unexpected incidents.
"Thanks to you, Jiang Wei," Ye Feng said.
"Ancestor, you're too kind." Jiang Wei was flattered.
Ye Feng took out a booklet from his storage ring and said, "We cannot teach you the Thunderclap Divine Skill of our Luo family, but this martial art is very good. I obtained it by chance seven hundred years ago."
“You are skilled with a sword, and this martial art happens to be a sword technique, which will greatly benefit you.”
Jiang Wei excitedly took the booklet from Ye Feng's hand, knelt down with a thud, and shouted, "Ancestor, I will never forget your kindness in passing on your skills!"
"There's no need for that," Ye Feng said with a smile, helping Jiang Wei up from the ground.
Then Ye Feng added, "Two more groups of people will arrive tomorrow and the day after. You'll have to work hard again to maintain order and guide them."
"Yes, Ancestor!" Jiang Wei replied firmly.
By the evening of the following day, the second batch of people had been transported over.
Silla City is becoming increasingly lively, with people everywhere and a bustling atmosphere.
Because Jiang Wei was guiding the newcomers, Ye Feng didn't need to worry about anything, and he was currently standing outside his tent.
Luo Qing and Zijing were here, and even Old Xu came.
"What on earth is this thing?!" Zijing exclaimed loudly, circling around the half-person-high iron lump in front of Yefeng.
This rectangular iron lump was made up of hundreds of parts, and it was also engraved with a spirit-gathering array and several other arrays.
Night Breeze smiled and said, "Go, bring a basin of clean water."
"oh."
Zijing ran away as fast as she could, but returned shortly afterward with a basin of clean water.
Following Ye Feng's instructions, Zi Jing poured the water from the basin into a small hole on top of the iron lump.
"Alright, that's enough, the water's full," Night Wind said.
Zijing immediately stopped pouring water, but there wasn't much water left in the large wooden basin.
"Qing'er, turn on the switch," Ye Feng said, pointing to a small mechanism on the side.
"Yes, Ancestor!"
Luo Qing immediately went over and pressed the switch hard. A crisp click sounded, and the Spirit Gathering Array was the first to flash a pale blue light. The other arrays were quickly activated as well.
"Strange, there's no sound at all," Zijing said, completely bewildered.
Luo Qing also looked at Ye Feng with a puzzled expression.
"You'll find out soon enough," Ye Feng said.
About fifteen minutes later, the pressure gauge on the metal block began to rotate. Seeing that the time was right, Ye Feng had Luo Qing pull the green lever.
As Luo Qing pulled down the green control lever, the gears meshed, and the iron wheel on the other side of the metal lump immediately started to spin, faster and faster, even emitting a muffled whirring sound!
“This is…this is…” Zijing stared wide-eyed in shock.
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