Wu Feng stood up, took a deep breath and sighed,
"This feels like a dream."
"In the past, if you wanted to pray to the gods or immortals, you had to prepare for it ten or eight days in advance, and you had to choose an auspicious day."
"The process of seeking the Buddha's blessing was even more lavish. They had to travel from east to west, from south to north, all over the city, beating drums and gongs, and then burning incense and bathing, and so on."
"After tinkering with it for a long time, everyone's legs were numb from kneeling before they finally showed any signs of progress."
"Yes." Zong Wei stood up with a smile.
"My knees barely touched the ground when it was over. It was so quick."
"If you ask me, this is what a true god is like. He cares about the people and doesn't bother them."
"That's right." Wu Feng nodded. "King Qianhuang's temperament is like that of a god. He's quick, ruthless, and accurate."
Wu Feng looked at the piles of materials and tools, laughed and shouted to the stunned crowd,
"What are you still standing there for? Get up and get to work."
The crowd, who were looking confused, came back to their senses when Wu Feng shouted. They rolled up their sleeves, put on hopeful smiles on their faces, and walked towards the materials and tools.
......
West City Wall...
"Are you here yet?!"
General Niu Yangfei of the Six Tigers looked at the soldiers anxiously.
The soldier who was trying to find out what was going on came running over and shook his head vigorously, "Not here yet."
Niu Yangfei frowned, looked up at the setting sun, and urged,
"Go explore again!"
It’s almost dark, why hasn’t King Qianhuang arrived yet?
Could it be that the quest for immortality failed?
That shouldn't be the case. He saw with his own eyes that King Qianhuang asked for a large amount of food.
Is he the last one in line?
If it were last in line, that would make sense.
".....Yes!" The soldier pursed his cracked lips, took a deep breath, and ran out again.
Niu Feiyang looked back at the people squatting on both sides of the foundation eating and sighed deeply.
It was the military advisor who had foresight and asked them to lay the foundation first when they reached the planned line.
The materials needed for the foundation are available in nearby villages, so they can be moved directly from nearby areas for use, which is very convenient.
On this day, tens of thousands of people were laying the foundation for Kuku.
With so many people, the work went really fast. The men took turns to pound the foundation with their bare chests, and they completed the foundation of the entire west city wall in one day.
Lu Man rolled up her sleeves and looked at the people eating.
"There's plenty of rice porridge. Don't be shy. Laying the foundation is hard work, so make sure you eat your fill."
That afternoon, she was in charge of logistics at the west city wall with thousands of elderly and weak women.
She saw with her own eyes that the people were so tired from tamping the foundation that they could not even straighten their backs.
From sunrise to sunset, these people never stopped except for meal times.
Their eyes, which had been shining in the morning, are now dull and they feel as if their bodies have been hollowed out.
I looked at the sweat mixed with mud on everyone's body, flowing down their foreheads and faces, leaving a trail of mud marks.
When people are too tired, they will indeed have some trouble eating.
Lu Man looked at the people's trembling hands holding the bowls, drank a mouthful of hot rice porridge, and it took her a long time to let out a sigh of relief.
"Hasn't it come yet?"
Lu Man frowned and walked to Niu Feiyang and asked.
"Third Madam." Niu Feiyang called out respectfully and shook his head, "King Qianhuang hasn't arrived yet."
"They should have gone to the other three city walls first."
Lu Man stood on tiptoe and stretched her neck to look at the road.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she pointed at the horses galloping towards her from a distance and shouted happily,
"Here he comes! King Qianhuang is here."
Everyone who was eating stood up excitedly.
Niu Yangfei grinned as he looked at the messenger soldier who was left behind by King Qianhuang.
"Quick, kneel down to welcome King Qianhuang."
Niu Yangfei shouted and fell to his knees.
Lu Man looked at Niu Yangfei kneeling straight on the gravel ground, and instantly felt the pain in his knees.
This guy's knees are made of iron, he kneels so hard.
The soldiers and civilians on both sides of the foundation put down the bowls in their hands and knelt down on the spot.
"Welcome King Qianhuang, may King Qianhuang live forever." Niu Yangfei looked at Chen Yong who had dismounted from his horse and immediately took the lead in shouting.
The crowd followed closely behind, shouting,
"Welcome King Qianhuang, may King Qianhuang live forever."
"Welcome King Qianhuang, may King Qianhuang live forever!"
“…”
The excited cheers of the crowd echoed in waves under the setting sun.
The birds and animals on the nearby hills were frightened and fluttered around.
Chen Yong looked at the setting sun and raised his hands.
"Stand up, no need to bow!"
"Third sister-in-law." Chen Yong looked at Lu Man with a smile, "Can you handle this area by yourself?"
"Yeah." Lu Man smiled and nodded, "No problem, everyone is cooperating."
She just records the amount of ingredients used and then supervises the logistics and cooking to prevent anyone from cutting corners.
Those who work must be well fed.
"As long as you can handle it."
Chen Yong looked at the people who were staring at him, and walked towards the foundation.
"Everyone retreat inside the city walls."
After Chen Yong saw that everyone had retreated inside the city wall, he quickly climbed onto a stone pier.
“Please ask the gods to grant me tools and materials…”
Just when everyone was looking at Shen Yong with expectation, thinking that he would say something passionate and exciting, no one expected that Shen Yong would not say a word and would directly start praying devoutly to the sky for the immortal to appear!
This sudden action made everyone present stunned.
Niu Yangfei, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment, but he reacted very quickly and came to his senses immediately. Without hesitation, he took the lead and knelt on the ground, shouting,
"Everyone kneel down and pray to the gods to give us the tools and materials we need..."
As Niu Yangfei shouted, the others followed suit as if they had just woken up from a dream and knelt down on the ground in unison.
At this moment, a magical scene happened - a beam of gorgeous sunset light seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, shining through the gaps between the dry branches with green buds emerging, and falling on Shen Yong's tall body.
In an instant, Chen Yong was enveloped in a layer of light halo, like an immortal shrouded in sacred light descending to earth.
When everyone saw this scene, their belief in the arrival of the immortals became even stronger.
They stared at Chen Yong with a divine light in their eyes, full of awe and shouted in unison,
"Pray to the gods for tools and materials..."
The loud voice was like surging waves, spreading out in all directions with Chen Yong as the center, one wave after another.
This passionate shout shook everyone's heart, making everyone extremely excited and unable to calm down for a long time.
Amidst the devout prayers of the crowd, Shen Yong once again placed orders for hundreds of millions of supplies.
【Ding, consumption yuan, account balance...】
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