Just as Woolley had told Anthony, within a month, almost all the imitations had problems, while the originals sold by Woolley continued to work their magic.

This undoubtedly aroused the interest of more nobles, and many people began to look for opportunities to get to know Wu Lai. A small group of them even asked Mikoyan to be the introducer, but very few of them were able to succeed in the end because Wu Lai was too busy.

Wu Lai, who made a fortune from alloys, has no plans to develop any projects for the time being. Instead, he puts his energy into expanding the White Stone Building - because it no longer matches Wu Lai's current status and wealth, and it is also unable to protect Wu Lai's secrets.

Therefore, expansion is imminent.

The armory also needs to be expanded.

In the shortest possible time, Wu Lai bought the houses on both sides of the White Stone Building and the large mountain area behind the building. According to rough estimates, the expanded White Stone Building will become a small castle, standing on a piece of land that is 1,250 cubits wide and 3,720 cubits long. If calculated according to the area unit that Wu Lai is accustomed to, it is about 245,300 square meters, and this is just the flat area.

"Finally, I can live in a big house." Wu Lai said with a grin while sketching the blueprint.

Gauguin bought a hundred new slaves for Wu Lai as quickly as possible. As Wu Lai's wealth and fame soared, Gauguin became more and more confident. Now he not only often bossed common people around, but even when facing ordinary petty nobles, he would raise his chin arrogantly and would never hesitate to let the other party see his pride.

A large number of stonemasons flocked to Baishilou from all over.

A large number of slaves were hired by Gauguin from various estates.

Soon, the White Stone Building and the houses on both sides were dismantled into a pile of stones, and Wu Lai moved into the temple to stay temporarily - before that, Madam Leah had enthusiastically invited him to return to Greendo Manor to stay temporarily several times, but Wu Lai felt that it would be more appropriate to live in the temple, at least, he would not have to worry about his lack of concentration.

After negotiating with Mikoyan, the printing house began to temporarily reduce the printing volume of the divine code. In Wu Lai's plan, after the White Stone Building was completed, the Arsenal would completely take over the printing house's area. Only in this way would the Arsenal have enough space to manufacture the objects he needed.

At Woolley's instruction, Gauguin announced the recruitment of a housekeeper in the Seneca city-state, because as Woolley's affairs increased, he and Neptune alone could no longer ensure the smooth flow of affairs.

On the day when the housekeeper recruitment news was announced, Woolley increased the monthly salary of Gauguin and Neptune by fifteen and ten silver coins respectively. At the same time, he also granted Hippo freedom and appointed her as the housekeeper.

The halo of the God's favorite and the reputation of generosity and kindness made common people flock to apply for the position of butler of Baishi Building, so many people were bound to be disappointed. After careful selection for more than ten days, Wu Lai finally added three butlers to himself - Klee, Fox and Monica. Klee and Fox were middle-aged men who had served in small noble families for more than fifteen years. They were shrewd, capable and literate. Monica, who had similar experience and age to the two of them, was a woman, but unlike Klee and Fox, she was from the city of Katti.

Gauguin became the head of the butlers, and he would continue to manage the White Stone Building for Woolley until Woolley allowed him to retire. Among the five butlers under him, Neptune was in charge of the mill and paper mill, Klee was responsible for purchasing everything Woolley needed, Voss was responsible for sales and settlement except horses and weapons, Monica was responsible for the management and training of slaves, and Hippo was only responsible for Woolley's personal life.

The first thing that Clee did for Woolley was to buy back 150 child slaves whose average age was only twelve years old.

When Monica asked Hippo curiously, Hippo frowned and reminded her, "Master Wu Lai never likes servants to be too curious." After hearing this, Monica hurriedly begged Hippo to keep her actions secret, because she knew what it meant to be able to enter a middle-class noble family and serve them.

The White Stone Building was expanding intensively and methodically. While the people in Seneca were discussing and envious of it, Lady Leah was increasingly regretting her move of driving Woolley out of Greendo Manor in disguise. She was also increasingly eager for Tina to take a closer look with Woolley, but she didn't know where to start, because not only did Woolley rarely see her once a month, but every time he paid a courtesy visit, he was accompanied by a group of butlers and maids, which made her feel emotional and envious, but also secretly regretful.

However, Madam Leah's hope did not disappear, because at the end of last month, on Tina's birthday, although Wu Lai did not attend the birthday party prepared for Tina at Greendo Manor, he asked his butler Monica to send a birthday gift - twenty gold coins in an exquisite purse and an exquisitely decorated carriage.

The luxury of this carriage undoubtedly surpassed any other carriage in the Seneca city-state - not only was it beautiful in shape, it also had soft cushions and beautiful wall decorations. In addition to the roof that could be folded into the secret compartment at the rear of the carriage or taken out at any time as needed, it was even incredibly stable to ride in.

While Tina was happily circling around the carriage, friends from Lady Leah's small aristocratic circle were also surrounding the carriage and exclaiming in admiration. Monica stood quietly by and watched everyone's performance until some people started trying to ride it under Tina's lead, and then she said goodbye and left.

Not long after, Monica entered the temple.

"Monica, does Tina like the gift I prepared for her?" Wu Lai asked, his eyes still on the stack of manuscript paper in his hand.

"Master Woolley, Miss Tina likes the gift you gave her very much, especially after she took a test ride. Many of Madam Leah's guests also got on that car. As you expected, they were surprised and envious." Monica replied.

"Very good. It seems that the carpenters from Kati City are trustworthy." Wu Lai smiled and looked at Monica. "Notify Fox to pull the other carriage to the street for display tomorrow. Remember to write the price tag bigger. Such a good thing is only 280 gold coins. Let them buy it."

"Okay, Master Wu Lai." Monica nodded.

After Monica left, Pompey, who had been sitting silently, sighed and said, "Wulai, you are really a profiteer. Although your carriage is exquisitely constructed, it seems that its cost is no more than ten gold coins."

"You can't calculate it that way, Pompeii. This carriage uses the same shock-absorbing technology as a saddle. Don't underestimate those small parts. They can make the comfort exceed your expectations. What's more, my woodworking workshop can only produce eight such carriages a month at most. After deducting everything, I won't make much." Wu Lai answered seriously.

"I always thought that only people like my uncle Sifuberses were greedy. He is far inferior to you." Pompey joked, pointed to the manuscript in Woolley's hand, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Very good poem, but are you sure he fully understood what I asked you to say?" asked Woolley.

"Of course. Huber is a smart and elegant citizen. His dream is to let all Assyrians read his poems. He said that your method is the most likely to achieve this. He is willing to pay you 500 gold coins first as you requested." Pompey smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Wulley, I guess you can make a profit from this again."

"Oh, no, Pompey, you have to think about it from another perspective. I am seriously helping old citizen Huber realize his greatest dream in this life." Wu Lai said with a smile, "Besides, the publishing industry is not an easy business. Moreover, I promised old Huber that everyone should have an impression of his appearance in addition to understanding his poems, which is basically difficult to do."

"Good luck to you." Pompeii paused and then asked, "The high priest said that you will stay here for at least two or three months. Does that mean you can move back in the New Year?"

"That's about it, but don't worry, I won't miss out on making money even if I live in a cave in the mountains." Wu Lai laughed, very happily, because two days later, Archon Antony would deliver 96,000 gold coins to him, and then take away the 2,000 well-armored war horses from a valley outside Seneca. According to Wu Lai, these war horses were not needed by Archon Antony himself, but were purchased for an old noble in Assyria who was so powerful that even Antony was willing to look up to him.

It seems that everyone knows what is good. Woolley thought about this and suddenly remembered the funny scene of those imitation horseshoes being kicked away by horseshoes on the street.

As the expansion progressed, some negative comments about Woolley gradually appeared in the city of Seneca, because some nobles accused him of using a large number of child slaves in the expansion, and some people claimed to have seen these poor child slaves busy on the construction site every day like adult slaves, and it seemed that Woolley had specially arranged people to supervise their work.

Pompey was a little worried when he heard these rumors, so he reminded Woolley after lunch.

"It seems like I should make some response, right? My horses and carriages have been selling well recently, which should have made many people jealous." After saying this, Wu Lai continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

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A few days later, Pompey saw Woolley's response - Clea bought another 240 slaves for him, and just like last time, all of them were child slaves under the age of thirteen.

This time, even Mikoyan frowned.

"Wu Lai, the use of large numbers of child slaves is something that even the most shameless citizens would not dare to do, so you'd better not do this." Mikoyan reminded Wu Lai seriously. As the high priest of the temple, he could not help but intervene in such matters that could easily cause discussion and shake faith.

"Your Excellency the High Priest, there's nothing wrong with this?" Wu Lai defended, "I don't have any strange hobbies, nor do I let these child slaves take on work beyond their capabilities. And you should know that many of my secrets are the basis for me to make money. I need more loyal slaves around me."

"Is this really your plan?" Mikoyan asked.

"Of course it is, how could it be anything else?" Wu Lai asked.

Mikoyan looked at Wu Lei for a long time and nodded: "I believe you know what a good reputation means to a citizen. Perhaps I am overthinking it."

"Your Excellency the High Priest, I am very grateful for your reminder and will remember it forever," said Wu Lai.

"You seem to be more and more fond of flattering people recently, Wu Lai. You don't want to extend your time in the temple again, do you?" Mikoyan said half-jokingly.

Wu Lai sighed and put on a helpless expression: "You are right. I didn't expect that the construction period of Baishi Building would take so long. So, I will probably spend the New Year in the temple."

Mikoyan was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "It's fine for you to stay here, but I have to remind you that, except for Pompey, you must keep your distance from other priests."

"Why?" Wu Lai asked curiously.

"Because I'm afraid you will corrupt them." Mikoyan gave the answer.

"What about Pompeii? Aren't you worried?" Wu Lai asked with a smile.

"Because he has been corrupted by you." Mikoyan glared at Wu Lai and walked away.

Wu Lai was stunned for a moment, and chased after Mikoyan and shouted: "Such an evaluation is unfounded. Besides, don't forget your promise!"

The moment the voice reached his ears, Mikoyan's mouth twitched involuntarily, and then he sighed in his heart.