Chapter 410
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Chapter 410: The Weight of an Emperor
Luo Ji, having feasted on braised pork, felt utterly satisfied.
At the same time, he began to doubt whether he could resist the temptations of the neutral zone in the future.
That single meal cost over 100,000 Civilization Points; the system was simply insane when it came to accumulating wealth.
After finishing their meal, the two found a coffee shop across the street and sat down.
After a thorough discussion of their future development plans, they returned to their respective civilizations and threw themselves into even busier development.
Time flew by.
Recently, within Luo Ji’s civilization, every household had begun preparing for winter.
Many drying lines were already strung with cured fish and cured meat, demonstrating the considerable success of Luo Ji’s cured food promotion.
At the same time, due to the appearance of cured foods, the demand for coarse salt surged.
The employees of the salt drying workshop were naturally working tirelessly every day.
The scale had expanded, and manpower had increased, but alas, they still couldn’t keep up with sales!
Coarse salt was, in the true sense, selling out completely, even experiencing shortages multiple times.
Supply simply could not meet demand.
In response, Luo Ji was helpless.
Anyway, in a few months, the salt drying workshop’s efficiency in supplying coarse salt would definitely become higher and higher.
The key to solving this problem was time, and any other measures would be somewhat redundant.
At the same time, ‘Azure Water City,’ adjacent to the salt drying workshop, officially began construction.
This location, bordering the 3-Star Wonder Azure Water Lake, was in some ways even better than Mirror City.
Luo Ji had no reason not to develop it well.
Even for effective resource utilization, he definitely had to build a large city here!
Referring to the map, Luo Ji deliberated for a long time before finally settling on the initial scale.
According to his modern thinking, internal structures could wait, and being simple was fine.
The priority was to erect the outer city wall first.
Building a city was a massive project.
Even if he heavily mobilized manpower and resources, it would probably take several years to take shape.
Given this premise, building the outer city wall first meant that even if something unforeseen happened later, they could still defend themselves by relying on the city walls.
The poor Director of the Architectural Engineering Department had basically never had a moment’s rest over the years, but there was no helping it.
In the early stages of this civilization, development was needed everywhere.
And development certainly required the Architectural Engineering Department’s efforts.
This was an unavoidable situation.
The only others who were probably working themselves to death daily like him were the two in charge of the quarry and the logging camp, as these three departments were mutually supportive.
Originally, Luo Ji had considered building another city outside West Plains City, wanting to push the western defense line of Myriad World Civilization further out.
After all, if West Plains City fell, invading players could directly rush to Mirror City, which was too dangerous.
However, considering the feelings of He Shu, the Director of the Architectural Engineering Department, Luo Ji decided to postpone this matter, to prevent the 44 year old veteran director from suffering a stroke or cerebral thrombosis due to the stress.
The entire Myriad World Civilization continued its high-speed development.
As the supreme ruler of Myriad World Civilization, Luo Ji was naturally swamped with work, unable to get a moment’s peace.
Closing another report in his hand, Luo Ji, having sat for a long time, felt a bit stiff all over.
He stretched vigorously, loosening his muscles and bones.
Just as he was thinking it was about time for a meal, a guard rushed in.
“Your Majesty, the artisans responsible for casting the Yong Cauldron have sent word that the Yong Cauldron has been cast.”
Upon hearing this news, Luo Ji’s heart immediately skipped a beat.
According to his calculations, even if the artisans had gained proficiency, it shouldn’t have been so fast.
“Come with me to see.”
To cast this Yong Cauldron, Luo Ji had specially arranged an independent courtyard for the artisans.
Now, leading a team of guards, Luo Ji quickly arrived at this courtyard and immediately spotted the bronze cauldron placed in the center.
Having no time to bother with the artisans bowing to him, Luo Ji simply raised his hand, gesturing for the artisans to dispense with the formalities, and then his entire attention focused on the bronze cauldron.
He quickly took two steps closer.
Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn’t help but feel a hint of disappointment when he ultimately heard no system notification.
Undoubtedly, this was a ‘failed product.’
But it was undeniable that the artisans’ craftsmanship was indeed superb.
Putting everything else aside, this bronze cauldron would probably fetch a high price anywhere.
Unfortunately, it still hadn’t met the system’s standards.
If the system didn’t recognize it as the Yong Cauldron, then its significance was minimal.
However, this was the artisans’ painstaking effort.
To prevent them from feeling disheartened, Luo Ji, who had already known the outcome, still examined it carefully.
Then, he regretfully uttered the words.
“It’s still lacking something…”
Those few simple words caused the hearts of the already anxious artisans to plummet instantly.
Among their faces, there was disappointment and fear.
Such a long period of effort, only to find it was all in vain.
This was naturally a disheartening thing, but compared to that, they were even more afraid of Luo Ji’s punishment.
Luo Ji, who also perceived this, chuckled inwardly.
Of course, he had no intention of punishing the artisans.
As a 4-star man-made wonder, the Yong Cauldron, even with their experience in casting the Xu Cauldron, couldn’t be made so easily.
If it had truly succeeded in one go, that would have been the real surprise.
With this thought, Luo Ji was very open-minded.
He even walked up and patted several artisans on the shoulders, comforting them.
“Take your time. We have all the time in the world. Everyone has worked hard during this period. I’ve had food prepared. After eating, rest for 2 days, recharge your spirits, and then resume work.”
His words, while not a grand favor, were enough to make the artisans feel overwhelmed, simply because they came from Luo Ji.
Some even showed expressions of tearful gratitude.
One could only say, this was the weight of an emperor.
After further encouraging the artisans, Luo Ji, busy with state affairs, soon left.
On his way back, he also made a detour to inspect several departments.
Then, looking at the very crowded group of people in the distance, he couldn’t help but ask the guard beside him.
“He Liang, what’s happening over there? Why are there so many people?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, Shen Jun’s diamond shop has opened, and many people have gone to join the fun. If Your Majesty wishes to go…”
“No need.”
Luo Ji waved his hand.
Judging by the scene, Shen Jun had clearly done sufficient promotion in advance.
He decided not to go and add to the commotion.
