novelraw Chapter 834 443: Peak Rat Phase, Time to Play with Them!
Chapter 834 443: Peak Rat Phase, Time to Play with Them!
The canal construction started only after the New Year, even though many people were eager to begin early, they were all turned down.
As Duan Yun put it - "When you work, work well. When you rest, rest fully."
Now that the project has finally begun, everyone is even happier than during the New Year, rejoicing and exuberant.
They are afraid of too much rest.
It must be said that martial arts experts working on a project had an effect that exceeded Duan Yun's expectations.
At least in terms of efficiency, it far exceeded Duan Yun and their predictions.
According to Ziyu's plan, this project was expected to last until the summer of the following year.
But looking at it now, it seemed that it would be completed by spring.
Because this was already the last section of the canal.
From a high vantage point, the dug-out canal looked like a giant dragon, stretching from Yushi Town to Wangchun City.
After reaching Wangchun City, it branched out into several offshoots, and there were designs for water gates along the way.
Ziyu even had weeping willows planted along the banks of the canal early on.
Once this canal is completed, it will not only prevent floods caused by the large lake outside Yushi Town but also route water to the plains of Wangchun City, allowing more land to be irrigated.
Because the canal was dug very wide, coupled with the willows on the banks, Duan Yun could even imagine the scene of weeping willows swaying along the riverbank; picturesque scenery with painted boats cruising like paintings.
Seeing this scene, Duan Yun felt excited and a great sense of accomplishment, and for a moment, he thought that the Ziyu, who led all of this, looked much more beautiful.
In some way, Duan Yun was face-blind.
Ziyu was a beauty, a standard beauty, and combined with Green Jade, she was a beauty with strong contrast.
But initially, when Duan Yun first met her, she was a negative in his eyes. If the Murong brothers hadn't stopped him, he might have forcibly stuffed pancakes in her face, because she had written a book that made Duan Yun furious.
Speaking of the ending of "The Fall of the Goddess Constable", even now, Duan Yun would jump up with rage. As he said, it was an ending that was more infuriating than eunuchs, and several times he dreamed of beating Ziyu, all because the first half of the book was stunning, but the second half was like feeding dung.
Duan Yun once questioned her about why she fed dung in the latter part, and her response was, it was only such an ending that would be memorable, and even when one takes a dump, they would remember it.
Of course, Duan Yun would remember, it was an ending that made him so angry he would clench and cut off his bowel movements while on the toilet.
So at first, the beauty Ziyu was a negative in Duan Yun's eyes.
Later on, she also followed Duan Yun and the others in doing many acts of chivalry, becoming a heroine, a good partner in the path of demon extermination, and only then, in Duan Yun's eyes, did she go from a negative to normal.
But Duan Yun was face-blind and didn't find her stunning.
Or rather, up to now, the only ones who could amaze Duan Yun at first sight were Shen Ying climbing out of her coffin and the Second Palace Master Ming Xing, whom he shared a fierce battle with upon their first encounter.
But at this moment, looking at the canal taking shape, seeing how it could change the landscape and be so picturesque, Duan Yun suddenly thought that Ziyu beside him was very beautiful, the stunning kind of beautiful.
A beautiful Ziyu creating such a beautiful river naturally made her even more beautiful.
Ziyu leaned on the stone rail of the newly built stone bridge, puzzled, "Why are you staring at me?"
Duan Yun candidly replied, "Can't I look at your beauty?"
Ziyu smiled slightly and said, "Is this the first time you complimented me?"
Duan Yun asked in surprise, "The first time?"
Ziyu raised an eyebrow and said, "What else?"
Indeed, in her memory, this was the first time Duan Yun complimented her, and it was on something women cared about—beauty.
She couldn't help teasing, "You won't fall head over heels in love with me because of this, and if unrequited, go destroy the Martial World, will you?"
Duan Yun retorted, "Are you that silly from writing books?"
"Hahaha..."
With that, both laughed, laughed joyously.
The setting sun cast its golden glow on them, creating a beautiful golden blur.
Little Yin, helping dig the canal below, couldn't help but comment, "Don't they look quite a match?"
Beside her, Lei Ying, also helping out, said with jealousy, "A match, my ass! They look like two dogs!"
Little Yin followed up, "I think we're the ones like two dogs."
As the "servants" of Yuzhu Manor, they usually serve Duan Yun without complaints, and in times like this, they have to help with the hard labor, often feeling as tired as dogs.
Especially Lei Ying, who used to be pampered and well-cared-for by the Gu Family, now she seemed like she was reduced to being an ox or horse.
The disparity filled with immense humiliation was hard for her to bear at first, but later, she somehow began to enjoy it.
The harder and more tormenting Duan Yun was to her, this top-ranking woman, the less he treated her like a woman, the more excited and thrilled she felt, sometimes she couldn't help but hum lightly.
At this time, on the bridge, Duan Yun asked, "Ziyu, how long do you think it will take to complete this canal?"
Ziyu said, "At most, a month."
Duan Yun said in surprise, "So fast?"
Ziyu replied, "Just look at how many people there are now, and what skills these people have."
This is the first major project in Heroic Land, the first great undertaking initiated by Duan Yun, and it naturally required thought and manpower.
And Ziyu was sure that only in such extremely special circumstances could this canal take shape at such an astonishing speed.
Or, without Duan Yun, it would be utterly impossible to be so quick.
She was sure that even the Mo Sect, known for their construction skills, couldn't accomplish such a task at such speed.
Besides her extraordinary wisdom laying the foundation for this canal, it was due to the luxurious nature of the workforce.
Just look at Little Yin and Lei Ying, whose skills are rare. Where in the Martial World could you find a second group?
Do you know any women, with the demeanor of a Grandmaster and the first renowned person in Tianzhou, doing hard labor digging a canal?
In other places, they would be worshipped as if they were Immortals.
Moreover, the canal is filled with Mo Sect Elders skilled in construction, various body cultivation experts who don't tire from digging, and Water Clamping Women who break water and stone, all kinds of experts.
To be honest, gathering such a diverse group of masters to work on the same task was still somewhat surreal to Ziyu.
In short, because this canal was about to be completed, not only Duan Yun and Ziyu on the bridge, most people here were very happy.
The most crucial part of the project had ended. Though still busy, the atmosphere here was relaxed.
Laughter and conversations, light and joyful, frequently emanated from the canal.
Since the wages here were high, many workers were already discussing where to buy a house, purchase fields, or perhaps go to a brothel to marry a good woman after their work was done.
"What, you want to marry Miss Qin. Old Li, that's not appropriate; you're exploiting public property for private use. The brothel in Wangchun City is already weakened, and you're adding fuel to the fire."
"It's true love!"
"Bah! What purity are you pretending? Aren't you just after Miss Qin's expertise in Red Rope Inverted Suspension?"
"It's true love."
"Bullshit!"
...
For a moment, the place was filled with a cheerful ambiance.
Meanwhile, on a mountain peak outside this section of the canal.
Rat Phase Wei Wuqing and Chicken Phase Ji Sichen each held a metal tube with a mirror-like front end, looking toward this place.
This is a "Thousand-mile Mirror," also known as a "far-sighted glasses," a tool often used by seafarers, though it can't see a thousand miles away, it can see very far.
Wei Wuqing, while observing, lamented, "It seems they really like that canal."
Ji Sichen also sighed, "It was not easy to dig the canal this way indeed."
Wei Wuqing said, "Then let's have some fun with them."
Ji Sichen, nervous, said, "Boss, what fun? Old Demon Duan is not to be underestimated."
"The more they like it, the more fun it is. Likewise, the stronger this Old Demon Duan, the more fun it is!"
"If it's no fun, I wouldn't bother to come."
Wei Wuqing, smiling as if bathed in spring wind, began to walk downhill.
Yes, he was going to have some fun!