amaotonovel Chapter 137 The Wall is Built, the Barbarians Arrive
Chapter 137 The Wall is Built, the Barbarians Arrive
After the meal, Chu Chen hurriedly led the two of them back home.
Because Si Wei, intentionally or unintentionally, arranged for Si Liyu to be placed next to him.
They were pouring drinks and serving food.
It wasn't that Chu Chen was aloof, nor that Si Liyu was unattractive.
Rather, Chu Chen genuinely didn't want to cause any more trouble; he already had enough women in his family.
Little did they know that after Chu Chen left, Si Liyu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
An eighteen-year-old girl—no, in ancient times she should be called an old maid.
When a girl first falls in love, once she sets her sights on someone, it's likely to be an unstoppable force.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
After the sweltering heat, Mashan welcomes the autumn harvest.
After a month of hard work, everyone in Cloud Peak City participated.
The city wall, more than ten meters high, stands on the border between Daxia and Ganpu.
Chu Chen's mine also borders this city wall, but unlike others, the mine has its own independent wall that surrounds the entire mine.
Chu Chen didn't stay idle during this month either; he secretly built a large warehouse outside Cloud Peak City.
A large amount of building materials were transported into this Cloud City.
Si Wei touched the sturdy city wall, a deep smile appearing on his lips.
"Fortunately, the city wall was completed before the autumn harvest. Let's see how Ganpu tries to rob us this year."
Meanwhile, Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan were sitting on the roof of a three-story building in the jade mine, leisurely drinking tea.
Chu Yi served him from the side.
Looking up, the jade mine has undergone a complete transformation.
Inside, hundreds of houses were neatly arranged on the open space.
Inside, there is a canteen, a square, streetlights, a large auditorium, and an indestructible large warehouse.
The workers' lives improved dramatically. Although they had been enslaved, under Chu Chen's leadership, they saw hope for the future.
And none of these people were not grateful to Chu Chen, and none of them did not admire Chu Chen.
Chu Chen reclassified the workers, selected managers, and divided them into shifts and groups.
Everything was in good order, and large quantities of jade rough stones were transported from the mine to the warehouse.
Chu Chen would go in and take a portion each time.
The other part was transported by messengers to a warehouse outside Cloud Peak City.
After sending Chen Qingxuan and Chu Yi away, he put them into his spatial storage.
In his words, the other party was unwilling to reveal their name and only wanted to trade with him.
Chen Qingxuan has always been indifferent to such matters.
Chu Yi always believed whatever Chu Chen said and never questioned it.
After a month of mining, Chu Chen sent a large number of jade rough stones into his space.
At this rate, if he wanted to, he could raise a group of assassins and provide them with weapons.
There would be no problem in taking the throne from Zhou Shixun.
But Chu Chen wasn't foolish enough to act like that; that would be pointless.
My goal is to make money and then relax.
In the autumn, since there were no incursions from the Ganpu barbarians, the people were able to produce a certain amount of grain.
With the support of the City Lord's Mansion, it's estimated that there won't be any more cases of people starving to death in Cloud Peak City this year.
But the calmer things seemed, the more uneasy Chu Chen felt.
In his view, how could the Kingdom of Ganpu stop attacking just because of this city wall?
Therefore, in the past few days, Chu Chen has instructed Zhao Tianlong to keep a close eye on the situation at the border.
To make it easier for him to observe, Chu Chen equipped each of the tall watchtowers on the wall with a pair of binoculars.
Each watchtower was patrolled by two men, equipped with two crossbows and a number of arrows.
At a high point in the mine, Chu Chen also instructed Uncle Feng to build several high platforms that explosion-proof vehicles could drive up to.
The purpose was to have a place where I could fight the enemy from inside the car should a battle break out.
There was no other way; his weapons were too shocking, and he didn't want to reveal them yet.
If possible, Chu Chen would never want to be exposed.
Who knows what Zhou Shixun is thinking?
People's hearts are unfathomable; faced with the allure of powerful weapons, who wouldn't be tempted?
That's why he raised so many children.
If one day I am ever threatened, those twenty-odd children will be my strongest force.
On this day, Chu Chen was chatting and laughing with Chen Qingxuan.
Suddenly, the walkie-talkie on the table emitted a series of urgent shouts.
"Young master, please step aside. There's trouble at the border; the Ganpu barbarians are attacking."
The speaker was Zhao Tianlong, who was even more excited than Hu Zi when he first encountered a walkie-talkie.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, crying out, "Gods, spare my life!"
"Did you see clearly how many people are coming for us?"
Chu Chen frowned slightly, picked up the walkie-talkie, and walked into the room while speaking.
"Reporting to the young master, they are probably scouts at the front. Through the binoculars, we can see that there are no fewer than 20,000 soldiers behind them."
Holy crap, if you're going to come, come big.
This isn't a raid; this is an attack on the city.
"Damn it, report to Siwei right now! All of us are on high alert, waiting for my orders."
After Chu Chen finished speaking, he threw the walkie-talkie on the ground.
He took out a stab-proof vest, a blast helmet, and various other protective gear from the wardrobe and wrapped himself up.
Stepping out of the room, Chen Qingxuan looked at Chu Chen with a surprised expression.
"You idiot, you're going to fight in a war?"
"War? What war? Can't I even protect myself?"
"Coward." Looking at Chu Chen, who was wrapped up tightly, Chen Qingxuan said to him with disdain.
"Damn it, life is the most important thing, you two already have a set, right? Go put it on."
After saying that, he pushed Chen Qingxuan and Chu Yi into the room.
A short while later, Chen Qingxuan put on a stab-proof vest and took a steel sword.
Chu Yi, however, obediently put on all the protective gear and held a steel sword in his hand.
"You drunkard, what's wrong with you? Ganpu is launching a full-scale attack. Go put on your helmet."
Even though you are a ninth-rank master, who knows if those people will shoot you from the shadows?
People in ancient times had amazing arm strength and could shoot very far.
"This thing looks ugly on me. If I don't go out, who can hurt me?"
After saying that, he sat back down in the rocking chair and started drinking again.
Chu Chen was incredibly excited as it was his first time witnessing such a grand spectacle.
Chu Yi, who was about to follow and protect them, was driven towards the high platform in an armored vehicle.
At that moment, Si Wei also received the news and hurriedly arrived at the city wall.
They discussed countermeasures with the general sent down from above and the original garrison general of Cloud Peak City.
The soldiers also sprang into action, climbing the city walls and standing ready for battle.
Chu Chen sat in the armored vehicle, opened the sunroof, and began to observe with great interest using binoculars.
The vanguard of the Ganpu Kingdom, numbering about two hundred men, was seen riding horses and charging towards the city gate.
About 500 meters behind these two hundred people, at the foot of the cliff, there were countless people preparing to attack.
Because of this difference in terrain, the soldiers of Cloud Peak City could not see it.
Chu Chen was able to see clearly only with the help of a telescope.