Chapter 259 - 151: The Mortal Realm’s Grand Plan Has Taken Shape

Chapter 259: Chapter 151: The Mortal Realm’s Grand Plan Has Taken Shape

"I heard..."

"...that the position of Pavilion Master will most likely go to Pavilion Master Wang. Compared to the Celestial Granary Pavilion, this one comes with real power. Though, Pavilion Master Wang already handles most of the large Ghost Stone transactions in the Mortal Realm anyway."

"Can Pavilion Master Wang even handle all that work?"

"That just shows his ability. A normal person would definitely be crushed by the pressure, but Pavilion Master Wang still manages to keep everything in perfect order."

"Ahem."

After saying a few more things, Zhenba quickly cut himself off. "Alright, don’t spread this gossip around. I have to go now."

Mortal Realm Members often discussed these things privately among themselves.

After all, who doesn’t love to hear gossip about their leaders?

It was simply uncontrollable.

Soon—

Zhenba ducked into the nearby High-speed Rail, which was composed of ten Max Level Suspended Baskets. After waving to Zhang Qianming, he pressed a button, and the vehicle shot off into the desolate wilderness.

...

"...So fast."

Zhang Qianming stood in place, murmuring to himself as he watched the High-speed Rail vanish in the blink of an eye. He had, of course, heard about the Mortal Realm’s new High-speed Rail in recent days.

He knew it was fast.

But he had no real concept of just how fast it was.

Seeing it for himself today...

The speed was truly terrifying. ’So this is the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail...’

"Brother Qianming."

The man behind him, the one who had initially told Zhang Qianming to run, could no longer contain his excitement. He carefully stroked the black robe he was wearing, his eyes filled with joy.

"From now on, we’re really Mortal Realm Members?"

"Yeah."

Zhang Qianming smiled as he looked at the single bar on the man’s chest—the proof of a Level 1 Member. He had bars on his chest too, only his were two bars.

This was the symbol of a Level 2 Member.

He touched it.

The embroidery was raised.

It felt great to the touch. The craftsmanship and materials were solid.

He looked down at the Identity Token in his hand, then glanced tentatively at the station’s City Wall. With a thought, a section of the wall instantly sank into the ground.

With another thought.

The City Wall rose once more.

He could do as he pleased.

With his Identity Token, he could freely control the station’s City Walls and turrets. His authority, status, and even his monthly salary were all much higher than before.

You could almost say... he had made his fortune overnight.

Suddenly, he was no longer a nameless nobody.

This luck...

Even now, he still couldn’t quite believe it was real.

...

After crossing the Jiangbei Bridge.

Building the road became much easier; the path was almost completely unobstructed.

It was not long after dawn.

The new day had just begun. The Jiangnan Shui Family hadn’t delayed them for too long.

But—

They hadn’t been building for long, only covering about thirty kilometers, when the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage stopped again. A mountain stood before them.

It wasn’t as tall as Nameless Mountain.

Jiangnan was a plain, and mountains were few and far between. But few didn’t mean none.

Going around would be time-consuming and exhausting.

And so...

Hey Hey charged down from the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage, let out a low roar, and rushed forward to start working diligently.

Building bridges over water and carving paths through mountains.

This was what he had to do.

Build the road from "Mortal City" to "Medicine King Valley" at the fastest speed and lowest cost.

"Sigh."

Chen Fan stepped down from the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage, leaning against the carriage to stretch his stiff body. He let out a light sigh. "When will this ever end?"

Only he could build this High-speed Rail line.

There were still four hundred kilometers to go.

It would take several more days of building.

It was exhausting.

Just then—

"Young Master."

Lame Monkey stepped forward and asked hesitantly, "Hey Hey digs fast, but won’t the tunnel be at risk of collapsing?"

"It won’t collapse."

Chen Fan shook his head. "The tunnels Hey Hey and his parents dug in Nameless Mountain still haven’t collapsed. Besides... look."

The ground seemed to ripple faintly.

The next moment.

A spike of white bone suddenly pierced through the ground, rapidly extending into the tunnel Hey Hey had dug and bracing itself against the sides.

"You forgot, the Mortal Realm has the Mountain Remains Embryo."

Chen Fan couldn’t help but laugh as he watched.

The greatest effect of the Mountain Remains Embryo was its ability to extend bony structures underground within the camp’s range to maintain the stability of subterranean hollows.

Although this place was a full three hundred kilometers away from the camp.

It was still connected via the Copper Pipes and thus remained within the Mortal Realm camp’s range.

The Mountain Remains Embryo could reach here as well.

This was basically exploiting a bug. After all, under normal circumstances, no Ghost Fire’s camp would have such a massive range. He had extended the camp’s range using the "Copper Pipes."

It was quite useful.

Before long.

Hey Hey finished digging through the mountain, ran to the side, and spat out all the earth it had just swallowed.

Then, the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage started up again.

They continued paving the road.

It passed through the mountain and sped across the flat Jiangnan Plain, rapidly approaching Medicine King Valley and leaving a trail of quickly solidifying Copper Pipes in its wake.

Finally!

「Three days later.」

The Nine-Five Dragon Carriage stopped at the entrance to Medicine King Valley.

Medicine King Valley was situated between two mountains, with a city built in the pass. At this moment, all the disciples of Medicine King Valley, dressed in their sect’s attire, had come out to welcome them.

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley stood at the very front of the crowd, with Qi Feng by his side.

Next to them was a giant toad, a good three to four meters tall.

"..."

Chen Fan stepped down from the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage. A strange glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at the toad. ’This must be the Gold-devouring Toad Exotic Beast that Qi Feng once told me about. I wonder what abilities it has.’

"Valley Master Qi."

Chen Fan smiled at Valley Master Qi, who was striding toward him. "Your speed is much faster than mine. It took me five days to get to your Medicine King Valley, but you returned much faster than I traveled."

"Domain Lord Chen, you’re too kind."

Valley Master Qi said with a serious expression, "Medicine King Valley will remember this great favor. Please, come inside. We have prepared a grand banquet."

"I appreciate the sentiment, but I won’t go into the valley."

Chen Fan shook his head.

"The basic framework is in place. Since I’ve made the difficult journey to Jiangnan, I want to quickly lay out the High-speed Rail network to all the major cities here. Then I should prepare for the return trip."

The most difficult part was getting from Jiangbei to Jiangnan.

With this line completed, the remaining network connections to the major cities in Jiangnan would be simple, like branches on a tree trunk. He planned to finish all the work in Jiangnan in one go and then prepare to head back.

Then he’d finish the lines in Jiangdong and Jiangxi.

The Four Areas Jiangbei would be united as one.

The Mortal Realm’s grand plan was already taking shape.