Chapter 313: No Need to Be First in Everything

【Previously added 3000, refreshed.】

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The Great King picked up a general's scrap, and thus forgave the Sichuan pepper tree and the spring eye.

Never mind that the spring eye is still useful; when marching and fighting with no water source, just toss it on the ground and it works—even a small spring eye's output is fine, the Great King doesn't disdain it.

If you look at it as a waterskin, it instantly becomes a supreme treasure.

The Great King mainly pins his hopes on four A-ranks; A-ranks have never disappointed him, they provide ore and warships.

Place a claw on Bai Ze's horn, add a bit of auspicious aura, and the Great King grits his teeth and charges!

Even his ancestors never had this much wealth—once he saved up four A-ranks.

【Congratulations, Lord, you have drawn the A-rank top prize: Wealth Foundation Blind Box x1, already placed in the warehouse, please check.】

【Congratulations, Lord, you have drawn the A-rank low prize: a county wall of any county under the Northern Border State—claim it now? Yes/No】

【Congratulations, Lord, you have drawn the A-rank middle prize: a Northern Border Medical Bureau—claim it now? Yes/No】

【Congratulations~~~ Lord, you have drawn the A-rank top prize: Tai'a Sword, already placed in the warehouse, please check.】

The four came out almost simultaneously, but only one triggered the congratulations, and the Great King instantly knew which was best.

Without a word, he headed straight for the warehouse.

First in line was a sword's thumbnail; the Great King opened its description;

【Tai'a Sword, Sword of Majestic Dao.】

Manufacturer: Kunlun Realm

Five Elements: Metal

Details: Sword of Majestic Dao, Sword of Emperors. Inner majesty can trigger the Tai'a Sword's sword aura, boosting damage by 200%; use with caution.

Matching: Tai'a Sword Manual

Great King: "Tai'a (a) Sword? The name's weird—looks like a mass‑destruction weapon from Qiao Yi's place?"

Bai Ze is hopeless; you're the strange one.

"Tai'a (e) Sword, pronounce it e."

Bai Li Wen Mang Jing feels no problem at all—"Sure, whatever you say."

Bai Ze: "……They've always been called that name—how is it listening to you?! Also, have you seen the four characters 'Sword of Emperors'? What do you think?"

Great King's eyes sparkled: "It's definitely impressive—mighty, domineering, and valuable!"

Bai Ze face‑planted: "Hurry up and take out the peony to have a look!"

"In the end I couldn't help adding, 'It's meant to represent your royal authority. I doubt you'll ever draw a weapon of this tier again—it's very important.'"

"Okay, okay!" the Great King nodded honestly.

While nodding, he quickly drew the Tai'a Sword—this thing coming out is blindingly bright, no exaggeration.

The Great King had no preparation; as soon as he drew it, the aura startled him—his vision flooded with light. A flash of gold‑stone light swept past, filling his sight with pure gold, nothing visible—"Will I not be blinded, my lord?"

As his words fell, a 'crack—' lightning bolt struck outside, then thunder and lightning began.

The Great King shivered: "It really struck?!"

Bai Ze rolled his eyes: "Let you be eliminated!"

Outdoor‑training soldiers howled cadence as they ran back to camp, even hearing Wei Shen's curses—cursing the fickle heavens, changing faster than a face flip.

The Great King foolishly opened his mouth wide: "It‑it‑it…"

Bai Ze was about to nod when the Great King added: "…Could it be that the sword has become a spirit? Should I throw it away?"

Bai Ze: ……

"Please look at the first line—Sword of Majestic Dao."

"Oh oh okay, it seems to have a big temper!"

In just a moment, the indoor lighting returned to normal, and the Great King also saw Tai'a's full appearance.

Bronze main color, the blade slightly wide. Handle and sheath covered in cloud patterns, inlaid with three unnamed gold gems in a row—the Great King suspected they were the culprits that tried to blind him earlier.

Tai'a sat there, an ancient, solemn aura washing over him.

The Great King wanted to draw it to look, but he hesitated, cautiously glancing outside—the thunder and lightning had stopped, as if nothing had happened.

"Will drawing it to look cause another thunderstorm?"

The Great King asked that, curiosity killing the cat, but he still wanted to draw it.

Who knew he'd exert force—whoosh—a gust of wind sounded in his ear and vanished, and the Great King's eyes widened.

No, he's seen big scenes before—he's witnessed the Sun‑shooting Bow and the Covering‑Sky ice skill—yet a sword bringing such a sound effect is something he's never seen!

"How impressive! The blade's pattern is also gorgeous!"

The blade is wrapped in elaborate, ornate cloud‑pattern blood grooves, extremely rare; though unstained with blood, it now gleams with a white light, and the Great King finds it exquisite.

Bai Ze couldn't be bothered to look—he thought, if you're furious or… desperately fighting on the battlefield and draw this sword, that's truly formidable.

"If you master the gifted sword manual, this sword will last you a lifetime—no need to change weapons."

"Oh!"

The Great King acknowledged, then treated the Tai'a Sword like a drawer, pulling it out and closing it, pulling it out and closing it…

Bai Ze: ……

"What a waste, system!"

After the Great King had his fill of Tai'a, he turned to study the newly acquired Northern Border Medical Bureau; next door, Wei Shen stormed out cursing, complaining that Liangzhou's ghostly weather is fickle—midsummer thunder and lightning, not a drop of rain, then work ends and it clears up.

【Northern Border Medical Bureau, the Northern Border State's official medical bureau.】

Manufacturer: Myriad Realms

Construction site selection: convenient transportation at any location.

Additional skill: In the Medical Bureau treatment, calm mind and relaxed recovery speed increased by 200%.

Matching gifts: Medical classics x32; Pharmacy - various medicinal herbs x500 grams】

Da Wang clicked to claim, directly jumped out of the construction side quest;

【Side Quest Three: Build Northern Border Medical Bureau, invite contemporary famous doctor to hold clinic, make Northern Border Medical Bureau into the first medical clinic where medical seekers from all under heaven flock.

Official subsidy: all raw materials; all tools and equipment;

On-site technical supervisor NPC x1 (recovered after mission completion); professional technical manpower x1500 (recovered after mission completion);

Logic chain supplement: Northern Border nationals manpower x2000;

Estimated construction period: sixty days;

Mission items: work uniforms x2000; work meals x2000x60; work wages x2000x60;

Mission assistance: medical technical manpower NPC x10 (recovered after five years);

Mission rewards: no reward for construction completion.

Invite contemporary famous doctor (strength as recognized by the system) to hold clinic reward: A-level turntable x1;

Recruit one hundred effective apprentices: B-level turntable x2;

Medical Bureau's fame soars (after curing 200 patient visits): B-level turntable x2;

Medical Bureau's fame spreads far (after curing 10,000 patient visits): A-level turntable x2;

Medical Bureau renowned throughout the world (after curing 200,000 patient visits): A-level turntable x5;】

Da Wang seeing this almost cried, 'Meng Meng you're too competitive! Wanting to be first in everything will harm you!'

Bai Ze: ……

'Isn't this exactly the same as the Northern Border Academy? This time, my black and red won't work either, it still has to cure people!'

Bai Ze even got up to look at the big pancake hanging on the unlucky egg's head, 'Three to five years definitely can't be obtained, the population base is here.' Give up.

Da Wang silently moved this task to the corner, 'No problem, just get the wool, I still have the wealth foundation, there's a mine!'

This time the blind box opened had no precious metal written, nor non-ferrous metal written; for Da Wang who had crammed this knowledge, he already knew.

As expected, opening it was an iron ore.

This time Da Wang is already fearless, no need to secretly mine anymore; he allocated the iron ore to Bing Province where the Marquis of Eastern Capital currently is, letting the Marquis of Eastern Capital conveniently oversee this construction task.

Da Wang also didn't choose secret construction, planning to directly recruit manpower in Bing Province. After it's built, he'll also hire manpower locally, isn't that creating job positions!

Da Wang felt pleased, the wound created by the Medical Bureau instantly healed.

As for the remaining subordinate county, Da Wang directly chose in You Province a place without city walls, let's go with Tongshui!

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However, speaking of Zhe Tian from Shuofang to Jade Gate Pass, it's still fast; this short distance arrives in an instant.

The northwest border is desolate, Jade Gate Pass is easy to find, that's Tang Qian, he's a living person, always moving.

This guy first went to the place Da Wang showed him to look at, after scanning around, there's none!

Lord Zhe Tian began casting a wide net at Jade Gate Pass; anyone wearing Great Jin-style broken armor, it would pounce over to recognize their face.

This one doesn't resemble, this one somewhat resembles?

Not mentioning the fright, this commotion made many recognize this is Da Wang's beloved pet. This bird is either perched on Da Wang's shoulder or on his horse, inseparable.

The Jade Gate Pass guards all know, this is not an ordinary eagle; if it flies and loses control, wildly flapping its wings, wouldn't they have to immediately… not?

Lord Zhe Tian indeed has this ability, wherever he goes he can cause chickens to fly and dogs to jump.

In the end, it was our own people who noticed it was looking for someone.

Da Wang left three skilled You Province cavalry at Jade Gate Pass, letting them stay there to train the Jade Gate Pass guards, mainly teaching them body refining technique and martial arts to increase combat power.

Tang Qian is quite perceptive, feeling this is none other than Da Wang's supervisor left inside the pass. They have already been appointed as Instructors, receiving Commandant's treatment, and any internal affairs will also be told to them.

Today one of them first discovered Zhe Tian, also counts as being familiar with its behavior, immediately summoned people to call Tang Qian.

Zhe Tian saw Tang Qian, carefully identified for a while, repeatedly confirmed this time it's correct before extending its claw toward the lofty person.

Tang Qian hasn't experienced this; he momentarily didn't understand what it meant, his pleading gaze looked toward that You Province cavalry, Zhe Tian gave him a white eye and vigorously shook one of its legs.

With so many things tied up, you still can't see?

Tang Qian: ……

He swore, that eagle rolled its white eye!

Tang Qian was first shocked by a high-ranking messenger, then after squatting outside and finishing reading those 'letters' Da Wang sent him, his worldview completely collapsed.

He first saw a map, with markings of construction sections. He thought that even mobilizing the entire Great Jin's strength would only manage five! The result, Da Wang's letter said he planned to finish in one hundred fifty days!

Moreover, the conscripted laborers Da Wang summoned also receive wages!

Furthermore, let him manage well the guards' these thirty thousand wages; this huge sum will be used as future military provisions for Jade Gate Pass. Da Wang said he, to unify the Northern Border, the cavalry western expedition this trip spent a lot, short-term not very affluent.

That's right, Da Wang raises troops by shearing wool.

Let the soldiers themselves go work to support themselves……

Tang Qian himself calculated how much half of the wages for thirty thousand people is, after calculating for a while he began to have difficulty breathing.

Could it be that he miscalculated?!

A huge sum!

He could see the Great King's cavalry was expensive; he thought life at Jade Gate Pass might be tougher than before, after all the Northern Border situation was like that, and everyone had steeled themselves—come spring they'd follow the Great King's rules to establish military farms and reclaim land.

These places in the Northern Border were originally vast and sparsely populated; this time, besides Youzhou, they were burned by war again. Moreover, the Northern Border is not like the Great Jin; previously the Great Jin still had a relatively wealthy south to support it, and when Emperor Ningde was in power, the grain and fodder at Jade Gate Pass were supplied on schedule.

Who would have thought the Great King's steps were so big; after seeing it, he felt this kid was dreaming.

Is it because he's of royal birth that he has no concept of money?

He was there sucking in air, while Zhetian waited for his reply—this guy flapped its wings, kicking up sand to hurl at Tang Qian.

Tang Qian stared blankly at it, his thoughts already wandering, and then Zhetian gave him another look.

After being reminded that Zhetian was urging him to reply, Tang Qian shook the dust off the paper and grew worried.

"How do I reply? Where are the two million plus taels? Where are the technical staff? It looks like a joke…… As for the household registration census, I could actually handle that well……"

Who would have thought, before his words even finished, a report came up saying someone who called himself the Superintendent of the Shanyang Section Checkpoint requested an audience.

After meeting that so‑called Superintendent, Tang Qian realized the rash one wasn't the Great King—it was himself.

He truly knew nothing of the Great King's strength!

That whatever Superintendent, they said the needed funds and materials were already in place; he only had to find good people.

Who could believe it?!

He just needs to help recruit people and wait for the funds, right?

Tang Qian had no choice but to first reply to the Great King to get rid of Zhetian; he clapped his chest in promise to the Great King, vowing to cooperate with the Superintendent the Great King sent to build Shanyang Pass and to complete the household registration census on time.

After Zhetian flew off, he on one hand posted notices to recruit civilian laborers, and on the other sent people to inspect the foothills of the Heavenly Mountain.

What the heck—is it real or fake?! It's truly unbelievable!

As a result, the scouting team returned to tell him that the area marked out for the checkpoint was now piled high with unknown bricks and stones, and at least ten or twenty thousand people were bustling about there.

Tang Qian didn't believe it: "Where did those people come from? Are they from the Western Regions?"

The reply was: "Not really; they're more like Great Jin people."

"The materials stacked for building the checkpoint are as high as a mountain, and there are some tools nobody has ever seen. The laborers wear uniform clothing, live in neat tents, look……" He didn't know how to describe it, paused to think of an adjective, "……quite imposing."

Tang Qian: ……

He thought of those things called 'cannon' that the Great King's baggage train carried……

He truly knew nothing of the Great King's strength!

The Great King didn't know his loyal fans had become even more steadfast, never wavering. Old Tang just loves this kind of tough guy—strong without pretense, rich and truly spending! The Great King also spends on the frontier, and Old Tang feels even more moved!

Who could spend so much on the frontier and still be a bad person?