Chapter 46

"Then, let's stop here!"

Zhongli exhaled a breath of turbid air and said faintly.

Jiang Yan also nodded; having experimented to this point, he understood Vector Manipulation much better.

Zhongli slowly descended to the sea surface and came to the crowd with Jiang Yan.

"Finished fighting?"

Azhdaha asked.

"Yes, this new move of Jiang Yan's is very strong!"

Zhongli's tone carried praise.

"If you're going to praise, praise more."

Jiang Yan chuckled.

"Geez, you can't praise this guy too much; look at his little tail, it's almost pointing to the sky."

Cloud Retainer teased.

"Alright, you've finished testing what you needed to test, pack up and get ready to work."

Zhongli brought everyone back to the coast.

"Hmm... let me see..."

Jiang Yan took the blueprints handed to him by Streetward Rambler and examined them carefully.

"You just need to build a batch of houses for the residents to live in first."

Guizhong walked up and said.

"As the capital of a nation, if everything is built with wood, it's too monotonous and doesn't fit the characteristics of a capital city."

As she spoke, Guizhong took the blueprints from Jiang Yan and pointed to a planned area on the map.

"You build this area first, and then after we migrate the people, we can slowly build the rest of the areas."

"Hmm, looking at it this way, cement can be very useful in this construction."

Jiang Yan nodded and said to Guizhong.

"Exactly, with the cement you created, the time to build the capital will be shortened significantly."

Guizhong agreed, and Zhongli, standing on the other side of Jiang Yan, also said:

"Then without further ado, once you finish the residential area, we will go back and prepare to migrate the people."

"Good!"

Jiang Yan walked forward, and according to the instructions on the blueprints, he quickly found a large open space.

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Jiang Yan shouted softly, put his hands together, and then slammed them onto the ground.

BOOM!!

The ground surged, and countless trees grew wildly from the earth.

The earth trembled continuously, and the surrounding trees gradually twisted and combined into one shape after another.

Rows of houses formed and spread before everyone's eyes.

Gradually, a city district capable of accommodating residents was built by Jiang Yan.

Because it was mass-produced, Jiang Yan didn't design any fancy styles; they were all of a uniform pattern.

Row upon row, they looked orderly.

The houses Jiang Yan made were very fast, and it would be convenient to rebuild them later.

One only needed to withdraw the elemental energy contained within these houses, and these houses made of trees would automatically disintegrate and shrink back into the ground.

And the elemental energy Jiang Yan released was one-time use; whether he withdrew it or not had no effect.

Using them as temporary housing for residents now, and rebuilding the residential area after the capital was completed, wouldn't delay anything at all.

"Alright, this batch of houses should be enough to accommodate the first batch of migrating people."

Jiang Yan patted the dust off his hands and said to Zhongli beside him.

"Hmm, then shall we go back now?"

Zhongli said.

"Let's go."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Returning to Guili Plains, because they needed to gather the people to talk about the migration, Zhongli and the others didn't rest much and summoned the people to the front of the government hall.

In front of the government hall, Jiang Yan and Zhongli stood at the front, looking at the sea of people below.

"It's Rex Lapis and the Adeptus Lord!"

"Wow, the looks of Rex Lapis and the Adeptus Lord are breathtaking from every angle."

"Hey, have you noticed that when Rex Lapis and the Adeptus Lord stand together, they look like a perfect match?"

"Wow! You think so too? I've thought so for a long time!"

"You two, that's enough! How bold, showing no respect to the Adepti!"

"Exactly, Rex Lapis and the Adeptus Lord are not people you two can discuss casually!"

"Be careful you don't fall into a latrine while walking at night!"

The people below were noisy, but neither Jiang Yan nor Zhongli stopped their discussion.

This is how it should be, the human touch.

If the people lived like walking corpses, then this regime wouldn't last long.

And this ruler would certainly not achieve anything great!

Whether it was Jiang Yan or Zhongli, they were always inclusive, gentle, and tolerant toward their own people.

And precisely because of this, on this land of Liyue, humans yearned to be Zhongli's subjects.

Not only was their military strength surprisingly strong, but they were also gentle toward the people.

Such an Archon was a unique existence on the entire land of Liyue.

After a while, Zhongli noticed that most people had arrived, so he said to Jiang Yan:

"Then, you may begin."

After speaking, Zhongli stepped aside and sat down.

Jiang Yan walked forward, looked at the sea of people below, and coughed lightly.

"Good afternoon, fellow villagers. We can chat later; for now, everyone please be quiet."

Jiang Yan used his elemental energy so that all the people present could hear him.

Hearing Jiang Yan's kind words, the people also laughed, closed their mouths one after another, and waited for Jiang Yan's next words.

"Everyone knows that ten days ago, we experienced a massive war."

"It was precisely this war that destroyed the homes of some of our people."

Jiang Yan said, and suddenly bowed to the people.

"Here, I must say sorry to everyone."

The people shook their heads one after another and shouted:

"Adeptus Lord, you don't have to do this!"

"We were able to survive this war thanks to the efforts of you, Rex Lapis, and the Adepti."

"That's right, it's because of your existence that we can live the peaceful life we have now."

"We have never blamed you for this, and you don't need to apologize to us."

Zhongli sat to the side, watching the people's reaction, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Truly a group of lovely people.

Jiang Yan straightened up, his eyes slightly red.

To this day, he still believed that in that war, if he had been cautious, just a little more cautious, perhaps half of Guili Plains wouldn't have been destroyed.

"Thank you for your understanding."

Jiang Yan said.

"Because half of Guili Plains was destroyed, Rex Lapis and I discussed it and decided to migrate half of the population to the south of Mount Tianheng."

"And that area south of Mount Tianheng will also be the place where we establish our nation's capital in the future."

This sentence caused an uproar in the crowd.

Everyone could hear one piece of news from Jiang Yan's words.

Their Archon was going to establish a nation!

For a moment, the people began to whisper to each other.

Their faces showed different expressions.

Some solemn, some happy, some excited, some doubtful.

But no one raised any objections.

Because Zhongli was sitting right next to them.

"Alright, everyone be quiet for a moment and let me finish."

Jiang Yan's voice grew louder, which finally caused the people's discussion to subside.

"The selection for this migration is based on voluntary registration; those who want to seek development in a new place can try."

"After all, a new place always brings new opportunities, doesn't it?"

"Also, although we have decided to set the area south of Mount Tianheng as the capital, this does not mean we have abandoned the construction and repair of Guili Plains; please rest assured about this, fellow villagers."

After Jiang Yan finished instructing on some matters regarding city building and relocation, he stepped down.

The people also began to leave one after another, going home to discuss this matter with their families.

Some stayed on the spot, discussing their thoughts with each other.

The registration office was set up in the government hall; those who wanted to register could just come to the government hall.

After confirming that there were no problems with a series of matters, Jiang Yan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and slumped into a chair.

Taking a sip of the tea Ganyu brought, Jiang Yan sighed comfortably.

Comfortable~

"Jiang Yan!"

An urgent voice suddenly came from outside the door, and then Ganyu was seen walking over holding a piece of paper, her face showing anxiety.

"Ya~ it's our little Ganyu, come here and let me hug you."

Jiang Yan grabbed Ganyu's slender waist and pulled her into his arms.

Ganyu's pretty face flushed, and she twisted her body continuously.

"Don't mess around, I have something important to tell you."

"Hmm, go ahead, I'm listening."

Jiang Yan felt the touch of the person in his arms, as soft as warm jade, and buried his head in Ganyu's hair, smelling the faint fragrance on her.

Jiang Yan had been so busy lately that he hadn't had time to accompany his little Ganyu.

He had to make it up to her properly.

"Oh my, stop messing around first!!"

Ganyu pushed Jiang Yan, her expression serious.