Chapter 380: Construction of the Inner City District

After the outer city district was completed, Yan Buji also walked onto the street to observe the surroundings.

Although most of the surrounding Dragon People dared not look directly at him, bowing their heads in salute, some young Dragon People still gazed at him curiously with clear eyes.

Yan Buji chuckled and asked, "How is the situation?"

The Dragon People official beside him, sweating profusely, said, "Your Majesty, the outer city is basically completed, but as for the inner city... we have not yet received the blueprints."

"Who is in charge of this?" Yan Buji recalled that after the Dragon People priest went back to gather the Law Fragments, the matter of the inner city's design had been handed over to the officials to handle, and he had also succinctly explained his requirements.

Could it be that none of these people understand what I'm saying?

The Dragon People official put on a full-face smile: "Your Majesty, please come this way; the blueprints are the responsibility of the Ministry of Works."

Yan Buji nodded and followed him.

Inside a large fortress in the outer city, this place was temporarily serving as the Dragon People officials' administrative office; upon seeing Yan Buji's arrival, everyone immediately stepped out and bowed, saying:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"No need for formalities; I have come today regarding the inner city. Who in the Ministry of Works is responsible for this?" Yan Buji asked calmly.

A Dragon People rose, walked over respectfully, and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty; this matter is handled by Wang Chen of the Ministry of Works."

"Where is he?"

"He... he is still in the inner hall designing the inner city's blueprint..."

"Hmm."

Yan Buji gestured to lead the way, and the Minister of Works brought him all the way to the inner hall of the Ministry of Works.

Here, many Dragon People gathered around a table, loudly discussing:

"I say this won't work; looking at the distribution of the entire inner and outer cities, it would be best to build in a staggered manner, so as to leave enough space for setting up formations."

"But the requirement is to accommodate at least thirty thousand Dragon People; no matter how high we raise the buildings, we must still consider the foundation issue. You all know that the foundation of Snow Island is difficult to excavate, right?"

"But this is His Majesty's order!"

The Minister of Works looked at Yan Buji's expressionless face, quickly coughed, and said, "Everyone, stop arguing; His Majesty has arrived!"

"Ah?"

The Ministry of Works officials were startled, hurriedly turned and knelt, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Hmm." Yan Buji walked over, looked at the Snow Island map before the table; the outer city district on the map had already been built, but the center remained blank, which inevitably made him frown: "Why are you arguing?"

"It's... it's because the population and land size are really hard to divide. Your Majesty, please forgive us!" The officials were sweating profusely.

Yan Buji is no longer the former Wang Chao; those who dared to slap the table and oppose him have already become fertilizer, and they certainly do not wish to become fertilizer.

It is evident that within the Dragon People, everyone fears Yan Buji; after he suppressed all dissent with strong, iron-fisted methods, no one dares to say to his face that he has done anything wrong.

Of course, Yan Buji also does not think he has done anything wrong; their inability to come up with a solution is their problem, unrelated to his decisions.

"Then, according to your design concept, what would be considered reasonable?"

"This... Your Majesty, the land planned at the center of Snow Road is only that small; judging by the current outer city's construction, at most it could accommodate ten thousand people, which would already be considered an expansion..."

"Then why not just find a way to expand Snow Island's area!"

"Huh?" Several Dragon People officials were stunned: "Your Majesty, do you mean... to create land?"

"Can it not be done?"

"This... is not impossible, but doing so would require scrapping the original outer city plan and starting over; moreover, if that were the case... why not simply build a new foundation directly on Snow Road?"

"Oh?"

Yan Buji pondered for a moment: "You mean to establish support points within Snow Island, then lay platforms above it, and then construct the city district?"

"Yes, Your Majesty's wisdom!"

Yan Buji nodded: "Can this be done?"

"The main issue is the load-bearing material; if we use the seabed's blue stone as the primary load-bearing material, it might not be enough...."

Yan Buji thought: "Can the gold stone ore from the Shark People be used?"

"There is a kind of stone that is quite excellent, namely this one." The Dragon People official took out a piece of ore full of pits and cavities; Yan Buji examined it closely:

"Heart of the Sea Stone?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Although this stone material only has one transformation, if we mix it with some stone materials excavated from the Boundless Sea Trench, then grind and process them into stone bricks, it will be sufficient to support; its strength and toughness are guaranteed. The key is that it can be inscribed with formation patterns, and if the priest handles it, it can also achieve an even better stabilizing effect."

"Hmm, then let's do it this way."

"However, Your Majesty, the reserves of Heart of the Sea Stone are not large; you see...."

"I will personally go to the Shark People; moreover, I have previously said that if you all privately make contact with the Shark People...."

The Dragon People officials present changed expression, hurriedly knelt, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive us; Your Majesty, please forgive us!"

Yan Buji chuckled: "The offender shall commit suicide; the rest shall have their salaries withheld for three months."

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!!"

After leaving, Yan Buji then went to the Shark People.

Yan Buji cannot possibly bind all the Dragon People together, but he can prevent such a situation.

Even if some Dragon People secretly flee this place, Yan Buji will not say another word; but if a Dragon People who has had their Bloodline Seal Curse removed flees, he will personally arrange for people to pursue and kill them.

This is not to make them know whom they should serve; rather, it is because the news that the Dragon People have had their Bloodline Seal Curse removed and have emerged cannot spread too quickly.

It can be said that most of the Dragon People capable of leaving the Boundless Sea Trench have not yet had their Bloodline Seal Curse removed; thus, even if these people flee, the impact on the overall situation is not significant.

And prohibiting them from privately contacting the Shark People is also out of concern that they might become an unstable factor that brings disaster to the Dragon People; for if they learn how powerful the Shark People are, or even learn that behind them there exists the Snow People, the situation would likely develop in a direction unfavorable to Yan Buji.

Therefore, Yan Buji has been particularly concerned about the construction of Snow Island during this period; even minor matters he keeps an eye on.

As for who can be trusted and who cannot, that can only be judged by feeling.

Anyway, the Dragon People on Snow Island also have families.

If they were capable of abandoning wife and children just to bring disaster to the Dragon People, then one cannot blame Yan Buji for acting ruthlessly.

"However, the news of the Dragon People's emergence cannot be concealed for long either; the League of Extraordinary Individuals will eventually find out. But since the Shark People know we possess Law Fragments, they will not spread rumors so early. I also need their resources; we shall see how long we can maintain stability."

Yan Buji thought, if he could successfully build the Dragon People's city on Snow Island, and after everything runs normally he cultivates to Nascent Soul stage, then the Dragon People's help to him would almost be a negative benefit.

Sooner or later, Yan Buji will also leave the Dragon People and embark on his own journey again, rather than being like a nanny considering the future for this race.

Besides, if the Dragon People truly had any tremendous benefit for him, probably only this identity could bring him a higher perspective.