DipNovel Chapter 25: The Wall, Reporting Materials, and Expanding the Scale
Chapter 25: The Wall, Reporting Materials, and Expanding the Scale
Liang Shan sat with the refugees to one side. They didn't know what Lu Sheng was going to do, but they put in a lot of effort while working, driving the wooden stakes deep and straight to ensure they were stable.
Seeing Lu Sheng arrive, everyone guessed that he was going to use his methods to build something, and they all turned their attention to him.
Then, they saw Lu Sheng look around the fence and nod in satisfaction. He then raised his hand and waved, and streams of light flew out of the warehouse and merged into the fence.
Liang Shan had traveled all over the country and had seen all kinds of awakened beings, but Lu Sheng's methods were more amazing than any he had ever seen. The vagrants around him stared wide-eyed, curious about what would happen next.
"The unfinished fence will soon be rebuilt into a 2.5-meter-high wall with iron gates, featuring narrowed gaps, overall reinforcement, and a solid foundation. Please select the 'reinforcement' keyword:"
1. Super Wood: The wood undergoes chemical treatment and hot pressing processes to significantly increase its density, hardness, and tensile strength, resulting in a material hardness comparable to steel.
2. Dense Electric Fence: The fence is covered inside and out with barbed wire. The inner layer makes the overall structure more stable, while the outer layer is barbed. The fence and iron gate can be electrified.
3. Impregnable: Further increase the height of the fence and iron gate, and build an additional inner wall, making it extremely difficult to climb over, while significantly improving its defensive capabilities.
Standing by the fence, Lu Sheng glanced at the displayed options, quickly scanned them, and then began to choose between option one and option two.
About half a minute later, he sighed and made a decision.
The next instant, the faintly glowing fences suddenly rose higher, forming a curtain of light between them, and a dull thud echoed from the flowing light.
The sound came from underground, like a steel nail driven into rock, making the ground tremble.
As the echo faded and the light dimmed, Liang Shan and the refugees around him stared wide-eyed, some even rubbing their eyes, afraid they were hallucinating.
They had driven those logs down themselves, but what appeared before them felt unfamiliar.
What was originally just a preliminary fence has now become a solid wall.
The long wooden strips were transformed into wooden stakes, which were made taller, wider, and thicker. The gap between the two stakes, which was originally wide enough for a person to squeeze through sideways, is now only wide enough for an arm to pass through. Each stake is much longer than before, and is estimated to be about 2.5 meters long.
As the most knowledgeable person among them, Liang Shan was able to see more of the intricacies.
Building a fence is not a big project, and adding an iron gate is just a piece of cake for an awakened cultivator who is good at construction.
The key is the materials.
He discovered that the wood hadn't simply grown longer and thicker.
The completely changed texture of the wood reminded him of a process he had once seen where wood could be made as hard as iron by removing some of the lignin and hemicellulose and then heat-compressing it.
He had only heard of awakened beings who could process materials with such precision in rumors; they were all renowned and powerful figures. Yet, the young man before him looked to be no more than twenty years old.
Liang Shan thought about it carefully. He remembered that his employer had said that Lu Sheng had awakened his abilities a week ago, and before that, he had not received any learning or training in construction.
Combining what he had heard in the past with what he was seeing now, it all seemed very abnormal. After thinking it over, Liang Shan quickly sorted out his thoughts.
Now that things have come to this, abandoning the mission is impossible. Even if he offends the Lu family, he doesn't need to retaliate with force. As long as a high-ranking member says a few words that are unfavorable to him, it will be difficult for him to get jobs from the surrounding families in the future.
If they can't get any work, what will they eat and drink?
The most urgent task is to complete the construction of the Lu family's camp as soon as possible, and the speed of the entire camp's construction depends on Lu Sheng's wishes.
In just a few minutes, Liang Shan decided what to do next. He took the initiative to go around the wall, enter through the open iron gate, and find Lu Sheng standing by the wall.
"Station Chief Lu, it's no exaggeration to say that I've met many architects, but none of them have your skills."
He praised Lu Sheng generously, then got to the point:
"I've figured out what's going on with building the camp. The mission says you're here to assist me, but we don't know anything about construction."
They say missions are for the inanimate, but people are for the living. You tell us how to build this camp, and we'll build it exactly that way. I'll lead the brothers and give it our all."
Lu Sheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.
"No rush. Calculate the dimensions of the camp according to the standards for building this wall, and then ask Lei Zhaowu for the necessary materials."
Upon hearing Lu Sheng's arrangement, Liang Shan was about to nod when Lu Sheng added:
"Remember, report 50% more than the agreed amount, and prepare an additional amount of steel of the same size. Don't hide the extra amount from Lei Zhaowu; just say it's what I asked for, and treat him like one of our own."
However, you should clearly tell him that if you give him less, the camp can't be built at all; once the materials arrive, the outermost wall can be built that very day.
This time, after confirming that Lu Sheng had finished speaking, Liang Shancai nodded.
"Okay, I'll contact Commissioner Lei right away. I will convey your request word for word."
Liang Shan didn't know or care what Lu Sheng wanted half the materials for. He had never seen anyone in engineering who didn't exaggerate the materials used, and he was used to it.
As long as the camp is repaired quickly and the money is settled quickly so that I can leave here with my brothers as soon as possible, anything is negotiable.
After seeing Liang Shan off, Jiang Shutong, standing next to the gas station warehouse, teased Lu Sheng:
"I thought you were quite upright, but I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve. The Lu family doesn't pay you, so you just falsify the accounts to make a profit."
However, those extra materials need to be sold somewhere. Would you like me to help you contact buyers?
Lu Sheng turned to look at Jiang Shutong, and before he could speak, he sighed.
Why are you sighing?
"Sigh. You actually think of me like that? Countless eyes in the Lu family are watching me. If I were to embezzle anything, who knows how they would find a pretext to make trouble."
Lu Sheng explained:
"I need more materials to expand the size of the camp."
"Expand the scale?"
"Well, how could I leave something I worked so hard to build to others to enjoy? Building this wall was an experiment, and I plan to use this successful experience to expand the camp halfway to the west."
Listening to Lu Sheng's words, Jiang Shutong pondered the expanded camp area for a moment, and suddenly she realized something.
Expanding the camp halfway westward would enclose its own houses.
"Wait, what about my house?"
"Of course I'll keep it; I still need to live there."
With no outsiders present, Lu Sheng didn't hold back:
"Shutong, you arrived here in the evening, as did Liang Shan and the others, while Lin Ran arrived after nightfall. What's the first thing we need to do to make this a major transportation hub?"
After a moment's thought, Jiang Shutong understood what Lu Sheng meant when he asked her this question:
"It is a place where passersby can spend the night, providing them with shelter during the long night so that they can get enough rest and continue their journey the next day at dawn."