Wu Zhen pushed the door open and walked into the city master's room, and was immediately focused by several eyes.
Wu Zhen paid attention to several palace officials who were familiar with her. Among them were burly men with a bear-like physique, and old men with white hair and beards. The city master's chamber was the core of Liyang's local governance, and incompetent people were absolutely not allowed to set foot there.
, so the people gathered here, including the pudgy officer who was pushed out of the door earlier, are all elites in their own fields.
These elites who support the people's livelihood in Liyang are standing in a row on the wall. Everyone has an unconcealable nervous look on their faces, and some are even subconsciously covering their stomachs. The look is not so much that they are waiting to move towards the country.
The Queen's servants are more appropriately described as tenant farmers waiting in line to pay rent to the bully landlord.
"The active period is coming soon. What the hell, it will take another two weeks to repair the city wall!? Speed up the progress! If the city wall is not repaired next week and the monsters attack, just plug the gap, you bastard! I will do what I say."
"You want to cultivate new fields in order to increase your food self-sufficiency rate? At this time? Which idiot proposed this? Transfer him to the settlement as a tax collector. If he is still alive in three months, we will discuss his proposal."
"Liyang City is the territory of the Wu family and the home of the Liyang people. So don't think about cutting corners. Even if you vomit blood and faint, you must be prepared before the active period!"
The figure who slapped the table in front of the mahogany desk and howled angrily, exerting invisible pressure on the soldiers that made them tremble, had a face very similar to Wu Zhen. What if a gentle female secretary was sent to the front line filled with smoke?
After practicing for three to five years, adding a stab wound to the left eye, and cutting off her shoulder-length hair, she would probably look like such a fierce heroine.
The one-eyed female hero cut off the proposals of the soldiers one by one with a decisive and decisive spirit, and then moved her right eye to take the female secretary over there into her field of vision.
"Wu Zhen, you are here."
"Secretary Wu Zhen, I have met the acting city lord."
Wu Zhen gave him a gentle smile as if to comfort him, while the heroine snorted and calmed down her anger slightly.
"Report it, how is the situation at Fangzosi?"
"In general, the elixir reserve is progressing smoothly." Wu Zhen reported while handing over the compiled documents. "It may be difficult to prepare two thousand bottles of Xiaohe Shui in a hurry, but two hundred bottles of Cleansing Water can make a lot of sense.
It should be able to be dispatched. Thanks to the active contributions of the masters, the reserves of other elixirs are currently sufficient."
"Oh! As expected of the second young lady!"
"Is the market of Fangzoosi going good this year? It's really rare!"
Secretary Wu Zhen's words aroused widespread admiration among the soldiers. Liyang City is the home of everyone, and progress that helps to protect the home is naturally welcomed. Even the one-eyed female hero who always had a sullen face relaxed slightly.
He sighed and lowered his head to look at Bozoji's report.
"Where are the pioneers? How are things going over there?"
"As always." Wu Zhen responded with a wry smile. "The number of brilliant stones harvested by the pioneers has increased significantly, and the monsters in the surrounding areas have become increasingly active. It is estimated that the time when the active period will arrive is no different from previous years. The current scale of the pioneers is coping with
It’s not too strenuous to get up, but there’s one thing that’s worth being wary of.”
"What's up?"
"In fact, this comes from two reports. One report is that a few days ago, the pack team of the trading company Ri Shengchang was attacked by strange small stone ants on Li Jin Road and suffered losses. The other report is that two days later, a
A group of pioneers who went to the stone pine forest accidentally discovered an abandoned ant nest underground and witnessed the activities of thousands of stone ant armies..." Wu Zhen told the story of Cui Wutuo's team and Guo Bei's team encountering stone ants one after another.
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What the female secretary didn't know was that the report of Guo Bei's team and the report of Cui Wutuo team were both written by a certain workshop master, but the traces of Gewufang were erased in both incidents, giving people the impression that they interacted with each other.
Irrelevant impressions. When the report was reviewed by the Bureau of Construction, Wu Zhen, who was in charge of the review, connected the two incidents and became aware of the potential threat of the stone ant colony.
The reason why Gu Chen took such troublesome measures was that, firstly, he was afraid that the female secretary would know that he had ventured into the desert and came to the merchant house to preach. Secondly, he wanted to use the power of the Liyang Prefecture Secretary to investigate the details of the stone ant army, so as to
Look for an opportunity to find out the details of Little Beast Erju.
Of course, Gu Chen didn't know that Wu Zhen was in charge of the review, but just as he expected, the report about the threat of stone ants caused confused exclamations among the workers.
"What? Are there small stone ants infested on Lijin Road?"
"Wait a minute, isn't the little stone ant a wild monster that lives in the Southern Barbarian Territory? When did it come to Liyang Territory!?"
"Could it be said that they plan to move to Liyang Territory?"
"Probably not." The panicked servant put forward a rather shocking opinion, but was stopped by the female clerk before he could expand. "The pioneer's report mentioned that the ant nest under the stone pine forest has long been abandoned, and the ant nest under the stone pine forest has long been abandoned.
There is no sign of the stone ant army stopping. Therefore, it is speculated that including the attack on the pack team, the stone ant group is probably just a temporary march. Even so, I suggest that it is prudent to send a team to confirm, acting as the city lord.
"
The female clerk's suggestion made the one-eyed female hero think for a few seconds, and then turned her attention to the civil servant with a mustache next to her.
"Did you hear that? Li Ru."
"Understood, I will make arrangements immediately." The civil servant named Li Ru lowered his head and responded.
"Then, is there anything else?" The female hero glanced at the soldiers with her sharp single eye, and suddenly slapped her palm on the table. "Then let's act separately and do as I told you. Wu Zhen, you stay.
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Faced with the ever-present threat of wild monsters, the Chenghuang Kingdoms basically arranged their defense in units of "land". The scope of "land" included the city and the villages and towns surrounding the city, as well as the villages and towns built to guard against wild monsters.
Fortresses and fortresses were set up on the front line. The city was the political, economic and military center of the territory, so the city lord was equivalent to the ruler of the territory, and was hereditary from generation to generation by local noble families.
Take Liyang Territory as an example. Liyang City is the main city of Liyang Territory. There are twenty or thirty villages and towns scattered around Liyang City. In addition, the fortress Jianguan in the southwest of the city together constitutes the political territory of Liyang Territory.
The Wu family is a prominent family in Liyang, and its heads have inherited the title of "Dong of Liyang" from generation to generation. From the time when the first Duke of Liyang guarded the border and built the city, the Wu family spent more than two decades leading the people of Liyang.
While resisting the attacks of monsters, they opened up territory and built the barren land on the border of Shangli into a capital city with prosperous commerce. Therefore, in the minds of the people of Liyang, the prestige of the Wu family can be said to be unparalleled.
The current Duke of Liyang, Wu Ji, has a son and two daughters. The eldest daughter is Wu Yan, the second daughter is Wu Zhen, and the youngest is Wu Shang.
The Wu family is a martial arts sect whose legacy is to open up new territories. Its eldest daughter, Wu Yan, is a heroine who deserves to be called a tiger in the general family, while the second daughter, Wu Zhen, is also a talented woman who is both beautiful and clever, with a clever mind and a clever mind. Only the youngest son, Wu Shang, is the only one in the family.
, although his bravery is not inferior to that of his father, he lacks the cool-headedness to analyze the overall situation.
A few years ago, Wu Shang was led into an ambush during the expedition against the wild monsters, and was attacked by a group of stone monsters. Even though his subordinates tried their best to defend him, they ended up with no body left in the end.
Wu Shang died in battle, which shocked the entire Wu family.
Among them, the one who suffered the greatest impact was none other than the head of the family, Duke Li Yang.
Duke Li Yang always loved his youngest son Wu Shang the most and placed high hopes on him to inherit the family business. When the news came that Wu Shang had died in battle, Duke Li Yang, who was hunting, fell off the dragon bird's back in shock. Then he was sad. The desperate Duke Li Yang immediately gathered most of the centaurs in Li Yang City and set out from the fortress Jianguan in a mighty manner, vowing to eradicate the group of stone monsters who had murdered the child.
However, the group of stone monsters entrenched in the southwest corner are "giant stone soldiers" known for their hardness and strength. Li Yang's leader has been dealing with them for decades, but they can only barely fall behind. This time, Li Yang Gong was unprepared. , mobilized troops to challenge its stronghold, and suffered a disastrous defeat. It can be said that it is a natural outcome.
The reason why the entire army did not end up being annihilated was entirely due to the timely rescue efforts of the eldest daughter Wu Yan.
Although Wu Yan sent troops to avoid the worst outcome, more than half of the soldiers who went with Li Yanggong died on the battlefield. As a result, Li Yang's defense, which was originally relatively well-off, suddenly became precarious. Just like adding insult to injury, the deeply hit Duke Li Yang announced that he would give up his duties as city lord and instead live in seclusion in Wu Mansion.
After losing the city lord, Li Yang suddenly fell into chaos without a leader.
At the critical moment, what pulled the Wu family out of the quagmire of decline was indeed the two daughters of the Wu family.
The eldest daughter Wu Yan took control of Liyang City as the acting lord of the city, and used her domineering power to control the unstable commotion of the retainers. The second daughter Wu Zhen returned to the house to comfort her father's heartache, and persuaded Duke Li Yang to return to the mountain on the grounds of revenge. Li Yang Gong resolutely went to guard the fortress Jianguan, where he trained elite soldiers and sharpened his swords to be ready to attack the stone monster at any time.
The front line was handed over to Duke Li Yang, and Wu Yan immediately began to handle the military and political affairs of Li Yang Territory as the acting city lord, and began to rebuild the defense of Li Yang Territory that was on the verge of collapse. Rebuilding the defense was inseparable from the help of the elixir of medicine, and Li Yang had always been responsible for this. Because of the soft threat from the leader, Wu Zhen took up the position of secretary in the workshop and tried every means to ensure the production of strategic materials.
Thanks to Wu Zhen's diligent work, the originally stretched elixir inventory of the Fangzao Division has improved significantly, which has greatly supported the activities of his father and eldest sister from the side. Therefore, although Wu Zhen's position is only an ordinary secretary, he has the power to The city lord has the authority to report directly.
Sometimes Wu Yan would send away his retainers like this, leaving Wu Zhen alone to drink tea and chat.
"Okay, that guy named Gu Chen, when do you plan to bring him to see me?"
"Huh? Uh-huh! Ahem!"
The topic that the one-eyed heroine suddenly raised made Wu Zhen cough violently while drinking tea.
Wu Zhen looked up at Wu Yan while coughing. Under his gaze, Wu Yan proudly picked up the teacup.
"I heard that a new master has come to Liyang City. Could it be that the two hundred bottles of cleansing water are his work? It's quite impressive. Wu Sishu actually came to place the order in person. I also wanted to say that if If that kid dares to find an excuse to delay, we'll tie him to a hammerhead and drag him all the way to Jianguan to be a local product... Huh, consider him lucky."
"You, you know everything?"
"Nothing is hidden from my eye." Wu Yan pointed to his right eye without an eyepatch, and the dark pupils shone with excitement. "So tell me honestly, how far have you progressed?"