Shen Xiaochuan stood outside the temple, a charcoal pencil in his hand.
Dawn was just breaking, and the wind was a little chilly.
He adjusted the copper gear on his cuff and turned to walk towards the watchtower.
Chen Yan was already waiting up there.
“Those two people in the East District have been settled.”
Chen Yan said, “One is good at farming, and the other is good at carpentry.
They were both assigned to the agricultural area.”
Shen Xiaochuan nodded: ” How’s Blacksmith Shop doing?”
” Lolia isn’t resting; she’s drawing up designs for a new weapon.”
“good.”
Shen Xiaochuan stepped onto the lookout tower and surveyed the camp.
Smoke rose from several cooking fires, but the granary was empty, with only a few empty bags piled in a corner.
He frowned slightly.
“The food supply won’t last more than ten days.”
Chen Yan looked up at him: “The mining team needs to eat every day, and the people on night watch can’t go hungry either.”
“Let’s deal with this first.”
Shen Xiaochuan jumped down the steps.
“To the trading area.”
The two crossed the camp and saw people carrying wind wolf meat along the way.
This meat, cut from the Thunderhorn bulls, was now piled up in the warehouse, weighing nearly six thousand pounds.
“We can’t finish it.”
Shen Xiaochuan said, “Others lack food, but we have meat—we’ll trade.”
Chen Yan was taken aback: “How many?”
“Let’s give it a try.”
They opened the Huaxia Divine Domain channel, and messages flooded in instantly.
“The three southern divine realms are short of food, with reserves less than 30%.”
“Looking to buy 500 catties of lean meat, in exchange for 3,000 catties of staple food.”
“Urgent!
Demon Wolf has destroyed the fields, and the children have no food to eat.”
Shen Xiaochuan watched for a few minutes, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.
“The market is doing well.”
He accessed his personal trading interface and posted information:
“Fifty catties of wind wolf meat can be exchanged for five hundred catties of staple food.
Huaxia Deities only, on-site inspection is allowed.
No deposit is required, the exchange will be made upon delivery.”
After sending the message, he told Chen Yan, “Find a reliable person to complete the first order.”
In less than a minute, five private messages popped up in succession.
He chose Zhang Heng from Luoyang.
This person had spoken out for Skydome City on social media last month and has a good reputation.
The other party replied quickly: “I’m at the border, I’ll arrive in two hours.”
Shen Xiaochuan sent Chen Yan with twenty men to meet them, while he returned to the warehouse to prepare the goods.
Fifty pounds of meat were packed into a sealed box and loaded onto a cart.
Lolia arrived just then, holding a piece of paper.
“The Supreme God.”
She handed over the document, saying, “This is a registration form template.
You need to record every transaction from now on, otherwise it will be easy to get confused.”
Shen Xiaochuan glanced at it: “You’re in charge of verifying everything.
Every transaction must be signed by you to be valid.”
Lolia nodded: ” Blacksmith Shop has vacated a room to use as an accounting office.”
Two hours later, Zhang Heng arrived.
He was in his thirties, wearing old combat uniform, and followed by two attendants.
He personally opened the box for inspection and scanned it with a detector.
“no problem.”
He said, “This is the redemption code for 5,000 jin of staple grain, which is valid on the spot.”
Shen Xiaochuan entered the code, and the System prompted: [Staple grain reserves +5000 jin]
He smiled and said, “You can bring more next time.”
Before leaving, Zhang Heng glanced back at the camp: “Are you really planning to build this city?” Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
“It will be completed.”
“I’ll go back and say one thing— the Lord God of Skydome City keeps his word.”
As soon as he left, news spread like wildfire in the chat room.
” Skydome City exchanged 5,000 catties of grain!”
“Fifty pounds of meat for five hundred pounds, cheaper than the market price!”
“I’d like to switch too, are there any spots available?”
Shen Xiaochuan stared at the scrolling messages and said to Lolia, “Prepare for the second batch.”
“Are you going to take it all out at once?” Chen Yan asked.
“5,500 jin, all of them are on the shelves.”
Shen Xiaochuan Dao said, “Every 100 jin can be exchanged for 1,000 jin of staple food, with a daily limit of 500 jin.
It is for exchange only, not for sale.”
“so much?”
Lolia’s eyes widened.
“What if someone tries to rob us?”
“Therefore, it needs to be done in batches.”
Shen Xiaochuan said, “Release a little each day to maintain a steady pace.”
He released a new announcement.
As soon as the message was released, private messages flooded in.
“I want to change it!”
Add me to your priority list!
“Could I pay half upfront?”
Shen Xiaochuan has closed his private messaging account and is only keeping public announcements.
” Chen Yan “.
He ordered, “Organize three hundred people to take turns guarding the warehouse, and all entry and exit must be registered.
No one is allowed to touch a single grain of food without my and Lolia’s joint signature.”
“clear!”
” Lolia, you are responsible for verifying identities and redemption codes, and you must record every transaction in detail.”
“I’ve already prepared the form.”
She took out a notebook and said, “Name, Divine Realm Number, Quantity, Time, archive everything.”
On the first day at noon, the first batch of 500 jin of staple grains arrived.
Shen Xiaochuan personally went to the granary to inspect it.
The transport portal opened, and bags of wheat rolled out, piling up higher and higher.
By evening, the warehouse was one-third full.
The exchange was even faster on the second day.
Three deities arrived simultaneously, bringing with them over 20,000 jin of staple food exchange codes.
Lolia sat in the accounting office, her pen never stopping.
Her hands trembled slightly, but she never stopped.
On the morning of the third day, the last transaction was completed.
System notification: [Staple grain reserves +52,000 jin]
The warehouses are full.
New grain storage sheds are being built, but they can’t keep up with the growth of reserves.
Shen Xiaochuan walked into the warehouse and reached out to touch the sack of wheat.
The linen was rough and heavy.
He relented.
“The food shortage has been resolved.”
Back in the square, Chen Yan and Lolia were already waiting.
“What’s the next step?” Chen Yan asked.
“Defend.”
Shen Xiaochuan said, “With food, we need to build walls.
You’ll manage the troops, and she’ll manage the construction.
I want Skydome City to be impervious to wind and rain.”
Chen Yan straightened his body: “Three lines of defense have been set up in the mining area, and a new watchtower has been added to the East Valley, which will be completed tonight.”
“good.”
Shen Xiaochuan looked at Lolia, “And you?”
She said, “I’ve also drawn up blueprints for new weapons, and we can start working on them as soon as the materials arrive.”
When will the materials arrive?
“The iron ore we obtained from the Northern Divine Realm will be delivered tomorrow afternoon.”
Shen Xiaochuan nodded: “The new weapons will be prioritized for the mining team and the night watch team.
In addition, these two teams will receive an extra half portion of staple food every day.”
“It’s all arranged.”
Chen Yan said, ” After the soldiers learned the news, their morale was very high.”
Shen Xiaochuan looked up at the sky.
The sun was high in the sky, shining on the top of the granary and reflecting a faint light.
He walked to the memo board and picked up the charcoal pencil.
Write down:
The fourth day of the first year of the Divine Kingdom’s calendar.
Today, the first large-scale resource exchange was completed, with 52,000 catties of staple food and the wind wolf meat depleted.
Chen Yan deployed defenses in the mining area, while Lolia initiated weapons manufacturing.
Skydome City has officially begun its city construction and defense projects.
After writing, I put down my pen.
“Next.”
He said, “I’d like to see the new drawings for Blacksmith Shop.”
Lolia stood up: “I’ll take you there now.”
The three walked toward the workshop.
They passed an open space where workers were marking lines.
“What are we going to build here?” Shen Xiaochuan asked.
“New warehouse.”
The worker replied, “According to your blueprints, we can store another 80,000 jin of grain.”
Shen Xiaochuan stopped and looked back at the full sacks of wheat.
Sunlight shone on his shoulders, and a glint of light flashed from the copper gear on his cuffs.
He walked into Blacksmith Shop, and a wave of heat hit him.
Lolia took a drawing from the cabinet and laid it on the table.
“This is what I drew last night.”
She said, “The new type of spear, with Bloodline Ore at its core, can penetrate heavy armor.”
Shen Xiaochuan looked down and examined it closely.
The spear on the drawing has a three-layer structure and is precisely designed.
“What materials are needed?” he asked.
“Three hundred grams of bloodline ore, eighty catties of refined iron, and one High-Pressure Forging Machine is also needed.”
Do you have blueprints for a High-Pressure Forging Machine?
“Yes, but I can’t redeem it myself.”
Shen Xiaochuan opened Faith Mall, went to the Premium Store, and clicked on [Machinery – Intermediate ].
A line of text appeared:
[ High-Pressure Forging Machine – Drawings]
Price: 300 faith points
He clicked to redeem.
[Redeem successful]
Give the blueprints to Lolia.
“It will be built within three days.”
“able.”
She gripped the blueprints tightly.
“The first batch of spearheads will be delivered in five days.”
Shen Xiaochuan turned to leave.
“God.” Lolia suddenly called out to him.
He turned around.
“Can we…
really build a city?”
Shen Xiaochuan looked at her.
“We have food, soldiers, and industry.”
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