Mail and Milan entered the Lord's Hall.
As Chen Ping's contracted Heroic Soul, Milan stood directly beside Chen Ping.
Mail, on the other hand, stood honestly in front of the desk, pulling out a small wooden plate from his pouch.
This was a reasoning plate used by mages to simulate magic theories.
At this moment, it was covered with runes and circular magic array lines.
"You first talk about your results."
Chen Ping said to Mail.
The matter of the invading force could be ignored for now; with Milan there, no major problems would arise.
Chen Ping was more concerned about Mail's research results.
Milan quietly watched Mail's excited expression at this moment.
She fully understood his feelings; in fact, Milan was also very surprised by Chen Ping's talent now.
After taking charge of the territory's military, Milan's daily work consisted of training the territorial guard and self-training.
As a result, after a few days, she actually comprehended a new trait: Military Strategy Guidance.
When guiding and training troops, efficiency increased by 20%.
Moreover, Milan and the guard members' individual attributes were continuously increasing just by performing basic training every day.
This completely shattered Milan's worldview.
Later, she couldn't hold it in and directly sought out Chen Ping, only then realizing it was due to Chen Ping's talent.
From that moment on, Milan knew that Chen Ping's rise was unstoppable.
Being able to summon her was definitely not accidental; there must be some connection in the unseen.
Even an S-grade Heroic Soul like her could achieve such obvious progress, let alone Mail.
At this moment, Mail excitedly placed the reasoning plate on the table, then poured a little soil and gravel onto it.
He released magic power to activate it.
The patterns on the reasoning plate lit up, and then the soil and gravel solidified into a sturdy, stone-like block.
Mail picked up a hammer and smashed it hard, but he couldn't break the small stone.
"My Lord, as you said, the Mud-to-Stone disc has been completed."
Mail looked at Chen Ping proudly; although he was just an unranked mage apprentice.
But to be able to complete a disc design independently after two days of research filled him with pride and excitement.
"What is the consumption?"
"The disc can be powered by magic crystals or by mages infusing magic power. If scaled up to one meter in diameter, a single input can last for two days."
"What about durability?"
"According to my calculations, one standard disc can refine approximately 500 magic stone bricks."
Mail then took out a piece of paper with detailed data recorded on it and handed it to Chen Ping.
Chen Ping took it and scanned it, finishing it in an instant.
Mail still wanted to explain to Chen Ping, but Chen Ping picked up a pen nearby and circled the parameters of several places on it.
"Here, and here, both need to be adjusted to reduce the input value, which can increase durability."
"This way, the cost of one stone brick can be reduced by another 40%."
"You did a good job. I'll issue you a certificate. Organize people immediately to start building the refinery."
Returning the paper to Mail, Chen Ping also issued him a certificate, stamped and signed it.
The territory now had over two hundred people, with orderly division of labor. To open a new factory, Chen Ping's approval was required.
Mail took the paper and glanced at it, and his eyes immediately popped out.
He trembled with excitement, opening his mouth to make sounds but unable to form complete words.
This was because he mentally simulated the few places Chen Ping had modified and found that they truly could improve the outcome.
The plan he had spent two days creating, the Lord had only glanced at and found the crux of the problem and improved it.
Mail's awe for Chen Ping couldn't help but deepen another level.
If Milan didn't also have something to report, he would have loved to stay there and seek guidance and learning from Chen Ping.
Milan watched Mail leave reluctantly, a faint arc curving on her lips.
She knew that Chen Ping had absorbed nine knowledge disciplines in the Hall of Knowledge.
As long as Chen Ping was willing, his progress in magic would definitely be astonishing.
"Actually, if you did these things yourself, it wouldn't even take half a day, would it?"
Milan waited until Mail had left, then couldn't help but ask.
She asked herself if she had the ability, she would probably wish to plan and design everything herself.
Mail's current achievement, if done by Chen Ping, would surely be even more perfect.
However, Chen Ping smiled and shook his head upon hearing this.
"I once read a story about a genius who was so powerful that he was almost omnipotent."
"He took all matters upon himself and managed his territory to be very prosperous."
"Hmm, it's roughly equivalent to becoming a Wang."
"But after his unfortunate death, his territory did not last long before it was destroyed."
Chen Ping looked at Milan, briefly retelling Zhuge Kongming's story with a changed cover.
Milan showed a thoughtful expression.
Chen Ping did not explain further.
In his opinion, if one possessed the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent and still insisted on doing everything themselves.
That would only waste the ability of this talent.
Only by letting everyone in the territory actively participate, learn, and act, would progress become greater and greater.
If anyone from the territory could easily become a master, then would anyone in this world be able to contend with him?
By empowering the people below and allowing them to operate autonomously, the territory would naturally grow stronger and stronger.
He would also have more time to improve himself, complementing each other.
"Alright, tell me about the mysterious invading force."
"What kind of force is it, exactly?"
Chen Ping brought Milan back to the original topic.