Drizzle fell like smoke, and the breeze was like a dream.
Beneath the towering mountains, several thousand people were laboring in the rain. The clanging of chisels against the cliffs and the rhythmic shouts of men tamping the foundations shattered the world's tranquil dream.
This official road, wide enough for twelve riders to travel abreast, had already been extended for more than fifty miles. At this pace, it would be completed by winter this year.
The reason for such speed, besides the incidental effect of having Zhao Zhou, a Legendary Artisan Master, stationed here, was that every builder possessed immense strength.
The 1,000 high-ranking artisans were responsible only for cutting stone. The remaining 2,000 Captain-Level Soldiers laid and widened the roadbed, tamped down the soil, and paved it with stone. The process was simple, and the speed was astonishingly fast. Naturally, they also consumed food at an astonishing rate.
A military camp stood more than ten miles ahead of the road-building party. Every two days, the camp moved, sweeping the area within a hundred miles to ensure its safety.
Zhang Yang was here at this moment, but not specifically to inspect the progress. He had merely come this way. Although he had spent the past few days wanting to devote himself to cultivating the Azure Cloud Sword Control Art, somehow he felt that passively waiting like this was not enough. He needed to find out what was happening with the Red-Skinned Monster to the north. The other side's Level 4 Royal City had already been completed nearly two months ago. Even if the other side probably would not cause trouble, he still had to prepare for the worst.
Thus, Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and changed six people into Azure Cloud Swordsmen. He also brought four Heavy Armored Mo Dao