Tied Up
Lu Qi's appearance did nothing to make Mo Chenxue and the others watch what they said.
Little Li even complained, "Shopkeeper, how deep do we have to dig those trenches outside? Isn't more than a hundred meters enough?"
Lu Qi sat down beside Lin Mo and said with a yawn, "No. I'm going to bring in large sea beasts to put in those waterways. They need to be at least five hundred meters deep and three hundred meters wide."
Old Zheng blurted out, "You've got some nerve, Shopkeeper. You give orders without lifting a finger. At this rate, Hong Ling hasn't even finished half the work you want done."
Mo Chenxue added, "At Hong Ling's pace, it'll take at least another three months to meet the shopkeeper's expectations."
"It won't take that long," Lu Qi said casually. "Benbo Ba will be back in a few days. With him working alongside Hong Ling, they'll cut that time in half."
Little Li nodded. "If he's coming back, that'll work. But what about the water and the sea beasts? Shopkeeper, shouldn't you get them ready in advance?"
Lu Qi waved a hand. "I already have."
Old Zheng chuckled. "Don't tell me you have a container big enough to hold all that seawater."
Lu Qi clapped his hands, looking pleased with himself. "As a matter of fact, I do."
"No way," Old Zheng said with a laugh. "You really have one?"
Lu Qi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Of course."
Little Li said enviously, "Shopkeeper, you're a walking treasure chest. Whatever we need, you've got it."
Lu Qi laughed. "Haha! Naturally. If you can think of it, this shopkeeper has it."
Lu Qi and the others chatted easily together.
Lin Mo couldn't get a word in, not that he wanted to join