At that moment, even these cultivators, who had seen their share of grand spectacles, wore solemn expressions.
"Hall Vice Lord Lin..." the sole fourth-tier Spirit Construction Master said. "Even in Great Jin, a project of this scale would require the strength of several prefectures and at least three years of work!"
He pointed to the image labeled Ten-Thousand-Zhang Jade Rock Mountain at the center of the formation diagram.
"Especially this mountain..."
"Even without formation patterns or talismans laid over it, a full-force blow from an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would leave only a few marks on ten-thousand-zhang jade rock. Moving a mass ten thousand zhang tall here can only be done through slow, painstaking work, chiseling it out in great chunks and melding it together chunk by chunk."
Lin Changsheng remained expressionless.
His gaze swept over the bustling construction site stretching a thousand li below. "What Master wants is the grandeur of a prefectural city, or even a provincial capital. Master is Great Jin's Subordinate Third Rank Evil-Slaying Grandee, the Azure Abyss Marquis."
"If we need manpower, add more people."
"If thirty thousand cultivators aren't enough, use three hundred thousand."
"If three million martial artists aren't enough, use ten million."
He turned toward the Spirit Construction Masters, a trace of severity flashing through his eyes.
"To be frank with you all, Master is already preparing to transfer tens of millions of spirit stones from other islands. A large portion will go toward construction, which should be enough! Do your work diligently, and your spirit stone pay will be doubled."
"So all you need to tell me is-how many years will it take?"
The ten Spirit Construction Masters exchanged glances.
A long while passed.
The white-haired fourth-tier Spirit Construction Master with Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivation gritted his teeth and said, "If the