A hero saves a beauty

Tao Lingluo was speechless at Fang Weiyan's question.

Even among demons, things aren't always so friendly.

It is common for demons with lower cultivation levels to be enslaved by higher-level demons.

She had previously focused solely on cultivation, but ultimately failed to pass the tribulation, resulting in her current predicament.

If she truly knew any trustworthy demons, she would have asked them to protect her beforehand, and she wouldn't have ended up being hunted down like this.

Seeing Tao Lingluo's words, Fang Weiyan realized that she didn't have any friends, so he let her leave.

"That's a bit of a pity."

With a sigh, Fang Weiyan thought to himself that it would be wonderful if there were more demons like Tao Lingluo.

If it were someone like the Dragon King, that would be great too.

If both parties have mutual trust, then cooperation is possible.

Up to now, Fang Weiyan only knows the Dragon King and Tao Lingluo.

As for the rest, they're just lucky koi fish at best.

Speaking of koi fish...

Fang Weiyan thought that his luck had indeed improved a lot recently. Putting aside everything else, he had come a long way to inherit the throne of the Jiang Kingdom.

Everything went relatively smoothly.

I wish there were more koi fish.

Thinking of the koi fish he had raised, Fang Weiyan smacked his lips, feeling that the koi fish's ability to bring good luck was truly effective.

If more of them could come, that would be truly a smooth and successful journey.

Unfortunately, after inquiring with Silver Scale, I didn't hear them mention having any clansmen or anything like that.

Setting aside the thoughts in his mind, Fang Weiyan picked up a map of Yanhuai City and began marking it.

With a population of 800,000, let's focus on governing the capital first.

Time flies.

After Fang Weiyan the throne of the Jiang Kingdom, he devoted himself to governing the Jiang Kingdom and striving to improve its Jiang Kingdom strength.

The 200,000 troops of the Jiang Kingdom were all recalled and assigned to Lin Liyun for training.

In order to ensure that Lin Liyun could effectively command the 200,000-strong army, Fang Weiyan also had some of his trusted confidants planted within the army, such as lieutenants and commanders of thousands.

This way, I can better command these large armies.

By this time, Lin Liyun had almost finished training the 200,000-strong army according to the training manual given to him by Fang Weiyan.

At the very least, a military discipline has been established.

With the addition of some weapons provided by Fang Weiyan, the army has now achieved initial combat capability.

The students who took the exam earlier have all taken up their posts in various places. According to reports from Cheng Feng's informants, the progress in each place is going quite well.

Everything proceeded smoothly according to the construction plan provided by Fang Weiyan.

The only thing that gave Fang Weiyan a bit of a headache was...

After these students arrived at the location and began construction, they still faced a lack of money and resources.

This naturally meant they would have to ask the imperial court for money.

Fang Weiyan had originally exchanged ten million taels of silver, but with various places demanding money, the silver in the warehouse began to decrease at a visible rate.

In a short period of time, the silver reserves dwindled to less than four million taels.

At this rate, the four million taels of silver won't last much longer.

Aside from that, cement is a huge gap.

Fang Weiyan bought a cement factory on Earth, and although the factory is producing cement every day, it still can't keep up with the consumption rate here.

The cement plant also incurs considerable expenses.

This means that we have to keep spending money on both ends.

However, since the ultimate goal was to enhance the country's strength, Fang Weiyan had no choice but to keep pouring money into it.

Fortunately, after the money was poured in, there were some improvements in various places.

Take Yanhuai City for example. When Fang Weiyan was inspecting Yanhuai City, he could see that the people in the city had a faint black aura on their foreheads.

This kind of black is almost non-existent.

Fang Weiyan estimated that the country's strength should soon reach the yellow stage.

Seeing this, the pain of spending money lessened considerably.

Earth.

After spending several busy days in Yanhuai City, Fang Weiyan took some time to return to Earth.

After replying to a few messages on his phone, Fang Weiyan tidied up the Incense Offerings in the main hall.

Ensure that incense and candles are always available.

After completing the simple task, Fang Weiyan went down the mountain to transport the latest batch of cement to the Jiang Kingdom from the warehouse.

Just as Fang Weiyan descended the mountain, a phone call came in.

"Fang Hao? What brings you to call me?"

Fang Weiyan looked at the name on the phone, answered it with some surprise.

Fang Hao is Fang Weiyan's cousin.

Although they are called cousins, they are only a few months apart in age.

They were close in age and went to school together until high school, when they went to different schools, so their relationship was quite good.

"I heard you're in Cloudwater City? I just found a company Cloudwater City, so I called you to see where you are. Let's get together sometime."

Fang Hao didn't mind Fang Weiyan's tone at all. They had known each other for so long and were very familiar with each other's personalities.

"You've come to Cloudwater City? Where are you? I'll come find you right away."

Upon hearing that Fang Hao had arrived in Cloudwater City, Fang Weiyan perked up.

The two have been inseparable since childhood, and their friendship is very deep.

However, the friendship between them mainly stemmed from the many times they were beaten together when they were young, which fostered a bond between them.

"I'm in the Xinli Residential Community."

Fang Hao announced his location.

Upon seeing this, Fang Weiyan immediately hailed a car and asked the driver for a location.

After an hour, Fang Weiyan met his best friend, whom he had known since childhood.

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you give us any advance notice?"

Looking at Fang Hao, who was a head shorter than him, Fang Weiyan immediately smiled.

"Well, I was thinking of contacting you after I found a place to live. Finding a place is quite a hassle, so I thought I'd talk to you after I'm done with this."

Fang Hao's personality is similar to Fang Weiyan's; they won't bother others if they don't want to.

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan understood. "Are you done with your work now? Come on, let's find a place to eat. I'll treat you to a meal to welcome you back."

Fang Weiyan checked his phone, found a nearby barbecue restaurant, and prepared to have a meal with the other person.

Fang Hao didn't seem to mind, and the two sat down and started chatting after finding the shop.

Fang Hao asked Fang Weiyan what kind of job she had found here and how much the salary was.

Zuo You still felt a bit emotional, saying things like how hard it is to find a job right after graduating from university, and how low the salary is.

Fang Weiyan felt this deeply, compared to when he was also looking for work in various places before.

"Hey, even security guards at nuclear power plants can earn five or six thousand a month."

Speaking of this, Fang Weiyan couldn't help but sigh.

He found out about this by chance when he was looking for a job; it was the salary for a security guard at a nearby nuclear power plant.

Requirements include a height of 1.8 meters and an excellent appearance.

To be honest, Fang Weiyan still has these conditions.

"Speaking of which, when I first saw you, I sensed something was off about you. Lately, staying in Cloudwater City, you've seemed much more energetic and handsome."

Fang Hao took a sip of his iced cola and looked at Fang Weiyan with some surprise.

He'd wanted to say this before: how come his best friend had become so much more handsome than before?

"The water here probably nourishes me better, just like the saying goes."

Fang Weiyan smiled upon hearing this.

This statement isn't entirely without basis; there is indeed some truth to the idea that different regions nurture different people.

Seeing Fang Weiyan say this, Fang Hao wasn't too bothered, though he was still a little envious.

"Hey, with all this good soil and water here, you must be getting a lot of attention lately. I wouldn't believe it if you said no girls were chasing after you."

Fang Hao said with some emotion.

He had never experienced what it felt like to be pursued by a girl.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan subconsciously thought of Su Qingyun, but then Fang Weiyan quickly dismissed the thought from his mind.

Su Qingyun, that rich woman, didn't even see that the other person was pursuing her. What's with all the narcissism?

"What are you talking about? I've been incredibly busy lately, and I haven't seen any girls pursuing me."

Fang Weiyan shook his head, denying this statement.

Fang Hao was somewhat surprised to hear this, then looked at Fang Weiyan more closely before sighing, "It was bound to happen sooner or later."

He had a roommate in college who was very handsome, and quite a few girls pursued him during college.

Every time he went out to meet a girl, she would prepare a gift for his roommate.

Their roommates witnessed this experience and felt incredibly saddened.

He used to think his roommate was incredibly handsome, but now, compared to his best friend, he felt his roommate paled in comparison.

This difference is mainly a difference in temperament.

If my roommate is already being pursued to this extent, my best friend must be no less so.

"Speaking of which, something reminds me of something."

Fang Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he stared at Fang Weiyan, asking, "Back in junior high, the girl you saved never contacted you again?"

When Fang Hao said this, he emphasized the word "save" very heavily.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan's face flushed red instantly. "Damn it, why did you have to say that?"

Looking back on his student days, Fang Weiyan felt that his junior high and high school years were both dark.

After entering university, Fang Weiyan left the group chats with his junior high and high school classmates, mainly because he didn't want anyone constantly reminding him of this incident.

He was only in junior high school then, how could he understand those things!

Seeing that female classmate, Fang Weiyan assumed she was injured and, without thinking much, carried her on his back and ran out of the school.

Later, after someone explained this to him, Fang Weiyan felt as if he could constantly sense his classmates talking about him when he was at school.

Having experienced this feeling, Fang Weiyan later learned that the female classmate had never returned to school, and he understood completely.

After all, as a boy, he could feel the gossip every day when he went to school, and classmates would often bring it up as a joke.

Seeing Fang Weiyan's expression, Fang Hao knew that Fang Weiyan was somewhat annoyed, so he quickly said something.

"No, I'm just curious about what the girl was thinking afterward. In my opinion, at the very least, she was grateful to you or something. There's a bit of a 'hero saves the damsel in distress' story involved, isn't there?"

"She's in her twenties now, and I thought she shouldn't have forgotten this. Why didn't she think of coming back to find you and thank you?"

That was the truth; Fang Hao was indeed somewhat curious.

He was filled with curiosity about what that girl was really thinking, and whether she still had feelings for Fang Weiyan.

Fang Weiyan fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.

After hearing what the other person said, Fang Weiyan did indeed become a little curious.

I wonder if that girl still remembers this incident.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? They've probably already forgotten about it."

Fang Weiyan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said something.

He left with his back to her without even taking a good look at what she looked like. Besides, girls change a lot as they grow up, so who knows what she looks like now?

Fang Hao smacked his lips. "What a pity."

At this point, he sighed. He genuinely wanted to know if there would be any further developments between the two of them.

It seems like there aren't any left.

"Come on, let's grill some meat!"

Fang Weiyan picked up a slice of meat and placed it on the grill, and the meat immediately sizzled as it grilled.

After finishing their meal, the two rested for a while.

Fang Weiyan had other things to attend to, so he said goodbye to the other party and left.

Fang Weiyan hurriedly returned to the warehouse and began to move the supplies from the warehouse to Yanhuai City.

Then I made another call to the shipyard.

He originally wanted to have the shipyard in Yanhuai City build some ships, but considering the slow construction time, he decided to just buy them directly from here.

The Jiang Kingdom is currently facing a severe shortage of funds and grain in various regions, and transportation remains extremely difficult.

Waterways are much more convenient.

So Fang Weiyan thought about it and decided to buy some ships here and take them directly to the Jiang Kingdom.

Using the ships here to transport supplies is faster and reduces losses along the way.

He doesn't have much money left, so if he's going to buy a boat, he'll buy the cheaper kind that's easier to maneuver.

Otherwise, even if we buy the ship, it would be a problem if no one knows how to operate it once we get there.

Soon, Fang Weiyan had ordered ships, and most of the supplies had been transported to Yanhuai City.

The ship would arrive in a few days, so Fang Weiyan returned to Yanhuai City first.