She Was Wearing Dragon Robes-How Could She Not Look Cool?

This morning court session lasted for about an hour and a half.

Zhou Wanwan got a general understanding of the situation in each city, nodded, and said:

"That's good. Yanmen Pass has a monthly income of over 500,000 taels of silver, which is excellent."

Furthermore, the sales of our grain, salt, medicinal herbs, cloth, and weapons have increased significantly this month. Does this mean we are short of iron?

The Book of Documents of Works nodded and said:

"Yes, we are currently facing a severe iron shortage and need a large amount of iron ore."

"Because we are producing far too many weapons, and the equipment of our troops is constantly being upgraded, it is simply not enough."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Iron ore? I know where to find it. We'll have some tomorrow."

The court session ended quickly, and Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and the others, saying, "Let's go! Let's go back to the City Lord's Mansion first."

Shen Tao swallowed hard, looking at Zhou Wanwan's clothes, and said, "Is this a black dragon robe?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the dragon robe she was wearing and said:

"Yes! Actually, I think bright yellow looks quite nice."

However, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau calculated that I am more suited to wear black, and I feel that the color of the dragon robe does not matter.

Black looks pretty cool too, huh?

Shen Tao nodded repeatedly. "Handsome! He really is quite handsome."

He's wearing a dragon robe, how could he not be handsome?

How did Zhou Wanwan suddenly become the emperor?

Shen Tao was a little confused, and Zhao Kun was also a little confused. "So, you're now the emperor of Yanmen Pass, right?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "They all call me City Lord outside."

Zhao Kun looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Then when are we going to take down the Great Qi and the Great Xia? And unify the world?"

Zhou Wanwan laughed heartily:

"Why bother eliminating the Great Qi and the Great Xia? Don't you think this is a good thing?"

All my soldiers are getting double pay, and the benefits are great too! Everyone's happy!

Shen Tao asked curiously, "That doesn't make sense! Without a country, what's the point of being an emperor?"

Zhou Wanwan said:

"Who said there are no countries anymore? I'm just not creating them yet."

Once a country is established, it will be targeted by other countries.

But if I didn't have a country, who would target me?

Developing stealthily—that's what Zhou Wanwan wants.

Besides, they're doing just fine as they are now!

Why not get what you need from other countries?

Zhao Kun looked at Zhou Wanwan with admiration and said, "As expected of you, Master, you are so smart. So, what are we going to do this afternoon?"

Zhou Wanwan waved her hand and said, "I'll sleep this afternoon. We'll be busy tonight! I'll come find you guys tonight."

She was exhausted, both physically and mentally, having just finished the imperial examinations of the Great Qi.

She planned to go back to her room and get some rest.

The others dared not disturb them and all withdrew.

Zhou Wanwan all afternoon, and it wasn't until evening that she slowly woke up. "Tired, so tired!"

Lingbao popped out of the bag and said, "You're too busy. A six-year-old should be playing!"

Zhou Wanwan also wants to play! Unfortunately, she doesn't have time.

She stretched and said, "Let's eat dinner first. After dinner, we still have to go transport the iron ore!"

The Old Scholar Tree nearby said, "Where are we going to transport our iron ore this time? I remember Zhao Lili has an iron mine."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "That's right! She has an iron mine, but I wonder what the quality of that iron ore is like."

Zhao Lili is quite capable.

We'll find out tonight.

Zhou Wanwan called Shen Tao and the others over. Her dinner was specially prepared by Shuren, and it was different from the food in the cafeteria.

Even more abundant.

Looking at the table full of food, Shen Tao exclaimed, "This is far too lavish!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I really can't finish it all by myself. Please eat as much as you like, don't be shy."

Nobody here is polite.

The group finished off all the food on the table.

Zhao Tiangui clutched his stomach and said, "I'm so full! This is so delicious! Master, I will always be loyal to you."

Zhou Wanwan said, "Let's go! Let's go check out the iron ore."

Zhou Wanwan sat in the treehouse under the Old Scholar Tree, while the others sat in the treehouse of their Old Ancestor.

They were extremely fast; if they used horse-drawn carriages, it would take them a whole day and night to get to the mine.

But for the Old Scholar Tree, it only takes an hour.

An hour passed quickly, and Zhou Wanwan jumped down from the treehouse, exclaiming, "Is that the iron mine down there? It's so magnificent!"

The Old Scholar Tree said, "I just don't know what the quality of the ore here is like?"

A nearby birch tree said, "Hey! Dude, where did you all come from? You've even grown legs!"

The words startled Zhou Wanwan.

Zhou Wanwan patted her chest and said, "Trees can be terrifying."

The tree looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"You can actually hear me? Ugh, this is the middle of nowhere, I'm here every day, it's so annoying."

Are you planning to go to that mine? There are so many people there, you might not be able to get in.

The Old Scholar Tree asked, "Are there many people here?"

"There are hundreds of guards here, and this iron mine is pretty good."

However, even if you mine, you won't find anything.

"This will require a lot of manpower," the birch tree murmured.

It was simply because being outdoors was too boring.

No sooner had the birch tree finished speaking than a small tree next to the Old Scholar Tree stirred. This small tree was also a Scholar Tree.

He's practically an apprentice of the Old Scholar Tree; he's quite clever.

It slowly walked towards the mine, and soon everyone on the mine fainted.

The Old Scholar Tree's apprentice rushed over and said, "Master, they've all fainted."

The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said, "Well done. Let's go see what this iron ore is like."

The warehouses here are piled high with iron ore.

The Old Ancestor looked at the iron ore and said, "Pretty good, a deep dark color."

Shen Tao didn't know what the trees were doing, but he seemed to have witnessed something extraordinary.

A large group of trees came down from the mountain and began mining.

He never imagined that trees could actually be used for mining. Looking at the trees, Zhao Kun said, "I feel like I'm dreaming today; I feel like I'm floating."

Shen Tao's lips twitched as he said, "Who says it isn't? How could it be like this?"

Zhao Tiangui said, "These trees dig iron ore so fast! Look, in no time at all, a whole cartload has been dug."

These trees were busy digging for iron ore, while Zhou Wanwan was in the treehouse of the Old Scholar Tree, eating all kinds of fruit.

She took out a plate of fruit and said, "You should try some too; homegrown fruit is always pretty good."

Zhao Tiangui ate a slice of watermelon and said, "So sweet! Why are these fruits so delicious?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "With abundant spiritual energy and good quality ingredients, it naturally tastes delicious."

That night, all the iron ore was mined out.

They all left quickly, and by morning, the mine had been completely excavated.

Zhou Wanwan went home and went back to sleep.

It will take a day or two for the news to reach Zhao Lili's ears.

All the mined iron ore was delivered to the workshop and smelted.

These things were none of Zhou Wanwan's business, so she went back to her room to continue sleeping.

I slept until noon, when I heard the noise outside getting louder and louder.

It turned out that Princess Jianing had arrived. Outside, Princess Jianing, leading a group of people, shouted, "I am a princess! How dare you stop me? Do you believe I'll tear this place down?"

The guards at Yanmen Pass didn't even glance at her.

Princess Jianing was truly enraged. "Guards! Arrest them all!"

Unfortunately, her guards didn't listen to her at all.

One of the guards advised:

"Princess, please calm down! We are no match for these guards."

Besides, how could we possibly break into the city lord's mansion at Yanmen Pass?