Chapter 388: Chapter 385: Who is this woman?
Actually, calling it a workshop is an understatent; its true scale surpasses even that of modern factories.
You see, a single public building here covers an area of over a hundred acres.
Yes, that’s right—hundred acres.
Especially for a firearms workshop of this magnitude.
Within this courtyard, not only is it filled with various kinds of iron ore, but also a plethora of finished and semi-finished products, among other things.
Most importantly, inside the workshop, there is a dedicated shooting range, specifically designed for testing purposes.
The reason why it occupies such an expansive area is, of course, to prepare for the future testing of more powerful weaponry.
The range of the current large firearms, or cannons if you will, is already quite impressive.
If the distance is too short, it may pose a danger.
That’s why, when the young Emperor visited, he was truly astonished.
He had seen the workshop before, admittedly more than ten years ago, but the one he saw then, and what he sees now could not be more different—it’s not the sa thing at all.
Such was his surprise, it took the young Emperor a long while to force out the words:
“Are you sure this is just a workshop? Why do I feel like it’s even bigger than my Ministry of Industry?”
Following that, Lin Yi explained the purpose of the workshop and also inford him that there are many workshops of this scale.
Including the steel refining workshop and the glazed glass workshop—each occupies a vast tract of land.
Not to ntion, the Clothing Bureau is also quite expansive.
This is all because, at this mont, the area within Nanshan City is rather large.
Beyond this valley lies hundreds of continuous mountains.
Essentially, the whole mountain range is their territory.
Furthermore, in places where the terrain isn’t very flat, they’ve even built facilities halfway up the mountain.
It’s as if the whole mountain peak is occupied by a single workshop.
This makes the division of the workshops notably convenient.
“This peak belongs to you, that peak belongs to him,” they would say.
It’s almost reminiscent of the way territories are described in contemporary fiction.
Just like a Sect would claim a mountaintop, although this is just an analogy.
As for concerns about soone sneaking around the mountainside to attack, that’s not an issue at all.
Since the mountain ranges are continuous, and even the squad Lin Yi sent out a month ago hasn’t returned, it shows the vastness of the area.
Additionally, the mountains at the rear are very steep, so there’s no need to worry about cavalry or large forces attempting a sneak attack.
Or if any spies were to co and reconnoiter, they’d easily be discovered.
In short, the overall construction of Nanshan City is quite exceptional.
The central city in the outer periter is very spacious and flat, and the scenery is spectacularly beautiful, revealing modern styles that are out of step with ancient society.
The mystery of the mountains behind also ensures that these areas are well protected from prying eyes.
Of course, let’s bring our topic back to the present mont.
Following Lin Yi’s explanation, the young Emperor nodded with relief:
“This place is indeed well managed by you. I must say, I have underestimated your abilities, ha ha, it seems that I have underestimated you.”
Hearing the young Emperor’s praise, Lin Yi chuckled:
“Heh heh, since I did a good job, then perhaps Your Majesty could reward generously tonight.”
Saying this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but let out a mischievous laugh, looking at the young Emperor who gave him an annoyed glare:
“Is that all you ever think about, you scoundrel?
Didn’t you just cause enough trouble when you arrived?
What more do you want to do with ?
Stop wasting words, and show those large Firearms.”
The reason they could talk about such topics so openly was that there was no one else around them at the mont.
So guards had already isolated the three of them in the middle, so their conversation would not be overheard by others.
And at that mont, suddenly, a graceful woman hurriedly ran toward the workshop.
Just as she was about to approach the trio, she was abruptly stopped by a Shadow Guard drawing his sword.
This sudden interruption puzzled the newcor, who looked at the guard blocking her path with a frown.
She quickly realized these people were not ordinary inhabitants of Nanshan City.
After glancing past the guards, her gaze swiftly turned to Lin Yi standing in the middle.
“Subordinate pays respect to Sir Lin!”
Her arrival caught the attention of the three, who all turned to look in her direction.
Upon seeing the newcor, the young Emperor noticeably frowned.
He inwardly cursed, suspecting the scoundrel had romanced far and wide.
“This scoundrel, I knew he was up to no good.
To think that within this workshop, he’d even arranged for such a beautiful woman to be present.
Humph, it seems I’ve really underestimated him.”
The young Emperor’s frowning did not escape Lin Yi’s observation, who imdiately knew there must be so misunderstanding.
So he quickly clarified with a smile:
“Your Majesty, do not misunderstand. This person is none other than Wan’er, the greatest assistant I have here in Nanshan City.”
Upon hearing this, the young Emperor’s frown sowhat relaxed.
He thought to himself, “So this is the fad Wan’er; indeed very beautiful.
No wonder this scoundrel took a fancy to her.”
He then waved his hand towards the Shadow Guard:
“Let her co over.”
As his words fell, the Shadow Guard bowed and withdrew to the sides.
Allowing Wan’er to walk toward them.
“Wan’er, do not be disrespectful. Hurry and pay your respects to His Majesty.”
Having arrived in Nanshan City, Lin Yi wouldn’t hide the identity of the young Emperor.
After all, no outsiders would be present in this place.
With such tight control over information here, even if the people knew he was His Majesty, it would pose no issue.
When Wan’er heard that the handso young man before her was His Majesty, she was greatly alard and imdiately fell to her knees with a thud.
…End of Chapter…
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