Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The Thickest City Wall in History
Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang also gathered around, sizing up Xia Mufei. Was this Xiao Jin’s lifesaver?
He seed like a down-to-earth young man.
The preconceived notion made the three of them look at Xia Mufei with increasing eagerness.
“I am— You are… the people who saved us yesterday!”
Xia Mufei recognized Lin Cheng, who was not only among the group that had rescued them the day before but also the impressive Earth Elent Ability User he had seen the day before yesterday!
“Senior, hello, I’m also an Earth Elent Ability User,” Xia Mufei said, his cheeks flushing with excitent.
“Senior? We’re all old enough to be your uncles and aunts, just call Uncle Lin,” Lin Cheng said warmly.
“Yes, yes, it seems we’re really fated. We’re in the sa group again,” Lin Tianzhen caught a glimpse of the work badge on Xia Mufei’s chest, and the group number was the sa as theirs, both were in Group Three.
“Really? That’s great!”
Xia Mufei didn’t think otherwise, he just thought of the three people in front of him as enthusiastic elders. Coming here to participate in the base construction and eting so many people, his decision was indeed the right one!
“Who is this?”
Mao Zhihang looked at the man behind Xia Mufei and asked, always feeling that man’s look towards them was sowhat unfriendly. Was it his imagination?
“Oh, his na is Xia Ying, he’s also here for the base construction. We all t yesterday,” recalling Xia Ying’s attitude from yesterday, Xia Mufei didn’t hold much hope he would greet anyone.
As expected, Xia Ying did not greet anyone, and Xia Mufei awkwardly smiled.
Lin Cheng and the others didn’t mind; they always rembered Su Jin’s advice to just make sure no won were following Xia Mufei. Although this man was sowhat rude, they completely didn’t mind.
Seeing that the three elders did not get angry, Xia Mufei’s impression of Lin Cheng and the others improved further. Thinking that they would soon contribute to the base together, he couldn’t help but feel hopeful about the future. Even the cold Xia Ying seed cute to him now.
After the mobilization eting ended, the group leaders led their mbers to their designated areas.
“Gosh, does the foundation need to be dug this wide?”
As they walked, Lin Cheng also saw so segnts of the foundation dug by others a few days ago. The width was so broad he couldn’t see its edge at a distance…
The man in glasses ahead heard him, chuckled, and lowered his head. He was the group leader of their group. Although he was just an ordinary person without any special abilities, he was elected as the group leader because he had been a Level One registered architect before the Apocalypse, and his knowledge of architecture made him stand out among many ordinary people, leading to his appointnt as a group leader.
“Have you ever heard of a proverb about city walls?” the Glasses Man turned around and asked Lin Cheng who was behind him.
“???”
“I’m your group leader, Xiao Ziang. You can just call Group Leader Xiao,” the Glasses Man introduced himself.
“A proverb about city walls? No, I haven’t heard of it,” a short-haired girl next to Lin Cheng pondered for a while but still couldn’t think of any proverbs about city walls, even though she studied Chinese literature.
“Heh, ‘thicker-skinned than a city wall’, have you never heard this saying?” Xiao Ziang said proudly.
“…”
They had heard it, of course, but was that really a proverb?
The people behind Xiao Ziang silently criticized in their minds. Was this group leader really okay? Although he was said to be not a Special Ability User.
No one laughed, but Xiao Ziang laughed by himself for a while as if he had told so interesting joke. Then he continued as they walked, “This saying originated in ancient tis, as you might have guessed. The city walls back then were extraordinarily thick. Do you know how thick the thickest city wall in the history of the Capital was?”
“5 ters?” soone in the crowd guessed.
“Impossible, right? Five ters is the height, isn’t it? How thick can a wall be, three ters at most,” soone argued.
“I, I, I know, there’s an ancient city wall in Xian that is 10 ters thick. I’ve been there!” Xia Mufei said excitedly. He had visited the site with his classmates for an exam and had also taken a tour. There were still many ancient buildings preserved, and what made the deepest impression on him was the city wall they visited, which indeed had a thickness of 10 ters!
“You’re right, but that’s not even the thickest wall,” Xiao Ziang gave Xia Mufei a thumbs up.
The crowd suddenly beca noisy.
“Really? A wall that’s 10 ters thick?”
“My goodness.”
“There’s thicker?” Lin Cheng was even more surprised after hearing the group leader ntion that 10 ters wasn’t the thickest.
“The thickest wall in Capital City is 15 ters thick!” Xiao Ziang expressed his pride from the bottom of his heart. The ancient civilization of Hua Country was truly excellent.
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The crowd once again exclaid with admiration, and even mbers from other groups started discussing upon hearing this.
“15 ters… That’s room for lining up five or six sports cars, right?!” a man marveled.
“Definitely. Not just five or six, but eight could fit,” another replied.
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“So starting today, the foundation you all will be digging has also been calculated by nurous engineers and architects based on existing conditions,” Xiao Ziang continued, “The base of our city wall will be 18 ters thick!”
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18 ters?
What’s that supposed to an?!
Were they about to make history?
“Goodness, this isn’t building a wall; this is like constructing a mountain,” a middle-aged man remarked.
“Don’t worry. Considering the load-bearing and how to make the wall as solid as possible, the wall will taper in thickness toward the top, but the bottom 18 ters is essential!” Xiao Ziang explained after allowing everyone to be astounded, as having uniform thickness wouldn’t be as effective.
After marveling, everyone was filled with an imnse heroism.
They were going to build the most sturdy wall in history!
The family, lovers, and friends inside the wall would receive the safest protection!
They wouldn’t let any zombies have the power to destroy this wall!
Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang also looked at each other. Mao Zhihang gripped Lin Tianzhen’s hand tightly; they too, had to put in great effort now.
At this mont, Xiao Ziang had already led the team mbers to their worksite, orchestrating the Special Ability Users of different elents in a clear and concise manner. Even his tone didn’t make the Special Ability Users feel uncomfortable.
No one dared look down on him anymore, and the ordinary people in the group were filled with confidence. Although they didn’t have special abilities, they wouldn’t fall behind others!
Lin Cheng thought to himself that everyone indeed had their own expertise. Now it was his turn to utilize his special skills with the 18-ter-wide foundation; leaving it to them, the Earth Elent Ability Users, was just right!
In ancient tis, city walls were built by slaves and prisoners who laid each brick by hand. With so many Special Ability Users, and so excavators on the side, wouldn’t building be much simpler than in ancient tis?
So, several Earth Elent Ability Users confidently lined up as per Xiao Ziang’s directions, facing the spot marked with flags, and began to unleash their Earth Elent Abilities.
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