I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 232 If you want to get rich, build roads first (23)

Lijia Village, on the blue brick road leading to Yunmeng Mountain.

Adhering to the simplest and most brutal concept from my previous life—if you want to get rich, build roads first.

During those four or five years, Li Boyang mobilized everyone to build water conservancy projects and control floods.

On the other hand, the infrastructure project for the entire Baidi Mountain area was restarted, and roads connecting most of the mountain villages were built.

Even the ever-mysterious Yunmengze.

With Xi Luo's tacit approval, a long road made of blue bricks was built.

However, this long road is only allowed to be built up to the vicinity of the outermost fog.

Thanks to this, even without using the [Cloud Riding] supernatural power, Li Jingshu's speed traveling between Yunmengze and Li Family Village has been greatly improved.

Especially with Lu Huaijin in tow, it's very worry-free in every way.

"Take the stuff out of your pockets!"

Only after confirming that there was no one else nearby did Li Jingshu put Lu Huaijin down from her back.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Huaijin instinctively covered his pockets.

Only when she noticed Li Jingshu's ambiguous smile did she timidly remove her hand.

"You little brat, the tricks you're using now are things I've already mastered. You think you can show off your skills in front of me?"

As she said this, a hint of nostalgia flashed across Li Jingshu's face.

Without hesitation, she reached into Lu Huaijin's pocket and pulled out a large stack of specially made talismans.

"what?"

But before Li Jingshu could even distinguish the talismans on these talisman papers...

She stared blankly for a moment, then reached into the other person's pocket again.

The next moment, Li Jingshu actually pulled out a very exquisite... simple revolver?

From the barrel to the cylinder, from the hammer to the grip...

Aside from its slightly rudimentary design, this revolver has all the essential components and functions.

"Did you build this yourself?"

I couldn't help but stroke those mechanical structures.

Li Jingshu could clearly see the hand-rubbed marks on it.

This means that the talisman revolver was not made by a professional craftsman in the mountain village, but was imitated by Lu Huaijin using the limited tools at his disposal.

"These mechanisms are very simple in structure, and it is not difficult to replicate them."

"The most important part of the talisman revolver is the 'talisman bullet,' and the revolver itself is just a simple triggering device."

Whether it was Li Jingshu's imagination or not, she actually saw a hint of regret on Lu Huaijin's face.

Is this the crux of the problem?

"The crux of the problem is that you not only secretly learned the talisman course in advance, but also created a revolver that can fire 'talisman bullets'!"

He smacked Lu Huaijin on the head hard.

Li Jingshu simply couldn't believe what this four- or five-year-old girl had done.

"Didn't you promise your master you wouldn't secretly use your third eye?"

Faced with Li Jingshu's questioning, Lu Huaijin merely rolled his eyes and then said nonchalantly.

"It's just learning how to draw talismans; there's no need for the Heavenly Eye yet."

"I can figure it out on my own by just secretly listening to you teach those big idiots every day."

"As for this revolver?"

"The only thing that can be copied with just one glance is something that my grandfather would keep talking about all the time."

"If you and Master hadn't been so unwilling to teach me mantras and spells, I wouldn't have bothered learning these simplified substitutes!"

Unlike the ordinary teenagers who were still studying in Lijia Village, Lu Huaijin knew perfectly well that these talismans were merely a simplified way of using incantations and spells.

In Li Boyang's words, talismans are merely external objects, a means of protecting the Dao.

Truly wise and intelligent people do not focus their attention on these external things, but concentrate all their energy on improving themselves.

Lu Huaijin deeply agreed with this and kept it in mind.

"You little rascal, don't be so ambitious."

"When I was your age, I couldn't even get enough to eat."

Li Jingshu habitually rubbed Lu Huaijin's head and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

In just over a decade, the entire Bai Di Mountains have undergone tremendous changes.

From a time when people were starving and poorly clothed, to today's abundant harvests and full houses.

Li Jingshu can be said to have watched the mountain people become prosperous step by step.

Even now, the newborn children have forgotten those difficult days.

Especially after that great flood.

With the birth of Yunmengze, the previously isolated Hundred Mountains began to truly connect.

Unlike the bluestone and cement roads built in Lijia Village.

The emergence of various types of docks and ships gradually made water transport a new mode of transportation in the mountains and rivers.

Compared to land transportation, which only recently achieved universal access, this is a significant improvement.

Water transport has been the key to connecting various mountain villages over the past four or five years.

Low cost, high efficiency, large scale, cross-regional...

Water transport, which combines these advantages, is naturally suited for large-scale cargo transportation.

From the most basic food supplies like grains and salt, to strategically valuable timber and minerals, and now to ubiquitous silk, cotton, and linen products…

It is no exaggeration to say that the birth of Yunmengze has enabled the mountain people to leapfrog the development progress of the previous thousand years in just four or five years.

"Unfortunately, the 'railway' I envisioned would consume far too much ore."

"Otherwise, I really want to know how the railway compares to the waterway, to see which one is the true king of freight transport."

As the person closest to Li Boyang, Li Jingshu knew almost everything about his overall plan for the Baidi Mountains.

Besides the huge consumption of ore.

To lay a railway that stretches across the entire mountain range, the complex terrain must be addressed beforehand.

Carving through mountains, building bridges over rivers...

These are massive infrastructure projects that would be almost impossible to achieve in this era.

"railway?"

Although he was unaware of the railway's plans, this did not prevent Lu Huaijin from understanding the meaning behind the words.

However, before Lu Huaijin could ask any further questions, Li Jingshu had already skillfully stuffed the revolver into her pocket.

"This thing is still a bit too dangerous for you, so I'll keep it for now!"

"And I've also confiscated these talismans you drew."

“Every stroke and line of the talisman must be drawn meticulously; the slightest mistake will cause it to explode and spontaneously combust.”

"Since you didn't make any mistakes, I won't punish you any further this time."

As Li Jingshu spoke, she took out two talismans and stuck them on Lu Huaijin's back.

"These Lightness Talisman and Swiftness Talisman are drawn quite well. Now let me see how effective they are!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Jingshu had already pulled Lu Huaijin along and started running, their speed increasing several times compared to before.

Monthly ticket/recommendation ticket

(End of this chapter)