My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 337 Giant Energy Tower

Xin Nian quickly hugged the booklet and pried his hand off, saying, "Calm down, calm down. Come to think of it, this isn't the first time you two have met."

They used to attend court together every day, but how come they never developed any sense of kinship as ruler and subject? They fought like fighting cocks.

"Fatty, why are you getting so angry with him? With your strength, you could have killed him if you had just thrown something at him."

Xin Nian threw the account book on the table and pulled Xiao Jinzhi to sit down.

"Xiao Zhou," Xin Nian called out to Zhou Linchuan again, glaring at him, "Don't keep provoking him."

If you can't beat them, why do you keep provoking them? Are you just asking to get beaten up?
"Alright, now is the time for us to work together to speed up construction, so you two shouldn't have any internal conflicts. Nothing is more important than building a house..." Before Xin Nian could finish speaking, the dilapidated bamboo door was smashed open again and collapsed to the ground.

"Your Highness," Commander Hu rushed in, panting, then paused, "The young lady is here too?"

"Oh dear! Someone's here! Someone's here!"

The three of them stared at him with tense expressions.

Commander Hu danced with joy, exclaiming, "The Emperor is here!"

"Who?"

"Your father!"

Commander Hu looked troubled. “Our scouts have discovered that the Prince of Subei is leading two thousand elite troops to personally escort the Emperor here. The troop has already bypassed the Red River in Wen County and should arrive here by 9 PM at the latest.”

Xin Nianteng jumped off the table. "What are we waiting for? Prepare for battle! Let's send them flying back to their hometown!"

Commander Hu's eye twitched, and he silently glanced at his own prince.

Could it be that the young lady intends to drive the emperor and his entourage back to the capital along the same route? That's truly... outrageous.

Xiao Jinzhi showed little reaction, only raising an eyebrow when he heard the name of the old emperor.

Who else is accompanying them?

What does the Prince of Subei mean? Is he now planning to play his cards right and fight them head-on with real swords and spears?

"Accompanying them were Consort Qian and Prince Gong, Xiao Yongfan. The Qian family from the Jingzhao Prefecture, Vice Minister Ma from the Ministry of War, and Vice Minister Wang from the Ministry of Rites, among others."

"This is so annoying, so annoying!" Xin Nian paced back and forth. "We're not even fully finished building it yet!"

Currently, the outer walls and framework are largely complete, while the actual construction inside is underway.

The fight broke out right in front of my house, leaving a mess and blood everywhere. It'll be such a hassle to clean up!
Xin Nian got a headache just thinking about it.

“It’s alright. We’ll move the battlefield forward thirty kilometers and intercept them right at the edge of the lava field.”

"Hurry up and build the energy tower! Focus on the energy tower first. Zhu Yan, tell them I need to see significant results within five days." Xin Nian turned and shouted this out. Zhu Yan clasped his hands in a fist salute at the door and immediately went to relay the order.

First, build a giant energy tower in the center of the base. This will create a fully enclosed energy shield, and the battle will not damage the city's infrastructure.

The energy tower will then be gradually expanded and moved in the four directions of east, west, south, and north. At that time, the energy shield can be opened and closed in certain areas without having to use too much energy at once.

"When I ran into Princess Jin and her entourage at the gate earlier, I thought they were trying to sneak into the city and cause trouble."

"Now your father has brought people here again, and I don't know what your elder brother is up to. I'm starting to get a bit confused."

Xiao Jinzhi squeezed her hand. "The base is under my uncle's control. What does it have to do with me? If you don't want someone to come in, just ignore them."

Xin Nian grasped his hand in return, "Come on, I'll set up a barrier here first, then go over and meet your father."

Xiao Jinzhi had no objection. The two informed Xin Wenyuan and Xie Ninglan of what had happened, and after taking basic precautions, they teleported away.

After several blinks, the dilapidated village, enveloped in molten lava, could be seen in the distance.

The two of them circled the village and teleported several times, but found no trace of the more than two thousand people. They teleported back a distance and finally spotted a winding line of people dragging their feet across the wasteland.

Judging from their appearance, they were exhausted from the long journey and looked like a bunch of useless cowards. They would be taken care of by the patrol guards in no time.

Xin Nian suddenly stopped worrying and whispered to Xiao Jinzhi, "I'll leave them a few barriers so they can bang on them and have fun."

"Let's go to the village and take over the granary." As he spoke, he took out a map of the five major granaries in the border town, drawn by Clerk Ding and the clerks, and studied it carefully.

"Mm." Xiao Jinzhi nodded with a smile, controlling the energy to bring this area into the Time Domain.

Xin Nian remotely placed several spatial barriers around the old emperor's army.

Now that she has reached the eighth level, her control over spatial energy has reached a level of perfection, requiring no movement at all and allowing her to use it at will.

After they finished their business, the two happily strolled into the village enveloped by lava and, following the marked storage points, looted the granaries along the way.

“Previously, Clerk Ding said that the granary here has enough storage to ensure that the 300,000 people in the border town will not lack food for a year.”

"Looks like quite a lot." Xiao Jinzhi nodded with a smile after accompanying Xin Nian to finish harvesting the last underground granary. "With this harvest, we'll never be short of grain again. Once we have the first harvest next year, things will only get better and better."

Xin Nian agreed, a smile appearing in her eyes.

The laborers from the Hutu tribe have been doing a decent job lately, so Xin Nian is going to take pity on them today and have someone distribute some rice porridge and steamed buns to them as well.

The main problem is that Chief Amon is a real scoundrel; the grain he sends is so meager that it's hardly enough to eat.

If it weren't for the fact that these laborers were working quite hard, Xin Nian would never have paid out of her own pocket to subsidize these foreigners.

If you want a horse to run fast, you must feed it plenty of grass.

The two wandered around the granary again, picking out some usable bricks and roof tiles to take with them, before returning to the old emperor's group.

At that time, the old emperor's entourage had been wandering around this wasteland road for more than an hour...

At first, the Prince of Subei thought that he had led his team astray, but he later realized that something was increasingly wrong.

Why does it seem like there's an invisible wall standing in the air that we can't break through?

And why is it that they keep going around in circles, as if they're always going in circles?

"Who dares to play tricks?" Prince Subei drew his sword and shouted at the air in front of him.

The still air rippled and swayed slightly, and two figures suddenly appeared in front of his horse.

The horse was startled and reared up, but under the full force of Prince Subei's control, it was finally held down and stopped jumping around.

"Crown Prince?" Prince Subei's eyes fell on Xiao Jinzhi with surprise and uncertainty.

Xiao Jinzhi's white robes were so clean that only the hem and back of his robe had a few specks of dirt left over from the fight. The Prince of Subei and the others stared in amazement.

"Crown Prince!" The old emperor, lying on his horse, raised his head and let out a roar that sounded like he was about to break.

Xin Nian looked up and saw an old beggar, covered in dirt and with clumps of hair hanging on his face, staring intently at Xiao Jinzhi beside her with his big, bulging eyes.

He lay panting heavily on the horse's back, his lips cracked and bleeding as he opened them, the pain causing him to cover his mouth with his hand, his face contorted in pain.