Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

Tang San pursed his lips and remained silent, but his clenched fists betrayed his inner resentment.

And his dissatisfaction with Yu Xiaogang, that good-for-nothing, daring to yell at him.

Fine, considering that this good-for-nothing's sect has been destroyed and his family ruined, let's spare him this time.

Immediately, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and slowly said, "Xiao San, get ready. We'll set off to leave Notting City tomorrow!"

"Teacher, where are we going?" Tang San asked, frowning.

"Soto City, Shrek Academy." Yu Xiaogang spoke with bloodshot eyes, "Xiao San, you need to understand that with your talent, you might just become Lu Yan's rival in the future."

"However, if we could have a group of powerful partners to help us, it would greatly increase our chances of winning."

"So, Shrek Academy?" Tang San still frowned. He didn't believe that the so-called Shrek Academy could really cultivate strong individuals who could become his companions.

"That was an academy founded by a friend of the teacher."

"A place that only breeds monsters."

Chapter 251 The Planning of Sky City

The next day, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao, who was secretly following them, set off early towards Soto City.

Lu Yan merely glanced at it briefly before paying no further attention.

Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Shrek Academy...

For him now, it is nothing more than an insignificant existence.

Even Tang Hao, who was secretly following him, was nothing special in Lu Yan's eyes.

If it weren't for the existence of the Asura God behind Tang San, Lu Yan wouldn't even bother to glance at them.

Instead of focusing on these minor characters, the current priority is the unprecedented construction of the Sky City and the earthly divine kingdom.

That was the most demanding and exciting thing for him.

Master Lu is very busy, as a qualified civil engineer.

From the day the location for the city was chosen, Master Lu has been extremely busy.

After all, according to his plan, Sky City should be able to accommodate at least 100 million people.

This would be an extremely terrifying number.

It should be noted that even in Lu Yan's previous life, the largest population of a modern metropolis like Shanghai was only twenty or thirty million.

Now, however, he wants to build a city with a population of over 100 million in the feudal or even slave society of Douluo Continent, where productivity is backward.

The difficulty involved is self-evident.

Even with a super civil engineering master like him, whose level is comparable to a peak level 98 Douluo, it would be difficult to complete such a magnificent project.

It will take at least six months or even more than a year.

This is still a rough calculation based solely on the speed at which Lu Yan created the buildings.

In reality, there are many more things to consider.

It would be a pipe dream to complete the entire project in less than several years.

However, even that alone is terrifying enough.

Compared to the infrastructure-building frenzy of the previous life, it is probably no less impressive, and perhaps even faster.

On the vast plains at the edge of Sunset Forest, there lies the city-building territory spanning hundreds of miles, which Lu Yan had already demarcated.

Lu Yan, dressed in a simple black outfit with his long hair tied up, stood high in the sky, with colorful light slowly spreading out beneath his feet.

Soon, a miniature model of this territory gradually took shape under Lu Yan's feet.

Even a scaled-down model covers an area of ​​over several hundred square meters. Lu Yan looked at this magnificent blueprint.

I subconsciously rubbed my temples; my head was throbbing!

"To accommodate a population of 100 million, in this Douluo Continent with its low productivity, it's not as simple as just building a city." Lu Yan tapped his fingertip, and the miniature sand table beneath his feet immediately began to change continuously.

After a long while, a three-dimensional panoramic sand table of the city finally appeared beneath Lu Yan's feet.

The flowing light outlined the city's contours. Lu Yan murmured to himself, his gaze sweeping over each section of the sand table, his plan becoming increasingly clear.

The first thing to be affected was the city's architecture and overall layout.

The buildings in Douluo Continent are mostly made of brick, wood, and bluestone, and are low and simple, which cannot support the living and activity needs of hundreds of millions of people.

Lu Yan had already decided that Sky City would abandon traditional architectural styles and adopt a three-dimensional layout with layers and zones.

The entire city is divided into three core areas: the inner city, the middle city, and the outer city. Multi-story buildings extend upwards, saving ground space while allowing for progressive development and balancing defense and residence.

The inner city is the core of the royal city, his residence and political center, as well as the control center, energy center, and core of the future Sky City.

The building was constructed using metal and stone specially reinforced by Lu Yan as its base material, further reinforced by array formations he deduced based on numerous soul skills.

It is not only grand and magnificent, but also embodies the majesty of the word "divine kingdom".

It must be as solid as a rock, so that it remains unscathed even when attacked by a Title Douluo-level force.

The central city is divided into an administrative district, a commercial district, and a soul master training district. The buildings are mostly multi-story pavilions, arranged in a staggered manner, with ample public space reserved.

The outer city was a residential area for ordinary people and a workshop area, which adopted a standardized multi-story residential design with uniform specifications and neat arrangement to avoid chaos.

More importantly, the entire architectural structure of the city must incorporate magical energy transmission lines.

It can both stabilize the buildings by drawing on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and provide sufficient energy supply for the daily lives of the city's residents.

After all, this is Lu Yan's future earthly divine kingdom. If it were like an ordinary city in the Douluo Continent, it would be too undignified.

If they want to flee in the future, they will need to make the entire city self-contained.

It's merely a basic operation, relying on the formation to gather spiritual energy, which might be barely manageable.

But what if such a magnificent city were to become a sky city, flying, and even traveling in space?

Therefore, relying solely on array formations to gather spiritual energy is far from sufficient.

Even if Lu Yan used his Creation Star and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye as the energy core, it would still be far from enough.

The energy required for this will be an extremely terrifying astronomical figure.

"Regarding the source of energy, we have some ideas now, which can also serve as a supplement to the magic network system, so there's no rush."

After a moment's thought, Lu Yan stopped worrying and focused his attention on the miniature model of the city.

Besides the overall layout and energy, the next most important thing is the water system, which is the lifeblood of a city with a population of hundreds of millions and cannot tolerate the slightest mistake.

Lu Yan frowned slightly, his fingertips tracing several winding lines on the sand table. What he wanted to build was a closed-loop water conservancy network covering the entire city.

First, the water from the Sunset River, which runs through the Sunset Forest, must be diverted into the city through a giant aqueduct.

Then, a large reservoir was built outside the city to purify the water and set up flood control formations to prevent floods.

The city was further divided into waterways at various levels to meet the needs of multiple purposes.

In addition, sewage systems and water resource recycling systems should also be planned in a coordinated manner.

If we truly want to fly to the stars and the sea in the future, the recycling of water resources will be of paramount importance.

In addition, various fountains, artificial lakes, and landscape water systems within the city are also essential.

Furthermore, there is the issue of transportation infrastructure. With hundreds of millions of people coming and going, the entire city would inevitably descend into chaos without convenient transportation.

Lu Yan recalled the various transportation networks from his previous life.

Public transportation and subways must be included; this is not difficult once the energy hub is connected in the future.

With his experience living in a big city in his previous life, Lu Yan quickly came up with a plan.

After resolving issues related to buildings and basic public facilities, the relocation and resettlement of the population is of paramount importance and also the most complicated aspect.

Although the Heavenly Dou Empire has been unified, gathering 100 million people to move to the new city is by no means a simple matter of ordering a relocation.

Lu Yan has only just begun to gather a population of over one million for initial construction.

It's not even close to a population of 100 million.

Of course, such a large population cannot be achieved overnight.

Lu Yan pointed his finger at the residential and workshop areas on the model, and began to make plans in his mind.

First, there's the issue of population sourcing, which involves drawing people from various kingdoms, duchies, and remote cities within the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Priority is given to landless or land-poor civilians, as well as the impoverished groups controlled by the relief organization. These people were already living in poverty, even with the help of the relief organization.

They can barely make ends meet; they won't starve, but it's unrealistic to expect them to live a very comfortable life.

With adequate compensation and the support and organization of the relief association, migration is not difficult.

The real challenge lies in the resettlement of these people.

Livelihood and work, healthcare and education—all these issues need to be considered.

The daily consumption of 100 million people is an astronomical figure, including food, clothing, building materials, medicine, and so on. Each item requires a massive amount of data.

The entire system must be built completely; at least in the short term, the framework needs to be built first.

Looking at the increasingly perfect three-dimensional sand table in front of him, Lu Yan withdrew his fingertips, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.

Each of these details is extremely complicated, and to outsiders it would seem like a fantasy.

Even for him, it was an extremely difficult thing.

Fortunately, we have everything from our past lives to learn from and refer to.

With his current strength and numerous abilities, he could barely manage to achieve it.

However, Lu Yan never expected that it would take him a full half month just to build the initial sand table and model.

Even Qian Renxue, who is now the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, took time out of her busy schedule to come and visit.

Chapter 252 Another Dimension

Besides Qian Renxue, the little snake girl, the mute sister, Ning Rongrong (now his fiancée), and the third wheel Lu Ling were also present.