The Human Emperor (200-400)

C228: Big Uncle Requests a Meeting

“Hurry up! Hurry up! You’ll each get a gold ingot if we finish it before the deadline!”

On top of the peak next to Kunwu Training Camp, Li Lin shouted.

Wang Chong’s purchase of the mountain had already caught the royal court’s attention, and when they finally acted on it, a ban on all construction of any kind in an area of a dozen li would definitely be imposed.

Thus, they had to complete the construction as soon as possible.

Wang Chong had already emphasized this in his letter.

‘Even demons can be driven with money.’ Wang Chong’s immense financial power was showing its prowess. Spending eighty thousand gold taels in one go might be an immense burden to most clans, but not to him. To Wang Chong, the concept of cost and liquidity didn’t matter; he could afford taking out such a huge sum for his plans.

If it was anyone else, even if they had the same intentions, they would be unable to do it so fast. Just gathering the required currency would take up a significant period of time.

With the incentive of a gold ingot hung before them, the bricklayers on the mountain peak were filled with drive. In just ten days, they had already created the foundations required. By the twentieth day, the rough outline of the manor could already be seen.

This was no simple manor.

Wang Chong intended to build a grand manor with a courtyard that could handle at least several hundred people simultaneously. Gardens, gazebos, pavilions, corridors, guest rooms, training grounds, tea rooms… Everything that was needed could be found here.

Of course, the cost was also staggering. Ordinary scions of the Three Great Training Camps wouldn’t even dream of bearing such a cost. Several hundred experienced bricklayers had been brought onto the mountain for the construction, and from afar, their busy figures were reminiscent to the diligent ants.

With the ample manpower, it took only a month for the structure of the entire manor to be completed.

And a magnificent structure it was. With its beautifully arched roof, the word refined couldn’t be any more apt to describe it. All that was lacking was a bit of paint and a set of wooden furniture.

Uncle Li Lin didn’t hold back on the manor at all. As soon as the primary construction was completed, he dispatched a group of experts to guard the area. These experts mainly came from Big Uncle Wang Gen.

Understanding Wang Chong’s needs, Wang Gen mobilized the guards from his residence without any hesitation to protect both the manor and Wang Chong.

The night assault had alarmed him as well. Wang Chong coming to harm was something Wang Gen hoped to avoid at all costs!

This was how highly the Wang Clan valued Wang Chong now.

Naturally, when the Wang Clan guards were stationed on the mountain peak, the ‘mystery’ behind the residence was uncovered.

“Guards of the Wang Clan! Those people are the guards of the Wang Clan!”

The recruits on White Tiger Peak watched the emotionless guards standing sentry at the entrance of the manor with shocked faces.

The emblems of large clans in the capital were well-known. There was almost no one in the capital who hadn’t heard of the Wang Clan, and currently, there was only one child of the Wang Clan in Kunwu Training Camp.

Thus, everyone nearby turned their gazes to Zhao Jingdian.

“Don’t ask me. I’ve no idea what’s going on as well. It’s impossible for anyone to fathom gongzi‘s thoughts.”