Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 212: The Outrageous Wasteful Behavior
The aircraft slowly flew over Anyang and began its descent. From high above, Li Yulong saw many astonishing things—trains, tracks, overpasses, skyscrapers, and wide, brightly lit streets. From the sky, Anyang looked even more like the imperial capital than Wuyang.
But wait, Li Yulong noticed a problem. “After Anyang’s expansion, they didn’t build a city wall?”
Tang Junfeng replied, “Young master is even planning to demolish the original city wall of Anyang.”
Li Yulong pondered this.
When Li Yulong arrived in Anyang, Li Xian, Xu Ren, and the others were all absent. In fact, even Xu Ren hadn’t expected Li Yulong to leave the imperial capital so decisively. Because of this, when Li Yulong arrived, the only one to meet him was Xia Qingqing, dressed in simple white.
Li Yulong reassured Xia Qingqing briefly. Upon hearing that Li Xian and the others were in Qingyun Valley, he decided to head there to check things out.
But when he turned around, he realized that the aircraft had already flown away. Seeing this, Li Yulong couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. “That guy’s subordinates sure are loyal and quick-witted. Oh well, I’ll just take a motorcar to Qingyun Valley.”
As for Tang Junfeng, after dropping off Li Yulong, he took the initiative to pilot the aircraft straight to Qingyun Valley to report the news. Although Li Yulong was the master, everyone’s true loyalty lay with Li Xian—this was something made very clear. Xu Ren had even specifically emphasized this matter.
Without waiting for Xia Qingqing to arrange accommodations, Li Yulong directly boarded a spacious and bright motorcar and set off for Qingyun Valley.
Halfway there, he heard a loud rumbling in the sky. Curious, Li Yulong looked up and saw a large “wooden dragonfly” hovering above.
The attendant in the vehicle responsibly explained, “That is an airplane, the latest technology of Anyang. It has been in testing since last year.”
“How fast can this plane go?”
“Not sure, it has never been publicly disclosed. But some observers have noted that several types of aircraft have already exceeded 500 kilometers per hour.”
“There are many different types of aircraft?”
“Yes, it seems like they’ve been testing aviation technology in recent months. From what I’ve seen, there are at least a dozen different models. Some have biplane wings, some have monoplane wings, some are shaped like dragonflies, some like kites, and some like birds. There are also planes with one engine and propeller, others with two engines, and the largest one I’ve seen has four engines.”
“Wow, master, look! That one has four engines—it’s the biggest one!”
A deep roar came from the distant sky. Li Yulong looked up and saw a large, jet-black aircraft “slowly” flying at an altitude of about a thousand meters. Its bulky fuselage and thick, extra-long wings made it stand out, while its four engines roared in unison.
Suddenly, as if sensing Li Yulong’s gaze, the aircraft began to wobble, tilt, and shake…
“What’s going on?”
The attendant looked “excited” and said, “It’s about to crash! We see planes fall every day.”
“Crash?”
Just as Li Yulong finished speaking, he saw the aircraft lose complete control. It spiraled downward, rolling and tumbling, launching a death dive toward the ground.
Li Yulong: …
A white figure ejected from the aircraft just before impact. The plane then slammed into the ground, shaking the earth from a distance. A massive fireball erupted skyward, followed by a delayed thunderous explosion.
As the plane crashed, several high-speed aircraft quickly approached the site. Numerous Foundation Establishment-level martial artists hovered around, securing the area and preventing anyone from getting close. Soon, personnel dressed in blue uniforms rushed into the wreckage and began searching.
“Those are engineers. I’ve heard that our motorcars, trains, and other machinery were all designed by engineers. They keep researching and experimenting, failing countless times before finally creating a successful product.”
Li Yulong stared blankly at the remnants of the fire as it was gradually extinguished, but deep in his heart, he felt an indescribable shock.
The locomotive quickly arrived at Qingyun Valley. As they approached, towering buildings and numerous massive steel structures came into view. At first glance, the sight was truly spectacular.
Li Xian had already led almost all the high-ranking personnel to welcome them; hundreds of people lined up in greeting.
However, when Li Yulong stepped off the vehicle, the first thing that caught his eye was not the hundreds of people but rather the environment that resembled an immortal paradise, along with a vast and intricate three-dimensional network.
Li Xian stepped forward and said, “Father, you finally found time to visit. Let me show you around, so you can see this miraculous world. The outside world’s descriptions of us are not even one or two percent of the reality here.”
Li Yulong was delighted. “Alright, let me see the results of your two years of work, Xiao Xian. Let everyone disperse and get back to their tasks.”
The crowd dispersed, and Li Xian prepared to take Li Yulong on a tour. Yang Zhong, who had been following closely behind Li Yulong, consciously stayed behind.
The first place Li Xian brought Li Yulong to was the warehouse storing “Black Iron, Red Copper, Mithril, and Adamantite.” When they opened the warehouse, Li Yulong shivered in shock.
Inside, there were already over 200 tons of Black Iron and Red Copper in storage. As for Adamantite and Mithril, due to their natural rarity and limited use, there were only about two tons in reserve for emergency purposes.
Li Yulong took a deep breath. “This is enough to equip two thousand Nascent Soul stage experts!”
Li Xian chuckled. “Father, this is far from enough. Just two thousand Nascent Soul stage experts? That’s too few. My goal is for every soldier to be at least at the Golden Core stage. In the future, I want to establish an army of one hundred thousand Nascent Soul stage warriors!”
“Are you dreaming? As far as I know, the entire Great Xia Kingdom doesn’t even have twenty Nascent Soul stage experts! Even in the two largest nations of Yingzhou, Wei and Zhao, there are no more than 500 Nascent Soul stage experts combined.”
Li Xian closed the warehouse and pulled Li Yulong toward another area. “Father, let me show you something. Then you’ll understand that I’m not just dreaming.
Half a day ago, even I wouldn’t have dared to think about this. But just four hours ago, we achieved a technological breakthrough—one that opens up infinite possibilities for the future.”
“Infinite possibilities for the future? Could it be that you’ve found a way to mass-produce spirit stones?” Li Yulong found it hard to believe.
“Haha! Father, this is much better than producing spirit stones. Come on, you’ll understand once you see it.”
Li Xian pulled Li Yulong along as they sprinted toward a large building next to the Petroleum Department. As soon as they stepped inside, Li Yulong could feel the air saturated with pure spiritual energy, to the extent that ethereal spirit mist filled the space!
Upon entering the hall, Li Yulong witnessed a scene he would never forget—a truly wasteful act.
A young man dressed in the robes of a Daoist cultivator was pouring a bucket of jade-white, semi-transparent, luminescent liquid onto the ceiling. The liquid splashed everywhere, drenching everyone present. Yet, instead of being annoyed, the people were cheering in excitement!
Even the floor was covered in flowing jade-white liquid—an absolutely massive amount.
It was liquid spiritual energy!
Li Yulong’s eyes widened in shock!
An entire bucket of liquid spiritual energy was just wasted like that! Such wastefulness should be punished by divine retribution!
But before Li Yulong could react or speak, the young man suddenly scooped up another half bucket of the liquid from the pool and flung it toward the entrance—right at Li Yulong and Li Xian.
SPLASH…
The jade-white liquid drenched both of them.