After counting the spoils of war, Lin Zhen's compass showed three light spots.
The left and right light spots were slightly green, which meant that there was some threat, but the threat was not very big.
The middle light spot was about the same color as his father's light spot, so the threat was negligible.
It was his mother who had brought An Ning and Yue Er back.
Lin Zhen looked down from upstairs, and sure enough, after a while, his mother and the other two walked into the courtyard. His mother looked radiant, and after recovering her body's cell vitality, she looked like a young woman. Now, she was even younger by a few years, and looked like Anning and Yue'er's elder sister.
The few of them walked into the house and started to cook and make dumplings. At this moment, Lin Zhen's family was like an ordinary family.
Lin Zhen also busied himself for a while. Looking at his young parents and his two outstanding girlfriends, he felt very satisfied.
The sumptuous dinner started. The table was filled with dumplings and stir-fried dishes. Now that the family had money, they did not need to worry about spending money to celebrate. There was all kinds of delicious food.
An Ning and Su Mingyue also had wine glasses in front of them. Lin Zhen took the lead and raised his glass. Everyone raised their glasses: "To celebrate Lin Zhen bringing glory to our country. Cheers!"
Lin Zhen smiled and looked at his father. His father knew him best. His father had seen through his intentions.
An Ning and Su Mingyue's faces were red. Although they liked Lin Zhen, it was still too early to talk about marriage. But when they heard Lin Zhen mention the whole family, they were very happy.
The few of them clinked their glasses and drank.
After the meal, An Ning said that she wanted to go home for a few days. She had not gone back since she returned to Bing City.
After An Ning left, Su Mingyue also didn't stay in Lin Zhen's house. She had promised Gongsun Du that she wouldn't meet with Lin Zhen before the Stargazing Mirror was repaired. It was already an exception for her to come out. Besides, it was inconvenient for her to stay in Lin Zhen's house.
His two girlfriends had left, and his parents did not rest after dinner. They continued to cultivate under the guidance of their personal assistant. Everything was back on track.
*****
The next morning, the people from the country finally arrived.
Lu Ming, the mayor of Bingcheng Base City, was also present. He was an Eighth Grade War-God when Lin Zhen was still cultivating. Now, he was just a Quasi Star Realm cultivator. There were too many mundane things on his mind, so he couldn't focus on his cultivation.
However, Lu Ming was only a follower. The leader of the country was also present.
More than ten aircrafts landed in Lin Zhen's villa. Not only were there a large number of staff accompanying them, but there were also many reporters who were preparing to interview them live.
There was also a hot topic on the Internet these days. It was about what kind of request Lin Zhen would make to the country. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The netizens had all kinds of strange guesses. Some thought that Lin Zhen would ask for a large amount of money. Some thought that Lin Zhen would ask for a set of top-grade astral tools. Some even guessed that Lin Zhen would ask to be the mayor of Bingcheng Base City.
Lin Zhen and his parents welcomed the leader of the country at home. A large group of people came into the house to interview them live.
Fortunately, Lin Zhen's villa was big enough. The leader of the country sat on a sofa and chatted with Lin Zhen with a smile.
"Lin Zhen, sometimes I envy you. You have great power and you're so young. Your future is limitless. You're much stronger than us mundane people."
Lin Zhen laughed heartily. "Everyone has their own way of living. There are many things I envy about you."
The camera was clicking, and photos came out one after another.
After chatting for a while, the leader of the country awarded Lin Zhen ten billion in cash as well as a top-grade astral tool spear.
Lin Zhen looked at the spear and liked it very much. The spear was called Seven Kills. It was 3.5 meters long and weighed 1,200 kilograms. It was black and extremely sharp.
As a top-grade astral tool, the Broken Jade Spear could not keep up with the times. At Lin Zhen's level, it was necessary to have a suitable weapon.
After accepting the country's reward, the leader of the country said, "This gift is not proportional to your actual contributions. It is more symbolic. However, the country will not treat you unfairly. You can also make a request. I can promise you in front of the whole country. As long as it does not go against the national interest or endanger the country's security, I can promise you anything."
When the leader of the country said this, almost the whole country's audience was waiting for Lin Zhen's reply. They wanted to see what request Lin Zhen would make.
Lin Zhen stood up and opened a map of Bing City Base City. He had prepared this map beforehand.
Seeing Lin Zhen take out the map of Bing City, Lu Ming's face changed. Was Lin Zhen really going to be the mayor of Bing City Base City? It should not be. It would be a waste of time for a martial artist like him to be the mayor.
However, Lin Zhen had no intention of being the mayor. Instead, he said to the leader of the country, "Sir, my request is not simple. I hope that you can build two city walls here … here … on the same scale as Bing City's defensive city walls. Even if they are slightly weaker, it will be fine. However, they must be completed within two months."
Seeing the two lines Lin Zhen drew, many people's faces changed.
The lines Lin Zhen drew were along the banks of the Songhua River. They were to build two city walls at the borders of Jiangnan and Jiangbei. However, according to Lin Zhen's request, the amount of work required was too large.
Not to mention how difficult it was to build the city walls, now that technology was advanced, construction was not very difficult. As long as there was enough money, it could be completed in two months. The difficult part was the demolition work along the banks of the river.
If it was an ordinary person, it would be fine. However, the scenery along the banks of the river was beautiful. It had always been the residence of high officials and nobles. Even many high-level martial artists had residences along the banks of the river. Even the headquarters of the Wanhao Group was among the demolition works.
If all these places were to be demolished, the resistance would not be ordinary.
Lu Ming even knew that there were a few hidden martial artists who had reached the Star Realm. They also had residences along the river. These people might not listen to Lu Ming.
The biggest difficulty was that the Church of St. Sophia was not far from the river. According to Lin Zhen's request, the Church of St. Sophia would have to be demolished.
Even the leader of the country did not expect Lin Zhen to make such a request. He could not help but ask, "Can you explain why you are doing this? Isn't Bing City Base City divided into Jiangnan City and Jiangbei City? "
Lin Zhen said, "The reason is very simple. I have been out in the wild for a long time. Recently, I have discovered many abnormalities with mutated beasts. I think that high-level mutated beasts will be born soon. As everyone knows, once a high-level mutated beast appears, it will definitely endanger the safety of Bing City. The biggest weakness of Bing City's defense is this river. Once the river is occupied by mutated beasts, Bing City will fall. But if we have these two city walls, it will be different. The mutated beasts in the water will not be able to enter Bing City, and they will not be able to communicate with the mutated beasts on land. Bing City will be very safe. To prevent future problems, I think these two city walls must be built. "
The leader of the country nodded and looked at Lu Ming. "Mayor Lu Ming, what do you think?"
Lu Ming was a little distressed. "Everyone knows the danger of mutated beasts attacking the city. But Bing City has been through it many times before and has survived safely. I don't think it is as serious as Lin Zhen said. Also, if we are to talk about the actual implementation, these two city walls will be almost 100 kilometers long. If we include the demolition work, the cost will be astronomical. Bing City does not have that much money."
Lu Ming did not want to do this, but he could not say it out loud. He could only use money as an excuse.
Lin Zhen knew what Lu Ming was thinking. He asked, "How much will it cost?"
Lu Ming made a rough estimate. "If we include the demolition work, it will cost at least 400 billion. If we include some weapons, then it will cost 600 billion."
"Fine! I will fork out the money, but it must be completed within 2 months. Can Mayor Lu do it? "
"You are willing to fork out the money?" Lu Ming looked at Lin Zhen in disbelief. It was 600 billion and not 60 million.
"That's right. I am willing to fork out the money. Chief, do you think my request is against the national interest? It will endanger the national security? "
The Chief shook his head. He had no choice but to agree. What's more, Lin Zhen had agreed to fork out the money. No matter how difficult it was, the country must agree.
"Fine, Mayor Lu. Lin Zhen is also a patriot. Let's settle this!"
The Chief made the decision decisively. Lu Ming could only agree.
Everyone left. After that, it was time to arrange the work. The areas that could be started immediately. The areas that could be demolished were demolished immediately. The areas that were difficult to demolish were put aside for later work. Lin Zhen also immediately transferred 600 billion to Lu Ming. This huge amount of money shocked the whole country.
Although they did not know how Lin Zhen got the money, but the reason was enough to defend against the mutated beasts.
The mutated beasts could destroy the human race. They were the common enemy of mankind. Lin Zhen's actions were understandable. It was just that he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
But he was willing to fork out 600 billion for the country and Bing City to defend against the mutated beasts. If the waterway was really breached, then it would be over. This kind of noble character made the whole country praise Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen had no choice but to do this. There were only two months left before the monsters would attack the city. He had thought for a long time but still could not think of a way to stop the water monsters from attacking Ice City. He could only use this method to completely cut off the water monsters' path of attack. As long as the city wall was built, Ice City would be safe.
Although the method was feasible, there were some side effects. Lin Zhen would offend some people because of this.
The others were fine, and Lin Zhen did not care. However, there were some Star Realm experts who lived along the river, such as Sofia Church's Grand Master Allen. They would definitely be dissatisfied with Lin Zhen because of this.
However, Lin Zhen did not care. He would soon go to Wudalian Lake to cultivate. After he got the last special meteorite in Ruyi Lake, he also wanted to meet the Star Realm experts on Earth.
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