A month passed in the blink of an eye.
In the month after Lin Muyu returned to Lanyan City, she spent her days going through the files in the Holy Temple. After the chaos in the Yihe Kingdom, there were more and more files. All the branches of the Holy Temple would send a letter if there were any unresolved matters, and these tasks naturally fell on the shoulders of Lin Muyu.
Other than that, she would go to Ze Tian Hall to accompany Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi, or go to the Spiritual Medicine Department to meet with the Spiritual Medicine Department's Great Deacon, Chu Yao, to teach her some cultivation tricks and techniques.
As for personal martial arts training, she had basically practiced the twelve styles of the Dragon Taming Spear Technique in a month, and often exchanged pointers with a few Deacons of the Holy Temple. She even occasionally acted as a Gold Star Sparring Master, which made a group of Gold Star instructors feel flattered. Everyone knew how strong Lin Muyu was, and being able to be her opponent was an honor.
The only thing that troubled Lin Muyu was the broken sword left behind by the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor. She had not succeeded in smelting it for a month, as if the broken sword was completely insulated from the flames and the refining cauldron. There was nothing Lulu could do about it. Lulu was an intelligent being, but she could not analyze the structure of the broken sword, which was beyond her understanding.
There was no other way, she could only wait until she obtained a stronger refining flame!
As for Tang Lan and Su Muyun, they almost controlled the entire military and political power. Almost all the military positions in the army were divided between Su Muyun and Tang Lan's people. The Longdan Army Camp was still a 1000-man formation that could not be broken through. It was the same for the Imperial Guards. Feng Jixing wanted to recruit more soldiers, but he had to pass through layers of obstacles.
Fortunately, the Divine Temple's staff had been pouring in from Cloud Province, Seven Seas Province, Heaven's Pivot Province, Earth Star Province, Cangnan Province, and other provinces. Many of the Divine Temple's staff had even crossed the mountains and ridges in Lingnan. Although the Yihe Kingdom had already unified Lingnan, the Divine Temple was still loyal to the Empire. A portion of the Divine Temples in Lingnan had been destroyed, but there were still many who maintained contact with the Divine Temple's headquarters, so they had sent many people over.
Lin Muyu was not worried that these people were spies from Lingnan. They were all accepted into Temple, even if they were from Lingnan, he would make them his men. This was the confidence that a General should have.
…
In this one month, almost ten thousand craftsmen had been employed to build the city. The entire residential area behind the Holy Temple had been turned into barracks, training grounds, and martial arts halls. It was enough for more than ten thousand people to live in.
Early in the morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the Great Deacon's office.
Lin Muyu leaned against the chair and actually fell asleep. The files on the desk were piled up like a mountain. It was no wonder that even a strong person like him would be exhausted.
"Knock knock …"
Ge Yang knocked on the door and entered with a scroll in his hand. He said with a smile, "Great Deacon."
"Oh, Deacon Ge Yang is here!"
Lin Muyu stood up and said with a respectful smile, "What is this?"
"A list."
Ge Yang said, "The list of the Holy Temple's employees from all over the empire is here. There are a total of 13244 people. It seems that there are still people coming from far away. Heh … Great Deacon, you know that if people from Tongtian Province and Lingdong Province want to come here, it will take at least a month on horseback. If they don't have money to buy horses, it will take at least three months to get to Lanyan City."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Ge Yang." Lin Muyu said with a smile.
Ge Yang revealed a trace of embarrassment and said, "It's just that Great Deacon, these people's clothing, armor, weapons, food and so on all need money. Our Holy Temple's treasury was almost used up in half a month. That was Great Deacon Lei Hong's painstaking efforts for most of his life. It was squandered by you, Yu, just like that …"
Lin Muyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I don't want to, but this is money that must be spent. Sigh … Speaking of which, although Grandpa Lei Hong is a rare expert in cultivation, he really doesn't know anything about business. Look at how poor the Holy Temple is …"
Ge Yang said, "What about the following expenses?"
"It's okay, I have money here."
Lin Muyu took out a million gold notes and gave them to Ge Yang. She smiled and said, "This was given to me by that old guy Yuchi Yan. It must be the wealth of the people from the Heaven's Pivot Province. It's perfect to use it here."
Ge Yang's face flushed red as he looked at the stack of money. "This old man has never seen so much money in his life … I'll bring some people to exchange it. Haha, our Holy Temple's financial crisis has been resolved …"
"Bring one more person, don't let them rob us …"
"Don't worry, who in Lanyan City dares to rob the Holy Temple's funds?"
Ge Yang laughed wildly as he left. Lin Muyu was speechless. However, the money in her Universe Bag was getting less and less. She had already spent a million on building new barracks and buying weapons and horses. She had just spent another million. If she didn't find more sources of income, she would have to spend it all.
It was a pity that after the Yihe Kingdom's massacre, there was no news of the Imperial Merchant Guild. What replaced it was a messy battle between more than a dozen merchant guilds. It wasn't suitable to do business with anyone. Moreover, she had no idea where Jin Xiaotang and Third Fatty Jin had gone.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. "Milord, Luo Yu requests an audience."
"Come in."
"Yes!"
Luo Yu put the metal helmet of the Longdan Army Camp under her armpit and walked in with her head held high. She was dressed in the Empire's military uniform and seemed to be in high spirits. She smiled and said, "Milord, I'm here."
"What's the matter?" Lin Muyu continued to read through the memorials. She smiled and said, "Luo Yu, you're now the Deputy Commander of the Longdan Army Camp, and also the Deputy Commander of the Empire. You don't need to be so respectful to me. I'm just a mere Grand Deacon of the Holy Temple …"
Luo Yu couldn't help but laugh. "Milord, what are you saying? Even if Luo Yu becomes the Empire's Marshal, I'll always be your subordinate. Moreover, I've come with news."
"Mm, what news?"
"We've found Jin Xiaotang's whereabouts."
"Oh? Where? "Lin Muyu hurriedly stood up.
Luo Yu said, "In the commoner's district south of the city. It's said that after the Yihe Kingdom conquered the city, they massacred the Imperial Merchant Guild and killed many people. They took everything from the Imperial Merchant Guild. Furthermore … Jin Xiaotang's father also died in the massacre. Right now, Jin Xiaotang is running a small business, buying and selling some clumsy weapons. She's been bullied quite a bit when doing business with those mercenaries."
"Is that so …"
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "Let's go. Take me to see Xiaotang."
"Yes!"
… …
Perhaps it was because Lin Muyu's status was different now, but before he left, he was arranged to have eight Temple Guards follow him. In any case, there were more than ten thousand Temple Guards training in the camp behind the Temple. The Temple was not lacking in manpower now. Luo Yu was dressed in the Empire's high ranking officer's uniform and galloped alongside Lin Muyu.
Lanyan City was too big. After galloping for nearly an hour, they finally arrived at the commoner's district south of the city. This place was already filled with a foul atmosphere. It was a place where thieves, swindlers, wandering mercenaries, bards, prostitutes, and patrons would appear. Luo Yu pointed to a tavern in the distance and said, "There, that tavern is where Jin Xiaotang often trades weapons with the mercenaries. She's in charge of maintaining and manufacturing the weapons, while the mercenaries are in charge of paying."
"Mm."
Lin Mu Yu spurred his horse forward and dismounted from afar. He handed the reins to a Temple Guard and walked into the tavern with his hand on the hilt of his sword. The tavern was bustling with activity as everyone was drinking and no one noticed him.
Under the dim light, some mercenaries in broken armor were drinking heartily not far away. They gulped down large cups of barley wine, which flowed down their beards and landed on their red ChestHair, which seemed to be on the verge of burning.
In the corner, Lin Muyu saw Jin Xiaotang. She was much thinner and weaker than before. She held a slightly rusty longsword in her arms and carefully placed it in front of a bearded mercenary.
"What? You want two Jin Yin coins for this kind of trash? "
The bearded mercenary suddenly stood up and pushed Jin Xiaotang away. His face was filled with an arrogant smile, "How about I give you two nights of pleasure? Little girl, buying and selling weapons on Rotten Water Street is under the control of the Imperial Guards. Do you know who I am? How dare you bargain with me? "
Jin Xiaotang felt wronged and tears welled up in her eyes. She stood there motionlessly and muttered, "Two Jin Yin coins, not one less. If you give me less, I won't even have money for this week's bread."
"Two Jin Yin coins, right? Here! "
The mercenary randomly took out two copper coins and threw them on the table. He smiled and said, "Here, don't say that I took your sword for free."
Jin Xiaotang was on the verge of tears, "This is two copper coins, everyone saw it."
"Do you want to die?"
The bearded mercenary was completely enraged. He stepped forward and grabbed Jin Xiaotang's neck.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind swept past and a strong palm blocked the mercenary's arm. Like a pair of iron pincers, it pushed the mercenary back.
Bam!
The bearded mercenary slammed heavily into the wall. He immediately became dizzy and shouted angrily, "Who is it? How dare you offend me in Rotten Water Street!"
But when he looked closely, he realized that the person in front of him was wearing the armor of a high-ranking general of the empire. There was a very noble looking golden leaf on his chest, and he immediately sobered up.
Luo Yu said coldly, "What, you want to challenge the Great Deacon of the Holy Cathedral? Get lost! "
The bearded man's nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong was exposed. He immediately turned to leave.
"Wait, put down your sword," Lin Muyu said coldly.
The bearded man put down his sword and looked at Lin Muyu with respect in his eyes. Then, he ran out of the tavern as if he was escaping.
…
Jin Xiaotang looked at Lin Muyu dumbfoundedly. She suddenly opened her arms and threw herself into his embrace. She cried loudly, "Big Brother Yu, my father was killed by the Yihe Kingdom. Uncle Zhang, Uncle Liu, Elder Jin, and the others are all dead, all dead …"
Lin Muyu hugged her frail body and said, "I know, I know. Don't cry, Xiaotang. Everything will be fine."
"And … the Sword Elder is also dead …"
Jin Xiaotang's eyes were filled with tears. "The Sword Elder's Hidden Sword was taken away by Luo Lan. All his wealth was robbed by Luo Lan …"
Lin Muyu trembled. Although the Sword Elder was eccentric, he was still his swordsmanship instructor. Luo Lan's blood debt seemed to have increased.
"Xiaotang, how did you end up like this?" Lin Muyu asked.
Jin Xiaotang wiped her tears and said, "Pan Dingtian, he … he saw that the Imperial Capital Chamber of Commerce lost power after my father died. So, he opened a new Dragon Seeking Chamber of Commerce and chased me out of Tong Tian Street. I have nothing left and can only live here."
"Pan Dingtian?"
Lin Muyu frowned. "Isn't Pan Dingtian's daughter Pan Ziiridium your best friend? She didn't protect you? "
"Ziiridium had no choice."
"Don't worry, I'll be there for everything."
Lin Muyu's eyes turned cold. "I want to create a new Chamber of Commerce to compete with the Dragon Seeking Chamber of Commerce. Xiaotang, are you willing to be in charge of my Chamber of Commerce?"
"Ah? Really? "Jin Xiaotang blinked her eyes.
"Yes."
Lin Muyu nodded. "I'll give you three million in operating funds. This is all I have. In addition, I'll give you a large number of high-grade weapons and medicines. Do you have the confidence to surpass the Dragon Seeking Chamber of Commerce?"
Jin Xiaotang clenched her fists and nodded. "As long as Brother Yu supports me, I can."
"Yes, it's a deal. Let's go. Change into a nice set of clothes and start immediately."
"Okay!"
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