The teleportation technology had yet to be made public. Currently, the materials and personnel used for the construction of New Bul-Kathos were transported through teleportation portals. It would be more convincing to put Dicarios on the table.
The reason for this was that the construction of New Bul-Kathos was a short-term project. Using efficient elemental creatures and magic, and through a reasonable design plan, a city could be built in a week. Then, the construction team would withdraw, the elemental creatures would disband, and Dicarios would leave.
But it would be different if the highway was built.
According to the usual construction habits of the Star Diamond Bank, they would start construction in multiple places at the same time. This required a very fast and perfect logistics team to transport the raw materials in time.
Now, in Lonitant and Ellington, they could still rely on the power of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, but not in the Ryan Empire.
Even if the efficiency of the Dwarves' excavation of asphalt had increased countless times and they could supply this amount, there was nothing they could do if they couldn't deliver it!
Unless the teleportation portal was exposed.
But now that the teleportation portal was exposed, the existing political, military, and financial systems of Prandal would completely collapse. In order to control the teleportation portal and gain more power, the ambitions of the politicians would swell, the local warlords would raise their heads, and the merchants who relied on speed and diligence to earn money would instantly go bankrupt. The world would fall into chaos. In order to solve this situation, Tang En could only use high-pressure policies to suppress those people. As a result, before the army of Chaos arrived, Prandal would collapse first.
Therefore, making the teleportation portal public was not advisable.
"This problem … …"
Reeves frowned. Although they could start transporting asphalt and construction equipment to the Ryan Empire now, the efficiency of transportation by water or land was very slow, and the supply could not meet the demand.
The most important reason why the construction of the highway was so efficient now was the powerful and perfect logistical support of the Datang Chamber of Commerce. The sufficient supply of raw materials and equipment made the construction efficiency very impressive. If they left the Datang Chamber of Commerce's advantage, the construction speed would drop to an unacceptable level.
"I will consider your proposal, but not now."
Tang En stood up and prepared to leave.
Cooperating with Reeves would also be beneficial to him. At the very least, he would be able to reduce the enormous amount of financial pressure on him, which would be beneficial to the Datang Chamber of Commerce's long-term stability. Not only that, he would also be able to tie the Star Diamond Bank to himself and obtain an alliance with the goblins and Dragons. This was a win-win situation.
Unfortunately, the current situation was not suitable, so they could only temporarily give up on this cooperation project.
"What about the mineral resources of the Ryan Empire …"
"Don't even think about it."
Tang En rejected him and left without waiting for him to speak.
Mineral resources could be said to be the foundation of an industry. If he wanted to push the industrial strength of the Prandal Empire to a high enough level, a huge amount of mineral resources was essential. Giving Tistrov 30% of the mineral income was because it would give him more benefits, but the Datang Chamber of Commerce could take care of the exploration, mining, and even refining of the mineral. Why would he cooperate with Reeves?
As soon as he returned to Ellington, Tang En saw Coco and Vanilla running back. The cat-eared girl who had just arrived in Ellington was so happy that she was going crazy. This place was much more interesting than Bul-Kathos, whether it was the smiling residents on the streets, the various shops, or the beautiful flowers and plants …
Coco felt that this was the place she should be.
"Lord … Emissary."
At this time, Vanilla saw Tang En walking out of the teleportation hall and subconsciously called out, awkwardly changing the way he addressed him.
Since Caloma Leaf had personally acknowledged him as an emissary, as the Fire Goddess, even if they were unwilling, they had to acknowledge him.
It wasn't that Vanilla was unwilling, but he felt that it was a bit strange.
"Ah, it's the emissary!"
Coco didn't think too much about it. When she saw Tang En, she happily waved her arms and shouted, "I haven't finished spending the gold coins you gave me! You didn't have to specially come over to give me money ~ "
Tang En was speechless.
Vanilla was so embarrassed that he wanted to die. Why was such a naturally naive person his sister …
Tang En smiled and walked over to ask, "Did you have fun today?"
"It was great. The people here are very nice, the houses are very nice, the beds are very soft, and the food is very delicious. It's just that …"
"Just that?"
"It's just that everyone seems very busy. Other than Vanilla, no one played with me. Even Elijah seems very busy."
"After all, many people have to go to work. Besides, it's the busy season now. This year, with the help of the combine harvester, it's already much better. If it were last year, you would find that there are even fewer people on the streets these few days."
Tang En smiled and said, "This is something that must be sacrificed for the development of the city. Everyone who lives here has to contribute their strength to make the city better."
"Sacrifice and dedication?"
"Rather than calling it a sacrifice, it's more like working hard to have a more comfortable living environment."
Tang En corrected her. "In Prandal, the powerful can naturally live a comfortable life, but there are even more people who are struggling on the poverty line. They struggle to survive but have no way to do so. As the feudal lord here, I give them a chance to work. They create wealth for me, and I use this wealth to improve the living environment in my territory. It's a virtuous cycle."
Coco suddenly understood. "Oh! The reason why other places are so poor is because the feudal lords don't use the wealth they obtain. Instead, they hide it in their pockets! "
With her intelligence, it was already impressive that she could think of this. Tang En held back his laughter and nodded. "That's more or less the same principle. The capital that should have been the catalyst for social development was stopped by the feudal lords. It didn't play its role, so society has been stagnant and hasn't developed."
Coco looked at Tang En with great admiration. "I kind of understand why Lord Vulcan made you an emissary. Don't worry, Vanilla and I will definitely help you. If you need anything, just let us know. We won't refuse to do it if we can!"
Hey, hey, you have to be responsible for your words …
Vanilla tugged at her and glared at her fiercely.
"It's fine if I need anything … Where did you guys go?"
Then he whispered, "Lord Emissary, you don't have to worry about us. Please go do your work. We heard from Elijah that there's a new bakery that the baked bread tastes pretty good. We planned to buy a few back to try."
"Oh? Is that so? "
Tang En was surprised. "Where is it? If it's delicious, I'll buy a few for them to try. "
Coco walked forward and asked curiously, "You're the feudal lord here. Do you have to pay for your food?"
Tang En laughed and patted her head. "These are the rules. If I break the rules myself, who else can I expect to follow the rules?"
"Ah —"
When Tang En touched her ear, Coco let out a soft yelp and shivered, her tail standing upright.
Tang En was startled. "Sorry, it's just a habit."
Coco looked at Vanilla with a red face.
Vanilla nodded. "It's indeed a habit …"
"Vanilla, you used to have your head touched a lot too …"
Coco's heart calmed down.
Vanilla rolled her eyes at her in annoyance, and then glared at Tang En angrily before leading the way with her head lowered.
"Ancient River Bakery?"
Tang En had a bad premonition when he saw the name of the shop. Damn, did Mrs. Miao transmigrate too?
But when he saw the owner of the bakery, he collapsed.
Ou Tinia, that's enough …
Fortunately, it wasn't Mrs. Miao, or he would really doubt whether the bread was edible …
"Welcome … Ah … Feiting …"
Ou Tinia saw Tang En and waved her hand listlessly. "Welcome. See what you want …"
Tang En's mouth twitched. "… Why did you suddenly open a bakery?"
"Things in Grandia have come to an end. I was a bit bored and wanted to find something to do. Then I thought of this."
Coco didn't feel anything at all. She said cheerfully, "Boss, boss, quickly take out your best bread."
"Please wait a moment."
Ou Tinia snapped her fingers and a plate of bread flew out. After seeing the bread, Tang En couldn't stay calm.
Holy shit, could this be the legendary …?
"Oh, Feiting, you can try it. This is super rainbow bread."
Where are the guards? The goddess wants to kill me here!
Coco's eyes widened. "Wow, it looks so beautiful. I can't bear to eat it!"
Vanilla wrinkled his nose. The smell of the bread was surprisingly good. It should be delicious … Why did the emissary have such an expression?
Why did she have such an expression?
With the name of the shop and the super rainbow bread, it would be strange if I could stay calm!
Logically speaking, Ou Tinia was a goddess after all. There shouldn't be any problems with the cake she made. But why did she use the name of the cake? Tang En felt full of malice.
"I'll take five … No, I'll take ten of this bread!"
Coco happily took out her purse to pay the bill. Then she patted Vanilla's head. "I'll give you half when we go back."
Vanilla was speechless.
"Thank you for your patronage."
Ou Tinia took out a bottle of jam and handed it to Coco. "This is the jam I'm giving you. It's especially delicious when eaten with this jam. According to the customer, it'll make you feel like you're in heaven."
"Auntie Qiuzi's jam? What a strange name, but thank you, boss! "
Coco was very happy to receive an unexpected gift.
Damn?!
Tang En stared at the jam in Coco's hand and turned pale with fright.
Damn, it really is Auntie Qiuzi's jam!
Damn, this isn't murder anymore. You're making a biological weapon!
Ancient River Super Rainbow Bread and Auntie Qiuzi's jam. This isn't a pleasure that goes straight to heaven.
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