Zhang Dongyun pretended to lead the projected Mr. Dark Cloud to the third floor of the restaurant and sat down at a table by the window.
Fatty greeted them politely. "Please have a seat. What do you need? Please let me know. I'll get it done right away. It'll be ready soon."
Mr. Dark Cloud glanced at him. "You're cooking?"
Fatty smiled apologetically. "My talent in martial arts is limited, but I'm quite good at cooking."
"What's your name?" Mr. Dark Cloud asked.
Fatty answered, "I'm Peng Xingyun, a disciple of the Hanshan school."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded casually. "Pick up what you're good at."
Fatty agreed immediately. He signaled the waiters to serve them tea and hurried downstairs to the kitchen.
Just as he reached the first floor, Cao Feng caught him. "Fatty Peng, did Mr. Dark Cloud say anything to that senior?"
Peng Xingyun shook his head. "He only asked me to serve the dishes. He didn't say anything else."
Cao Feng was slightly relieved.
Soon, Hui Tianyu came back with the head of the Hanshan school, Guo Zi.
Guo Zi's face darkened. He didn't say anything and glanced at Cao Feng.
Cao Feng couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Peng Xingyun ordered the waiters to serve the dishes. Guo Zi and the other two waited for a while before they went upstairs.
On the third floor, Zhang Dongyun and Mr. Dark Cloud sat opposite each other. Guo Zi led Cao Feng and Hui Tianyu forward to greet them.
"We're young and ignorant. Please forgive us for offending you," Guo Zi said first.
Cao Feng and Hui Tianyu hurriedly bowed deeply, "Please punish us, Senior."
Zhang Dongyun didn't stop eating immediately.
His current body was formed by the spirit stone jade embryo. He didn't need to eat or drink.
Eating now was purely to satisfy his appetite.
Needless to say, Peng Xingyun's culinary skills were indeed not bad.
Since he didn't stop eating, Cao Feng and the others could only continue to wait.
After a while, Zhang Dongyun wiped his mouth and looked at Cao Feng. "Young man, it's good to have a little drive. Guard against arrogance and rashness."
Guo Zi quickly said, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Senior."
He turned to Cao Feng and said, "Senior is magnanimous. You can be spared from death, but you must be punished. From today onwards, you will go to the mines."
"Yes, Senior Uncle." Cao Feng's expression was bitter, but he could only thank Zhang Dongyun, "Thank you for your grace."
Hui Tianyu quickly said, "Thank you for your generosity, Senior."
"If Mr. Zhang Dongyun has any orders in the city in the future, please do as he says," Mr. Dark Cloud, who was sitting opposite Zhang Dongyun, said.
Everyone at the Hanshan school answered in unison, "Please guide us, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Dongyun nodded with a smile and continued eating.
Mr. Dark Cloud continued to instruct, "Have you heard the news about the Great Ming Palace's recruitment of servants?"
Guo Zi answered, "I've heard a little about it."
"Her Majesty has already given the order."
Mr. Dark Cloud said, "I'll be in charge of this. You all will assist me and come up with a plan as soon as possible."
"Please give us your orders, Sir."
"Below 20 years of age, at least Third Realm cultivation, regardless of cultivation path, decent appearance, literate and polite …"
Mr. Dark Cloud listed a lot of requirements one after another. "When the time comes, there will be a screening to remove the unsuitable ones. I'll personally teach the rules to those who are finally selected."
Guo Zi secretly gritted his teeth. "Senior, I'm afraid there won't be many people who will be stuck in the Cultivation Realm …"
At the very least, no one from the Hanshan school could be selected.
Local forces like the Hanshan school and the Perak Dynasty usually only had First or Second Realm disciples among their young disciples. It would be a miracle if they had a Third Realm disciple.
The Hanshan school's leader, Guo Zi, was only at the Fourth Realm previously. He had only broken through to the Fifth Realm not long ago after receiving guidance from Mr. Dark Cloud.
Cao Feng was the only Third Realm disciple in the sect, but Cao Feng was no longer 20 years old.
Only forces like the Fuzhen Guan, the Chen family, the Cheng family, and the Dahe Longmen could find a few who were below 20 years old and at least Third Realm.
It was not that there were no such people in Chang 'an, but their numbers were very limited.
On this basis, if other conditions were added to the screening, there would probably not be many people left.
"It's better to have nothing than to have something substandard."
Mr. Dark Cloud said calmly, "Her Majesty did not set a limit on the number of candidates. We can slowly find talents."
Guo Zi and the others hurriedly replied, "Yes, Senior."
The only suitable candidates were Chen Chaoyan and a few other members of the Chen family.
Oh, right, there was also another loli …
Zhang Dongyun was not particularly anxious about this. It was just that he suddenly remembered that he was the only one in Daming Palace. It was a little unreasonable, so he wanted to add some liveliness to the palace.
Of course, the palace's sense of mystery and majesty would still be effectively maintained.
To the people of Chang 'an, being able to go to the high and mighty Daming Palace and serve Her Majesty was naturally a supreme honor.
As for the strict standards, it was only natural that most people would be stuck.
However, this also ignited the passion of many people in the city for cultivation.
The Hanshan school and the Perak Dynasty took the opportunity to open their sects and recruit disciples.
The Chen family also started to recruit people with a different surname and nurture them.
As a Confucian cultivator, Xu Xingzhi did not take any action. He just focused on teaching and educating people.
Some Confucian cultivators of the Cheng family had to bow their heads to Chang 'an in order to avoid humiliating themselves by going into the mines. They followed Shen Herong and Xu Xingzhi to eliminate illiteracy in Chang' an.
Time passed little by little. A certain City Lord surnamed Zhang saw that the illiteracy rate in the city was constantly decreasing. He was overjoyed.
A month had passed.
One day, Zhang Dongyun suddenly received a system notification.
[The illiteracy rate of the City Lord's subjects will be reduced to less than 50% and will remain stable. The primary cultural education in the city has achieved remarkable results. The City Lord has completed Construction Task 3.1 and received 1,000 experience points to upgrade.]
Zhang Dongyun nodded with satisfaction.
After completing this old task, a new construction task was refreshed.
[Construction Task 3.2 — Please preliminarily establish your medical and health institution and network in the city.]
Zhang Dongyun sat in Daming Palace, motionless, and smiled obnoxiously.
In the next moment, the system notification sounded again.
[The City Lord's medical and health institution has been preliminarily established. It has 16 medical centers and 27 medicine shops under its jurisdiction. Medical resources are abundant. You only need to establish the medical institution building.]
Zhang Dongyun leisurely ordered, "Just replace it. Keep it low-key, keep it low-key."
Below the Daming Palace in the sky, in the city of Chang 'an, there was a house two streets away from the government office.
It was not a medical center or a medicine shop, but it managed all the medicine-related things in the city.
Zhang Dongyun had already ordered people to make arrangements. At least, the framework had been built first.
Now, with just a flash of golden light, the buildings here were replaced with indestructible system buildings without anyone noticing. However, the appearance was no different from before.
Zhang Dongyun had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Now, with the completion of the last procedure, this long-prepared construction task was completed.
[The city's basic medical and health institution and network structure have been completed. The City Lord has completed Construction Task 3.2 and received 500 experience points to upgrade.]
Zhang Dongyun nodded slightly.
In a moment, two consecutive tasks were completed.
In addition to the 100 experience points left from the previous second expansion and upgrade, he now had 1,600 experience points for construction.
He was still 1,400 experience points away from 3,000, which was not small.
However, in his impression, the next task would have a very generous reward.
[Construction Task 3.3 — Recruit and take in your second batch of subjects. The population should not be less than 300,000 and should be stable.]
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