Hearing Huo Xing's question, Ding Si answered truthfully: "Everything is proceeding according to the Lord's instructions before he left.
The arrival of Jinbaohao has prompted many chambers of commerce to follow suit and move into our Oriental City. Many merchants have their own construction teams, so the speed of housing construction in the city is much faster than we expected.
Our construction team has completed the city’s drainage and streets, and is now working on the residential areas.
I estimate that within three months, the buildings in the city will take shape.
The manor has also undergone a series of renovations and has been able to be fully integrated into the city, becoming a mansion in the city.
In terms of finance, we are not in a state of emergency for the time being because we have a large amount of funds and materials obtained from the previous annihilation of the Peacock Clan. We have also sent out a number of soldiers from the ordinary legions to undertake mercenary missions, so the overall finances are still in a stage of positive growth.
The training of the cavalry regiment has entered a more complex stage. At present, some basic tactics envisioned by the lord have been fully formed. I estimate that the frontal combat capability has at least reached the level of an ordinary cavalry regiment of 10,000.
The formation of the Flying Wing Corps is still in progress. The weaponsmiths have completed more than half of the flying wings. Many personnel have recently broken through to the Lingdan stage. I estimate that it should be completed within three months, and then we can enter the training stage.
As for the third special legion, since the lord did not tell us what kind of legion it is, we don't have any training direction.
In terms of manpower, with the addition of the Black Flame Clan, there are 1,000 more soldiers, plus the 1,500 we recruited, the entire legion has reached a full strength of 10,000 people."
Hearing Ding Si's words, Huo Xing showed a satisfied look on his face and said, "If the Lord comes back, he will definitely be very happy.
We also talked about the legion on the way, and the lord is full of expectations for his private army."
After hearing what Huo Xing said, Ding Si was silent for a moment and said, "Senior Huo, you said that the Lord... he will be okay, right?"
Huo Xing sighed when he heard this and said, "I don't know either. Lord, you are a lucky person and nothing should happen.
But you still have to report the current situation here to His Majesty, if... I mean if... anything happens to the Lord, we can... we can make arrangements early!"
Hearing Huo Xing's words, everyone couldn't help but flash a trace of worry in their eyes.
Although the time that everyone had spent with Ye Li was not long, everyone showed admiration for him.
No one, including Huo Xing, looked down on Ye Li.
Ye Li is an excellent choice in terms of both cultivation and character, and he is also extremely talented. In the eyes of Ding Si and others, he is definitely the best person to assist.
“I understand. I will report the situation here to His Majesty.
Alas, Your Majesty and the Lord are as close as brothers. If you knew that the Lord was in danger, you would definitely be very worried. "
Ding Si sighed and said.
He knew the relationship between Ye Li and Li Rushan. Li Rushan was saved by Ye Li many times and was protected by Ye Li along the way, so he was able to survive until now and successfully ascend the throne to become emperor.
His feelings towards Ye Li were not just gratitude, but also intimacy of sharing weal and woe, as well as admiration and trust.
It was precisely because of this that he sent Huo Xing to protect Ye Li, hoping that Ye Li could obtain the soul seal safely and build up Dongfang County thoroughly.
Huo Xing lowered his head and was silent for a long time before he said, "It was my fault for not protecting you well this time. If His Majesty blames me, I will personally apologize to him.
Ding Si, from now on, everything should be completed according to the lord's instructions before he left.
We don’t know when the Lord will come back. Even if he hasn’t come back for a few months, it doesn’t necessarily mean something has happened. After all, he has made plans not to come back. Maybe he will appear directly in the Fengxing Soul Seal Land.”
Hearing Huo Xing's words, Ding Si nodded and said, "I hope he can return safely."
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As for Ye Li, after three days of trekking, he finally left the desert area from the west of the Red Flame Sand Sea and entered a jungle.
After passing through the jungle, a plain appeared before his eyes, and there was a city here.
When Ye Li went to the city and asked, he realized that the land here belonged to a very small country called Platinum Country, and this city was Platinum City.
There are many shops in Platinum City. Ye Li found the largest shop, Guilai Pavilion, and walked in. He needed to find out some information.
"Dear guest, welcome to our Guilai Pavilion. What do you need?"
A waiter in Guilai Pavilion asked Ye Li respectfully.
Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Do you sell intelligence?"
The waiter was stunned at first, then smiled and said: "Sir, although our Guilai Pavilion is not a super chamber of commerce on the mainland, it is still a large chamber of commerce spanning several countries, so we must have intelligence to sell.
If you need information, please follow me to the secret room to discuss it in detail. After all, these things are not to be disclosed to outsiders."
Ye Li nodded and said, "Okay, please lead the way."
Following the waiter, Ye Li came to the secret room in Guilai Pavilion. A middle-aged bald man walked in from outside and sat down in front of Ye Li with a smile.
"Sir, what kind of information do you need?"
The bald middle-aged man asked.
Ye Li glanced at the other party and said, "I want to know the time and specific location of the opening of the Fengxing Soul Seal Land. Does your Chamber of Commerce have relevant information?"
The bald middle-aged man smiled lightly and said, "Recently, many people have been trying to find out about this information, so our Chamber of Commerce naturally has relevant information.
This information is not very valuable, only worth thirty high-grade spirit stones."
Hearing the other party's offer, Ye Li was too lazy to bargain. He casually took out thirty high-quality spirit stones, handed them over, and said, "Here you go. Just tell me the information directly."
The bald middle-aged man took the spirit stone and said, "Sir, the place where the Fengxing Soul Seal Land is opened is in the White Tiger Ridge, not far west of our Platinum City.
Baihu Ridge is not a solitary peak, but is composed of a group of hills. It is the place where the wind-blown soul is imprinted. According to legend, it is in the Jufeng Valley in the mountains.
This valley is ravaged by strong winds all year round, and no one knows where the winds come from. They collide and entangle with each other all the time, and the concentration of wind spiritual energy is extremely high.
Even if an ordinary person walked by there, he would probably be cut into pieces by the extremely sharp storm, so only spiritual warriors dared to go deep into it.
If you are looking for the Fengxing Soul Seal, then your goal is this Gathering Wind Valley, which is at the foot of a mountain with a white peak, and is very easy to identify. "