Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 582 Construction Issues

Upon noticing the deeply wounded expression on Gloriand's face, Tang Zijun had already begun to formulate words of comfort in her mind. After all, being abandoned by the god one believes in must be a very serious matter for the people of this world.

But after Tang Zijun reached out and helped Gloriand up, he was surprised to find that the mercenary leader in front of him had instantly regained her spirits, and her eyes had become much more determined. She didn't ask Skadi why she was there, nor did she ask about Tang Zijun's relationship with Skadi. She simply asked softly, her face tense, "What do you need me to do?" It has to be said that Gloriand was much more mature than Tang Zijun had imagined.

Or perhaps it's due to the current environment. Faced with natural and divine disasters, it's not the gods who protect Black City, and their survival isn't due to divine assistance. Without lingering on this issue, Tang Zijun spoke again. "Let me introduce you. You should be familiar with these people, so I won't introduce them. These two are Tan Zhixin and Qin Nan; they will be working with the Flower Fairy Guard to help establish a complete greenhouse."

"Hello, I am Gloriand Shaw, leader of the Fire Fox Mercenary Group." Gloriand raised her right fist and pounded it against her chest, as if offering her heart in a gesture of respect. Tan Zhixin and Qin Nan also stepped forward and bowed slightly.

Thanks to Fang Xin's help, Tang Zijun now has ample brainwave translation devices. Not only him, but everyone else has one too, so even without Hua Xian by their side, they can communicate without barriers. "Arrange accommodations for them first, then bring people over to transport these things back. I need you to vacate a few rooms for storing the machine tools, preferably far from the living area, as they're quite noisy." After a brief introduction, Tang Zijun immediately began giving instructions. "We have dedicated blueprints and plans here, Katie, this is your responsibility." "Leave it to me!" Katie saluted excitedly.

Whether it's due to Katie's special nature or something else, she's now able to receive virtual images transmitted by Zorin! It's not at the level of consciousness, nor is it a simulation of mental power, but rather something like data sharing between robots. It's one thing for Zorin's consciousness to be uploaded to a machine body, but what everyone doesn't understand is why Katie can also do this.

Is it just because she's a magical mecha girl?

Chang Lei wasn't entirely convinced either, and ultimately could only attribute it to the miraculous magic. This magic could transform the will of the surface world into a young girl, so classifying her as a mecha girl wasn't unreasonable. Moreover, this was a good thing. Because Zorin had to oversee the development of the wasteland at the Magic Bureau, it was difficult for her to manage the dream world as well, and communication between them was even more challenging. But now, with Katie, everything was different. Using Zorin's arm embedded in the train as a signal transmission device, the two worlds could exchange information completely. This way, both sides could upload their compiled data to the terminal, and then, under the research of the Magic Bureau's excellent scholars, provide the best development direction for both worlds. Whether it was the dream world or the wasteland world, whether it was combat command, base establishment, or even feng shui issues like house orientation, the expert team could provide the most professional answers. This was practically a mobilization of the entire organization to promote the development of forces in two different worlds.

Chatting as they walked, led by Gloriand, Tang Zijun, Tan Zhixin, and Qin Nan, except for Katie and the others who remained by the train, quickly arrived at the largest tent in the center of the camp. Looking at this large tent, which she had visited many times before, it was impossible for Tang Zijun not to feel a pang of emotion. Since reconnecting with Gloriand and the others, this tent had practically become her respawn point. Although rows of stone houses had gradually been built around it, this tent had been preserved intact. Gloriand hadn't ordered its demolition because it was where Tang Zijun had previously held meetings with her. However, this place represented more of a symbolic meaning; after all, as the weather grew colder day by day, this poorly insulated and drafty tent was completely unusable. Even for meetings, without a stove, one would be so cold they'd want to tap dance.

But for the residents of Black City, the existence of this tent meant they were under the protection of a knight, and a titled knight at that. The banner outside the tent had long since been changed to resemble that of the Wolf Riders, a silver wolf's head emblem, with a metallic sheen, distinct from that of the era, still faintly visible in its design. The original banner of the Fire Fox Mercenary Group was placed below the Wolf Rider banner—a sign of belonging, and also a small act of personal satisfaction for Glolando—most mercenary groups weren't entitled to be affiliated with knights or nobles. Glolando had originally planned to build a huge stone statue for the Wolf Riders; they had no shortage of stone, being located near the mines.

However, this proposal was quickly rejected by Chang Lei after being reported by Hyacinth. What Black City needed now was practical development, not this kind of vanity project ideology. It would be better to build more stone houses and dig more ditches than to spend time building a useless stone statue; it was truly a waste of manpower and resources. The most crucial issue was that they didn't need to carve the statue themselves. How long would it take them to carve such a large statue? It would be better to simply plan the location and find a factory in the real world to order the materials—any kind of stone could be chosen freely, even gold would be no problem.

Of course, Tang Zijun was unaware of this. Even if he had known, he would have supported Chang Lei's decision; vanity was unacceptable. Entering the tent, a warm current greeted them. A fireplace had been lit inside—or rather, a stove with an unusual chimney, radiating a faint warmth. Tang Zijun readily took the seat of honor, and Gloria immediately handed him several parchments containing data on Black City's construction over the past period. Tang Zijun glanced at them and placed them on the table. "I won't look at these; you can give them to Katie."

The brainwave translator wasn't powerful enough to translate text, nor did it possess the ability to automatically translate into a language familiar to the viewer. Therefore, Tang Zijun was essentially reading gibberish. But giving it to Katie was different. After scanning, she uploaded it to Zorin. With Zorin's database, she could easily calculate and deduce the language of the dream world, allowing the bureau's expert team to direct the process. This also reminded Tang Zijun. He looked at Gloriand and asked, "By the way, how many literate people are there in Black City now?" This wasn't a casual question from Tang Zijun. Knowledge is always the primary driving force of progress, and writing is the fundamental means for them to achieve all of this. Development in this world was completely opposite to development in the wasteland. In the wasteland, even aliens were incredibly knowledgeable, possessing technological knowledge from different planets. But the dream world was different. The people here, especially refugees and children born during the War of the Gods, had essentially regressed to a primitive society, unable to even recognize the most basic characters. This has led to two different states. The good news is that they are obedient and will not disobey the lord's orders. Whether it was the previous manager, Grilando, or himself now, these residents will not disobey in any way.

For them, who their lord was was completely unimportant. They did whatever their lord told them to do, and whether they were doing well or not was the lord's problem. The bad news was that this blind obedience didn't improve the efficiency of territory development; instead, it created unnecessary trouble and gossip as the territory gradually improved.