Chapter 111: The City Wall (Thank you all for your votes, much appreciated!)

It is truly unpleasant to feel like an upstart who dares not spend money freely! Back in the main tent, only Wang Keyue and Xiao Hongyu remained.

"Master!" Xiao Hongyu tilted his head, his expression relaxed and joyful. Yet, this very expression, paired with that head tilt, was something Wang Keyue found utterly unbearable.

"If you have something to say, just say it; stop... stop tilting your head!" Wang Keyue feigned anger.

However, she had no intention of keeping anything hidden. Since they had decided to cooperate, there was no need for petty schemes.

"Follow me!" Wang Keyue led Xiao Hongyu out through the back of the tent.

Stopping just fifty meters away from the main tent, she asked, "What do you think of placing the ancient well here?"

Xiao Hongyu was stunned, then pleasantly surprised. He looked around and found the spot quite ideal—spacious and level. He nodded, "Fine, everything shall be as you wish!"

Without further ado, Wang Keyue waved her robe and flipped her right hand. A flash of white light shone, and the ground began to tremble slightly. A stir ran through the camp ahead, but it quickly subsided. The discipline of the Xiao army was rigorous, and the soldiers’ reaction time was sharp, preventing any panicked trampling or shouting.

In just over ten seconds, the shaking ceased. Two minutes later, water began to bubble up from the ancient well.

Having witnessed this scene before, Xiao Hongyu still couldn't help but sigh at such miraculous sights. "Ah! If only our ancient kingdom possessed such wonders, who knows how many lives could be saved!"

Xiao Hongyu’s exclamation was merely a fleeting thought, but while the speaker may have been unintentional, the listener took it to heart. Wang Keyue remembered it firmly.

Afterward, Wang Keyue decided to share half of the recently awarded living supplies with Xiao Hongyu, who accepted them happily.

"Oh my, I feel like I'm living off a woman now! Hahaha, but this 'soft rice' is delicious! Truly fragrant!"

Regarding Xiao Hongyu’s exclamation, Wang Keyue pretended not to hear. She had no hobby of keeping a kept man!

"There are two sets of rewards: a professional training ground for the troops and a defensive city wall. Do you have a need for them?" Wang Keyue asked.

"You keep the training ground; your people’s skills are still lacking and they need more practice. What is this defensive wall like?" Xiao Hongyu was more curious about the wall. If they had a sturdy barrier, it would not be easy for the Qianghu tribes to invade the Great Qin.

*Wait, let me check the description.* She closed her eyes to focus, her consciousness entering the space. "Xiaobao, can I see or learn what the defensive wall is like?"

"Of course, Little Yueyue, I’ll bring up a demo video for you." As Xiaobao spoke, a 3D holographic screen appeared before her. It displayed an earthy-yellow wall resembling the Great Wall, but the material was clearly not packed earth; the surface was very smooth, appearing somewhat like steel. It wound along the border of the Great Qin. The wall was a single segment, marked with a length of 3,000 kilometers and a height of 10 meters.

"This rewarded wall is a 3,000-kilometer segment; combined, the two ends make 6,000 kilometers," Xiaobao explained, continuing to analyze, "This 6,000-kilometer length is enough to be placed around the Beiping Commandery, securing the peace of that land for the time being."

Wang Keyue exited the space and relayed what she had learned. Xiao Hongyu nodded, agreeing with her assessment. If they had this wall, the commoners in Beiping Commandery could live in relative peace, at least without worrying about the constant harassment of the barbarians. If placed on the border of Beiping, Xiao Hongyu would need to dispatch about six thousand soldiers to guard it, which required careful planning; he might even need to recruit another batch of soldiers.

"My current status is awkward. If I am to inherit the title of the Beiping Commandery, I must first eliminate that Xiao Erlang."

Xiao Hongyu’s body was originally the eldest son of the Prince of Beiping. However, the Princess Consort died in childbirth, and the Prince immediately elevated a favored concubine surnamed Liang to Princess Consort. He then placed his eldest son with another concubine, claiming he was his firstborn son by a concubine.

Less than eight months after the Liang concubine took her position, she gave birth to the Prince’s second son. The Prince doted on this child, naming him the Heir Apparent. However, in the eyes of those in the know—including his mother’s kin—that illegitimate "Heir" was simply referred to as Xiao Erlang.

Wang Keyue pondered. She had some useful items for assassination, but she lacked capable hands. Wang Keyue was no greenhouse flower; after two years of living through the apocalypse, she had seen it all. Though she still felt a touch of guilt and reluctance, she cared far more for her own life and the lives of those close to her.

"Ding-dong! Congratulations to Little Yueyue for activating a mandatory mission! The mission will commence in four hours. It requires you to personally slay Xiao Erlang, Xiao Zilin, within the instance world. The instance world will be open for ten minutes. Failure to complete the mission within ten minutes or death during the mission will result in failure. Restarting the mission after failure costs ten thousand gold coins," Xiaobao said happily.

"An instance world?" Wang Keyue was puzzled.

"Little Yueyue, your thoughts just now accidentally triggered this mission. I checked, and nearly 100 people have already completed it. You must work hard!" Xiaobao encouraged.

"Can you explain what an instance is? Is it in this world or another space? If I die completing the task, can I be resurrected? What is the penalty for failure?" Wang Keyue asked in detail.

"Don't worry. An instance mission essentially projects your soul into a random person at the current location of Xiao Zilin. If you die during the mission, the person you possessed dies, and you will immediately return to your own body. Of course, the penalty for failure is the ten thousand gold coins for a restart!" Xiaobao explained.

Wang Keyue listened quietly, analyzing the pros and cons. Ten thousand gold coins were precious, but not rare to her now. She was confident she could succeed because she still had many useful tools in her possession.

"Oh no! It's over! I just realized that because this is a soul projection, your tools and I, the system, cannot go with you." Xiaobao’s reminder shattered Wang Keyue’s dreams.

"Brother Xiao, I need to ask you for a favor!" Wang Keyue had been silent and deep in thought the second before, but the next, she stood up with a bang, staring intensely at Xiao Hongyu.

"Ah! What? What is it?" Xiao Hongyu was startled by her sudden action.

Wang Keyue frowned tightly: "I need to know everything there is to know about Xiao Erlang."