I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 232 - 2: To Get Rich, Build Roads First (2/3)

Li Family Village, on the paved road leading to Yunmeng Mountain.

Adhering to the simplest and most straightforward principle of a past life — if you want to be rich, build roads first.

In these four or five years, Li Boyang, on one hand, mobilized everyone to develop water conservancy and manage flood disasters.

On the other hand, he restarted the infrastructure project of the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range, opening up roads connecting most of the mountain villages.

Even the ever-mysterious Yunmeng Marsh. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

With Xiluo's tacit approval, a long paved road was built.

However, this long road was only allowed to reach the outermost misty area.

Thanks to this, even if Li Jingshu doesn't use the Divine Power of [Soaring Clouds and Mist], the speed of traveling back and forth between Yunmeng Marsh and the Li Family Village has significantly increased.

Especially when bringing along the little girl Lu Huaijin, everything seemed much easier.

"Take out what's in your pocket!"

Only after confirming there was no one else around, Li Jingshu set down Lu Huaijin from her back.

"Huh?"

Lu Huaijin habitually shielded her pocket when she heard those words.

Only upon noticing Li Jingshu's amused expression did she timidly remove her hand.

"You little girl, the tricks you're using now are ones I've already played with in the past, and you still want to show off in front of me?"

At this point, a hint of nostalgia flashed across Li Jingshu's face.

Then, without hesitation, she reached into Lu Huaijin's pocket and took out a large stack of specially made talisman paper.

"Huh?"

Before Li Jingshu could even distinguish the talismans on the paper,

she froze in shock and then reached into the pocket again.

The next moment, Li Jingshu unexpectedly pulled out a very delicately made... simple revolver?

From the barrel to the cylinder, from the hammer to the grip...

Aside from the slightly plain design, the revolver's main parts and functions were all present.

"Did you make this yourself?"

She couldn't help but caress those mechanical structures.

Li Jingshu could clearly see the hand-polished marks on it.

This indicated that this talismanic revolver was not crafted by professional artisans from Mountain Village but was a result of Lu Huaijin improvising with her limited tools.

"These mechanisms are simple; it's not hard to replicate."

"The most important thing about the talismanic revolver is the 'talisman bullet'; this revolver is merely a simple triggering device."

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Li Jingshu seemed to detect a hint of regret on Lu Huaijin's face.

"Is that really the issue?"

"The core issue is that you not only secretly learned the talisman course in advance but also created a revolver that can fire 'talisman bullets'!"

She gave Lu Huaijin's head a firm tap.

Li Jingshu could hardly believe what this four or five-year-old girl had accomplished.

"Didn't you promise your mentor not to use the Celestial Eye secretly?"

Confronted with Li Jingshu's question, Lu Huaijin merely rolled her eyes and nonchalantly said.

"I'm just learning the art of talisman drawing, it doesn't require the Celestial Eye."

"All I did was secretly listen to your lectures to those dummies every day, and I could figure it out myself."

"As for this revolver?"

"Something that can be replicated with just a glance is only worth bringing up repeatedly by Grandpa."

"If it weren't for you and the mentor being unwilling to teach me the Proverb Talisman, I wouldn't even bother learning these simplified substitutes!"

Unlike those ordinary youths still studying in Li Family Village,

Lu Huaijin clearly understood that these talismans were just simplified applications of the Proverb Talisman.

As Li Boyang once said, talismans are merely external, tools for safeguarding the path.

Truly wise and intelligent people don't focus on these external items but focus all their energy on improving themselves.

Lu Huaijin wholeheartedly agreed with this and kept it in mind.

"You little girl, don't be so ambitious."

"When I was your age, I couldn't even get enough to eat."

Habitually rubbing Lu Huaijin's head, Li Jingshu genuinely sighed.

In just a short span of over ten years, the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range had undergone earth-shattering changes.

From the days of not having enough food and clothes to today's bountiful harvests and abundance.

Li Jingshu had watched as the mountain people gradually became prosperous.

Until now, the newly born children had even forgotten those hard days of the past.

Especially after that great flood.

With the birth of Yunmeng Marsh, the once isolated Hundred Lands Mountain Range began to truly connect with each other.

Unlike the stone and cement roads built by the Li Family Village.

The emergence of various docks and ships made water transport a new mode of transportation in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Compared to the land transport, which only recently became universally accessible,

water transport has been the key to connecting and integrating the mountain villages over the past four or five years.

Low cost, high efficiency, large scale, cross-regional...

These advantages converged into water transport, making it naturally suitable for large-scale material transportation.

Starting from the most basic grains and salt to strategically valuable timber and ore, to the now-common silk and linen goods...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the birth of Yunmeng Marsh allowed the mountain people to leap forward after a thousand years of development in just four or five years.

"It's a pity that the 'railway' envisioned by my little brother consumes too many ores."

"Otherwise, I'd really like to know the comparison between the railway and water transport to see which truly is the king of freight."

Being the closest to Li Boyang, Li Jingshu was almost fully aware of his grand plan for the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Aside from the massive consumption of ores.

Wanting to lay a railway across the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range would also mean dealing with the complex mountain formations.

Cut through mountains, bridge rivers...

All of which were nearly impossible infrastructure projects in this era.

"Railway?"

Although unfamiliar with the railway concept, it didn't stop Lu Huaijin from understanding its significance.

However, before Lu Huaijin could continue to ask questions, Li Jingshu had already skillfully stuffed the revolver into her own pocket.

"This thing is a bit too dangerous for you, so I'll keep it safe for now!"

"And those talismans you drew, I'll confiscate them too."

"Every stroke of the talisman must be drawn precisely, any mistake can result in an explosion or combustion."

"Since you didn't draw them wrong this time, I won't punish you further."

Li Jingshu spoke while pulling out two talismans and placing them on Lu Huaijin's back.

"These Light Body Talisman and Divine Movement Talisman are drawn quite well, now let me see how effective they are!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Jingshu had already taken off running with Lu Huaijin, her speed abruptly increasing several times over.

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