Chapter 2008: Chapter 2109: Breaking Free from Huaxia’s Control

"Long Wu is not here, and I hope you can lead the people to build the city," Xiang Yu sincerely said to Xi’er.

"I, I can’t," Xi’er replied weakly.

Xiang Yu patted her shoulder and said, "Believe in yourself, you can do it. Discuss more with Jackson about city building; he is a genius in architecture. Additionally, industrial and agricultural development needs to progress simultaneously."

"I have no understanding of the economy. In the past, President Long managed everything herself, and I was just her assistant," Xi’er said anxiously.

In terms of law, literature, astronomy, and geography, Xi’er was very proficient, but when it came to economics, she only had surface-level knowledge, mostly learned from Long Wu.

"Don’t worry, I will send people to assist you," Xiang Yu said.

Xi’er bit her lip and then nodded, "Alright, since you trust me, I will do my best. I can’t promise to make the city better, but I can assure you it won’t be worse than before."

"I’m counting on you," Xiang Yu said earnestly.

After speaking, Xiang Yu called over the captain of the rear support army and instructed them to completely follow Xi’er’s command.

The rear support army consisted of the populace. They served as backups during battles but were a strong force for city construction during peacetime.

Moreover, the rear support army developed rapidly because everyone in the city wanted to quickly build up the city, so they all joined the rear support army.

Regarding city planning, Xi’er specifically visited Jackson. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Upon hearing that he would be in charge of the entire city’s construction design, Jackson felt very proud and readily agreed.

He proposed merging Sun City and Lieyun City into one and constructing a new city at the junction of the two cities.

This was a massive project that Xi’er couldn’t decide alone, so she specifically consulted Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu thought the suggestion was good and agreed. With Jackson designing the new city, he felt very assured.

As for the industry, Xi’er didn’t understand much; she intended to wait for Xiang Yu to find someone to assist her before getting involved.

But she had some knowledge of agriculture. During the development of Sun City, she had managed the agricultural sector.

Now that the two cities were merged and the land was publicly owned, Xi’er planned out a plot of land and cleaned up the construction waste there.

Although there was more land now, it was almost the same overall, allowing Xi’er to manage it skillfully.

Xiang Yu, on the other hand, reorganized the troops and set defenses around the borders to guard against sudden attacks from Wolf Fang.

This war had severely damaged Xiang Yu’s troops, especially the City Guard Army, where one-third of them had left this world.

But the troops were quickly replenished.

Previously, the people of Lieyun City did not recognize Xiang Yu. However, after this war, they admired Xiang Yu deeply, just like the people of Sun City.

The people of Lieyun City also joined the City Guard Army, so not only did the number of the City Guard Army not decrease, but it increased.

It’s just that these new recruits still needed training.

In his underground base office, Xiang Yu was making an international call with Sun Bo.

"Brother Yu, I heard that things are getting intense on the side of Lesser Syria, with two large groups in conflict. You must be careful," Sun Bo warned.

Sun Bo wasn’t involved in Xiang Yu’s military matters, but he often kept up with news about Lesser Syria.

Seeing the war-torn news, Sun Bo was constantly on edge.

"Don’t worry, I’m very safe," Xiang Yu laughed and said, "Development here is rapid, and I need talented people."

Hearing that Xiang Yu was developing over there, Sun Bo finally felt at ease.

Development can only truly take off in times of peace, and since Xiang Yu’s side was developing rapidly, it indicated that Xiang Yu’s area was peaceful and safe.

"Brother Yu, why don’t I come over?" Sun Bo said with some longing.

After all, everything in Lesser Syria was still very backward, full of business opportunities. Developing the economy there was akin to starting from scratch, like opening up a new world.

Although challenging, the sense of achievement was greater.

"Don’t come here; it’s still dangerous," Xiang Yu refused.

Now that Long Wu was unconscious from a gunshot wound and Tie Zhuzi lost his left arm, Xiang Yu was truly afraid. He would rather stay alone here than have his brothers risk themselves.

"It’s fine, Brother Yu, aren’t you all doing well?" Sun Bo said with a chuckle.

"I said no, and that’s final. Don’t mention it again. What I lack here are technical personnel in the industrial sector, managers, and communication specialists..."

Xiang Yu listed the talents he needed and emphasized that these people must be courageous and willing to come. If they get frightened by gunfire, then they’d better not come.

Sun Bo understood why Xiang Yu was angry; he was merely worried about their safety.

"Brother Yu, don’t worry; I will arrange the talents well and send them over as soon as possible," Sun Bo assured.

Now, their company had become a global enterprise with numerous branches worldwide.

Finding the talents Xiang Yu needed was extremely easy. A teleconference with branch offices from around the world would draw countless people willing to go to Lesser Syria.

Funding was also a consideration for Xiang Yu. Currently, Xiang Yu didn’t even know how large their company had grown.

When Xiang Yu brought up funding, Sun Bo simply laughed.

"Brother Yu, you don’t need to worry about money. Although we can’t say we’re richer than a country, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration," Sun Bo said proudly.

"Good, this puts me at ease," Xiang Yu said with relief.

It seemed entrusting the economy to Sun Bo back then was the right decision; this guy was indeed a genius in this field.

The two chatted about some other things casually and then hung up.

Xiang Yu sat quietly in the underground base office, pondering. Now, whether it was team building or economic development, he had nothing to worry about.

The only thing that worried him was the weapons supply.

Since COM and other teams began attacking them, their weapon supplies had been cut off.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu and his team were well-prepared and managed to get through by fighting and seizing resources.

But if Wolf Fang were to attack them now, Xiang Yu couldn’t guarantee they could hold on.

After much consideration, Xiang Yu made a significant decision and called the First of China.

Since the parade, Xiang Yu hadn’t contacted him, and the First hadn’t sought out Xiang Yu either.

At this moment, Xiang Yu’s mindset was entirely different from before.

Before the parade, Xiang Yu considered himself a Special Forces of China, and all his actions were to follow the First’s arrangements.

Even in developing Sun City, his purpose was to fulfill the tasks given by the First.

But now, Xiang Yu had become independent. He no longer accepted tasks from the First. He felt he had been loyal to China and the First, but the First had let him down.

The phone rang several times without an answer, and Xiang Yu didn’t try calling again. It was normal for the First not to want to see him, but in the evening, Xiang Yu’s phone rang—it was the First calling...