CHAPTER 388: CHAPTER 183: CANNONS IN POSITION! (PART 2)

The warning sound blared from above, and Yu Qian immediately complied by moving to the back of the line.

He noticed someone trying to cut in line cunningly, but the drone in the sky quickly locked onto his position, flew in front of him, and drove him out of the queue.

With that, no one dared to disobey orders anymore.

Hundreds of people broke into dozens of different lines, and Yu Qian stood in the middle, carefully considering what he was going to say later.

Unknowingly, the line had grown shorter and shorter.

Before he realized it, he was already standing at the long table beneath the screen.

"Hello, I am Fu Xi."

"Please tell me your name and age."

The cold robot on the opposite side emitted a gentle voice, and Yu Qian was momentarily stunned, quickly responding:

"Yu Qian, 23 years old."

"Very young. Here is your identity card, and here is your work points card. Please take them."

Two stiff paper cards protruded from a square machine next to the robot. Yu Qian absentmindedly picked them up, unable to help but think:

Is 23 considered young?

He had already stepped into middle age. If he stayed in the Imperial City, there would only be a little over a decade of life left...

Maybe it would be different in this Jinling New City?

"Your chosen job is: Engineering Transport."

"As shown in the diagram, you will be responsible for earth and building material transport work on a construction site 20 kilometers outside the Jinling New City area."

"The specifics will be guided by the team leader upon arrival at the construction site."

"You need to board the shuttle truck to the site by 8 a.m. each day and return by 8 p.m. every night."

"However, today, you may go to the site at any time."

"The site provides two meals, and you will receive a dinner upon returning to the base."

"More benefits information can be found via the broadcasts replayed on site."

"If you find the job unsuitable, you can choose a new job after three days."

"Alright, you can leave now."

His slightly chaotic thoughts were interrupted, and the person behind him urged him to leave quickly. Yu Qian stepped aside, glanced up at the screen indicating the shuttle location, and started walking over.

The drone continued broadcasting various information overhead. Yu Qian originally thought it would be quite challenging to find his team, but in reality, he almost wasted no extra time.

Finding the truck, he boarded it following the ever-present guidance of the drone, waited for two minutes, and set off once filled.

The carriage was a bit cramped, but for those used to the Mechanical God Sect’s steam locomotive cabins being stuffy and narrow, this was not unbearable.

After more than half an hour, the truck stopped, and he had reached the site where he would be working.

The people getting off the truck were somewhat dazed.

They had no tools and didn’t know what they were supposed to do, so they stood there dumbfounded.

But soon, a man came over.

"Is everyone here? Did anyone get lost?"

"Lord Fu Xi, could you please confirm if all members of Transport Group 12 are here?"

"Transport Group 12 is all here, ready to begin work."

The drone above replied, and the man said "Thank you," then turned to everyone and said:

"A brief introduction, my name is Jin Zan, I’m a businessman---- used to be a businessman."

"But now, I’m your ’foreman’, well, temporarily."

"For the next week, I’ll be in charge of directing you to complete the work as required."

"And what you have to do is quite simple."

"See that mound of soil and stones? See those tools?"

"Use those tools to load the soil and stones onto the truck’s flatbed, it’s that simple."

"I have only one requirement for you, and that is to be fast enough!"

"In two hours, we need to clear all the soil and stones to make way for the follow-up construction team, got it?"

"Understood!"

Everyone responded in unison, and Jin Zan waved his hand to signal them to get started, but just then, someone suddenly asked:

"Aren’t we supposed to transport? Is it just moving such a short distance?"

"Heh."

Jin Zan smirked contemptuously.

"Do you think this is just anywhere? This is Jinling New City! This is Huaxia Army territory!"

"Could it be that you think the sirs..... the commanders need you to carry with your shoulders?"

"You overestimate yourselves; a single truckload would take you all day to carry!"

"You’re just handling the small tasks that machines temporarily can’t complete."

"Now stop talking nonsense and get moving!"

As soon as his words fell, no one voiced any objections.

Yu Qian stepped forward and picked up a shovel made of some unknown material, unbelievably light but extremely useful, and shoveled soil onto the flatbed one scoop at a time.

Others also got to work, and everyone’s speed was not slow. Within just half an hour, a flatbed was already full.

Yu Qian stood up straight and took a slight breath, and just as this truck departed, the next truck backed up in front of everyone.

Good heavens, they really don’t allow a moment to rest, huh?

Jin Zan, on the side, kept urging them, and no one dared to slack off, all burying themselves in hard work.

By this time, they somewhat regretted their initial choice.

If they had known the work was this exhausting, perhaps they should have chosen a different type of job...

Are we just going to keep digging like this until night?

Yu Qian’s hands were starting to gradually ache and weaken, but the good news was that after continuously hauling away four truckloads of earth and stone, that huge pile of debris was visibly shrinking.

By the time it reached 5 p.m., the earth and stones on this site had been completely cleared away.

Yu Qian sat limply on the ground, and Jin Zan, who was patrolling, looked at the clean ground with satisfaction. Just as Yu Qian thought he would pull everyone up to continue working, he instead declared:

"It’s time to eat!"

As his words fell, a drone descended from the sky.

And from the box the drone was carrying, steaming food, which had already been prepared, was revealed.

The crowd, who received the food, devoured it ravenously. After their hunger subsided, someone finally asked the first question:

"What exactly are we building?"

"Is it a house? Why build it in such a remote place?"

"No idea... maybe it’s to build an outpost?"

"We’re at least 20 kilometers from the center of Jinling New City, so building an outpost makes sense, right?"

"That doesn’t seem right; if it’s an outpost, why does it need to be so ostentatious? Shouldn’t it be as hidden as possible?"

"No idea... these Huaxia Army sirs... I really can’t fathom them...."

The fragmented chatting gradually became drowned out by the sound of eating, and Yu Qian swallowed the last mouthful of meat porridge and let out a satisfied burp.

And just as he lifted his head, he suddenly noticed something approaching.

It was the same truck that delivered the debris.

But what was trailing behind the truck... was not a flatbed.

Yu Qian strained his eyes open, and in the next moment, he finally saw what was trailing behind the truck.

A cannon.

A cannon he had never seen before but could recognize its purpose at a glance!

"A giant cannon..."

Someone murmured:

"This is a Mechanical God Sect giant cannon!"

"I get it, Huaxia Army isn’t building an outpost here... they’re building a cannon fort!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone stood up as if awakening from a dream.

And by this time, the truck had already driven up to them.

A few workers, who apparently also hailed from the Imperial City, leaped off and, under Jin Zan’s direction, worked hard to push the wheeled cannon onto the pre-arranged temporary gun emplacement.

The cannon barrel pointed to the sky, towering like the trunk of a giant tree under the sunset.

Yu Qian gasped, standing up and looking around, he discovered that not far away, cannon barrels were rising one by one.

All were cannons.

At least dozens of them!

These cannons were lined in an arc, like a shield protecting Jinling New City.

Yu Qian finally realized what he was constructing.

Indeed, it was a shield.

However, it was a shield formed by the strongest and sharpest spears!