Chapter 109: Li Hongshen’s Mistake

Chapter 109: Li Hongshen’s Mistake

After thoroughly reviewing the manual on territory renovation, Li Hongshen gained a preliminary understanding of the process for transforming his domain.

The first step was to have Teacher Wang from the Reception City survey the lord’s space, identify energy nodes, link energy channels, and finally insert an energy core to establish the energy circulation within the lord’s domain.

Li Hongshen thus opened his entire territory for Teacher Wang’s inspection and informed his subjects to cooperate with Wang’s work. Afterwards, he convened a meeting with the high-ranking officials of his domain to discuss how to select the appropriate energy core.

Accompanied by Zhao Yun, Teacher Wang began his examination of the city’s layout and structure. He then entered Li Hongshen’s lord space to conduct further assessments and preparations before the renovation.

From his spatial equipment, Wang retrieved tools and, together with Zhao Yun, ventured out from Hong City, digging pits and driving stakes into the ground along the way.

He then connected these stakes with golden and silver threads, laying the groundwork for the energy meridians—stakes marking energy nodes, and threads representing energy channels.

At first, the preparations proceeded smoothly as Wang and Zhao Yun passed through the mines, port, and ocean areas.

However, upon arriving at Phoenix Rest Valley, Wang’s expression subtly shifted. He even floated up to survey the entire lord space from above, finally instructing Zhao Yun to bring him to meet Li Hongshen.

“Excuse me, may I ask about your personal background?”

“Please, teacher,” Li Hongshen replied.

“You are a student of Peng City No. 1 High School, correct? Which grade are you in? Have you ever ventured outside the Endless Wilderness? Did you consult your homeroom teacher about this?”

“I’m a first-year student at Peng City No. 1 High School. I haven’t asked my teacher about leaving, but I passed all my basic subjects. I don’t think I need help from external teachers.”

Upon hearing Li Hongshen’s answer, Teacher Wang suddenly understood and shook his head with a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

“No wonder, no wonder. It’s my fault for not checking your records earlier. Wait here a moment.”

Wang then sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, bowed his head for a moment, then quickly stood up again.

“Sigh, I have something serious to tell you. You’ve been rushing things.

As a new lord, you must be steady. Development cannot be hurried. On the last day of each month, you may voluntarily exit the Endless Wilderness to report your status and seek guidance.

Don’t just bury your head and develop blindly—that’s like building a cart behind closed doors. Don’t assume that passing the basic subjects means everything is fine; that’s only the foundation. Understand?”

“If everyone acted like you, why would civilizations bother to establish high schools?

Have you ever wondered why high schools still hire high-ranking lords as your instructors?

Why do those extraordinary lords, who represent the pinnacle of civilization’s power, serve as high school principals instead of fighting on the front lines? Have you thought about these questions?”

Wang’s tone was stern, making Li Hongshen feel a bit embarrassed, his face reddening, while internally he bristled with a desire to rebut.

Before he could speak, Wang continued:

“Yes, you’re a prodigy—almost a perfect score in basic subjects, with a thorough understanding of the Endless Wilderness. Your domain’s construction is quite good; the main city is well-built, and the subjects are flourishing. These are your merits.

But I must tell you, you’ve already embarked down a wrong path. If you don’t correct it, you’ll pay the price in the future.”

At these words, Li Hongshen suppressed his urge to argue and focused intently on this grave mistake.

“First, the location of your main city. Typically, the main city should be built at the center of the lord space. This allows the energy circuit to be perfectly constructed, covering the entire domain.

Some people’s territories are not as ideal as yours, so they can only build in corners or off-center locations. But those problems are minor and relatively easy to fix.

However, your mistake is not just the city’s position; you’re also wasting resources, especially regarding the natural wonder in your lord space—the Phoenix Rest Valley.

I’ve examined your domain. Phoenix Rest Valley is your primary food supply area, with great functions to aid crop growth. But why haven’t you made it the center of your main city?

Have you considered your future development? Phoenix Rest Valley is clearly a natural energy-gathering site. Isn’t it wasteful just to use it for farming?

Moreover, the valley’s cliffs are naturally fortified inner city walls. Why leave them unused?

Even if you use Phoenix Rest Valley as a food base, have you thought about whether you can transport grain from there to the main city during wartime?

Or do you believe you can deliver supplies under enemy siege?

Or do you think you’ll get a spatial folding device to directly link Phoenix Rest Valley and the main city? Do you have enough energy for frequent teleportation?

And what if the enemy seals the space? Have you considered these problems?”

With each question from Teacher Wang, Li Hongshen’s face paled further. He deeply realized his own arrogance and pride. Since entering the wilderness, he had not sought help from teachers—even the city construction was his own decision.

Unlike Li Fuzhen, whose family had arranged everything with ample preparation, Li Hongshen had ignored these matters out of conceit and failed to proactively seek guidance, resulting in his current predicament.

“Please, teacher, teach me!” Li Hongshen bowed deeply and sincerely requested Wang’s assistance.

He knew that since Wang pointed out these issues, he must have corresponding solutions—exactly what Li Hongshen needed.

“Hah, are you really willing to change? It will waste a lot of time. Aren’t you impatient?”

“I know I was wrong. Now that I realize I’m on the wrong path, I must correct it swiftly. Please help me, teacher.”

Teacher Wang looked at Li Hongshen’s face and felt the young man’s resolute determination.

“Actually, you know, we have quite the connection!”

“???” Li Hongshen was puzzled by Wang’s sudden remark and didn’t understand.

“Decades ago, I helped renovate your parents’ domain. Your father and mother made a deep impression on me. They were among the rare few who had already combined the Lord’s Heart within the Endless Wilderness.

I don’t know exactly how your father won over your mother, but it was clear they were very happy. That meant I had to do a lot more work because their combined domain grew quite large.

And now it’s your turn, adding even more work for me. Wonderful—but I’m just a diligent and responsible person.

So, are you ready to undertake a major renovation of your domain?”

“Reporting, teacher—I’m ready!”

This concludes the first update. I originally planned to post earlier and more, but unexpectedly got absorbed in a game, and time flew by. I sincerely apologize to everyone.

(End of chapter)