Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 389 - 379 Cast New City! (Third Update)_1

Chapter 389: Chapter 379 Cast New City! (Third Update)_1

In the dawn.

A primal vitality pulsed through the desolate ancient forest. An enormous city sprawled between heaven and earth, an ancient city built according to the mountain terrain, serpentine and undulating, resembling a massive dragon. Within the city, one could still discern some dilapidated pavilions and towers.

This colossal city had transformed into ruins, silently enduring for tens of thousands of years. However, it was currently filled with bustling noises once again, as hundreds of thousands of people now populated the previously desolate ancient city.

In front of a broken mountain wall, thousands of bare-chested men were meticulously working away, beads of sparkling sweat falling from their bodies. Numerous giant copper furnaces were ablaze in front of them, the blood-red iron water inside continuously rolling and surging. Giant blocks of blue stone were being casted by the iron water. Once cooled, these stone blocks were stacked by the robust men to form a new city wall.

In the ancient city ruins, there were originally thirty-six ancient mountains. Only nine colossal cliffs, each a hundred zhang high, remained. The rest of the ancient mountains had been reduced to mere hillocks a few dozens of zhang in height. Adding these to the smaller hills within the original city that are just a few dozens of zhang tall, there were a total of about a hundred of them.

In the distance, a collapsed mountain occupied an area of several li. This ancient mountain, only half remaining due to a great war, had a solid and expansive base. At present, some tribe members are developing terraced fields on the mountain. Even though they are unsure what these terraced fields are for, they were diligently complying with the task assigned to them by their tribal chiefs, involving everyone young and old.

This ancient mountain was one of the few spots where the heaven and earth’s vital energy in the whole city was most concentrated. Given its loose soil quality, it was unsuited for building stone houses. Therefore, Xiao Chen had the tribespeople turn these areas on the mountain into differently sized and shaped terraces to cultivate medicinal herbs for the tribe.

On another low hill, blue-stone houses were being built. Giant blue stones were being piled up into stone houses and pavilions by strong men.

In a valley outside the ancient city ruins, there were thousands of people, moving iron ore sand away to be brought next to the copper furnace by the city wall. Those people were war soldiers of the three tribes captured by the Gu Yuan Tribe. They were assigned to the most laborious task of mining, and their diligent work was largely due to Lin Yue, the commander who publicly executed several warriors who had attempted to cause trouble, effectively deterring the others from causing trouble and forcing them to faithfully mine iron ore sand for the Gu Yuan Tribe.

Before the ancient mountain where the Ying Long, which commanded all luck, was still suppressed, a giant bronze cauldron was placed on a high platform. Invisible ripples were constantly being produced in the cauldron, reaching thousands of feet deep into the ground.

Xiao Chen was sitting quietly nearby. The little heavenly horse that had been following him was nowhere to be found. From a distant corner of the ancient city, occasional roars echoed from the old mountain that was ceaselessly emitting rolling earth fire. A golden figure was faintly discernible amidst the flames, seemingly in great excitement.

Suddenly, the three Grand Elders hurried over, each showing excitement on their faces. The rich vital energy of heaven and earth made everyone feel tireless. Even those non-cultivators felt that their physical strength was increasing gradually after prolonged exposure to such a dense vital energy.

"Chief!"

Upon hearing their footsteps, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stood up.

"Chief, we have planned the layout of the new city. I wonder if there is anything you would like to add!"

"What’s your insight, elders?"

"This ancient city was built in a north-south direction. The Gu Yuan Mountain Range is to the northeast, and less than a thousand li to the west is the periphery of the Luo Long Mountain Range. To the south, beyond several low hills, is the Desolate Plain, leading directly to the whole Dragon Fall Territory. Backed by mountains to the north and neighboring the plains to the south, it is indeed a treasure land for establishing a tribe and expanding territory. In this way, the territory of our Gu Yuan tribe can not only occupy the mountain range, but also expand to the south!"

"Chief, the ancient city ruins of the human race are incredibly big, covering hundreds of li. It can accommodate tens of millions of people. With such a vast place, our Gu Yuan tribe with just over 200,000 people doesn’t need such a large area. Therefore, the three of us made a tour around the ruins of the old city walls and found out that, although these walls have become dilapidated, some were built along the mountain and have survived through tens of thousands of years and are still very sturdy!"

"Additionally, according to Chief’s previous requirement, we will incorporate the nine remaining hundred-zhang ancient mountains into the tribe. We planned a new city upon the foundation of the city that existed tens of thousands of years ago, making use of the original city walls of the old city to build a new city of a hundred li. In this way, even if our Gu Yuan Tribe grows to a million people in the future, we would not need to expand again for a hundred years!"

"Not only that, all the green stones needed for the construction of city walls don’t require collection from the mountains. The remnants of the ancient mountains and old city walls left in this ancient city can be used as materials for constructing the new city. However, with the current population of our Gu Yuan Tribe, it would still take a considerable amount of time to build the city wall!"

"Let’s first construct the city wall of the tribe. The Grand Halls and other buildings of the tribe can be built slowly afterwards. After all, without a city, how could it be portrayed as a real tribal territory!"

Xiao Chen considered the words of the three elders. Although these ancient city ruins covered several hundred li, his Gu Yuan Tribe currently did not have a large population, making it hard to maintain the defense of such a large city. Moreover, a city of a hundred li was already considerably large for his tribe.

The Gu Yuan Tribe as a whole consisted of 200,000 people, but even if much of the new city wall construction operated on the ruins of the ancient city, there would still be a significant labor shortage. Currently, aside from the two thousand war masters on standby for the tribe’s security, all the tribespeople had been fully engaged in the construction of the new city.

The newly constructed city still followed the design of the original human ancient city ruins, built according to the terrain of the mountain. The city wall was twenty zhang high and thirty zhang thick, made entirely of iron-wrapped giant stones, making it an astonishing defense. The nine remaining ancient mountains, each a hundred zhang tall, were also included within the city boundaries.

Not only that, three of these ancient mountains were connected together, forming a valley a few li in area. The future tribal treasury would be located in this valley. According to Xiao Chen’s plan, these three ancient mountains would be hollowed out to store supplies.

Of the remaining six ancient mountains, one suppressed the Ying Long commanding all luck and required the construction of the tribe’s Great Hall, one was designed as the tribe’s sacrificial site where deceased tribespeople would be buried, and discussion was still needed for the allocation of the remaining ancient mountains.

After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Chen nodded in agreement without raising any objections. However, for the three elders, the construction of a new tribal city was a task that required great attention to detail and considerable effort. As the tribe’s chief, Xiao Chen’s role was to coordinate everything, while the elders were the ones truly in charge.

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