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Chapter 497 - 498 Shipbuilding Task in Progress

Chapter 497: Chapter 498 Shipbuilding Task in Progress

"I’m really going to do the mission now."

"Alright, I’ll wait for you." Zhao Feiyan wasn’t sure what she was waiting for, but she knew there was nothing wrong with saying it. Immediately, she added, "I’m going to help Falling Flower with her quest now."

Chu You said nothing more and, accompanied by the Personal Guard Captain Long Yue’er, made his way to the newly constructed prisoner of war camp.

The camp was holding over 10,000 captive Japanese NPCs. The facility was now complete, but compared to the previous one, it was severely lackluster. Rows of shacks stood here, looking as if they could collapse at any moment, unable to withstand the elements. There was no light inside the wooden rooms, all was dark, exuding a scent of death.

It was noticeable that the fortress was reinforcing its vigilance over the camp, with a large number of guards on station. Furthermore, it was also apparent that the prisoners held within were decidedly unhappy about their relocation. Incensed and agitated, they all held a mix of resentment and fear on their faces.

The change in their treatment spelled ominous signs. They were exhausted from building the camp, but their meals consisted of only a few steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. However, the porridge was more like rice water as it contained barely any rice. Their resentment stemmed from major changes in management! The previously friendly wardens had suddenly turned incredibly brutal, readily dragging out prisoners who spoke out of turn these prisoners then never returned. Besides, the guards from the Eastern Fortress physically abused the prisoners at will.

According to captives who returned from the reserve zone after transporting military goods, many of them had been killed, in very cruel ways.

Once those rumors began to spread, a wave of panic swept through the simple, newly built POW camp.

At this moment, a group of high-ranking officers on horseback galloped towards Chu You. They were the managerial staff of the POW camp, and they were directly under Chu You’s command. These rather empowered individuals could not possibly obey Chu You forever, since his tenure lasted at most 40 days. During this period, if anything unfortunate occurred under their watch, they might be held accountable.

So, Chu You no longer bothered to assign them the task of killing monsters.

The leader of the group was a middle-aged brigadier general holding a five-star rank. Once everyone dismounted, the brigadier greeted, "Greetings, Commander."

"How is it going?" Chu You asked in a general sense.

"The prisoners are very dissatisfied with their current situation, but they dare not do anything due to our dominance."

"Hah! Dissatisfied? They should count themselves lucky that they’re still alive! And they’re still ungrateful?"

"Now listen, I’ve received orders from Yan Emperor and the General Commander to construct a major shipyard not far from here. As such, I require these prisoners to contribute towards this magnificent construction project."

The soldiers gathered around listened in silence as Chu You announced this declaration.

"War can break out at any moment, and our foe is Japan. Hence, during the upcoming intense construction phase, any prisoners found slacking will be executed on the spot!"

"There’s a quarry not far to the east. Organize the necessary tools and have the prisoners transport the ore to the riverside. There’s also a logging camp in the mountains. Again, get the captives to cut wood and transport it all down to the riverside."

"In order to ensure the smooth progress of the project, I will request the General Commander to deploy another battalion here to further enhance security." Having said this, Chu You turned to Long Yue’er beside him and instructed, "Tell the General Commander to send me a battalion of guards."

"Yes, sir. But I do not need to leave." Long Yue’er smiled softly and promptly closed her eyes, seemingly communicating directly with Jin Chuiduo via voice transmission. She quickly opened her eyes again and told Chu You, "Commander, the General Commander has agreed to send over a battalion right away and follow your instructions."

"Thank you."

"Hehe, you don’t need to thank me. It’s my duty."

With such support, Chu You turned to his subordinates and said, "Alright, you can make the arrangements now. Deploy all available manpower here."

"Yes, sir!"

After the meeting adjourned, Chu You, accompanied by several messenger soldiers and Long Yue’er, arrived at a small bay, the site selected for the construction of the shipyard.

Below the Eastern Fortress was a relatively small inland sea, suitable for constructing a shipyard. There used to be a shipyard here, but it was destroyed by Japan.

Under Long Yue’er’s guidance, Chu You arrived at the ruins of the original shipyard. It was massive, much larger than his guild’s Level 7 building shipyard.

From the task prompts, it was clear that constructing a shipyard required not only a huge amount of resources but also the hiring of a rune master team to imprint runes on the newly established shipyard. These imprinted patterns would connect with the giant rune array beneath the Eastern Fortress.

Only then would the shipyard possess special divine power and be capable of constructing T-level warships powered by divine energy!

Chu You then turned to a messenger soldier nearby and commanded, "Send orders to bring 1,000 captives from the camp to clear this ruin."

"Yes!" Without the same extensive powers as Long Yue’er, the soldier departed immediately.

"So, the Commander has decided to rebuild at the original site!" Long Yue’er remarked.

"Indeed! Wasn’t this shipyard destroyed by Japan?"

"Indeed, they sought to destroy everything in sight."

"Hah! Then let’s rebuild this shipyard with the blood and flesh of the Japanese!"

"Commander, what are you planning?" Long Yue’er asked with surprise. The Commander shook his head slightly without answering and then said, "Long Yue’er, you don’t need to keep calling me Commander. Just call me Youye."

"Yes, Lord Youye!"

Chu You didn’t hurry to hire the Rune Master Guild yet. After all, without a proper blueprint for the shipyard, there was no need for them.

At this moment, a group of officials clad in official robes arrived. Judging by their attire, they weren’t part of the combat squadron but rather, the bureaucratic system.

A few of these officials held documents as they approached Chu You. They first complimented him before getting down to business.

"Commander, this is the price list for the quarry. How much ore do you need?"

"I need 20,000 ore."

"That will be a total of 200,000 Gold Coin."

Chu You then handed over 200,000 Gold Coin to the official and signed his name on the documents. This way, the quarry would supply ore to the area.

The same process was repeated for the timber mill, which also cost 200,000 Gold Coin. Chu You again handed over the coins and signed his name. The timber mill would provide wood and also allow prisoners to log in the mountains.

After this group had left, Chu You heard noises in the distance. Without needing to turn around, he knew that the 1,000 captives had arrived; A glint of icy determination flashed in his eyes.