Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 800: Progress on the Slurry Road!

Chapter 800: Progress on the Slurry Road!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Around seven or eight hundred kilometers to the southwest of Wushang were mountains, a land of lush forests and precipitous cliffs. There were no roads here, yet starting from two months ago, more than one hundred people had traversed the area, cutting down thorns and brambles as they ventured deep into the mountains.

No one knew what they were up to, only that they had spent more than a month opening up a path through the mountains. And then they had begun to dig as if searching for something.

"Everyone, work hard! Lord Marquis has decreed that if we can find that lu ore, everyone will be richly rewarded! From that moment onward, all of you will be able to drink and eat as you please! This is a rare opportunity that might not even come up once in a thousand years!

"Don't be discouraged, don't be dejected! If Lord Marquis says it's here, then it must be here!

"Those of you who participated in the war of the southwest know that Lord Marquis has always been a god-like figure. He has never lied. If everyone works well, Lord Marquis definitely won't let you down!"

A thirty-some-year-old supervisor was standing on a large rock, his booming voice ringing through the mountains as he exhorted the workers.

"Milord!"

As the digging continued, a panicked voice came from outside. A bare-chested man of some thirty years ran toward the supervisor, almost tripping over himself in his haste.

"There are lots of people outside. You need to go and take a look."

"What?!"

The astonished supervisor quickly jumped down from the rock.

"Just what nonsense are you babbling? There's no one but us in this place."

"Milord, I'm not lying. Go and see for yourself."

The bare-chested man had a panicked expression. Meanwhile, their conversation had quickly attracted the attention of all the other workers. A few moments later, there was a thunderous rumbling and a cloud of dust as horsemen began to ride up the road these workers had opened up.

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