In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

Some of the soldiers outside the city were newcomers who had never been to Ling City before. Seeing the excited expressions of their comrades, they asked curiously, "What's it like inside? Why is everyone so excited?"

The person being asked happened to be a native of Lingcheng. Upon hearing his companion's question, he happily replied, "We haven't been back to Lingcheng for a year, and we don't know what it's like inside!"

Hearing this, the new recruit, who had many questions in mind, asked directly, "We heard that the army's provisions all come from Lingcheng, and are grown by the people of Lingcheng. Is that true?"

These words aroused suspicion, especially since they concerned food. The veteran looked at the new recruit with a puzzled expression, his caution evident in his tone.

"What do you mean by asking that? What are your plans?"

Upon hearing this, the new recruit immediately realized that his comrade had misunderstood and quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, we didn't mean anything by it. We just heard about it when we first joined the army, and now that we finally have the opportunity to witness it with our own eyes, we asked a few more questions."

Hearing this, the veteran dispelled his doubts and nodded, saying, "Since we're about to enter the city, I might as well tell you. Indeed, what you've heard is true; the army does indeed come from Lingcheng. You'll know the specifics once you're in the city."

The new recruits were overjoyed to hear this and nodded excitedly, saying, "Great, we'll have plenty of time to learn more once we get into the city."

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Soon it was time for the army to enter the city. The grand procession entered the city from outside, and the people inside the city had already gathered around to watch this spectacular scene.

When they went out to fight, there were 10,000 people, but a year later, the number of people who returned to the city reached as many as 50,000, an increase of more than five times.

In the past, seeing so many more people would have made people feel panicked and worried, since more people meant faster food consumption. But now they have no such worries at all; on the contrary, they feel at ease.

"Our Lingcheng is developing better and better, with more and more people, and it looks more and more prosperous." A local resident couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the spectacular scene.

Those nearby overheard this and couldn't help but ask, "Do you think that if this trend continues, the general might declare himself king?"

This topic immediately attracted the attention of those around, who joined the discussion, asking, "Do you think it's good or bad for the general to declare himself king?"

Upon hearing this, most of the people present said, "How could it be bad? The general is such a good person. If he were to declare himself king, it would be a good thing for us, a great thing."

This was indeed true, and no one raised any objections. However, some timid people worriedly asked, "But wouldn't this be illegitimate? Wouldn't people say that the general is a traitor?"

The moment these words were spoken, the room fell silent. Everyone fell silent, and after a moment, the person who had just spoken was about to be crushed by the barrage of spittle.

"Who says, who dares to say that the general is a traitor? There is probably no one in this world more rightful than the general."

“There are many people outside who have become kings without doing anything and with only a few men under their command. Why can’t our general do the same? Look at your conscience and see if the general is worthy of our following.”

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The clamor of condemnation continued, and soon the initial voice was drowned out by the murmur of the crowd. The person who had spoken had already shut up and dared not utter another word.

The people of Lingcheng not only did not oppose Zhao Zexuan's self-proclamation as king, but actually supported it, unanimously believing that their lives would be much better if Zhao Zexuan became their king.

When the army entered the city, it needed a place to camp. Su Li had ordered people to start selecting a campsite as soon as she learned that they were going to return to the city. It took several days to determine the location for the army to camp.

This time, they wouldn't be leaving so soon after returning to the city, so their accommodations couldn't be so casual. Therefore, Su Li had people start preparing. When the army arrived, they were all incredibly surprised to see the houses built for them.

One of the new recruits rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then asked in shock, "Is this real? I didn't see wrong, did I? These houses are all prepared for us."

Seeing this, many soldiers found it unbelievable. Out of curiosity, they asked their superiors, who confirmed it.

Upon receiving the answer, many soldiers cheered and shouted with joy, "We never thought we could live in such nice houses. This must be a dream!"

Even if each house is shared by twenty or so people, and tens of thousands of people share the same number of houses, the number of houses needed is not small. However, the houses were indeed built, and there were enough houses for everyone present, with some left over.

The houses were different from usual; they were towering buildings, each capable of housing at least several hundred people.

I was wondering if Lingcheng could accommodate so many people, but I didn't expect it to be like this. This way, it really saves space, a lot of space.

With so many towering buildings, one can imagine how difficult it was to construct them, not to mention that the news of the army's return to the city had not been long ago. The fact that they were able to complete the construction in such a short time shows how much effort was put in.

"This is wonderful, this is wonderful." That was the only sentence the soldiers kept repeating, and their excitement could be felt from their words.

Zhao Zexuan appeared in the army when they entered the city and followed them to the soldiers' encampment. He was quite surprised to see the towering buildings. No wonder Su Li was so confident; this place could indeed accommodate a large army.

Like the soldiers, Zhao Zexuan understood even better than they did how difficult it was to build these high-rises. The design of these high-rises alone required a lot of thought, not to mention the various materials used in their construction.

During this year of fighting abroad, Lingcheng was more or less interfered with by foreign forces, but it managed to get through each time without any major incidents. Only those involved can truly know the hardships they faced.

Seeing the soldiers' happy expressions, Zhao Zexuan turned to the general behind him and instructed, "Now that the accommodation has been arranged, we should arrange the soldiers' training schedule as soon as possible. We cannot slack off because of the ceasefire, because we must know that the situation will be even more difficult in the future."

"I hope you'll feel happy looking at these towering houses." After hearing Zhao Zexuan's reminder, he couldn't help but nod in agreement, saying, "General, we all know that since the people of Lingcheng have provided us with such good accommodations and treated us so well, we cannot let them down."

"We will dedicate ourselves even more to training to improve the soldiers' combat effectiveness," the generals behind him said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan nodded and said, "Don't worry about the snacks, they've already been prepared."