Although the scale of the city wall could not be compared to the strategic protection walls in the Federation, it was hard to imagine that the poverty-stricken Tutankhamun was able to do this. Limestone was not found in desert areas and was considered a rare material. If they were able to use it to construct a large-scale city wall, other than providing protection, it was more a display of power and position. It could also provide a sense of security to the ordinary people in the city.
“Ha ha, brother!!” Gong Yi walked quickly and welcomed him with a bear hug. “I missed you so much!”
The group of young people behind Gong Yi caught Wang Zhong’s attention; they were full of excitement. They were disorganized and did not seem like soldiers.
“Yesterday, Reynolds exposed the news when he was drinking. These people are his apprentices.” Sister Hong smiled and welcomed Wang Zhong. “They’re all your fans!”
Sister Hong and Wang Zhong also hugged each other, but it was only a light hug. After all, he had a female companion with him. She turned around and warmly pulled Scarlet’s hand. “You must be our sister-in-law. Hey, Wang Zhong, you cunning little bastard. I thought that you were gay, but there seems to be no problem! Introduce her to everyone. She is definitely a distinguished guest. Even as we talk about the past, we cannot treat our distinguished guest coldly.”
Wang Zhong curiously observed the city, which had been built in a desert. It had only been a short span of two to three months, but massive changes had occurred here since he last came. Not only had the population increased significantly, the main business district and the residential district, which were only in the planning phase back then, were already built. As they had to maintain a large amount of vegetation in the oasis, the city had started to expand into the desert area near the border of the oasis. There was no city wall there as it was easier to expand this way. Furthermore, the original desert area was not stable enough for a base to be built. A large amount of desert vegetation had been moved to this area. This was not simply a city; they were preparing to build a man-made oasis. They would not have been able to do this with the initial amount of capital they had gathered.
“Assassin helped a lot, including the planning of the city, the blueprints for construction, technological support, and even in terms of finances and resources,” Gong Yi explained these to Wang Zhong as they walked.
Wang Zhong understood. No wonder it felt as if this place changed with each passing day. Previously, when he came here after the incident with the Scorpion King, Katchirda had been under development for half a year, but the rate of development then was not even half of the current rate. It had started as a small village or small town that was backward and messy. However, in the short span of one to two months, it had developed rapidly. At least, it looked like a large city in terms of appearance. In the end, the technology used was the most important.
The standard of city design and planning, as well as the construction technologies used in Katchirda, far exceeded that of Tutankhamun. In particular, there were large-scale runic patterns that were exclusive to the Federation. These patterns could protect the city, clean the air, and cut off radiation, among other things. To Tutankhamun, these were extremely advanced technologies that they desired.
This was not something they could achieve just by paying huge sums of money to hire technical personnel. There were many complex segments that were added and joined together to form an entire technological system. After all, Assassin had been involved in the development of the Disorderly Burial Lake Region in Tianjing; Ma Dong had even designed most of the city. His family had paid a heavy price under the system of the Federation to produce the various design blueprints and technological plans. These were important assets to them. When they went underground, the family had taken the plans along with them. Secretly circulating first-class technologies from the Federation to the Empire was a severe case of treason, but Assassin was no longer operating under the system of the Federation. After all, he was still a criminal to the entire Federation. Naturally, he never talked about whether he had ever betrayed the Federation. No matter whether the Federation conducted checks or not, who cared?
The grand bonfire party only lasted until midnight. Sister Hong had started shouting for the party to end. This was not the rhythm that usually occurred when they gathered together. Gong Yi was somewhat drunk. His eyes were red, and he pulled at Wang Zhong, not willing to let go. Reynolds pulled him away. “You should go to sleep.”
