Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 746 - 741: Bold Moves

After the autumn rain, Wang Dulei took his apprentices and rode to the Lin Family Manor.

Lin Wanwan tidied up and followed them up the mountain to select a site and measure the land. To speed up the construction, Lin Wanwan directly brought cement from modern times.

After all, the highest official in Mao County, Xiao Chong, already knew her secret. This place was far from the Emperor’s oversight, and hidden in the mountains, so Lin Wanwan naturally feared nothing.

Wang Dulei was completely stunned after understanding how to use the cement that Lin Wanwan had taken out.

There was actually such a magical and useful construction material in the world. Although its strength was a bit weaker compared to building brick and stone walls, the advantage was in its speed.

Lin Wanwan didn’t use cement for everything. It was only used as a filler and auxiliary material; the main structure still needed to be built with brick and stone.

They blasted out a quarry in the mountains to source materials on the spot.

In modern times, making explosives to blast mountains is difficult yet simple, requiring money and knowledge.

Such things aren’t heavily regulated, like modifying firearms; it’s not hard, just serious in consequence, so ordinary people don’t do it.

But Lin Wanwan, after all, brought it to the Great Tang, leaving no traces in modern times, so she wasn’t afraid.

Since they were building an armed base in the mountains, it naturally couldn’t be made of brick and wood; it required a lot of stone.

Although brick and wood structures were most commonly used in Great Tang noble homes and had the most charm and beauty, they were not strong enough. Nothing is as secure as brick and stone.

Lin Wanwan wanted a fortress capable of protecting people, not a luxurious and pleasurable mountain retreat.

She not only brought cement but also steel bars.

The items were bought to a rural warehouse rented in modern times and then transported bit by bit to the mountains of the Great Tang, where the Armed Department and Kunlun slaves carried them to the base.

Wang Dulei was already used to Lin Wanwan’s wealth. When she built her residence, she bought all the glass from the dock Hu Shang. Not only did she use glass for the windows, but she also created a glass conservatory like the Crystal Palace.

The steel bars and cement from modern times were naturally very special to Wang Dulei, who had years of experience in construction.

Steel bars were easier to understand, as Great Tang had blacksmiths, and it wasn’t surprising that craftsmen in the Gate Valve could create good things.

But cement was truly unheard of, unseen.

Fortunately, despite his doubts, Wang Dulei didn’t ask much. He understood how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, knowing what should be asked and what shouldn’t, calculating in his mind.

While Lin Wanwan dared to boldly use steel bars and large stones to build the foundation and outline for the base, Xiao Chong came to inspect.

Luckily, this time he brought only two clumsy attendants, and not his cousin and brother-in-law. Otherwise, with three intelligent people like Dugu Di, Xiao Ce, and Xiao Chong here, Lin Wanwan wouldn’t be able to hide anything.

Xiao Chong looked at the scene before him and said to Lin Wanwan, "Cousin, you’re too bold."

Lin Wanwan put on a smile and changed the topic by asking, "Why did Cousin come over?"

Xiao Chong squatted down, looked at the mixed cement, and instead of answering, asked, "Is this the cement written in that dual-use book for the military and land?"

"Did that book even cover cement?" Lin Wanwan hadn’t read the book and didn’t expect its scope to be so wide.

Xiao Chong chuckled, lowered his head, and contemplated the cement.

After a moment, he stood up straight and said to Lin Wanwan, "Cousin, I shall speak a few words with Wang Dulei. Be mindful of your steps."

With that, he politely excused himself and strode deeper into the construction site.

Lin Wanwan watched Xiao Chong’s back, knowing in her heart that he was going to discuss construction matters with Wang Dulei. The books on dual military and civilian use and militia training should all have content about trenches and such.

Xiao Chong wanted to use her base as practice.

However, Lin Wanwan didn’t care, confident that any plan discussed by Xiao Chong and Wang Dulei wouldn’t have issues.

She trusted that part very much.

But she saw that after a few words with Wang Dulei, the two actually headed out of the construction site.

"Hmm, what are they up to?" Lin Wanwan wondered privately and realized as their figures disappeared from view, "They’re going to check the quarry!"

The quarry contained the explosives Lin Wanwan brought for mountain blasting. Xiao Chong surely asked Wang Dulei where so much stone came from, and Wang Dulei told him they blasted it out.

Xiao Chong had already studied explosives for a long time; he was probably much more interested in this than in construction, and there was no reason not to go see it when he heard about it.

Lin Wanwan wasn’t afraid of his inspection. Since she didn’t hide the transport of these things from Wang Dulei and others, she naturally didn’t hide it from Xiao Chong either.

However, Lin Wanwan guessed wrong in one part. It wasn’t Wang Dulei who voluntarily brought up the quarry blasting; it was pried out by Xiao Chong.

The sound of blasting was somewhat like thunder, and autumn thunder naturally easily drew attention from keen individuals. Xiao Chong had spies around Mao County beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Such a big commotion couldn’t possibly escape his notice.

Seeing both had left, Lin Wanwan didn’t stay where she was. She turned and left with her maid and Armed Department.

She wasn’t skilled in construction and had no interest in learning, only coming to check on the progress out of concern.

Now, Lin Wanwan no longer traveled with Hong Yan and the others, but instead brought Liu Rushi and two other martial-skilled women, as well as Kunlun and the Armed Department, making a grand lineup.

However, this was also a norm for Great Tang nobility when traveling. Lin Wanwan was merely adapting to local customs.

She feared encountering unexpected incidents where she might be overwhelmed.

Two days ago, people from Lu Family Manor reported that strangers were inquiring about her, which raised Lin Wanwan’s vigilance.

As the famous Village Lady of Le’an, well-known for miles around, Lin Wanwan had to be cautious about her safety.

Her situation was something all the local people knew of, consuming her legend with every meal.

Those inquiring were certainly outsiders with ill intentions.

Since saving the eldest son of Lu Clan Leader, Lu Family Manor, whose interests were tied to Lin Family Manor, had become Lin Wanwan’s loyal followers.

If they had the boldness of the Lin Family Manor, any prying visitor would have been captured by the clan members long ago.

Although the people of Lu Family Manor weren’t as daring as those of Lin Family Manor, they naturally reported any inquiries about Lin Wanwan immediately.

Now Lin Wanwan ensured to travel with ample guard strength, carrying a sleeve crossbow and pistol with her, while the nail gun was entrusted to her most trusted Kunlun.

With two guns between her and Kunlun, Lin Wanwan feared no ordinary martial artist, able to protect herself even if unable to kill the enemy.

Additionally, with the heroines capable of scaling walls from the Starfall Organization, she now had great confidence in her security.

Lin Wanwan also assigned someone from Starfall to teach the children martial arts. Naturally, not every child had the talent, so it was important to teach according to their aptitude.

Out of the ten children Lin Wanwan transported from Qiong State, three were promising martial arts talents and were being specially trained.

The school already had teachers for riding and archery, borrowed by Xiao Chong. But that person came only once or twice a week, nowhere near as convenient as someone from Starfall.