Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 699: Chapter 87: Major Trend! The Artifact Spirit “Comes Alive”_4

For a moment, her expression could only be described as complex.

“However, although Qian Xuehan’s ability is not bad, when compared to Wang Shouzhe, he seems somewhat lacking,” Xiaoyue spoke, her face involuntarily revealing a bit of respect, “Reclaiming uninhabited lands is a grand undertaking that is time-consuming and labor-intensive for any prominent family. Yet, under Wang Shouzhe’s lead, the Wang family took only ten years to complete the land reclamation and population migration process. Everything went smoothly without any major hurdles. Now, the newly established town of New Peace is bustling and prosperous, very comparable to towns that have been developed for many years. The speed of development is baffling.”

“In addition, the newly built ‘Shouzhe Pass’ by the Wang family stretches for 10 miles. I estimated roughly, the Wang family must have invested at least a whopping 20 million Qian Gold in this project. Despite this huge investment, the Wang family’s internal finances show no signs of strain.”

“How is that possible?” Cao Youqing’s eyes widened in shock.

This was a matter of 20 million!

Even a Grade Five Prominent Family would find it impossible to cough up such a vast sum of Qian Gold in one go. They would have to sell off part of their holdings to raise that kind of money. Not to mention, the Wang’s were only a 7th-ranking aristocratic family. Where could they have gotten that much money?!

… Of course, what they didn’t know was that because of the misestimate on the cost of cement, Xiaoyue’s calculation was not accurate.

The Wang family had actually only invested around 16 million Qian Gold in the land reclamation project. Additionally, the value of the fierce beasts they killed and the spiritual medicine they discovered during the process was worth almost 2 million Qian Gold, which offset some of their investment.

Of course, even 1.4 million Qian Gold is quite an impressive amount.

Listening to the conversation between the two women, Gong Yang Ce was rubbing the teacup with his fingers, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Compared to Qian Xuehan, this Wang Shouzhe was the one he found more difficult to decipher.

Besides Wang Shouzhe’s incredible ability to make money, the abilities that Wang Shouzhe displayed in other aspects also impressed him.

This man seemed to know instinctively how to strengthen his family rapidly. From the moment he took over the family, his actions were always purposeful and he hardly made a mistake.

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The family members Wang Shouzhe personally cultivated were outstanding, each and every one could serve as the backbone in any Purple Abode Prominent Family. His daughter, Wang Liyao, had earned the approval of Tianhe Enlightened One as soon as she entered the Academic Palace and was immediately chosen to be the successor of Longzuo Academy.

If Wang Shouzhe was the heir of a second or third-class aristocratic family, his skills and abilities can be understood. But he was born of a ninth-rank family.

Furthermore, the various changes and new clan rules that Wang Shouzhe made after taking over the Wang family gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

If he had to describe it, it would probably be in two words—”ambition”.

It was as if Wang Shouzhe had never intended the family to remain at the seventh rank from the beginning, but was aiming for the fifth rank, or even higher.

The problem was, when he took over the Changning Wang Clan thirty years ago, the Wang Clan was a ninth-rank family.

This was the part that confused him the most.

Where did an heir of a ninth-rank family get such a great ambition and confidence from?

This forced him to question whether, in addition to Wang Liyao, there are other Great Heavenly Prouds within the Changning Wang Clan.

Maybe it’s Wang Shouzhe himself.

Only this way can all these things make sense.

But how could an heir of a ninth-rank family, a cultivator of Profound Martial rank whose talent has been measured, suddenly become a Great Heavenly Proud, and come to know so much that he shouldn’t?

However, no matter how capable Wang Shouzhe might be, the Wang family was, after all, just a 7th-rank family.

The issue of “that matter” appears far more critical.

Gong Yang Ce set aside his complicated thoughts, put down his teacup, and said calmly, “I need to make a trip to the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty for some affairs. You two take care of the affairs here.”

Xiaoyue and Cao Youqing, who were engrossed in their conversation, were taken aback by his words and quickly agreed.

“Yes, master.”

“Yes, lord.”

The scheme has been established and the players have all been arranged.

What’s next is nothing more than to keep an eye on the situation and make some minor adjustments according to the actual situation. With these two ladies present, they are more than capable of handling it. With the current strength of the Qian family and the Wang family, there is no possibility of them turning the tide.

When the time comes, both the Qian family and the Wang family will have no option but to kneel at his feet to make way for the battle of the Emperor’s succession~

At that point, he would certainly have to have a good chat with Wang Shouzhe. He is a talent, whose inclusion in his camp would be extremely beneficial for the future.

…

Meanwhile, the two old ancestors of the Zuoqiu family, who had already left the restaurant and were now on their way back on the flying carriage “Jade Claw Egret,” were also discussing the matter at hand.

Zuoqiu Zhenghua had a serious expression and sounded somewhat dissatisfied, “Great grandpa, this scheme of Gong Yang Ce clearly intends to use us, the Zuoqiu family, as his pawn, leveraging us against the Qian Family of Longzuo. I am afraid there is more to this than meets the eye. Regardless of whether the event of the past is true or not, I suspect it’s just an excuse and there’s more to his agenda.”

“You’re right. The event of the past is just an excuse. At this point, the actual truth doesn’t matter that much.” Zuoqiu Deye nodded in agreement, “He certainly won’t have the leisure to specifically strategize for us, the Zuoqiu family. From what I can see, he’s either interested in the commercial teams under the Qian Family or he’s eyeing the land of Longzuo County.”