Chapter 251: Grand Construction and Daylight Can Be Fine Too
Every step of the process had one or more teams in charge.
The number of personnel for each shipyard was fixed.
Each shipyard had dedicated teams responsible for providing shipbuilding materials.
While the Throne Tribe was constructing shipyards on a grand scale, Li Meng wasn't idle either.
He was tirelessly designing mass-production floating ships in the royal palace day and night.
He had to complete the new ship designs before the shipyards were finished.
Half a month later, in the morning.
Throne Palace, Throne Hall.
"Finally done!"
Li Meng stretched, yawning with a wide grin.
Looking around, the hall displayed two mountains of wooden boards.
On the left were the transport ship designs.
On the right were the warship designs.
"Margarita, take these to be copied."
Each wooden board had a number.
Even if one fell, they would know which piece was missing.
Margarita, standing nearby, nodded.
The lizardmen maids waiting in the hall quickly stepped forward.
They sorted the boards according to the numbers.
Then, carrying the boards, they walked out.
Standing up and stretching again, Li Meng felt relieved that his task was finally complete.
The rest would now fall to his subordinates.
Finally, as the great king, he could relax.
Who was he kidding? There was still plenty to be done.
Li Meng approached Bai Ling.
Bai Ling had remained in the hall all this time.
She was kneeling on the ground, engraving a rune magic array onto a cannonball.
Though called engraving, it was more like drawing.
The cannonballs were already imprinted with rune magic arrays.
Bai Ling only needed to fill the grooves of the array's circuits with magic-conductive enchanting materials.
The lizardmen's hands were the most dexterous.
Only the lizardmen were suitable for this task.
In the future, the Throne Tribe would establish a cannonball processing factory.
Its primary function would be cannonball production.
With the final stroke completed, Bai Ling took a deep breath.
Looking beside her, there was a pile of cannonballs.
Since no fire crystal stones had been loaded into the cannonballs, there was no danger.
"How is it?"
The king's voice suddenly came from behind her.
Bai Ling only then realized the king had approached her without her noticing.
She nodded lightly.
"It's not too difficult. Our people should be able to handle this work."
"That's good!"
Li Meng extended a hand, grabbing Bai Ling's, and pulled her up from the ground.
"Take a break. Let's head to the bedchamber!"
Hearing this, Bai Ling's face turned slightly red.
"Your Majesty, but it's still daytime!"
Li Meng grinned, pulling Bai Ling as they left the throne hall.
"No worries. It's the same no matter the time!"
Watching the king and Bai Ling leave, Margarita's face flushed.
The king's prowess in that regard was undeniable.
Normally, women held the advantage in such matters.
But with the king, it was entirely the opposite.
Instead, it was they who struggled to endure.
The king seemed to never tire.
Before long, the quiet of the bedchamber was broken.
Hearing Bai Ling's voice from within the bedchamber, the maids waiting outside blushed.
Some lowered their heads, their bodies trembling.
Others stared at the closed doors with anticipation.
Time passed, and eventually, the sound of a lock clicking echoed.
The tightly shut doors opened from the inside.
The maids outside brightened.
Exchanging glances, they turned and entered the bedchamber together.
The door closed with a thud.
Soon, the bedchamber grew even livelier.
The mixed sounds of moans filled the air.
Time ticked by, with the noise continuing late into the night.
The next morning, the activity in the bedchamber resumed once more.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Bai Ling, lying beneath Li Meng, noticed his sudden pause.
Sweating profusely, she asked with confusion.
"Nothing… nothing!"
Glancing out the window, Li Meng noted the still-light sky.
The maids hadn't joined their "battle."
That meant it was still the previous afternoon.
"Did that girl die again?"
Shrugging it off, Li Meng resumed his actions.
"Your Majesty, I… I can't take it anymore. Let the people outside help me."
Bai Ling's flushed face was filled with exhaustion.
She covered her mouth, gazing seductively at her master.
She had reached her limit.
If the king continued, she felt she might break.
Grinning, Li Meng stepped off the bed.
He strode to the door, naked, and opened it.
The two lizardmen maids outside instinctively turned to look.
Seeing him, their faces flushed.
Li Meng tilted his head, gesturing for the maids to enter.
Then, he returned to the bedchamber.
The maids silently followed behind him.
The next morning.
Lying in bed, Li Meng frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty?"
The maid atop him looked panicked.
She didn't know what she had done to upset him.
Her nervous voice also drew Bai Ling's and another maid's attention.
They lazily looked over.
Seeing the maid's expression, Li Meng smiled.
He lightly patted her on the waist.
"No problem, keep going."
Hearing this, the maid sighed in relief.
She braced herself on his chest and continued.
"Looks like that girl is having trouble again."
The previous time had sent him back to yesterday afternoon.
This time, it was the next morning.
"Not everyone transported to another world ends up as a Dragon-Ao Heaven."
The girl's ability was one of the pitiful ones.
Although she wouldn't truly die, experiencing death repeatedly was a torment.
Even if given to him for free, he wouldn't accept such an ability.
"Could something big have happened in Obenlo?"
Li Meng looked thoughtful.
Could someone be targeting the crystal again?
Every human nation had its own crystal.
Obenlo's crystal remained unseen because it was within the mountain.
If the crystal were destroyed, the Central Continent expedition would be indefinitely postponed.
The expedition required a stable rear.
If the rear were unstable, being ambushed would be disastrous.
"If the girl dies again, I'll go take a look."
Things on the Throne Tribe's side were nearly complete.
With or without him, the shipbuilding would proceed on schedule.
Time flowed by, and another day passed quickly.
Morning arrived, and nature awakened.
"Ah!"
Dressed in a robe, Li Meng stood by the window, yawning.
Turning back to the bed filled with alluring figures, Li Meng chuckled.
Life in this other world was indeed captivating.
Speaking of which, how many offspring did he have now?
Ninety-nine percent of the goblin leaders in the Goblin Forest were his children.
Seventy percent of the goblin warriors were also his.
Their numbers had definitely exceeded two thousand.