Daqin: Selling elves at the beginning, Zulong begged me to supervise the country

The next morning.

Shi Lu led his people to wait in front of Wang Ben's tent early. It had been more than a month since he took the order to go south, and he was looking forward to this day all the time.

His grand ambition is finally about to take the most critical step.

As long as this canal is built, he will no longer be an unknown official in Xianyang City.

No longer succumb to the stone.

Shi Lu was full of confidence.

"General!" A voice came from not far away, and Shi Lu raised his head, his eyes brightening instantly.

Wang Ben's figure soon came into Shi Lu's sight, and there was another person following behind him.

Shi Lu's expression showed excitement. Seeing Wang Ben striding out of the camp, Shi Lu hurriedly went up to greet Wang Ben and bowed respectfully to Wang Ben: "I'm a lower official, Shi Lu. I've met the Marquis."

Wang Ben didn't expect Shi Lu to be waiting in front of his tent so early, and was slightly surprised. However, Wang Ben soon calmed down and said to Shi Lu: "Master Shi, you are too polite. Since you are in the army, just follow them." Call me General."

"What are you doing?" After seeing the faces of Shi Lu and his party clearly, Wang Ben froze on the spot.

"Pfft~" Zhao Tuo behind him couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

Feeling something was wrong, he immediately returned to his serious look.

"Hey, the sun here in Lingnan is too strong, so the lower officials thought of smearing some plant ash on their faces to avoid sunburn."

Shi Lu looked embarrassed and laughed dryly.

Wang Ben glanced past their darkened faces.

"Oh? Really?" If he hadn't seen Bibi Niao's reaction yesterday, he would have almost believed it.

Several people walked to the school grounds.

Shi Lu looked at Wang Ben and said: "General, how many people have been gathered here this time? I estimate that if 10 people can be gathered, it will take three years to complete the construction."

"Three years? Do you think His Majesty can wait three years? Can the soldiers on the front line wait three years?"

The front line lacked food and grass supplies, the morale of the troops was unstable, and they suffered frequent defeats.

If they were asked to wait in the mountains for another three years, even if they survived, they would be no different from savages.

"This... project is huge. It cannot be completed overnight by relying on manpower and hard work. If we can recruit..."

If you want to complete the work in a short time, you can only summon more soldiers and Guizhou leaders.

But the current situation in Da Qin obviously could not recruit so many people, so Shi Lu did not say this.

Wang Ben did not answer the question. If there was no Pokémon home without Ye Chen, as Shi Lu said, it would take a lot of manpower, financial resources, and time to build this canal.

"Then...how many people did the general bring with him on this trip?" Seeing Wang Ben's silence, Shi Lu asked unwillingly.

"two thousand."

"two thousand?!!"

Shi Lu looked at Wang Ben in disbelief.

Wang Ben's face was pale and he didn't have much reaction.

"Master Shi, please take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people were already standing on the general stage, and they had a clear view of the situation on the school field.

The soldiers were training with a Pokémon each.

Divided by type, they first train together and then fight in pairs to increase their experience and develop a tacit understanding with the soldiers.

"Master Shi, look, it's those stupid birds!" The commander was the first to notice the training group of Bibi birds on the left side of the school field.

Shi Lu followed his gaze and saw that it was indeed Bibi Bird, and then motioned for Shi Chang to shut up.

"This is the magical beast that the Marquis has conquered. It's called Bibi Bird. Don't lie."

Shi Chang knew that he had made a mistake and repeatedly apologized.

No wonder Master Shi came to their camp last night and warned them to blacken their faces when going out in the future.

He was still complaining silently in his heart, but now he finally understood Mr. Shi's good intentions.

"General, are these mythical beasts here to build canals?" Shi Lu asked tentatively.

"Exactly."

"The general is indeed very capable. He was able to tame so many mythical beasts."

He only saw it once in the court before leaving the capital, and he only regarded it as an accidental acquisition by His Majesty and a few adults.

He has also seen the power of those mythical beasts. They can help the wind and call the rain, and they are omnipotent.

He never expected that he would see so many mythical beasts in his life.

"These are the Pokémon of the ministers in the court. They will be returned after the canal is built."

Wang Ben knew that Shi Lu had misunderstood.

With so many Pokémon, even if they were all given to him, he wouldn't be able to raise them.

"So many? Are they all the Pokémon of all the ministers?" He had only left Xianyang for a month, and the situation in the court had changed?

Is this something that ordinary ministers can have?

But the number of Pokémon on the school grounds told him that almost all officials in Xianyang, big and small, owned Pokémon.

Otherwise, there would be no such a huge number of disciples of the three nobles and nine ministers alone.

"That's right, all the Pokémon that can be used for everything are here, and most of them are ground-type."

Are they all ground properties?

"Wu Tonghou means there are other attributes? Is this just part of it?"

Shi Lu was slightly startled and a little hurt. What did he miss?

"Master Shi, don't you know?"

Isn't this one for everyone in Xianyang who has some wealth?

Even if he doesn't, he still understands something. Wang Ben is puzzled.

"..."

Wang Ben looked so matter-of-fact that Shi Lu didn't know how to answer the question.

"Master Shi has no Pokémon?" Zhao Tuo asked, seeing Shi Lu's stunned look.

"Xiaguan... No, but Xiaguan saw His Majesty and several adults' Pokémon in the court before leaving Xianyang."

"I forgot that when you left Beijing, no one knew about Pokémon Home."

Seeing Shi Lu's pity look, Wang Ben thought that he might not have a chance to return to Xianyang in a short time.

"The Bibi birds I conquered two days ago, Master Shi, if you don't mind, you can choose the one you like."

After all, the main function of building the canal was Shi Lu, and he didn't understand it at all. He felt relieved to have a Pokémon by Shi Lu's side.

Shi Lu suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Ben with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Master Shi, go and choose one."

Wang Ben couldn't stand Shi Lu's fanatical eyes after shock, so he quickly urged.

Wang Ben led them into the school grounds. At his signal, Shi Lu slowly approached the Bibi birds.

Fortunately, the leader is not here today, otherwise he would not have the guts to get close.

A Bibi bird landed on his shoulder, making him shrink his neck in fright, and the weight on his shoulders forced him to hug his waist.

The soldiers who had followed Shi Lu gathered around and looked at the Bibi Bird in his hand. Some even reached out to touch the feathers of the Bibi Bird. The Bibi Bird impatiently waved its wings and knocked them away from everyone's hands.

"Wow, Bibi Bird is still a bit fierce, but it doesn't seem so scary anymore!"

"yes!"

"..."

Shi Lu's eyes also shone with excitement. A group of people looked at Shi Lu, and then Wang Ben smiled and said: "Shi Lu, this is yours, get along well."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Shi Lu said excitedly.

After everyone dispersed, Shi Lu looked at Bibi Bird, with a touch of tenderness in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "Bibi Bird, from today on, you will follow me."

After Shi Lu was selected, Wang Ben asked him to take people and Pokémon to build the canal, while he took a team of people and the remaining Pibi birds to the mountain where Shi Lu was trapped before.

Wang Ben hugged the first bird along the way and kept stroking his head.

The other soldiers who followed him each held a Bibi bird and imitated Wang Ben's example of comforting him.

Marquis Wuan said that he should spend more time with Pokémon and cultivate relationships.

Big rock snake:......

"Go, Bibi Bird!"

"Bring your companions here."