I Have A Dual World Seal

"Hehe, and there’s a manor with a thousand acres of fertile land. From now on, you’ll be known as Landlord Lu."

"As if I’m not Landlord Lu already, with my Sweet Shop and Sugar Workshop. I may not earn a fortune daily, but there’s quite a surplus, okay?"

"If you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d almost forgotten about those two businesses of yours..."

Not to mention Shen Ying, even if it weren’t for the Sugar Workshop’s shopkeeper occasionally coming to report, he would’ve nearly forgotten about the two businesses.

Fortunately, in today’s world, the heads of big families don’t usually handle things—it’s all managed by shopkeepers of various trades.

Thus, the trusted shopkeepers are full of vigor and energy, managing the two storefronts efficiently. Even after Lu Zheng stopped selling art pieces, all the Lu Family’s expenses mostly came from these two businesses.

Of course, Lu Zheng’s identity as one of the Abnormal People was well-known to the Sugar Workshop’s shopkeeper.

Lu Zheng took a Fire Reishi out of a wooden box and handed it to Si Lingxi, "This is for you."

Si Lingxi glanced at the Fire Reishi, waved her hand nonchalantly, and said, "I don’t need it. You should eat it when you have time; it might be somewhat beneficial."

Speaking of which, Si Lingxi seemed to remember something, her eyes flashed, and she seriously reminded him, "This Fire Reishi doesn’t require Alchemy, you can consume it directly. However, the medicinal power is slightly strong. Let me be your Guardian when you take it."

"Oh, oh!"

Lu Zheng nodded knowingly and, without hesitation, put the Fire Reishi away again, "No time like the present. Since I’m free these days, I’ll take it tonight."

Si Lingxi’s mouth curled subtly, nodding with a hint of meaning, "Alright."

On the soft couch, Shen Ying crossed her legs, her smooth little feet bobbing up and down. She looked at Si Lingxi and understood with a smile.

...

It’s undeniable, the five-thousand-year-old Fire Reishi does indeed have considerable medicinal power.

Even with Si Lingxi’s assistance, Lu Zheng took a whole night to digest it.

Early the next morning, even with Lu Zheng’s three-thousand-year Dao Practice, he felt a slight soreness in his back muscles.

...

Inside the spacious apartment, Si Lingxi quietly read a book titled "The Mortal Cultivation Chronicles."

Meanwhile, Shen Ying was scrolling through her phone, "I haven’t uploaded a cosplay video in forever; my followers are urging me."

"By the way, there are news everywhere online about the Motuo Hydropower Station and Red Chess River projects. How far have you gotten?"

The news about Lu Zheng preparing to excavate a six-thousand-kilometer-long Grand Canal was known to the few women.

"It’s been over a month, most of the river sections are already complete." Lu Zheng took out a map and looked at the marked spots, "The progress is faster than I expected. After all, most of the river sections aren’t complicated. I’ve already handled the complex parts."

Shen Ying rubbed her chin, her eyes sparkling, "Since that’s the case, how about for my next cosplay show, I perform as someone excavating the Grand Canal?"

Lu Zheng blinked, "What about your identity?"

Shen Ying responded confidently, "Of course, as a fairy with Great Magical Power!"

Lu Zheng gave her a thumbs up, "No problem!"

...

[The Motuo Hydropower Station has completed preliminary preparations, and the machinery has moved to the construction site]

[Bright Pearl of Southern Tibet, the beautiful Motuo]

[With a two-thousand-meter height difference, the hydropower station’s annual electricity generation could be three times that of the Three Gorges Dam]

[A century project, a grand vision, discussing the changes the hydropower station will bring to Southern Tibet]

[Debate on whether the Red Chess River project, as a follow-up to the Motuo Hydropower Station, can proceed simultaneously]

[Intense internal discussions on the Red Chess River project; expert group members hold different views]

[With global warming continuing, is there a need to proceed with the Red Chess River project?]

...

In a certain meeting room, besides the people from the Ancient Culture Research and Analysis Archival Room, there were also many experts in geology and engineering.

"I oppose it. Let’s not mention that the Motuo Hydropower Station hasn’t started yet; even if it were completed, I wouldn’t recommend launching the Red Chess River project immediately.

It’s too complex, too massive, the construction difficulty is extremely high, and it goes against natural laws.

We do things by following the trend, but this project draws water from the southernmost river, crossing several mountain ranges and rivers, ultimately going against the flow northwestward. Its difficulty is vastly different from the Grand Canal.

Our technical reserves simply don’t meet the conditions to launch this project. I don’t know why some people want to push the project forward, but I think our preliminary research and verification should continue for at least another year.

Starting the Red Chess River project now would be irresponsible to the nation and the people!"

After speaking, the old expert glanced at the officials from the Ancient Culture Archival Room with extreme dissatisfaction, snorted, and picked up his water cup to drink.

The director of the Archival Room, expressionless, also picked up his cup and drank some water.

"I have a different opinion. Of course, I’m not agreeing to launch the entire project, but we can initially divert water northwards from the Nu River and Lancang River.

Starting from the simpler parts, we can accumulate experience and complement the South-to-North Water Diversion, supplementing the northern Water Elements from the source.

Of course, both upstream of the Nu River and Lancang River are also in the Hengduan Mountain Range. Even if the project difficulty isn’t as high as the Yarlung Zangbo River, it’s still significant, so preliminary validation work must be rigorous.

Otherwise, if unexpected events occur, not only is it a waste of resources, but it could also result in personnel loss. More importantly, it could cause geological changes, leading to permanent environmental damage and impacting the downstream ecosystem."

Another engineering expert expressed his opinion, nodded towards the old expert opposite.

"I agree, and right now, Blue Star is experiencing a warming period following a small ice age, and the precipitation line is gradually moving north. No one knows how much this round of warming will adjust."

Even if the temperature doesn’t reach that of the Qin and Han Dynasties, rainfall in the northwest will increase and won’t be an issue for a hundred years.

The Red Chess River project is definitely a century project, significantly benefiting the Northwest, but it’s not an urgent project. My suggestion is to continue research and preparation work. Once technology and equipment are ready, we can proceed."

"I advocate for starting early because even if the precipitation line moves northward, and even if the Northwest reaches the rainfall level of the Qin Han period, that rainfall would still be insufficient to support Jiang Province’s development.

The Western Regions have seen little development since ancient times, barely sustaining small nations and oasis lakes. How could they support industrialization?

Now, with the continental plate about to connect, railroad transportation costs are nearing those of sea transport. Jiang Province’s future development will be leapfrogging.

Even camels in the Middle East understand the importance of preparing for the future by heavily investing in seawater desalination. Are we going to be outdone by camels?"

"But they are coastal countries!"

"So we must speed up. We can’t simply lay a pipe to draw water from the south to the northwest, confirming the prophecy that water will be more expensive than oil in the future?"

The many experts continued to argue intensively, each holding their own reasons.

After a while, the elder sitting at the head looked at the Ancient Culture Archival Room’s director, who remained calm, shook his head, sighed, and tapped on the table to interrupt the experts’ argument.

"Actually... the purpose of this meeting isn’t to discuss when or how the Red Chess River project will begin."

"Then what is it?" an old expert sitting at the top furrowed his brows and asked.

The elder smacked his lips, recalled the satellite images in his mind, and the scenes he witnessed during a recent visit to Shu Province...

"It’s to invite you to inspect and verify the current progress and quality of the Red Chess River project."

The experts: ???