<h4>Chapter 1886: Chapter 1987: Long-Term Partnership</h4>


    The crowd around them grewrger, and just as Long Wu was puzzled, an olddy came over with a few eggs in her hand.


    "Miss, I heard you’re nning to develop our city. We don’t have much of value at home, but here are some eggs for you to eat," the olddy said sincerely.


    At this moment, several other people also came over with gifts. Although the items weren’t much, they fully expressed the local people’s gratitude towards Long Wu.


    Long Wu hadn’t been there long and couldn’t understand the localnguage, so Xiao Xuan stood by and tranted quickly.


    Many people around looked gratefully at Long Wu, knowing that this woman hade to help them develop the city.


    "Thank you, thank you," Long Wu said, moved to tears.


    Though a few eggs and tomatoes seemed trivial to her, these gifts were more precious than gold.


    "Rest assured, I will do my utmost to build this ce well," Long Wu said emotionally.


    Xiao Xuan stood by and quickly tranted.


    Hearing Long Wu’s promise, the people cheered and jumped, as if they could see the direction of their future life.


    "Everyone, please go back first. We need to survey the surrounding situation," Xiao Xuan shouted to the crowd.


    Hearing that Long Wu still had work to do, the people gradually dispersed.


    With tears in her eyes, Long Wu looked at Xiao Xuan and said, "I must develop this ce."


    Xiao Xuan just gave a faint smile without saying much, knowing that Long Wu would definitely stay, even if only for Xiang Yu’s sake.


    "Let’s go check out the surrounding area," Long Wu said before heading off into the distance.


    Though many people still watched them, they knew Long Wu had work to do, and thus no one stepped forward to disturb her.


    The first batch of supplies bought by Xi’er from outside was distributed by Long Wu, with the first allocations going to the fifty members of the guard.


    These fifty men were so moved when they saw the supplies that they almost cried. It’s hard to imagine that fifty tough guys would react this way to flour, vegetables, and meat.


    After receiving their share, they hurriedly went home to tell their families they now had meat to eat.


    This news quickly spread in the slums, enticing more people to join the guard.


    There were some grievances among the self-defense force, as they hadn’t received any supplies.


    Eck, the self-defense team’s leader, was approached by many seeking the same supplies as the guards.


    Eck was under a lot of pressure, so he came to Xiang Yu to apply for help.


    "Everyone will have supplies. Tell them not to worry; the city’s safety still needs them," Xiang Yu said.


    Eck nodded and said, "Don’t worry about it, nothing will happen."


    Seeing Eck’s worried face, Xiang Yu said, "How about this, I’ll go with you to meet the members of the guard."


    Hearing this, Eck quickly nodded, "That would be best. They admire you the most."


    With that, Eck hurriedly led the way.


    The members of the guard, upon hearing that Xiang Yu wasing to see them, quickly lined up. To them, Xiang Yu was their highestmander, the hope of the entire city.


    "Good day, Commander,"


    As soon as Xiang Yu arrived, the group shouted in unison.


    Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu suddenly smiled and said, "Who told you to call me that? We’re all brothers."


    After hearing this, Eck quickly came over and whispered in Xiang Yu’s ear, "Brother Yu, we’re not forming factions now; we’re building a city, and some rules need to be established."


    Listening to this, Xiang Yu nodded and didn’t argue further.


    "Comrades, do you feel a bit aggrieved not being assigned to the guard group?" Xiang Yu asked the crowd.


    Under Xiang Yu’s gaze, many people lowered their heads, clearly holding grievances.


    Historically, it’s not about having too little, but about imbnce. Suffering together is bearable, but if the guards receive benefits while they don’t, it feels ufortable.


    Xiang Yu smiled and said, "Being assigned to the guard doesn’t mean you’re not capable, but that you’re tasked with a more critical mission. The city is still in chaos and needs your coordination and protection. Only when the city is stable and people’s hearts are united can we have an environment for city development."


    Everyone listened intently as Xiang Yu spoke, talking about the current conditions and the city’s future development.


    Below, the crowd was filled with fervor, eager to dedicate themselves to developing the city.


    "Don’t focus on immediate gains, think long-term. The guards have benefits because they train every day and are the first to charge when enemies invade."


    "Commander, please say no more. We’ve realized our mistake," one person stepped forward bravely and said.


    Xiang Yu nodded and said, "Everyone will have supplies, more in the future. It’s just that we’re short on staff right now. Keep working hard."


    Hearing this, Eck smiled broadly and said, "Brother Yu, you must be tired. Go rest. With your words, they should be content."


    Xiang Yu didn’t say much more, then nodded and said, "Very well, arrange the duty shifts for the brothers, ensure the city’s stability. I’ll have Xi’er buy more supplies. You don’t need to worry about that."


    "Understood," Eck nodded.


    Now Eck was fully in the zone. Initially, he questioned whether following Xiang Yu was a mistake, but he now felt like they were kindred spirits meeting toote.


    Xiang Yu didn’t linger there and headed straight to Xi’er’s ce.


    At that moment, Xi’er was sitting in her room working on legal matters, feeling a bit uneasy as Xiang Yu entered.


    In this very room, Xiang Yu had almost had a moment with her.


    "What brings you here?" Xi’er asked, somewhat hesitantly.


    "I need to ask you for a favor," Xiang Yu got straight to the point, "The batch of supplies you boughtst time isn’t enough. I n to establish a long-term supply rtionship through you."


    Seeing Xiang Yu turning serious, Xi’er also became earnest and said, "A long-term supply rtionship might be difficult. Last time I didn’t mentioning from the slum, so it was easy to purchase. If they knew we were from the slum, likely no one would deal with us."


    "We have money, surely we can purchase supplies?" Xiang Yu questioned.


    "You don’tpletely understand the situation here. People outside have an ingrained disdain for us in the slum and typically don’t engage with us. To them, we’re seen as dirty and undesirable," Xi’er said angrily.


    Xiang Yu could feel Xi’er’s heartfelt anger. He just smiled slightly and said, "Don’t worry, once we develop, they will look up to us."


    Xi’er quickly nodded, "I believe in you."


    Now Xiang Yu understood why the people here weed him so warmly. It was because they were holding onto hope, wanting to show outsiders that they, too, are human and have dignity...


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