5. First entry into the Western Factory

  "Ah~~ early to bed and early to rise makes one healthy! Time to get up!" With that, Zhao Xuan put on his clothes and got out of bed.

  At this time, a rapid knocking sound came from outside the door "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ......".

  "Ah, you're here! It's rare for me to get up early. You've come at just the right time!" Opening the door, he saw it was Wang De. Before Zhao Xuan could ask what brought him so early, Wang De grabbed his hand and pulled him out the door.

  "Hey! Hey! Hey! Brother Wang, what's the hurry? It's still dark outside, and we haven't even had breakfast yet..." Before Zhao Xuan could finish speaking, Wang De interrupted him, saying: "If it gets dark, it'll be too late. Our Western Factory is a covert organization, how can we let others discover our headquarters? As for breakfast, after meeting with the factory head, I'll let you eat as much as you want!"

  Perhaps Wang De was really anxious and directly carried Zhao Xuan over, using his lightness skill to run wildly. If they were any later, the sky would have truly lit up.

  Fortunately, Wang De's lightness skill was good enough, and before dawn broke, the two of them arrived.

  "Zhao, you wait outside the hall now, don't wander around, when the factory owner wants to see you, someone will come to call you, remember what I said before, don't wander around, did you hear?" Wang De was still a bit worried about Zhao Xuan, so he kindly reminded him, lest Zhao Xuan get himself into trouble.

  "Alright, alright, Brother Wang can go in now. I'll keep an eye on things." Zhao Xuan said casually as he gazed at the peach blossoms outside the door.

  Wang De thought that Zhao Xuan was not the kind of person who would cause trouble, and with his own warnings, there shouldn't be any mistakes. So Wang De walked towards the main hall with a peace of mind... "Your subordinate Wang De greets Factory Lord." Wang De said with his hands clasped together in front of the person in front of him.

  "King De! This thing you've done this time seems a bit rash, don't you think? Do you want our family to kill you?" The middle-aged man turned around and looked at King De calmly.

  "Your subordinate knows he was wrong, and your subordinate is also eager to achieve quick success. Who can know what kind of person Your Majesty wants? Your subordinate can only investigate one by one, but this time the people brought back did discover some useful talents. Your subordinate also wants to share the worries with Master Wang, hoping Master Wang will forgive his mistakes." Wang De knelt on one knee, anxiously waiting for Master Wang's verdict.

  "Never mind, I know you're also trying your best. I won't pursue your mistakes anymore. Continue searching and don't miss a single detail. As for the talents you've found, arrange for them to be trained under your subordinates for now. After some time, assign them some tasks." The factory owner gazed calmly at Wang De, as if he had seen through everything about him.

  "Yes sir, I will definitely serve the factory with all my might!" Seeing that the factory owner was no longer pursuing his mistake, Wang De carefully got up and clasped his fists in respect.

  "Alright, you can go now!"

  "Yes!"

  As he walked out of the hall, Wang De secretly wiped away a cold sweat. When he saw Zhao Xuan still standing in his original position, he secretly let out a sigh of relief. "Brother Zhao, Factory Director has other things to attend to. I'll send someone to train you tomorrow. For now, just stay here and get settled. Li Ren, go arrange accommodations for this young brother!"

  "Yes, sir!" Li Ren, who was standing by, heard Wang De arrange a place for Zhao Xuan to stay and quickly took Zhao Xuan to the residence.

  "Zhao brothers, I think Lord Wang seems to be taking care of you quite a bit!" Li Ren said with a hint of jealousy.

  "Yes, Wang is very good to me. Maybe he has discovered some of my strengths!" Zhao Xuan noticed the jealousy in Li Ren's words, so he casually made up a reason and said it was okay.

  "Zhao, you don't know that Director Wang is usually very strict with us and doesn't allow any mistakes. I'm surprised to see him being so nice to someone else for the first time. Brother, if you become successful in the future, don't forget about me!" Having been in the Western Depot for so many years, Li Ren had seen all sorts of people and heard all kinds of things, but he didn't believe Zhao Xuan's nonsense. However, Li Ren could tell that since Director Wang was being so nice to Zhao Xuan, even if this kid was just a carp in a pond now, he would definitely leap over the dragon gate in the future. So, it was best to fawn on Zhao Xuan for now.

  "Haha, really? I don't have that much ability, in the future I'll still need to rely on Big Brother Li!" Even though Zhao Xuan was a bit proud of being praised by Li Ren, he still remained somewhat calm. In this place, it wasn't like his hometown Zhaojia Village, going out alone, without friends, could only rely on himself.

  "Alright, Zhao brother, this is your room now. Get a good rest, you'll be starting training tomorrow. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you!" Li Ren said with his hands clasped together in respect towards Zhao Xuan.

  "Alright, alright! Take care, Brother Li!"

  "Hmm, this is indeed a luxurious place to serve the emperor. A casual guest room is already so grand, it seems I've come to the right place. Let me get some good sleep first!" With that, Zhao Xuan lay down and fell asleep.

  "It seems that this young man is not a spy, although he always tries to please others, but with such courage and composure, he can't be shallow. How many people in the world are like him? Haha! Things are getting more interesting!" The one who spoke was none other than Zhu Shou, also known as Zhu Gonggong, who had spoken with Wang De last night.

  "How is the matter I asked you to investigate?" At this moment, in the grand hall of Xichang, the factory owner calmly asked the person kneeling on one knee in front of him.

  "I report to the factory lord, among the fifty-eight people brought by Wang De, twenty-five of whom are under ten years old, four were found suitable for martial training. Among the twenty-three over ten years old, two are quite eloquent, and one is exceptional in both courage and wisdom. As for the rest, they are all useless. Why not just kill them off and be done with it? Later, we can give their families some compensation, saying they died during training. I'm sure their families won't dare say anything!" Zhu Shou said slowly and deliberately.

  "Absurd!" The factory owner seemed somewhat angry. Zhu Shou saw that the factory owner was angry and quickly knelt down to kowtow and beg for forgiveness.

  "Alright, every day is like this. Have I been raising some useless trash in the Western Factory? Think about it, if you casually kill 51 people, don't you want others to catch my handle?"

  "I was wrong! I was wrong!" Zhu Shou knelt on the ground, constantly begging for mercy.

  "All right, I'll arrange for those people to inform Wang De, you can withdraw and rest now!"

  "Understood!" Zhu Shou replied, and then withdrew.

  When Zhu Shou walked far away, Chang Gong stared at the candle flame on the pillar, slightly distracted. "I will never let the West Factory be destroyed in my hands!"