After the blueprints were drawn up, Monkey King ordered the construction of the capital.
He used the Mountain God Tablet to move mountains and fill seas, creating a flat circular Land God on the coast of Mount Huaguo as the foundation of the capital.
When Venus Taibai first descended, he thought that Mount Huaguo was going to build a sixth island.
"So it's the capital. No wonder it's bigger than the other islands."
After hearing Monkey King's explanation, Venus Taibai hurriedly congratulated him.
Monkey King didn't know why Venus Taibai descended, but seeing how excited he was about the capital, Monkey King still acted as his guide.
He introduced the plan of the capital in detail, and Venus Taibai was full of praise.
"I remember that you're building a floating city."
However, there was one thing that Venus Taibai was very puzzled about. "Why are you building it on the coast?"
"We have to build it first before it can float."
Monkey King replied, "We chose the coast to facilitate the transportation of construction materials."
Venus Taibai nodded and then asked, "After the floating city is built, will it also land on the sea for transportation?"
Monkey King shook his head and brought Venus Taibai to the construction site.
"We're building a port now."
The first place to be built in the capital was the port. It was busy every day, and the prototype could already be seen.
"This is not only a port, but also a floating port."
Monkey King said to Venus Taibai, "After the capital floats, we will create some floating ships to transport materials and develop trade with the outside world."
"Floating ships?"
Venus Taibai was surprised, but on second thought, Mount Huaguo could even build a floating city, so there was nothing strange about floating ships.
"Monkey King has really opened my eyes."
Venus Taibai sighed. Mount Huaguo changed too quickly. It had only been a few days in the sky, and the monsters had already started building the capital.
At this rate, the capital might already be built by the next time he descended.
Monkey King himself also changed very quickly.
"He really became an immortal through virtue."
Venus Taibai glanced at the Monkey King and saw the golden gleam in his eyes.
There was no need to ask about merit anymore.
"Monkey King …"
After seeing King City, Venus Taibai decided to reveal the purpose of this trip.
However, at this time, a Demon King descended from the sky.
"My King." He reported a piece of good news to the Monkey King.
Venus Taibai was also interested in this news. She came to Yongchun Island with the Monkey King.
On Eternal Spring Island, the demons created white granules that could be used as fertilizer.
These granules were dissolved in water in a certain proportion and watered on crops. They could play a far better role than ordinary soil fertilizers.
Of course, the particles produced by the monsters were still far from the fertilizers recorded in the Heavenly Book.
However, the Monkey King was satisfied — at least the monsters had opened up a new path.
At first, he really wanted to bring the fertilizers recorded in the Heavenly Book. Unfortunately, after trying for a long time, he realized that without a huge industrial system, it was simply wishful thinking.
"What did you use to replace the Sweet Dew?"
The Monkey King asked the monsters.
After the Golden Cicada came, he learned how to create the Sweet Dew Water.
The reason why the Sweet Dew Water was called Sweet Dew was because it was really Sweet Dew — it was made from the spiritual dew produced by plants like Lingzhi and Immortal Grass after absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. After a long period of collecting and refining with Daoist techniques, only a small bottle could be made.
The Monkey King and Zhen Yuan Daisen greatly reduced the quality requirement of the Sweet Dew. It could be collected from most plants.
Then, they completed the simplification of Taoist techniques so that the demons could also master this technique.
The monsters could already create the Sweet Dew Water a year ago. Its effect was worlds apart from the real Sweet Dew Water. However, it was enough to be used as fertilizer — the problem was that this Sweet Dew could only be used on a small scale.
The Monkey King was curious as to what the monsters used to replace the Sweet Dew Water as the main ingredient.
"The main ingredient is the one that the Great King recommended"
The monsters happily answered.
"So it's a platter …"
The Monkey King didn't finish his sentence because Venus Taibai was curiously studying the granules.
He couldn't possibly say that these granules were actually filtered feces, right?
After all, the monsters' technology was limited. It wasn't easy for them to extract and compress the effects of feces as fertilizer.
After studying the granules, Venus Taibai put them down, sniffed them and frowned.
The granules didn't have a strange smell, but for some reason, he felt that something wasn't right.
"Monkey King, please forgive me for being direct."
Venus Taibai put his hands behind his back and said: "I only need to use a Daoist technique to make the plants of Mount Flower-Fruit Mountain flourish, what's the point of doing this?"
No wonder the heavenly beings in the sky didn't care about the Monkey King at all.
When Venus Taibai saw the granules, he was a bit disappointed — — he didn't understand why Mount Flower-Fruit Mountain would spend so much effort to study something that could be easily done by heavenly beings.
The creations were fine, but there was no need to study these granules at all.
"An immortal's Daoist technique is only temporary, temporary, and charity"
The Monkey King answered: "I want a simpler solution"
Venus Taibai shook his head: "That's too difficult"
"We have to try, don't we?"
The Monkey King smiled. If we don't try, we won't know the result.
He didn't care about the present, instead, he wanted to look far into the future. The monsters' granules were indeed insignificant, and the technology required wasn't that high.
But as long as they had the technology and direction, the monsters could study it for hundreds or even thousands of years. The Monkey King didn't believe that they wouldn't be able to find something good.
"You immortals don't want to solve the problem"
The Monkey King said nonchalantly: "It would be much simpler if you did it"
Venus Taibai's heart skipped a beat. He raised his head to look at the Monkey King, then smiled bitterly.
"Who can have your wisdom, Monkey King?"
The Monkey King's idea might seem simple, but it was the wisdom of the Heavenly Book.
Without a deep understanding of history, how could one see things clearly?
Venus Taibai couldn't see through the Monkey King, but he knew that the Monkey King's idea was different from theirs.
"Monkey King, I want to recruit you to be an official in heaven."
Venus Taibai stated the purpose of this trip.
The Monkey King was stunned, then his mind raced.
What did Venus Taibai mean?
Could it be that the Jade Emperor had agreed to recruit him to heaven?
No, that can't be it …
If the Jade Emperor had sent Venus Taibai down to the mortal realm, he wouldn't have dared to be negligent and would have said it the moment they met.
Visiting King City, coming to Yongchun Island to look at fertilizers — Venus Taibai must have come down to the mortal realm to persuade him.
The Monkey King's heart calmed down.
"I have no intention of going to heaven for now."
He thanked Venus Taibai for his kindness.
Venus Taibai didn't expect him to reject, but on second thought, it wasn't a complete rejection.