163: Chapter 163 Shopping

When it came to construction, Zhou Qing was quite familiar with the reputation of the Junhao Group.

After all, she wasn't just a simple architectural designer; she had also dabbled in engineering over the years.

But she hadn't expected the Junhao Group to mobilize so many construction teams to work simultaneously.

This pointed to one conclusion: the project timeline was quite tight, and the client was very powerful—so powerful that even the Junhao Group had to pull out all the stops to complete it.

Was Qi Yingxue's senior brother really that impressive?

Zhou Qing muttered to herself for a moment before hurriedly beginning to study the terrain of the mountain.

Both the architecture and the placement of the buildings needed to be adjusted according to the terrain.

No one disturbed Zhou Qing, watching as she wrote and sketched in her notebook; she didn't stop until over an hour later.

"Qingqing, are you done?"

Qi Yingxue glanced at the notebook in her hands, though she couldn't understand much of what was written there.

"It's done. Now, I just need to record the actual on-site data to finalize the blueprints."

"If the measurements can be completed before dark, I'll work some overtime, and I should be able to produce the new blueprints by tomorrow morning."

Xu Lin nodded and said, "Let's get the blueprints for all the buildings and foundations done first; there's no rush. We still need to discuss the specific details of the architecture, so we can refine the details for each building the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Qing nodded, "Okay."

One had to listen to the opinions of the financier.

The helicopter landed, and everyone disembarked, collectively looking toward Xu Lin.

The atmosphere was a bit silent, so Liu Kai hurriedly stepped forward.

"I'll go have them start measuring the actual data."

After saying this, he hurried off to find people to get it done.

This wasn't originally his job, but he had noticed earlier that every time the length of the construction time was mentioned, Xu Lin would frown.

The faction this big shot belonged to must be in a great hurry.

Thinking this, Liu Kai immediately arranged for the measurement work to begin himself.

"Boss, do those blueprints still need to be changed?"

Zhou Qing looked at Xu Lin.

"Yes, take a look at these."

Xu Lin nodded, and somehow, some sheets of paper had appeared in his hand.

Zhou Qing took them with a puzzled expression, but after carefully reading through them, her face filled with surprise.

"What a novel design! These buildings don't feel out of place at all within the theme of a cultivation sect; in fact, they even add an ancient charm."

"Boss, whose design is this?"

Everyone heard Zhou Qing's shocked exclamation, and they looked curiously at the design drafts in her hands.

But these weren't actual blueprints; they were complete renderings.

"I drew these based on my own ideas. You'll still need to produce the actual blueprints."

Xu Lin said.

These were indeed drawn by him. After his own cultivation level had increased, both his self-control and his spiritual power far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

Coupled with the memories of the Beast Taming Sect leader, he had seen quite a few architectural layouts of real cultivation sects.

These drawings were created by combining those structures with the local ancient architecture of Blue Star.

However, he hadn't deeply studied architectural blueprints, so he could only draw the renderings and leave the rest for Zhou Qing to perfect.

"You can offer suggestions too, but the timeframe cannot exceed three days, because construction might already begin within three days."

After Xu Lin finished speaking, Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, I'll go work on the blueprints right away. These buildings are quite similar to the sketches you gave me before, so it won't be hard to modify them into new blueprints."

"But are these designs really drawn by you personally, Boss?"

Xu Lin glanced at her, "What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"

Zhou Qing hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, it's just that the draftsmanship of the renderings isn't at an ordinary level. Perhaps only the top art students in typical schools would have such a level."

"Is that so?" Xu Lin was a bit surprised.

He had specifically studied drawing while learning to create talismans these past few days, and coupled with some temporary painting techniques he'd picked up, he managed to draw the renderings.

One benefit of having stronger spiritual power was that he learned things extremely quickly. Now, he could memorize texts under a hundred characters after reading them just once, almost without error.

"Senior brother, you can draw too?"

Qi Yingxue took the renderings and examined them carefully.

She had just thought they looked pretty earlier and hadn't thought about that aspect at all.

Looking at it now, it seemed Xu Lin's drawing skills were truly quite high.

"I just learned recently. You two can try learning as well; painting, music, and the like—perhaps your talent in these areas has increased quite a bit now."

Xu Lin said, looking at Qi Yingxue and Qin Wei.

"Really?"

Qi Yingxue was very excited.

She hadn't studied art; she studied finance. However, that wasn't her own choice, but rather what her family had chosen for her at the time.

Plus, she didn't really want to study anything in particular back then, which was why she had made such a hasty decision.

In reality, her personality was lively, and she greatly admired people who had special talents.

She knew a little something herself, but it was only a tiny bit, like the piano or something. The main issue was that she truly had no talent, so she only learned the basics.

Now, looking at Xu Lin's situation, this was far from just "the basics." As Zhou Qing said, his level belonged to the top tier.

"Senior brother, can I really learn it?"

Qi Yingxue was full of anticipation.

Xu Lin smiled, "Of course. As long as your IQ is normal, there won't be a problem."

"Then I'll definitely give it a try when I go back. But you know, now that you mention it, I have felt like my brain has been sharper lately, but I didn't think much of it."

Qi Yingxue shared her thoughts.

Beside her, Qin Wei was deep in thought, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Zhou Qing was a bit confused.

What on earth were they talking about?

However, Qi Yingxue didn't intend to tell Zhou Qing about this matter until the sect was built.

After all, only Xu Lin had the final say in the Beast Taming Sect; Qi Yingxue would only dare to disclose information to whom he wanted.

Otherwise, it was better for her to keep her mouth shut.

Not long after, Liu Kai brought people over and handed the newly measured terrain data to Zhou Qing.

"Senior brother, there's nothing else to do today, right?"

"No, do you have something to do?"

Xu Lin looked at Qi Yingxue.

"I don't have anything to do either. If you're free, why don't we go shopping together?"

"Shopping? Didn't we already go shopping before?"

"No one said you can only go shopping once." Qi Yingxue tugged on Xu Lin's arm.

"Alright, alright. Where do you want to go?"

Qi Yingxue thought for a moment and said, "Next week is the birthday of an elder. My dad wants to take me and my brother along. I want to find a decent gift, but I don't know what to get."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin understood.

"That's fine, let's go take a look."

Qi Yingxue beamed with joy, "Let's go to Zhaofeng Building; there are some art galleries and antiques over there."

"Okay, I don't know much about those things."

Xu Lin agreed.

"Sister Wei, are you coming too?"

Qi Yingxue looked at Qin Wei.

"I won't go. I have some things to discuss with Liu Kai and the others regarding the construction site."

Qin Wei said with a nod, her expression calm.

Seeing Qi Yingxue look at her, Zhou Qing hurriedly shook her head.

"I'm busy."

"Alright then, Senior brother, let's just go by ourselves."