Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife

Hearing the cries of the child in the room, Chu Yuqin was startled for a moment. She had inquired Mu Zixuan and both the Great Yu and Dazhou Xiaozhou about the childbirth process yesterday. They told her that with Lu Chen around, one wouldn't feel anything, and the child would simply crawl out of the belly.

Initially, Chu Yuqin had some doubts, feeling that there would at least be some difficulties, but it turned out that what Mu Zixuan and others had said was actually true.

Indeed, without feeling a thing, her belly contracted, and the child came out.

At that moment, Chu Yuqin felt a continuous warm current flowing into her body. As Lu Chen's spiritual power entered her body, the stretch marks from her pregnancy gradually faded away, and other areas of her body started to heal. Soon, her body returned to its pre-pregnancy state.

Then, the midwife brought the child over to Lu Chen, "Congratulations, Prince, it's a son."

Lu Chen smiled faintly, took the child, placed him on the bed, and infused him with some spiritual power to give him stronger resistance.

Chu Yuqin, now restored to strength, slowly sat up from her lying position and turned to look at the child on the bed, with a kind smile on her face.

Chu Yuqin's gentle hands caressed Lu Chengwang's cheeks as she said with a smile, "Wang'er, your dad is such a bad guy; make sure you don't grow up to be like him."

Hearing this, Lu Chen laughed and said, "Yuqin, what are you talking about? How am I a bad guy? Besides, Wang'er is still a child; he can't understand what you're saying."

Chu Yuqin then looked at Lu Chen and said, "Chen'er, I know you have been busy these past few days. Now that there's nothing urgent, you should go take care of your matters."

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "Now that we have a child, do you still call me Chen'er?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin's cheeks reddened with embarrassment. It had been so long, yet she had not gotten used to calling him otherwise; it had become a habit.

Then in a quiet voice, Chu Yuqin said, "Darling, go ahead with your work. I have fully recovered."

Seeing the blushing beauty before him, Lu Chen leaned down and whispered in Chu Yuqin's ear, "My lady, rest well. In a few days when I am less busy, I will spend every night in your room, keeping you and the child company."

At those words, Chu Yuqin's complexion turned slightly hot, immediately grasping the implication behind Lu Chen's words.

Lu Chen did not continue to tease Chu Yuqin any further. After saying that, he stood up and left the birthing room, heading for his study.

He wanted to see what the system had rewarded him with this time.

Upon entering the study, Lu Chen sat down in his chair, opened the system interface, and checked the system prompt.

[Congratulations to the host for having a son, rewarded with an army of two hundred thousand, with an additional bonus of two Grandmaster Military Generals and one million population.]

[Population Identity Implantation: Great Yin Remnants, currently located in the polar regions.]

[The host can issue one command to them. Do you wish to convey any instructions to them?]

Lu Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Direct them to the North Country and report back on the situation in the polar regions."

[The polar region's inhabitants have accepted your command. They will arrive in Yan County in three months.]

Hearing the system prompt, Lu Chen was taken aback. Three months?

That long?

How far north were the polar regions?

From Great Yu City to Yan County was roughly a month's journey. Yet it would take three months to get from the polar regions to Yan County, adding an entire two months of travel time.

Yan County was already so cold; he wondered just how cold the polar regions must be and whether the common people living there could even survive.

As Lu Chen pondered, the maid's voice rang outside the study, "Prince, Commander Wu requests an audience!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen came back to his senses, "Come in."

The next moment, Wu Yuan pushed the door and entered the study. It had been several months since Lu Chen had assigned Wu Yuan to oversee the construction of the railway, and he asked, "Is the railway nearing completion?"

The railway from Great Yu City to Yan County had been started from both ends simultaneously, so Lu Chen was not particularly familiar with the construction progress; he only knew that the railway was being built remarkably quickly.

Wu Yuan replied, "The tracks have been connected. Testing can begin in a few days."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled faintly and said, "You've done well; you've worked hard during this period."

Wu Yuan said, "This is Master Xuanyuan's achievement. I haven't done much."

At that moment, Lu Chen thought of something and continued, "After you go back, tell Lord Xuanyuan to continue surveying the terrain north of Great Yu City. I plan to build another railway to the polar regions soon."

Wu Yuan was stunned upon hearing this.

The polar regions?

Why would there be a need to build a railroad to the polar regions?

The polar regions are so cold, and nobody lives there.

While Wu Yuan was thinking this, Lu Chen spoke up, "There are my people in the polar regions. I need to strengthen the connection with them."

Once Lu Chen said this, Wu Yuan immediately understood. No wonder the Prince wanted to expand further north—it turns out there was still the power of the North Prince in the north.

Wu Yuan then said, "I understand. I will speak to Master Xuanyuan shortly."

As Wu Yuan finished speaking, the maid's voice came from the doorway again, "Prince, Commander Qin requests an audience."

Lu Chen said indifferently, "Let him in."

Following that, Qin Yushan entered the study. After seeing Qin Yushan, Wu Yuan said, "Prince, if there's nothing else, I will take my leave."

Wu Yuan had only come to inform Lu Chen that the railway connection was complete; he didn't have other matters to discuss.

Lu Chen said, "Hmm, all right."

Wu Yuan then turned and left.

After Wu Yuan had left, Qin Yushan spoke up, "I pay my respects to the Prince!"

"Prince, good news. The Dongfang Family's merchant ships have been converted, and they successfully performed a trial sail last night."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was momentarily startled. They were already finished?

So soon?

Lu Chen then asked, "Has the steam engine played its part?"

Qin Yushan replied, "It has played its part. The modified warships no longer require manpower or wind; burning coal to produce steam alone can propel the large ships."

"However, the steamships converted from wooden ships can't operate for too long. The Dongfang Family has still left the sails on the ships untouched."

Hearing this, Lu Chen pondered for a moment. After all, a wooden ship is just that—a wooden ship. Even if the boiler's heat insulation is done well, it might still affect the wooden hull.

Of course, this is the first time the Donghang Family has transformed wooden ships into steamships. It's good enough that they are operational.

Perhaps, as they gain more experience in conversions, the heat insulation will be improved, and the steam engine's impact on the wooden hull will be lessened.

Regardless, as long as they work, that's all that matters.

Lu Chen then said, "Immediately tell Wei Siyuan to move the great army of Anping City to the east, to train with the Dongfang Family's modified warships."

Since the warships had been built, Wei Siyuan's navy soldiers no longer had any reason to remain ashore.

They would train with the converted wooden steamships for now, and once steel steamships were available, the North Country's navy could adapt to them immediately.