The Han Prosperity Chronicle of the Pioneer Who Opened the Silk Road

[A heroine who grows over time + farming + infrastructure building] The pacing is moderate. Please feel free to point out anything that seems off...

From the start, she's in the north of the desert, surrounded by the Xiongnu? How is Zhuge Ruan supposed to survive?

Luckily, the person trying to run away up ahead is Zhang Qian!

“Envoy, wait! Take me with you! I can help you get back to Chang'an sooner!”

After ten years on a diplomatic mission, Zhuge Ruan finally returns to Han with Zhang Qian, ahead of schedule.

Then Zhuge Ruan spots a little dark-skinned boy. Apparently, that's Huo Qubing...

He wears a cold, aloof expression. Hah, what a tsundere.

After Zhang Qian and Zhuge Ruan leave, Huo Qubing asks the eunuch beside him and learns that Zhuge Ruan has returned from the Western Regions. He is speechless for a moment, thinking, She's certainly lucky.

If Zhuge Ruan knew what he was thinking, she'd surely say, “Wait, what are you jealous of?”

All right, all right. There's not even a watermelon to eat in this era, and Zhuge Ruan is craving one, so she secretly starts planning to build a ship...

She tries to persuade Liu Che: “Your Majesty! There's more than just the Western Regions out there. There's also Western Europe! And watermelons! Let's take to the sea!”

Liu Che: “What are those?”

Zhuge Ruan: “Um, then why don't we also make a little detour to see what's buried in the soil on the neighboring continent?”

I've already stockpiled 600,000 words, so read with confidence~