The atmosphere in the venue became a little awkward for a while, but fortunately Li Zongsheng stood up and had a drink with him, while Lin Yan continued to drink tea instead of wine, and Xue Nichang didn't even take a sip this time.
She herself didn't like to communicate with outsiders. It was actually because she had known Li Zongsheng for many years that she came to the appointment. As for others, she didn't give much face.
Lin Yan still took advantage of his younger age. After all, in her eyes, Lin Yan was like her younger brother, and he was cute, so it was easy for her to feel close to him.
But Xu Dahai! Let’s not mention his body shape, let’s just talk about this bright and trendy outfit. Xue Nichang feels that even looking at him is an extra bit of torture!
In fact, this time she came to celebrate Li Zongsheng. Normally, she would have stayed as far away as possible.
After all, Xue Nichang didn't want to be with this kind of "fashionista" who was the first in the fashion circle.
Xu Dahai still didn't know himself. He looked at the three of them and said: "Chang'an is really small. I didn't expect to meet you here. By the way, do you have anything to say about today's meal? I won't disturb you, right? Haha... …”
Xue Nishang glanced at him sideways, which meant: You are just disturbing us!
Lin Yan on the side also replied smoothly: "We are here to celebrate..."
"Let's have a dinner, have a dinner!" Before Lin Yan finished speaking, Li Zongsheng hurriedly said: "Nothing special, just a simple meal."
Lin Yan was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason.
Although Li Zongsheng has achieved good results this time, it is okay to talk about it in front of his friends. But with the sudden arrival of Xu Dahai, it would be inappropriate to talk about this. Moreover, although this man's methods were not very impressive, his results were better than Li Zongsheng's. It would always be a bit embarrassing to mention this in front of him.
"Oh~ Haha, then I'm shamelessly interrupting, please don't mind!" Xu Dahai said with a smile.
"Hey~ Brother Xu, what did you say? It's too late for me to be happy that you can come. Why would you bother me?" Li Zongsheng raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Brother Xu, come on, do it!"
"Do it, do it!" Xu Dahai also picked up the wine glass and started drinking with Li Zongsheng.
At first, the two of them were just having fun, but as they exchanged glasses and exchanged glasses, they seemed to have met their soul mates and opened their hearts. The more they chatted, the happier they became, leaving Lin Yan and Xue Nichang on the side stunned.
My heart said: Is this okay?
As the saying goes, "a thousand cups of wine is too little to meet a true friend", but in the case of these two people, it was obvious that a thousand cups were not needed. After just one pot of wine, they were already extremely drunk. Say something.
Li Zongsheng blushed and said to Xu Dahai with his tongue hanging out: "Brother Xu, I'm so happy that you can come. Please wait for a while and I'll go check out."
Xu Dahai was already shaky and unsteady. When he heard this, he immediately became anxious and shouted: "How can this be done? Since I am here, brother, there is no reason for you to spend money. This meal must be I come!"
"let me!"
"No, I'll do it!"
…
The two of them were so drunk that they were still arguing. Lin Yan and Xue Nichang were stunned for a while, and they thought to themselves: They are indeed "people of the same mind"!
But in the end, Li Zongsheng couldn't compete with Xu Dahai. After all, that guy's physique was there, and even another Li Zongsheng couldn't compete with him!
The shopkeeper of Yingchun House also felt very sorry for what happened before and waived half of their food money. Xu Dahai was not happy about this, and shouted: "Master, I haven't saved any money since I went out. Who are you looking down on? Ah!"
The shopkeeper was also a little speechless, but he also knew the identity and style of this guy, so he pretended not to hear it and stopped arguing with him.
After that, the shopkeeper sent several waiters from the restaurant to take Xu Dahai home. I originally planned to help him back, but looking at his size and the fact that he was drunk, it would be even heavier. How could these guys help him?
In the end, a clever waiter came up with a way and put Xu Dahai directly on the table, and then the waiters carried the table and the people back to Lord Shangshu's house.
As for why you don’t just hire a sedan chair, that’s of course because it costs money!
Yingchun Building is also open for business, so there is no reason why it is not making money but giving money back.
Mr. Xu, the Minister of Rites, saw that this boy was so drunk that he had to be carried back while swaggering through the market. He was so angry that he didn't care about being polite at this time. When he woke up, he picked up a stick and said, Beat him up.
Being drunk is one thing, but what's more important is that this bastard is dressed like this again today. If the two are combined, he will be embarrassed today.
Master Shangshu thought that he was also a well-behaved, upright person, and his wife was also pretty. I really don't know who this bastard followed. It didn't matter if he was fat, but he still had to dress in such fancy clothes.
If you want to say that he is obedient, he will change his clothes if you ask him to, but every time he changes, it gets worse and worse. Only the "avant-garde" style has not changed. Isn't it the same whether he changes or not?
Thinking of this, Master Shangshu couldn't help but tighten his hand on the stick, and then, Xu Dahai's scream was even louder, like killing a pig.
As for Li Zongsheng, Lin Yan and Xue Nichang supported him on one side and finally sent him back to the house, and then they left.
On the other hand, Mr. Li was much more open-minded and ignored him at all, adopting a laissez-faire attitude.
After Lin Yan returned to the inn, he rested briefly and then went out again. He had just arrived in Chang'an not long ago and was not very familiar with the terrain. He asked around several times along the way before buying some wood, iron needles, and some saltpeter. , sulfur and so on.
It should be said that saltpeter is also a controlled product of the imperial court, but after all, private people also need to use it to make fireworks and firecrackers, so as long as the amount purchased is not large, it will generally not attract the attention of the government.
The reason why he purchased these things was that on the one hand he wanted to use these few days to test the extent of his machine skills; on the other hand, it was extremely dangerous for him to sneak into the academy alone, so he had to prepare some means of self-defense to feel at ease.
What he wants to make this time is one of the most basic objects in "Thousands of Changes of Mechanisms", called "A Thousand Purples and Reds".
Although the name sounds nice, your enemies won't think so.
The style of this "Colorful Purple Red" is similar to a single-shot crossbow, but it is much smaller in size. Although the Tang Dynasty favored martial arts and the control of civilian weapons was not very strict, powerful crossbows must be excluded.
Once someone is found to be secretly manufacturing and carrying crossbows, he will be considered to be suspected of treason, and he will be greeted with extremely severe punishments.
This "Colorful Purple Red" is filled with thousands of iron needles, and the bottom is propelled by gunpowder. Once activated, these iron needles will pop out at extremely high speeds and shoot at your enemies.
Unless the opponent is a heavily armored knight, otherwise, even a strong person in the Tongmai realm will accidentally fall into the trap.
The skin of the person who was shot will first turn purple, and then red blood will ooze out, which is called "a thousand purples and reds".
This is just a normal operation, and if poison is coated on these iron needles, then...
Lin Yan stopped imagining and started preparations.
The first thing to do is to make the main body of "A Thousand Purple Reds" to accommodate a large number of iron needles. It is too difficult to make it with metal materials, and Lin Yan does not have the corresponding tools.
So he can only use wood to make it, but this also has advantages. First, the wood is cheap and easy to obtain, and second, it is easier to carry.
But it also has a fatal flaw, that is, it is extremely easy to wear and tear and cannot be used for more than a few times, but that is all it can do for the time being.
As for its appearance, Lin Yan thought about it and decided not to make it according to its original appearance. This was also to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After much thought, Lin Yan finally decided to make it look like a sleeve arrow, which is convenient and concealed, and can have unexpected effects in battle.
Now that the shape has been decided, how to fit these more than a thousand iron needles inside is a big problem.
After all, Xiujian is destined not to be too large, so how to arrange so many iron needles is a problem.
Fortunately, it is said that the founder of the Moh family was a carpenter at the beginning. Since this "Thousand Changes of Mechanisms" was left behind by him, it naturally also mentioned some techniques for making wooden utensils.
Lin Yan also has considerable talent in this area. After studying for a long time, he finally created a prototype.
Its appearance is similar to that of an ordinary sleeve arrow, except that it is slightly longer in length. It is divided into three inner layers and three outer layers, and iron needles can be filled inside.
There is a safety buckle on the side of "Colorful Colors". Once opened, with a slight vibration of the arm, the iron needles inside will be fired out.
The outer iron needles are ejected by the machine spring, while the inner iron needles are pushed by gunpowder. This can not only maximize the use of space, but also make the strength of the two waves of iron needles different, thus achieving an unexpected effect.
And because the iron needles in the inner layer are propelled by gunpowder, the speed is not much slower. More than a thousand needles are fired out in volley, which is very shocking to the enemy.
Gunpowder was not easy to obtain through regular channels in the market, so Lin Yan had no choice but to buy the raw materials and make it himself. He mixed saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal in a certain proportion, and after many failures, he finally came up with it. A little bit of gunpowder.
Fortunately, the amount required for his "A Thousand Purple Reds" is not very large, and it is enough for now.
After a lot of effort, the boss finally made this thing. Lin Yan couldn't wait to try it. He put "A Thousand Purple Reds" on his arm and aimed at the wall in front of him.
As the safety buckle opened, Lin Yan gently shook his arm, and saw countless cold lights flying out, and then shot straight into the wall. Even the roots of the iron needles were completely submerged, leaving only Tiny pinpricks were made.
It happened that the clerk was passing by and heard a strange noise in the room, and then he knocked on the door: "Sir, sir, what happened?"
Lin Yan secretly said "No", looked around, quickly moved the wooden shelf on the side to block the wall, and then opened the door.
The clerk took a vague glance into the room, and then asked: "Sir, are you okay?"
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Me? Nothing happened."
The waiter asked doubtfully: "Then what was the sound just now?"
Lin Yan thought for a while and said, "Oh! I accidentally fell down just now."
Although the waiter didn't believe it, he didn't find anything for a while. He told Lin Yan to "pay attention to safety" and turned around to leave.
As soon as the guy left, Lin Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought: I can't just experiment in the house anymore!
