Jinyiwei Yamen is located on Zhuque Avenue, 800 meters away from Fengtian Temple. Although the entire Zijin Mountain has been occupied by the Grand Palace, the size and layout of the three main halls, Fengtian Hall, Zhongji Hall, and Jinshen Hall, remain unchanged. The extra parts are "extra", including the Ziwei Hall on the top of the mountain. Those extra parts were mainly used for offices and to accommodate the vassal residences in Beijing. The six headquarters offices are still in the area around the three main halls, and the Jinyiwei office is also here.
Outside the Meridian Gate and inside the Zhuque Gate. The Jinyiwei Yamen and the General Administration Yamen are side by side. However, Shangluo and his party did not enter directly from the front, because they could not walk casually on Suzaku Road.
"You ask why you can't drive Chuiwan carts on Zhuque Road?" Lu Huaiyang thought for a while, "There seems to be no clear regulations. But there are all the ministers walking there, and you drive the car and clatter all the way. The impact is not very good. This car is already very pleasant, and it becomes even more pleasant when driven out. So it is just for commuting... Wenyuan, bring me the key."
Wen Yuan, who was driving the car, fumbled in his pocket for a while and handed the key to the back seat.
"The keys for all Chuiwan carts are the same, so just drive if necessary. This place is really big, and walking would be too much of a hassle. Just don't drive into Xiaoling. Remember not to park randomly after use." Otherwise, it’s easy to lose the car. Inexplicably, one or two of these cars always get lost every year, and no one drives it home, but they just can’t find it. And every time, it’s lost in the hands of someone... Hey! You What are you thinking about! We’re here!”
"Ah! Sorry, sorry. This is the back door. The back doors all look the same. I forgot."
He stepped on the brakes, flipped the reverse switch, and slowly backed into the back door of the Yamenmen.
The back door is locked. When Lu Huaiyang went up to open the door, Shangluo asked the guy next to him from behind: "You don't seem to be familiar with this place?"
"Because we usually don't come to the Jinyiwei headquarters office. The North and South Town Fusi have their own offices. This headquarters office is only used for reception and archiving. In addition, if you need to see Jinyiwei for anything, there must be a place where you can find someone. You If it's okay, you won't need it in the future. But the warehouse is here, and if I guess correctly, Master should show you the warehouse."
"By the way, do you want to say hello or something after I meet you? For example, post in Fetion's discussion group? You just joined the group and you want to say hello, right?"
"No, no, don't chat in the group. Our acquired spiritual treasure is different from your innate spiritual treasure. When using it, you need to concentrate on your consciousness, which is very energy-consuming. If everyone says hello in the discussion group, then it is important It is easy for things to be brushed up and it will take a long time to find them. For the sake of everyone's hair, we only talk about necessary things in the discussion group. We all say social rhetoric when we meet and don't mention it in the discussion group. "
"Ah! How beautiful, wonderful! What a wonderful invention."
Wonderful, wonderful. Sometimes too much convenience can make people feel uneasy, but now this just-right distance is very comfortable. You can contact me, but it’s not that easy to contact.
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"By the way, why did Lu Qianhu take so long to find the key?"
"Who knows, sometimes he just can't find it, and then blames me. He doesn't come to this place often, so he probably doesn't keep the key somewhere convenient... Oh, I finally found it."
Opening the door with the key, there was already someone behind the door.
The person behind the door was wearing a black robe, a mask and a big hat with the number six written on it.
"Why don't you open the door? You obviously heard me looking for the key."
"How do I know who it is? What if it's Jack the Ripper?" He glanced behind him, "Is this the new guy? Good morning."
He raised his hand to say hello, and Shangluo returned his greeting.
Lu Huaiyang pointed to the person inside the door: "Let me introduce you. Lao Liu, one of the thirteen Taibao of Fusi in Beizhen, specializes in looking after the warehouse. We usually call him Lao Liu who looks after the warehouse. Lao Liu, get your things ready. Are you done yet?"
"Here it is. If you don't take it out of the warehouse, you don't need to fill out the form. I'll just watch you use it. Follow me this way."
The warehouse is not far from the door. There were no Jin Yiwei standing along the road - after all, Qi practitioners were not allowed to stand guard everywhere. The Jin Yiwei are very busy. In addition to standing guard for Daozu and the Emperor himself, they all have their own tasks to do. For example, Lao Liu is looking at the warehouse here.
"This is the armor warehouse, used to store armor." Standing outside the warehouse, he introduced Shangluo, "You can touch the things inside, it's not a big problem. Just don't push them over, those things are very heavy... Oh, by the way, Is it time to practice Qi?"
"without."
"Then you have to be more careful. Those armors weigh more than a hundred kilograms, or even nearly two hundred kilograms. It will be very serious if they hit you. So when you touch it, just touch it gently and feel the thickness and strength. Do you understand?"
After receiving a nod from Shangluo, he opened the door.
The door was dark, but there was no musty smell, but the scent of sandalwood. Sunlight shone in from the high window lattice, illuminating the armor displayed in the warehouse.
Like the terracotta warriors and horses, human-shaped armors are arrayed in rows inside the house. Without the need for ordinary supports, these armors can stand on their own and seem to have their own set of support structures. In addition to the lighter models I saw in Las Vegas that day, there are also basin collar armors similar to those equipped by the Forbidden Army. The heavy basin collar armors are two or three times larger than a human body, and the palms are as powerful as tiger palms. Only half of the face is exposed, and half of it is blocked by the basin collar. If you lower your head behind the basin collar, you can't see anything.
Lao Liu, who was looking at the warehouse, handed the key to Lu Huaiyang and went out. He would wait in the concierge for the key to be returned.
"Then, here are some little secrets of Jin Yiwei. In fact, it is not a secret, it is just a principle. Shangluo, I know your insight is quite sharp. Have you discovered anything?"
"These armors seem to be different from armors in the traditional sense? Because traditional armors are mounted on people's bodies. But for these armors, it's the other way around. These armors can support themselves, but people inside are ' Mounted 'in."
"Well, very correct. Then this secret is extended from this: Wen Yuan may have told you that our sect needs to 'open the meridians' during the Qi training period, and 'forge the bones' during the foundation building period. . It is easy to open the meridians, but it is so difficult to 'forge the bones'. How can human bones be replaced at will? So, there are these."
"These are...exoskeletons???"
"A very precise definition. The opportunity to forge bones is rare. If we can't forge our own bones, we will use exoskeletons to enhance combat power. Because the body of a Qi practitioner is already strong enough, but it is limited by the strength of the bones. Fragile and unable to carry out large movements. Using exoskeletons can circumvent the fragility of one's own bones and use strong tendons and muscles to drive these heavy armors - in theory, fighter jets are also exoskeletons in a broad sense, or 'instruments'. Qi training A warrior may only have the strength of the Qi training stage when he is empty-handed, but as long as he can skillfully manipulate the 'weapons', his combat power can reach the level of the 'quasi-foundation stage', comparable to a real heavenly being. A Qi practitioner can fly a fighter plane It can suppress the airspace of a medium-sized country, even if it is a heavenly being, it can only do so. Even if a whole country of mortals rush forward one after another, the heavenly being cannot waver.
"So even if we are stuck in the realm of Qi training, we will not stop at the strength of Qi training. This is human beings, the primates of all things, and humans can use tools."
