Bailang's mind would never be rigid and only focus on the things in front of him or in his hands. Instead, he would habitually make his own predictions about the current situation, and then do all the related things as early as possible. This was a habit I had to have if I wanted to get ahead as a social worker. Now that he has been brought to another world, it still applies.
I used to be a social animal, but now I work in a knife studio.
Bailang sometimes feels that compared to these life and death calculations in the knife shop, life as a social animal is actually not bad. At least I don't have to worry about dying on a street corner one day.
In the past, when Tang Yanding was in front, Bai Lang thought the knife studio was relatively easy to get along with. There weren't many relationships that needed to be taken care of and taken care of, and it wasn't difficult to figure it out in his head. But now that he has taken the position of the sword, it coincides with the outbreak of military disaster in the south of the Hong Dynasty, and the people in the country are panicked and unpredictable. This multiplied Bailang's daily calculations several times.
Feeling tired is not something I say casually.
On the one hand, it is the great convenience of the industrial park. It is related to Bailang's current black market terminal business and the retreat route planned for Daomen Village in the Yuzhong Mountains. They are all closely related to the industrial park. At the same time, Bailang's ability to sit in the industrial park was controlled by the Lord's Palace of Yongchuan City. Moreover, Bailang also needs to take into account the current changes in power in Yongchuan City, and cannot offend the "newcomer" Liu Jianyu's subordinates before it is clear. Otherwise, God knows, will the mere "chamber pot" be directly smashed?
In this complicated relationship, Bailang has always been cautious, and he will also try some tricks to gain leverage.
For example, the industrial park itself was deliberately launched by Bailang, and it used the huge model advantages of the industrial park to help itself establish a reputation, and then used this reputation to continuously reap benefits. Even the position where he can sit behind him has a lot to do with the existence of the industrial park.
If an outsider were to take charge of the industrial park, Bailang knew that his position would be dealt a devastating blow. The black market and other businesses that rely on industrial parks will all go bankrupt. Moreover, once the industrial park becomes corrupt, Bailang feels that he will even be used as a punching bag by Feng Mingyuan, and the end will be equally worrying.
Therefore, there cannot be any big changes in the industrial park, at least on the surface. This is the basis of all calculations for Bailang.
Secondly, Bailang needs to be more cautious. If he doesn't want to be a chamber pot, he needs to borrow some help. While stabilizing the City Lord's Mansion, we also need new support, or a new source of leverage.
Nowadays, there is only one family in Yongchuan City that can challenge the city lord's mansion: Liu Jianyu's subordinates.
When leaving the city lord's mansion, Zhou Zhonghao handed Bai Lang another [Xiao Pei Yuan Dan]. It seems that Feng Mingyuan finally has the awareness of "clear rewards and punishments". He also drew a pie for Bai Lang, saying that if Bai Lang defended the industrial park for a month, he would give Bai Lang a pill, either [Strengthening Bone Pill] or [Xiao Pei Yuan Pill].
Pills are definitely a good thing that Bailang always accepts, but they are not the biggest gain from his visit to the City Lord's Mansion.
"Zudao, are you looking for me?"
After Bailang returned to Ma Sheng Alley, he immediately called Liu Xu over. Then all the attendants in the small courtyard were dismissed. This is something important to discuss.
"Master Liu, are all those large crossbows in use now?"
"It's used. But it's all used during training. After use, it's all taken back and stored in the darkroom of the warehouse. Apart from you and me, the only one in the knife studio who specifically participates in crossbow training is Yang Xiuhe. Those new people know.
According to Yang Xiu, the newcomers were all under strict control and were all alone. They could rest assured of their loyalty and were willing to wade into the muddy waters with the knife studio. "
"How effective is the training?"
"Not bad, they are all talented young people. It's not difficult to use a large crossbow, and we don't pursue maximum range damage. We just need to be able to shoot accurately at medium and short range. So currently, I heard from the instructor in charge of training that we already have almost all the troops. It’s 50% of the level of a mid-large crossbow veteran. If you continue to practice from now on, you’ll be able to master it in two months at most.”
"Where's the poison I asked you to find before? Can you find enough of it?"
"This knife, the kind of poison that can paralyze Qigong practitioners, is too expensive and too little. It is said that it was squeezed out of the dregs of alchemy. It is impossible to buy it through ordinary channels. The quantity received now is not enough. At three to five kilograms, if you want to use it tightly with dozens of large crossbows, it can only last one or two games, and it is simply unsustainable."
"Have you heard about any channels where I can buy more?"
The matter of quenching poison for the crossbow had been on Bai Lang's mind from the beginning. Otherwise, although the lethality of the crossbow itself is considerable, it is not enough to cause fatal injuries to Qi practitioners who are in the middle or late Qi-entraining realm and above. Need some support. Quenching poison for arrows is the most direct and convenient option.
Ordinary poisons may not be effective against Qi practitioners. Even if they are effective, the effect will be sharply reduced due to physical strength or spiritual energy. Therefore, special poison is needed to ensure the poisonous effect when used on Qi practitioners.
"There are no ordinary channels, but you might be able to try it on the black market. However, with the recent wartime bans and the black market disappearing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain anything."
Liu Xu didn't know about the black market in Bailang's hands. So I was very embarrassed in my words. After all, the black market is fictitious, and many of the black market channels accessible to the sword shop disappeared and were hidden after Liu Jianyu's troops arrived in Yongchuan City.
"The dregs of alchemy? Black market?" Bai Lang started to think twice.
Others may only rely on the "information channels" and the countless black or white "intermediaries" that maintain the operation of the black market. As the war breaks out in the Hong Dynasty, the living space of channels and intermediaries will be infinitely squeezed. In other words, it will naturally squeeze the scale of the black market.
But these didn't have much impact on Bailang. He holds the dock in his hands. He does not need to rely on black market channels or intermediaries. As the owner of the trading platform of the black market around Yongchuan City, he collects passing money and also controls buyers and sellers.
"What's the name of that poison?"
"When it comes to the sword, it's called "hemp pulp"."
"Okay, keep asking about this thing, and stock up if it's for sale. Don't be afraid of the price. In addition, you can open a darkroom warehouse, or if the previous darkroom has enough space, it's okay. I'll go there tomorrow evening. Go to the industrial park and find the Zhou family iron number. They will give you some soldiers and armors. You can transport them back and put them in a dark room and store them with a seal. You are not allowed to open them without permission."
"Bing Jia?!" Liu Xu suppressed his voice and even went out of tune. You can see the horror in his heart.
Leather armor is leather armor, soldier armor is soldier armor, and those inlaid with fish scales and breast guards are called soldier armor. This thing is an ordnance that is more important than the crossbow, which is equivalent to giving ordinary people an extra chance of life.
Has the City Lord's Mansion even started sending such things to the sword shop now? !
(End of chapter)
