Sui Buxiu sighed: "Actually, I'm thinking about this even today."
"I was sent to the Emperor's Capital to learn formations. After I completed my studies, I was sent to Dangtu Mountain with several other people to build a Zhongzhou barrier. As you know, as soon as I got there, the monster army attacked I thought it was because we were unlucky, but later I found out that the formation masters sent to Wanyou and Maitreya City were also raided by the monster army - one died and the other was captured."
"Brother Li, tell me, how did the monsters know we were there? And how did they know who the formation master was? There must be spies. How did these cities break down? Either the monsters found a secret path, or they took advantage of the situation. A surprise attack when the city is changing defenses is very strange."
The look on his face didn't seem to be fake when he spoke, and Li Bochen breathed a sigh of relief. It's not about Sui Buxiu himself, but it would be too troublesome if a royal family was really fascinated by the demon.
However, Bi Hai originally said that the monsters raided Wuliang City and kidnapped Sui Buxiu in order to communicate with this side. Was Bi Hai lying? Or is this something they want to do casually?
He wanted to ask Sui Buxiu what Princess Zhenluo said when she invaded his consciousness that day. But after thinking about it, he gave up - although he and Sui Buxiu seemed to be on good terms now, it was just the situation. In Sui Buxiu's mind, he should be on guard against himself.
He said: "I'm a little worried about Kong Minghui. These days, I met two people who were resurrected with the flesh and blood of monsters and turned into half-human and half-demon monsters. They were all tricked by people from Kongminghui. "
But Sui Buxiu was not surprised and only said: "Brother Li, I also want to tell you something."
He lowered his voice a little: "There's nothing strange about this. The Kong Minghui has always been in contact with the Demon Kingdom, and there is also a Kongminghui in the Demon Kingdom."
Li Bochen was stunned - he originally thought that refining demons was something shady, but judging from this tone, did Sui Buxiu know about it? No...do all the five royal families know?
Sui Buxiu added: "I heard about this when I was in the capital of the Emperor's Kingdom. You see, we are good at spells and mechanisms, while the Rakshasa and Xumi of the Demon Kingdom only know some natural spells, which are better than us." Not as good as that. The reason why it is so powerful is because of the monsters."
"If there is a way for us to create monsters, then the advantage of the Demon Kingdom will be gone, so everyone thought of this method. Are you worried that Kong Ming will tip off the news? I don't think so - the main thing is Emperor Gao is doing it, through Kong Minghui, and looking for opportunities to experiment in various places. What is the benefit of Emperor Gao’s people being connected to the Demon Kingdom? They will not go to the Demon Kingdom to become the Supreme Lord."
Li Bochen thought the same way before. He didn't know if Sui Buxiu was right, but if it wasn't Kongminghui, who else could it be?
Also... Gao Tianzi wants to turn people into monsters to deal with monsters? Isn't he afraid of the backlash? ? You must know that your body is fused with demon flesh and blood, and you will attract the incarnation of the demon king when you reach the Jin realm. By the way - where is Sui Buxiu?
never mind. Sui Buxiu belongs to the royal family and is well-informed. Since we know about Emperor Gao, we should also know about the Demonic Tribulation.
He had no choice but to say: "Okay, maybe I'm overthinking it. But I think we should check it out."
Sui Buxiu thought for a while and said, "Okay. Brother Li, wait until I go back to report to my father and ask him what he thinks."
Li Bochen's words just now were just casual remarks, but he didn't expect Sui Buxiu to agree so solemnly. He thought for a moment and realized that it was because of his current status. Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu responded very seriously to the matter about Zhu Hou last night. Sui Buxiu also paid great attention to it today. What a difference it makes for a prince to do this. People would have laughed it off before, but now he has to seriously consider it.
At this time, several old people who were talking to Chang Xiu there said goodbye and left. Sui Buxiu said: "Brother Li, I'm going to have a few words with your grandpa."
Li Boxen said: "Okay."
Sui Buxiu walked over slowly.
Food has been put out for a while, but only thirty or forty people have been collected. Li Bochen saw the dark group of people not far away, and wondered whether he would be able to collect all of them when it got dark. Chang Qiuwu is a cultivator, so he won't feel tired, but he was deliberately asked to do it alone for so long. Was it to make these villagers have a deeper impression of today's events? Or maybe bringing people together at this time and asking them to talk and laugh with each other can reduce some panic.
He looked around again and felt that he couldn't just stand like this. It's just so silly. He also wanted to go up the mountain and carry grain down. Just as he was about to move, he saw a man glaring at him and walking over quickly.
The man was about thirty years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a round face, and fair skin. He wore a satin suit with dark patterns of the word "Fu". He looked like he came from a wealthy family. But seeing him like this, Li Bochen's heart still jumped - what is this man going to do? Did he say those two sentences I heard before? You're not here to assassinate me, are you? !
As soon as his thoughts changed, the man had already walked to and stood in front of him. But he stood still, but said nothing, only staring at Li Boxen.
Li Bochen also stared at him. After a while, the man said: "This... this..."
Li Bochen was stunned. Looking at his appearance just now, I thought he was angry. But now that he said these words, his tone seemed a little awkward, as if he himself regretted coming over like this. This was the first time Li Bochen met such a person, so he frowned and said, "Brother, what's the matter?"
But the man only said: "This... this..."
Li Bochen thought for a while and said, "...What kind of grievances are there?"
The man waved his hands hurriedly and said, "No, no."
Isn't this person a fool? Li Bochen turned to look at Chang Qiuwu, wanting to ask him if he recognized this person, but Chang Qiuwu was keeping accounts and couldn't concentrate.
He turned his face and was about to speak again when he heard the man say: "That iron belt!"
Li Bochen was stunned: "Huh?"
"That, the iron belt of the car outside!"
Li Boxen thought about it again and realized that he was talking about the tracks of the armored vehicle. What is this person saying? But a thought popped up and he said, "Are you Mr. Meng?"
The man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Yes."
Li Bochen also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Meng, do you have something to do with me? Come, let's talk here."
He turned around and walked to the other side of the old locust tree, and the man followed him. There was no one around at this time, and there was less noise. The man seemed to relax immediately. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Ah, I'd like to meet you."
This person should be Meng Peiyong. Lady Meng said that her husband had practiced some mechanical arts when he was young. After Zhu Hou came, he recruited him to the mountain and became the master of the martial arts hall. Li Bochen originally thought that this person was from a well-known family and had been an "official" under Zhu Hou. He should be the kind of person who looked smart and capable. But now that I look at it, it seems a little...unreasonable?
But I only said a few words, so it’s hard to make any judgments. Li Bochen then cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Meng, you're welcome - are you asking me about the tracks of the armored vehicle?"
Meng Yongyong was stunned and said: "Oh...is that called a crawler track?"
Looking at Li Boxen again: "How did you come up with that thing?"
It was Li Bochen's turn to be stunned for a moment - how did he know that he made that thing? But then he remembered that he told Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu about this yesterday. Could it be that they released the news? Then while I was still asleep in bed today, they really did a lot of things - I guess I wanted to make these people think that I, the king, was both brave and smart.
Li Bochen smiled and said: "Suddenly, a flash of inspiration occurred. In fact, I don't know much about mechanism skills - Mr. Meng should know better."
Meng Peiyong said: "Well, I know a little bit about it."
After saying this, he coughed twice, looking like he was hesitating to speak. Li Bochen thought to himself that Mrs. Meng was fiery and capable, but her husband was different and interesting. In fact, he didn't like people who were hesitant to talk, but for the sake of Mrs. Meng, he still said patiently: "What's the matter with Mr. Meng? I don't think I can help."
Meng Peiyong then said: "Ah, Junhou. This, this... this martial arts hall on the mountain, it is a good thing. This... Zhu Hou is dead, then that martial arts hall..."
Li Boxen thought to himself, it turned out to be for this reason. When Zhu Hou was here, he set up a martial art academy based on the art school in the city and invited him to serve. Now that Zhu Hou has fallen, does this person still want to continue to be the owner of the art museum?
But art and art are two different things. As far as he knew, the arts taught and learned in the city were not just machine arts and talismans, but also other supporting theories. In Li Bochen's view, some of them are already considered more in-depth "mathematics". Zhu Hou sealed a bunch of generals, commanders, and commanders on the mountain, which were all a joke. Although Meng Peiyong said that he "did some mechanical skills when he was young," Li Bochen estimated that it was just the craftsmanship of some folk craftsmen. He is not Zhu Hou, and he will never come up with something superficial just to live up to his addiction as a general.
Just as he was about to politely coax this person away, he thought of Lady Meng again. After thinking about it for a while, he sighed in his heart and said, okay. When doing things, there must be laws and regulations, and there must also be human feelings. For her sake, if this man's demands are not too much, just let him be a bare-bones owner and do some craftsmanship himself.
But I have to mention a few words. Although this person looks dull, since he is a bit obsessed with officialdom, he cannot be asked to do anything extraordinary.
He said, "Oh, that's it. Mr. Meng, um... Speaking of mechanism skills, since you are also interested in armored vehicles, why don't you tell me if there are any ways to improve them?"
Sui Ziang once asked this when he was studying martial arts in Zhangcheng, but he never thought that he would use it to embarrass others now.
Meng Peiyong immediately said: "Oh, yes, yes, I just want to say this - I have seen them practice that armored vehicle before, but it is really inoperable. Oh, Junhou, it's not that the tracks are inoperable, it's the crossbow arrows It’s so inconvenient.”
This is true. That day, I ordered two armored vehicles to lie down, and they were unable to do anything. But if it were like where he came from, the crossbow could rotate freely, and maybe it could stop him again. However, the armored vehicle was used to resist monsters in the North Plains from the beginning, and no one really thought about using it as the main battle force.
Li Bochen thought about this, then looked at the crowd in the distance, thinking that Mrs. Meng must be here too, right? Maybe call him away after a while. He responded casually: "Yes. It would be best to change it."
Meng Peiyong's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, Lord, it's best to change it to one that can turn - put it on the top of the armored cart. Look, I saw three crossbows in the armored cart, but they are actually useless. Why not change it into one, make it bigger, put it on top, and put iron armor on the outside, so you won't worry about damage. If the crossbow is made bigger, it can not only shoot arrows, but also fire oil cans!"
Li Boxen said: "Yeah, yes. Okay, Mr. Meng - Huh?"
Where did this person come from! ?
Li Bochen turned around and looked at him carefully again, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Meng, that armored vehicle has five pairs of road wheels."
Meng Peiyong was stunned: "Ah?"
Li Bochen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little disappointed. But then he smiled and realized that he was overthinking it. Well, Meng Peiyou really has some ideas! By this time, he felt a little ashamed of his previous slight. No matter how accomplished this person is in the art of mechanism, since he can think of this, it can be seen that he usually puts in a lot of effort. If he wants to keep the art museum, it is not purely for "officialdom" as he had speculated before.
He said, "Mr. Meng, I'm sorry for being so negligent before. Can you tell me what other ideas you have besides armored vehicles? I'm talking about mechanism skills."
Meng Peiyou was not embarrassed when talking about this, and immediately said: "Of course there is. Junhou, I have made many small things in the past. For example, there is a clothes tube - there is water in the tube, push the lever, and it can make it by itself. Wash clothes. But you can only wash cloth clothes, not fine materials. There is also a drum box - there are several silk and bamboo musical instruments hidden in the box. When you move the lever, it can play music by itself. There are also some night watchmen and wooden drums. The draft horses and the like were all made for my wife, but she doesn’t use them much.”
Having said this, he relaxed a lot, smiled, and said: "Actually, I also want to create other things. For example, flying birds - the ones I make require human power, and flying birds cannot be made. But if you have skills, Shu Xin, can’t it fly by itself? But I can’t get that thing.”
Li Boxen thought to himself, making a flying thing is not that simple. It is true that Juxin can provide power, but some things like aerodynamics must be considered. However, after hearing this, he already knew that Meng Peiyou was a very creative person with very active thinking - this was the most rare thing.
When he came to this world, he felt that the people here were most different from the people before, and that was their minds. Their minds are not very bright. This does not mean that they are stupid, but that they have fewer whimsical ideas. After all, in such a world, things like respect and ethics restrict the vast majority of the common people. Only in Zhangcheng's art can they experience some unique intimacy.
It seems that Meng Peiyou does not know how to learn things, but those things can be learned, but his ideas cannot be learned. Li Bochen couldn't help but think to himself, if Mr. Meng really learned the art, he would probably become a great talent!
