Chapter 488 The Entrustment of Ziyi
The thawed Seliuguna River not only blocked Angros' escape route, but now it also seems to block Ziyi's itinerary. However, Ziyi has tens of thousands of people, so there is naturally a way to deal with it.
After Ziyi and Tangen entered the temporary small tent, thousands of indifferent soldiers walked out, cut down the surrounding mountains and trees, pruned branches, transported them to the riverside, and tied them into rows... Everything seemed orderly, and the prototype of a pontoon bridge was soon built.
At this time, warm the tent.
Zi Yi smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Please sit down."
"Uh...thank you." Wei was stunned and thanked her. Since she learned about Angelos' true identity just now, Tang En has been in a state of dizziness.
The old man was actually the supreme commander of the Northern Wilderness Tribe? Isn't that a big deal? I killed more than ten major figures in the Temple of Light before, and now I fled to the Northern Wilderness. Now I have accidentally stabbed the supreme commander of the Northern Wilderness to death... Once this is exposed, the world is so big, how can I have a place to stay?
The water is weak and tastes better than the heat. I handed over the teacup and said, "Please!"
"Thank you..." He thanked again. Tang En, who had completely come back to his senses, took the teacup slightly restrainedly and sat down. Tang En and Zi Yi were just a chess game, and they were not even considered a chess friend. Now that the other party is so polite, he undoubtedly felt a little flattered and confused.
"Haha, don't be polite." Perhaps seeing Tang En's thoughts, Zi Yi shrugged and said lightly, "Actually, we didn't just meet in Shanhai City. Well, we also saw it when the Empire and the Gray Clothes Army negotiated last year. But when the time gap was relatively long, I had something important to do. In the end, I left first. I still remember you were training... Well. Gray Space? It's this name. Sorry. I investigated you a month ago."
Tang En frowned slightly when he heard this, and then he remembered that there was indeed such a thing. A month ago, it was the time when he and Frey killed Wenal. The matter ended up causing a lot of storm in the city, and it was reasonable to be investigated.
"Under the siege of tens of thousands of barbarians, I can still lead the team to escape with ease." Without concealing the expression of praise, Zi Yi sighed, "I knew you were extremely wise before. But to be honest, I was still scared after seeing this information... Haha, I can't do it!"
After touching his nose and listening to Zi Yi's admiration, Tang En couldn't help but feel proud. On the battlefield, how many people could Zi Yi not admit it in person? Of course, on the surface, he was still modest: "Haha, it's pure luck. If those barbarians were not chased by the soldiers of the noble army and were eager to escape, we would definitely die on the mountain."
"Well? Oh... that's not because Zi Chen's soldiers chased after him..." Zi Yi shook her head. She didn't mention this matter much and asked casually. "I remember you didn't go to Cangyan Defense Zone later? Why are you here now, and you are the only one?"
"Uh..." After a moment of contemplation, Tang En felt a little hesitant when he heard this.
To be honest, I have seen Zi Yi here and was recognized at a glance, which was really an accident for Tang En. There is no doubt that the previous plan to kill people was invalid. Not to mention whether it could kill Zi Yi, who seemed weak and sick in front of me, but in fact she was in a vague and unstable state. Even if she succeeded, she was among the tens of thousands of Zi Chen soldiers, Tang En didn't think she could go out alive.
But if you can't kill someone to silence him, although Zi Yi's attitude is very polite now, when he learned that it was involved in the Temple of Light, it is very likely that he would report it... After hesitating, Tang En decided to make up some lies and fool him.
However, seeing Tang En hesitant, Zi Yi suddenly raised her eyebrows, as if she had remembered something, and said with a smile: "I heard something before leaving the palace. Well, dozens of masters in the Temple of Light were killed in the canyon, and the Holy Knight Chief Xia Wei'an tracked the murderer yet to return..."
Tang En's expression did not move when he heard this, but his narrow eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. The tent space, which was as warm as spring, suddenly fell silent, and the ice-cold murderous intent broke out, like a melting ice cellar.
Zi Yi is undoubtedly a very smart person. It is undoubtedly impossible to defend and cover up the past in front of such a person. So Tang En's reaction was very direct and he was instantly intrigued!
"Cough cough..." Perhaps the sudden drop in temperature made Zi Yi cover her mouth and cough a few times, then waved her hand and smiled as usual, "Haha, it's really you did it! No wonder I thought the atmosphere was weird before. It seems that we were not the time to meet this time..."
After a moment of pause, Zi Yi said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't interfere in this matter. As I said just now, you are extremely wise. And a smart person cannot not know the consequences of provoking the Temple of Light, but you still do it now, and there must be your reasons for this."
Tang En silently kept looking at Zi Yi, his murderous aura still silenced. Obviously, no one would easily believe it at this time, even if the promise was made by Zi Yi.
"Okay, it's okay to tell you." Seeing that Tang En didn't believe it, Zi Yi was not angry, and pondered for a moment, slowly untied the lilac arm armor. "I believe you can also see that my health is very bad. Well, I'm actually hit by a rare and strange poison."
After a moment of pause, I took off my arm armor and rolled up my sleeves, "If I don't come out and see the wind, I can probably survive for a year or two. And now, haha, it's only a few dozen days."
"Hiss..." Even though Tang En was so murderous that he couldn't help but take a breath when he saw the naked arms.
Zi Yi's skin on her face is very fair, or it can be said to be pale. Logically speaking, the exposed skin is like this, and the skin color in other parts of her body should be like this. But now the exposed arms are strange purple! Some local deep purple areas have rotted, and the flesh and blood inside are also purple. If you look closely, you can see strands of cold air coming out of the rotten place...
The overall image is completely different from human hands. If you use an invisible metaphor, it will look like a ripe bright purple eggplant!
Put down the sleeves and cover the strange arm. Zi Yi looked as usual and smiled, "Haha, it seems disgusting, right? I think so. My body below my neck is almost like this... Haha, people see me wearing purple clothes all year round. They think I like purple, but they never thought it was just a cover-up."
He paused and spread his hands, "So, the remaining dozens of days are only enough for me to fulfill my last wish. Don't say that you just killed more than a dozen people from the Temple of Light, even if you killed the Pope, I will only clap my hands and sigh, and will not choose to intervene. Haha..."
The laughter was quite refreshing and calm, but Tang En did not agree, and his murderous intent disappeared. His expression was stunned.
Tang En had no friendship with Zi Yi. It can be said that this time was the real face-to-face conversation. But now Tang En was a little sad in his heart. It was not sad about Zi Yi's physical condition, but lamenting his impermanence of fate!
In Tang En's opinion, a person like Zi Yi should not die like this! Just like a rebellious goshawk flying against the wind, even if he dies, he should die on the road to rush to the scorching sun, or die in blood under the hunter's crossbow. Instead of falling in a mess because of some reasons that he cannot get on the table, he falls in a mess and quietly lays on the dust.
Licking his lips. Tang En's tone was dry: "There is no antidote?"
"Maybe there is..." Shaking his head, Zi Yi didn't say much, "This is exactly the reason why I invited you to come and have a sigh. Well, I want to ask you something."
Tang En was surprised: "I? Yes, what's the matter?"
"Please accept something, haha, it's actually what you deserve." Zi Yi turned his palm and appeared a crescent-shaped jade pendant. The tattoos on her body were complicated, and it was vaguely half a wolf-shaped. "Do you remember? At that time, you won a game of chess, but you didn't accept the spoil. Now I officially give it to you."
After rubbing the jade pendant for a few times, Zi Yi's expression was a little complicated, and then the corner of her mouth raised and handed it to Tang En.
"Uh?" After subconsciously taking the half-wolf jade pendant, Tang An was a little confused. Can this be considered as a gift? It is obviously a gift.
"So surprised?" At this time, Zi Yi explained, "Well, this is indeed a bit strange. To be honest, I planned to take this jade pendant to a place and meet someone, but I was worried that I would not be able to walk there... Haha, I didn't expect to meet you here. I can only say that time is fate!"
After sighing inexplicably, Zi Yi shook her head and then smiled, "I have heard of Xia Wei'an, a genius warrior who has not been out of the Temple of Light for a hundred years. Well, since you are chased by her here, you will naturally be chased further..." Tang En touched his nose awkwardly when he heard this. The fact is that, there is nothing to justify.
"So, if, um, what I'm talking about is if..." Zi Yi looked at the half-wolf jade pendant in Tang En's hand, "If fate teases you, you will really meet someone with a half-wolf-shaped jade pendant in the Northern Wilderness. Please help me ask her a question..."
After a moment of pause, little snowflakes fell on the tent, and the reflections were mottled. At this moment, Zi Yi looked extremely sad and fell silent for a moment.
"Uh, what are you asking?" After a while, Tang En broke the silence. Although he didn't think he would meet that person in this huge northern desert, just like Zi Yi just now, they could meet here, so what's impossible?
"Just ask, cough cough..." Zi Yi's body suddenly trembled violently, and the cough continued. From Tang En's perspective, he clearly saw a dazzling purple on his lips in the flushed face. Obviously, the poison had completely penetrated into Zi Yi's bone marrow, blood, and other whole body!
Tang En felt a little reluctant to see this. Just as he was about to get up, Zi Yi waved his hand and said reluctantly, "I asked her, ahem... Well, have you ever loved me? Ahem..."
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In this life, Tang En had a bad friend of college. The catchphrase he often talked about was, "If a man is worried, he will either be for money, for women, or for money and for women!"
At that time, Tang En felt that this sentence was too absolute and biased. But now Tang En felt that this sentence was too terrible and reasonable!
Who is this in front of me? This is Zi Yi, who shocked the Xize Continent and had a power overwhelmed the two empires of the north and south! But this is such a person who said that this was similar to a last wish, and what he said was the words of a child - "Ask her if she had loved me..."
Well, fortunately, Tang En's judgment of the context was quite clear. It was her, not him. Otherwise, Tang En really doubted whether he would spray Ziyi's face with a sip of tea.
After a while, the cough gradually subsided. The curtain was also lifted at this time. Without notice, a cold soldier walked in. He looked straight and whispered a few words next to Zi Yi'er.
After gasping for a breath, Zi Yi straightened her body and waved her hand. She simply said, "No! Also, don't let her approach the pontoon bridge." She nodded. The soldier took the order out.
Looking at Tang En who was still a little stunned, Zi Yi chuckled and said, "Xia Weian is here!"
"Huh?" Tang En was slightly stunned, his body tensed up instantly, and then slowly relaxed. Yes, this is the central army of Zichen Legion. As long as Zi Yi does not allow it, Xia Wei'an will never be able to break the army alone even if he is awesome.
"The floating bridge is almost done, let's talk about it for a long time." Zi Yi leaned over and searched for a pile of paper next to her for a while. She didn't raise her head, "Since you ask for help, there will naturally be benefits for you. Well, where did you put it..."
Tang En was stunned when he heard this and touched his nose: "No need, right? Well, I may not be able to meet the person you mentioned."
"No, no, no, I had a premonition when I saw you by the river just now. You will definitely encounter it... Ha, I found it." I took out a few parchment papers and placed them in front of Tang En, sighing. "I originally wanted it to disappear with me, but since I met you here, it would be good to pass on it."
Since the other party insisted on giving, Tang En would naturally not refuse. To be honest, he was also a little curious about what kind of things would Zi Yi give... Hum, weapon design drawing? This is Tang En's first impression after looking at the paper. Of course, looking at the metal pipe that was lifted up and used for attack, this is undoubtedly nonsense.
"Actually, it's better to say it's for the Grey Army than to give it to you. Of course, it's better to give it to the Bran Empire, but you shouldn't do it... Haha, okay, just use it." Shaking his head, Zi Yi looked free and easy, "I've collected information from the Grey Army. Yes, it's quite interesting. But you have to be careful of the Temple of Light, not just because of the thing you did in the canyon, but some of the ideas promoted by the Grey Army are very dangerous... Yes, it's always said that the Grey Army is a major concern of the Bran Empire, but it's not the case. The one who really passively should be the Temple of Light! Compared to ordinary Bran civilians, people in the Grey Army are more willing to believe in their hands than to believe in the illusory gods!"
"Oh, I'm wrong..." Zi Yi seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the Temple of Light, but after a little mention, he quickly put it into the topic, pointing to the parchment in front of him, with a proud look on his face, "I'm not humbly, I'm a talented person, and if such a person is willing to work hard, his achievements will generally not be small. Well, this is the result of my eight years of research. I haven't named it yet, but my overall combat power is amazing. How do you see?"
Tang En is a layman in weapons, and he honestly said: "It's a bit like Thor's Hammer, Thor's Roar or something."
"Yes, the research idea of this thing comes from the Thor series of weapons." Nodded, Zi Yi said, "Everyone knows that the Thor series of weapons are amazingly powerful, but their shortcomings are also obvious, that is, they are too bulky. Even the smallest Thor roar, it is extremely difficult to move and fight. It is precisely because of this that I..."
Obviously, Zi Yi was very interested in this topic and talked endlessly. Perhaps as the old saying goes, geniuses are always lonely! No one can keep up with their thinking, and they will have no object to discuss and talk to each other.
Zi Yi is a genius, and this conclusion is undoubtedly certain! No one knows whether he is lonely or not, but now he obviously regards Tang En, who once surpassed him in mental competition, as an equal object of communication. In fact, Tang En heard it in a fog, completely unknown to the east, west, south and north...
However, even so, this does not affect Tang En's respect for Zi Yi. The reason is very simple. Everyone knows the flaws of Thunder Hammer, but over the years, Thunder Hammer has still been erected clumsyly on the wall. Only Zi Yi can study this to the point of carrying it alone!
Zi Yi was still talking, but fortunately he knew that time was tight now, and a lot of professional alchemy knowledge was just passing by. Finally, he just sighed, "...This thing actually has many flaws. The most important thing is that it has not been improved in terms of filling. It can only be equipped with one explosive crystal at a time, and there is a time difference between the two."
He paused, looked up and said, "Tang En, you are a smart person. Let's leave these problems to you to solve in the future."
"Well, why not fill the explosive crystals from the pipe opening and then launch them?"
“Because…uh?”
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The storm and blizzard outside were still raging, but the tent suddenly fell into silence.
After a while, Zi Yi blinked, looked at the pamper skin drawings, and murmured thoughtfully: "Fill from the pipe entrance... why can't you install it from the top..."
Seeing such a reaction, Tang En couldn't help scratching his head: "Uh, I'll just say it. Well, let's give an example. If there is a triggered propulsion device under the metal pipe and the explosion crystal is loaded from above, wouldn't it be able to launch it immediately? And it can also install the next one..."
Of course, this was not Tang En's own thoughts, but looking at the small trumpet of Thunder God's Hammer, I felt very familiar. Then I felt my heart moved and thought of the weapon that must appear in various anti-Japanese thunder dramas in this world - mortars!
Of course, this is Tang En! On the surface, installing from the bottom or installing from the top is just a simple matter of choice. But in another world where explosion crystals have been filled from ancient times to the present is a creative thinking that breaks the rules!
Zi Yi has been studying for eight years, and the knowledge system in all aspects is naturally complete. Although what he has studied is different from the principle of a mortar, Tang En's words undoubtedly gave him infinite inspiration!
After a while, Zi Yi shook her head and laughed, feeling a little self-deprecating. Then she looked up at Tang En, "Do you know? If I had known you ten years ago, I would have invited you with all my might! Or, kill you by any means!"
"Well……"
Chapter completed!