Although waiting on the boat all night may sound outrageous, in practice, the risk is acceptable.
Therefore, Thief Zhi agreed to Shao Yu's request after considering it.
There's nothing much to say about the nighttime operations, they were just a repeat of the last operation.
Although tonight was not as cloudy as the day when Thief Zhi first came back, with no stars or moon visible, the two of them still successfully completed the infiltration with the help of the night.
However, the defense on the ship was tighter than the previous two times Pirate Zhi came. Even with the cover of night, it still took the two of them longer than the last time to barely reach the Fuso tree.
"The Empire is absolutely crazy!"
After arriving at the place, Thief Zhi couldn't help but grinned and complained.
"How many people are crammed into this ship? Why don't they just fill up the entire deck!?"
Shao Yu replied with a deadpan smile, "Maybe they really have this idea, but they just don't have enough manpower."
"In this situation, if we want to save people, we probably have to go to war with the empire directly." Thieves Zhi sighed and couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.
But what he said is very interesting.
Under normal circumstances, people must be saved. There is no such thing as "wanting to save people".
But it's hard to say what decision they will make in the end if Gai Nie interferes.
Shao Yu Quan pretended that he hadn't heard anything and said to Thief Zhi, "Let's climb up to avoid being discovered. I don't know how long we have to wait."
Of course, Robber Zhi had no objection, and the two of them climbed up to the upper level of the Fusang Sacred Tree one after the other.
During the process, Thief Zhi asked curiously, "How did you get the information about your kid? Why is the time still uncertain?"
"This... hehe, it's top secret, I can't tell it." Shao Yu joked with a smile, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I can't make the decision."
"Okay, okay." Thief Zhi waved his hand and stopped asking.
He was not curious about the source of the information. As a professional, he should suppress his curiosity.
He didn't understand Shao Yu's strange way of connecting with others - if Shao Yu really connected with others.
It's like a stroke of luck, not like it was agreed upon in advance.
While the two of them were talking, they had already climbed more than ten feet along the branches of the sacred tree, which was enough to hide themselves, so they did not go up any further.
Shao Yu found a suitable position and was about to lie down and rest when he was suddenly startled and then smiled awkwardly at Daozhi:
"Brother Taizhi, I will go up alone. Please wait for me for a while."
"By the way, we don't have to spend the night."
After saying that, he rushed towards higher ground.
Thief Zhi knew that he was probably in contact with his 'informant', so he didn't chase him, but he was more confused about how they got in touch with him.
On the other side, Shao Yu climbed up for a while and stopped after losing sight of the rogue feet. Then he whispered into the air:
"Chitaki! Chitaki!"
"I'm listening, Shaoyu." Qianlong's voice with a sweet smile sounded in Shaoyu's head.
Shaoyu smiled sheepishly and replied, "Qianlong, why are you still up so late?"
"Sometimes I sleep a little later." Qianlong explained, and then asked, "Shaoyu, why are you here again so soon? I haven't figured out Tianming's whereabouts yet."
"That's not what I came for." Shaoyu waved his hand and replied, "I have other very important things."
"I learned from Gai Nie not long ago that if Tianming's illness is to be cured, he must look for opportunities in the mirage."
"If we take him off the ship, once the mirage sets sail, there will be no chance of a cure for his illness."
"Do you know about this?"
"Is this happening?" Qianlong's surprised voice sounded in Shaoyu's ears.
Her tone was exactly the same as Shao Yu's reaction when she first learned about this.
"Don't you know at all?" Shao Yu couldn't help but ask.
According to what Gai Nie said, his source of information was Gu Xun, and he thought Qiantaki might have some information here.
"I don't know...my father only told me that Tianming's physical problems are very troublesome and difficult for him to deal with, but he didn't tell me how to deal with them."
"This..." Upon hearing this, Shao Yu frowned and said in embarrassment, "If you don't know, this matter will be troublesome..."
"We are in a dilemma now. We don't know whether to save Tianming or let him stay in the mirage."
"Well... just wait for me a little longer, and I'll find a way to ask."
Qianlong hesitated and replied to Shaoyu, but then there was no movement.
After Shaoyu called out twice tentatively but received no response, he decided to settle down and wait for Qianlong to come back.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he crawled back to the rogue plantar first.
"Can you go?"
Seeing Shao Yu coming back, Thief Zhi thought he had the information, so he got up and left.
Shao Yu quickly stopped him, "Don't worry, the situation has changed, we may have to stay for a while, we can't say exactly how long."
"Uh...okay."
Originally, he was ready to spend the night. Of course, Thieves Zhi wouldn't mind waiting a little longer, he just felt that Shao Yu's source of information would be more fun.
Keeping people waiting...is it possible that the information can still be obtained now?
Kill now?
After Shaoyu explained the situation to him, he turned around and climbed to a higher place.
Robber Zhi wisely ignored it and found a more comfortable place to lie down.
The same goes for Shao Yu on the other side.
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In another part of the mirage, Chitaki woke up from his meditation and immediately looked at his mother beside him.
Concubine Yan sat next to her and kept watch over her.
Seeing Qianlong wake up, Concubine Yan also opened her eyes.
"Mom... do you know about Tianming's illness?" Qianlong hesitated for a moment, then asked directly.
Concubine Yan did not answer, but asked calmly, "I suddenly asked about this. It seems that someone mentioned it to you?"
"He wanted to save Tianming, but Uncle Ganie said that Tianming's only way to survive was in the mirage, and he couldn't be taken away from here."
Qianlong never concealed her desire to save Tianming in front of her mother, and Concubine Yan never meant to stop her, but did not provide help.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Concubine Yan thought about it for a while, and finally told Qianlong the secret truth instead of hiding it.
"Tian Ming is actually not sick...if you don't count the Sleeping Curse Seal and Six Soul Terror Curse on his body."
"He's not sick...then what's his problem?" Chitaki was surprised by this and subconsciously interjected.
Concubine Yan was very patient and explained in detail, "His problem is strictly speaking... a price."
"However, this price did not come from him, but from his father, the Mohist leader Jing Ke who carried out the dragon-slaying plan."
"The price...the price of what?"
"Qianlong, do you know what happened on the day Jing Ke assassinated Qin?" Concubine Yan asked her daughter in return.
Chitaki answered honestly, "I know, dad told me."
"At that time, Jing Ke once broke through the blockade of Uncle Gai Nie and Zhao Gao, and almost succeeded in killing the emperor who was still the Qin Dynasty at that time. His aunt was also almost killed."
Concubine Yan gently held her daughter's little head and said softly, "Then you should also know that it is impossible for Jing Ke to achieve this level. With his strength, even Gai Nie cannot break through."
At this time, Qiantaki remembered that Tianming had mentioned when chatting with her that he would occasionally fall into some strange explosive state, and his strength would increase a lot, but he had no memory of it at all.
"Could it be that... Jing Ke's sudden increase in strength at that time was the source of this price?" She looked at her mother and asked.
Concubine Yan nodded, "The Can Hong used by Jing Ke at that time is called the Dragon Slaying Sword, because only with the help of the power of that sword can it be possible to really kill Ying Zheng."
"That sword is made of special extraterrestrial meteorites - star fragments, and contains special power."
"Jing Ke activated the power contained in the residual rainbow, so he almost succeeded in killing Ying Zheng, but he also suffered from the power beyond mortals... let's call it a 'curse'."
"After he died at the hands of your father, this power was integrated into his son, Tianming, and the 'curse' was also brought to Tianming."
"Then what will this 'curse' do to Tianming?" Qiantaki quickly asked.
"'Curse' is just a way of saying it. Essentially, it's because a mortal body cannot carry power beyond mortals. Once this power fully awakens and explodes, you will die at dawn."
"Then how to save him?"
"The only way I know is to let him go to sea with the mirage. Maybe during this journey of 'seeking immortals', he can get rid of this 'curse'."
"Your father may have other ideas, but... he may not be sure."
"Oh..." Hearing that neither method can guarantee the success rate, Chitaki nodded a little disappointedly, then raised his head and asked, "Mom, can I tell others these things?"
"It's up to you." Concubine Yan touched her good daughter's head and did not ask her to keep it a secret.
The mirage is about to truly set sail, and there is no need to continue to hide these things.
Telling the Mo family can also bring peace to them.
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As Concubine Yan expected, after Shao Yu brought this information back, the Mo family fell into silence.
They gave up rescuing Tianming.
Of course, the specific process is not that simple.
After Shaoyu returned, he did not directly summon everyone to explain the information he had learned, but first told Master Ban alone.
Because in essence, his intelligence source was the same as Gai Nie's intelligence source, which was not reliable enough - the latter learned it from Gu Xun's mouth, and the former asked it from Gu Xun's daughter.
They would doubt Gai Nie's intelligence, and naturally they would also doubt Shao Yu's intelligence.
However, Shaoyu was unwilling to directly expose Qiantaki's existence to everyone, so he could only negotiate with Master Ban, who was highly respected and could convince everyone with his words alone, and then Master Ban would come forward to discuss with others.
Master Ban believed the information provided by Shao Yu and convinced others, which ultimately led to the abandonment of the rescue operation.
In fact, everyone in the Mo family is basically willing to believe this, because it not only involves Tianming, but also involves the dragon-slaying plan, Jing Ke, and Can Hong.
Regardless of the means of solving the problem, at least in terms of the causes of Tianming's problems, they thought it was reasonable and credible enough.
After determining the cause, they basically confirmed that the Mohist family really had no way to solve this problem.
On the contrary, it involves the mirage of Canglong Qisu, and there may indeed be a solution to the problem.
Due to the superposition of various factors, the balance naturally gradually tipped towards giving up the rescue.
Once the Mo family is gone, other anti-Qin forces will no longer think about mirages - they may still be concerned about mirages in the past, but they really can't afford to offend them now.
Amidst the calm, Ying Zheng's eastward tour progressed steadily, and the construction of the special crossbow machine on the mirage was completed bit by bit.
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"Master Imperial Master, this is the first crossbow machine that has been completed."
On top of the mirage, Gong Shuqiu, who was as thin as a hemp stalk, walked in front of Gu Xun. He nodded and bowed and introduced the first crossbow machine built on the main deck of the mirage to the latter.
Even with the width of the mirage deck, it seems a bit 'crowded' after putting this crossbow machine on it.
Looking at this giant machine with a volume exceeding tens of thousands of cubic meters in front of him, even Gu Xun couldn't help but look askance at it.
"Do you have any specific data on this thing now?" Gu Xun withdrew his gaze and asked Gong Shuqiu.
"It has been roughly tested." Mentioning this, Gongshu Choulian smiled even wider, "The range of this crossbow exceeds the originally expected five hundred feet, and can reach at least eight hundred feet, and the longest range is expected to reach
More than a thousand feet."
"The power of the crossbow is about the same as expected, but the reset speed of the crossbow is slower than expected. It takes about two quarters of an hour at the fastest."
The transmission and energy storage structure of this crossbow machine is extremely complex and cumbersome. After each release, a long process is required to reset the mechanical mechanism.
Gong Shuqiu continued, "Also, although Laobu has tried his best to enhance its material strength and structural stability, the number of times this crossbow can be used is still very limited."
"It can be fired about fifty times at most, and then it will suffer structural damage and be no longer usable. Also, within an hour, it must not be fired more than three times in a row, otherwise it will also collapse."
"The damage caused by the former can be extended by replacing relevant parts. It is estimated that the maximum number of times will be about a hundred times, and the main structure will be completely destroyed."
"In the case of the latter, there is a high probability that it cannot be repaired simply, but can only be overhauled... which is almost equivalent to reconstruction."
"besides……"
"Okay, that's enough." Gu Xun didn't care about the specific data, and waved his hand to indicate that Gong Shuqiu didn't need to say anything.
If this crossbow machine can kill that big seafood, it can only shoot three or five arrows at most, and it won't be worn out no matter what.
As for other details, it is the person operating the crossbow who should worry about it, not him.
Gong Shuqiu Congshan Ruliu immediately stopped reporting data and changed his words and said, "This crossbow machine doesn't have a name yet, why don't you give it a name?"
Generally speaking, the mechanical creations created by the Gongshu family are named by themselves, but if some important people are involved, they may give up the naming rights.
For example, Wang Li named the previous Hundred War God Crossbow.
This crossbow was not designed by Gongshu Qiu, and the naming rights did not belong to him in the first place, so he would not mind using it to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha.
As for whether the Yin Yang family has any objections... they have the ability to fight with Gu Xun.
Gu Xun grinned, "This thing is provided by the Donghuang Headmaster of the Yin Yang Family, so I won't overstep my authority."
