"Master Hou, are you going on a mission to Da Qin?"
In Youzhou Marquis Mansion, Yang Hong, who came as promised, was a little surprised.
When he met Zhou Shu during the day, Zhou Shu asked him to come to the Marquis Mansion to talk about weapons.
After he checked in, he came here without even eating.
I didn't expect to hear such news when I came up.
"So we have to wait until I come back to talk about the weapons."
Zhou Shu said apologetically, "I have to prepare for a mission recently, so I can't help you forge weapons."
"You're welcome, Lord Marquis, I'm not in a hurry."
Yang Hong quickly said that he had never thought that Zhou Shu would help him forge weapons. He had no expectations, so naturally he couldn't be disappointed.
"Master Marquis, you are sent as an envoy to Da Qin for the purpose of military exercises among the Ten Kingdoms?"
Yang Hong said, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted a little. What are you asking about?
"You know about Yang Shenzhen?"
Zhou Shu smiled and said, "That's right. Actually, I don't know what I'm going to do. Is Yang Shenqing interested in going together?"
"Okay——"
Yang Hong blurted out, and the next moment, he wanted to give himself two slaps.
Yang Hong, Yang Hong, do you remember to eat but not to fight? Don’t you know that every time you have anything to do with this man, it’s not a big deal?
You are a small ninth-level warrior, what can you do to get better?
"Then I'll tell General Meng and I'll transfer you to the escort team."
Zhou Shu smiled.
Both Meng Bai and Mi Ziwen said that this mission was not risky and it was easy to perform meritorious service. It was considered a good job.
Yang Hong can be considered one of his own. If there is an opportunity, of course he should leave it to his own people.
"If you want to go with me, you have to equip yourself with high-quality weapons..."
Yang Hong was about to find an excuse to refuse, when he suddenly heard Zhou Shu muttering in a low voice.
What?
When you go on a mission, you also pack high-quality weapons?
Is this a good thing?
When the words of rejection came to his lips, he swallowed them down immediately.
"Master Hou, is it really possible?"
Yang Hong swallowed and asked.
"We were originally going to transfer some of the best catchers from the special catchers department to join the bodyguards, no problem."
Zhou Shu said with a smile that he didn't know that Yang Hong was asking if there was any problem with the imported weapons.
But since Zhou Shu said this, Yang Hong couldn’t ask too many questions.
"Yang Shen arrests you and waits for the transfer order."
Zhou Shu continued.
Yang Hong left with a mixture of joy and worry. What he was happy about was that he might be able to get a high-quality weapon in advance, one that didn't cost much.
What's worrying is that this Marquis has a constitution that invites trouble. Think about the time when you have to deal with him without having something unexpected happen. It was fine in the capital in the past. If something happens, our God Catcher is not without energy and can do whatever he wants.
I can hold it down.
This time we are on a mission to Da Qin. If something happens, how can we deal with it?
Zhou Shu didn't know how complicated Yang Hong's mood was. He muttered, "One more worker."
Then he got into the foundry room.
Since he was going on a mission to Da Qin, he had to make good preparations.
Anyway, General Meng said that in order for the mission to go smoothly, the imperial court would reimburse all the military materials he consumed in preparation for the mission.
Zhou Shu would naturally not let such a good thing go.
Originally, he had almost used up all the weapons-making materials in his hand, but now that he has Meng Bai's promise, he will naturally go to great lengths to do something special!
Zhou Shu was working in full swing in the foundry, while Daxia's military parade continued outside.
Military parades and martial arts performances are major events in Daxia, attracting great attention from the whole people.
It is estimated that Zhou Shu is the only one who ignores this.
A few days later, the military parade was over and the military exercise was coming to an end.
During this period, Yin Chengshan, who had excelled in martial arts, came to the Marquis Mansion to express his gratitude, but did not see Zhou Shu.
Not only Yin Chengshan, but also many people came to visit the Marquis Mansion one after another, but they were all rejected by the housekeeper on the grounds that the Marquis was forging soldiers.
Most people just left a polite message and then left.
There is only one person who refuses to leave.
"Master Shi, I really don't know when Mr. Hou will be released from seclusion. How about I send someone to notify you immediately before Mr. Hou comes out of seclusion?"
The housekeeper looked at Shi Songtao helplessly and said.
This uncle has been waiting here for two days.
He sat in the front hall and refused to leave even if he was asked to do so. He also refused to sleep in a guest room arranged for him.
I didn’t refuse food and water.
It's not that the Marquis of Youzhou is reluctant to part with the tea money, but that this man has been sitting here all the time, and he is not a big deal.
"I'm fine, I'll wait here."
Shi Songtao frowned and said.
You're okay, we have it.
The housekeeper cursed in his heart.
It would be rude to leave the guest here alone.
The housekeeper had no choice but to apologize, and then ran outside Zhou Shu's foundry, looking for an opportunity to report to Zhou Shu.
"Butler! Butler!"
As soon as the housekeeper arrived outside the foundry, he heard Zhou Shu shouting loudly from inside.
"Here, there!"
The butler responded excitedly.
"Take this list and send it to the Weapon Foundry Department and ask them to send me the materials on the list as soon as possible. If the Weapon Foundry Department doesn't have it, ask them to find General Meng."
The door opened with a creak, and a piece of paper filled with writing flew out.
"Yes, Lord Marquis, I will send someone there."
The housekeeper picked up the paper and said quickly, "Master Hou, Mr. Shi Songtao has come to see you. He has been waiting in front for two days and he has refused to leave..."
"Shi Songtao?"
Zhou Shu's voice came, "What does he want to do? Is he here to cause trouble?"
"I don't know what he came for, but he didn't look for trouble. He just sat there and refused to leave. He must wait for you to leave the customs, Mr. Hou."
The housekeeper thought for a while and said.
"Forget it, go see him."
Zhou Shu paused and said.
The door of the foundry room opened, and the housekeeper seemed to see that the foundry room was in a mess, with several weapons lying around, but before he could take a closer look, the door was closed again.
Zhou Shu looked at his clothes, which were a little dirty. After thinking about it, he didn't go back to the room to change.
Anyway, Shi Songtao is not a beautiful woman, so what kind of image does she care about?
After meeting him later, I have to come back to build soldiers, and I have to change my clothes, which is troublesome!
"Brother Shi, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Shu quickly came to the front hall, and before anyone arrived, the voice had already arrived.
Shi Songtao looked a little haggard. When he heard Zhou Shu's voice, he stood up.
"Master Hou, Shi is willing to admit defeat. This is the stone refining for two days. Shi sent it to Master Hou."
Shi Songtao took out a small piece of Heavenly Refining Stone from his arms and handed it to Zhou Shu.
"Just for this matter? Can't you just let it go? Do you need to wait so long?"
Zhou Shu laughed dumbly.
In the past few days, he has been working hard in the foundry, but he has not paid attention to the changes in Huangpin's weapon spectrum. He doesn't even know about his victory over Shi Songtao.
If Shi Songtao hadn't come to him, he would have even forgotten about the original bet.
Isn’t it just two days of stone refining?
Zhou Shu really didn’t take it seriously.
"By the way, Brother Shi, where do my three swords of Emperor Yin rank on the Huangpin weapon spectrum?"
Zhou Shu asked curiously.
He hasn't looked at the Tianji Mirror in the past few days, so he really doesn't know much about this.
Shi Songtao's face darkened. I have already given up. Do you still want to humiliate me?
"Hanguang, Chengying and Xiao Lianjian ranked second, fourth and seventh respectively!"
Shi Songtao said hoarsely, his newly forged sword didn't even make it into the top ten! Even his Songtao Sword was squeezed out of the top five and almost didn't fall out of the top ten!
"Does it count based on three swords?"
Zhou Shu muttered, but it was normal.
The name of Yin Tianzi's Three Swords originally came from the night Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty came to eavesdrop on the man behind the wall, and he casually deceived him.
These three swords actually have little connection with each other.
Seeing that Zhou Shu seemed dissatisfied, Shi Songtao felt depressed.
Are you satisfied with this?
You alone occupy three of the top ten positions in the Huangpin Weapon Chart. Are you still not satisfied?
The Huangpin weapon spectrum is almost contracted by you alone!
Shi Songtao felt a little better when he thought that Huang Pin's position as the number one weapon seemed unshakable.
Fortunately, the first place is not his.
"Brother Shi, I have accepted the Heavenly Refining Stone. I will continue to forge soldiers, so I won't entertain Brother Shi anymore -"
Zhou Shu got up directly to see off the guests.
He really didn't have time to chat with Shi Songtao.
Mi Ziwen and others have said that the Daxia mission will set off soon, and he has to prepare more weapons for his workers.
There is not enough time now, not a minute or a second can be wasted.
"Wait a minute, Lord Marquis."
Shi Songtao said with a dark face, when had he, Shi Songtao, been so disliked?
Where has he gone before and not been treated as a distinguished guest?
Unlike now, after waiting for two days, she still seems unwilling to talk to me.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, I'm really busy."
Zhou Shu said.
"Master Hou, I'm here because I'm on a mission to Da Qin."
Shi Songtao took a few deep breaths, and you must pay attention to your demeanor!
"This time I am sent to Daqin as an envoy, I wonder what you think, Lord Marquis? Are you confident that the place where the ten countries will perform martial arts will fall in our Daxia?"
"I have no idea and no confidence."
Zhou Shu said simply and neatly.
He was traveling to Daqin and looking for some migrant workers.
As for other things, he knows nothing about it.
Leave professional matters to professionals. As for diplomacy, General Meng said that there are professionals in the mission.
He is very clear about his role. In the Daxia Mission, he is a mascot...
"Master Hou!"
Shi Songtao said seriously, "This matter is of great importance. Please, Lord Marquis, please stop joking!"
"I'm not joking. By the way, you seem to be the deputy envoy of the mission. What do you think?"
Zhou Shu remembered something.
Shi Songtao took a few deep breaths again, "Master Hou, I want to ask, what weapons are you planning to forge this time?"
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Shu said doubtfully.
"Master Marquis, do you really know nothing about this mission?"
Shi Songtao was a little confused. He even felt that he had found the wrong person. Is this person the official envoy of the mission?
I couldn't sleep well for several days because of the mission, but he didn't know anything about it?
"Do I need to know?"
Zhou Shu asked rhetorically.
Shi Songtao: "..."
He was completely speechless.
"Master Marquis, do you know which country the Ten Kingdoms Military Exercise is held in and how it is decided?"
Shi Songtao said patiently.
This mission is very important to him. If he can make great achievements, he, as deputy envoy, can go further.
"Isn't it to see who is stronger?"
Zhou Shu said, isn’t this thing similar to the Olympic Games on earth in the previous life?
"It's to see who is stronger. But how to look at it? The comprehensive national strength of the Qin Dynasty ranks first among the ten countries, so does it mean that the martial arts exercises of the Ten Kingdoms have always been held in the Qin Dynasty? If that is the case, what is the point of our mission?"
Shi Songtao.
"Oh."
Zhou Shu realized that he didn't care about politics, but that didn't mean he was a fool. "Are you saying that where the military exercises of the Ten Kingdoms will be held is decided by casting soldiers?"
"It's like a bet between you and me. Whoever wins will hold the Ten Kingdoms martial arts show at whose place?"
"The method used is different every time. This time, it is indeed decided by casting soldiers."
Shi Songtao could no longer complain. With such a great leader on his side, what else could he do?
"According to the usual practice, the content of each competition is decided by the host of the last Ten Kingdoms martial arts performance. This time the question in Da Qin is related to the casting of soldiers."
Shi Songtao explained to Zhou Shu as much as possible.
This mission required everyone's cooperation to be completed. He did not want Zhou Shu's inaction to affect the mission.
"Who can forge stronger weapons?"
Zhou Shu asked, "If that's the case, we have to send a master craftsman over. Heavenly-grade weapons are definitely better than yellow-grade weapons."
Moreover, isn’t it easy to compare the crafting of weapons?
Wouldn't it be better to determine the winner by comparing who has more weapons on the weapon chart?
Is it still necessary to send an envoy?
But having said that, if the comparison is really like this, Zhou Shu can let the other nine countries come together for Huangpin weapons!
He alone accounts for four of the top ten Huangpin weapons. Is it necessary to compare?
"Of course it's not like that."
Shi Songtao shook his head and said, "The Qin Dynasty has set up some hurdles in terms of forging weapons for our countries to solve."
"That's it, then you ask me what weapons I plan to forge."
Zhou Shu said angrily, "The problem is that we don't know anything yet, so why should we worry about it now?"
"No, no matter how the Qin Dynasty sets up the problem, it will definitely build its troops in the end. As the saying goes, if you don't prepare in advance, it will be ruined. If we don't prepare in advance, how can we return with a great victory?"
Shi Songtao said anxiously.
"I said, Brother Shi, you think too much. There is also a saying that soldiers come to block the water and cover it with the soil, you know."
Zhou Shu patted Shi Songtao on the shoulder and said, "When we know what levels Da Qin has set up, it won't be too late for you to worry again."
"Now, I don't have time to think about what is and isn't."
Zhou Shu continued, "As for me, I plan to contract the Huangpin weapons manual first, so I can leave without giving it away. Bye."
As he spoke, Zhou Shu had already walked back, with his back to Shi Songtao, and waved his hand.
Shi Songtao is a little confused, why don't you take it seriously?
Are you an envoy of the Daxia Mission?
Even if you succeed, your contribution is the greatest. Why should I worry so much!
Also, what does it mean to contract the Huangpin weapons spectrum?
Is it possible that you have forged some incredible high-grade weapons? Are you so productive?