The last time we captured the Cold Wind City, the dead horse "Fast Shadow" was blasted by a high-level pyroblast in the Winter Hall, leaving only a monster head.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to bring the portable alchemy workshop to the real world. He opened the passage to the underworld and threw the 'Swift Shadow' into it.
The underworld is the world of the undead, with abundant negative energy. The undead have a characteristic that as long as there is negative energy, they can repair themselves and even strengthen their souls to continuously advance.
The dead horse didn't stay in the underworld for long. At most, it used the piles of bones in the underworld to repair its body, but the heavy damage to its soul couldn't repair itself within decades.
Zhou Qingfeng is not a great arcanist, and the necromancer Mondino doesn't have any good methods. This caused the level of 'Quick Shadow' to drop from level five to level four, making it weaker.
"Maybe we can do an experiment." The reborn Arcee was very excited and took over the job of taking care of 'Shiying'. "Why do you have to be an undead and a half-demon? Isn't it good to be a construct?"
Facing the completely changed appearance of the Mechanical Demon Girl, 'Swift Shadow' was instinctively afraid. It felt that the opponent could eat it to death, so it hid behind Zhou Qingfeng.
"Master, there is nothing wrong with me being an undead. I am quite healthy and in very good condition. Please keep Arcee away from me. This woman makes me uncomfortable."
The dead horse screamed and ran away, but was caught by Arcee shortly after, screaming like a chicken being killed.
After Mo Ji was reborn, the biggest change was that her ability to control machinery increased dramatically, and she gained a new understanding of alchemy and construction. She was already an excellent mechanical master, with a wealth of knowledge and a spring of inspiration.
Arcee was very powerful now, and with the help of a group of spirit slaves, she was able to drag the dead horse to the experimental bench of the alchemy workshop.
The black cat Meow Meow jumped onto the experimental table and stared with two big eyes. The seven little goblins were watching the fun and didn't mind it, and they all discussed how to transform it. Even Sophia, the book charm, felt that her knowledge was finally put to use.
, and watch together.
'Quick Shadow''s four hooves were tied up, and only the monster head looked left and right, begging the strange maids to show mercy, "Arcee, I don't usually bully you, can you please stop using me for research?"
Mo Ji grabbed a big saw from nowhere and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I just want to do some small experiments. In fact, it doesn't hurt at all.
I'm going to change you to a more powerful mechanical body that you can never imagine. Besides, you are an undead, so you probably don't know what fear is."
"Nonsense, how can I not be scared?" "Shi Ying" yelled: "Come on, come on. You guys are obviously doing this with bad intentions. Put down the saw quickly."
Mo Ji smiled and showed off the ability of her liquid body to deform at will, "I don't care. I can saw it any way I want."
'Jiying' was stunned for a long time, and suddenly whispered: "Have you bribed the master with this trick? I know that unscrupulous guy has no scruples. Give him a piece of pig iron and he can punch a hole in it."
Several strange maids all changed their colors.
'Jiying' was also startled and said weakly: "Could it be that... I was right? No way? Is he really able to do it? How did he do it?"
Arcee's face sank, and she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Dead horse, you are dead this time."
After leaving the dead horse to the strange maids, Zhou Qingfeng left the alchemy workshop and walked out of the wizard's tower in Cold Wind City. He had been in the real world for a long time, and had only been in the other world for half a month.
For a foreign world that has always been inefficient, half a month is really not that long.
Merchants in Coldwind City do business and have a time margin of half a month for transporting goods. Arriving a few days early means it will go smoothly, and arriving a few days late is also normal.
Therefore, merchants rarely transport fresh goods, because they will rot halfway. Smoking and pickling is the common method for most foods.
Residents often make agreements on a monthly basis. Because the roads are difficult to travel and information is blocked, the time seems to take a long time.
On the contrary, after the Harmony Chamber of Commerce entered Hanfeng City, the businessmen and residents in the city felt that time was being moved forward, and they had an unaccustomed sense of urgency.
After Zhou Qingfeng took control of the entire city, he used the advancement of productivity to promote the rapid development of production relations. Metal tools, heavy-duty carriages, professional officials, efficient communications, and various means squeezed out the manpower and material resources inside and outside the city.
What's the point of squeezing it out?
Squeeze it out and fight!
Zhou Qingfeng's concept of war is different from that of rulers from other worlds. War is not just a fight between a group of nobles, but a mobilization involving the entire society.
Other people's wars were duel between nobles, but the nobles in Cold Wind City either died or fled. What Zhou Qingfeng could rely on was the civilian class he had newly promoted, a class without privileges or territory.
In half a month, Zhou Qingfeng actually did nothing. He just refined the past extensive aristocratic management model and established the proper public service system.
In the past, nobles had a butler and several domestic servants, and they had to complete all the work in the family. This included but was not limited to purchasing, business, land, construction, etc.
The older nobles just have a few more housekeepers and a bunch of servants. The city lord just has an inspection department to take care of various chores in the city, an inspection office to keep an eye on other nobles, and a knighthood to control the nobles under his command.
into force.
Now that Hanfeng City is in the hands of Zhou Qingfeng, there is more division of labor. Just compiling household registration and planning streets is a major innovation - just to facilitate his rule.
The city has become very busy as a result, and people are walking in a hurry.
The owl pet Dudu is still in the city and is moving with its owner at the moment.
Illusionist Johnson and secret agent Powell kept their heads down and hired four or five coolies from the market to work. The illusion cabin was originally located in the aristocratic area in the north of the city. Now that area has been renovated, forcing the two of them to move.
"Are everyone in this city crazy?"
Johnson muttered. He paid twice as much as usual to hire coolies, only because the price of labor was raised abruptly by the new city owner.
It is now easier to find a job in the city than in the past. No one is doing the jobs that are too hard and tiring. You have to pay more before anyone is willing to accept the job.
The Inspection Office is divided into multiple functional departments. To facilitate management, migrants cannot easily enter the city, which also greatly raises the price of labor in the city.
He didn't spend a few extra bucks, but Johnson was unhappy. He always felt that something was wrong with the situation in the city. Although the market atmosphere had become relaxed, the pace of various affairs had accelerated several times.
The illusion hut took off its disguise, and the coolies moved the furniture out and ordered them to be loaded onto the carriage.
In the past, coolies had to work, and the owners had to keep an eye on them, scold them, and give them some small money and food and drink from time to time. But now they don't work like slow laborers in the past. Instead, they work very quickly.
"You did a good job today." Wilson took out a silver coin from his pocket and prepared to reward him.
The foreman among the coolies came over with a smile, took the silver coins naturally, and said casually: "We have to drive out the next one, and we must hurry up."
The foreman was accustomed to flattery, but he stood up straight in front of Wilson and spoke without using honorifics. This made the illusionist's forehead veins jump, and he felt that he was offended.
Powell, who was a spy, quickly grabbed his companion and whispered: "Don't cause trouble, this city does not belong to us now."
"It's only been a few days!" Wilson was indignant. As a member of the old forces, he felt that the current Cold Wind City was really 'a declining world and moral corruption'.
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