The atmosphere within the Xiaoyao sect was bleak. After Taoist Master Baiyun returned, all those in the Xiaoyao sect who were not in retreat and who were able to receive the message in the transformation stage returned.
As analyzed by Zhang Hao, even as a holy land, the number of divine transformation stages is limited. The emergence of a divine transformation stage requires decades or hundreds of years of accumulation. That is the foundation of the holy land and cannot afford to be lost.
But now, a person in the stage of transforming into gods was actually killed, which shocked the entire Xiaoyao sect.
Not only did he die, but he was also beheaded - this is very serious, this is a provocation! This is an insult, a slap in the face!
However, what is even more hateful is that this matter was carried out in front of Taoist Master Guanyun, and the ones who killed Taoist Master Dingshan were still a group of Nascent Soul Stage.
And the most shameful thing is that the one who killed Taoist Dingshan was the country that once loved the Xiaoyao sect - this was backlash! The country that he had won over turned around and killed him, and the Xiaoyao sect had a hard time talking about it!
This matter... has nothing to do with the Xuanzhen Sect! Really, because before the killing of Taoist Master Dingshan, the Kingdom of Jinyang was still a country that was attracted and instigated by the Xiaoyao Sect to rebel. During the negotiations, Taoist Master Dingshan was sitting there in the Kingdom of Jinyang.
Taoist Guanyun also went to support the Kingdom of Jinyang, which is ironclad proof.
But after the negotiation, the situation changed. The Kingdom of Jinyang brazenly killed Taoist Dingshan. At that time, Taoist Dingshan was still under the Soul-Sealing Curse, and he couldn't use his abilities at all. What's shameful is that,
This soul-sealing curse was actually left by Taoist Guanyun!
So on the surface, this matter has nothing to do with Xuanzhen Sect from beginning to end. The only relationship that can be barely involved is the specious and vague words Zhang Hao said after the negotiation.
And according to what the prince of Jinyang Kingdom said, this Dingshan Taoist Master is seeking his own death - at that time, he still threatens Jinyang Kingdom arrogantly, he really thinks he is invincible in the transformation stage!
The problem now facing the Xiaoyao Sect is that they know that the Dingshan Taoist priest died because of the Xuanzhen Sect, but they can't find an excuse to take revenge.
Without him, this Taoist Priest of Dingshan is a typical, stupid person! From the beginning to the end, there is always something in the hands of the Xuanzhen Sect.
But it is impossible to give up. So, what should we do?
A difficult problem is placed in front of everyone. If they don't take revenge and go back, where will the Xiaoyao faction lose their face? If they take revenge, what means, what excuses and reasons will they use?
The three holy places are entangled with each other. If they kill them brazenly, I am afraid it will cause greater chaos, and the result may be difficult to deal with.
In the silence, the leader of Xiaoyao Sect's Law Enforcement Hall, Taoist Yusong, spoke: "Headmaster, I have an idea, how about we win over the Langya Kingdom?
According to the current layout of the three holy places, the main scope of Xuanzhen Sect is the west and northwest of the Fertile Continent.
We are mainly in the south and central part of the fertile continent.
There is also the "Xianyin Sect" in the east, mainly in the east and northeast of the Fertile Continent.
In the south of Fertile Continent, the Langya Kingdom is in the middle between us and the Xuanzhen Sect. This Langya Kingdom has also been somewhat vacillating in the past.
If we can win over the Langya Kingdom, then we will completely cut off the Xuanzhen Sect, and even the sea communication channels between the entire Fertile Continent and the west and the outside world. By then we will be able to trap the Xuanzhen Sect to death.
Also, the country of Langya is right in front of us, and it won’t be beyond our reach this time.
And as long as the sea transportation is cut off, we can join forces with the Immortal Yin Sect and blockade the Xuanzhen Sect from the land. The Lingyin Sect has been coveting the west of the Fertile Continent for a long time!"
After hearing this, the headmaster nodded affirmatively. "This method is good. Guan Yunzi, you go to the Langya Kingdom and win over the Langya Kingdom. The conditions are... you can accept the god-transformation stage of the Langya Kingdom for us.
The guest ministers allowed them to check all the information on the outer door.
This is the maximum condition. You can control the specific negotiations by yourself. If you can't complete the task again this time, you will face the wall for fifty years!"
"Yes!" Taoist Master Guanyun responded loudly, and quickly turned and left. There was anger burning in his eyes. Thinking about this negotiation, he was actually fooled by a junior Zhang Hao.
He knew clearly that Zhang Hao's last words were the direct cause of the death of Taoist Master Dingshan, but he could not use them to question the Xuanzhen Sect. What Zhang Hao said was too vague, so vague that he could not capture any useful information at all.
Some words are said to the "heart". After hearing them, you will understand them in your heart, but it is difficult for you to present them on paper as evidence.
But it doesn’t matter. The world of spiritual practice is a typical world of the jungle. If you do things perfectly, so can we.
In the past, we always cared about some feelings between us, leaving the Langya Kingdom without winning over; this time, we will completely win over the Langya Kingdom and completely cut off your Xuanzhen Sect and even the maritime traffic to the west of the Fertile Continent.
!
Just like the navigation chart Liu Xinyu saw, the Fertile Continent only has navigation lines in the east and south; and where the Xuanzhen Sect is located, there is only the navigation line in the south. In the past, this navigation line only had Langya Kingdom and Canglan
A port of the country of Langya. And the country of Langya has always had its way.
Now, the Kingdom of Langya has captured the only port of the Kingdom of Canglan. In this way, the Kingdom of Langya has become the Xuanzhen Sect’s only external sea port.
As long as the Langya Kingdom is brought over, the Xuanzhen Sect can be completely blocked from external exchanges in the west and northwest of the entire Fertile Continent.
In the past, although everyone fought openly and secretly, at least they maintained some peace on the surface. But this time, the Xiaoyao faction is not prepared to hold back. And they are no longer polite to the Langya Kingdom, which has been wavering.
After Taoist Master Guanyun arrived at the Langya Kingdom, he succeeded with just two sentences: Now the Xuanzhen Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect are at odds with each other, and the Langya Kingdom is closer to the Xiaoyao Sect.
The Langya Kingdom hardly hesitated for long, and immediately agreed to fully join the Xiaoyao Sect, and began to cut off the trade routes to the north, completely cutting off external exchanges between the west and northwest of the Fertile Continent.
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What happened far away in the middle of the Fertile Continent did not affect Zhang Hao for the time being.
At this time, Zhang Hao had already taken Chen Yansong and rushed towards the Zhang family in the middle of the night.
Along the way, we can already see the joy of harvest, and occasionally we can see industrious people sowing winter wheat, other grains, and even medicinal materials.
There is also spiritual rice. 'Lingmi' is a general term. In fact, spiritual rice includes many spiritual food crops. There are also many medicinal materials grown, many of which can be used as 'vegetables' and can be regarded as spiritual transformation.
of vegetables.
Of course, there are also some medicinal materials that are used for low-end applications such as medicinal baths. In the world of spiritual practice, the demand for medicinal materials is very wide. However, most of the medicinal materials that the public can grow are low-level medicinal materials that cannot even be used to make elixirs.
But this cannot conceal the joy of the people. The new country has given them new hope. The nobles and aristocratic families that once weighed on everyone disappeared overnight. Even if they are still there, they all have their tails between their legs.
The land was released, the people regained ownership of the land, and were allowed to buy and sell food freely. The national tax rate was clearly stipulated and posted at the entrance of the village.
Zhang Hao did not intervene in the matter of allocating land to local tyrants, but Liu Xinyu obviously did a good job. At present, it seems that everyone has land. The state also compensates for grain seeds, and the same quantity and quality of seeds will be exchanged next year.
Chen Yansong looked at the appearance of the people of Qixia Country and suddenly sighed: "I haven't seen such a scene for a long time. When the people of Shaoze Country farmed, they all had weapons and armor on the field edges.
superior!"
Zhang Hao was surprised, how chaotic the country must be before the people can achieve this level?
"Do not believe?"
Zhang Hao shook his head slightly: "It's just a bit beyond imagination."
"Hey, there are so many unimaginable things. The right to first night was taken out by those crazy guys. When a girl reaches the age of sixteen, she needs to be 'appraised' by the nobles and aristocratic families. Some bastards even
The age is lowered to 14 years old! And if 'cannot pass the appraisal', the girl's parents will be killed.
Now, in some places, whenever a little girl is born, she is strangled to death on the spot."
Zhang Hao was suddenly shocked and was speechless for a moment. He had been in this world for so long, from spring to mid-autumn. Although he knew that this was a world of cultivation where the jungle was strong and the jungle was strong, but as far as Zhang Hao saw, society was always
There is also a layer of morality.
Practitioners generally do not have no bottom line in their character. At least that is what Zhang Hao has seen. Those cases of particularly moral corruption have not been seen yet.
But after listening to Chen Yansong's words, Zhang Haocai suddenly realized: This world... still has its dark and cold corners.
Zhang Hao didn't know how those parents who strangled their daughters felt. But thinking about it, it was a kind of desperate struggle. Maybe for the parents, this was not cruelty, but a kind of 'cruel kindness'.
This world is too dark and I can’t bear for my daughter to suffer in the future. It’s better to leave when you don’t know anything. If there is an afterlife, I hope to be born in a sunny world.
But gradually, a kind of pride is rising in Zhang Hao's heart. The world is so dangerous, and in this case, I have to work harder. Let the Zhang family avoid bad luck, let the country of Qixia rise, and then try to guide the future for this world.
direction.
There was no words all the way until we arrived at Zhang's house and came to the beach.
Far away, Zhang Hao pointed to the bow of the giant steel ship at sea, "That's Dugu Junjie!"
At this time, the giant ship Zhiyuan, or should be called a 'battleship', had begun sea trials. Dugu Junjie and others no longer used small boats and wooden boats for training, but moved to the Zhiyuan.
At this time, the Zhiyuan had just left the port and accelerated towards the depths of the sea. There were many spectators on the sea - ocean monsters.
During this period of time, there was a sense of peaceful coexistence between the Zhang family and Haiyang. The Zhang family only sailed, not fished or hunted, and the ocean monsters could not chew the giant steel ship, so the two sides formed a balance.
Chen Yansong looked at Dugu Junjie from a distance. His sharp eyes in the transformation stage allowed him to see Dugu Junjie's face clearly from a distance. He smiled faintly: "When I grow up, I will almost look like the general.
from."
"I'll call him." Zhang Hao said.
"No!" Chen Yansong shook his head, "I'll take a look first."
As he spoke, Chen Yansong waved his hand and raised a cloud, carrying Zhang Hao, flying high into the sky at night, overlooking the sea.
The sea is boundless and the waves are rolling slightly. The sea seems to be particularly quiet at noon. But on this quiet sea, a steel battleship is accelerating for the afternoon voyage.
Dugu Junjie on the sea commanded excitedly. The battleship continued to accelerate, driving low waves. The ripples in front spread out for thousands of meters. Behind the battleship, there was a white waterway, which was tumbling.
Splash.
The steel battleships in the early industrialization period had rigid lines and were full of the brutality and domineering style of the early industrialization period.
"This boat... is not a wooden boat!" Chen Yansong was surprised.
Zhang Hao smiled lightly and said: "It's completely made of steel. This is steel."
Zhang Hao took out a shield, made of steel. Chen Yansong took it and looked at it, and was surprised. "What a hard spiritual material. Is it forged from black iron?"
Zhang Hao nodded and pointed to the giant ship below: "Zhiyuan, personally named by Hong Zhenzi, the leader of the Xuanzhen Sect Law Enforcement Hall. The outfitted Zhiyuan is 112 meters long, 19 meters wide, with a standard draft of 7.6 meters and a standard displacement of 4100
tons; the maximum draft is 8.5 meters, the displacement is 5250 tons. The ship's dead weight is 2585 tons.
It is powered by an impeller and propelled by a propeller. The normal maximum speed is 62 kilometers per hour, and the overload speed can reach 71 kilometers.
If the formation on the battleship is turned on, especially after the water-repelling formation is activated, the ship's navigation resistance is reduced by 70%, and the speed can reach 110 kilometers per hour.
Now the Zhiyuan is fully loaded for testing, weighing 4,100 tons."
"The resistance is reduced by 70%, so the speed is less than doubled?"
Zhang Hao explained: "The greater the speed, the greater the resistance. And it increases exponentially."
Chen Yansong nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, it's the same in normal flying. I just didn't think about it so much. What is the 'stick' on the edge of the Zhiyuan?"
"It's artillery!" Master Zhang Hao resisted the urge to twitch his lips.
Looking down from above, you can see that a total of 26 artillery pieces are installed on the giant ship.
There are three 300mm guns on the bow and two 300mm guns on the stern.
Then there are three 100mm secondary guns on the bow and two 100mm secondary guns on the stern.
The forward quarter of the deck of the battleship is occupied by artillery.
There are eight 100mm artillery pieces on each side.
Seeing such an artillery layout, Zhang Hao felt a little sweaty - ever since discovering the power of artillery, Huang Mingshan and other Zhang family researchers have become obsessed with multi-turret tactics.
One word: cool!
Now, everyone has moved this technology to battleships.
The battleship accelerated straight for about 20 minutes, almost running 25 kilometers, and then suddenly turned around and turned to the right. The 4100-ton behemoth turned around very heavily, and the surrounding seawater was overturned layer by layer, with rolling waves.
spread out.
As the battleship turned, the artillery on the deck began to change direction. The next moment, all the artillery on the inside of the turning direction, that is, on the right side, opened fire, and they fired horizontally.
Including six cannons on the bow, eight cannons on the right side, and four cannons on the stern, a total of 18 cannons.
But as flames rushed out of the gun barrel, the already slightly tilted hull of the turning ship suddenly tilted to the left. The giant ship moved sideways by as much as one meter, and waves more than ten meters high were aroused on the left side of the hull.
Eighteen shells rushed out instantly, and Zhang Hao couldn't see clearly. But in the white night, Chen Yansong could see the shells, and he could see a row of small black dots rushing out instantly, and smashing into the sea water three or four kilometers away like lightning.
This time it was a flat shot, and due to the recoil problem on the ship, the range of the artillery was already close. Three or four kilometers was already very good.
18 artillery shells rushed into the sea water without exploding. The artillery shells used in the exercise were all made of black iron and filled with sand.
However, after the cannonball entered the water, many marine monsters came to snatch it. For marine monsters, no matter how big or small, it is considered a fortune. There are few metals in the ocean. Even if there are, they are not low-level marine monsters.
can be obtained.
After the first salvo, the battleship quickly launched a second salvo. The huge ship swayed on the sea, and during the fierce right turn, it also fired to the right, causing the left side of the giant ship to approach the sea for a time. But soon the giant ship was
The ship corrects itself.
The new warship may not be called 'perfectly designed', but at least it should be called 'well-designed'. Compared with traditional wooden ships, the new warship is superior in all aspects. Whether it is in terms of design concept or construction technology, it is superior to traditional wooden ships.
materials, and even attack methods, etc.
Even because the ship itself is made of steel, the formation attached to it is even more powerful.
The warship continued to test and train on the sea until evening, and then slowly sailed into the port.
Dugu Junjie jumped off the battleship excitedly, while Chen Yansong slowly came to Dugu Junjie.
"Are you...Uncle Chen?" Dugu Junjie blinked, a little unbelievable.
(Already updated to 13,000 words. The next big chapter is being updated, which is expected to be more than 4,000 words. Today we hit 18,000 words. Come on everyone! There will definitely be an update tonight, please wait patiently.)