As a guard, Zhou Cang needs to report when he leaves Langyuan City. Dare to leave without permission is a serious crime. So he reported it in advance and got the approval document from the general manager of the Eastern Army Daoxing before he led more than ten personal guards on the road.
Head east.
Langyuan City belongs to Beijiang County, and the special geographical location of Beijiang County makes it have many differences from other places. For example, the largest pass at the border with Beiwu Kingdom, Tonghu Pass. Another example is the Tonghu Pass, where 50,000 troops are stationed all year round.
The general manager's office of Dongjun Daoxing.
The General Administrative Office of the Eastern Army Daoxing was in charge of all military affairs in the five counties in the Northeast. It was controlled by the Office of the Ministry of War of the Nanyuan State and enjoyed the power to act temporarily and expeditiously. It can be said that it has great power.
The person in charge of the Eastern Army is the person Zhou Cang wants to meet this time, the general manager of the Eastern Army Daoxing and the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army Shi Xuan.
The horses rode fast all the way east. Except for the necessary rest, they always changed horses at the post station and rushed on. Six days later, Zhou Cang arrived at the destination of the trip, Tonghu Town.
Tonghu Town is fifty miles behind Tonghu Pass. It is the only town close to the pass and is also a veritable military town.
The town has far more arable land than a town should have, and it is all military land cultivated by surrounding farmers. It is a kind of local grain storage, which can meet the needs of a large part of the army in Tonghu Pass.
From the moment you enter the town, Zhou Cang has to pass the sentry posts one after another. After walking through the town for more than ten miles, you can see the huge military stronghold. The Daoxing General Manager's Yamen is in the military stronghold.
Zhou Cang stood at the gate of the military camp with a smile on his face. Every time he came here, it brought back memories of the past. When he came out of the Jiangwu Academy, the first place he went to was the Eastern Army camp.
It's just that he didn't stay here long before he was transferred to the garrison. Because his family wanted him to move faster, and the garrison was safer than the front line.
"Sir, Adjutant Chen said that the military commander is free at this time, so we can hurry over."
"Let's go."
Like all the yamen in the military stronghold, even the yamen of the Daoxing General Manager is not big. It looks more like a courtyard with neatly arranged houses.
After taking off all the weapons on his body, Zhou Cang asked his adjutant to wait outside, and he followed him all the way to the outside of Shi Xuan's mansion. Then he shouted the roll call loudly, and only after he got it right did he push the door open and go in.
"My subordinate Zhoucang meets the military commander!"
As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Cang knelt down on one knee and paid homage to the soldiers. In the room in front of him, sitting at a large table, was an ordinary-looking man in military robes. He looked about fifty years old, but his hair was a little gray, which made it hard to see clearly.
age.
This person is none other than Shi Xuan, the general manager of the Eastern Army Daoxing.
Shi Xuan raised his hand and said expressionlessly: "Get up. What's the matter here?"
Facing Shi Xuan's blunt attitude, Zhou Cang didn't feel flustered at all. He knew that Commander Shi had always been like this, not only to him but also to others.
"Commander, my subordinates are here to present a treasure to the Commander this time." Seeing that he was being reckless, Zhou Cang directly stated his purpose. He seemed not to feel the sharpness in Shi Xuan's eyes in front of him.
"Present treasure?" Shi Xuan frowned. He has been in charge of the Eastern Army for many years, and his soldiers have always been strictly managed, and military laws have always been strict. This Zhou Yan is a person he knows well, and he has the affection of a military family behind him.
, also knows how to advance and retreat, so I have always had a pretty good impression of this person. But I never expected that the other party would openly come and submit a bribe. Where did you get the courage?
Without hesitation, Zhou Cang took out a jade box from his arms and presented it with both hands. He introduced it: "Commander, this thing is a mysterious method from the miscellaneous school lineage. It is called "Strengthening Bone Pill". It has the effect of subordinates."
Already tried..."
The thing was naturally the bone-strengthening pill that Zhang Yan had refined for Zhou Cang before. After knowing the effect and limitations of this thing, Zhou Cang decisively gave up taking it continuously and used it when he was ready to break through the realm to avoid wasting too much. At the same time, he also thought that at this time
The person who is more suitable to take this thing is Shi Xuan in front of him.
Last year, there were rumors outside that Commander Shi Xuan of the Eastern Army had once again reached the bottleneck of his cultivation, and was expected to go further and reach the middle stage of Duanshan Realm. Even at this time, Zhou Cang could clearly feel the vagueness of Shi Xuan's body.
The feeling of surging vitality is a sign that the cultivation has hit a bottleneck and has been blocked. This situation has been encountered by all warriors. It is especially obvious in some warriors who have been trapped in one realm for a long time and are unable to make any progress.
"Huh? One pill can increase the strength of muscles and bones by 1.5%? Does it have the same effect on me?!" Shi Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then interrupted Zhou Cang's introduction, thinking that the other party had made a mistake.
But Zhou Cang nodded firmly and said: "Yes, Commander, Zhuanggu Dan is different from things like Jingu Powder. Its gain is fixed at a certain percentage, and is calculated based on the strength of the user's own muscles and bones.
It's amazing. But this thing also has limitations, that is, you can take up to ten pills, and the effect will decrease...
The subordinates offered this thing for nothing, nor did they seek bribes from the military commander. They just hoped that this thing could help the military commander to express their respect for the military commander's tireless efforts in guarding Eastern Xinjiang.
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Apart from the flattery, what Zhou Cang said about the efficacy of this bone-strengthening pill actually made Shi Xuan's eyes brighter the more he listened to it. He picked up the jade box in his hand and looked at it, his heart burning.
Warriors refine their muscles and bones and transform their vitality. The muscles and bones come first, and the vitality is the supplement. Although the further you go, the leap in the realm is not just about the strength of the muscles and bones, but more focused on the direction of "qi connecting the heaven and the earth". But the strength of the muscles and bones is directly increased.
It is still the best choice for warriors to increase their strength as quickly as possible. And often after the hard strength increases, the realm barrier will often loosen, or it will be easier to detect where the opportunity for breakthrough is.
Just like Shi Xuan now. He was trapped in the early stage of Duanshan Realm for many years, and it was only through slow accumulation over a long period that he touched the barrier in the middle stage. It is one thing to touch the barrier, and it is another to break through it.
At least for now, Shi Xuan has no idea about the breakthrough. But he is not in a hurry, and is even prepared to be stuck at this bottleneck for several years or even longer.
Now, what Zhou Cang handed over after saying "Xianbao" turned out to be an unexpected surprise.
There were two pills in the jade box. Upon closer inspection, Shi Xuan found it strange. Indeed, he had never seen such a "medicine" that seemed to have flowing light on the surface.
"The lineage of miscellaneous studies? They can still refine such a thing?" Shi Xuan knew in his heart that this thing was indeed what he needed. And the focus was not even on the pill itself, but on the person who refined it.
Compared to Zhou Cang, Shi Xuan knew more about the Zaxue genus. He even knew a few people from the Zaxue genus and had good friends with them. But he had never heard that there were people from the Zaxue genus.
The ability to refine such wonderful things. Of course, he didn't think Zhou Cang would lie to him about this, so he was even more curious about who refined such wonderful things for Zhou Cang.