Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Arrogance (Three in One)

"Sir, what a magical thing this is! It has the effect of both weeding and fertilizing the soil!" Fang Jinyi stared at the watering can in Zhu Dan's hand with fanatical eyes, and wanted to grab it and try it out.

Yun Qiu took a step forward unnoticed, blocking his sight.

Fang Jinyi then realized that he had offended the young lady and quickly stepped back: "Excuse me."

"It's okay." Zhu Dan felt very close to this person.

Whether it is the farming family or the Mohist school, they are all talents she likes.

She handed the scoop to the other person: "Why don't you try it too? I need to find the best ratio."

"Yes." Fang Jin shouted loudly. As expected of someone who was used to doing farm work, his voice was full of energy.

Zhu Dan said with some regret: "This stuff is so rare. I have to reduce the amount as much as possible without affecting the weed control effect."

"I understand." Fang Jinyi's attitude became more cautious.

Zhu Dan was very satisfied with the final ratio.

Just one scoop of the original solution eliminated all the weeds in the entire farm's bean field.

When Fang Jinyi learned that the black water was only effective on bean fields, his expression of grief and regret was as if his entire family had died.

"If, if it can be used in rice and wheat fields, there will be a bumper harvest in the golden autumn. I will take another batch of seeds and plant them..."

Zhu Dan was a little surprised that he thought so far ahead, but considering the other party's identity as a farmer, she felt it was normal.

"No," she pointed out bluntly, "After all, this black water is poisonous. The beans can't be saved for seed, and even if they were, they would be useless. While they might sprout, they won't bloom or produce fruit."

"Why?" Fang Jin was shocked and looked at the bean field in front of him. "What about these beans?"

"It's edible, not poisonous."

Fang Jinyi hesitated.

Zhu Dan thought the elixir he had refined could provide a temporary solution, but it wasn't a long-term fix. So, he simply explained the principles of hybrid rice to him, not caring whether he understood or not. "This is a method of breeding from the immortal realm that I learned from the Heavenly Palace."

Fang Jin was completely stunned. What Heavenly Palace, what Immortal Realm? Who were these nobles?

Zhu Dan continued, "I'm very sure this batch of seeds can't be saved, but if you'd like, you can give it a try. Even if they don't bear fruit, the tender bean sprouts can be used to feed livestock. If you can solve the seed saving problem, it will be a great achievement that will go down in history, and His Majesty will never treat meritorious officials unfairly."

Fang Jin was completely stunned and stammered, "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Zhu Dan looked at him strangely. "As a disciple of a farming family, you should know better than us outsiders how important good seeds are to Daqin and even to future generations."

“Who in this world can live without eating?”

Fang Jinyi smiled awkwardly. He couldn't actually be considered an orthodox farmer's disciple.

He had only learned it from a farmer for a few years when he was young, and later it became his trademark. After entering the royal farm, he talked about it all the time.

He doesn't understand ideals or beliefs. He just knows that he works for the rich so that he and his family can have food to eat.

I used to think about saving seeds because I was used to it.

Every year he would observe which crops grew well and mark them for planting, so that the harvest would not be bad the following year and he could report to his superiors.

But he also understood what Zhu Dan said. He keenly sensed that this was an opportunity and immediately said solemnly, "Young lady, I will try seriously."

"Then remember to make a record." Zhu Dan asked Yun Qiu to show him the bamboo slips. "Like this, even if you don't succeed in the first year, it's still valuable experience."

A complex look flashed across Yun Qiu's eyes. She walked to Fang Jinyi and explained the recording techniques by comparing them with the bamboo slips. This was exactly what Zhu Dan had told her.

Zhu Dan had lunch at the farm.

Before dinner, she went to wash her hands. Gongsun Liu happily pulled out a box from her bosom and opened it: "Senior Sister, use this. Do you think it looks good?"

Inside was a soap that looked like a yellow flower.

"Wow, you actually made such beautiful soap, that's great!" Zhu Dan immediately knew that Gongsun Liu was not idle while he was unconscious.

She didn't think that her junior fellow student didn't care about her. On the contrary, she was very relieved.

Whether it was him, Su, or the two Qin Mo, the projects they were working on were all proceeding in an orderly manner without any delay.

Although it would be great to have centralized power like Zheng Ge, where no one dares to disobey him, Zhu Dan just thought about it.

She knew the consequences better than anyone else. Things are unpredictable. Who knows if one day she will walk on the road and travel through time again?

She hoped that even if she was not there, the seeds she left behind would still be able to take root and sprout, so that her trip to Daqin would not be in vain.

Zhu Dan loudly praised Gongsun Liu's ability. "Senior Sister was absolutely right to entrust this task to you! It's only been two days, and you've already made such beautiful soap, Yunqiu."

"Slave is here."

"Is there any way to set up a shop for us on Xianyang Street? I have money! Junior brother, please lend me your skills, and we can open a bathhouse specializing in cleaning products. The first floor will be for the common people, selling ordinary soap at a low price. The second floor will be more refined, making floral soaps and medicated soaps. Medicated soaps are made with medicinal herbs to make them beautify and moisturize the skin. Once the soaps become popular in Xianyang, we can develop a special shampoo..."

The more Zhu Dan spoke, the brighter Gongsun Liu's eyes became. "Senior Sister, is this something used by the immortals you've seen in the immortal world?"

"Yes." Zhu Dan used the immortal to promote the product without hesitation. "But the finished products in the immortal world are much more refined and luxurious after all. We started late, so we should take it slow."

"But I believe that even with these, I can make a lot of money. In the future, I will never lack money for whatever I want to do. And all this is because of your ability, junior brother." She gave a thumbs up.

Being looked at by her senior sister with such amazement and joy, Gongsun Liu felt more inflated than ever before. "Don't worry, senior sister, I will continue to improve the soap and the shampoo... Senior sister, you can tell me everything you have seen in the fairyland."

"I will make sure that even if you are in the mortal world, you won't be too far behind."

"You have ambition." Zhu Dan squatted down and stretched out his hand. Gongsun Liu was stunned for a moment before he reacted and high-fived.

Zhu Dan smiled brightly: "We are united as brothers and sisters, and nothing can stop us, hahahaha!"

Yun Qiu stared at the two of them in a daze, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Everyone was very happy at the meal. Zhu Dan was relieved to see Gongsun Liu was so excited that he couldn't wait to go back to the palace to continue making soap.

How can physical chemistry not be important?

Since she traveled back to the beginning of the feudal dynasty, she had to ignite the flame of science from the source.

She wanted everyone to see the terrifying productivity that science could bring. Even if the Qin Dynasty was gone, knowledgeable people in the future would be able to see it.

She likes this world's number one position very much, so they don't need to come down.

At this time, Zhu Dan, who had already accepted the fact that it was the end of the Dharma era and the spiritual energy was thin, and who was trying hard to pull Daqin towards science, never thought that some things could have a big impact without any intention.

After dinner, Zhu Dan took a walk in the farm. Fang Jinyi accompanied her and introduced her to the vegetables grown and the cattle and sheep raised on the farm.

Zhu Dan had an idea and asked about Zhu Yu, and it turned out that Fang Jinyi knew about it.

"Most people can't get used to the taste and find it unpleasant, but I really like it, especially in the summer when no one at home has an appetite. My wife adds it to every dish, so I simply planted it in my own yard."

Zhu Dan was very surprised: "Can you give me some? I like dogwood too."

To be more precise, I like chili peppers.

But isn't this true?

First use dogwood as a substitute, and when Daqin develops, build a big ship to sail across the ocean to bring back peppers, sweet potatoes and other things!

"sure."

When returning to Xianyang Palace, Zhu Dan was extremely happy.

Yun Qiu said, "I'll have someone plant some dogwood in the yard."

Zhu Dan nodded vigorously: "Yun Qiu, you are so kind!"

Yun Qiu smiled shyly.

"Yunqiu, is there anything you want to do?" Zhu Dan suddenly asked.

Yun Qiu was puzzled.

"Look, Gongsun Liu is making soap, Su is making paper, Xiang Lichun and Xiang Liyuan are building a water-powered mill, and Liu Bai is learning sketching..." Zhu Dan said seriously, "I think Yunqiu, you are very capable. If you want to do something, you will definitely not be inferior to them."

Yun Chu's face turned pale: "Mr. Zhu, is it because I didn't serve you well enough?"

"No." Zhu Dan quickly explained, "I just think you're very capable. It's a shame for you to only do these chores for me."

"It would be great if I could serve Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Dan felt a little helpless. Seeing Yun Qiu's behavior more generous than Su's, she thought...

"Forget it, you can be my assistant first and I will not treat you unfairly."

After returning to the palace, Zhu Dan first went to see Su, then went to find Xiang Lichun and Xiang Liyuan, and discussed the waterwheel with them.

In fact, she had already told them everything she could remember, but Zhu Dan was in a good mood and told them some knowledge about the conversion between forces.

It is very superficial and more like interesting popular science than profound physics knowledge.

Zhu Dan really liked these interesting stories when he was a child.

As expected, the two of them were fascinated by what they heard. Even Xiang Liyuan couldn't help but say, "Is this what you learned in the fairyland? I really want to go and see it too."

"That's unlikely," Zhu Dan said bluntly. They weren't like him who could travel through time and space. The future was more than two thousand years away from the Great Qin. "But if you work hard, maybe you can make your descendants feel like they're in the fairyland?"

After leaving their residence, Zhu Dan noticed that Yun Qiu kept looking at him, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

Yun Qiu hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Mr. Zhu, the seven-day deadline you agreed with the King has passed. You had plenty of time to create those things. Why would you give the credit to them?"

Yunqiu knew that what she said was a bit inappropriate, but she felt that Mr. Zhu was really kind.

If there was a compelling reason to let Su make paper, it was because there was a seven-day deadline, and Zhu Sheng was not as highly regarded by the king as he is now.

But what kind of relationship do those alchemists and farm managers have with Mr. Zhu?

We only met once or twice.

Zhu Dan could hear Yun Qiu was speaking up for him and smiled, "I'm just one person, how could I have the time and energy to do all that? I just casually gave them some pointers. If they can actually accomplish something, it's because they put in the effort. How can it not be counted as their contribution?"

"But if Zhu Sheng hadn't told them, how would the alchemist have known that sand and gravel could be made into crystal and glass?"

Yunqiu rarely persists.

Zhu Dan laughed: "Yunqiu, you should know that this knowledge is not mine. I just saw it in the Heavenly Palace and told you about it."

"You should think about it this way: how much can I do alone? And if they really invented glass and mirrors, how convenient would our lives be?"

Yun Qiu was speechless. She had heard Zhu Sheng describe the magnificent scenes to those alchemists.

She knew that Mr. Zhu was looking forward to that kind of life.

"A single flower blooming doesn't make spring; a hundred flowers blooming together make the garden full of blossoms." Zhu Dan patted her shoulder with a solemn air, reciting a gentle remark in a steady voice, "Compared to the hard work of planting flowers and the praise they receive when they bloom, I still prefer to appreciate the beauty of spring."

What a joke! If she is left alone to promote industrial development, she will be exhausted to death!

Moreover, even if she encounters ungrateful people when imparting knowledge and they do not remember her kindness at all, the heavens will remember that she has been blessed with the destiny to spread knowledge.

That's enough.

At this point, Zhu Dan finally remembered what he had forgotten. He made an excuse that he was a little sleepy, quickly closed the door, got into bed, and closed his eyes: "Daoyou, how are you?"

She actually forgot about Fellow Daoist Wutong!

She and Wutong agreed to share their luck.

He cured Brother Zheng of the poison and used half of his luck to perfect his own magical powers. So what about Fellow Daoist Wutong?

Zhu Dan still remembers the last scene before she fell into a coma, when Wutong was helping her to channel her excessive luck.

His expression suddenly became embarrassed, and Zhu Dan felt that he was a little conscienceless.

Only then did she remember him.

After shouting a few times but hearing no response, I suddenly became anxious. I wondered if something had happened.

But it’s okay for Wutong to take her through time and space!

Zhu Dan calmed his mind and entered into his soul to search.

Her soul now was not as thick and complex as when she was the Alchemy Emperor. She quickly searched around and finally found a blood-red alchemy cauldron immersed in golden light in the corner.

The ball of golden light covered the entire alchemy cauldron like spiritual liquid. Only occasionally when the golden light flowed could a hint of blood be caught.

Zhu Dan didn't go over to disturb them, but just watched quietly.

However, the blood-colored alchemy cauldron seemed to have reached its end. The golden light flickered and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye until it disappeared.

A much more solid figure appeared in front of Zhu Dan: "Daoyou."

It was still the same face that I had seen many times in the reward photos, but perhaps it had a little more vitality and looked much more lively.

Zhu Dan couldn't help but take another look.

Ignoring Wutong's strange behavior, this man's appearance and temperament were the most immortal-like she had ever seen, a sword immortal.

"Would you mind telling me about the benefits you've gained?" Realizing this might involve a personal trump card, she added, "If it has anything to do with our luck."

Wutong hesitated for two seconds, then thought of Zhu Dan honestly telling him about his magical powers, and he actually spoke:

"You should know that it is widely rumored in the cultivation world that I have obtained a very powerful inheritance. My master's descendants covet it very much, so I had no choice but to betray my master."

"So?" Zhu Dan's eyes suddenly lit up, flashing with gossip.

“It’s true.”

"The inheritance I cultivate is somewhat similar to your magical power. I can gather information about the enemy through combat and create a puppet that is 90% similar to them inside the alchemy furnace. I can strengthen myself through this simulated combat."

"Long Aotian!" Zhu Dan blurted out.

No wonder he becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent and rarely loses. Even when he meets Lao Deng, he can escape and then fight back.

This is Long Aotian’s golden finger.

However, the competition between alchemists can bring good luck, but this kind of simple fight will not bring any bonus at all, so it is useless to fight.

Fortunately, he has a golden finger that allows him to make puppets... But then again, if it weren't for this inheritance, he wouldn't have to make enemies everywhere.

All we can say is that both he and Goldfinger were born at the wrong time.

Wutong frowned: "My surname is Pei, my given name is Wusheng, not Long Aotian."

"Oh, don't worry about me, keep going."

"Later, as my cultivation improved, the inheritance was completely opened to me. Even if I had never fought against a certain ancestor, I could trace his origins through blood ties and cultivation techniques and simulate his puppet in the alchemy furnace."

Zhu Dan pointed a finger at him.

This one is even stronger.

In other words, as long as he bullies the younger generation, he can imitate his ancestor.

It is said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Even if you defeat the younger one and the older one comes, you can see through this person before they even meet. Even if there is a cultivation level suppression between the two sides, how can you not escape?

"I thought this magical power was completely destroyed after I traveled through time and space, but I didn't expect that person's good luck to restore it." Wutong finally said the key point, "Aren't you worried about not being able to preserve the properties of the spiritual energy? I can preserve it by simulating a puppet."

Zhu Dan originally thought she was just listening to a story, but she didn't expect...

She was surprised and delighted. "You mean I don't have to draw the luck on the spot, but just collect the scattered luck in my daily life?"

Zhu Dan was worried that Hu Hai would break his leg while refining the elixir.

If she could preserve Hu Hai's spiritual energy, considering her resentment towards him for contributing to her luck almost all the time...

"Hahaha Wutong you are so awesome!" Zhu Dan rushed up excitedly and gave him a big hug.

Wutong's soul froze.

He was clearly in Zhu Dan's sea of ​​consciousness, and her breath was around him all the time... but it felt weird.

He pushed Zhu Dan away and calmed himself down: "It's not that powerful. A puppet is just a puppet after all, not your real self. Some of its attributes will still be lost, but you can draw less when you officially refine the pill."

"This is already great!" Zhu Dan is not greedy.

"How do you make a puppet?" she asked curiously. "Are you going to fight Hu Hai now?"

I was a little excited and wanted to see Hu Hai being beaten with my own eyes.

Just listening to Yun Qiu's story lacks some real feeling.

Unexpectedly, Wutong shook his head: "The Qin Dynasty lacks spiritual energy, and Hu Hai is just a mortal with an extremely weak soul. I can't absorb his spiritual power through fighting." Unless he wants to kill someone.

But doing so would violate the agreement he made with Heaven.

"Wait a minute! What you mean is—" Zhu Dan seemed to understand, "While you can't gain the opponent's luck like in a battle with an alchemist, you still gained something through this battle and used it to create a puppet."

It’s not just about collecting information.

Wutong nodded: "It is precisely because of this characteristic of inheritance that I feel that there is a 60% chance that the puppet can contain the attribute luck."

"Only 60%?" Zhu Dan was surprised.

"It's already a lot." Wutong glanced at her. This was more than half.

In the past, when he fought against others, even if there was only a 10% chance of success, he would still dare to fight.

Zhu Dan smiled awkwardly. How could she have the nerve to say that she was 80% sure every time she refined the elixir, so as not to waste the elixirs she had collected with great effort.

"Then how are you going to make Hu Hai's puppet?"

Wutong shook his head: "Not a puppet. A puppet is just a form. I've thought about it. Given the current situation, I'll use some of the materials from the alchemy furnace to refine a magical instrument. It would be more appropriate for him to carry it with him."

"What?" Zhu Dan's accent came out. "In the future, I will refine more elixirs than just Hu Hai's herbicide. If you give everyone a magic weapon, do you mean you will cut yourself into countless pieces?"

Although I know he is a ruthless person, is it necessary to be so cruel?

Wutong explained, "Just like your simulation is the magical power of your alchemy furnace, so is my puppet. The magical instrument made by cutting the materials of the alchemy furnace can retain its dissipated luck as much as possible. At the same time, this magical instrument counts as my clone. When you need it, I can recycle the luck stored in it."

"This has another benefit. The puppet created by the magic weapon will remain by its master's side, nurturing and imbued with his aura... You and I both know that the attributeless spiritual energy of heaven and earth is refined into spiritual power through cultivation techniques and alchemy furnaces, and only then will it take on unique personal attributes."

"Although there are many differences between the Great Qin and the world of cultivation, they share this one point in common."

"The puppet is rigid, but its luck is alive. Even if I have magical powers as a treasure, I can't guarantee how much of its charm it can retain. Keeping it next to its master is the best way."

Zhu Dan found that he was actually somewhat convinced by Wutong.

"No, no, no, let's pause for a moment. I need to think about it." Finally, Zhu Dan's remaining conscience brought him back to his senses. "There must be a better way."

Wutong still wanted to persuade him.

Zhu Dan said, "From the beginning, I never thought of developing the entire Daqin with my own strength. The alchemy I mastered is just an introduction. Ultimately, we must return to the path of everyone working together to promote scientific development."

"Even if I hate Hu Hai, I can't possibly take him away just to promote the herbicide pill for a while."

This is simply unrealistic.

The right thing to do is to use herbicide as a guide and find a widely available alternative.

The key point: ordinary people can also make it.

"I'm going back to Lantian County tomorrow. I don't know how many piglets the housekeeper has taken in." Zhu Dan changed the subject. "The weather is getting warmer now. We need to slaughter the pigs as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be too unfair if the pigs died from inflammation of the wounds."

Wutong: “…”

At this time, someone knocked on the door: "Mr. Zhu, are you awake?"

Zhu Dan walked over to open the door. Yun Qiu was standing outside. "What's wrong?"

"The Shaofu has sent over a batch of tofu, and I'd like Mr. Zhu to taste it."

"Okay." Zhu Dan glanced at the alchemy cauldron as he followed Yun Qiu out.

Oh no!

"Yunqiu, is this the first batch of tofu made by the Shaofu?"

"No, the Shaofu sent a batch of tofu to the concubines two days ago. It was said to be very popular, so the king made tofu a regular dish and urgently ordered the Shaofu to make a lot of it as a gift to his ministers." Yun Qiu smiled shyly. "Yesterday, many ministers asked the king for a chef who knew how to make tofu to come to the palace and teach them."

"Everyone likes the tofu made by Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Dan raised the corners of her lips proudly, she saw it.

The map of Xianyang Palace that was open to her before was the places she often visited, namely the straight line from the Alchemist Hall to Zhengge Palace.

But now, almost the entire Xianyang Palace was lit up, and the light was radiating outward with Xianyang Palace as the core.

Zhu Dan knew that it was the residence of a minister in the court.

She took another look at Lantian County.

Wow, Hu Tou is very capable.

Lantian County is also mostly lit up. Wait a minute, is this Lin County?

Zhu Dan looked at it carefully.

It is true.

There is a subtle but real separation between the two maps.

What a great harvest! I feel like I can start refining the rejuvenation pill now.

Zhu Dan ate the tofu sent by the Shaofu and set off for Lantian County the next day.

Hu Hai injured his leg and was recuperating in the palace, so Zhu Dan took the thinner Hei Qiu with him.

As for the original solution that had not been used up at the farm, Zhu Dan gave it to the manager Fang Jinyi.

Although the possibility is not very high, it would be great if a substitute could be developed.

For this purpose, she wrote down all the materials needed for alchemy.

However, alchemy involves high-temperature extraction, with the creation and destruction of substances. Zhu Dan himself doesn't have much hope of finding a substitute for the raw materials.

Just, let’s hit it whether there are dates or not.

Even if Hu Hai doesn't go, Fusu will still go.

When Zhu Dan saw Fusu with a stern expression at the palace gate, before he could even say hello, a wave of luck came towards him.

Okay, okay, I know you feel complicated when you see me.

This is the resentment that has accumulated over a whole night and a whole day!

There are really quite a lot, more than twenty strands.

Zhu Dan felt very sorry when he thought that soon its attributes would fade away, losing the characteristics of holy light and becoming as mediocre as other attributeless spiritual powers.

Can you do something...

Suddenly, Zhu Dan's eyes lit up, and he called out to Wutong, "Fellow Daoist, do you think I can use this attribute of luck to nourish the materials?"

Wutong gave her a puzzled look.

Zhu Dan became excited: "I didn't want you to cut the alchemy furnace before, it wasn't because I was worried too much."

First of all, Wutong’s clothes are different from hers. The natives attach great importance to their natal alchemy cauldron and regard it as a part of themselves.

Wutong's situation is even more special. He no longer has a body, and the alchemy cauldron is the container for his soul.

If it is cut, it must not only be the blood-colored alchemy cauldron, but the soul must also be cut out.

But to refine such a container in the world of cultivation, it is enough to give it a touch of spirituality with divine consciousness.

So this kind of cutting is unprecedented. What if something unexpected happens?

Secondly, Daqin is not a world of cultivation. Wutong's alchemy furnace has been tempered with countless precious materials. If the person who wears the magic weapon loses it accidentally in the future, it may never be found again.

——Although Daqin is just a small world for mortals, their spirits and souls cannot be released on a large scale like in the world of cultivation.

The characteristics of Daqin are destined to make the connection between Wutong, the original body, and its clone extremely compressed as the distance increases.

The probability of finding it again through sensing the clone is very low.

Zhu Dan felt that he couldn't cheat others like this.

Their lives are no longer in danger. They earn luck in order to live a better life in Qin. However, if they risk their lives for luck, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

"However," Zhu Dan smiled brightly, "It suddenly occurred to me that refining this kind of magical weapon doesn't just involve cutting yourself. The spiritual energy in Daqin is too thin to produce the treasures of the cultivation world, but don't I have good luck?!"

"Let me try."

Zhu Dan thought about when he was refining pills. The luck that poured in didn't have time to be transformed by the alchemy furnace, but was integrated into the materials and directly improved the quality of the materials.

So this is doable.

"What materials do you need to refine the magic weapon?"

Wutong was silent for a moment. He was very surprised by Zhu Dan's suggestion.

He didn't expect that Zhu Dan had considered everything so comprehensively. He not only took into account his feelings, but also the more practical issue of the lost materials for the alchemy furnace.

He felt warm in his heart and thought that Zhu Dan was a great collaborator.

Having seen many people who were blinded by profit, drew their swords halfway, and burned bridges after crossing them, he finally found a fellow Taoist who could walk shoulder to shoulder with him and trust his back to her.

Wutong didn't ignore Zhu Dan's kindness and only considered the feasibility of this suggestion: "Qi Luck can indeed improve the quality of materials. After that, I will nurture this refined magic weapon in the alchemy furnace for a while and brand it. Then, it will have the ability to collect Qi Luck."

Zhu Dan was delighted.

Wutong followed closely and said, "But this crude magical instrument is not as good as the one made by my alchemy furnace. At the same time, the imprint will gradually disappear with distance and time. Once it disappears, the luck that I have worked so hard to preserve will dissipate, and this magical instrument will be useless."

"That's fine." Zhu Dan waved his hand and offered an enthusiastic suggestion, "We can add an alarm device to the magic weapon. Once the mark disappears, it will remind the other party to quickly return to us and use this energy."

The main reason is that this kind of attribute luck can only be collected in person, and it is not restricted by distance like the contribution from the public.

For example, Fusu, Zhu Dan was sure that he must have tossed and turned throughout the day and night, which contributed a lot to his luck.

But it can only be collected by meeting Fusu himself, the rest is wasted.

"Although this is a bit troublesome, and given the conditions in Daqin, we can't produce a magical instrument that can hold a lot of luck, but we don't need to refine high-level elixirs. This luck is just used as the main medicine, which is enough."

Zhu Dan smiled and said, "The most important thing is that this way you will be safe and won't have to cut off your arms and legs."

Wutong's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his face away, his voice a little hoarse: "I'll listen to you."

Seeing him feeling so uncomfortable, Zhu Dan knew that he was moved by himself. Haha, I really did get a redemption script. I redeemed Daqin, redeemed Zheng Ge, and now I redeemed another one.

Zhu Dan wanted to tease him, but in the end, he just said, "Think about it and tell me what materials you need."

It was almost noon when they arrived in Lantian County. Following Zhu Dan's habit, the housekeeper quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Zhu Dan turned around and walked in, took out the dogwood and handed it to the chef: "This is a new seasoning recommended to me by a friend. It's spicy and I like it very much. Try making some and let everyone taste it."

The chef was stunned: "This..." He had never heard of this dogwood before, how to cook it?

Won't it ruin the dish?

Seeing this, Zhu Dan said, "Just like ginger and garlic, you don't need to put too much."

She simply stayed in the kitchen and gave instructions.

"This fish paired with tofu has always been light in taste. Let's get something fresh today and make boiled fish fillets. We can use tofu as a side dish."

Because Zhu Dan had always shown his familiarity with the dishes, the chef did not question him and immediately began to slice the fish according to Zhu Dan's request.

Zhu Dan went to the kitchen to watch them wash the ingredients. Suddenly, her eyes fell on something and her eyes lit up: "This... is dried tofu? Have you made dried tofu?"

A kitchen helper quickly said, "This was just delivered by Xiaohua. It's a new product she's been researching and plans to sell tomorrow, so she made some today to try."

Xiaohua? Zhu Dan remembered that it was the little girl who looked like Yu Ji.

Hu Tou was selling tofu, and she led the little beggars to make bean curd sheets and fried dough sheets.

Zhu Dan remembered that she had never told them about dried tofu, but she didn't expect that she had such a clever idea.

Even if she is not Yu Ji, she is still a very smart girl.

Zhu Dan immediately went to find Xiaohua.

Xiaohua was indeed making dried tofu. She cut the tofu into thin slices of five or six centimeters and then put them into a pot and marinated them with bean paste.

Zhu Dan has only bought dried tofu in supermarkets, so she doesn’t know if this is the production process used in later generations, but it does look good.

She asked curiously, "How did you come up with that?"

Xiaohua was startled when she saw Zhu Dan. She lowered her head and whispered, "I saw them cooking tofu with soybean paste. The tofu they made was very flavorful, especially the firm tofu. It was very chewy after cooking with soybean paste. It tasted different from tender tofu. My brother really liked it."

"Yuba and fried dough sheets are too expensive. This tofu cooked with soybean paste will only be slightly more expensive. If it's delicious, people with better-off families will be willing to buy it back to exchange for something else."

Zhu Dan immediately understood why she took the dried tofu out of the bean paste and rinsed it with water.

This is not for the sake of appearance, but to keep the bean paste in the pot for cooking the next pot. Simply put, it is to save costs as much as possible.

Zhu Dan: “…”

She was surprised that Xiaohua could think of braising, but she didn't expect...

It is true that children from poor families have to grow up early.

Zhu Dan simply told her how to make fermented bean curd: "You're very smart, you can give it a try. If you succeed like your brother, I'll give you a commission."

Xiaohua was stunned, her eyes wide open.

"Of course, this dried tofu was also your idea. I will give you a commission based on the bean curd sheets and fried dough." Zhu Dan couldn't help but touched the little girl's head.

Although she is still thin and doesn't have the baby fat of a child, her eyes are so beautiful.

Xiaohua finally reacted, blushing shyly, and whispered, "Thank you, young lady."

"Go ahead, I'm counting on you."

Everyone was very satisfied with the lunch and their stomachs were full. No one was disgusted by the taste of dogwood.

Zhu Dan was very satisfied and asked the chef to continue using dogwood so that the two Qin Mo could also have a taste.

In the afternoon, she went to Liuye to look after the piglets bought by the housekeeper.

Liuye Li is where the house she bought to build a water-powered mill is located.

The Qin Dynasty adopted the li-shi system, where the living area was called li and the commercial area was called shi.

Liuye Li is a bit subtle, as it is quite close to the commercial district. Some businessmen would buy the houses here and use them as warehouses for their goods.

Of course, Zhu Dan didn't raise pigs like others did, raising them next to the toilet. She specifically instructed the housekeeper to do so.

Considering that pigs have a bad smell, the housekeeper simply chose the most remote house and demolished it to build a pigpen.

When Zhu Dan walked around and saw the pigpen, his brows immediately frowned.

Zhu Dan was a city dweller in her first life and had never seen how people in the countryside raised pigs. All she saw were advertisements for the farms, which were kept extremely clean.

Not to mention pigs, even people who go in have to be wrapped tightly and disinfected for fear of contracting the disease.

But the pigpen in front of him emitted a strong stench, and Zhu Dan wanted to run away before he even got close.

The stench was so strong that it even hurt my eyes.

Zhu Dan suppressed his discomfort and looked at the pigpen, which was a mess of weeds.

At first, Zhu Dan thought it was for the convenience of cleaning pig manure, but when she saw the people taking care of the piglets throwing weeds in and shouting, she realized that it was pig grass for the pigs.

Zhu Dan: "...That's not how you raise pigs." She had to be thankful that she was only unconscious for two days, otherwise when she came back half a month later, all the piglets would have died.

"The pigsty needs to be cleaned and disinfected to prevent the pigs from getting sick. Sickness is very troublesome because if one sick pig is not detected and isolated in time, it will spread to the whole herd."

Gongsun Liu hired someone to help him make soap, so he only needed to develop new products. So he followed along this time. His eyes lit up when he heard this: "Disinfection? Can it be disinfected with soapy water?"

He really liked the word "disinfection" that his senior sister mentioned, which seemed to be more powerful than simple cleaning.

"Soapy water can indeed disinfect, but..." Zhu Dan shook his head. "Pigs are not humans after all. Soapy water alone is not enough. Quicklime is best."

"Quicklime?" Gongsun Liu showed an unfamiliar expression. He had never heard of it.

"Quicklime releases heat when it comes into contact with water. Sprinkling it in the pigpen creates a high temperature that can disinfect it," Zhu Dan explained. "High temperature is the easiest way to disinfect."

"Boiling and steaming both involve high-temperature disinfection, and drying in the sun... No, drying in the sun uses ultraviolet light to sterilize—" Zhu Dan quickly shut up, not wanting to go into further detail. "Anyway, just remember that high temperatures can kill tiny insects we can't see. Whether it's a human or a pig, coming into contact with these bugs will make them sick."

Zhu Dan asked someone to rebuild the pigpen next to it, laying stone slabs on the ground and piling a thick layer of straw on the stone slabs. The straw had to be changed every three days.

"All the replaced ones are used for composting."

Although the housekeeper thought it was a bit extravagant to pave the pigpen with stone slabs, he didn't say anything.

The pigpen was built and the piglets were resettled. It was almost dark when Zhu Dan returned to the Meng family for dinner.

After dinner, everyone took a walk together. Now they all had their own things to do, and they could only get together at night.

Zhu Dan thought about it and decided to teach them some common sense.

"Since I have nothing to do, I will tell you about the Heavenly Palace."

Zhu Dan knew how to whet people's appetite. As soon as the word "Tiangong" came out, everyone looked over.

"Let me think about it. Let's start with the most common form, water. In the Celestial Palace's understanding, water has three forms: liquid, solid, and gas."

"Liquids are the most common. The streams, rivers, and oceans we see are all in liquid form. The solid form is ice, and the gaseous form is water vapor."

Gongsun Liu's eyes lit up: "Senior Sister, you told me about high-temperature disinfection this afternoon..."

"This is a type of high-temperature disinfection. Water vapor is the white gas that comes out when water boils."

Zhu Dan spoke generally about water vapor and ice, but her main point was temperature: "If we consider the temperature of ice to be zero degrees and the temperature of boiling water to be 100 degrees, we have a reference point with which to judge the temperature of all things in the world."

Zhu Dan looked at Xiaohua and said, "The fermentation of tofu into fermented bean curd requires the right temperature. Too high or too low will ruin the tofu. Only experienced people can guarantee the success rate. But if we have a thermometer, we can record the temperature required for the most perfect fermented bean curd to form, and novices can follow suit..."

"How do you measure temperature? All I know is mercury..."

Zhu Dan also explained the principle of the mercury thermometer.

"If we could make a mercury thermometer, it wouldn't just be useful for making fermented bean curd. It would also make many things easier. For example, different seeds have different habits. Some prefer heat and won't germinate if it's too cold. Experienced farmers can create the right environment, but such experts are few and far between. So this kind of auxiliary tool, which can replace experience to a certain extent, is very useful."

Zhu Dan smiled slightly: "They say farming is a gift from heaven, it requires the right time and the right place."

"Geographical advantages can be altered artificially. Fertilizing barren soil can cause insects to grow in the ground, and weeds to sprout and root... But the right time represents the will of heaven. How can mortals like us resist this? But is this really the case?"

"Climate does have a significant impact on crops. While we can't change the overall environment, we can create the temperature that plants need within a small area..."

Those who were quick to react had already understood. Zhu Dan actually wanted to change the weather?

Oh, she is a disciple of a god, that's normal.

No, according to what she said, she is not going to change herself, but she wants to teach this method of changing the weather to ordinary people!

Everyone: “…”

I knew Zhu Dan was arrogant, but I didn't expect him to be so arrogant that he didn't have the slightest reverence for God.

It was precisely this kind of Zhu Dan who won the favor of the immortal. For a moment, everyone felt very complicated.