Lu Shiyan said helplessly, "Be mindful of your image when you're out in public."
Although Jiang Tangtang disapproved of his old-fashioned behavior, she eventually got down to business.
"The food in the valley is almost gone, and I'd like to take some out. When are you free to help me out?"
Lu Shiyan said, "Could you lend me some of the extra food you have in your mustard seed space?"
Jiang Tangtang's old habit kicked in again; she reached out and touched his face. "What kind of relationship do we have? Why are you talking about borrowing?"
Lu Shiyan: "..."
He had initially suspected that she, like him, came from the upper realm. But her actions instantly overturned that idea in his mind.
I really don't know what kind of experiences led to such a personality.
Although Jiang Tangtang had fallen into her old habit of flirting with men, she secretly felt that half of the food in her space belonged to him.
After all, it wasn't Lu Shiyan who helped her; she was all alone. Even if she had a spatial ability, she didn't have the capacity to store the grain from the Xirong granary into it.
Outside, she didn't go too far with her hands and feet; she touched her face and then withdrew them. "What's the situation outside? Haven't you been able to contact the Cui family?"
Lu Shiyan said, "There was a drought before, and now there is a war. Food will be scarce for the next few years. The Cui family will not give up such important life-saving food easily."
He saved the Cui family and their daughters, and the Cui family might give him some grain as a token of their gratitude.
But this small favor isn't enough to bind the Cui family to them.
The Cui family are merchants, and merchants are profit-driven.
For the Cui family to provide substantial financial and material support, they must first recognize the Cui family's strength and convince them that it is worthwhile to invest in them.
"However, based on my observation, the Western Rong will not be able to hold out for long and will soon attack Puzhou. This battle is a crisis, but also an opportunity."
“We will definitely win.” After saying that, Jiang Tangtang looked at Lu Shiyan and asked, “Besides food, what else are you lacking right now?”
A rare hint of embarrassment appeared on Lu Shiyan's face. "Iron is controlled by the imperial court, and Puzhou didn't have much iron stored before... Now most of the soldiers don't have weapons."
Jiang Tangtang, thinking about the strange books she had bought from the system, suddenly said, "Have you ever thought about using weapons without iron knives?"
Lu Shiyan looked at her, wondering if she could produce a magical artifact in addition to her mustard seed space.
Jiang Tangtang, unaware of his thoughts, asked, "I know of a weapon that looks like an iron ball, but it explodes when thrown! If we used this iron ball as a weapon, do you think we could defend Puzhou?"
Lu Shiyan was slightly surprised, not expecting it to be something he had never heard of before, not a celestial artifact. "I wonder how powerful that exploding iron ball is?"
Jiang Tangtang thought for a moment and said, "That depends on our technique. If our technique is good, the power will definitely be great, and injuring dozens of people is no problem. But if our technique is not good, it might just be... a loud noise, serving as a scare tactic?"
After all, she couldn't make any guarantees since the bomb hadn't been made.
Lu Shiyan asked, "Do you know how to make that exploding iron ball?"
Jiang Tangtang nodded. "I've heard about it from others. Would you like to give it a try?"
Lu Shiyan nodded without hesitation and said, "I want to."
Making gunpowder requires sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.
Obtaining sulfur is not difficult.
Last time, she discovered a mine deep in the mountains, from which sulfur could be smelted.
As for saltpeter, she didn't need to worry at all; she could just use the scanning system to find it. Charcoal was even easier to find.
The book also includes various methods for making simple bombs.
Jiang Tangtang felt like God was sending her food as a gift.
However, since we're just starting out with experiments and not yet in mass production, we don't need to go into the mountains to find raw materials ourselves.
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