Chapter 64 A sudden thought
The three of them didn't buy much in the end, and spent all their money on daily necessities.
Yang Cong rented another ox cart, loaded the things he bought, and returned to Xiaogang Village.
As soon as I entered the village, I saw a villager running towards me in a hurry, shouting, "Master Pei... the Xi... the Xirong people... are coming!"
Shen Yuexi was surprised. The Xirong people came so soon?
"Those Xirong people came to look for their companions. They said they found the bodies of their companions near our village. They suspected that the villagers here killed their people." Seeing Shen Yuexi's confusion, the villagers told her why those Xirong people came.
Shen Yuexi had anticipated this outcome. After all, five living people were missing. How could Xirong just sit there and do nothing? They would definitely come here to search, and it was only a matter of time before they were exposed.
Ultimately, it was she and Xiao Zhuo who had brought the Xirong here. Who knew what disaster would befall the village next? Although everyone in the village agreed with what Xiao Zhuo had said, when the time came, some people were inevitably afraid of death and wavered in their resolve.
Xiao Zhuo asked, "How many people came? Were any villagers arrested?"
The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed Xiao Zhuo towards his home, saying as he walked, "Nine of them are here. Call everyone together. They are on the west side near the foot of the mountain."
When Shen Yuexi saw Xiao Zhuo asking questions, she silently took two steps back to think of a countermeasure. Xiao Zhuo slowly stopped, and Shen Yuexi, who was thinking with her head down, was completely unaware and suddenly bumped into Xiao Zhuo's arms. When she realized it and tried to distance herself, Xiao Zhuo grabbed her wrist.
"Together."
Xiao Zhuo's light voice did not allow her to retreat.
She now discovered that Xiao Zhuo's attitude towards her was different from before. It seemed that he no longer hid things from her and wanted to let her know his plans.
It only took a moment for Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo to walk side by side. This was quite surprising in an era when women had a low status. Even the villager who was talking couldn't help but take a second look at Shen Yuexi.
Isn't it just that she's pretty? Why does Mr. Pei think so highly of his wife?
But now the important thing is to deal with the business, so he continued to explain the current situation to Xiao Zhuo.
At first, the Xirong people planned to search every household, but later they decided to gather the villagers together and ask them to recommend who had killed them.
When Shen Yuexi heard this, she couldn't help but worry that someone would betray them.
The villagers pleaded with Xiao Zhuo, "Master Pei, we are helpless now and are waiting for you to come and rescue us."
Xiao Zhuo quickened his pace, his face stern as he turned to Shen Yuexi and said, "I'll go with him later. Stay home and don't come out."
Shen Yuexi nodded without hesitation.
How could she dare to go out at this time?
Realizing the danger, she thought there might be people from Xirong in the village. She was not a martial artist, so she didn't dare to joke with her life.
"Don't worry, I won't leave home and will wait for you to come back." Shen Yuexi raised her hand to assure Xiao Zhuo.
Xiao Zhuo smiled, a rare moment, and reached out to rub her head before quickly leaving with the villagers.
Looking at Xiao Zhuo's departing back, Shen Yuexi felt a little worried. Although the villagers said that there were nine Xirong people, if more Xirong soldiers came later, would Xiao Zhuo be able to deal with them?
Yang Cong drove the ox cart to her side and comforted her, "Madam Pei, your husband is so powerful that he can be put down in a few strokes. Those Xirong people never come over in more than ten people each time."
Yang Cong had seen Xiao Zhuo's swordsmanship and was extremely confident in his abilities. Shen Yuexi was also aware of this, but she still felt a little worried.
These Western Rong people will definitely not give up. If Xiao Zhuo kills them, what should he do next?
The Western Rong army will come again. There are tens of thousands of them. Even if Xiao Zhuo is made of iron, he can only hammer a few nails.
It would be great if her universal manufacturing machine could produce super powerful weapons to assist Xiao Zhuo. In this case, let alone ten people, hundreds or even thousands of people would be no problem.
Thinking of this, her bright eyes turned and her gaze fell on the barren mountains not far away.
"Big Bear, build a cannon."
Ancient iron cannons were particularly prone to explosion due to problems with the manufacturing process, but Daxiong was able to produce iron cannons without any impurities, and when equipped with suitable shells, they were enough to deal with any foreign enemy.
"Dear Master, we are collecting the raw materials needed for the cannon... Progress 1%... 1%... 1%. Dear Master, we are running low on raw materials, production is suspended."
Shen Yuexi was not surprised. Making cannons required a large amount of iron, but where could one find iron in such a desolate mountain area?
"Dear Master, please change your position as soon as possible. Big Bear will continue to collect the raw materials needed for the cannon and will notify you when the collection is completed."
Yang Cong suddenly screamed from behind, "Madam Pei, where is the ring on the cow's nose?"
Shen Yuexi looked back and saw that the iron ring on the cow's nose was gone. Yang Cong was searching for it with a whip, muttering to himself, "Could it have fallen along the way?"
Shen Yuexi smiled awkwardly and hurried towards the mountain. She had to tell Big Bear not to include the cows in his collection…
After running for more than ten meters, the big bear's voice rang out again.
"Dear Master, collecting the raw materials needed for the cannon... Progress 1.1%."
Shen Yuexi was overjoyed and quickened her pace.
"…Progress 1.4%…Progress 2%."
The closer to the mountain, the faster the big bear collects iron. Is there iron ore in the mountain?
Yang Cong watched Shen Yuexi running further and further away in confusion, and hurriedly called out, "Madam Pei! Madam Pei, didn't you agree to go home? Where are you going?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuexi had no choice but to stop and turn back, mumbling something nonsense: "Just now a wasp was chasing me."
"Wasp!" Yang Cong gasped, "Where is it?"
When she was a child, she was stung by a wasp and a big bump appeared. It took many days to go away. Her scalp would tingle when she heard the sound of a wasp.
"It flew away, flew away." Shen Yuexi smiled vaguely and asked the big bear to stop making it.
As long as you collect enough materials, you can make a cannon with extremely powerful firepower, enough to defeat those countries that mainly use cold weapons.
Furthermore, with the artillery, we wouldn't suffer massive casualties on our side, and would completely crush the enemy. This would ensure the enemy's surrender would be as rapid as a landslide, minimizing casualties on both sides.
This is definitely an industrial country attacking an agricultural country.
Since we have a universal manufacturing machine, why not make the most of it?
Who says that vigorously developing unbalanced military strength is cheating? She said that as long as one has strength that is unattainable to the opponent, the losses in the war will be extremely low.
The threat of the artillery alone will strike fear into the hearts of the enemy, and perhaps achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.
She thought about it in her mind and felt that it was a great deal.
As for whether it will destroy the existing world order, in her opinion, since a new civilization has emerged, it will inevitably replace the old rules.
The more Shen Yuexi thought about it, the more she felt that using the universal manufacturing mechanism to create powerful weapons was a great idea.
Although only 2% of the iron has been collected and it will take a long time to make a cannon, there is no need to rush.
When I have some free time, I must go to the mountains. There is probably iron ore there.
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