Chapter 34 Wei Shengxue: Forceps, Ironmaking, and Projector
After greeting Ying Zheng, the news that the immortal was going to give a lecture spread throughout Xianyang along with the clanging sounds of the school's renovations.
"The Immortal is going to start a class?"
The man stood up, his eyes blazing, "Teach the way to immortality?!"
The person who brought the news gave an awkward smile: "No."
"That must be the art of teaching elixirs!"
"Uh, not really."
"Ah, I see. It's the shrinking technique I demonstrated outside the Meng family's gate that day!"
"……no."
The man tried several more guesses, exhausting all the 'immortal arts' he knew, but still couldn't come up with an answer. Finally, he gave up and asked, "What kind of profound immortal art is this? Can we really learn it?"
The messenger had a wooden face and spoke a few words slowly and slowly: "The woman is delivering the baby."
"ah?"
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"ah?"
"Let me be the monitor?"
"Is this true? Did the immortal really say that?"
"Does this mean you want to take me as your disciple?"
"What should this bundle of cultivation give? Immortals have everything."
Ever since receiving the news sent by Princess Yangzi, Doctor Xia has been in ecstasy. Her usual taciturnity was completely thrown away, and she kept talking all the time, which made Xia Wuqie, who was rarely at home, twitch his lips.
"Why not write a few volumes of medical records to show your eagerness to learn?"
Doctor Xia paused and turned abruptly. "That makes sense! Father, I'll go finish my homework first. I'll leave these herbs to you."
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The news of the class was announced today and registration started in the afternoon, making those who live far away wish they could put on a pair of Hot Wheels and fly to the registration point in no time.
“So many people?!”
Wei Shengxue flipped through a few pages of the registration form. The information on it was so detailed that he wanted to check even his ancestors for eighteen generations.
But Princess Yangzi had an expression that said, "This is normal" and "This is the appearance that an immortal should have."
"The immortal himself teaching—this is a legend only found in ancient books. Now that we can witness it in person, how can we not flock to it?"
She shook the registration form in her hand. "This is after the screening. There are more people here than this. The Immortal Master has set a limit of thirty people. We will go through several more rounds of screening to select the best ones."
"Only the best among the best are qualified to listen to the Immortal Master's teachings!"
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"Immortal!"
As Wei Shengxue walked out of the gate of the teaching center, someone rushed over and threw her to the ground. Without even waiting to stand up, he crawled forward two steps and finally stopped two feet away from her.
The man looked up and found it was the preparatory student who was absent in the afternoon.
But her condition at this moment was very different from that in the morning. Her cuffs and skirt were stained with some kind of stain, and even a few strands of her hair were loose. She looked very miserable.
"Third Lady!" Her friend exclaimed, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, squatting down to help the person up, but the other party broke free.
Princess Yangzi took a step forward, her face darkening as she revealed the royal majesty that belonged to her family: "Who bullied you?"
He even dared to touch the person reserved by the immortal. It is time for him to experience the Qin law and learn his lesson.
"No, no, no, there is no one, it's me." The third lady shook her head repeatedly, with tears on her face.
She raised her head to glance at the immortal, then lowered it again, prostrating herself on the ground. A muffled sob came out: "Immortal, please save my brother!"
"He fell off the cliff because he was picking flowers for me. Please, immortal master, please save him! He can plant flowers and grass, and the flowers, plants and trees he has raised have all grown exceptionally well! He can grow trees that immortals like! Yes, he can definitely do it. Please, immortal, save him, save him..."
Sanniang kowtowed every time she spoke, and her consciousness was almost blurred when she said the last sentence.
Princess Yangzi's face was gloomy, and a storm was brewing in her eyes. Unlike the concern and worry she had just shown, her gaze on Sanniang was now tinged with murderous intent.
My father said that it is forbidden to bother the immortal with casualties again.
She closed her eyes slightly, concealing her overly obvious emotions, and looked at the immortal, waiting for her decision.
Wei Shengxue originally didn't want to care about it. She ran to save someone the day before yesterday and ended up having a heart attack for a long time. This time she really didn't want to make herself unhappy again.
But he takes good care of the trees!
'System, isn't it?'
[It cannot be detected at the moment, but it is very likely. ]
What possibility? Of course, the other party might also be a highly gifted Wood Element user.
This is the case in StarCraft. People with particularly strong wood abilities have a bonus effect on plants before they awaken. The bonus can be strong or weak depending on the level of talent.
Thinking of this, Wei Shengxue swallowed back the words of rejection that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Where is your brother?"
It was a short sentence, but it made Sanniang feel like she was hearing heavenly music.
She ignored the wound on her forehead and quickly got up. Her face was slightly distorted with excessive ecstasy, and her voice was shrill with excitement: "He's at the corner of the street! I'll bring him here! Thank you, Master, for saving my life!"
"Butler! Butler! Hurry and bring my brother here! My brother is saved!"
Princess Yangzi glanced at her with a hint of dissatisfaction, then turned around and ordered the guards to clear out an empty room for her to stay.
"Master, let's go inside first."
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Song An didn't expect to see the light of day again. The massive blood loss made him gradually unable to feel pain, as if all his strength had left him. He only remembered the feeling of weightlessness that came at that moment, and the severe pain of broken flesh and bones.
Then there was the intermittent crying of my parents and siblings, and then... it was here.
"Fell off the cliff?" It was an unfamiliar female voice, with a vague feeling, as if it came from the sky.
Song An tried to identify it vaguely, but couldn't find a similar voice in his memory.
"Yes, my brother went there to pick a rare flower to cheer me up..."
It's my little sister. Don't cry.
"Poisoned."
poison?
Song An tried hard to recall, but his half-clear mind seemed to be covered with a layer of white fog.
"The preliminary diagnosis is a poisonous snake."
Venomous snake?
Suddenly, his forehead felt cold, and the chill quickly spread to his limbs and bones. Song An shuddered and slowly opened his eyes.
Some people are born to attract attention, and his eyes fell uncontrollably on the blue dress in front of the bed.
The afternoon sun shone through the window, blurring her face and leaving only an almost ethereal silhouette.
As his injuries healed, his heart began to beat stronger.
One, two, three...
Song An stared at her blankly, unable to tell for a moment why his heart was beating so fast.
"Brother!" Sanniang rushed over and looked him up and down. Seeing that his face was rosy and his breathing was steady, she turned around and knelt on the ground.
"Thank you for saving my life, Immortal. If you are asked to do anything, the Song family is willing to go through fire and water for you to repay your kindness."
Wei Shengxue withdrew his hand from casting the spell, recalling the flow of spiritual power in his body just now, and became more certain of his guess.
"No need. Let him send a plant that he has grown for a novice, and we'll settle the cause and effect." After saying that, she left.
Song An looked past Sanniang and watched her leave, "Who is that?"
Sanniang also followed his gaze and said, "Immortal, that is the immortal who saved you."
"Immortal..."
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"Master, that person came today to give a thank you gift."
A female student poked her head in from outside the door and exclaimed in amazement, "What a green tree!"
Wei Shengxue stood up and walked out.
Song Yu unloaded a potted plant as tall as a man from the cart and said, "Immortal, I have no way of repaying your kindness. This is the best plant I have ever raised, and I am giving it to you as a token of my gratitude."
Wei Shengxue looked at the potted plant in front of her with an obvious smile on her face. Her eyes flashed, as if the sunlight fell into her eyes, sparkling brightly.
"Thank you. I like it very much."
She stroked the leaves with her fingertips, and rich wood spirit power flowed through the green leaves, wrapping around her fingers and then merging into the golden elixir as the spiritual power circulated.
It is truly amazing that this potted plant, which is less than a person's height, has vitality that is no less than that of a towering tree.
"To be able to grow a plant like this, he must be a highly gifted wood element person."
[Do you want to take him in as your younger brother? ]
"Wood type, it would be a waste if I didn't use this talent for farming."
Although she studied combat, in the interstellar space, the largest number of wood-type mutants are found on major agricultural and forestry planets and in exotic plant cultivation bases.
"Didn't those alchemists say a few days ago that they had developed a new fertilizer and wanted him to assist in the experiments?"
A palace attendant bowed and accepted the gesture. He walked in front of Song Wei and took a step sideways, blocking his view of the immortal. "Mr. Song, please come in."
Song Wei took a few steps and couldn't help looking back. The man he saw was happily directing people to move the potted plants in. Among the branches and leaves, a corner of a smooth white jade pendant was revealed.
"Immortal!" he cried. "I will do better than anyone else!"
Wei Shengxue looked up and nodded slightly when he heard this.
——It would be strange if someone with high talent in the wood element couldn’t do it well.
At the palace servants' urging, Song An turned around and walked forward with high morale.
Although he has never been to the ground since he was a child, since it was arranged by the immortal, there must be a reason for it, and he will definitely prove himself!
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Not long after this incident happened, Ying Zheng received the news.
"...The immortal only used his magic... and the man has recovered as normal."
The reporter spent a lot of time describing the scene of the immortal saving people, but Ying Zheng only focused on one thing:
"Is the Immortal Master standing or sitting? Describe her behavior in detail again."
The last time I used the resurrection technique, I was punished and had to stay in seclusion for several days. I wonder if I was trying to hide it in front of others this time, or if the lack of people meant it had no effect.
Ying Zheng held the memorial in his hand for a long time without finishing reading a single scroll, so he simply put down his pen and stood up.
He hurried out of the palace, leaving behind a sentence: "All guards responsible for security today have been replaced. I order the Weiwei to come to see me."
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Hall of Eternal Life.
This is Weishengxue's temporary residence. Many objects that originally represented noble status have been removed and replaced by towering trees. The lush branches and leaves almost cover half of the palace in the shade of the trees.
"It's still more comfortable here." Princess Yang Zi felt that even the air was fresher as soon as she stepped in, and the fatigue from a few busy days was also tending to subside, but she attributed all these to the peace of mind of being in the immortal land.
"Take it out and transplant it to the empty spot." Wei Shengxue instructed the palace servants.
That was the center of the formation she had deliberately cleared. She had originally planned to find time to cultivate one herself that day, but unexpectedly, someone presented her with a pillow. A tree cultivated by a wood-type talent was the perfect choice for the center of the formation.
Snap!
A jade pendant fell to the ground.
"That person must have accidentally hung it up there when he brought it." Wei Shengxue took it, looked at it for a while, and handed it to Princess Yangzi.
"You can have it sent back. It looks new. It must have just been replaced."
If she lost her new accessories soon after putting them on, she would be heartbroken.
Princess Yangzi took the jade pendant, nodded with a smile, glanced at it casually, and was about to call someone to take it away when her eyes suddenly froze.
This is……?
Willow branches, a knot of love.
Princess Yangzi's eyes widened slightly, and she quickly recalled Song An's information. The surprise in her eyes turned into anger in an instant, and she put the jade pendant away with her backhand.
"After all, it's a beloved thing. I'll go out and give it a few words of advice."
Wei Shengxue's entire mind was focused on the formation that was about to be completed. Upon hearing this, he just nodded casually without even paying a glance.
As soon as Princess Yangzi turned around, the smile on her face disappeared, leaving only the coldness similar to her father.
"Go call Bingsan over."
Walk out of the small garden, go around two long corridors, and stop when you are just a short distance away from the gate.
A man who was hard to spot in the crowd walked out from the side and said, "Bingsan greets the master."
This is the guard trained by Princess Yangzi since childhood, and he is absolutely loyal to her.
She handed over the jade pendant and ordered in a cold voice, "Send it back to the guy today and tell him to put away those inappropriate thoughts."
"What inappropriate thoughts are there?"
The majestic and low-pitched voice was so familiar that Princess Yangzi's hand trembled and the jade pendant slipped from her palm. Fortunately, Bing□□ying quickly grabbed it.
"Father!"
It turned out to be Ying Zheng who came from Zhangtai Palace.
Ying Zheng looked at her face. Princess Yang Zi, who had been able to hold her composure just now, was now full of panic. It was obvious at a glance that she had been secretly doing something.
He didn't ask any more questions, just looked at her and let Princess Yangzi confess obediently.
"Father, it was the man the Immortal Master saved today." She presented the jade pendant and complained angrily, "That man had bad intentions."
Ying Zheng glanced at the jade pendant. He had received many such obvious hints before, so there was nothing much to say.
"Yang Zi, I'll leave it to you."
Self-centered
"Yes." Princess Yangzi accepted the order, but she frowned with some worry.
"The customs of Qin are unknown to the immortals." As he spoke, Ying Zheng had already walked past her into the hall.
"Okay, father, your daughter will definitely handle this matter properly."
Princess Yangzi watched him leave, then turned and instructed, "The Immortal Master has ordered him to assist with the fertilizer experiment. I hope he can do it himself and not let the Immortal Master down."
If you stay with those shit, piss and farts every day, you will get pickled even if you don’t get tanned.
Bingsan listened quietly and waited until she finished giving the order before leaving.
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Changshengdian Garden.
Now it would be more appropriate to call it Tree Garden.
As soon as Ying Zheng walked in, he felt a cool breeze coming over him. The heaviness brought by reviewing memorials all day was instantly relieved, and his slightly drowsy head seemed to feel much lighter.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I think you have something new here."
Wei Shengxue turned around when she heard the voice and saw it was him. She smiled and called for him to come over: "Daoyou, come quickly and take a look at my new formation."
Ying Zheng walked over and looked around. Apart from the more large trees, there was nothing special about it. However, he still pretended to understand and nodded in praise: "This place is helpful for fellow Taoists to practice."
Wei Shengxue patted the tree trunk beside him, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You really know what you are talking about."
"By the way, why are you here? A workaholic like you should be working at this hour."
Ying Zheng didn't say anything, but just looked at her face seriously. Seeing that her face was rosy, her eyes were clear, and she didn't look unwell, he felt relieved.
After spending some time together, Ying Zheng also realized that she might not understand if he spoke to her in a tactful way, so he spoke to her more directly.
"You've saved three people in a row these past few days. Are you feeling unwell?"
Wei Shengxue tilted her head, looked down at herself, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
What could be wrong with her? Nothing special has happened recently.
Seeing her obvious confusion, Ying Zheng smiled faintly: "It seems that nothing is wrong."
Then the topic was changed.
"You are going to teach them the art of childbirth. Can cows be used?"
Weishengxue: Ah?
She looked at him with an expression of looking up to a big boss.
A lot of imagination.
She decided to support this kind of imaginative behavior, so——
"Can."
"I have a book in my hand: Postpartum Care for Sows. Do you want it?"
Ying Zheng never refuses good things.
Of course.
"I'll wait a moment..." Wei Shengxue stopped talking suddenly. She remembered the book in the database, and she had to copy it out herself!
So she changed the subject abruptly: "I'll go take a look later and make a copy when I have time."
Before leaving, Ying Zheng extended an invitation to her:
"General Meng's stirrups and horseshoes are ready. I would like to invite you to the palace tomorrow to give me some advice."
Wei Shengxue calculated the time and found that several days had indeed passed.
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
Witness the starting point of the cavalry's subversive transformation, and also witness its endless merits.
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That night, the study in Changsheng Palace was as bright as day.
An exquisite and fancy palace lantern was placed on the museum shelf, and the bright light made the whole room visible.
"Your shiny accessories are only useful at times like this."
When mentioning this matter, it is inevitable to mention the immortal cultivation mall it has opened, so it wisely avoided this topic.
[Host, the system can provide you with a complete set of courseware. You only need to read the textbook during class.]
'No, I'm not worried about that.'
She still hadn't finished copying the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" that she had promised Xia Wuqie, and she had just finished a copy of "Postpartum Care for Sows." Adding to the training course textbooks, there might be other materials in the future...
We can't ask her to copy it word for word.
She never wrote so many words even when she was punished to copy in school!
No, we have to think of a way.
"Tong'er, do you have a magic weapon similar to a projector?"
The system poked the gray purchase button in the mall and said in a low voice: [Host, I can't buy it.]
Wei Shengxue hadn't originally expected to get the finished product directly.
"Give me the refining method."
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After all the hard work until dawn, the last thing that came out was a low-profile version of a low-profile version... a semi-finished product.
As for refining equipment, it’s impossible to succeed in one go, haha.
Wei Shengxue cheered herself up and watered the small wild grass 'Radish' growing on the windowsill with some diluted spiritual spring water. Seeing that its leaves had grown bigger, she put away the water cup with satisfaction and drank it all.
Today happened to be the once-a-decade market day, and the number of pedestrians along the roads had increased significantly. If you looked carefully, you'd notice a number of makeshift vendors in the corners. They were simply spread out with a piece of coarse cloth, on which were placed a small number of local products, likely farmers taking the opportunity to exchange for household expenses.
Weishengxue wandered aimlessly, buying whatever she found that she liked. Aside from the smaller selection, the experience wasn't much different from StarCraft.
Not long after she walked, she heard someone calling her. Turning around, she saw it was Mo Ge, whom she hadn't seen for a few days.
But his dark circles seem a little heavier.
"Master Mojiang, what a coincidence."
"Unfortunately, I came here specifically to see you."
Mo Ge had dark circles under his eyes from working late into the night, which made Wei Shengxue feel a little guilty for some reason.
But she quickly let go of her guilty conscience and smiled, "Master Mojiang came to me to ask you to make something for him, okay?"
After receiving a positive answer, Wei Shengxue was not stingy with direct praise: "As expected of a disciple of the Mohist School, your efficiency is really high, much faster than the blacksmith at General Meng's mansion."
“When are we going to see the finished product?”
Mo Ge said: "Now."
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Mohist residence.
Mo Ge returned to the living room holding a box. When he opened the lid, a shiny object was revealed inside.
"You said the area where it's used is prone to getting scratched, so I didn't use any coating. It keeps it as smooth and shiny as it is now. It needs to be cleaned promptly after use and polished from time to time."
Wei Shengxue looked at the forceps in front of her. The whole thing looked like a clamp, and it was made into an arc to adapt to the head. The tail handle was also treated with anti-slip treatment. It was indeed a qualified pair of forceps.
"How long does it take to make one?"
Mo Ge reported a number and added, "This is done by me personally. Others are even slower."
There was another question, and he hesitated whether to ask it.
His troubled expression was so obvious that even Wei Shengxue could see it. "Anything else?"
"It's made of refined iron, the raw materials are precious, and the cost is not low."
Wei Shengxue looked down at the forceps again. Isn't this just ordinary iron?
"Tong'er?"
[It is the same material as the ironware used by the host in daily life.]
"So what he said..."
The system, which has collected a lot of information about this world in recent times, was silent for a moment.
Is it possible that the ironmaking technology here is not good enough?
Weishengxue: How could such an important and widely used technology be discontinued?!
Well, this is quite consistent with the national setting of the Qin Dynasty, which has nothing and its heritage has been greatly interrupted.
So, before she could promote forceps, she had to refine the iron first?!
Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of horseshoes.
In response to her question, Mo Ge said, "It's just a cavalry unit. Daqin can still afford it."
Wei Shengxue heard the hidden meaning in his words——
The stirrups and horseshoes of a cavalry unit would exhaust the entire country's strength.
The output of this iron is indeed a bit small.
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