Chapter 92 System: Daqin Immortal Cultivation Telegraph
A silvery-white light shone, enveloping the not-so-large stone. The next moment, there was a slight jolt before the stone vanished, and peace returned to the place.
Fusu waited for a moment, and seeing no other reaction, he stretched his neck out and turned to look at Wei Shengxue: "Master, is this the end?"
This was Wei Shengxue's first time constructing this kind of long-distance teleportation array, and she wasn't entirely sure. However, she forced herself to remain calm in the face of his question. "We've finished here, but whether it's successful or not depends on the feedback from the other side. If the stone teleports intact, then it's a success. If not, we'll have to tweak it further."
"You have nothing to do anyway, why not pray for a smooth journey?"
So Fusu and his men really started praying, mumbling something incoherently. Weishengxue couldn't hear it clearly, maybe it was some god that the Qin Dynasty believed in.
After an unknown amount of time, the jade in his hand shook slightly, and Ying Zheng's voice came: "Daoyou, I have received a piece of marble, flowery white, one inch square, and the sound when knocked is fine." It should have been transmitted intact.
After that, they experimented with several items of different sizes, materials, and types. They also gave the food to rabbits, chickens, and ducks for a few meals, and they were still lively and energetic after eating it.
"Okay."
After a few days of testing, Wei Shengxue announced that the teleportation array was functioning normally.
"It's a pity that we can't teleport living creatures yet. Otherwise, with a teleportation array, the Qin army could go anywhere, like a celestial airborne force, and change the outcome of the battlefield in one fell swoop."
Hearing Ying Zheng's regretful voice, Wei Shengxue exclaimed, "What a guy!"
He has just started learning to walk, and even Olympic champions are looking forward to him.
After asking the system, Wei Shengxue said after careful consideration: "When the national fortune improves, we can use this blessing to..."
"Can we then send the troops?" Wang Jian answered quickly.
Wei Shengxue: "... then we can send more supplies."
"Teleporting living things and inanimate objects present completely different levels of difficulty. I'll have to wait and see. Once I have a deeper understanding of the formation, I can redesign a new teleportation array."
One person weighs at least dozens or hundreds of pounds, and a few people can weigh up to a thousand pounds. To achieve the effect of divine soldiers descending from the sky, there must be at least a thousand people, which means a large-scale teleportation array that starts at 100,000 pounds, and it must also ensure that people will not be crushed by the space conversion.
Wang Jian could not say he was disappointed when he got this promise, he could only say he was very surprised. He had just been bragging and had not thought it would really come true. But now he had received a guarantee that could barely be considered a promise, and he immediately grinned.
In the Xianyang Palace, the Internal History of Grain entered with his men, "Your Majesty, the supplies are ready."
According to system calculations, the teleportation array can be activated three times a day, with a four-hour interval between each. In rainy weather, with a lack of sunlight, the interval will be longer. These three times include teleporting from Donghai County to Xianyang City, and teleporting in the opposite direction from Xianyang City.
The upper limit of one transmission is one thousand kilograms, and three times it is three thousand kilograms.
Three thousand kilograms of supplies every day may not seem like much, but when accumulated day by day, it is enough to guarantee the needs of the base and can also expand the inventory.
Later on, there will be one or two times to transport seafood to Xianyang.
However, they have to be slaughtered before being transported. In order to ensure freshness, at least dozens of people are needed at a time. For now, we can only taste them.
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After a period of stable transmission, most of the supplies needed by Donghai County have been collected, except for some living cubs that can only be brought over.
Donghai County is thousands of miles away from Xianyang City. Even if you ride a horse at full speed, it will take more than half a month to get there. However, with the help of the teleportation array, it only takes a quarter of an hour to get there.
The time difference during this period caused the military radars of a group of generals to flash wildly.
Wang family residence.
Under the pretext of meeting Marquis Wucheng for a drink, a group of military generals gathered in the Wang family courtyard and began to exchange ideas.
"The teleportation method ignores distance and arrives in a moment. If we can set up teleportation arrays in various places, if there is a rebellion or invasion of the border, the information can be immediately sent to Xianyang City."
Military secrets can go wrong in just one day. If we can save this time...
Meng Tian drank a glass of wine and fantasized further: "If each county had a teleportation array, your majesty's orders could be quickly transmitted throughout the country, which would be extremely beneficial to the stability of our Great Qin."
"If there is a disaster, relief supplies can be delivered directly, eliminating the time and damage associated with transportation."
"According to this, we can save more on escorting military rations, especially on the border of Yan and Zhao. The Xiongnu there are constantly harassing the border. If we advance a little further and build a teleportation array, and then set up a fortress, we can gradually incorporate the Xiongnu land into the territory of our Great Qin."
They spoke one after another, as if anything could be solved as long as there were enough teleportation arrays.
They were talking excitedly and were drunk, so they pushed each other into the Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng looked at his beloved generals in front of him, who were still drunk and clamoring to spread the teleportation array across the entire Qin Dynasty, and rubbed his forehead with a little helplessness.
"I'm aware of this matter. Everyone, please sit down for a moment and take a bowl of hangover soup before leaving."
Taking advantage of the alcohol, they were all very bold and kept shouting:
"Your Majesty, as long as this teleportation array is set up, I can defeat the entire Xiongnu for you!"
"Your Majesty, as long as this teleportation array is set up, not only the Hundred Yue, but also the Thousand Yue and Ten Thousand Yue will be in the pocket of our Great Qin!"
"Your Majesty, if this doesn't work, can the teleportation array be made smaller? We can just use it to transmit military intelligence. It doesn't need to be much, just enough to hold a pound, no, just enough to transmit a few pieces of paper!"
Ying Zheng originally thought they were drunk and talking nonsense, but after hearing the last sentence he realized that they had actually seriously discussed the feasibility.
"I still need to ask the immortal about this matter."
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"Teleportation arrays are spread all over the country? Why don't you just go to the sky?"
Sure enough, as soon as he handed over the words, Weishengxue pushed them back.
With this bizarre request in mind, it is not so difficult to accept the subsequent imaginative ideas.
——Only a few pieces of paper need to be sent, and they don’t need to be spread all over the country, just add them at the borders of various places.
The Qin emperor and his ministers appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him. Even the most famous scholars and strategists who were good at speaking were invited to come and take turns to persuade him.
Who are these two families?
In the mouth of famous experts, even a white horse can be said to be not a horse. Their sophistry is top-notch.
As for the diplomats, King Zhaoxiang, who was defeated head-on in the coalition attack on Qin, and King Huai of Chu, who was deceived many times, had something to say.
With a group of eloquent people coming out, it was natural for Wei Shengxue to be persuaded.
"That's not a bad idea."
Moreover, it only requires the transmission of a few pieces of paper, which greatly reduces the difficulty requirement. Once the subsequent national resources are available, the scale of the transmission array can be slowly increased.
[Isn't this just a telegraph machine for cultivating immortality?] The system muttered silently.
Wei Shengxue pressed it down and replied to Ying Zheng: "Prepare enough cinnabar and fine jade first." Cinnabar is easy, but large quantities of top-quality jade are not easy to find.
"Then I'll trouble you with this matter, fellow Daoist. I will prepare the materials myself."
Ying Zheng was delighted, and other ministers also expressed their gratitude.
Seeing their happiness, Wei Shengxue half-jokingly and half-reminds them: "Then you better have someone watch the place carefully. Otherwise, if the teleportation array is built and controlled by someone with ulterior motives, they could send hundreds of kilograms of explosives to the Xianyang Palace. You wouldn't even have to practice and would go straight to the West."
This reminder was indeed quite appropriate, filling a gap in the Qin monarchs' understanding of the teleportation array. They were not yet accustomed to this mode of airborne entry.
After figuring out the risks involved, Li Si immediately submitted a memorial: "I believe the main teleportation array should be set up outside Xianyang City."
Especially stay away from areas where His Majesty frequents.
Other important officials echoed this.
If this really happened, not only Your Majesty, but also the upper echelons of the Qin Dynasty would be wiped out immediately. There would be no need for the remnants of the six kingdoms to rebel, and the situation would return to the Warring States period.
So the matter of relocating the main teleportation array began with everyone's encouragement and Ying Zheng's tacit approval.
"Is it still feasible to draw it according to the original battle formation diagram?" Before the construction, the Shaofu asked Weishengxue for confirmation. After getting the affirmative, he brought people to implement this matter that day.
After testing, there is no problem, except that it can only be transmitted one to one.
"This is not your fault. The multi-directional teleportation array is extremely complicated. Only I can come here in person to arrange it. I will go back to Xianyang in a few days to make up for it." Weishengxue glanced at the running progress of the system clone and estimated that it could still catch up with the autumn harvest.
"Master Immortal is going back to Xianyang?"
"About the same, it should be able to catch up with the autumn harvest."
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Since the two places were connected by teleportation, the supplies in the base have become more abundant.
The work in the base is neither heavy nor light, but with meat three times a day and a pleasing monthly salary at the end of the month, the workers are all full of fighting spirit.
"Oh, I've gained weight on my belly from working all day. If you pinch it, you can even pinch it. It's a pity that the autumn harvest will be coming after this month, otherwise I really want to stay here." During the break from eating, a group of female workers who were responsible for interlacing hemp ropes were chatting.
"That's right. My wife works in a pile-driving team. The food there is really good. She only gets one egg every two days. She used to lose a lot of weight after every job and it took her several days to recover. But now she works every day and her face has become plump. The last time I saw her, I almost didn't recognize her."
Another woman followed suit, saying, "It's the same in my family. I originally thought this craft was too tiring and didn't want to let my youngest son learn it. Now, if anyone doesn't let him learn it, I'll get angry with him!"
"My second daughter, some people looked down on her before because our family was poor. But it hasn't been long since then, and the last time I went home, several matchmakers came to my house, all to propose marriage for her. These people are all snobs." The woman who was speaking had a smile on her lips and cursed, but her brows were full of pride and complacency.
"I heard from the manager that they will build other factories in the future. You should work hard and move around more. When your second daughter turns fifteen, try to get her in as well. With this job, even if you marry into the city, you can hold your head high in your husband's family."
Finally, they all sighed, "If only this base could stay open forever, then our days would become more hopeful."
The women gathered together, and the men also gathered in groups. Although there were occasional minor conflicts and contradictions, as everyone got along better and better, the minor conflicts were resolved with a word or two of advice from others. Even the villages that had conflicts before had their relations eased a lot, and they would occasionally lend a hand when they met.
Even the elderly who have lived through it all say, "This is the kind of life that is truly enjoyable."
Liu Ji mingled among the crowd like a fish in water, chatting with this person and that person from time to time, as if everyone was his friend.
Every day, while chatting with people, he would observe those people hiding in the corners of the crowd with unusual expressions.
Liu Ji: Those people with shifty eyes are obviously not good people!
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