After leaving the city, I saw a faint light in the distance, so I followed the light and finally saw a vast white world. In the whistling cold wind, twenty or thirty shirtless men were busy swinging axes and working. Their shouts could be heard from far away.
As he was about to get closer on horseback, he saw several armed guards rushing out from the corner and shouting, "Who are you? Why are you here so late at night?"
Shui Yao sat lazily on the horse's back, looked at these people, and then shouted to the leader, "Come and find your boss, I have a business to discuss!"
The leader raised the lantern in his hand and glanced at Shui Yao and Lan Yi. Seeing that they were well-dressed, he did not dare to neglect them. He asked someone to watch them while he went to report.
Soon, a man wrapped in gray fox fur came from a distance. He had fur on his head and his facial features could not be seen clearly. He could only be seen breathing hot air.
"Brother, these two are the ones who want to discuss business!" the leading man introduced.
Shui Yao only felt a trace of burning light coldly sweeping over her. She was shocked. She didn't expect that there would be someone with such sharp eyes in this wilderness town. It seemed that his martial arts skills must be quite good!
"You are..." A man's cold voice sounded, and from the sound of his voice he should be a young man.
"The weather is cold, can we find a sheltered place to talk? I guarantee that you will be interested in this business, because if you want to make money, you must have a life to enjoy it!" Shui Yao spoke lazily, with a faint smile on her beautiful little face.
The man glanced at Shui Yao, pondered for a moment, turned around and made a gesture of invitation, and someone immediately came forward to lead Shui Yao's horse. The two dismounted and followed the man into a makeshift tent.
That
The man took off his fur hat, and Shui Yao could see his face clearly. The man in front of her was at most handsome, but he had a unique temperament. He seemed a little fragile, but his pair of black eyes were unusually sharp.
"Please sit down and bring some hot tea!" the man said loudly, and immediately a maid brought some hot tea. In this cold late night, a cup of hot tea was undoubtedly the best way to entertain the guests.
"Thank you, but what should I call you?" Shui Yao said with a faint smile.
"Shi Lei, I don't know if the girl..." Shi Lei spoke lightly, with the corners of his lips slightly curved, and a deep dimple appeared on the left side of his forehead, adding a touch of cuteness to his hazy temperament.
"My name is Lan Shuiyao, and this is my maid Lan Yi!" Shuiyao introduced herself generously, and then asked, "I guess Mr. Shi is the head of the family here?"
Shi Lei's face darkened slightly, and he seemed a little sad, but he still smiled faintly and said, "I don't dare to be the head of the family, but I can still make the decision! I wonder what kind of business the girl wants to discuss?"
Shui Yao thought of what the waiter said, and understood a little more. She said softly, "We are talking about the technology of opening the mountain. I wonder if Mr. Shi is interested?"
As soon as Shui Yao said this, Shi Lei's face changed. The leading man became even more impatient. He drew his sword and shouted, "Okay, they are here for our Shi family's secrets. Brother, we don't have to be polite to them!"
As he shouted, the tent door was lifted up and four or five khans rushed in.
Shui Yao smiled faintly, "I am interested in Mr. Shi's mountain-opening technology, but I also know that this technology has caused your Shi family to lose a lot of people. Don't you want to know how to control it?"
Shi Lei heard this and said calmly
He waved his hand and said, "Sixth brother, don't be reckless, let them go out first!"
The man nodded and waved his hand, and those people who looked like security guards retreated.
"From your tone, I think you know the technique." Shi Lei paused, as if he was waiting for Shui Yao to say the name of the technique.
"Gunspowder!" Shui Yao said in a calm voice.
In ancient times, gunpowder was generally used in fireworks and firecrackers, and was rarely used for blasting mountains. This was because its power was very small, so most people would not have thought that gunpowder could be used for blasting mountains.
When Shui Yao said this, Shi Lei was startled and immediately gave the leading man a hint. After the man went out, he dispersed the heat outside the tent and did not come in himself.
"I don't know where the girl heard it from..." Shi Lei spoke much more carefully.
"It doesn't matter where I know it from. What matters is how you know it? And it's obvious that there seems to be some deviation in your grasp, otherwise it wouldn't be so weak in power yet so dangerous!" Shui Yao spoke lazily, and her expression seemed to be confident.
Shi Lei nodded, "Yes, the power of Kaishan is not great, but because of this recipe, many lives of my Shi family have been lost!"
He paused and whispered, "Since the girl is an expert, Shi Lei will not hide it. This recipe was bought by my father from a craftsman who specializes in making firecrackers. The craftsman made firecrackers all his life, and later improved the recipe. He found that the recipe was very powerful. It was really dangerous to make firecrackers, so he asked my father to use it for opening the mountains, but he didn't expect..."
"In that case, let's be honest with each other. I can help you improve the formula. You don't even need to give me your formula. As long as you can provide the raw materials, I can make gunpowder that is more powerful and safer than yours!
After the deal is done, you can get the gunpowder from me for free.
, but you have to provide me with raw materials, and I will give you the same price as the market price!"
When Shi Lei heard this, he couldn't believe it and said, "You mean you know the formula?"
"You'll know after you see the result, right? Mr. Shi, why don't you prepare some raw materials and let me take a look. If you don't have them, you can go and purchase them. I will definitely be able to make the finished product for you tomorrow!" Shui Yao twisted her hair lazily and smiled faintly.
When Shi Lei heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. He first arranged Shui Yao and Lan Yi in the Shi family manor, and then asked people to prepare the raw materials.
Shui Yao hid in the room for the whole day. When the sun set, she stretched and walked out of the room.
"Miss Lan!" Shi Lei seemed to have been waiting for her and immediately appeared in front of Shui Yao.
"Young Master Shi is quite impatient!" Shui Yao took the tea handed to her by Lan Yi, took a sip and chuckled.
Shi Lei's face turned slightly red. "To be honest with you, Miss Lan, our Shi family has suffered from the effects of gunpowder, even me... so now, I try not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary!"
Shui Yao put down the teacup, "So Master Shi was injured by a gunpowder explosion? No wonder he is so weak!"
Shi Lei sighed, "To be honest, Miss, since I was injured by the gunpowder explosion half a year ago, my health has been getting worse day by day!"
Shui Yao smiled faintly, "I can help you with your treatment for free. This is also my sincerity in cooperating with you!"
Shi Lei was delighted, "It turns out that the young lady also knows medical skills! But whether you want to cooperate or not depends on this..." Shi Lei looked at the thing in Shui Yao's hand, which looked like a luggage bag with a long string.
"Okay, let's try it now!" Shui Yao said, standing up and walking out of the village.
At the mining site last night, although there were 20 or 30
People have been working for a day and a night, but still haven't reached the destination. After all, they are just relying on their two hands, which is really slow!
"Tell your men to get out of the way!" Shui Yao stepped forward with the explosive pack.
"Miss!" Lan Yi came out to stop Shui Yao, "Miss, let me go, it's too dangerous!"
Shui Yao shook her head. "You haven't seen this thing before, you don't understand it, isn't it more dangerous? Don't worry, I will never joke with my life!"
Lan Yi wanted to insist, but Shui Yao told her off. She was confident in her things!
When stones splashed down from the sky, everyone present opened their eyes and mouths wide in disbelief. This was more work than twenty or thirty of them had done in a whole day.
Moreover, the gunpowder exploded a cup of tea after Lan Shuiyao left, so the person who lit the dynamite had enough time to get away! Moreover, the explosion time was exactly the same as Lan Shuiyao's calculation... This was amazing!
Shi Lei was so excited that his whole body was shaking. Suddenly, he couldn't help but feel sad. If he had met Lan Shuiyao earlier, then the Shi family wouldn't be like this now...
"Fourth brother, look, it's really amazing!" Shi Hao, Shi Lei's sixth brother, hugged Shi Lei excitedly and shouted.
"Yes, please invite Miss Lan to sit in the tent!" Shi Lei shouted loudly. At this time, the workers surrounded Lan Shuiyao, as if they were their savior, until Shuiyao entered the tent.
"So the girl really knows about gunpowder. It seems that Shi Lei is judging others by his own standards!" He reached into his arms and took out a yellow leather-like thing and placed it on the table in front of Shui Yao. "This is the formula. Please give me some advice, girl!"
Shui Yao smiled faintly, without even looking at the formula, and pushed it directly to Shi Lei, "We have already agreed on the terms at the beginning, could it be that Master Shi wants to go back on his word?"