Chapter 97
Chu Huan: [How could the Second Princess's sister design weapons?]
Even though she was the daughter of an escort master and had come into contact with many weapons in the escort agency, weapon design was not something that could be learned simply by frequent contact or being proficient in using weapons. Otherwise, General Xuanwei would not have had such a headache.
Maybe there's another chance for that girl?
The system's words confirmed this suspicion: [Initially, it was because the Second Princess had so many masters and learned so much that she could use any weapon, yet was not proficient in any of them.]
Think about it, she can use whips, knives, swords, spears, maces, daggers, and hidden weapons. She can't possibly bring them all with her, right? How many weapons would she have to take with her? She doesn't have Nie Shui's innate strength, so she can't lift them, and she can't possibly do it.
The Second Princess wanted to design a weapon case to store all the weapons she knew how to use. This would make it much easier to carry around, and she wouldn't have to worry about what to pack every time she went out. Yes, the Second Princess suffers from a difficult decision-making disorder.
[This is easier said than done. No matter how ingenious a weapon case is, it can only hold things, not reduce the weight of the weapons. The more weapons the Second Princess carries, the larger and heavier the weapon case will be, and the more difficult it will be to carry.]
Chu Huan was also impressed by the Second Princess's train of thought.
When faced with this kind of situation, shouldn't most people focus on practicing one weapon until they master it?
Why did the Second Princess want it all? Did she realize that it was because she refused to give up anything, and her time and energy were spread out, that she didn't have a single weapon she was good at?
Chu Hua: [The weapon box idea didn't work. Did she give up the other weapons and choose only one?]
Even those who have difficulty making decisions can make a choice by drawing lots, rock-paper-scissors, or other methods.
The system laughed: [How is that possible? She's not someone who gives up so easily.]
Since the weapon case wasn't working, she set her sights on the weapons themselves, having one designed to transform. It could turn into a sword, then a knife, a whip, a gun, or even shoot hidden weapons.
The Second Princess also put forward a very important condition: the weapon couldn't be too heavy, otherwise she wouldn't be able to lift it, couldn't carry it with her, and would be inconvenient to use.
Chu Huan: “…” The Second Princess is probably the most annoying Party A.
Weapons such as knives, swords, whips, and guns are all different. Their lengths, widths, thicknesses, shapes, and hardness are all different. How can they become one weapon?
[Who is this unlucky Party B? Is he bald?] Chu Huan felt worried just thinking about it.
The system almost fell down laughing: [It’s the unlucky Minister of War, hahaha! ]
When the Second Princess approached him and told him all her demands, he was completely stunned and said bluntly, "I can't do it. Princess, please find someone else."
The Second Princess insisted he do it, and the Minister of War was so worried he couldn't sleep for half a month. He kept thinking about it, whether eating, sleeping, or walking. His hair was falling out in clumps, but he still couldn't come up with a solution. Finally, he went to the Emperor and said, "You can do whatever you want. I just can't do it."
Chu Huan's rants were overflowing: "If it were me, the Second Princess would have come to me right away and I'd have gone to the Emperor for help. I can't do it, I can't do it. Even if I've been sleep deprived for half a month, I wouldn't be able to do something this outrageous. "
This is ancient times, not the age of science fiction or immortal heroes with mysterious powers. Without special metals or space-folding technology, how could one achieve such magical transformations?
The system uttered a soft "Huh, Sister Huan, didn't you endure for a while before giving up? Why are you giving up right away this time?"
Chu Huan: [Because this is too outrageous, the Emperor will definitely stand on my side. There's no need to embarrass myself.]
If this were to happen, it would definitely lead to endless headaches and internal friction. It would be better to go to the Emperor and plead my case, so as to avoid having to say I couldn't do it half a month later and being disliked by the Second Princess for wasting her time.
The system doesn't quite understand: [Saying you can't do it without even trying, then trying for half a month and then saying you can't do it, shouldn't the latter give people a better feeling?]
[If you refuse without doing anything, the princess will think you don't want to pay attention to her and will resent you even more, right?]
Chu Huan: [The Second Princess has been pampered since childhood, getting whatever she wants. She sneaked out of the palace to learn martial arts, and to ensure her martial arts skills wouldn't go to waste, she secretly went to the front lines. She's respected for her frequent military exploits, so it's clear that she tends to be straightforward and frank.]
You should tell her what you want to say. If she realizes that you are truly refusing her because you are embarrassed and can't do it, she will ask you to what extent you can do it. At that time, you two can discuss and relax the conditions.
System: [……] You humans are really complicated.
It was clearly the same situation, but the answer was that yesterday and this answer today, and it sounded so logical that it couldn't find any reason to refute it.
It is really difficult to be a human being, fortunately it is not a human being.
The system didn't want to embarrass itself any further, so it continued: [The Emperor exclaimed that the Second Princess's request was outrageous. Seeing that the Minister of War was about to collapse in the Imperial Study, he sent him back, saying that he would resolve the matter.]
The Emperor intervened, and the Second Princess had no choice but to give up. Then her sisters saw it and thought, "Huh? Is this what we want? It must be there!" Then she found a blacksmith shop and started messing around on her own.
Seeing how diligently the little sister's father studied, he asked someone to find someone skilled in weapon design. Her father had been a bodyguard for many years, traveling extensively and knowing many people. He had a wide network of connections, and he actually found someone skilled enough to teach his daughter.
Chu Huan:!!!
She didn't quite believe it, but she felt that when the system told stories, some magical and bizarre events would often happen. Maybe such a magical weapon could really be created?
The three views are teetering on the edge of collapse and are in danger.
Chu Huan asked uncertainly: [Did this girl really do it?]
Hearing the host's slightly weak tone, the system laughed secretly. There are things you are afraid of too.
"No. As you said, there's no special metal here, the productivity and technological level aren't up to par, and there's no fantastical space folding technology or gravity control system. How could they possibly store so many weapons and lose their quality?"
Fortunately, fortunately! Chu Huan's heart, which had been weighing heavily on her mind, finally settled down.
She almost thought that the scientific education she received in her previous life would be completely overturned by a girl after changing time and space.
Fortunately, we no longer have to accept the reshaping of our worldview, nor do we have to doubt whether physics and chemistry are still applicable in this time and space.
System: [Although she didn't come up with that kind of black technology, she successfully hid the sword and hidden weapons inside the gun. The long gun was divided into three sections, connected by a simple small mechanism, making it much more convenient to carry.]
She then fashioned the whip into a belt and hid the hidden weapons in hairpins, rings, and jade pendants. Although she didn't fulfill the Second Princess's original request, she did at least partially satisfy it.
At this point, the system also reacted.
In fact, if the Minister of War had not intended to really fulfill all the Second Princess's requirements, but just combined some of the requirements together, he would have been able to achieve this level.
Doesn't that prove Chu Huan's analysis - if the Minister of War had insisted on expressing his difficulties to the Second Princess, perhaps what happened later would not have happened?
But from another perspective, not everyone has the courage to say no to the prince and princess.
But, but! The Minister of War didn't have the courage to refuse the Second Princess, so why did he have the courage to act badly in front of the Emperor? Isn't the Emperor, who holds the power of life and death, more terrifying than a princess without real power?
The system is confused.
The next moment, it heard Chu Huan's voice. It turned out that she had expressed her doubts when she was confused.
Chu Huan: [Perhaps because the Minister of War has already acted badly in front of the Emperor many times, he's used to it. He also knows that the Emperor won't punish him for this, so there's no need to be afraid.]
[To be honest, how could a princess without any real power have the right to order a third-rank official to do things for her? The Minister of War only chose a roundabout way to save the country because he didn't want to offend the Second Princess and Concubine Hui because of her favor.]
No matter how good the second princess's younger sister is at designing weapons, she is far away in the frontier and cannot be used by the court for the time being.
Chu Huan is now more curious about Phytolacca: [How did Phytolacca come about?]
In this era, how could a person who was regarded as an alien by others because of his obsession with stargazing be able to design weapons?
When mentioning the familiar Shanglu beauty, the system's tone became very relaxed: [This is due to many factors, including his mentor, talent, and hard work.]
Shang Lu's master was from the Gongshu lineage, a lineage that dates back thousands of years. Like the Mohists, this lineage was renowned for its mastery of mechanical engineering. Due to wars, dynasties, and the passage of time, it wasn't as famous and prosperous as it once was, but many traces of its legacy remain. The Gongshu family excelled in the art of mechanical engineering, with the design and manufacture of weapons being their specialty.
Shang Lu had few friends since childhood due to his personality and hobbies, which made him more focused than others. Later, he was taken in by his master and demonstrated amazing learning and forging abilities. The master valued him and taught him everything he knew. He was far more capable than the second princess' sisters.
That's for sure.
Shang Lu has a formal master and thousands of years of accumulation, while the second princess's sisters are from a self-taught background.
The two have different strengths, styles, and experiences. Perhaps one day when they work together, they can complement each other's strengths and weaknesses and make progress together.
The fantasy had just begun when it was quickly extinguished by Chu Huan.
Judging from the fact that Shang Lu followed his master's orders to work for the Imperial Observatory but still insisted on not accepting an official position, he was opposed to the court and was opposed to participating in the world.
It is already a sin to drag a hermit into the world of mortals. If he is exposed as the successor of Gongshujia's tyrannical mechanical arts, the imperial court will probably use all means to force him, which would be an even greater sin.
By then, no one knows what unexpected things will happen.
After thinking it over, Chu Hua warned: "Tong'er, Shang Lu's matter must be kept secret. Don't let anyone know carelessly."
How could the system not know the importance of this matter?
[Don't worry, Sister Huan, I know my limits.]
[Letting a hermit who lives indifferent to the world create lethal weapons is far more sinful than forcing a monk to return to secular life, marry, and have children. I won't tell anyone.]
After a moment, the system added a little more information: [During the last emperor of the previous dynasty, people everywhere rose up in rebellion, working together to overthrow the previous dynasty. At that time, someone in the court found the reclusive disciples of the Mohist school and wanted them to build weapons of mass destruction to launch a counterattack.]
The Mohists advocated universal love and non-aggression, but the previous dynasty was in such a mess that the Mohists retreated to the mountains and forests, unwilling to do so. The Imperial Guards tortured them, threatened their families, and used every possible means. Later, to avoid implicating their families and harming others, the Mohist disciples committed suicide in the imperial prison.
Chu Huan: “…” She almost couldn’t catch her breath.
How many evils did the previous dynasty commit? How come even those who had retired were found and killed?
But to be honest, Shang Lu was originally a hermit, but was invited out of the mountains by the Minister of Rites.
Perhaps no matter which dynasty, people in the court would do the same thing.
Chu Huan felt a headache: [You and I need to be careful. If this goes wrong, three lives could be lost.]
During these days together, she and Shang Lu had little communication except for astronomy. She was not sure whether Shang Lu would commit suicide if he was really forced by the Jinyiwei.
Shang Lu's master is over eighty years old, and it is not known whether Shang Lu's master's wife is still alive. What if the two elders were frightened or knew that their apprentice was forced to commit suicide and followed suit? That would mean three lives lost in total.
What a sin!
The system responded quickly: [Hmm!]
Thinking of Shang Lu's master, Chu Huan recalled something else: "If I remember correctly, you said Shang Lu's master was a senior fellow from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory during the previous emperor's time. Did Gongshu Jia also study astronomy and meteorology?"
The system was silent for a moment, then changed to a deep tone: [Life is not easy, be versatile.]
Chu Huan: "..." Is Pi very happy now?
She asked the system for a list of other people who knew how to design weapons, read it twice and memorized it.
If I write it down on paper, there's no guarantee it won't be discovered by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, so it's safer to remember it in my mind.
Thanks for the photographic memory!
Half a month later, General Xuanwei was still troubled by the weapon design and looked increasingly haggard.
Chu Hua couldn't bear to watch: "Teacher, if you're not feeling well, why not take a few days off?"
"No problem." General Xuanwei curled his lips, revealing a rather creepy smile. "It's just that I've been thinking about how to design weapons recently, which has put a lot of thought into it, and I haven't slept well."
"This general's plum blossom spear strikes fear into the hearts of the enemy, but this design..." General Xuanwei wanted to tell the truth, but then he felt it was too embarrassing to admit his shortcomings in front of his students, so he changed his words and said, "It's quite interesting. Learn more from it."
Chu Huan: “…”
system:【……】
If you hadn't said it so forcefully, we would have almost believed it.
Chu Huan knew that it was because she mentioned the compound bow that General Xuanwei had such an experience. She felt a little embarrassed and said tactfully, "Weapon design sounds difficult. I don't know how to do it either."
General Xuanwei: ???
Jia Yi and Cai Gang: ???
That’s not what you said before!!!
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