Afterwards, the orcs worked day and night to build the city wall. Qingchen and Jiuying even added a protective shield on it, doing everything they could to the best of their ability.
Shen Miao still felt uneasy, so she rummaged through the space for a while and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were actually muskets inside.
In an era before even iron knives existed, this thing was practically invincible. With a musket, there was no need to fear any skeleton soldiers.
There are some problems with how to take this thing out.
Shen Miao thought about it for a long time and finally realized that no matter what she said, she couldn't solve the problem perfectly, so she simply stopped wasting her energy.
They wrapped the muskets in animal hide and put them in a cave in the back of the mountain, considering it a gift from God.
She knew this method was a bit silly, but who cares, as long as it works.
Shen Miao quickly led Qing Chen and Jiu Ying up the mountain and told them that she had discovered some magical things that were very powerful and much better than stone knives and stone spears.
Then she led them into the cave.
Qingchen and Jiuying looked at the musket without reacting, until Shen Miao picked one up and demonstrated it to them. A pheasant not far away fell down in response.
The two were startled.
They didn't even have bows and arrows, and had never even heard of ranged weapons. They were all shocked to see a musket kill a pheasant from such a distance.
"What is this?" Qingchen picked up the musket and fiddled with it.
Shen Miao calmly said, "This is called a musket. It can kill enemies from a great distance, just like how I killed that pheasant just now."
Qingchen looked at her suspiciously: "How do you know all this?"
Shen Miao had already prepared her explanation, and said calmly, "Last night when I was sleeping, I dreamed that the Beast God appeared to me in my dream and said that he would give me something good to help me defeat the skeleton soldiers."
"I asked what it was, and the Beast God told me it was a musket and told me to come up the mountain to find it, so I came. At first I didn't believe it, but who knew there really was something in the cave."
Qingchen and Jiuying both looked skeptical, clearly not entirely convinced by the story.
Shen Miao shrugged. All she had to do was smooth things over. Whether they believed her or not was not her concern.
"Were those pieces of glass also a gift from the Beast God?" Qingchen asked abruptly.
Shen Miao let out a soft "Ah," and calmly replied, "Yes."
Qingchen said meaningfully, "The Beast God is so good to us, especially you. I've never had a dream like this before. Jiuying, have you ever had one?"
Jiuying looked dazed and replied, "No."
I've never even heard of it.
Shen Miao said without changing her expression, "Then I guess you don't like the Beast God."
There was nothing more to discuss at this point, so Qingchen didn't press the matter further. Instead, she changed the subject, "How do you know how to use a musket?"
"When the Beast God handed the item to me, he told me how to use it."
After telling one lie, it was easy for Shen Miao to tell the next one. She could tell them almost effortlessly, without any flaws.
Qingchen gave her a deep look. "You have to teach us how to use it."
"No problem." Shen Miao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Does not asking further questions mean that the matter is over?
Next, Shen Miao went up the mountain to teach Qing Chen and Jiu Ying how to use a musket. They were both very smart and learned quickly, and their accuracy was even higher than Shen Miao's.
This is unfair! Shen Miao cried out in her heart. She was clearly a modern person, so why were these two orcs more skilled with guns than she was?
Shen Miao felt resentful.
"What's wrong? Did you use it incorrectly?"
Seeing Shen Miao's strange expression, Jiu Ying couldn't help but ask.
Shen Miao said sourly, "Yes, absolutely right, it couldn't be more perfect."
"That's good. I thought I used the wrong one, since it's my first time using it. But this thing is really useful." Jiuying was delighted, holding the musket and fiddling with it with great interest.
Shen Miao closed her eyes, unable to bear looking directly at her.
Qingchen remained silent, listening to their conversation in silence, occasionally fiddling with the musket.
At this moment, he suddenly looked up at Shen Miao and asked, "You should know how to make this musket, right?"
"I can't!" Shen Miao jumped up.
Just kidding. She was already under immense pressure just from taking out the musket, and now she has to make the musket too? Does she want to live too long?
Qingchen expressed doubt, "When the Beast God appeared to you in a dream, didn't he tell you how to make it?"
Shen Miao replied without hesitation, "Of course not."
After denying it, she added uncertainly, "Maybe, but I didn't have such a long dream."
After listening, Qingchen glanced at the limited number of muskets, frowned, and said, "These muskets can only be distributed to a small number of orcs; most people won't get any."
“Perfect timing. This stuff is too powerful. What if it gets given to someone of bad character who might turn on their own people? I think what we have now is just right,” Jiuying chimed in.
Qingchen didn't say anything more.
Shen Miao asked them to make a list. Only reliable orcs could get the muskets; unreliable ones should not be considered.
The group quickly compiled a list, most of which Shen Miao recognized. Knowing that they had a good relationship with Qing Chen and were reliable, she called them over and distributed the muskets to them.
The orcs were startled when they saw the muskets, especially after Qingchen demonstrated their power; some of them even knelt down and kowtowed.
Shen Miao was somewhat speechless and said to them, "Although this was a gift from the Beast God, there's no need for this. You should learn how to use the muskets from Qing Chen and Jiu Ying, master the skills, and protect the tribe when the skeleton soldiers attack. That's the most important thing."
The beastmen were filled with excitement upon hearing her words.
This is the Beast God's advice and encouragement to them; how could they let the Beastmen down!
Qingchen gave Shenmiao a meaningful look and began to teach the beastmen how to use firearms. With their previous knowledge, everyone learned very seriously and quickly mastered the method.
They practiced until dark, then descended the mountain, all of them extremely excited, even hoping that the skeleton soldiers would come.
Shen Miao told everyone to put the muskets away properly after they returned home and not let any other family members come into contact with them, because muskets are dangerous, and more importantly, they should not be allowed to get their hands on by people with ulterior motives.
The orcs agreed, said goodbye, and went home.
Over the next few days, Qingchen organized all the orcs and trained them on how to defend against the skeleton soldiers. During this time, Shenmiao provided many suggestions, which made the training more efficient.
The kids would come over to watch every day, wanting to join the training too, but Qingchen would pick them all up and bring them back.
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