The Alchemist God

In the afternoon, Qin Yin arranged for Qu Chu's residence. As the empress and tutor, Qu Chu lived in Zetian Palace, which was justified and could protect Qin Yin's safety.

Lin Muyu returned to the temple, and was immediately dumbfounded facing the pile of files in the chief deacon's office.

What's the matter, Chief Deacon. Ge Yang said while standing aside with a smile.

Lin Muyu only felt a little tingling in his scalp, and said, Grandpa Geyang, the temple really should hire a few civil officials. Many of these files don't need me to review them personally. This is a waste of my time.

Ge Yang stroked his beard and said with a smile: I know, I will let Deacon Zheng select civil officials with sufficient qualifications later, but most of the temples are warriors, and not many can read.

There will always be.

yes.

Lin Muyu calmed down. After sitting down, she flipped through and reviewed the files one by one. It was still about the selection of personnel in various temples of the empire, the transfer of funds, etc., which was very tedious and boring. It was much more boring than cultivation. Fortunately, Lin Muyu could silently Cultivating the forged keel bone fragments in the body will not waste a lot of time.

As the sun was setting and it was not yet dusk, suddenly the temple guards outside said respectfully: Deacon, the commander of the imperial army, Feng Jixing, is asking to see you.

Oh, let him in.

yes.

Feng Jixing entered the office in a hurry, sat down on the corner of the head deacon's desk honestly and bluntly, and said with a smile: Yo, the head deacon is reviewing the memorial again.

It's just a dossier, the emperor's is called a memorial. Lin Muyu looked up at him, and said with a smile: Isn't it an appointment to drink at night? Why did Brother Feng come so early?

Haha. Feng Jixing smiled loudly: Before drinking, I want to take you to a place first.

Where.

Ministry of Industry, Weapons Division.

Oh, Weapons Division.

Yes, let's go, put down these files of yours, the treasures there are much more powerful than these files.

okay.

Out of the temple, Lin Muyu got on his horse and rode Treadxue and Feng Jixing galloped towards the Ministry of Industry of the Empire. Neither of them brought guards, so there was no need at all. Hit their minds.

The war horse has fast feet. After entering the Ministry of Industry, there are various scenes of supervising the manufacturing process along the way. When Feng Jixing led Lin Muyu into the depths of the Ministry of Industry, he finally saw a very solemn building standing there. , and the outside is heavily guarded, at least more than 200 guards are strictly guarding the surrounding area.

It seems that there is indeed a secret hidden in it.

Do you still remember Qin Ziling? Feng Jixing asked.

Remember, what happened to Ziling?

Without your permission, I directly ordered Ouyang He, Minister of the Ministry of Manufacturing, to take this man away. Qin Ziling's beast hunting crossbows are very sophisticated, so the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry re-improved them with his drawings, and you can see them soon. arrive.

Um.

When the two came to the gate of the Weapons Division, the guarding soldiers clasped their fists respectfully: Wind Commander, Rain Commander.

Feng Jixing nodded: Take us in, Commander Yu and I want to see the power of the arrow box.

yes.

A centurion respectfully led the two into the Weapons Division. Not long after, an official in civilian uniform came forward. He was about 50 years old, but his face was pale and deeply wrinkled. He clasped his fists and said with a smile. : Ouyang He refers to Commander of Wind and Commander of Rain.

Feng Jixing smiled slightly: Your Majesty Ouyang is welcome, I will bring Commander Yu to see our new weapons.

Yes, Commander Yu, please.

Lin Muyu was at a loss, wondering what exactly this arrow box is, is it a new equipment similar to a continuous crossbow that shoots continuously, if it is, she has actually seen it before, but she just doesn't know how to make it and doesn't understand the principle.

Ouyang He led the two of them all the way to the shooting range of the Weapons Department. Not far away, a group of people in civilian uniforms of the Ministry of Industry were playing with a black box. The box was full of dense arrows protruding through the holes. It is the legendary arrow box. One of the civil officials in this group is Qin Ziling. When he saw Lin Muyu approaching, he hurriedly stood up and said respectfully, Ziling sees the chief deacon.

Lin Muyu saw at a glance that Qin Ziling's military rank had been upgraded to Commander-in-Chief, and that he was in the Weapons Division, and it seemed that he was also incorporated into the imperial army, so he nodded and smiled, You're welcome, Ziling.

Qin Ziling said with some shame: Ziling joined the Weapons Division without the permission of the Chief Deacon. I really... I'm sorry for the Chief Deacon, but please forgive me.

Lin Muyu couldn't help laughing, lightly patted Qin Ziling on the shoulder, and said: What stupid things did you say, you have a place to use your talents in the Weapons Department, I'm too happy for you.

The chief deacon is really happy for Ziling.

Well, show me the weapons you have developed.

yes.

Qin Ziling gave an order, and the two soldiers moved the arrow box slowly, aiming at the target in the distance. The target was far away, about 200 meters away, which was already the upper limit of the range of the bow and arrow, and the target was very thick. The wood was nearly half a meter thick by visual inspection. Lin Muyu frowned, and his eyes fell on the arrows in the box.

Ouyang He smiled slightly, and took an arrow from the table beside him, seeing that the head of the arrow was full of flame luster, he said with a smile: This kind of arrow is specially made, tempered with fire poison, The venom of two kinds of poisonous plants, Nantianzhu and pokeweed, seals the throat with blood, and even the powerful vitality of the armored demon cannot counteract this poison.

Lin Muyu was surprised and asked, Has this toxin been tested on a demon?

Yeah. Ouyang He nodded: Thanks to Commander Yu bringing back a few living armored demons from the Daojiang camp, we were able to experiment. Unfortunately, these armored demons were all dead because they couldn't control the poison.

Hey.

Okay, ready to shoot the arrow.

yes.

A soldier pulled the wrench and pulled it suddenly. Suddenly, there was the sound of the machine spring twisting in the arrow box, followed by the continuous shooting of swish swish swish, and almost 40 arrows were shot completely in an instant. , while countless arrows cracked into the target like a wall in the distance, the force was astonishing, and the target was shaken with dust.

Let's go and have a look. Feng Jixing said.

Um.

Lin Muyu stepped forward, came to the front of the target, and gently pulled out an arrow. The whole body of the arrow was made of steel, and the arrow was very sharp. It penetrated directly into the wooden target at a depth of about 20 centimeters. Ouyang He was beside him. He smiled triumphantly and said, The best archer in the Imperial Army probably only has this ability.

uncertain.

Lin Muyu had seen Wei Chou's archery skills before. 200 meters away, Wei Chou would be able to penetrate this kind of target with one arrow. He gently raised his hand and pulled out the Dragon Spirit Sword. Immediately, the blades of the sword danced fiercely and brightly, and with a bang, they cut a gap of about 40 cm into a wooden archery target.

Commander Yu, you are here. Ouyang He looked surprised.

Lin Muyu said: I have fought face-to-face with armored demons, so I know the hardness and toughness of their carapaces. It is about this strength that can split armored demons' hard armor. Therefore, Mr. Ouyang, unless your arrow box can penetrate The target must be 40 cm deep, otherwise it would not be able to pierce through the armored demon's carapace, let alone shoot into the armored demon's body and cause him to be poisoned to death.

Ouyang He frowned and said, This is a bit difficult...

At this time, Qin Ziling behind him said: Master Ouyang, give me a little more time, I am confident that I will continue to improve the arrow box so that it meets the requirements of Commander Yu, and... our arrow forging also has room for improvement. There is no room for it, as long as you hire a good enough craftsman, I believe you can shoot through the hard armor of the armored demon.

Ouyang He said happily, Zi Ling can really do it.

The subordinates will go all out. Qin Ziling said sincerely.

Lin Muyu also smiled, and said: If Ziling can really improve the arrow box and make it a sharp weapon for shooting armored demons, then I will recommend you as the head of the weapons department to His Highness Qin Yin.

Qin Ziling said happily: Thank you Commander Yu, Ziling will do his best.

At this time, Ouyang He said: In addition to the arrow box, we also studied the ballista and the ballista. Commander Feng and Commander Yu will follow the officials to have a look.

Okay, Lord Ouyang, please lead the way.

Um.

Qin Ziling went to draw the drawings, but Ouyang He, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was very excited. The Weapons Department has always been the least optimistic department of the major ministries of the empire, because the Great Qin Empire was neglected in the research of weapons. People have always been encouraged to practice martial arts and archery, but they have never encouraged the study of weapons.

This time, Feng Jixing and Lin Muyu, the two powerful imperial commanders, attached so much importance to the Weapons Department, it was enough to flatter Ouyang He, and naturally he worked harder to recommend new weapons.

Ballista is divided into single ballista and continuous ballista. Compared with the arrow box, the disadvantage is that the number of shots is small, and the advantage is that it is light to carry, far from being as heavy as the arrow box.

Ouyang He said triumphantly: This kind of ballista can shoot through 50 centimeters of wood with one arrow, and the distance is close enough to be able to penetrate the body of the armored demon, but the requirement for aiming at the head is too great.

Lin Muyu nodded, but did not speak.

Ouyang He pointed to a machine about two people tall at the side, and said: This is a legendary ballista, which can shoot boulders and arrows. It is powerful and requires more than ten people to control it. Very heavy and not suitable for combat.

Feng Jixing licked his lips, looked up, and said with a smile: It looks quite mighty.

Lin Muyu's eyes lit up, and said, If this kind of ballista is equipped with sharp stones, can it shoot through the side panels of ordinary warships?

Yes, definitely. Ouyang He excitedly said, Commander Yu means that.

Slightly improved and shrunk, it can be equipped on the warships of the Imperial Navy.

Lin Muyu said confidently: The demons are not fools. Sooner or later they will fight us to the death on the Daojiang River, and the Yihe Kingdom will also have a fight with us sooner or later. It will be difficult to subdue them without developing water weapons.

Ouyang He's face was flushed: I understand, it's just that... the Jin Yin coin applied by the Weapons Department has been unable to be approved, and Lan Gong and Yun Gong have no interest in the development of weapons, so the files have been kept in Zetian Hall The front hall cannot reach Her Royal Highness the Empress.

Give me the dossier, and I will submit it directly to His Highness. Lin Muyu smiled.

Ouyang He was overjoyed: Good... good... Thank you Commander Yu.

Feng Jixing also smiled slightly beside him: Ah Yu, are we still drinking at night?

Go and drink after seeing Xiao Yin.

good.