Chapter 838 My thinking is wrong, wouldn’t it be better to just get some weapons?
Lu Xingshi used the inheritance in the "Earth Element Breathing Method" to strengthen his body.
My body and spirit have greatly improved under the nourishment of the new white rock potion. Although it has not yet doubled, it is already much higher than that of the average person.
Even the Sheriff of the Black Territory is no match for him based on his brute strength and physical strength.
As for the skills, he only played with the shield for ten minutes and then stopped practicing.
What's so difficult about this thing? I think the graduation number of the Great Chitoku Heavenly Emperor is proficient in all kinds of weapons and martial arts.
Isn't it just a shield? You can master it within ten minutes of using it. At least you are at the master level.
It is true that this trumpet is not strong, but it is not that Lu Xingshi is not strong. He has already had the ability to know everything.
There is no need to start practicing again if he changes to a low-level technique or skill, but he can understand and learn it at a glance.
The growth of strength will inevitably lead to the improvement of thinking logic, learning ability, and understanding ability. It cannot be just strength but not brain.
As for why it’s so slow to improve your physical fitness by beating your body, this thing is not about skills. Without cheating, you can only practice hard and accumulate it bit by bit.
No matter how genius you are, it is impossible to increase energy out of thin air through your understanding. If this kind of non-conservation of energy really occurs, you will be invincible, so why bother cultivating?
Skills can rely on understanding, but accumulation can only be done step by step. Money and cheating can speed up the process, but in the end there is still logic.
Of course, if the other party loses all logic, there is nothing he can do about it, Lu Xingshi.
"Hoo~" Lu Xingshi finished his work and exhaled a big mouthful of turbid air, and then asked: "Isn't the housekeeper back yet?"
"Not yet, but it should be soon." The captain of the guard and valet on the side immediately handed over the prepared nutrient solution.
This was developed by Lu Xingshi himself. The cost is not high, but it contains various nutrients that need to be supplemented after strenuous exercise.
Lu Xingshi took it and sighed.
"But the person who sent the bandits to the Principality of Haipa has returned, and it went smoothly." The captain of the guard reported another thing.
Since the steward was not in the territory, the reporting of these matters naturally fell on his son.
"Go and get some silver coins from the treasury and give them some rewards." When Lu Xingshi heard this, he didn't care too much. There could be any problem with this.
"Yes, sir, I will convey your order to the financial officer." The captain of the guard did not refute or give Lu Xingshi suggestions. Instead, he did what Lu Xingshi said.
He will do what he is supposed to do, and he will only abide by his duties when he is not supposed to do it. This is the professional quality of a housekeeper.
"That's it. You don't need to follow me. Go and do your work and become more familiar with the duties of a housekeeper. Sooner or later you will have to take over from your father." Lu Xingshi sent the other party away.
The housekeeper is already quite old and it’s almost time to retire.
They are almost forty, already among the relatively long-lived people in this era.
Not only the housekeeper, but also the three territorial officers. In fact, they are not much different in age.
So they have begun grooming their sons to take over.
In fact, Lu Xingshi was also a little curious, that is, what if these people did not give birth to a son?
It’s just that this curiosity was quickly suppressed by Lu Xingshi, so he had no time to wonder what he was doing.
The captain of the guard obeyed Lu Xingshi's order, saluted and went about his business.
Afterwards, Lu Xingshi went back and continued rubbing the firearm.
He really had nothing to do.
The Black Earth Territory is only the size of a town. It is not a modern town, but is similar to a town in the Western Middle Ages.
Moreover, the management system is perfect, and the nobles have certain advantages, enjoying power that does not match their responsibilities.
In particular, Lu Xingshi was a pioneering aristocrat and enjoyed judicial power. He was able to formulate various laws in his territory, such as the introduction of breathing taxes or initial rights.
Naturally, Lu Xingshi was not so crazy about introducing a breathing tax. As for the latter, forget it.
I really thought that beauties were everywhere here, and he was not the protagonist. In fact, during this period, most civilians were not very good-looking.
It is impossible for farmers' daughters to be fair-skinned, beautiful and well-educated. Most of them have rough and dark skin, cannot read a single word, and are rude and aggressive as their own protective color.
This is the way to survive.
So what if the daughter of a farmer is as beautiful as a flower, speaks well, knows astronomy and geography, and looks like a white lotus?
Then what awaits her is not that thousands of people are chasing her, but that she will either go to the gallows or be burned at the stake.
This is already contrary to logic. The citizens are ill-informed and not brainless.
Therefore, Lu Xingshi couldn't understand how those nobles, who were like hungry ghosts in lust, could rob civilian girls.
Of course, the target of the other party's robbery of a commoner's daughter may be a wealthy person like a businessman, miller, or farmer, rather than a real commoner's daughter.
"Materials, craftsmanship..."
"If we don't rub the gun out, it might be useless." Lu Xingshi sighed. The craftsmanship was good, and he had an alternative with his ability.
But there is really no way around the lack of materials. The Black Earth Territory is only so big.
As for external purchases, the merchants in the Black Territory were just wandering around and did not leave too far, so it was not easy to collect materials. As for what's going on around him, he's gotten a pretty good idea of what's going on around him through businessmen recently.
"Wait a minute, the Black Earth Territory is so closed. How did the previous Viscount come into contact with the outside world, and why did he pursue art and freedom?"
Lu Xingshi suddenly discovered such a blind spot.
It was like a place isolated from the world, and suddenly someone knew what was going on outside.
"It does need to be checked, but it shouldn't be a secret." Lu Xingshi muttered. The territorial officials should know it, and the servants in the castle will also know it.
But there is no rush, no one knows where to run anyway, and his noble status as a Viscount is now secure, even if the other party comes back, he cannot take it away.
Before the other party left, fifty years after collecting all the taxes, he also took away all the gold and silver coins in the vault.
Compared with him, Lu Xingshi was extremely kind. Even if he wanted to come back and seize power, the territorial officials would not support him, let alone the people.
An aristocrat who dared to extend taxes to fifty years later, with such an abstract move, would he really have a way to survive if he were allowed to be in power again?
What's more, noble status is not something you want to take back after you say you don't want it.
If you really think that the royal family is easy to bully, this kind of behavior is no less than contempt for the royal authority, and you may be directly executed by the royal family.
"If it doesn't work, just make a bomb instead." Lu Xingshi looked at the half-formed firearm in his hand and felt that he had entered a misunderstanding.
Thermal weapons are not just firearms.
In fact, the same goes for various grenades and landmines. Although they are disposable items, they are indeed more expensive than bullets in terms of cost.
But in terms of power, it is still enough.
But there is also a disadvantage, that is, it does not distinguish between friend and foe.
With firearms, Lu Xingshi can be said to be a sharpshooter, so he doesn't have to worry about killing the wrong person. But bombs, when they explode, don't care whether you are a friendly force or not.
"If it doesn't work, why don't you just be crazy and cooperate with the crossbow?" Lu Xingshi's mind twitched and he thought about using the crossbow to shoot the bomb into the enemy camp and explode.
Then he continued to develop along this line of thinking.
"With bombs attached to the Jinnu, the weight will cause problems in range, rate of fire and even hit rate."
"I might as well just build a crossbow and a trebuchet."
"When the time comes, a triggering explosion will be added to the arrow of the ballista, and the catapult of the trebuchet will be directly changed to a large grenade."
When Lu Xingshi thought about it, he seemed to have something to do with it.
He doesn't need to say how good he is at fighting, as long as he ensures that the Black Territory is not breached in the early stages when his strength has not yet risen.
"The crossbows, trebuchets and other required resources are easy to handle, and the Black Earth Territory can collect them."
"But the materials for making bombs are a bit troublesome."
"The Black Earth Territory is lacking a lot, such as sulfur..."
Lu Xingshi had a headache when he thought of this.
Fortunately, they are easier to find than firearms. There should be some in the surrounding noble territories. But if you want to buy them, it will cost a lot of money.
"Buy, you must buy. Grand Duke Haipa's revenge will not come in a short time. Even conveying the order will take time."
"So I have to stock up on a batch of goods as soon as possible."
"As for the outside world, just declare that we are researching a new perfume formula." Lu Xingshi immediately found a reason.
There will indeed be people who question it, but if the other person's question has anything to do with Lu Xingshi, he doesn't need to prove anything to the other person.
In the black soil territory, he is the emperor of the soil, and no one dares to say anything about it.
If you really dare to point fingers, after Lu Xingshi is finished, he can also go over and point fingers, or even directly interfere in the other party's internal affairs.
When he has a ballista loaded with explosive bolts and a trebuchet with explosive slings, the truth is within the range of these two things.
There are really people who don't know how to live or die, so Lu Xingshi will show him what the sword of truth is.
In the age of the gods, Lu Xingshi would have been honest, but I'm sorry to say, he can't be honest now.
Moreover, his true body was coming over. If the true body wasn't too far away, even in the age of gods, Lu Xingshi wouldn't have eaten beef.
"Come here, tell the financial officer to come over. I have something to ask him." Lu Xingshi shouted.
The servant outside the door hurriedly responded, and then followed Lu Xingshi's instructions to find the financial officer.
If Lu Xingshi wants to spend money, he must go to the financial officer. As for building a ballista, a crossbow trebuchet, etc., this requires carpenters and blacksmiths, but this is relatively simple.
From the citizens to the territorial officials, the Black Earth Territory actually belonged to Lu Xingshi, Viscount Langton. Whatever he wanted them to do, it was just a matter of words, even if he wanted them to die.
During the feudal period, this was his virtue. Lu Xingshi never thought of rebelling against his own class. He did not have such decisiveness and consciousness.
(End of chapter)