Chapter 187 Traveling to the North
Early the next morning, Zuo Chen woke up Cai Yi, who was still sleeping soundly. The two of them got into Mr. Donkey’s donkey cart and wandered toward the plain north of the fortress. OK.
The weather today is excellent, cloudless, clean and clear, I just feel bright and beautiful.
I am not alone along the way.
Zuo Chen and his group were not the only ones walking along the northern plains.
Scouts and craftsmen from the northern fortress can be seen everywhere along the way. Some craftsmen had already arrived at the canyon early and started building various fortresses.
There are many more following the carriage, carrying various supplies and materials, and continuing deeper.
Li Ji had issued an order a few days ago, asking the northern fortress to push the outpost to the foot of Qingqiu Mountain within ten years, so that just by patrolling the mountain every day, you can see the roaring sea of suffering. If there is any abnormality, you can not only take precautions early, but also make it easier to resist those evil creatures in the sea of suffering.
The more people there are on the road, the more powerful songs the craftsmen sing. In the canyon, you can hear voices wandering from left to right, lingering:
"Boss, you have hairy ears." , the big whip is swung around, eating and eating, no one dares to look down on it. ”
Cai Yiben sat on the donkey cart and swayed his legs. After hearing the cheerful tune in a small tune, he thought for a while, then his face suddenly turned red and he spat: "What kind of dirty tune is this?" ?”
Master Donkey was not happy when he heard this: “Isn’t this obviously singing about our donkey?”
“Is that true...”
One The donkey was playing tricks on the side, but Zuo Chen's attention was not on the donkey cart.
Looking around, Zuo Chen saw for the first time how the workers in Daliang worked.
Because magic exists all over the world, as long as a craftsman officially joins the job, he or she will have some tricks that can help him in his work.
There were people transporting wood. In addition to pulling it with an ox cart, Zuo Chen also saw a fellow villager. There were ten rolling logs neatly arranged in front of him, and he was holding a whip-like wicker in his hand. He was Gao Chen. He shouted: "Let's go!"
He just kicked the one at the end.
The ten rolling logs rolled forward like wheels, raising puffs of smoke.
While kicking and waving the wicker in his hand, he was driving wood like a sheep or a horse. His speed was not much slower than the ox cart transporting wood next to him.
"Hey! This is a great magical power for transporting objects!" Caiyi no longer argued with Mr. Donkey about what the ballad he was singing was about, but took a second look at the wooden piles rolling around on the ground, full of novelty: "I just don't know if this method only works on wooden piles, or if it also works on other round things."
Zuo Chen was also aroused curiosity, and directly patted Mr. Lu on the head and asked him to Come closer.
Seeing that he was getting closer, Zuo Chen shouted:
"Fellow, what kind of trick is this? What a wonderful trick."
The one who kicked the wood After hearing the shouting, the fellow stopped moving.
The fellow's eyes were not very good, and Zuo Chen was a little far away from him, so he first put his hand on the corner of his eye and gently pulled it outward.
I don’t know if this little trick really allowed him to see further, but the fellow who was transporting wood did clearly see that the person sitting on the donkey cart was a Taoist priest.
He has lived in the city for a long time, how could he not know that King Wei invited a Taoist priest with extraordinary abilities to come over?
He was a little embarrassed at first, but also full of pride, and shouted from across the road:
"This is a method passed down from our ancestors. It is called falling wood. All we need to do is cut it down. Let the logs dry in the sun for a few days, and use a branch as a guide. Even if there is no such slope, I can make the wooden piles roll on the ground when I step down, just like driving animals, they can run very fast. ! Several horses can’t catch up with me!”
"This is a good trick! Convenient!"
Zuo Chen praised sincerely. The fellow's face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just a flower display for eating in the countryside. Many woodcutters use similar tricks. It’s nothing compared to Taoist Master’s magical powers.”
Zuo Chen smiled and said nothing.
He feels that this method is the real magical power.
If a method only exists in the sky and is researched but no one can use it, then naturally it cannot be considered a good ability.
On this canyon road, in addition to vehicles carrying objects, many prototype houses have been built. Some people moved wooden piles, threw them into the sky, and sent them to higher places to build roofs. Some Zi people can quickly plan logs into wooden boards with a broken hatchet, leaving sawdust on the ground.
When building a house and laying a foundation, some strong men will raise their arms high and smash down on the wooden piles. The originally strong and hard soil under the wooden piles will immediately become soft, eliminating the need for Get rid of the trouble of banging with a sledgehammer.
When I saw them starting work, I realized that those useless flower shelves had become part of the daily life of the people in Daliang and became a means of making a living for many people.
It would be a shame to catch up with this big construction project, otherwise Zuo Chen probably wouldn’t be able to see so many folk skills.
After looking around, I felt relaxed and found it wonderful and interesting. I just felt that just seeing these was full of fun and worthwhile for my trip to the north.
Continuing to move forward leisurely, Mr. Donkey left the canyon and reached the plain. He felt a refreshing wind blowing in his face, and could see the fine grass and trees swaying gently on the plain.
As soon as Zuo Chen came out, he saw a lot of Zi people gathered in the open space in front of him.
Unlike those in the canyon before, these Zi people were not working, but instead gathered around the ruins of the Immortal Family at the edge, as if something had happened.
Zuo Chen was curious and winked at Mr. Donkey. Master Donkey understood and walked directly towards that direction.
There are many people gathered here, bustling and full of small discussions:
"What should I do? The incense has been put on, and supplies have been provided. Why are we still not allowed to start construction?"
"Where do I know where to go? Maybe this fairy family inheritance has some of its own temper. . ”
“We can’t be there. Let's do this, Chief Engineer. Why don't you go find Liu Xian? The middle-aged man sighed and held his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache.
Zuo Chen glanced at the chief engineer.
The top of his head is bright and his belly is big.
That is, he was not wearing a shirt and a safety helmet, otherwise Zuo Chen might have really thought that the chief engineer had crossed over from some construction site.
The chief engineer turned around, as if he wanted to get on the carriage and go back to the fortress. When he turned around, he drifted directly to Zuo Chen.
“Ah, Taoist Priest!”
Overjoyed.
The chief engineer has a position in Prince Wei's Mansion. Zuo Chen doesn't remember him, but he remembers Zuo Chen!
This is a Taoist priest who is even more powerful than Liu Xian!
Now that he is here, he probably doesn’t have to go back to find Liu Xian.
“What happened to you?”
"There are some troubles that my subordinates can't handle, so I have to ask the Taoist priest to help me." The chief engineer called out to the disciples around him to disperse.
Only then did Zuo Chen realize that the group of Zi people were surrounding this small stone sculpture.
It was a statue of a general. It looked lifelike. The angry general was holding a sharp blade and looking towards the north.
In front of this stone sculpture, there is an altar of incense and a lot of melons and fruits. It seems that they have just finished worship.
Pointed to the incense altar:
"What are you doing?"
"This." The chief engineer explained: "Lord Wei Wang asked us to build some large houses and strongholds such as military camps and towers nearby, but there are many large houses and strongholds on this plain. The Immortal Family, the brothers thought that they couldn’t disturb the Immortal Family’s land in vain, so they simply brought some more incense and tributes and paid homage to the Immortal Family one by one, asking the Immortal Family to forgive them and save them from disturbing them by starting construction. "
He sighed again: "Most immortals are quite easy to talk to, but this one has a stubborn temper. I have been saying nice things here for a long time, but the land around him is still like a piece of iron. , The wooden stake can’t be smashed in, and the shovel can’t be opened. It’s really frustrating.
“Taoist priest, please think of a way to stop this immortal family from making things difficult for us. Isn’t this why we are doing this? Is the fortress good? ”
Zuo Chen nodded and agreed to the matter.
The head office has done a good job, and starting construction here really needs to give a shout-out to the immortals who stay here, but some immortals may have accidents.
The things left behind by the immortals cannot speak, and their thoughts are not complete. If some obsessions are not resolved, even if they are offered, there is really no way to move the earth next to them.
After getting off the donkey cart, the people around him all moved out of the way, looking at Zuo Chen curiously and nervously.
They also saw Zuo Chen when they were having dinner before. Zuo Chen was sitting in the front seat at that time. He should be a capable person.
Everyone who was lucky enough to see it today opened their eyes wide, not wanting to miss anything.
Walking to the stone sculpture, Zuo Chen squatted down, level with the stone sculpture, and looked at each other.
The eyes of the soldier carved from stone flashed fiercely, and for a moment he seemed to have come to life. His eyes were full of fierce light, and he was full of evil aura, as if he was holding a knife and wanted to hit Zuo Chen's head. cut.
The people around him exclaimed, but Zuo Chen just looked at the stone sculpture calmly.
With just a glance, the stone sculpture swayed. When the people came back to their senses, where could they still see the moving fairy?
It was clear that he was standing there honestly.
He even looked a little scared.
"Fellow Taoist, can you tell me what happened?"
The stone sculpture couldn't speak, but a light came out from above, and with a swish, it fell to the ground. The ground in the distance shimmered slightly.
Zuo Chen stood up and approached the position marked on the stone carving. With a pinch of his fingers, the soil in front of him was like a stream, automatically splitting in two.
Layers of old soil were turned up, and several white bones reappeared under the scorching sun.
It was a dead soldier, still wearing heavy armor.
Even when they died, the soldiers did not put down their weapons. The broken bone palms were still placed on the knife handles.
The skeleton appeared in front of the Zi people, but these craftsmen turned pale with fright, and they scattered to the side, not daring to get close, for fear that there was some mysterious and evil magic on them that they could not understand, which would make them He also caught the Tao and lost his life.
“This?”
The chief engineer only took one look and recognized the armor on these corpses:
"These...are all the armors of Youzhou soldiers."
(End of this chapter)