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Under his intentional control, the gods did not cause a big scene at the hour of Yin. Instead, they were like a trickle of streams, absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth in a persistent but unobtrusive manner.
Hey~
The ear god once again reported to him a familiar ethereal and melodious music, and Hu Xiuwu stopped practicing.
He knew it was Ze Luo's signal.
Chapter 145 Secret Technique
This time, Ze Luo's feather sound was far less ethereal and mysterious than last time. Instead, it was like the faint sound of a guqin in the silent night, which aroused curiosity and led people to explore.
Hu Xiuwu gently pushed the door open and walked out without calling Chen Duo. He went to the appointment alone under the starlight.
But he did not go directly to find the source of the feather sound, but went to find Gao Gu first. Hadili had Zumureti, who was able to communicate with his mind, by his side, so he did not need his reminder. But Gao Gu was just an ordinary person and could not hear the sound of the piano hidden behind the night, so he needed him to notify.
Following the route he had noted down during the day, Hu Xiuwu successfully found the Gao family's temporary residence.
Most members of the Gao family had not slept yet. They had almost fallen out with the King of Kucha in the early morning, and their house had been destroyed. In addition, according to the news revealed by Gao Gu later, the time to find a way to break the curse was at hand. Few members of the Gao family were brave enough to go to bed early.
I can't sleep anyway, so I might as well just sit there doing nothing.
Gao Yue and Gao Lu led those excited people to prepare some props specially prepared for the aliens of Jingjue Kingdom, which were discovered by the Zaklama tribe in the process of fighting with Jingjue over the years.
"Aggie!"
Gao Ji, who was working hard, heard someone calling his name. He looked up and found Hu Xiuwu standing in front of him.
Gao Ji stood up happily and wanted to get closer to Hu Xiuwu, but stopped hesitantly. The last time Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo fought against the Hun army, he was only concerned with the excitement of surviving the disaster and the loss of not being able to practice.
But this time when Hu Xiuwu and Zhe Luo were fighting, with the five tones roaring in his ears and the sword energy cutting through stones and metal in front of him, he finally realized that he and Hu Xiuwu were two different types of people, just like Runtu who finally called Xun Ge'er "Master" after growing up.
Gao Ji, like Gao Lu, treated Hu Xiuwu with more respect than intimacy:
"Why are you here?"
Hu Xiuwu was somewhat surprised by Gao Ji's attitude, but he did not think much about it: "I'm here to see Chief Gao."
"Looking for the chief? Well, the chief should be reading in the house. I'll take you there."
Gao Ji put down the half-twisted red string in his hand, wiped the stains on his hands with the hem of his clothes, and then took Hu Xiuwu to find Gao Gu.
Unlike other people in the Gao family, Gao Gu did not participate in organizing various tools. Everyone has his own strengths and naturally has different divisions of labor. Gao Gu is good at intelligence, but he is already over 30 years old, his blood is golden, and he will not live long. His health is not good, so naturally he did not do the rough work like others.
Gao Gu's door was wide open, and he could be seen sitting in the main room with a map spread out on the table in front of him. However, Gao Gu himself had fallen asleep on the table, with a thick blanket covering his body.
After all, he did not have the extraordinary energy of the extraordinary people like Hu Xiuwu and Hadili. He was forced to be woken up early in the morning and stayed up late waiting for news from Ze Luo. He really could not hold on and fell asleep.
But even so, his door was still open, as if he was waiting for Hu Xiuwu to arrive.
Gao Lu was sitting in front of the door of Gao Gu's room, busy with his work while taking care of Gao Gu. It goes without saying that the blanket on Gao Gu was the one he put on Gao Gu.
Gao Ji led Hu Xiuwu to see Gao Lu: "Brother, Mr. Xiuwu is here to see the clan leader."
Gao Lu stood up and said to Hu Xiuwu, "The clan leader has said that if Mr. Xiuwu comes to see him, there is no need to pass on the message, just come to him directly."
"Mr. Xiuwu, please come in."
After bringing Hu Xiuwu to Gao Lu, Gao Ji turned around and went about his own business.
Gao Lu brought Hu Xiuwu into the house. He walked to Gao Gu's side, gently pushed Gao Gu's body, and called Gao Gu to get up in an extremely gentle way:
"Uncle, uncle. Mr. Shugo is here."
Gao Gu opened his sleepy eyes drowsily. It took him a long time to realize who was standing in front of him. He quickly said apologetically:
"Sorry, sorry, my body is really useless. Unlike you cultivators, you are full of energy and vitality. I fell asleep at the right moment and asked Mr. Xiuwu to wait for me here."
"Sir, you are visiting late at night, but you have a guest."
"Exactly."
"Then don't keep them waiting, let's go now."
Gao Gu cheered up. Tonight's conversation was the most important thing. It was the key to whether King Zeluo of Kucha could reach a consensus with them and form an anti-Jingjue alliance.
Following the ethereal and melodious sound of the piano, Hu Xiuwu led Gao Gu to find Ze Luo, who was holding the pear-shaped instrument under the moon. Just as Hu Xiuwu expected, Hadili and Zumuretti had arrived here early and stood quietly aside, waiting for Gao Gu and Hu Xiuwu, and also appreciating Ze Luo's musical skills.
Although the sound he played was very similar to the guqin, the instrument he used was not the guqin from the Central Plains, but an instrument unique to Qiuci.
lute,
The musical instrument pipa was originally introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions. The name pipa already existed during the Qin Dynasty, but it was not the same musical instrument as it is today. The pipa, which was truly well known to people, was officially introduced to the Central Plains during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Although all the people were there, Ze Luo did not stop playing, but insisted on finishing the song.
Holding the plectrum in one hand and the pipa in his arms, Ze Luo played an ethereal pipa piece, as if a lover was telling the moon about his infinite melancholy for his lover, quite similar to the graceful and affectionate words of Liu Sanbian.
Finally, Ze Luo slid the plectrum across five strings to finish.
At the end of the song, take care to draw, the sound of the four strings is like cracking silk.
When only the lingering sound remained, Gao Gu first exclaimed:
"King Qiuci, you are so fond of music. This piece of music is something that only gods in heaven can play."
Gao Gu praised the King of Qiuci highly, but Ze Luo did not look kind to him. Instead, he said something without any context:
"I have killed all the people from Jingjue Kingdom in the palace, as well as the guards who have seen them!"
Chen Chen and Zhe Luo had a bad quarrel. At this time, Gao Gu kept praising him to calm his emotions: "King Qiuci is cautious, which can delay us for a while."
Ze Luo didn't buy it, instead he said sarcastically: "Humph, you are much more cautious than me. I wonder if the wise man who has been planning for a long time has a good plan."
Seeing that the situation was a bit awkward, Hadili on the side could only act as a mediator and smooth things over. He told Ze Luo the preliminary plan that the three of them had agreed upon at noon.
Ze Luo frowned, feeling like he was on a pirate ship: "If I take this kid to see the Queen of Jingjue, what should I do with the soldiers outside?"
"Even if Gao Gu has leverage over other countries and can win over other countries in the Western Regions, those rotten grapes are useless. The alien army under the command of the Queen of Jingjue is no joke."
Hu Xiuwu filled in a plan for Gao Gu: "My master has collected a formula for refining kerosene. This oil will burn when exposed to light and will not go out when exposed to water. As long as we equip the soldiers with this kerosene, ordinary soldiers will have the power to resist when they encounter aliens."
Ze Luo was very interested in the kerosene Hu Xiuwu mentioned: "Oh, what is this kerosene called?"
"Western Fire Dragon Oil."
Chapter 146 Conspiracy
When Hu Xiuwu was alone at night, he was not idle either. He had been thinking about how to solve the problem of combat power. It happened that the root of his brain spirit had been unsealed and could help him search for useful knowledge from his memory.
The Brain God has its roots in the Niwan Palace. It is the most special and magical of the twenty-four body gods. It is responsible for assisting the Emperor of Heaven (the primordial spirit). It can help the primordial spirit remember new things and look for old knowledge. It is like a portable library and an intelligent brain.
The Brain Spirit Root did help Hu Xiuwu find out many methods that could allow mortals to fight against aliens, but most of these methods relied on advanced industrial means.
For example, muskets, cannons, and Dongfeng weapons are very useful against aliens, but that is simply beyond the capabilities of the current industrial base in the Western Regions.
Only the records in a book that Jinggen flipped out from his memory made his eyes light up.
Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Roof.
This is a mechanism commonly used during the Song and Yuan dynasties to prevent tomb robbery. A thin layer of glazed tiles is laid on the ceiling of the tomb chamber, and on the tiles are bags of Western Region fire dragon oil, and on top of that is another layer of glazed tiles, and then a mound of earth.
As long as the tomb robbers accidentally broke the glazed tiles, the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil would burn when it came into contact with air, and would burn the tomb chamber and the tomb robbers together. This was an extreme method of tomb robbing. Later, when methods such as quicksand were developed to preserve tombs, no one used this radical mechanism anymore.
The Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Roof was recorded in Hu Xiuwu's family heirloom "The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Art", in the scroll that records the anti-theft mechanism, but Hu Xiuwu was not interested in the Tianbao Dragon Fire Glazed Roof, but the formula of the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil recorded in it.
This kind of kerosene is extremely easy to burn and can be used as an incendiary bomb. It can be equipped to the armies of Qiuci and Gumo, allowing them to use the flames to resist the charge of the aliens.
Moreover, the production process does not require very advanced tools. It could be made in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and it could also be made in the Han dynasty.
As for the raw materials, this thing is called Western Region Fire Dragon Oil! Western Region! Its formula was originally brought to the Central Plains from the Western Region. It might be easier to find its formula in the Western Region than in the Central Plains.
The reason why it was later used only for tomb theft prevention instead of as military supplies was, firstly, its high cost, and secondly, the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil was not easy to preserve. If not paid attention to, it would easily catch fire, thus hurting oneself before hurting the enemy.
"Western Region Fire Dragon Oil, I didn't expect there is such a rare item in my Western Region."
Listening to Hu Xiuwu's description of the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil, Zheruo's eyes became brighter and brighter. Without thinking, he gave it a background and volunteered:
"Leave the production of the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil to me. Yancheng is well connected and all goods from the Western Region can be found here. There is no need to collect the raw materials in a big way, and it is easier to hide."
This time even Hu Xiuwu realized that the reason why Zhe Luo took on this job was not what he said. He was coveting the formula of the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil.
And among the people present, apart from Hu Xiuwu who can use Luo Fengtian to mass-produce Western Region Fire Dragon Oil, only Kucha has this ability.
But using Luo Fengtian to waste the power of the Snake God to create the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil is a bit of a waste of resources, just like using gasoline to make water.
Since Ze Luo took the matter into his own hands, Hu Xiuwu was happy to save himself some trouble.
Hu Xiuwu said nonchalantly, "Okay, I'll write down the formula for the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil in a moment."
Gao Gu watched this scene coldly. He had already seen that although the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil had many strange abilities, it had a fatal weakness.
It can only be thrown by soldiers, and its speed is much slower than that of arrows. Unless it is thrown out in large quantities using a slingshot, even ordinary people who have only received training may be able to dodge it, let alone an alien. This thing is only effective when it makes its debut and the enemy is not on guard.
But Gao Gu pondered for a while and still did not remind Zhe Luo that the Western Region Fire Dragon Oil was far from as effective as he had imagined. He knew Zhe Luo too well. If he did not feel that he had benefited from it, he would not have worked so hard.
Moreover, given his current image in Zhe Luo's mind, Zhe Luo would no longer believe Gao Gu's words as before. The relationship in their alliance is very fragile, so it is better not to say too much and just remain silent.
Ze Luo felt that he had taken advantage, so his attitude softened: "I'll take it. Do you have any plans?"
Hu Xiuwu and Hadili both looked at Gao Gu, who had been silent for a long time. After all, Gao Gu's wisdom was obvious to all.
Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Gao Gu did not refuse and stepped forward to tell Ze Luo about his revised plan:
"Prince Hadili needs to recover from his injuries and forge a new sword, and the king also needs time to gather manpower and produce enough Western Fire Dragon Oil."
"I am also going to set out to find other Western countries that are willing to assist us, and then..."
Ze Luo frowned and interrupted Gao Gu's words. He was very sensitive to this aspect:
"You said you wanted to find allies. Who do you want to find? Those small countries with less than a thousand households are cowardly and incompetent. No one dares to offend them. There are only five or six powerful countries that can form an army of more than 10,000 people, including Jingjue."
"There are already two here. Who else are you looking for? Loulan? Yanqi?"
"Or Wusun?"
Suddenly, they heard Ze Luo mention Wusun, and even Hadili looked at Gao Gu with a serious face, as if he was not optimistic about the alliance with Wusun.
Gao Gu did not refute, which was considered as his agreement.
Why are the two of them so sensitive about the Wusun Kingdom?
Hu Xiuwu didn't know much about this. He only went to the library to look up information when Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan went to look for the ancient Kingdom of Jingjue.
Let Jinggen extract all the information about Wusun from his memory.