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After saying that, Zhang Mu stood up and said, “My deployment is almost complete.
Now, we are waiting for you to take out the blueprints, and then throw them into the workshop to produce the actual products and equip the soldiers."
"I need an assistant." Joffrey scratched his hair, which looked like a bird's nest. "Research is very energy-consuming and time-consuming, Lord Mayor, you know."
Indeed it is.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Mu pinched his chin and said, "Two days, I'll go find a few smart ones and send them over after they're trained."
"You don't need to know too much, as long as you can recognize and operate the experimental equipment."
“This is not easy anymore.”
After controlling the core to send himself out of the "world", Zhang Mu called Domit, who had just laid down, and said, "Don't sleep anymore. Go back to the village tonight and find a few people for me. Be smart."
"As ordered!"
Despite his drooping eyelids, Domit still responded with full momentum.
Chapter 211: Strength Advancement, the First Product of Magical Technology
Occasionally, there was some clear stupidity in Domit's eyes.
Fortunately, there were no mistakes or delays in the execution of Zhang Mu's orders.
He rushed back to Moza Village overnight and returned to the City Lord's Mansion before dawn with soldiers who met the requirements.
So, in the following days, Zhang Mu started to be busy again.
On the one hand, we must seize the time to train soldiers and provide assistance to Joffrey, so as to achieve results in the research of "magic technology" as soon as possible.
In addition, you have to boil the herbs.
The herbs that were stored in the City Lord's Mansion last time have been transformed. Zhang Muquan took them out and started working directly on the stove in the study.
There are many herbs needed.
The first are magic potions of various levels that speed up the practice of meditation.
Because his goal is to become a magician, Zhang Mu's current panel is that of a junior magician, with three levels in between. In order to save time and trouble, he plans to finish it in one go.
Together with the amount given as compensation to the magicians who were doing plastering at the construction site outside the city, it was not a small amount.
The drug that Zhang Mu has been taking to inhibit lung cancer is running out of stock, so he needs to replenish it.
Just like that, every day he would pour the crushed herbs into the boiling iron pot, sit cross-legged, take the magic potion, and practice the technique madly.
After the work is finished, I have to take time out from time to time to visit the construction site outside the city to inspect the progress.
Zhang Mu planned to complete the second phase of the work before the war started.
Therefore, the workers on the construction site not only did not have a holiday, but instead worked overtime under the stimulation of generous remuneration.
Coming back from the construction site again one day, Zhang Mu muttered that in another four months, the second phase of the project would be completed, and by then Lagu's army would be able to attack.
Once the enemy is defeated, we can return to Blue Star to carry out the next plan.
Another day back to the city from the construction site.
Today Zhang Mu was not in a hurry to go home. He was wandering on the street in casual clothes with his hands behind his back.
The crowd was about as bustling as usual, but he could see that it was still a little sparse.
I don't know who spread the news that the monster tide that destroyed the surrounding cities originated from the Silent Forest.
And in a few months, it will come to the city of Ghor.
Funny rumor.
Zhang Mu asked the refugees who fled to Gul City and learned that it was not a wave of monsters that attacked the surrounding cities.
According to some refugees, the disaster was caused by only one person, who seemed to be a powerful monster.
Its huge body was taller than the city wall, and its entire body was shrouded in light, so its specific appearance could not be seen clearly.
His strength is so terrifying that he can knock down the wall with just a wave of his hand.
But strangely, the monsters seem to have little interest in humans.
It could have trampled to death the citizens who were fleeing in panic on the city streets, but it didn't do so.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many refugees fleeing to Gur.
Most of them died due to lack of food during the escape, and the rest...
Once order is disrupted, evil will always breed.
As a result, for some reason, a rumor spread in Gulcheng that the culprit for the destruction of the city was a tide of monsters from the Tranquil Forest, which was an outrageous lie that was completely different from the facts.
Zhang Mu didn’t quite understand what kind of people were in the group that believed in it.
The city of Gol lies across the northern border and is the only gateway to the Silent Forest from other parts of the kingdom.
If it is true as the rumors say, can the city of Gur still be safe and sound?
Scratching his head and pondering the formation, Zhang Mu turned back to the study in the City Lord's Mansion and called Sauron.
"How's the investigation going?"
After performing the standard knight's salute, Soran straightened up - Zhang Mu had said many times that there was no need to be polite in private, which annoyed him, but Soran always did his own thing.
After a while, Zhang Mu was too lazy to talk to him anymore.
"I have traced all possible directions for spreading rumors, but found nothing unusual."
What the hell.
Holding his chin in thought, Zhang Mu waved his hand and said, "Continue investigating."
After everyone left, Zhang Mu walked into the city lord's "world", took out today's portion of primary magic potion, and put his mouth close to the pot and slurped.
After he had taken a whole pot of medicine, he prepared it on the spot and closed his eyes to practice meditation.
Zhang Mu’s practice speed was not slow to begin with, not to mention his meditation method was an enhanced version.
With free potions, after a month, he felt he was about to be promoted.
It was not what he expected.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Mu opened his eyes, summoned the panel and looked at it. The level column clearly showed - Intermediate Magician.
With the enhancement of meditation, his actual level is that of a high-level magician.
A more qualitative level.
Many of the skills in the skill bar that were mostly gray suddenly lit up.
What Zhang Mu was most concerned about was naturally the magic shield.
With this thing, you don't have to use the resurrection function all the time.
Although there is currently no price for the resurrection on the panel, Zhang Mu still feels uncomfortable with the constant death.
After roughly scanning from top to bottom, Zhang Mu stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his butt: "I wonder how far Joey's research has progressed."
Muttering to himself, he decided to take a look at Joey's house. After all, this would have a lot to do with the direction of the war four months later.
……
Deputy City Lord’s Mansion.
Joey sat at the stone table in the middle of the backyard. On the table was a weapon whose name he didn't know yet.
He stared at the weapon with a puzzled look in his eyes, and muttered to himself: "It is indeed powerful, and it is quick to master, but... using it to deal with professionals... is that fake crazy?"
I got this weapon a month ago.
Combined with the training scenes he saw in Moza Village, Joey mastered its use in just a few days - every shot hit the target with ten rings, and became familiar with its lethality.
After thinking alone late at night, Joey felt a little confused.
The weapon is very powerful and suitable for ordinary people's military equipment.
And then? What?
The "arrow" shot out cannot break the magic shield, no matter how many advantages it has, it is meaningless.
He slapped his head, put the matter aside, and turned to think about the source of the weapons.
The city lord said that it was obtained from the maze, but Joey didn't believe it.
This thing has nothing to do with magic no matter how you look at it. It is very likely that it was developed by someone himself.
Thinking of this, Joey excitedly ran to the church and complained to the Bishop of Gul City.
The following conversation then took place.
"You said he wasn't a gift from God?"
"I said no."
"how to prove?"
"He has nothing in common with the God-given creature."
"The gods are omnipotent, so it is normal for the treasures they bestow to be different. Or, do you think the city lord has the guts to use the name of the gods?"
“He definitely dares!
Bishop, we can pray to God to send down oracles and punish heretics!"
Well...how should I put it, the bishop's expression is very interesting.
If I had this ability, could I become a bishop in such a remote place like Ghor City?
As a result, the bishop's mood became visibly angry.
Until he was kicked out of the church, Joey still didn't understand how he had offended the bishop.
In his opinion, I helped you discover the heresy. It was such a great contribution, but not only did you not thank me, but you also kicked me out?
Well, in a way, Joey's belief in God is indeed devout. He really believes that God exists and that clergy can communicate with God.
Moody and awakening from his memories, he called his secretary and handed over a letter and weapons: "It must be delivered to the king personally."
Four months is enough for a person to bypass the Silent Forest and enter the capital of Lagu.