The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

At this time, reporters also had a tendency to click on headlines.

No matter how exaggerated it is.

Zhang Shouzeng had shortness of breath.

He had understood before that whether Tsarist Russia would compromise this time would depend on how much it compromised.

Unexpectedly, except for the compensation, everything else was agreed.

Witness, participate, and reshape history. Yes, he has a magical feeling of reshaping history.

It seems that history should not be like this, and his contribution is also responsible for the changes that have occurred.

This feeling was so mysterious that he couldn't tell others about it, he could only experience it himself.

The venue was buzzing with buzzing discussions.

Zhao Chuanxin held a cigar in his left hand and turned the glass bottle on the table with his right hand. The ultra-high permeability fused quartz glass allowed him to clearly see the water ripples inside.

His eyes kept staring at the glass bottle, as if the vortex of water had a special gravitational pull that could absorb people's hearts.

The buzzing discussion lasted for a long time.

From noisy and lively, the atmosphere became solemn again.

Dozens of pairs of eyes in the audience all looked at Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his finger, and a stream of water came out of the bottle. The water stains splashed on the table turned into a line of words: Drink the wine gushingly, and your heart will rise.

Over the years, although he has been meticulous, he has also been quietly building up his strength.

Many people said that he was fooling around because they felt that what he did could not change the fundamentals.

Until he is strong enough to influence the outcome of a real war, then he will do so.

There was no joy or sadness on Zhao Chuanxin's face, and all his excitement was suppressed in his heart.

Everyone looked at the word water on the table and felt it was magical.

Kuosowici was even more certain that Zhao Chuanxin was definitely capable of unpredictable things, far beyond the slovenly magic stick in their country's court.

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly slammed the table, and the water evaporated into water vapor in an instant.

Zhao Chuanxin took a puff of his cigar, and his powerful lung capacity blew away the water vapor.

Kosovitch shuddered.

Aixinjueluo Yikuang's beard trembled.

Xu Shichang was also shocked.

The press box was filled with trepidation.

I thought Zhao Chuanxin wanted to kill someone again.

But I heard Zhao Chuanxin say: We need more money!

Everyone: ...

You're really terrible at bad stuff. Don't be so surprised next time.

Wu Luzhen couldn't help but grin.

It is easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.

Kosovitz was relieved, but said with a wry smile: In recent years, railway construction and military reforms have cost a lot of money, and there is not much money left.

Get out of here, you're so spicy. Zhao Chuanxin yelled: The amount of money that Nicholas II leaked out from his fingers is more than five hundred thousand taels. Let's all stop ink. I'll give you a 10% discount, 40% off. One hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, not a penny less!

Everyone fell down.

What about bargaining at the wet market?

Kuosowici said with a bitter look on his face: Mr. Zhao, to be honest, Your Majesty, he has no money. Let's do this, we will increase it to one hundred thousand taels of silver, no more.

Zhao Chuanxin stood up and threw the glass bottle on the ground. It made a thumping sound and glass shards splashed everywhere.

This time everyone trembled.

The sound of shattering echoed in the venue.

Zhao Chuanxin roared: It's 20% off, 400,000 taels of silver. If you negotiate with me again, don't blame Zhao for falling out!

Kosuowici clutched his chest and his face was full of pain: Mr. Zhao, I think if His Majesty the Emperor knew this number, he would not let me go back alive. So, I will raise the number to a point where we can both accept it, two hundred thousand Two pieces of silver, really can’t be more.”

Aixinjueluo Yikuang could not wait to grab Zhao Chuanxin, agree to it for him, and sign the treaty immediately.

He was sure that when the news spread, people all over the country would celebrate.

But Zhao Chuanxin smashed the table with a bang: Four hundred thousand taels, not a penny less.

Two hundred and fifty thousand taels...

Four hundred thousand taels...

Two hundred and sixty thousand taels...

Four hundred thousand, not a penny less...

Kuosowici made a firm judgment, and Zhao Chuanxin did not want to continue fighting.

No matter how hard a person is, how many nails can be driven through his body?

Sure he could go around wreaking havoc, but he couldn't wreak havoc without alerting anyone, and there would still be a fight.

He may be able to win every battle, and he may be able to advance and retreat freely, but he is also human and can get tired.

Zhao Chuanxin's goal is not to fight, but to get back the land, and develop Lubin Mansion.

That's why Kuosowici ignored Zhao Chuanxin's surprise and started talking to him.

Finally, Zhao Chuanxin gave in and sat back in his seat and said sadly: Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, no matter how small it is, I might as well go to your country to grab it myself. You have to ask about me every day these days. I I think you know what I'm talking about.

Kuosowici's heart skipped a beat.

He showed a smile: Okay, it's settled, this amount is included in the outline, and then both of us will refine the details!

The details are even more grueling, including the land border extending northward, and every step has to be fought back and forth.

Zhao Chuanxin stood up, picked up the coat on the back of the chair and said, The details are slowly being perfected, but as for the money, I want you to get it as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for falling out.

Kosowici paused and nodded and said, No problem, Mr. Zhao.

Things are already like this, and there is no point in delaying.

Only then did Zhao Chuanxin's lips curl up. Wu Luzhen helped him put on his coat. He put one hand in his pocket and the other with a cigar in his other hand and walked out humming a song.

The song says: If I said something or did something when I was drunk, please look for me when I was drunk, and don’t look for me when I was sober, because the me who was sober at that time will not take the blame if I am not there...

The singing faded away, and everyone said: ...

…

Zhao Chuanxin returned to Lubin Mansion.

It's still busy here.

Bayar, wearing a bloated cotton coat, was leaning on the pillar under the eaves and watching the snot-nosed babies wrestling in the snow.

Zhao Chuanxin strolled over from a distance and handed him a bottle of wine.

Bayar Bor asked: How is the negotiation with the Russians going?

The land is back, and they will pay 350,000 taels of war compensation. The news will spread tomorrow.

Bayar's body trembled and he looked at Zhao Chuanxin in surprise.

At this time, Yao Bing threw Kurd into the snowdrift and came to Zhao Chuanxin with dignity: Master, you promised to make a sledge for me...

At this moment, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly thought that his father, Yao Xingyuan, was still recovering from his injury in Erlute.

Doubao, do you want to take care of your father and your father?

Doubao's red smile faltered, and he lowered his head and said solemnly: I want to.

Zhao Chuanxin said: I will make a sledge for you and take you to see your father. Your father is in Er-Lut Banner. Your mother and your grandparents will come soon.

Yao Bing suddenly raised his head: Master, is it true?

Hao Xuanmei had a big snot bubble.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled, turned around and entered the school.

He took out a small bench and sat down, took out pieces of basswood and started making mortise and tenon joints.

What he actually made was a sledge.

The shaft is made of bent wood, which normally needs to be grilled, but Zhao Chuanxin did not do that. All the structures are spliced, and he tried his best to cut corners to make the structure lighter.

Nails were used on the shaft part and nailed to both sides of the sledge.

Also add a crossbar grip on the front.

There is a wooden board on the shelf, and a light chair is nailed to the wooden board. The chair has a high back, and there are pedals and armrests in front. It looks a bit like a roller coaster seat.

Finally, Zhao Chuanxin made a fused quartz glass carport with sand to cover it, leaving only a small side door.

When he took the sledge out, Snotlout went crazy.

Each eyeball glowed blue.

At this time, sledges had already appeared outside the customs, and they were excellent means of transporting goods in winter. But who had seen a sledge with a glass shed or a sledge with a chair?

Zhao Chuanxin said to Yao Bing: Go back and wear a thick cotton robe, and I will take you to see your father.

Yao Bing ran away.

After a while, he put on the thickest down robe produced in Lugang Town, waddled like a penguin and got into the glass shed.

He thought for a while, stuck his head out and said to the snot-nosed kids: When I come back, everyone will take turns riding the sledge.

The snot-nosed kids cheered when they heard this.

Zhao Chuanxin grinned and showed his loyalty.

He also changed into cotton clothes with Balrog underwear underneath, put on gloves lined with Balrog leather, and put on his helmet to wrap himself tightly.

He put a thick mattress under Yao Bing's buttocks and a thick quilt over his body. He stepped on Miao Miao Traveler and pulled the sledge as slowly as possible.

Go faster on good roads and slower on bumpy roads.

Yao Bing screamed excitedly in the glass shed behind.

There was a level 5 northwest wind blowing outside, but there was only a small door in and out of the glass shed for ventilation, so it couldn't freeze him at all.

Zhao Chuanxin ran for more than two hours, and his arms pulling the sledge were a little stiff before he arrived at the Erlut Wing.

Yao Xingyuan hung his arms and was watching people making bamboo baskets with birch bark in the wood carvings. Suddenly the curtain opened and Yao Bing walked in.

father……

Bean bag!

When father and son met, the father's eyes were red and the son burst into tears.

So Zhao Chuanxin closed the curtain and went to find Shengfu.

Shengfu had already received the news and was about to say something festive when Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: No need.

Shengfu: ...

Zhao Chuanxin said: Let the two of them talk. Have you seen the sledge? Later, you can find someone to change it and use a horse to take the two of them to live in Lubin Mansion.

Shengfu heard the implication: Sir, are you going out?

Zhao Chuanxin was noncommittal.

This old guy is a clever little guy.

At night, he returned to his mountainside cabin.

After grabbing some food, Zhao Chuanxin opened the Old God Codex.

Today is an important day - Rune City Fusion Festival.

What is Fusion Festival?

National integration also.

This is a festival where the desert emperor celebrates the integration of Rune City and the cursed desert races, and the whole city will hold a grand celebration.

Zhao Chuanxin directly opened the Holy Light Channel and entered it.

By the way, send all your equipment over.

The walls and doors of the Blood Sweat Stolen Cave are made of unknown materials, and are actually very soundproof, cutting off the noise of Rune City.

Master Jia took Zhao Chuanxin’s helmet and did the final assembly.

He embedded the shell fragments of the puppet soldiers on the outside of the mouth of the helmet, installed all the parts, and handed the helmet to Zhao Chuanxin: This needs to be filled with water. When you blow into this tube, the black dragon core will react with the water. , forming a high-pressure colloid and spraying outward, at least 30 meters, depending on your jet power. With it, we can restrain the puppet soldiers. But you have to remember that you need to take off your helmet to fill the water. It can only be sprayed three times when it is full of water.”

Zhao Chuanxin took the helmet, studied it and said, What if I can control the water flow and replenish it at any time?

That's impossible. Do you think you are Lord Runzhi?

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said nothing.

He silently opened a glass carafe, removed the lid and put it into the space for preparation.

Master Jia added: My plan is this. Wear a helmet and spray once when you go out to disperse the puppet soldiers. Today is the Fusion Festival celebration. There are a sea of ​​people outside. You take the opportunity to blend into the crowd so that the puppet soldiers will not catch you easily. Wait for you Arriving at the palace, you use your method to go to the garden at the top of the palace and take away the two puppet craftsmen. At this time, there must be a large number of puppet soldiers blocking you. You spray dragon breath again. If the emperor appears, you spray dragon breath a third time. Breath, even his Chaos Armor can't resist the dragon's breath.

Chaos armor?

Zhao Chuanxin had a sour thought: It is much more domineering than my Fortitude Armor, Fire Armor, and Violent Armor.

He asked Master Jia: If we master four runes, can you make me a set of Chaos Armor?

Of course you can! Master Jia looked weird: But don't imagine that you can master the runes just by getting a black and white puppet craftsman. Only a genius can master it. There is only one genius in a million.

Zhao Chuanxin never understood what the runes were.

Hearing this, he patted his chest and said, Obviously, I am that one-of-a-kind rune wizard.

Obviously. Master Jia shook his head: You are not.

Blank!

Master Jia handed Zhao Chuanxin a few more light knives: Light knives may break against light knives. Five light knives are prepared. If they break, remember not to throw them away. The rune fragments and energy gems are on the handle and can be reused.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded.

Master Jia sighed: It's a pity that there are not enough materials. Otherwise, I can use black dragon wings to make gliding wings for you. If you are desperate, you can jump down from the palace without falling to death.

Zhao Chuanxin: ...

He took a deep breath, exited the state first, and opened the Holy Light Channel again to fill up the time.

He held the light knife and went out.

As soon as I went out, I heard the huge noise in the city and the sound of gongs and drums.

But there are still a large number of puppet soldiers guarding outside the Sweat and Sweat Storks Cave.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin coming out, they immediately surrounded him.

Zhao Chuanxin bit the glass tube and blew hard.

Look at my mouthful of sticky phlegm!

call……

Sizzling...

A surprising scene appeared.

The outer shell, which would break even with the Elf Carving Knife, melted quickly upon contact with the dragon's breath, revealing the tangled threads of worms inside.

Even the worm threads couldn't withstand the erosion of the dragon's breath, twisting and breaking one by one and dying!

Zhao Chuanxin was restrained.

As expected, everything in the Cursed Desert is very strange and hard to detect.

An idea immediately came to his mind: Big Phlegm and Little Japs are better suited.

This inhumane weapon is perfect for use on devils.

He ran with the light knife, chopped off the head of the struggling puppet soldier with one knife, and stepped on the Misty Traveler into the bustling crowd.

Looking from above, you can see the dense crowds tumbling like dominoes from time to time.

That was the masterpiece of Zhao Chuanxin and many puppet soldiers.

There was constant cursing and crying.

Today, the residents of Rune City dress up in strange clothes, with colorful face paint or deceptive masks to distinguish their original ethnic groups.

They lined up to throw gold, silver and copper coins into the hollow giant beetle statue carried by the sand soldiers. If any wealthy merchant or nobleman invested a huge sum of money, there would be whistles and cheers on the spot.

The crowds of people made it impossible for Zhao Chuanxin to use the Misty Traveler. He raised his head and looked around at the several True Seeing Crystals above his head. Suddenly he grinned and went under the giant beetle statue to cover his figure. When he came out again, he already had one more on his body. The cloak of Tubulaji that passed by from the street stall had a mask on its face.

He stopped running and wandered in the crowd, sometimes faster and sometimes slower.

Sure enough, those puppet soldiers lost their target.

Zhao Chuanxin crossed the huge sand bridge and crawled around in the amphitheater, where a historical drama of Rune City's conquest of four kingdoms was being performed on the stage.

At this time, suddenly the puppet soldiers rushed towards the direction of Zhao Chuanxin.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw the commotion in the crowd, he knew that his disguise had been seen through by the ubiquitous surveillance.

He simply stopped acting and took advantage of the gap in front of him to run wildly on the Misty Traveler.

After passing through the crowd, it suddenly became clear in front of the palace.

Before Zhao Chuanxin could be happy, he found hundreds of puppet soldiers lined up in front of him, forming a fan shape and surrounding him.

The distance between them is like a foot, and the sound of them drawing their swords together is almost the same.

hiss……

The neatness of the military appearance and the uniformity of their movements made Zhao Chuanxin's scalp numb.

He blew into a mouthful of thick phlegm.

The army of puppet soldiers directly in front was corroded with a gap.

call……

Another mouthful of thick phlegm.

The army of puppets has already started, running towards Zhao Chuanxin.

Their speed far exceeds that of humans. They can compete with Zhao Chuanxin's violent armor, and can reach seven or eight meters with each step.

Zhao Chuanxin threw the ladder, stepped on it, and at the same time controlled Lord Run's greeting to replenish water without having to take off his helmet and without delaying his movements.

Then he lowered his head: Phew...

The puppet soldiers knew how powerful it was and fled one after another.

Zhao Chuanxin stepped on the ladder and went straight to the top garden of the palace.

However, on the way, dozens of puppet soldiers leaned out from the palace window and focused their fire on Zhao Chuanxin with their bows.

It's just that they seemed to be poor at making bows, their arrows were very fluttery, and their flying speed was slow. Zhao Chuanxin bent his knees and jumped five meters high to avoid them all.

He could see the puppet soldiers in the window put away their bows and arrows and quickly went upstairs.

Before Zhao Chuanxin reached the top garden of the palace, he got close to the sand wall because of the angle. He simply climbed up the protruding outer corners and sculptures, and used his violent armor to move upward bravely.

Many people below looked up and saw his cloak fluttering, leaping like a big flea clinging to the outer wall of the palace.

Sangling, give me a hand.

The soul grabbed Zhao Chuanxin, and the smart gyroscope exerted force at the same time. He climbed up to the top garden of the palace as quickly as possible.

The rich fragrance of flowers comes to your nose, but you can see horizontal branches and vertical flowers, and the flowers are moving in various forms in the wind.

Zhao Chuanxin, who took a quick glance at the scene in the electric light, found it refreshing and touching.

The sky garden has a unique beauty.

But there was no time to appreciate it carefully, so he walked straight into the main hall.

There were also puppet soldiers guarding this place. Zhao Chuanxin could see at a glance the black and white puppet craftsmen on the left and right sides of the operation platform more than 30 meters apart.

They are making puppet soldiers!

After seeing Zhao Chuanxin, the puppet craftsman looked up in shock.

They are petite and strange in shape, with a flat body and no legs. The bottom is like a clamp that can be clamped on the operating table.

There are no legs but both of them have six arms each.

Their bodies have six joints, and each of their arms also has six joints. Their heads are flat and also have three joints. There are eight eyes made of true seeing crystals on the inside and outside, allowing them to see details from different angles. Easy to construct.

In this way, they have advantages that are difficult for humans to achieve.

This is an important place for the Desert Emperor to make killing machines. Naturally, there are also many puppet soldiers guarding it.

There is also a True Seeing Crystal here, which is monitored day and night by the Desert Emperor.

Zhao Chuanxin was afraid of hurting the puppet craftsman and did not dare to use the dragon breath launcher.

He held the light saber tightly and the God of War M1907 in the other hand.

The two puppet craftsmen were far apart, and he remembered what Master Jia told him: the black puppet craftsman controls the light blade and the central control runes, and the white craftsman controls the true eye and solid runes.

If he had to choose one, he could only choose black.

At this time, I heard the voice of the Desert Emperor coming from far away: Do you dare?

As soon as he finished speaking, the black and white figure like a yin-yang fish appeared.

In desperation, the Desert Emperor directly opened the Holy Light Channel and teleported to the Manufacturing Workshop. He no longer cared about hiding his trump card. Besides, there were no outsiders here, and Zhao Chuanxin also knew that he owned the old sacred altar.

Zhao Chuanxin was even more anxious.

It is difficult to deal with the puppet soldiers, and the desert emperor is even more difficult to deal with.

Choose the greater of two benefits, choose the lesser of two evils.

Zhao Chuanxin knew that the black puppet craftsman was more important to them, so he ran to the left and opened his mouth to take a big mouthful of sticky phlegm to the right.

call……