Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Three – Golden Crow Walls (1/2)
Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Three – Golden Crow Walls
The blue-gold bricks were neatly stacked together.
The flying fire paper spread out and rolled, sometimes as straight as a knife as it passed through the gaps between the blue-gold bricks. Zuo Mo’s expression was serious, a faint layer of light in his eyes.
The fire paper danced faster and left behind beautiful golden trails in the air. His ling eyes and consciousness were stretched to their limits. No flow of ling power in the surroundings could escape Zuo Mo’s perception.
His hands were like flowers blooming. Zuo Mo’s well-practiced finger motions were completely used. His half-raised hands were always in the middle of countless afterimages that flickered in and out.
Many xiuzhe couldn’t help but put down what they were doing to come watch. Occasionally, gasps would sound out from among the crowd. Everyone was intoxicated. These xiuzhe were mostly non-combat production xiuzhe. They were one of the classes that emphasized finger motions the most. Zuo Mo’s precise ling power control did not waste one drop of energy. In their eyes, he was comparable to the most classic examples.
This was an experience to be enjoyed.
If Zuo Mo moving the blue-gold bricks previously had been the most basic and bare example of strength, then the grand finger motions and the amazing ling power control now represented the highest levels of control and technique.
It was the first time Zuo Mo had tried using his consciousness and Ling Eye at the same time. After a very short amount of time, he felt the benefits. The world in his eyes had never been so lively and dimensional in his eyes. His consciousness could detect every detail of the objects in front of him, his ling eyes could detect every change in the ling power. He was almost able to “see” the patterns behind the walls. With a glance, he would know everything in his field of vision.
This also caused his efficiency to skyrocket, and lead to the scene occurring right now.
Yuan Jiang had lost all power of speech. What was happening before his eyes surpassed the limits of his imagination. With a speed visible to the naked eyes, the blue-gold brick walls grew upwards. This kind of speed was outside of his knowledge. Even more, this was all done by a single person.
This world was too insane!
The last thread of his rationality caused him to look at the remaining blue-gold bricks. He instantly shook and his soul came back into his body. Of the mountain of blue-gold bricks that had been piled up before, there were not even one hundred pieces left. He thought of his role as the supervisor and ordered people to transport blue-gold bricks.
Other people did not have Zuo Mo’s physical strength, and could only use talismans. Instantly, all the talismans were put to use. Flying swords, ling hoes, jade scepters etc. all turned to a long line. Several bricks hung below each talisman. These bricks were way too heavy.
After a few round trips, the blue-gold bricks once again piled into a mountain. Yuan Jiang released a breath inside, and his expression relaxed.
Just as Yuan Jiang’s expression eased, Ji Wei and Sun Bao’s expressions became nervous. The two of them had been entranced in Boss’ grand performance had suddenly reacted when they saw Yuan Jiang summon people to transport blue-gold bricks.
The two rapidly calculated how many blue-gold bricks were remaining, and their faces changed!
Based on Boss’ terrifying speed, the remaining blue-gold bricks would quickly be unable to keep up with demand. The two of them were responsible for forging. If something happened here, they could not deflect their fault.
Previously, the two of them had feared Boss more than they respected him. Now that they had personally seen the abilities of Boss, they were full of respect to the point that they kow-towed. The more respect they held, the more they were unwilling to drag Boss down due to their own mistakes.
The two of them exchanged a look and did not hesitate in herding off the forging xiuzhe that were watching.
“Work work! Immediately! Anyone that dares to slow down, we’ll cut your wages!”
“Those that are making blue-gold bricks, listen. The wage for each piece is increasing by fifty percent.”
The two played good and bad, one punished while the other rewarded. The xiuzhe that made blue-gold bricks instantly ran off to work. They may have been motivated by Boss, or by the high wages, but each person was full of motivation.
The camp was very busy.
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“Ma Fan is so meddlesome.” Lei Peng looked at the paper crane in his hands and muttered. He handed the paper crane to the platoon captain beside him in frustration.
After the platoon captain finished reading, he couldn’t help but ask, “What do we do?”
Lei Peng said, frustrated, “What to do? Do according to what he says!” Then he muttered, “This guy had been the core before, he should know more.”
The platoon captain was used to Lei Peng’s impatient tone. He knew that Lei Peng did not have malicious aims, but he was frustrated with having to take along greenhorns. He was an old member so he understood very well. Sometimes, even he would feel frustrated, much less a battle maniac like Lei Peng.
As the order pass down, everyone’s figures quickly disappeared.
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In a patch of wood about two hundred li far from Lei Peng.
“Can Ma Fan Daren’s plan work?” the platoon captain asked Xie Shan uncertainly.
Xie Shan smiled and replied, “He was the core before. Of all of us, he received the most teachings from Gongsun Daren. None of us are likely to surpass him.”
“This is really a big plan!” the platoon captain sighed.
Xie Shan smiled and said, “Let’s start.”
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At the same time, more than ten troops led by other people quietly hid in places about eight hundred li from Nan Sheng Village. This distance was very well grasped. Usually, the range of scouting troops were around one thousand and five hundred li. This distance was about half of that.
The suggestion Ma Fan gave them was to carefully sneak in and kill the little troops of xiuzhe as they were coming back.