When he came to the house, Lehi also followed Rihito's side. At this time, Li Xin said excitedly: "Big brother, don't you know, I have seen a lot of people in Taiwan, where they have fled, I heard them say that the more you go to the middle, there are many local aborigines inside, divided into large and small ethnic groups." ”

"Oh! Where did the people of the Great Song Dynasty flee to, I really can't imagine what kind of tribulation they went through to get over! Liren said with emotion.

At this time, Rinshin was no longer excited, thinking about what kind of process the people of the island would have to go through to become the village it is now. When he got there, the people were so frightened that they only asked him if he had come to collect taxes. He has been begging for reason not to collect his own taxes, he is only alone and widowed, and his family is dead.

Thinking of this, Li Xin was very uncomfortable and turned away from the topic and asked, "Big brother didn't happen anything after I left, right?" ”

"Huh! Don't say it, I almost let someone kill your brother, if it weren't for this bloody knife, I'm afraid I would have to say goodbye to you. Rihito smiled and recounted his murder in detail.

Li Xin was terrified when he heard it, whether he was pinching a cold sweat for his brother. At the end of Liren's speech, Lixin asked angrily: "Big brother, who did you find out who came to assassinate you?" ”

"Sit down! Excited what, things are over, listen to me slowly. After letting Reasonin sit down, he said, "This time I did it for Little Japan, but I haven't found out who is behind them yet." But I only offended him, Shi Miyuan, and he was the only one who wished I would die. So it's easy to guess that he instructed it, but I'm wondering how there are Dongying people in the Great Song Dynasty now? What are they here for? ”

"Yes, according to what we know, there must be no good thing for the Japanese to come here." Rationale added.

At this time, Lehi suddenly asked on the side, "My lord, do you and the second island lord know who those people came to assassinate you?"

Rihito nodded to Lehi and said, "Those people live on a land the size of our four state capitals, surrounded by the sea. They have come to us a thousand years ago, and their desire is very simple, that is, they want to turn our Chinese land for generations into theirs. So they learn from our Middle-earth culture, imitate our methods of governance, study our every move. Even the kung fu and tricks used by the would-be robbers who came to assassinate the little prince last time were transmitted from Middle Earth to their small island country. ”

Rational Xin added at this time: "These people are not things than the golden people you have seen before, and once they think you are strong, they will come to add to your ass." Just like the original Tang Dynasty, they groveled to come to the Tang Dynasty to learn culture, etiquette, and everything they thought was valuable. But in the end, when they have digested all our advanced culture, it is time for them to send troops to fight us. They are more ruthless than jackals and have no conscience yet. ”

"Yes, now is the time for them to think that they have finished learning our advanced culture and begin to test our land where the descendants of Yan and Huang have lived for generations." Liren interface to.

When Lehi heard this, he scolded: "These people are really not things, no, it should be said that they are not even as good as beasts." ”

Liren immediately raised his thumb and praised: "Good! Good scolding! After speaking, he asked: "By the way, didn't you say that the island has now successfully developed a steel cannon?" ”

Li Xin hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, I have seen things today, obediently, they have done it so big, they can simply stuff a person into it, but I just don't know how powerful it is." ”

"It's so big, I'm afraid they haven't tested it yet, right?" Rihito asked in surprise.

Lehi smiled beside them and said, "My lord, they will bring you a letter directly after casting the cannon, how can they have time to test fire." ”

Liren and Lixin looked at each other and suddenly realized.

On the second day, on the shore of a desert island, a huge cannon was pulled onto the prepared treadmill, and both Rihito and Reishin watched from afar behind a distant bunker with a telescope made of crystal.

After the bunker, Liren asked Merlin, who was accompanying the watcher, "I said Master Mo, can we start?" ”

Merlin smiled apologetically, and hurriedly ordered loudly to the front with a megaphone: "Everyone prepare, five points of gunpowder, reload~!" ”

Immediately ten gunners ran in front of the dark cannon, and there was a rush of urgency, filling the gunpowder and pounding it. The gunners finally loaded the gunpowder in the cannon, and a wagon pulled a huge cannonball came to the gunners. Ten Gunners: "Hey! There was a roar, and with all the strength of the milk, the iron lump was finally sent into the huge cannon running hole.

Merlin saw that it was almost the same, and shouted again: "Adjust the shooting angle by a thousand steps, all the staff retreat, and prepare for ignition~." ”

The three gunners held a large wooden mallet and hammered it on the base of the gun, and the gunner who was responsible for checking the angle behind looked at the protractor that was gradually raised in the muzzle of the gun and finally shouted: "Slow ~~ Slow ~~, okay!" When the three gunners below who were responsible for adjusting the height heard it, they immediately ran away with a big mallet on their shoulders.

The gunner immediately thrust the awl in his hand into the hole of the gun, and then took off the gunpowder fuse he was carrying. One end is inserted in the running eye, and the other end slowly extends out in the direction of his exit.

Everything was ready, and the gunners returned to their bunkers as fast as they could, when Merlin ordered from behind: "All personnel evacuate, ten~~~five~four~three~two~one~ ignition." ”

"Huh~~~" With Merlin's ignition order, the gunpowder fuse was ignited by the main gunner behind the bunker. Everyone was looking at the long lead, looking forward to the final moment.

Closer and closer, everyone was impatiently looking forward to it. The final moment finally came, and only a shocking bang was heard, and the huge cannon was fired for the first time. The smoke and dust in the sky gradually cleared, revealing the huge body of the artillery.

Rihito hurriedly grabbed the megaphone and asked loudly, "What's the distance?" ”

The inspector who was guarding three hundred paces away sent a reply: "Three hundred paces away." ”

Merlin glanced at Liren at this time, and hurriedly grabbed the megaphone and asked the gunner: "Quick~!" Go and check the artillery barrel for cracks. ”

Liren looked at Merlin, who was very serious, embarrassedly, and then the gunner also replied: "The cannon body is good, no damage." ”

Merlin said to a soldier next to him who was in charge of recording: "Record, five points of ammunition filling, three hundred paces of range, no cracks in the cannon body." ”

Merlin seems very busy now, and he doesn't talk nonsense with Rihito at all. Immediately, he ordered the gunner: "The second test firing is ready to begin, six points of filling, and the angle is maintained." ”

The gunners quickly began to prepare for the second test firing step by step, and it took a long time to "bang~!" There was another loud bang, and the rangefinder soldiers and gunners sent back the specific data they had seen, and this time the distance had obviously increased a lot, reaching five hundred paces.

At this time, Liren whispered to Lixin on the side: "See, I am the dean of the Academy of Sciences." ”

"Yo! Beautiful you, if I hadn't found him, you might be so idle now. "Rational contempt directly for Rihien.

Liren smiled stupidly and said, "Okay, it's my brother." Seeing that Lixin was about to boast about himself again, Liren hurriedly dissuaded: "Okay, I just know it, don't be too proud, so everyone will say that you have no manners." Let's see the third time is about to begin. Blocking Reason's words, Riein snickered and turned his head away from looking at Reason.

After adding the amount of gunpowder again and again, finally when the gunpowder reached nine points, a little crack appeared in the barrel of the gun. Merlin announced that today's trial was over.

After coming down, Rihito followed Merlin to the steel mill and saw the large artillery of the test up close. Li Ren asked Mo Lin incomprehensibly: "Dean Mo, why do you want to cast such a big cannon this time, is our technology already very good?" ”

Merlin directly grabbed Liren and came to the front of the cannon and said to him: "The technology we downloaded has not passed, you see that we used a thicker wall than bronze for this cannon. Today's test only proves that my guess is correct, and it is still very early to want real artillery. ”

Rihito found that as he gained more and more experience and knowledge, Merlin had fully integrated into his role, and was no longer the original little craftsman. He is meticulous in what he says and does, and he does things exactly the same as the ideas that Rihito first taught. That is, everything must be done at any cost, and it must be confirmed. Although Merlin was a little impulsive when he spoke to Rihito now, Rihito's heart was very happy.

After Merlin finished speaking to Rihito, he came to the craftsmen and said to them, "Go ahead, this cannon will be smashed along the crack, and see if the wall is unevenly thick." ”

Rihito didn't speak anymore and just watched as the craftsmen smashed the cannon with a hammer, revealing the internal structure of the cannon now. Merlin was measuring and recording little by little with a ruler, and Rihito could no longer bear to disturb the future pioneer of science, and quietly walked out.

When he came outside, he found that it was already the middle of the night, and fifteen were bright and hung in the sky like a cake. Inhaling the fresh, sea-like humid air of the island at night, Rihito's mood is constantly ebbing and falling. Li Xin quietly walked behind Li Ren from the side and whispered, "Homesick? ”

"Yes! Homesick. What about you? Riren asked.

Li Xin also raised his head and smiled and said, "Yes, not only do I want to go back, but what about you?" ”

"I want to go back if I can, but can this be done?" Liren said helplessly.

Lixin's expression at this time was a bit as calm and dusty as a person who had attained enlightenment. With a faint smile, he said, "Master said that it is not impossible for us to want to go back, but you can't stand that kind of tranquility, because your heart has too many things. ”

"I know, Master, would say that. Yes! There are too many things in my heart, who is as lucky as our two brothers to be able to go to a dynasty that stretches their hearts. I really don't want to live in vain, even if I give up the possibility of becoming an immortal. Rihito looked into the distance with resolute eyes.