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BUGS LIKE "KEIJI MAEDA FIGHTS TIGERS" CAN'T BE FIXED.,But that's the "double wear"...... Given that Yoshio Kobayashi is just a bystander and doesn't have much to do with the main plot, he has to get by.

"Listen up, Maeda-sama." Yoshio Kobayashi said seriously.

"It's a bit ...... Vague, it can even be said to be messing around, but the specific location relationship is still roughly consistent, see here. He pointed to a confused line on the map and said:

"There is a small stream that runs through the whole forest. Even if the course of the stream has changed after more than two hundred years, it will not interfere with our movements in any way, because ......" he pointed to the "modern map",

"There's no other water in the area, so it's clear that the rock wall in the treasure map is the one in the new map, and it's just been displaced by a mudslide or something. And the rocks on the east side ......"

Keiji Maeda nodded as he listened.

It seems that going with this guy is really a smart choice, but then again, how can he be so familiar with field activities, is it because as a doctor, he often goes up the mountain to collect medicine?

After a commentary, Yoshio Kobayashi carefully folded the two maps and carried them in his arms.

"That's probably it, I've been looking at it for a long time, and I've almost understood that the cave where the treasure is hidden is blocked by rocks. The next step is to go to the scene and look for it directly. ”

"Okay!" Things are finally hopeful, and Keiji Maeda can't help but be a little excited.

Even so, Yoshio Kobayashi still tightened his face, "Having said that, I still have some doubts about the provenance of this treasure map. ”

"What? Do you still think that this picture was drawn by the boss himself to 'shake up' you? Alas, it's all come to this point, whether there is treasure or not, it is worth the trip, and we must also move forward bravely! ”

"Hmm!" Yoshio Kobayashi nodded, but complained in his heart: Forge ahead? I think you're fighting for 'money'.

Just when the group was ready to make a big move.

A pig came to them with a cheerful and light step from the woods.

(Yoshio Kobayashi wiped his sweat: "Is there something wrong with the author's brain?") A pig weighing three or four hundred pounds, where is it 'cheerful' and where is it 'light'? ”）

Judging by the color of the pig's skin and teeth, it is clear that it is not domesticated.

"Yikes! There are wild boars in such a place?! ”

"Cut! What is this, I killed a tiger in the forest of Omi a few years ago? The young master was also present at the time, alas, it's been almost three years in a flash......"

"Stop!" Yoshio Kobayashi unceremoniously interrupted Keiji Maeda's nostalgia, "Where did the tiger come from in the Warring States period?" What the hell are you hitting? ”

"I don't know about this, anyway, that's what the idiot of the author wrote, if you have any questions, go to him and consult him, I'm just a small character who works for him......"

(Author: Are you two going to rebel today...... ）

"Hu~~~"

The two of them only cared about the conversation, completely ignoring Mr. Boar in front of him, and Mr. Boar, who had a thin sense of existence, was very dissatisfied with this and roared angrily.

"Humph! I'm not afraid of the ferocious wild boar, who ...... that one" Yoshio Kobayashi pointed to an attendant with an iron cannon and said: "You use the iron cannon to kill this guy, and we will eat roast wild boar later!" ”

"No, Kobayashi-sama," Keiji Maeda stopped, "If it smells of sulfur ammunition, it will affect the taste of the pork." ”

"So what do you say?"

Keiji Maeda pulled out the sword at his waist, and it seemed that he didn't go up to hunt with a "red spear" like that, "Let it succumb to us with only a pair of knives!" ”

"It's been a long time, and it's the first time I've seen Keiji Maeda use a knife...... Wait a minute! Knife! Yoshio Kobayashi, who had obviously read too many comics, exclaimed:

"Maeda-sama! What you are holding in your hand is the legendary 'Dadiantai'?! ”

"Plop" just rushed out to collect, and Maeda Keiji fell to the ground.

"The ancients said, 'Kill chickens with a slaughtering knife', I took a famous knife like 'Dadiantai' to kill a pig, I have a brain disease, right?!!!" ……

Anyway, after an hour, the group finally ate the barbecue.

"Lord Xiaolin, there is no need for the blood to be so bare, it smells of blood, it tastes good when you eat it."

"You've got a lot of taste! I can't stand the smell of blood anyway. ”

The two guys complained like this while continuing to move forward, and the attendants behind them were in a cold sweat when they heard it.

Contrary to expectations, they found their target location easily.

At the center of the forest, beside a babbling stream, the rock walls and caves do exist, but the entrance to the cave is covered with a large stone.

"That's right, this should be it," Yoshio Kobayashi pointed to the stone, "Behind that stone, there is buried what we are looking for." ”

As he spoke, he took out his map and looked at it, then handed them to Keiji Maeda.

Keiji Maeda couldn't believe it and said, "Wouldn't it?!" Just that simple as that to get us found? ”

"That's what the map says, according to the current situation, as long as you open that stone, there will be a cave, and the treasure we are looking for is in it, but ......"

The huge rock in front of him, Yoshio Kobayashi was speechless for a while.

"How can you get rid of ...... with such a big stone?"

"I finally get it!" Keiji Maeda clapped his hands and said: "This treasure, the real test of people is not the wisdom of solving the puzzle, but the strength required to simply take the treasure!" Hahaha......"

"What are you laughing at? I haven't gotten the treasure yet......"

"Yes, this stone is so huge, it looks like it weighs thousands of pounds."

"Hmph, what's the big deal about a few thousand catties, as long as it's not connected to the ground, I have a way to break it!"

"Oh? Are you sure? As soon as he heard Yoshio Kobayashi's words, Keiji Maeda immediately rejuvenated, and he glanced at the guard behind Yoshio Kobayashi who was the iron cannon, "I also have an idea!" ”

"Huh?"

"You can blow up the stone with gunpowder, it is said that this is how the stonemasons on the Ming side opened mines or built roads!"

"That's good," Kobayashi Yoshio was defeated by the "ironless cannon" in front of him, and he said expressionlessly: "You can try it with this method, but the gunpowder I carry is only half a catty, so you need to save some money." ”

"That's it, hehe, then forget it, just listen to your method."

"The stonemasons of the Ming Dynasty also have a method of 'cracking stones', using fire to burn the stone red, and then pouring cold water on it, which will make the stone produce small holes or cracks, and if you come a few more times, the stone will crack...... You get the idea. That's it! ”

"Will this work? How long does it take to burn such a large stone? ”

"How long it will be burned is another matter, but if we don't, we'll never get the treasure."

"Well, listen to you!"

So the attendants gathered firewood from the vicinity, piled it up on the left and right sides of the huge rock, and set it on fire with flints and other fire-making objects, but fortunately the stream was not far from them, so they did not have to go through the trouble of fetching water.

To be honest, Yoshio Kobayashi is not 100% confident in his own method, using the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction.

When the stone is heated, the molecular movement intensifies and the volume increases. When placed in cold water, the surface of the stone cools sharply, the movement of molecules slows down, and the volume becomes smaller. However, due to the low thermal conductivity of the stone, the interior is still in a state of high expansion, and the external contraction and internal expansion will cause the stone to crack.

However, he had only seen this method in books, and it was the first time he had practiced it himself.

What if you set the treasure on fire? What if a forest fire is caused? In case of......

Thankfully, none of the above happened.

But then again, a bunch of them set fire to the forest, and your smoky, gray smoke rose into the sky, and it was impossible not to attract people's attention!

The first to spot them were a few mountain people, who thought they were samurai hunting, but later saw that Kobayashi's group was not only carrying swords, but also iron cannons in their hands.

In this era, it was obviously a luxury to go hunting with firearms and the like (except, of course, for the Ming hunters who were familiar with shotguns).

Panicking, they thought that an outside ronin warrior was about to invade, so they hurried down the mountain and reported the news to their lord, a tyrant whose territory was no more than 400 koku.

So the local tyrant led dozens of his subordinates to "resist" in this way......

"His Royal Highness Kobayashi, His Royal Highness Maeda, the little one has eyes and no beads, I was offended a lot just now, please two of you Duoduo Haihan......"

The local tyrant who was beaten like a pig's head knelt on the ground with a mournful face and begged for mercy after Keiji Maeda's self-report.

This "little tyrant" is just a vassal of a "big tyrant" in the county, and that "big tyrant" now has to look at the face of the wise family, and these two in front of him are the retainers of the wise family.

"Originally. We are going to punish you severely, but," Seeing that the local tyrant's face was getting more and more pale, Maeda Keiji became even more energetic, and he pretended to say: "Now we don't have enough manpower, you can come and help us!" ”

He added: "Well done, we won't pursue anything!" ”

"Yes...... Be...... It's ......"

When there are more people, it will be faster to get things done.

But no matter how fast it is, it will take time for this stone to burn, so let's wait slowly.