The dark streets were cold and lonely, and the people wrapped in cold-proof cloaks on the road came and went in a hurry, but Jiang Shang felt a lot of feelings.

Disasters and setbacks are the most effective catalysts for growth, and Liu Min's growth has exceeded his expectations.

"Why don't you wear men's clothes? Ashan, don't laugh at me. I know it's a bit funny in the past. Since even race doesn't matter, then what's the big deal about gender. ”

In order to gain the trust of the citizens, the Tianping War Group took off its mask, and Liu Min decided to show his true face, showing his confidence as a gem-level soul power, and taking the initiative to pursue Liliang, not also taking off the mask in his heart.

For the Tianping War Regiment, Haiming City is the most suitable time for development.

As a well-founded local organization, the Tianping War Group has obvious geographical advantages, and from an organization with a common ideal as the goal to a group of actions, the degree of unity within the Tianping War Group is unmatched by any organization.

The time, place and people are favorable, and the rise of the Tianping War Group is just around the corner.

Moreover, Jiang Shang's arrangement did not end.

Brothers are just an alliance of ideas, and it is easy to find changes due to the change of time and situation, and it is precisely because they are friends with similar ideas to each other that in order to consolidate the friendship for a long time, it is necessary to manage it carefully.

Then, it may be a good choice to turn the verbal alliance relationship into a substantive blood of interests.

The wargroup is also a community of interests, and it is natural to share dividends according to contributions.

In the conversation just now, Jiang Shang took the Star Soul and the management rights of his future inventions into the shares, and made a series of promises to help each other, such as his future Star Soul Battle Regiment, which will become the backing of the Tianping War Regiment, such as giving priority to providing inventions for his use.

Jiang Shang used this as a bargaining chip to permanently occupy one-sixth of the shares of the Tianping War Group, completely implementing the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

The Tianping War Group has nothing now, but the future is uncertain, and with the identity of this shareholder, Jiang Shang has a reason to meddle in its internal affairs.

For the balance war group that is similar to his own concept, the greedy Jiang Shang decided to do something.

And this first promise is what we need to do now.

“…… Grandpa Winston, if I'm also a Ph.D., I should have the right to recruit researchers. ”

"Theoretically, yes, but now you're even a rookie, and you plan to mislead people's children?"

“…… I have a friend, Liu Min, who has a few relatively intelligent young people in her Tianping Clan, and I hope they can become my disciples and enter the Ink Research Institute to study."

"Entrust the cultivation? This kind of thing is not without precedent. Think about it clearly, Ah Shang, I can give them a chance, but this is equivalent to you being their mentor in the future, and what they do in the future will be directly linked to you, if you trust it to someone else......."

Yes, Jiang Shang wanted Alan and a few other members to enter the Ink Research Institute, in the name of his own assistant researcher, bypassing the extremely harsh entry conditions.

Obviously, Jiang Shang himself can't teach them, even if they succeed in entering the Ink Research Institute, they will probably have to face a situation that is even more difficult than their own.

But the big gain is also great, knowledge is liliang, especially in the new era, if the Tianping War Group also has a mechanic, at least, their "Wild Boy" series of mechas, have maintenance and upgrade personnel.

If it succeeds, then nominally, Alan and the others are students and assistant researchers of Bachelor Jiang Shangbo, and directly in terms of the level of the institute, it is the same level as Sun Dawen, the student of Winston.

Of course, there is no comparison in actual status.

And with the most important ink research institute in Haiming City, anyone who moves the balance war group must think twice about the consequences, whether to bear the anger of the ink research institute.

Jiang Shang is not only thinking about the future development of the Tianping War Regiment, but also pulling a solid backing for it.

"Alain, they are all good seedlings, and I believe they will work hard." After a pause, Jiang Shang said categorically. "With Liu Min's discipline and your teaching, it is difficult for them to go astray."

This is not only blind self-confidence, but in fact, there are many points of understanding and integration between the Moxue thought with the core concepts of love (caring for everyone equally) and those who do not work cannot eat, and the balance concept of the Tianping War Group (people are equal to each other).

On the spot, Jiang Shang chose the Ink Research Institute because he was attracted by the love and mutual benefit of ink studies (advocating people to help each other, seeking common welfare, and opposing each other's competition), and when he was working, the peaceful and beneficial non-mainstream social atmosphere within the Ink Research Institute made him firm in his choice.

Jiang Shang later planned to discuss with Alan and ask him to spread the concept of Moxue within the regiment, if the Tianping War Group can resonate with the concept of the Ink Research Institute and can get the support of Xinmomen, perhaps, their "Balance Righteousness" will have a more solid theoretical foundation, and the Tianping War Group will go further.

"Hehe, that's fine. You didn't come here today just for this little thing. Vaguely guessing the little fox's intentions, Dr. Winston didn't break it, and directly defined it as a trivial matter.

Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and the children of the poor are in charge of the house early, so there is no need to take care of it themselves, through many considerations, Winston is very relieved of Jiang Shang's vision.

Jiang Shang also smiled, and with the nod of the doctor (abbreviated as a doctor, and those who will be called doctors in the future are all doctors), he was naturally relieved of the Tianping War Group.

"Of course not, I'm too embarrassed to go directly to you for this. I have a design plan for this, which is a follow-up product after the completion of the ST organ, but unfortunately I am not strong enough, the knowledge system is incomplete, and it has been used for half a year, and it is still a semi-finished product with many deficiencies, and I have never been able to make a substantial breakthrough. ”

Jiang Shang paused, and his voice was more proud. "Recently, after getting those missing knowledge points of soul mechanics, several theoretical difficulties have been overcome. This design, although there are still many flaws, should also be on the table. ”

The successful invention of the soul baton and ST mechanism was already half a year ago, and the results of more than half a year's efforts are the products in front of us.

It is still taking the route of universalization and standardization, and it is still the product of the combination of machinery and soul mechanics, if the ST mechanism is to allow the weak to pass through the soul power of the strong at the same level as the strong, then, this new design is to make it close to the destructive soul equipment of the professional night watchman in terms of attack ability, so that ordinary people can also have the sharpest weapons.

"Zero the City Breaker, that's the name I gave it."

In 1139 A.D., the Pope of Rome issued a ban on crossbows, thinking that in front of the crossbow, a fully armed "noblest knight" who had been trained for more than ten years would easily fall to a farmer who had been trained for a few months.

This was undoubtedly a subversion of the supremacy of the medieval aristocracy, but alas, there were some things that could not be forbidden in any case, the military crossbow was banned, and the subsequent change of muskets allowed the age of knighthood to end at a faster pace.

Before the Japanese Restoration, the samurai class had the privilege of killing people on the street, and the untouchables were not as valuable as a straw rope in front of the samurai master, and after the Western foreign guns and heavy artillery came over, the times changed again.

When the ruling class realized that the samurai's swords were not worth mentioning in front of foreign guns, and that samurai were nothing in front of foreign guns, the Meiji Restoration banned swords, and soon after, the samurai class completely disappeared.

In the era of knights and samurai, these special classes mastered the highest level of force at that time, and their liliang was passed down from generation to generation, and their status became more and more noble.

But the result is the same, the progress of science and technology has narrowed the difference between them and ordinary people, so they quickly stepped down from the altar and disappeared in the long river of history.

And now, the past history repeats itself again, and in the new era, the natural strong, the new human beings who are suitable for the times, are more and more like the aristocratic class of the old era.

Although it is still as for the samurai class in the past who can kill people because of dirty clothes and trying swords, it is the norm to live in divisions and clans, and discrimination and bullying are really common, but as the dark ages continue, more and more new humans and sub-human races are born, and such contradictions and gaps will only intensify.

Jiang Shang likes history, and he has always felt that in order to fundamentally reverse this trend, perhaps, there must be a "musket and crossbow" that can bring the two sides closer. ”

In the new era, the strong are limited, and most of the ordinary soldiers are still responsible for logistics and support.

Then, concentrating superior resources to create arrows and making the strong stronger is the iron rule of the battlefield, so while other researchers are promoting Liliang for the night watch, he specializes in the seemingly very cost-effective "making up for the weak"

In the days of knights and samurai, these privileged classes were initially just ordinary people, but when they possessed near-invincible "armor and swords", they gradually began to disregard themselves as "pariahs".

The samurai class Zuihou appeared samurai, and their supreme leader, the shogun, was also the leader of the country, and the supreme leader of the knights was the king of each country.

In Jiang Shang's eyes, the racial discrimination and oppression in the new era are a repetition of similar historical conditions and a harbinger of the emergence of a new aristocracy.

Perhaps, the real wise man is not a wise man who is close to the demon, and he has no last resort, but he is good at deducing the past and acting from the present, looking farther, and making plans in advance.

Jiang Shang predicted that if such a situation was in the next two hundred years, perhaps, the nobles of the new era would reappear.

And in some remote places, there have been founders who claim to be kings, and Hongling actually said that 40% of the night watchmen are no longer under the control of the association, which confirms the authenticity of Jiang Shang's speculation from one side.

Undoubtedly, if a new aristocracy really appeared, then it would be a disaster for ordinary people and a step backwards of the times.

And what Jiang still wants is to take out their roots, the "armor and sword" that are almost invincible in front of the ordinary people, and stop the gap that is getting more and more separate.

"Since I can't weaken you, then, I will strengthen ordinary people so that their 'muskets and crossbows' can fight against 'armor and swords'."

"Since the Night Watch Association pursues the overall interests of mankind, at a time when foreign enemies are strong, as long as it is conducive to improving the overall combat power, it will not be stifled."

The needs of society will affect the rules of scientific and technological development, and the progress of science and technology may also affect the social form in the opposite way.

Perhaps, the research of ST institutions is not so difficult, but in the past, people did not have the need and motivation to research, after all, most of the researchers who were able to master the knowledge were separated from the position of the weak from the beginning.

Like the swordsmiths and blacksmiths of the old days, they wanted to make the Night's Watch more powerful to deal with the threat of the Old Gods and the beasts.

After all, in order for ordinary people to have combat power, it is necessary to solve a series of basically insurmountable difficulties such as the lack of soul power, the inability to learn soul skills, and the inability to activate soul tools.

With the goal of enhancing the combat power of ordinary people, all of Jiang Shang's research routes revolve around how to improve the combat power of old humans and those with low soul power.

If the ST mechanism solves the problem of lack of soul power, then the next research direction should be to make combat soul equipment that ordinary people can use.

Above the blueprint is a huge man-tall battering ram, with a handle and a hammer head, each with two ST mechanism crystals shining brightly.

"City Breaker Type Zero, a one-time explosive battering ram specifically for large targets, comes with two parallel ST mechanisms, after the user activates, activate the link device, after an attack, the first ST mechanism will stay on the target, turning the target into the user of the ST mechanism, and extracting the opponent's negative soul power like a mosquito sucking blood."

"And when the extraction reaches its peak, after the second attack, the two corresponding ST traps will be linked together again, and the user's soul stone will be used to forcibly seize control of the opponent's ST traps, and the same and hostile soul power will cause a chain reaction to destroy the target's defenses. According to the principle, it is speculated that it is to use the opponent's own soul power to crush his own protection, causing the opponent's soul power to overload or even explode. “

"Theoretically, ordinary fighters can also use it. Moreover, the more huge and powerful the abandoned beast, the better the effect. After all, as soon as the whale leaves the water, it will die from the stress caused by its massive weight. ”

The cyan light shone above the eyes, and the elder Winston activated the eagle eye technique, as if trying to see every corner of the drawing, and then, he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Jiang Shang waited patiently on the side, he knew that this design plan sounded good, but there was only a principle and no production process, and countless jishu difficulties could not be solved, and it was still far from maturity.

If it weren't for some reason, he would at least plan to spend half a year on it, and then submit it to the Ink Research Institute after he really got it.

Halfway through, old Winston opened his eyes, his face solemn.

"It's really whimsical, if you want to turn it from a drawing into a real thing, at least fifteen parts need to be tackled, and the three super jishu problems must find other doctoral scholars to help study, and even the material research has to start over, how unrealistic, how unbelievable"

Dr. Winston's words became heavier and heavier, but Jiang Shang still maintained this smile, he knew that the doctor already had a plan.

"However, what a whimsical idea, using ST traps and soul stones to get the control of the opponent's body, and using the enemy's liliang to destroy their own solid defenses, I think we can also win the Luban Award next year."

Dr. Winston smiled, but in that smile was the satisfaction of seeing the growth of the younger generation.

Luban Prize, is the highest award for weapons research founded by Lubanmen among the hundreds, although each school can participate, but more than seventy percent of the winners are still Lubanmen's weapon craftsmen, although it shows that Lubanmen is strong in tailoring soul equipment for the strong, but it is undoubtedly the regret of Xinmomen, who is also proficient in ordnance manufacturing. (The new hundred schools are not limited to the hundred schools in history, there is a reason for this, and it will not be expanded for the time being)

The fact that the elder Winston actually mentioned that he wanted to win the Luban Prize for it is enough to show his admiration and expectations for this design idea.

"I know what you mean, there are still a lot of things that need to be improved, just leave it to me, and you can concentrate on preparing for the graduation exam and marriage."

As expected, Dr. Winston really agreed to perfect this immature device for himself, Jiang Shang was happy at first, but then, he was stunned.

"Marriage?"

"Yes, your fiancée Gui Xia Niang is also studying in Penglai, and her brother was so happy when he heard that you were going somewhere to go, he wrote to me and suggested that he should simply get married in Penglai."

"Fiancée? Whose? ”

"Your Uncle Gui's daughter, your father engaged you to the marriage back then, and I am still a witness. How? Others didn't dislike you Baishi before, but now they dislike each other as a Eyeless Clan? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Shang was dumbfounded.

"Ahh Just kidding! I actually have a fiancée! ”

Hearing this, old Winston frowned, and he thought that Jiang Shang was deliberately denying it.

"The people of my generation of ink scholars are not ungrateful people. Your Uncle Gui and your father Jiang Shuixin are friends of eight generations, they have been missing together for so long, but your Uncle Gui's eldest son has never said that he will regret his marriage.

Halfway through his words, he saw Jiang Shang's completely dumbfounded appearance, thinking of his usual temperament, and felt that something was wrong.

"You really don't know?"

"I've heard about it for the first time today."

"But Xiaoyue clearly said that you are constantly corresponding, and your feelings are very good."

"Xiaoyue? She knows about it? Doctor, does she usually meet with you? ”

"Of course, Xiaoyue is a disciple of my wife Mu Wan, and she often comes to my house to learn life healing."

"Xiaoyue? Learning soul skills? Didn't she learn crafts at the Feiyan Women's Handicraft College in Haisha City? ”

"Feiyan Women's Handicraft Academy? The women's college called Feiyan in Haisha City has only the Feiyan Night's Watch Preparatory College, which is a preparatory college that specializes in training reserve night watchmen. It is said that Xiaoyue's grades are very good, and she has reached the standard of entering a senior academy like Penglai for further study, so every summer when she comes back, my family's old wood will also teach her life healing techniques."

Next, Jiang Shang couldn't hear anything, he was completely dumbfounded, he was regarded as Lin Daiyu's pampered baby sister, and how much he had done to hide it.

"Choice? This extravagant thing is no longer there after that incident five years ago, Ashan, don't let your intentions be able to hide it from us. ”

"Your goal is my goal, and for this goal, we have all worked hard in our own way for five years, and the rest is for us to face together."

At this time, Jiang Shang finally remembered that in Qi Lier's unswerving oath, "we" was used, not "me", I am afraid that this "we" at least includes Jiang Xiaoyue!

"Me"

Jiang Shang, who had a dry mouth, wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it anymore.

He always thought that he was a good brother who doted on his sister, but now it seems that his sister is more enlightened than himself, and perhaps, has come ahead of him.

Zuihou, a lot of helplessness, can only turn into a sigh.

"Hey! Why bother? ”