The sailor went into the water several times, and finally tied the stone with a rope, floated up to give a signal, and the crew began to paddle hard.

After a while, a muffled sound was suddenly heard, and the sailors hurriedly dived to check.

When they surfaced, Ning Ze asked, "What's the situation?"

"Master Hou, the rope is broken!" replied the sailor sergeant, "The edge of the stone is a little sharp, and although it is pulled out a little, it cuts the rope. ”

"Then use iron chains instead!" Ning Ze ordered, "Upload and rest first, Song Gao!"

"The end will be. ”

"Go back to the city and get the chains at once!"

"Whoa!"

Song Gao was ordered, and hurried back to Huajun City.

Taking the iron chain, Ning Ze asked the sailor to enter the sea again, dive under the water and tie the stones.

After making sure there was no problem, he instructed the crew to row hard.

After a period of tossing, the stone was finally dragged to a shallower place, and more sailors jumped into the sea and worked together to move the stone to the beach.

Ning Ze stepped forward to check, the stone was irregularly shaped, the size of a grinding disc, and the whole piece was pitch black.

It's more like metal than stone. In particular, the sailors had a great time carrying it, and stones or grinding discs of the same size were not so heavy.

"It's meteoric iron!" Seeing the whole picture, Song Gao was pleasantly surprised, "Congratulations to Master Hou, this is a piece of meteoric iron!

"So it's not shining?" a sailor soldier looked curiously.

"yes! It glows underwater. ”

A group of soldiers surrounded the meteorite and looked at it curiously.

Ning Ze also stepped forward to take a closer look, and then found that the composition of meteorite iron was somewhat complex, it was partly a metallic mineral and partly a stone. In the stone layer, it seems that there is a ball the size of a ping-pong ball buried inside, and only a small part is exposed.

Look up at the sky, which has gradually brightened, and then look at the rising sun over the coastline, and the azure waters. I had an idea in my heart, so I beckoned to my subordinates: "Bring a few thick pieces of black cloth." ”

The soldiers immediately took the black cloth, followed Ning Ze's order, and wrapped the meteorite on all sides to block the light.

Plunged into darkness, the meteorite really glowed again, and if you looked closely, the light came from a ball the size of a ping-pong ball.

"Master Hou, this, this, this is the Night Pearl!" a sailor exclaimed when he saw this, "There is a Night Pearl among the meteoric iron! This is a miracle!"

"Night Pearl?" Ning Ze couldn't help frowning.

Ancient people thought that meteorites were heavenly things, related to legends. But he knew that meteorites came from the universe and were a natural substance. This is supposed to be an ore from the universe, and as for the Night Pearl, it is also a special mineral that has been formed naturally. It has nothing to do with miracles, it's just a coincidence.

However, including Song Gao, all the soldiers on the scene were very excited, thinking that a miracle from the sky meant that their own forces were blessed by the Dao, which was a good omen, and Ning Ze was of course happy to see it.

"Master Hou, a good omen from the sky!" Song Gao said excitedly, "This thing fell into the sea five years ago, and it has only been discovered so far. It shows that Hou Ye obeys the will of heaven and will be able to win the sixteen states and achieve great achievements!"

"Congratulations to the Hou Ye! Congratulations to the Hou Ye!!" all the soldiers knelt down the mountain and shouted.

The fisherman was frightened by this momentum, and quickly knelt down and shouted: "Congratulations to Master Hou——!"

Ning Ze turned his head to look at the fisherman: "You have made a meritorious contribution in leading the way, and when you go back, you will be rewarded with a farm house and give you gold and silver." ”

The fisherman was ecstatic: "The grass people thank the Hou Ye!!"

"Come on, load the meteorite into the carriage and hurry back to the city!"

"Wow!!"

Ning Ze led the team to pull the meteorite back into the city, and publicized the "auspicious omen" so that his subordinates could spread the news all over the states.

At the same time, a meteorite tower was set up, and the meteorite iron was placed at the end of the high platform and heavily guarded.

You can't see anything during the day, but at night the night pearl will glow with colorful light, which is particularly magical.

The people in the city talked a lot, and rumors spread for a while, saying that Liu Yuanxiang, the princess of Yuanxi, had the destiny of heaven, and she would be the pearl of Dacheng and set the world.

When the news broke, countless people from other places rushed to Huajun to watch, and the rumors were even worse.

Wherever Liu Yuanxiang's influence reaches, the people's hearts have risen sharply.

After a while, Ning Ze ordered someone to chisel open the meteorite layer, take out the Night Pearl, and give it to Liu Yuanxiang with his own hands.

At the same time, the meteorite iron is smelted to remove the stone layer, and the molten metal is used by the best blacksmith to strengthen the Celestial Hammer.

After being strengthened, the Celestial Star Hammer became heavier, more in line with Ning Ze's feel, and its attributes changed.

[Star Hammer] (Changed) Strength +10, heads-up lv1

Don't look at it, it only increases the force by 2 points, but it reaches the limit of the increase in weapon attributes, and it is on par with Tang Niu's ghost slash.

Now Ning Ze can tie with Tang Niu, and counting the official bonus, he even has a good chance to win him.

The people of this era believe in the destiny of heaven very much, and Ning Ze used the propaganda machine to make the world known, and Liu Yuanxiang's fame has increased greatly, so it has attracted many literati heroes who have come to inquire and come to take refuge.

The news reached the ears of several other princes, but of course they didn't believe it.

Even if it is true, it must be accused of forgery, and if Liu Yuanxiang's power becomes stronger, it will not be good for them.

Tang Niu didn't say anything for the time being, Sima Fa and Feng Qiao had already taken action against the Chamber of Commerce when they returned to their respective forces. Many members of the chamber of commerce in their own territory were interviewed, and coercion and lure pointed out the secret of passing on the book for the flying pigeon.

Ning Ze's underground intelligence agents hidden in these two forces had already received the news and left early, and the Chamber of Commerce also had an order from the headquarters, but it was not monolithic, after all, businessmen were profit-seeking, and many were still local businessmen.

In fact, Lu Cong, the flying pigeon legend, has long known that he was only pitted by Ning Ze once, and he has not mastered the way of breeding and training.

Sima Fa used this to obtain the information obtained by Feng Qiao, and took the opportunity to successfully obtain the breeding and training methods of carrier pigeons through the branch of the Chamber of Commerce in his own territory, and obtained the communication password of Ning Zejun.

For the sake of confidentiality, the flying pigeon biography is transmitted in the form of a cipher, and the content needs to be deciphered to know the content.

Feng Qiao's side also obtained the secret of the flying pigeon's transmission, and had the same idea as Sima Fa, and immediately intercepted the information transmitted by Ning Zejun during the period to decipher.

However, Ning Ze had already expected this, and changed the code before they left Huajun and returned to their respective forces, which was completely different from the previous way of deciphering.

Although the members of the Chamber of Commerce branch are involved in raising or training carrier pigeons, the core password is only known to underground intelligence personnel.

It means that the encrypted information intercepted by the two forces is useless.

Although Sima Fa and Feng Qiao were surprised, they were not discouraged, and according to the information provided by the members of the Chamber of Commerce, the underground staff of Ning Zejun were arrested throughout the territory.

It's just that Ning Ze's side was deployed in advance, and even the Chamber of Commerce didn't know that the underground staff had transferred their positions. In addition, the password was changed, and the information transmission of the underground intelligence personnel could not be deciphered, and finally evaded the search and arrest of the two major forces and successfully hidden.

Sima Fa and Feng Qiao realized at the same time that Ning Ze was not an idle person, and it was not so easy to deal with.

In any case, at least get the flying pigeon to pass the book, and the information transmission in the future can be as convenient as Ning Zejun's, reducing disadvantages.

The problem is that the old password obtained from Ning Zejun cannot be used, and he must make another copy by himself, otherwise the other party can also intercept the information here, and using the other party's old password is not a clear disclosure of secrets?

So Sima Fa and Feng Qiao each focused on the setting of their own passwords, and only by making the passwords take shape as soon as possible could the flying pigeon biography be used in the military earlier.

The two major forces acted like this, and Ning Ze naturally paid attention to it at all times.

On the other hand, although Tang Niu failed to get any information in Huajun, after returning to Bian Zhou, he learned the secrets of the Chamber of Commerce through the news of Lu Cong and Ma Jian's forces through meticulous work.

So he ordered Mei Xu to act quickly.

Mei Xu tried his best, and it took a long time to finally get out the secret of the flying pigeon book from the mouth of the members of the Chamber of Commerce, although it was much later than Lu Cong and Ma Jian's forces, and he also began to pay close attention to the construction of the flying pigeon book, and strive to use it next year.

Since then, the stormy Dacheng country has finally made progress in communication and entered the era of flying pigeons.

Ning Ze is in control of the progress of the three parties, and he is not surprised.

Although he lost the advantage of flying pigeons, he didn't care so much.

Now that your own forces are no longer as weak as they were at the beginning, even if your opponents have obtained the technology of flying pigeon transmission, communication is more convenient, and the impact is not so great.

What's more, Ning Ze himself is a technology nerd, and he knows many technologies that the current world does not know. Among them, the use of gunpowder in military affairs is the most important and the strongest one. The secret technology department he set up was constantly researching and improving according to the knowledge he provided, and invested heavily in the development of weapons, striving to create thermal weapons that were more powerful than explosive crossbows.

The main Ning Ze has limited knowledge of firearms, and only has a vague outline, which needs to be continuously studied by the "technicians" of the current era.

To be honest, research is difficult, after all, the technology is too far apart. Moreover, gunpowder is extremely dangerous, often causing loss of life in research, and the pressure is very high.

However, Ning Ze will not stop the pace of research and development, in the era of cold weapons, if he can successfully develop a powerful thermal weapon, and try to suppress the cost, it can become a powerful help for attacking cities and grabbing land.

In addition, the system is also Ning Ze's biggest reliance.

In fact, even without advanced knowledge from modern times, the ability of the system alone is enough for him to gain a foothold.

With two major advantages in hand, what is the pity of just flying pigeons?

Given enough time, more advanced means of communication may not be impossible.

The stat boost brought by the system is not so simple.

The improvement of his strength will give Ning Ze a strong combat power, allowing him to master superb martial arts that do not belong to him, and the improvement of his intelligence will make his brain clearer and more flexible.

Many knowledge points that I have been exposed to before crossing and can't remember clearly have emerged little by little after my intelligence gradually improved, and they became clearer and clearer.

There are some knowledge that only understands the surface, or simple principles, and with the improvement of intelligence, they are constantly thinking and penetrating.

Not only does memory improve, but many knowledge points that cannot be understood before crossing, such as certain formulas, gradually understand the principles with the improvement of intelligence, and can even be further mastered.

With such a powerful golden finger, what else is there to worry about?

When a person becomes smart enough and knows countless modern technologies in his head, and can make inferences and calculations through his own insight, experience, and common sense, what can't he do?

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