Chapter Seventy-Four: The Warehouse
The Jinyi Guard Yamen is on Suzaku Avenue, 800 meters away from the Fengtian Temple. Although the entire Purple Mountain has been occupied by the Grand Palace, the size and layout of the three major halls of Fengtian Palace, Zhongji Palace, and Jinshen Hall remain unchanged. The extra part is "extra", including the Ziwei Hall on the top of the mountain, which is also considered "extra". The extra part was mainly used for offices and the mansions of the feudal lords in Beijing. The yamen of the six headquarters are still in the area around the three major halls, and the yamen of the Jinyi Guard is also here.
Outside the noon gate, inside the Suzaku gate. The Jinyi Guard Yamen and the General Administration Department Yamen are side by side. However, Shang Luo and his party did not enter directly from the front, because they could not walk casually on the Vermilion Bird Road.
"You ask why you can't drive a chuiwan car on Suzaku Road?" Lu Huaiyang thought for a while, "It seems that there are indeed no clear regulations. But it's all the ministers walking there, and you drive the car all the way upside down, and the impact is not very good. This car is already very happy, and it is even more joyful when it goes out. So it's good to take it for commuting... Wen Yuan, take a key. β
Wen Yuan, who was driving the car, fumbled in his pocket for a while and handed the key to the back row.
"The keys to all the hammering cars are the same, and they are opened when needed. This place is indeed too big, and it is too much of a delay to walk. As long as you don't drive into the filial piety tomb, remember not to park casually when you run out, otherwise it is easy to lose the car. Somehow, this thing always has to throw away one or two units a year, and no one drives it home, but I just can't find it. And every time it is lost in someone's hands... Huh! What do you think! It's time to get there! β
"Ahh Sorry, sorry. This is the back door, and the back door looks similar, I forgot. β
He stepped on the brakes, flipped the switch on the reversing car, and slowly reversed back to the back door of the yamen.
The back door is locked. When Lu Huaiyang went up to open the door, Shang Luo asked the guy next to him behind him: "You don't seem to be familiar with this place?" β
"Because we don't usually come to the Yamen of the Jinyiwei Headquarters, the North and South Zhenfu Divisions have their own yamen. This headquarters yamen is only used for reception and archiving, and when you have anything to do with Jinyiwei, there must be a place to find someone. If you're okay, you won't need it in the future. But the treasury is here, and if I'm not mistaken, Master should be going to show you the treasury. β
"By the way, do you want to say hello or something when I meet? For example, send a post in the discussion group of Fetion? You just joined the group and want to say hello, right? β
"No, no, don't chat in the group. Our acquired spirit treasure is different from your innate spirit treasure, and when using it, you need to concentrate on your divine sense, which is very energy-consuming. If everyone says hello in the discussion group, it is easy to brush up on important things, and then it will take a long time to find them. For everyone's hair's sake, we only talk about what is necessary in the discussion group. We all say it when we meet, don't mention it in the discussion group. β
"Ahh It's wonderful, it's wonderful! What a wonderful invention. β
Wonderful, wonderful. Sometimes it's too convenient and unsettling, but now it's very comfortable with just the right distance. Yes, but not so easy to reach.
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"By the way, how did Lu Qianhu look for the key for so long?"
"Who knows, sometimes he just can't find it himself, and then blames me. He doesn't come to this place very often, and probably the key is not in a convenient place... Oh, finally found it. β
The door was opened with a key, and there was already someone behind the door.
The man behind the door was dressed in a black robe, wearing a mask and a large hat with a six written on it.
"Why don't you open the door? You heard me looking for the key. β
"How do I know who it is, what if it's Brother Jay the Ripper?" He glanced behind him, "This is the new guy?" Good morning. β
He raised his hand to say hello, and Shang Luo replied to him.
Lu Huaiyang pointed to the person inside the door: "Let me introduce you." The sixth of the thirteen Taibao of the Fusi Division in Beizhen specializes in looking at the warehouse. We usually call him the sixth in the warehouse. Sixth, are you ready? β
"It's here. If you don't take it out of the warehouse, you don't need to fill out the form. I'll just watch you use it. Come with me. β
The warehouse is just a short walk from the door. There were no Jinyi guards standing along the roadβafter all, it wasn't possible to let Qi practitioners stand guard everywhere. The Jinyi guards were very busy, and they all had their own tasks to do, except for standing guard for Daozu and the Son of Heaven himself. For example, the sixth child is here to see the warehouse.
"This is the armor storehouse, which is used to store the armor." Standing outside the warehouse, he introduced to Shang Luo, "The things inside can be touched casually, and there is no big problem." Just don't push it down, those things are heavy ... Oh yes, is it time to practice qi? β
"Nope."
"Then be more careful. Those armors were more than 100 catties, and even nearly 200 catties. It's hard to smash on the body. So when you touch it, just touch it gently and feel the thickness and strength. Got it? β
Receiving a nod from Shang Luo in response, he opened the door.
The door was black and rumbling, but there was no musty smell, but a smoky smell of sandalwood. Sunlight shone in through the high window lattices, illuminating the armor displayed in the storeroom.
Like terracotta warriors, humanoid armor is lined up in rows inside the house. Without the need for ordinary brackets, these armors can stand still on their own, and seem to have their own set of support structures. In addition to the lighter models seen in Las Vegas that day, there are also basin collar armor similar to the equipment of the forbidden army; The heavy basin collar armor is two or three times larger than the human body, and the palm of the hand is as strong as the tiger's palm. Only half of the face is exposed all over the body, and it is half covered by the basin collar, and you can't see anything if you look down behind the basin collar.
The sixth man who watched the warehouse handed over the key to Lu Huaiyang and went out, and he would wait in the gatehouse for the key to be sent back.
"So, here are some little secrets of Jinyiwei. Actually, it's not a secret, it's just a principle. Shang Luo, I know your insight is quite perceptive. Did you find anything? β
"These armors don't seem to be quite the same as armor in the traditional sense? Because the traditional armor is mounted on the human body. For these armors, it is the other way around, these armors can support themselves by themselves, and people are 'mounted' into them. β
"Well, that's right. Then this secret is extended from this: Wen Yuan may have told you that our sect needs to be 'vein-clearing' during the Qi training period, and 'forging bones' during the foundation building period. It's easy to get through the pulse, but it's so difficult to 'forge bones'. How can human bones be replaced at will? So, there you have these. β
"These are... External bone ??? β
"Very precise definition. If we can't forge our own bones, we use the outer bones to enhance our combat power. Because the body of the qi practitioner is strong enough, but it is limited by the fragility of the bones and cannot perform large movements. By using the outer bones, you can avoid the fragility of your own bones, and use the strong veins and muscles to drive these heavy armor - theoretically, the fighter is also the outer bone in the broad sense, or 'device'. Qi practitioners may only have the strength of the Qi training period when they are empty-handed, but as long as they can skillfully manipulate the 'weapon', they can reach the level of the 'quasi-foundation building period' in terms of combat power, which can be comparable to real celestials. Qi practitioners can control the airspace of a medium-sized country by piloting a fighter plane, even if it is a celestial being. Even if the mortals of an entire country rushed up one after another, they could not let the celestials waver a step.
"So even if we are stuck in the realm of the Qi training period, we will not stop at the strength of the Qi training period. This is human beings, the primates of all things, and human beings can use tools. β