Chapter 51: The Bitter Man
I don't know how long it was, but the carriage stopped moving.
"Alright, you can get out of the car!" Shen Yimin's voice came from outside the carriage.
Hearing this, Su Yun followed behind the others and bent down to get out of the carriage. Only to find that they had come to a mansion, and when they looked around, they could feel that the mansion was very large, but they didn't know where it was.
It wasn't until a few soldiers armed with spears appeared that Su Yun had an idea, 'Could it be that it can't be in the mansion of the king of Yongze County?' β
Suddenly, a man wearing red armor with a righteous face walked over, glanced at the foundries, and asked, "Shopkeeper Shen, is this all?" β
[Role: Yan Mingzhe]
[Realm: Second-rate Martial Artist]
"Yes, Yan Overseer, they are all my Shen family's official foundry." Shen Yimin nodded.
The man in front of him was none other than the overseer of the County King's Mansion, Yan Mingzhe.
Yan Mingzhe nodded: "Okay, it's almost enough." β
"Hmm."
Immediately, Shen Yimin looked at the foundries behind him and solemnly reminded: "In the past few days, you must obey the orders of Yan Overseer, let you do whatever you want, and after completing the task assigned to you by Yan Overseer, I will naturally come to pick you up." β
"Okay, shopkeeper." The foundries replied in unison, not daring to ask any more.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Yan Governor is not low.
"Overseer Yan, then I'll go back first."
"Good!"
After that, Shen Yimin, under the leadership of an officer and soldier, gradually disappeared from sight.
"Alright, you guys come with me!" Yan Mingzhe looked at Su Yun and the others and said lightly.
"Yes!"
The foundries immediately followed.
Not only Yan Mingzhe, but around them, behind them, there were many officers and soldiers, except that they did not wear shackles, they were basically the same as prisoners.
Yan Mingzhe takes them to a large foundry built in a secluded backyard. It was enough to accommodate more than a hundred people refining weapons at the same time, and there were already dozens of foundry masters refining tools inside.
"In the future, you will refine the weapon here, the drawings and requirements are placed next to it, and you will rest in the next room at night, and we will bring three meals a day, do you hear clearly?" Yan Mingzhe said expressionlessly.
"Clear, clear!"
The foundries hurriedly replied.
Yan Mingzhe urged: "Then let's start refining the weapon!" β
"Yes!"
After the words fell, dozens of foundries each found a place to refine the weapon.
Su Yun walked to the casting table in a corner, glanced at the drawings placed next to him, and immediately raised his eyebrows, "Repeater!" β
It was the repeater that they needed to refine.
The crossbow can not only fire arrows continuously, but its power is not weaker than that of bows and arrows, and it is relatively difficult to cast in arrow weapons, and if it is paired with high-quality arrows, it can even easily break through the armor's defenses.
In addition, they also need to refine some arrows and weapons needed for repeaters.
A large number of weapons must be prepared for the next war, and it seems that the Wusun Kingdom is really going to overwhelm the border.
After a while, all the foundries began to get busy and began to refine their tools. The entire foundry room resounded with the sound of percussions.
"Bell, bell!"
[Ding, congratulations to the host "Thousand Hammers" proficiency +1!] γ
[Ding, congratulations to the host "Thousand Hammers" proficiency +1!] γ
γDing, congratulations to the host......γ
Su Yun struggled to beat the red-hot iron embryo and set out to make a repeater.
Whether it is forging here or forging in the Shen family's blacksmith shop, it is the same for him, and he can brush up on proficiency anyway.
For every twenty thrashes, you gain 1 proficiency point. Su Yun could also feel a trace of warmth suddenly appearing in his body, flowing in the bones, refining the bones and making the bones tougher.
Noon.
The officers and soldiers brought food, and after eating, they rested for half an hour, and then they were called to continue refining their weapons.
In the evening, food was brought again, and the refining was not until late at night, and then everyone was allowed to go to the next door to rest.
When resting at night, Su Yun lay on the bed, thinking that the current situation was somewhat similar to when he was in Nanchang City, and he was under house arrest here, so he had to shake his head helplessly and sigh: "Alas! β
Why is it always me who is under house arrest?
What a miserable man!
Everyone stayed in an unknown mansion and continued to refine weapons, and every day the refined weapons would be transported away, and I don't know where they went.
The foundries are in this place and are silent about anything and any questions. It's not that I don't want to, but I don't dare.
[Thousand Hammers: Proficient (320/500); γ
Su Yun spent nearly twenty days in it like this, and the proficiency of the 'Thousand Hammer Gong' had reached 'proficient', and his strength had reached the level of forging bones, and the inferior weapons were already difficult to hurt his physical body in the slightest.
Moreover, he personally took down the weapon and tried it, and cut his arm with a knife, only a knife mark appeared on his skin, and no blood oozed out.
At the same time, all the refining materials in the mansion were consumed. The next day, Shen Yimin came to pick everyone up again, but it was still a closed carriage, and he didn't know where this place was?
Shen Yimin took everyone back to the blacksmith shop, gave everyone five hundred taels of silver, and after some advice, let everyone go home separately, and they would not use it for refining weapons for a few days.
"You all remember for me, don't talk about things everywhere in the past few days, even family members can't talk about it, just say that you work night work here with me, and don't mention other things, otherwise you won't know how to die."
"Yes, yes! The shopkeeper, we are very strict! β
All the foundries nodded in agreement, not daring to hesitate.
Immediately, Su Yun and the others walked out of the blacksmith shop, only to find that the streets in the city had changed greatly, far less peaceful and lively than before.
Everywhere there were refugees in ragged clothes and haggard faces lying on the ground, and the roads were already full of people, and there were few people who dared to come out and hang out.
If you look closely, you can see that most of the refugees on the street are old, weak, sick and disabled.
"Uncle, let's get some money, we're all about to starve to death!"
"Uncle, please! Let's get some money! β
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When they saw someone coming out, the people on both sides begged with all their might.
Su Yun raised his eyebrows, looked at the large number of refugees, and sighed in his heart: "It's only been 20 days, how can there be such a big change in the city of Yongze County?" What's going on? β
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman with a disheveled hair grabbed the corner of Su Yun's clothes, pushed out a girl dressed in tatters, and pleaded with red eyes: "Uncle, please, take the child away, just give her a bite to eat!" β
"Huh?"
Su Yun glanced at the middle-aged woman, leaned down, and asked, "Tell me what has happened in Yongze County in the past few days?" Why are there so many refugees? β
"Huh?"
The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "The army of Wusun Kingdom burned and looted all the way, and captured several cities one after another, and we all fled from those cities. β
"Why are all the refugees on the street old, weak, women and children?" Su Yun continued to ask.
"From the moment we entered Yongze County, the officers and soldiers began to arrest the strong men, and all the men were arrested, pity my husband, woo woo woo ......" The middle-aged woman began to sobble after explaining.
Hearing this, Su Yun's mind flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly realized.