novellhall Chapter 264 Northern Han Army
Chapter 264 Northern Han Army
Chapter 264 Northern Han Army
The fourth-level star warlock has an absolute advantage over the third-level star warlock.
Although Lu Lushan had passed the test of the northern battlefield, his experience against fourth-level star warlocks was only twice, and he only survived completely, but he was still able to face the danger without hesitation.
In contrast, the people brought by Liu Kuang are far less heroic than Lu Lushan, and they are even more afraid of close combat. Without understanding the opponent's star array, close combat is tantamount to self-suicide.
So, everyone was silent.
Cheng Jinzhou didn't expect Lu Lushan's clamor to be really useful, and he couldn't help but look at the other side with contempt.Even with his prudence, if he encountered such a challenge, he would definitely go into battle after riding Lu Xu.
Warlock Liu Kuangxing suddenly laughed and said: "It's useless to fight. Mr. Cheng, are you really prepared to have a battle with the Star Warlock Association? In fact, your research can be completed with only a few people. I heard When you study things by yourself, you often only need the help of two or three people. In this case, why not release the others? You can place them in the Star Warlock Association. We will still treat them according to the welfare of the Star Warlock Association. They have financial help every month, material help every month, common manual assistance, everything..."
As far as the content is concerned, he upholds the tradition of the Astromancer Association-supporting the self-reliance of any Astromancer of the Templar, or any Astromancer, as long as they do not go to the Astromancer Association of the Astromancer Association.
So it was Cheng Jinzhou's turn to be silent.
Tang Wen cheered up all of a sudden, looked at Cheng Jinzhou, and said in a superior tone: "You made a choice, you chose the temple, we can understand, but, as the priest of the temple, you built a mess outside team, and recruiting the Star Warlocks from the Star Warlock Association, how can this be allowed."
"I'm a free star warlock." Lu Lushan snorted.
"I'm a templar star warlock." The old man with crossed legs continued.
Tang Wen said in the tone of a senior astromancer: "It doesn't matter who you are, in short, the Astromancer Association cannot allow the astromancers of the temple to recruit the astromancers of the association to do anything."
"Astromancers have their own rights to do their own thing, Tang Wen." Cheng Jinzhou took a breath and said, "Our team can allow astromancers to study mathematics more deeply and help them get more contribution points..."
"Contribution points from the Star Warlock Association..." Tang Wen corrected.
"That means the Star Warlock Association is open." Cheng Jinzhou exhaled.He is very concerned about the gradual development of his team, but if it makes the Star Warlock Association very unhappy...or loses the real rice he planted, it is really not a cost-effective thing.
Liu Kuang carefully read Cheng Jinzhou's expression, and suddenly decided: "Mr. Cheng Jinzhou, if you insist on going your own way, I will announce the decision of the Star Warlock Association, our final decision."
Just as Cheng Jinzhou was weighing the pros and cons, a humble voice suddenly came from the door: "Xiao Kuang, does the association really have to be so domineering to survive?"
The characteristic strong sissy is the Bishop Kant who has the star array of survival.
Liu Kuang, who had just hardened up, immediately became neither hard nor soft. He frowned and said, "Mr. Bishop, you haven't gone back to Xingzhou yet?"
"Guo Jing didn't go back, how can I go back. Besides, the fabrics here are good." The bishop's expression was very nostalgic.
Tang Wen frowned and said, "How did you find it? Did you run?"
Now it's the turn of the Astrologers Association to change their minds.
The bishop showed part of the star array on his arm, and said in a teasing tone: "Yes, you have to run, you will never know the power of the star array, young man, you will never have a chance."
It seems that he is still very proud of his star array that cannot fly.
Sitting in the long hall, the Cheng family members were dumbfounded. Seeing a group of astrologists scrambling for it, no one dared to say anything.
Kant walked to the right side of Cheng Jinzhou, reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "He is the astrologer of the Holy Church, he can do whatever he wants, understand? Association astrologer?"
The latter sentence, he said to other people.
Warlock Liu Kuangxing was speechless, Tang Wen still frowned, and said in a thoughtful tone: "How did you catch up? We use flying."
"The speed on the road can also be very fast." After Cheng Jinzhou answered on his behalf, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and said: "Warlock Liu Kuangxing, the land I rented in Xiajing is bound by... er, contract, if you take it back by force , I promise, the Association will suffer more serious losses because of it. I paid you, and I rented that piece of land."
This was already the most serious warning he could utter. If there were more, the other party might doubt his purpose of planting even more.
"The patron of the gods?" Liu Kuang narrowed his eyes to look at Cheng Jinzhou, and left the long hall.
Cheng Wenzheng looked at Bishop Kangde, looked at Cheng Jinzhou, smiled, and left in the direction of Warlock Liu Kuangxing.
The meeting seemed to be over.
Just as Cheng Jinzhou relaxed, Kant said in a very uncomfortable tone: "Liu Kuang will not give up."
"Give up what?"
"Giving up makes you give up." Kant laughed and said: "I don't know how you came up with this method, but your team is indeed developing very fast. The Star Warlock Association will not let you continue like this. Daxia is their territory.”
"There is a holy church, isn't it?" Cheng Jinzhou pretended.
"I'm leaving soon." Kant left the stupid Dr. Cheng Da behind, turned and left as well.
"Wow!" Cheng Jinzhou sighed with emotion, looking at the long hall with fewer and fewer people, he said after a long time: "At least I kept the land."
"There is still one month to harvest, it is best that you can keep it." Yisu didn't make a sound until Kant left the room.
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Nearly a hundred star warlocks appeared in Shaonan together, making the whole city crowded.
They fly in the sky, they run on the ground, and they are used to not giving money for shopping.
More Apprentice Star Warlocks rushed over from other places, mainly the apprentices of the previous Star Warlocks.Like nobles, astrologists are always bad at things outside of their main business, such as astrology and pleasure, fighting and women.
Wu Zong and others have now become the main receptionists. Although the rank is lower, star warlocks prefer star warlocks to officials and nobles.
The astrologers of the association, the astrologers of the temple, or the free astrologers got back together and fell in love with each other.The excuse for everyone to come to Shaonan is for Cheng Wenzheng's birthday banquet - the celebration from the imperial court and the celebration from Cheng Jinzhou.
Although the actual work is not completed, everyone will still complete the superficial work.
Aristocrats who didn't know the truth came from all over the country one after another. In the entire history of Jinchuan Province, and even the Southwest, there was no such thing as a gentleman's birthday banquet where so many astro-warlocks came to celebrate.Although many small households cannot clearly understand the value of astrologists like the gentlemen in the capital, but the existence of fourth-level astrologists is astonishing.
Returning to the old house of the Cheng family is not an easy task for the whole family. Cheng Jinzhou is fine, he can live in a separate courtyard and not talk nonsense with those of his age, anyway, after traveling to this world Cheng Jinzhou himself has little contact with it.
Cheng's mother's work is much more complicated. Titles such as seven aunts and eight aunts may be just talk in the modern world, but in Daxia, they really exist.
There are four Qingyue Yuanlong branches in the Cheng family. In addition to Cheng Wenzheng, there are three other brothers and sisters in the Qingzi branch. In Cheng Yunan's generation, there are four more people.The various relatives that have been passed down from the family for hundreds of years can no longer be measured by numbers like seven or eight.
To some extent, a child from an aristocratic family must be good at mathematics, otherwise he will definitely not be able to remember how many relatives he has.
Looking at the large number of banquets every night and the number of participants in each banquet, one can know that maybe every nobleman in Shaonan is a relative of the Cheng family.
Cheng Jinzhou doesn't like banquets very much, and the flattery and jealousy of everyone will not make him happy, but at this time, Liu Qingshuang has shown a strong ability to adapt.She is like a fish that is good at water, shuttles freely among the crowd, and greets everyone freely, no matter whether the person is important or not.
Seeing her talking to relatives whom he couldn't even name, and listening to her introducing herself to every astrologist, Cheng Jinzhou suddenly felt like he was in college.The girls who are good at socializing at the prom, the girls who are good at expressing themselves.
Ph.Ds in theoretical physics are indeed not good at talking to people, no matter what era they are in—Cheng Jinzhou has clearly defined himself.
Warlock Liang Yuxing walked over from a corner of the banquet holding a wine glass.The buffet-style ball style came from the Far West, first popularized by the Templar, then by the Astromancer Guild, and finally by the Astromancers in general.Therefore, in places where there are many astrologists, the banquet will tend to be self-service.In addition to the relationship of habit, one of the reasons is that star warlocks eat too much. The more star points they bear, the more consumption of the body. Many star warriors eat more than cows.
Cheng Jinzhou stood up from the corner where Liu Qingshuang was observing, and smiled at him friendly, unlike in the laboratory, where he was more relaxed.
Liang Yu followed his gaze, then laughed and said, "Don't want to dance with your fiancée?"
"It's not fashionable in Shaonan, we are in the conservative area of Daxia." Cheng Jinzhou rolled his eyes.
"What are you worried about?" Liang Yu is a star warlock who voluntarily joined Cheng Jinzhou's team. Like most members of the team, he wants to keep the team more than Cheng Jinzhou himself, because he is a two-star warlock and may become a three-star warlock. Astromancer, but he is no longer young.
If the astrologists can't complete the preparation and write enough meaningful articles before the age of 60, then the remaining 100 years are just waiting for death.Old astromancers will not be able to continue their research, their reactions will slow down, and their thinking will become dull unless special star arrays are used.
Liang Yu is almost 50 years old, and there is not much time left for him. In Cheng Jinzhou's team, it seems to be the last chance.
Cheng Jinzhou smiled and said nothing. He didn't know Liang Yu very well, and he didn't want to talk about his troubles at the dance.
Liang Yu said cleverly, "Are you worried about your land in the capital?"
"Why do you think so?" Cheng Jinzhou raised his head suddenly, not knowing where he leaked it. He almost ignored the land in the capital, although he had replaced two capable people to take care of it.
"I have a little knowledge of implantology." When modest astromages describe it as a little bit, they are usually proficient.Liang Yu drank the wine in his hand with a smile, and said in a low voice: "When I was in the capital, I paid attention to your land. At that time, Warlock Cao Fengxing would occasionally express some opinions on planting. I noticed that he Made some very interesting remarks, but quickly turned the attention away... Anyway, I know the land, so I think you may have a special need for a special plant that you grow."
Peers may know more about their peers than wives know about their husbands—they only know that their husbands are doing experiments, and they are doing experiments when they are 30 years old, and they are still doing experiments when they are 60 years old.But colleagues are different. They will understand through papers or even a few words of dialogue: a 30-year-old man is thinking about how to make his stamens strong, and a 60-year-old man is thinking about how to make his stamens work.
Cheng Jinzhou blinked his eyes, shifted his gaze from Liu Qingshuang, who was at ease, to Liang Yu, and said, "What do you mean?"
"Actually, I have studied your special rice. The interesting thing is, it seems that it cannot be grown again?"
"Yes." Cheng Jinzhou knew that there would be second-generation restrictions on the grain he bought from the Star Alliance.
"The harvest season is coming soon, and I want to help you plant a batch." Liang Yu threw the cup in his hand aside, and saw it automatically floated on the table, next to a pile of empty cups.
His expression seemed serious.
Cheng Jinzhou smiled and said: "I have a lot of things on my body now, I'm afraid I don't have time."
"After Bishop Kande leaves, Warlock Guo Jingxing will also leave. When the time comes, Warlock Liu Kuangxing cannot keep pressing forward." Liang Yu is a very smart warlock. He casually mentioned Cheng Jinzhou's problem, and then continued: "I The research has reached a bottleneck, I am very interested in your rice, I will help you grow it, and then regardless of the association, I will stay with you."
"Oh."
"Other astrologists will do the same, as long as you can continue to provide good research conditions, so don't worry about Liu Kuang." Liang Yu smiled very comfortably.
"I will definitely consider it when it's time to harvest..."
Cheng Jinzhou's words were interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps, and the gentlemen at the banquet turned their heads one after another.
A team of knights with full armor rushed into the room and shouted loudly: "Who is the astromancer stationed here? I heard that there are astromancers here."
"Keep your voice down, you will disturb everyone. Seeing Liu Qingshuang being bumped into by the crowd, Cheng Jinzhou frowned in displeasure.
"We are performing emergency military duties and have notified the local chief." The knight in front was covered in dust and dirt, and looked weathered, but he was still shouting loudly, like those arrogant nobles.
Military officers are very discriminated against by officials, but military nobles are not. The latter is the only time when the nobles feel useful. The nobles who can fight are the best of the nobles.
A civil official laughed and said, "The attitude of you and Chang Shi is the same? He must have not given you a warning."
The knight looked carefully, only to find that there were at least a dozen people in the room with the badge of the Astromancer pinned to their chests, all of a sudden covered.
"You just came back from the front line? I don't know why there is a banquet here?" Cheng Jinzhou looked at him curiously, and asked continuously: "What happened?"
The knight swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but his face turned rosy, and he said loudly, "It's the Northern Han invasion. We need the help of star warlocks, and the army, a lot of troops."
"Northern Han invaded, from which direction?" Those present were either noble officials or astrologists who knew the country's geography like the back of their hands.
"Northwest."
Cheng Jinzhou's face changed drastically, and he asked immediately, "What about De'an?"
The knight shook his head blankly, not knowing where De'an was at all.
Liu Qingshuang walked up to Cheng Jinzhou, held his hand, and asked softly, "How many people are there in the Northern Han Dynasty? Where are they now? What's the situation on the front line?"
She has the demeanor of an official lady, and the knights who haven't seen a woman for a long time stare straight at her.
Fortunately, the leader's head still understood, and answered first: "There are at least 2 people, all of whom are cavalry, and the soldiers are heading straight to the south of the mausoleum."
A group of people relaxed immediately, and someone laughed loudly: "Then there is nothing wrong with us? There are only 2 people, and it is outrageous to reach Nanling. Let the people in the temple take care of it."
"If they can't capture Nanling, they might come to Shaonan." The leading knight said sternly, "Twenty thousand cavalry are very good. Our cavalry is too small, and the infantry can't catch up with them."
Too few people are just an excuse, in fact, they just can't beat them.
The border conflict between the Northern Han Dynasty and Daxia has a long history, and the more difficult life is, the more fierce the fighting between the two sides will be.
Star Warlock Liu Kuang walked out from the crowd and said softly, "We can send a few Star Warlocks to follow you, hoping to find the Northern Han cavalry and help you solve your troubles."
Cheng Jinzhou looked at Warlock Liu Kuangxing suspiciously. De'an was near Nanling. No matter whether the opponent's cavalry captured Nanling or not, the small city of De'an seemed to be hard to escape.
If De'an County is finished, so are the laboratories of many astrologists.If it is rebuilt, it will take another half a year. During this time, how can multi-star warlocks conduct research?Now it's not like when we first moved to De'an, we only need to meet the needs of a few star warlocks.
Liu Qingshuang also thought about De'an's safety and whispered to Cheng Jinzhou: "It's okay, Warlock Jiang Huangxing is still in De'an."
"The opponent's cavalry mainly uses burning and killing tactics. It's hot now, and a fire will burn everything. Some of you are near Nanling, you'd better withdraw."
"Aren't high-ranking astrologers too?" Liu Qingshuang raised her brows.
"That's 2 cavalry." The knight said with wide eyes. "They can be divided into 10, 20, or even 50 teams, and then burn everything around them to ashes. And they also have star warlocks..."
Cheng Jinzhou interrupted him and said, "If the other party knew that we had star warlocks, they wouldn't risk their lives to burn down a county."
With that said, he called Lu Xu and said, "We are going to Nanling to have a look and activate our airship."
When Cheng Jinzhou left, he took another look at Warlock Liu Kuangxing.
The timing is a little too close, too suspicious.
But with more than 20 star warlocks, Cheng Jinzhou is not worried about the threat of force.
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Beyond the word count: It was very late when I woke up, and I started to make up chapters.
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(End of this chapter)