The reason Ma Xiao Shuai spared no effort in collecting the memories of his past life for these people, and even used Tang Xiao's resources, was for the sake of his future career. No matter what field he would be in, no matter what position he held, as long as he was in the court, he needed a group of people other than Dongfang Mu.
This military research and development department was directly under the imperial court and involved politics and the military. Whether it was on the surface or in the dark, it had extremely powerful power. It was undoubtedly the best choice. Therefore, his performance this time was completely to convince these people who regarded weapons as their lives. Moreover, they had to ask him for help in the future. Whether they admired or respected him was not very important. What he cared about was to win over the hearts of the people.
And facts proved that Ma Xiaoshuai's strategy was indeed very successful.
Not long after he left, the whole cave was in an uproar. These men who were obsessed with forging weapons were all very excited. They stood in twos and threes and started to discuss. The topic never left Ma Xiaoshuai, who had shocked them. Besides excitement, there was also a kind of respect from the bottom of their hearts.
Of course, there were also a few smart people who were gathered together to look at the design sketch that Ma Xiaoshuai had drawn. However, to their disappointment, this sketch was an intentional thing. In addition to the fact that he was not good at drawing, the information revealed by this drawing was actually not much different from what Ma Xiaoshuai had told them.
As for Teng Yun and Duan Chengzhi, they seemed to be particularly anxious. The two men, one tall and one short, paced back and forth in the crowd. Their brows were tightly knitted as if they were serious. From time to time, they would stretch their necks to look at the cave entrance above the steps, looking expectant and anxious.
As for Wang Cheng, who had walked with Ma Xiaoshuai, he seemed to have a lot on his mind.
Ma Xiaoshuai's performance today was totally out of his expectation. Because of the delicious drink in the leather bag, it was the first time he excluded the powerful background behind Ma Xiaoshuai and examined this person. Today's performance was undoubtedly a huge impact. After this incident, he also came to a conclusion in his heart-this person was not simple.
"What are you guys doing? What's wrong with piling them together?"
A furious roar resounded in the surroundings, completely suppressing the discussion of the crowd. The men who were shocked raised their heads and looked up at the top of the steps. They saw a middle-aged man wearing armor and a long sword. His thick eyebrows were upturned, and his facial features were rough and dignified. This image was probably not unfamiliar to everyone here.
"Lord Wei!" The group of people behind him also lowered their bodies slightly.
This commandant, who had met Ma Xiaoshuai once last night, had an angry expression on his face. He looked at the people below him and snorted coldly as he walked down the steps. He strode to the middle of the crowd and found Teng Yun at the first moment.
"Teng Yun, what happened?" Lord Wei looked displeased and his eyes were sharp.
" It's this…because…" Facing Lord Wei's questioning, Teng Yun also felt that it was indeed inappropriate for such a group of people to gather together and not do anything. For a moment, he stammered and did not know what to say. He did not know how to explain for a long time.
"Yun Teng, what happened?" Lord Wei said angrily.
"This…Sigh, tell me." Teng Yun stood in place for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and told him everything that had happened today. From the dispute between the two sides, to the appearance of Ma Xiao Shuai and Wang Cheng, and finally to the design of the two powerful weapons…Because he was worried about being blamed, this somewhat nervous man would occasionally raise his head to look at the face of the person opposite him.
Lord Wei listened carefully. His expression changed from anger to doubt, and finally to shock.
"What are the two weapons you mentioned? Tell me in detail.”
" Oh, okay, sir, it's like this…" Seeing that Sir Wei did not have any intention of blaming him, Teng Yun said it without worry. When he talked about the ingenious design of Ma Xiaoshuai's two powerful weapons, his excitement from before was aroused again. He was somewhat incoherent and his saliva flew everywhere. It took him a long time to explain clearly.
" There's actually such a thing…" Lord Wei seemed to be someone who loved weapons. When he heard about the two weapons, his eyes had the same splendor as Cloud Soaring Duan Chengzhi's." Then…Then what about Lord Zhang?"”
"Lord Zhang went…"
"What are you doing? I'm back." Speak of the devil.
"Lord Zhang, you're back." Yun Teng's eyes lit up and he even forgot about Lord Wei.
"Yes, I'm here." Ma Xiaoshuai walked down leisurely with a smile on his face. It was only then that he noticed Lord Wei.
"Lord Wei." Because of Wang Cheng's explanation last night, Ma Xiaoshuai's dissatisfaction in his heart had subsided quite a bit. He admired this man who had climbed all the way from an orphan on the street to the current position of the commandant. Although it was not very strong because they were strangers, the respect he showed when facing him was not fake.
"Lord Zhang? We met last night." Lord Wei nodded and smiled.
" Yeah…" Ma Xiaoshuai automatically filtered out the unpleasantness and raised his head with a smile.
" En, you don't mind me…" Lord Wei hesitated for a moment, but he still couldn't help but say.
"It's fine, I understand Lord Wei's thoughts.”Ma Xiaoshuai said indifferently.
Hearing this, Lord Wei nodded in satisfaction and said,""Presumably, that brat surnamed Wang has told you about me. I don't have any good feelings towards you, the sons of officials who rely on the strength of your family to climb up. This is true, but I will also respect those who are truly capable. I have already told Tengyun about the two weapons you designed. I was wrong. I was wrong last night. Later, I will treat you to a drink to apologize.”
"This…Alright." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled bitterly and agreed.
"Then Brother Zhang, shall we take a look at your weapon?”Lord Wei nodded in satisfaction and suggested.
"Uh…this thing is actually just an example. It's just a small thing.”Ma Xiaoshuai said awkwardly.
"Little thing?" Lord Wei was stunned. Oh, I see. Concealed, huh?”
"You can understand it that way." Ma Xiaoshuai nodded.
"Then Lord Zhang, take it out and take a look.”Teng Yun and Duan Cheng Zhi said in unison. They didn't know why Ma Xiao Shuai and Lord Wei didn't like each other, nor did they want to know. Right now, they only cared about the hidden weapon that Ma Xiao Shuai mentioned, and the group of men behind him probably had the same thoughts.
"Alright then." Ma Xiaoshuai nodded and took out a palm-sized iron block from his sleeve.
Everyone crowded around Ma Xiaoshuai. They stood on their tiptoes and craned their necks to observe. They racked their brains and tried hard to imagine, but they couldn't figure out anything. As for the Cloud-Soaring Duan Chengzhi and Lord Wei who suddenly appeared, it was the same. No matter how hard they tried to think about it, they couldn't find any weapon.
"Lord Zhang, what is this?”Lord Wei couldn't help but ask with a puzzled expression.
"What do you think?" Ma Xiaoshuai kept him in suspense.
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be a weapon.”Lord Wei furrowed his brows in confusion.
"Oh? If it was not a weapon, then the purpose of concealment had been achieved.”Ma Xiaoshuai nodded in satisfaction.
" Lord Zhang, you mean…" Teng Yun was also troubled, waiting for Ma Xiao Shuai to reveal the answer.
"Yes, this is a weapon, but it doesn't have much lethality. It focuses on concealment. Everyone understands the meaning of concealment. It means that even if I take it out and show it to you, you won't be sure that it's a weapon that can kill. Then, the purpose of concealment will be achieved.”
"En, Lord Zhang's words do make sense.”Lord Wei was a soldier, so he naturally understood Ma Xiaoshuai's words.
"I think so too. Is Lord Zhang a weapon?”Teng Yun nodded and said.
"Yes, this is a weapon.”
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled at the crowd, holding the iron block with his hand and raising it high, successfully attracting everyone's attention.
Pa!
Along with a crisp sound unique to iron, a new piece of iron magically popped out from the side of the iron bar. It stretched out and connected with the original iron bar. It was much longer than before, especially the new piece of iron bar that kept flashing coldly in the fire. It was obviously a knife with an opening.
"This is…this is a dagger?" Lord Wei exclaimed in shock.
The people around were also greatly shocked. No matter how proficient they were with knives, they could not think of how to separate the blade from the handle, and magically hide it, and even open it at any time. What exactly was this? Who forged it?
This was what everyone was thinking, and Lord Wei was no exception.
"Lord Zhang, you…you…"
"This is just a small knife." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled as he looked at the flick knife in his hand. He had just bought it from Tang Xiao and paid a jade pendant for it. He had already expected the shocking effect of this thing. Although in his original world, this thing was everywhere and could be bought for five yuan to cut fruits at home, it was different here. It was enough to fool these aliens.
Everyone was stunned. Great, such an awesome thing only had such a name!
"Xiao…Xiao Dao?" Duan Chengzhi's eyes widened as he stared at the flick knife.
"Yes, Xiao Dao." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and waved his hand, gently bending the blade and folding it back again. This action caused everyone to exclaim again. Ma Xiaoshuai didn't show any reaction, he just explained with a smile: "This saber was made by my friend, but it's only this big. There weren't any good materials when it was made, and its quality is average. It's not a treasure, but it's good for self-defense.”
After saying this, Ma Xiashuai put his saber back into his sleeve.
"This thing is quite troublesome to make. The only advantage is that it is hidden. The reason why I took it out is to give everyone an example of imitation. Of course, this is not to encourage everyone to follow the steps. What I mean is to tell everyone first that we should not only focus on the sharpness of the weapon. The points I have just told everyone are only a part of it. There are still many things that everyone needs to explore. In fact, according to the convenience given by the Imperial Court, you can forge more and better weapons. It will benefit our army and Murong Kingdom.”
Pa, pa, pa!
After Ma Xiaoshuai finished his words, Lord Wei clapped first, and the entire cave burst into cheers again.
"Lord Zhang is right, Lord Zhang is right.”
"Yes, yes, well said."
"Lord Zhang, thank you."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Ma Xiaoshuai kept cupping his hands in anticipation, but his heart was overjoyed. His first step had obviously succeeded. The respect these men showed him was not fake. The two leaders, Teng Yun and Duan Chengzhi, also showed great respect. Moreover, it seemed that Lord Wei had a very good impression of him. If they could reach a further friendship in the future, this middle-aged general with an extremely high status and boundless future would undoubtedly be another pleasant surprise of his trip.
"Lord Zhang, thank you so much for this lesson.”Teng Yun, who was a little embarrassed, walked forward and stood half a meter away from Ma Xiaoshuai. He bowed deeply and said in shame,""After hearing Lord Zhang's opinion, I realized that I'm a frog at the bottom of a well. My previous achievements in forging weapons were just a joke. I'm truly ashamed!”
Ma Xiaoshuai opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he was interrupted by Duan Chengzhi.
"Yes, Lord Zhang, thank you for the things you gave us today.”
Ma Xiaoshuai waved his hand and said,"It's nothing. If you study it more, you'll be able to think of it."”
The two of them smiled bitterly and waved their hands, their faces filled with shame.
Ma Xiaoshuai laughed and patted their shoulders,""Are we in agreement now?"
The two of them looked at each other and nodded. For the first time, there was no confrontation.
"That's good. In the future, you guys will cooperate with each other and study more in this area. There will be results.”
The two of them bowed again, expressing their gratitude to Ma Xiaoshuai.
" Alright, then I…" Ma Xiaoshuai wanted to say that he wanted to see their weapons and forging process, and was curious about their achievements in forging, but unexpectedly, Lord Wei, who had been smiling silently, interrupted him.
"Lord Zhang, you haven't had breakfast, have you?" Lord Wei patted Ma Xiaoshuai's shoulder with a warm expression, acting intimate.
Stunned, Ma Xiaoshuai blinked his eyes, the first thought in his mind was---this guy has a plot.
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