Chapter 488 Zi Yi’s Commission (5,000 Words)

The thawed Seluguna River not only blocked Angelos' escape route before, but now it seems to also block Ziyi's journey. .But with tens of thousands of people in Ziyi, there are naturally ways to deal with it.

After Zi Yi and Tang En entered the temporary settlement, thousands of cold soldiers came out, felling trees on the surrounding peaks, pruning branches, transporting them to the river, and bundling them into rows... everything seemed orderly, and the prototype of the pontoon bridge was quickly built. .

At this time, warm the tent.

Zi Yi smiled and waved: "Please sit down."

"Uh...thank you." He was stunned for a moment and said thank you. Ever since he learned Angelos' true identity just now, Tang En has been in a daze.

That old man is actually the supreme commander of the Northern Wilderness Tribe? Hey, this is nonsense! Previously, he killed more than ten important people in the Temple of Light with one cannon, and now he is fleeing to the Northern Wasteland. Now I have unintentionally stabbed to death the Supreme Commander of the Northern Wilderness... Once this evil is exposed, how can there be room for me in the vast world?

Clear water has little flavor, but is better than the steam. Passing the teacup, "Please!"

"Thank you..." After thanking him again, Tang En, who had completely come to his senses, took the tea cup with some restraint and sat down. Tang En and Zi Yi were just a chess player, not even chess friends. Now that the other party was so polite, it undoubtedly made him feel a little flattered and a little confused.

"Haha, you're welcome." Probably sensing Tang En's thoughts, Zi Yi shrugged and said easily, "Actually, we didn't just meet once in Shanhai City. Well, last year the empire negotiated with the Gray Army. We had met before. But we were far apart at that time, and I had important things to attend to, so I finally left first. I still remember that you were training... Well, Gray Space? That's the name, right? .Sorry, I investigated you a month ago."

Tang En frowned slightly when he heard this, and then he roughly remembered that such a thing did happen. A month ago, that was the time when he and Frey killed Weiner. The incident ended up causing uproar in the city, and it was reasonable for him to be investigated.

"Surrounded by tens of thousands of barbarians, you were still able to lead your team to escape with ease." Without concealing his admiration, Zi Yi pawed his hands and sighed, "I knew you were extremely intelligent before, but to be honest, when I saw this information I was still scared in the end... Haha, I'm not as good as me!"

Touching his nose, Tang En couldn't help but feel proud as he listened to Zi Yi's words of appreciation. On the vast battlefield of thousands of miles, how many people could get Zi Yi to admit to his face that he was inferior? Of course, he was still modest on the surface: "Haha, it was just a fluke. If those barbarians were not chased by your soldiers and were eager to escape, we would definitely die on the mountain."

"Huh? Oh... That really wasn't the reason why Zichen soldiers were chasing after me..." Shaking her head, Zi Yi didn't mention the matter much and asked casually, "Didn't I remember that you went to the Cangyan defense area later? ?Why are you here now, and you're the only one?"

"Uh..." Tang En pondered for a moment, and felt a little hesitant when he heard the words.

To be honest, it was really a surprise to Tang En that he had seen Ziyi here and was recognized at a glance. There is no doubt that the previous plan to kill people and silence them was aborted. Not to mention whether he could kill Ziyi, who looked weak and sickly, but in fact her strength was elusive. Even if he succeeded, among tens of thousands of Zichen soldiers, Tang En didn't think he could get out alive.

But if the murder cannot be silenced, although Zi Yi's current attitude is very polite, when it is later learned that the Temple of Light is involved, there is a high possibility that he will report it... After hesitating for a moment, Tang En decided to make up some lies to fool him.

However, seeing Tang En's hesitant expression, Zi Yi suddenly raised her eyebrows, as if she remembered something, and said with a half-smile: "I heard something before I came out of seclusion. Well, there are dozens of masters from the Temple of Light Killed in the canyon, the Holy Knight Commander Xia Wei'an has been tracking the murderer and has not returned yet..."

Tang En's expression did not move when he heard this, but his narrow eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. The tent space that was just as warm as spring suddenly fell silent, and ice-cold murderous intent erupted, like an ice cellar.

There is no doubt that Zi Yi is a very smart person. It is undoubtedly impossible to defend or cover up the past in front of such a person. So Tang En's reaction was very direct, and he was instantly murderous!

"Ahem..." Maybe it was the sudden drop in temperature that made Ziyi cover her mouth and cough a few times, then waved her hands and smiled as usual, "Haha, it really must have been you! No wonder I felt the atmosphere was weird before, It seems that our meeting this time is not the right time..."

After a pause, Zi Yi said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't interfere in this matter. As I said just now, you are extremely smart. And it is impossible for a smart person not to know the consequences of provoking the Temple of Light, but you still do it now Yes, there must be your reason for this."

Tang En remained silent, still looking at Zi Yi intently, his murderous intent lingering. Obviously, no one would believe it easily at this time, even if this promise was made by Zi Yi.

"Okay, it's okay to tell you." Seeing that Tang En didn't believe it, Zi Yi was not annoyed. She pondered for a while and slowly untied the lavender arm armor, "I believe you can also see that my body is very Not good. Well, it’s actually a rare and strange poison.”

After a pause, he took off his gauntlet and rolled up his sleeves. "If you don't come out to see the wind, you can probably survive for one or two years. But now, haha, it's only a few dozen days."

"Hey..." Even though Tang En was now filled with murderous intent, he couldn't help but take a breath when he saw the exposed arms.

The skin on Zi Yi's face is very yellow, or it can be said to be pale. Logically speaking, if the exposed skin is like this, the skin color of other parts of the body should be like this. But now the exposed arm is showing a strange purple color! Some local dark purple areas have rotted away, and the flesh and blood inside are also purple. And if you look closely, you can still see wisps of cold air coming out of the rot...

The overall image does not look like a human hand at all. If I use a non-image metaphor, it looks like an overripe bright purple eggplant!

Put down your sleeves to cover those weird arms. Ziyi looked as usual and smiled: "Haha, it looks disgusting, right? I think so too. My body from the neck down is almost like this... Haha, people think I like it when they see me wearing purple clothes all year round. Purple, but I never thought it was just a cover-up."

After a pause, he spread his hands, "So, the remaining dozens of days are only enough for me to fulfill my last wish. Don't say that you just killed a dozen or so people from the Temple of Light. Even if you kill the Pope, I will also I will only clap my hands and sigh, but will not choose to intervene. Haha..."

The laughter was quite hearty and calm, but Tang En did not agree. His murderous intention was completely gone and his expression was dazed.

Tang En didn't have much friendship with Zi Yi. It could be said that this was the real face-to-face conversation. But now Tang En feels a little sad in his heart. He is not sad about Ziyi's physical condition, but laments the uncertainty of her fate!

In Tang En's opinion, a character like Zi Yi should not die like this! Just like the unruly goshawk flying against the wind, even if it dies, it will die on the road rushing towards the scorching sun, or it will die bloody under the arrows of Orion. Rather than like now, due to some reasons that could not get on the stage, he fell down in embarrassment and lay quietly on the dust.

Tang En licked his lips and said in a dry tone: "Is there no antidote?"

"Maybe..." Shaking her head, Zi Yi said nothing more, "This is exactly why I invited you to come over and talk. Well, I want to ask you something."

Tang En was surprised: "Me? Well, what's the matter?"

"Please accept something, haha, in fact, you deserve it." Zi Yi turned her palm over, and a crescent-shaped jade pendant appeared. The body of the pendant has complicated patterns and looks like a half-wolf. "Remember? You won at that time I played a game of chess but did not accept the spoils. Now I officially give it to you."

After stroking the jade pendant a few times, Zi Yi looked a little complicated, then raised the corners of her mouth and handed it to Tang En.

"Huh?" Tang En subconsciously took the half of the wolf jade pendant, and Tang En was a little confused. Can this be considered a please? It's obviously a gift of money.

"Surprised?" At this time, Ziyi explained, "Well, this is indeed a bit strange. To be honest, I originally planned to take this jade pendant to a place to meet someone, but I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get there... ...Haha, I didn’t expect to meet you here. I can only say that time is also destiny!”

With an inexplicable emotion, Zi Yi shook her head, and then smiled, "I have heard of Xia Wei'an, a genius warrior who has not been born in the Temple of Light for a hundred years. Well, since you were hunted down here by her, then you will naturally be hunted down even more. Far..." Tang En touched his nose in embarrassment when he heard this. That was the fact, and there was nothing to defend.

"So, if, well, what I'm talking about is if..." Zi Yi looked at the half-wolf jade pendant in Tang En's hand, "If fate is playing tricks on you, and you really meet someone with the other half-wolf jade pendant in the Northern Wilderness, please Ask her a question for me..."

After a pause, a few snowflakes fell on the tent, making the reflection mottled. At this moment, Zi Yi looked extremely confused and fell silent for a while.

"Uh, what are you asking?" After a while, Tang En broke the silence. Although he didn't think he would meet that person in this huge Northern Wilderness, but just like Zi Yi just did, they can both meet here, so what's impossible?

"Just asking, cough..." Zi Yi opened her mouth to speak, but Zi Yi's body suddenly trembled violently and she kept coughing. From Tang En's perspective, he could clearly see the dazzling purple color on his lips amidst the flushed face. It was obvious that the poison had completely penetrated into Zi Yi's bone marrow, blood, and other parts of her entire body!

Tang En couldn't bear to see this, and was about to get up and go over, but Zi Yi waved her hand and said reluctantly, "Just ask her, ahem...well, if she ever loved me, ahem..."

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In today's world, Tang En has a bad friend in college. The mantra he often talks about is "If a man is worried, it's either about money, or about women, or about money and women!"

At that time, Tang En felt that this sentence was too absolute and biased. But now Tang En feels that this sentence is so reasonable!

Who is this in front of me? This is Zi Yi, whose sound has shaken the Western Ze continent, and whose power has shrouded the northern and southern empires! But this kind of person, when explaining something similar to his last wish, he actually said it in childish words - "Ask her if she ever loved me..."

Well, luckily Tang En judged the context fairly clearly, it was her, not him, otherwise Tang En really doubted whether he would have sprayed Zi Yi's face with a sip of tea.

After a while, the coughing gradually subsided. The door curtain was also opened at this time, without any notice, and a soldier as cold as ice walked in. Without squinting his eyes, he whispered a few words in Zi Yi's ear.

After taking a breath, Zi Yi straightened her body, waved her hand, and said simply: "Gone! Also, don't let her get close to the pontoon." Nodding, the soldier took the order and went out.

Looking at Tang En, who was still a little dazed, Zi Yi chuckled and said, "Xia Wei'an is here!"

"Huh?" Tang En was stunned for a moment, his body tensed up momentarily, and then slowly relaxed. Yes, this is the central army of the Zichen Legion. As long as Ziyi doesn't allow it, Xia Wei'an will not be able to defeat the army alone, no matter how awesome he is.

"The pontoon is almost done. Let's make a long story short." Ziyi leaned over and rummaged through a pile of papers next to him for a while without raising his head. "Since I asked for your help, I will naturally benefit you. Well, where did you put it? …”

Tang En was shocked when he heard this and touched his nose: "That's not necessary. Well, I may not be able to meet the person you mentioned."

"No, no, no, I had a hunch when I saw you by the river just now. You will definitely encounter it... Ha, I found it." He pulled out several pieces of parchment and placed them one by one in front of Tang En, sighing with emotion. He said, "Originally I wanted it to disappear with me, but since I met you here, it would be nice to pass it on."

Since the other party insisted on giving it, Tang En would naturally not refuse. To be honest, he was also a little curious as to what kind of things Zi Yi would produce... well, a weapon design? This was Tang En's first impression after reading the paper. Of course, looking at the metal pipe that was lifted up and obviously used for attack, this was undoubtedly nonsense.

"Actually, it's not so much for you as it is for the Gray Army. Of course, it would be better if it could be given to the Bran Empire, but you probably wouldn't do that... Haha, that's fine, just use it." Shaking his head, Zi Yi looked free and easy, "I have collected information about the Gray Army. Well, it's a very interesting group. But you should be careful of the Temple of Light, not just because of what you did in the canyon, but also because of the Gray Army." Some of the ideas promoted by the Gray Army are very dangerous... Well, it has always been said that the Gray Army is a serious problem for the Bran Empire. In fact, this is not the case. It should be the Temple of Light that really affects the foundation! Compared with ordinary Bran civilians, Gray Army The people of Yijun are more willing to believe in their own hands than to believe in illusory gods!"

"Oh, I got it wrong..." Zi Yi seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the Temple of Light, but after mentioning it for a moment, she quickly got back to the topic, pointing to the parchment in front of her, with a proud look on her face, "To be honest, I am a genius. Outstanding people, and if such people are willing to work hard, their achievements will usually be huge. Well, this is the result of eight years of research. I haven’t named it yet, but the overall combat power is amazing. What do you think?"

Tang En is a layman when it comes to weapons. Hearing this, he honestly said: "It's a bit like Thor's hammer, Thor's roar and so on."

"Yes, the research idea for this thing comes from the Thor series of weapons." Nodding, Zi Yi said, "Everyone knows that the Thor series of weapons are amazingly powerful, but their shortcomings are equally obvious, that is, they are too bulky. Even if It is the smallest thunder god roaring, and it is extremely difficult to move and fight. Because of this, I..."

Obviously, Ziyi is very interested in this topic and talks endlessly. Perhaps as the old saying goes - genius is always lonely! No one can keep up with their thinking, and they have no one to discuss and talk to on an equal footing.

Ziyi is a genius, this conclusion is undoubtedly certain! No one knows whether he is alone or not, but he now clearly regards Tang En, who once surpassed him in mental competition, as an equal for communication. But in fact, Tang En was confused and had no idea about the east, west, north, south...

But even though this is the case, it does not affect Tang En's respect for Zi Yi. The reason is simple. Everyone knows the flaws of Mjolnir, but after so many years, Mjolnir is still clumsily erected on the wall. Only Ziyi can research this to the extent that one person can carry it!

Zi Yi was still talking, but fortunately he also knew that time was tight now, and a lot of professional alchemy knowledge was just passed by. In the end, he just sighed, "...This thing actually has many flaws. The most important thing is to fill in the gaps." We still haven’t been able to make improvements in terms of installation, and we can still only install one explosive crystal at a time, with a gap in between.”

After a pause, he raised his head and said, "Twain, you are a smart man, I will leave these problems to you to solve later."

"Well, why not fill it with explosive crystals from the mouth of the pipe and launch it?"

"Because... eh?"

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The violent storm and snow outside were still raging, but inside the tent, there was an instant silence.

After a while, Zi Yi blinked, looked at the parchment drawings, and murmured thoughtfully: "Loading from the pipe mouth... Why can't it be loaded from above..."

Seeing such a reaction, Tang En couldn't help scratching his head: "Uh, I'm just saying. Well, for example, if there is a triggering propulsion device below the metal pipe and the explosive crystal is loaded from above, wouldn't it be possible immediately? Launch it directly? And it can also hold one conveniently..."

Of course, this was not Tang En's own idea, but looking at this small Thor's Hammer, he felt that it looked very familiar. Immediately, my mind moved, and I thought of the weapon that would inevitably appear in various anti-Japanese thunder dramas in the world - mortars!

Of course, this is Tang En! On the surface, whether to install from below or from above is just a simple decision. But in a different world where explosive crystals have been loaded from below since ancient times, this is a creative thinking that breaks the rules!

Zi Yi has been studying for eight years, and her knowledge system in all aspects is naturally complete. Although what he researched was different from the principles of mortars, Tang En's words undoubtedly gave him infinite inspiration!

After a while, Zi Yi shook her head and laughed, somewhat self-deprecatingly, then raised her head and looked at Tang En steadily: "You know? If I knew you ten years ago, I would definitely spend all my money to invite you here! Or, I would kill you by any means necessary. !”

"Well……"

…………(To be continued.)