Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2149 The Net Offers Treasures, Engineering PhD, Celestial Journey South
The first month of the fourth year of the Yuan Shi era.

As this period coincides with the end of the year, the entire city of Tianjing is filled with a relaxed and festive atmosphere.

Compared to the last few months of the third year of the Yuan Shi era, when the imperial court issued several major decrees, the first month of the fourth year of the Yuan Shi era was relatively peaceful.

He even heard that the famous courtesan Li Shishi of Kyoto had risen to fame, so Wang Yu took the opportunity of a secret visit to visit her at night.

Unfortunately, I was unlucky.

The emperor was sneaking around brothels when he bumped into one of his own ministers. And not just one, but a whole group of them.

Especially Zhuge Liang, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually had nothing to do today, so he went to a brothel to listen to music, just like everyone else.

As a result, the fact that the emperor spent the night in a brothel and brought prostitutes into the palace became common knowledge within a few days.

Wang Yu was completely innocent in this matter.

The atmosphere was created by Zhuge Liang, the poem was written by Han Yu, and the money was selected by Zhang afterwards. Only the beautifully dressed Li Shishi was someone he truly appreciated.

Everyone was involved in this incident, but in the end, only he was credited!

However, the period around the end of the year is indeed a rare time of relaxation for everyone in the imperial court.

What Old Wang didn't know was that, just like in later historical records, this period was only described as follows: In the first month of the fourth year of the Yuan Shi era, the emperor and his officials went to a brothel and spent the night there...

Apart from him, Zhuge Liang, Han Yu, Zhang Xuan, and others were all replaced by the word "ministers," which only confirmed his identity.

The 21st day of the first month of the fourth year of the Yuan Shi era.

The deputy commander of the Luo Wang, a high-ranking official of the third rank in the court, was covered in mud at this moment. He brought in a damp, cold wind carrying dust and the smell of sweat. He was pushed quickly into the palace by a shadow of a half-step celestial being.

Although Chen Pingping and Zhao Gao were both eunuchs, Zhao Gao was one of the Five Great Supervisors, and even the head of the Five Great Supervisors, thus holding the position of an imperial eunuch.

In contrast, Chen Pingping did not serve in the palace. He was a eunuch, but not a palace attendant; he only held the official position of the Luo Wang (a government agency).

This is why, if the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) needed to send a representative to court, one of the two deputy commanders would act as the representative, rather than Zhao Gao, who was the commander.

Therefore, as a eunuch, Chen Pingping's office area was naturally not inside the palace.

As a key member of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), Chen Pingping also had the right to directly enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Now, Chen Pingping and Mu Daoren have completely seized power within the Luo Wang organization.

Especially Chen Pingping, after all, the demons and monsters under his command belong to the intelligence group within the Luo Wang organization, making them more important to Luo Wang.

The Heavenly Slaughter and Earthly Destruction team, which Mu Daoren was in charge of, belonged to the action team and often had to rely on the intelligence team.

During the years between the establishment of the Luo Wang organization and the founding of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Gao, as the commander, still had strong control and restraint over the two deputy commanders.

However, since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, under Wang Yu's deliberate balancing act, Zhao Gao, as the commander, has put aside many matters related to the Luo Net in recent years and focused on matters within the palace.

Therefore, much of his authority as commander was swallowed up by his two deputy commanders.

What Wang Yu needs is a net that can maintain a balance among the three parties, not a net controlled by one person.

The current Luo Wang is in good shape. Although Zhao Gao's power has been swallowed up by the two deputy commanders below him, Zhao Gao still has enough influence in Luo Wang, but it is no longer enough to suppress the remaining two deputy commanders.

As one of the ten people summoned in the first round, Wang Yu was not worried about Zhao Gao's loyalty.

However, no matter what, a state apparatus like the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of one person. Zhao Gao's lust for power and control went too far.

"Your Majesty, Garrison Commander Wang Yin has presented us with something called cement!"

"I have already ordered Luo Wang to conduct experiments. This substance can 'turn clay into steel.' If it is used to build cities and passes, it will be twice as effective with half the effort."

Although Chen Pingping's eyes were tired, the excitement within them burned to the extreme.

After Wang Yin sent someone to bring this thing back, Chen Pingping immediately began to study and verify the methods recorded on it.

After all, although Wang Yin had it delivered as soon as he received it, it was actually ten months ago.

The distance between the Great Chu and the Great Han was too great. Even troop transport vehicles would take about three months to travel day and night. The Luo Wang personnel, even with the fastest horses, took a full ten months.

His hoarse voice was like the cry of an owl, carrying a fervent passion that pierced through the fog.

As for Wang Yin, he was one of the eleven commanders of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), responsible for the Luo Wang's branch in the former Great Chu region.

At the same time, he was not a system talent, but a local talent, formerly the intelligence chief of the Zhen Dong Prefecture. After joining the Luo Wang, he became a garrison commander within the Luo Wang.

The intelligence agents from Zhen Dong Prefecture had all been dispersed and absorbed by Luo Wang, and as the leader of that group of intelligence agents, he naturally became one of the high-ranking members of Luo Wang.

"cement?"

Wang Yu's voice rang out, deep and resonant, like a stone thrown into an ancient pool, yet it stirred up a barely perceptible ripple.

"The main ingredients for this product are nothing more than ordinary limestone and clay from the mountains! After calcining and grinding, it is mixed with water according to the secret recipe presented by the garrison commander Wang Yin, and stirred into a paste!"

At this point, Chen Pingping's voice carried a hint of excitement as he said, "This liquid is initially like mud, but in just one night! Just one night! Your Majesty! After one night, it will be as hard as a rock! Impervious to water and fire! Impervious to swords and axes!"

"Send it up!"

Staring at the cement that Chen Pingping presented, the workmanship seemed a bit rough, and it certainly couldn't compare to the industrially formulated cement of his later years.

However, in this era, it could already be considered a divine object.

I had seen his system for the proportioning and calcination of cement once before in the mall.

However, corn was also present with him that time.

Due to the issue of summoning points at the time, Wang Yu chose corn and temporarily abandoned cement.

The summoning points required for something that can enhance the overall strength of a nation, even if they don't reach four figures, are still close to four figures.

After all, the value of these things to a country surpasses even that of god-level talents. And these kinds of items are ridiculously expensive once they appear in the store.

However, since that incident, although the mall has continued to refresh with many strange and wonderful items, including some very useful ones, cement has never appeared again.

Unexpectedly, someone else managed to do it first. He guessed that it was most likely the transmigrators created by the system who did it.

Speaking of those time travelers from the Han Dynasty, Wang Yu had probed Wang Mang in his words before, and it was highly likely that he was just a low-level worker, and from the 1970s or 1980s at that.

Luo Qingchuan couldn't fully understand palace intrigue. As for Meng Yi, also known as Yi Xiaochuan, like Wang Yu himself, he was a liberal arts student before transmigrating. Asking them to use the lever principle to save effort in some large-scale projects or to develop new salt-making methods was within their capabilities.

But the rest was beyond their capabilities; they truly hadn't learned it.

If he had known he could time travel, he would have definitely chosen to study science and engineering instead of humanities in his previous life.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is blessed by Heaven to have obtained such a rare treasure!"

"Ordinary cities! Building them with bricks and stones would take ten years and consume the strength of ten thousand people! But with this 'cement'! Pour the mortar into the mold, and a wall can be built in ten days! It cannot be destroyed by wind and rain! It cannot be climbed by the enemy!" Zhao Gao congratulated from the side.

"Tell me about this object. Who made it?" Wang Yu asked with great interest.

Among these time travelers, there seem to be some truly talented individuals!

"Your Majesty, this item was made by Ye Qingmei of the Ye Family Trading Company of Chu!"

"Commander Wang paid the price of over a hundred lives to steal the method of making this item!" Chen Pingping replied quickly.

Ye Qingmei! She looks down on all men in the world!

She is indeed an extraordinary woman!

What's so special about a female PhD in engineering producing cement?
However, this woman, whether she appears in Daqing or Tianqi, is destined to be tragic!
There was no other reason than that Ye Qingmei's ideals were too lofty and simply impossible to realize in this era.

Her ideals were simply things she knew were impossible, yet she still did them.

Of course, it cannot be denied that such people are indeed far more noble. Throughout the history of civilization, it is precisely because such individuals appear from time to time that human civilization has been able to stand out.

At the same time, this inevitably means that her ending will not be good.

Both being female transmigrators, Luo Qingchuan is one who will gradually be changed by the world. But the latter wants to change the world.

Compared to Ye Qingmei, people like Fan Xian represent the choice of the vast majority of people; they wouldn't fight against the times for some lofty ideal.

"This Ye Qingmei, and the Ye Family Business, are they interesting?"

"Besides cement, is there anything else?"

After hearing the name Ye Qingmei, Wang Yu became even more interested.

A female PhD in engineering—her academic qualifications are probably the highest among time travelers.

The value of a female PhD in engineering in this era is self-evident.

Wang Yu didn't believe that this female PhD had only brought one type of cement!
And if the other party has it, it means that as long as they put in some effort, the Han people can also have it.

In this world, if you really care, there aren't that many secrets.

As long as the other side can build it, they will always find a way to steal it; at most, the process will be a bit complicated.

Just like his potatoes and corn, they have been exported as the planting area has expanded significantly.

"Your Majesty, according to intelligence from the Luo Net, the Ye Family Trading Company has mastered the method for large-scale production of glass!"

"Due to the cement issue, Commander Wang has had to temporarily go into hiding!"

"The method of glassmaking will probably have to wait until later!" Chen Pingping replied.

The method for mass-producing glass makes this stuff just as valuable as cement.

Chen Pingping was not a short-sighted person; he could see the benefits behind it, which represented inexhaustible wealth.

In the struggle for supremacy, who can deny the importance of money and provisions?
As for the Ye Family Trading Company's new salt-making method, Chen Pingping didn't mention it. After all, this was something that already existed in their Great Han Dynasty, and there was no need to waste manpower and resources to steal what already existed.

"The Luo Wang organization must cooperate with Wang Yin as much as possible in the method of glassmaking, and will do its utmost to fulfill any requests he may have!"

Wang Yu was indeed very interested in the method of making glass, also known as "liuli" (琉璃). Since he couldn't make it himself, he could only try to learn from the other party.

For this, even if it comes at a price!

Isn't the Net of Law precisely for them to do this?

Otherwise, what's the point of spending so much money on Luo Wang every year?

"As for this cement!"

"Instruct the Ministry of Works to begin large-scale production immediately, starting today, initially for use within the Zhongxing Mountains!"

It must be said that Wang Yin's plagiarism of the cement manufacturing method at this time was a great achievement for the Han Dynasty.

Currently, several major projects that Dahan is undertaking can save a significant amount of manpower and resources with the help of this cement.

Furthermore, with the Han Dynasty about to embark on another campaign in just a few months, the introduction of cement manufacturing techniques would allow for a final major reinforcement of the Zhongxing Mountain range defenses during these last few months.

After the Great Han took possession of the Zhongxing Mountain Range, he only introduced a simple pass. After all, building a pass similar to Tianlang Pass would not be something that could be done overnight, and it would require a massive amount of manpower and resources.

However, now that they have the method of making cement, they can reinforce Zhongxing Pass in a short time to deal with the possible arrival of the Tuoba tribe.

"Zhao Gao and Ye Qingmei are people we can recruit!"

"Perhaps... we should kill him?"

The value and impact a female PhD in engineering can create are unimaginable.

Therefore, Wang Yu's first thought was whether he could win this person over and make him serve the Han Dynasty!
The next thought that came to mind was that if they could not be used by me, they would surely be killed by me!
If this person cannot create value for their people, then they should not be allowed to create value for others either.

"The Net is the empire's sharpest weapon; it should relieve Your Majesty's worries!" Zhao Gao replied firmly.

"Masters Lucifer and Bodhidharma, this time you will cooperate with the Net!"

"Remember, you can either win them over or capture them secretly. If neither of these options works, then you must decisively slaughter them!"

Such a person deserves to be sent by two experts at the Celestial level, and not only that, but two mid-stage Celestials, or even two mid-stage Celestials with potential for further development.

These two celestial beings, if they are sent on this mission, I'm afraid they won't be able to return for the next two or three years.

After all, the distance between the Han Dynasty and the Chu Dynasty is such that without troop transport vehicles, it would take a year just to get there. And even if we calculate at a fast pace, it would take at least two years to go round trip.

Even including the time spent on missions in between, two years is an understatement.