Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1782 Good things come in pairs
On the Saint Laurent border, the people were not strongly inclined to support the Russian border, but conversely, they did not express any strong opposition.

The general sentiment is often, "I'm not really keen on doing this, but I'm okay with it if you ask," or "I have no objections; it's entirely up to the general."

After all, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are still relatively honest and simple, and the atmosphere in the officialdom is also quite good. Everyone is working for the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it's not unreasonable to lend a hand if one is able to and has the capacity to do so.

Among the older generation of generals, Shi Lei was considered a kind-hearted person. After confirming the situation, he finally made the decision to support the Russian border.

Although it doesn't do them any good and will only increase their pressure, they can consider it as accumulating experience in desert transportation.

Fortunately, the camels they've bred over the past two years are now large enough to form a small transport team. Using those camels to transport supplies to the Russian border should be much more efficient than a regular transport force.

After making the decision, Shi Lei didn't delay and quickly gave the person in charge on the Russian border a reply.

Upon receiving the reply, the Russian border official was overwhelmed with gratitude and thanked him repeatedly.

He was clearly aware that he had unilaterally caused trouble for the other party this time. He had been very uneasy when Shi Lei said he would think about it.

He also worked his way up for many years as a member before finally getting a chance to get ahead.

Their Great Zhou Dynasty's motto is: if you're capable, you can take the lead; if not, you can step down immediately.

If this project goes well, I will definitely have a chance for promotion. However, if I mess it up or do it poorly, and my superiors think I am not capable, then I will basically be back to square one.

Shi Lei's willingness to help him establish a transportation line can be seen as a way of indirectly saving his career.

He has nothing to repay in return, but he secretly remembers this favor.

Zhou Xu was clearly unaware of what was happening down there.

However, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Their Great Zhou Dynasty, as a whole, still prioritizes ability.

But beyond one's abilities, wherever there are people, one is bound to encounter certain interpersonal relationships and social obligations.

It's like having two employees under you who are about the same in ability.

One of them calls you "brother" or "sister" every day, and often buys you water and food and asks about your well-being.

Compared to the other one, you'd definitely have a better impression of the one who knows how to get things done. And if there are any opportunities at work in the future, you'd definitely be more inclined to give them to him. That's just human nature.

In Zhou Xu's view, this level of incident was harmless. As long as it wasn't done too outrageously and the matter wasn't ruined, he could generally turn a blind eye.

After all, he knew very well that no one is a saint, and everyone has feelings, so it's inevitable that personal feelings will influence their actions.

On the afternoon of the new day, Zhou Xu, who was meditating and cultivating in his palace, felt a surge of magical power within his body. The small bottleneck that had blocked him for many years finally broke through at this moment, and his strength was raised to the fourth level of the Gold Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Having broken through a minor bottleneck and reached a new star level, Zhou Xu's strength experienced a steady increase in a short period of time.

In this process, his soul body also became more and more solid, and now the degree of solidification has reached more than 70%.

Since hitting a bottleneck, Zhou Xu hasn't experienced the thrill of improving his strength simply by cultivating for a long time, which has put him in a great mood lately.

As if good things come in pairs, only a week later, news came from the Saint Laurent region that John, the leader of the Royal Mage Corps who had been stationed there for many years to assist in population registration, had successfully broken through and officially reached the first star of the Saint Realm!
Upon confirming the news, Zhou Xu's mood immediately improved. John's talent was 'Natural Breath,' and his mana recovery speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.

With such a high recovery ability, John could actually take down many people if he was willing to work hard.

As it turned out, John did not disappoint him. Strictly speaking, John was the first Saint-level mage that their Great Zhou had trained themselves!
At present, how many Saint-level mages does their Great Zhou have?

Bolavin, Gargamel, Barlam Cole, Jabbar, and John, who just broke through, make a total of five!

I don't know if Xuan Yu, that rebellious son, counts, so I'll just leave him out of it. Anyway, I can't find him often.

Bolaiven's situation is rather special. At his peak, his strength had reached the Saint Realm. However, as the power of the Dragon God Ceylon weakened, Bolaiven's realm also declined.

Later, when he returned to the Saint Realm, he simply regained his original strength; he couldn't be considered someone cultivated by their Great Zhou.

Gargamel, an undead skeleton mage, was a goblin mage who had reached the Saint Realm before his death, so there's not much to say about him.

Balem Cole was originally a Saintly Skeleton Mage from the Saint Laurent Empire.

Needless to say, Jabbar was the royal mage of the Patton Empire.

After counting them all, John really is the only one who was trained from scratch by their Great Zhou.

This made Zhou Xu subconsciously think of the wood elf mage, Sion, who joined the Royal Mage Order around the same time as John.

Sion is now at the peak of the Transcendent Realm, but his situation is rather special.

He was an elf druid, and his training method was quite different from that of ordinary mages.

In addition, his 'Beast Spirit Affinity' talent, while beneficial to the Druid's Transfiguration training, does not grant him the ability to kill others like John. In terms of training efficiency alone, he is definitely inferior to John.

But I reckon it will be within the next few years.

Both Sain and John are four-star spirits. As long as they are willing to put in the effort to cultivate properly, they can basically reach the Saint realm.

At least that's how Zhou Xu feels right now.

On this new day, although Zhou Xu has been so engrossed in cultivation lately, he still made time to come to the testing ground of the Grassland Military Region.

As soon as Zhou Xu arrived at the test site, he heard a series of 'bang bang bang bang' sounds.

On the test field, a special weapon with an extremely flamboyant appearance, consisting of eight barrels connected in series to form a rotating structure, was spinning and firing.

In less than three seconds, all eight cannons had emptied.

Needless to say, this is one of the research and development projects that were arranged earlier: the Dwarf Thunder Revolver!
They already had a general idea of ​​the Thunder Rotary Cannon's effects when they looked at the design drawings.

Seeing the results firsthand at the test site, one can only say that while the Thunder Rotary Cannon's range and projectile power are inferior to the standard Dwarven Heavy Cannon, its accuracy is still quite disappointing.

Of course, neither range, power, nor accuracy are the advantages of the Thunder Revolver. The advantage of the Thunder Revolver lies in its super explosive power, which can fire eight shots in less than three seconds and quickly unleash its firepower!
(End of this chapter)