Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1861 Being awesome is all that matters!
At present, the main force of their Great Zhou army is composed of infantry equipped with Thunder Rifles.

Of course, there were also martial artists. Theoretically speaking, all the soldiers in the Great Zhou army were trained in martial arts.

After all, martial arts training can effectively improve soldiers' physical fitness and even reaction speed, and it is part of their daily training program.

However, even if ordinary soldiers practice martial arts, their strength, even if greater than that of ordinary soldiers, is only limited until they reach a certain level of mastery.

This also means that at this stage, the demand for cold weapons among these soldiers is very low.

In addition to the bayonet used with the Thunder Rifle, they are usually equipped with a military dagger, which is generally sufficient. Any more would only increase the weight and be cumbersome.

This has led to a decrease in the demand for cold weapon forging and repair in various military regions at this stage.

Previously, if you wanted to order weapons, you could simply tell the blacksmith in the military region and that would be it. But now, in order to save manpower and expenses, many military regions no longer have dedicated blacksmiths.

Of course, this service is still available.

However, if you want to customize weapons now, you have to take some time to make a special trip to the city's ordnance forging department.

For officers at the Hundred Refinement Realm level, it is not difficult to ask for leave and go out if they have a legitimate reason.

Considering that this was Feizhua's first time going to the city and that he might not be familiar with the city environment, Shi Lei directly arranged for Lao Zhang, a human officer who had a good relationship with Feizhua, to go with him.

Flying Claw and his men have been under the control of the Great Zhou for some time now, and have even fully adapted to life in the military region, but this is the first time they have left the Saint Laurent border.

Following his comrade Lao Zhang, they arrived at the train station outside the military region. After waiting for about ten minutes, a whistle sounded in the distance, causing Lao Zhang and Feizhua to look up in the direction from which the sound came.

"Here it is, this is the steam train I just told you about."

Watching the steam train puffing out thick smoke and clattering as it approached them, Flying Claw had to admit that it brought back some unpleasant memories.

Having probably realized this, Old Zhang quickly offered an explanation.

"This is a vehicle; what you use it for depends entirely on the person using it..."

But clearly, Old Zhang was bad with words, though Flying Claw had already understood what he meant.

"Don't worry, I won't dwell on such things."

The steam train came to a smooth stop at the platform. Putting aside the unpleasant memories from before, the look in Feizhua's eyes as he looked at the steam train was now filled with curiosity.

The trains that travel to the Saint Laurent border are mainly delivering supplies to their border troops and desertification control departments.

After the train arrives at the station, the cargo must be unloaded first.

The staff worked quickly, but it still took some time.

As a soldier, Lao Zhang immediately went to lend a hand when he saw this, and the grappling hook followed suit.

The gnoll tribe is also very united. After all, their individual combat ability is average, and they cannot survive on their own. This makes the gnoll tribe have a strong sense of group consciousness.

"thanks, thanks!"

Upon seeing this, the staff responsible for unloading the goods quickly expressed their gratitude.

"Just put the unloaded goods in the open space over there."

During this process, it was the first time they had met the grappling hook, but they only glanced at it with a bit of surprise and then paid no more attention to it.

On the contrary, the grappling hook felt a little unfamiliar.

Little did they know that the news of the jackals' surrender had already spread throughout every city in the Great Zhou Dynasty through the mouths of storytellers.

Especially in the Saint Laurent region, cities near the Saint Laurent border are given special attention in the promotion.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were already quite accepting of them. The jackals were, to put it bluntly, beastmen. Whether they were half-human and half-beast or humanoid beasts, from the perspective of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was not a particularly strange thing, not to mention that they had long been mentally prepared for it.

With the help of Lao Zhang and the grappling hook, the goods were quickly unloaded.

Amidst the staff's expressions of gratitude, Lao Zhang and Feizhua quickly boarded the train.

Sitting on the train, as the steam engine continued to accelerate, the scenery outside the window began to spin rapidly, leaving the grappling hook in awe.

He still doesn't understand why this thing called a 'steam train' can go so fast.

Ask Old Zhang, but Old Zhang is just a martial artist. As a Hundred Refinement Realm martial artist, he's very good at fighting, but if you ask him to explain this, he really can't. How would he know any principles or techniques? Just being awesome is enough!
With steam trains available, the journey from the Saint Laurent border post to the city took only a short time.

Upon entering the city, seeing the neatly arranged buildings and streets, as well as the passing pedestrians and carriages, Flying Claw unconsciously widened its eyes.

Compared to the fortress, the urban area in front of them presented a different kind of impact to the grappling hook.

At that moment, he felt as if he had entered another world.

Faced with the astonished grappling hook, Old Zhang chuckled.

"This is nothing. Let me tell you, most cities near the border aren't exactly prosperous. My hometown, Xianyang in the Xin Nan District, is several times more prosperous than this..."

Mentioning his hometown stirred up feelings of homesickness in Old Zhang, and he began to talk non-stop to Feizhua about the people and things of his hometown.

Although Old Zhang was not good with words, he spoke of his hometown with such sincerity that even Feizhua, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but feel a longing for it.

"I definitely want to go and see it if I have the chance!"

Hearing this, Old Zhang laughed heartily and patted the grappling hook on the shoulder.

"Let me know when the time comes, and I'll make sure you get a good time!"

Amidst that hearty laughter, Old Zhang's homesickness dissipated considerably.

"However, compared to our Great Zhou's capital, Black Moon City, Xianyang City is far inferior."

"How good must Black Moon City be?"

The grappling hook found that it was completely beyond its imagination.

"Well, actually I've never been there myself, I've mostly just heard about it. Let me tell you..."

The two chatted as they hurried along, and soon arrived at the forging workshop in the city.

Old Zhang was clearly not a first-timer; he was familiar with the entire process.

After confirming the two men's purpose, the staff instructed the apprentices to register them.

"So, what kind of weapon do you want to order? Are there any special requirements?"

"Let's make an alloy claw."

Clearly, before they arrived, Feizhua had already done his homework with Lao Zhang.

"If possible, I would like to show my claws when necessary."

As he spoke, the grappling hook flashed, revealing its claw.

Even disregarding the flesh and blood, the gnoll's claws are still quite strong, and it would be a shame not to use many of them.

(End of this chapter)