The Emperor is Above

Chapter 182 The War is Coming
Unknowingly, Qing Yi's prestige grew.

The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down and everyone present listened attentively.

Qing Yi looked around solemnly, bowed deeply, and then straightened his body and said loudly: "The most important affairs of the family and the country are sacrifice and war. Sacrifice is to commemorate the deceased and continue filial piety, which is the filial piety of the ruler, minister, and son.

Fortunately, with the help of my elders and neighbors, I am able to be conferred the title of a senior officer today, offer sacrifices to my ancestors, comfort my father and grandfather, and bring glory to my ancestors. Everyone thinks it is a great filial piety, but I am sometimes worried.

Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, the various tribes of the wild people in Jiming Lake are eyeing them covetously. The Black Wind Tribe and the Cat Ghost Cult are plotting secretly and may launch a large-scale attack at any time. The crisis of the overthrow of Guqiu is imminent.

Therefore, in my opinion, only by repelling the powerful enemy, strictly guarding the fiefdom, and performing great deeds, can the spirit tablets of the ancestors not be desecrated by the barbarians, and the ancestral temple altar be kept safe and sound, and this can be regarded as the greatest filial piety. "

"Captain, there is still more than half a month before the autumn harvest. Haven't the people of the Great Lake attacked yet?"

"We have to wait until after the autumn harvest, right? After all, by then the crops have been harvested, and it will be easier to plunder."

"In previous years, the barbarians would not start to plunder the capital until after October, and sometimes they would even appear after the beginning of winter with heavy snow."

Several former Maoqiuting women asked in confusion, and Qing Yi saw similar puzzled expressions on many people's faces.

He nodded to the women who asked questions first, then continued loudly: “I’m afraid many people think that only when the Ozenominami attack can it be considered a war.

However, I want to solemnly tell all my uncles, aunts, elders and neighbors that this year is different from any previous year. War is at hand, and the sign of the start of the war is the upcoming autumn harvest.

I hope everyone in Lone Hill will be mentally prepared from now on. The scale and intensity of this war will be far greater than ever before, and it may last the entire winter."

"Why should we be afraid of the wild people in the Great Marsh? If one comes, we'll kill him. If two come, we'll kill a pair!" Mu Yi puffed out his chest and said confidently, "Anyway, we have the Dragon Claw Sophora Tree Spirit to help guard the house. We should first be invincible."

"But we have to continue to practice hard. Maybe we can be promoted to the ninth level before the autumn harvest!" Several militiamen who were at a high level of body building encouraged each other.

"Killing the enemy is not just your men's job. We women can kill the enemy as well!" The forty-three female soldiers of Guqiu were particularly confident under the leadership of Aunt Hua.

Hearing these words of brimming confidence, Qing Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. The villagers didn't even know about the problem with the four dragon claw locust tree spirits, yet they seemed to be more confident than he was.

No matter what, a traditional autumn festival was turned into a war mobilization meeting. At least everyone in Guqiu realized that war was coming soon.

Jiang Ji, along with the group of girls who had just been promoted to ninth-grade pharmacists, continued to be busy refining elixirs every day.

Daniu and those young beastmasters are obsessed with training their ninth-grade blue rhinos every day, hoping to become real exotic beast heavy cavalry as soon as possible.

Wangmangqiji and Wangmangqubing also followed Da Niu to herd the giant rhinoceros. From time to time, they would practice martial arts by waving the huge horse lances made specially for them by Tun Shigu. The giant boys fantasized about becoming great heroes every day.

As the steward of the household, Gongsun Wu had many trivial matters to deal with, and he also had to find as much time as possible to practice, so he was rarely seen every day due to his busy schedule.

The two brothers Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao lead a group of private soldiers riding exotic beasts to patrol around the lonely hill every day to prevent the wild folks from destroying the farmland that is about to be harvested, and to prevent the wild folks in the big swamp from setting fire and harassing the farmland when the weeds are drying up in autumn.

Hei Weng originally wanted to finish harvesting the surrounding weeds as soon as possible, but Qing Yi considered that the horse-drawn harvester could not be exposed so early, so they agreed to wait until after the autumn harvest. At present, they have only cut a buffer zone several tens of meters wide.

Even the little guy Erhei was busy every day, joining the mutual aid study group organized by Xizi and Huaimu. The originally lively house became extremely quiet.

Qing Yi also took his powerful bow and went to look for Tun Shigu. Since he was promoted to a higher rank, his physical strength had reached 100,000 jin. The eighth-grade crocodile dragon tendon that was originally used as the bowstring was no longer suitable, so he planned to replace it with a fourth-grade crocodile dragon tendon.

Walking in the lonely hill village, he could no longer see the hustle and bustle of the past. He did not meet a single idle person, which made Qing Yi, who used to be greeted by countless people when he went out, a little uncomfortable. When he found Tu Shigu, Qing Yi was surprised to find that this old man was not busy making armor and weapons, but was instead thinking about a strange model.

This model is not big, only one foot high, and it is even very rough. The triangular shape made of countless fine wooden strips is very special, and it is impossible to tell what its function is.

Qing Yi couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shi Gu, what are you doing?"

"Hey, brother, I discovered a very powerful truth, that is, the triangle shape is the most stable!"

Tu Shigu proudly announced his new discovery to Qing Yi, "A war is about to break out, and there are so many old, weak, women and children in the village.

Considering everyone's safety, I made a safe house based on the principle of triangle shape, which will be used as a place for the elderly, the weak, women and children to hide in the war. "

Perhaps he felt that words alone were not convincing enough, so Tun Shigu simply picked up a stone weighing hundreds of pounds and pressed it on the small triangular model, but there was no sign of it being crushed.

"Brother, how about seeing it?"

Tu Shigu said with a smug look on his face, "I used wooden strips as thick as chopsticks to create a structure that can at least withstand the pressure of a hundred kilograms of boulder. If the structure is enlarged, it can withstand a pressure of a million kilograms without any problem.

When the war breaks out, let the old, weak, women and children in the village hide inside, and take precautions against fire and release smoke and poison outside, so at least there is no need to worry about accidental injuries. "

"It's really great! I'd like to ask Brother Gu to make it before the autumn harvest!" Qing Yi thought this invention was very good. In the absence of the protection of the dragon claw locust tree spirit, it could ensure the safety of the villagers as much as possible.

"Haha, leave this matter to me, brother, don't worry."

After receiving Qing Yi's praise, Tun Shigu's fat face suddenly smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits. He took out the fourth-grade crocodile tendon that had been tanned long ago and guided Qing Yi to replace the bowstring.

"My goodness, brother, I always thought that this fourth-grade alligator dragon tendon was useless and difficult for anyone to pull apart. I didn't expect that you would use it in just a few months."

Tu Shigu, who was still plump, carefully checked the bowstring to make sure it was installed properly. Then he asked curiously, "Brother, try to pull it open?"

Qing Yi was also eager to try. He pulled the strong bow in his hand and chuckled, "Let's go outside the lonely hill to try out the arrows. How far can we shoot the rune arrow with a bowstring made of fourth-grade crocodile tendons!"

As autumn deepens, the grains begin to ripen.

To the south and southwest of the solitary hill, tens of thousands of acres of corn are golden, as if they were covered with gold.

Qing Yi pulled out a rune arrow, bent his left leg forward, straightened his right leg, and used all his strength, including his waist, abdomen, and arms. Even with a force of 100,000 pounds, he could only pull the bow halfway, and could never pull it to the full extent.

Even so, Tu Shigu stared at the half-open bow with wide eyes and sighed: "It's really divine power. I wonder how far the arrow can shoot."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Yi let go of the arrow. The five-foot-long rune arrow disappeared without a trace in an instant, and it was impossible to even see where it flew. Qing Yi scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

The two men searched for a while but couldn't find the rune arrow. When they were about to try again, they saw Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao riding their horses excitedly towards them.

Especially the leopard-eyed and whiskered Dongmen Bao, who shouted enthusiastically: "My lord, you are a great archer. Not only can you find the wild folk spies hiding in the wild grass eight miles away, but you can also hit them so accurately."

PS: Thanks to Qian Weitian Qianlong Wuyong for the reward. The first update is here today.

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