The Emperor is Above

Chapter 38 Preparing for Travel
"Meow-"

The civet cat woke up from the God's spiritual realm and looked around in confusion, as if suspecting that it was just a dream.

Then it twisted its round body and climbed up its favorite locust tree again, and continued to take a nap on the treetop. There was no noticeable change at all.

There weren't many changes in the little fox's appearance, except that its eyes seemed more lively and alert, and its fur became a little whiter. It caught up with the civet cat and climbed to the top of the tree, where it lay down.

However, the rooster had the biggest change among the three. Its original height of four feet (one meter) had increased by almost half a foot. Its bright feathers became even brighter, and the big red crown on its head was so dazzling that it looked like a burning flame.

"Brother——"

When Tu Shigu heard that Qing Yi had walked out of the room, he hurried over and was a little surprised to see the miraculous appearance of the big red rooster. "You asked Daniu and Xizi to surround this big rooster so early in the morning. I thought we would have chicken for lunch today."

"Oh oh oh-"

The big rooster immediately rushed forward angrily and started to peck at it.

Tuan Shigu was so scared that he ran away in a hurry, complaining, "This big rooster is too fierce. How did you raise it, brother? If you don't want to kill it and eat its meat, then find someone to castrate it."

"Brother Shigu, Dahong is more professional in being a rooster! Who will crow in the morning if it is castrated?" Qing Yi couldn't help but laugh and shook his head to stop the big rooster. Tuan Shigu always had to suffer because of this mouth.

"Oh oh oh-"

This time, the big red rooster did not attack Qing Yi. It just looked at Tun Shigu with contempt, and walked proudly out of the yard.

"Wow, even a big rooster can be so awesome these days!" Tun Shigu was scared by the big rooster and broke into a sweat, shaking his head speechlessly.

Qing Yi did not continue the topic, and asked with a smile: "Brother Shi Gu, what are you rushing here for?"

"It's already the 15th day of the second month, and I'm afraid Mr. Shi might be delayed by something and won't be here for a while. I think we'd better go to the capital as soon as possible."

Tu Shigu said seriously, "On the one hand, we will personally find Mr. Shi and ask him to help us present the spring farming suits. On the other hand, the thirty sets of armor ordered by the Shaofu are completed, and I will also send them to the capital.

As the Minister of the Imperial Household, Yuanmu Shangdaifu has thousands of craftsmen under his command. He must understand the importance of the spring ploughing suit, and we can report it to the king through him."

"We really can't wait any longer. If we miss the spring ploughing season and then offer it up, we might even be blamed!"

Qing Yi nodded in agreement, "Spring plowing is just around the corner, and time is running out. However, it's 180 miles from Huaiqiuli to the capital, and the roads are muddy and difficult to travel in spring, so we still need to make preparations before we go out."

When going on a long journey for the first time, you naturally have to be cautious and make careful preparations.

The house is guarded by four dragon claw locust tree spirits, so there is no need to worry about ghosts and monsters. The walls of the locust hill are high and the trenches are deep. With dozens of fully armed militiamen and young and strong men for protection, it is more than enough to protect against attacks from ordinary wild beasts and savages.

Now that your home is safe and secure, you need to consider your travel equipment.

After half a month of training and eating a lot of meat, his physical strength reached 3,500 kilograms. With the help of the sixth-grade talisman weapon, he was even able to fight against two ordinary eighth-grade warriors.

He chose the best suited set of armor from the eight sets of wild wolf skins and put it on. He also put on the ten-stone strong bow that Master Tun had given him, and loaded thirty wolf-tooth rune arrows into the quiver on the side of his belt.

Posing in front of the only bronze mirror in the house, Qing Yi suddenly felt happy - so handsome.

To be fair, Qing Yi is indeed very handsome, but he looked too thin due to malnutrition in the past. Now that he is wearing armor, he has a more heroic temperament.

There were originally more than 300 wolf-tooth arrows. After hundreds of them were damaged, there are currently 75 wolf-tooth rune arrows left, which are also packed in a quiver as preparation.

The remaining more than 100 ordinary wolf tooth arrows, which are also rare weapons, were distributed to several militiamen with superb archery skills, such as Chai Yong. Knowing that Qing Yi was going to the capital, the villagers in Huaiqiu were busy again. The old man and the black man were busy directing the young and strong to prepare cattle, horses, vehicles, food and grass, and carry spring ploughing sets.

"Village head, every spring when the ice and snow melt, the roads become muddy and difficult to travel. This is when the barbarians and thieves are most rampant. It is still necessary to take more precautions."

The question raised by Chai Yong deserves attention. Qing Yi asked him to select twenty capable young and strong militiamen, all between the ages of 25 and 35, fully armed, with complete armor and shields.

After intensive training throughout the winter, with plenty of meat to supplement their nutrition, and with Qing Yi providing the basic training methods of other knights obtained from Pan Qing, these twenty militiamen have at least reached the initial stage of body building.

The two team leaders had participated in battles like Chai Yong and successfully advanced to the middle level of body forging not long ago. Chai Yong was originally at the high level of body forging and may be promoted to the ninth level of strongman at any time. The whole team is quite strong.

In addition, Qing Yi also planned to bring Da Niu, Xizi, Huaimu, Mengzi and other young people who had made the fastest progress in their cultivation, so that they could also go to the capital to broaden their horizons.

The big bull, who was already 500 kilograms strong, was holding the largest armor with a smile on his face, and said happily: "These wild wolf leather armors made by Master Tu Gu's subordinates are really good. Not only are they good for protection, but they can also be used as leather clothes in winter."

Xizi and Huaimu each held a wolf-tooth dagger, and out of youthful interest they began to compete in martial arts.

Xizi is not a powerful fighter, but more of a nimble assassin. Huaimu, on the other hand, has a calm personality. Even if Xizi deliberately reveals flaws many times, he still fights steadily. In addition, he is stronger, so he has a greater chance of winning in a protracted battle.

"Uncle Chai, Huaimu will be your successor in the future."

Qing Yi watched this scene with a smile. He distributed all the wolf-tooth spears and wolf-tooth daggers. After all, these wolf-tooth weapons were comparable to ninth-grade animal bones. It was always good to increase one's strength.

Chai Yong also looked at Huaimu with satisfaction. This young man was his apprentice. Both in character and in the way he dealt with people, he was very similar to him.

"Rumble--"

"Haha brother, I have the convoy ready!"

Tun Shigu actually brought ten special vehicles from his home, which were the side-carriage vehicles he had mentioned when discussing with the craftsmen of the Shaofu.

"Brother Shigu, I have a car here too, why did you get so many side carriages?" Qing Yi guessed what Tuan Shigu was thinking, "Do you want to continue to help the Shaofu build cars?"

"Hey, everyone should always have dreams. What if they come true?"

Tu Shigu rubbed his hands and scratched his ears, saying, "Besides, aren't there many wild people and thieves in spring? Bringing these side carriages can also serve as a barrier when camping.

Besides, the nights in spring are still quite cold, and sleeping in this side car is safer and more comfortable than camping in the wilderness."

Well, Qing Yi felt a little ashamed that he, a time traveler, was not as good at enjoying life as the natives, who had already prepared all this in advance.

The ten carts of Tun Shigu were all large baggage carts capable of carrying tens of thousands of pounds. One cart was loaded with the thirty sets of armor, and the other six were specifically used for sleeping, covered with warm fur bedding.

The other one was left for Qing Yi to load two sets of spring farming suits, and the last two cars were actually filled with dried meat, grain, salt, condiments, and even pots and pans.

Seeing this, Qing Yi was speechless: "Brother Shi Gu, are you preparing to move? But it's good this way. There are a total of 25 people on my side, and your team has 15 people. Together, there are 40 people, so there is no need to worry about food and drink."

When the convoy was getting ready to set off, no one expected the little fox and the civet cat to jump onto the car. The little fox crawled into the warm animal skin bedding, squinting his eyes in contentment.

"Meow-"

The civet cat gave a lazily cry, then jumped onto the roof of the carriage, basking in the warm sunshine and fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)