I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 77 This ancient building is impenetrable to cannonballs! (Seeking first subscription)
As the car moved forward, Chen Kai saw a young couple waiting by the roadside.

He naturally recognized them; they were the Chen family head and "Little Yu," both of whom were now internet celebrities.

When Xiaoyu saw the car arrive, she immediately guided it to the parking lot.

After Chen Kai got out of the car, someone from the county introduced Chen Han and Chen Kai to each other.

Chen Han stepped forward to greet him: "Director Chen, welcome to guide the Chen family."

"Patriarch Chen, you're too kind." Chen Kai smiled and shook hands with him, saying expectantly, "Would you mind showing us around the Chen family estate?"

He had watched the promotional video for "Xiao Yuza," and it was very well-made and captivating. So, this time, he wanted to ask Chen what filters they used.

If they could use this filter when filming videos of ancient buildings in Linhe County, the videos would likely attract many tourists.

In this respect, their entire cultural and tourism bureau is inferior to the Chen family.

The people in the bureau spent several days trying to figure out how to use this filter, but they still couldn't.

"Director Chen, please come in!" Chen Han invited, leading the other party into the Chen family compound.

Only then did Chen Kai take a serious look at the ancient buildings of the Chen family, and he was immediately captivated by them.

Not a filter?

He could hardly believe it. He had always thought that the promotional video shot by Chen's company used filters, but now, the scenery in front of him was exactly the same as what he saw in the video.

The shock was immense.

As the person in charge of the county's culture and tourism, especially since Linhe County is an ancient county that focuses on ancient architecture, although it was demolished in pieces, he had approved the repair of the remaining parts and inspected them. Compared with this Chen family, there was nothing that could compare.

Even the ancient temples and Taoist monasteries in the towns and mountains don't have this feeling.

Those places may be old, but they've lost their rustic charm, and their aesthetic appeal isn't particularly high.

With just one glance, he knew that none of the ancient buildings in the county could compare to the ancient buildings of the Chen family.

"Patriarch Chen, your Chen family's ancient architecture is undoubtedly the best in Linhe County," Chen Kai couldn't help but exclaim.

Entering the ancient building complex and being surrounded by ancient buildings on all sides, that feeling becomes even stronger.

The simplicity of the Chen family's style seems to have naturally retained its original essence and charm despite having weathered hundreds of years of trials and tribulations.

Moreover, the visually pleasing scenery seems to carry a sense of antiquity and vicissitude, yet it exudes charm, allowing one to immerse oneself in a rich historical and cultural atmosphere.

He was certain that there was no ancient building in the entire country that could compare to the Chen family's.

A moment later, a rich aroma of tea wafted over, and Chen Kai saw the bamboo leaf tea being roasted: "Patriarch Chen, this should be the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea you saw in the video, right? Does this bamboo tea really have the effects shown in the video?"

He was very curious when he asked this question. When he first started paying attention to this tea, it was listed online as 5000 yuan per kilogram for ordinary tea and 5 yuan per kilogram for premium tea.

In the past two days, the price has risen to 1 yuan per kilogram for ordinary ones and 10 yuan per kilogram for premium ones.

"Director Chen, this way please. Let me brew a pot for you to try," Chen Han invited, leading them to the stove.

There's no need for explanation; if you don't believe me, no amount of explanation will help. You'll know once you've tasted it.

"Xiao Han." Chen Dagou greeted him with a smile.

Chen Han introduced, "Uncle Big Dog, this is Director Chen from the county's Culture and Tourism Bureau. Brew a pot of premium Leizhu Ling Tea and invite him to taste it."

"Director Chen, hello, please wait a moment." Chen Dagou said to Chen Kai with a surprised look on his face. He then went to the side, took out a kettle and tea set, brewed a pot of tea with some finely roasted Leizhu spiritual tea, poured a few cups, and handed them to Chen Kai and the others.

When Chen Kai saw that the other party was actually brewing Leizhu Ling Tea, he knew that this tea must be extraordinary, otherwise where would the other party get their confidence?

After taking a sip of tea from the cup, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

The refreshing feeling amidst the sweltering heat, the rapid disappearance of fatigue, and the sense of comfort were simply indescribable.

After drinking a cup of tea, he felt completely refreshed. He subconsciously looked at the people from the county and asked, "How does it feel?"

The people from the county also looked on incredulously.

"Director Chen, this tea is amazing."

"Yes, if I hadn't tasted it myself, I wouldn't have believed this was tea."

"..."

Chen Kai was a little at a loss for words. He had always thought that Lei Zhu Ling Tea was just a prank in those abstract videos the other party made, but who knew that it actually had magical effects.

Seeing the other person's surprised expression, Chen Han smiled and said, "Director Chen, our Chen family's Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea hasn't received any guidance from the county government yet..."

“What’s the point of us giving guidance on this kind of tea…” Chen Kai quickly interrupted him, then added, “Patriarch Chen, we don’t do this. If you still remember that the county gave the Chen family free support back then, please do a good job with Chen family tourism and attract more tourists to the county. Our county is really in a hurry right now.”

"Uh!" Chen Han was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Director Chen, our Chen family will do our best."

It seems that although the demonic forces are growing stronger, the mortal realm still belongs to the righteous path.

There are still those with a strong sense of righteousness who are willing to make a contribution to the well-being of all living beings.

Chen Kai continued, "Patriarch Chen, take us to see that feng shui house. It's very popular online right now, and we can also check the safety of the Chen family's accommodations."

"Okay, Director Chen, this way please!" Chen Han nodded and led the people from the county to the visitor service center, entering the area where the feng shui houses had been renovated.

Upon arriving, Xiaoyu began leading the way, while Chen Kai instructed the people behind him, "Xiaokang, you can start checking the safety of this house first."

"Okay." Xiao Kang nodded. He was in charge of this safety inspection, and this was his task. He immediately asked a colleague to bring out a machine and start it up.

The Chen family's accommodations are clearly constructed with ancient bricks and stones combined with wooden structures, so the two parts to be inspected are the ancient bricks and stones and the wooden structure.

These ancient bricks and stones were often used in the past for buildings that needed to be preserved for a long time, such as city walls, pagodas, Taoist gates, and bridges, like the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Zhaozhou Bridge.

Its main feature is its strong compressive strength, which can withstand wind and rain erosion. Of course, this is also limited by its lifespan. According to the construction time of the Chen family's ancient buildings, there may be problems inside these bricks and stones, and even a slight disturbance may cause them to crack.

And the wooden structure, after so long, will probably break down faster than the brick and stone structure. Even if it is repaired, it will only be a simple repair, and the problems will still exist.

If a lot of people attend the event that Chen applied for, and something goes wrong, everyone will be in trouble.

This is also why the bureau had reservations during the discussion.

Once the machine was set up, Xiao Kang had someone start testing the bricks on one of the walls. After a short while, the person operating the machine said awkwardly, "The machine seems to be malfunctioning; the data it's generating is a bit outrageous."

"What's wrong? Is there a big crisis?" Xiao Kang asked hurriedly.

If that's the case, even if Director Chen insists on protecting it and takes the best security precautions, problems might still arise. If he tampers with the test report and something goes wrong, he'll be the one in the most trouble.

Thinking of this, cold sweat began to bead on his forehead. Could the Chen family's ancient building really be in such bad shape?

The operator immediately said, "It's not that the crisis is huge, it's that the data from this test shows that even artillery shells can't break through this wall!"

"???" Upon hearing this, Xiao Kang understood what "outrageous data" meant.

He was prepared for a major crisis if the data was poor.

It's a bit far-fetched to tell him now that even ancient buildings deemed potentially dangerous by the bureau can't be breached by artillery shells.

"Try replacing the load-bearing structure with wood," Xiao Kang immediately instructed.

The person operating the instrument didn't dare to hesitate and immediately started operating it. After a moment, his face showed astonishment again: "The data detected suggests that the shells still can't penetrate it."

"There must be something wrong with the equipment." Xiao Kang's face was a little grim. After all, Director Chen clearly took this matter very seriously, and they had messed things up.

If he hadn't even properly checked the equipment when he came out, Director Chen would definitely think he was incompetent.

upstairs.

Xiaoyu had already led Chen Kai to a feng shui room and opened the door: "Director Chen, this is one of our feng shui rooms. Once you enter, you will feel the refreshing and comfortable atmosphere of our feng shui room."

Chen Kai saw the video of the feng shui room posted by the internet celebrity Xiao Mi and knew that the room used a special air conditioning system.

Upon entering, he indeed felt a very refreshing and comfortable sensation, truly unlike any air conditioner he had ever encountered before.

"It's really comfortable." Chen Kai was full of surprise. He then curiously checked the room to find out where the special air conditioning system was installed.

He believed he had enough knowledge to find out where the air conditioner was installed.

After searching around, they couldn't find any trace of it and finally had to ask for help: "Master Chen, do you know where the air conditioner is installed in this room? I've searched everywhere and can't find its location."

Upon hearing this, Chen Han didn't hide anything and told the truth: "Director Chen, there's actually no air conditioning at all, so of course you can't find it?"

This person is in charge of culture and tourism, and we'll inevitably have to deal with him in the future, so he doesn't mind showing off a little of his magical skills to the other party, which will save us some trouble later.

"???" Chen Kai was indeed stunned when he heard his words.

No air conditioning?

What's causing this refreshing and cool feeling?

Chen Han continued, "Director Chen, to be honest, the three potted plants in this room are located in the Li Palace, Zhong Palace, and Kun Palace of the entire room. The three types of plants also correspond to the three palaces, which can create a special feng shui pattern."

"Therefore, as long as these three potted plants are moved out of the area of ​​these three palaces, the feng shui pattern will be broken and the cool and refreshing feeling will disappear."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and moved the potted bamboo plant off the table, and the cool and refreshing feeling indeed disappeared.

Chen Kai was completely bewildered and subconsciously said, "Patriarch Chen, wasn't Xiao Mi's video supposed to be a sensing system?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu quickly explained, "Director Chen, it's because I posted a video about feng shui room arrangement but it didn't get any data. So, Sister Xiaomi changed her approach and used science to explain it, going against the grain to make everyone believe in science. As a result, her video got excellent data and has now surpassed 10 likes."

"..." Chen Kai suddenly felt that his worldview had gone a bit crazy.

What do you mean? In that video by Xiao Mi, he claimed it was an air conditioning system, and he spoke very eloquently about it, even telling everyone to believe in science. But is this real feng shui?

You're using the guise of science to play with metaphysics, aren't you?

Just then, he heard hurried footsteps, and Xiao Kang rushed over: "Director Chen, there's a problem with our equipment. The data we've obtained shows that the brick, stone, and wood structure of the Chen family's residence can withstand artillery fire."

"What?!" Chen Kai was speechless and questioned, "Didn't we tell you to check the testing equipment before we set off? What were you doing?"

It's no wonder he was angry. After all, he now values ​​the Chen family highly and is thinking of using them to generate publicity so that the county can also benefit.

He managed to mess up even this small thing, how could he not be angry?

"???" Xiaoyu was stunned when she heard this. She also felt that these people were very unreliable. She couldn't believe that the Chen family's ancient buildings could withstand artillery bombardment.

Only Chen Han knew what was going on; it was all thanks to the system's enhancement of the +2 sturdiness attribute.

So he said with a smile, "Director Chen, could it be that our Chen family's ancient buildings really can withstand artillery shells?"

"???" Chen Kai.

"???" Xiaoyu.

"???" Xiao Kang.

All three of them turned to look at Chen Han, as if to ask, "What are you saying?"
Chen Han explained with a smile, "Director Chen, although our Chen family has declined now, we still have some very powerful predecessors in the past. In particular, when building this Chen family residence, the stone and wood were treated with special methods, making them extremely hard."

"Moreover, during the wars of modern times, even when invaders drove tanks here to bomb, there was nothing that could be done. Director Chen, you didn't see any signs of damage or repairs when you came in, did you?"

Anyway, the attraction also comes with a +2 antique attribute, so even if there are any damages or repairs, you won't be able to tell.

Therefore, even if what he said was made up, it must still be true.

Chen Kai found all of this too incredible, considering how long ago the Chen family had been established!

It's already quite remarkable that it has maintained this integrity for so long. Telling him now that it can withstand tank fire is a bit too fantastical.

But then he immediately realized that the feng shui of the room was real feng shui, not just an air conditioning system.

just in case……

He immediately said to Xiao Kang, "Hurry up and dig into the wall to test the material density and such."

"Okay...okay!" Xiao Kang nodded. After hearing what the Chen family head said, he also wanted to see if it was really true.

Chen Kai caught up.

Chen Han whispered a message to his junior sister, then followed Chen Kai and Xiao Kang to the place where they had just been tested.

Xiao Kang immediately handed the detection data transmitted by the instrument to Chen Kai for review.

Chen Kai found the exaggerated data unbelievable and immediately instructed Xiao Kang to conduct a hollowing-out material extraction test.

Xiao Kang nodded and immediately took a special drilling tool to drill a hole in the brick wall. However, he was soon surprised to find that the drilling tool could not penetrate the brick wall.

This left him dumbfounded.

If the instrument is not malfunctioning, then the test data is genuine.
Just then, Xiaoyu came over, carrying a hammer. Chen Han took the hammer and handed it to Xiaokang: "Try using this to smash the wall!"

"???" Xiao Kang.

(End of this chapter)