Wei School's Three Good Students

Chapter 28: Parting Ways with "Curiosity". Following the dictates of nature and human nature.

In the martial arts arena of Yongji Pass, Wu Fei, wearing a pair of cloud-patterned boots, began to step into the air and glide along the dotted lines in mid-air, the cloud patterns on his boots flowing. With a light step, he seemed to float in the air like a dragon-horse, his steps carrying him two feet above the ground. In this way, he could quickly traverse most simple terrains.

Whether it's a tripwire on the ground or a trench less than two meters wide, these cloud-patterned boots can easily leap over it. Wu Fei could sense that the boots beneath his feet were actually stepping on a silk thread, and this silk thread was formed from condensed baleful energy.

In the past, Wu Fei neither knew nor understood how to walk in mid-air; he only thought that dragon horses and those cultivators who flew on swords were quite cool. Now, however, he roughly understood the characteristics of spiritual energy and malevolent energy. The effect of spiritual energy is to stabilize the energy structure, while the effect of malevolent energy is to affect the energy diffusion path.

At this moment, Wu Fei squatted down and inserted a piece of "Thunderburst Stone" into the back of his heel. Based on his limited knowledge of chemistry, Wu Fei roughly deduced that this thing was a high-energy nitrogen molecule folding compound refined by alchemists! As for its energy density, it was comparable to the legendary all-nitrogen anionic salt. As for how this thing could be refined? Spiritual energy has the function of stabilizing energy structures, so alchemists refined it using methods like "stewing soup" and "stir-frying."

As Xuan Chong inserted the Thunder Blast Stone and started moving again, a powerful push came from his heel as "thunder and fire" flashed, propelling him forward faster than a galloping warhorse in a second. To be precise, Xuan Chong felt like a motorcyclist flooring the accelerator.

This impact could knock down four or five people. Of course, that's assuming those four or five people don't charge with spears in formation. That's easy to do; as a mobile force on the battlefield, they can weave through the chaos on the flanks or push from behind, so there's no need to foolishly charge head-on into spears.

After a moment's thought, Wu Fei decided that as he charged towards the rows of straw targets, he would simultaneously unleash his killing intent from his breastplate and spear at the moment of impact. The breastplate would transform into a force field protective layer, while the spear would become an extremely strong "steel nail."

A large number of straw targets were thrown into the air by the impact, some flying as far as five meters away before tumbling erratically in the air and breaking apart on the ground. —This effect, Wu Fei would call unparalleled.

Wu Fei sensed the solidity of the murderous aura on his chest just now. The impact of the collision suddenly transformed from riding a motorcycle to having a great stroke of luck, from flesh wrapped in iron to iron wrapped in flesh.

As for the lance he held, it was like the fork of a forklift, sweeping away everything that went blind, while he remained completely unmoved.

Wu Fei is now using a very simple method to create the desired attack formation effect.

As for Yao Sangu, the "Daoist companion" who passed on the Wufei Method, this was indeed quite unambitious.

…Wu Fei: As a man who is becoming more and more mature, I will become more and more pragmatic and restrain myself from unnecessary "curiosity"...

Compared to the very simple mode of "stepping on the gas," "applying armor," and "raising the fork," this mode is one that complicates matters.

In the original version of the manual given by Yao Sangu, it was actually about using evil energy to construct threads that were distributed in the muscles. When one wanted to gain more power, one could directly control these evil energy threads as muscles to achieve the desired effect.

Xuan Chong: Based on the technological level of my previous life, the original version of this manual belongs to an artificial muscle system, and its technological complexity is naturally much greater than directly "opening up the Great Luck." But can I really control such a technology?

In the past, Wu Fei (Xuan Chong) had a strong desire to try it out, and a voice in his heart told him that he could control himself and that he should believe that he could control himself.

Of course, whenever Wu Fei became increasingly arrogant, the system would cough and cough. When a student, whose fantasy was interrupted and who was somewhat embarrassed and angry, asked what the cough and cough meant, the system said, "Nothing, it just means that someone thinks he can succeed just by thinking about his 'efforts'. Quite 'win-win' thinking."

After the system repeatedly poured cold water on his dreams, Wu Fei gradually gave up and abandoned his unrealistic fantasies.

After repeated "calm" reflections and careful consideration, Wu Fei concluded that the plan in the manual was indeed quite impractical! The reason was that the forces that these "destructive energy threads" built into the muscles had to withstand were far greater than those of muscle fibers. What if these energy threads, with an energy density hundreds of times higher than muscle fibers, malfunctioned and went out of control during movement?
You can think of it like a rubber band. When a rubber band breaks, it snaps open and hurts the skin. And this rubber band is outside the body.

The "fierce energy threads" that replace muscles in the manual are inside the body and are as strong as steel wire! If some threads are overloaded, the force of a snapped thread is much greater than the force of a "rubber band snapping back"! Your original muscle fibers will be affected and will most likely break.

Wu Fei was certain that he would overload the vehicle, and this was not something that could be refused with mere "caution."

Wu Fei had recently experienced growing pains and felt the tearing pain. He knew that such a rupture would be much more intense than natural pain. So when Wu Fei looked at the manual again, he couldn't help but mutter, "This method is quite self-torturing."

"Is there any movement system that can avoid such a high failure rate?" Several months ago, Wu Fei rekindled this old thought. (This was also the last time the blue patterns attempted to invade Wu Fei's pupils from the manual.)

Undeterred, Wu Fei believed that "movement techniques" could reduce overload on these pre-set transmissions in muscles and joints. So, he brought out Tai Chi. With the help of body composition analysis data, a set of soft palm techniques and movements that use softness to overcome hardness were designed. Each movement had sufficient buffering to prevent easily overloaded joint torques from collapsing due to sudden force.

Wu Fei almost thought it was feasible, but as he practiced, it suddenly dawned on him: was all this effort worth it? Why was he practicing this single-plank bridge?
They were walking in the same way, even though there was a sunny road right next to them.

So Wu Fei eventually turned his attention back to the sunny road of "stepping on the gas" and "driving the wind".

Wu Fei, realizing the truth: Tai Chi cushions one's own force, but when faced with a powerful external stimulus like artillery fire, it still overloads. It's better to rely on the buffer formed by the killing energy and then floor the accelerator.

…three months ago…

Of course, Wu Fei was still determined to do something, and out of a sense of final caution, he frankly asked Yao Sangu, the person who published the manual.

After all, back in Wu Fei's era, when faced with the various parameters touted by a certain country's stealth fighter, after calculating many times and finding them impossible, they ultimately assumed that the "gifted scientists under a democratic system" in the opposing camp might come up with some kind of black technology that their own people couldn't even imagine.

Wu Fei asked Lan Tongkun, "Has anyone actually succeeded with this technique of yours?"

Aunt Yao fiddled with her silver braids: "Of course, many people have succeeded. This is not muscle, but it is even better than muscle. Compared to the movement of blood and qi in ordinary things, this is the path to the extraordinary."

Wu Fei nodded: "So, if muscle, well, flesh necrosis occurs, it's directly replenished with 'Fierce Qi Condensed Silk', right?" — Wu Fei had already deduced this "side effect," but he still wanted to confirm how the other side had charged in.

Aunt Yao looked at Wu Fei and said, "What are you worried about? There's absolutely no need for that."

Then she whispered in Wu Fei's ear: "You are exceptionally talented, and the Daoist Master will bestow blessings upon you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Fei paused slightly, then nodded, "Understood." He then turned and left, completely losing interest.

The third aunt had been getting close to Wu Fei, speaking in increasingly ancient and sophisticated language that was already captivating, preparing a maze-like net. However, Wu Fei's sudden turn was as abrupt as "the lights going out on some dating shows."

The maze entrance that had originally appeared above Wu Fei's head, like a reflection in a pond, became laughable as if it had been pumped out.

"You?" The third aunt, whose face was abruptly interrupted, showed surprise for the first time, which instantly turned into grievance, and her face looked like she wanted to stop her.

Just then, Wu Fei, still clueless, turned around and said in a dismissive tone, as if talking to a little girl, "Yeah, you're right, the Daoist bestows blessings and stuff, ah, yes, yes, yes."... Xuan Chong: I should have told you you were a charlatan! Ha, from now on, I'll respect your beliefs to the greatest extent possible when it comes to anything related to your faith.

From that time on, Wu Fei became completely autonomous in his use of the Qi-manipulation technique.
As for the "treasure manual" that once guided Wu Fei into the sect, Wu Fei decided not to read it anymore. In order to prevent misleading others and to morally help Aunt Yao San keep the "secrets" from being passed on, he burned it directly.

As the book burned in the brazier, blue flames shot out, startling Wu Fei: "Holy crap, is this plastic, or is some kind of metal salt causing a flame test?"
Unbeknownst to Wu Fei, immediately after he destroyed the treasure manual, the Daoist Master, thousands of miles away, contacted his third aunt through his spiritual eye.
The reason why the "Eye of the Future" Daoist was puzzled was, "Why was the treasure book destroyed?" "What? Burned? How could it burn!" "Ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Heavenly Venerable Spirit Talismans, an impregnable barrier that even lightning could not destroy, how could it be burned?"

The "Third Aunt with the Eye of the Past" argued: "I can only alter the past, but the changes in the future are what you should see."

…Amidst the endless debates about alteration and change, Xuan Chong had already detached himself from the chaos…

To reduce excess and supplement deficiency is to cultivate the spirit, while to reduce deficiency and supplement excess is to gather evil.

Wu Fei understood this sentence, which was to understand why his murderous aura was growing stronger and stronger! He also roughly determined that the world was truly going to be in chaos in the future! Yes, in times of peace and prosperity, military strategists like himself should not have a chance to rise to prominence; those who should be superior to others are the Confucianists and Legalists.

Indeed, although Confucianism prides itself on its noble spirit and Legalism on its commitment to the common good, in reality, both schools of thought still "take from the deficient to supplement the excessive," or, in 21st-century parlance, "serve the interests of the ruling class."

Despite the Confucianism's constant self-promotion, claiming to intimidate soldiers with its righteous spirit, and the Legalism's narrative of how it punishes and warns against evil through laws, what truly instills fear in the people is their intimidating power! At the very pinnacle of both Legalism and Confucianism lies the imperial family; the so-called majesty of the emperor is essentially a supreme form of "intimidation."

After leaving the martial arts arena, Wu Fei came to the trading post, the army, and the artisan workshops. The world had come to this point, and he should follow the way of Heaven and the way of man, and make good use of his strength.

…The glass ceiling, which had been upgraded by military strategists, has shattered…

In the 26th year of the Tianli era, at Yongji Pass, the construction of "city defense equipment" began.

On various levels, Wu Fei's current actions of gathering merchants and manufacturing weapons on a large scale in Yongji Pass are beginning to repeatedly teeter on the edge of transgression. If it were a peaceful time, and the court wanted to find a scapegoat to establish its authority, Wu Fei would be a suitable candidate.

But now, Da Yao has been overwhelmed by those "geckos" from the north, so how can he care about the "sparrows" peeking out from the trees in the south?

Wu Fei: The Wu family cannot build military vehicles on their own, but they can build "supply wagons" and "gate-blocking knife wagons" (a type of cart with knives stuck in the front) for guarding checkpoints.

But what is a war chariot? It is pulled by heavy horses and has a driver, crossbowmen, and warriors wielding spears.

In the carpenter's workshop, watching the water-powered saw cut and assemble the "wooden ox and flowing horse" from the parts, Wu Fei seemed to be talking to a high-ranking official and sophistry, saying: "This is not a military chariot. It is a farming tool for tilling the land."

In the workshop's assembly line, the wooden ox and flowing horse is a type of wheelbarrow that can move on its own downhill, but it relies on another method to move uphill. Wu Fei noticed that there is a feng shui plate on the top of the wooden ox, which consumes the divination energy stored in the wood. The vehicle has a mast for hanging sails.

The giant golden ox that led the expedition to Zhuzhou was handed over to Wu Fei after the central army tiger tally was handed over upon the return to Tianchi City.

But after commanding such a war machine, Wu Fei felt that his military system should have such "non-flesh-and-blood units".

The wooden ox and flowing horse in this workshop are chariots, about the width of a horse-drawn carriage. The chassis consists of a single wheel in the center and four wooden trolley legs. When the trolley legs are bent, they can slide forward using the single wheel, and when all four trolley legs push off the ground together, they can propel the chariot forward. Of course, this chariot is not pulled by horses, but by "wind".

On June 6th, the craftsmen in charge of building the vehicle delivered good news: the self-propelled vehicle Wu Fei wanted had been completed.

Under Wu Fei's enthusiastic observation, the craftsman set up an array plate, lit a brazier, and then threw several pieces of Xiuyan jade into the brazier. These pieces of jade shattered immediately upon contact with the fire. Just as the clouds in the sky accepted the "fee for borrowing the wind" that he had paid to the heavens, the wind would come, driving the sails and propelling the chariot. This was a magical chariot.

Wu Fei, who was clapping on the side, thought to himself: "Spirit sword and spirit stone sound nice, but you can't put 'spirit' in front of a car."

Chariots have existed since ancient times. Long before the establishment of the Great Yao, the Human Emperor created the "Compass Chariot" during his conquests, and it was in that battle that the Dragon Clan was forced to leave.
The original "Guide Chariot" used Qingshan Xiuyu jade as its core material, and now Wu Fei's "Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse" are also made of jade to complete the core component of the "Wind-Fixing Plate".

In southern Xinjiang, the main commodities traded are timber and jade. Recently, merchants discovered several pits containing glass-type jade. It's unsuitable for carving auspicious beasts, but it's perfect for making ritual objects that connect people with feng shui.

The wooden ox and flowing horse have a row of flywheels inside. The wind drives the sails to rotate, which can wind the flywheels to a certain extent, so that the vehicle still has the power to turn when the wind is weak.

If the front part of this wooden ox and flowing horse is fitted with a "blade plate" and the "feng shui plate" for borrowing wind is removed, it becomes a defensive weapon. If the blade plate is removed and a sail and feng shui plate are added, it becomes a supply wagon.

As for adding—to quote an expert's original advice when a certain country on Earth exported treaty-compliant missiles: "It is not recommended to do so."

The chariot formations of the Great Yao Dynasty consisted of four chariots per group, as each chariot carried approximately twenty-five men: seven on the chariot and fourteen on foot behind. The chariots charged, and the foot soldiers followed.

After careful consideration of the design, Wu Fei decided on a two-vehicle group! The wooden ox and flowing horse were much larger than ordinary armored vehicles and were more maneuverable. The only wheel was the chassis wheel, and the other directional control was still achieved by the front and rear legs.

Furthermore, the wooden beams of this chariot were thicker than those of ordinary chariots, and its sails were no smaller than those of small river boats. Its weight was three times that of the "600-kilogram wagons" of Da Yao. During testing, it could even knock away sandbag targets that were comparable in weight to mountain monsters.

Wu Fei envisions that after the army is formed, each pair of armored vehicles will be equipped with one hundred men. In this way, even if the vehicles get stuck in the mud on the road and the wind runs out, they can still be pushed.

One that is not so important, but requires some details.

Xuan Chong initially focused on the power and strength of the martial arts manuals, particularly in armor and weapons. However, this chapter changed that the manual's emphasis shifted to muscles and the fibrous structure within bones.

This is because the third aunt altered what she had seen in the past.

Regarding the knowledge that "Qingbao Tianzun" imparts to the audience, some scholars are very arrogant and believe that they can control it. However, in reality, once you have read it, there is no way to control it, and what you have learned in the past can be distorted.

Of course, when you are in class, there will be teachers to correct you, so don't worry.

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