Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"But I'd better dress up a little. Where's Master Hu? Can he come over?"

"Old Hu at the door? Sure. We can ask him to come now. What should he bring?"

"I see that the Great Sage Master is going to put cinnabar on the center of my brow. Let him do it. Make me look like an 'old monster with great magical powers' and then make me look like that. The clothes also need to have a less old feel. Last time, my senior brother made me a robe that will be perfect for that."

"Then let's go this way." Fu Yuanshan stood up. "The locker room is next to it. Go change your clothes first. I can go call someone."

Chapter 892 Infantry

"What's the matter? Have you changed your clothes?" Wen Yuan stood outside the door and didn't go in.

"Wait, it's almost ready."

"Do you know how to wear the round collar robe? If not, let me help you."

"No need, it will be fine soon."

"Oh my god. How come you're slower at changing clothes than taking a shower?"

"Okay." Shangluo opened the door——

"You haven't changed anything yet?" Wen Yuan looked inside and saw the robe she had brought in for him was still hanging there. Shang Luo was still wearing his original school uniform - a combination of a top and pants, which he usually wore.

"Don't you want to change your clothes?"

"No matter how I dress, it feels awkward. And the cinnabar on my forehead - I can't really become a great virtuous teacher, can I?"

"Well what do you think?"

"I thought, we are all family, there is no need to be superstitious. I can just show everyone what I look like in daily life. What also worries me is that I am afraid it will have the opposite effect. Because if I dress too much like a Taoist priest with white hair and a youthful face, I am afraid that people will think that I am some kind of unattainable immortal from the other world, rather than a member of the court. The way I am dressed now is actually just right."

With his black school uniform and gold buttons, he looked just like a student walking around the street. But his hair was white and his pupils were red, and you could tell they were different at a glance.

[Ah, I see, you want to play the 'Dragon Group' right? ]

"What did you see from me? Is the Dragon Group an old joke?"

【Just tell me if this is what you mean.】

"Compared to an immortal, this kind of superpower is more suitable for dealing with the court. If he looks too much like an immortal, to be honest, he does look a bit like one."

[You are the Great Immortal Huli, right? The great master of Chechi State.]

"It's good that you know. If he pretends to be an immortal from the other world and walks in the court, it always makes me feel like some kind of 'evil Taoist' if I think about it carefully."

Shangluo only realized this after he was dressed up. He thought of the Wanshou Emperor who was sitting in the abode and had trained his body to look like a crane.

He didn't want to be like that.

After walking downstairs, Wen Ge Lao was also standing there. He glanced at Shang Luo and was a little surprised at first, but he immediately understood what Shang Luo meant.

He reached out to help Shang Luo adjust his collar and turned it into place: "Go, General Fu is waiting for you there."

In the northern part of Purple Mountain, the Imperial Army camp.

Although it was a military camp, there was no sound of gunfire here - the imperial guards were only stationed here, and their usual drills were all conducted near Tangshan. Because the Mingtang of the Grand Palace was on top of Purple Mountain, any stray bullets could potentially fly upwards into the palace.

But if you're just showing off, just stand here.

A temporary fence has been set up next to the playground where the sun can shine.

The fence is made of ochre-yellow cloth, enclosing a space the size of a parking lot. Considering that Shangluo may reveal some Taoist magic inside, appropriate shielding is necessary.

When Shangluo walked into the fence, Fu Yuanshan and the "Imperial Guard Infantry Squad" standing there were already ready.

When they first saw Shangluo, everyone was a little surprised - they thought he might be an old man with a white beard, but he turned out to be a high school student younger than them. But at the second glance, as Shangluo expected, the white hair still made them "shocked".

"Good afternoon, everyone."

"Hello, General Shang." The infantrymen all bowed slightly - the title of general was assigned by Fu Yuanshan. In principle, all celestial beings are "monk generals." When it is necessary for celestial beings to cooperate with the army, this "general" identity can allow celestial beings to directly participate in the command centers of the royal army at all levels.

Shangluo has not yet officially been promoted to the Golden Core Stage, so he is also a general now. It's just that he doesn't have a Taoist name yet, so he is just called by his surname.

"Well, let me introduce them first." Fu Yuanshan patted the infantryman closest to him, "Hu Benlang, the pillar of the court. You may not be very clear about the court's military service, Wen Yuan, you explain it to him."

"Hu Ben Lang means soldiers who serve in the Hu Ben service. Each of them will receive the title of Hu Ben Lang when they join the service. The military service in our dynasty is divided into two types. Hu Ben service and Tu Zu service."

He had discussed the difference between the two with Han Xingzhi before.

In short, Tiger Soldiers are "professional lifelong soldiers". Different from the past lifelong soldiers, they have received military education since elementary school, and will not officially start serving until they are admitted to military colleges or ordinary universities. After two years of military service, they will return to school to complete their studies and then continue to return to the army.

In other words, each of them received more than ten years of military training before officially joining the army, which was not even the case for the Spartans.

The other side of the Tiger Guard Service is the Tuzu Service, which is a military service open to non-military households. Except for technical officers, the promotion channels of Tuzu Service in the military are very narrow, and when they join the army, they will only be assigned to technical positions that do not require direct combat, such as communications soldiers.

The main reason for this was that the imperial court had no shortage of people or money, so it was very particular about the quality of its soldiers. In fact, only the aviation forces would recruit soldiers outside of military academies, and they did not distinguish between Tiger Soldiers and Foot Soldiers. The only thing the imperial court was still short of was pilots.

"I will also serve in the Tiger Guards in the future, but I will have to wait until I am admitted to university. And those in front of you are my predecessors."

He looked at the infantry standing there and said, "So, should I introduce them, or should you guys do it yourself?"

"General Fu, just let us stand here."

"Just you come and introduce them." Fu Yuanshan added, "Then everyone, stand at attention."

After standing at attention, a squad of 12 soldiers stood in front of Shangluo, all wearing full gear, including armor.

This is what Shangluo saw, and the biggest difference from the soldiers in his "hometown" is that the infantry of the Wang Division is armored. Each of them is wearing a thick, integrated breastplate, which is enough to directly resist the mid-range shooting of rifle bullets. The rest of the body is also covered with split armor, and the arms are the iconic arm armor of the Ming army.

There is a slot reserved for a helmet gun on the top of the helmet, which is only worn during military parades and entry ceremonies.

And their weapons were something Shangluo was very familiar with - rocket launchers.

Taihe 32-year-old individual rocket launcher, imperial army type, one for each person. No matter what combat position the 12 men in an infantry squad hold, everyone carries a rocket launcher.

The 12 men were divided into four groups. The squad leader, deputy squad leader and signalman formed one group. The next three groups were a heavy rocket launcher shooter and his two assistant shooters, a shooter and his two assistant shooters, and a grenade launcher shooter and his two assistant shooters.

"Wait. Which one of these is a 'foot soldier'?"

"We don't have infantry in the traditional sense," Wen Yuan replied. "The tactics of the Royal Division are centered on the weapons team. There are many different configurations, such as sniper teams, anti-tank gun teams, anti-tank rifle teams, etc. Different weapons teams may appear in an infantry squad depending on the situation. Rifles are only used for fire suppression, and tactical goals are achieved through "heavy firearms" - well, that's basically it. The only exception here is the signalman, who is responsible for calling for air force and artillery support. So, where do you think we can add some "Taoism"?"

Chapter 893 Round Light

Rockets, all rockets. The 12 men in the infantry squad in front of me carried 12 rockets, 11 of which were disposable light rockets that could be thrown after one shot, and anyone with a hand could carry them. The other was a 120mm heavy rocket launcher that was so long that it needed a pole to fire. One assistant gunner was needed to hold the gun carriage, and another assistant gunner to load the ammunition.

"This is essentially a continuation of the lance," Wen Yuan explained. "Long ago, this formation in the Imperial Guard was used to fire the lance - one person held the lance with a pole in front, one person fired, and another loaded the ammunition on the side. The targets of the lance are usually high-value targets, such as war horses. Now we use this to blow up the Roman chariots."

"So the imaginary enemy is the Romans?"

"We have not signed any form of peace treaty with Rome, and we never believe in any treaty. So we must prepare for war. We have no interest in ruling Rome, but we must ensure that we can destroy Rome when necessary."

[Wow, that anti-tank rocket! Inside that big rocket.]

"what happened?"

[Look for yourself! Can you see it too? ]

Shangluo took a look at the 120mm caliber rocket launcher. The rocket was not loaded at this time. Rockets as big as winter melons were carried on the backs of the main and deputy shooters. The three of them carried a total of 8 rockets. Although it was extremely heavy, they still carried the backpacks on their backs - and Shangluo could vaguely see some black air seeping out from behind them.

"Is this bazooka a demon bullet??"

"You figured that out? That's amazing." Wen Yuan replied, "These rockets are filled with evil spirit explosives. Although they are not the most advanced spirit spirit technology, it is not a problem to blow up a street - I haven't used it yet. Have you used it?"

"We haven't used it either. It was just put into service last month and we haven't had time to test it yet. But the higher-ups said we have to wear it during the test."

He hadn't worn it before, because it wasn't a standard weapon, not only was it very heavy, but to be honest, the shape was a bit outrageous. But since the white-haired Shangluo general wanted to see it, he put it on his back.

He bent down and, with the help of the assistant shooter, put on a ring on his back - a golden ring like the Four Heavenly Kings. The slender ring was filled with golden light, and its actual weight seemed to be much heavier than it looked.

In semiotics, halo means "divine perfection", so it often appears behind statues of gods, symbolizing the perfection of divinity in gods. Alchemy generally interprets it as "the fluid of wisdom surrounding gods."

Its scientific name is "Yuanguang".

Now a halo appears on the back of a soldier, which is indeed a hint of the "heavenly soldiers and generals". Wearing this halo, even the rocket launcher looks like a magic weapon.

But the wearing process is not over yet. The deputy archer also took out a bright red ribbon and put it on the ring, forming the shape of the silk ribbon on the statue of the Heavenly King.

"That's it." The shooter explained, "According to the manual, you should carry these two items on your back when wearing them. It's just that this is too heavy and it's not standard equipment, so I haven't tried it yet. But."

Suddenly, he glanced back at the halo and tried to weigh it again:

"Eh? Something's wrong."

"What's wrong?" Shangluo asked.

"It seems to have become lighter. It's not as heavy as before. When I carried it before, I always felt that I needed to use all my strength to carry it, just like carrying a mountain. Now I feel that I can actually hold it up - I can actually hold it up."

"Hey! Behind you!" Wen Yuan was the first to notice something was wrong. "The ribbon behind you is also floating!"

"Wow!" The assistant shooter next to him took a step back. "When did you master the internal martial arts?"

The ribbons flowed without wind, swirling around the circle of light. The circle of light itself also emitted a faint golden light, making the rocket launcher look more and more like a magical weapon.

"How do you feel?" Shangluo asked him.

"I didn't feel anything, except that I felt lighter."

"Wait." Fu Yuanshan, who had been standing nearby, stepped forward, untied the soldier's collar, and touched the side of the soldier's neck.

"You have entered the Qi training stage. When did it happen?"

"Huh?" The soldier was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean by Qi training period?"

"It's the internal martial arts. Have you ever practiced it?"

"No. Never. The Imperial Guards have only practiced external martial arts. Only the Imperial Guards practice internal martial arts. Wait, General, do I practice it too? Can I become a master too?"

"Try to take off the circle of light first."

He did the same. Fu Yuanshan tried again and frowned:

"No, it's gone. The rest of you try it on too."

The other soldiers in the class also wore the ring. Every time he tried to test it, Fu Yuanshan's expression would be surprised - each of these 12 people actually had the strength of the Qi training stage. Although some were only at the entry level, they did have it.

"Senior Fu, what is this?"

"A circular light used to gather energy." Fu Yuanshan walked to the side and said to Shangluo, "The weapon with evil energy must be triggered by magic. Because ordinary soldiers do not have such magic power, they must wear a circular light to use the weak spiritual energy in the environment to trigger it. But now. It seems that the effect of gathering energy has been enhanced?"

He looked up at the sky. If there was any difference between before and now, it was that the sky was now filled with colorful clouds.

After a brief thought, he also had a halo on his back.

"What's the matter?" Shangluo asked him.

"It is indeed gathering Qi. But it is of no use to me who is in the foundation building stage. It is not even a fraction of my gathering speed - but it can indeed gather Qi. I don't know what effect it will have on people who have no spiritual energy foundation, but as long as the imperial guards in the half-step Qi training stage wear it, it seems that they can immediately cross the threshold and reach the level of Qi training." As he said, he looked up:

"Could it be that the spiritual energy level of the entire world has been enhanced? Is the spiritual energy going to be revived???"

"No way?! Is the spiritual energy revived already?"

"It can't be considered a revival, because it doesn't seem to be enough to affect cultivators like us who have already established their foundation. However." Fu Yuanshan lowered his voice:

"You haven't read today's report yet. The huge explosion you caused in New Antioch has already caused drastic changes to the Earth's atmosphere that can be monitored by data. Although we don't know what percentage of the atmosphere was blown away, the gathered spiritual energy was dispersed by the heavenly tribulation and then diffused throughout the world. This is why there are five-colored rays of light in the sky now - I didn't expect it to have such a significant impact. That's amazing."

Chapter 894 Flying Sword

"How do you feel after carrying it?" Fu Yuanshan asked the soldiers about their specific feelings. Because this thing is very awkward, no one usually carries it, and now they are probably the first to notice the "Qi training stage".

This had never happened before. Because even at the Qi training stage, it was a gap that ordinary people could hardly cross in their entire lives. These "ordinary people" even included many masters, including Lu Huaiyang's daughter Lu Liang. Even though she had been trained since she was a child, she still had no chance to break through to the Qi training stage.

But now all I have to do is carry a “magic weapon” on my back?

Shangluo asked in a low voice: "Is this round light a real magic weapon?"

"Yes, it is a magical weapon, but it is very expensive. It is said that it uses some of the divine chrome used for shipbuilding, so it is very expensive."

"So there is no way to mass produce it?"

"You still want to mass-produce this kind of thing? Do you really want the heavenly soldiers and generals to descend upon you?"

"It's not impossible, right?"

"Hmm." This made Fu Yuanshan ponder for a while, "Tell me what you think?"

"If everyone can become a Qigong practitioner, our combat efficiency will rise to a whole new level. Because only Qigong practitioners can use the Beans freely - if you are not a Qigong practitioner, you can't even use the Jade Plate, let alone informationized warfare."

"If you can do this, I will definitely support you fully. Do you have any direction?"