[Milestone reached: Eliminate vampires (11/13)][Milestone reached: Eliminate vampires (12/13)] [Milestone reached: Eliminate vampires (13/13)] [Milestone Grand Completion Reward: Scarlet Romance] [Scarlet Romance]: Active/passive skill, bloodline characteristic. Crimson Romance/Passive: When you fight dark creatures, your damage is increased by 30% and your damage is reduced by 30%. Improve your own treatment and injury recovery speed. Scarlet Romance/Active: Expand a blood-red domain centered on yourself, establish connections with the four dark princes while in the domain, and obtain a gift from the dark prince at irregular intervals, including: characteristics, deathly hallows, and spells. When you receive four or more gifts from the Dark Prince, you will enter the [Blood Crusade] form. [Blood Crusade]: Greatly improves your speed, strength, and injury/vitality recovery speed, and obtains vampire magic from all milestone reward options (appears in the selection stage but is not selected). When you use vampiric magic, you become immune to the cost and your spells become greatly more powerful.
After a certain period of time, the [Blood Crusade] state disappears. When you obtain four or more gifts from the Dark Prince again, the [Blood Crusade] state will be reactivated. …… Ren Qi watched from the side, not knowing why Yin Xiu had said that he would kill the vampire with his own hands. However, after he did as he was told, although Yin Xiu did not move, Ren Qi also vaguely felt some kind of change. "You smiled." Yin Xiu said suddenly. "No." Ren Qi shook his head, "What am I laughing at?" "I don't know, but you did smile a little bit just now." "Are you out of your mind?" Ren Qi snorted coldly: "Why should I laugh for no reason? I'm not a jokester in a restaurant." "But you did laugh just now." Ren Qi didn't bother to pay attention to him, he just turned around and prepared to cut off the heads of the corpses. "No need." Yin Xiu stopped him. "Then ask someone else to clean it up." Ren Qi simply stood up. "I mean, we don't have to deal with these advance teams and scouts anymore." Yin Xiu scratched his head and smiled, "After all, these are just small fish and shrimps. If the two of us come to kill these people, isn't it a waste of good steel? Even if we don't get hurt, running around will tire us to death." Ren Qi agreed, "You are right. I have never heard of Guan Erye chasing after a horse archer and killing him." "Besides, if we kill so many people early on, wouldn't it be even more troublesome if the Eight-Nation Alliance headquarters noticed something was wrong?" At this time, Yin Xiu had learned through "Bloody Memories" that the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance was Lieutenant General Jackson, a cowboy from North America. I also learned that the Eight-Nation Alliance had a total of 45,000 people, which was truly a huge force.
"I don't want them to be on guard early on, but rather I want them to be more relaxed and careless. It would be even better if they just treat this as a trip or an outing." “Although foreigners don’t read Sun Tzu’s Art of War, they are not stupid,” Ren Qi reminded. Yin Xiu nodded, signaling him not to worry, "I know that anyone who regards foreigners as fools is the biggest fool in the world." "It reassures me that you think so." "When did I ever make anyone feel at ease?" Yin Xiu glanced at him and said, "You, on the other hand, often do things that make people feel weird, Master Brother." "Strange?" Ren Qi only asked: "Which one?" "A lot." Yin Xiu spread his hands, "For example, you went to fight Xiandu without even saying hello. Do you know what kind of power Xiandu is? How dare you go there alone?" "How good are you?" Ren Qi sneered, "I heard from Liu Banxian that he was originally going to attack Emperor Zhongluo, but you knocked him out from behind and went in his place." "..." Yin Xiu frowned, "Did he really say that?" "It's exactly the same. If you need me to, I can go into more detail." "no need." Yin Xiu waved his hand, "If he said yes, then it is. It doesn't matter. It's all the same." The two men mounted their horses and left the woods, returning to Tianjin City. When he arrived at the city gate, Chen Tianyou was standing there, seemingly waiting for him to come back. As soon as Yin Xiu approached, he and several others immediately saluted Yin Xiu, "Master, you have worked hard." Yin Xiu waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be polite. "what happened?" At this time, Yin Xiu also noticed that Nie Huo was standing next to him. Chen Tianyou whispered, "Master, we have transported a batch of guns here. Please come over and inspect them." Yin Xiu didn't think this was a big deal. Since Chen Tianyou asked him to go over and take a look, then he would just take a look. So as they followed Chen Tianyou towards a house in the city, Yin Xiu asked another question casually. "Is it ash or nanmu?" Chen Tianyou thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's maple."
"maple?" Yoon Soo turned and looked at Ren Qi. Ren Qi was also a little surprised and shook his head, indicating that he had never heard that maple wood could be used to make spears. The two of them were puzzled for a moment until Chen Tianyou took them into a room full of boxes and his men pried open a wooden box. "Gun?" Yin Xiu was a little surprised. "Yes, a gun." Chen Tianyou peeled off the oil paper in the box, took out a latest-model musket, and handed it to Yin Xiu for viewing. Yin Xiu took it and looked at Ren Qi again, "Gun?" "Yes, it's a gun." Ren Qi also nodded awkwardly, and then asked the question on behalf of Yin Xiu. "I thought you were talking about something like a red tasseled spear, but I didn't expect it to be this." Chen Tianyou was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and even Nie Huo on the side showed two rows of white teeth. Nie Huo explained: "Although we in the White Lotus Sect do not use guns and cannons, it does not mean that others are not allowed to use them." Chen Tianyou also smiled and said, "This is also the teaching of our leader." "Your teachings?" Ren Qi looked at Yin Xiu. Yin Xiu didn't want to show his weakness in front of everyone, so he said in a very "frank" manner: "Yes, keep pace with the times. As long as there is something that is suitable for us and does not hinder justice and morality, there is no need to abandon it and regard it as a scourge. It’s like it’s not the sword that’s guilty, but the person who uses it. However, it doesn’t mean that the person who uses the sword is necessarily guilty of a heinous crime. There are also people who use weapons to punish evil and uphold justice in the world, isn’t that right? Therefore, it is the people who are important, not the tools. If you want to do great things and do good things, you must first abandon these prejudices, so that you can be free and at ease. " Yin Xiu's words made Chen Tianyou and other members of the Jiuzhou Society's eyes light up and they admired him sincerely. Even Nie Huo, this "old antique", got some inspiration and thought secretly. "But where did you get these guns?" Yin Xiu stroked the gun in his hand and felt that this gun, whether in terms of manufacturing materials or the precision of the mold, was much better than those in the hands of the government troops, giving people the feeling of a sophisticated industrial product. “It’s quite a coincidence.” Chen Tianyou still finds it very interesting. “This batch of guns originally appeared in southern Xinjiang and was transported in by Chinese people.” He lowered his voice and said, "It is said that it was originally used to encourage the Miao people to rebel, and the imperial court was also on guard against them, but for some reason, the Miao people suddenly stopped rebelling. The foreigners who brought the guns in had gone through so much trouble to bring such a large batch of guns with them, and they couldn't take them back. They were also afraid of being in trouble with the government if they left them there. Even with the protection of the consul, diplomatic disputes were inevitable because of this issue. So the people from that country spread the news and looked for buyers everywhere. It happened that there was a brother in our association who was a wealthy businessman. He knew a middleman who was dealing with the people from that country. So, he bought the batch of guns through him in a secret way and transported them to Cangzhou. This incident happened suddenly, so I quickly asked the brothers in the guild to bring these guns over to support us on the front line, and finally we were able to use these guns. " After Yin Xiu listened to his explanation of the whole story, he suddenly realized that this batch of guns should be delivered to the Mingyue Divine Sect. However, Ye Tianwen abided by the agreement with him and did not rebel, so the batch of guns was rejected and became a hot potato in the hands of the businessman.
"Where's the gun?" "What cannon?" Now it was Chen Tianyou's turn to be confused. "Uh, nothing." Yin Xiu touched his face. Perhaps because the cannons that were originally to be handed over to the Mingyue Sect were a bigger trouble, they had been dismantled and discarded by merchants and were not allowed to flow into the hands of the public. After all, buying a gun can be said to be a self-defense tool to protect your home and travel. Buying cannons will inevitably make people think of dangerous and rebellious things. It would be nice if we had those cannons. Even though he thought so, he still didn't have any guns, so Yin Xiu asked again: "How many guns do we have in total?" Chen Tianyou patted the box and said proudly, "There are 2,000 guns here. With the guys outside, we should have 4,000 guns, which is enough to give those foreign devils a hard time." Ren Qi said coldly: "The foreigners have 40,000 guns." "appoint……" Nie Huo paused, and then said, "Brother Ren, no matter how many guns the foreigners have, it doesn't necessarily mean they can kill us all." "I know." Ren Qi looked at him, "I didn't say we can't win because they have guns, Nie, Nie..." Ren Qi didn't say anything in the end and just turned and left. After communicating some things with a few people, Yin Xiu also went out to find Ma Xiaoyu and Liu Banxian. At this time, the two of them were in the city, with a group of craftsmen and laborers, building barricades in a specific way. "I used the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation." Liu Banxian adjusted his sunglasses and said, "Although Feng Shui doesn't play a big role in war, even Zhuge Kongming, who is a man of great power, could only set up a battle formation to make Sima Yi's army of 100,000 run around, and in the end he still made him run away. However, sometimes Feng Shui is meant to make people live comfortably and safely, just like when we set up this formation. It is impossible to expect to kill foreigners with Feng Shui. But we can make those barricades look vaguely connected to each other, and they can support each other without being dragged down by each other, just like if one part is broken, there is another part to make up for it, so that the foreigners will not be able to attack comfortably and advance straight in. " Yin Xiu nodded as he listened, then took the compass from Ma Xiaoyu and checked it. "Do you understand?" Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him. They didn't have many opportunities to meet each other in the past two days. One was to get up before dawn and survey the city with Liu Banxian to set up the formation. The other is that the meeting often ends at dawn, and before they even have time to take off their boots, they are interrupted by other matters and are too busy to handle everything. Yin Xiu took the compass, secretly touched Ma Xiaoyu's finger, and then smiled and said: "After all, I am also a Taoist priest. Uncle Ming said that it is not difficult to read this thing. No matter how dumb you are, you can understand it in a few months." "Of course it's not difficult."
Liu Banxian nodded and said, "At the beginning, I couldn't even understand the directions above. When I arrived at someone's ancestral grave, I took out the compass. As long as the needle on it didn't move randomly, it meant there was nothing wrong and the grave was safe." "What if it spins like a windmill?" "Then I must take my leave and leave." Liu Banxian grinned and said, "So it's hard to make it in the outside world, no matter what line of work you do. If you don't have a smart brain, you won't even know how to die." Yin Xiu didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, so he just asked him: "So how is the barricade being built now? How much is left?" "almost." Liu Banxian indicated on the blueprint: "There is only about a quarter of the project left to be completed. We have demolished almost all the houses that can be demolished. Just follow your instructions and don't let the houses collapse." "Speed up a bit." Yin Xiu was still a little worried. "According to my estimation, the Eight-Nation Alliance will start its action in the next two days." "So fast?" Ma Xiaoyu pursed her lips and said, "I thought they would need at least a few days to prepare." "It's too late. Although there is no guarantee that someone will appear behind them, they will still worry that someone will appear behind them. After all, they are alone in deep territory. What we want is to catch the imperial court off guard and make a quick decision, so as not to get bogged down in a quagmire." As Ma Xiaoyu listened to this, a smile appeared in her watery eyes. "what happened?" "nothing." She smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting. Now you can even talk about marching and fighting." “Is it difficult for me?” Yin Xiu smiled and suddenly said, "Actually, I have a lot of other things I'm good at. Can I tell you about them?" Ma Xiaoyu realized it later, until Liu Banxian reminded her: "If you two have important things to say, just go ahead and talk. It doesn't matter how long you talk. You are young and have good physical strength. Unlike me, I am out of breath after walking a few steps." "Well, I'll listen for a while then." Ma Xiaoyu's face turned a little red. "Go ahead, go ahead, and leave the rest to me." Liu Banxian took off his sunglasses and winked at Yin Xiu. Yin Xiu gave a knowing smile and turned the corner side by side with Ma Xiaoyu. "Master, do you want to send a few people to protect the leader?" asked Qin Lang, who had been guarding Liu Banxian. Liu Banxian glared at him and said, "Do you also want to have your scrotum burned after you die?" "My subordinates don't understand."
"It's right that you don't understand. What would happen if I told you to understand?" Liu Banxian urged his companions to go to the next street. (End of this chapter)