Chapter 214: Fully Armed (1)

Su Ling entered the room. The situation inside was better than outside. Except for a few chairs that Bing Lian had knocked over last night, everything else was intact.

The sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from the inner room. Su Ling looked over and saw Gu Yun squatting by the case table next to the bed, rummaging for something. Seeing her anxious look, Su Ling asked, "What are you looking for?"

Without answering him, Gu Yun rummaged for a long time before holding up a roll of paper and laughing excitedly, "Found it! Come and see."

Su Ling walked behind her, very curious about what it was that she cared about so much. Gu Yun carefully untied the paper roll and slowly spread it out. The paper roll wasn't a long scroll, but individual sheets of paper. They had been soaked in ice and water all night last night, and now, although they were dry, the images were somewhat blurry.

"This is?" Su Ling could basically tell that the drawings on the paper were weapon designs, but they were different from ordinary weapons.

"Equipment." The drawings were blurry, and many fine details were no longer clear. To let Su Ling understand, Gu Yun explained, "Long bows, arrow crossbows, swords, spears, sticks, and clubs—they must know how to use them all, but they need a set of weapons suitable for them even more. These are the personal equipment I designed for them: small crossbows that can fire continuously, short arrow storage bags, anti-piercing vests, multi-purpose daggers, long ropes, and portable medicine kits."

Although the drawings were blurry, one could still see that they were very fine and unique things. That multi-purpose dagger was very different from ordinary daggers: one side was a blade, the other side was serrated, and the blade surface even had a blood groove. Although the length of the blade was much shorter, the lethality was stronger. If one were stabbed by such a dagger, no matter which part of the chest was stabbed, pulling it out could be fatal. Su Ling looked very intently, and after a long time, he looked at Gu Yun and asked, "You drew these?"

The weapons she drew weren't novel, but they combined the characteristics of many weapons and were all short and capable.

Gu Yun nodded and asked, "What do you think?"

Su Ling didn't answer immediately, pointing to the vest in the drawing, and asked curiously, "This anti-piercing vest is actually the same as armor, right?" But the feeling drawn in her picture was more like clothes, not solid enough.

Gu Yun shook her head and replied, "Ordinary armor is very heavy and rigid, hindering the flexibility of movement. Iron armor is easy to make noise, which is not suitable for tasks like reconnaissance behind enemy lines, sneak attacks, and assassinations."

Not iron armor? Su Ling wondered, "Then what do you want to use to make this special armor?"

"Use fabric with good toughness plus metal wire." Modern soft bulletproof vests were generally made of high-strength and high-modulus PE fibers, which was impossible in this era, so she could only use substitutes.

Su Ling looked at the drawings on the table again and asked, "You mean weaving fine metal wires layer by layer and wearing them on the body as armor?"

"Metal wire?" Gu Yun's eyes widened! She was talking about metal wire. Although the toughness and ductility of gold wire were very good, wouldn't this be too extravagant?

After pondering for a long time, Su Ling finally nodded, "We can try making a few first."

Gu Yun gasped, "A hundred pieces! Is the General's Mansion very rich?" She wanted to equip every elite soldier with one, not make them as art pieces for viewing. Did he understand what she meant at all?

Gu Yun looked surprised. Su Ling laughed, "More than you imagine." She didn't think the Su family lived solely on that little salary from the imperial court, did she?

Really want to use gold wire? Gu Yun's face was solemn, and her brows furrowed deeply. Just when Su Ling thought she had any other concerns, Gu Yun suddenly said earnestly, "Can I ask for a raise?" If she had known the General's Mansion was so rich, she should have asked for a monthly salary of five hundred taels! Regret!

"No." Su Ling laughed, "You said two hundred taels yourself. However, if you become the General's Madam, all the silver in the General's Mansion will be yours."

Rolling her eyes at him fiercely, this man was becoming more and more improper! Grabbing another drawing, Gu Yun directly changed the subject, "The range of a crossbow is farther than an arrow, and its attack power is strong, making it a very good weapon. But ordinary crossbows are too big, and shooting short arrows one by one is a waste of time. If it could be reduced to one foot long and fire five short arrows in a row, it would be a portable weapon with extremely strong lethality."

Su Ling was a person who loved weapons. Hearing her talk about continuous firing, he immediately became interested. "Shrinking the crossbow can be done by craftsmen, and the continuous shooting you mentioned relies on this thing, right? But what is this?"

The General was worthy of being a General; he saw the core at a glance. Gu Yun replied, "A thin metal spring plate. It is the key to the crossbow's ability to fire continuously. It must have excellent toughness and be extremely hard. Is there any way to make it?" She didn't know how the smelting technology of this era was. Steel definitely didn't exist, so she hoped the iron plates they made would be thin and tough enough.

"Redraw the drawings and give them to me. I'll have the casting room find a way." He couldn't be sure himself, but if even the casters of the Su Family Army couldn't make it, no one in the Six Kingdoms could.

"Okay!" Getting Su Ling's support made Gu Yun very happy. She laughed refreshingly, "I'll draw them as soon as possible, and you urge the casting room to make them quickly!"

She was truly becoming more and more capable of ordering people around. Su Ling sighed with a smile, "Understood."

The short sentence contained a faint doting. Su Ling said it very smoothly; it seemed that satisfying her requirements was something that made him happy. It was often heard that doting on a woman was addictive; perhaps it was true.

"Miss Qing." The young soldier's voice sounded outside the courtyard.

Gu Yun shouted loudly, "Come in."

The young soldier trotted to the front of the room, his eyes secretly looking around, sighing in admiration. This Yitian Courtyard was truly a magical place; it was the first to freeze, and the first to melt! Seeing Su Ling was also there, he immediately stood straight and shouted, "General!"

The young soldier was stiff all over. Gu Yun found it funny and asked, "What is it, speak."

"Madam Lou brought a man and a woman, saying she wants to see you."

Qing came? Gu Yun said urgently, "Where are they?"

The young soldier secretly glanced at Su Ling and replied hesitantly, "Only the front courtyard ice has melted now, so the guards can only let them wait in the front courtyard." The General had ordered that no one was allowed to enter the General's Mansion, even if that person was Madam Lou, Miss Qing's sister.

Gu Yun nodded in understanding. "Understood, I'll go out immediately." After all, with the General's Mansion in this state, she really didn't know how to explain it to others. Gu Yun stood up, and Su Ling suddenly said, "I'll accompany you." A man and a woman—it should be Ao Tian and Ye Mei. Although he knew that at that time, he had also been forced to strike that sword, Su Ling still couldn't forgive him. Furthermore, Ao Tian was ultimately from Juling Island, and he didn't want Yun to be close to him.

Gu Yun didn't know what he was thinking and replied casually, "Alright."

The two walked side by side toward the front courtyard.

The two walked side by side to the front courtyard. The open courtyard floor was still wet. Although ice pillars could no longer be seen, one could still feel the chill. The grass on the ground had long been frozen to death, and plus the flushing of snow water, the flower bed was muddy. Several century-old ancient trees that should have been evergreen were left with only bare branches, looking like they were dying. Zhuo Qing and Qian Jing were looking around with great interest, while Ye Mei and Mo Bai stood coldly, indifferent to the strange scene before them. Gu Yun sighed secretly; they were truly a perfect match, too calm.

Su Ling and Gu Yun appeared together. Zhuo Qing's spiritual eyes flickered slightly, and she walked forward, laughing, "General Su is here too."

Su Ling nodded slightly and replied, "Madam Lou." Ao Tian hadn't come. While Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief, he began to speculate about Ye Mei's purpose for this trip.

With a smile on her lips, Zhuo Qing asked with feigned surprise, "Since when has the hospitality of the General's Mansion become so special?"

Rubbing the wet tree trunk, Qian Jing laughed strangely, "Not only is the hospitality special, but the decoration in the mansion is also extraordinary."

Gu Yun and Su Ling tacitly pretended not to hear. Zhuo Qing crossed her arms and asked with a smile, "Are we going to keep talking here?"

"That—" Gu Yun gave Su Ling a wink. He was the master of the General's Mansion; he should at least make up an excuse to block them out.

"The General's Mansion—" Although Su Ling understood Gu Yun's meaning, the Great General, who had never needed to lie to deal with anyone, couldn't make it up for a moment. What reason was there not to let them in? Forget about the other two, Qing Ling was her sister. With the sisterly bond between them, offending Qing Ling definitely wouldn't end well.

Su Ling was speechless, with no follow-up for a long time. Zhuo Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. She had entered and left the General's Mansion several times, and that lush front courtyard was not like this! These two must have a problem, or rather, the General's Mansion had a big problem!

"The General's Mansion is—renovating!" Gu Yun gritted her teeth and said, "It's very messy inside, not convenient to entertain you. Why don't we find a tea house or inn to sit down and talk slowly."

"Renovating?" Qian Jing stared strangely at Gu Yun's serious and earnest face.

"Yes! Renovating!" Gu Yun nodded and replied calmly, "It's almost New Year, you know, decorating to make it festive."

Zhuo Qing laughed. Renovating? She really dared to think of it! One look and she knew she was lying. Zhuo Qing didn't pursue it anymore and laughed, "So that's it. Alright, let's go out and talk." Zhuo Qing left the General's Mansion first, Mo Bai and Ye Mei also turned and left coolly. Qian Jing didn't believe it, but could only follow Zhuo Qing. This was the General's Mansion; he didn't have the guts to break in and investigate.

Gu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This lie was truly clumsy; she despised herself.

Su Ling suddenly bent down and laughed in her ear in a low voice, "You're so calm when you lie, I admire you!" There was still more than a month until New Year, and renovating? She really dared to say it.

Who was she lying for? He actually came to tease her! "Shut—up!" While speaking, Gu Yun bent her elbow abruptly, and a strike of the elbow was both fierce and fast. Su Ling groaned. This woman was truly ruthless. If she did this a few more times, would he have internal injuries?!

Ye Mei, who had walked outside the door, glanced back at the two who were still "flirting" in the courtyard. A dark look flashed in her bright eyes. Big Brother ultimately had no chance.

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