Chapter 91

Wood harder than copper—isn't that ironwood?

But doesn't this stuff grow in Australia?

Where did Wang Lan get this kind of wood?

His scalp tingled!

However... he didn't ask!

Ever since the Ancestral Dragon sent Xu Fu out to sea to find the elixir of immortality, people had been venturing across the ocean.

It was no strange thing for this stuff to be brought back by those who went to sea and sold to the nobility!

But... what puzzled Ying Su was why one could only use wood and not iron?

Wang Lan said: "It's very simple. Because while wood is hard enough, it can be carved. Can iron do that?"

Ying Su nodded; that was indeed the case!

At the same time, he was curious about what materials the Mohist mechanical beasts were made of.

Wang Lan replied: "It could be ironwood, or it could be other timber, but it must be very precious. Otherwise, the Mohist school wouldn't only have four mechanical beasts!"

"The materials are hard to find!"

Ying Su nodded, secretly vowing in his heart that in the future, he would definitely invade overseas!

If for no other reason, he would invade overseas just for this kind of black wood!

But for now, Wang Lan hadn't given a definitive answer yet on whether she would enter the Craftsman's Office!

"The Craftsman's Office..."

Wang Lan frowned...

She pondered for a long time without speaking!

Ying Su saw her dilemma!

"I'll make a bet with you: your grandfather's illness can be cured!"

"And if your grandfather's illness is cured, will you enter the Great Qin Imperial Treasury's Craftsman's Office?"

"These firelocks were made by the Great Qin Imperial Treasury's Craftsman's Office!"

"And your talents can only be fully realized in the Imperial Treasury's Craftsman's Office!"

He explained.

Wang Lan looked toward Ying Su!

At this very moment, she was curious: on what basis could Ying Su be certain that her grandfather's illness could be cured?

Or rather, on what basis could Ying Su be certain that her grandfather wouldn't be faking his illness today?

She was filled with incomprehension.

And on the other side!

Inside Wang Wang Jian's room!

At this moment, cold sweat was streaming down Wang Wang Jian's forehead!

He looked at this young man before him again and again, his heart truly filled with immense shock and astonishment!

His ability in sand-table warfare was truly formidable!

Even... it was beginning to surpass his own.

Moreover, this person was full of cunning tricks!

Originally, he thought he would attack from this direction, but he chose to attack from another!

He thought a certain place was a dead end, but he killed his way out from exactly that spot!

After an hour of play, he was actually on the verge of being forced into a corner by his opponent!

At this moment, he was truly drenched in sweat!

And Han Xin was having a hard time as well.

He stared at the sand table before him, and at this moment, he truly felt a bit of respect for this old general.

Even though his own offensive was fierce and his angles of attack were tricky!

If it had been anyone else, they would have long since been crushed by him!

But... this old Wang Wang Jian was able to hold his ground.

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And this also made him think of the Qin-Chu War of years past.

The world all said that Wang Wang Jian only defeated Xiang Yan by relying on an absolute advantage in numbers!

But... they didn't know that Wang Wang Jian only sought stability when fighting!

He never fought a battle he wasn't sure of!

Once he made a move, he was bound to take down his opponent!

A three-year standoff?

It looked like Xiang Yan was impressive, using only 100,000 men to hold off Wang Wang Jian's 600,000-strong army for three years.

But... how could the world see that Wang Wang Jian was wearing him down!

Those 100,000 men were united in purpose, loyal to their country, fighting to the death!

Under such circumstances, even though the 600,000-strong army could defeat them, it would definitely come at a heavy price!

But what if he wore them down for three years?

After three years, even the fiercest morale would be more than half depleted!

And Wang Wang Jian's 600,000-strong army, relying on their numerical advantage, never lacked morale to begin with.

Thus, how could he not be invincible?

"Old General, I admire you!"

At that moment, Han Xin bowed to Wang Wang Jian; it was a sincere and heartfelt admiration!

However... Wang Wang Jian let out an angry snort!

Because... he had lost!

Even though it took nearly two hours of fighting before he lost.

But a loss was a loss!

A moment later, he sighed and said:

"I, Wang Wang Jian, conduct myself in life just as I lead troops: seeking stability rather than merit. You tell the new Emperor for me: Wang Wang Jian is just a pile of old bones, his illness is too severe to treat. Please, let the new Emperor stop wasting his thoughts on these old bones of mine!"

After he finished speaking, he lay down directly on his sickbed!

And Han Xin bowed and said:

"Old General, the new Emperor has a message for you: today, he must take away either you or your granddaughter. If he isn't allowed to take either, then things won't be pleasant!"

After Han Xin finished speaking, he turned and left!

And Wang Wang Jian's body trembled violently! Trembled violently!

A moment later, he slammed his fist onto the desk in front of him!

Outside the city of Xianyang!

During this time, Ying Zheng's mood was simply terrible!

How had he predicted it?

Make the nobles pay taxes!

The nobles would absolutely not let it rest!

How about that?

They came, didn't they?

They had directly raised an army!

A 400,000-strong army attacking Xianyang!

Ying Zheng was furious!

He hated that Ying Su had acted too drastically, inciting the anger of all the nobles in the world!

And he hated that these nobles were too arrogant; they dared to raise an army just because they were asked to pay a 50% tax?

What did they want to do by raising an army?

To put it nicely, they wanted to support him!

But in reality?

Don't think he didn't know what they wanted to do!