1. Organ City
The Mohist school was once glorious.
During the Imperial Period, most of the Ministry of Works of the Court were from the Mohist School, and they also had artifacts and were able to gather skilled craftsmen from all over the world. The Mohist School's skills were exchanged with the world and were highly respected.
Later, the decline of the Mohist family was caused by many reasons. But the most important thing was that after the war, everyone in power in the Mohist family had the desire to retreat.
Because when they saw the war, the sharp weapons of siege, or the murderous mechanisms that defended the city, were all made by their own families.
It is undeniable that it is precisely because of their superb skills that the war will end soon, but it is not difficult to imagine that it is precisely because of the performance of such institutions on the battlefield that the imperial court attaches more importance to it.
After all, the Mo family is not a court family, and it is impossible for the inheritance of skills to be completely controlled by the court. However, the world's common rulers and the people in power will obviously not let the Mo family be like this.
Regardless of whether it is to hide its weakness or not, what the court wants is loyalty, and give everything to the loyalty of the court.
The giants of the Mo family at that time saw this through. After the war, the dynasty collapsed for a lifetime, and the giants led people who were already in retreat and were unwilling to be involved in the court to leave, hiding in the mountains and ridges southwest of Cangzhou today.
Also, because the Mo family was reluctant to part with the court and had a heart to belong, either for fame, wealth, or for enjoyment, they all knew where the Mo family's future was. They were afraid that these people would be unfavorable to the Mo family in the future, so the timely giants worked with the Mo family and the craftsmen to build a city of institutions.
Cangzhou has many mountains, hills and a strange terrain. The city of Jiguan is hidden among the mountains and is built along the mountains. It is a radius of hundreds of miles and is covered with cliffs and valleys. It is very steep and difficult to climb.
The city of Jiguan is located below, and there is a river flowing through the river, rushing and rushing around here. The reefs and rocks are densely packed in the water, so even the sophisticated helmsman and boatman are difficult to sail.
The sea of clouds here is also unpredictable. The climate is sometimes sunny, rainy, or heavy fog, which can easily make people lose their direction.
The geographical location of the Mechanism City is the most strange thing, and traps are set up inside and outside. After several generations of Mohist generations, it has become the Mechanism City that is easy to defend but difficult to attack and indestructible.
If there were no core disciples of the Mo family who came here in person, it would be difficult for people who would not say that they could find this place even if they entered the city of the government.
If it weren't for the thief's coach, Su Che wouldn't have come here.
At this time, the city of Machinery was already visible.
The sound of the surging water swept away the boredom in the hearts of a group. Now that the city of the government is in sight, I can finally get relieved.
"It's finally here." The thief sighed.
Su Che is the same. It is indeed not easy for him to separate and die.
A boat is rowing on the river.
"Go to the waterway." The thief greeted.
The young man was rowing the boat. At this time, he saw the thief and was a little surprised.
"Shishou Commander, why are you back when you have time?"
"Ship commander?" Su Che's mouth twitched.
Even on the side, Shang Rongyu, who had been dull for many days, couldn't help but smile in his eyes.
The Tuo Shuai coughed dryly and said, "What, bring your friends back, there is something to say."
The boatman didn't ask, and after everyone got on board, he rode his boat and headed towards the cliff.
Su Che noticed that on the shore, several people walked out of the woods they had just passed and took their carriage away.
"It's all my family." The thief saw it and smiled.
The river surface is gentle, which is formed by the flowing river water, and it is not turbulent here. The direction of the boatman rowing is also tortuous. It is afternoon, and there is a mist on the river. It is blurry and it is difficult to distinguish the route for a while.
Su Che couldn't help but be curious.
Although I heard the thief coach talk about the strangeness of this place when I came, I was still surprised by it when I saw it.
The sound of water flowing was heard. Su Che knew that they must be on a secret route, otherwise there should be rivers and reefs. But at this time, the river water was clear and almost visible to the bottom. It was not as turbid as the river water, and there was no reef hidden.
"It's going to enter the hole." The boatman said.
Su Che is quiet.
Soon, the surroundings suddenly became darker and became more cool and humid.
The fog gradually dissipated, and they had already stepped into a place that looked like a natural cave. The sound of water dripping was crisp, and a faint smell of water came from the air.
It is very big, like entering the abdomen of the mountain, and in the dark, there are shiny little insects flying. Now it is clear that winter is coming, and hundreds of insects are dormant.
As we walked along the way, all kinds of natural scenery were all attentive, making people marvel at the beauty of the heavens and the wonders of creation.
There was a sound of an iron gate slashing on the sand and stones in front, accompanied by the sudden and rapid sound of running water. Su Che came back to his senses and looked forward again. Behind the iron gate that had been pulled up, a bamboo bridge appeared on the water surface.
The bamboo bridge was slightly shaking, and it was made of bamboo boards and wood pieces, less than two meters wide. At this time, it was poured into water and floated on the water.
The ship stopped outside the iron gate.
"Let's go." The thief greeted him, jumped onto the floating bridge first, then reached out to take Su Che.
Su Che shook his head and laughed, "I can still step on a bridge."
After saying that, he jumped carefully to the pontoon bridge without shaking.
The Tuo Shuai raised his eyebrows, "It's very stable to lower the plate."
After the joke, the group of four walked towards the opposite side from the floating bridge. After stepping on the ground, they were stairs that were on the way upwards.
The stone steps are not long, and it is a platform when you go up. Of course, there are Mo family disciples on duty around you. You can't help but look at it at this time, but when you see the thief, you don't ask, and don't pay much attention to Su Che and the other two.
The thief walked to the side of the platform and pressed a hidden place on the wall. With the sound of pulling the braces and iron chains, a door opened on the wall.
Behind the door is a pitch-black and winding step passage.
The thief took the torch from the wall and signaled Su Che and the other two to follow with their eyes.
The passage is dark, tortuous and long.
"Why don't you put Mingzhu in here to guide the way?" Shang Rongyu asked.
"The secret passage opens the abdomen of the mountain and goes straight into the city of the government, with a twists and turns of 626 meters. If you use the night pearl for lighting, it will be too expensive, which is extravagant." The thief said while walking, "Besides, the night pearl is poisonous, and even if the secret passage has a vent, it will inevitably be damp."
"The Night Pearl is poisonous?" Shang Rongyu frowned slightly. Obviously, she had never heard of this before.
She was also born in the Wusheng Sect since childhood and was destined to be a person of the devil. She has been fighting and rushing to survive until now, always thinking about conspiracy and plotting to live. It is impossible for her to be able to practice and read some knowledge like a woman in a famous sect.
All she knows is to learn and read for the sake of life.
She didn't know about things like "Night Pearl is poisonous".
"Not all night pearls are poisonous." The Tuo Shuai shook his head, "This is what I heard from the Mo family before. I don't know the specific reason."
"I heard from Uncle Fu talk about this." Su Che said: "The night pearl is naturally precious, but the brighter its light is, the greater the harm it will be to the human body."
"No wonder those high-ranking officials and nobles can't live long." Shang Rongyu whispered.
Su Che smiled, "It's not that jade pieces need to be played with all the time, but just night pearls to watch, it's nothing serious."
Shang Rongyu snorted, "I forgot, you were born in the General's Mansion."
"What does this mean? My family is not corrupt and abused the law." Su Che said.
The Tuo Shuai took the conversation, "During the war, General Su's spoils were pulled into the mansion by several large chariots."
Su Che rolled his eyes, "It's like you saw it with your own eyes."
And after chatting like this, I saw the light in front of me, and the exit was right in front of me.
Chapter completed!