Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 45 The First Snow
[How to make cotton armor, 50000 points]

After browsing through the store, Lu Ming found this: 50000 points, which he could now withdraw.

Moreover, it offers good protection. Now that it's autumn and winter is just around the corner, the cotton armor can also keep you warm.

Thinking of this, I promptly redeemed it.

In the afternoon, I first had the blacksmith look at the blueprints.

However, we still need to find enough cotton wool.

This is a bit troublesome.

However, he believed that the Baili family should exist.

If all else fails, go there yourself.

Then, he walked out of the training room.

After Li Xirou saw him come out, she quickly asked the maid to bring up the food.

A moment later, steam rose from the table.

After sitting down, Lu Ming didn't care and immediately began to swallow large mouthfuls of food.

The food was all good; Li Xirou's cooking skills have been getting better and better lately.

During this period, she really did cook for herself every time.

After finishing a meal.

Lu Ming wiped his mouth, stood up, and said, "I'm going out for a walk. Zhang Meng will bring some maids over this afternoon. If there's anything you need, just have them do it."

"Okay!" Li Xirou nodded obediently.

Lu Ming then pushed open the door and walked out.

When he arrived at the blacksmith's workshop, he saw the old blacksmith engrossed in reading a book, seemingly quite enlightened.

It wasn't until Lu Ming walked right up to him that he noticed.

He hurriedly held the books, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

"So, do you have any insights?"

Lu Ming said with a smile.

He was also looking around.

The old blacksmith's apprentices are repairing weapons.

The other party said excitedly, "My lord, I have gained a lot, but the method of forging the Black Scale Heavy Armor is too complicated, and I still need some time to hone my skills."

"Take your time, no rush. First, see if you can make this." As he spoke, he took out the forging method for the cotton armor.

After examining it for a moment, the blacksmith said, "Sir, this cotton armor is the best we can find in the north. Moreover, it is much simpler to forge than the Black Scale Heavy Armor. I can start working on it right away."

"How much will it cost?" This was the question that gave Lu Ming the biggest headache.

Now money is flowing out like water.

"It won't cost much silver. We brought back a lot of cotton wadding from Moyun Village last time, enough for tens of thousands of people. As for the iron leaves, we can make them ourselves. It's just a matter of buying some refined iron. I'll go to the Zhou family to order them this afternoon!"

Only then did Lu Ming remember that after they wiped out Moyun Village last time, almost all the goods in their warehouse were emptied, leaving only some cotton wadding and a few semi-finished cotton clothes, which were also brought back.

That's just perfect.

"Alright, then go and make the purchase this afternoon. All expenses will be drawn from the account. Before winter, forge four thousand cotton armors."

"Yes, sir!" the blacksmith hesitated for a moment before replying. Although the forging time was tight, it wasn't impossible with the help of his disciples.

After everything was settled.

Lu Ming also breathed a sigh of relief. He would make the black-scaled iron armor after the cotton armor was finished.

At the same time, inside the Li family compound, the head of the Li family, Li Ren, was sitting in the hall drinking tea. His second brother, Li Qi, and his son-in-law, Zhang Ming, were sitting below him.

At this moment, the latter appeared to be full of vigor and high spirits.

He regained his former radiance.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Ren glanced at him and said, "This time, our Li family is lucky. The Yunhui Captain of Fenglei County wiped out Moyun Village, and they also controlled the trade routes. So, the Li family's caravan can continue to travel freely."

Your father-in-law pleaded for you, and I agree to give you another chance.

But remember, when you pass through Fenglei County, visit the Yunhui Colonel's residence and present our gifts.

Do not show the slightest negligence. I've heard this captain is a rising star in Hongdu Prefecture; you absolutely cannot afford to offend him.

Clearly, Li Ren's wife, daughter, and son-in-law had kept him completely in the dark. They had no idea that the newly rich man they were talking about was also his son-in-law.

"Uncle, don't worry, we definitely won't mess this up this time!" Zhang Ming said quickly.

He appeared very respectful.

"Okay, then you can go down now."

"Yes, Uncle!" Zhang Ming replied, then bowed to his father-in-law before stepping away.

When only the two brothers remained in the hall.

Li Qi asked in confusion, "Brother, we have already prepared the toll fees, and in any case, Yunhui Xiaowei and Wang Yue's father are colleagues. A simple greeting is enough. Isn't 10,000 taels of silver too much as a gift?"

I think five thousand taels would be fine.

Li Ren glanced at his younger brother and said, "You're just an ignorant fool. Things are chaotic everywhere now. Fenglei County is the most important transportation hub. It's not enough to just get there. What if someone tries to steal our goods? We might have to rely on the Yunhui Captain."

If you don't interact with them now, and then try to contact them again later when something goes wrong, do you think they'll even bother with you?

Moreover, this Commandant of the Cloud Banner is no ordinary officer; I've heard he's highly regarded by the garrison commander.

The other captains were slightly inferior.

At this moment, he couldn't help but shake his head, his eyes revealing worry.

Li Qi knew nothing about his two younger brothers, while his other brother only knew how to write and paint.

His sons were all good at keeping the family, but lacked the courage to explore new frontiers.

The world is on the verge of chaos.

Who knows what will happen to the Li family then?

Some time ago, one of his old friends from another city had his entire family killed because of a local riot.

The women suffered even more humiliation.

Whenever he thinks about this, he wakes up suddenly at night.

It's really a headache.

"Bang!" After putting the teacup on the ground, Li Ren looked at his younger brother and said.

"Don't do anything these next few days. Hire more guards, choose those with a clean background who are brave and willing to fight. Don't skimp on the money. This matter concerns the life and death of my Li family."

Don't try to bluff your way out of this.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll take care of it as soon as I get back."

After Li Qi responded, he stood up and walked outside.

As soon as I stepped out of the living room, I couldn't help but shake my head, feeling that this man was worrying too much.

Although there are some chaotic situations in various places now.

But with tens of thousands of troops stationed in Hongdu Prefecture, he felt quite safe.

At the very least, nothing has gone wrong all these years.

However, the eldest brother of the Li family is used to being domineering.

He could only obey.

On the other side, after Lu Ming had arranged everything...

I'm going to start by improving my cultivation level.

There have been so many things going on lately, although I haven't neglected my cultivation.

But I always feel that with my current cultivation level, I'm still a bit short of being able to advance to the next level.

There are still tens of thousands of points in the system store.

He planned to exchange some Blood-Moving Pills to push his cultivation level up again.

Therefore, he practiced almost every day for the next period of time.

Even the beast blood he had previously exchanged for was all used up.

In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed.

During this period, there were also significant changes among Lu Ming's subordinates.

At the same time, the first snowfall since Lu Ming came into this world also arrived.

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