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Chapter 135 The Empress is Enraged! Su Mo's lower body is empty!

Empress Leng Liuxi's originally pale face suddenly turned flushed as she stared intently at the diagram of the Divine Arm Bow!

The Great Wu Dynasty was short of horses, especially high-quality warhorses!

Therefore, they were at a significant disadvantage against the swift and elusive Northern Di cavalry.

The bow and arrow is the most effective and lethal weapon for Dawu infantry against cavalry!

However, the bows used in the Great Wu Dynasty were hard bows, making it difficult to train archers.

Moreover, most of the soldiers were physically weak and could only draw a hard bow with a draw weight of less than one stone, making it difficult for them to gain a suppressive advantage against the cavalry!
As an empress who seized the throne by force, she was quite familiar with archery.

She herself was an extremely formidable archer, with superb archery skills!

A fierce glint appeared in the Empress's eyes as she etched the first page of the blueprint into her mind!

Turning to the third page, it's still a diagram of the Divine Arm Bow!

Page 4, continuing with the construction diagram of the Divine Arm Bow!

The full illustration of the Divine Arm Bow is not found until page five!

The Empress lowered her gaze.

Then, I was stunned!
Below it is a line of characters with delicate and clear strokes, and a much more beautiful structure.

Leng Liuxi frowned: "Did that bastard write this too?"

What kind of calligraphy is this?

Leng Liuxi then realized that Su Mo wasn't incapable of writing, but simply not skilled in calligraphy.

At least these are words written with charcoal, which are much better looking than those dog-scraped brush words, and at least they are pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, the font is small and clear, allowing for more than double the number of characters to be written in the same space.

Carbon is not easy to preserve for long periods of time and is not suitable for archiving, but it is fine for documents that do not have a time limit for preservation.

The key is that it saves paper!
Paper is so expensive!
With mixed feelings, Leng Liuxi read aloud in a low voice: "The body is made of mulberry, the bow is made of sandalwood, the spearhead is made of iron, the fangs are made of copper, and the string is made of hemp rope and silk. The bow body is three feet and two inches long, the string is two feet and five inches long, the arrow has a wooden fletching and a few inches long, and it can shoot more than 340 paces and penetrate half a skein of elm wood."

Ok.

Not only was a complete structural diagram provided, but the required materials were also listed.

Go back and copy the blueprints, then hand them over to the Ministry of War's Treasury Department. They will surely be able to manufacture the Divine Arm Bow in a short time!
After reviewing the structural diagram of the Shenbi Bow and its manufacturing materials.

Leng Liuxi remained speechless for a long time.

That Su Mo actually knows about military equipment!
He had previously said that he really didn't understand anything!
That bastard, he never tells the truth!
Didn't he know that deceiving the emperor was a capital offense?
Leng Liuxi sighed even more!
This Su Mo is truly a learned and extraordinary scholar!

Is there really anything in this world that he doesn't understand?

Judging from the description of the divine crossbow's power, it can penetrate half the shaft of an elm tree at a distance of 340 paces.

Leng Liuxi instantly judged that within two hundred paces, she could definitely break through the cavalry's heavy armor!

The Northern Barbarian cavalry mostly wore light armor!
An absolute divine weapon for conquering the world!

Leng Liuxi took a deep breath.

She even considered using the immortal crafting methods, employing higher-quality materials, reinforcing it with runes, and adding armor-piercing arrowheads to enhance its power.

Even ordinary Taoist sorcerers would likely find it difficult to escape the clutches of the divine bow!

Taoist sorcerers possess extraordinary abilities, far surpassing those of ordinary people.

However, magical power is the greatest weakness of Taoist sorcerers.

Even a terrestrial deity cannot possess limitless magical power. Even if one fights to the death in the midst of an army of ten thousand, one will still suffer regret!
The problem is, if you can't beat a Taoist sorcerer, you can run away!

Ordinary ranged weapons can hardly pose a fatal threat to immortal techniques!

If a divine arm bow of magical quality could be mass-produced, and its range were extremely long...

When the arrows are unleashed, even if you are a Golden Elixir Master or a terrestrial immortal, you will be terrified!

Leng Liuxi took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement.

Continue scrolling down.

Then, her pretty eyes narrowed again, and her expression became much more serious!

The top of this page reads: Reconstruction of the Eight-Ox Crossbow (Questionable).

The next few lines were written in small, messy characters.

There were also some strange and inexplicable runes that even the Empress couldn't quite understand.

"According to the Military Classic, it can fire 123 bows, 3 crossbows, requiring eight oxen? Over a hundred men?!! A winch is used to draw the bow, and the weapon can be a spear with three sword arrows or step-on arrows, used by soldiers to climb city walls? The range is eight hundred? A thousand paces? (Questionable, requires verification)"

These few words were enough to make the Empress's scalp tingle!
What the hell is this Eight-Bull Crossbow? It has a range of a thousand paces!
Even the magical artifacts of immortal cultivators are no more than this distance away!
It is a common saying that one can take a man's head from a thousand paces away!

But as a Taoist sorcerer with an extremely high level of cultivation, how could the Empress not know the difficulty of extending her magic and divine sense to a thousand steps away!
If this could allow us to manufacture the Eight-Ox Crossbow, which requires the strength of eight oxen to extend...

The Empress took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement, and continued turning over.

then……

What about the next one?

Gone?

How could it be gone!

The Empress instantly went berserk!

That bastard, how can it be gone down there?!
I'm so angry I could die!
Leng Liuxi wished she could go to the kitchen right now, drag that bastard out, and force him to draw the Eight-Ox Crossbow!

Finally, he angrily tucked the book into his sleeve.

Under the vast heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king.

Everything belongs to the Empress, including Su Mo's book, of course.

If an empress takes something from her subjects, it certainly cannot be called theft!
Ok……

The Empress turned her head and thought for a moment, then realized it wasn't appropriate, so she took the book out again and put it back in its original place!

In case that guy finds out the book is missing and stops writing!
I'll come back to peek next time!

Anyway, I've already memorized the complete blueprints for the Divine Arm Bow.

The Empress checked other areas but found nothing further. She then returned to her seat to see what delicious dishes Su Mo could bring out.

but……

It does smell really good.

What official position should we give him in the future? Too high a position won't do, the court officials will definitely object, and this guy has no official rank or title.

The position of trial commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would certainly not be suitable.

Although the Embroidered Uniform Guard was the emperor's personal guard, Leng Liuxi could appoint officials at will.

The problem is that the centurion is not the same as the banner officer.

Once they became centurions, they truly came into the sights of the court officials.

If we try to bring Su Mo into the court in the future, the resistance we will encounter will definitely increase several times or even dozens of times!

Just as the Empress was deep in thought.

Then Su Mo and his maid Jiang Lan, carrying trays, entered the hall one after the other.

The Empress composed herself and instantly switched to a calm and gentle expression, like a mature woman next door.

He smiled faintly and said, "I wonder what fine dishes Officer Su has prepared for me?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "It's just a few home-style dishes, but the taste should be pretty good."

He placed the tray on the dining table and pointed to his prized dish: "This is braised sea cucumber with scallions."

Leng Liuxi frowned slightly as she looked at the very long and large worm.

It looks disgusting.

But it smells wonderful!

She couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Sea cucumber?"

What exactly is a sea cucumber?

Su Mo was taken aback: "Sir, you haven't even eaten sea cucumber before?"

Leng Liuxi shook her head: "I've never eaten it!"

Su Mo was speechless.

The food people ate in ancient times was so monotonous.

With such power, the Hundred-Household Commander of Fengming Division couldn't even afford sea cucumbers; his position was truly wasted.

Some athletes in later generations ate one every day and enjoyed it immensely!
He explained, "Sea cucumbers are a seafood product that is nourishing, beautifying, and replenishing blood and energy—truly a wonderful thing!"

"We happened to have some at home, and I felt that the master might be a little weak, so I specially prepared a nourishing dish for him."

Leng Liuxi gave a soft hum.

What do you mean by having insufficient blood and energy?
That bastard has no respect for the Emperor! Who else but him would dare to speak to me like that!

"These three... such thick sea cucumbers, are they all prepared for me?"

Su Mo coughed lightly: "The largest one is for you, sir. The other two... cough cough, this humble servant and this maid actually need some nourishment as well..."

Leng Liuxi's face darkened instantly!

His gaze shifted to the other dishes.

There are only five kinds in total, which is far less than the number of dishes served to the emperor.

The problem is, she's never seen any of them before!
She felt a little itchy in her teeth!

That bastard eats better than me?

She straightened her pretty face and asked, "What about the others?"

Su Mo could only say again, "This is braised meat, a combination of pig's heart and pig's ears... Hmm, the braising liquid was just made the day before yesterday, so the heat might not be quite right, but it'll do. There's nothing I can do about it, this is my favorite."

Considering that Leng Xixi is a woman.

Su Mo really didn't dare to bring up braised pork intestines and other similar dishes.

Last time, I got a severe scolding from Lao Wang.

Although later on, braised pork intestines, braised pig's feet, and other similar items would often mysteriously disappear from my own kitchen.

Su Mo strongly suspected that it was the work of a powerful immortal cultivator!
Upon hearing this, Leng Liuxi's eyebrows furrowed slightly again.

Can you eat pig's heart and pig's ears?
Su Mo continued, "This is braised pork. The key is to make it fatty but not greasy, and the size should be just right, ideally one bite at a time."

"This is stir-fried cured pork with greens... Hmm, this was prepared by my maid and is intended to be a signature dish at the restaurant. I'd like to ask you, sir, to give it a try."

Su Mo pointed to the last dish: "Salt and pepper ribs, also cooked by a maid, tasted quite good."

After pausing, Su Mo quickly added, "That's right!"

"Apart from the sea cucumber, everything else is pork, but I have already processed it to remove as much of the fishy smell as possible."

"This humble servant has always eaten this cheap meat; please do not think that this humble servant is deliberately neglecting your kindness!"

Leng Liuxi frowned again; she hadn't let her guard down since seeing this bastard.

However, he didn't say much.

Of the five dishes, four looked rather strange.

She picked up her chopsticks and took out a piece of green vegetable that looked fresh and vibrant green, but was actually the most normal-looking vegetable.

He slightly opened his mouth and placed it inside.

then.

Her beautiful eyes widened instantly!

A storm raged within me.

What kind of divine skill is this?
How could such an ordinary green vegetable be stir-fried to taste like this?

This is so much tastier than the royal meals I used to eat, like boiled bok choy!
Was it cooked by that maid?

He's already this skilled after only two days of learning from Su Mo?
Just how skilled is Su Mo, this instructor?
The desire for food is human nature, and the Empress was no exception.

Leng Liuxi has always felt that...

He was now the emperor, and the imperial kitchen staff were the best chefs in the world. The food he ate must be the most delicious food in the world.

But a single bite of green vegetable completely shattered the Empress's worldview!

Is there such a delicious food in the world?
How could the emperor himself have never eaten such a thing?

That bastard Su Mo!
He said he eats this every day?

Is the food a hundred times better than what I, the Empress Saint, eat?
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