My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

However, he did not gain nothing from these few rounds. He first picked up a large number of scales from the ground, collected a lot from the corpses, dried some damaged dragon skins, packed them all in a box, and put them all in the storage ring.

The last thought was that if the soldiers were asked to move the dragon corpse, it would be bad if one or two pieces were lost.

So after he cleaned up the things scattered on the ground, he used his newly acquired storage ring again to collect the huge skeleton.

After finishing this task, he turned his gaze again to the bronze alchemy furnace in the middle of the underground palace.

As far as he knew, this alchemy furnace was forged from the fragments of the Guixu ancient tripod.

According to legend, the Guixu ancient tripod can condense sea energy, and its fragments can make any place a Feng Shui treasure land. It is a rare treasure.

The fact that the six-winged centipede can cultivate to such a level, apart from its extraordinary bloodline, is probably also related to the environment of this underground palace.

This underground palace not only has many leftover elixirs, but also has the wonderful function of gathering energy from the ancient cauldron of Guixu Valley. It is also often affected by the power of the dragon nearby, which allows it to cultivate to this level.

If it were any other monster, it would definitely not be possible for it to survive for hundreds of years in this Dharma Ending Age.

Speaking of the alchemy furnace, it is more than ten feet high and is made entirely of bronze. The furnace body has been covered with rust due to years of erosion.

Looking at the thick and heavy furnace wall, it is carved with runes and patterns, and inlaid with Bagua bronze mirrors, reflecting faint light and shadows, giving people a very mysterious and ancient feeling.

The furnace mouth is round, with exquisite reliefs on the edge, depicting rare animals and mythological figures. There seems to be mist rising above the furnace mouth, but when you look closely, you can't see anything. It is really weird and strange.

Looking at the bottom of the alchemy furnace, there are three sturdy bronze animal feet in the shape of a dragon, a tiger, and a lion. They have unique shapes and firmly support the furnace body.

Although there was no smell of smoke at this time, there were indeed many traces of alchemy left at the bottom of the furnace.

Looking at the alchemy furnace, Jiang Li felt his mind surprisingly peaceful. Then he chuckled, "I didn't expect that this alchemy furnace could help people calm down and concentrate."

"It seems that if I practice next to it, I can not only gain a bonus of spiritual energy, but also improve my efficiency. This is really a great treasure!"

Thinking of this, Jiang Li didn't look at it any more. He directly put his mind into the storage ring, straightened the dragon bone, and then put the alchemy furnace in.

After packing up these, Jiang Li no longer paid attention to the situation inside. He turned around and left the underground palace, leaving the rest of the demolition work to the professionals of the Xiangling lineage.

As for his soldiers, they were only responsible for carrying the things, so as to avoid missing or damaging some precious items due to unprofessionalism.

The dismantling and transportation took three days. It was not until the morning of the fourth day that Jiang Li led the army to carry these things down the mountain.

After walking for most of the day, they finally returned to Nuqing County before dark. After loading all the things into the car, they rested for another night.

The next morning, they officially set out on the journey back to Nanxi County, but Chen Yulou was left behind. Jiang Li gave him a thousand fully armed soldiers and asked him to gather those Xiangling strongmen.

Of course, doing this kind of thing would require money. Jiang Linu took out 100,000 yuan from the county treasury and allowed him to properly settle these tomb robbers.

If these 100,000 oceans were divided equally among 20,000 or 30,000 tomb robbers, it would not be a lot, but Jiang Li did it on purpose to test Chen Yulou's ability in this regard.

He did not hide his words and told Chen Yulou directly, "Once you have gathered all the personnel, you can report to me via the military camp telegram. As for whether 100,000 yuan is enough, that depends on your ability!"

After saying this, he was about to leave with the main group, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said something.

"I will have someone carefully check your contributions to the tomb this time. I will record them for you when we get back, and give them to you along with your military badges when you bring people here to report on your work!"

After saying that, without caring about his reaction, he turned around, got in the car, and left together with the main group.

Chen Yulou stood there for a while, digesting what Jiang Li said, and happily took his people and the 100,000 yuan to Nuqing County.

As for what it is for, of course it is to buy meat and food.

He had just considered the situation. This 100,000 yuan would definitely not be enough to distribute directly, but if he just wanted to treat the Xiling brothers to a few meals, this would certainly be more than enough.

At that time, as long as he makes use of his eloquence, coupled with the deterrence of these one thousand fully armed soldiers and a path that sounds very bright, I think no one will refuse such a proposal.

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Let’s not talk about how Partridge Whistle persuaded the tomb robbers from the Xiangling lineage for the time being. Jiang Li not only left a thousand soldiers for Chen Yulou, but also left an additional thousand people in Nuqing County.

Including the garrisons of Nuqing County and various towns, the army there has reached nearly three thousand people, with as many as one or two hundred light and heavy machine guns alone. They are not worried at all about any unusual movements from those part-time tomb robbers.

However, as they were walking back, they saw that the situation on the road did not seem to be good.

It was not that they encountered any evil spirits or defeated soldiers, but they saw that the grass on the road had become much dryer and yellower, and there were many skinny people on the roadside. It was obvious that these were people affected by the drought.

Seeing this, Jiang Li immediately gave orders to take some food from the car for emergency use, and then asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram, asking towns and counties everywhere to actively carry out self-rescue work.

As for the specific method, it was naturally the old-fashioned work-for-relief. On the way back, they received information about the drought and arranged disaster relief matters.

It really becomes flexible command and mobile office.

His every move was seen clearly by the two brothers and sisters of Partridge Whistle, although they did not know the specific working principles of the telegraph machine.

But based on the fragments they heard from a few soldiers, they roughly understood that this machine was used for long-distance communication, similar to the telephones they had seen before.

When the convoy stopped to rest, they moved closer and heard some of Jiang Li's arrangements.

Only then did they realize that Jiang Li was arranging disaster relief work. At this moment, they suddenly felt a sense of respect for him.

But Jiang Li had no idea what they were thinking. By the time he returned to Nanxi County while working on his journey, it was already seven days later.

It’s not that they brought back just that much this time, it’s enough to slow down the entire convoy by half.

There were simply too many disaster victims on the road, so they had to rescue people while traveling, and they had to stop to repair and replenish supplies in each county, so it took them two or three days longer than the original journey.