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

"As for the advanced skills, you don't have any use for them yet. I will explain them to you when you become a master."

"The most important thing now is to hope that you can comprehend the Mysterious Armor Skill and the Northern Dipper Descending Skill. If you can master these two skills, you will be able to protect yourself even if your master is not by your side in the future."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Master, what are you talking about? I will always be with you in the future."

Uncle Jiu shook his head and smiled, "You have your own ideas and have found your own way. Once you have cultivated to the level of a master, you can become a master."

Jiang Li was about to say something when Uncle Jiu interrupted him, "Alright, alright, let's talk about the future later. Now let's comprehend these two sets of skills first!"

Jiang Li said no more after hearing this, but listened attentively to Uncle Jiu's explanation of the characteristics of the Xuanjia Gong.

"To be honest, this Xuanjia Gong is not a pure body-refining technique, but it uses the circulation of magic power to temper the body, greatly improving the body's defense, speed and strength."

"At the same time, you can use your magic power to form a layer of energy on your body surface to resist spell attacks. The combination of the two can provide extremely strong defense."

"And this energy has another characteristic. If it is used with pure Taoist magic power, then this energy has the characteristic of destroying evil."

"However, there are naturally disadvantages to using the energy to protect your body. Circulating the energy to protect your body will consume your mana very quickly. If your realm is too low and your mana is too little, your mana will be exhausted after just a few uses. So you must use it with caution in the future."

Jiang Li nodded after listening and said, "I understand. This Mysterious Armor Skill is a bit like the Vajra Indestructible Skill of Buddhism. With the powerful power, one can be invulnerable to swords and guns."

When Uncle Jiu heard Jiang Li summarize everything he had just said in one sentence, he said unnaturally, "That's about what I meant. I'm glad you understood it so quickly."

"But there's no rush now. I'll teach you how to use your magic power to temper your body later. Now let's talk about the Beidou Descending Spirit Technique."

Jiang Li immediately responded, "Is this spell to summon people from the Big Dipper?"

Uncle Jiu's face immediately turned dark and stiff, but he still said to Jiang Li, "That's not the case. This Beidou Descendant Technique is not about summoning gods, but about borrowing the power of the stars of the Big Dipper."

"The stronger your body is, the more star power you can borrow. When combined with your Mysterious Armor Technique, your combat power will be extraordinary, and can make the caster like a god descending to earth."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Master, you have already thought about it. These two sets of magic are perfect for each other. If I were to choose by myself, I don't know what I would pick."

Uncle Jiu shook his head and said, "Alright, alright, now I will explain to you the key points of these two sets of exercises."

As he spoke, he began to explain in detail to Jiang Li. Three hours passed and it was already ten o'clock in the evening. The wicks of the oil lamps on the table had been refilled several times.

Only then did Uncle Jiu explain the key points of the two sets of exercises clearly.

Jiang Li was afraid of forgetting, so he deliberately wrote down Uncle Jiu's words with a pen so that he could check them later. After doing all this, Jiang Li did not plan to practice overnight. After all, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Uncle Jiu, Qiu Sheng and Wencai went to Lingxiu Mountain to supervise the progress of the construction, while Jiang Li took out the Xuanjia Gong and started reading it, and started the first physical training with the help of the latest cheat sheet.

Jiang Li followed the instructions in the secret book, directed the magic power in his body along a special route, and began to slowly temper his body.

This process lasted for half an hour, and then Jiang Li could no longer hold on and stopped tempering.

"Oh my god, I've been practicing for half an hour and all my magic power is used up. My whole body aches, as if I was beaten up." Jiang Li muttered to himself with a grin.

After standing up and stretching his body, Jiang Li sat down again to recover his magic power.

A few days passed like this. In addition to practicing magic power, Jiang Li also spent half an hour every day on physical training.

After returning to the gravel slope and harvesting the second batch of mushrooms, Jiang Li had ten horse-drawn carriages of oil, salt and cloth delivered to Tengteng Town.

As for the second batch of more than 20,000 kilograms of mushrooms, the same as the first batch, a small portion of the fresh mushrooms were consumed in Renjia Town, and most of the dry goods were stored and sold outside when the armed forces in hand were formed.

Then he returned to the Jiang family. Since the workers had already had two successful harvests, he didn't need to be present for the third harvest.

As soon as he returned to the Jiang family, the housekeeper Old Wu found Jiang Li and said, "Second Young Master, I have bought everything you wanted. When do you think you can go and take inventory?"

Jiang Li was immediately delighted when he heard this and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's go now!"

As they spoke, under the leadership of Butler Wu, they found more than a dozen boxes hidden in the warehouse.

Jiang Youxiao and Jiang Youti opened the boxes and saw that they were filled with Mosin-Nagant pistols. There were ten boxes with ten pistols each, and one box with twenty Mauser pistols.

The other six boxes were filled with yellow bullets, 800 rounds in each box, totaling 4,000 rifle rounds and 800 pistol rounds.

Jiang Li frowned and said to Butler Wu, "Why are there so few bullets? I'm afraid these few thousand rounds are not enough for training."

Butler Wu said with a bitter face, "Some foreigner named Smith said that warlords are rushing to buy bullets everywhere in the country, and bullets have always been in short supply. He also spent a lot of effort to get these bullets."

Jiang Li frowned even more when he heard this and said, "You continue to order people to buy bullets. It doesn't matter if it costs more money. There are too few bullets."

Wu Guanjia heard this and said, "Master, don't worry. I will ask someone to do it later. Do you have any other requests?"

Jiang Li heard this and said, "It has nothing to do with you, go down first."

Then he said to Jiang Youxiao, "Gather the village guards. I have something to say."

As he said this, he and Jiang Youti carried the box of pistols and walked out.

After a while, all the members of the village protection team who were in training arrived, a total of fifty people, twenty of whom were selected from Tengteng Town.

This did not include the eight people Jiang Li brought back from the provincial capital. Jiang Li said to them, "Have you seen this box of guns? I have more than a dozen war horses in my stable."

"I plan to train a team of elite cavalry and distribute these things to them. The salary will be twice that of ordinary infantry. Who wants to sign up now?"

At this time, after a commotion among the crowd, someone asked, "Then, young master, how can we become cavalrymen?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Of course, the strong are respected. Next, I will test you. Those who pass the test can become cavalry and enjoy double monthly wages."

"This assessment consists of three parts: marksmanship, horsemanship, and finally martial arts. Only if you pass all three can you become a cavalryman."

"We will start with the first martial arts competition. As for horse riding and spearmanship, we will compete in three days. Anyone interested can come forward and sign up to participate in the competition now."