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Looking at Xiao Ce's smiling face.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but step forward to check: "Brother, what good thing has been sent to make you so happy!"

Xiao Ce was in a good mood, so he didn't hesitate: "Great stuff! A killer weapon!"

Xiao Yang asked, puzzled, "What? A deadly weapon!"

Xiao Ce then made a gun gesture towards Xiao Yang and said, "Bang!"

Xiao Yang became even more puzzled.

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yang, "You'll find out soon enough."

Xiao Ce hadn't expected Lin Zhong to develop his techniques so quickly in Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

They even managed to manufacture a repeating flintlock musket.

Although Xiao Ce gave them the blueprints, he felt that their current technology was not advanced enough to produce a repeating flintlock musket so quickly.

Moreover, this time they not only produced them, but also acquired a hundred of them.

Not only that, they also had repeating crossbows and improved homemade grenades.

They really are a timely help.

These weapons came at just the right time.

Qian Dafang was completely bewildered as he listened to the conversation between Xiao Ce and Xiao Yang.

In particular, they didn't understand what Xiao Ce was saying.

They boarded a carriage and drove around Kyoto several times.

Finally, they arrived at a courtyard that looked like a warehouse, unremarkable, with only a few guards.

Qian Dafang, seemingly afraid that Xiao Ce would misunderstand, quickly said, "Your Highness, don't be fooled by the lack of guards here. I've already set up many hidden sentries. The reason I haven't been blatant is because..."

Before Qian Dafang could finish speaking, Xiao Ce interrupted, "I know. If you set up a lot of guards here, wouldn't it give people the feeling that you're trying to hide something?"

Qian Dafang was stunned for a moment, then repeated, "Is this a case of hiding something obvious?"

Clearly, Qian Dafang had never heard of this story.

Xiao Ce said to Qian Dafang, "Here's a story. I'll tell you about it from now on."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce became impatient to go inside.

Once inside, Qian Dafang ordered his men to open all the boxes in the warehouse.

After giving the orders, Qian Dafang said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, these people are all my family's servants, and they are all absolutely trustworthy."

There were hundreds of boxes in a warehouse. The boxes were then carefully lifted down and neatly opened.

Upon seeing the contents of the box, the people around looked on with a hint of doubt.

Xiao Ce was full of excitement, and he casually took out one of the several boxes of repeating flintlock muskets.

Then he played with it in his hand for a while.

"Brother, is this the ultimate weapon you spoke of?"

Xiao Yang leaned closer to take a look.

Xiao Ce nodded, walked to the door, then raised his flintlock musket and aimed it at a bird in a tree in the courtyard.

Bang.

The sudden sound startled everyone present, including Da Lei.

A bird fell from a tree near the gate in the distance.

Xiao Ce blew on the gun barrel twice.

Those present were stunned for a moment. After Xiao Yang came to his senses, he excitedly said, "Brother, just now... that thunderous sound, was it made by this little thing? And that bird was killed by this little thing too?"

Xiao Ce nodded.

Qian Dafang exclaimed in surprise, "A divine artifact! It truly is a divine artifact!"

After putting the repeating musket away, Xiao Ce went to the side.

Other boxes contained many repeating crossbows, all of which were modified.

It's much smaller in size. I tested it and the power is still there, but the capacity to hold arrows is much smaller.

There were also some binoculars drawn by Xiao Ce, although they were far inferior to the military ones used in later generations.

However, it's still more than enough for the current situation.

Xiao Yang was dazzled by what he saw.

Finally, when we got to the last big guy's side, it was the hand grenade.

After opening the box, these grenades were found to be very similar to the Type 51 wooden-handled grenades of later generations.

Xiao Ce examined the items for a while, his heart filled with excitement.

It seems that there really has been a technological 'explosion' over in Longhu Village.

The rapid pace of development has stirred Xiao Ce's mind.

Seeing Xiao Ce staring at the grenade, Xiao Yang excitedly asked, "Brother, what is this thing that looks like a little stick? Why don't you try it out for us?"

Qian Dafang also looked on with a curious expression.

Xiao Ce glanced around the courtyard, then looked at Qian Dafang and said, "Using this thing might cause quite a bit of damage to your courtyard..."

Qian Dafang waved his hand and said, "It's alright...it's alright..."

Xiao Ce looked around and had Qian Dafang's men go and settle the horses outside.

He then instructed everyone to follow his instructions.

After saying that, he pulled out a grenade and threw it outside.

Xiao Yang was about to peek out.

"Are you asking for death..."

After Xiao Ce pulled Xiao Yang inside, a loud bang was heard outside moments later.

The rubble was scattered everywhere.

Xiao Ce opened the door at this moment, and saw that the splattered pebbles were embedded in the wall of the courtyard gate.

The courtyard was now a mess, littered with the remains of exploding grenades.

A crater was left on the ground.

Everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction.

Xiao Ce tested all of these things, and then said, "Go and count all of these quantities."

Qian Dafang recovered from his surprise.

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Go and equip all one hundred of our guards with these items, and then train them. I'll explain the uses of these grenades and flintlock muskets to you later."

Da Lei nodded excitedly.

As Qian Dafang spoke, he ordered someone to take inventory.

Then he rubbed his hands together and went to Xiao Ce's side.

Xiao Ce noticed that Qian Dafang's gaze was fixed on the flintlock musket, unable to look away.

"want to?"

Xiao Ce asked Qian Dafang.

Qian Dafang looked excited and expectant: "Your Highness, is it alright? This thing would be perfect for self-defense."

After finishing his sentence, Qian Dafang added, "Of course, King of the Northern Desert, I know this item must be very expensive... I'm willing to pay... I'm willing to pay any amount..."

Xiao Ce snorted coldly and said indifferently to Qian Dafang, "What? Do you think I'm short of money?"

Qian Dafang hurriedly shook his head awkwardly: "No... Your Highness, I didn't mean that... My..."

Xiao Ce didn't wait for him to finish speaking: "Alright, I'll give it to you for free! However, only you can use this thing, and this repeating flintlock pistol requires training. If you don't train, you won't be able to inflict effective damage. Here's what I'll do: I'll have my men train you for a while, and then I'll give you special training. But I'll only give you two at most."

Qian Dafang's expression was as bright as a blooming flower.

It took another two hours to finally finish taking inventory of all these items.

In total, there were 5,000 hand grenades, 500 repeating crossbows, 100 flintlock muskets, and ammunition and arrows.

Xiao Ce said to Qian Dafang, "Next, I will send someone to move it away."

Qian Dafang nodded: "Your Highness, do you need a place to store this? I can provide one."

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "I naturally have a place to store it."

After a while, it got dark.

Xiao Yang reminded Xiao Ce that the palace banquet was about to begin that evening.

Xiao Ce told Da Lei to take care of it.

Xiao Ce immediately put two flintlock muskets on his person.

Xiao Yang wanted to take it, but Xiao Ce stopped him.

"Don't rush. If you don't know how to use this thing, it's not as good as this repeating crossbow."

As he spoke, Xiao Yang handed over a set of repeating crossbows to Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang nodded and put it away.

"I know how to use this!"

...

At the palace gate, many officials had already arrived and taken their seats.

After Xiao Yang and Xiao Ce arrived, the eunuchs arranged their seats.

The princes' seats were arranged according to their age, so Xiao Ce was placed in the seat closest to the emperor.

While the ministers were puzzled, Xiao Ce understood perfectly.

It was all a show put on by the dog emperor for the people of the Western Regions.

A short while later, led by Xiao Xiangqing, the members of the Western Regions delegation arrived.

The mission suffered a setback at the city gate.

However, just now, they had a brief meeting and reached a consensus.

At this moment, they came over with their heads held high again.

They were positioned on the left, the closest to the emperor.

So Diliti ended up in a position where he was face to face with Xiao Ce.

After Diliti sat down, his eyes kept staring at Xiao Ce, scrutinizing him.

Xiao Ce saw that Dilit was staring at him and just smiled politely, but Dilit ignored him.

Xiao Yang was displeased and wanted to cause trouble.

However, since Xiao Ce had given him instructions, he could only sit obediently and express his attitude with his eyes.