The next morning, Xiao Chen went out just as the sun came out. He was still wearing his outdoor adventure outfit, with a backpack and a dagger hanging from his shoulder, a mix of modern and medieval styles.
When he arrived at the meeting point outside the school gate, he saw many more people who had arrived earlier than him, already making final preparations for the long journey. Five flatbed carts were waiting there, and several local grooms were harnessing the horses to the carts.
Li Tianrui and three soldiers were sorting their weapons.
The logistics team and the business team are loading the goods. The goods brought to Suero City this time include not only the "fine goods" stocked in the supermarket, but also the goods produced after arriving in the alien world. There are clothes with Earth style. The cloth is purchased locally. It looks very rough, but the style is not outdated even on Earth. There are also some pottery pottery. Although the craftsmanship is not exquisite, the style is relatively novel. The gorgeous patterns on it were painted by several art students with reference to Chinese classical pottery and mixed with modern style. There is also a small number of earthenware glass bottles. Due to the craftsmanship problem, the glass bottles are all very dark green and the shapes are not very neat. But this is the first batch of results that the industrial team has been working on for more than a month with the help of the technology team.
The technology team stumbled and re-mastered the method of refining soda ash from natural alkali. However, because the reaction conditions were different from those on Earth and the rules were complicated, they did not come up with a new chemical formula, but only a strange empirical formula. Mao Kai shouted: "Mendeleev's coffin lid will not be able to hold it down!"
In the original world, this problem could be solved by a middle school student in an hour, but here it took a group of professors and doctors a whole month to complete, and many people were so worried that their hair was falling out.
But no matter what, we have at least taken the first step in light industry construction.
Chen Hansheng jumped down from the leading car. He was dressed like the local horsemen, except that he wore a T-shirt under his cloth and running shoes. He patted Xiao Chen's arm and said, "Xiao Xiao, I feel relieved to have you go with me this time!"
"I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you dressed like this?"
Chen Hansheng laughed heartily and said loudly, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I think to do business, you must first let the customers treat you as one of their own. What do you think of my appearance?"
Xiao Chen saw Xi Luo also coming over, dressed exactly like Chen Hansheng, so he smiled and said, “You and Xi Luo are like two brothers, no one will treat you as a foreigner.”
"Hello, sir." Xi Luo seemed quite happy. He greeted Xiao Chen in somewhat awkward Chinese, and then switched to Spanish and said, "Don't worry, sir. I have already contacted my old friends in Suero City for this transaction. They always take as much as we have for our goods. We will definitely make a big deal this time."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "The team leader this time is still Deputy Team Leader Chen. You just need to listen to his instructions."
"Yes, yes, how could a magician like you care about these small businesses? I will definitely work with Chen to get things done and will not let you worry about it." Xiao Chen was a little helpless. He knew that in the eyes of these villagers, he, a magician, was the owner of this castle, and people like Chen Hansheng who had no magic power were naturally just servants.
"Ah, Master Luo is here too." Xi Luo saw Luo Ling coming out of the school and immediately greeted her warmly. Now a slope with steps has been built with soil at the main entrance of the school. Luo Ling is wearing the mage robe from last time, but the size of the shoulders and waist has been reduced, and the hem has been trimmed. She walks down step by step, and her robe sways in the breeze, looking graceful.
"Oh, did you ask the tailor to modify the style? It looks great. This witch Cosplay is really good!" Xiao Chen praised.
"Identity is a kind of strength. Since everyone thinks we are mages, we must make good use of this identity." She took out a plastic bag and handed it to Xiao Chen, "This is your robe. It has been washed. I believe it will be useful."
When the team set off, Guo Qian and several committee leaders came to see them off. What surprised Xiao Chen was that Li Jia and Morey were also there, in addition to them, there was also Qin Mu.
Guo Qian was not a person who liked to talk a lot of empty words. After shaking hands with each representative and repeatedly reminding everyone to pay attention to safety, he left the time to other people who were seeing off their friends and classmates.
Li Jia ran over and hugged Xiao Chen tightly, then said with a smile: "I won't say anything else. You, Old Xiao, are very lucky and will definitely come back safe and sound. But don't let Luo Ling and Old Chen down! They are not like you, like cockroaches that can crawl out even if they are buried in the dirt or surrounded by mountains."
"You better be careful and don't get seduced by this country girl." Xiao Chen punched him back and said.
Li Jiayi was distracted and was almost knocked to the ground by Xiao Chen's hammer.
At this time, Morey came up, bowed slightly to Xiao Chen, and handed Xiao Chen a necklace. Xiao Chen took a look and vaguely remembered that this was the necklace that the old goblin shaman wore that day, but everyone was in a panic at the time and didn't pay attention to the chain. It turned out that it ended up in Morey's hands. This necklace was obviously modified, and the workmanship was much finer than before. Several gems were engraved with new magic circles.
"For travelers, safety is more important than anything else. This protective necklace should have belonged to you, but it was too crude and simple. After I got it, I strengthened it. My friend, I hope you can wear it and avoid all dangers."
"Thank you! My friend." Xiao Chen was well aware of the dangers of this world, so he took the chain without hesitation.
Xiao Chen glanced at Qin Mu who had just finished talking to Luo Ling not far away. He was holding a bunch of flowers that he seemed to have not given away. The other party seemed to have sensed Xiao Chen's gaze. Xiao Chen smiled at him, and the other party returned a dull smile and turned away.
The team set off. Xiao Chen sat on a flatbed truck and slowly drove away from the school. He looked back and saw the school standing in front of the mountain in the morning light. The tall buildings pierced through the mist, solemn and lively. Seeing the half-built blast furnace, it indicated that the power of industry would soon come to this world. Looking at the crowd that stayed for a long time after seeing them off at the school gate, he suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart. I will bring you a new world!
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On the school playground, the guard team was conducting daily training. These people looked much more professional than before. After nearly a month of hard training, plus the various tasks of the trade team and the expedition team, the spirit of the original team members had changed greatly, and they had a bit of military aura.
After a round of spear training, instructor Ji Xun asked the team members to rest. Taking this opportunity, Ji Yijun came to Ye Zi and whispered, "I heard that Chen Hansheng and his trading team will go to a big city soon. I really want to go with them to see what the big cities in this world are like."
"Look at the city? Are you looking at the beauties? Don't think I don't know about the mess between you and those girls." Ye Zi said with a crooked mouth.
"Nonsense! You can't believe in rumors. I am a little handsome, and there are more girls who like me. But I swear to God, I haven't done anything 'bad'." Ji Yijun said annoyed, "Hey! Your words sound sour. I want to make it clear that I am not interested in you. If you didn't practice kung fu, I wouldn't bother to say it."
"I like you? Even if I like Chen Hansheng, I won't like you! Get out!" Ye Zi rolled his eyes at Ji Yijun and said bluntly.
"Hehe." Ji Yijun slid in front of Ye Zi, "Seriously! You can't have felt it, practicing internal martial arts in this world is very exciting, and the progress is much faster than on Earth. That's why I want to go to the big city!"
"You have the same feeling?" Ye Zi suddenly became interested when he heard this, and said thoughtfully: "I feel that practicing here is like arriving in some blessed place, achieving twice the result with half the effort. Recently, it seems that I am on the verge of a breakthrough. But what does this have to do with you following the trade team to the big city?"
"Yes! Think about it, since this world is particularly suitable for us to practice martial arts, shouldn't there be all kinds of martial arts masters and all kinds of powerful martial arts? The people around the school are all country folk, they don't have much knowledge at all, let alone any martial arts. I want to go with the trading team in a few days to find masters in big cities. Whether it's for communication or to become a disciple, I always think that this will make the trip to the other world worthwhile."
"Why don't you tell the instructor?"
"Hey, my dad is a stubborn old man. He mentioned it a few days ago. He told me to concentrate and obey the arrangements made by Team Leader Wang. I thought, why don't we go and talk to Team Leader Wang together?"
"If you put it that way, I would like to go, but..."
"Then let's go together. What's the problem?"
"But they left this morning."
"What??"
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"Team Leader Wang, Uncle Wang! Just let me go with the trade team! I can still catch up with them now." Ji Yijun took advantage of his father's absence and quickly ran to the stands beside the playground and circled around Wang Jiyuan.
"Xiaojun, I have told you the truth many times. The guard team is about to be expanded and reorganized. How can you backbones run away? Principal Guo only gave me three months. After three months, we will go into the mountains to clear the goblins. Do you want to miss this battle? After all, our guns are limited. For a long time, the use of modern weapons and cold weapons will be the mainstream. Therefore, it is important for you, a martial arts master, to teach other team members by words and deeds. You can play the greatest role by staying here." Wang Jiyuan stood in the stands with his hands behind his back and said slowly.
"You can't use guns for everything. My kung fu can also come in handy. If you happen to meet a master, I will have to take action," Ji Yijun said unconvinced.
"The trading team is going to trade, not to fight. Is there really any expert who thinks four guns are not enough? What's more, the four people including Li Tianrui are also good at fighting. Even Chen Hansheng is a veteran scout." Wang Jiyuan said.
"Alas, that is external Kung Fu, it is completely different! They really don't understand!"
"Hey, you monkey, aren't you just looking for opportunities to have fun?" Wang Jiyuan sneered, "Ji Yijun, do you think now is the time to have fun?! You have to understand that the current guard team is the future guard army. You are no longer a student or a martial arts enthusiast, you are now a soldier. Soldiers never bargain when they perform their duties!"
Ji Yijun said with a sullen face: "I just said it."
"Hurry back to the team. We have to team up with the non-commissioned officers to fight this afternoon. Put away your perverted thoughts!"
Ji Yijun returned to the team with a rage, thinking angrily, if I don't show you my skills, you really don't know what a master is. Let's wait and see!