Chapter 222 Earth Bone
The completion of each sub-tower has become a hot topic of discussion on the streets.

While the public were discussing the new news and making speculations, the officials were treating it as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Every time a secondary tower was erected, a target was erected. Although it was one step closer to the success of King Zhao’s plan, it also meant that the Cao Gang had one more target to attack. No one dared to relax, from top to bottom.

Based on this consideration, keeping an eye on Yunhuatang is of utmost priority.

Zhang Chun even advised the Lord of the Palace to approve and move the astrological disk, and specially allocate a Qi Xiang Yi produced by Xuan Yuan Sect to monitor the movements of the warriors in Yun Hua Tang. As for the overt and covert sentinels and scouts, countless of them were arranged.

Director Li even personally joined the game.

Based on the principle that the best defense is offense, he visited Yunhuatang and began to frantically harass the imaginary enemy. He first visited the unconscious Ma Fulun, then began to investigate the business conditions of the well-known private halls in Huazhou, and shook hands cordially with the leaders at all levels of Yunhuatang.

After doing these things, he changed his face again.

Director Li talked about the previous murder case, and pulled Ling Dao Ren to see the “crime scene”. After arriving at the “place where the murderer Ma killed three businessmen”, he began to test the law in a shady manner.

On the left, he asked, “Does a warrior killing civilians constitute a crime?”, and on the right, he asked, “Should we consider Ma’s background in the six major sects?”, and then asked, “What crime do you think he should be convicted of?”, and after that, he unscrewed the water bag and took a few sips, then revealed a mysterious smile and discussed the conviction of the former hall master with the law-abiding citizens of Yunhua Hall.

Then he began to explain the sins of accomplices.

After he finished speaking with all sorts of lies and threats, he wandered around with all sorts of excuses and visited almost every part of Yunhua Hall inside and out.

Taoist Ling knew that the dog official was taking the opportunity to look for Bai Ye’s whereabouts.

On the surface, he served diligently and responded to requests, but in his heart he was just sneering.

After spending almost a whole day in Yunhua Hall, Li Bailong finally returned to Tongwen Bureau.

“It’s calm?”

“Calm and calm.”

Zhang Chun is responsible for the overall construction and defense of the sub-tower. The latter is more critical. After all, there are Cao Gang masters with high martial arts skills lurking in the dark, and there may be more than one of them.

When Li Bailong entered Yunhua Hall and dealt with leaders such as Ling Dao Ren, it was the best time for the Cao Gang masters hiding in Huazhou City to launch an attack. Based on this consideration, Zhang Chun and others set a trap, waiting for the prey to come, but the result was just as he reported – calm.

“It’s really difficult.”

Li Bailong clicked his tongue.

After all the tricks and traps, the enemy didn’t take the bait, which made him feel like he was talking to nothing. He asked again, “How is the progress of tracking down this person using official means?”

Zhang Chun gave a bitter smile: “It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. There’s no clue at all.”

With the privileges of the six major sects, it is not difficult to bypass the supervision of the martial arts system, but the attacker has amazing combat power, but no Qi energy, so the Xuanyuan Sect’s detection method based on Qi is useless.

“Why doesn’t he do anything yet?”

Li Bailong was puzzled.

Once the construction of the secondary tower is completed and the beacon is activated, it will not take a few days to prove that this thing is effective. By then, destroying it will not affect the overall situation… Time is not on the side of the Cao Gang.

However, the enemies of the Cao Gang were surprisingly calm.

“Perhaps he has sensed our trap and thinks now is not the right time to strike?” Zhang Chun pondered, “Is he still waiting for us to let down our guard?”

“Maybe so, maybe…”

Li Bailong didn’t continue speaking, but just shook his head.

“continue.”

The construction of each sub-tower takes about three hours of assembly time, and must be activated by the builders of the Education Department themselves. In a whole day, only the third sub-tower was built. According to the current efficiency, it will take about two days to complete the construction of all eight sub-towers.

Every tower you build increases the danger because the enemy has one more option to attack.

Li Bailong urged: “Let everyone be more vigilant. After the success, I will take credit for everyone.”

“Of course.”

Zhang Chun smiled and said, “The morale of the tower guards is high, so there is no need to mobilize them. The government office only needs to prepare logistics and martial arts pills, sharp weapons and strong armor!”

Li Bailong was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

The characteristics of the secondary tower are the same as those of the beacon. It will buff the loyalty of people nearby. In this way, people nearby will develop the desire to protect the tower on their own… Is this a self-defense mechanism?

He said goodbye to Zhang Chun and returned to Tongwen Bureau, still thinking about this matter.

Li Bailong has written a letter to King Zhao regarding the matters of the Cao Gang’s strong men, as well as his many curiosities and suspicions about the beacon. The emperor’s uncle’s reply will not be so quick, so he can only continue to push the situation forward.

As the beacon tower, the Tongwen Bureau was guarded inside and outside, with sentries set up on the roof.

After talking with General Zhang Mao who was guarding here and talking about today’s progress, Li Bailong went to see the beacon. This huge creation was similar to the dish-shaped antenna in his previous life, which made him feel a little bit of déjà vu in the old days, but the antenna was a technological creation that sent and received signals. Who designed this beacon and what did it send and receive?

Li Bailong stretched out his hand and stroked the smooth metal outer wall of the beacon.

The construction of the main tower and the auxiliary tower requires the assembly of several boxes of parts. Li Bailong once watched it on site. There were hundreds of parts of different sizes, all of which had ordinary appearances. When they were assembled and activated with strange chanting, strange effects appeared. Even Long Aotian could not understand the principle and mechanism.

“If the power source is willpower, then how do these parts come together to work?”

In his mind, Long Aotian said: “After thinking about it, I can only come up with a more reasonable guess.”

“what?”

“Material.”

Aozi replied in a deep voice: “If we use ordinary metal to make a one-to-one copy of these parts, combine them, and activate them in a similar way, it is likely that such an effect will not be produced. The only variable is the material of these parts… They are not made of ordinary metals, but have some strange things mixed in.”

“WTF?”

“It’s hard to say, but it looks a bit like…” Long Aotian said slowly, “The 珓杯.”

Li Bailong suddenly realized.

The cup-throwing of the Cao Bang has magical effects because it can accumulate willpower and put it to use. If the material of the beacon is similar to it, it is not surprising that it has similar effects.

“Are there any special materials that can accumulate or even guide willpower…” he wondered, “Have all six major sects mastered this technology? Or…”

In the dark, a spiritual fire flashed through his mind and disappeared.

Li Bailong was thoughtful, and on a whim, he went to the third hall and knocked on the door of his seventh uncle.

It was Sanniang who opened the door. After seeing him, she smiled slightly, and without asking his purpose, she stepped aside to make way.

Li Bailong stepped in and saw that his Seventh Uncle was still leaning on the couch, reading a book lazily.

As we all know, the lowly creatures like online writers have a racial trait: when they find a living individual reading an online novel, they will stare at it without regard for their dignity, trying to identify which masterpiece the individual is reading. Therefore, this creature is easily captured by the reading light screen with black characters on a yellow background. This is also a phototaxis.

Haha, actually there is no such thing as phototropism. It’s just that every writer has a sad fantasy in his heart that “there will be rich and beautiful readers reading my book”. When this fantasy turns into obsession, it will make writers subconsciously peek at every reading screen in reality. This is what Freud said.

When Li Bailong saw his uncle holding the scroll, he subconsciously looked at the words on the cover.

Then, his body trembled slightly.

At this moment, the sad dream came true.

——What? A rich and beautiful girl is reading my book!
Seeing his surprised look, the Seventh Uncle shook the scroll in his hand and asked with a smile, “What’s the matter?”

For some reason, my uncle has become more lively these past two days.

Li Bailong calmed his mind.

After all, his current identity is Mo Feng, a female-friendly writer with delicate writing skills, not some vulgar and cool writer: “Uncle Master…are you reading this?”

“Because I’ve finished reading Legend of Langhuan.” The uncle chuckled. “I have nothing else to do, so I asked Miss San to find some different books to read. She mentioned you first, saying that the best-selling book in the bookstore you opened with a bookseller from Lin County is the Legend of the Emperor’s Battle of Heaven by Long Batian.”

“I’m ashamed.” Li Bailong shook his head and said, “This book is too rough, I’m afraid my uncle won’t like it.”

“It’s okay.”

Uncle Seven said, “When I was in Baihua Valley, I heard about the trouble caused by this book and its author. I was curious and read a few pages, but I just felt the stench was overwhelming. Now when I read it again, I can actually continue reading…”

She paused, and seeing that Li Bailong didn’t say anything, she said, “Why can I continue reading if you don’t ask me?”

…I don’t want to ask!
I am a noble female author and I don’t care what the male-centered author thinks!
Li Bailong didn’t want to talk about this topic. After all, if his identity was exposed, the consequences would be disastrous. But since his uncle said so, he could only helplessly ask, “Why can’t my uncle continue to watch it?”

“I didn’t like it before because I thought the plot was too fake. Long Zhantian saw injustice and helped people everywhere. He fought against the powerful and evil and stood up for others. Such a good man who saw injustice could actually stay alive forever. Everyone he helped solved their own problems and lived happily ever after…”

“I couldn’t stand it before because I thought it was too fake. But now, I have experienced it myself…”

Uncle Seven glanced at Li Bailong, a smile flashing in his eyes: “In the final analysis, it is my state of mind that has changed… I heard from Miss San that you have still taken time out these days to promote that article and statement, and continue to help me clean up the stain and restore my reputation. I am very grateful to you.”

Li Bailong bowed his head and said, “Since I have agreed to this, I will carry it out to the end. Uncle Master, you don’t have to be polite.”

“You have to be polite.”

The uncle spoke softly, “I didn’t think it mattered before, but now… Well, I hope you can do it, so that no one in the world will wrong me or laugh at me. I will repay you.”

Li Bailong felt a little strange: “Why should I repay my uncle for my loyalty?”

“That’s a must.” Miss Ma just smiled, “Don’t refuse then…Okay, what are you doing here today?”

Li Bailong hesitated for a moment, then asked about the material of the cup.

“You seemed to have asked before. According to the gang rules, I shouldn’t have told you…”

Uncle Seven thought for a moment and suddenly sneered, “Forget it, what gang rules are you talking about… Casting the 珓杯 is the Cao Gang’s top secret. The reason why throwing the cup has magical effects lies in the material of the 珓杯. Only a 珓杯 made of special secret methods and special materials can communicate with Brother Wan Yunlong.”

The third lady looked solemn and said in a low voice: “Miss, this matter…”

“It’s okay.” Uncle Seven said quietly, “Big Brother Wan Yunlong won’t blame me.”

Without waiting for Cui Sanniang to stop her, Miss Ma looked at Li Bailong and said, “The cup that can communicate with Brother Wan Yunlong is made of ground bone as the main material.”

Li Bailong frowned and said, “The earth bone is…”

“A material that is held by our gang and considered a top secret. You can consider it a mineable mineral, but according to Big Brother…”

She paused for a moment and said calmly, “It is the remains of an ancient Qi cultivator.”

Upon hearing this, the one who reacted the most was Cui Sanniang. She subconsciously took a step back, then took two steps forward, looking at Miss Ma nervously, as if she wanted to rush up at any time.

Miss Ma just smiled at her and said, “I said, Brother Wan Yunlong won’t blame me.”

The third lady waited for a while and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was nothing wrong with the young lady.

The uncle looked at Li Bailong again: “You don’t seem surprised?”

“…and I haven’t seen it with my own eyes.”

Li Bailong shrugged. He had something else he wanted to know: “The so-called ground bone… is it unique to the Cao Gang?”

“I am not sure.”

The Seventh Uncle said calmly: “The secret of the Earth Bone and the Cup is a top secret of our sect and will never be leaked to outsiders…”

Hearing this, Sanniang couldn’t help but give her a blank look.

Miss Ma ignored it and continued, “The same is true for the other six sects. Even if they have similar treasures, the details are unknown to us. But I heard from my eldest brother that each sect has more or less some remnant heritage from ancient times… Why are you asking this?”

Li Bailong confessed: “The beacon sent by the emperor’s uncle is the one in the second hall. From what I can sense, its material is similar to that of the 珓杯, so I asked this question.”

“Is that so?” Uncle Seven recalled and answered frankly, “When I was chatting with my brother, I vaguely remembered him saying that in terms of wonders, the relics of Zhengnian Temple are comparable to our sect’s 織杯, but the relics require the cultivation of Buddha’s thoughts first, and then years of practice, and then the young novice monk becomes a high monk, and can only be burned after his death. In terms of production, our sect’s 織杯 is much easier…”

She quoted this memory, and her voice was filled with a hint of nostalgia. She added, “Based on this, maybe the Zhengnian Temple also has ground bones… If the Zhengnian Temple has them, then the royal family may also have them.”

Li Bailong thought about it, nodded and sighed.

The uncle asked again: “What are you worried about?”

The nephew sighed again: “The beacon… I always feel that this thing is not a good thing because it came from a bad source.”

“Don’t worry, maybe worrying too much will lead to confusion.”

The uncle tilted his head to look at him and smiled, “You have a bright future ahead of you. You will do many things in the future. You don’t have to sit here and do nothing… Don’t worry, no matter what happens, I… We will help you.”

Li Bailong turned his thoughts back and couldn’t help but say, “Master Uncle has been a little different recently.”

“It’s all thanks to you.” The uncle’s eyes flickered, and he said softly, “You ran around for me, and I feel much better thinking about it. Thank you very much… Well, it’s getting late, is there anything else?”

Hearing this, Li Bailong had no choice but to say goodbye.

It was getting late, and he was busy for a while. After deploying the night shift, he hurried to sleep. When dawn came, another day passed. The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seats…

The eighth tower is about to be built.

After waking up, I sat in front of the computer, writing, deleting, writing, deleting, until one or two in the morning. I was so angry that I laughed at myself. Why do I always have to wait until two or three in the morning to write anything?

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