Chapter 133 Mo Sihai: Yuan Ye, I can only help you up to this point with your relationship with His Highness.

After thinking of a countermeasure, Zhou Haochen's brows slowly relaxed.

"Aunt Lan, find an excuse to arrest the person who brought the message from Sixth Brother." Zhou Haochen ordered.

After hearing Zhou Haochen's instructions, Qin Qiulan looked bewildered, with confusion in her eyes.

Your Highness, do you mean to go to the banquet or not?

"Your Highness, the Sixth Prince's invitation..."

"I still need to practice in seclusion, so I won't be able to attend the banquet."

"But don't tell Sixth Brother about this reply right away."

"In short, it's just one word."

"drag!"

Qin Qiulan nodded, not quite understanding.

Although she couldn't figure it out, she would do whatever His Highness ordered.

After asking Qin Qiulan to delay the person who brought the news, Zhou Haochen immediately sent a servant to deliver the letter to the Evil Suppression Division.

The Evil Suppression Division is a good weapon for dealing with the evil people like the Blood Evil Cult.

If the Blood Evil Sect dares to interfere in the struggle between him and the Shenxiao Sect, it must be prepared to pay the price.

He dared to ambush me halfway and even set up a formation. He really doesn't know how to live or die.

Do they think that Yujing City is a place where they can come and go as they please?
Zhou Haochen guessed that the reason why the Blood Evil Cult was so bold was definitely because the Shenxiao Sect was secretly helping to cover it up.

The servant took his letter of complaint and went to the Evil Suppression Division.

The trouble with the Blood Demon Cult has been handed over to the Evil Suppression Bureau for handling.

However, the mastermind behind the scenes, the Shenxiao Sect, is not so easy to deal with.

The Shenxiao Sect is a holy place of Taoism and a well-known and upright sect.

It would be impossible to deal with the Blood Evil Cult like we did with the Evil Suppression Division. Just give a warning to the Evil Suppression Division and they would rush over and bite us like a mad dog.

The Shenxiao Sect is not a rebel. They are timid and fearful when dealing with their prince, so they need the help of the Xuesha Sect.

Similarly, Zhou Haochen was also restricted in dealing with the Shenxiao Sect, at least he was unable to mobilize the official forces.

However... after thinking about it, Zhou Haochen finally came up with an idea.

Xuanyuan blood!

Let the Shenxiao Sect and Xuanyuanxue fight each other, this is Zhou Haochen’s plan.

"Brother Taotie, I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

……

"Isn't the dog prince here yet?"

"Master, there is news from the Shenxiao Sect that the dog prince has not left the palace yet."

"Bah! What the hell?"

"It's been almost a quarter of an hour since the visiting card was sent in. What is the dog prince doing? He's so dithering!"

"Maybe he's playing with women. I heard that the dog prince's maids are all rare beauties. If I could have a chance to have sex with them..."

"Hmph - wait till we kill the dog prince tonight. Not to mention having sex with him, even if we make you tired of him, it won't be a problem."

The Blood Sea Ancestor snorted softly, his tone was brisk, and there was a hint of joy in his expression.

Although they didn't know what kind of deep hatred existed between the Thirteenth Prince and the Shenxiao Sect, it could actually make the Shenxiao Sect, which claimed to be the leader of Taoism, collude with their Xuesha Sect.

But for the Blood Evil Cult, this action is a godsend opportunity with only benefits and no harm.

Regardless of whether the ambush tonight can be successful, the evidence of the Shenxiao Sect's attempt to assassinate the Thirteenth Prince has fallen into their hands.

The Blood Sea Ancestor has already begun to think about how to use this handle to control the Blood Evil Sect.

When the Blood Evil Cult's lair was razed to the ground by Emperor Qianyuan, countless treasures fell into the hands of the imperial court.

The Shenxiao Sect also got a piece of the pie, and all the treasures that belonged to their Xuesha Sect had to be spit out.

Just when the Blood Sea Ancestor was imagining a bright future, suddenly there was a sound of dense footsteps, like a violent storm.

In the Evil Suppression Bureau, he sensed a familiar aura—Yu Shenxing!

In an instant, the Blood Sea Ancestor's face changed drastically. He swept his mind around and said in his heart that something was wrong.

The evil suppression department!
Are all the people in the Evil Suppression Bureau dog-nosed?
As soon as their Blood Demon Cult entered Yujing City, they chased after us?

Until now, the Blood Sea Patriarch still doesn’t understand how the Evil Suppression Division discovered their traces last time in Xiniu Mountain in Wanping County?

Now, again?
It's a dog day!

"withdraw!"

The Blood Sea Patriarch didn't care about the Shenxiao Sect's plan, and directly led the Blood Evil Sect's followers to evacuate quickly.

"Chase me!"

"Don't let any of the remnants of the Blood Demon Cult escape!"

A war broke out unexpectedly.

The Blood Sea Ancestor fought and retreated, with no intention of continuing the battle, and soon withdrew from Yujing City.

Yu Shenxing chased after him relentlessly, as if he was going to kill the Blood Sea Ancestor right here.

Not long after the war between the Evil Suppression Division and the Blood Evil Sect broke out, the Shenxiao Sect learned the news.

"The Blood Demon Cult and the Evil Suppression Division are fighting?"

"waste!"

"Incompetent bungler!"

"Have the brains of the Blood Demon Cult been damaged? We asked them to ambush the Thirteenth Prince, not to fight against the Evil Suppression Division."

When Elder Lin heard the news, his face turned gloomy and he kept cursing.

"enough!"

Elder Wang was fed up with Elder Lin's chattering and shouted.

"Since the Blood Demon Cult has been discovered by the Evil Suppression Division, the plan to ambush the Thirteenth Prince has been temporarily cancelled."

"Are you not going to avenge Qingyang? Are you not going to take back the jade certificate from Yingyuan Mansion?"

"Of course not!" Elder Wang shook his head. "It's just that without the Blood Demon Sect, how can we deal with the Thirteenth Prince without involving our Shenxiao Sect? This matter needs to be carefully considered."

Elder Lin moved his lips a few times, walked to the window, looked at the dark night, clenched his fists unwillingly, and finally sighed softly.

……

The next day.

Calm and calm.

Apart from the collapsed walls on the street, it seemed impossible to tell that a great battle had taken place between the Evil Suppression Bureau and the Blood Demon Cult last night.

After temporarily resolving the crisis, Zhou Haochen went to the Ministry of Industry to look for Mo Sihai.

The body of Lei Peng was obtained in the Yuheng Tower.

Zhou Haochen thought about how to use it all night.

The method of controlling corpses is also a good choice, but the method of controlling corpses is ultimately a demonic method and cannot be considered aboveboard.

But the best way is to refine it into a mechanical puppet beast.

Is there anyone better than the Mo family at refining mechanical puppet beasts?

If there is, it is the old Mo school.

However, the imperial court was not very good at dealing with the Old Mo Faction, and Zhou Haochen had no acquaintances there, so he could only go to Mo Sihai and Mu Yuanye.

"Your Highness is a rare visitor."

"What brings Your Highness here?"

Mo Sihai spoke with a smile, looking enthusiastic.

Zhou Haochen didn't waste time and said straight to the point: "This time I came to visit you to ask Mo Juzi to help me refine a mechanical puppet beast."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Sihai's eyes lit up.

Big order coming!
Their Mohist mechanical puppet beasts are powerful, high quality, and durable, far surpassing the farmers of the farming family in all aspects.

But because the selling price was too high, far less cheaper than the spiritual seeds from the farmers, they had to watch the farmers eat the meat while they, the Mohists, couldn't even drink the soup.

But the price is high?
Isn't this an insult to the prince?
"Your Highness, we in the Mo Clan have 127 types of mechanical puppet beasts, ranging from small to large, flying in the sky, walking on the ground, swimming in the water, everything you can think of."

"I wonder what type of mechanical puppet beast Your Highness wants."

Zhou Haochen took a sip of the fragrant tea and said lightly.

"Mo Juzi, I want it custom made."

"And the raw materials are already prepared."

"Oh? I wonder what Your Highness has prepared?" Mo Sihai's eyes lit up.

I don’t know what good stuff the Thirteenth Prince can come up with?

Zhou Haochen flicked his fingertips and handed the storage ring to Mo Sihai.

Mo Sihai swept his mind around and saw the things in the storage ring, and an expression of horror instantly appeared on his face.

"This is……"

"Lei Peng's corpse!"

"So complete...hiss——"

"Your Highness, what a great opportunity!"

Mo Sihai looked at Lei Peng's body with a burning look in his eyes, as if he had seen his dream lover.

For the Mohists, collecting all kinds of strange materials and corpses is their biggest hobby.

Lei Peng, an ancient mythical beast that has been extinct for tens of thousands of years.

Actually appeared in front of him.

And it's a complete one.

Mo Sihai was itching to get his hands dirty and was eager to take over Lei Peng's corpse immediately and refine it into a mechanical puppet beast.

"Mo Juzi, can you look at Lei Peng's body?"

"Of course you can!" Mo Sihai's eyes turned, as if he had some bad intentions, "It's just that Lei Peng's corpse is difficult to refine."

"I'm afraid your Highness cannot afford the cost of refining it."

"How much? I'll ask Auntie Lan to give the banknote to you, Mo Juzi."

"One million taels!"

"Ahem——"One million taels?
Zhou Haochen coughed twice and almost spit out the tea in his mouth!
Is this a robbery?

It takes one million taels to refine a mechanical puppet beast.

Zhou Haochen even suspected that Mo Sihai was taking advantage of him.

Seeing Zhou Haochen’s unhappy expression, Mo Sihai explained patiently.

"Your Highness, if it is other mechanical puppet beasts, the craftsmanship is mature, and naturally it doesn't need this price."

"It's just that the Thunder Peng is rare. In the history of the Mohist School, there is no precedent for refining the Thunder Peng into a mechanical puppet beast, so the price is naturally high."

Zhou Haochen's expression changed several times and he snorted.

Although he thought it was nonsense, he was ultimately a soul influenced by industrialization and naturally knew the difference between industrial products and works of art.

Mature mechanical puppet beasts have mature technology and the R&D costs are spread over the quantity, so the price naturally comes down.

However, the corpse of Lei Peng in his hand seemed good, but it could not be mass-produced, and the research and development costs had to be borne by him alone.

It’s just… although he understands… Zhou Haochen always feels like he’s been taken advantage of.

"Ahem!" Mo Sihai cleared his throat and said calmly, "It is extremely difficult to refine Lei Peng into a mechanical puppet beast. This one million taels is still a conservative estimate."

"It's just that, Your Highness, you have done us a great favor by helping us solve the upgrade project of the Shenwu Cannon. I, Mo Sihai, am not an ungrateful person."

"The refining fee is waived!"

no?

Zhou Haochen's face looked strange.

Is Mo Sihai really so generous?

No other conditions?

Then, he heard Mo Sihai say, "My young disciple Yuan Ye, I have encountered some troubles in my practice recently. I want to refine a mechanical puppet beast for you. I hope you can help me and give me some advice."

Hearing this, Zhou Haochen suddenly realized.

So that’s it!
You are so good, Mo Sihai!

He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his mind is so deep.

Use the beauty trap on me?
Am I this kind of person?

I don't fall for the honey trap.

"Mo Juzi, I won't bother you from designing the mechanical puppet beast. I'm going to go take a walk over to Yuan Ye."

Looking at Zhou Haochen's leaving back, Mo Sihai showed an aunt-like smile on his face.

"Yuan Ye, Master can only help you up to this point."

"You must seize the opportunity!"

……

"I have met His Highness!"

The girl in the green lotus leaf skirt smiled when she saw Zhou Haochen. She looked so innocent and lovely that people wanted to bully her.

"Yuan Ye, I heard that you encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation." Zhou Haochen asked with a smile.

"No!"

"The Mohist technique is very simple. I can learn it after just one look."

After hearing Mu Yuanye's words, Zhou Haochen almost couldn't hold back his laughter and wanted to laugh out loud.

Mo Sihai had made all the calculations, but he didn't expect that Mu Yuanye would sell him out with just one sentence.

"but……"

"I have some questions about thunder magic, and I would like to ask your Highness for advice."

"what is the problem?"

Zhou Haochen sat down and listened to Mu Yuanye's words.

"Last time in the palace, I heard you preach, Your Highness, and the yin and yang were reversed, and the universe was transformed into a thunder."

"In the transformation of yin and yang, it is conceived with thunder."

"During this period, Yuan Ye has been studying the changes of yin and yang, trying to integrate the changes of yin and yang, the birth and death of thunder, and the calculation of heaven's secrets into one."

After hearing Mu Yuanye’s thoughts, Zhou Haochen seemed to have thought of something and his face became strange.

"Yuan Ye, how did you think of connecting these three together?"

Mu Yuanye didn't seem to notice the change in Zhou Haochen's expression, and he was completely immersed in his own research.

Her pretty face looked serious, like a scientific researcher.

"Your Highness, do you know the biggest problem of our Mohist mechanical puppet beast?"

"expensive!"

Zhou Haochen blurted out.

“Expensiveness is indeed a problem.”

"But apart from being expensive, the biggest problem is actually the operation."

"Mechanical puppet beasts are controlled by puppet threads. The more powerful the mechanical puppet beast is, the more difficult it is to control."

"The Mohists have actually been researching a device that can allow the mechanical puppet beasts to move on their own. Even without being operated, they still have the ability to fight."

"This device is called the Mo Heart within our Mohist school."

"According to the idea of ​​the first generation giant, installing the ink heart on the mechanical puppet beast is equivalent to giving the mechanical puppet beast a soul."

"The operator only needs to give a simple command, and the mechanical puppet beast can automatically complete the task ordered."

"It's just like a Taoist magic weapon that gives birth to a magic spirit. It doesn't need a cultivator to command it and can fight on its own."

"Generation after generation of Mo family members have been studying Mo Xin, but unfortunately, up to now, they have not realized the conception of the first generation of Mo Zi, and even reached a dead end at one point."

Mu Yuanye talked about the past of the Mo family with a somewhat lost expression.

Obviously, this was not a glorious experience for the Mohists.

Zhou Haochen did not interrupt Mu Yuanye, but just drank tea quietly and acted as a quiet listener.

"That's why, after Taizu proposed the concept of mechanical ascension, the great men at the time quickly agreed with Taizu's idea."

"Because the idea proposed by Taizu is much simpler than Mo Xin's conception."

"The construction of the body is much simpler than the construction of the soul."

"The path of mechanical ascension is just the right way to avoid Mo Xin's research."

Hearing this, Zhou Haochen asked.

"Why not just extract the soul of the monster and integrate it into the mechanical puppet beast?"

"This road has already been walked by Mohist monks."

"The soul of the demon beast can indeed solve some problems."

"However, the soul is not original, and it cannot exert the full power of the Mechanical Puppet Beast."

"For example, I installed a Thor cannon on the mechanical puppet beast, but the monster itself does not have the function of the Thor cannon, and naturally, its soul does not have the instinct to operate the Thor cannon."

"In this way, the Thor Cannon cannot be used."

"Using the souls of demon beasts will actually limit the design of the mechanical puppet beasts."

A trace of helplessness appeared on Mu Yuanye's pretty pink face.

Then, she changed the topic.

"However, your last sermon, Your Highness, deeply touched Yuan Ye."

"Yuan Ye was thinking that Confucianism used Yi to interpret the mysteries of heaven. The eight trigrams in Yi are divided into yang and yin, which is quite similar to the Yin-Yang method of generating thunder."

"Therefore, Yuan Ye wants to use thunder magic to deduce the secrets of heaven and command the mechanical puppet beast."

After listening to Mu Yuanye's ideas, Zhou Haochen almost couldn't help but want to give Mu Yuanye a thumbs up.

Because Mu Yuanye’s ideas are very awesome.

I almost came up with the concept of "computer".

The Eight Trigrams are composed of yang and yin lines, which is simply a kind of binary system. The principle is the same as the binary system used in computer programming.

If you use thunder magic to drive it, it is almost the prototype of a fantasy version of a computer.

What Mu Yuanye lacks may be the von Neumann architecture and programming concepts.

Zhou Haochen cleared his throat and spoke earnestly.

"Yuan Ye, your idea coincides with mine!"

"really?"

A light flashed in Mu Yuanye's eyes, as if he had met a close friend.

"I also have some ideas about Mo Xin, and I would like to discuss them with you, Yuan Ye."

Zhou Haochen slowly told Mu Yuanye the concept of computers on Blue Planet.

Mu Yuanye was fascinated by what she heard. There were little stars in her eyes and she was full of admiration when she looked at Zhou Haochen.

There were some vague and incomplete concepts in her mind, but after Zhou Haochen's guidance, everything became clear, as if an invisible hand had cleared away the fog.

Zhou Haochen spent the entire afternoon explaining the principles of computers to Mu Yuanye. He only ended the lecture when he learned that there was news in Qianli Xin’s letter.

"Ahem! Yuan Ye, that's all for today. I have something to do and I'm leaving first."

"Thank you for your sermon today, Yuan Ye has benefited a lot."

Facing the setting sun, Zhou Haochen left the Ministry of Works.

Seeing that Zhou Haochen did not spend the night, Mo Sihai showed a heartbroken expression.

"Yuan Ye, I gave you a chance, but you are useless!"

……

[Taotie: Discover the whereabouts of the spiritual ginseng and gather at Xiniu Mountain immediately. ]

【Jiachen: Received.】

【Yisi: Guarantee to complete the task.】

Zhou Haochen told Helian Hai about this and asked Helian Hai to lurk near Xiniu Mountain and be ready to take action at any time.

With the support of Helian Hai, a powerful master of the eleventh realm, Zhou Haochen felt more confident.

After listening to Zhou Haochen's plan, Helian Hai seemed to have guessed something and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your Highness, are you going to take action against the Shenxiao Sect?"

"Hahahahaha - Mr. He, great minds think alike!"

(End of this chapter)