Chapter 330
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Chapter 330: Good Things Keep Happening
After firing a few more arrows and satisfying his craving, Luo Ji suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if remembering something.
He quickly called Ye Xuan over and, with a mix of words and gestures, explained his idea.
Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up after listening.
“That’s simple, I can get it done quickly. Just a moment, okay?”
Ye Xuan worked quickly.
Not long after, she returned with the crossbow, which now had something resembling a stirrup attached to its front end.
And indeed, it was something similar, called a crossbow stirrup.
After taking the simply modified crossbow from Ye Xuan, Luo Ji stepped his foot into the stirrup.
With this leverage point, he immediately felt that the entire process of drawing the crossbow and loading the bolt became much easier.
He, of course, reaped another wave of praise.
“All right, just follow this design and refine it slightly. Once you’re sure no further major improvements can be made in a short time, draw up the blueprints and write a report.”
“Then, I’ll have the Military Armament Production Department begin manufacturing it.”
With one matter temporarily concluded, Luo Ji left the Military Armament Research Department in a rather good mood.
It seemed his luck was shining today, as another good thing happened the moment he returned to his office.
Reading the detailed report in his hand, Luo Ji’s gaze swept over Zhang Tang, who stood below, and a flicker of satisfaction crossed his eyes.
“Well done, you’ve worked hard. As for Shang Jun, deal with him on the 17th day.”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
Although he didn’t know why Luo Ji was so fixated on the “17th day,” Zhang Tang’s loyalty to Luo Ji meant he generally didn’t ask many questions.
After responding, he quickly withdrew, and on the 17th day, the system notification rang out precisely in Luo Ji’s mind.
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have won the defensive battle!]
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have acquired item ‘Shang Jun’s Remains ×1’!]
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have acquired item ‘Silver Treasure Chest ×1’!]
[System Notification: Do you wish to activate the ‘Civilization Conqueror’ skill?]
Luo Ji decisively chose ‘no’ to activate the ‘Civilization Conqueror’ skill.
His civilization had already grown quite large.
A few months ago, when he absorbed Zhou Dongnan’s civilization, a bunch of troublesome nobles emerged.
It took months to finally integrate those former Great Zhou Kingdom citizens into his Myriad Worlds Civilization.
He currently had no surplus capacity to absorb another one, he’d rather let things settle for a while longer.
Besides that, this defensive battle actually rewarded him with a silver treasure chest.
It seemed his luck was indeed good recently.
While his luck still held, Luo Ji immediately opened the silver treasure chest after activating his Truce Token.
Luo Ji opened the treasure chest quite casually.
However, the result far exceeded his expectations.
After a blinding golden light flashed, he actually pulled a gold-grade item from the silver treasure chest!
[System Notification: Congratulations, player ‘Luo Ji,’ you have acquired gold-grade item ‘4-Star Man-Made Wonder Yong Ding Blueprint ×1’]
“Hiss—”
A sharp intake of breath nearly made his heart stop.
While silver treasure chests did have a chance to yield gold-grade items, the drop rate was incredibly low.
And to think this particular pull actually yielded the blueprint for the ‘Yong Ding,’ one of the Nine Cauldrons!
He had just acquired the Xu Ding, another one of the Nine Cauldrons, from Zhou Dongnan.
And now, another Yong Ding.
This, this was simply exploding with good fortune!
A sudden unease spread through Luo Ji’s heart after getting the blueprint.
There’s a saying, “When things reach their peak, they begin to decline!” This was a clear sign that something big was about to happen!
With this thought, Luo Ji instinctively glanced left and right, his suspicious demeanor puzzling the guards on either side.
“Your Majesty, what’s wrong?”
He Liang, the captain of the guard team, asked with a puzzled expression.
“Nothing, nothing.”
Luo Ji quickly waved his hand.
“Go summon Luo Jin for me.”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
Upon receiving Luo Ji’s summons, Luo Jin dared not delay.
He immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to Luo Ji’s presence as fast as he could.
“Your humble servant Luo Jin greets Your Majesty!”
“Rise.”
Luo Ji beckoned, then directly and frankly stated.
“I have a task for your Mirror Division. Instruct your Mirror Division members, dispersed throughout the various cities, to intensify their surveillance efforts. Do not overlook any details. Report any slight disturbance immediately!”
“Your humble servant obeys!”
Although he wasn’t clear about the exact situation, from Luo Ji’s serious and tense expression and tone, he realized the gravity and ominous nature of the matter.
After a brief thought, Luo Jin’s brow furrowed.
“Could it be that there are still some individuals at large from the previous incitement of internal rebellion?”
And so, a thorough investigation began, with the emperor and his subjects’ thoughts largely on different wavelengths.
Half a month later, the entire Myriad Worlds Civilization was peaceful, prosperous, and blessed with favorable weather.
Despite this, Luo Ji still felt a little suspicious, but he couldn’t deny that his previously taut nerves had relaxed somewhat.
Opening his inventory, Luo Ji looked at the 4-star man-made wonder Yong Ding blueprint and admitted that he had been agonizing over it for half a month.
According to Zhou Yi’s earlier account, Zhou Dongnan had gathered a large number of skilled craftsmen to build the Xu Ding, sparing no expense and causing widespread resentment among the common people.
It took a full 10 years to cast it!
In other words, while it might seem like just a bronze cauldron, its craftsmanship was actually incredibly complex.
The system’s requirements for completing a 4-star man-made wonder were extremely high, and simply making one according to the blueprint wouldn’t count as success.
Given this, Luo Ji clearly had to treat it as a long-term project.
The expense and time were one thing, but what he was more concerned about was actually provoking the former Great Zhou citizens.
Those citizens probably harbored strong prejudices against the idea of casting cauldrons.
Luo Ji had only just managed to stabilize the situation and integrate those citizens into his Myriad Worlds Civilization.
At this critical juncture, if this cauldron casting business were to upset them and cause the hard earned loyalty to plummet again, he’d have nowhere to cry.
While he could try to do it secretly, if news leaked, the situation would likely be even worse.
At this point, where prosperity declines and something big feels imminent, every step has to be taken carefully.
One misstep could lead to ruin.
Thus, Luo Ji decided to temporarily store the Yong Ding blueprint in the system warehouse.
He would wait a few months before starting construction.
Based on the development of his Myriad Worlds Civilization, he couldn’t build the Great Wall, but Luo Ji felt his civilization could afford to build a Yong Ding.
