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Chapter 161 [160] The Right Path
"Water has come out, it's molten iron!"

"Quick, pour it into the mold!"

In the steel team's resident, ghosts were crying and wolves were howling, and Chinese and tribal aboriginal languages ​​were mixed and noisy.

Everyone's face turned red, because of excitement, and it was also reflected by the crimson molten iron.

He looked like an otaku watching an educational action movie in a university dormitory.

But in fact, these are all amiable and respectable working people.

Now the molten iron is out of the oven.

All operations are guided by rules and regulations.

Pour it into the ready-made mold given by our lord, and then press down with a concave device to spread the molten iron inside evenly.

A red iron pot is formed, and then it is taken out of the mold and set aside to cool.

The whole process takes less than one minute, and the empty mold can continue to be poured with molten iron to continuously produce.

Everyone is excited about it.

Even Xuenv raised her face and whispered to Zhou Li'an: "Master, it's done!"

Zhou Li'an smiled and nodded.

Can it work?

Molds are ready-made, in order to improve work efficiency.

If the people were to make molds out of sand, clay, and wooden frames, it would take a lot of time to make each mold.

Even if it is prefabricated by the people in advance, after each mold is used, the sand and clay must be removed, and the mold must be remade.

Putting in the resources of the present world can form an assembly line operation.

Today, only one blast furnace has been assembled, and Zhou Lian puts 5 blast furnaces into operation at one time, and all of them are put into production. Thousands of iron pots can be produced in a day.

One month's output is enough to meet the needs of millions of people——

Of course, the premise is a large pot of rice and a centralized canteen.

So far, Zhou Li'an still didn't allow the people to open fire alone. The houses in each city are all wooden villas, and they are connected into pieces. Once a fire occurs, it is impossible to rescue it.

The living area takes care of food and livelihood, and avoids man-made disasters as much as possible.

The pots and utensils used in the living areas of various cities today are the blessings of creation, and there is no shortage of them.

But after the millions of China and the United States are brought into balance, the problem of food must of course be solved.

For large-scale migration, the clay pots they originally used were inconvenient to carry, so they can be abolished.

In addition, the production of pig iron can also start the casting of daily knives.

Such as kitchen knives, daggers, meat and vegetables are no problem.

Fighting... is easy to collapse.

Forging weapons with pig iron can indeed increase their strength, but without electrified equipment, relying on manpower is too time-consuming.

If you have surplus manpower, it is better to invest in farming, infrastructure, food storage, and road construction.

Now the balanced armed forces are sufficient, and there is no problem in unifying the American land.

What is missing are the supplies needed to cope with the explosive growth of the population.

In fact, the equipment for molten iron converter steelmaking is also complete, but there are no materials such as decarburizers.

Of course, Zhou Li'an can also be cast from the present world, but it is not necessary.

It is still the period of primitive accumulation, so it is better to leave it to the monks of the law to learn and explore, and to improve the gaps in knowledge and industry.

On the side, Zhou Weiguo's disciples filmed this scene.

In addition to balanced newspapers, two or three movie screenings per month are the most direct means of media.

Such a magical technique of creation naturally needs to be "simulcast in ten cities".

Before leaving, Zhou Li'an issued a decree for the Iron and Steel Group and No. 6 Dacheng College, spread out a map, and marked several mining points.

Collect more mineral sources and make decarburizers...

On the premise of maintaining normal production work, continue to promote the practice of "alloy creation" and "composite materials".

Composite materials can be extended to fireproof properties. In the future, blast furnaces will be built independently, as well as some light industrial products, such as enamel basins and daily-use glass.

All in all, it is not necessary to put it into production now, but it must be mastered. The four research groups of steel, printing, gunpowder and petroleum established today are originally for personnel training.

As they climb up the technology tree step by step, they can teach more monks of the law.

In the era when the "Law of Dzogchen" came, various disciplines were differentiated and taught by them as mentors.

Stay in Ayutthaya No. 6 for two days to witness the results.

After returning to the main city, you can see the worship in the Supreme Elder Hall.

"My lord, 3000 iron cavalry have returned from the No. 10 city, but another 100 cavalry were taken away by the patriarch and the leaders of the various battle groups, and went to the No. 9 city to train new recruits."

"They said that my lord has a will to come, and will send a small group of cavalry ahead of time?"

Before Zhou Li'an could speak.

Xue Nu said helplessly: "I knew the patriarch and the others couldn't bear their temper. The new army has been training for a year. Why didn't you see them go to train before?"

The Great Elder smiled and smoothed things over, "The Great Patriarch is strong and strong, and has his own ambitions. He wants to contribute to the great cause of balance. He didn't go before because he wanted to practice the profound truth of the law. Now that the will of our Lord has come, he wants to use his will first."

Indigenous tribes give birth very early, don't look at cow dung as adults, climbing mountains is less than [-] years old, and has been honored by the Lord Kinkou, the body is so hard.

Zhou Li'an said: "Let the Supply and Marketing Co., Ltd. prepare the supplies for the conquest, and configure them in the number of 2000 cavalry."

"Yes!"

"Praise my lord, praise balance!"

After glancing at Chimarpopoka with the [Eye of the Void], a master and a servant disappeared into this world out of thin air.

……

Valley of Mexico.

A dozen skinny walkers in ragged clothes were walking down the hillside, and seeing the magnificent city in the valley far away, tears welled up in their eyes.

They are the warriors of the cities guarding and escorting the "King of Sin".

During the expedition, more than 2000 people gathered from each city, and they were mighty and mighty.

Now there are only a few left.

Hundreds of people had narrowly escaped death in the scorched earth of God's punishment and catastrophe;

The divine punishment may not have harmed their lives, but it left indelible and cruel scars spiritually, constantly corroding their souls.

In modern medical terminology, it is called "post-war traumatic stress syndrome".

Although they are all experienced soldiers, the impact of hot weapons on dimensionality reduction in the era of cold weapons is unprecedented.

Mental corrosion torture.

There are also physical illnesses from overwork, which make them collapse cheaply.

When the lives in the fleeing team withered one by one.

The "legends of evil and disasters" began to take root in the hearts of the people, and they firmly believed that they were all sinners.

Therefore, the only true God in the world, the Lord of Balance.He cast a majestic gaze and sent out thunder, turning the earth into scorched earth.

The continuous withering of those who escaped death is the continuation of his punishment.

then.

The powerful fighters no longer dared to rob the villages along the return journey.

At the beginning, they could still feed on birds and beasts, but when the number of people gradually decreased, hunting became difficult.

Only picking berries and wild vegetables to satisfy our hunger.

It took them more than 3 months after a 6-month journey to return to their former homeland.

When it arrived, it was a miserable scene.

More than a dozen people were skinny and invisible.

"We're here, we're home!"

"This is our mission. We will report the prophecy of disaster to the lords of the cities!"

"Stop committing sins, let alone false worship!"

"Repent. Only by repenting like us can we be redeemed. Those who do not worship or believe in Him will be annihilated and turned into scorched earth!"

A dozen people turned around and kowtowed towards the northern mountains.

The "Statues of My Lord's True Body" they originally carried had been lost on the road, and someone carved them out of wood from memory, which was the only sacrificial object.

seven days later.

The capital city of Tepanix—

Acka Pochalco.

The lords of the various cities gathered together, with embarrassing expressions on their faces.

They have heard the news that 2000 people are buried under punishment for their crimes, and the judgment of disaster has come.

No one knows whether the King of Sin lives or dies, because it doesn't matter anymore.

As described by the survivors, no one can survive when the thunder falls, and they have also aimed at the horror of the coming of the true god.

Even if it does survive...

How can a young man survive in the unknown wilderness?

The hope of the so-called road to redemption has been annihilated.

"Everyone!"

"Catastrophe cannot be avoided, we... are all sinners!"

"Luck is useless, only pious repentance, waiting for the coming of the judgment day!"

"Just waiting to die like this?" Someone exclaimed, unacceptable.

"Shut up!" Someone shouted angrily, "Gods penetrate the world, if you want your country to perish, don't drag us down!"

Someone made a cold voice: "Perhaps, we should sacrifice the Aztecs to the true god?"

"They are the source of evil, and perhaps they can be forgiven by the Lord of Balance!"

Talk to here.

Everyone looked at the throne in the hall.

On the throne is the lord of Tepanix and the grandfather of the crime king "Chimal Popoca".

Name, Tzozomok.

He is 90 years old this year, a miracle in the 15th century, but the miracle does not stop there...

He ascended the throne at the age of twenty, according to the original history, will die in 1426.

In other words, there are a full 14 years of life.

The entire reign lasted 83 years.

He was a hundred years old when he died.

According to analysis by historians in later generations, Tepanix's strength has a great relationship with Tezomok's longevity.

At the same time, the average life expectancy of human beings was only 40-50 years old.

Longevity is regarded as a blessing from the gods.

Therefore, the long-lived Tezuzomok is regarded as a benefactor, and foreign countries dare not invade.

Terzomok survived many descendants.

But also because of his death...

It became a turning point in the change of power in the Valley of Mexico.

Chimal Popoca stood on the wrong team in the battle of successors, was assassinated and died at the age of 29.

As a result, his uncle Izkoatel succeeded to the throne, advocating the leadership of the "Three Cities Alliance", taking advantage of the turbulent period in Tepanix, launching a war and winning a complete victory.

This laid the foundation of the Aztec Empire.

But now.

Everything is different.

Tezuzomok got everyone's attention, sighed helplessly, and his eyes fell on the figure in the corner again...

The man knelt down and kowtowed and praised the "Statue of My Lord's True Body" in the hall. He was no longer purely fanatical in belief, but more like a madman.

However, no one thought he was crazy, and it was the disaster brought down by the god that made him wake up.

He is one of the survivors.

"Aztecs can't die!" Tezomok finally gave the answer.

"why?"

"Do you want us to bear the punishment together?"

The old man is already 90 years old, but he is still full of spirits, "Don't you understand? The Aztecs just sacrificed the living to attract the punishment of the gods!"

"I have already ordered people to collect the oracle about the time when the true god descended on each city!"

"All of them mention the atrocities of the Aztec human sacrifice!"

"If we ask for forgiveness in the Aztec way, that is the real challenge to the gods!"

Having said that, he was silent for a moment, then said——

"As the lord of Tepanix, I initiate a 'truce agreement'. Tepanix will suspend the trading market, build a temple with the power of the whole country, conduct a year-long sacrificial ceremony, and repent and redeem!"

"Those who are willing to make an agreement with me are all allies; if those who are not willing to invade, our allies will attack at the same time and destroy other countries!"

Inside the hall.

There was an uproar.

Suspending the trading market is tantamount to stopping development, and the people are struggling to feed and clothe. Perhaps Tepanix has this strength, but other city-states are quite worrying.

But if he didn't do this, Tepanix would repent piously, and when the punishment and judgment came, wouldn't the other city-states be annihilated?
Maybe seclusion will bring barrenness, but at least... there is still a glimmer of hope! !

"I'll join!"

"I will join too!"

"The old lord is a wise man in the world. We are willing to follow your teachings and worship our lord, the true god, the lord of balance!"

People keep responding.

Soon, almost everyone reached a consensus, and only a few people were still hesitating.

The old lord glanced at those people lightly, but shook his head helplessly.

He has sincerely surrendered to Balance, but there are still people who take chances, which is unacceptable to him.

Just be afraid, a rat droppings ruined a pot of soup.

"also……"

The old lord spoke again.

"Release the blockade of Aztec City in the Lake!"

As soon as these words came out, the field exploded.

"what?"

"How can the ban be lifted!"

"Back when the cities had just formed teams and embarked on the 'Road to Salvation' together, the Aztecs had different intentions and wanted to flee and leave behind fire!"

"If the blockade is lifted, they will be sent to flee the whole country!"

The old lord glanced at everyone indifferently, without saying a word.

But at this moment...

The person who worshiped in that corner laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, I traveled through the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and I don't know where I am, but my lord, the true god, the lord of balance, saw our location with a single glance, and sent down divine punishment..."

"That thunder rolls, changing the color of the world!"

"Howling, howling from the depths of the soul, sweeping through the night!"

"Escape? No one can escape! Only His will can judge the life and death of us fools!"

"Why can I live? Because from the first moment when the balance of our Lord came, I called out His name in my heart, willing to dedicate my everything, to serve Him, to worship Him, and to believe in Him!"

"Escape? Who can escape!"

"People who are ignorant and ignorant, those who commit crimes must accept judgment or repent and be redeemed!"

"what--"

"Praise the Lord of Equilibrium, praise you!"

"Equilibrium lies in..."

Crazy shouts silenced the audience.

However, not long after, the few people who had responded earlier all raised their hands——

"I'll join!"

"Yes, we are all willing to join the truce agreement..."

"No, this is not a truce agreement. This is a 'covenant of repentance'. We, the millions of people, should all be devout, and the gods will surely see our sincerity!"

……

Aztec, city in a lake.

The blockade of Lake Texcoco quickly faded.

The small town of Fangshi that once sprung up has disappeared, leaving only a mess.

The Aztecs who saw this scene were extremely excited, which made them see life.

Just when the guards in the city reported that they wanted to open the gate of the city in the lake.

Izuko Atl strictly stopped it.

"Wait!"

"If they lift the blockade, my Aztec spies hiding in various cities will definitely come back and report!"

"No one can leave the city until there is no information!"

About a few days later.

Then the messenger arrives, bringing the message.

When they said that the lifting of the blockade was the order of the king of Tepanix, and mentioned the annihilation of the hope of the road to salvation...

Izukoatel's tears couldn't stop falling——

"The Sin King is dead!"

"But we still have hope!!"

"Don't open the city gate, don't open the city gate!"

"That old thing, Tezozomok, is asking the cities to emulate our pious and repentant deeds, but let us wait for the Aztecs to open up the city-states, intending to make us flee and betray our belief in balance!"

"But who can escape God's punishment?"

"This is a trap! This is a trap that will be blamed on us and the Aztecs!"

"Convening a city meeting, I will warn all Aztecs..."

"Our choice of confession and worship is not wrong. We must persist, stick to it, and not waver! Only this will give me the vitality of the Aztecs!"

"Gentlemen, join me in extolling him, and our great and devoted Lord, Chimal Popoca, whose name we shall remember—"

"The sinner who brought life to all Aztecs!"

"Because of his sacrifice to die, he pointed out the right path for us!"

"Praise the balance, praise the true God!"

"Also, praise our Lord of Sin, Chimar..."

(End of this chapter)