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Sergio Gattuso and Xiao Su ran across two streets in a hurry, and then stopped panting heavily, leaning against the wall and panting.

The eyes of the two people were all at a loss, and they were at a loss for the future. They slowly leaned against the corner of the wall and sighed. We can still have a meal, I'm afraid we will be hungry for another day tomorrow."

Gattuso stared blankly at the passing passers-by in front of him, and then looked at himself, and couldn't help crying: "God, how did this happen?"

"Don't fucking call your God, I've heard you call it a thousand times, your God didn't send us a catty of saltpeter, a catty of sulfur, or even a pancake." Xiao Su was distraught. The authentic way: "Hurry up and think of a way, no matter what, we have to settle the food for tomorrow first."

Gattuso grabbed his golden head, looked helpless, and muttered to himself: "It's not like this, it shouldn't be like this, this is a miracle, a miracle to be created, a miracle like Aristotle. "

He was talking vaguely, and Xiao Su couldn't help cursing: "Go to your mother's shit, Dude, go quickly." Stand up, and want to leave.

At this moment, Xiao Su Gun suddenly saw a beautiful young man in expensive clothes walking towards him with a smile on his face, and Wen Yan asked himself, "Do you want to eat the wine glutinous rice balls from Taihe Garden?"

Xiao Su was stunned, and Gattuso next to him also showed a puzzled look. The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both frowned.

Without waiting for them to speak, the handsome young man turned around and left, saying, "If you want to eat, come with me!"

At this time, even if it was a trap, Xiao Su Gun would not think too much about it, and Gattuso naturally only followed Xiao Su's horse. in the back.

The young man is of course Xue Poye!

For the history of these two guys, many people in the ocean area are very clear, and Xue Poye can easily find out, and he can't help but have great curiosity and interest in these two guys.

In his opinion, things like saltpeter, sulfur, and lime are naturally inextricably related to gunpowder. Naturally, there is no gunpowder in this era, which belongs to the era of extreme cold weapons. The projects these two guys are researching, If it was gunpowder, then Xue Poye must have been extremely shocked.

Although he came from the future world, in that era, gunpowder was everywhere, even nuclear weapons, but as an ordinary person, although Xue Poye vaguely knew the components of gunpowder, it was impossible for him to make gunpowder by himself.

Walking in the bustling metropolis of the future, find hundreds of people. Maybe everyone knows what gunpowder is, but almost no one can really develop gunpowder by themselves.

Are these two ancient people really developing gunpowder?

However, I heard from everyone that Xiao Su Gun and Gattuso still need to buy a copper furnace, which is a bit different from the development of gunpowder. Xue Poye's biggest suspicion is that Xiao Su Gun must have been in Wanxian Temple. , I found out the refining method of a certain panacea, so after I came out, I did not hesitate to refine the panacea. If I really refined it, then of course I would not worry about money anymore. At that time, the financial resources will naturally flow.

Whether it's gunpowder or a strange panacea, Xue Poye is a little excited.

So he easily found these two live treasures, ready to enter their world.

Xue Poye naturally has a lot of money on his body. This time he came to Beijing, he had already prepared enough money to spend, so he spent the money smartly in the Taihe Garden in Kyoto, filling a table with delicious food and wine, which made Xiao Su stick and Gattuso's eyes Zhi Fangguang, these two people are of course not fools, Xue Poye invited them to the restaurant for no reason, it is of course a purpose, although the two people thought of this, their hungry bellies screamed, and the table was full of delicious food and wine. Tempting their appetites, breaking down their poor will, and finally, after a moment of silence, they began to eat and drink unceremoniously.

Sergio Gattuso seems to be able to maintain his aristocratic demeanor. At the beginning, he drank slowly and slowly, until he found that Xiaosu was gobbling up and eating more than half of his favorite dishes, and there was not even half a bite The meaning of letting go, finally revealed the nature of animals, very firmly snatching delicious food.

Xue Poye did not speak from the beginning to the end, and watched them eating and drinking with a smile, until the table was full of dishes and the two live treasures hugged their stomachs and hiccupped, then said softly: "Go, go to the bathhouse to take a bath." bath."

After paying the bill, he led the two guys to the bathhouse in Kyoto.

The water in the bathhouse was hot and misty, and the three of them soaked comfortably in the pool, letting the hot water burn their skin, amidst the smog, Xue Poye saw the expressions on the two of them as if they were in heaven .

The master of the bath is from Yangzhou, and his craftsmanship is excellent. He wiped out many gray stripes from the accumulated stains on the two live treasures, and wiped them red and tender, just like newborn babies. Both of them are grinning. Teeth, but extremely enjoy the care and comfort brought by the pain.

When the two of them got out of the bathhouse, they looked much more energetic and radiant. Gattuso was really a good-looking guy, tall and well-proportioned, golden and blue-eyed, and full of charm.

Xue Poye kept walking, and led the two of them into a clothing shop. By the time they came out, the two guys had already put on comfortable and loose new clothes.

"My lord, tell me, what do you want us to do?" As soon as Xiao Su stick out of the clothes shop, he immediately asked directly: "Of course there is nothing wrong with those who can do it. If you can't do it, don't blame us, my lord."

Xue Poye rubbed his nose and smiled, "Go, take me to see your work."

"What?" Xiao Su sticks his eyes wide open, wondering, "What do you want to see?"

"Spend so much money, even ruin your family. You are not fools, and I also believe that the things you are tinkering with are not ordinary things. Come, take me there. I want to know what you are doing?" Xue Poye said slowly.

"No!" Gattuso couldn't help shouting: "Absolutely not."

Xue Poye said "Oh", looking at this golden guy, although wearing Dachu's costume is a little weird, but he is still full of heroism, rubbing his nose and staring at Gattuso, he asked leisurely: "No way?"

Xiao Su Gun glared at Gattuso and said with a quick smile, "My lord, don't listen to nonsense. This matter is my responsibility. He is just my helper. What he says doesn't count."

Gattuso blushed and said: "Brother, we... that's ours, don't let people know, it's worthless, oh... God...!" He was obviously really anxious, and he was half-baked. With a foreign accent, it looks very funny.

Xiao Su kicked him with a stick, and cursed: "It's worth the fart, I'm almost starving to death, if it wasn't for this lord's help, we both would have to drink the Northwest Wind."

Gattuso knew that what he said was true, although he was very reluctant, he did not dare to speak again.

Xiao Su stick turned to Xue Poye, cupped his hands and said, "What's your surname, sir?"

"My surname is Xue!" Xue Poye said with a smile: "I'm not an adult, just like you, just a grassroots."

"Xue...hehe, Big Brother Xue, the younger one's surname is Su, this is a chicken...!" Xiao Su stick introduced.

"No." Gattuso said angrily: "I'm not croaking, that's an insult to my name. My name is Sergio Gattuso, Gattuso, a distinguished surname!" A noble expression appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes, the name of the stuffed chicken is Gattuso." Xiao Su sticks a glance at Gattuso, smiles and says to Xue Poye: "My lord wants to see what we are tinkering with, so it is natural to ask for it. But let me explain first, Our stuff is so dilapidated that it’s not worth seeing at all, but it costs money to tinker with it, and in the eyes of others, it’s just spending a lot of money tinkering with a pile of rubbish, if you see it, don’t be disappointed.”

Xue Poye nodded and said: "Things that can spend money will not be useless." After a pause, he laughed and said: "If it is really useful, my money can also come in handy."

"Money?" Xiao Su stick showed joy: "You...you mean to spend money to help us?"

Of course he was very happy. The project he had worked so hard to study was stopped due to economic reasons. This was something he was extremely reluctant to see. Could it be that the novel idea that he sprouted one day was really destroyed?

Sudden encounter with Xue Poye today, even the possibility of investment, made Xiao Su very excited. Gattuso was obviously a little happy, but there was a trace of worry deep in his eyes.

"That's not necessarily true." Xue Poye said with a chuckle, "Look at your things before making a decision. I have money, so I can't just throw it in the water."

Xiao Su Gun was very excited about getting the possibility of unexpected funding. Without further ado, he led Xue Poye to the south.

Xiao Su Gun and Gattuso are of course living on the streets now. The two big men set up a cloth shed next to the large garbage dump in Kyoto. The cloth shed is not big, and it is very dilapidated.

This is the garbage dump in Kyoto. In the palace, the mansions of princes and nobles, the mansions of dignitaries, the houses of aristocratic merchants, and even the homes of ordinary people will always produce huge garbage, and here is the place where garbage is piled up. There is a big incineration every month, but on weekdays, the garbage is piled up into mountains. From time to time, you can see the cleaning eunuchs of the palace and the servants of the mansions pushing the garbage. The place is full of stench and decay, which is very unpleasant. .

Xue Poye frowned. He really didn't expect that the living conditions of the two of them would be so bad. Seeing Xiao Su Gun's casual look, they didn't dislike the taste of this place. It seems that they have lived here for a long time and have completely adapted to it. smell and environment.

"Xue...Brother Xue, please!" Xiao Su stick walked to the edge of the tent and opened the tent door. As soon as Xue Poye walked to the door, he really smelled the smell of gunpowder.

Walking into the tent, I saw that the inside was in a mess. There was a copper stove on the west side, set up on the fire, but it hadn't lived yet.

There are piles here and there in the tent, with a lot of lime, charcoal, turpentine and saltpeter, with the smell of that chemical composition.

Xue Poye turned around in the tent, and finally said: "Is this what you guys are messing with?"

Xiao Su stick nodded, a little embarrassed: "I just laughed."

Xue Poye sat down on a small rock very calmly, stared at Xiao Su's stick, and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to make alchemy?"

"Alchemy?" Xiao Su Gun said with a smile: "Brother Xue, if you talk about alchemy, I, Xiao Su Gun, have already refined it. When I was in the Temple of Ten Thousand Immortals, what kind of elixir could I not make?"

"Then you are...!" Xue Poye frowned and rubbed his nose.

Xiao Su Gun was about to speak when Gattuso said, "Brother Su, you...do you really want to speak?"

Xiao Su Gun sighed, sat down on the side, shook his head and said: "Sai Ji, you have been with me for so long, I know in my heart that I, Xiao Su Gun, owe you, you didn't do a good business back then, You were forced to be brought here by me, broke your fortune, and helped me tinker with these things, but there was still no result, now that I think about it, I really feel ashamed of you."

Gattuso hurriedly said: "Brother Su, you...you don't have to say that, Almighty God will bless us."

Xiao Su stick lightly smiled and said: "Your god can't control me Dachu, our Dachu is in charge of the Taishang Laojun, your god doesn't work. If you don't say it, I know you My heart is very painful. If it was just me, I would have given up on this matter long ago. It is precisely because of pulling you in and ruining your fortune. I feel ashamed in my heart, so I persisted and wanted to come up with something to explain to you , but... Hey, look at us now, without money, we can't continue to work on this thing."

Gattuso lowered his head, looked frustrated, and did not speak.

Xue Poye stared at the copper furnace, and slowly asked: "Then what are you going to do? I said that if I am very interested, I can provide silver."

Xiao Su Chou was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth, finally came over, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xue, this matter is a bit mysterious, I'm afraid you won't believe it, but I think it's very possible, so I kept tossing about it. Don't scare you away just by listening to it."

Xue Poye laughed and said: "Don't worry, Xue has a lot of things in the classics, and he has seen a lot of novelties. Just say it, I guarantee it will be as stable as Mount Tai."

He is from the future, and he has seen planes, cannons, tanks and submarines. There is no shocking thing in this era that would scare him.

Xiao Su straightened his thoughts, and finally said: "Brother Xue, I was working in Wanxian Temple a year ago, and I also became a Taoist priest. A year ago, the pill furnace was on fire, and I went to pee, and there would be no accident after leaving for a while, but not long after, I heard a loud noise, do you know what happened?"

"what's up?"

Xiao Su Gun said dejectedly: "The alchemy furnace room, the alchemy furnace room was blown up. The originally tight and solid alchemy furnace room was torn apart in an instant, bricks and tiles flew everywhere, and even the small house next to it was blown up. Fortunately, the Nadan Furnace is located in a remote place and no one lives there, so no one was killed by the bombing, but a few Taoist brothers were also injured in the nearby place."

Xue Poye frowned, and couldn't help showing a smile.

Xiao Su Gun saw that Xue Poye was very interested, so he continued: "For this matter, I was kicked out of the Temple of Ten Thousand Immortals, and when I went out, I was given some money to live. I rented a house to live in, but The memory of that night is still fresh, and I was awakened from time to time, but I felt a little strange after a long time, the pill furnace was so alive, how could it burst suddenly?"

"That's explosives!" Xue Poye couldn't help saying.

"Dynamite?" Xiao Su asked curiously, "Brother Xue, do you know how it exploded? What is dynamite?"

Xue Poye chuckled, waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, just keep talking!"

Xiao Su Chou thought for a while, and had no choice but to continue: "Then I thought, such a big alchemy furnace, so strong, but suddenly exploded, the power is really amazing, probably much more powerful than a knife or gun."

"That's natural." Xue Poye nodded: "Swords and guns can't blow up the city wall."

"Exactly." Xiao Su stick seemed to have found a bosom friend, and hurriedly said: "Afterwards, I made a small alchemy furnace according to the formula in Wanxianguan, equipped with these alchemy things, and put them in an open place to use fire Refining, try to see if it is caused by the formula of alchemy pill fire."

Xue Poye nodded involuntarily, this little Su stick was very clever, he even figured out that the explosion was related to the formula, he really is a clever person.

"Then did you succeed?"

"I tried many times at the beginning, and spent a lot of money, but nothing happened." Xiao Su stick was depressed, and suddenly showed a hint of excitement: "Until that day, when I had given up, the small copper furnace finally exploded again. , torn apart, amazing power, fortunately far away from the downtown area, so that it will not shock people, that is, that time, Sai Jiming encountered this scene, insisted on developing it with me, I had no money at that time, and could not continue, And he agreed."

Sergio Gattuso said with emotion: "Oh God, it's amazing, it's a miracle, a great achievement."

Xue Poye pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Xiao Su Gun, what is the use of that thing you developed? Can you think of what to use it for?"

Xiao Su Gun immediately said: "Brother Xue, you haven't seen the power at that time, it was earth-shattering, I always thought, if it is really developed, it will be used to fight Beihu or other enemies in the future, if it can be used It, then it must be able to blow up the group of beasts, and maybe it can be used for other purposes, my mind is very messy, but I think it must be useful."

Of course it works!

Xue Poye sighed in his heart, Xiao Su Gun has amazing insight, and he already felt that explosives would bring huge benefits, but he never imagined that the production of explosives would change history and change the era, and the era of cold weapons would gradually begin. Replaced by Hot Weapons.

Of course, this is beyond the imagination of the current Xiao Su Gun and Gattuso. The limitations of their thinking make them only think that explosives can be of great use, but they can’t say it for a while. They just know that they must be needed in war.

"As long as I really make it and give it to the generals, I will definitely get a lot of rewards." Xiao Su stick said with certainty: "This is a good thing, it must be a good thing."

"What about you?" Xue Poye asked Gattuso, "Why did you help Xiao Su stick?"

Gattuso hung his head in embarrassment, and looked up after a long while: "This is a miracle, if I can bring this technology back to Rome, I will be a hero, I will have a lot of gold coins, there will be a lot of women, and The king will knight me."

Xue Poye nodded with a smile, any Ming, it is always driven by interests.

"Xiao Su Gun, you want to use this kind of thing to fight the enemy, but have you ever thought that if this kind of thing is heated like you can explode, then if you take it on the battlefield, you will have to dig a hole and burn it?" Xue Poye leisurely Authentic: "The enemy looks at such a big copper furnace, can it be so easy to be fooled? Even if they are fooled once, it will be difficult the second time."

Xiao Su Gun pondered for a long time before sighing: "If we really want to develop it, there will always be a solution. But now I have only seen two explosions, so... hey, there is no money, so there is nothing to say."

Xue Poye smiled strangely, and said in a low voice: "I will provide the money, and I will help you develop it successfully!"

"Really!" Xiao Su Gun and Gattuso shouted at the same time, looking extremely excited.

Xue Poye nodded, stood up, walked to the side of the copper furnace, swept the materials all over the floor, and sighed: "Baby, they are all treasures, they can be called master-level peerless treasures!"