I'm the one running the game

The news that the Zhenwu Sect and its remnants were completely wiped out soon spread to Kyoto, and Lu Xingshi also learned the news. It was sent by the Regent Li Xuandao, who also sent some inside information and words of thanks.

For example, the eldest son of the Zhou family was indeed replaced by the true disciple of the Cave Heaven, but he died under the bird gun and artillery, which was a very funny way of death.

The second was to urge Lu Xingshi to leave Kyoto and go north to kill Ahachu.

As for the annual tribute, the dispute had been resolved during this period, and Dasong was willing to pay.

The reason was not Lu Xingshi's deterrence or being sprayed by Dongling.

But there was a problem in the Western Regions.

The Palace Master of Huangjue Palace fled back from the Western Regions in a panic, and the Western Qin Emperor was killed by a true disciple from the Sanxuan Jizhen Cave Heaven among the Ten Great Cave Heavens.

However, the other party's idea of ​​replacing him did not come true. Instead, because he killed the Western Qin Emperor, the entire Western Regions was torn apart.

The stability of the Western Regions is due to the vital role played by the Western Qin Emperor. The other party has been cultivating the Western Regions for many years, not only maintaining the balance of the entire Western Regions, but also promoting the development of the Western Regions.

As a result, you killed the boss of the other party and still wanted to replace the other party?

If you are the leader of a major force, it is indeed no problem to defeat the other party and then move in forcefully.

But you are just one person, without subordinates and without righteousness, and you really think that you can replace him smoothly by killing him.

This made Lu Xingshi feel that the social structure in the cave heaven was very different from their social structure in the world.

The atmosphere in the cave heaven seems to be that the strong are respected. As long as they kill the supreme ruler, they can replace him with their own force.

However, in the world, low martial arts lead to too low force. After doing it, these cave heaven true disciples found that they seemed to have no way to suppress everything with force.

The true disciple from the Sanxuan Jizhen Cave Heaven was surrounded and killed after killing the Western Qin Emperor.

Without the Western Qin Emperor as a support, the pressure on Emperor Pingyang suddenly increased.

If someone in the Western Regions really settles the chaos and rises up by taking advantage of the situation, and the Central Plains is out of reach, the situation will become even worse.

So we can only settle the entanglement in Dongling first. At most, we can give it to the other party in name. Solving the problem of the Western Region is the most important thing at this stage.

Fortunately, Lu Xingshi took a fancy to Ahachu's martial arts inheritance, otherwise Dasong would really be in a mess.

As for Jiangnan and Dongling, there is no need to worry about this. These two places are busy with their own affairs. There is no need to worry about small moves. At most, they will be disgusted, and there will be no big moves.

It is rare for Dasong to concentrate on solving the problems in the Western Regions.

So the Regent Li Xuandao urged Lu Xingshi to hurry up.

As long as Lu Xingshi left, he would let the news out and let Ahachu and Lu Xingshi fight to the death.

When Lu Xingshi went north, the Liao Kingdom would definitely treat it with extreme caution and dare not make any mistakes.

Especially Lu Xingshi's goal was to snatch Ahachu's martial arts inheritance.

There is an irreconcilable contradiction here, that is, the issue of magic weapons.

If Lv Xingshi simply wanted the other party's martial arts, then Ah Hachu would definitely be willing to give it to him.

Unfortunately, Lv Xingshi not only wanted the other party's martial arts, but also wanted to snatch the other party's magic weapon.

Now the sayings about the fate of the emperor have spread all over the country and have become orthodox and righteous sayings, so Ah Hachu is simply impossible to give it.

Once given, then all forces will inevitably attack, the most basic is to lose the fate of the emperor, and even strip him of his identity as the King of Liao.

The fate of the emperor is not important in the eyes of most forces, what is important is whether it can be used for oneself.

Whether it is a talisman or a sword to attack other forces, you can not have it, but you can't have it and then lose it.

"Your Highness, they are urging again." Song Can's face fell, and the Honglu Temple came over every few days, either asking Lv Xingshi when he would leave or asking when he planned to leave.

It's like they are very annoying.

"No hurry, wait a little longer, I still need some." Lv Xingshi looked at the material formula in his hand and frowned.

He is conducting material testing. If he wants to promote the development of science and technology, he must improve productivity. Dongling has too many defects. If productivity is insufficient, forcing high technology will cause trouble.

There is a contradiction here. If you want to improve productivity, you have to develop technology. If you want to develop technology, you have to improve productivity. It is a weird cycle.

Fortunately, this is not a dead cycle. For Lu Xingshi, who is cheating, as long as he joins this cycle, he can gradually get started.

He is trying to make a steam engine. With his current knowledge reserve, he doesn't have such a great ability in the electrical age, but he can still gamble on the steam engine.

There are four difficulties in the steam engine, materials, technology, design and repair. It is not just about making a large kettle.

Among them, the material demand cannot be made with the current smelting technology.

The manufacture of steam engines requires the use of materials with high strength and good stability at high temperatures, such as high-temperature resistant alloys, steel and copper alloys.

The higher the steam pressure, the more difficult it is for the materials used to meet its requirements. Therefore, high-precision processing technology and material selection are important challenges in the process of manufacturing steam engines.

What Lu Xingshi wants is a large energy source, not a small one.

In addition to materials, the process is not a simple matter. Manufacturing requires multiple complex processes, such as heat treatment, welding, grinding, etc.

These processes require high-precision equipment and complex technology. If the technology cannot be guaranteed, it may affect the performance of the steam engine and even cause the steam engine to malfunction.

The design needs to consider multiple factors, such as steam pressure, speed, design life, etc. Among them, steam pressure is an important factor affecting the power of the steam engine, while speed is a key factor affecting the stable operation of the steam engine, and design life is directly related to the service life of the steam engine.

And the steam engine is a complex mechanical equipment that requires regular maintenance and upkeep.

However, due to the high difficulty of manufacturing, the maintenance difficulty of the steam engine is also relatively high.

Once a failure occurs, professional technicians are required to deal with it, otherwise it may cause more problems.

So it is necessary to train corresponding technicians.

As for internal force technology, Lu Xingshi is also advancing it simultaneously, combining steam and internal force to see if a new technology tree can be formed.

Otherwise, relying on internal force alone is actually very weak. Most of those with strong internal force are first-class masters. Even if Lu Xingshi recruits all the first-class masters in the world, he cannot complete industrialization through internal force technology.

On the contrary, through steam engines, the success rate will increase and it is much more reliable than relying on the internal force of first-class masters to carry out reforms.

In the future, martial arts may surpass technology, but this is also a matter of the future. Lu Xingshi doesn't know how long it will take for the world to recover and reach the level of a sword into the abyss.

"If you are really free, go practice martial arts, don't always come to urge me." Lu Xingshi saw that Song Can was about to speak but stopped, and interrupted his thoughts in advance.

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"Iron tools, ding-dong noise?" Li Xuandao looked a little puzzled when he got the feedback.

Lu Xingshi had been forging iron under his nose, and he knew about it. Now he didn't leave, which made him a little puzzled.

"Is he forging some kind of magic weapon? That shouldn't be the case. I remember that the other party has Kunlun in his hand. This magic weapon is far superior to many ordinary weapons."

Although Li Xuandao is a time traveler, he is really not familiar with steam engines. Moreover, he is not the kind of time traveler who knows everything after traveling through time. He still relies more on his own system.

In a martial arts world, who would have the brain to build a steam engine or promote the industrial revolution? Instead, he can practice martial arts.

Especially now that the world is recovering, the future may become a high-level martial arts world where mountains are moved and seas are filled. There is no need to develop technology at all, just become stronger.

"How is the consumption of gold and iron?" Li Xuandao asked.

"The consumption is not much, it's more like picking something, I don't quite understand it for the time being." The eunuch replied respectfully.

"Well, let him go."

"No need to urge him next time, maybe he is forging something needed for cultivation." Li Xuandao gave his own guess.

In his impression, Lu Xingshi is more of a martial arts fanatic. As for his scheming, he didn't have much depth in his several exchanges with Lu Xingshi, and he was not a good strategist.

Of course, Lu Xingshi doesn't need a good brain, with his strength, no one dares to plot against him.

If you provoke Li Xuandao, you may plot against the other party, but if you provoke Lu Xingshi, the other party will really go over and break your neck.

Cai Qiuhe is a lesson learned from the past.

"Your Majesty is urging you to go back again." When the eunuch saw that Li Xuandao wanted him to leave, he hurriedly added another sentence.

"I know, I'll go back to the palace in the evening." Li Xuandao agreed. He was busy with affairs. In order to consolidate the status of Emperor Pingyang and ensure the operation of Dasong, he was working most of the time.

Fortunately, he practiced "Lovesickness" and had the magic weapon Biyi as maintenance, otherwise he might not be able to withstand such high-intensity work.

He is not an indestructible body. Even if he is made of iron, he can't withstand such work intensity.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch responded and hurried to leave to report.

"Don't leave in a hurry, go and notify..." Li Xuandao called out a string of names and prepared to let these people come to the palace to discuss matters.

Mainly, it's about the Western Regions.

After the eunuch wrote down the names, he left. He didn't need to notify them in person, but just relayed them.

"I am so tired with great power." Li Xuandao rubbed his temples. He didn't want to do it himself, but there were many things that no one could decide except him.

As for the people under him, Dasong was too big, and after several changes, it was seriously short of manpower.

Of course he thought about sharing the work, but there was really no one who could help, especially after experiencing the Jiangnan Incident and the purge of the Literary Party by the retired emperor and other related major changes in blood, there was no injection of fresh blood, and now Dasong seemed a little powerless.