Chapter 171: Finally Saved
"Master Xia Yu, do you want to do more experiments?"
In a dilapidated flat ground with traces of charred holes all around, a man in armor stood next to a young man in a haori and asked softly.
"Experiment, I must know what went wrong!"
Xia Yu's face looked a little grim. He had no idea how many times he had tried this experiment, but he just couldn't come up with a stable artillery.
It was obvious that the Red Army in the inner court could produce stable handheld artillery, but he couldn't even produce the kind of artillery that could be placed on the ground and ignited.
If they can't figure it out, then the Ashina Kingdom might really be destroyed.
Following Xia Yu's order, the roars sounded again and again. After a long time, the stock of artillery shells had been emptied.
"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."
This experiment still didn't find the problem, and Xia Yu waved his hand tiredly.
Although he had already produced stable gunpowder that was far superior to that of the time, the design of the artillery was not successful, and each time it either exploded or was a dud.
If he could not produce this battlefield weapon in the remaining years, he would have no choice but to try to improve the musket.
Alas, he had clearly managed to restore both the soap and the strong liquor, but why was it that he just couldn't succeed in restoring the weapon?
Feeling depressed, Xia Yu walked towards his workshop, where the drawings he had drawn were placed. He wanted to find out where the problem was.
But before he entered the workshop, a woman in a kimono suddenly stopped him and said worriedly.
"Master Xia Yu, you really need to rest. If you continue like this, your body won't be able to bear it."
Looking at the woman in front of him with her hair tied up, wearing a red dress inside and a black kimono outside, Xia Yu raised his tired eyes and waved his hand.
"It's okay, Yongzhen, I know my body well, don't worry."
Hearing Xia Yu say this, Yong Zhen's worry increased instead of diminishing. She had already heard the deep fatigue in Xia Yu's voice.
As a doctor, she knew very well that if this continued, the other party would definitely collapse from prolonged fatigue.
"No, Master Xia Yu, you must go and rest!"
After saying that, Yong Zhen didn't wait for Xia Yu to refute. He reached out and took his arm and walked towards Xia Yu's room.
Xia Yu tried to pull his arms back, but found that he was completely unable to resist Yong Zhen's strength, so he could only smile bitterly and not resist.
As expected of a swordsman, he is much stronger than him, and he has obviously practiced too.
After a while, Xia Yu was forcibly pushed into the room. Looking at the closed door, he had no choice but to lie on the bed. However, he was so anxious that he couldn't fall asleep.
I have been in this world for more than ten years, but this is the first time I feel so anxious. If I had known earlier, I would have developed weapons earlier.
Procrastination is really bad.
He knew this world. After all, it was Ashina Country, a fictional country that only existed in that game. He also met the founder of the invincible Ashina swordsmanship, Ashina Isshin.
Not only that, he is also the adopted grandson of Ashina Isshin, just like Ashina Genichirō.
Come to think of it, Shichiro is still his brother, although the three of them, grandfather and grandson, are not related by blood.
In fact, according to convention, he should be called Ashina Natsujiro, but at his strong request, he still kept his original name.
Seeing how tough he was, and that he himself was not a stubborn old man, Ashina Isshin agreed to his request.
That's why he was able to live in Ashina under the name Xia Yu.
He and Genichirō served as one civil and one military in Ashina. Genichirō learned various kendo moves and went to the battlefield to make achievements.
He was responsible for clerical work and making some decisions, but he was never looked down upon by the martial arts Ashina high-ranking officials.
This was not because he was the adopted grandson of Ashina Isshin, but because he experimented with distillation methods and successfully brewed a strong liquor, which just hit the hearts of all Ashina's top leaders.
From Ashina Isshin to the doctor Dogen, there is no one who doesn't like to drink. The wine he brewed has become one of the favorite wines of all Ashina high-level officials.
Later, he slowly invented some things that could be invented using ordinary methods, such as soap, indigenous cement and fine salt .
If conditions had allowed it, he would have wanted to get the glass out.
Because of his invention, life in Ashina Province became more comfortable.
But he also knew that this comfortable life would not last long, because the Imperial Army would attack Ashina later until the country was destroyed.
It all started with the invasion of Hirata's residence by the Imperial Household, after which the older generation of Ashina high-ranking officials were either killed in battle or fell ill.
Three years later, Mikokuro's ninjas will escape from the water prison and kill all the Ashina masters in just a few days. At the same time, the red-armored army of the inner court will attack Ashina Province with great force.
Xia Yu knew about this later scene, but he was not nervous because the success of his previous inventions made him arrogant and think that a mere cannon was just that good.
As long as stable gunpowder is invented, artillery can be successfully researched. With artillery, the Red Army will not be a problem at all.
Therefore, Xia Yu has lived a happy life over the years. Occasionally, when he remembered how to make something, he would just make it.
This kind of life continued until Ashina Isshin grew old and the situation became increasingly dangerous, and he finally woke up from his previous joy.
Since then, he began to study gunpowder. As expected, he successfully mixed stable gunpowder through the exhaustive method, and then the next step was cannon.
But what was hard for him to accept was that he couldn't figure it out. He had successfully made gunpowder, but the cannon just didn't work.
This also made him nervous, but nervousness would not make the experiment successful, and he also paid the price for his arrogance.
Therefore, Xia Yu began to work day and night to draw blueprints and designed every part of the cannon by himself. Even if it meant straining his body, he wanted to make a stable cannon that could defend against the Red Army.
Genichirō has already gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy. He does not have the fighting power, so he can only study some weapons in the rear, analyze the current situation, and make some insignificant decisions.
"Oh, I hope there's enough time." Looking at the ceiling above his head, Xia Yu came back to his senses.
No matter what, it was Ashina Isshin who adopted the young him, and Ashina Genichirō did not fall behind in the responsibilities of an older brother.
He is not a cold-blooded person, otherwise he would have escaped secretly long ago. How could he still stay here?
Just as Xia Yu was staring at the ceiling lifelessly, his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier, and he was about to fall asleep, a reminder sound suddenly woke him up.
【Xia Yu has joined the chat group! 】
Hmm? What's that sound?
Xia Yu opened his eyes and a bright chat group interface appeared in his sight.
Before he could say anything, the chat group automatically jumped to the group announcement, and he patiently read the explanation in the group announcement.
"Is there such a thing as time travel?"
[Xia Yu]: There is such a way to travel through time? That's great, I'm finally saved.
