Chapter 208: Another Year of Jade Snow
Fortunately, the subsequent plot did not develop as Gu Sanqiu had imagined. The old man just praised his skills, and the uneasy incense burner also covered it up with "momentary inspiration".
"However, Brother Zhongli, after you create this thing, how do you plan to use it, or how do you plan to announce it to the world?"
Gu Sanqiu pointed at the thing that was called a pistol but was actually a hand cannon.
If I remember correctly, if you dare to produce arms in a place like this, the probability of it turning into another underground godless country in a matter of minutes is as high as 80 to 90 percent.
"Well, I wonder if Brother Gu has ever heard of the terms external description and layering?"
Gu Sanqiu was stunned: "Isn't that the jargon used by those fake antique dealers?"
"External drawing, with fake inside and simulated outside, is specially used to deceive some people who don't know much. Layering is mainly used in calligraphy and painting. If one layer is lighter in color, it will be made to look old, and it is falsely claimed to be a rare piece that is old and not well preserved."
Gu Sanqiu expressed his doubts: "So, Brother Zhongli, have you been cheated recently?"
What level of fraud could deceive this person? No one would believe it.
"No, I mean, all these things I make can be blurred in this way."
Zhongli pointed to the sniper rifle beside him: "For example, this one, given its powerful and fast characteristics, we can call it a 'streamer'."
"For example, an ordinary pistol can be named 'Howling Crossbow', and so on."
"Also, if we need to consider increasing the power, the focus of future research still needs to be on elemental power."
Zhongli pointed at the "hand cannon".
"This is the focus in the future."
Gu Sanqiu seemed to be thinking, "I see. If we call it this way, the outside world will at most think that Wangsheng Hall has dug up some wartime blueprints. Even if it is mass-produced, it won't attract much attention. Is that what you mean?"
"That's right."
Zhongli nodded: "Last time we parted, I also thought about this issue carefully, and finally came to the conclusion that this is it. Although it is simple, it is very useful."
"Well, it's almost time. I have to go back to the Rebirth Hall with the Hall Master to summarize and arrange our work. Bye."
"I send you."
After standing at the door and watching Zhongli disappear from his sight, Gu Sanqiu returned to the courtyard, put away the teacup, and poured the remaining tea near the yam apple tree.
"As expected of an old man, he can come up with such a way to achieve a great result with just a little effort. His title of Emperor is indeed not exaggerated."
"A sniper rifle is a streamer rifle. Even such a name can be made up. Haha..."
Gu Sanqiu was about to grin, but the smile froze on his face.
Wait!
Gu Sanqiu's expression became solemn. Did the old man really come to discuss naming with him?
Why do we have to find a place to deal with such a small matter that can be solved with just a word?
"Shit, my vest won't really fall off, will it?"
Gu Sanqiu's face was somewhat uncertain. If his judgment was correct, then there were two possibilities for why the old man told him this.
For the first one, Zhongli didn’t think too much about it. He just wanted to find a place to rest and wait for Hu Tao to finish shopping, and have some tea by the way.
The second possibility is that Zhongli already knows his identity and is using this method to remind himself how to avoid touching the bottom line of "a certain existence."
If it is the second one, then the old man may have already known that Broken One does not belong to this world at all!
The Fatui's musket equipment is in no way comparable to Broken One's!
"I used to wonder if the old man knew the specific limits of the bottom line. If according to what the other party said now..."
Gu Sanqiu was a little unsure. Is that person so stupid?
If that's the case, then he could just find a random place, gather a group of people, form a cult, brainwash a bunch of death row criminals, strap explosives and biological weapons to them, and have them shout "for (silenced)" and kill their way to Sky Island.
"Let's talk about it again. Maybe the old man just thinks that I was lucky enough to pick up this thing from the crack of the world, and he hinted to me in this way to protect my life?"
Gu Sanqiu rubbed his face, trying to make himself look normal again, even though his heart was still churning.
…
"Are you worried about something?"
At night, when Gu Sanqiu came to the Qun Yu Pavilion, Ningguang could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her brother.
"Ah? Oh, no."
"Alas, my little brother has grown up and he doesn't even tell his sister about his worries. It's so sad."
Ningguang pretended to wipe away tears.
"That's about enough."
Gu Sanqiu picked up today's work content: "Don't think I don't know that you are smiling now, sister."
"How could that be? I am just sad because my brother and sister are not close to each other."
Ningguang stood up with a smile: "Well, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Let's talk about it when you think it's convenient."
Gu Sanqiu also pretended to be touched: "Sister, you are so kind."
"Stop talking nonsense and work hard."
In the square, or deck, of the Qun Yu Pavilion, the three personal secretaries, Bai Wen, Bai Xiao and Bai Shi, had already put away piles of scattered documents. There was also a small wooden table next to them, with the aroma of tea wafting from it.
"Hey, you're not going to let me throw it alone, are you?"
Gu Sanqiu took a look at the "results" of his hard work over the past few days.
"There are so many documents. Isn't it a bit too much for me to do it alone?"
"Of course not. We will help, but Xiangjun is young and a man, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to help us share some of the pressure."
Bai Shi looked at Gu Sanqiu with a smile, his heart was now blossoming with joy.
If it wasn't inconvenient now, she would probably have laughed unrestrainedly.
Okay, it would be best if I could just throw all of this stuff away, so that I can spend more time with Lady Ningguang, hehehe~
"So, let's start now?"
Gu Sanqiu raised his hand slightly and held the two stacks of documents farthest from him above his palm.
"Throw it."
Ningguang put her hands behind her back and looked down: "Liyue is still peaceful and stable this year."
Crash——
Gu Sanqiu shook his hands, and two stacks of documents flew forward like hidden weapons. Finally, they could not withstand the force in mid-air and scattered into white snow.
"It's another year of snow and jade falling, the stove fire is fragrant and the wanderers are returning."
Ningguang looked at the streets that were still bustling even at night, and couldn't help but smile warmly.
Among them, some rushed back to Liyue Harbor from other places to celebrate the festival, some returned to Qingce Village with their boss's year-end bonus, and there were also some foreigners who came from afar to experience the festive atmosphere.
Of course, among them, there were also more Liyue merchants who looked up eagerly, waiting for the black words on paper to fall from the sky.
"Sister, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."
"Since you are hesitant, just hold back your words."
Ningguang came behind Gu Sanqiu with a smile, then found an angle to grab his ear to make sure that it would not hinder Suixue's progress.
"What do you want to say?"