Although it was Dayao's New Year and the lantern-grabbing contest, the progress of the steam train made by the students hadn't fallen behind at all.
Even during the holidays, the students would still go to the school for a day.
After school on the first day, Ren Baqian went to the backyard to take a look. The steam train had already taken shape.
However, the problem was that there wasn't enough iron.
Even though this steam train was much smaller and simpler than the ones Ren Baqian had seen before, the amount of iron was still less than half.
Ren Baqian looked for the empress and transferred 8,000 kilograms of iron to the school. Including the previous one, there was a total of 5,000 kilograms of iron to make this steam train and lay a circle of rails in the backyard of the school.
After that, Ren Baqian went to the captive camp.
Currently, there were 80,000 captives in the camp. More than 10,000 of them had already been sent to other places to mine gravel. Next, some would be arranged to expand the cement factory and the rest would be sent to build roads.
Ren Baqian walked around the captive camp. Although it still didn't meet his requirements, it was already much better than before.
With the implementation of the regulations, especially after the division of the captive camp into groups, small groups, medium groups, and large groups, the camp was organized according to the large groups and was now much more orderly.
At the same time, the environment in the camp was much cleaner. Everyone was forced to take a bath, and there was a public toilet every 100 meters. This prevented diseases from spreading easily in the camp.
Ren Baqian walked around, pointed out two places that he felt were inappropriate, and asked the auxiliary commandant to find a few deputy captains and team leaders to inquire about the situation here.
When the four of them saw Ren Baqian, they were very cautious and fearful.
"How's the camp now?" Ren Baqian asked as he sat in a newly built wooden house with green sprouts.
"Pretty good, pretty good. There's meat to eat every day," the few of them quickly replied, afraid that they would offend the person in front of them.
"Oh? If there's any problem, it's best to say it now. After this, there won't be another chance, "Ren Baqian said indifferently.
"There's no problem, but Sir, will we really be released?" someone asked cautiously. He didn't dare to believe the news when he heard it. Not only him, but many people in the camp also didn't dare to believe such a good thing.
However, they didn't dare to disbelieve it. Having such hope was better than dying here.
"Eight years. You can leave after eight years. Whether it's true or not, you'll know when the time comes. However, before that, all of you have to work hard and live well, "Ren Baqian said faintly.
"Thank you for informing me, my lord. Thank you, my lord."
"If there's nothing else, you may leave," Ren Baqian said faintly.
"Milord …"
"Speak!"
"Can you give us some grass to eat?" Perhaps it was because Ren Baqian didn't look ferocious, they mustered up their courage and asked cautiously.
"…?" This was the first time Ren Baqian had heard such a request, and he couldn't react in time.
"What happened?"
"Sir, this place is great. We have meat to eat every day, but we really can't digest it! These days, many people have diarrhea. If this continues, I really can't stand it. "The few of them were about to cry.
Ren Baqian asked again and finally understood.
One had to know that in the Yun Nation, no one would only eat meat for every meal. Not to mention that they couldn't afford it, even if they could afford it, they wouldn't do so. Firstly, it was too greasy, and secondly, it was hard to digest.
The captive camp was filled with meat soup, fatty meat, and internal organs every day. At first, many people thought it was good that there was meat to eat. However, after 10 days, these people finally realized that eating meat was such a painful thing!
One had to know that the aboriginals were generally at the Man Wheel level and needed to consume large amounts of food to convert essence and blood. Therefore, they had a strong digestive ability.
However, these captives didn't have strong stomachs like the aboriginals, and they didn't have vegetables or tea leaves to clean their stomachs. After 10 days, their eyes were green, and they walked with their heads down every day, hoping to find something green.
However, even the weeds in the captive camp had been pulled out by them.
Now, more than half of the people in the camp had diarrhea every day.
Ren Baqian touched his nose. It was really an unexpected request and answer. Even he didn't expect such a thing.
Presumably, not many people would have thought of such a thing.
…
While Ren Baqian was in the captive camp, a young lady came to the outskirts of the city.
She was in her twenties, and her appearance could be considered beautiful. However, her wide forehead somewhat affected her facial features. However, her pair of eyes that were as bright as the stars were unforgettable. Instead, people would overlook her appearance.
The lady was dressed in a white muslin dress, which was obviously in the style of Great Xia. She wore a pair of embroidered cloth shoes and carried a longsword in a green scabbard on her back.
"Where did you come from?" As soon as they saw the woman's appearance and attire, the guards had fierce expressions on their faces, and they drew their swords.
"A messenger from the north with a token." The lady immediately flipped her hand and took out a token.
The guards checked it before letting her in.
That lady was naturally Qing Lian, who had rushed all the way from Great Xia.
"Is this Lan City?" Qing Lian walked through the city gate and sized up the surroundings.
"It is indeed a barren land," Qing Lian thought. From what she could see, the road was deserted, and the buildings on both sides were rather dilapidated. Compared to the bustling capital of Great Xia, it was more than ten times worse.
Among the passersby, she could actually see many people directly wrapped a piece of animal skin around their waist, which was definitely not seen in Great Xia.
However, what followed was endless admiration for the talents of the aboriginals. Any commoner on the street was equivalent to a Great Xia Man Wheel expert, and they were even more vigorous.
Although Earth Wheel experts weren't everywhere, they weren't rare along the way.
After walking for a while, Qing Lian asked someone for the location of the Black Bamboo Academy and watched two street fights before arriving at the academy.
"Is this the school's closed?" Qing Lian walked around outside and saw the tightly shut gate. She also sensed the auras of a few Man Wheel and Earth Wheel experts inside and guessed.
Since she was here, she might as well see what fun things there were in this Dayao school. In any case, even if she was caught, she could say that she was here to deliver a letter. Those who didn't know wouldn't be blamed.
Moreover, there were only a few people in the courtyard who couldn't even detect her presence. There were only a few people in Dayao who could make her feel apprehensive, and Qi Zixiao was the only one in Lan City. Although he couldn't defeat the other Cardinal Heaven experts in Dayao's imperial court, he could still escape.
She made up her mind and jumped over the courtyard wall. What she saw made her a little disappointed. It was simply too simple and ordinary. Not to mention comparing it to the Imperial Academy of Great Xia, any small academy would be a hundred times better than this.
However, since she was already here, she had to go in and take a look.
After scouting out the location of the few people in the academy, Qing Lian first went into a room and saw that it was filled with tables and chairs.
She then went to another room and saw a person standing in the corner. She was shocked and asked, "Who is it?"
After a few breaths, Qing Lian saw that the person in the corner didn't have any reaction and felt strange. More importantly, there wasn't any aura of a living person on him. She went forward to take a closer look and immediately gasped.
She saw that the person was an old man in his fifties or sixties who looked rather robust.
However, his lower body actually had four legs … This really surprised her.
Furthermore, the four legs looked like they were attached from the back. Qing Lian thought about it a few times but couldn't figure out the use of four legs on a dead person.
She went forward to take a closer look, but still couldn't figure out the gist of it. She didn't know what the four-legged corpse touched, but a sound came from the body and it suddenly opened its eyes.
Qing Lian was shocked. In a flash, she landed at the door and stared at the corpse.
"Little girl, you'd better leave. If you break it, I'm afraid that fellow will be angry." The voice of an old man sounded behind Qing Lian. Qing Lian's hair stood on end.
How could someone be so close to me without me noticing?
Was this a human or a ghost?
Qing Lian drew her sword, turned around, and in one breath, slashed horizontally behind her.
Then, the old man behind Qing Lian kicked her groin.
"Shameless!" Qing Lian was furious, and her face was so red that it looked like blood was dripping from it.
How could there be such a shameless person in this world?
Sure enough, people had their own underlings. That Ren Baqian wasn't a good person, and the people in his academy were equally shameless and despicable!
Qing Lian used three lightning-fast strikes in a row. She didn't linger and disappeared from the courtyard in a flash.
After leaving for a long time, Qing Lian was still resentful. She had never met such a shameless person in her life. He was simply too shameless! She would never let him off!
And that Ren Baqian!
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