The match between Ren Baqian and Tu Hong was finally over. When the results were out, some people were happy while others were sad.
The students from the academy looked miserable. Almost all of them had lost and were gnashing their teeth in anger. They wanted to fight Ren Baqian to the death.
The ones who were happy were Hong Xian and the others, or the people from the Protectorate of the North and the Protectorate of the South who were in charge of affairs in Lan City.
They had made a small profit this time. Although this amount of money wasn't a lot for the two protectorates, it was still very useful.
Most of the people returned with different thoughts in their minds.
In any case, these matches allowed many people to see the effects of external objects. They weren't as unbearable as they had always thought.
Especially in the last match, although Ren Baqian's shot was off target, it could be said that it was a glorious defeat. In terms of destructive power alone, it was shocking and much more important than Ren Baqian's previous reputation as a poison warrior.
Even in a crowded situation, the number of people killed by this bomb was only a fraction of the number of people who were poisoned to death.
Even experts like Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan couldn't create such a huge pit with a length and width of 50 to 60 meters and a depth of 20 meters, but Ren Baqian did it as an ordinary person.
Under special circumstances or carelessness, even a Cardinal Heaven expert would be seriously injured or even killed by this attack.
If there were ten or a hundred of such things, even a Cardinal Heaven expert would have to take a detour.
The value of Black Bamboo Academy and Ren Baqian's strength had greatly increased in everyone's hearts. Even the students of Black Bamboo Academy were reevaluated.
After that explosion, Black Bamboo Academy truly became the number one academy in Dayao.
Of course, Dayao didn't have a second academy … It didn't even have a school …
However, Black Bamboo Academy's status had greatly increased in everyone's hearts. As the principal, Ren Baqian's status had instantly risen to the level of a Cardinal Heaven expert.
This time, not only did no one gossip, but many people began to wonder if they could also send their own disciples to the academy. In any case, besides practicing martial arts, they usually went around fighting. Going to the academy wouldn't affect their martial arts training and could even learn some things from Ren Baqian.
Over the next few days, the news and results of the duel between Ren Baqian and Tu Hong began to spread throughout Lan City. After all, the explosion was too loud and could be said to have alarmed the entire city. It was impossible to hide it even if one wanted to.
For the next few days, there were people discussing it on the streets and alleys. Many people even specially went to the outskirts of the city to see the big pit. When they found out that it was created by Ren Baqian, they were all astonished.
The commoner disciples of the academy became celebrities for a few days in a row. When they returned from school, they were surrounded by a group of people asking all sorts of questions. Some were curious about Ren Baqian, some were inquiring about what they learned from the academy, and some were inquiring about how to enter the academy.
This allowed them to finally gain some comfort after experiencing the great loss of becoming rich and losing their family fortune.
After all, if the academy became famous, they would also feel honored.
More directly, the treatment they received in and out of the street every day was different. This was something everyone could feel.
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Ren Baqian placed the book on the lectern and swept his gaze across the classroom. Their bitter and hateful faces finally looked a little better today.
After all, time could erase everything.
Including losing one's family fortune!
In any case, he would treat it as a lesson to them.
Uncontrollable things like gambling and jumping off cliffs should be kept away.
That afternoon, the attention of the students was focused on another matter, which was how to send the train out of the city.
These days, the construction of the railway tracks in the academy and the outskirts of the city didn't stop at all. Everything was finally completed, and the next step was to test the train.
However, how to send the train out of the city was still a problem.
One option was to push the train over since it had wheels. However, this idea was immediately opposed by a bunch of people.
After all, trains were currently designed to travel on rails. Inside the wheels was a disc that was larger than the wheels, called the wheel rim. If the train was pushed all the way over, the wheel rim would be scrapped.
Furthermore, due to the thickness of the wheel rim and the weight of the train, it was estimated that all the stone slabs along the way would be crushed.
Therefore, the best method was to dismantle the train and send it over separately or simply carry it over.
As for using an ox cart to transport it, the problem was the same as pushing the train over. All the stone slabs along the way would be crushed. Furthermore, whether the wooden wheels could withstand the weight was another matter.
Everyone thought that the train's weight of 6,000 to 7,000 kilograms wasn't a problem, so they simply carried it over.
As for the candidate to carry it, Qing Lian was the first choice. She was from Great Xia and didn't get along with everyone. Even after school ended, no one knew where she went.
Furthermore, she wasn't very strong.
"It's best to have an expert on board to share the burden of the others," someone said.
Naturally, the experts in the academy were Shi Gan and Tong Lan.
Tong Lan sat on the train and swung her legs. When she heard what the others said, she immediately stuck out her flat chest and had a proud expression that said, "I won't carry it even if you come and beg me." However, everyone knew that this was her character.
If she really had to do it, she wouldn't be careless.
"Forget about Tong Lan. She's too short … She won't be able to reach it even if she raises her hands," Shi Gan said with a smile.
Tong Lan, who was on the train, immediately stiffened.
She was completely frozen!
Too short … too short … too short …
These three words struck Tong Lan like lightning. She was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
"What did you say?" Tong Lan glared at Shi Gan fiercely.
Shi Gan raised his bent hands and said unhurriedly, "Can you reach this height?"
Looking at the height of Shi Gan's hands, Tong Lan's face turned green.
This was because she really couldn't reach it …
Her height only reached Shi Gan's chest. When she raised her hands, she was only slightly taller than Shi Gan's head …
"Alright, let's arrange the rest of the people now!" Shi Gan laughed.
Tong Lan gritted her small canine teeth and had the intention to kill someone.
In the end, apart from Qing Lian and Tong Lan, everyone else was divided into three batches. Each batch consisted of ten people and had to take turns every once in a while.
Seeing that everyone had broken the courtyard wall and carried the train out, Tong Lan frantically shouted three times in the courtyard, "Ah! Ah! Ah! "
Is it my fault that I'm short? Ah? Is it my fault that I'm short?
After everyone sent the train out of the east gate, they began to rejoice that their decision to carry the train was indeed correct.
It was nearing the rainy season, and it rained every two or three days. Even the official roads outside the city would sink into the mud, not to mention that the position of the railway was slightly off. Thus, the journey was filled with mud and water.
It took half a day to carry the train to its position. There were railway tracks inside and wooden fences surrounding it. There were also many soldiers guarding it.
Otherwise, with so many railway tracks, it would have long been carried away.
For the next few days, everyone modified the train and checked the condition of the railway tracks. They also added a shed to the back of the train to block the rain and a carriage to load coal.
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