The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Li Ziyu came to Midun's study and saw that his face was not very good.

"Sir, are you feeling unwell?"

Shaking his head, Midun denied: "I'm fine. Li, how did things go?"

"Well...it's going pretty well so far."

Another blank space.

Midun immediately thought: "Huh? Are there any uncertainties in the future? Hong Kong Island's foundation is weak, and wealth cannot be limited to opium, gambling houses and horse stables. With great difficulty, I built the Robinson Road leading to the New Territories. The economy of the New Territories is improving. We cannot let some lawless lunatics ruin the plan, and we will definitely not do it during my term."

Robinson Road at this time became Nathan Road in later generations. Nathan Road was also named in memory of Midun.

Originally, Hong Kong Island regarded the New Territories as Hong Kong's agricultural product supply base, while Kowloon was just a piece of rotten land and a muddy backwater area.

Midun, however, believed that industrial development in the New Territories was related to the future of Hong Kong.

He said that the original economic structure of Hong Kong Island was not long-term, and it was necessary to vigorously develop industry and commerce. The New Territories are vast and sparsely populated, making them the most suitable areas for industrial development.

He made the right move. Many years later, many factories were located in the New Territories, and many satellite towns on Hong Kong Island were born in the New Territories.

Transportation and the development of industry and commerce in the New Territories are Midun's greatest contributions to Hong Kong Island.

And Li Ziyu likes this kind of step-by-step dialogue.

Sure enough, it was much more comfortable to talk to a normal person like Midun.

Because he can set the pace.

"Sir, you are right. Today, some churches in Hong Kong have reached a preliminary consensus, and the chaotic situation is almost over."

Nodding, Midun frowned again: "But I hear what you mean, are there any hidden dangers in the future?"

Li Ziyu smiled bitterly: "It can't be said to be a hidden danger. There is such a thing..."

He picks and chooses how the meeting will be conducted, how the mob in multiple halls will make noises, and then shows that someone suddenly appears to end the farce, and uses effective and tough methods to scare everyone, and promotes the result of a unified vertical and horizontal alliance. , explain these things to Midun one by one.

Na Midun was curious: "This man is quite capable. Who is he?"

Li Ziyu looked embarrassed: "It's Zhao Chuanxin!"

Midun was stunned: "What did you say?"

He was really shocked.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chuanxin would intervene and cause trouble.

Li Ziyu showed a helpless expression: "I couldn't help it. He wanted to torture the people present at that time to find out who leaked the information about him.

Representing the police department, I was afraid that he would kill innocent people indiscriminately, so I had no choice but to stand up and admit that I was the one who discovered his whereabouts.

He wants to take revenge on you!

Sir, I think he has the ability..."

What follows is self-explanatory.

Zhao Chuanxin has the ability to kill Midun.

But Li Ziyu never mentioned that Zhao Chuanxin wanted to cause trouble for him.

Let Midun bear this feeling of oppression alone.

Midun was shocked.

Sure enough, it still caused a fire?

He stood up suddenly and paced back and forth.

A bunch of people were panicking.

At this time, Li Ziyu cleared his throat: "At that time, I was very scared. So, I made my own decision. In order to appease him first, I promised him something."

Upon hearing that things were about to turn around, Midun stopped and asked, "What's going on?"

"Lugang Town wants to develop industry on Hong Kong Island. I say that we can discuss it with you and make it easier. If everyone clears up their misunderstandings and makes money by being harmonious, there will be no more shouting and killing in the future."

But Midun's first reaction was: "What? Doesn't this make me bow to him? He is just a criminal, why should he negotiate terms with me?"

“Sir, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

He wants to make money and we are also developing the New Territories.

If he wants to build power plants and do shipping, let him do it.

The most important thing is that he has now integrated all the churches on Hong Kong Island.

Since we helped him, he will also help us manage the security of Hong Kong Island!

This man has an active mind, a tough hand, and money.

If he is allowed to assist in public security, the security environment on Hong Kong Island will be greatly improved. "

These can all be regarded as Midun's political achievements.

In this way, the unhappy look on Midun's face gradually faded.

He is a politician first, and a rude and arrogant middle-aged Jew second.

"Then does he agree?"

The smile that Li Ziyu finally showed showed that the most difficult part had been saved by him. The original 70% confidence had really become 90% at this time.

He said: "Originally he disagreed. He wanted revenge."

Seeing that Midun's face was not very good, he added, "But I analyzed the situation for him, and in the end he agreed."

He understands Midun.

If he told Midun that Zhao Chuanxin was rushing to curry favor and wanted to get on this line, Midun would probably dismiss it.

But Li Ziyu also understood Zhao Chuanxin.

If Midun and Zhao Chuanxin met, and Midun showed an unruly expression and spoke rudely, Zhao Chuanxin might have shot Midun with a gun on the spot.

Although you are arrogant and rude, look around, who is not bold?

It's so hard for me!

…

Zhao Chuanxin gave the crowd some time to mentally buffer.

He had nowhere to go, so he jumped into the sea and swam out for several miles. Then he took off his blue ghost armor and took a pleasant bath in the sea.

The sea water in this season is a bit cold, but it is still within the range that Zhao Chuanxin can bear.

Bathing in sea water is actually unreliable, and there will still be some salt on your body after washing.

But Zhao Chuanxin hadn't washed himself for several days and couldn't care less.

After taking a bath, I put on my blue ghost armor and got into the sea.

The Azure Ghost Armor cannot allow him to stay under the sea all the time. He needs to go to the sea surface to breathe from time to time.

After all, internal storage space is limited.

Zhao Chuanxin has always had an inexplicable fear of deep water areas.

This is true for fresh water, especially sea water.

Today he wanted to take an extreme challenge.

It was dark under the sea and really scary.

From time to time, a sea fish would suddenly jump out around him, which would make Zhao Chuanxin's heart beat faster.

He tried not to look at the physical creatures, and only observed the surrounding environment from the biological distribution map displayed on the blue ghost armor and the stars and moon.

In fact, it's not very deep here, only a few dozen meters at most.

Humans can dive more than 100 meters with bare hands and more than 300 meters with equipment.

Zhao Chuanxin has never tried the limits of the blue ghost armor.

But I don't think it will be lower than 300 meters.

He reached the bottom of the sea and saw octopuses wandering for food.

Taking out the bottle, he swam toward an octopus as fast as lightning.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the octopus sprayed out strong water from its body tube and suddenly swam in the opposite direction.

The driving principle of the Azure Ghost Armor has many similarities with that of octopus and squid.

But the continuous power of the Azure Ghost Armor is better than that of the Octopus.

It's fast, Zhao Chuanxian is faster.

He didn't look at the octopus entity, but only looked at the distribution of the star-moon creature map, and suddenly intercepted the crossbow arrow with his hand.

The octopus didn't expect it to react so quickly and even be caught.

After catching it, he stuffed it directly into the bottle and blocked the bottle stopper.

He caught some as usual and floated to the surface.

Perhaps, his technique of catching octopus on the seabed is unique in the world.

The houseboats are compactly connected one after another. During the meal, the smoke from the stoves gathers together to create a spectacular sight.

Next to Zhao Chuanxin's boathouse is a family of three.

The family lived a very hard life, and the three of them, who usually earned money from fishing, struggled to survive.

Fortunately, it is a blessing to have a whole family together.

Due to the typhoon, many fishermen died at sea, and the price of seafood has increased recently.

Perhaps because he earned more, when Zhao Chuanxin climbed onto his houseboat, he heard bursts of laughter from their side.

He poured the octopus into the basin, washed it and chopped it into pieces.

Blanch it in water, sauté it with ginger and garlic, season with cumin, and add leeks. The aroma will spread far and wide.

Unlike the fishermen in other houseboats, they eat in the awning.

Zhao Chuanxin carried the small table outside, sat on it with a small mat, and ate every bite of food and rice very deliciously!

At this time, a little head emerged from the boathouse next to it.

This is the daughter of a family of three. She is a tanned but pretty little girl, about the age of a junior high school student.

He was peeking curiously at Zhao Chuanxin who was eating.

"Girl, come and have something to eat?"

The little girl shrank her head.

In fact, although the two met briefly, they never spoke.

But who is Zhao Chuanxin? He will pick on She Niu if he commits a crime.

The head went back in and came out again.

"I have already eaten."

The little girl seemed very scared, but she still mustered up the courage to reply.

"After you eat, eat some more. My fried octopus with chives is the best. It tastes great."

In order to save water, Zhao Chuanxin did not put it on the plate and ate directly with the horse spoon, so he only had to brush the horse spoon.

There is no gravity in the secret space. If you use an open bucket to fill water, it may occasionally float out.

For example, if he is carrying a bucket of water, the water will definitely slosh. As long as water droplets splash, they will be in a state of floating water droplets after being collected into the space.

If there are things nearby that are afraid of getting wet, the consequences can be disastrous.

So when he fills the water, he usually fills it in a sealed container and then puts it into the space.

But now the only sealed containers are glass bottles.

Seeing him using chopsticks, a casual pick was enough for her to eat three or four bites of food.

The little girl thought to herself: It’s really delicious.

She shook her head and replied, "I'm full."

"Haha." Zhao Chuanxin smiled: "Would you like some drinks? Kvass, with gas, is so refreshing."

He picked up a glass bottle from nowhere, with an orange-yellow liquid inside.

It looked suspicious.

Maybe because she had never drank the drink, the little girl couldn't imagine what this thing tasted like.

Therefore, she is not greedy.

Shaking his head: "I won't drink."

"That's such a pity." As he said that, Zhao Chuanxin pulled out the stopper and filled his mouth with a gulp.

Siha...

belch……

The little girl really couldn't imagine what the liquid with the weird name of Kvass tasted like.

But this picture has a flavor.

Even with Li Shutong's reserved temperament, he would have to eat an extra bowl when dining with Zhao Chuanxin.

She couldn't help but swallow.

"Now, do you want to try it?"

This time, the little girl didn't speak.

Zhao Chuanxin laughed, took out another bottle, stood up and said, "Go on."

As he said that, he threw the bottle over, neither light nor heavy.

The little girl hurriedly leaned out from the houseboat and reached out to catch the bottle deftly.

But because it was a glass bottle filled with kvass, the bottle still hit her after she caught it.

The handsome little black face twitched.

Zhao Chuanxin was embarrassed, as if he had hit some soft spot.

I don’t know if the little buns that have just been released from the cage will be damaged.

"Are you OK?"

The little girl shook her head: "It's okay."

"That's good, that's good."

Zhao Chuanxin breathed a sigh of relief.

That's how people are, you might just bump into someone's favorite thing in the future.

The little girl held the bottle, lowered her head and said, "Thank you."

Quickly retreated to the houseboat.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't take it seriously.

After he finished eating, he put away the things. He washed the pots and bowls and wiped them carefully with a rag, leaving no water stains before putting them into the space.

At this time, the little girl next door stuck out her head again: "Your houseboat is usually empty, so things are easy to lose. Keep your valuables away and don't let anyone steal the boat."

"Oh." Zhao Chuanxin didn't take it seriously. "I marked it on the boat. If anyone wants to steal my boat and you happen to catch him, remember to tell him to pay more attention, because stealing the boat will affect his height."

The little girl was confused, her big eyes flickering: "Why does stealing a boat affect your height?"

Zhao Chuanxin dropped his broom, raised his head and said, "Because, I will break his legs!"

"..."

The little girl stuck out her tongue.

So fierce.

Then he retracted his head.

The weather is nice, neither hot nor cold.

Zhao Chuanxin moved out the recliner.

On the boat, the deck chair was inconvenient to swing, so he could only use it as an ordinary chair to lean on.

Then he took out his diary.

[The Cave of Styx is at the junction of the Tundra and the Blood Wasteland. 】

[If starting from the Sunset Town route is too time-consuming, I plan to take a shortcut through Ghost Valley. 】

[The Creation of War put on elastic boots was running fast. After leaving the coastline, the vegetation was sparse and the scattered houses were dilapidated. 】

[When they saw me riding the War Creation, they hid in fear at first. A child saw my medal of bravery and told the adults. Only then did people calm down their inner fears and look at me with interest. 】

[After all, they have never seen anyone other than the biological remnant, who can have a tall, powerful and defensive mount like me. 】

[Perhaps the seafood I ate before departure went bad. 】

[The Hall of Grain Reincarnation is calling! 】

[Even a brave man like me, who travels around all year round, still cannot escape the fate of being scattered. 】

Zhao Chuanxin, who was drinking kvass, choked and coughed violently.

"I" drifted away.

Now Zhengbajing considers himself a brave man.

Little brother, remember, you still need the guidance of the strong.

[The most outstanding explorer in the world of mechanical civilization and the brave man who protects the city-state is about to pull up his pants at this time. 】

[A stabbing pain comes from my buttocks. 】

[I looked back and saw a snake bit me. 】

Zhao Chuanxin laughed.

Let you float, now you have "thorns in the butt".

However, he soon stopped laughing.

【I am dead. 】

Then, Zhao Chuanxin felt dizzy and depressed.

Assi, your life is on hold!

I really want to slap "me" in the face.

It was purely because of drifting and carelessness that the boat capsized in the gutter.

Except for the loss of his life once at the beginning, Zhao Chuanxin had not experienced the weakness of his life for a long time.

[After spending one year of my life, I was resurrected. 】

[It turns out that I was bitten by a poisonous snake. If some of the venom flowed out along with the blood, maybe I wouldn't die. But the blood-locking membrane in my body locked all the venom in my body and did not leak out at all, so I died. 】

Can it still be like this?

Zhao Chuanxin trembled.

If it were him, he wouldn't be able to survive and resurrect.

So everything has two sides?

He swore that he would never be bitten by a snake again!

I don’t know if there is any serum now.

[This place is close to the ghost valley. There are many venomous snakes and the rocks are stacked, making it difficult to guard against. 】

[I dare not delay and let War Creation move forward. 】

[However, I didn’t go far when I heard someone calling me on the roadside. 】

[These are two children. 】

[They look familiar to me. 】

[The boy said: Brave, have you forgotten us? Back then you were still an explorer. 】

【It dawned on me. 】

[Once upon a time, this kid and I exchanged twin metals, and the weirdo helped me add them to the spider legs, and also added the spider legs' long-range attack capabilities. 】

[Now, he still looks dirty and brings an equally dirty sister with him. 】

[I asked: Why are you still here? 】

[Without answering my question, the boy asked: Do you have anything to eat? I have a few treasures in my hand that I can exchange with you. 】

【I relented. 】

[They are still penniless. 】

[As for me, I am already well-known and have a rich family fortune. 】

[I took out a lot of food and two sets of clothes that didn't fit the two kids. 】

[I said: There is no need to exchange your treasure, this is for you. 】

What rice?

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned.

"I", this little brother, have been "taught" by me for so long, haven't I learned any of my cleverness?

If you have a kind heart, you can't do without anything.

However, whatever has been recorded in the diary is difficult to change.

He tried and failed.

We can only see how it develops in the future.

[The boy didn’t expect that I would give him something for free, and he was stunned for a long time. 】

[His sister was so hungry that she took the food and wolfed it down. 】

[Wait until the two of them finish eating. 】

[The boy suddenly said to me with a serious face: Brave man, I want to tell you a secret. 】

[I asked: What? 】

[The boy pointed to the ghost valley not far away: There are no ghosts in the ghost valley. They were all killed by the remaining creatures and their bodies were taken away.

Now, it's occupied by a group of Skinners.

Skinners are short, sharp-clawed creatures about the size of bugs.

They travel in packs and specialize in hunting animals much larger than themselves.

Whether you're walking on the ridges of the Ghost Valley or through the Ghost Valley, you're bound to encounter them. 】

【I was horrified. 】

[I'm wondering if this boy just wanted to hide this information. And I will be eaten by the Skinner? 】

Zhao Chuanxin was also shocked.

I used to read martial arts novels that emphasized that there are three types of people who should not be messed with when traveling in the world: the elderly, women and children.

Don't deceive me.

[The boy took out a bone from his torn pocket. 】

[He handed the bone to me: Brave, this is the throat bone of the Shock Beast. As long as you pinch it, it will make a sound that you can't hear. However, all animals except humans can hear. As long as you squeeze it and make a sound, the surrounding animals will be scared away, including the skinners. I call it - the shocking thorn. 】

[I thought of a possibility. 】

[If I had not just offered to give food and clothes to the boy for free, would he have been eaten by the skinner after I entered the Ghost Valley? Then take the Jingshen Thorn and go to the Ghost Valley to pick up my things and make them your own? 】