Chapter 747 A Waste of Money
Zhu Changxun suddenly noticed something strange.
The two thousand militia members brought by Bai Yuan, after ascending the walls of Luoyang, began to find their positions, each arquebusier squad assigned a fixed spot.
Each of them marked their territory, some even pulling out charcoal pencils to make a sign on the city wall, indicating that this area was under their command.
Prince of Fu: "What exactly are they doing?"
At that moment, Bai Yuan and the Heavenly Lord had already walked up to the watchtower, standing right beside him. Li Daoxuan, however, couldn't be bothered with Zhu Changxun.
But Bai Yuan, being the talkative sort, chuckled and said to him, "As you can see, we're arranging the soldiers' positions."
Prince of Fu said, "What's there to arrange? When the fighting starts, they can just line up along the wall, can't they?"
Bai Yuan: "Oh, that simply won't do. It would devolve into chaos. By preparing in advance, we avoid panic when battle ensues."
Prince of Fu eyed him askance.
Prince of Fu: "Hey, hey!"
Bai Yuan explained, "We don't know when the bandits will attack, so there's no need for the soldiers to stand on the city wall, exposed to the cold wind. It's better for them to rest well before the battle, so they'll be more energized when the bandits arrive."
Prince of Fu: "Are these men soldiers, or are they your revered fathers?"
Bai Yuan merely smiled, saying nothing.
Prince of Fu was thoroughly displeased but didn't want to cause a scene at this moment. He simply waved a hand and ordered his five hundred personal guards, "You! Go and guard the city walls, lest the bandits arrive and catch us off guard."
The five hundred personal guards obediently ascended the city walls and arrayed themselves along both sides of the East Gate...
Though these Prince of Fu's personal guards weren't particularly strong in combat, their attire was lavish. Each wore resplendent armor, exuding an imposing presence, and standing on the city wall, they certainly cut a rather handsome figure.
Li Daoxuan, observing this scene, mused to himself, *Ah, what a pity my Field of View hasn't expanded to this area yet. Otherwise, a set of aerial shots like this would definitely come in handy in the future.*
He didn't know when the bandits would arrive, or even if they would arrive at all.
Li Daoxuan waited for a few minutes, feeling a little bored. He simply walked to a corner, sat down cross-legged, and with a *whoosh*, his "Co-sensing" consciousness jumped to another location to observe the commotion there.
His movement caught Zhu Changxun's attention again. Pointing at Li Daoxuan, who had just settled into a cross-legged position, he demanded, "What exactly is this fellow here for?"
Bai Yuan: "Oh, he's here to help. He's very, very formidable, you know."
Prince of Fu: "How formidable can he be? This Prince doesn't believe it."
He rose, walked over to Li Daoxuan, and with an air of princely authority, scoffed, "Hmph, master of the martial arts. I hear you're quite powerful. Show this Prince a display of your skills, then?"
Li Daoxuan, having already Co-sensed away, couldn't hear a word he said and simply ignored him.
Prince of Fu fumed, "This Prince is speaking to you!"
Li Daoxuan remained silent and motionless, utterly unperturbed.
Zhu Changxun genuinely wanted to kick him, but with his current reliance on others, kicking would be rather inappropriate. He stooped down and shook Li Daoxuan's shoulder. "Hey! This Prince is talking to you, don't pretend to be dead!"
With that shake, Li Daoxuan toppled to the ground with a soft thud.
Prince of Fu jumped back, startled. "How is this man so stiff?" Then he reached out and checked for breath. "Ah, ah, ah, is he dead? No... I only shook him gently, how could he be dead? This Prince didn't kill him! This Prince is no murderer!"
Terrified, he stumbled backward, his back hitting Fan Shangzheng with a thump.
Fan Shangzheng quickly steadied him. "Your Highness, don't be afraid! Master Xiao practices a technique called 'Ice Soul Condensation Qi Gong,' which makes him appear lifeless while cultivating. You just need to get used to it."
Beside them, Bai Yuan chortled inwardly. *Such a difficult name for a technique, yet you remembered it. Truly worthy of a Governor!*
Meanwhile, Li Daoxuan was Co-sensing around, hopping from place to place for fun: Xi'an, Gao Family Village, Puzhou, Shi Jian's forces, Tie Niaofei's caravan... He toured all these locations, checking for any urgent matters that required his intervention.
After his rounds, he found nothing amiss.
He simply returned to the outside of the box, opened a food delivery app, and ordered a strawberry milk pudding.
Before long, he heard the "ding-dong" of his doorbell.
His large villa was equipped with an electronic doorbell camera, so Li Daoxuan didn't need to go to the door. He could see who was there directly on his computer. He opened the microphone, about to say, "Please hang the milk tea on the doorknob."
But upon closer inspection, he realized the person at the door wasn't a food delivery driver, but a courier. And not just any courier, but one driving a large cargo van...
The solar power system had arrived!
Li Daoxuan's spirits lifted. *Perfect timing!*
He quickly bounded downstairs, two steps at a time, and opened the door.
The delivery driver offered a charming "customer is king" smile. "Your solar power system has arrived. This truck carries fifteen sets, and three more will be arriving in rotation shortly. Where would you like them stacked?"
Li Daoxuan: "The basement's empty. Let's move them into the basement."
The driver began unloading. Li Daoxuan's large villa indeed had a spacious basement; there was ample room for fifty solar power systems. The driver worked for a long time, and soon all the solar power equipment was safely stacked inside.
Li Daoxuan took one set from the pile, carried it up to the second floor, and placed it beside the box.
The box had grown quite large now, measuring five meters long and three meters wide, occupying a significant portion of Li Daoxuan's room.
Li Daoxuan held up a solar panel to measure, confirming it would fit into the box without any issue.
"Excellent! Let's get to work!"
First, he tapped the words "Puzhou" on the box, and his Field of View instantly shifted to Puzhou.
Next, he used the four directional buttons to fine-tune the view, moving it to an empty plot of land outside Puzhou. This plot was unclaimed territory, mostly rock with little soil, unsuitable for cultivation, and thus had remained barren.
This piece of land was perfect for his operation.
Li Daoxuan unfolded the solar power system's installation manual. Following the instructions, he placed the solar panel frame inside the box and spread the solar panels across it. The wires beneath the panels connected to a peculiar box—this box seemed to be the key to converting solar energy into electricity, but Li Daoxuan, being an ordinary person and no expert in this field, couldn't understand its workings at all.
In any case, as the manual instructed, he just needed to connect the wires.
There were also batteries beneath the box, which needed to be wired up as well.
Finally, he ran a wire from the box all the way to a tablet computer, supplying power to it.
The wires provided with this solar power system were remarkably long. Li Daoxuan traced the line from outside Puzhou, led it into the city, threaded it through the grand theater of the Flower World Star Agency, and then, with a *snap*, plugged it into the tablet computer.
Immediately, a lightning bolt symbol appeared on the tablet computer's battery icon... It had begun charging...
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