Apocalyptic starship

In the palace meeting hall, the old emperor and the prince looked at the King of Hungary in disbelief. The King of Hungary was at least in his forties and almost fifty years old. It doesn’t matter how old you are. No one cares how old you are. I thought he was going to Which prince should I propose marriage to so that friendly exchanges between the two countries can occur? I never thought of it! This guy actually... actually proposed marriage to himself! He also named Princess Ao Guo! Princess Ao Guo is not young in her prime. Isn’t she just here to cause trouble?

"Um...Brother Tie, I think it's better for the children to get married, what do you think?" the old emperor said to the Hungarian king with a displeased expression.

"What? You, the Li family, look down on me? You must know that if I marry your daughter, you will be a generation above me. I don't even feel that I am at a disadvantage. You are taking advantage of me!"

The prince standing next to him curled his lips. In name, Ao Guo took advantage, but in fact, it was the girl from the Li family who was in bad luck. If word spreads, other countries must not laugh to death. The old cow eats young grass and eats it with confidence. Why don't you How about going to the city to marry a widow? The prince could only stand and listen to these things without interrupting, and he felt sulky.

"Brother Tie, if your prince comes to propose marriage, then I will be very happy. Don't mention anything else. There are some sideshows in the Central Plains today. How about we take a look at those little tricks?"

"Hmph! I've come to change my identity and propose marriage to you, but the Li family doesn't take me seriously and wants to watch the sideshow! That's it! Just pretend I didn't come today! Farewell!"

The Hungarian king clasped his fists and saluted, got up and left with an anger.

The old emperor didn't say anything to persuade him to stay. The other party was obviously looking for trouble, so why bother to step forward and do such useless work? It seemed... there was another war on the border between the two countries.

"Father, that old man Tie is obviously here to cause trouble. He will definitely cause trouble and disturb the people at the border someday. I am willing to lead troops to the border to guard against that thief. I beg your father for your permission." The prince said to the old emperor, regardless of whether the prince is Do you really think about your sister or your proud country? Regardless of whether you can lead troops to the border or not, your attitude is in place.

"Your Majesty, you must remember that the army must be managed by those who can lead troops. What you have to do is to control every minister and let them use their strengths. I am old, and sooner or later this country will be yours. Stay calm in everything."

"Yes, I have remembered it." The prince was delighted.

"Tomorrow morning, I will study border defense matters. You have to learn more. No one is born omnipotent. Ahem... By the way, have you understood the things I have given you?" the old emperor asked with a cough.

The prince responded that he had figured it out, and then asked someone to bring up what he had made. It was a small cannon made of wood. From it, you could clearly see some mechanical traces. For example, the clumsy method of mounting the cannon on the car was corrected. Equipped with two wheels, when you want to transport it, you can lift the rear hook and hang it on the rear of the tank to tow it away. The artillery no longer has to load shells from the front to the back as before.

After watching the prince's production, the old emperor nodded and took out a recently popular ruler to measure the length of the model.

"Father, many people say that rulers are useless, why do we still vigorously promote them?" The prince asked out of curiosity.

"Oh? What kind of identity do you think the ruler is useless?"

"Generals, cultivators, these are all my subordinates."

"Yes, the ruler is of no use to those who practice martial arts, but it is of great use to the most ordinary people. For example, when building a house, you had to rely on your carpenter experience to determine the length. What now? As long as you have a ruler, everyone can The work can be completed because the length of the ruler is the same across the country. Oh, the word standard is very interesting. I remember it was a young carpenter who came up with it.”

"My son, I understand."

The prince studied for a while and then left the old emperor's residence. The dying old emperor walked tremblingly to the window and looked at the snow-capped mountains behind the palace. The towering snow-capped mountains stood between heaven and earth, but there was a shocking secret hidden in this mountain. , a mysterious unknown that Ao Guo tried his best to cover up and no one knew about. The old emperor didn’t know whether it was a blessing or a curse...

A few days later.

An urgent general at the border went out to fight. Due to sufficient advance preparations and the strong national strength of the proud soldiers and horses, the Hungarian army was driven back. The strange chariots equipped with artillery and gunpowder guns tore up the army of cavalry archers. The Hungarian cavalry, which is famous for its fierceness, suffered a disastrous defeat. The losses were heavy. This incident shocked the surrounding countries. They wanted to imitate the proud country's firearms, but they did not expect to waste a lot of time and money but still failed. The crude firearms killed a large number of their own personnel.

After winning several great battles, his country-proud mentality improved again. A certain minister actually thought of the concept that war is about making money. After thinking about it, the old emperor and many ministers found that this seemed to be the case. Once he was rich, It is easy to fight a war if you have food and equipment. As long as you have enough money, it will last for several years. Therefore, the palace's finances have become a top priority. The money you have cannot be used to build other courtyards and palaces, but should be used to rectify and improve armaments. People's livelihood, inadvertently the collective sublimation of the idea of ​​​​proud of the country...

One day, the old emperor, who felt that he was about to die, took the prince to the snowy mountains, accompanied by some ministers who were difficult to see in the court. It is said that these ministers have been specializing in certain things all year round, such as artillery and chariots and all kinds of things later. Improvements are proposed by these people.

The wind and snow were still there, and several experts protected the old emperor's sedan chair as it moved forward. The prince quickly walked a few steps to the side of the sedan chair.

"Father, don't go to the snow-capped mountains if it's too cold. Take care of your dragon's body first."

"I must take you there myself. You must remember that nothing you see today can be mentioned to anyone, including your most beloved woman and children, because... you will see God."

"god?"

The prince, who was strong and had practiced cultivation, was stunned. There may be gods in the world, but those gods are in the divine world. There are no gods on the Shenwu Continent. But there is no need for the father to lie to himself, right? Are there really gods in the snowy mountains? The prince followed the team in confusion. The road was guarded by some dead soldiers from the royal family. The prince knew that these dead soldiers only obeyed the orders of the proud emperor. There were only a very small number of them. He did not expect that there were so many dead soldiers here. The team slowed down in the prince's wild thoughts. Walk into the snow-capped mountains and come under a glacier.

Several dead soldiers pushed aside a few inconspicuous rocks, and there was an ice cave inside.

A group of people walked into the ice cave and the rocks outside were sealed again. The ice cave that turned into ice became wider and wider as they walked deeper. As they went deeper into the ice cave, there were more and more craftsmen, and more of them were monks who knew magic. Not high, you can only use the basic freezing technique.

The old emperor seemed to be lost in memories, recalling how he felt when he first entered the ice cave. At that time, he was only a little over seven years old but he witnessed the miracle with his own eyes...