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Taiyu is a fourth-level three-star warlock and a member of the Star Warlock Committee. He is a character that cannot be invited on ordinary days.

Cheng Jinzhou only hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Welcome. But we are a team, not just a team. If you join, you must abide by our rules, otherwise you have to quit, how about?"

The rules say it's better to be in the front. However, ordinary star warlocks would not dare to speak to Taiyu so directly.

Taiyu didn't take it for granted and agreed immediately. Not only did he want to repay Cheng Jinzhou, but he was also curious about how he managed to complete three papers in one month.

If Warlock Jiang Huangxing hadn't completed two articles, he would have explained and understood them as a non-human story.

In the afternoon, taking advantage of the break before dinner, Cheng Jinzhou took Taiyu and flew to De'an to introduce him to the team.

Cao Feng and Jin Xi are practical astrologers who are inclined towards biology and optics; Bai Jing, Qian Lan, Liao Kai and Zhu Jingsheng, who joined later, are inclined towards chemistry; Elwin, Wen Rui and Huang Xuan from the temple are the masters Researching machinery, Erwin occasionally reads some business articles, just like a common old man from the far west; Duan Xiang is the purest mathematical star warlock, and before he became a three-star warlock, his life was the most difficult; Liang Yu Ze is an agriculturist among the Star Warlocks, and his attainments in planting are far higher than those of Cao Feng and others. What is rare is that he is full of interest and is busy in the fields of De'an every day; finally, there are Warlocks Jiang Huangxing, Xi Wuyong and Zhang Tao, like Duan Xiang, are pure mathematical astrologers.

Lu Xu, Lu Guandao and Lu Lushan are basically star warlocks in terms of combat, but because their existence is very important to Cheng Jinzhou, they often receive extra preferential treatment. Although the increase in contribution points is slow, it is faster than Their own so-called research is much more meaningful, so they are also members of the team.

Due to time constraints, Cheng Jinzhou could not bring everyone to meet with Taiyu, so he simply described those who were not there. Except for a few people, most of the people in the team are mainly application-oriented, and they must have little contact with Taiyu. In addition, the latter would not stay in Daxia forever, so after a hasty introduction, he wanted to leave Taiyu here.

A team is not meant to stay in one place, especially a team he deliberately built with such chaotic categories. It is simply impossible to stay in a room every day and think hard about the same problem like the gentlemen in Copenhagen did - this is Cheng Jinzhou's creation based on Bohr can also be regarded as a manifestation of his strength.

If there is anyone in this world who can guide star warlocks in several different fields at the same time, apart from Cheng Jinzhou, there is really no one else.

The advantages of the astromancers lie in their long lifespan and clever minds. The outstanding ones among them are like highly myopic pilots who cannot even see the instruments clearly, so they fly through the air hoping to find the right direction. As for Cheng Jinzhou, he seemed to have standard eyes, seeing the front and pointing out the direction.

Taiyu naturally didn't want Cheng Jinzhou to leave, so he grabbed him and said, "De'an is fine, and you won't stay either?"

"The Cheng family is now using its own family power to launch a war against a country. Shaonan is the home base of my Cheng family. How can we leave?" Cheng Jinzhou said with a smile on his lips: "Don't forget, wait until the eve of the decisive battle. , but I have to go to Beihan to help."

Cheng Wenzheng's 30,000-strong army not only took away all the cavalry on the southwest frontier, but also used the contribution points allocated by the imperial court to hire several star warlocks to take turns serving as sentinels and communications personnel. Of course, it is very difficult to get them to participate in the war. Often, only during national wars and after preparing airships, the Star Warlocks are willing to directly join the war.

In this world, war has long since become a war of money. More resources can be exchanged for more contribution points, more airships, and more star warlocks. Of course, it is also very important to skillfully use large-scale force in your hands. Famous generals are still the idols that children talk about.

Taiyu nodded indifferently, grabbed Cheng Jinzhou's arm and said, "I am also a star warlock who studies mathematics and physics. I am not doing research."

"How about you stay here in peace, for a month at most, and I can send the things over?" Cheng Jinzhou knew that he was thinking of cotton fruit, but 4.5 million star yuan would require 2 million taels of supplies. If it were replaced by food, it would cost a whole 5 million tons is equivalent to the annual production of a state capital. Although he will definitely buy some relatively high-priced supplies, and has made reservations at major commercial banks long in advance, he still needs to set aside a month to ensure that he buys enough.

Even if he can rest assured that the people around him don't dare to talk nonsense, he still has to pay attention to the impact. Fortunately, De'an's port is prosperous. Hundreds of ships come in and out every day, and the appearance and disappearance of supplies do not attract too many people's attention.

Star Warlocks are all busy people, so they greeted Taiyu in twos and threes and left. However, Erwin heard the news at noon, ran back from the mining area, and chatted with Taiyu in a friendly manner. He is also a star warlock from the far west. It is not easy to meet someone of the same kind. It feels like meeting an old friend in a foreign country.

The Holy Church said that there are quite a few Star Warlocks from the Far West, but considering the total number of Star Warlocks, the so-called "many" must be discounted. In addition, De'an is not a traditional gathering place for the Holy Church. Erwin There are really not many "fellow villagers" I can see.

Seeing that Cheng Jinzhou was going back to prepare the cotton fruit, Taiyu reluctantly loosened his sleeves. He looked like a shepherd dog abandoned by beef, a tiger abandoned by cows, and a baby abandoned by milk.

Jiang Huang pulled Taiyu over with a smile and said, "Let me show you Daxia's research methods. I dare say that even Xingzhou cannot match De'an's research efficiency."

Taiyu curled his red beard and smiled "hehe", but what he was thinking about was Shengya.

That mysterious place, without some special research method, would have been surpassed by Xingzhou long ago.

After settling in Taiyu Star Warlock, Cheng Jinzhou headed to De'an Pier without stopping - the main person who kept going was Lu Xu, who complained while flying in mid-air: "I missed the afternoon tea today."

"You didn't have afternoon tea before either."

"But then I ate it, and now I have afternoon tea every day." Lu Xu said that afternoon tea usually refers to meat content of less than 3 kilograms and staple food of less than 2 kilograms.

"Tonight, I'll give you a supper." Cheng Jinzhou held his forehead and treated Lu Xu like a child. Once there are signs of noise, we must decisively curb it, otherwise the noise will be louder than 1,000 children.

"I want to eat whale meat, with sweet sardine sauce, and a little chili. I also want cream soup, a lot of cream, and beef, stir-fried dry, hard, but able to chew out the juice." Lu Xu With so many treasures in his family, if he is put outside now, his reputation as a gourmet will not be lost, and he eats a lot, which is a good ingredient for making a gourmet meal.

Cheng Jinzhou also sounded a little greedy, but unfortunately his stomach capacity was limited. He swallowed and said, "We will eat first when we go down. You should inform Shi Yan now."

Shi Yan dared to come back on a fast horse, and it was time to arrive at the port.

Today's De'an is different from the past. It used to be a slum, but now it looks like Xiaojinku. Not only do nearly one-third of the commodities in Daxia circulate through this place, but also maritime merchants from foreign countries come directly to De'an Port - although the port here is not the best port in Daxia, and it cannot even be compared to the deep-water port. Top 10, but just the two points of tax exemption and safety are enough temptations.

What's more, today's sea-going ships, ranging from 200 tons to the largest 400-ton cargo ships, do not need to dock at the port. As long as they park in the inland sea, it is convenient to use a small boat to go back and forth.

The most significant change in De'an is that a circle of houses along the dock area have been automatically replaced by rough and broken wooden houses with brick pavements facing the street. In addition to the presence of maritime merchants, distributors from various places have Crazy buying has caused housing prices to skyrocket.

The Star Warlocks have also set up a small office here, just like the docks on the outer peninsula back then. In addition to being used for the purchase of bulk supplies, they also retain expensive communication star arrays.

The price of 1 tael of silver per word did not deter businessmen. De'an's communication array was the busiest in the entire Great Xia, even surpassing the royal family's communication array in the Zhengshi Hall. To use the language of the capital world to describe it, everything here is "every pearl."

Lu Xu used the communication star array to contact De'an's communication star array. After the stationed star warlock apprentice received the message, he would copy it to the person to whom it was due. The method was not much different from the telegram, and the price was the same. .

Shi Yan had sent people to guard there a long time ago. After receiving the information, he would contact the owners or shopkeepers of the major trading houses.

By the time Cheng Jinzhou and Lu Xu wiped their mouths and ate from the restaurant on the street to the hotel at the end of the street, nearly 200 people had gathered in the house of the Cheng Family Trading Company, almost all the big businessmen in De'an.

Today, businessmen from Daxia are not the only ones doing business in De'an. Because Cheng Jinzhou habitually requires the implementation of fair trade principles, businessmen from the Northern Han Dynasty and Daliang are attracted one after another. Business in Jingnan has always been prosperous. There are dozens of businesses stationed here, selling hundreds of kinds of products. There are also three trading houses from the Far West, but they are all down-and-out merchant ship owners. The capable merchants in the Far West are all maritime merchants. Apart from offices for settling down, they will not set up more institutions.

With so many businessmen gathered together, they will naturally form small circles to communicate with each other. Although the principal has not yet arrived, a lively environment has been created first.

Cheng Jinzhou was flying in the air and heard all kinds of chatter and laughter from afar. He patted Lu Xu on the shoulder and said, "They must have prepared food. Let's see how you can eat it now."

"I've digested it." Lu Xu said proudly with his head held high.

His stomach has an amazing capacity and has excellent compression capabilities. My belly started to feel chubby after eating one table, and it was still chubby when I ate the third and fourth tables.

After a while, the two of them arrived at the top of the courtyard. A star warlock apprentice with a flying star array flew up with great effort. He wanted to check Cheng Jinzhou's ID, but was kicked down by Lu Xu. The dust raised told everyone - a certain People are arriving.

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