Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1001 - 249: The Huopuzhu, Fei City’s Single Soldier Equipment_2

Chapter 1001: Chapter 249: The Huopuzhu, Fei City’s Single Soldier Equipment_2

"Could we make a trade?" Liu Zhenhan said with a chuckling smile, "High Priest, one doesn’t speak in covert terms when clarity is due. You know that I’ve occupied a part of the underground land. However, the lighting there isn’t sufficient, which has caused me a great deal of inconvenience in developing underground resources. The ’Fire Pearl’ could be used to make the best street lamps, and I would like to purchase them in bulk from you."

"You indeed know how to do business." The Swan High Priest said with a faint smile, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"In fact, I have already arranged for the Elder of Andulan to start manufacturing street lamps using a significant amount of Night Pearls—hundreds of pounds of them, haha... quite lavish, right? However, these Night Pearls alone are still not enough because my military products also require a large quantity of them. I’ve already ordered the production of long-tube spotlights using Night Pearls as bulbs. If you could supply me with a large amount of ’Fire Pearls,’ I’m also considering allocating some to make a batch of military-grade windproof lighters. In every aspect, the demand in Feilengcui is enormous right now," said Liu Zhenhan straightforwardly. "Just name your price. With thousands of miles of Sunset Swamp and dozens of tar lakes, the annual harvest of the Smey Clan must be substantial."

"Producing military equipment? Hehe, could I first inquire about what your individual soldier’s equipment includes?" Mourinho asked with keen interest.

"Haha, all my soldiers are militia with substandard equipment, focusing on comfort. In my design philosophy, individual soldier equipment should include primary and secondary weapons, armor, weapon maintenance oil, skincare oil, scented sachets, plus long-tube spotlights, goblin army knives, military-grade windproof lighters, water bottles, weather-resistant capes, foldable engineer shovels, first aid kits, sewing kits, a quota of bulrush paper, and a seven-day ration pack. For combat in the desert, I also intend to provide each person with a linen sandproof mask, adaptable to the situation as needed. These items should all fit in a large leather backpack with a strap, arranged strictly inside the bag in the most accessible positions. Unfortunately, these are just my ideas for now, not yet fully implemented," Liu Zhenhan explained, noticing the puzzled expressions on Mourinho’s and Master Puskas’s faces, and chuckled, "Weapons are a soldier’s second life, so weapon maintenance oil is essential. Although the weapons of Feilengcui undergo polishing, a process that prevents rust unlike ordinary weapons, I still hope to cultivate a habit of weapon care among the soldiers. Moreover, a weapon anointed with maintenance oil creates wounds that are harder to heal, which is a small tactical experience of mine. As for the skincare oil, it’s made from the sap of the Thousand-leaf Nymphaea mixed with animal fat dye found in my territory—it prevents sunburn and serves as camouflage. The scented sachet is made from the fruit of the Thousand-leaf Nymphaea, which I call ’Scent-absorbing Red Beans.’ They help absorb body odor—hehe, sweat smells aren’t pleasant! These ’Scent-absorbing Red Beans’ also work great at repelling mosquitoes and flies, very effective."

The logistical equipment in Feilengcui actually includes much more, such as life adjustment movies, orange honey syrup, homemade cigars, and strong liquors, plus a cooling cabinet made with Tamerlarya Ice Beads and steel boxes—these are all standard provisions, but Liu Zhenhan was not interested in elaborating further.

"Oh—so all of Feilengcui’s weapons are polished? Hehe, that is a unique skill of the Elven blacksmiths. Weapons polished by them shine bright as mirrors," Master Puskas said with a pursed smile. "However, that’s all the good there is to Elven blacksmiths. Although the armor they forge is of excellent quality, these Elven blacksmiths do love to cut out beautiful openwork patterns on it. What I really don’t understand is how any Elven warrior dares to wear such openwork armor into battle!"

"Elves do have that aesthetic inclination, but my arms factory has a dedicated person to oversee strict quality control, and such incidents are not allowed. Elven blacksmiths are mainly responsible for the initial design drawings and the final polishing. Aside from affixing decorations, I generally consider their national sentiments and prevent them from participating in the full casting process." Liu Zhenhan remarked with mixed feelings—who knew that I have skilled blacksmiths like the Difeng Giants and Gray Dwarves? When will these days end, where I cannot boast about having such talents!

"Is the long tube flashlight behind there used for patrolling at night? I know about the Goblin sabers, those things can be spread out to set up a tent frame and can also be used for fishing, with more than a dozen uses; they are indeed useful items. But where would one find the complicated design schematics for it? The other items are quite self-explanatory; you’ve even included a sewing kit, which shows you’ve really considered human needs. However, there’s just one thing I still don’t quite understand — what does ’a base number of reed paper’ mean? What’s it used for?" Mourinho furrowed his brows, still a bit puzzled.

Liu Zhenhan rolled his eyes, looked at Mourinho for a while, and finally stammered out, "A base number of reed paper means two hundred sheets of paper."

Yi Tiao and Guoguo burst out in suppressed laughter they had held for a long time, while Mourinho and Puskas simultaneously gave a thumbs up without prior agreement, completely at a loss for words. They shook their heads vigorously while admiring the Shaman of Divine Songs. This level of consideration was incredibly humane, something Beamon’s military advisors would never think of. Last year, during the desert operations, due to the inability to find leaves or dirt mods and the blisteringly hot sand, many soldiers perceived using the restroom as a tremendous agony.

"For such humane military equipment and the eye-opening experience you’ve provided, our trade for the ’Fire Pearl’ is settled. However, I must clarify beforehand that I don’t need you to settle the account with some exorbitant emerald that took forty-five billion years to form, nor do I want Gold Coins. We will trade goods for goods. I urgently need a full set of weapons and half-plate armor, in exchange for five Fire Pearls. If you agree, I will write an authorization now for your people to go directly to the Southwest Province for the exchange," Mourinho shook his head, as though questioning himself and others, "I really don’t understand why, despite Dorott’s blacksmith workshop having been established in Caiyu City for a while now, it still seems like they’re not progressing fast enough?"

"Perhaps they’re slacking off? You should go back and rap those blacksmiths on the soles of their feet with a stick, that will surely prompt them to fill up your armory on time," Liu Zhenhan rolled his eyes, "Your Holiness, I’m not going to bargain this time, but I do have a simple small request — I hope my men can freely extract bitumen from the already solidified bitumen lakes in your Southwest Province encampment, would you agree to that?"

"There’s as much bitumen as you want in the Sunset Swamp of the Southwest Province, you can dig up as much as you like, nobody will interfere... But, does digging up bitumen serve any special purpose?" Mourinho smiled faintly, "Is it for defending the city? In that case, I’d advise you to gather some un-solidified bitumen instead. It can be used directly after some simple boiling and heating, while the solidified bitumen takes too much time to heat up and is also prone to solidifying again."

"I’ll take your advice to heart. Please write me a letter of introduction first," Liu Zhenhan muttered with a stifled smile, thinking to himself that this old swan was indeed brutal; he could connect anything to warfare. I’m getting bitumen to pave roads, not to defend a city with bitumen! Damn, that would just result in poisoning from the fumes.