Zhao An raised a finger:
"The first thing is to keep the milk a secret."
"Keep it secret?"
Everyone was puzzled. If no one saw it, it would be normal to keep it secret but now everyone in Zhaojiazhuang has seen the miraculous effect of the milk. Why do we still need to keep it secret? Isn't this like shining a light to a blind man?
Zhao An shook his head and explained:
"The secrecy I mentioned is not for our Zhaojiazhuang, but for those outside Zhaojiazhuang."
"Let me ask you, how many ill and disabled people are there in the world?"
Zhao Li on the side said without thinking:
"There are so many seriously ill and disabled people in Zhending County alone. If it is expanded to Changshan County, Jizhou and even the whole world, the ill and disabled are numerous"
Zhao An nodded:
"Third brother is right. There are so many seriously ill and disabled people in the world, but if they know that we have an elixir in Zhaojiazhuang that can cure all diseases and disabilities, what do you think they will do?"
Everyone fell into deep thought. They are not fools, they understand the principle that an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. Although the Zhao family has a certain reputation in Zhending, it is far from enough in Changshan County, Jizhou, and even the whole world.
Zhao An sighed:
"You should have figured it out."
"If the major aristocratic families send people to ask us for the elixir, what should we do?"
"Should we fight to the death? Or give the elixir away to save ourselves?"
"Let's not talk about the elixir being a product of the gods, we have no right to share."
"Secondly, even if we give the elixir away, who should we give it to? Such a precious elixir, there is no aristocratic family in the world who is not tempted by it, even the high and mighty royal family is no exception."
"So no matter who we give it to, we will offend others."
"What if other people who don't get the elixir make things difficult for us?"
"And even if we give it all away, without leaving any, would you believe it? They will think we secretly stash it somewhere"
The more everyone present listened, the more frightened they became.
"Patriarch, if you say so, then our Zhaojiazhuang will never have peace?"
Zhao An did not answer, but asked:
"Before this, apart from the rumors from, have you ever seen a god?"
Everyone shook their heads. How can a god be so easy to encounter? There are many legends and myths of mystical beings but who could guarantee its authenticity?
They were lucky enough to meet a god and gifted with unlimited water and divine milk. They were already luckier than Qin Shihuang who tirelessly searched for immortality more than 400 years ago.
Zhao An laughed:
"That's why I asked you to keep it secret."
"But don't worry, because this is not only a crisis for our Zhao family, but also a rare opportunity for our Zhao family in a thousand years."
"This is also the second thing I want to tell you."
At this point, everyone actually had a little idea in their hearts.
"Patriarch, the second thing is related to the gods?"
Zhao An nodded: "Yes, the second thing is how we keep the gods in Zhaojiazhuang for a longer time."
As soon as the voice fell, everyone looked at each other. "Patriarch, that's a god, how can we, mere mortals, keep him?"
"Yes, if the gods want to leave, do we tie him up and make him stay?"
"Ahem, what are you thinking? I'm not saying to force him to stay. You all should pay attention to your words and deeds. Although the gods are not here, there are gods above us who are always watching us."
Zhao An coughed lightly, bowed his hands to the void, and muttered words of apology. With Zhao An's reminder everyone realized that their words just now were highly offensive, and hurriedly bow their heads to the void to apologize.
After apologizing, Everyone stopped talking nonsense and asked cautiously:
"Chief, what do you think we should do?"
"Yes, we will listen to you."
Zhao An waved his hand: "I don't have any good ideas. Besides, what do the gods want? What can we, a group of mortals, even give to him?"
Everyone felt disappointed. Indeed, It is they who need the gods, not the gods who need them.
"So we can't do anything?"
Zhao An shook his head: "No, we can do a lot."
"Ah, what can we do?
" "Correct our thoughts and attitudes."
"? What do you mean?"
Zhao An explained: "First, we must understand our advantages."
"What advantages?"
"This is the first time the gods had descended world, and we are the first beings he has encountered"
"Since the gods are willing to follow Zhao Yun to our Zhaojiazhuang and give unlimited water and milk elixir, it means that the gods are benevolent."
"Although we can't over anything to the god, we can show him our good side so he will feel reluctant to leave"
"Everyone should know how to bow to the gods. After you go back, you can practice with your wife and children. Whenever you see the gods in the future, you must greet them properly."
"Secondly, you must pay attention to the things the gods tell you."
"I have arranged for Zhao Yun to accompany the god. In the future, if Zhao Yun conveys the his will, no matter how important the matter at hand is, everyone must follow his orders "
"Finally, think carefully, the god has been in our Zhaojiazhuang for only two days, and he has brought a treasure chest with a mustard seed containing the Sumeru, a divine armor that can protect the flesh, unlimited water, and divine milk medicine that can cure all diseases and disabilities. "
"If he stays longer, won't he give more magical items in the future?"
"Even if the god ascends back to heaven one day, our Zhao family can rely on these mystical things to become more powerful"
"So, I hope everyone will never do anything to disappoint the gods, Otherwise, you will be a sinner of our Zhao family. I will expel you from the ancestral temple and remove your lineage. "
If they still didn't understand after such a speech then you are a fool.
"Don't worry, patriarch. We will obey the gods."
"That's right. I will tell my wife and children when I go back to tell them to respect the gods."
"That's right. The gods gave us water and cured us. If we are still ungrateful, then we are sinners"
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Zhao An nodded slightly, "By the way, let me tell you, in order to give the gods a better living environment, I have cleaned up our ancestral hall and gave it to the gods."
"I moved the ancestral tablets to the smaller yard next door."
"When you worship in the future, don't go to the wrong place and don't disturb the gods."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned at first, and then praised.
"Clan leader, you did the right thing. The gods must live in the best place."
"Clan leader, the ancestors will definitely not blame you."
"Yes, the ancestors will definitely understand in the afterlife."
Zhao An shook his head, "Okay, everyone hasn't slept all night, let's go back and catch up on some sleep."
Everyone nodded and left together. Zhao An also yawned loudly, dragging his tired body towards home alone.
As the head of the Zhao family, Zhao An also lived in the center of the village, separated from the ancestral hall by a courtyard. Zhao Yun was Zhao An's biological son, so he naturally lived with him.
The early morning light penetrated the clouds and shone on Mother Earth, revealing all her glory.
The light happened to shine through the window into the house and onto the face of Zhao Yun who was sleeping soundly.
Zhao Yun slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the bright light outside the window, his soul jolted. Was it dawn? Damn it, damn it! He slept for such a long time. Will the gods blame him if they know?
With a nervous heart Zhao Yun did not dare to delay for a moment. He turned over and sat up, put on his clothes and walked out of the house quickly.
When he passed by the kitchen, he happened to meet his eldest brother Zhao Feng who had just got up and was preparing to make breakfast.
"Hey, second brother, you woke up so early today?"
Zhao Feng raised the rice in his hand, "Let's have breakfast together"
"Sorry Big brother, I'm in a hurry, eat by yourself."
Zhao Yun hurriedly shook his head to refuse, and then rushed out without looking back.
"What the?"
Zhao Feng looked at Zhao Yun's back curiously and muttered to himself.
As soon as he walked out of the yard. Zhao Yun saw a familiar figure at the door. Father?
Zhao An stood still, staring at the direction of the ancestral hall like a wooden chicken.
The direction of the ancestral hall? Isn't that also the direction where the gods are? Zhao Yun followed Zhao An's gaze. The ancestral hall wall that was originally built of rammed earth has disappeared, replaced by a circle of three-meter-high light red rock wall.
Their line of sight passed over the wall. What the saw was no longer the simple ancestral hall courtyard, but a building that had never been seen before.
The architectural style was strange yet beautifully simple. Zhao An gradually came back to his senses. Where is the ancestral temple? Where did such a large temple compound with four entrances go?
A moment later, he finally noticed Zhao Yun who had just walked out of the house.
"Yun? Why are you at home?"
Zhao Yun's face was slightly red:
"I was too tired, and the god asked me to come back and rest before accompanying him."
Since the god agreed, Zhao An didn't take it to heart:
"By the way, do you know what's going on at the ancestral temple? How come it has changed so much overnight..."
Zhao Yun shook his head. Zhao An frowned and asked carefully:
"Let me ask you a question, when did you come back to rest?"
"About yesterday at noon."
No, you are too broad-minded.
"The gods asked you to rest, but you rested for eight hours?"
Zhao An paced back and forth, "It's over, it's over! Will he think we are neglecting you?"
Zhao An looked serious and waved his hand: "Come here, I will accompany you to apologize right now."
Zhao Yun's face flushed red. He didn't know why he slept for so long yesterday. He usually sleeps for four hours at most. Why did he suddenly sleep twice as long yesterday?
The reason was because of too much adrenaline, after all, he fought wolves, encountered a god, witnessed mystical art and divine medicine.
Zhao An dragged Zhao Yun towards the ancestral hall. After a while, they arrived in front of the ancestral hall but the familiar ancestral hall courtyard in his memory has completely changed.
Fortunately, the location of the gate has not changed. Otherwise, they can only stand outside the wall and grope blindly. But the gate has also become different from before.
It used to be a simple wooden door but now it has been replaced by an iron door made of fine steel. Zhao An reached out and touched the heavy iron door, his eyes brighter:
"Is this... Hundred-Refined Steel?"
"What, Hundred-Refined Steel? Dad, are you sure!?"
Zhao Yun on the side exclaimed immediately.
In the later era of explosive productivity, the quality of Hundred-Refined Steel may not be as good as the kitchen knife at home.
The steelmaking furnaces in the steel plant have to discharge dozens or hundreds of tons.
But now is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Steel technology was in its infancy.
Hundred-refined steel is the most advanced steel technology of this era, Even the aristocratic families are only willing to use a small amount of hundred-refined steel for forging weapons.
As for Zhaojiazhuang, even if you turn the land over, you can't find even a small piece of hundred-refined steel. It can be said that the price of hundred-refined steel is the same as the same weight of gold. But to use such expensive steel and cast into a door? This is too extravagant!
Zhao An sighed:
"I have seen hundred-refined steel before, the material of this iron door is obviously much better than the hundred-refined steel I have seen."
Zhao Yun took a breath. Is this God's method ? The things he took out at random are all things that mortals can't even dream of.
"Okay, be serious, we're about to see the god."
Zhao An patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder. Zhao Yun nodded and quickly adjusted his collar.
Although there was no lock on the iron door. But Zhao An did not open the door without authorization. Instead, he knocked on the door respectfully.
Ding Ding Ding!~
Of course, if they really opened the door without authorization, they would find that the iron door could not be opened at all.
In the game, these doors seemed defenseless to Steve. Just a click would open them but in reality, the door had a magical custom "lock" function.
Yun Yi could customize the lock and the door could only be opened if the correct password was entered. It was impossible to forcefully open it unless you had heavy weapons.
Yun Yi just filled the small pond with water with a bunch of water buckets when he heard several knocks at the door.
"Is your holiness here? I'm Zhao An, and I brought Zhao Yun to apologize to you."
Yun Yi walked to the door. Just as he was about to open the door, he suddenly remembered the custom "lock" function of the door. It was just right for them to help test it.
"Wait a minute, push the door first to see if it can be opened."
Zhao An and Zhao Yun looked at each other.
What kind of strange request is this? But they still tried but the door didn't open.
"My lord, it can't be pushed open."
Yun Yi nodded slightly and continued through the iron door:
"try harder"
"God, this..."
"It's just my request, even if the door is broken, I won't blame you."
Zhao An glanced at Zhao Yun.
"Go on, do you want an old man to do it?"
Zhao Yun took a few steps back with a bitter face, Then he slammed into the iron door.
Duang!
The violent banging sound echoed around but the iron door was still intact. Yun Yi stood behind the door and nodded slightly. The door was strong enough.
"Okay, knock on the door three times, and then shout
"Open Sesame!"
Zhao An and Zhao Yun glance at each other puzzled.
"Open Sesame!"
Click!
the heavy iron door staggered a crack as it slowly opened, Zhao An and Zhao Yun pushed the door and entered. They didn't care and thought it was open by Yun Yi's magic.
Yun Yi nodded slightly, not bad, there's a voice activated door.
"Remember the password so you can come in the future."
"Ah?"
Zhao An scratched his head and asked carefully, "Lord God, what do you mean..."
Yun Yi wanted to explain that this was a voice-activated door but thinking about his current status as a god. He changed his words.
"I cast a spell on the door. It can only be opened by saying the correct sentence, and what I just taught is the correct password."
Zhao An and Zhao Yun were stunned.
"So it wasn't you, Lord God, who opened the door for us just now?"
Yun Yi laughed:
"Of course not. You can try again if you don't believe me. Also you can say the password without the knock to log out"
"It's similar to closing the door. Just say " close" instead of open."
Zhao An and Zhao Yun stared with eyes wide open, their faces full of disbelief.
He hurried to the iron gate and cleared his throat:
"Close sesame"
As soon as the voice fell, the door that had just been opened was automatically closed with a "bang".
My God, this is too magical! Originally, Zhao Yun wanted to play a few more times. But he only heard a cold snort from behind, and when his peripheral vision met Zhao An's eyes, he quickly calmed down.
He lowered his head and stood beside Zhao An without saying a word. Zhao An hurriedly bowed to Yun Yi, and then pulled Zhao Yun in front of him:
" My lord, I brought Zhao Yun here to apologize."
"Apologize? For what?" Yun Yi looked at them in confusion.
Zhao An said respectfully:
"I arranged for Zhao Yun to be your guide, but he went back to sleep for eight hours without saying a word. He was very negligent. Please punish me, Lord God."
Oh! I thought it was something else.
Sigh,Given his current status as a god. There are many people in Zhaojiazhuang who would rather not sleep than stay with him for a while.
So he assumed Zhao Yun must be really sleepy, otherwise he wouldn't have slept for so long. But even if Zhao Yun didn't go back to sleep and stayed, it didn't really make much difference.
After all, he can't do anything here. At most, he can help him look after the place on the ground. He can't let Zhao Yun go down to the ground to open a mine with him, right? Not to mention that Zhao Yun can't use a pickaxe to mine like a machine like him.
Secondly, the oxygen in the mine doesn't allow him to go down. As Steve, he doesn't need to breathe and the oxygen value only will appear when he enters the water.
Zhao Yun is an ordinary person and needs to breathe so the lack of oxygen in the mine could kill Zhao Yun in a minute.
"It's okay. I was the one who suggested that you go back to sleep. He can better accompany me when he is well rested."
Yun Yi waved his hand casually, "By the way, how is your shoulder?"
Zhao Yun bared his teeth:
"Lord God, I'm fine."
Yun Yi said:
"I can tell if you're fine or not by just taking a look."
After that, he tore Zhao Yun's clothes open and took a look.
my god, his right shoulder was bruised and red. It will probably turn into a whole big bruise in a while.
"Be careful next time, don't use so much force, you'll hurt yourself."
Yun Yi shook his head, then took out the milk, "here."
Seeing the divine milk, Zhao Yun immediately understood and took it.
After a few sips of milk, the blood bruises on his shoulders began to recede visibly.After a while Zhao Yun recovered completely.
"I'm fine."
He shook his shoulders and bowed to Yun Yi, "Thank you for the treatment, Lord God."
Yun Yi waved his hands:
"Your welcome, come in let me give you a tour of my villa."
The word "villa" has existed since ancient times. But it was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that it was gradually recognized by the public. Before that, villas were more often called "bieye".
Which is a second residence for self-cultivation and cultivation of sentiment. Yun Yi had no knowledge of such terms but Zhao An and Zhao Yun's eyes lit up when they heard it.
Villa? The god called this place a villa, it seems that they plan to live here for a long time.
Great! As for why it is not called the main residence? Nonsense, what is the status of a god? The main residence must be in heaven!
Zhaojiazhuang is extremely lucky to have a god living here. Yun Yi did not know that his casual words had caused them to jump to conclusions.
He led Zhao An and Zhao Yun to the villa in the center.
"What do you think? I spent one night building it."
One night? Zhao An and Zhao Yun's eyes pop out. Even the worst house in Zhaojiazhuang could not be built in one night. It is really worthy of being a god.
Zhao An and Zhao Yun looked at the luxurious villa in front of them with curiosity.
"My Lord, this villa looks very beautiful."
"But without windows, won't the wind and rain blow in?"
"How can there be no windows?"
Yun Yi pointed to the open-air outer wall, "That's the window, a large floor-to-ceiling window."
Zhao Yun raised his eyes in surprise:
"My lord, such a big window, how big of a piece of paper would it be?"
Yun Yi was immediately amused by Zhao Yun's words.
"It's not paper, but glass."
"And even if paper is used, with such a large area, wouldn't the paper be blown apart by the wind and rain?"
Zhao An and Zhao Yun asked in confusion:
"Glass?"
Yun Yi realized that there was no such thing as glass in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Of course, there is a predecessor of glass. Colored glaze, which is naturally formed glass.
However, colored glaze is different from glass. Colored glaze is generally mixed in color and not very pure. Most of them are made into utensils and It is very rare to use it as a window.
He immediately explained:
"Glass is a kind of colored glaze, but the color of glass is pure and the transparency is extremely high."
So that's it! Zhao An and Zhao Yun nodded as if they understood but they didn't really understand. Because let alone glass, they had never seen colored glaze. After all, in this era. Colored glaze is also a luxury, Only the aristocratic families would use it to make utensils. Zhaojiazhuang is not qualified yet.
Yun Yi looked at their appearance and stopped explaining, Seeing is believing. No matter how much explanation, it would be more useful to let them see it
.
He suddenly asked:
"Do you have sand here?"
"Any sand will do?" Zhao An asked.
Yun Yi thought for a while:
"It's best to have finer sand, the more the better."
The coarse particles are not sand, but gravel. Zhao An pointed to the north and said:
"The sand you mentioned should be under the Hutuo River."
"Really?"
Yun Yi recalled.
He vaguely remembered that the riverbed of the Hutuo River was all dry and cracked soil. Where is the sand? Zhao An seemed to understand what Yun Yi was thinking, and hurriedly explained:
" My lord, the sand of the Hutuo River is hidden under the dried silt."
Yun Yi patted his head and immediately realized. Generally, there is river sand in rivers. Hutuo River is no exception. It's just that the river sand of Hutuo River is covered by silt, and the silt happened to be dried into soil during the drought. So he didn't see it at that time.
"Okay, chill here, I'll go to Hutuo River to get some sand."
Zhao An and Zhao Yun nodded. There is nothing wrong with this sentence, except maybe a few unfamiliar words.
As soon as Yun Yi walked out of Zhaojiazhuang, he saw this nearly dried-up river. Unlike the bleakness of the past. Today, the Hutuo River is quite bustling. He looked around. Almost all of the people here are residents of Zhaojiazhuang, and most of them have been to Tong Yuan's house for milk treatment.
Most of them gathered around the infinite water block he had placed before. They used wooden barrels to carry the infinite water out of the influence range of the MC rules. Another group of people gathered in a circle. They were fiddling with a pile of wood.
"Lord God!"
Someone suddenly shouted causing the surrounding people to cast their eyes over. After confirming that it was Yun Yi. They all made a bow and saluted respectfully. Yun Yi waved his hand and responded:
"Don't mind me, I just came here to get some sand."
However, that didn't stop the villagers' enthusiasm.
"Lord God, do you need our help? There is strength in numbers, we can shovel quickly."
Yun Yi shook his head:
"No, I have my own way, you guys just do your own thing."
The villagers realized that this was not an ordinary person in front of them, but a god. They nodded and went back to what they were doing.
Yun Yi carefully observed the group of people fiddling with wood. Only then did he realize.
They were making a human-powered pedal waterwheel!
They actually wanted to use the power of pedaling to replace carrying water by loads.
If it works. It can save a lot of manpower, The villagers of Zhaojiazhuang would no longer need to carry water all day.
Yun Yi found a riverbed far away from the infinite water block on the Hutuo River. The surface of the riverbed was full of cracks. If there was a little shallow pond where he had placed the infinite water block before, here it was almost all dry soil.
Only in the center was there a little trickle of water like a stream flowing down.Yun Yi carried an empty iron bucket to the trickle. With a light scoop, a brand new bucket was created.
Then he scooped many times at the stream until the bucket filled up half of the inventory.
Buckets have a wide range of uses and will be used in many places in the future. So it is a good idea to stock up.
He took out two shovels. The shovel not only has a speed bonus for digging soil, but also has a speed bonus for digging sand.
With a double shovel, the dry soil exploded instantly and It turned into illusory mud blocks.
The silt layer was not thick. He had just dug off a layer when he saw the sand underneath.
It was different from the yellow sand in the game. The color of the sand in reality was yellow with a hint of black but this did not affect its nature as sand. Yun Yi rubbed his hands excitedly.
Dig! Dig!
The shovels landed on the surface of the sand and only swung a few times and sand exploded into blocks. Yun Yi quickly picked it up and continued to dig around.
Yun Yi would never think about getting too much sand. After all, sand is quite useful.
In addition to building houses, it's needed for crafting various potion bottles. After digging for 20 minutes, Yun Yi looked at the twenty stacks of sand blocks in his inventory, and then looked at the riverbed of the Hutuo River, which had been hollowed out by a layer.
He felt this should be enough for a while so he packed up. When he got out of the ground he saw people gather around both sides of the river.
The villagers look in awe and amazement, even though they knew the god was powerful they had never seen him clear out earth with ease before.
Yun Yi smiled and waved to the crowd. He felt like a top celebrity. Is this what it feels like to live in the spotlight? Every action will be watched by countless people.
Yun Yi knew that from the moment he admitted that he was a god, He would never be able to return to the life of an ordinary person.
But he did not regret it. There are pros and cons in everything. Although he lost his peaceful and ordinary life, he gained a group of loyal believers and they were the kind of fanatical die-hards.
"Everyone, go about your business. I'm leaving now."
The people on the shore nodded, and then all bowed to Yun Yixing. Amidst the respectful farewells, Yun Yi returned to Zhaojiazhuang in a carefree manner.
Back to his own luxurious villa. He ignored the voice-activated lock on the iron gate and pushed the door open. The voice-activated lock was reserved for others and doesn't affect him.
When he entered, Zhao Yun was the only one left in the luxurious villa.
"Hey, where is your dad?"
Zhao Yun scratched his head and said honestly:
"My dad was too tired. He just fell asleep sitting here, so I just sent him back to sleep."
"Did your dad agree?"
Yun Yi widened his eyes, Strange. With Zhao An's previous attitude, how could he give up the opportunity to stay and go back to sleep?
Zhao Yun shook his head, "yes"
Yun Yi looked at Zhao Yun with a smile and patted his shoulder:
"Remember to say that I asked you to send him back to sleep when you go back."
"Why?" Zhao Yun was puzzled.
"If you don't want to eat bamboo shoots and bones when you go back, just do as I say."
"Ah?" Zhao Yun nodded, not quite understanding.
Yun Yi shook his head helplessly. It seems that Zhao Yun is very good at sensing personal situations.
In history, he has refuted Liu Paopao several times in public. For example, after taking Yizhou, Liu Paopao wanted to reward land lavishly but Zhao Yun stood up and said that the world was not settled yet, and rewards could not be given lavishly, and the land should be returned to the people.
Although it makes sense, he should have said so in private and not refuted the leader in public, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the leader?
And returning the land to the people,The people are indeed happy but his colleagues who lost the reward will definitely resent him.
These colleagues of his are all members of the aristocratic families. You know, Before the imperial examination was promoted, the aristocratic families were the ones who really ruled the world.
It was a blessing Shu Han did not complete the great cause of unification in the end, otherwise Zhao Yun would be schemed to death byShu Han group's nobles.
Yun Yi likes Zhao Yun's character. He is kind-hearted, cares about the people, and seeks truth from facts. Anyway, he is not going to let Zhao Yun follow Liu Paopao. Take advantage of the fact that the Three Oaths of Peach Garden have not yet taken place.