Standing in front of Xie Feng and Randy is a strong man. His beard and hair are all connected together, like a lion. Strong muscles are piled on his body, and thick veins are bulging in them, which seems to contain hidden treasures.

He has tremendous strength. This person is the strong man who almost knocked Randy down, Mello.

Xie Feng stared at Mello's body for a long time, nodded with satisfaction and said: "It is said that you almost defeated Randy?"

Mero responded carefully: "Didn't I lose?"

Xie Feng smiled and said: "You didn't lose."

Mero scratched his head and said: "Sir, please don't lie to me. I have always heard that if the weapon is knocked down, you basically lose. What's more, my weapon was broken at that time."

Xie Feng laughed and said: "I didn't lie to you, you really didn't lose. Sometimes winning or losing is not reflected in whether the battle is won or not."

Melo frowned and said innocently: "I don't understand..."

Xie Feng blew his breath and said: "Forget it if you don't understand, it's not important anyway. Now I ask you, are you willing to join my team?"

Mero's eyes suddenly widened: "What? Join the team?"

Xie Feng was also stunned: "You don't know?"

Melo was at a loss for a moment and stammered: "Someone told me that as long as I defeated the man on the stage, I would be able to earn income without having to do farm work, so I had the courage to go up..."

Xie Feng raised his eyebrows and said helplessly: "This seems to be a good statement."

Mello asked carefully: "Sir... what does 'joining the team' mean?"

Xie Feng spread his hands and said, "Don't you know we are recruiting troops?"

Mero was shocked: "Conscription?"

Randy answered: "Of course, otherwise what would I do with this arena? It is to select soldiers with qualified physiques and integrate them into Lord Xie Feng's army. Individuals who perform well may even become cavalry."

Mero's hands and feet were so nervous that he said: "But I...I have never been in a war!"

Xie Feng smiled and said: "Who has fought in a war since he was born? I heard that you can use two weapons flexibly at the same time? Randy was almost defeated by your two weapons."

Mero embarrassedly scratched his lion-like hair and said: "I figured it out by myself when I was fighting with other children when I was a child. I feel that two weapons are safe against one... But when I grow up,

No one played with me anymore, until today I went on stage to fight Mr. Randy."

Xie Feng jumped up excitedly, patted Mello on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Aha! Your fighting talent is exactly what our team needs. Are you willing to join my team? Fighting is very simple, as long as you

Just take two handy weapons and knock down the enemy—similar to the fighting games you played with other kids when you were a kid."

Melo thought for a long time, then carefully said: "Then...can I still have food without having to do farm work in the future?"

Xie Feng smiled and said, "Of course! I will definitely take care of you! As long as you kill the enemy bravely! There will be wages and rewards..."

Before he finished speaking, Mello knelt down with a bang, his face full of tears, and said excitedly: "Thank you, sir! You are really my benefactor! People have said that I am clumsy since I was a child, except with other children.

I can't do anything except fighting. The harvest of the land I farm has never been good, and the chickens and pigs I raise are always dying. Only the village chief takes pity on me and lets me help with some physical work when there is nothing to do, so that I can always have something to eat.

I have to eat to survive until now." As he said that, he kowtowed to Xie Feng frequently.

Xie Feng quickly helped Mero up and said: "Hey! Don't be like this, you are a typical 'trash misplaced treasure'. With your ability, if you go to the battlefield, it will only be a matter of time before you make achievements and become famous.

When the time comes, no one will dare to look down on you again when you return home in fine clothes."

Mello said excitedly: "Really?"

Xie Feng wiped his nose, puffed up his chest and said, "Of course it is true. The mighty lord of Tihrog Fort...er...the guard captain of Tuyayar, would he lie to you?"

When Melo heard this, he threw himself down again and shouted: "Thank you, sir! I will always be loyal to you! If you ask me to chop wood, I don't dare to push the cart; if you ask me to pick manure, I don't dare to shovel grass..."

Xie Feng interrupted: "Hey! Didn't I already tell you that you don't have to do farm work?"

Melo hurriedly said: "Yes! Yes! Thank you, Sir! I was so excited that I forgot."

Looking at Mello's excited eyes, Xie Feng couldn't help but sigh: Although the war has brought pain to many people, it has also brought hope to many people. There is no absolute right in the world, and naturally there is no

Absolute mistakes, the key lies in different positions and angles.

After Mello stood up, Xie Feng asked cautiously: "Do you...do you still have family?"

Melo responded: "Yes! Yes! My mother is still at home, but her legs and feet are inconvenient, so she can only do some handicrafts... How about I bring my mother to join your team?"

Xie Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Ah! Don't, don't, don't, don't, your mother doesn't have to come with you, just enjoy yourself at home." At the same time, he muttered in his heart: "Our team is not considering setting up an overnight camp for the time being.

Women's team..." Thinking about it, Xie Feng reached into his arms, took out two gold coins from the inventory, and asked at the same time: "By the way, what about your father?"

"My father?" Mero murmured: "I haven't met my father yet. I heard from my mother that when I was very young, my father followed a man named 'God' and went around doing good deeds. By the way.

Captain, who is 'God'? I once asked many people in the village, and they either said they didn't know, or they said it so hard that I couldn't understand it."

Hearing this, Xie Feng felt as if the weakest part of his heart had been stabbed hard. He looked at Mello's face again. Mello looked confused, but he still couldn't hide the joy and excitement in his heart. This made Xie Feng

He couldn't help but think: "Sometimes, ignorance is also a kind of happiness." Then he secretly took out two more gold coins from the inventory, handed it to Mero, and said sincerely: "God is the most difficult person to guess in the world.

, sometimes he is charitable and helps all sentient beings; sometimes he is hard-hearted and murderous. But more people are willing to choose to believe that God is their hope and their destination. Any enjoyment that they cannot get now,

Everyone hopes that God can compensate them and give them comfort in the future. God is above everyone and looks at the world with a cold eye, but he is also hidden among the people, doing chivalry and justice..."

Melo was confused as he listened. When Xie Feng finished speaking, he smiled and said: "Sir, I don't understand what you said." Then he looked down at his hand and said in surprise: "

Ah! These are...gold coins?" With trembling hands, he quickly held the four gold coins in his hands, fearing that they would fall to the ground accidentally.

Xie Feng nodded and said: "This is your first salary. Take it back to your mother. You should try your best to give happiness to the people who love you most. May your bravery last forever, Amen!"

After sending Mello away, Xie Feng ordered Randy to stay and recruit soldiers while he went to visit his factory alone.

When you approach the factory, smoke and dust billow. When you walk into the factory, sparks fly everywhere.

In my small factory, the workers were all naked, shouting, and busy.

Xie Feng casually grabbed a man who looked like a worker walking by and asked, "Where is Ali?"

When the worker saw Xie Feng, he was surprised and said, "Ah! Sir!"

Xie Feng corrected him: "How many times have I told you to call me boss!"

The worker hurriedly responded: "Come back to me, sir..."

Xie Feng corrected him again: "Call the boss!"

The worker was obedient and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Uh... boss..."

Xie Feng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, continue."

The worker continued: "Boss... I am not a worker in your factory. I am a worker in Cunantou Timber Factory. I deliver wood to your factory..."

Xie Feng: "..."

Worker:"……"

Xie Feng scolded: "Then you have to call me boss! I am the boss of this factory, and your current job is related to my factory. It is normal to call me boss!"

The worker raised his head and whispered: "Back to boss, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with calling you boss... I mean, I'm not a worker in your factory, so naturally I don't know where the people in your factory are...

"

Xie Feng: "..."

Worker:"……"

Xie Feng: "Have you finished delivering the wood?"

Worker: "Delivery...finished delivery..."

Xie Feng scolded: "Why don't you go back quickly? You want to steal our factory's trade secrets!"

In the blink of an eye, the worker was gone.

Xie Feng put his hands on his hips and blew out a burst of cold air from his nostrils, as if he had done something right just now. Then he continued to arrest the workers and ask about Ali's whereabouts.

After many inquiries, Xie Feng finally found Ali who was counting the goods in the warehouse. After a few casual exchanges, Xie Feng got straight to the point and asked: "How is the completion of Xiaoke's order?"

Ali flipped through the brochure in his hand and responded: "It's not a big problem, it will be delivered in two days."

Xie Feng nodded with satisfaction.

Ali: "..."

Xie Feng: "..."

Ali: "..."

Xie Feng said helplessly: "I said, can you say something more? Did I come all the way to find you, and then turn around and leave after asking you such a simple question? It seems very strange - I can't say it either.

Something is wrong!"

Ali responded with "Ah, ah" twice, then quickly flipped through the booklet in his hand and reported to Xie Fenghui: "The research and development of gunpowder has made some progress. We have learned from the formula you mentioned.

By changing the proportion of raw materials, we screen out some valuable gunpowder samples with different powers and effects. The current research and development stage lies in how to combine gunpowder with the ballista."

Xie Feng nodded while listening, and then asked: "By the way, can you make guns?"

Ali was stunned: "Guns?"

Xie Feng thought about it in his mind, then found a pen and paper, and roughly drew a schematic diagram of a shotgun model on the paper. There was an old rusty shotgun in Xie Feng's hometown, and Xie Feng took it apart a lot when he was a child.

After studying it, I have a clear understanding of the various important parts and working principles of that shotgun, if not a thorough understanding.

Ali stared at the shotgun diagram drawn by Xie Feng for a long time, and couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound, dumbfounded.
To be continued...