Your skills are excellent, and now I have them too.

Chapter 18 20

The blade of the Light-Shooting Blade is forged from inputted internal energy, making the process more complex and giving it greater destructive power than metal. However, ordinary people cannot use it; they must first cultivate martial arts techniques.

Therefore, the gifts that Lu Zhao and his companion received were, for the time being, ordinary daggers.

As for knives, the Qin Dynasty doesn't regulate them. Anyway, killing people is illegal, and if you break the law, you get arrested. When you get arrested, you might even be executed on the spot.

"Tiger, keep this safe and don't sell it. Things given by reclusive masters like this are never bad; he just said they were ordinary."

"I won't sell it," Chen Qinhu said.

Lu Zhao sighed dramatically, "Sigh, I didn't want it in the first place, but he insisted on giving it to me. Now I owe him a favor and have to repay him later. What a hassle."

"....."

You didn't seem to be like that just now.

Even Chen Qinhu, who was usually a sycophant, was speechless. But after half a minute, he realized something: "Oh, you don't need to remind me to repay you. I will remember."

After he finished speaking, his brows furrowed slightly.

Although whether or not to give a gift is Zhou Changsheng's own business, and for a mysterious reclusive master like him, two small knives might not mean much, Chen Qinhu himself must remember this favor.

However, the laser dagger is very expensive, and given his family's financial situation, it wouldn't be easy for him to pay it back.

Even if a martial arts talent score of 90 is found now, the old military doctor said before that the accuracy rate of the test is only 60%, and the key is to see how well the student performs in martial arts training in the future.

Besides, even if he really has that much talent, it would still take him quite a while to become a master; he can't just have an epiphany.

Chen Qinhu couldn't help but feel a little lost about the future.

At that moment, Lu Zhao gave him a push: "Let's see who gets to the light rail station first!"

After saying that, he ran out in a flash.

Chen Qinhu paused for a moment, then immediately took off chasing after the retreating figure, temporarily forgetting his worries.

.....

When Lu Zhao returned home, his parents were tidying their clothes in front of the mirror.

"Didn't I tell you to come back earlier? Quickly wash your face, comb your hair, you need to look presentable when you go out to meet people," Zhang Shuhua said.

"My dad's classmate?"

"Um."

Gu Yong walked into the living room, his expression serious. "My classmate, Lin Zhouyun, is an engineer at Guzhong Heavy Industries. He's going on the voyage. Let's go visit him and try to get you into the mechanics unit. You can take the technical route then, which will increase your survival rate. After you come back, you can even transfer to a leadership position at a major military factory, hahaha!"

"....."

Lu Zhao watched as his expression gradually changed from serious to that of a madman, as if he had already returned in triumph with the army and become the leader of the empire's military industry.

Zhang Shuhua couldn't take it anymore and snapped, "Stop babbling nonsense and hurry up and get ready to leave!"

Lu Zhao then went to the bathroom, pretended to fix his hair in front of the mirror, and then went out with his parents.

Today, the family of three didn't forget Gu Jianing, but deliberately didn't bring her along. They were mainly worried that she might offend someone by saying something unpleasant, so they sent her out to have dinner by herself.

After driving through the city for almost an hour, I finally arrived at the entrance of a residential complex.

In the Qin region, most ordinary people live in detached apartment buildings, which only require a monthly cleaning fee. The trade-off is that the environment is generally poor and there is even a risk of burglary.

The community in front of him has dedicated building managers, cleaners, security guards, and repairmen. The only expense is the property management fee, which is much higher than the level before Lu Zhao transmigrated. Ordinary people are unwilling to pay it and cannot afford to live in such a place.

After parking their car, the family of three registered their identities at the gate before being allowed to pass.

"Look at this neighborhood, the trees are trees, and the grass is grass, it's so nice."

Zhang Shuhua's eyes were fixed on the flowers and plants by the roadside. She loved them, which was why she planted them on her balcony at home.

Lu Zhao almost laughed. The level of landscaping in this community was on par with the local developer's community in the third-tier city where he lived before he transmigrated, which cost 7000 yuan per square meter. It was nothing special.

It was only at this point that he truly realized that the reason he felt so oppressed by the city was not just because the buildings were dark in color, but more importantly, because there were very few flowers, grass, trees, and small animals.

"Other planets probably aren't like this. Tianmen Continent is fine; they're always fighting immigration issues."

However, even if he promised Gu Jianing that he would move there, it would be difficult to actually do it. The better the living conditions, the higher the status required to obtain them. Without obtaining a doctor-level military rank, it would be difficult to immigrate to Tianmen Island.

The family of three walked into a large apartment building in the middle, took the elevator to the 20th floor, and pressed the doorbell.

"Oh, you're here! Come in, come in. Oh, look at you, we're old classmates, why did you bring anything? Sit down, sit down. This must be my nephew, he's grown so much. Here, have some strawberries, these are sweet."

Lin Zhouyun was a thin man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked somewhat refined, and his appearance and attire were very much in line with his identity as an engineer.

After they sat down, Gu Yong and his wife took turns flattering him, saying things like how Lin Zhouyun had excellent grades in college, became an engineer at a young age, and had a bright future ahead of him.

Lu Zhao had already done his homework by this time.

He knew that the military engineers in this world were different from those in the time he had traveled to; they were more like contractors with technical expertise.

An engineer typically has a team under him, consisting of technicians, skilled workers, and apprentices.

Although not exactly the same, this type of person can be understood as similar to a weapon refiner.

After chatting for a while, Gu Yong and Lin Zhouyun went to the balcony to smoke, but closed the door behind them when they left.

Lu Zhao frowned, vaguely sensing something.

After a while, the two of them came out with smiles on their faces, and then continued to chat until it was time for dinner, until Lin Zhouyun's wife, a woman who looked to be under thirty, came home.

"Stay for a meal," Lin Zhouyun said with a smile.

"No, no, we still need to pick up our daughter and go to her maternal grandfather's house for dinner."

Gu Yong politely declined with a smile.

Actually, there's no such thing. The reason I say this is because the other party's attempt to keep her was obviously just a polite gesture. His wife came home carrying an expensive handbag, not a grocery basket, and there was no maid cooking in advance. What's the point of keeping her here?

Lin Zhouyun was very enthusiastic from beginning to end, and her attitude was impeccable. She saw him off until the elevator doors closed.

Once they reached the first floor, Zhang Shuhua asked, "Did you reach an agreement?"

"Okay. Xiao Zhao, go to the military post tomorrow afternoon. He'll give you a temporary job. Get familiar with it for a few days, and then follow his instructions after you board the ship."

Oh?

Upon hearing this news, Lu Zhao immediately became happy.

Putting aside what to do after boarding the ship, he was worried about how to sneak into the military supply depot and engineering area to hone his special skills.

"How much?" he asked.

"What money?" Gu Yong said insincerely, staring ahead.

Lu Zhao said helplessly, "I'm not Gu Jianing, do you think I can't tell? You two negotiated the price on the balcony, right? I was just asking, I'm not going to ask you for a refund."

He had long realized that Lin Zhouyun didn't care about their friendship at all; he was purely interested in business.

This is quite normal, after all, Gu Yong is just an ordinary technician in the factory, while the other is already a "weapon refiner" with a team under his command. Their identities are different, and they haven't had much contact over the years.

Gu Yong hesitated for a moment, then said, "20."

"...Should we ask if we can get a refund?"

Lu Zhao hadn't expected it to be so expensive.

The family of four had a smooth life and hadn't encountered any major changes. Over the years, they had saved a few hundred thousand yuan, though they didn't know the exact amount, but it was definitely less than 50 yuan. Now they had to take out most of it.

Of course, he can be carefree and playful most of the time, but his parents will never compromise when it comes to enlisting in the army.

Lu Zhao eventually gave up.

Alright, now that I've already spent 20, I have to go to the engineering area and steal some skills.