Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 615 Skilled Craftsmen

"Except me, there is no one else."

Xi Niang shook her head firmly.

Qu Buchen also shook his head: "How could a woman and a child come in?"

Lin Feng drew a circle on the floor and said, "No one is allowed to enter here. Have the civil servants on board come over and take a copy of this footprint."

Lin Feng put down the lock and walked forward along the cabin, observing as he walked.

He remembered that there was a one-foot square window at the rear of the cabin for conveying commands.

If he is a thin man, he can still get in and out.

But the boatmen in front of him were all very strong and had large bones. They could not get in or out of the window which was nearly ten feet above the ground.

After observing the cabin, Lin Feng went to the stern and looked at the steering room.

"Who lives in here?"

Lin Feng discovered signs of someone living in the rudder cabin.

The boatman leader Qu Buchen was following behind Xi Niang. When he heard the question, he hurried forward.

"General, it's the mute who lives here."

"Mute?"

Qu Buchen turned around, took a quick look, and pointed at someone.

"Go, call the mute over here."

Someone ran out and Qu Bushen explained.

"General, I rescued the mute from the river. His house was burned down by the rebels, and he was severely injured. Not only is his face disfigured, but his throat and ears are also burned."

Lin Feng looked up at Xi Niang and saw her nod slightly, indicating that she had already examined this person.

"Where is this person's hometown?"

Xi Niang shook her head: "He can't speak or write, he can only gesture, I can't understand."

Qu Bushen said carefully: "General, the mute works honestly and doesn't feel tired, so I brought him up to work."

As they were talking, the mute was brought over.

Lin Feng discovered that the mute had a face full of scars, very little hair, and burn scars on his head.

After the mute was brought to the front, he lowered his head and rubbed the corners of his clothes nervously with his hands.

Lin Feng raised his hand.

A soldier immediately lifted the mute's jaw with his hand and raised his head.

Lin Feng stared at the mute's eyes carefully. He found that the mute's eyes were bright, but his eyeballs were moving around.

It seemed that he was avoiding Lin Feng's gaze.

"Where did you rescue this person?"

Qu Bushen quickly replied, "General, I was about a hundred miles west of Shanglin Prefecture, near Niubu Township. The mute drifted down from upstream. I thought he was dead, but he came back to life after getting on a boat."

"What was he wearing?"

"He was dressed in rags, like a beggar."

"You really can't hear anything?"

"He's been fishing with me for over a year now, and he really can't hear anything."

"Ask him if he was in the cabin all night?"

Qu Buchen gestured to the mute for a while.

"Yes, Admiral, he has been sleeping in the cabin."

Lin Feng did not find any flaws. If the mute had stayed in the steering room, no one would have been able to enter the cabin from here.

Because the steering room was too narrow, even though the mute could not hear, no one could get past him and get in through the small window.

Lin Feng turned and walked towards the bow of the ship, followed by a group of guards.

No one cares about the mute anymore.

The mute stood blankly at the stern, still with his head hung.

However, when he saw that everyone had left, he slightly raised his head and stared at Lin Feng's back with his big eyes.

Xi Niang followed Lin Feng closely.

"General, is there something wrong with this mute?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "I'm not sure. He's avoiding my gaze. I don't know if there's something wrong or if he's just nervous. Arrange someone to keep a close eye on him."

"Yes, General."

Although he didn't find out much, Lin Feng knew that it must have been the work of the Black Scarf Society.

Because the thunder had such a huge impact on the Black Scarf Army, the remaining Black Scarf Army had lost confidence in fighting against the Zhenxi Army.

According to Wei Bao's intelligence, the Black Turban Army's main camp has been redeployed.

The entire camp is now garrisoned by Prince Fu's troops, and the Black Scarf Army has been transferred to the rear for rest and recuperation.

Therefore, the Black Scarf Society’s first priority is to clarify the issue of the sky thunder.

If this is really a punishment from heaven, then there is no need to fight this war anymore.

If it is a man-made cause, the black scarf soldiers must be made to understand the reason and restore their spirit and confidence.

On the way back to the city, Lin Feng linked the theft of heavenly thunder to the Black Scarf Society.

Then combined with the assassination attempt the day before yesterday, a vague conclusion was drawn.

The one who stole the heavenly thunder should be the extremely fast female killer.

As to how she entered the cabin and took away a thunder bomb, the matter needs further investigation.

The next question is that once the heavenly thunder is stolen, the principle behind it will soon be discovered.

Because they are not the only ones who can make black powder, what they lack is just the ratio and explosion intensity.

But it is impossible to make the same heavenly thunder as the Zhenxi Army in a short period of time.

Even if you know the principle of heavenly thunder, you still cannot defend against it effectively.

The Zhenxi Army does not need to be afraid. Even if the other side can produce sky thunder, they cannot mass-produce it and will not pose a big threat to them.

Along the way, Lin Feng's brain was a little confused.

I have been a little nervous these past two days because of the speed of that female killer. I cannot control her at all.

The surrounding defenses were tighter, and the guards from top to bottom were on high alert to prevent the other side from attacking again.

Hongxiao brought the ball back to her residence.

Mrs. Bai was immediately overjoyed. She just held the ball in her hand and looked at it for a moment.

It was concluded that this object must be the heavenly thunder of the Zhenxi Army.

So, she immediately asked Gou Lian to inform Miao Changfeng and ask him to find a skilled craftsman to unlock and study the sky thunder.

Miao Changfeng turned around and reported the matter to King Fu.

King Fu finally received some news that made him happy, and he praised Miao Changfeng very much.

Soon, two skilled craftsmen were sent to Shanglin Prefecture.

The reason why two skilled craftsmen were asked to come to Shanglin City to study the sky thunder was because Mrs. Bai wanted to be the first to know what this sky thunder was.

The two were taken to the residence of Mrs. Bai and others.

Madam Bai looked at the two old men standing before her.

They were all in their fifties, with gray hair and beards and dark complexions.

Both of them are firecracker craftsmen. It is a family-inherited craft and they have been doing this business for most of their lives.

After a brief inquiry, Mrs. Bai was very satisfied.

There are still talented people under King Fu's command. Some people have long suspected the composition of this heavenly thunder, and the people sent this time are also very targeted.

Dog Face led the two old men into a room with only a table and a chair inside.

On the table was a black ball the size of a small watermelon.

Dog Face pointed at the ball on the table.

"My queen said that if you find anything, you must report it immediately and not keep it secret."

The two old men nodded and smiled.

"It's natural, it's natural, I understand."

Dog Face nodded maturely.

"Okay, go ahead and start, don't worry about me."

The two old men looked at each other, walked to the table at the same time, and leaned over to check the black ball.

An old man carefully weighed the ball with his hand.

“It’s so heavy…”