First Episode: Acquiring Abnormal Abilities in Three Kingdoms Data...
Zhang Fei clung to Nan Yan's teachings on magic spells, so he could only bitterly smile and make up an excuse to explain.
"Hehe, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but this magic is innate and varies from person to person. Heaven has given me the technique, but also gave Third Master his divine power. Compared to transformation techniques, Third Master may be inferior to me, but when it comes to killing enemies on the battlefield, ten of me combined are not as good as him. Now that the Yellow Turbans are causing chaos, Third Master's abilities surpass mine by a hundred times, so why bother being envious?"
Nan Yan said this, and Liu Bei and Guan Yu felt relieved in their hearts. Zhang Fei also burst out laughing: "The master is really good at fooling me! It's a pity that the master's magic can't be passed on to others, otherwise there would definitely be many more believers than Zhang Jiao."
Su Shuang heard Zhang Fei's words and seemed to have a slight disdain for his master, and his master humbly said: "Although Master's skills cannot be passed on to others, there are amazing and unparalleled skills that can be taught to the world. Master often says that magic is only a small way, while science is the great way. How can Zhang Jiao's small way compare with Master's great way?"
"Lacking in talent, I dare to ask Master Su what this scientific Tao is all about?" Liu Bei had been listening for half a day and still didn't know what this science was all about or what its purpose was. He respected Zhuge Liang's ability to recognize people's talents and his magical skills.
"Science is reason, it's knowledge. From astronomy and geography to the smallest needle and thread, science is everywhere. My master once said that if one can grasp all of science, they will be invincible in heaven and earth." Su Shuang said proudly.
"Swim in the sky and dive into the sea? Are you bragging? Fly one for me to see!" Zhang Fei's eyes widened.
"I didn't say I understood all the sciences, of course I don't have that ability. Even if you add up all the knowledge in books, it's still far from covering all the sciences. The students of science are supposed to learn from their predecessors, think about new knowledge, correct the mistakes of their predecessors, and teach true knowledge to more people." What Su Shuang said is roughly the doctrine of Nan Yan's scientific school.
"How much knowledge is there in books? Even if you learn it all, it's still not enough, and then add new knowledge, isn't that something nobody can finish learning? If nobody finishes learning, then nobody can ascend to heaven, isn't the phrase 'ascend to heaven and descend into the sea' just empty words?" Zhang Fei was a rough but educated man, of course he knew that the knowledge in books is vast like the ocean.
"It's impossible for one person to master all sciences, that's why we need to teach knowledge to more people. By gathering the different sciences grasped by millions of people, we can manufacture machines that can fly in the sky and let millions of people fly. It's like building a house, one person can't do it alone, you need to find various craftsmen such as carpenters and bricklayers to work together to build it well. Master's divine car was also made by many craftsmen working together." Su Shuang explained.
"Mr. Su is right. But earlier, the master also said that even if all the craftsmen in the world were gathered together, they still couldn't build a divine chariot. When can we create flying machines?" Guan Yu asked.
"It's not that we can't make it now, it doesn't mean we won't be able to make it in the future. We are currently learning the scientific way with our master, and although it has only been a few days, our arithmetic skills have made great progress, which is very beneficial for business." Zhang Shiping interjected.
"This science is actually a new knowledge that is not taught in books, and the master is indeed talented." Liu Bei finally understood why the two wealthy merchants had come to pay their respects, and it turned out that Master Nan Yan was also a scholar. The only question was whether he had any scientific knowledge about military strategy that he could teach him.
After discussing some academic issues, everyone's attention was focused on the bicycle again. Nan Yan rode a circle in the yard, and Liu, Guan, and Zhang were eager to try. Looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's clumsy bodies, Nan Yan decided to let only Liu Bei try it out. Unfortunately, Liu Bei couldn't ride either, and after pushing it for a circle, he let Nan Yan put it away, which still made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei very envious.
With the support of Su and Zhang, Liu, Guan and Zhang took separate actions. Liu Bei continued to recruit soldiers, Guan Yu trained more than 300 existing soldiers, and Zhang Fei was in charge of forging armor and weapons.
According to the book, Su and Zhang should have left at this time, but Nan Ye kept them both. These two businessmen were quite insightful in investing in Liu Bei, it's just that the return on investment was too slow, and it would take ten or eight years to recover the cost. Nan Ye kept them because there was a profitable deal for them to do at the moment.
He ordered Su and Zhang to go down and prepare, then Nan Yan ran to see Zhang Fei forging weapons. Liu Bei's dual-strand sword, Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and Zhang Fei's 8-foot Snake Spear - these three weapons are all divine instruments in the game that can increase martial value. His own weapon slot was still empty, so even if he didn't snatch their weapons, having the blacksmith make a copy for himself would be good too!
When they arrived at the blacksmith's place, Nan Zhan only then realized that making weapons and armor at this time was not efficient. Zhang Fei couldn't wait to get on the battlefield and kill the enemy, and he was also urging the craftsmen on the side.
"General, our craftsmanship is excellent, but there are too few people here, it can't be done quickly. If you want to speed up, please ask General to find some strong soldiers to help us with the bellows and watch the fire." A white-haired master blacksmith said.
"This is taken care of! Third Brother, you're quite strong, go ahead and do it first!" Nan Yan said as he quickly ran off to find Guan Yu for help, leaving Zhang Fei alone to struggle with the labor.
"Isn't Master Fa going to make weapons for Third Brother? Why has he come to the military camp instead?" Guan Yu asked, seeing Nan Yan.
"Third Master is dissatisfied with the slow progress of the workers, so he asked me to pick a few strong soldiers to help out." Nan Yan was used to calling them Second Master and Third Master while playing games, so they didn't bother correcting him. Guan and Zhang listened in amusement.
"All the local braves are here, and it's up to you to choose, Master." Guan Yu said, leading Nan Yan into the military camp.
To say that Guan Yu trained his troops in a certain way, these new recruits were not anxious to train, but were waiting for Guan Yu to explain the military law and regulations. Guan Yu introduced Nan Yan to the new recruits and explained the situation, which immediately caused a stir among them. They had long heard that their lord Liu Bei had a strategist by his side, who was specially invited to deal with Zhang Jiao. Previously, they thought it was an old monk, but today they saw that he was a young man with red lips and white teeth, and a dignified appearance.
Nan Yan faintly heard people downstairs discussing, "So white!", "So tall!", "So handsome!" and so on. He couldn't help but feel a little amused. He knew that his height, appearance, and skin tone were nothing special in modern times, but compared to the ancient people who didn't have enough food to eat, he was obviously much better off. His fair skin was because he didn't have to work in the fields, and his height was due to good nutrition from a young age. With these two advantages, as long as one wasn't too ugly, they would be considered a handsome guy in this era.
Nan Yan thought that he might have to command these soldiers in the future, and couldn't help but want to show off his authority. He didn't ask who was stronger, and directly used his "Star Seeking Star" skill. One by one, the militiamen looked over, their combat strength values clear at a glance.
"You, you, you, and you, all come with me!" He picked out those with high combat power.
This combat value is a combination of strength, agility and martial arts. Among these village warriors, those who are skilled in martial arts are extremely rare, and those with high attribute values are undoubtedly the strongest. Unfortunately, the "Show Star" skill can only display data when encountering ordinary people, but not their names. Only after searching for stars and discovering that there are records of some people in the database, can their names and biographies be displayed.
Nan Yan felt a little regretful that he couldn't name each person one by one, but the villagers below didn't think so. These people were all from the same village, and they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses without needing to be told. As soon as Nan Yan named twenty or thirty people without hesitation, they all turned out to be brave warriors from the village, and suddenly felt that Nan Yan was unfathomable. The people who had been named one by one all respectfully called him "Master", not daring to be presumptuous in the slightest.
"Second Master, is this all the soldiers? There are still a few less." Nan Ye heard that ironing required great strength and more people were useless. Following the principle of better to be lacking than to have too many, he didn't choose several either.
"There are only this many people here, if it's not enough, you can go to Big Brother's recruitment place to take a look. Also, can these seven people stay with me? With so many soldiers, I alone can't bring them all." Guan Yu was very helpless, as Nan Yan had taken away half of the people he valued. He still hoped to cultivate these people into mid-to-low-level military officers.
"These five men will stay with Second Master, the others have strength but are not good at commanding troops, it's better to let these few people assist Second Master." Nan Yan selected a few commanders and some relatively intelligent militiamen to recommend to Guan Yu.
"What a great talent!" Guan Yu was shocked when he saw the people chosen by Nan Yan. Most of them were also his own favorites. He had spent a lot of effort to understand the situation and choose these talents, but Nan Yan had found them with just one glance. It seemed that no one in this world could surpass Nan Yan's ability to recognize and use people!
