Chapter 29 New Atmosphere

  There are indeed many things to do in the distant future. Having arrived in this era for a long time, he has already had a basic understanding of everything here, but Fufeng County is far from the central government and too far away, the people and things he can come into contact with all belong to relatively low levels. In this era where information is very closed off, the useful information that can be obtained is really too little, but fortunately, Lu Hong is the county magistrate, so he knows more than ordinary people.

  This is an era similar to the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China, where various powers coexist, simply put, it's still a place where whoever has the bigger fist has the reason. As for how countries interact with each other, he doesn't even want to think about it now, that's too far away from himself, now he just wants to take care of his own little piece of land. First, turn the army of 100 people in his hands into a strong team, and make his fist harder is the hard truth.

  Gaoyuan himself is a formidable warrior, and he has a clear idea of how to cultivate a qualified soldier in his mind. However, the problem is that the people under him are basically blank slates now, and he needs to train them from scratch. Their memory is not as good as a rotten pen head. Gaoyuan thought about creating a basic outline first, and then proceeding step by step to improve the quality of these soldiers.

  Only with a powerful force in hand can one stand invincible, after all, Fufeng County is a border county, and although it has been relatively peaceful in recent years, the Eastern Hu people may come again at any time, and Gao Yuan doesn't want to wait until then to sharpen his gun.

  It's easy to think about it, but it's hard to actually do it.

  Zhang Yi led a group of people and drove several ox carts to the barracks when Gao Yuan was still deep in thought in his room.

  "Master, I've brought everything you wanted!" Zhang said as he pushed open the door and spoke to Gao Yuan.

  "Oh, it's Zhang Yi!" Gao Yuan stood up, "How about He Lanxiong and the others' matter yesterday? Did it go smoothly?" he asked.

  "It went quite smoothly, the little ones helped them buy food and hired porters from a transportation company, they left the city yesterday afternoon, when they were about to leave, that He Lanxiong said he would definitely come back to visit Young Master again." Zhang Yidao.

  Gaoyuan smiled and said that Helan Xiong was just a temporary ally, but in the future if there were conflicts with the Donghu people, having a Xiongnu friend like him might be helpful. He stood up and walked outside, "Go take a look at what you've brought back."

  As soon as he walked out of the house, Zhang Yi's people were already busy on the scene. "Young master, I've brought three sets of each of the parallel bars, horizontal bar and sky ladder you mentioned. However, the blacksmith said that making the dumbbells will take some time."

  "No rush, no rush, let him polish it well, it must be done when the weight is almost the same on both sides!" Gaoyuan nodded and said.

  "Master, when are you going home? Zhang Yi looked at the busy big-headed soldier in the military camp and said, "The conditions here are really poor."

  "It's okay, I'll probably be staying here for a long time." Gaoyuan waved his hand and lowered his voice, "After you go back, tell Cui'er and Jing'er that once things are settled here, I'll go back to see her."

  Zhang couldn't help but burst out laughing. "I know, last night, Cui'er told me that Jing'er was constantly mentioning you, Master. She said those big-headed soldiers are so rude, and she didn't know if you're used to it or not, whether they've bullied or given you a hard time. It seems like she's quite worried about you."

  "They bully me?" Gaoyuan burst out laughing, "I don't bully them even if they're lucky. Alright, Zhang Yi, tell Jing'er that only I bully others, no one dares to bully me. Let her rest assured."

  What Zhang Yi brought was extremely easy to install, and in a short while, the craftsmen he brought had finished installing it. The soldiers gathered around curiously, looking at these new gadgets.

  "Go back home, there's a lot to take care of at home, you worry about it, I'm not around, and with only one man in the house, you have to act like a man!" Gaoyuan said with a smile.

  "Yes, young master!" Zhang Yi was somewhat excited, nodding repeatedly.

  "Gao Bingcao, what's this thing?" Cao Tianding walked over and asked curiously, looking at Gao Yuan who was stretching out one hand to pull the horizontal bar of the single bar.

  "This thing is called a single bar!" Gao Yuan laughed and said, "The two shorter ones lined up in parallel are called double bars, and the ladder lying horizontally is called a heavenly ladder!" Gao Yuan introduced.

  "What is this used for?"

  "Practice your inner energy!" Gaoyuan said simply.

  "How can this thing be used for strength training?" Cao Tiancheng asked.

  "Want to take a look?" Gaoyuan said with a smile.

  Cao Tiancheng nodded repeatedly.

  Gao Yuan spat a mouthful of saliva into the palm of his hand, lightly jumped up, grabbed the horizontal bar with both hands, and his body was already hanging straight on the bar. Then, under Cao Tiancheng's gaze, he started doing pull-ups.

  The eyes of the busy soldiers were immediately attracted over, and at first they didn't think much of it, but when Gao Yuan's movements became faster and faster, doing hundreds in one breath, a look of shock had already begun to appear in everyone's eyes.

  After doing over a hundred pull-ups in a row, even Gaoyuan felt his arms were somewhat sore and weak. This body was still much weaker than the previous one, although he had been working hard to recover during this period of time. However, it would likely take even more time for him to fully recover to his best condition.

  "I'll give it a try!" Sun Xiao also rushed over and saw Gao Yuan come down, excitedly jumped up with interest.

  Sun Xiao was one of the more capable ones among them, with no lack in physical strength or arm strength. However, when he confidently jumped up and did less than 40, he ended up hanging there, twisting back and forth like a worm. After struggling to do another 10 or so, he finally couldn't hold on and fell down. After Sun Xiao, some other soldiers with decent arm strength came up to try their hand, but most of them only managed to do 30 or 40 before being unable to support themselves. The worst one only managed to do less than 20.

  "Adjutant, you're really impressive!" Sun Xiao rubbed his arm in admiration and said.

  "This is just the basics!" Gaoyuan said nonchalantly, "Wait until you've mustered your strength and other powers have emerged, then I'll teach you some new tricks."

  As he spoke, he walked to the parallel bars and said, "This thing is called parallel bars, I'll give you a demonstration." With both hands hanging on the parallel bars, he exerted a little force and easily swung up, this time deciding not to show off his strength. He decided to play some fancy moves to open the eyes of these soldiers and make them interested in this thing. After all, just practicing strength is very boring. If you want to play out these fancy moves, then sorry, you must practice your strength first.

  Gao Yuan was on the horizontal bars, performing a simple gymnastics routine, doing front and back flips, hanging leg raises, and ending with a double somersault in the air, leaving the soldiers watching with their eyes wide open and mouths agape. The scene erupted in thunderous applause, but this time even Sun Xiao didn't dare to try it out. If he fell off, it wouldn't be good at all; if he fell on the side, it would be a bit better, but if he fell between the two bars, his arms and legs would definitely break.

  Everyone who passes by the small military camp in Fufeng County has begun to notice that this originally dilapidated military camp has undergone a heaven-reversing and earth-turning change. First of all, the houses have been renovated, and those big soldiers who used to be like beggars have put on brand new uniforms. Every day, they run around the military camp before dawn, shouting slogans. Now people living in the south city no longer need to worry about oversleeping because when the rooster crows for the first time, more than a hundred soldiers will gather and start running on time, regardless of wind or rain.

  Originally, Sun Xiao thought that Gao Yuan would definitely make a big fuss, because Gao Yuan had said that he wanted to make these soldiers shed their skin, but after the house was repaired, Gao Yuan didn't have any big movements, every day was just standing at attention, running, and what worried people most was that there were often emergency gatherings in the middle of the night. Apart from this, for over ten days, Gao Yuan had no other intentions, and he even provided well for these soldiers, who had nothing to do after eating and drinking their fill, and weren't allowed to leave the military camp. Under these circumstances, the horizontal bar, parallel bars, and climbing wall on the training ground became their only source of entertainment. Every day during free time, these places became the most lively areas, where soldiers competed with each other, betting on wins and losses.

  Gao Yuan looked at all of this and felt very relieved. Although it had only been over ten days, these soldiers finally had some semblance of being a real army. The principle that "haste makes waste" was one that Gao Yuan understood well. He knew that he could only transform these originally undisciplined soldiers into a proper military force through subtle and imperceptible means. After ten days of training, the faces of these men finally had some flesh on them. A strong physique was difficult to cultivate in a short period of time, but building up strength did not require too long. Apart from this, Gao Yuan also taught them various exercises such as sit-ups, shoulder presses, leg raises, and frog jumps to train different parts of their bodies. The iron plates that Zhang Yi had asked the stonemason to make finally arrived. The stones were cut into thin slices several inches thick, with a hole in the middle. When inserted into a handle, they became simple dumbbells. As for metal plates, forget it - those were controlled materials and there was no way he could get his hands on them for this purpose. As soon as the dumbbells appeared in the military camp, a whirlwind of excitement erupted. What better way to show off one's strength than by lifting these things up? The men would add slice after slice to their dumbbells, and those who succeeded in lifting them would be triumphant, while those who failed would be dejected and secretly practice to regain the face they had lost.

  It won't be long before these guys' physical strength reaches the most basic quality they need. At that time, they will really start training these soldiers.

  But it was at this time that high-level trouble came.