Chapter 281 Speeding Car
The six-fingered black knight immediately said, "Old classmate, you stay and help the young master. It's best to make the finished product as soon as possible."

Master Ban hesitated and said, "Master, over there in the Mechanical City..."

The six-fingered black warrior pondered and said, "Old class, with your ability, how long will it take?"

Master Ban made an estimate: "The process is relatively clear. According to Chang An Jun's idea, it is not difficult to use mechanical techniques to make some equipment. The only difficulty is..."

As he spoke, Master Ban became a little hesitant.

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly and said, "Master Ban, please feel free to speak."

Jing Ke was more concerned than Cheng Jiao: "Old Ban, tell me quickly, are you short of money or materials?"

He was even thinking about using paper to "hit" Master Xu in the face.

Master Ban considered, "I don't need much money, 5,000 gold coins will be enough. But if it's just me, it will probably take several months. In addition, most of the tools are in the Mo family, so it will be difficult to achieve the output that Chang'an Jun wants in a short period of time."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Now the Xiangli clan is in Xianyang City, and the Gongshu clan is also here. Master Ban, please feel free to ask for any manpower or tools you need."

The six-fingered black hero sighed inwardly, the Mohist school split up due to different philosophies.

The lineage that is now in the Qin State is the lineage from which the predecessor Xiang Liqin left.

In terms of attainments in mechanical engineering, he is much better than the current old class and him.

As for the public losers...

Master Ban's eyes suddenly lit up: "We don't need many people. I heard that Gongshu Chou, the descendant of Lu Ban and the new head of Gongshu Clan, is in Xianyang. He's the one."

If there was an opportunity to let Gongshu Chou do odd jobs for him, he would definitely not waste it.

Cheng Jiao agreed immediately: "Okay."

In fact, Gongshu Chou could also be asked to do this, but since Master Ban came here first, he was too lazy to go find Gongshu Chou.

Whoever is caught is the one.

Seeing that Cheng Jiao was quite happy, the Six-Fingered Black Knight hesitated and said, "Master Cheng Jiao, I have a private matter that I would like to ask of you."

Cheng Jiao laughed: "It's rare for a great man to have a private affair, so feel free to tell me about it."

The six-fingered black hero exhaled.

"I wonder if Master Cheng Jiao knows that the King of Yan sent Yan Dan to Qin?"

Cheng Jiao suddenly realized: "Of course I know, Master, you are here for Yan Dan?"

The six-fingered black knight said slowly: "Yes, Yan Dan is my disciple. Now he is in Qin as a hostage. I hope you can help take care of him. If possible... let Yan Dan go home."

"It is imperative that Yan Dan return to his country..."

The six-fingered black knight was stunned: "Sir, do you have a solution?"

Cheng Jiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You don't believe it, Master?"

The six-fingered black knight was silent for a moment: "Sir, what can I do for you?"

Cheng Jiao really wanted to rub his hands at this moment.

"I heard that the Mo family's mechanical Suzaku can fly into the sky. I wonder if it can help me for a while?"

The six-fingered black hero was speechless.

"Master Cheng Jiao, do you know how to use mechanical devices?"

“Can I learn it?”

Master Ban smiled and said, "Of course you can, as long as you are willing to become a disciple of the Mohist school. I, the old man, will teach you personally."

The Six-Fingered Black Knight continued, "The Suzaku Mechanical Artifact is a masterpiece of the Mohist School. It is related to the inheritance of the Mohist School's mechanical art. I hope you understand."

Cheng Jiao was somewhat unwilling and asked, "Do I have to become a disciple of the Mohist school?"

Master Ban wanted to accept Jiao as his apprentice. If this were to happen, it would surely shock the seven kingdoms and his name would become famous all over the world.

"Sir, no matter which school of mechanical arts one belongs to, one must first become a disciple. One also needs to be assessed for aptitude to determine whether one has the talent to learn mechanical arts."

"Then forget it……"

If Zheng Ge knew that he joined the Mohist school and learned the art of mechanical engineering, he would go crazy.

"However, can I recommend someone to join the Mohist School?"

Cheng Jiao said slowly.

Master Ban said cautiously: "No matter who you are, as long as you are pure and kind, you can join the Mohist School, but to learn mechanical arts, you need to pass the assessment."

If it were Cheng Jiao, he would not say much. He would just join the Mohist school and teach.

But for others, you'll have to look further.

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I guarantee that I am a simple person. I hope Master Ban can take good care of me when the time comes."

Seeing that Cheng Jiao didn't say who it was, the Six-Fingered Black Knight didn't dare to ask.

"If my calculations are correct, Yan Dan will arrive in Xianyang tomorrow. Regarding Yan Dan's affairs, I will have to trouble Lord Chang'an."

Cheng Jiao nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will make sure that Prince Dan is sent back to the State of Yan in one piece."

The six-fingered black knight felt relieved.

In fact, if Yan Dan had not written to him asking him to come forward, he would not have wanted to ask Cheng Jiao for this.

Thinking that his disciple was not doing well in Yan State and was targeted everywhere by Yan Chunjun, who was trusted by the King of Yan, he was sent to Qin State as a hostage.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight no longer had the desire to continue communicating with Cheng Jiao.

After saying goodbye to Cheng Jiao, he left alone, preparing to drive the Mechanical Suzaku back to the Mechanical City to put some of his inspirations into practice.

He always took Cheng Jiao's words "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth" as a warning.

Cheng Jiao looked at Jing Ke who had no intention of leaving with the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

"Xiao Ke, you don't want to follow the giant?"

Jing Ke waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm going to go to Wei State. I heard that Gongsun Yu's swordsmanship is very powerful, and I want to learn from him."

"When are you going to leave?"

Cheng Jiao could tell from Jing Ke's words that Jing Ke and Gongsun Li Ji didn't know each other yet.

"Wait until we find Han Shen and have a few drinks, then we'll go."

Master Ban asked in surprise, "Han Shen came to Qin?"

Jing Ke chuckled and said, "This guy runs around all day and never comes back to the Mohist School. It makes me want to do something."

"When he left the Mo family, he was already a top-notch expert. He is probably even stronger now. Aren't you afraid of being beaten by him?"

Jing Ke took a sip of wine and said, "What a joke. He is the only one who can beat me? You don't know that I already feel that I can make a breakthrough. My intuition tells me that I can become a top master by slashing Han Shen a few times."

Old Man Ban exclaimed: "Your talent in martial arts is only slightly inferior to my talent in mechanical engineering."

Jing Ke said, "Shameless old man."

Master Ban glanced at Cheng Jiao who was watching the show nearby, and stopped entertaining Jing Ke.

"Master Cheng Jiao, when will you be ready?"

Cheng Jiao straightened his clothes and said, "Master Ban will make the decision. If you need money, just ask Ali."

Then he whispered, "Master Ban, please save some money."

Master Ban nodded with a smile: "It won't cost much."

Cheng Jiao smiled even more.

"Cheng Jiao has a personal matter that he would like Master Ban to help him with."

Master Ban likes rich people like Cheng Jiao very much.

"Sir, you can speak frankly."

Cheng Jiao brought Master Ban to the side courtyard in a mysterious manner.

In the yard was the huge luxurious carriage that Ali bought in Xianyang.

"Please see if you can modify it with mechanical devices. It would be best if it could be made bigger so that it can be walked on flat ground outside the city."

Such a carriage is very easy to drive in the city, because the roads in Xianyang City of Qin Shi Ming Yue are paved with blue bricks and the road surface is flat.

But once you leave the city, even if you take the official road, such a carriage cannot withstand long distances.

He had originally planned to ask Gongshu Chou to modify it, but Master Ban happened to be here, saving him a lot of effort. Master Ban walked around the carriage solemnly, knocking on it from time to time.

"It's a bit troublesome. When do you need it, sir?"

Cheng Jiao estimated that after Yan Dan arrived in Qin, he would be on a diplomatic mission to Zhao.

"It would be best if it could be fixed within three days."

Master Ban sighed and said, "Time is running out. Some things won't be left."

Cheng Jiao said indifferently: "No need to save money, just do it well."

He is not short of money. Since he can't play with the mechanical Suzaku for the time being, it would be a good idea to get a motorhome first.

Just put this bill on papermaking and let Brother Zheng pay for it.

With his last experience from Qin State to Xinzheng, he deeply understood how important it is to have a carriage with excellent performance.

It is an indispensable item for traveling with the United States.

Master Ban was delighted to see Cheng Jiao was so generous.

"It depends on what level you want to achieve. If you just want it to be bigger, stronger, and less vibrating, three hundred gold coins will be enough. If you want to have various mechanical devices that are convenient for traveling, you will need to add another five hundred gold coins. But..."

Ahri beside him said subconsciously: "So expensive? This carriage is only worth a hundred gold coins."

Master Ban snorted, "What do you know, little girl? Do you really think that mechanical engineering can be done casually? Although the young master's request is simple, don't you know the conditions in the wild? If such a large carriage leaves Xianyang City, it will break down within half a month."

Ali didn't know much about cars, so he looked at Cheng Jiao, his eyes filled with the impression that this old man was trying to cheat him out of money.

Cheng Jiao doesn't care how much Master Ban spends.

We’ll settle the bill together then.

Anyway, Zheng Ge promised that he would return the money to him after unifying the seven countries.

At worst, he can just work harder to make the other six countries wise up and surrender voluntarily.

"Master Ban, it looks like you have a better plan."

Master Ban rubbed his hands and said, "Thanks to you, I have gained a lot just now. I have many good ideas that can be used on the carriage, but the money required is a bit too much..."

Mohist school was not wealthy, and even he could not squander materials at will.

Each experiment cost hundreds of gold coins. If he did it a few more times, the Mohist School would have no food to eat.

Even Cheng Jiao had to ask cautiously: "How much?"

"Three thousand... um, two thousand will be fine."

When Master Ban saw Cheng Jiao glaring at him, he subconsciously told him his desired price.

Ali, who had been by Cheng Jiao's side, was dumbfounded when he heard this number.

"Two thousand gold? Is this going to be made of gold?"

Master Ban snorted and said, "I guarantee that this carriage made with these two thousand gold coins is the only one in the world. It can be used to travel around the Seven Kingdoms without any problems."

Cheng Jiao looked sad: "I hope Master Ban won't let me down..."

Master Ban's heart tightened, "Definitely not!"

Jing Ke, who was standing aside, had fainted.

Originally, he couldn't even calculate how many jugs of wine he could buy with a few hundred gold coins.

I didn't expect that old man Ban, who always looked poor, would ask for another two thousand gold coins.

Wait until Cheng Jiao and Ali leave.

Jing Ke looked at Old Man Ban with golden eyes.

He looked around furtively and whispered, "Hey, old man, we can be considered drinking buddies, right?"

Master Ban squinted at Jing Ke and said, "Don't think about letting me pocket the money. I don't even know if this money is enough."

Jing Ke flattered, "It doesn't have to be much, just a hundred or so gold coins will be fine. Our Mohist School is too poor. I'm almost a top expert, and you don't even give me a little reward or something."

Master Ban shivered his beard and glared, "It's still a hundred gold coins, why don't you want a thousand?"

Jing Ke held up ten fingers and said, "I've calculated. I drink one pot of wine a day. One gold coin equals ten pots of wine. One hundred gold coins are enough for me to drink for three years."

Master Ban patted the carriage and said, "To be honest, making this carriage for Cheng Jiao would only cost a few hundred gold coins at most..."

Jing Ke's eyes widened: "Oh my god, old man, I didn't expect you to be so evil and so cruel."

Master Ban muttered, "The world is all white, but I am the only one who is black."

Then he said, "I have some ideas. I want to try them out while I'm making a carriage for Cheng Jiao. I estimate it will cost several hundred gold coins.

I don't think the Mo family will let me waste this money. Cheng Jiao is different. He has money. It doesn't matter if he wastes a little."

It was the first time that Jing Ke discovered that mechanical engineering could be so profitable.

Keep circling around Old Man Ban.

"Um, old... um, Master Ban, what do you think of me? How about I learn some mechanical engineering from you?"

Old Man Ban glanced at Jing Ke and said, "Your brain is not good enough, just give up."

Jing Ke was furious and said, "Who said that? What's wrong with it?"

"The master said that you have no talent for mechanical engineering, so you should just save yourself some worry."

Jing Ke said angrily: "This is slander! Isn't it just that you took down the giant's mechanical bird and didn't put it back?"

Old Man Ban laughed and said, "You took it apart? I think it was broken. It wouldn't be that bad if you kicked it."

Jing Ke couldn't help feeling discouraged. It seemed that he really didn't know how to arrange the "building blocks".

"Humph, by then I will have to give birth to a son who will learn your mechanical arts and be even better than you, so that I can piss you off to death!"

Old Man Ban was not angry: "Okay, but there has to be a woman willing to marry you. Who would be interested in you if you drink all day long?"

As he spoke, Old Man Ban took out five gold coins from his pocket and put them in Jing Ke's hand.

"Use it to buy some wine and don't bother me."

Jing Ke immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll leave right now."

Old Man Ban stroked his beard and watched Jing Ke leave, as if he was watching his own child.

Those five gold coins were his little piggy bank. This time he had accepted a big order from Cheng Jiao. If he conducted the experiment carefully, he would still have a hundred or so gold coins left.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Cheng Jiao's luxurious carriage.

While complaining in his heart about how damn rich Cheng Jiao was, he was also thinking about how to design a carriage according to Cheng Jiao's requirements.

I don't know if I can make the carriage fly.

He was familiar with the making of the mechanical Suzaku, but the carriage and the mechanical Suzaku were different in design, so the design needed to be greatly revised.

Master Ban calculated the time and felt that three days was a bit tight.

Considering the power source, it was decided not to use fire, wind or the like, but to use internal force instead.

Anyway, there are so many experts around Cheng Jiao, so this is nothing.

Once his plan is mature, he will ask Cheng Jiao to pay for a new one.

Isn't it killing two birds with one stone and making double the money?

When Master Ban was thinking about how to build a flying car for Cheng Jiao.

Ali drove a small carriage and quietly sent Cheng Jiao to Qixiang Pavilion.

There was almost no one in Qixiang Pavilion during the day.

Ali, dressed in tight casual clothes, looked at the three big characters engraved on the plaque.

He said in a dilemma: "Sir, you want to..."

Cheng Jiao waved his hand and said, "Go back by yourself, don't worry about me."

Ali wrinkled her nose and looked at Cheng Jiao entering the Qixiang Pavilion with some resentment.

She really wanted to say, don't go look for that woman Tian Mi, she is also fine.

Ahri straightened her chest, which had grown to a considerable size.

Thinking of the beauty of Liwu, Jingwei, Yanlingji and others, I couldn't help but feel dejected...

(End of this chapter)