readytorunbook Chapter 1155 Start-up—
Chapter 1155 Start-up—
Seeing Yu Shizhang reach out to snatch the letter, Yu Zhengqing quickly stuffed it into his pocket.
"I will certainly keep your kind gesture well."
Before long, Li Zhong returned and stood respectfully at the door, saying, "My lords, I have already counted the messengers and escorts, and the provisions are ready. When will the troop depart?"
The smile faded from Yu Zhengqing's eyes, and his mood gradually became heavy.
Despite his reluctance, he truly had to say goodbye to his family this time.
He calculated the distance and time, then looked up and said, "I will set off in a quarter of an hour. Send a messenger to tell the next post station that the escort team will arrive before sunset today."
Li Zhong quickly retreated, and Yu Zhengqing's gaze fell on Shen Zheng and the other person. His voice was filled with unspeakable reluctance: "As far as I know, there are several official post stations along the way that have fed pigeons from Liuyang Prefecture. If those pigeons are still there, I will send a message back to let you know that we are safe."
He paused, then added, "If you haven't received a message, don't overthink it. It's just that those pigeons have been misused and haven't been caught yet. Anyway... take care of yourselves and don't worry."
Upon hearing this, Yu Shizhang pursed his lips into a straight line, but Shen Zheng seemed not to have heard him, continuing to frown and stare outside the office.
"Are you even listening to me?" Yu Zhengqing raised his hand and waved it in front of Shen Zheng.
Shen Zheng snapped out of her daze, her gaze shifting before slowly settling back on Yu Zhengqing, gradually hardening.
Life is only once, and no matter what, she couldn't let anything happen to Yu Zhengqing.
"Please wait for me a moment."
After saying that, Shen Zheng strode towards Hua Duo, who was waiting outside the office, and raised her hand, saying, "Give me the bundle."
Hua Duo immediately took off his bundle and handed it over.
The bundle felt slightly heavy in her hands. As Shen Zheng walked into the office, she instructed Hua Duo, "Tell Li Zhong to tell the messenger not to leave yet. Also, keep a close watch on the door. No one except you is allowed to approach."
"Bang—" The door was slammed shut by Shen Zheng.
Yu Shizhang and Yu Zhengqing were taken aback, and looked at the bundle in her hand: "You... what else do you have that you're ashamed of?"
Shen Zheng was also taken aback.
She hasn't even taken the item out yet, and she's already being slandered like this; it's really unfair.
"...Please sit down first." Shen Zheng gently placed the bundle on the table, opened it, and said, "This thing is quite special. You have to promise me that after I demonstrate it, you must remain calm. You can be secretly surprised, but you can't shout or yell, and you definitely can't rush out of the office. Can you do that?"
Yu Shizhang and Yu Zhengqing: "?"
"What are you saying?" Yu Shizhang slowly sat down, squinting at the iron box on the table. "I'm practically a man with one foot in the grave. What haven't I seen? How could I be so frightened by your little box that I start yelling and screaming?"
Yu Zhengqing nodded in agreement, but the curiosity in his eyes grew stronger.
Shen Zheng took a deep breath, reached her right hand into her collar, and under the puzzled gazes of Yu Shizhang and the other man, pulled out a... key with a lanyard.
"Wow—" The father and son were taken aback by her display of power.
The next moment, Shen Zheng held the key in her right hand, tilted her neck forward, and opened the box in an extremely strange posture, finally revealing the contents inside.
A long, palm-sized piece, pitch black, and with a very strange shape...
"What is this?" The father and son exchanged a glance and asked each other in unison, "Have you seen this before?"
The next moment, the two of them shook their heads in unison.
Since they had never met him before, the only person who could answer their questions right now was Shen Zheng.
They all looked at Shen Zheng, who took out two long pieces from the box and whispered, "This is called a walkie-talkie, which is a device that allows you to talk to someone."
"A loudspeaker?" Yu Zhengqing was quick-witted, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a strange loudspeaker.
“…No.” Shen Zheng sighed, placed the walkie-talkie on the table, and carefully explained, “Look carefully, the outside of this device is actually quite simple. This little stick that sticks out is called an antenna, used to receive sound. This one at the back is a crank, used for power supply. Then there are the on/off button, the talk button, the volume knob, the distance knob, the channel knob…”
Not only Yu Zhengqing, but even Yu Shizhang was getting more and more confused: "What buttons and knobs?"
Shen Zheng paused, realizing she had been a bit too aggressive, and softened her voice, saying, "I'll demonstrate first, and you can watch and figure it out as you go."
After saying that, Shen Zheng grabbed a walkie-talkie in each hand and pressed the power button at the same time.
The small glass light flickered, and the machine emitted a cold electronic sound.
"Power on—"
"Clang—" Both father and son were startled at the same time, and Yu Zhengqing even jumped up, knocking over the chair.
"Who's talking!" Yu Zhengqing stared wide-eyed, still shaken. "How...how can it talk? You...you...you're not a Taoist priest, are you? You've captured the demon inside!"
Shen Zheng knew this would happen.
In a society where the Industrial Revolution had not yet begun, anyone who heard a block of ink speak human language would be terrified. This terror was no less than when you come home and your dog suddenly barks your name and asks, "Why are you so late?"
"You promised you wouldn't yell or scream." Shen Zheng looked at Yu Shizhang with a complicated expression and said, "Look at the Earl, even his reaction wasn't as intense as yours..."
Shen Zheng thought Yu Shizhang could remain calm.
It is clear that no father is better than his son.
Only Yu Zhengqing knew that although Yu Shizhang appeared motionless at this moment, he was actually terrified, and his blank stare was the best proof of that.
"So... what exactly is this?" Yu Zhengqing asked, supporting Yu Shizhang.
“This is a walkie-talkie.” Shen Zheng’s voice was tinged with helplessness. “You can watch how I made it first, and then I will tell you how it works, okay? This thing has nothing to do with ghosts or gods, nor with human lives, so you can rest assured.”
Seeing the sincerity in Shen Zheng's eyes, Yu Zhengqing's heart slowly calmed down.
Also.
When did Shen Zheng ever harm him?
Even if a stray dog on the street bites him for no reason, Shen Zheng won't harm him.
After figuring it out, he began to keep a close eye on Shen Zheng's every move.
Shen Zheng pinched a round button with two fingers, turned it gently, and the walkie-talkie started talking again.
"one--"
"It said one?" This time, Yu Zhengqing suppressed his surprise and tried his best to appear calm.
Shen Zheng nodded and began to switch to another channel on the walkie-talkie.
"one--"
Yu Zhengqing stretched his neck out: "Does it also say 'one'?"
Shen Zheng nodded and pressed the frequency pairing button to begin pairing.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" The walkie-talkie started making static.
Yu Zhengqing became increasingly confused until the walkie-talkie in Shen Zheng's hand beeped twice.
"Alright." Shen Zheng handed one of them to Yu Zhengqing. "You take it, I'll go find a place."
"What?" Yu Zhengqing didn't understand and didn't dare to answer. "Why are you going out? I... I don't understand this thing either. What if you break it?"