The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 228 - 228 228 Robbery (1)_1

?Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Robbery (1)_1 Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Robbery (1)_1 “Robbery is not quite something suitable for a young lady like yourself. But as you said, one cannot judge the quality of cattle and sheep solely by their size. So, if you want to select satisfactory livestock, you will have to do it by yourself.” Si Jinhan’s laugh was full of his youthful charm.

Lin Ziyin clenched her teeth in anger. As a revolutionary soldier raised under the Red Flag of the twentieth century, she certainly could not engage in acts of robbery.

“Stop scaring her.” Chu Suifeng stared discontentedly at Si Jinhan, “After leaving the city, there is a marketplace, a no-man’s land. There, even the Tatars trade goods.”

So, it was like this. Lin Ziyin breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she wasn’t being asked to rob, it was good. She glared fiercely at Si Jinhan, who was laughing uncontrollably at her side. Calling him a pervert, was he tricking her for fun?

Fooling her was, of course, fun – at least it appeared so to Si Jinhan. Comedy was hard to find within the military camp, so the rebellious Lin Ziyin had unintentionally become the subject of his antics.

“Let’s go,” Lin Ziyin said indifferently, not wishing to say another word to Si Jinhan.

Chu Suifeng silently stood up and began walking ahead, with the rest quickly following behind him.

Those who came with Chu Suifeng to install the catapult weren’t just Lin Ziyin. There were also three others from Tianji Building.

Along the way, they continuously asked Lin Ziyin in hushed voices about her mechanical expertise. Lin Ziyin answered unreservedly, and at times went into considerable detail. So, the three who came with her were full of admiration for her, and not one of them underestimated her because of her young age.

The city towers naturally needed to be equipped with catapults, due to their height and facing open ground, the required range for them would be much farther.

Lin Ziyin personally installed a catapult according to the terrain and also optimized its angle.

During the still of the night, no unnecessary people were seen around the city towers. Chu Suifeng had Luo Heng test it out with the soldiers, and indeed, the result was better than before, at least far superior to the previous state.

From then on, Luo Heng had no doubt on her capabilities.

The Border City backed onto a steep cliff. Chu Suifeng, taking Lin Ziyin’s suggestion, also arranged for a small catapult facing the vertical cliff here. Seeing Lin Ziyin meticulously modifying machinery, Chu Suifeng squinted his eyes and evaluated this.

At this moment, he began being curious about Lin Ziyin’s identity. Generally speaking, no one would think of attacking or defending from this steep cliff here. Yet, Lin Ziyin was the first to spot this weakness. Yes, it was a weakness. If it hadn’t been for her reminding him, even he wouldn’t have thought of it. Even though there was natural defense, their enemies could still use it to launch a sneak attack.

“As long as this place is equipped with barbs and hidden arrows, we won’t have to worry about the enemy sneaking in,” after tinkering for a while, Lin Ziyin instructed Chu Suifeng, “We need people to check here every day.”

Chu Suifeng had Luo Heng who was following him, note it down.

By the time the catapults were installed on all four city walls, the sky had already started to lighten. Lin Ziyin was sweating from busying about, feeling that her whole body was about to fall apart.

“Rest during the day, and we’ll go to the marketplace tomorrow,” Chu Suifeng glanced at her and said.

This time, Lin Ziyin didn’t disagree with his proposal. Indeed, after hustling all night and travelling non-stop for several days, her body had been in a continuous state of fatigue. Since nearly all the essential jobs were done, they could spare time to purchase cattle and sheep, not minding the waiting time of a day.

“Thank you, Prince,” after bowing in gratitude, she went back to her quarters with Qiaoqiao.