"Are you satisfied?"
Fang Er looked at Li Tai and smiled.
"Absolutely! The Headmaster is truly capable!" Li Tai grinned, overjoyed.
"Satisfied is all that matters. You can handle the rest yourself; I'm heading back." Fang Er said, making a move towards the passage.
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, never expecting Fang Er to leave him to his own devices.
He quickly stepped forward and pleaded, "Headmaster, please don't! If anyone recognizes me, my life will be forfeit!"
Fang Er paused instinctively at his words. Li Tai seized the opportunity to continue,
"Headmaster, look at my hairstyle, then look at my clothes. If I go into the palace like this, even if I'm not recognized, I'll be beaten severely!"
Fang Er instantly understood his concern. A buzz cut and camouflage uniform, paired with small leather military boots – if Li Shimin saw him dressed like this, the consequences would be…
The clothes and shoes were manageable, but what about the hair!
He had an idea!
Scanning Zhuque Avenue left and right, he pulled Li Tai towards a tailor shop.
A moment later, Li Tai's attire was changed into a black hooded cloak, the kind with a hood.
Once on, he looked like a Western wizard, appearing quite mysterious.
"Alright, you handle the rest. I need to go back; I have other matters to attend to."
"If you're still worried, I can send a few people over for you."
Standing at the shop entrance, Fang Er patted his shoulder.
He still had plans to recruit others and didn't have time to linger with Li Tai.
As long as Li Shimin didn't see his short hair, there shouldn't be any major issues.
Li Tai no longer hesitated. "Then I'll wait here until they arrive before returning to the palace."
Fang Er nodded and departed. Upon returning to Australia, he dispatched Ye Jiuxiao, who had arrived with Wang Xuance, along with a ten-person squad.
"Your Highness, you're just going to leave Prince Wei?"
Wang Xuance looked somewhat bewildered. How would he explain to the Emperor if something were to happen to Li Tai?
Fang Er waved his hand at him. "Don't worry, that place is also Great Tang, just like ours. As long as he doesn't act recklessly, he should be fine."
With that, he walked to a wooden stake, sat down, and took out a book on modern history to read.
A combination of Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, and the exchange of various ideas would more easily illuminate new technological trees.
While reading, he tore out pictures of key figures from the book.
For example, Watt, Volta, Newton, Edison, and other influential figures.
He was eager to see what sparks would fly when these individuals were brought together!
After organizing the biographical information, he discovered a new problem.
These individuals spanned across eras and countries. To find them smoothly, he would first need to travel to the modern world and recruit some linguists.
Otherwise, he would have to handle it himself, as communication would be an issue if others were sent.
Thinking of this, a person's name vaguely surfaced in his mind; he seemed to have seen their information before.
As soon as the thought arose, a large passage of text appeared in his mind.
Jean-François Champollion, a famous French historian, linguist, and Egyptologist, was the first scholar to decipher the structure of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and translate the Rosetta Stone, thus becoming the founder of Egyptology and hailed as the "Father of Egyptology" by later generations.
His lifespan: 1790-1832!
Holy cow?
Eidetic memory?
He remembered very clearly that he had inadvertently stumbled upon this person's information while searching for Western celebrities. At the time, he hadn't paid much attention, just a brief glance!
This was an unexpected surprise!
However, now was not the time to dwell on this. He quickly retrieved the book and tore out Champollion's information.
Then, he placed it together with the information on Gauss and Faraday and walked over to another device, manipulating a few controls.
"You go to the passage and find and bring back these three people!"
Wang Xuance scratched his head while looking at the information on the paper. "Your Highness, where are Germany, Britain, and France mentioned here?"
Fang Er took out a map, marked it, and handed it over.
"I'll give you three planes and twenty men."
"Be careful when you go there; there's likely a war going on."
After speaking, he took out an Apache, two transport helicopters, and a pile of AKs.
Simultaneously, he loaded ten tons of diesel fuel into the two transport helicopters as supplies.
After some thought, he also threw in two gold bricks weighing 200 kilograms each.
"When you get there, find an interpreter. Don't be afraid to spend money; this should be enough."
"And while you're at it, bring back the gold dredging ship as well!"
Catching two birds with one stone, not a single opportunity should be missed~
"Yes!"
Wang Xuance carefully put away the information and map, saluted, and then led his men into the world passage in the helicopters.
A dozen soldiers remained here. Fang Er instructed them to guard the area well before returning to Octopoid City.
The people had been dispatched; he also needed to make corresponding preparations on his end.
At the very least, he had to ensure the accommodation, food, and daily necessities were adequate for the distinguished guests upon their arrival.
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By Octopoid Lake, Li Ke was fishing.
The difference was that he was fishing for crocodiles, with a bloody cow's leg as bait.
He extended the cow's leg into the lake, patiently waiting. The crimson blood quickly spread through the water.
Soon, the water surface began to churn as if boiling.
"Splash!"
Two ferocious-looking crocodiles burst out. Seeing this, Li Ke quickly retreated several steps, simultaneously dropping the cow's leg and swiftly drawing the long saber he had planted earlier.
Holding the saber with both hands, he plunged it from top to bottom into the head of one of the crocodiles with lightning speed.
"Clang!"
The blade entered from the top of its head, pierced through the crocodile's jaw, and pinned it firmly to the ground.
Meanwhile, the surrounding guards jointly attacked the other crocodile.
"Ptooey!" Li Ke spat at the struggling crocodile and said disdainfully.
"Beasts are just beasts!"
"Damn it, you're so ugly, and you dare to come out and scare people!"
"Someone, skin this thing and prepare it properly. I'll make shoes out of it and present them to Father!"
Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned and saw Fang Er, whom he hadn't seen for most of the day.
He pointed at the crocodile and smiled, "Headmaster, can Bao Ju cook this tonight? I want it spicy."
Fang Er replied, "You can tell people yourself. I need to borrow your Prefect of the Household."