Having made up their minds, everyone began to work.
However, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli couldn’t lend a hand in these tasks and could only squat by the side to watch the excitement.
One-Armed Uncle did not return until nightfall, looking utterly exhausted.
The Lame Man asked him about the situation ahead.
One-Armed Uncle just shook his head and said, "We didn’t go far before we came upon the Centurion’s dead body, probably killed by Meng Yi. However, when we reached the Armory, we didn’t see Meng Yi’s troops. He might have gone to seek the Great General overnight. I’m not sure if there are any reinforcements; the Armory is very quiet now."
After setting his people down and stating he was returning to support the fight, One-Armed Uncle left.
At that time, everyone at the Armory was baffled.
But they witnessed Supervisor Meng, who had hurriedly gone to Death Valley, frantically returning and then rapidly riding away on horseback.
As for the Centurion who had gone with him, he did not return, but nobody was suspicious.
They thought that after all, Supervisor Meng had taken two hundred Elite Troop members; perhaps he left half there under the Centurion’s supervision while he went to report to the Great General?
They had no idea what had happened in Death Valley that made Supervisor Meng so anxious.
However, an hour later, One-Armed brought back about twenty members of Supervisor Meng’s Elite Troop, all bathed in blood and looking near death.
Everyone was stunned.
But before they could ask anything, One-Armed put the people down and again, only mentioned that Death Valley had encountered serious trouble and still needed support.
All the people at the Armory were craftsmen responsible for making weapons. They were good with their minds, but supporting the frontline was absolutely out of the question, for they excelled only at working behind the scenes. Thus, hearing that One-Armed was going back to support the Lame Man, everyone became as quiet as chickens, pretending they had not heard.
One-Armed did not expect their help; the crisis in Death Valley had already been resolved. He mentioned it only to deceive others, so he just sarcastically laughed and left.
At that moment, those people were still muttering about One-Armed’s bad attitude, saying he deserved to struggle at the lowest level.
Of course, what others said was none of One-Armed’s concern; he had told everything to the Lame Man.
Everyone finally felt at ease and began making dried meat.
The technique of making dried meat in ancient times was simple: drying and setting out to dry. The taste was certainly not great, but it was durable, filling, and provided energy, which was very beneficial for them.
Apart from making dried meat, the Lame Man Uncle also used the beak and claws of the Man-eating Eagle to make many scythe-like curved large knives. These knives were sharp and sturdy, and ordinary iron swords could hardly damage them.
Speaking of which, Meng Yi’s two hundred Elite Troop had dropped quite a few knives and spears, so everyone grabbed what they could.
Once the Lame Man Uncle had a knife, he inevitably compared it with the beak of the Man-eating Eagle.
Bai Junjun was not skilled at making dried meat, but she was very experienced in weapon making.
Therefore, she joined the research and development group of the Lame Man brothers.
The skull and pelvis of the Man-eating Eagle were large, which the Lame Man Uncle originally wanted to use to make weapons, especially since the Ruddy Men were most in need of weapons.
On the battlefield, they were often equipped with the most broken gear, sometimes even without any gear, just being driven to the front line to fight hand-to-hand with the enemy.
Even if they carried trashy metal, their weapons were the first to be confiscated after a battle ended.
So once he had the opportunity, Lame Man Uncle wanted to make some weapons.
However, Bai Junjun somewhat disagreed, "If you reveal your weapons, the soldiers above will just rob them; instead of making those that shine brightly, it’s better to make some that are invisible."
"Invisible?" Everyone was confused and did not understand what she meant for a while.