209: Chapter 207 City Lord, do you know what you're saying?

Stepping out of the Portal, Zhang Mu was in no hurry to return to the City Lord's manor.

He first went to the "World" to see how Geoffrey, whom he had thrown in five days ago, was doing lately.

Inside the pure white space.

Geoffrey was like a newborn child, lying on the ground flipping through a book.

He was reading so intently that he didn't even notice Zhang Mu standing by his feet for several minutes.

"Geoffrey." Finally, not wanting to waste time, Zhang Mu called out to him.

Perhaps because he was too immersed in the book, he reflexively turned his head upon hearing his name, and it took a moment before he remembered to speak: "City Lord."

"Stand up and talk."

"Don't worry about such trifles." He scrambled up and excitedly turned the book around to face Zhang Mu. "This is amazing, City Lord!

According to the explanations of Physics, we are surrounded by a gas called air.

Air isn't just one thing; it's made of many components, and magic power is one of them!

Most importantly, Physics doesn't just provide explanations; it also offers experimental proof.

City Lord, I urgently need some glass test tubes and alcohol lamps!"

"Put that aside for now." Zhang Mu waved his hand slightly, and two wooden chairs appeared behind them. "Once the trouble with Gur City is resolved, you'll have plenty of time to research the principles."

He sat down and gestured for Geoffrey to do the same with a downward press of his right hand.

He then told him about how the Kingdom army would attack Gur City in about six months, information he had obtained from Vice City Lord Joey.

"City Lord, if my memory serves me right, the Silent Forest lies between the Lagu Kingdom and the Lake Kingdom."

"I'm more aware of that than you are."

Not wanting to waste words explaining, Zhang Mu said directly, "In short, in six months, the Kingdom's High-tier Professionals and army will surround Gur City.

And because the Kingdom's high-ranking officials share your line of thinking, we won't be receiving any reinforcements."

"But City Lord, you're telling me all this... I don't seem to be of much help."

Geoffrey was usually a bit pretentious.

He felt that he was among the few who were awake, while everyone else lived their lives in a daze.

But he also had self-awareness.

In terms of combat, whether it was between Professionals or large-scale army warfare in the field, he couldn't play the slightest role.

Yet the City Lord had given him some extraordinary things and revealed the details of the impending war. What did it mean?

Did he expect me, Geoffrey, an Apprentice Magician, to resist the army of the Lagu Kingdom?

Looking at his hesitant expression, Zhang Mu understood what he was wondering.

"I certainly won't have you facing the enemy head-on.

What you need to do is this."

Hmm?

Looking at the strange, pitch-black object Zhang Mu had pulled out from nowhere and was holding in his hand, Geoffrey asked, "What is this?"Check glossary usage: Apprentice Magician, High-tier Professional, Lagu Kingdom, Saul Continent, Silent Forest, Geoffrey, Portal, Vice City Lord, King of Lagu, Professional, Farmer, Gur, Soldier, Zhang Mu, Kingdom, Core, Lake, Trainee.

Weighing the Assault Rifle in his hand, Zhang Mu smiled. "What do you think the purpose of Physics is?"

After frowning and thinking seriously for a while, he replied, "To understand the essence of how the world works."

"You truly have talent."

Zhang Mu wasn't just being polite. To have self-taught to this level within five days without a teacher and having never encountered Physics before was very impressive.

After the praise, he raised the rifle. "Understanding the essence of how the world works is indeed the Core meaning of Physics.

It's just that in the eyes of some, the things we consider trivial are actually more important."

"For example?"

"Killing."

Geoffrey wasn't stupid; his gaze shifted to the rifle in Zhang Mu's hand. "Is it... a weapon?"

"Yes, a weapon."

"The weapons of the Saul Continent are very..."

"How long does it take for a Professional to develop their strength?"

"Uh, at least five years." He was having trouble keeping up with Zhang Mu's train of thought.

"This." Zhang Mu pointed his left hand at the rifle in his right. "With just three months of training, a Farmer can easily slaughter ten times their number of fully armed Soldiers."

His mouth slowly dropped open. Even for Geoffrey, who was always full of wild ideas, these words were a bit hard to believe. "Three months?"

"Yes.

Three months—not even enough time for a newborn to learn how to walk."

"But, it, I..." After stammering for a long time without completing a sentence, Geoffrey fell silent.

After a while, he thought of something, looked up, and asked, "The City Lord just mentioned Soldiers, right? What about Professionals?

Its lethality against Professionals..."

"That's why I've come to you."

Zhang Mu waved his hand, and a circular target rose up not far away. He raised the rifle, pulled the trigger, and hit a bullseye. "I hope you can combine the bullets with magic power to enhance their ability to pierce the defenses of Professionals."

After staring at the target for a while, Geoffrey suddenly asked, "City Lord, the rest of my life will be spent in the 'World,' won't it?"

"Not necessarily. When the day comes that secrecy is no longer required, I will let you out."

"No longer required..." After muttering for a bit, he began to laugh. "Physics, which is not recorded in the Record of God's Grace; weapons that humans can manufacture themselves without any restrictions.

City Lord, are you trying to tell me that the Church will disappear one day in the future?"

He knew very well that the most important target of this secrecy wasn't the commoners or the Kingdoms and empires, but the Church that ruled the continent on behalf of the gods.

Geoffrey understood what the Church represented.

Zhang Mu wasn't angry at his somewhat sarcastic tone. Instead, he said with interest, "That's hard to say."

"City Lord, do—do you know what you're saying?"

The emotion surging in his heart was shock, but fear was perhaps more appropriate.

He was terrified, even forgetting to use honorifics.

"Enough." Zhang Mu clapped his hands together. "My time is very tight right now. Just tell me if you can do it."

Geoffrey, who had opened the door to a new world, had never intended to refuse from the start.

Seeing that Zhang Mu didn't want to continue the previous topic, he replied, "No problem."

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Hmm..."

After pondering for a few seconds, he said, "The kinetic energy of the weapon the City Lord just used should be force, am I correct?"

"Yes."

"Considering we only have half a year... we can start with the materials. For the bullets, replace the material used to make them with Anti-Magic Crystals."

Zhang Mu had heard of Anti-Magic Crystals; they were a special type of magic ore with a significant piercing effect against magic power.

"Alright, I'll go find them."

"Aside from that..." Geoffrey lowered his head in thought for a moment. "I need some experimental equipment, the kind mentioned in the books.

Also, City Lord, I can tell these books are only the first volume. I wonder if there's a second?"

Of course there were, but they hadn't been translated yet.

What he was reading now was the Saul Continent version that Zhang Mu had put effort into translating himself.

"In about two days. I'll bring everything you need then."

After saying that, Zhang Mu stood up and used the Core to send himself out of the "World."

As soon as he came out, he hurried toward the City Lord's manor, thinking of finding Soren to see how the army's formation was progressing.

At the same time, he had to keep an eye on Joey.

First, to make sure he didn't cause any trouble.

And second, an exposed undercover agent has many uses.