"Three Lady, smile... it's better!"
In a cabin flooded with dim yellow candles, Luo Yao Guo had already retrieved his Xiaomi 11 phone and was using it to conduct research! Well, taking photos of Su Sanmiao!
This is a primary historical material for studying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Go back and take pictures of Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaoguang, Feng Yunshan, Feng Changhui, and Shi Da Kai. Now I'm an academic giant, a historian! Too bad there's no place to publish papers or become a lecturer, professor, or doctoral advisor... unless you can set up your own Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Beijing Military Command College...
"Angel Highness, is the photo... finished? Can you show me?" In a red robe, holding twin swords and striking a valiant pose, Su Sanmiao was modeling for Luo's angel status!
She didn't know what photography was either? She had just been following Luo Yao Guo's instructions to assume the pose. Now, hearing this angel, who held what he called "treasures," say "finished," she became interested and asked to see... that photo?
"Come over, come over.....look at it!" Luo Yao Guo, with a smile on his face, beckoned to Su Sanmiao.
He had just taken a bath, changed all his clothes and pants, and was now wearing a round-neck robe with wide sleeves adorned with a dragon emblem, symbolizing the identity of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Four Thousand Years Old. This robe was sent to him by Xiao Chaoguang, the Western King, to be worn at tomorrow's inspection ceremony. Since his physique was similar to Xiao Chaoguang's, the robe fit quite well on him.
Su Sanmiao put away her two Taiping knives and smilingly approached Luo Yao Guo's side, then took the "treasure" handed to her by him with both hands. Looking down, she was instantly amazed by her own photo: "Oh my, I... I look so beautiful..."
"Turned on the beauty filter, of course it looks good," Luo Yao Guo looked at Su Sanmiao, who had a bit of makeup on, and smiled, "Actually, you're beautiful even without it!"
Luo Yao Guo was speaking the truth. Compared to most women, Su Sanmiao's facial features were more sturdy, so she looked a bit "hard-looking" when bare-faced. But after putting on makeup, she became more feminine and could definitely be considered a rare beauty.
Moreover, her figure was exceptional. She appeared tall and robust, and it was unclear what she had been eating to achieve this. After all, it was 1852! This physique would be considered top-tier even in 2024.
"Beauty filter? What is a beauty filter?"
Su Sanmiao didn't notice that Luo Yao Guo was staring at her. She was completely captivated by her own "supremely beautiful appearance" and asked Luo Yao Guo casually.
"Beauty filter is a kind of...... slight magic that allows people to look more beautiful in photos," Luo Yao Guo carefully explained to Su Sanmiao.
"Magic?" Su Sanmiao's eyes lit up, and she stopped looking at her "supremely beautiful appearance." Instead, she stared at Luo Yao Guo and pressed further, "Angel Highness, do you know magic?"
That... is necessary!
Angels can't possibly not know magic? At least a little bit, right? Otherwise, how would they deceive Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, and Xiao Chaoguang?
This Su Sanmiao is clearly under Feng Yunshan's command. She's so close to him, this great angel, and it's not impossible that she's here to investigate on Feng Yunshan's behalf!
So Luo Yao Guo immediately nodded and answered, "Of course! I'm an angel, how could I not know magic?"
Su Sanmiao blinked her big eyes and asked in admiration, "Angel Highness, can you transform into the seventy-two changes?"
"Seventy-two transformations? That's Sun Wukong's ability!" Luo Yao Guo laughed, "I can't do that."
Su Sanmiao was somewhat disappointed: "Then... thirty-six transformations?"
Luo Yao Guo shook his head: "That's the skill of Pigs Eight and Sand Monk. I can't do that either."
"What do you know then?"
Luo Yao Guo said: "What I can do in heaven is a secret... you can't know that. As for what I can do on earth, I can tell you."
"What's the difference between heaven and earth? What you know how to do in heaven, how can you not be able to use it on earth?"
Luo Yao Guo said seriously, "Three Lady, you don't know. Practicing magic requires using the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth. In heaven, the spiritual Qi is abundant, with a total of one hundred and eighteen kinds of it, so there are more kinds of magic that can be performed."
But in the mortal world, the spiritual Qi is insufficient... Only fifty to sixty kinds of spiritual Qi have been discovered so far, and each kind is relatively thin, not enough for me to perform various magic. So I can only use a few spells by using the treasure in your hand. For example, the spell that knows three thousand years in the past and one hundred seventy years in the future..."
"Three thousand years in the past, one hundred seventy years in the future?" Su Sanmiao muttered, "Shouldn't it be three thousand years in the future instead?"
"Knowing the future is more difficult," Luo Yao Guo patiently explained, "Knowing one hundred and seventy years is already very powerful! In addition, I can also perform the spell of Xiao Yan through this magic tool."
"Miles eye?" Su Sanmiao asked, "Can it really see a thousand miles away?"
"Oh... that would require standing high enough!" Luo Yao Guo laughed, "But it can also take photos from above. It's night now... I'll take a photo of the moon for you to see."
"Okay!" Su Sanmiao asked, "Can it capture Chang'e and the Moon Rabbit?"
"This will be difficult," Luo Yao Guo laughed as he stood up, took the phone handed over by Su Sanmiao, and made up excuses while pondering in his mind: What deity does Su Sanmiao worship? She mentioned Sun Wukong, Pigs Eight, and the Moon Rabbit... He is not a Christian deity!
"Oh, can you use this treasure to perform any other spells?" While asking, Su Sanmiao followed Luo Yao Guo out of the cabin and onto the deck of the wooden boat.
"There are many things you can do with it! I can record sounds, listen to small songs, watch plays, check maps (which have quite a few historical maps inside), measure distances, and even do accounting... The uses are quite numerous."
Luo Yao Guo answered while also holding the phone and manipulating it to select a "Super Moon" mode, then he pointed it at the half moon in the sky and took a photo. He then handed the phone back to Su Sanmiao.
Su Sanmiao took the phone and looked at it, then exclaimed, "Oh my, why does this just look like a bumpy stone?"
Luo Yao Guo smiled and said, "That's right, it's the moon! The moon is just a large stone ball floating in space!"
"Is there really the Guanghan Palace and Chang'e up there?"
Luo Yao Guo gazed at the moon in the night sky for a moment, then nodded firmly, "Yes! There must be!"
"Eh, how did this treasure stop glowing?" Su Sanmiao suddenly exclaimed.
Luo Yao Guo didn't bother to look back, simply saying, "Press the third button from the top down on the side."
"Oh, it's my photo!" Su Sanmiao pressed the button as instructed by Luo Yao Guo, and a photo from one of the pictures Luo Yao Guo had taken for her appeared on the phone screen.
Luo Yao Guo smiled and said, "Three Lady, use your fingers to move around on the treasure. See if you can make the photo of the moon appear."
"Oh... it seems like it's not working."
"Not working is the right answer! Because the treasure recognizes its owner!"
"Ownership recognition?"
"The treasure will lock itself if it is in the hands of anyone other than me after a while and cannot be used," Luo Yao Guo laughed, "Three Lady, give me the treasure. I'll unlock it."
"All right, here you go." Su Sanmiao immediately handed the phone back to Luo Yao Guo.
Luo Yao Guo took the phone, unlocked it with fingerprints, and then moved it around a bit before handing it back to Su Sanmiao. Su Sanmiao took it and saw the bumpy moon photo appear again, truly amazing.
At this moment, Luo Yao Guo suddenly yawned and told Su Sanmiao, "Three Lady, it's late. I need to rest early tomorrow as we have a camp inspection. I also want to ask for leave from Heavenly Father and Brother."
As he spoke, he reached out a hand to gesture for Su Sanmiao to return the phone to him.
Su Sanmiao quickly handed over the phone to Luo Yao Guo with both hands and softly said, "Angel Highness, I'm in the cabin next to yours. If there's anything you need to instruct, just shake the bell in your cabin."
"Alright, I know," Luo Yao Guo took the phone, smiled, and said, "Three Lady, I'll use this treasure to request leave from Heavenly Father and Brother tonight. I won't be asking for anything. You can rest well."
After saying that, he turned and walked back to his cabin.
Su Sanmiao watched as Luo Yao Guo entered his cabin, closed the door, and a while later, when she saw that the candlelight inside had been extinguished, she waved her hand to summon a young and attractive female soldier. She whispered instructions: "Keep a good watch. If the angel calls for someone, go in and serve them. Do not make any mistakes!"
"Yes!" The female soldier replied.
Su Sanmiao turned around and quickly stepped onto the gangway, then galloped off the boat in a flash and headed towards Feng Yunshan's ship...
