Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Well, how about drinking some of this first?"

The ball lowered its altitude.

It says thank you.

"Thank you." Qiuqiu didn't catch Apollonia completely. He tried to puff out his belly and make some noise.

"So you can talk?"

It says it can learn. It knows a little bit now. But human language is difficult for it.

"It seems true."

Qiuqiu didn't move his mouth when he spoke, but seemed to be vibrating the air in some way to simulate the sound of speaking. The sound sounded more like ventriloquism.

Qiuqiu stared at the Coke, and kept staring until Qi Yuan realized that the weight of the Coke had disappeared - Qi Yuan let go of his hand, and the Coke was still floating in the air.

"Hello? What are you doing?" Shangluo asked.

It is drinking

Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud bang and the entire Coke can exploded, startling Qiuqiu. But in a flash, he inhaled the Coke and the can in one gulp before it could fly out. He then spit out the broken can from his nostrils and threw it into the trash can.

It thought it was the peel and needed to be juiced before eating. Without noticing, it crushed it. He asked, "Can I still drink it like this?"

Shangluo nodded.

After hearing a few "thump thump" sounds, Qiuqiu swallowed the Coke in his mouth, and his stomach expanded again due to the gas.

"Fuck!" Seeing this, Han Xingzhi hid under the table.

However, the ball did not expand this time, but slowly disappeared.

It said, "I'm full."

"Now that you're full, please go home quickly! It's time for the kids to go home!"

"Wait. Eh? But it said you guys already signed a contract. We can't send him back now."

"What contract?"

【rope.】

The rope was still floating in the air, dangling in front of Shangluo:

Juvenile cloud whales will drift away, usually with the main group. However, they can be adopted. The cloud whales of the Air Tribe were adopted into human society and raised alongside humans. To adopt a whale, simply tie the whales together with a rope so they won't drift away.

"Oh, but I don't want to."

"Woooooo~~~"

"Hey! Why is it crying again?"

Shangluo took a step back in fear. Han Xingzhi didn't come out from under the table at all.

[It said, "Are you going to abandon it?" It will float away.]

"But he was there!"

Yes, he was about to float away, but you pulled him back. So, he doesn't want to leave now. This seems to be a rare opportunity among the Atmospheric Nomads, becoming a Cloud Whale Knight. He's probably the first one to be thrown away. He said, "If you throw him away, he'll cry for you."

"Oh my God. What does he want me to do?"

Shangluo stood in the middle of the room. He held the balloon in his hand. Wherever he walked, the balloon followed. The string ended in a small, ginkgo-like tail, about the same size as the balloon's.

"that's it?"

[Yes, that's right. This is how the Qi Clan raised the Cloud Whale.]

"I'm really getting younger and younger. Here, only third graders and below play with balloons! And I have to drive soon, what should I do? I don't have time to hold the rope."

It said you can tie the rope to your car. It said it's useful, like if someone in the next room keeps trying to lock you up. It asked if you wanted to deal with it. Just keep it with you. And you can tie it to your car when the race starts.

Chapter 497 Spell

Wen Yuan, standing guard in the stadium's VIP entrance, watched the ball float in the sky. He should have been in the car, not here. But the Emperor himself would be arriving incognito soon, watching the game from a private room upstairs, so he had to stand here for safety.

But this ball.

"This dragon is really a mysterious dragon that can only be seen from the head but not the tail." It took him a long time to come up with this sentence.

"Is that a euphemism for 'big head'?"

"Honestly, this isn't a balloon, is it? You're holding a string to it. Eh? Why is he inhaling?"

"Breathe in? Hey, hey, hey! Mr. Ball, calm down! Why are you suddenly angry? You weren't angry when I called you a balloon just now."

Because it had never seen a balloon before, now it really knows what a balloon looks like.

Balloons were floating nearby, used for celebrations inside the venue. It wasn't even time to enter yet, but the balloons had already been hung. The colorful balloons swayed in the wind, but the balls remained motionless.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's getting bigger and bigger! What is it going to do?!"

"It's okay, it's just a joke. It won't actually explode."

"???Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Look." Shangluo pulled it down, squeezed its cheeks hard, and patted its belly with his hands, but it didn't show any intention of roaring.

[You devil have only been using it for five minutes and you are already manipulating it.]

"This is called game theory, do you understand? Game. I knew that this kid would never dare to take action. Don't you think so, Qiuqiu?" He held Qiuqiu's face and squeezed its mouth into an O shape, but Qiuqiu still did not launch a dragon roar.

"Hey, is this really okay with you? I always feel like he has a lot of energy."

"Yes, there is, but that's in the future. A child this young won't have that, hahahaha~~"

"How did you know?"

"I called to ask."

Just now, he entrusted Hu Li's assistant to send an inquiry to the Qi Da Mu tribe, and the reply he received was:

The Cloud Whale couldn't actually activate the Whale Song—the mountain-shattering dragon roar Shangluo had heard. Even the roar it used when it charged above Carnegie City wasn't usable.

This is not because it is incapable of use, but because it is not a solo of the cloud whale, but a harmony of humans and dragons.

This is the unique magical system of the atmospheric nomads. This system of spells requires a "vibrator" and a "harmonic" to form a resonance between them. Humans and musical instruments, humans and dragons, and even humans and the sounds of nature like wind and tides, can all create a resonance between these two. The larger the scale of the resonance, the greater its power, but also the more difficult it is to achieve. This is because it essentially seeks to achieve "harmony between man and nature" with natural phenomena. Resonance between man and dragon is the simplest. Because dragons are conscious natural phenomena, they actively cooperate with humans in achieving "harmony between man and nature."

Shangluo explained, "So Qiuqiu can't roar on his own. He can only burp on the spot. If he wants to perform a dragon roar, he needs a priest from the atmospheric herdsman tribe to harmonize with him. They will use a horn-like instrument."

As he spoke, Shangluo continued to rub its face.

"Oh, this is really amazing." Wen Yuan sighed.

"What did you think of?"

"This is truly a soldier. Soldiers themselves can't move much, and require our 'invitation' to exert influence on the real world. You've made the right choice to invite this soldier; he's quite powerful. Is this considered your personal army?"

"Forget it, I haven't heard that Qiuqiu wants to practice heavenly talismans or something like that."

"That's the soldiers from the lower altar. You really invited the ghost soldiers here. The ghost soldiers are private soldiers. But what's the use of this kid now?"

"Yeah, it's gotten fatter, I guess." Shangluo shook his head. "After asking, I found out it actually has many functions now, but I need to learn the whale song myself to harmonize with it. They suggested I practice playing some wind instruments first. Right now, it's just getting fatter. Its phlogiston signal is very obvious, and it looks like a big ball."

"Wow!!!" Gao Shiyu's voice sounded at the right moment. "I knew it was you who brought it. What an amazing light source! Is this a light bulb?"

"I knew you'd come sooner or later. After all, this thing is too conspicuous. Hey." He looked at Gao Shiyu, "Look at it, what does it look like?"

"The light bulb is bright and follows you around like a little sun. But... could you please turn off the light? I can't see the markings on the ground. Just a little dimmer will do."

"Is it really brighter than your torch mark?"

"Of course. How can the fluorescence of rotten grass compare to the bright moon in the sky? It's too bright, isn't it? Does it move? So it's a balloon? Where did you buy it? I want to buy one too."

Wen Yuan immediately looked at it - the ball began to inhale again.

"Wow, this balloon can expand by itself. I must buy one next time."

Shangluo patted Qiuqiu's belly and signaled it to calm down.

"Captain Gao, I have something to tell you. I'm going to give some small gifts to the other teams. You can see it, right? Please do me a favor and pretend you didn't see it."

"Is it the one you mixed in the steamed bread before? Sure." Han Xingzhi nodded. "It has nothing to do with me anyway. I'll go back first. Remember to dim the lights later. I can hardly see the road."

After he left, Wen Yuan asked:

"Your tactic is to use this? That's not going to work. It doesn't look very smart."

"No, this kid has other uses. I need you to draw a few talismans for me. I hope it will have this effect." He whispered a few words to Wen Yuan.

"Oh! Don't worry about this. Wait a minute. Although I can't leave, I can provide all the help except 'leaving here'. Wait a minute, the talisman you want is this. Give me a note."

"Xiao Han, stand at the door with this."

"Like this?" He held the sticky note to his chest and stood in front of the garage door.

"Yes, that's it." Shangluo jumped into the car and lowered the hatch.

"Hey! You're not going to start, are you? Should I give way?"

"No, just use the Bai Hong Mirror."

The Bai Hongjing fell - looking out from inside the city, there was a red cross at the location of the talisman on Han Xingzhi's chest, like a crosshair.

"Hey~~ Done. This talisman is pretty useful. I'll have to ask what the spell is called later."

Although the name was unknown, the location of the spell was marked - and when Shangluo looked over, it seemed that additional information was displayed in addition to the marked crosshairs.

Name: Han Yin

birthday

"Your name is Han Yin?"

"Oh, yes, big brother, how did you know? My name, Han Xingzhi, is my scientific name. The family tree lists me as Han Yin. Ahhh! Wait, is this a magic spell? Why did you let me get close to you? Where did you see it?"

"Don't worry, I didn't see anything. Okay, next, just put this spell on other people's cars. It's more effective than drawing circles."

I'll update once today and then update three more tomorrow.

Chapter 498 Deploying Troops

"Then, just stick the talisman on."

He gave the talisman to the former young generals and asked them to make a few copies - the heavenly soldiers could also draw talismans, and they were as good as humans. Because the skill was not in the talisman itself, but in the sending and receiving.

After making the copy, Shangluo picked up the phone:

"I hope there won't be another case like Qiuqiu this time."

He still had to summon the "dragon" to deal with the problem, which were the two Samoyeds at the door.

With Qiuqiu's experience, he planned to make a phone call and ask first this time.

"Cloud Whale's magic requires human voice, right? Stop trying to trick me, this Earth Wolf."

He planned to confirm the relevant matters over the phone before using it.

"Hello." The call was connected. A familiar voice came from the other end of the line. It was the priest of the majestic nomadic tribe.

"Five days later, you've sent another inquiry. What do you want to ask this time?" the priest asked directly. Although only twenty minutes had passed in Shangluo's case, five days had already passed in his case.

"I want to ask, how do you use the Earth Wolf?"

"The Earth Wolf doesn't have a magic system similar to the Cloud Whale, so you can use it with confidence."

"Huh? I'm curious, since they're all equal dragons, do they have any corresponding abilities?"

"Yes. The Earth Wolf's ability is related to the area they guard, and they must continue to maintain the form of stone statues to guard the area in order to continue to gain power. This power is more like knowledge, because the Earth Wolf can hear and see everything within the area they guard, and record it. When they need to take action, they can use this knowledge."

"So, they don't have much ability now?"

"Yes. The two you have, they didn't guard long enough, and while they did, they weren't properly maintained by the Dragon Priests. So their current abilities are just two ordinary canines, albeit with the wisdom of a dragon. Sorry to disappoint you, this is a bit simplistic."

"No, no, no, this is perfect. I'm hanging up now."

Shangluo hung up the phone—something simple was exactly what he wanted. A "big baby" like Qiuqiu was simply too fancy. He thought it would be fine to use it as the protagonist's fighting partner in a novel.

As for the ground wolf, it is just a simple dog that can understand human language. This is very useful because most dogs cannot understand human language.