Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Ah this." Shangluo hesitated.

His purpose in doing this was to directly raise the tide in Ambrosia to the height of Huachi, and then start refining it directly. But now that the water level has risen to half, Longzhu has suppressed it.

Now we are faced with a dilemma. If the dragon beads are sent out, although the water level can continue to rise, floods will continue to occur there. If Ambrosia is allowed to continue to overflow from there, the entire Jade Capital might be flooded.

"Oh, by the way." Wen Yuan reminded, "I just listened to the Dragon King of Taiye Pond outside and said that he hoped it would be better for you to digest these ambrosias yourself. If Qiuqiu is stuck here all the time, It will all be drank by Qiuqiu. Now that the water is calm, you can drink it."

"But the water hasn't reached my mouth yet! I haven't drunk it yet."

"." Wen Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Do you have a straw?"

"Just think about it, it's impossible. I don't even have a mouth. I need the water to rise a little higher. How is the water outside?"

"It's very tricky. But if you want the water to rise, I'll discuss it with the outside and it should be okay."

[I’m afraid that won’t work. I overlooked one thing before - up is down and down is up. Connectors are also established here. After the water rose for a while, the water level rose very slowly and almost stagnated. At the same time, water began to leak outside. 】

"Huh?" Shangluo replied, "If the water level outside has to rise as well in order for the water level here to reach the same height as Huachi, then wouldn't that mean we have to flood the entire Earth's altitude?"

[Also, I don't know exactly how high Fangcun Mountain is. It probably depends on your level of cultivation. It's possible that even if you submerge the entire Earth in Ambrosia, the water level still wouldn't reach the height you desire.]

"So." Shangluo thought about it again, wondering if there was any way to get the best of both worlds.

"Ah." He thought, "Do you have a dragon ball that can suppress floods, right? I don't have any power to control water, so I can only use rising water. I also wanted to return to my body before. Control the water, so I hope you can catch the big snake and create a passage for me. But if there is a dragon ball, there is no need to go to so much trouble. Can you just send the dragon ball to Huachi and I can just suck the water? Save yourself from flooding both inside and outside.”

[Is that what you think? But this dragon ball is not yours. Things like Dragon Balls are very precious everywhere. Although the one outside has just ascended the dragon, he is a real dragon. If you want to use Dragon Ball, it's best to discuss it with her. 】

"Then you can help me ask?"

[Okay. Let me ask. 】

After a short silence, Apollonia replied: [Hey, she's pretty good. She was so aggressive before, I thought she was hard to talk to. 】

"Maybe it's just because I've messed with something that makes her angry easily," Wen Yuan replied, "Although I don't quite understand the ethics of dragons. But it is indeed a bit outrageous to poison a pond of fish with one pill. She has always She is holding her breath, and her willingness to come to help us shows that she is still willing to be loyal to the Heavenly Court - perhaps for the sake of the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor. After all, she is the koi raised by those people. "

[But she is not very familiar with Shangluo. This dragon ball is very important to her, it can even be said to be proof of 'dragon power'. Although her cultivation level itself is not very high, as a dragon herself, she already has the potential to reach the sky. The representative of all this is Dragon Ball - she is willing to lend you such a precious treasure as Dragon Ball. She is really nice. 】

"So this is the treasure of the Dragon Palace, right?" Shangluo nodded, "Don't worry, I am different from Sun Houhou. I must borrow and return. I just borrow and use it, really just use it. It must, must, Will return it.”

[She also stated the statutory requirements. Remember not to damage it when using it, otherwise she will ask you for compensation. 】

"Hey, this is a matter of course. Of course." Shangluo replied.

【That’s ok. ] Apollonia conveyed Shangluo's answer to the outside world and got Xiaohong's permission, [Then you two go and get the dragon beads. But also pay attention. 】

Apollonia continued: [After the Dragon Balls arrive in this world, she actually has no way to control the Dragon Balls, so how to use them is entirely up to us. Water control was an order she sent before she came in. If you want to use it, Wen Yuan, do you have any noble Tianyi over there? 】

"I can use talismans to summon one."

[Then you need to use spells to control it. I have sent you the control method, please collect the attachment. After getting the dragon ball, come here as soon as possible and place it on the top of Huachi. 】

Chapter 824 True Lord

"It's okay, it's okay." After aligning the information with Shangluo, Fu Yuanshan who was standing by him finally felt relieved. Things here and at home are settled.

As long as Shangluo doesn't disappear, all they have to do is wait until Wenyuan and the others deliver the dragon beads. The problems in the palace have mostly been solved - or in other words, they have been summarized into one problem. As long as Shangluo returns to normal, everything will be easy to handle. If something happens here in Shangluo, it would be meaningless even if the water is blocked.

In fact, the water was not a problem at all for the court. If we put aside other issues, the imperial court has countless options to plug that hole, and it doesn't matter if the imperial dining room is no longer needed. But just because this was related to Shangluo's Taoist secrets, Zhu Xianxian had no intention of using any coercive measures to interfere in this matter from the beginning.

Because, if Zhu Xianxen only tilted resources towards Shangluo for personal reasons when he advanced to heaven, then Shangluo now is definitely worth betting on. Because compared to the celestial beings who can be expected, real people in the Golden Core stage are simply out of reach.

The court did have many plans to shape heavenly beings, but real people have completely transcended the earthly world. At this level, the real person should be respected as the "true king". Even if this level is placed in Journey to the West, it is still extremely powerful.

What is even more valuable is that he is the only true king in the entire "modern history", and he knows Zhu Xianfen and is a member of the current court. The last real person, Lan Daoxing, lived four to five hundred years ago, and he was a member of the Tao Ancestor. For the current imperial court, Lan Zhenren would indeed help, but that entirely depends on Daozu himself.

As for the meaning of Daozu himself, Zhu Xianxen knew that he would never be able to understand it. Yan Song couldn't even figure it out, and Zhu Xianfen felt that he was definitely not as good as Yan Song.

I can't understand what Daozu meant, and Master Lan's movements are also unpredictable and unpredictable. In many cases, I can't count Master Lan as a helping hand - but Shangluo can. He is a person who lives in the present, and he has established inextricable connections with this era. He can really help the court.

Even if all friendships are put aside, Zhu Xianfen will put his affairs first. Even if he lets Ambrosia escape into the street and risks exposing the world behind the curtain, he will not hesitate. In fact, he was already ready when he started to deploy [Heaven and Earth Datong].

"So Shangluo." Fu Yuanshan reminded, "You have to take good care of yourself."

"This is natural. Of course I will cherish my own life. But isn't one of your missions to save Longlong? You haven't met him yet, have you?"

"He doesn't have to worry at all." Fu Yuanshan replied, "He will be in the safest place. He will definitely do it. This is his talent. Just like a bird can fly, a bird does not need to reach the golden elixir stage to fly freely. This is a bird’s instinct. Rather than being safe here, it’s not safe here. It makes me feel a little scared to stay close to him.”

"Then I can't move now. Wouldn't it be dangerous?"

"It's not that you will definitely be in danger if you leave Longlong." Fu Yuanshan waved his hand, "I'm not trying to comfort you. It's just that danger doesn't revolve around pandas. You have to be strong to strike iron. Longlong is a special case—— Have you forgotten? From the beginning, the imperial court thought that this job would be the same as a spring outing for you. No matter whether you come to rescue him or not, Longlong will be safe. Whether you go or not will only affect whether he comes back sooner or later. "

"You didn't expect that I would cause a big whirlpool all of a sudden, right?"

"I can't really tell you what this is." Fu Yuanshan pressed his forehead. "To say it's a disaster is obviously not appropriate. If there really was a major disaster, you wouldn't be so relaxed. But if this opportunity can be considered a blessing, then I definitely don't want it even if you give it to me. My goodness, the human form is gone, and it's turned into a pot of soup. I can only think of this as an opportunity. The final outcome depends on the various parties' magical powers."

"We don't have many enemies, right? Alexander is gone."

Fu Yuanshan shook his head: "Do you know why you need to accumulate virtue to cultivate immortality? Because cultivating immortality is going against heaven. The 'against heaven' here does not mean that there is a conscious heavenly way that is against you. There is no such way. Going against heaven What Xing means is that cultivating immortals requires taking over the creation of heaven and earth, and every part of heaven and earth's creation has been taken over by others. What does the joke say? There is a red button in front of you, and you can get 10,000 taels if you snap it. , but someone on earth will lose ten thousand taels."

[How about he shoots it up! He had to keep taking pictures even in his dreams. 】

"Uh" Fu Yuanshan was taken aback for a moment. This didn't follow the plot. Logically he should have answered "No", "But it's good that you know what it means. Even if you don't know, your promotion will definitely be lost due to the butterfly effect." It may be in the past, it may be in the present, it may be in the future.”

"Is that so? Why didn't I know?"

"Maybe it's too basic, and it's become a blind spot in your knowledge. Another reason is that most people who practice Taoism will avoid retribution in the future. They either accumulate virtue to offset it, or they work harder in the present and refine an elixir or something. For people like me who practice the Tao of Blessing and Fate, I have a very clear understanding of such things. I don't know if I will be punished one day, and I don't know what's going on. The safest way for me is not to rush up, but to distribute the blessings, so that the karma on my head will be reduced."

"Why do you sound like those Romans?"

"That's completely different. We are seriously considering the consequences of 'seizing the fortune of heaven and earth' - the Romans planned to beat the creditor to death directly. So Shangluo, have you determined whose fortune you have taken away? For example, you ascended to heaven. Whose was it taken from?"

【He took it away! Nothing, nothing. ] Apollonia herself kept her mouth shut. The details of this incident were unknown to Phaethon. Although she could vaguely guess it, saying it openly and acquiescing were two different things.

Shangluo also has his own arrangements for this cause and effect. This is why he took Phaethon into his side from the beginning.

Of course, relationships now are about more than just debt. The two of them have long been bound together by various interests and non-profit ties.

It's just that it's better not to pierce this layer of window paper.

Chapter 825

"Isn't it convenient to say so?" Fu Yuanshan waved his hand, "It's normal not to say it. Who among Taoist cultivators doesn't have their own little secrets? But for your Tao secret this time, if it's convenient, you'd better reveal the information. . "Whose creation did you take away?"

"If I want to speak directly, it's Alexander. I took this vase directly from his hands. He found that there was nothing I could do here, so he wisely went back to prepare for war. In the long run, maybe it has something to do with Apollonia? She has a set of 12 sacred weapons. Now that I have eaten one of them, the set is not complete."

[This, I don’t care about. Just use it. I've lived here for so long, it doesn't matter if I give you a little. I'm talking about it. Originally, I didn't have the holy weapon in my possession, it was just in name. If Shangluo hadn't been here, I wouldn't have had the chance to make a decision. 】

"I can't tell you that even though you usually stick to the rules, you are quite generous in important matters."

[Hey, hey, don’t forget, you have opened an account with me, and I have to keep accounts. And don’t blame me for being generous. We know each other very well. As the embodiment of wisdom, I think you are an excellent candidate for long-term investment. Now you are using my holy weapon to advance. When the time comes, you might be able to bring the status of all the holy weapons with you to be promoted. Hey, then I will make money! 】

"After doing this for a long time, you want to take away my fortune in the future."

[How can this be called taking away your creation? This is called dividends. I hold your original shares. Isn’t that excessive? I am the wisest messenger of wisdom! The investment I make will definitely, definitely, definitely make money in the end! Sometimes it’s not that you don’t make money, it’s that the time has not come yet. 】

"Is this your setting?"

[Wisdom and foresight are my instincts! Just like the ball must be in the right place. By the way, you may not know, but do you know what the main business of the Oracle is? 】

"A fortune teller?"

[No, it’s investment. If you have the ability to tell fortunes for others, of course you should also tell your own investment direction. That fortune-telling money is just to add to the fortune. The oracles that really have the power of prediction will of course use predictions to invest. Although I don’t know how it works, the investment in Oracle may not be meaningful in the short term, but it must be profitable in the long term. It's like handing the sacred object to the Palace of the Muses. The meaning is unclear at first, but in the end one of them comes into your hands. And because the holy weapons help you practice, all the holy weapons may be upgraded because of you - you see, this is a profit, isn't it? 】

"Well" Shangluo didn't know what to say, "I think this is purely because you live longer. Because a broken clock can always point in the right direction twice a day."

【It’s a prophecy! It’s a prophecy! Believe it or not, I really won’t lose money on my investment. 】

"Then why didn't you trade in stocks before? Are you afraid that my capital is not enough for you to lose money?"

【ha! You don’t believe it, right? Then I’ll show it to you when I get back. When the time comes when you make a lot of money, don’t be jealous and ask me for pocket money. 】

Fu Yuanshan stood beside him. Although he didn't know what the two were chatting in private, he could vaguely sense that there was some good fortune flowing.

"Are you two talking about something good? Tell me about it too?" Not only was he keenly aware of the blessing, he also came to take advantage of it as always.

[Ah haha, Senior Fu, you came just in time. I agreed with Shangluo that when I go back this time, I will go stock trading! 】

"Huiming Envoy wants to trade stocks?" His eyes lit up, "Then can you also tell me what you want to buy?"

[Okay, let’s build an investment group. You believe me! You are a good guy. Good people will be rewarded. 】

"Ah~~ Then I'll give you my good wishes, I'll give you my good wishes."

"I say, Senior Fu, do you trust her too much?"

"I'm telling the truth." Fu Yuanshan replied, "I actually believe in Daozu. Whoever makes a mistake, Daozu will not make a mistake. Daozu said that Huimingshi is the smartest, so it is always right to follow her in making the decision."

"Okay. Then I wish you success." Shangluo didn't know what to say, so he could only say a few auspicious words. After this incident is over, the Lei Department's funding should be improved to a considerable extent. Apollonia can also be regarded as a veteran of the Lei Department - sometimes even Shangluo forgets that when Daozu granted the title, he also sealed it together with Apollonia. It wouldn't be a bad thing to give her a chance to prove herself then.

"By the way, Shangluo." Fu Yuanshan wrote down Apollonia's words in a small notebook, and then asked Shangluo: "I asked you just now if you owe anyone any opportunities. Are you accurate?"

"As far as I know, no. Not only do I not owe anyone else, it seems that someone may owe me one in the future."

"If that's the case," Fu Yuanshan thought for a moment, "if you have really arranged everything, then your ascension will be a matter of course."

"Then what do I do?"

"You don't have to do anything - in other words, you don't need to go out of your way to do anything. You just have to wait here and wait for something good to happen."

"Huh?" Shangluo was stunned for a moment, "But why do I always feel unreliable?"

"Hey~~" Fu Yuanshan nodded, "The key to the problem is here. Don't ignore your intuition, trust your intuition. You are a heavenly being, and you should be able to sense qi. And I heard that you have always been You have this talent, even before you became enlightened. Think about it for yourself, what are the things that you are particularly concerned about? Or, what do you think you need to pay special attention to? "

"Not to mention, there is actually something that has always concerned me very much. Just like the Chekhov's pistol in the play, that pistol appeared and appeared in front of me again and again, but it has never existed until now. No sound. However, I always feel that this is a wild guess? I am not living in a Greek drama, how can everything operate according to the principles of drama?

【not necessarily. ] Apollonia gave a clear reminder, [I think, not necessarily. The principle of drama comes from the direction that humans expect things to develop, which itself is a kind of magic. You should pay attention to any inspiration that comes to your mind. 】

"So what is it?" Fu Yuanshan also asked, "No matter what it is, tell me and let me listen?"

"It may be a little ridiculous. But I always feel that there is something wrong with the elevator lady. Because every time I go deeper into the maze, she is involved in it - up is down, and down is up, right? I think in this process, the existence of the 'elevator lady' has a special meaning. This shows that..." Shangluo's mind flashed a thought that made him a little scared:

"This shows that the elevator itself has its own ideas. The elevator may not be the initiator of all this, but the elevator seems to be pushing the incident in a certain direction. Because the depth and progress of all of us participating in this incident are actually It’s decided by the elevator! This may sound a bit outrageous, but excluding other threats, I think this is something that is particularly concerning.”

Metropolis subway station, elevator entrance.

Alexander walked into the elevator as the Two-Horned King, with Ptolemy and Seleucus standing beside him: "Send me up, we have to go back to the ground." He ordered the elevator lady.

The elevator lady nodded respectfully and pressed the button. The elevator's pointer began to rotate again, moving to the next circle.

Chapter 826 Pointer

The elevator needle moves in circles. Alexander rode the elevator, going up circles and circles, and he broke through layers of puzzles. Ascending from "Thebes" at the bottom, he arrived at the metropolis of dreams, the metropolis, the new Antioch of the automaton, and was about to go to the real new Antioch at the top. The pointer rotates 4 times.

The three middle floors are not his design, but the crux and talent of New Antioch. In fact, from the beginning, only two layers, New Antioch and Metropolis, existed. This is also the reason why New Antioch was located here, as it is closely connected to the metropolis. But the two gradually produced their own shadows - New Antioch had automata, and Metropolis had dreams. Both themselves also benefit from the existence of the metropolis. In the longitudinal direction, you can stack as many layers as you want.

But this has nothing to do with Alexander. He is not here to solve problems, he is here to develop this endless treasure house. It's just that now the plan has been disrupted by Shangluo, and he doesn't intend to stay here and take other plans - because Shangluo may wake up at any time, and he will chase after him. Before Shangluo catches up to settle the score, he must immediately leave the shadows and return to the sunshine. Compared with the cold sunlight below, he still liked the sunlight from the real sun.

When the elevator stopped at the crowded [Metropolitan Metro Station] in New Antioch City, his trip to Green City was about to end.

However.

Alexander noticed something strange. If the elevator wants to stop, it must slow down first. But the elevator's needle turned to the fourth circle, but it had no intention of stopping.

Immediately, he pressed all the floors in the elevator and pressed the door door button repeatedly. The upward momentum of the elevator did not stop.

"Stop the elevator! I'm going down!" He shouted back at the elevator lady, but the latter remained indifferent.

The elevator passed the first floor in an instant and continued to rush upward.

"King, the elevator is about to reach the top." Ptolemy reminded, "Follow the instructions written on the side, we should press our backs against the wall of the elevator now, and then bend our knees."

"That's not for you." Alexander replied impatiently, "Don't say anything, you haven't really been reborn from history. Although you think you are my right-hand man, you can't help me now. "

He said this to himself. In fact, whether it was Ptolemy or Seleucus, or the other wise men in the Palace of Muses, they had no way to gain new "experiences". They were like people who had lost their minds. They had a deep memory of the distant past, but no memory of what was happening at the moment. They might be able to use their powers of observation to solve some problems, but this would not make them aware of the existence of this modern society. None of them could pass the mirror test. They could not bear to think that the person in the mirror was themselves.

The only exception was Alexander. The inner wall of the elevator was as smooth as the mirror. He looked at himself in the mirror. In the mirror, he is very different from his image in history. He wasn't wearing a toga or his iconic bronze armor, he was just wearing casual clothes. He had changed his clothes in the car so that he would be less conspicuous after entering New Antioch.

But despite this, he still retains some key features, such as still wearing a golden laurel tiara on his head. This is to facilitate Ptolemy's identification - to a certain extent, they are not perceiving the light, smell and sound of the outside world, but are perceiving memes. Keeping the symbols that originally belonged to Alexander would allow them to recognize Alexander's identity.

Sometimes he would feel strange to himself in the mirror. Alexander was sometimes afraid of his own strangeness. He was afraid that he might not recognize himself in the mirror, because that meant that he was about to return to history.

But maybe he is complete enough, or his observation ability is strong enough, or simply because of the magic itself, the mirror has never let him down. Just like countless times in the past, my silhouette in the mirror is still clear and my identity is clear.

As a "sage" who has emerged from the Philosopher's Stone, physical damage will not bring irreparable consequences. He was not worried that the elevator he was riding would affect his safety as he climbed to the top.

He estimated that the elevator was about to reach the top. He adjusted his shirt and tie, and parted his arms slightly to prepare for the impact.