Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"This guy didn't come down in the elevator, did he? Otherwise, we wouldn't have missed him. He must have come down from somewhere else. As long as we find where he is, we can follow the way he came."

"And this trick? Oh, what a pity. I wish I had asked him earlier. I wish I had asked him where he came from before."

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Fu Yuanshan dug into his pocket and took out a talisman. This talisman paper is like an edict, most of the places are written, only a few key places are not written.

"What is his birth date?" he asked Shangluo.

"You ask me who I'm asking!"

"Uh," Fu Yuanshan reacted, "I almost forgot, this is a clockwork man. I thought you would know his birth date since you are familiar with him."

"How about you check the production date?"

"Hey, that makes sense." Fu Yuanshan called to other Jinyi guards to turn the chef over. Sure enough, there was a nameplate on his back.

"Let's see, good guy, has it been produced for 50 years? It's quite old. No wonder it can become a spirit." According to the production date, Fu Yuanshan filled in the birth date and completed the entire charm.

About to stick it on my forehead. He thought about it carefully, and it still touched the hole in his heart.

With a bang, the chef on the ground immediately straightened his legs, raised his hands flat, and stood upright while twisting with a creaking sound.

"???" Shangluo suddenly realized something, "Is this Taoism?"

"It's just a trivial trick." Fu Yuanshan put the remaining talismans into his pocket, "Actually, if you couldn't go back before, I planned to get you back like this."

"Co-author, you were planning to drive me back by chasing corpses, right?"

[Pfft~] Apollonia, who had been listening, laughed, [What about that, you go on, pretend I didn’t say anything. 】

"If it weren't for the fact that this golden armor can't drive you back, I would indeed intend to drive you back. But even though I can't drive you back, I can still drive this little elf back." He untied the knife from his waist and held it in his hand with the sheath as a whip:

"With just a few clicks, you'll know where he's coming from."

Raising the scabbard, he hit Clockwork Man on the shoulder——

With a thud, the clockwork man jumped forward.

【Wow! It really works! We should really ask Victoria to come and see, the Cathay Alchemy can even catch a clockwork man! 】

"This is no longer just a clockwork man. It has a soul." Click on the left shoulder, click on the right shoulder. Fu Yuanshan answered while typing, "But it seems... Hey, why didn't he go out? You all get out of the way."

Fu Yuanshan originally thought that the clockwork man would jump out. Unexpectedly, after a few hits, it actually jumped into the room, aiming directly at the fireplace in the corner of the room.

"Huh?" Fu Yuanshan stopped. He walked to the fireplace and checked the ashes, and wiped the dust on the wind-up man with his fingers. "Really, it should have fallen from the chimney. Looking at the position of the ground, it seems to be the shoulder. Overall It fell in a twisted posture - this shows that he did not fall by himself, but was thrown down. "

"So this chimney can be led outside?"

Fu Yuanshan looked up from under the chimney and said, "Maybe it really works. I can't see the top, and it's much higher than the structure of the house itself. It seems to lead to somewhere. Maybe there really is a way up here - the elevator isn't the only way up and down, maybe this chimney can be used as well."

He retracted his head and asked everyone, "Who will go and scout the way? I have to stay here to guard Shangluo and can't move."

"I'll go." Werewolf Schneider immediately agreed to the order, "Then the star officer I mentioned before"

"What Xingguan, Xingjun!" Fu Yuanshan waved his hand and said, "If you can really help, Shangluo will definitely thank you."

"Um, it's true." Shangluo also confirmed.

With a squeal, the werewolf Schneider rushed in along the chimney mouth and climbed up. The sound moved from near to far, and after a while it was hard to hear it clearly. This meant that it really went up a long way.

"Apolonia." Shangluo immediately ordered, "We have a breakthrough here. You can come back first without exploring the way. Also call Karin back. If we can walk here, we don't need to go through the metropolitan subway. The elevator at the station is still a bit awkward now that I think about it. If we can go up through the chimney, we can just go back through the chimney."

"Eh? Then you don't need me to keep an eye on you?"

"We are not detectives. We can leave as soon as we finish our work. Let the Romans handle the secrets here. We can just take the fruit back."

The biggest gain this time was getting the sacred artifact and Alexander's IOU. Although Longlong has not been taken back directly, it is already on the submarine in Victoria, and it is only a matter of time before it can go back. As long as everyone in Shangluo must return in full, this mission will be a complete success.

"Okay, then I'm back. I also informed Karin that Karin is moving closer to you." As she said that, Apollonia suddenly paused.

"what happened?"

"The elevator is moving. Someone is coming out of the elevator. It's Alexander. He's back! Ptolemy and Seleucus are with him, and they're back again."

"Hey, do they still dare to come back? Aren't you afraid that I will settle the score with them? What are they doing?"

"They didn't seem to be planning to come out. They seemed to be tinkering with something. They seemed to have exited the elevator and entered the stairs. Ah! They were looking at the chandelier! They were looking at the crystal chandelier in the center of the hall."

"Huh?" Shangluo asked in surprise, "Isn't there a bomb in there? Or does he want to take the bomb with him before leaving?"

Before he finished speaking, there was another rustling sound in the chimney over there, and Schneider, with a face full of dust, jumped out of it again.

"Your Majesty the King of Rome! There's news!" He hurried to Shangluo.

"Did you find a way?"

"No. When I climbed halfway, something seemed to fall from the top! It was a piece of paper tied to a small stone. The words on it were crooked and full of blood." He showed Shangluo the alkali water ball.

"I told you I don't have any hands now. Show me your hand."

Blood-red writing appeared in front of Shangluo. The handwriting is indeed as Schneider said, the person who wrote it is exhausted, and the end of the handwriting is too long. The last part of the signature seemed to have completely lost its strength. The person who wrote it couldn't even sign it, but just drew two spirals.

[Double-horned.] Apollonia saw the last two spirals, [This is the meaning of the double-horned king, and it seems to have been written by Alexander. 】

"Huh? What do the words above mean?"

[It is classical Greek. The grammar is really old and hard to understand. But it seems like the first word in a sentence is, 'run'. The other one is] She identified it carefully, [Father? Father is here, let us run? What's the meaning? 】

"Ah!" Shangluo understood, "Father Heaven killed Brother Heaven!"

Chapter 830 IOU

"Heavenly Father killed Heavenly Brother? What do you mean?" Phaethon was with Karin, and they didn't know what this meant.

"It was Alexander who got away with it," Shangluo explained. "Alexander seemed to have hit a boundary that he shouldn't have touched - or, perhaps, the most likely possibility was that his failure led to punishment. The stakes for Thebes seemed too high. Yeah, the real dealer doesn’t seem to want me to just leave with my bet.”

"Aren't you just writing an IOU?"

[I guess it is because of the IOU that it is necessary to intercept. An IOU is still an IOU in a casino. When you go out, Phaethon will help you hand the IOU to Helios, and he will cash it for you immediately. He will do so. Therefore, as soon as the IOU leaves the casino, it is only a matter of time before it can be cashed. ] Apollonia explained, [Anyway, you two should get back together as soon as possible. Alexander's note was thrown in from the chimney. If it can come in, it should be able to go out. 】

"understood."

【Wait! As soon as possible! I saw that 'Alexander' had gone to the upper floor and started tinkering with the crystal chandelier! Hurry up! I slipped away first. Do you have anything else to say to Shangluo? If you have anything to say, tell me quickly, I’m going to run away now! I can't help you transfer when you're on the run. 】

The two looked at each other and said they had nothing to say. Apollonia hung up the phone immediately - her sense of danger was comparable to that of a panda to some extent. That note made her feel an unprecedented sense of danger, and she turned like the wind when she ran away.

"We're the only two left." Phaethon looked at Karin, "Get in the car. My car is on the corner over there."

"It doesn't seem possible. If even Lady Apollonia is so eager to retreat, we may not be able to make it in time by car."

"You seem to be more assertive? Did the devil give you power?"

"It's a forbidden code. I'm confident that it can solve the problem with the forbidden code."

"Then it's up to you." Phaethon put the key away.

"But even with the power of the Forbidden Code, this time seems to be too short"

"It's okay, I still have this." Karin turned the forbidden book on her back in front of her and turned to the first page. "As long as the leader of the 72 demon gods - Baal who rides the thunder, its power will be Can you escape with us?"

"Wait, you want to summon the Great Demon God? You must know that summoning the Great Demon God is expressly prohibited. The information itself of the 72 Great Demon Gods was also collected hundreds of years ago."

This is something that even Shangluo didn't notice. According to the restrictions of "technological ethics", magical powers can actually only summon secondary demons such as "the demon who controls bicycles that won't fall over". They don't even have their own real names because they don't exist in the classics. The knowledge of the 72 Great Demon Gods has long been collected in the Forbidden Code, and is secretly hidden in the library of the Metropolis, guarded by the Moon Angel.

Even Phaethon didn't know who the Great Demon God was - but Shangluo did. This is not a secret to him. If you open any search engine and enter relevant terms, you can immediately think of a lot of them.

But now, Karin, who had opened the secret code before, became the only one who knew about these great demons.

"But, I can't summon the devil myself." Karin replied, "That's why I am allowed to read this book. In the eyes of the Muse Palace, I am actually no different from a container of knowledge. But I can tell you, It’s up to you to sing, so in the end, it’s up to you to decide.”

"Are you sure it's okay? This is a demon."

"Actually, I'm not sure either."

The two looked at each other.

"I choose to believe in Apollonia." Phaethon broke the silence. "Now is the time to take urgent measures. Read it, and I will repeat it with you."

"Okay." Karin took a deep breath and opened the first chapter of the forbidden book——

"Wait a minute!" Karin suddenly gasped, "I saw later that I realized that halfway through, you need to choose a sun god as your god."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"This seems to be necessary when signing a contract with the Great Demon God. Because the Great Demon God only abides by the rules under the captivity of the Sun God, when signing a contract with the Great Demon God, it is necessary to choose a Sun God as the Lord to provide a framework for the contract itself . You can choose Apollonia, Helios or Amon Zeus."

"Still not." After thinking for a while, Phaethon rejected the proposal, "I'd better choose my father."

"Are you sure you want to choose your father?" Karin asked in a low voice, "I heard that Lord Helios is an absolutely just god. Although you can ask him for protection when summoning the great devil. But if If we have to pay any price, he will also"

Karin stopped the second half of her sentence. What she meant was that summoning the devil sometimes required signing a contract and paying a price. If Apollonia is in charge of the contract, then we can count on Apollonia to deflect. But if it was Helios, there was absolutely no way he would go astray.

"I know." Phaethon replied, "But I still think that I should trust my father at this time. Let's not say whether he needs to be sidetracked - our Lady Apollonia, she seems not to be at all. There is no ability to ensure that the contract is fulfilled.”

"It seems to be the case." Even if Karin didn't know much about the inside story, she knew that Apollonia was not very reliable at this time. As for the last Amon Zeus, calling him to help at this time is obviously hitting the muzzle of the gun. There is no good way other than choosing the most normal Helios. "

"Then, please read after me: The one who came out of the summons and commanded you by the power of Helios, the sun god - Thunder hammer! Thunder! God of gods, Lord of all changes. Thunder rider with the double-horned crown Lord Baal!" Suddenly, Karin reacted:

"No! This is wrong! Baal is also a two-horned god!"

Phaethon immediately stopped reciting: "Why don't you take a look first!"

"The elf has no voice, so I can't read silently! I read it and read it directly! Fortunately, we stopped, otherwise"

However, the chanting voice did not stop. Once the ritual starts, it doesn't stop. The voice coming from the forbidden book continued to chant with the timbre of Phaethon:

".In the name of Helios, who can make the sun shine on the world. Baal with the double-horned crown, reveal your true form!"

At the end of the recitation, the forbidden code burst out with golden lightning.

"Ahhhh!" Karin slammed the page shut, but the huge force rebounded, and even she couldn't hold it down. Phaethon, who was next to him, immediately stepped forward. The two of them pressed their hands on the page, and the golden lightning was suppressed and returned to the page——

Chapter 831 Summoning

However, the power of two people could not withstand the power of the two-horned god. The pages of the book bounced the two of them away and spread out to the first page. The two-horned figure emerged from the book and gradually rose. The two-horned figure stretched out its hand slightly, as if about to press a button in front of it.

His movements froze for a moment. He didn't resume his movements until he fully emerged from the page. He activated a certain mechanism, but was interrupted by a sudden call.

"?" Strong pressure swept across the entire area. Doubt also appeared on his face.

"Why am I here?" He glanced at Phaethon and Karin who fell next to them.

The face was exactly the same as Alexander's, but it showed a cold expression, as if his face was just a mask.

Even if he didn't say it, the two of them could guess that this was the "Amon Zeus" himself that Alexander feared. Or at least an incarnation of himself.

"It's you who are interesting. It was the wise Apollonia who asked you to do this. I was just a little bit close to activating the bomb."

"Ah?" The two looked at each other, "Ah this."

"Very good. No wonder Alexander can't do anything to you. In this case, I will start with you first, and then control the Roman king."

He took a step toward the two of them—but was stuck. One of His feet was always stuck in the page of the book and could not be moved out at all.

"What did you do to me?"

"We summoned you. You actually have to fulfill our wishes before you can go back." Karin whispered.

"Ah, so this is your plan!" He sneered, "You want to trap me with wishes, just like the archangel trapping Saint Sophia, right? You think that as long as you don't make a wish, I will Standing here in this funny posture? It’s true that Apollonia can think of such a trick, but it’s too offensive.”

【Wow! ] Apollonia's exclamation appeared in their ears at the right time, [Amon Zeus is missing! I was just about to run when I saw Amon Zeus suddenly disappear! 】

next second.

【Wow! ! ! ! ] The scream was an octave higher than before, [Why is He here! What have you done! 】

"Apolonia?" He raised his head slightly, "First time meeting. Long time no see."

【Ah ah ah! ] While screaming, Apollonia's voice faded away.

"???" Amon Zeus had doubts on his face, "What is she doing? Does she have any profound intention?"

"I guess she was scared away by you," Phaethon whispered.

"Are you kidding me? This false body created by the Philosopher's Stone only carries the power of a demigod. How could it possibly scare Apollonia away?"

"Uh." The two looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

"This must be part of the plan." He looked at the two of them, "If it were a complete Thebes and a complete me, I would not be trapped by Apollonia's plan. Now I am not just a mere God, this body can't even carry the mind. Your plan is really interesting. I begin to admire the King of Rome." He looked into the distance in a daze.