Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

Chapter 859: Toward the Heart (Second Update)

Like a piggy bank, Amon Zeus's chest was filled with drachma gold coins. It was exploding gold coins when I was playing, and it was still exploding after I lay down. The chest of the entire colossus was filled with gold coins.

"???" Standing on the damaged chest and looking at the gold coins inside, Shangluo was stunned, "Where is the heart?"

[Heart. Ah, maybe the heart is not as big as the real heart. It is made of magic, and the heart may be some symbolic object. 】

"Huh? Like?"

[Such as feathers, gems. Or more likely - an Ankh cross. There are some in the font library, and they probably look like this]

Apollonia sent the characters of the Ankh Cross to Shangluo.

[This is a symbol of life, usually placed on the chest of mummies. I think this is the symbol of the heart in this colossus. If nothing else, it should be gold. 】

"Gold? You want me to find a gold cross with a different shape among a pile of gold coins?"

[Um, wait a moment, give me 10 seconds, I will solve it. 】

10、9、8、7、6——

Before Shangluo could count to five, his feet suddenly became empty. The pile of gold coins disappeared out of thin air in front of him in the blink of an eye, less than 5 seconds.

"what have you done?"

[I asked Phaethon and Karin to call a demon to spend all the drachma gold coins! Although the drachma gold coins here are piled up in mountains, they are simply not worth the price in Thebes. Therefore, we are qualified to take these gold coins directly to pay off the debt, as long as we can prove it with the IOU guaranteed by Helios. After showing the IOU, the demon took all the gold coins. 】

"Then the devil can still come to collect money?"

[Dracmark is the common currency of the spiritual world, and all demons love to collect it. 】

"good."

This demon was so surprisingly useful that he almost wanted to take one home.

He didn't ask Apollonia what she spent the money on, as business matters were more important now.

He leaped into the empty temple-like chest of Amon Zeus. Near the bottom of the sea, where the sea water poured in, a golden palm-sized Ankh cross lay there. Even the influx of water from the Hudson Bay could not obscure the brilliance of gold.

Seawater pours in through the breach. Shangluo dived into the water and suddenly felt a chill on his neck - he reached out and touched it, and saw that the blades of the armor were open, and there seemed to be open whisker-like gill structures in the blades.

The degree of dragon transformation further deepened. Although it worked well, it did make him a little panicky.

Embedded into the bottom of the sea without any hindrance, he reached out and touched the Ankh Cross.

The moment he touched the cross, everything around him trembled like an earthquake - Amon Zeus resisted fiercely, but was pinned to death on the seabed by Talos with even more intense bronze force, unable to move.

Shangluo tried to break the golden Ankh cross with his hands.

Sure enough, the motionless feel is not gold at all, it is indeed the feel of divine chrome. This is how Apollonia feels. It seems that it does contain the divine thoughts of Amon Zeus, at least part of it.

If he had enough time, he would have many ways to deal with it. But now that time was running out, he had no choice but to use the fastest method.

Stretching out his right hand, clenching his fist with the divine chromium armor, he used the equally hard divine chromium to collide with the Ankh Cross:

boom------

The invisible, soundless, and formless divine might was deafening, a sound that only a few living beings could hear.

"Ah——" With a long sigh, the Ankh Cross was smashed into a twisted dough stick by him.

The shape itself is part of the form of the object. Without the shape of the Ankh cross, the power of the statue disintegrated in an instant, just like Talos was bled just now.

"Phew." He breathed a sigh of relief, finally dealing with this biggest trouble.

The thunder above the head has begun to brew, which means that the power of Amon Zeus has not disappeared in this country. His malice only spread into a wider space.

Likewise, this lightning still followed the limitations of natural lightning and was blocked by Talos. But after losing his body, Thor's full blow made Talos unable to adapt:

"Qia!" He seemed to have learned what Shangluo shouted just now. After all, Shangluo also made a sound through his vocal mechanism just now.

"We need to hurry up."

He grabbed the twisted Ankh cross first. He was about to kick it into his arms subconsciously, but suddenly he remembered that the pocket was now closed.

"Apolonia! Is there a demon who can store my luggage?"

[Some, some, the one just now hasn’t left yet. 】

"Take this Ankh Cross away! I'll get it later."

[Don’t forget the four canopic jars in your belly. I guessed it right, it was also from Shen Chrome. If you think it's okay, I'll take it away together. 】

"Hurry, hurry, Talos seems to be unable to withstand it anymore."

"Qia!" Talos, who was struck by lightning, made a sound of being hit.

【Three seconds! 3, 2, 1! Okay, withdraw! 】

This time it was faster than before. The demon who can store items even after collecting gold coins is very efficient.

After turning back to confirm that nothing had been left behind, Shangluo jumped up from the bottom of the sea, flew to Talos's neck, took over Talos' control again, and then rolled to avoid a bolt of lightning that was coming down.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you a promotion later and make you a regular goalkeeper."

After saying that, he opened the communication channel: "Senior Fu, we're done here! Have you found a bunker over there?"

"We have found it a long time ago. We took a bunker when we came here. It is in a very safe place. Your friends are here too."

[Ah, you would never have imagined how safe it is here. It's really amazing that you can avoid bombing like this. 】

"Why does it seem like everyone except me knows where it is safe? Forget it, just be fine."

He and Apollonia reviewed the final operation process - this could only be done with Apollonia. Because after Shuilong reconciled with Shangluo before, it had already begun to dive at the edge of the atmosphere, and there was no way to communicate with Shangluo in real time.

This is not because the black barrier caused by the high-temperature plasma sheath blocks communications. In fact, because the Water Dragon is so big, even if it loses one stage during its ascent, it would still be over a hundred meters high. The plasma sheath simply cannot cover the entire hull of the Suiryu, and antennas located in other parts of the hull can still communicate.

Zhang Xuanling was unable to contact him at this time, mainly because he was too busy. The dive phase, like the other phases, is completely manual. In vertical ascent and space, there are not many parts that need to be operated. The posture during re-entry is quite complicated and requires Zhang Xuanling's full concentration on driving.

Chapter 860 The real new Antioch (3 updates)

[It is estimated that in 30 seconds, you will be able to see the comet-like Suiryu passing through the sky. 】

Take off the big bow and hold it in front of you. Shangluo also dug out the dragon ball, threw it, and fixed it on the arrow of the big bow. There were still 30 seconds left, and he was holding his bow and arrow, waiting for the time node to arrive. Shortly after seeing the Suiryu, and the moment he saw the Suiryu dropping bombs, he was ready to shoot.

After a while.

"Wait a minute, it's been 35 seconds, why haven't you seen him?"

Before he finished speaking, the communication channel rang, and Zhang Xuanling's urgent voice came from inside:

"Hey! Shangluo! Where is New Antioch! Why can't I see it!"

The conversation between the two was transmitted to Yujing in real time, and to Zhu Xianfen and the cabinet.

Everyone present had question marks on their faces because they could see the scenes on both sides at the same time.

On the left is Fu Yuanshan's real-time shot of the sky in New Antioch - blue sky and white clouds, empty, with no trace of the Water Dragon at all.

On the right is a bird's-eye view taken by the Water Dragon in real time, which is even more outrageous - the location of New Antioch is empty, and there is no shadow of the city at all. Continuous white clouds float peacefully over the blank land, creating a quiet and peaceful scene.

"Really? Got it, I'll report right away." Lu Huaiyang walked in quickly while holding a phone call. He simply nodded to the emperor and the elders, and immediately began to report:

"An abnormality occurred on the front line. Ten minutes ago, Zhang Xuanling, the pilot of the Water Dragon, sent a message. He found that the New Antioch did not appear where it should be. He judged that the instrument might be wrong, so he made corrections. But now the situation is clear, please look at the map.”

He held up two photos, one was a paper map of New Antioch and the other was a photo taken by Zhang Xuanling. The outlines on both sides are exactly the same.

"Zhang Xuanling was right, there is indeed no New Antioch down there."

Everyone fell silent. This situation was completely different from what they expected. And no one would have thought that the world-famous metropolis was "not in the original place". They once thought whether the city had grown legs and ran away. If Shangluo himself had not been there, "the city had grown legs and ran away" might really need to be investigated, because this was the only answer that everyone could think of after excluding all possibilities.

"So. Why?" Zhu Xianfen frowned and put his arms on the table. "Logically speaking, this city cannot be fake. Neo-Antioch is an important node in global trade and the rule of the Roman Empire in the New World. Central. Its location, layout, and city appearance are not secrets around the world. Countless people have visited and returned to that city in person. "

He repeated it again at the end of the sentence and concluded: "You can deceive everyone all the time, or some people all the time, but you cannot deceive everyone all the time. New Antioch must exist, and it must be there. hudson bay.”

Zhu Xianyi first eliminated the option of "New Antioch is a city of nothingness".

"So, what do you think?"

Zhu Xianwen, the first person on the right, and the first assistant to the cabinet, first stated his views:

"There may be some kind of 'shield' that prevents us from seeing Neo Antioch from above. This is also unknown. After all, this is the first time we have looked down at the Earth from space."

"As far as I know, there is no such technology." This proposal was rejected by the Ministry of Industry. "Even if there was, it would not be possible to cover the entire city. And everyone, New Antioch is a normal city, it has sunlight. There is nothing It can physically block sunlight and simultaneously block visual information on the ground in one direction. And even if it is a black cover, it is not without one-way glass. But what is shown on the screen is a real mountain and river. "

"And there is an airport in New Antioch!" Someone else added, "We start from common sense. Even if there is such a cover, how could it not be discovered by planes flying up and down every day?"

The outrageous situation left everyone confused. They didn't even know how to think about it.

"It seems that we can only rule out the possibility that this thing is a technological creation." Zhu Xianxin shook his head.

"Your Majesty, can you just drop the bomb?"

"No." Zhu Xianyi replied, "The Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth must be detonated by the Dragon Ball before it explodes. If you rashly drop doomsday weapons into the location area, there is a risk of loss."

As he spoke, he grabbed the microphone: "Zhang Xuanling, stop dropping bombs. Even if you throw them into the sea, you can't drop them into unknown areas. If the unity of heaven and earth is lost in unknown areas, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Understood." Zhang Xuanling accepted the instruction.

On the other end of the phone, Shangluo was also at a loss. His mind was working at high speed. He is on the front line, and no one understands the current situation better than him. He confirmed, like Zhu Xianene, that Neo-Antioch indeed existed. but.

"Why is this happening? Why can't I see it? Is it really just that I can't see it, or does New Antioch have some other secrets?"

【No hurry, no hurry, no hurry! We are flipping through books! Karin and I are flipping through the books! The answer will come out soon! It will definitely come out! ] Even so, there was no hint of "it'll be out soon" in her tone.

While Shangluo was looking at the sky, another thunderbolt from Amon Zeus struck him. He was so engrossed in thinking that he didn't have time to dodge. The sky thunder directly hit Talos's head, penetrating from top to bottom. The thunder and lightning surged in the veins of Talos with divine power, planning to boil it. Shangluo just felt a little numb——

"Wait a minute." He suddenly looked to the sky. It's like Archimedes sitting in the bathtub.

A casual thunder cleared his doubts.

"Apolonia! No need to look for it! I know the reason! Did you just ask me: Why does Amon Zeus stay here and feel as comfortable as in his own home? Is he the owner here or me?"

【Do you know the answer? 】

"The answer is - both. And, he is bigger than me."

[How did you find out? How do I not notice? 】

"Ah!" Phaethon also noticed, "I understand! The flaw is there!"

Her keen intuition allowed her to discover the key to the problem for the second time after Shangluo. She understood that the change occurred earlier than they thought. Since setting off, they have fallen into the giant net of Amon Zeus.

【ha? ] Apollonia asked doubtfully, [Why am I the only one who doesn’t know? where? 】

"The flaw was in Pompey the Younger!" Phaethon replied. "After Pompey the Younger was finished, the upper layers were destroyed. But Alexander was killed by Carine's sword before him, but nothing happened. This It shows that everything here is based on the influence of something deeper and more stable than Alexander.”

[Isn’t this the interior of Shangluo? 】

"I used to think so too - but little Pompey died! He was killed by Amon Zeus from top to bottom and his whole family was killed. The thunder and lightning representing Amon Zeus can affect the foundation of each layer. Amon Zeus is not just Existing on this level. He is the cornerstone of this entire field. He is the one who is everywhere before Alexander pulls you over. Including. We just came here. At that time, he thought he was the real new Antioch under the moonlight.”

Chapter 861 Taiyi Jinhua (45 updates)

Chapter 861 Taiyi Jinhua (4.5 updates)

Even after the analysis reached this point, Phaethon's shock still did not decrease, because a shocking fact lay in front of him:

"If the Water Dragon hadn't overlooked the city from the sky, we might never have discovered that New Antioch had long been covered by the domain of Amon Zeus. The entire city had long since become Thebes' Part of it. No wonder we can't find Amon Zeus at all! We once thought he was in the upper reaches of the Nile River. We just thought that the semi-finished product in Thebes was pulled here not long ago. It seems that the real situation is——

"New Antioch is Thebes. Thebes is New Antioch."

After saying that, she turned to Shangluo in the channel: "Although I still don't know why this place has become like this, the reason can be investigated later. Maybe it's because Aotearoa has already detonated, or something else - but It’s not important. What’s important is that no matter what tricks are there, Tiandi Datong can still continue to explode!”

"Coincidentally, so do I. We both think the same thing - then, the job of calibrating the celestial sphere will be left to you. I'll contact the Water Dragon."

"Long Xiang, this is the Yangtze River." Shangluo contacted Zhang Xuanling, "Continue bombing. I have a solution."

"The emperor's order just now was to stop bombing."

Zhu Xianfen's voice intervened: "Do as Shangluo said. Shangluo, do you have an idea? How do you plan to hit the dragon ball into the sky through these false skies?"

"Answer - up is down and down is up."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Xianfen saw the grand scene in the picture:

The clouds recede. Mechanical gears, levers, cycloidal wheels, oscillators, and brass bells occupy the entire sky - the lighthouse system, it's here again!

[Lighthouse system internal beta version, loading. Version number 0.98. 】

[The phlogiston circuit is injected and the spirit overwriting begins. 】