Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

He was silent for 2 seconds.

"Shangluo, how about giving me one too?"

"Who are these people? They've already said it's not a normal cursed date. Why are they all rushing to eat it? Don't think, 'Just try it and you'll give it a try'. How about 'Try it and you'll die'."

"But what if?" he replied, "What if I become successful?"

"What if you die?"

"Well, we'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later." He had no intention of giving up at all, but seeing that Shangluo disagreed now, he planned to turn around and say, "See you later! I'll come to Yujing to see you tomorrow."

"I'm telling you, this Thunder Tribulation Zao is really..."

"Let's talk about business, let's talk about business. You still want to shoot commercials, right? I've written the script here and am planning to send it over. It doesn't matter if I don't have time tomorrow. I'll talk about the script with you and then we'll revise it here. Change. That’s it, see you later——”

He hung up the phone.

Shangluo handed the phone back to Iron Man Army and watched him leave.

"Who is this?" Shangluo shook his head, "Why do you hear that this thing is dangerous, and everyone wants to try it?"

"I can understand. He wants to make progress too much." Fu Yuanshan replied, "Ever since I knew there was a person like Zheng Shijie, he has been thinking about how to become a Taoist. He and the Emperor really have the same chemistry, otherwise how could they have fun? Come together."

"Could it be that the emperor is also going to eat this robbery date?"

"That's not necessarily the case. The emperor at least listens to Daozu and won't act recklessly. And I will also advise him - this thing is really not something that should be faced during the Qi training period. After I go back, I will do the same thing Tell the emperor truthfully, I believe he will understand."

Fu Yuanshan paused for a moment: "As an alchemy cultivator, he has his own persistence. He will not eat other people's elixirs. This has always been the case. His elixirs have always been self-produced and sold, and never passed through the hands of others. "

As he said that, he took out the jade sign and said: "Guo Xing was delayed a moment ago, so I have to call the emperor quickly. He doesn't know if you are okay now."

"Thunder Tribulation Jujube! Give me one!"

When Shangluo heard what was said over there, Zhu Xianfen's voice burst out: "Hurry up and give the phone to Shangluo! I want to talk to him on the phone!"

Fu Yuanshan had no choice but to take the phone over:

"Shangluo! Where is the Thunder Tribulation Jujube? Is it still there? Is it still there?"

"Yes, you can get as much as you want. But you don't really want to eat it! I thought you didn't want to eat it."

"Of course I won't eat it - I want to study it. If the principle can be studied, then maybe the Dragon Balls will not be needed next time to release the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth. We can inject the Heavenly Tribulation ourselves, and let the Heavenly Tribulation and the spiritual energy interact with each other. Annihilation. Maybe you can make a bigger bomb! Come back and let me see."

Chapter 869 Secret

Sitting on the seat of the field transport plane, Shangluo was still recalling Zhu Xianfen's tone just now - it was like Shennong tasting star anise, cinnamon and cumin when he tasted herbs: Eh! This stuff isn't poisonous and it smells pretty good!

Shangluo hadn't even warmed it up when he put it in his hands. Before he could figure out how to deal with it, Zhu Xianxen had already arranged to use it to make a warhead. And it does sound like it could be done.

This time, a lot of effort was put into it, using a golden elixir and hundreds of tons of spiritual fluid, and then launching an entire Water Dragon carrier rocket to deliver it. There was a legion of people working up and down, and they even had to launch the dragon balls and projectiles as warheads twice.

Although the effect is very good - I just learned from the Iron Man Army who came to support that they encountered strong air currents brought by the shock wave when they were in the middle of the New World. Fortunately, the pilot was a monk, so it wasn't a big problem.

But in terms of killing efficiency, if so many people have to be used to launch each time, and the emperor himself has to give the order every time, then there will be a problem of "pyrotechnics control".

For example, although explosives can be used in mines, the control of explosives involves many procedures. When using them, they need to be operated in strict accordance with the specifications. These specifications themselves are costs. If carbon dioxide gas explosions are used where conditions are suitable and the expanding gas is used to break rocks, the cumbersome procedures of fire control can be omitted.

There are similar restrictions on spiritual evil weapons. But if we can reduce the scale, shorten the launch process, simplify the approval process, reduce the logistics personnel from the strategic level to the operational level, and even the tactical level, and simplify the use procedure from "the emperor's order" to a code - if you want to simplify it like this , a portable thunderbolt is indispensable.

Because before thunder tribulation was needed, the weight of the warhead had to be increased. When the weight of the warhead increased, giant rockets had to be used to deliver it. After the giant rockets were added, the fleet had to be used to charge them. There are more and more people, and when there are more people, people have to take care of everything they eat, drink, and defecate. After all, if Lei Jie could take it out easily, all this process would be saved.

But before that, Zhu Xianfen had not thought about this at all.

[By the way, why didn’t your senior brother think of any simple way to create a thunder disaster before? 】

"I don't know of any simple way to create thunder tribulation. But we seem to have encountered this kind of problem before - remember when we first tried to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill? At that time Wen Yuan gave us Explained: It is impossible for a machine tool to process parts more precise than itself. If an Arhat wants to be enlightened, he must hear the Dharma from the enlightened Buddha."

【Ah, I understand. Just like making bread, bread cannot ferment by itself and needs yeast to incubate. Although under natural conditions, bread can also obtain yeast by chance, but it is almost the same as alchemy. Whether the yeast or other miscellaneous bacteria floating in the air is completely invisible, intangible, and cannot be determined. From the perspective of an alchemist, he can directly draw a conclusion - the most undecidable thing in alchemy is 'under what circumstances' can quantitative changes produce critical qualitative changes. Alchemists also worry about the conditions under which lowly iron and lead can be sublimated into gold. And you——】

She paused: [You are the one with the yeast. You can put a date on that bread to make a date cake. You have solved the most uncertain and vexing problem in the entire process in one fell swoop. You are like the Buddha who became an Arahant, you are like the yeast that enlightens the bread, and the industrial mother machine processes the small machine. 】

"Your focus is on small computers, right?"

【ah. ] Apollonia suddenly changed the topic - but not completely, [As for your role in this, in fact, Roman theoretical research can solve it. We call it Gnostic, meaning one who possesses 'Gnosis', a word that can simply be translated as 'knowledge', or 'divine secret'. Sophia in Hagia Sophia has a similar meaning. Alchemy believes that metals have high and low values, and it is because true knowledge overflows from gold that it turns into iron and lead. People can also become a higher state, but the current state is only because they have not been enlightened by true knowledge. 】

“Is this yeast too?”

Yes. Gnosticism, at its core, is devoted to the study of the "divine secret" that illuminates all things. We believe that divine secrets possess at least four characteristics: ineffability, perceptibility, temporality, and passivity. The source of true knowledge lies in the fourth, "passivity." Gnostics believe that enlightenment cannot be achieved through human will alone; it must be obtained from divine secrets from above. This divine secret is often ineffable, indescribable, and temporary.

"The secret must not be revealed?"

【Yes. In this regard, both of us have reached a theoretical agreement: the secret of heaven cannot be recognized by human thinking and is beyond the scope of rational understanding. The wonderful scenes in dreams often linger for a while when you are awake, but they slowly disappear like dew in the sun. In the end, all that was left was vague, unspeakable melancholy. This is 'enlightenment'. And these are called Taiyi Jinhua among those who practice Taoism. The truth of the Xiantian Dao, the key to revealing the golden elixir, etc., these secrets that cannot be revealed are all Taiyi Jinhua. 】

"Golden branches and golden flowers are exactly the same to some extent. They are really similar."

[So Alexander and Cathay are on good terms with each other. Because as soon as everyone communicates, they will find that we are studying the same thing. If you look at your current situation in Rome, you have become a walking sun. Because the light of true knowledge leaks out from you, the human-shaped sun, all the time. 】

"Am I also the God of the Sun?" Shangluo was stunned for a moment.

【I can’t say. Well, if you look like a duck, walk like a duck, and quack like a duck, then you are a duck. 】

"I don't look the same!"

【ha! You are also trapped in Shen Chromium now. What is the difference between you and me? 】

"???" This sentence exploded in Shangluo's mind like thunder, "So you and I are the same now?"

The great uneasiness made his heart beat faster - his heart suddenly tightened.

[Hey, no, everyone is inside. Why can you walk under the sun and I can only stay on your mobile phone? 】

Chapter 870 Gnostic

"Aha, I'll just say it." His suspenseful heart suddenly relaxed, "So I'm not the one, right?"

【You can be. However, you are different from me in one key part - do you remember the golden elixir projectile that carries my consciousness? There is also the King Kong Gate under the Purple Mountain. Divine chromium is not a cause, but an effect. It was not God who created the divine chromium, but the rules of the world that prevent the secrets from being peeked into. The rules of the world resist change and destruction. Divine Chromium is the embodiment of this effect, so it is indestructible because it cannot be destroyed according to the rules. But here you are]

She thought for a while: [You are doing it the other way around. You have put on the armor of divine chromium, and you are exuding light just like the sun divine machine. This is the nature of the divine machine. But I can't come out here casually, but you can walk on the ground - why is this? And you can throw the dates everywhere, and I can't even figure out what to eat tonight. Why! They all look the same, but why do you seem to be freer than me?】

"Before all this, shouldn't we do some research first - are we really the same? Am I really the sun god?"

[I think you can be. I don't know the specific situation, because Jinhua and Jinzhi are different - Cathay and Rome have different handling models in this regard. As the Apollo of this world, my godhood comes from the Apollo who has already existed. On the Cathay side, Dao Ancestor doesn't seem to be seeking any ancient gods, and the same goes for you. Your current state seems to be closer to Dao Ancestor than mine. Could it be.]

She was suddenly stunned: [Did the old man arrange these for you? This armor is actually the old man's mantle? 】

"what?"

[Your life is completely normal now, isn’t it? You can run, you can laugh, and you can jump. If you were an infinite divine machine, you would be a divine machine with unprecedented freedom—oh, that’s not right! How can there be solar energy running on the ground like you? In the myth, the sun is running around but it is Houyi who shoots it! Phaethon is flying around holding the sun, and he is about to be struck by Zeus' thunder. Why are you wandering around while all the other suns are under the mountain? Why? ! 】

Apollonia was still a little worried and teasing just now, so she used the "Bixing" technique and borrowed a duck to remind Shangluo of his current state. Then he thought about it and realized that Shangluo's situation was completely different from his. Shangluo is completely free. He is like the sun running around on the ground, and he sends out curses one after another - the curses are just a corner of the avenue, and they are infinite pieces of auspicious light. It manifests itself as a violent catastrophe, but it can bring incomparable opportunities.

If used properly, this "tribulation thunder" intercepted from the avenue will make all things sprout, just like spring thunder awakening dormant vegetation.

【Why are we different? Why are we different! You come in and accompany me too! Come down and stay with me! 】

"Are you some kind of cyber ghost?" This was already the second time, because Apollonia's resentment transcended space. She really wanted to come out, but it was the price of power, which she couldn't accept. If she was asked to choose whether to be a divine machine or a mortal, she knew she would still choose the former.

But the living Shangluo appeared in front of her. Her resentment suddenly exploded:

【I also want! I want your armor too! Ahhhhh! I want too! 】

"Don't you already have one? Isn't there an alchemist?"

【The size is wrong! Totally wrong! How could this mortal body accommodate a divine machine? It was hard to explain before, but now you think about it and you understand - can this alchemist withstand the catastrophe? I need a pair of armor that can withstand the forces of heaven. 】

"Then there's nothing I can do to help."

[Can’t help? Have you really loved me? I'm angry! Why are you alone outside, why should I be inside. snort! I am angry! 】

envy. Apollonia's jealousy was ready to arouse again. Before, he was jealous of others, but now he is jealous of Shangluo.

【I want my own room! I want to sleep by myself! I am angry! I] She made her request half-jokingly. But as she talked, she became more and more unable to bear it.

[Wuwuwuwu————]

She cried. If Zhu Xianxi were here, he would feel the same way as Apollonia. Zhu Xianxi had been refining the elixir for over a decade, yet he hadn't tasted a single bite. It would have been fine if Shangluo had gotten what he wanted, but for the carp in the pond to get it was simply unbearable.

And Apollonia looked at Shangluo who was so close and had been promoted to some extent - huge sadness came over her, and she cried.

"why are you crying?"

【I'm so useless. I want it too. But you are not my father, so I have no way to ask you for it. Wuwu. Why don’t I have a father? Why can’t I shake his hand and ask him if he wants this or that. 】

"Then I can't be your father either."

[Fuck you] She gasped, [What's so funny. 】

"Yeah, yeah, it's nothing funny. Is there anything I can do for you?"

[Promise me to get one for me too. I can do whatever I can. I know that you are not my father, I can't want this or that. But I can also change. Although I don’t have money now, I still have time. I can do anything. 】

"You can do anything! Do you dare not agree when I call you?"

【I'm going to be angry! I was serious! 】

"Oh, that's right. Say what you want."

Apollonia's sadness just now was immediately washed away by Shangluo: [I also want the same armor as you! I want the exact same one, okay? When you find it, we'll discuss how much it will cost me to get it. 】

"Hey~ it's a deal." Shangluo nodded, "That's right. You don't owe me anything, right? Be happy. If you have anything to say, just say it - but in fact, you can just rely on me a little more. You can Just ask me if I want to come, even though I’m not your father.”

[Fuck you, I don’t want to call you daddy. What I want, I will get it myself, I don’t want you to give it to me. Don't give me any discount, I'll exchange it with you myself. 】

"You are quite ambitious. Okay. So, is your current status the same as Phaethon's?"

【Ah yes! I also have something to ask of you now. So, if you have anything to do, just let me do it! I can do anything. Although I still owe you the rent that I haven’t paid, it seems that you can start paying it from now on. So please! Also try to find a way to get me a set! I also want to run and jump in the sun. ah! I was also made hairy by Chun Lei! I can't lie around here doing nothing anymore, I have to work! I want to work! Give me a job! 】

Chapter 871 Sword

Ninghe opened its flaps and entered landing mode. Sitting on the edge of the bed, Shangluo looked at the familiar Yujing Yingtian, but the scene here was very different from when he set out - the aurora danced behind the white clouds, reflecting the white clouds into five-color haze. While certainly nice to look at, it has completely changed the daily landscape of the entire world.

"Click", Shangluo saw a lot of flash lights on the ground shooting towards the sky. Although this scene will probably be fixed in the sky semi-permanently from now on, today is a day in the new world, and everyone has not become accustomed to it yet.

"Speaking of which, everyone is really not panicking."

To be honest, if he hadn't caused today's big explosion, he probably wouldn't be able to eat today's dinner with peace of mind when he saw the aurora in the sky.

"Because it was broadcast just now. Now everyone knows that these are the big fireworks set off by the imperial court." Fu Yuanshan, who was sitting next to him, replied.

"Everyone really believes in the imperial court. Should I say it's because of a big heart or something else."

"Don't forget, we are a world empire, the master of all mankind. We hold the resources of the entire planet in our hands, and we represent the potential and future of the entire mankind. Therefore, no one will find it strange what we do. By the way This can also provide a reference for your future work - when the curtain falls, although everyone will be surprised, they will not feel that "the sky has changed". The sky is still the same sky, but the sky has hidden things that have not been revealed in the past. It’s just strength.”

"Ah, yes, I sometimes forget about this." Shangluo sometimes unconsciously considers problems using his original worldview - that was an era after dreams were shattered.

But here, the Kingdom of Heaven has never left. In everyone's understanding, it is a matter of course that "the whole world is not the king's land". As for Rome, people sometimes deliberately ignore the elephant in the room, and Rome itself thinks so.

In this perfect chord, Rome is just the shadow of the Ming Dynasty, another "I" in the world, ruling a distant country that ordinary people will never go to in their lifetime, and ensuring the order of Shijie on the other side of the world.

——Based on such a world view, everyone has a very strong ability to accept the court's "big bomb".

Many people even think that it should have exploded long ago.

"???" Shangluo saw out of the corner of his eye that someone was actually starting to set off firecrackers. It seems that since the last time Colombia launched a rocket and Pompeo Jr. gave a speech, many people have been waiting for the court to set off a big fireworks for everyone. Shangluo was eating at that time. He saw that everyone could not believe it when they heard that Colombia had launched the rocket first, and they were only temporarily relieved when they heard that the launch failed. When the court said, "We are also ready to launch!", everyone could eat with peace of mind.

Now this big firework directly sent Little Pompeii and the entire administrative center of Colombia into the sky. This was indeed unexpected by everyone. But based on the last incident, this is also reasonable.

If you offend the imperial court, you will be blown up to the sky and die all over the world. This is the common sense of this world.

"Oh, by the way, the emperor wants to ask you if you are interested in participating in publicity." Fu Yuanshan said, "The emperor is too busy. He will talk to you in detail later. Because the court has to explain to everyone who blew up the bomb. . If you are willing to participate in the promotion, then it is yours - this is not a suggestion to you, because it depends entirely on your personal opinion."

"It's too early and inappropriate for me to show up now. How about promoting Zhang Xuanling?"

"No." Fu Yuanshan replied, "What the emperor means is that if you feel that it is not appropriate now, then put it aside for now. Zhang Xuanling has a mission for Zhang Xuanling, and it is not suitable for him to show up at this time. Besides, during this process , the biggest credit is also yours, you can’t let it go.”

"Is this credit? Good guy, I think this is a big killing."

"A general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of men," Fu Yuanshan reminded him. "Conversely, without slaughter, your achievements would be impossible to establish. In ancient times, the methods of achieving merit were simpler and more direct: simply building a Jingguan (a sacred place) or slaughtering animals for sacrifice. Those barbarians should be thankful that the Zhou rituals have freed us from these ancient rituals, but we still have to display our brutality from time to time, so that we can use both kindness and power to educate the nations. And..."

He paused. "The Emperor has already shouldered the ominous consequences of the killings. You need not worry. You simply accept the credit for the killings—and you did your best. You killed the rebels of New Antioch. You tried to rescue as many civilians as possible from the clutches of Ammon Zeus. We all saw it. Your killings were just and righteous, targeting the soldiers and generals of the enemy nation. If there are any unjust deaths, the court will help you deal with them."

"I understand." Shangluo nodded, "This is not the first time, and I don't need any psychological construction. Although I am still far away from the true sense of 'killing decisively', I won't be stuck here. . However, I have to choose the right time to announce it, because if I want to announce it now, everyone has to ask about the specific process, and it is not the time for Reiki to really come out from behind the curtain. Soon."

"This is something that really needs you to decide. The emperor has no way to make the decision. He needs to discuss it with you before deciding - Oh, by the way, the emperor sent me a text message to tell me. The alarm has not been lifted yet, the emperor According to the rules, you should stay in the underground bunker, so he won't be able to pick you up for a while. Just go find him in the bunker."

"Hey, there's no need to go to such trouble. We're all on our own, why are we making such a big fuss? If you don't need to pick me up, you really don't need to."