Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Yes." Shangluo nodded and replied to Wen Zhong, "The accuracy is no problem, I will operate it."

"Then I have to explain what we are going to do." Wen Zhong turned around and pointed at the Yangshan Stele. "According to the previous plan, you have to dig this stele 30% deeper and then lift it out as a whole."

"There's a problem. I don't have the right tools, so the cut might not be neat."

"That's not a big problem," Wen Zhong replied. "Anyway, the most important task this time is to move the mountain. After moving it, we can just carve it there. Next time we can be more prepared and prepare some tools for the giants to use - there are still many prominent jobs waiting for the giants to do, such as changing the course of the Yellow River. I think we just need to prepare a big plow and let the giants pull it directly. We also need to prepare the dredging of the Grand Canal and the foundation of the Three Gorges Dam. You can also see if you can open a hole in the Himalayas. If you can, we can do it together."

Chapter 911: The Kua'e Giant

At 8pm, the auspicious time arrived. The curtain woven with clouds and mist would dissolve on its own after the aura faded, and the Colossus would also show a brand new shape in the clouds and mist.

The previously indecent naked golden body has been wrapped in a decent Heavenly King armor, with the symbols of the Ming Dynasty all over its body. Red, yellow, black, white, and green, the five primary colors representing the five directions, are draped on the lotus shoulder armor and skirt armor, and the armor plates all over its body are as shiny as dragon scales.

The sun has already set, but the scales are still reflecting the five-colored light of the sunset. The five-colored marquee shines on the giant that reaches the sky and the earth, turning the pitch-black Yangshan Mountain into colorful black.

In addition to the sunset glow, the giant was also illuminated by camera lights. As soon as the giant appeared, the cameras that had been waiting on the roadside were all activated, and the flashlights hit the golden armor plates. The continuous lights gathered together, just like the stars gathered into the Milky Way.

The Giant of Light stood in front of everyone for the first time. There was only this "Kua'e Giant" in the world, and he served the court completely and was completely one of their own.

There were no monsters to fight, no strange angels to defeat. This giant appeared for only one purpose, which was to move things.

Shangluo had already climbed onto Taros' shoulders and stood on his right shoulder.

Holding Talos' neck, he looked down at the ground from high in the sky.

"Hey, brother Talos, are you satisfied with your work here?"

The giant turned his face and stared at Shangluo for a while, with light flashing in his eyes.

【Let me translate it. He said they are all the same.】

"He doesn't have any desires?"

[Because it is a magical creation, like a program, it was created with the mission of guarding the house. Its self-awareness is quite weak - not all automata can have a heart. ]

"Tsk, boring. I still prefer someone with more personality like Du Doudou."

[As a tool, it would be difficult to handle if it has too much personality. Just like working dogs, of course, those that have been bred and have stable personalities are the first choice, so that you can have an expectation of its behavior. Just like the greyhound has the desire to chase as a police dog, and also needs exercise for patrolling. If you want to herd sheep, of course, the sheepdog is the first choice. ]

"Well, that means Talos is a dog?"

[In a way, it is very close. As loyal as a dog, as determined as a dog. ]

“Have you ever done the mirror test?”

[I really don't have this. But Talos is not a real dog. If you give it some inspiration, it should be possible. This may be feasible under the Aurora technology system, but not under the Roman one.]

"Because the Idea and the Object are already bound together?"

[Yes. Just like those ice cream shops you have seen before, they cannot produce new experiences. Similarly, Talos does not have the function of producing new experiences - of course, if you enlighten him in another way, that is another matter. And.]

Apollonia thought for a moment: [Talos doesn't even have the most basic ability to seek benefits and avoid harm. Because it can't die, feel pain, or age, it naturally doesn't have the ability to seek benefits and avoid harm.]

"That's fine. At least he won't go berserk suddenly."

Honestly, such a large giant is quite dangerous. If it suddenly went berserk here, even if it didn't cause any casualties, even if it just damaged a few roads or destroyed a few houses, it would be a huge blow to the prestige of the court.

On the other hand, as a symbol of good fortune, pandas are loved by almost everyone. Their popularity is different from that of other animals, which is almost disproportionately high - a large part of the reason is that there are many cute animals and fierce beasts in this world. But as a large beast, pandas will sit down to eat like humans, ask for hugs, and eat steamed bread from humans - this shocking scene is hard not to like.

If Talos can also show his cleverness, obedience, and efficiency with the body of a giant, then Shangluo's goal this time will be achieved. From this point of view, it is indeed better to be obedient.

If it was the former young general, Shangluo would not let him drive such a large robot all at once. He was afraid that the former young generals would go on strike.

[The former young player said he was a little angry. ]

"Look, you get angry when I say that. That's where you're not as good as the new Talos. You still need to learn more about what it means to be loyal to the country."

[The former young general said that you pointed to the dogs in the unit as role models, which did not put pressure on them. Because dogs can only replace people to guard the house, and Tianyi Guiren can do a lot more things - this is the truth. ]

Apollonia explained: [Including those elf blacksmiths, they all have one thing in common: what they do is to replace people, not to strengthen people. For example, this set of armor and this stone tablet can be completely achieved by human power. After all, people also have hands and feet. The Grand Canal has been dug for nearly 2500 years. Talos can't do more than human power, but it can do it faster and cooler. But Doudou is different. ]

"Ah, Doudou can draw, right?"

[Doudou's paintings are not as simple as a camera. You can see it from the pen you lent to Professor Wu. The content that the pen can draw is based on reality, but it is higher than reality. He can draw the hometown of his childhood that Professor Wu himself has never seen and only exists in his mind. This is something that an automaton can never do.]

"Are they saying these things because they are afraid that I will give a discount to Noble Tianyi's salary?"

[Ah, no one wants to be replaced, right? When something like this appears, they must show their value. ]

"Actually, you can do it right now." Shang Luo took his hand away from Taros' neck. "I remember that you guys seem to like supervising other people's work, right? How about this, you guys control Taros instead of me? I'll put forward a macro demand, and you guys will translate it into specific commands, and then let Taros execute it."

【they said】

Before he finished speaking, a golden glove flew out from Shangluo's chest and gave him a thumbs up.

They said this was good.

"Then you start working, I'll watch." With his arms folded, Shangluo handed all the work over to the Tianyi nobles.

"Do you want me to convey the key points of this operation? Be cool, be powerful, and be obedient. Most importantly, act like one of us."

[They said, "Okay, just wait." Swoosh, swoosh, clang, clang, clang, clang]

Chapter 912: Moving Mountains

The golden glove flew to the gap on Talos' neck, and he spread his palm and pressed the center where the spiritual fluid flowed, and Talos began to work.

"Hey!" Talos opened his legs, walked in a square step, took a horse stance, pressed the goose wings to push the spring, and the sword came out of his body with a clang -

"Okay!" Someone below shouted involuntarily.

"What the hell is this?" Shangluo was standing on the shoulder and felt a shock. "Does it have a knife? It's clearly empty-handed."

[This is what you want. You have to look like one of our own. If you have a mouth, you have to recite a poem to set the scene. You see, the Doudous are very human. They can fulfill your abstract needs without compromise.]

"I can probably guess what they're going to do next, so let's go ahead."

As Shangluo expected, Talos hugged the tree trunk with his left hand, held the upper half of the stone tablet with his right hand, and thrust his waist upwards, pulling up the stone tablet by the roots - this is the part where Lu Zhishen pulled up the weeping willow. This posture is standard, as if he has performed on the stage for 10 years. Every move is expected by everyone, and the singing, reciting, acting and fighting are all in a rigid manner, without any hesitation.

"Why didn't I know you guys were such a bunch of drama queens before!"

[This is what Doudou is best at. They watch TV much longer than you do. When you don't call them, they are watching TV. Of course, it is easy to learn a few sets of postures. ]

"That's fine. That's fine." Shang Luo covered his forehead, "This really meets my requirements."

The giant's actions were indeed in everyone's eyes, every move. If Talos's actions were too extreme, such a huge giant would inevitably panic - but if it took two phases every three steps, then the whole process would become a large-scale cultural performance.

Lifting the stone tablet, Talos, like Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in the Crystal Palace, lifted the stone tablet weighing tens of millions of pounds horizontally and made a circle in the air. It wasn't just the stone tablet itself that was pulled out -

In accordance with Shangluo's requirements, the width of the stele was indeed deducted about 30% from the right side, and the proportion of the entire stele was also normal.

After pulling it out, Talos did not continue to perform tricks in the air. He carried the stone tablet on his back, just like Sun Wukong carrying a mountain.

On the opera stage, Sun Wukong was tricked by the Silver Horn King and had to carry several mountains on his back, including Mount Emei and Mount Tai. Of course, when performing Mount Wutai, it is impossible to have the actors carry stones, they are just props, but they have to carry them with all their might.

The doudous completely imitated the postures on the stage. Their legs were bent, their heads were lowered, their bodies were bent forward, and they looked like they were going through a lot of trouble. And all of this was done to move the Yangshan Stele to the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Loyalty and filial piety. The harder it is, the more loyal and filial one appears. Even the giant from heaven is so loyal and filial. This scene is beyond everyone's expectations - but it is also reasonable. This giant is dressed like the Four Heavenly Kings and acts like the Four Heavenly Kings. He is indeed similar to the Four Heavenly Kings who guard the gate of heaven.

The Four Heavenly Kings guard the Heavenly Palace, and this giant is now working for the imperial court, so the imperial court is the Heavenly Palace - the argument is valid.

Although this argument still has many loopholes and the evidence is not solid, it at least looks very lively.

The first step taken by the giant was quite lively.

The police car blared its sirens and cleared the highway. The giant followed the police car, treading the highway pavement, step by step. Each step left a footprint on the highway, creating huge pits in the carefully paved asphalt.

"Oh~~ It's moving, it's moving." Even Wen Zhongwen, who had expected this scene, couldn't help but sigh, "The Heavenly Palace is finally close."

The news of the road closure was arranged early in the morning, and the news that a miracle was about to happen also spread like wildfire.

The first people to know the news were not the citizens, but the police force who were going to close the road.

"Ah" The familiar police officers from the police station at the entrance of Shangluo were also among them. They stood at the intersection with many other police officers. Their mouths were all open, and they were even more surprised than Ah Huang next to them.

After all, humans are not dogs. Trained dogs will not be frightened by horrible things beyond their cognition. It is difficult for dogs to understand all this. But humans can understand what a miracle is happening. Even professional police officers will be shocked by this scene - Shangluo himself is no exception. He was also shocked.

"Wow, so this is what it feels like to drive the Giant of Light." Shangluo couldn't help but open his mouth.

This was completely different from what it was like in New Antioch.

At that time, there was no one around. Shangluo felt like he was on a special effects set. The surrounding buildings and the sea looked like studio sets. His opponent was also a statue of the same size, so he didn't seem that big.

Now, this skyscraper-like giant is walking in a real city. The people below are not as big as ants, but can be seen clearly. Shangluo also saw the police officers from the police station next to his home, and the black dog named Ah Huang.

Talos was going to walk through the downtown area. Because the Xiaoling Mausoleum was now surrounded by the city, and the purpose of the police here was to ensure that no one would stray into Talos's route.

The well-prepared police force made every move of Taros a live broadcast. Everyone knew in advance that something big was going to happen here, and although they didn't know what it was, they all brought cameras.

All along the way, all kinds of flashes never stopped. Shang Luo held Talos's neck and followed Talos on the road towards the Xiaoling Mausoleum. Along the way, many skyscrapers were at eye level with the giant, and Shang Luo also noticed that his image was photographed by many people.

[You have revealed your true face now. ]

"This day will come. At least this is a good and cool way to debut."

The giant walked straight into the dismounting square - since there was no horse, there was no need to dismount here.

From here, no one can enter at will. The giant also quickened his pace and went straight to the gate of Xiaoling Mausoleum. There was already a monument of divine merit and saintly virtue there, which was erected by Emperor Chengzu Wen. Now that monument has been moved to the side by a crane, waiting for the bigger, more loyal and filial monument that is more in line with Emperor Chengzu Wen's original intention to return to its rightful place.

"Shangluo." Elder Wen called out in the channel, "After putting the stele down, just let the giant strike a pose. We'll start building the road soon. The stele needs to be transported directly here, and we also need to restore this road overnight - hey, the terrain editor is really useful."

Chapter 913 Earth

Finally, after being abandoned for nearly half a thousand years, the monument to the divine merits and virtues was erected.

This is one of the most loyal and filial emperors since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Even the Emperor Zhongxiao himself would smile when he saw it.

hum-

A long cry announced the emperor's personal appreciation.

[By the way, the old men haven't finished their meeting yet? They haven't planned to give you any sword yet? It would be more convenient for you to take the sword. ]

"If I win with the magic weapon, the convincingness of this victory will be reduced. Unless I don't take it myself."

[Huh? What do you mean? Unless what? ]

"Unless I send out the heavenly soldiers and generals, and then use a magic weapon to punch Senior Fu in the back of the head and knock him out - that would be very authentic."

[What kind of idiot are you? Old Master has been so caring towards you that he even wrote a 500-word review, and you're actually going to hit him on the back of the head with a magic weapon? ]

"In a duel, who can say that I can't get hit on the back of the head? The key to this duel is that I can't play. Because as long as I don't leave the field, I am a chess player, not a chess piece. And the person on the chessboard, as long as he doesn't poke a hole in the sky, he will never be able to kill me - in other words, as long as I sit firmly in the center, I can use any means to defeat him."

[Yeah, that's right. Although there are no rules, other people's opinions are the rules themselves. You have to plan from afar and defeat Senior Fu without moving - but he also said that he will be serious. ]

"I won't underestimate the enemy. In addition to our own, we also need to gather some new magic weapons - Victoria said she can provide materials? How is she doing?"

[She just came back online. Maybe she has dealt with Aristotle’s matter.]

"So what happened to Aristotle?"

"Aristotle is dead after all."

"Then why don't you seem sad at all?"

"Don't worry, he will come back to life anyway. But we don't plan to revive him for the time being. Alexander is dead now, and without his martial virtue-filled student to protect him, he will probably be killed if he is summoned again. Now the Idealist school, which represents the orthodox Roman thought, has gained the upper hand. What about you?"

Shangluo recounted to her part of his conversation with Fu Yuanshan.

"I see. You are actually closer to Aristotle's ideas, right?" Victoria pondered for a moment, "Shangluo, since they are making the decision, I won't go to His Majesty the Emperor. How about we come up with a scientific research agreement?"

"Eh? Didn't we do it in Alexandria?"

"The Alexandria Agreement is limited to the Lighthouse Project. I think we need to upgrade our partnership to a full-time scientific research partner - and I hope you can check and balance the Platonists. They are too good at fighting. They are all like wrestlers, and their academic disputes are really terrible."

[Wait, don't cause him trouble. Although the court is nominally under his command, he hasn't even gotten comfortable in this position yet.]

"Actually." Shangluo also thought about it, "It's not impossible."

He was still standing high in the sky, standing on Taros's shoulders and overlooking the entire Purple Mountain Palace. Everything here was in his sight.

This was the first thing he did after he became Zhu Xianxi's replacement. Although according to his own personality, he originally did not intend to do anything. But Zhu Xianxi repeatedly emphasized that he hoped that the Heavenly Court could do something.

Taking this step now is a good choice.

Moreover, if he only wanted to mobilize the power of Heaven, he didn't need the consent of the imperial court. What made him hesitate was that he didn't know how much support the imperial court would have for this matter - but in the end, this was a good thing.

Rome was about to fall, but the legacy left by Rome still needed to be accepted. Based on the principle of "giving it to a friendly country rather than a domestic slave", Rome planned to entrust all of it to Shangluo. To be precise, Victoria entrusted it to Shangluo.