"I can't imagine I'll ever see one day like the same." The man waved his hand: "Get up." ”

The two looked at each other, and Strunum nudged Fermat with his elbow and motioned for Fermat to talk. Fermat glared at his companion and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the little one has the honor to learn your name?" ”

"You're very lively, and you're a rarity among your kind. My name is Leibniz, and everyone calls me the Iron Führer. The other party responded very cheerfully.

The two looked at each other again. This majesty doesn't seem to be famous, right? But the deterrent power of its soul fire is genuine, and it is not fake. So Fermat asked again tentatively, "Where are you from?" ”

"Uh...... At that time, the continent had not yet been divided into the current plates, and if I were to divide it according to the geography of this era, I should be regarded as the necromantic king of the 'Snow Country'. ”

The two were dumbfounded. Necromantic kings that existed before the continental plates split? I've lived for thousands of years! What an old age!

Leibniz couldn't help but laugh: "What, don't you believe it? It was as if the expressions of the two were very amused, and he laughed very happily.

"That...... Is Steel City your sphere of influence? ”

"I'm just a borrower, and I don't deserve an empire now, and I don't want to have an empire. An incompetent person like me has long been abandoned by the soul god, and it is only natural that the outside world does not know about my existence. Okay, don't just talk about me, talk about you. Leibniz turned to a smile: "First of all, welcome to the Iron City." ”

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There are no academic seminars here. Scholars have limited time and can stay in the lab for three months, so they don't waste time on an academic topic that they don't know whether it's good or bad.

"You don't have a good brain, you still want me to help you!"

Savage Secret Realm.

There are two of the most annoying things in the rainforest, one is mosquitoes and the other is locusts. They both love to suck blood, and wet, dark, warm puddles are breeding grounds for nourishment.

And the wild secret realm is even more than the ordinary rainforest, there is a magnificent "mosquito cloud" appeared, the black cloud swept by, the copper-headed mammoth had to be ten pounds lighter, making people smell the color change. In addition to the mosquitoes, which win by their swarm, the grasshoppers are not far behind, they are everywhere, lying on the back of the leaves, hiding under the rocks, sticking to the side of the vines...... It would be a mistake to think that they only hide in the water. There is a saying in the Wild Secret Realm called "Grasshopper Dew", which means that the grasshopper can fall on people's heads and shoulders as lightly as a dewdrop, but people can't detect it, after all, the rainforest is dripping everywhere, and it is really impossible to prevent it.

Why are these two things annoying? Because they don't kill people, but they do invite danger. You can't slap the mosquitoes on your arms, or you'll be able to shoot a hand of blood and attract hungry monsters to your side; And the locust can greatly reduce the durability of the equipment, making the cloth armor profession want to cry without tears. Of course, things have to be looked at separately, and pests are actually beneficial. The orc tribe has a special lynching to punish deserters, which is to throw sinners into a pond full of locusts, and the orc witch doctors use dried locusts into medicine, and even use live locusts to suck away bruises; The elves are not as heavy as the orcs, and their druids have mastered the method of manipulating the "mosquito cloud", building an aerial alert system on the basis of the dancing grass, but whenever a living creature appears near the camp, the heat-sensitive "mosquito cloud" will be the first to notice.

"Not bad."

Qian Wuyi looked at the mosquito in front of him and sighed. This mosquito is stuck in the spider web, its legs and feet are shaking, but it can't break free, it is very pitiful. Looking to the side, more than a dozen grasshoppers and large mosquito spots were also trapped in the cobwebs. Centered on their temporary campsite dedicated to the upper and lower lines, cobwebs are formed on all sides to keep pests out. This is undoubtedly a credit to their new members. However, it is only when the new members fall asleep that Qian Wuyi will praise him.

If you can only play a role in mosquito prevention in the team, you don't like it.

"It's only level 37 now...... It's too slow. Fallen Coffee glanced at Suo'er, who was sleeping against the tree, with a look of disdain: "The old lady only used 30 to brew 40 for a week." ”

"Oh, at that time, the bugs that beat the light attribute, although they had high experience, they added blood to each other, and no one except you could beat us." Armani's face was unbearable.

Qianshang was kind-hearted and spoke for Suo'er: "We are training, so Suo'er has gained a lot less experience, and she can only wait for her to kill monsters by herself." ”

"Wait? When? I'm still in a hurry to make three turns, and I can't linger in this area anymore! Also, isn't this girl a boss template? It's too bad, and you can't play the strength of the boss at all! What did the captain never teach her? ”

Qian Wuyi waved his hand: "Can't wait, don't wait." Let's take turns teaching her things, and today by—"

Boss Armani hurriedly raised his hand: "I've taught a lot of wilderness survival knowledge!" ”

"Today's coffee, tomorrow's me, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow you. What to teach, as long as I can let her be on her own, I don't want to send a boss who is only level 37 back to the Twilight Empire. Blameless said, walking towards Suo'er.

Suo'er suddenly opened her eyes and saw clearly that she was not to blame, and then she drooped her eyelids and was listless—she hadn't slept enough.

I went to go, I was very alert, and I arranged spider silk around me...... Are we even on guard? I don't think I have a good impression of us.

Blameless smiled.

"Let's go."

"I've heard of your pure white abomination, and it's good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!" Fermat was happy.

"But ......," Leibniz added, "wouldn't it be surprising to tell you that this technology was popularized in various necromantic empires in the distant past, when the year is too far to be recorded?" ”

Fermat's grinning mouth remained stiffly open, unable to smile anymore.

Seeing that his colleague had been hit too hard, Strunm hurriedly said, "How is it possible? Your Majesty, the pure white abomination was made by this dwarf with reference to the puppet. ”

"So, do you know what the puppet was made from?" Leibniz's smile was meaningful.

Strunm thought for a moment, and couldn't close his mouth anymore. One tall and thin, the other short and strong, were speechless at the moment, and could only look at the king's expression to judge whether what he said was false.

"All species are born with defects, and necromantic creatures are no exception, such as fear of sunlight, weak senses, etc., so generations of necromantic kings have been working to repair the flaws of the population. Abomination, as an artificial necromantic creature that can be added and dismantled at will, is naturally valued by the kings. Once theoretically pure and immaculate abomination is born, necromantic beings can eventually evolve and climb to the top of the world's biological chain, never again being called 'despicable'. The rest of the race were very interested in this technology, and they also studied it, but because of the lack of biological organs to put together, they replaced it with steel parts, and the ones made were not abominable, but were called 'puppets'. After the end of the old era, the Pure White Abomination Technique, which was then called 'Immaculate Abomination', should also be buried in history, but instead the puppet technology of its derivatives has been passed down. In modern times, pure white abomination has once again been revived in your hands, congratulations. ”

Fermat recovered from his surprise, rubbed his hands excitedly, and exclaimed to Strom, "Wow, we've all researched the forgotten technologies, isn't that amazing!" ”

"yes, yes, it's very unlikely!" Strom was also excited, and his face was flushed.

Leibniz smiled, and did not pour cold water on the two of them at this time.

From ancient times to the present, there is no accident, only necessity. Even if the pure white abomination technology disappears, after a hundred, a thousand years, and ten thousand years, sooner or later it will one day reappear in the hands of another Fermat; Even if the pure white abomination technology disappears, there will still be a variety of technologies used to kill people, which will be created and replaced by each other, repeating the tragedy indefinitely. Civilizations rise and fall, dynasties grow and fall...... History is just a continuous reincarnation, and the Necromantic King, who has lived long enough, has seen reincarnation too many times, and all the bizarre is just commonplace in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, have you mastered the technique of making pure white abomination?"

"Yes."

"Then why don't you show up and preach to the rising kings? Surely you have a lot of technology that rivals the Abomination of Pure White? They will surely shine in this era! ”

"No, I'm not going to let a single piece of technology get out of my hands, because these technologies kill thousands of people." Unexpectedly, the other party refused. He looked at Strom indifferently: "I am an anti-war activist, and I will not open this box of disaster that should be sealed forever with my own hands." Have you not feared it? Awe of the power of technology, which is more terrifying than its own strength? Technology is like a man-eating flower, which grows in the water of our desires until even we are devoured by it...... Is this the future you want? ”

Fermat and Strom were dazed and overwhelmed. Isn't the development of science and technology to strengthen the empire and make the people's lives better? Why did it end up with destruction? At this time, they all thought of Brian. The guy who is also a researcher seems to see and think differently than them, quite different.

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In the early preparations for the war against Astante......

"The biochemical experiment team has developed a 'funeral mold' and made a breakthrough in ......"

"Finally, the application of these new technologies can effectively reduce the duration of war and give a great deterrent to the enemy. When this thing is put into practice......" Brian looked at the bottle in his hand, and his tone was a little stunned: "Theoretically, we can get a complete victory in a week." ”

All the participants nodded their heads involuntarily, looking at the inconspicuous glass bottle with trepidation, fanaticism, uneasiness, or gloom. Brian shook his head and quoted a mythological allusion: "Pandora's box should not be opened." ”

The Iron City and Chiinkena are actually friendly for oil.

Oil is a new term, and in order to make it easier for the Chiinkena people to understand, it is also known as "black paste". Chiinkner may be a barren land for other countries, but for the steel city, it is a real treasure trove – a land rich in oil. For a long time, the steel city has tightly controlled the oil extraction technology of Chiinkena, not to mention people in other countries, even Chiinkena officials do not know what oil is used for. It's just that the old empire Bigbowau, with the power of its intelligence department, penetrated the periphery of the oil industry in the steel city, learned about the use of oil, and then competed with the steel city for the right to exploit oil.

The treasure bag was busy assembling three pieces of equipment.

"At the beginning, I just casually said that there was a possibility of combination, but I didn't expect him to take it seriously...... Although I used the excuse that I needed a lot of rare materials to make up for it, it didn't delay for many days......"

"What are you doing here?"

"It's a portable, high-capacity information storage tool, and I picked out a very apt term from the adventurer's thesaurus and called it a 'portable hard drive'."

"This metal is light in weight, high in strength, high in melting point, corrosion resistant, to put it simply, all the values are so good that all kinds of metal elements are far away, and can be widely used in various experiments and finished products, which is the best metal I have ever seen in my life. However, no mineral has been extracted from this metal so far. It's a pity that I can't get out of the way, otherwise I'm going to go to another dimension to explore, maybe I can get something. ”

"Wow, it must be expensive!"

"It's okay." Leibniz smiled and did not tell them that the Iron City had set up a special committee for the metal, and that only the members could apply for it, and only the members could vote on whether to approve the application. The value of this metal is far above that of Dragon Crystal, which can be regarded as a world-class rare material, and every gram of use and recycling is registered and tracked by a special person to ensure that it will never flow out of the steel city.

However, this metal is only the shell material of the "mobile hard disk", the shell material is so precious, and the technical value of the "mobile hard disk" itself can be imagined. Although the cracking of its information is only the tip of the iceberg, it is enough to advance in artificial intelligence, information storage, integrated circuits and other technologies for decades, so that the steel city can occupy a place among many forces. Leibniz, as the discoverer and owner of the "mobile hard disk", should also become the hidden boss of the steel city, and has special privileges within the city.

"Are you going to stay here forever? Although I also think that the academic atmosphere here is great, you are a necromantic king after all, and only by living in the Necromantic Paradise and nourishing with the clouds of death will the fire of your soul not continue to dissipate. ”

"This kind of small problem can be solved with the power of science and technology." Leibniz smirked: "You want to invite me to the Twilight Empire? Thank you, but there shouldn't be two kings in a country. More than the Twilight Empire, the Iron City needs me more. ”

"Why? Steel City is not an independent country, and the people here are just researchers who gather for academics. ”

"Although the steel city is not an independent country, it is already an independent force in the world that cannot be ignored, especially this force has no 'good' and 'evil' and maintains complete neutrality, which is the problem. Steel City is an academic mecca, and its members are dedicating and sacrificing for scientific and technological progress, and their purposes are very simple, but this is easy to be used by people with intentions. Technology is technology, it is inherently innocent, and even if technology is guilty, it is the user's sin. The same is gunpowder, some countries will make fireworks to bring festivals, some countries can blast mining and lead people to prosperity, and some countries will make bombs and invade other countries. ”

Strom was quick to accept the theory: "You don't want the power of Steel City to be used in warfare. ”

"If technology is used for cannibalism, it's not social progress, it's social regression. But Steel City doesn't pay attention to this, everyone here is just studying their own subject, so someone has to take some time to pay attention to it. At present, I am in charge of management, so that the steel city can be self-disciplined, and can continue to quietly escape the world and not be involved in the whirlpool of disputes. Saying that I was just a sleeper was a lie, so I'm sorry. ”

Twilight Empire, Snow City, "Mermaid Harbor".

As one of the few dining establishments in the entire Dusk Empire, the tavern's business was originally good, but it has suddenly changed for the better in the past few days, mostly because the tavern has changed a group of waiters - the original zombies with wooden faces have been replaced by a few lively beauties.

The beauties have a fair complexion with an attractive pink, clean and refreshing, without a trace of oil, and their hair and eyelashes are still wet, as if they have just come out of the bath. The worst thing is that they are dressed very coolly, and they use thin ropes to tie a few pieces of cloth and cover sensitive areas in a hasty manner, so that the most self-defeating prostitutes will be scolded and shameless when they see it. Their small navel is the center, and the tattoo has a complex pattern of tattoos, the upper edge of the tattoo reaches into the bandeau and the lower edge of the tattoo goes deep into the underwear, adding wildness, not to mention, it is infinitely reverie. What is more special than the beauty is the aroma they exude, not the smell of fat powder, nor the fragrance of flowers, but the wine fragrance that matches the tavern best. Such a woman can really make people "intoxicated".

It's not a man who is not currently interested in a beautiful woman. No, a drinker stretched out his hand to a waitress with a squint: "Hey, what's your name?" ”

"Mary!" Laughing and twisting her waist, letting the drinker touch the groping pig hand on the buttocks, the beautiful waitress greeted the other table with a gust of fragrant wind.

The drinker was confused: "This is also called Mary?" Why are all three called Mary? ”

In fact, the three flower-like waiters in "Mermaid Harbor" all have the same name: Mary.

Starmack was careless, and the sealing measures for the three-cylinder "Daughter Red" wine vat were not in place, so that the dead air slowly penetrated into the wine, and even seeped into the body of the woman who was soaking in the wine. Nourished by the Necronomicon's Paradise, these three female corpses were resurrected and became the first new species of necromantic creatures in history. As the first discoverer and half-creator, Starmack had the right to name the necromantic creature, and when Director Jon consulted, he was distraught with the discarded three-vat of wine and casually said, "Wine in a woman's name?" Don't you need to ask, Bloody Mary? ”

The person used to soak "Daughter Red" must be female, so it is only natural that Bloody Mary is also female, which is also a basic feature of this class. Because the soul is preserved intact, Bloody Mary is at least intermediate, and the possibility of a high level cannot be ruled out. Bloody Marys are even less capable of fighting than skeletons, and they may even lag behind on the battlefield, so Starmack happily leaves them behind.

Soon after, the Joint Research Center gave Bloody Mary's physical examination report, which determined their true value: after the internal organs were hollowed out, their abdominal cavity was able to store alcohol, and a unique biological agent made of dead gas was added to the wine, which had an excitatory effect on biological nerves, similar to the effect of "Qingbi Dream". People who drink Bloody Mary's body will become heavily dependent on alcohol under the dual effects of alcohol and stimulants, and will have a strong withdrawal reaction once they have not drunk alcohol for three consecutive days.

"Damn, I'm going to be developed now." After listening to the explanation of the scientific researchers, the necromantic butcher said.

Bloody Mary has no hair (they are all shaved off before soaking in wine, and the necromantic creature can only maintain its appearance when it died, and it cannot be repaired even with "embryo tissue fluid"), so wearing a red wig and painting an eyebrow or something is very in line with the aesthetics of the creature; As for the abdominal wounds that will not heal, the Joint Research Center chose to cover them with tattoos, which can be regarded as an aesthetic to take care of living beings. Their bodily fluids are all good wine, so Starmack has designed some very fragrant drinking methods for his guests, which are not mentioned here. The wine that runs through the body keeps the Bloody Mary from rotting, so once the liquor is used up, it must be soaked in the wine for another two hours.

Abnormal Effect: Due to the differences of staff, the building attributes have been corrected. Tavern revenue increased by 5% and the number of repeat customers permanently increased by 15 people/month. At the current tavern size, it can accommodate up to three Bloody Marys at the same time. 〗

The three Bloody Marys gave the tavern 15 more repeat customers per month, and there was no limit to the number of repeat customers, and it was theoretically said that sooner or later the "Mermaid Harbor" would turn the people of the world into its regular customers.

"Is it from the age of the Magic Empire?"

"Oh, no, it's older than that. It predates the history of our writing. It predates the birth of the Elven King, the founding of the Elven Empire, older than the first low-level magic formation, and older than the first 'Doomsday Encounter'...... I asked the gods about this, and they replied, "Don't study it, or you'll get nothing in vain." ”

"Huh?! Well, this thing could ......"

Leibniz raised a finger to his lips and curled the corners of his mouth: "In the absence of conclusive evidence, we can make reasonable assumptions, but, only hypotheses." We should be more questionable about who made it, what was its use, and why the civilization that made it has not left a trace in history. ”

"Of course there is, would you like to hear it?"

"Of course you do, Your Majesty!"

"Suppose there is a civilization whose individual is unable to cultivate advanced martial arts or communicate with the elements due to the natural defects of their race, but they have collectively created a variety of instruments powered by natural energy, and built countless cities that far exceed the current steel cities in terms of scale and quality. Without the need for a magic circle, they can talk to others from a distance, or change the weather, or convert fire into electricity, or electricity into magnetism. On a macro level, they can fly to the stars; On a microscopic level, they can decompose everything. They can transplant organs, they can grow babies in the lab, and the most incredible thing is that they can make another living version of themselves. ”

"Sounds a bit like alchemy...... Can alchemy really go this far? Do they have the 'Philosopher's Stone'! ”

"I don't know if they have the 'Philosopher's Stone', but I do know that they can't touch the 'law' – they have the 'law', which is a mathematically based interpretation of everything in the world."

Strem couldn't help but moan, "Are they gods?" Such a powerful ability is already in the realm of gods! ”

Fermat blinked and asked, "If this civilization is really so strong, why have we never heard of it?" ”

"For they are in internal strife, and they have slew each other with the strongest weapons. Countless man-made suns fell to the earth, engulfing everything with intense light and heat. The survivors used their last resources to make this thing, which recorded a vast amount of information and a record of this painful history. I speculate that the survivors also died after this due to their lack of adaptation to the harsh environment, and the genre was completely wiped out. Nothing from prehistoric civilizations has survived except for this thing that stores information. ”

"No wonder its shell is so strong...... "It's incredible that such a palm-sized piece of iron can store an entire history of civilization."

"That's how it should be!"

"No, no, no, you're completely mistaken! Is your brain completely rotten? ”

"Your brain is rotten! Belch...... Your Majesty, am I being too loud? ”

Leibniz looked at the two with a smile, like a parent looking at a child. Both of them were embarrassed, stopped arguing, and nodded to the king together: "Yes, I'm sorry, Your Majesty!" We're going to be interrupting your work! "Your Majesty, I'm a rough man, I can't control my mouth, please weigh more!" "It's 'understanding', not 'weighing'! Less embarrassing! ”

"Haha, it's actually a little noisy, I'm not annoyed, after all, it's quiet here...... Come to think of it, maybe two hundred years. Occasionally put down research, maybe you can organize your thoughts and make the research direction clearer. Leibniz turned his pen lightly and said, "What a good relationship you two have!" ”

"I don't have a good relationship with him!" The two spoke in unison.

"Hahahaha!" Leibniz couldn't help laughing, laughing so much that they both were embarrassed, before they turned back to seriousness: "Well, necromantic creatures live too long, and there must be someone to talk to, so as not to be driven crazy by the long time." I used to have a good friend who was always arguing with me, saying that I was messing around all day and not doing anything serious. He also threw the 'portable hard drive' into the abyss while I wasn't looking, and it took me seventy-two years and more than a dozen Abyss Lords to get it back! If Abyss Will were to make a blacklist, I would probably be in the top five. Not...... When I saw you, I remembered him. It's a bit weird, I thought I had forgotten about it a long time ago. ”

"Oh? Could it be that friend of yours is also ......?"

"Yes, he's also the Necromancer, a stormtrooper and I'm the logistician, and I'm the one who reshapes his body every time he's beaten to pieces. Of course, he has long since dissipated, so it is not interesting to continue to talk about him. Leibniz snorted, got up, and began to clean up the table, which was not messy: "I have a new idea, you go out first." ”

Under the majesty of the king, the two necromantic creatures involuntarily turned around, crossed their arms and legs, and quietly left the research room.

Leibniz rubbed the "mobile hard drive" in his hand and said slowly: "Scientific researchers are great and glorious, and all the research they make is practical, and they can also create infinite material wealth for the world; But the researchers of literature and art are also equally important, because they are regulating public morality and aesthetics, they are establishing correct values for society, and it is they who counterbalance the inflated ambitions of scientists and putting a halter on the wild horse of science and technology. Intelligent life needs both rational thinking and emotional humanistic care, after all, eating is to live, but living is not just to eat. ”

The powerful but fleeting prehistoric civilization is a lesson from the past.

It is a pity that history is always strikingly similar, and any civilization will develop uncontrollably, slipping at the apex until its demise.

"At present, the world has only mastered the technology of extracting kerosene from coal. As soon as someone can extract kerosene from oil, he will be controlled by our people and taken back to the city. ”

"Isn't this a technology monopoly?"

"Yes. While restricting their personal freedom, I will also show them the tip of the iceberg of steel city's technological reserves. When they are exposed to new technology, they will be dominated by their own curiosity, and they will not want to leave at all, and they only think about absorbing knowledge like a sponge absorbing water every day. And when there is a researcher who has reached the pinnacle of this group and he is determined to return to his homeland, I will show up and tell him that he should stay. I don't brainwash people who basically agree with me after painful choices. ”

"Why? Isn't it right to serve the motherland with new technology? Is it because of your anti-war thoughts, Your Majesty? I have to say, your approach is in vain! People's desire to explore science is endless, and you will never be able to suppress the progress of science and technology! The agitated Strom didn't notice that he was being rude to the Necromantic King.

"Yes, that's true. No matter how great the power of Steel City is, it has its limits, just like my ...... to the Twilight Empire The momentary negligence of that Brian allowed you to restore the manufacturing technology of pure white abomination, and even created funeral mold and dead flu virus. But I also believe that my efforts are not in vain, and at the very least, the destruction of this world can come as late as possible. ”