The discovery of the second crystal rekindled Lin Xiao's hope for unlocking the secret of the crystal.

Just as he was about to tell little Shirley the good news, the voice of the magistrate came again: "Your Highness, after obtaining the second crystal, the knights interrogated the prophet of the settlement, but the results were limited, and according to the news that came back, the only thing worth noting was only two words......"

"What two words?"

"The dungeon. ”

"The dungeon?" Lin Xiao repeated, puzzled: "What do these two words have to do with crystal?"

Except for the word "underground palace", the prophet did not give any other useful information, and after interrogating the other remnants, he also did not gain anything. The official also had a puzzled look on his face.

"Okay, I got it. Lin Xiao nodded, at least, getting the second crystal is already the best result, "Tell Vernal to send the crystal back immediately, we need to study its effect as soon as possible." ”

"Understood, Your Highness. ”

......

After the development of the runic power for ships, the transformation of sea ships has been ongoing.

Today.

The scale of rune-powered sea ships has expanded to as many as twenty.

Five of them are used for the transportation of trade routes in the light blue seas.

Ten of them were used to open trade routes with other seas.

In large sea areas, if you use ordinary sea vessels to sail, the time taken is basically more than a few months. Basically, the time to complete a trade is almost a year.

For other territories, this distance has almost cut off the connection between the two seas.

However, after the development of the rune-powered sea ship, the Immortal River Leader could already shorten this time several times, and at most once in two or three months. It not only greatly shortens the time, but also improves the efficiency of trade several times.

This is very important for the Immortal River Lord, which is extremely dependent on trade.

With the help of rune-powered ships, Cecil's trading fleet has expanded its trade routes into the inner seas, establishing stable trade ties with many of its city-level territories.

The remaining five ships are used for the transportation of materials between the sea inside and outside the territory.

Prior to this, the voyage between Xinxian River Island and Huoxian Island was about fifteen days, and the voyage from Huofeng Island to Golden Island was about ten days, so the voyage from Golden Island to Xinxian River Island was less than a month.

After the rune-powered sea ship was put into use, this time was directly shortened to about a week. The shortened time and increased speed mean that the resources of the Golden Island will be transported back and the supply of materials for the development of the Golden Island will be more rapid.

This is undoubtedly a huge help for the Golden Island development plan.

And, as more ships are retrofitted, things will get better and better.

The second crystal.

It was transported by a sea ship that had been transformed by rune power, and in just one week, it was sent to the rune laboratory of the New Immortal River Island Lord's Mansion.

At this time.

Lin Xiao was next to Xiao Shirley, watching the girl study the two similar red mutilated crystals on the test bench.

It's been a long time.

When the girl raised her head again, revealing her delicate, flawless, sweet and lovely little face, her voice also reached Lin Xiao's ears at the same time: "Brother, I have been studying the first crystal for a long time, but I am not sure in many places, and now that the second crystal is corroborated by the comparison, I already have some judgments." ”

"Oh, tell me about it. "Lin Xiao is very interested in the secret of crystals.

As the only item left behind in the ruins of the main city, unlocking its secrets is a pleasant process.

I saw that Xiao Shirley gently put the two broken crystals together, and they were tightly fitted.

"Brother, you see, these two crystals should be two pieces after a large crystal is broken, and the two pieces should be two-fifths when they are combined. ”

Lin Xiao nodded, this can be seen on the surface.

Then, the girl said again: "I have also made some discoveries about the combination of runes above, and some of them have a function, similar to ...... Well, similar to the rune combination of unlocking the rune......"

"However, how this rune combination works, I need to experiment to get results. As she spoke, the girl still had doubts on her face: "This rune is too advanced, I don't know if my judgment is accurate." ”

She was puzzled, and Lin Xiao was even more confused.

Rune locks, he knew, were usually carved on items such as chests and used to replace ordinary locks.

This kind of blockade has a better effect, and generally there is no specific unlocking rune and cannot be unlocked.

Unless...... Violently open with absolute force.

Of course, this is likely to damage the contents inside.

The above is a regular rune lock.

But how is a piece of crystal connected to a rune lock?

Lin Xiao was very puzzled, but he still said: "I trust your judgment, next, I will ask the Golden Island side to continue to look for possible crystal fragments." The more fragments you get, it should help you with your research. ”

"Well, thank you, brother. ”

......

Although Lin Xiao is interested in the secret of crystals, it is not the focus of work at this stage.

After the establishment of the Black Iron Town City and the Alfalfa Town City, on the entire Golden Island, Xianhe Ling established a total of five towns, and the area around these towns and cities of about 100 kilometers can basically be well controlled.

With the proximity of the city, the development of these areas will be much faster.

In addition, the speed of sea vessels has increased, and the supply of materials and manpower has become more timely, which has also made the development work smoother.

All of a sudden, Xianhe Island entered an era of large-scale development.

Of course, all this does not require Lin Xiao's personal participation.

As a lord, he only needs to be regularly informed of the progress of the pioneer team.

On this day, after completing her routine practice, Lin Xiao was sitting on a recliner in the back garden basking in the sun and drinking iced juice.

At this time, the butler Auden came over and said, "Master, the fleet that came back from the Golden Island has brought back more than a dozen special varieties of tea trees. ”

"Tea tree?"

"Well, it is a kind of Yuanli tea tree, it is said that the variety is very cherished, and it was discovered by the pioneer team on the peak of the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and there are only a dozen of them. In addition, transplantation can be performed after the judgment of the professional citizen. The butler said.

The Rocky Mountains, the tallest and largest mountain range on the Golden Isle, stretch for hundreds of kilometers and essentially divide the right side of the Golden River in half.

He likes to drink tea, which is known to his followers, and since he found a special variety of tea tree, it was sent to him as soon as possible.

"Very well, let's plant this batch of tea trees in the back garden. Lin Xiao said lightly.

"As you wish, sir. ”

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