Although I don't have much insight into the thermal weapons technology of this era, it is good to have an opportunity to learn about the most advanced weapons technology of this era, not to mention that these discussions should be about scholars from a certain academy. Lao Luo silently tasted his barbecue wine while continuing to pay attention to the conversation between the people opposite.

"If you want me to say, there is no need to improve that thing, the range is too close, and it is not easy to transport. It is better to improve the trebuchet. ”

"It needs to be perfected just because of the short range, otherwise how could His Majesty Basil II make such a request?"

"Maybe Antoine really might solve this problem, that guy went to the academic library."

"Really? I haven't been in the archives since the name was changed, and now it's a hassle to get in not only for His Majesty's approval, but also for the Senate to qualify. ”

"Are the materials in the academic library really that good? I think the classics of our college are also sufficient. "It was a very young man who said this.

"Hehe, McHills, you're still young, you haven't seen the works of those ancient masters, that's ......" This is an old and serious man, and he looks to be in his forties.

"Dralva, you don't have to talk about him, just wait for McHills to have a chance to go to the library in the future, it's not a bad thing to be young and energetic, isn't it better to have unique talents." The eldest of the people who were hotly discussed spoke up, perhaps the most authoritative, and of course no one objected.

Lao Luo really wanted to find an excuse to get involved, but when he looked down at his clothes, he really didn't know how to intervene. It may be easy to break into the circle of scholars, but the premise is that you can be recognized by them or they know something about you, otherwise you will be despised and rejected by this group of high-ranking people. Perhaps literati attacks are not a common phenomenon here, but it can be seen from the fact that Al Hesion is too lazy to take care of idlers.

So he didn't want to work in vain, and at the same time was noticed by some people with ulterior motives, Lao Luo decided to just be a bystander and listen quietly. Fortunately, I heard the names of archives, academic libraries, and college libraries today, and I think this is the best place in the city to store classics.

The personnel of this kind of tavern are indeed very complicated, just what Lao Luo discovered, there are several tables of people whose identities are very strange, of course, whether to uncover the inside story is not Lao Luo's responsibility, spy conspiracy and so on are actually very likely to happen under the sun, there is no big difference between the situation in this era and later generations, but the strength and weakness of the means and methods.

After discovering this scene, Lao Luo decided to leave this suspicious place. The Byzantines were not fools, how could an ethnic group that could build such an empire be dominated by incompetent people? Maybe the owner of the tavern is an official underground figure of the Byzantine Empire, maybe the guy who runs away is a spy and assassin with eyebrows, or maybe the professor who talks at the table is the bait for fishing.

In fact, the proof was not as Lao Luo expected, because in the next few days, Lao Luo pretended to be a traveler and walked the streets and alleys every day, and kept going to various public buildings to admire the reliefs on them, so Lao Luo had to use what he thought was a clumsy painting technique, depicting some Byzantine street scenes and architectural appearances, of course, when he didn't stay in a place, Lao Luo always inadvertently found some inexplicable people following him.

This kind of day lasted for half a month, and slowly Lao Luo didn't care if there were any inexplicable people who were following, because he found that this was also a good way to listen to the news. The people of Constantinople took pride in speaking Greek, or its official language was Latin, which greatly facilitated Lao Luo's observation of the streets. At this time, secular people do not have the habit of paying attention to privacy, no matter what class of people they are, they always like to speak loudly in public, so these few words have become the best way for Lao Luo to collect information.

For example, one day passing by a huge market, Lao Luo sat at a café on the street and depicted its endless stream of people. The servants of a certain aristocratic family who were in charge of purchasing chattered as they walked—the master of the family had to go home late every day to go to the academy to check the materials, so that they had to rest late every day; For example, outside a public place, several housewives walk together and boast that their son has been selected to be transferred to the palace as a guard......

There was even a time when Lao Luo was depicting the exterior of a certain college, and scholars from the academy came to observe Lao Luo's paintings, and the "clumsy" lines in Lao Luo's eyes were praised in the mouth of the other party.

It's not that scholars don't know how to keep secrets, but Lao Luo's disguise is too good, who would have thought that a master who sketches and paints everywhere is actually a thief who snoops on the classics? Lao Luo didn't have any relationship here through this kind of thing, because after all, he was leaving, after all, he was going to steal the other party's collections and books, and people have been getting along for a long time, and it is difficult to start with friendship.

As for the followers of the Byzantine secret service, they have long since disappeared. At this point, Lao Luo can start the most crucial step - to explore the terrain and pattern near the Grand Palace. The way is also ready-made, how can an outsider master interested in the architectural pattern of Constantinople not pay attention to the most splendid Grand Palace?

Lao Luo from the later army in the surveying and mapping skills, combined with some painting techniques, into the era of painting landscape unique creation, just a month, Lao Luo has become a celebrity in the streets and alleys, of course, a month, Lao Luo also enough to understand most of the corners of the city, the same month, his kind of restlessness and impatience from the later generations also disappeared.

This may be in line with the practice of Jingyuan's secret arts, Lao Luo feels that his body is more tenacious, and at the same time feels the fullness and fullness of the spirit, the edge and ruthlessness are still there, but it has been wrapped in peace and calmness, and Lao Luo, who has mixed these feelings, feels that if the original self is like a lake, then now it is like a small ocean, and the calm surface contains the stormy waves.

So one night, a novel thing happened, Lao Luo found that the space ring on his finger became a cyan tattoo, like a miniature version of the green dragon pattern around Lao Luo's left finger, the ring became a tattoo, but the space still exists, but it has expanded a lot, dragging over If the original each side is only the size of a football field, then now according to Lao Luo's estimate, each side of this cube space will not be less than two kilometers long. This change made Lao Luo a little happy, at least he didn't have to worry about not being able to load more things, and he had some realization, maybe the changes in his heart and spirit could make him grow better, not just to practice physical fitness.

And the "employer" never appeared, or because his own ability was not enough to complete the task, it was just a process of self-exercise and growth. Maybe it's only at some stage that it will be different? Maybe there will be more variables when I return to my hometown? Lao Luo fell asleep with a little doubt and speculation.

The final exploration was directed at the Grand Imperial Palace, the imperial residence of Constantinople as a small city, no weaker than the ancient Chinese concept of an imperial city. Surrounded by various arrow towers and towers dotted around the city walls, the perimeter is a variety of stables that were later added, factories, warehouses, garrison barracks, as well as playgrounds, auditoriums, churches, baths, treasure halls, and archives that are the academic library of Lao Luo's interest, and then in the center is the La Manior Palace, which was used as a grand ceremony, then the Daphna Palace, where the royal family lived, and the Schalke Palace, which doubled as an exhibition hall.

Lao Luo grabbed his custom-made parchment notebook, surrounded by a palette box containing some mineral paints, and sketched the exterior of the Grand Palace with charcoal and woolen pens. This move quickly caught the attention of the palace guards, and then several guys who were clearly the leaders of the guards surrounded them.

"You! Stop it! What are you doing? "The one who spoke was obviously a very arrogant fellow.

Lao Luo pretended to be too lazy to pay attention to his attitude, and while sketching on the paper, he said casually: "Don't disturb me, don't you see that I am depicting the scene of the Holy Palace?" ”

Maybe it was Lao Luo's carelessness that deterred this arrogant guy, guys like this who use brutality as an appearance are actually clever people with picky eyebrows, otherwise how could they stand out and become the head of the guard? He turned his head and asked the person next to him, who was probably the deputy, "What is he doing here?" This shouldn't be allowed, right? ”

"I know this man, he has been painting in many places on the street for a long time, and many people know him." The deputy said.

"That's not okay, how can the Holy Palace be depicted at will? Who knows if he's a spy or not? ”

"I said, the things I drew have been said by the scholars of several academies, and these drawings will be saved in the libraries of those academies in the future." Lao Luo still has that casual attitude.

"That's not going to work, the senators blame it, but I, the squad leader, can't afford it." The arrogant guy's tone softened significantly.

"Don't let me draw? Then you can go to Antolius and Dickrams, or find Master Vanuco, "Several names of Lao Luo Bao are famous scholars in this city, that is, a few people who have watched Lao Luo's paintings.

"This ...... This ...... "The squad leader is obviously in trouble, because he can't afford to offend anyone."

"Okay, it's not difficult for you, I'll draw here, if you don't worry, just stand by my side and watch, it's done, right?" Lao Luo will accept it when he sees it, and then what can he get by making it difficult for this team leader?

The arrogant squad leader obviously had no choice, so he had to do what Lao Luo had planned, and after staying for a long time to watch Lao Luo paint, it really didn't fit his temperament, so he simply sent two guards to take care of Lao Luo. Those who know understand that the guards are monitoring, and those who don't know think that they are protecting Lao Luo's painting from being disturbed.

The next time is simple, Lao Luo changes different angles and different positions to paint every day, and slowly gets acquainted with the guards in shifts, in addition to the architectural layout of the Grand Palace, together with the changing time of the guards, training intensity, and diet system.

While bored while painting, Lao Luo chatted with the surrounding casually about the gossip of the palace, and he even had time to think about a few people in Athens, wondering if they would cause any trouble.