Chapter 1 The Gate of Desire Section 63 Preparation for the construction of a large shipyard
In the small courtyard of the madman Di Gao in the Northwest Ninth District, Wu Enqi and his party became rare guests here.
Although the production cost of a lamp of omniscience for the madman Digo was as high as 270,000 holy crystals, there was not even a single servant in his courtyard. Only a few golems were tirelessly working in the studio with hammers and chisels, constantly busy.
The girl who used to sit in the flowers on the opposite side of the street now changed into a thick craftsman's dress, wore sleeves, tied an apron, and her hair was all covered under the hat, looking less beautiful and cute of a girl, but more nimble and capable.
Amid the noise in the studio, the girl clung to her waist and said, "What are you doing here, big liar?" I know you can't afford to pay the production fee, and even if the all-knowing lamp is made, it will be my private collection. You're okay, right?"
"I'm okay with that. Unqi took a sip of the boiled water handed over by the Golem, and almost said, "What should I call you, it doesn't seem good to always call Uncle Digo." β
The girl said, "You are mistaken, I am not the madman Digo, I am Uncle Digo's assistant, you can call me Miss Assistant." β
Unqi chuckled inwardly, he was sure that the madman Digo was the girl in front of him, but since she was willing to be called Miss Assistant, Unqi didn't have to expose her.
Unqi put down the water glass with a stiff movement, he used the soul exorcism armor to control his body, and his movements were not very proficient.
Unqi smiled faintly and said, "So that's the case, I don't think you will be Mr. Digo." Miss Assistant, yesterday I received an invitation to visit the Strange Exhibit in the East 5th District. You're the one you're invited, right? Why don't we go with us? β
The assistant lady said, "I don't have that kind of idle time, do you think I look very idle?"
"The first two times I've been here, you've been idle," said Uenchi, "and you've been idle?"
The assistant lady said with a straight face: "That's your misunderstanding, do you think I'm idle in the flowers?" The princess of the ghost tribe asked me to make a kaleidoscope for her, and after the work was formed, I imitated her daily life and made the final adjustments, so that my work could really integrate into her life. The day before yesterday, her guardian had taken the work away, and I naturally wouldn't wander around the flowers anymore. β
"I really admire your craftsmanship, well, I'm wrong," said Uenchi. Are you talking about the princess of the Styx, Momo, who is also in the Gate of Desire?"
The assistant said, "Who knows? Anyway, her guardian is here, and I don't know if she's not there." Chitaphine invites you to visit the Wonder Exhibition, so you go. He's a good-looking old man, and he's probably going to show you all his best work to prove that he's not in vain. β
Wu Enqi asked curiously, "What do you think of Chitafin's skills?"
The assistant lady replied, "His skill is at best like that of a noble knight, noble and delicate, but he is not used by a bird when he goes to battle, and at best he is like a mule, which is good in everything, but cannot be handed down." For there is no one but him who is a master of the world. β
Unch glanced at the assistant lady, who had a lot of criticism about Chitafin's skills, but in general the evaluation was not low.
"Hearing you say that," said Unchi, "I have some interest in going and seeing. I think you should go out and walk more......"
Before Wu Enqi's words were finished, the assistant lady had already stared at her angrily, and Wu Enqi saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said goodbye to leave.
The assistant stopped him and said, "Don't run away yet, show me your mirror." β
Unqi had no choice but to ask Liya to help him untie the Ancestral Spirit Mirror and put it in the hands of the assistant lady. She took the mud mirror and observed it for a long time before she spoke, "You told me that this mirror came from the hand of the Holy Spirit, maybe it's true." For this reason, I went out of my way to visit Chitafin, and we both thought that although the mirror was good, it was not yet finished. This treasure mirror lacks a 'spiritual guide', so its true use has never been able to be brought into play. β
Unqi asked, "What is the spiritual channel?"
The assistant lady said, "Just as a sword is about to be opened, and an icon is about to be opened." For us craftsmen, the functions of all the components in the item are sealed in order to avoid accidents until the magic item is officially completed. After completion, the magic item must be activated in a specific way. The same goes for your Mirror, and I'm guessing it could be activated by sacrificing some kind of spiritual artifact, such as a unicorn's horn or a dragon's blood. β
"It's better if my treasure doesn't activate it," said Unki, "or something might happen." The exhibition of strange goods is the day after tomorrow, and if there are any wonderful exhibits at the exhibition, I will tell you. β
Miss Assistant raised her chin in disdain, and then asked the Golem's men to send the three surprise guests away.
Two days later, Unki's manipulation of the Soul Exorcist Armor had become more flexible, and he and Leah rode the Star Whale to the East Fifth District of the Civic District, where they quickly found Chitafin's mansion based on their impressions. This time, the ghost Faroug did not act with them, and he took Alfonso's small notebook and went everywhere to find the hiding place of the old demon in the mountains.
The exhibition was held at the wharf in the East 5th District, and when Wu Enqi arrived at the wharf, the exhibition had already started for a long time. The wide dock is filled with different large space ships, and exhibits are placed on the decks of each space ship. While visiting the exotic objects, you can also see the majesty of these warships, which is just two birds with one stone.
Due to the large number of exhibits and the rational planning of the site, the exhibition was attended by a large number of people, including nobles, merchants, adventurers, mercenaries, knights, magicians and clergy, but the protagonists of the exhibition were still the craftsmen who came here to exchange skills. Unch had Chitafin's invitation, so he also mingled in the circle of the craftsmen and listened to their chatter with relish.
An elderly craftsman said to the young man beside him, "This time Mr. Chitaphin is leading the construction of the big shipyard, are you going to help him?"
The young craftsman said, "Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime, and of course I want to go." Besides, the Great Shipyard is to build the most powerful warship in the Sanctuary to fight against the Demon Spirit's Cloud Sailboat. Even if Mr. Chitaphne is not leading, I will participate. β
Another bearded craftsman chimed in, "No, I'm going to participate too." Our Holy Clan has been defeated many times, and it is because our warships are not as good as the cloud sailing ships of the demon spirits, so we have suffered repeated losses. But our Holy Clan's warships have their own strengths, for example, the Phantom Clan's Passage Ship can shuttle through the void, the Yan Clan's Drifting Fire Ship is good at charging into battle, the Star Clan's Star Celestial Ship is strong and heavy, the Shadow Clan's Flying Shadow Ship is hidden, and the War Clan's Crazy Sky Ship is extremely fast. In terms of performance, our ship is no worse than the cloud sailer. β
The young craftsman hurriedly said, "That's it, this time the Holy Emperor has instructed our Great Lord to gather all the skilled craftsmen in the Holy Land and establish a large shipyard in the Holy Capital. It is to integrate the advantages of the warships of various races and create a super battleship with performance far exceeding that of the Demon Spirit Cloud Sailing Ship and the Boat Man Uncertain Flying Boat. When the big shipyard is built and the new super battleship appears, our Holy Clan will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory. β
The craftsmen continued to talk, and as Unchi listened to their conversation, he understood the true purpose of the exhibition.
Wu Enqi pondered: The nineteen Holy Clans did have their own strengths in building ships, and it was not impossible for them to really integrate the advantages of the ships of each clan and create a new warship comparable to the Cloud Sailing Ship and the Amorphous Flying Boat. If the demons have a super battleship with extremely excellent performance from now on, it may be a catastrophe for the boat people of Jinyun Mountain.
Unch was worried, but the three craftsmen around him changed the subject.
The bearded craftsman said, "By the way, have you heard? The Star Clan, the Ghost Clan, and the Yan Clan have recently reached an alliance to abandon their old suspicions and form an alliance. Is our Holy Clan finally going to start a counterattack?"
When Wu Enqi heard this, he squeezed into their circle and joined in the fun: "The counterattack is still too hasty, not to mention that in the history of our Holy Clan, the coalition forces have always had the shortcomings of improper deployment, and they will definitely not end well if they attack rashly." β
The young craftsman glared at Wu Enqi and said, "This time is different, every time we besieged the Zhouren's Qiyun Mountain in the past, the demon spirits would interfere with it. But I've heard that the boat man and the demon spirit have recently broken up completely for some reason. The demon spirit's cloud sailing ship tracked the boatman's amorphous flying boat everywhere on the White River, and the boatman's amorphous flying boat also let go of its hands and feet and began to plunder the demon spirit's transport ship, and they fought. Without the demon spirit to deal with it, this time the Star Clan, the You Clan and the Yan Clan will definitely be able to wash the Yunshan Mountain in blood and eliminate the future trouble of the boat people. β
Wu Enqi was dumbfounded: "What's the matter, the alliance of the three clans is not going to counterattack the Eleventh Sacred Domain and recover the Thessalonokee Fortress, but to attack the Yunyun Mountain. β
The elderly craftsman said, "Of course, the Boat People are our mortal enemies, and only by completely destroying them can our Holy Clan completely open up the communication between the Upper Regions and the Lower Regions. Only in this way will it be possible for us to keep the Holy Capital: The Gate of Desire. I heard that the coalition army is going to go out in the early spring, and at that time it is the season when the boatmen are sowing, and even if they can't beat down the Yunyun Mountain, they must trap them, so that they have no time to farm, no way to fish, and starve to death those evil barbarians!"
When Wu Enqi heard this, he secretly scolded in his heart: Yes, I am really naΓ―ve. I thought that the demon spirit was strong, and the demon clan and the boat people were weak, so it was logical for the demon clan and the boat people to join forces to resist the demon spirits. I was so wrong, I overestimated the weight of the boaters, and I underestimated the cruelty of the racial struggle. The demon clan doesn't think they are weak, the population of the demon clan is 120 million, the population of the demon spirit is more than 70 million, and our Zhou people only have 600,000 people. For the two of them, devouring the boatmen is much more painful than uniting the boatmen.
Unki raised his fist and squeezed out of the crowd with a gloomy face. The demon spirit broke with the boat people, and he had an inescapable responsibility, so he couldn't escape the obligation to prevent the alliance of the three demon clans from besieging Qiyun Mountain.