"Really, that Xiaobei still likes to be disobedient so much."

Lifting the curtain that looked like a tent, Duan Qing, who poked his head out, turned into the range of the windmill where the old man was, and the old man in a thick fur suit with his hands behind his back was also walking around the depths of the narrow room full of antiquity and decay at this time, and kept muttering in a language that Duan Qing didn't understand: "I said that this windmill can't be repaired by ordinary people, but they just don't listen...... Have a seat. ”

Even from a long distance, his gesture of stretching out his finger towards the front looked like a reminder to Duan Qing: "Your appearance looks different from the people of the Hulun tribe, are you a traveler who just came here?" ”

"Sort of." Not knowing what kind of way and attitude to treat this old man for the time being, Duan Qing tentatively replied in an ordinary tone: "We are adventurers who just came here, so we are not familiar with the situation here. ”

"Not familiar with the situation? No wonder you dare to come to me. Regaining the posture of carrying his hands on his back, the old man wrapped in a thick robe looked at Duan Qing's face again: "It's okay, since you're here, it's okay to sit down a little, anyway-"

"When you can't do anything, you'll naturally leave."

Without any intention of continuing to speak, the old man then turned around and walked to the back of the corner in the dark depths of the tent, and Duan Qing, who was a little confused, then had to take back the idea that he still wanted to continue talking, and at the same time began to look at the interior of this windmill - the structure of wood and gold and iron tenoned together, the ancient parts and structures that seemed to be intact at all, and the internal windmill machinery with completely unknown meaning was then presented in front of Duan Qing in this way, Squeezing the space inside the small tent: "Uh, that...... Old gentleman? ”

"Just call me Elder Elder." I don't know when I got out of the darkness behind me again, and the old man's rickety body returned to Duan Qing's front with an extremely slow movement speed again: "Or call me Elder Ai, it doesn't really matter what the name is." ”

"Ai, Elder Ai?" Subconsciously repeating the name, Duan Qing's eyes gradually widened with shock: "You-you are also one of the elders of this Hulun clan?" ”

"No, I'm not." Rolling his eyes, the old man who called himself Elder Ai replied angrily: "Or maybe this statement is not accurate: I am an elder of another clan, and I have been displaced here for various reasons, and then I was taken in by the people here, and that's it. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry." Instantly understood why this old man, who looked like a superior in his momentum, would stay in such a place in such a way, Duan Qing hurriedly retracted his voice: "I didn't mean to offend, but I suddenly heard the name just now, so I ......"

"You don't have to apologize, anyway, when you know everything, you'll be no different from them." Waving his hand impatiently, the wrinkled old man pointed his finger at Duan Qing's chest: "Why don't you sit down yet?" ”

"Well, I'm here to help fix the windmill." The hands that were holding it didn't know where to put it, Duan Qing, who looked around left and right but didn't find a suitable seat, then also put on a reluctant smile: "If I can not disturb your rest, I will try not to disturb your good, so ...... Where did this windmill of yours malfunction? ”

"It's not my windmill, I'm just here to watch over them." Elder Ai turned around again angrily: "As for what's broken—how do I know?" Do you still need you if you know? ”

"This ......" had a deeper understanding of the obedient character of the old man in front of him, Duan Qing scratched his head with a dry smile: "Then can you take me to take a little look at the situation of this windmill?" Just give me a little time to check it out. ”

"Do you really have the heart to be repaired?" Looking at Duan Qing's face with hanging eyes, the old man who squinted sideways for a long time shook his head: "Okay, since it's an alien adventurer, then I won't stop you." ”

"Before creating more misunderstandings, you can see for yourself if you want to see it."

He gestured sideways to the other side, revealing the other corner of the heavy and ancient mechanical device, Duan Qing, who walked forward in the direction indicated by the other party, then also fell on the tangled mechanical device, and the originally embarrassed and helpless gaze gradually disappeared with the heaviness and strangeness that came to his face: "This, this windmill-"

"Are you sure it's a windmill?"

Saying this thoughtless sentence, he asked in surprise to the old man on the side, who looked at Duan Qing with a "You are a fool" gaze, and finally pointed to the back of the series of large ancient machines: "Above." ”

"I don't mean to doubt it, but—"

Subconsciously took two steps forward, and Duan Qing's gaze then retracted from the two-story upward stairwell that was connected to the back of the device: "This thing is more complicated than I imagined. ”

"That's why I've said a long time ago that those who only look at appearances don't understand the meaning of this being." Blowing his beard, a hint of resentment appeared on the old man's wrinkled face: "Only those who lack reverence dare to say such things at will...... Hmph, want to fix it? Does this thing mean that it can be repaired if it is repaired? ”

"It can be repaired." To his surprise, the deep groan belonging to Duan Qing also appeared in the old man's ears along with the action of pinching his chin: "The transmission part, the guidance part, and the control part...... Hmm, it looks like it's really connected to it, it's scary - what's wrong? ”

"Nothing!" After staring at Duan Qing for a long time, the old man who called himself Elder blew his beard and replied with an unhappy face: "Another arrogant boy! Toss it yourself! ”

"At least let me see the situation." Embarrassedly scratching the back of his head again, Duan Qing's slightly embarrassed dry smile was replaced by a curious curiosity in the next moment: "Let me see, the linkage device is from this place...... Well, if you can't open it, you'll have to figure it out on your own. ”

"Probably...... It's the way here. ”

Walking around the back of the crowded devices piled up, Duan Qing, who circled up the stairs all the way, poked his head out of the range of the top of the tent: "It's really a windmill." ”

The distance was close, Duan Qing could feel the huge number of wind blades in front of him, and the heavy wood chips that were supposed to be constantly rotating by a stone pillar were also standing quietly in the air at this time, and the surface that was also engraved with wind marks was quietly intertwined with the oncoming air current: "The simple series circuit, although there are no protective measures, is still well preserved, it should be because of the use of high-quality materials to protect it to achieve such an effect." ”

"Do you still need to climb up? I don't feel like there's anything wrong with the physics part. After observing the sunlight for a long time, he propped his hands on the top of the tent and then withdrew his gaze from the center where the wind blades gathered: "Unless the magic circuit is destroyed...... But if you destroy such a place, then the first problem should be the wind leaves, even if it is nature, most of them will not do such a thing. ”

"So the problem can only be internal."

As soon as his hands loosened and retracted his body, Duan Qing, who jumped off the top of the tent, returned to the narrow and crowded space along the stairs again, and the creaking sound continued to extend downward with his footsteps on the stairs, and finally stopped at the bottom of those mechanical devices again: "With such a compact structure, it is almost impossible to check it completely...... Whew, I don't know how those ancient magicians overhauled such a device, are they so confident in the quality of the product? ”

"No, since it's a device made with magic, it should naturally be checked by magic." As if he had figured out a key point, the gray-robed magician looked solemn, and the hands that were attached to the surface of the old device then hesitated for a moment, and then moved towards the old man who was huddled in the corner behind him: "Old ...... Elder Ai, does this device allow the use of magic to detect? ”

"Magic?" As if blinking his puzzled eyes, Elder Ai then waved his hand as if he was impatient: "Whatever you want, you'll give up right away anyway." ”

"Okay, then let me give it a try." took out a bottle of magic potion, and Duan Qing, who was smiling bitterly, then also turned around and took a breath: "The first thing that needs to be replenished is the magic power that I have exhausted, and then-"

"Magic boosts." He poured the potion down, then put his hands back on the surface of the wooden device: "Advanced Magic Enhancement - Elemental Perception." ”

“…… Hey, I'm going to warn you, don't break this thing, the wood on the prairie is very precious. ”

"Don't worry, perceptual magic won't hurt the body."

Answering the warning issued by the old man behind him with his eyes closed, the corners of Duan Qing's mouth also curled slightly: "But I didn't expect that the combination of enhanced magic effects and elemental perception would really have such an effect...... Over here. ”

"I guess there's something missing." His footsteps moved gently with some anomaly he had just detected with his magic, and finally came to the other side of the device covered in ancient wood chips and metal parts on the right side of the narrow space: "There was supposed to be something behind this, but now it's gone, so the elemental feedback hasn't followed." ”

"What do you want to say?" Behind him, an angry voice came from the old man: "I haven't touched this thing for a single bit, what parts have disappeared?" I didn't do that. ”

"Of course I wouldn't dare say such a thing." Slowly putting away the magic brilliance in his hand, Duan Qing, who was smiling, stood up straight: "And I can't be sure if this thing didn't exist in the first place, or if the fault of this windmill is related to the lack of this part, but-"

"I could try to solve this problem." He took two steps back, then raised his hands again; "As long as we can replace the role that the parts are supposed to play, we may be able to validate my idea."

The crystal light then gave birth in front of Duan Qing, and a short stone pillar covered with earthy yellow light flashed in front of the old man, and Elder Elder, who was about to exclaim just now, also subconsciously closed his mouth, watching Duan Qing, who was manipulating the stone stick, put his magic into the invisible windmill device: "This, this is-"

"The craft learned from a presence in the underground ruins is especially effective when dealing with this kind of problem using a sidewalk." Fine beads of sweat oozed from his face, and Duan Qing, who was trying to manipulate something, replied in a slow and difficult voice: "...... All right. ”

"Let's give it a try." Staring at the area where he had just submerged into the carving magic, Duan Qing, who took a breath, then smiled behind him and said, "Where is the magic stone that was activated?" ”

Airplanes.

Before the old man could make his own answer, a heavy magic hum came from the gap between the ancient wooden board and the metal in front of Duan Qing's eyes, and the clatter and squeak of gears were followed by a heavy whistling from above, filling the narrow and dim space: "Succeeded? Is this the first thing to run? ”

"You actually fixed it?" Unlike Duan Qing's surprise at this time, Elder Elder's gaze looking at Duan Qing was full of seriousness and curiosity: "How did you do it?" ”

"It's all out of the way." Wiping the sweat from his forehead, the smile on Duan Qing's face carried a bit of sincerity: "Okay, it's just that with the experience of previous repairs, the broken magic circuit has been reconnected in a bypassing way, although it may cause many side effects and other adverse effects, but it looks very practical now." ”

"I see, you filled in the missing pieces in this way." Still staring at Duan Qing's face, the old man's movement towards the device was also extremely slow: "But I don't remember that the windmill runs so hard, you see, the sound of grinding cowhide is not as loud as they are now." ”

"Maybe it's just a complete fix for the windmill." Looking above his head, Duan Qing, who was holding a pergola in his hand, pouted and replied in a low voice: "After the inspection just now and the reaction after it is now running, I can guarantee that there is no problem with the operation of this windmill now, but——"

"In order to achieve its original function, what is needed may not be as simple as 'fixing'."