20 Future Technologies & ...... Stage plays?

There is a small shooting range in the Derray Gun Workshop, and with Erin's approval, the boss Delray sets up the gun, aims, and shoots.

"Smack!"

Green smoke came out of the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet hit the bull's-eye. "Ahh Good gun, good gun! Spreolet's technique is terrible to make such a good gun. As he spoke, he returned the gun to Erin with both hands. I know that this bullet is expensive, so you can choose any one of the products in my store, and I will give you a free order. Erin blinked, perhaps as a gun lover, she understood Delai's mood very well at this time - refusing this kindness would disappoint the other party, she only took a bottle of gun oil on the shelf, smiled at the boss, and regarded it as a thank you.

"I really didn't expect to see the musket develop so far in my lifetime," said Boss Delai, leaning against the counter, motioning for Milo and Erin to sit next to him, "I think it took more than two hundred years, two hundred years, to develop the arquebus into a flintlock pistol!" And now? While Dragon was still changing the muzzle of the flintlock pistol to a hexagonal shape, it was a miracle that Spellet was able to mass-produce such an epoch-making thing. ”

"Maybe it was invented by the craftsmen of Spleit?" Milo said.

"It's possible, but Dragon and Aube also have skilled craftsmen who can only improve on the muskets they already have, and the people of Spreet are turning the old idea upside down, developing something completely different from what came before. With that alone, Spoulet has left Obey and Dragon far behind. ”

Erin subconsciously looked at the bolt-action rifle in her hand, she admired the subtlety of it more than once, and she also felt the same way when she heard Delai's words.

Delai sighed: "I have been developing various weapons for the Aobei Empire, and it is a small success, but after seeing this gun, I dare to say: technically, I can't make this in another hundred years." ”

"You're exaggerating." Erin said with a wry smile.

"No, I'm not talking nonsense," retorted Delai, "not only muskets, but also ironclad steamships. Not long ago in the Sea of Dragons, a steamship sank three Dragons, and a friend of mine, who was the captain of the Pearl, happened to see the battle going on...... "Milo and Irene looked at each other, deeply aware of the delicate fate, "Terrible Spreet, their technology can be said to be from the future......" Delai kept lamenting how advanced Spreett's technology was, and it wasn't until a new customer entered the store that he respectfully said goodbye to Erin and Milo - and the bolt-action rifle.

"Eccentrics." Erin quipped, "But I can understand the feeling of loving the same thing." ”

"It's called obsession." Milo said solemnly that although the contact time was not long, he had a good impression of Boss Delai. In the brief exchange just now, Milo finally saw a familiar emotion in Ryder's eyes—despair. In the face of absolute power, that kind of despair cannot be hidden, and Milo has experienced this despair herself not long ago.

"Find a place to eat, I'm a little hungry." Erin said, looking around.

Melo doesn't eat much, and Erin still eats vegetarian food, and the two of them are not picky and find a random restaurant to eat.

"Is the hexagonal barrel advanced or backward?" Milo looked at the muzzle of the "new" rifle and said that when he came out of the workshop, he carried it on his back.

"Much better than ordinary arquebuses and flintlock pistols, because of the increased accuracy and range." Erin pointed to the bolt-action rifle again, "But it can't be compared with the spiral rifling of this gun, so it can be said that it is relatively advanced." ”

"So as the boss said, Split has the technology of the future? Because it created more advanced weapons than other countries? ”

"Well, so to speak. The boss said that the lot number on the bullet proved that it had been mass-produced, and that the new rifle of the Dragon would be technically incomparable even if it was mass-produced - especially the reloading speed of the bullet. ”

Milo propped her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and muttered, "Could it be that Spreet is preparing for something?" ”

"What are you talking to yourself?"

"I'm wondering if the Splitter Empire will use these time-ahead technologies to plan some big moves, such as the steamship we saw, and this gun......"

"Big move?" Erin also raised her eyes to look at the ceiling, "Maybe it's really possible, I heard my father say that Spreet is secretly planning something. ”

"Secret schemes? That's big news! What's there? ”

"I don't know, I always thought my father was joking, and now I think it does make a little sense."

Secret schemes? Technology from the future? Milo also felt ridiculous in her heart, but it was not impossible. He thought of the "device" that controlled the sand spirit that he had encountered in the desperate desert, and even the knowledgeable Kelan had no clue at all, and he didn't even dare to touch it. Is that also magic from the future? Is it related to Splitter?

"However, it is also possible that it is from other stars, because it is a curse of the stars, and some stars may have advanced technology and accidentally wandered to us." Erin said suddenly.

"That's a possibility...... Milo wanted to satirize Erin's unbridled imagination, but after thinking about it, it did make sense, "That's true, maybe the appearance of the djinn gave Splitter some technical ...... unexpectedly"

Erin smiled and stood up - she wanted to end the conversation. Milo understood, and said no more. "There's a church there," said Erin, "and I want to pray." ”

While Irene prayed, Milo waited at the door of the church, and he looked around. There were fewer pedestrians on the streets, and in front of some shops there were Kuro slaves who carried goods under the whip of their masters, and their brownish-black skin was the best sign of identification, and they were emaciated, some of them were only skinned and bone, and even then they had to continue to do hard labor. In the hierarchical Aube Empire, the Kuro people are at the bottom, and their tragic fate can be imagined. Even if he sympathized with the Kulo, there was nothing he could do about it, but for a moment, he thought back to several familiar Kulo people: Night Sparrow, Snow Dog, and his comrades in Tum City...... There is also a person with azure blue pupils......

"Brother, why are you in a daze?" Parrett's voice brought Melo back to her senses.

"Oh, I'm fine. Eh, why are you here? What about Kolan? "Milo was puzzled by Parrett's sudden appearance.

"Kelan went to the library, I thought that my rough person would disturb people when he went there, so I went to buy tickets for the stage play, oh, it's over there." He pointed to a domed building not far from the church, "But she said she didn't want to watch the show, so I had to buy a new ticket." ”

"Don't want to see it? Kolan? Milo was a little surprised, it was hard to imagine that the always easy-going Kelan would say something like "I don't want to", "Show me the ticket, you won't pick any strange plays, right?" After Milo took the ticket, he saw that the title of the play written on it was "The Girl in the Treetops", "What do you mean?" Can this girl fly? "Of course Milo was joking.

"Look at the introduction and say it's about love." Parrett ignored Milo's joke, "Well, these two tickets are just for you, and you take Miss Akayi to see them, so as not to waste them." ”

"It's okay, thank you, brother." Melo took the ticket, and Parrett hurried to buy it. "The Girl in the Treetops...... It's after the evening clock...... "Milo looked at the ticket in his hand. After a while, Erin came out, and Milo showed her the ticket and told her about Parrett.

"'Girl in the Treetops,' can she fly?" Erin asked, feigning ignorance.

The rest of the itinerary was the same as before, the two of them looked here and there, and even though many vendors hit them like flies, vying to sell their specialties, they still didn't buy anything.

"The people of Aube are so welcoming." Erin said with a smile.

"It's fanatical." Milo added, "Huh? Look—"

Erin looked in the direction that Melo was pointing and saw that Kran was sitting alone in an open-air tavern. The two went over to say hello, and when they got closer, they realized that it was "a tavern street". Kelan also warmly invited the two to sit down: "Do you two want a drink too?" ”

"Does Klan drink a lot?" Erin asked, looking at the wine glass in front of Kran.

"Well, but now I'm in moderation, I used to drink a lot, and in my husband's words, it was called 'alcoholism.'"

Milo asked with interest: "It turns out that you used to be so bold and free, so why did you control it later?" ”

"I felt guilty because I got so drunk that I soiled my husband's hard-working research material, and it took him half a year to rewrite it, so I constrained myself not to drink so much."

Erin laughed "poof": "Kelan looks drunk, and I dare not think about it." ”

"Wine tasting, equestrianism and reading are things that the high society of the Principality of Komet had to learn, and it was this kind of education that I received since I was a child."

"No wonder Klan loves famous horses so much. Oh, yes......" Milo wanted to talk to Koran about the Spellet's Empire's advanced technology, but just then, the church bell rang.

"It's the afternoon bell, sorry to miss me, I'm going to visit a friend at Alex College," said Klan, hearing the bell, "I'm going to go to the stage with Parrett in the evening, that's what I promised." ”

"Which drama to watch?" Erin was curious.

"'Twin Sisters', I heard it's a comedy, but I prefer the theme of love to it. Ah, don't worry if you haven't been to the Alex Library yet, it's open all day, but it's not well lit to read at night. ”

"With you, we don't need a library at all." Milo joked. Kelan cleaned up the table and said goodbye to the two.

"It's so strange, Kelan obviously likes the theme of love, but refuses to watch this "Girl in the Treetops"." After Klan left, Erin said puzzled.

Milo also felt strange: "Let's go and see, maybe Parrett is mistaken." ”

The two sat for a while, then walked down the "tavern street", and saw with their own eyes the tavern with colorful flags outside the door, which only served same-sex couples, and the two did not dare to look more, and left immediately.

After dinner, the church bell rang - the evening bell rang. Milo and Erin entered the Dome on time, only to find it more spacious than expected, with a terraced auditorium that half-enclosed the stage, lit up by dozens of oil lamps. It is supposed to be a set in the play, and there is a huge prop tree on the stage with a lantern in the shape of a star hanging above it. The audience was large and the seats were full.

The announcer gracefully walked onto the stage, greeted the audience with a subdued voice, and then announced the title of the play: "The Girl in the Treetops".

The stage slowly darkens, the star-shaped lanterns glow faintly, and melodious music comes out of the curtain behind the stage—the show begins.

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