The miraculous scene of the almost instantaneous effect of the energy potion shocked Merry O. Brian, who had seen the world, and heard from his friend that it was a gift from Aldrich Tris, and thought to himself that it was indeed the case. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Ryan DeWitt got up in good spirits, walked up and down the drawing-room, taking the opportunity to sort through his chaotic thoughts, and when his feet suddenly stopped, he stretched out his hand to the valet standing in the corner.

In this mansion of 4,000 square meters, the number of maids is clearly predominant, but the heavy physical work has to be done by men, so Mr. Ryan DeWitt always has at least two male servants standing by his side, ready to call him.

He was ordered to go to the gravel road in the courtyard and ride a "tricycle" around the house at least once to test its performance and collect relevant data.

The manservant, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, immediately complied, bowed slightly, took two steps back and turned to leave the antechamber, and walked into the courtyard without hesitation, and sat down easily on the simple machine he had just invented, and slowly accelerated with the shaft crank.

The stone courtyard path was crushed by a leather-wrapped steel ring, and it was constantly bumped and bumped, and the manservant almost couldn't sit still. It wasn't until the two-wheeled cart drove into the shaded path at the edge of the courtyard that the smooth stone slabs finally made him much easier.

The front wheels attached to the handlebars make it easy to control the steering, but unfortunately when the speed is too fast, the effect of landing on one foot is not ideal, and it must be improved.

The young manservant took his experience of riding a two-wheeled bicycle to heart, and when he circled the house and came to the main entrance again, he did not hesitate to land with his feet in advance, carefully controlled his speed, and just slid to the door and stopped immediately.

After getting out of the car, he parked the brand-new mechanical invention on the inside of the gate, and the valet walked briskly into the antechamber of the mansion, without glancing at the inventor Merry O. Brian, and told the host of the steam salon, Mr. Ryan DeWitt, what he had just learned.

"Although some areas need to be improved, the overall level of completion is very high...... Brian, my friend, the bounty offered a few days ago can be awarded to you now, as I intended, but your potential competitor is said to have a completely different idea than yours, and according to the principle of fairness, as the host of the salon, I must give the other party a chance. ”

Mr. Ryan DeWitt took out his pocket watch, and with a clatter, the moment the lid opened, the delicate and delicate claw wheel, with the plucking of metal combs of different diameters, played a pleasant moonlight sonata tune.

Sensing the surprise in Merry O'Brian's eyes, the host of the steam salon smiled and explained: "The watchmaker Calvin Claire, who won the metal prosthetic limb award, was working in his spare time, and the idea of a music box was discussed a few days ago, but he did not expect that he would realize it himself. ”

After clearing up his doubts, Ryan DeWitt turned the subject back, "It's eight o'clock in the morning, and there are still ten hours before the salon officially starts. Brian, my friend, you still have plenty of time to modify and complete the prototype as much as possible, and wipe down the seat cushions and handlebars, so that those who are interested in the experience will choose to support your invention. ”

The young mechanic immediately understood, and he nodded heavily, "Understood, I'll make it perfect again as soon as possible." ”

As soon as he had finished speaking, Merry O. Bryan got up, and Ryan DeWitt immediately opened his mouth to prepare for breakfast for his visiting friends.

"I had a generous breakfast before I came, and I had some breakfast and tea in the front hall just now, thank you very much for your hospitality, DeWitt, my friend. What you just said reminded me that we must hurry up and improve the simple means of transportation. ”

Seeing the resolute Merry O. Blaine, the host of the steam salon did not want to forcibly disobey his wishes, and since he had done his duty as a host, his friend responded decently and did not embarrass himself, so he nodded lightly and sent him out himself.

Seeing his mechanic friend gone, Ryan DeWitt returned to the front room, where the energy potion not only dispelled his sleepiness, but also caused him to toss and turn for the night, slowly recovering from a large amount of energy expended.

He gestured to the butler with a slight forehead, they had been with each other for many months, and they had cultivated a tacit understanding between the two sides, the old butler immediately clapped his hands gently, and the maid standing outside the door entered the small dining room on the east side of the living room with a long preparation early, and gently lifted the shiny plate lid, and the oily meat chops on the grilled floor exuded an attractive burnt aroma.

Ryan DeWitt walked slowly into the restaurant, and even though there were no outsiders around, he insisted on using a knife and fork to cut the barbecue steak drizzled with lemon juice into small pieces about the same size, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly before swallowing it.

When his hungry stomach was fifty percent full, he wondered if he would return to the bedroom and fight his mistress for a few more rounds. At this time, in the deepest part of the mansion, there was a strange shock, which continued to spread like ripples, but unfortunately when it reached the courtyard, it was blocked by the invisible embankment and did not leak out.

"Here He is!"

Ryan DeWitt is ostensibly the host of the Steam Salon, the second son of Sir DeWitt who has no inheritance rights, but secretly has a secret identity as a core member of the Ten Thousand Dead Society.

He was recruited into the world of All Souls to participate in the undead version of the Industrial Revolution through the Styx Ferryman's back door by Aldrich Triss, and was fortunate enough to be channeled into a potential spellcaster's talent, possessing the status of a dark wizard's apprentice, capable of performing most spells, and a limited number of one-ring arcane arts.

He put down the silver knife and fork, took the warm wet towel from the left side of the plate, wiped his face vigorously, and then left everything and walked straight to a room in the depths of the house that was never open to the public.

Aldrich Triss, who didn't need sleep, started working in the shadows half a year in advance, and finally reaped fruitful results, successfully helping his allies harvest a wave of pan-faith on the eve of the reindeer king's holy day, and witnessed the process of transforming into divine power and forming divine feedback.

After a short night of waiting, after confirming that the reindeer king was in the right place, he quietly left the secret realm in the forest and went to the old mansion in the lonely mountain as usual.

Restrained from the oppressive breath, the eldest son of the baby was no longer restless and crying, and when he saw the child's smiling face in his sleep, his mood became extraordinarily peaceful.

Since embarking on the road of immortality, the feelings belonging to human beings have gradually faded, and the feeling of human nature has also quietly faded.

With a number of locations in Eastwood, Aldrich Triss remembered the freshly baked mechanical spider and immediately arrived at the single-family mansion at 174 Maple Street, where the steam salon was located.

The Mayers family experienced the violent death of the patriarch and the collapse of the textile factory, and like the scavenging vulture peers and the official bank taking the opportunity to divide the property, the family's power and wealth continued to shrink, and even had to sell the family's mansion at a fair price.

After a few people's transfers, it finally fell into the hands of Aldrich Triss, who had personally experienced this and was still an ordinary member of the Night Patrol Knights at the time.

The closed nature of the small circle, most of the participants were the second sons of nobles who had no inheritance rights, and some scholars and senior technicians, who were out of step with the mainstream, but because he was the largest patron, he had a good reputation in Eastwood City, and even in the West and Turkey Customs Union.

Arcane and mechanical, ancient and new, spellcasting system and industrial system, completely different fields of research, trying to find a bridge to merge the two into one, is the theme of the steam salon.

Due to the scarcity of spellcasters, mechanical ideas and peculiar ideas have increasingly become the mainstream of discussion. Aldrich Triss knew that the mechanical spiders secretly promoted by the masters of Yaba had matured, and he believed that there would be many members of the steam salon involved in today's steam salon to debate and discuss this, and he wanted to hear the opinions of young people.

Ryan DeWitt knocked on the secret door of the room with a certain rhythm, and Aldrich Triss knew the identity of the visitor, so he unexpectedly got up early, and something must have happened, so he agreed to let him in.

Under the soft cold light of the elemental crystal chandelier, the host of the steam salon, no matter how much the huge dark circles under his eyes were wiped with a warm towel, could not hide the tiredness of staying up all night, but his face was ruddy and normal.

"Energy regeneration potion, that's not how it works. DeWitt, even though you are not a knight, you must remember the precepts of temperance, and overindulge your desires too much will not benefit your body. ”

Ryan DeWitt immediately knew that all his actions were taken into view by Baron Tris, but instead of panicking, his heart welled up with the honor of being taken seriously, and the care revealed by what he had just said was rare.

"Your Excellency, I have just received a full member of the Steam Salon who has taken over the subject of urban transportation three days ago and has created a mechanism that seems to be very simple. Because of the competition, I advised him to improve the prototype and see him leave on his way home. ”

Aldrich Triss snorted, curiosity and interest simmering, and the eye of insight looked through the barrier of the room, ignoring the distance, to Melly O. Brian, who was pedaling the axle crank and struggling to drive the two-wheeler home.

The young mechanic was unaware, his heart was almost overflowing with joy, and the biting cold wind could not extinguish the heat in his heart, and there was no reason not to be happy about the fact that his own business was about to get its first capital investment and step into the fast lane of development.

Aldrich Triss glanced at the two-wheeler, instantly remembering all the details, and then retracting the over-the-horizon gaze of the Eye of Vision.

"An interesting young man who seems to have a pretty good brain. The high-achieving students from Rotin Academy have not yet come into contact with the core layer of the Ten Thousand Dead Society, which is very good. ”

Ryan DeWitt immediately understood, "Honorable Lord Triss, my friend Brian, don't you have a talent for spellcasting?"

"Yes, the rotten wood that cannot be guided by the potential at all, is completely different from the people I have chosen, you are excellent seeds, you will not achieve anything in the barren land, but in the carefully cultivated fertile fields, you will soon exert your talent and successfully take root. ”

Ryan DeWitt humbly lowered his head, and Aldrich Triss immediately retracted: "However, after the start of the Industrial Revolution, it was a bit too much to smooth the world of the dead without much effort. None of you have the experience of wandering on the edge of life and death, at best you are just flowers in a greenhouse, you have not experienced the wind and rain outside, and once you get out of the shade of my big tree, it is very likely that a large number of you will wither and wither. ”

"Dear Lord Tris, the truth is exactly what you say. The affluent life and the rapid accumulation of wealth have worn down our will, and we have gradually lost the most important sense of crisis. Mellow wine and soft-limbed women numb our minds and our senses begin to dull. It was a harbinger of the Fall, and the Church of the Dead began to show signs of it within, but on the outside, there was still a strong sense of enterprise, as was the case with my friend Merry O. Blaine. ”

"Hmm...... It's very easy to be able to see the strengths and weaknesses of others, and it's easy to be able to see your own shortcomings, DeWitt, you have lived up to my trust. ”

Knowing that he had passed the test, Ryan DeWitt's expression became more and more respectful, and Aldrich Tries, for his father's sake, gave him a little pointer.

"The success of the steam mechanical spider experiment will usher in an explosive growth in the military strength of the West-Turkey Customs Union, and new weapons will become the mainstream, but we all know that actual combat is the best place to test the performance of weapons. DeWitt, what do you think?"

Ryan DeWitt immediately fell into deep thought, as the host and convener of the steam salon, he usually listened with his ears, secretly noted the sparks of wisdom generated by the collision of different thoughts and insights of the members, and he did not make Baron Triss wait for long.

"The winter of the Western Soil is not as cold as dripping into ice, but it is not the time for foreign wars, and then the mechanical spider enters the equipment sequence, and there is a period of redundant time to prepare. ”

"The war dividends of the Battle of the North Sea, the cities of the West and Turkey Customs Union, whether they hold the real power at the top, or the civilians at the bottom have benefited so far, if the army is sent to war next spring, there should be no problem, the key is the opponent. ”

Aldrich Triss nodded slightly, and secretly praised Sir DeWitt's son, who presided over the steam salon and served as the main convener, both in terms of vision and vision.

"The industrial level of the four northern countries has also caught up, they compete with each other internally, often fight the ground, and the amount of land compensation is frenzied, but they have always been united with the outside world, and they are not a good opponent. ”

"In the western soil of the vast desert, our ancestors only occupied the most elite plains in the pioneer era, and the surrounding highlands, mountains and indigenous people still occupy, and it is said that there are traces of the activities of the remnants of the old era such as dwarves and elves, and they should have joined forces. ”

Aldrich Triss nodded with satisfaction, "In the Battle of Moon Island, the main naval force of the three North Sea countries, the Invincible Armada was crippled by the floating fleet, and our nascent navy, despite its lack of experience, completely defeated and buried them. ”

"Some of the high-level leaders of the three Beihai countries are not convinced, and if it were not for the serf liberation movement led by me, the productive forces and wealth exploded, and the lucrative profits blocked their mouths, there would have been a recurrence. ”

"For now, the highland barbarians, dwarves, elves, and inhuman races lurking in the darkness are believed to have been financed by powerful people and are growing in strength. ”

"These are dangerous fires that will burn sooner or later if they are not extinguished sooner or later. There are rebel wars everywhere, and we will not have time to extinguish the fire, and a large amount of resources will be consumed, which will seriously slow down the development of the West-Turkey Customs Union. Do you understand?"

Ryan DeWitt was not stupid in his mind, and he soon realized that the guidance of Lord Triss must have come from a high level of attitude, and that he could no longer be a faithful listener to the steam salon tonight.

"Your Excellency Triss, I see. ”