Drake's Sword Chapter 18 The second task
Mark and the others took the lion's head back to the Hades to hand in the mission, but unfortunately Diana on the other side did not find Diana's mother, so they could only return disappointed.
In Hades' study.
Everyone talked happily about what they had just encountered, but George, who was on the other side, ignored everyone's words and seemed to be still very serious.
"Mr. George?"
Marjorie asked, looking at George with concern...... She didn't know what to call it, so she had to say it......
"Oh...... It's okay......" George said the six gods without a master.
"Something on your mind?" Marjorie asked, looking at George, who was still immersed in his thoughts, with a concerned look.
"En......" George nodded, just about to speak, but after thinking about it, the words came to his lips and were swallowed back by himself. Seriously, if nothing else, even if you say it yourself, no one present can help you.
"Isn't it, so unspeakable?" Marjorie said a little confused: "There are no hurdles in life that can't be overcome, only people who can't get over." Marjorie grabbed George's hand and tugged at it, "Things that can't get over are finally going to pass." Because you can't get along with life, life won't let you pass, only by living by yourself can you make the future days passable. ”
"Well...... Thank you......" George said slowly, taking a deep breath.
"So what can I say now?" Marjorie said curiously.
"Alas...... Because my work is ......," George sighed.
Marjorie asked the black man a question, looking at the huge steel monster parked outside, although it was not enough to be afraid, but no matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel good.
"It's true, 'Success, Xiao He, Xiao He!'" George said.
"Oh, don't talk about your oriental proverbs, what the hell is the reason for it...... Marjorie asked.
"Then let me ask you, have you ever heard of a steam engine?" asked George.
“emmm...... I don't know......" Marjorie said, shaking her head.
"Many of my proudest works are made of steel, and the power for them is the steam engine, which I built from the aeolipile steam engine described in a fragmented manuscript. George said.
"What about the problem?" asked Marjorie, somewhat confused.
"A steam turbine is a steam turbine that rotates when the central water reservoir heats up. Because the water is heated in a simple boiler connected by a pair of tubes to a chamber that can be rotated. George finished and drew a simple one on the table.
In this way, the power could be provided by simple combustion, and an improved steam engine could be built according to the manuscript. However, the actual effect shown is really unsatisfactory. George shook his head and continued, "When I went to hunt the lion of Thehiphon this time, I could see that this time I won very lucky......
"It's really......" Marjorie noticed that the surface of the giant robot was covered with holes and scratches directly torn by the claws, and mused for a while, "What's the problem?"
"It's not the problem...... It's because it's all a problem!!!" George patted his head and said helplessly.
"By the way, where did you get the manuscript of the steam engine you just mentioned, and where can you find useful information?" Marjorie said.
"The owner of the manuscript is called Hiro. An ancient Greek mathematician who lived in Alexandria, a Roman province. He was also an engineer and the greatest experimenter I have ever met. Unfortunately, all I could find in the underworld was a small fragment of the manuscript, and nothing ......else," George lamented.
"Hiro, I don't know...... "Marjorie's history isn't very good, so the name sounds rusty.
Just as George and Marjorie were talking, a heavy voice came from the corner of the study...... "Is the Hiro you are talking about the most boring guy in history?"
"Who?
It turned out to be the Hades King Macaria himself, the guards along the way knelt down on one knee and saluted, looking at the new Hades, Marjorie saw this and quickly pulled George's sleeve and whispered: "Hey! Don't pull me if you want to die! That's the Hades King Macaria, the new one." Be young and promising!"
“...... emmm...... "George also had a black line on his face, but he didn't expect that the rumors circulating outside were actually true, and he really hit the muzzle."
"Am I not mistaken, that Hiro is often nervous, and always makes strange things, or sleeps...... Of course it's boring......" Makaria said disapprovingly.
Macaria didn't continue to look at George, looked at the lion head in Mark's hand on the other side, and was stunned for a moment, she had seen the lion of Tixiphon, and she was scared when she was a child, and this was a great revenge. Then he showed his little tiger teeth, and said with a smile: "Go, get it to the kitchen, and tell the chef that I want to eat 'braised lion head' tonight! I want to eat real lion head! I found delicious food last time I traveled to the East, and I have always wanted to eat it, but it is not easy to eat the ingredients alone......
"Poof, the lion's head isn't really a lion's head......" George said with some amusement. Although Yangzhou is still some distance from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, everyone knows that such a well-known dish is made of pork.
"What a mouthful!" Makaria couldn't stand why someone always raised the bar with her, and looked around to find George pretending to be watching the scenery, and said angrily, "Hey!
Macaria looked at the man in front of him, although he looked like he was 30 years old, he revealed a high-spirited personality charm all over his body, especially the depth in his eyes and a trace of shrewdness, but the words just now were still lingering like a haze, and he was so angry to listen to.
"Dear Highness Hades, what I just said is that in the East, the 'braised lion's head' is not really made with a lion's head! ”
"So, do you know how to make a 'braised lion's head'?" asked Macaria rhetorically.
"Yes!" George nodded.
"Dear Hades, we still have an agreement...... Complete three quests and tell us where Drake is and how to chant the hymn book......" Mark said with a roll of his eyes.
"Well...... Okay then...... "Makaria wanted to embarrass them, but unfortunately her stomach was not angry...... 's arrogant temperament is filled with the heart of a foodie...... After a big struggle, he said: "Okay, your second task is to make an authentic 'braised lion's head'! If it's not delicious, I'll throw you all to hell!!"
"Yes, His Highness Hades!" George looked at Mark and smiled, then elbowed Marjorie to the side and smiled, "Well, I'm good at it!"
"Poof! you're so bad...... It's all routines...... Marjorie also smiled secretly: "It seems that the Hades also knows the Hiro you mentioned, do you want to ask too?"
"Don't, don't ......," George looked at Hades' food that was still immersed in memories, and quickly grabbed Marjorie's arm and said, "I think it's better to wait for a chance later......"