Chapter 20: The King's Sword (10)
When Gu Shiyu returned to the palace, it was already midnight. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info He sat down in his chair wearily and poured himself a glass of wine.
The wine is red, is it wine?When did Catherine change the strong rum for something so mellow?He took a slow sip, then closed his eyes.
A pair of hands behind his back gently helped him up, Gu Shiyu didn't need to look at it, and he didn't need to touch it, he knew that it was Catherine's hand, and he could feel the love and warmth transmitted by her palm.
"You look tired, you need to get some rest. Catherine rubbed his temples gently.
Yes, Gu Shiyu is thinking about a very important question.
There were already a lot of nitroglycerin explosives made from diatomaceous earth, but he had to figure out how to detonate them.
The purpose of adding diatomaceous earth is to reduce the instability of nitroglycerin, but how to detonate it becomes a big problem.
How did Nobel detonate such a thing? Was it with fire, with gravity, with black powder, or with a detonator?
It's a pity that he won't do black powder and detonators, and it seems that there are no such ready-made things to buy in the Lost Lands.
With the addition of some strong oxidants to the black powder, it should be able to detonate diatomaceous earth explosives. But this kind of thing invented by the ancestors, he only remembered that it was one of the four great inventions, and he didn't know anything else.
But how did he know how to make soap and shampoo, and how did he know how to make nitroglycerin? It's thanks to his mom. When she heard that handmade soap was particularly easy to use, she immediately got busy with her beauty, and finally it was Gu Shiyu who helped, and then he learned about the beauty ingredient glycerin, and then he learned that glycerin can do a lot of things.
This may be the only thing he can "invent", otherwise Lu Yao and Hongyezi would not laugh at him "Well-developed limbs, this ...... The mind is also developed".
Gu Shiyu has a headache, if it doesn't work, just detonate it with pure nitroglycerin!
Thinking like this, Gu Shiyu was immediately relieved, and before Catherine finished removing her makeup, he had already fallen asleep.
The next day, two uninvited guests came to the palace.
"Welcome, Honorable High Priest Somra! and you, Honorable Tanan!" Gu Shiyu happily stretched out his hands to the two.
Somra looked at the former atonement in front of him and bowed, "I'm glad that you're much stronger than when we first met. ”
"Isn't that your credit, if you hadn't given me the opportunity to go to the Holy Light Island for trials, I'd still be an ignorant and ignorant person. This is Gu Shiyu's true words.
"The more capable a person is, the greater the responsibility he has to bear, and it seems that you are basically ready. I admire you, young man, and although you are not the strongest yet, the city you have left behind for the people of the Lost Lands is very admirable, and few people have such a broad mind as you!"
Catherine's heart blossomed when she saw the high priest personally praising her husband.
"Your Excellency High Priestess, you haven't seen your daughter Ressa yet, and I ordered someone to call her at the docks at once. "Valley time rain road.
"Gabriel, go and ask Miss Resa to come!" said Catherine, and Gabriel immediately ran away.
"I want to thank you for taking care of her for so long. ”
"She's already a big girl, and she's a great magician and warrior. ”
Somla smiled wryly, "She's definitely grown up, but she's certainly not as good as you say." "Knowing the daughter Mo Ruo's father, Renesa may have changed from a monkey, he can't sit still for a moment, and he is very hairy, could it be that he has changed his habits now?
Tanan Lanxiang was full of praise in front of the dazzling wine cabinets in the palace. Gu Shiyu immediately poured a few glasses of wine and let the guests taste their collections.
It wasn't long before Renesa ran into the room, threw herself into her father's arms, and began to cry.
Somla wanted to scold her a few words, but seeing her so emotional, she knew that she must have thought too much about herself, and her heart immediately softened.
Everyone quietly retreated outside the door, leaving space for the long-lost father and daughter to catch up.
"Guzi, I'm here with Somra this time to say goodbye to you. ”
"Why, are you going back to the Titan Continent? Tanan, we haven't had a good talk yet. Gu Shiyu is not without regret.
"I think about it a lot these days. You're right, no race can stand alone in a big war. High Priest Somra also supported my idea, and when we returned, although we could not represent the entire race, we could represent our family in the war. ”
"That's great! We'll work together to smash the dungeon's plot. ”
Tanan sighed and said, "But I still have to lobby my people, and I have a long way to go, and I hope it can be as you and I wish." ”
Somla came out with Renesa, who was wiping tears from her eyes.
"Brother Guzi, I'm ...... I'm going back too!"
Gu Shiyu and Catherine both walked over and reluctantly took her hand.
Renesa took out four crystal balls from his pocket, put them in Gu Shiyu's hand and said, "This is the crystal ball I promised you, let's give it to you as a parting gift!"
"Renesas, I can't accept such a valuable gift from you...... "You stole this from your father, how can you give it away?"
"You just take it, that's what my dad meant. Maybe ......"
Maybe the words that follow are usually sad, and Renesa hung her head and couldn't continue, a few crystal tears falling from the floor from time to time.
Gabriel and Lucifer were already crying.
Somra nodded to Gu Shiyu. Gu Shiyu had no choice but to take the crystal balls and carefully put them in his pocket.
Ressa walked over and hugged Gabriel and Lucifer gently.
Somla coughed, broke the sad atmosphere, and said to Gu Shiyu: "I heard that Renesa said that you made a mysterious thing on the dock, I am very interested, can you let me see it?"
"Of course, maybe you can give me some advice!" Gu Shiyu said happily. With the help of such an excellent alchemist, his problems can definitely be solved.
As he walked, Somra learned about the problems Gu Shiyu faced. He pulled out a glass bottle from his bosom and filled it with some black powder.
Could this be black powder?
"It's an invention of mine," Somra explains, "and if you ignite it in a confined space, it can explode like thunder. ”
Gu Shiyu made a small piece of diatomaceous earth explosives and put it on a reef. Somme poured some powder next to the diatomaceous earth and placed the rest of the glass bottle on the diatomaceous earth as well.
How do you ignite it? That little bit of a seal will blow up at a moment.
That's not a problem. Somla waved his hand to make everyone retreat, and then spread his palm, and a fireball had already appeared in his palm, as if it was being pulled by a line, and flew accurately to the reef.
"Bang~~~~"
A huge fireball rises into the air, flying down with a splash of rubble!
The expressions of all the audience were horrified, including Somla and Gu Shiyu.
Although Gu Shiyu knew that this thing was very powerful, he didn't expect it to be so powerful, and this was just a small piece!
After a long time, everyone's ears were still ringing.
Somla dragged Gu Shiyu aside, her expression was very serious: "This thing will destroy the whole world, you must use it carefully, and you must not leak the formula!"
"Don't worry, I won't abuse it! Besides, I can't detonate it without your help. ”
This thing is really terrifying! It's ten million times more terrifying than the one I made! Somra stared at Gu Shiyu tightly and said, "You swear?"
"I swear!"
"I'm going to wait until you're done with these things before I can leave. ”
"I want to use it to blow up the portal from the dungeon to the Lost Lands, so we'll set off tomorrow and use them all!
"I think it could blow up a mountain!" Eric still reluctant.
"Guzi, are you going to draw your sword first, or blow up the portal first?" Catherine, Yoland, and the others surrounded them.
"Let's blow up the portal first! I'm afraid that once the seal is opened, the dungeon's legions will swarm in, which will catch us off guard. ”
"That's good!" Somla said, "If you blow it up with so many things, the personnel will have to withdraw miles away before they can ignite, and my fireball won't hit that far." I need to borrow your factory and make some more things so that I can ensure a safe and smooth detonation. ”
"Feel free to use whatever you want, I'll buy whatever you need. ”
"No, I'm going to buy it from Renesas!" Somla, it seems, doesn't want her invention to be known.
Sylvia had already set off with the fleet, and the docks were much more empty.
Gu Shiyu had a rare day of leisure, and Eldred and the witches finally relaxed.
"Guzi, did you succeed?" Gru and Murak also rushed to the docks: "We just heard a loud explosion. ”
"It's more than half done! But I need something else, and High Priest Somla is making it. ”
"I need to tell you that last night in the city of princesses there was a man who died, still unscarred all over his body, with only a tooth mark on his neck. I'm afraid that the Banshee of the Night has arrived in the city, so please keep your men on guard, because at this critical time, maybe she'll cause trouble. Murak voiced his concerns.
"I'll arrange it!" Catherine said, "I will send additional men to the palace, docks, city defenses, and military camps, and the whole city will be under martial law in the middle of the night!"
After nightfall, Gu Shiyu and Catherine and others came to the dock, and Somla and others were still busy in the factory.
"Who's where?" suddenly shouted from the soldiers on guard near the factory.
What's going on, could it be that someone in such a heavily guarded forbidden place would dare to trespass?
The back wall of the factory building is a cliff tens of meters high. The patrolling soldier raised his head, and the arrow was already on the string.
With the help of the bright moonlight, a black figure on the cliff can be clearly seen, fluttering in the sea breeze.
There are dozens of soldiers stationed on it, but what about them?
The black shadow didn't speak, but he could see that a ball of fire had condensed in his palm!
"Stop him!" Gu Shiyu's heart had already risen to his throat! There were still some unused concentrated nitroglycerin in the factory, if it reached the boiling point in case of fire, or if it was violently impacted, it would cause a violent explosion!
If the diatomaceous earth is detonated, the entire dock will be destroyed!
The soldiers' arrows whistled towards the shadows. With a wave of the black shadow's long sleeves, the deadly arrows disappeared one after another, and the fireball was already rapidly attacking the factory under his feet!
Gu Shiyu's Tears of the Gods had already struck, and the cursed arrow collided with the rapidly descending fireball in midair, and a huge fireball bloomed in the air.
The roof of the factory has started to burn!
What kind of fire is this? It's just burning boiling oil!
"Somula, evacuate quickly!" Gu Shiyu shouted as he shot out a powerful tear of the gods.
Catherine had summoned a huge column of water from the sea, ready to extinguish the growing fire.
"No! that's going to cause an explosion!" If such a high column of water falls, if it hits nitroglycerin, the consequences are unimaginable!
Somla and Resa each carried a rattan basket and galloped out of the factory.
The surrounding heroes struck with lightning and fireballs, and the soldiers' bows and arrows kept shooting upwards.
Gu Shiyu had quickly rushed into the burning factory. Catherine screamed, let the water fall to the surface, and rushed in.
The hearts of the heroes rose to their throats.
In the firelight, everyone finally saw Gu Shiyu and Catherine also jumping out of the flames with a rattan basket in one hand
"Run, run as far as possible!" Gu Shiyu shouted loudly as he ran!
The slower soldiers and heroes were shaken off by the powerful shockwave, and then the sky of rocks and burning pieces of wood fell overhead!
Gu Shiyu was also shaken to the ground. He quickly got up and threw himself at Catherine, who was lying on the ground.
A trace of blood oozed from the corner of Catherine's mouth, and she smiled slightly as she lay in the crook of Gu Shiyu's arm.
"Oh my God, you're bleeding!" Gu Shiyu, who had seen countless bloodsheds, looked at the little blood that Catherine flowed out, and trembled in panic. He immediately placed the holy blood vial on her chest, then clasped her hand and cried out, "Where are you hurt?
Eldred, McLind, and the others sped over and surrounded Catherine in the center.
"Hurry up to the top of the cliff and find that person, the whole city will be under martial law immediately, whether you live or die, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find him!" Euland, Roland, and others ordered one after another.
The city was searched for most of the night, but nothing was found. The diatomaceous earth explosives were carried to the palace by Youlande and others, and were guarded by Youlande himself with dozens of heroes.
Catherine was fine, at least she was very conscious. She was just blown away by the huge shock wave and fell to the ground, possibly with some concussion, or internal bleeding. There are many others who have the same symptoms as her. Fortunately, witches such as McLind were good at medical techniques, and there were no casualties.
It's just that the soldiers guarding on the cliff don't have a single mouth. They did not die by the sword, but by a poison that drifted with the wind.
McLind is not only a medical expert, but also a good drug user. As soon as she saw the tragic circumstances of the soldiers' deaths, she immediately understood. She whispered, "This poison is called the Devil's Dance, and it's a drug that spreads with the wind. Anyone who inhales a little will lose consciousness and suffocate to death. However, the composition of this poison is very complex, and the raw materials are distributed on different continents. For example, box jellyfish are found in the seas of the far north, hen beads are found in the wilderness, and hell scorpions are found in the dark Nigon...... Being able to collect these highly poisonous things is already a miracle in itself, and the preparation process is even more complicated. ”
Mulak looked at Mellind and said, "Who do you think would have done it?"
"If I'm not miscalculated, it should be the Banshee of the Night, and there are probably not many people in the world who can dodge the attack of the Tears of the Valley God. This man is very powerful, but also very dangerous. You're going to have to find her and destroy her anyway!"
"But I couldn't find any clues about her, I only knew that she was a woman. ”
"She also has a very special scent, but I don't know what it is. ”
Mulak couldn't laugh or cry. Which mature woman has no body odor, only the difference between whether the fragrance is strong or quiet.
"You can look up who's coming into town these days. ”
"Hearing that Duke Catherine was about to leave the Lost Lands, people from outside the city began to migrate to the city. There are a lot of people coming into town these days, and I still have to spend a lot of time sifting through them. ”
"You especially need to pay attention to the woman, whether she is a hero or not, whether she hides her strength, I believe you can see it at a glance. ”
"I recognize almost all the heroes of the Lost Lands, as if there is no object to be doubted. But yesterday Guzi's guards brought back a little girl, and her skills looked pretty good. ”
"Little girl?" Merlind shook his head: "It shouldn't be her, right? How could a little girl be so powerful? Even if she started cultivating from her mother's belly, she couldn't have such a powerful power." ”
"McLind, please help me!"
"But as soon as Gu Zi drew his sword, I was going to leave with Altyn. I'll keep an eye out for the rest of the day. ”
"Thank you! I would like to ask for your forgiveness for the unhappiness that happened to us before! I hope that you and Alkin will be happy forever when we go back. ”
"That's all in the past. McLind said: "A soldier's duty is to obey orders, and you have to do it as a last resort, and I don't blame you." ”
The intelligence of the witches is obvious to the people of the entire princess city. Not only did they guide the farmers to produce crops for many seasons a year, but they also rejuvenated and treated many sick people. Mulak had always felt guilty that he had hunted down the witch, and it was only after hearing McLind's words that he felt a little relieved.
Gu Shiyu did not personally go to command the destruction of the portal. Everyone knew that he cared about Catherine's injury and did not force him. Gu Shiyu just pulled Yu Lan aside and said to him, "Old You, you have to bury those things deep under the foundation of the portal, so that you can completely destroy it." ”
"Why?" Yolander hadn't thought of such a question.
Gu Shiyu opened his palm, and then clenched his fist again: "Do you say that this thing is powerful to explode in the palm of your hand, or is it powerful when you put it in your fist?"
"Then you don't need to say, if you put it in your fist, you will blow up your whole hand!" Youland suddenly realized, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do!"
Gu Shiyu turned around and bowed to Somra and said, "Everything is up to you!"
Somla patted Gu Shiyu on the shoulder and led the group out of the city.
Gabriel and Lucifer's hearts itched. They really want to see the earth-shattering destructive power, but if Brother Gu Zi doesn't go, how can they go to see the excitement.
Fortunately, Jasmine didn't go either. Lucifer and Jasmine are inseparable, except for Gabriel, who thinks that Ressa is about to leave him, and is very depressed and depressed.
Catherine often asked Gu Shiyu to accompany her to the courtyard of the Heroes Guild. She stood in front of her father's tomb for half a day.
As she was about to leave the Lost Land, she probably had a lot to say to her father, whom she had never seen before, and who only occasionally appeared in her dreams.
Her father's face only appears in her sleep, which makes Catherine, who has lost her father since she was a child, very sad, but she is also proud that this legendary hero is her father.
The mentor of the Heroes' Guild was very fond of Gabriel and Lucifer, and the two teenagers were taught by him for several days in a row. Sometimes Jasmine watched them train, sometimes disappeared without a trace, only to see her come back happily with a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
Gu Shiyu was always by Catherine's side. He was very scared in his heart, now that the heroes of the Lost Lands were pinning their hopes on him, would he be able to pull out this king's sword?
The monks who used to guard the Valley of Death are still quietly guarding the stone tomb like tombstones.
"Catherine, I'm a little scared!" Gu Shiyu scratched his head.
"What are you afraid of?" Catherine looked at him with a faint look in her eyes.
"I'm worried that if I don't pull out my sword, what will I do?" Gu Shiyu even wanted to say, if I don't pull out my sword, if someone else pulls it out in the future, will you keep your promise and marry him? This question has been tormenting him for a long time.
Catherine may have shared the same concerns. No matter what, she was going to bring back her father's sword. But if the millet really hasn't been pulled out, what should it be?
"Guzi, why don't you try it first!" Catherine had an idea.
"Uh...... Let's wait for them to come back!"
"You're going to practice!" Catherine glared, "I'll be angry if you don't come!"
"Well, alas......"
Gu Shiyu walked over, put his fingers on the hilt of the sword, and then squeezed it hard.
Huh, that seems wrong......
It's really a little wrong......
It's not right at all......
Oh my God, how could this be?!