"Don't be nervous, all I saw was Mr. Dillock in the form of a projection in the Aurora World."

Xu Nan said softly:

"Although I'm curious about a lot of things about this cloud board, such as, what have you been through in the turbulence of time and space? Another example, why do you want to get out of the nova ......"

"But none of these things are the point, and if you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask about it."

"The point is, I asked him about the Dark Side Universe Energy Drawing Circle, and while he was wary of it, he also admitted that it was the surest solution until a better source of energy was found."

"Although thousands of years have passed, I have to admit that the current Anonymous City also needs it as much as the original Arcane Empire."

Xu Nan finished his thoughts in one breath, and then quietly looked at the flowing fire.

There was a thick entanglement and pain in the eyes of the silver-haired little Lori, as well as a look of repentance.

"I see."

Flowing Fire said a little dejectedly:

"There are some things that I don't want to hide from you, but I can't remember them very well."

"All I know is that it was a very, very painful memory, even though I've formatted myself countless times, and that memory just came out like a ghost, and it was deeply engraved in my carrier......"

"I don't know how to tell you the original story."

Xu Nan said tolerantly:

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, or if you haven't thought about it."

"You can tell me these things when you're ready."

"But for the energy problem, the anonymous city really can't afford to wait."

Flowing Fire was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I see."

"Since it's your decision, I don't have much more to say."

"I can take you to activate the [Dark Side Universe Energy Drawing Circle] now, this is originally what comes with the nova, everything is ready-made."

"Only, before I do that, I have to ask you something."

"Are you ready to sacrifice?"

The smile on Xu Nan's face instantly condensed.

……

The Dark Side Universe Energy Draws Circle.

Previously, Xu Nan only knew that it was a clean and powerful source of energy, comparable to nuclear energy.

But when it came to the details, he realized that if he wanted to activate this magic circle, he would have to pay some price.

Because it is to communicate with the dark side universe and conclude a certain contractual relationship.

Therefore, to activate and maintain this circle, you need a "contractor".

This contractor is also known as the "victim".

According to information within the Arcane Empire, becoming a contractor does not necessarily mean being hurt or even killed; The sacrifices they make often come from another level.

They will be attacked from time to time by something bad from the "Dark Side Universe".

This kind of attack is not necessarily fatal, but it can always make people's nerves tense for a long time.

According to internal sources in the Arcane Empire, some of the contractors mysteriously disappeared, and some committed suicide for no apparent reason.

Not a lot, but quite a few, about 10% of all recorded contractors.

On top of that, being connected to the Dark Side Universe means being connected to a lot of unexplained mysteries.

For most people, it's something they can't avoid.

Now, if Xu Nan wants to activate this magic circle, he must make a choice.

Do you want to be a victim?

Because the victim was the de facto master of the magic circle, it was impossible for Xu Nan to allow others to control the energy lifeline of Anonymous City, and this thing could only be done by himself - in fact, even if it wasn't, he had never considered fulfilling himself by sacrificing others.

Although there is no lower limit for Ron Warlock, Xu Nan still has his own bottom line.

"I've thought about it."

"If there really is a victim, of course it's just me!"

"After all, my lord of the city seems to be quite incompetent, so I have to do something."

Xu Nan laughed at himself and quickly made a decision.

Although Liuhuo said it very seriously, he had also read the data and information, and most of the contractors did not have an accident directly because of the signing of the contract of this magic circle.

Besides, no matter how terrifying the dark side universe is, a bunch of alchemists under his command have to study it.

These things have to be faced sooner or later.

As the city lord of Anonymous City, he had already prepared for everything.

This is a responsibility that he must shoulder.

"So, start it."

He said.

A hint of discoloration flashed in Liuhuo's eyes, and then he let out a "hmm" and walked towards the power furnace with Xu Nan.

……

Power Furnace, in a small and inconspicuous room.

Xu Nan and Liuhuo stood side by side, waiting for the latter to activate the magic circle under their feet.

Seeing the indicator lights next to him light up one by one, Xu Nan was still a little apprehensive.

After all, this thing has been sealed for thousands of years, and if it doesn't work well, there will be some psychological gaps.

He originally thought that the activation of this powerful and mysterious magic array would definitely have a lot of complicated procedures and bells and whistles.

But in fact, Flowfire only operated a few panels and entered a few lines of instructions.

Five minutes later.

All the lights are on.

Xu Nan only felt that the floor had become a little hot, and the entire energy warehouse had become a little active.

Outside, there was a strange whining sound from the power furnace again.

Xu Nan waited anxiously, but he didn't expect Liuhuo to say calmly:

"It's already started."

"That's it?" Xu Nan looked at the flowing fire in surprise:

"That's it?"

Liuhuo rarely did not laugh at Xu Nan, but explained calmly:

"The Dark Side Universe is originally a very peaceful and peaceful place, the essence of this circle is to conclude a cross-universe contract, from the perspective of energy, there is not much technical content in terms of energy absorption and transmission."

"As for the movement...... It's not big, indeed. ”

"You don't think it's pompous enough? I'll give you another reboot? And then set off a firework? ”

At the end of the sentence, she smiled narrowly.

Yes, the familiar Liuhuo came back so soon, which Xu Nan didn't expect.

He waved his hand: "No, let's go straight to the next step." ”

Liuhuo skillfully operated the operating platform in the warehouse, and soon, a virtual parchment paper emerged from the operating platform.

"Just put your real name on it."

Her voice just fell.

In the next second, she grabbed the operation panel in disbelief and stared at the parchment that was originally blank!

On the parchment, a signature that was not unfamiliar gradually emerged.

"Captain Dyrook?"

Xu Nan was also extremely surprised.

Immediately, he came to his senses: "Is it ......?"

"He's not dead yet?"

Flowing Fire muttered, "This can't be! ”

"He's dead, I saw it with my own eyes......"

Xu Nan signaled to Liuhuo not to get excited, he checked the signature repeatedly, but he didn't see anything abnormal.

The fire over there has entered a state of downtime.

She wasn't to blame for that, after all, something that was simply incomprehensible had happened.

According to the Flowing Fire, the dark side of the universe energy absorption circle must have a contractor.

She tacitly accepted that Di Rock was dead, so she reminded Xu Nan whether to be a victim.

But now it's the case that the signatures are still there.

For Xu Nan, this is definitely good news.

Because he can enjoy the convenience of the Dark Side Universe without taking any risks from the Dark Side Universe.

The downside is that this circle is always Captain Dylock.

However, Xu Nan doesn't need to think about this problem for the time being.

And for Liuhuo, this may be a subversive thing for the three views.

Xu Nan listened to her and kept chanting:

"The captain is still alive......"

"The captain is still alive......"

"I saw him die in ......"

No matter how Xu Nan talked to her, she ignored it, and the whole person was confused.

This made Xu Nan very difficult.

"It's a ship soul system malfunctioning......"

His skull hurt a little.

Regarding the malfunction operation of the ship soul, he actually didn't know much about it, even if he made up for a while with Mr. Dirook on the Nova Star, and when it came to the details, what he could do was actually very limited.

Facing the flow of fire that has been unable to communicate.

Xu Nan sighed deeply, he left the power furnace with the flow fire, and then locked the interface of the operation panel.

After that, he solved the problem in the way he knew best.

Shutdown.

Reboot.

"The soul of the cloud ship is similar to the computer......"

Xu Nan looked at the familiar interface, and the familiar flowing fire appeared in front of him, showing a satisfied smile.

"Lord of the city?"

"Did you just shut me down?"

Flowing Fire was wary.

Xu Nan snorted and fooled over.

He probed a few times, and found that she seemed to have forgotten what had just happened.

The memory was only of the time when she was going to take herself to activate the circle.

"Fortunately, the reboot worked, otherwise I wouldn't have a rut, after all, I don't even know how to format it, and I don't have a hard disk or anything to copy and reinstall this thing ......."

Xu Nan secretly complained in his heart.

After his careful guidance, he succeeded in making Liuhuo think that she had a malfunction because the algorithm for activating the magic circle was too large, and she had to restart the ship soul system.

And now, the circle has been activated, and the signatures have been signed by themselves.

"Anyway, everything is done, you just need to pay a little attention to that magic circle."

Xu Nan spread his hands innocently, and his acting skills were natural.

"Am I that stupid?"

Flowing Fire fell into self-doubt: "The activation algorithm of the Dark Side Universe Energy Absorption Circle is indeed not simple, but will I crash in this way?" ”

Xu Nan took the opportunity to reprimand angrily:

"Who made you like to download weird modules on a random basis?"

"Quick! It's all deleted for me. ”

"Especially the poisonous tongue module and the yin and yang weird qi module, don't think I don't know, every time I delete it, you secretly make a backup......"

Flowing Fire smiled awkwardly but politely.

The topic was successfully shifted.

Xu Nan smiled slightly in his heart.

However, he was also very curious about Captain Dillok.

There's a damn conspiracy smell of this thing from start to finish.

Even, he began to suspect that his encounter with Drifting Fire was itself related to Captain Dirocle!

Otherwise, how can there be such a coincidence?

I casually ran into a cloud climbing ship with a ship soul, and after a long time, I saw its predecessor in the Aurora World again......

And soon, the little ship soul found out that her ex was not dead, and fell into a state of mad death......

In order to avoid this situation, Xu Nan could only reluctantly restart her, which was equivalent to sealing her memory and living a happy life ever since......

"Why do you think about this bloody romance drama the more you watch this plot?"

Xu Nan stopped his strange association.

Hey, since the level of Ron Warlock has been continuously improved, his own thoughts seem to be constantly alienating.

I don't know if it's a good thing.

……

Xu Nan and Flowing Fire returned to the Energy Furnace to check the operation of the Energy Furnace and determined that the new magic circle was perfectly integrated into the existing energy system.

Powerful energy from the Dark Side Universe is being transmitted to every corner of the Anonymous City through the Ascending Ship's excellent energy network system.

At this point, Xu Nan's long-awaited alchemy park can finally be officially opened.

Anonymous City is no longer short of energy!

In addition to this, Flowing Fire also reported more surprises!

That is, because of the solution of the energy problem, the second area that has been placed for a long time can finally be unlocked slowly!

As a cloud landing ship grafted with many parts of the former nova, the strength of the Drift Fire is stronger than the ordinary White Dragon-class cloud climbing ship lies in this second area!

If the first area is all living and industrial areas, then the second area is an outright arsenal and a construction factory!

While most of the facilities in Area 2 will require a lengthy window to repair and restart due to disrepair, there are some inventory of instant combat power that can come in handy.

Xu Nan learned that in half a year at most, the second area can basically be unlocked.

When the time comes, it will be the flowing fire of the complete body, and the anonymous city of the complete body!

For example, the magic energy tank, Liuhuo said that there are more than 30 in the second area, plus the batch that Xu Nan got his hands on before, it is enough to form a terrifying tank army!

Of course, this is a more optimistic estimate.

In fact, the maintenance and restart of various facilities still require professionals to operate.

Flowing fire can do it, and that's just one of them.

This is an important reason why the Ascending Ship needs a large number of [Industrial Mages] to back it up.

However, this does not mean that the opening of Area 2 will bring a limited increase in combat effectiveness to Anonymous City.

In fact, Liuhuo told Xu Nan that there was a weapon that was very suitable for Xu Nan now!

"Most of the things in the arsenal need an industrial mage to control."

"The Magic Energy Tank is a rare weapon that can be opened with just a key."

"Other than that, there's only one thing that's just right for you to wear......"

Flowing fire leads the way and introduces at the same time.

"Dressed?"

Xu Nan was keenly aware of the details in Liuhuo's words.

"It can't be some weird-shaped clothes or robes, right?"

A trace of vigilance rose in Xu Nan's heart.

Although he has experienced the baptism of the [Heartthrob Suit], his resistance to related things has been relaxed a lot, but since it is a weapon or something, it can't be designed too casually!

"It's not."

Drifting Fire gave him a strange look, and she opened the door of a warehouse, and said quickly:

"In fact, this is an arcane mecha secretly developed at the time."

"Its name is ......"

"Buried."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Nan's eyes reflected the outline of a tall figure.

Sen's cold breath came from all directions.

He couldn't help but sneeze.

……