Chapter 170: The Machine Emperor
My name is Liu Bo, and I have crossed over!
When I woke up, I found myself in an underground cell, surrounded by walls made of steel, with no movement except for the occasional sound of pounding metal.
According to the memories I obtained, I know that my current body is only twenty years old, but I am already a "appraiser" of Sequence 7, and I can rely on my own ability to avoid the negative effects of magical items, and play their role more perfectly.
The reason why I was imprisoned in this steel prison is also because my team provoked a terrible monster, most of the team was "cursed" by it, only a few escaped, in order to screen, and in order to prevent the "curse" from spreading, the "steel city" high-level made a strategy to detain and isolate the entire team, and it will be no problem to survive at that time.
And the original owner was naturally not among the "minority", so he died, and I came.
I was released from the prison for more than a month, but there were still people around me who were secretly watching, and it wasn't until half a year later that all the monitors were withdrawn - and with what I call the "Pure White Eye", I was able to spot these monitors easily.
And after being freed, I had to face a cruel reality...... I traveled into a world from a previous life, and even the worst place in the book, the Godforsaken Lands!
Steel City is a city-state that has not been mentioned in the original book, located in an iron ore belt, the population is not large, and today, struggling to survive for many years, the total number of people adds up to less than 2,000, and each one is very precious, so even if the original owner is likely to be "cursed", it is still not abandoned by the high-level.
Because the population is small and every adult has a job, the children are fed intensively, which also leads to the fact that there is no concept of "family" in the steel city, and even the first and last names have been canceled, only code names......
I don't like that, it always makes me feel like I'm a machine and not a human...... But I can also understand the choice of the top brass of Steel City, after all, surnames and first names are just "luxuries" for today's city-state.
If you want to change the system, you must first improve the quality of people's lives, and then find a way to enter the top and revise the system.
And the premise of everything is to improve your strength first!
Fortunately, with the help of the "Pure White Eye", I can not only understand the essence of things with the help of its powerful "analysis" ability, but also see many things that others cannot find in the dark.
After I reached Sequence 5, I was even able to pray to him to complete a high-level ritual magic.
As a result, "Evans' Hidden Barrier" and "Valorit's Perfect Restoration Technique" came out one after another, and I gained the appreciation of the top for these two secret techniques.
Among them, Evans is the surname I chose for myself, derived from another book I liked in my previous life; And Valolite is my alchemy assistant...... Of course, I prefer to call it "AI" after last name.
Speaking of Valorit, it is actually the "resentful spirit" that originally cursed the original owner, and was a "shepherd" when he was alive, and I used the seal of the "ancient alchemist" characteristic obtained by chance to stitch it with other souls to make the current "intelligent assistant".
After gaining the appreciation of the higher-ups of the Iron City, I joined the Supreme Council and became the last of the thirteen people who ruled the city-state.
Soon, however, a series of reforms and proposals for survival and exploration were of great effect, and in a short time the city-state doubled its population limit.
And my scientific achievements, especially the epochal invention of the "steam engine", have elevated my seat to the fourth seat in just a few years, second only to the three demigods in the first three.
As for the other members of the jury, there is no dissatisfaction with this...... After all, everyone is struggling to survive on the edge of survival, and there is a lot less intrigue.
In the future, I will look back on this period of time when everyone worked together, and I am also embarrassed.
After more than twenty years, the Chief's body could no longer hold on, and the "alchemist" trait he left behind was given to me, and I became a demigod after extracting all the life force of an area.
It was only then that I discovered the real secret behind the "Pure White Eyes"! It's a pity that I don't dare to go too deep into my own spirit, because there seems to be some "pollution" there, so I can only see some of the previous "me" tricks and deaths.
It seems that every time in my life, my "luck" is not too good...... In contrast, even in the Land of God's Forsaken, I was one of the lucky ones to be able to become an "alchemist".
In short, after becoming a demigod, I became the chief without dispute, and gradually started the "floating city" plan that I had made a long time ago.
The reason why I need the "Floating City" is because I want to lead everyone in the "Steel City" to leave the "God's Forsaken Land", leave this dark continent, and go to the world of light.
According to the original book, I know that the only exit to the Godforsaken Land is in the "Giant Court".
However, there is no record of the "Giant Court" in the "Steel City", and I don't even know its own location, which makes it impossible for me to judge the direction of progress, so I can only keep exploring around.
However, the scope of exploration of the city-state is limited, and it is impossible to build strongholds along the way all the time, firstly, the manpower is not allowed, secondly, the safety of the strongholds cannot be guaranteed when they come, and thirdly, and most importantly, once the wrong direction is chosen, these strongholds will be in vain.
So, the only way I can think of is to make the "city-state" move!
Due to the complex terrain on the ground, vehicles are not a good choice, so the "floating city" that can travel in the sky became my goal.
It's an almost impossible project, but fortunately, there is still the "divine power" left by the gods in the "Godforsaken Land" to use!
In the end, it took one hundred and twelve years, and after the efforts of several generations, the "Morning Star City" loaded with four major systems finally took off!
I changed the system so that everyone had their own first and last name, and I proclaimed my name for myself, "Lucien Evans," to the whole people.
At this time, the population of "Morning Star City" was close to 10,000.
For the rest of the day, "Morning Star City" was spent in stop-and-go...... After a long search, I finally determined that the original location of Steel City should have been on the iron ore belt near Cameroon, Africa.
And the "Giant's Court" is likely to be somewhere in Northern Europe.
The distance between the two is extremely long, there are many dangers on the way, and there are some places that have to be detoured, so it is bound to be an extremely long journey.
So "Morning Star City" was exploring, collecting supplies, and upgrading all the way north, during which it gathered many survivors of the city-state.
And where have these survivors seen this relatively prosperous life in "Morning Star City"? That's why they all regarded me as a god and called me the "Emperor of the Machines".
At this time, I happened to be promoted to Sequence 3, and I also had a certain need for "faith", so I let it go.
Until one day, my closest friend, the original "intelligent assistant" and now the "Morning Star City Central Tower" Valorit, conveyed to me the will of a great being......
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