"This is the invention that I have been honing for many years, [the hand that stretches freely]."

The dwarf said with a little restraint, "Mr. Joseph, please give me some advice. ”

Joseph looked at the device in front of him.

On the iron frame hung a stout metal prosthetic limb with arms about the size of his thighs, made up of short metal cylinders with space inside. Between the short columns are bent and stretchable high-strength iron wires, which are obviously the product of superb copper-iron drawing technology from the perspective of color and strength.

"You see, this device can stretch and contract freely."

The boy carried the metal prosthetic off the wall on his shoulder, slipped his right arm in, and twisted a rotary valve on the prosthetic wrist. A circle of flashes of light suddenly appeared on the entire metal hand, as if some kind of treasure had reappeared in the world.

The dwarf was a little embarrassed and said, "This is to look handsome, and the structure of the crystal lamp is added. ”

"The ring road of our maintenance station has also been installed with a crystalline light path, which is not only more aesthetically pleasing, but also has a practical indication effect." Joseph also said.

The decrepit boy's face relaxed a lot.

With his left hand, he pulled a lever on his right arm, and the metal prosthetic limb suddenly extended forward, but the farther it extended, the harder the boy became. He had to use his left hand to assist, leaning back as if he were manipulating a fishing rod that had been bitten by a sea monster.

"You see, this is a prosthetic stretch, which can reach 8 meters! You can touch it from afar...... Huhu, that is, there is still a little problem with the weight at present, and it needs to be assisted by both hands. ”

He shook his arm back in sweat.

Leah next to her sneered: "Two hands for a metal prosthetic? If you don't have two hands, you can't use this thing at all. ”

"It seems a bit silly at this stage, but the invention must have had all kinds of problems in the beginning. It is impossible to invent a device like the [Magnetic Probe] all at once, and this simple invention without any superfluous design must have undergone many deletions and repeated polishing, right? ”

"I'm sorry, but [Magnetic Probe] was completed in one go from design to completion in three months." Leah showed no mercy.

“……”

The look in Joseph's eyes was first astonished, then disappointed, then envious, and finally turned into a kind of bitterness that forced himself to calm down: "Mr. Joseph is indeed a genius inventor, and of course a mediocre person like me cannot compare." ”

To alleviate the embarrassment, Joseph said: "I think this telescopic prosthesis is very promising. ”

He said to himself that I was a fart genius, but I was annoyed by the stuck neck and chest, plus I wanted to show it in front of Leah.

"Really?"

Hope reignited in the eyes of the dwarven craftsman: "What do you think should be improved?" Or in what direction can you go? ”

Joseph froze for a moment.

He just said politely, and the other party took it seriously.

Joseph pretended to be pensive.

Leah, who was next to her, looked at him.

The dwarves are also full of anticipation.

Silence has never been heavier.

This time, Joseph was sweating profusely.

He finally held back a sentence: "The exploration of the [Magic Well] requires a variety of equipment and props, the environment there is harsh and dangerous, if it can be improved according to actual needs, the [Flexible Hand] may come in handy." ”

Although Joseph felt that this arm, which only required two hands, was a little difficult to use.

But hope is the best propellant.

He knows this himself.

At least give the dwarven craftsman some confidence.

"[Magic Well] Survey?" The decrepit boy showed a look of surprise: "Is this really possible?" That kind of cutting-edge research field, my [flexible hand] is not mature, if it is used there, it will malfunction or something...... Isn't that right? ”

The dwarf craftsman looked at the thick metal arm he had made, and he slowly moved his fingers, the metal knuckles clicking.

"Telescopic and fixed bearing ...... of metal prosthetics"

Leah next to her furrowed her eyebrows and muttered to herself.

She was suddenly excited.

"Yes, yes!"

"This thing can be used for [Magic Well]!"

"Its disadvantages are its weight and lack of flexibility, which is no problem, and if you can stretch it further, you can reach into the depths of the magic well and then grab and touch the mountain wall below." Leah grabbed the decrepit boy's neckline with precision again: "Can you do it?" ”

“…… It should be possible, but can you please not grab my collar? The dwarves protested.

"I'm sorry, but that's what Left Hand means by himself. Looks like it's very problematic for you. ”

Leah's right hand slapped her left hand twice, and the prosthetic leg reluctantly let go.

"That really needs to be adjusted...... "The deceased boy straightened his neckline, and finally recognized the customer's feedback.

He glanced at Joseph and said, "But Miss Leah, as a researcher who has dealt with the [Magic Well], do you also think this device can be used in the [Magic Well]?" ”

"I think it's doable."

The female vampire regained her composure at this time, and she spoke in a clear and extremely fast voice: "The prosthetic arm can be used as an extended detection rod, and the front end can be fixed with a [magnetic probe], using the magnetic element as a large-scale extension of the detection ......"

She turned her head and looked at Joseph with those sloppy eyes, "Did you think of this a long time ago?" ”

Joseph said: "It's just a whim......"

"Are you afraid to say it and hurt my pride?"

Leah didn't believe it, and she said eagerly, "I don't care what happens. However, the [Magic Well] survey ahead needs to race against time, and if such a device can be made earlier, fewer people will be sacrificed. I need you to use your talents, and a lot of people need you to use your talents! ”

“……”

Joseph has a word of suffering.

Why doesn't everyone believe that he just went through shit luck once, and then recovered to the level of ordinary people?

The dwarven craftsman next to him also said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Joseph, I heard that you were only a temporary researcher, but you have returned to work at the maintenance station. Many people at our institute were surprised and very sorry......"

"Your talent must be shown! You've single-handedly crafted an almost perfect Magnetic Probe, revealing the power of Magnetism to everyone. ”

"In the past, a lot of people were dismissive of magnetics, thinking of it as just an isolated branch of metal smelting. Because of your connection, there are now many scholars who have devoted themselves to this field! You're changing everyone's perception. ”

Joseph's scalp tingled.

The matter between our husband and wife, what kind of fun are you following!

In fact, since he made the [Magnetic Probe], Fahai, the head of the Flying Boat Loop, has given him special convenience. Let him decide whether to stay at the maintenance station according to his own situation, and participate in the latest research whenever he wants, but considering that geniuses should not be tied down too tightly, Fahai fully respects his personal wishes.

The wind collectors sent by the "Shachengdi Daily" and "Ben Daily" and other newspapers conducted a series of reports and personal interviews with Joseph.

In order to cope with these people, Joseph found a way to pretend to be deep and silent.

In this way, when you encounter a question that you don't want to answer, don't speak, and just say some simple responses.

And then the outside world commented on him.

- A two-faced genius, a humble apprentice in life, and a mad master in creation!

If you don't know how to rate, don't rate!

Joseph realized one thing from then on.

People don't care who you are, they think you're a genius, then you're a genius.

All Joseph can do is live as low-key as possible.

It's not that he doesn't like to be praised and adored.

The problem is that he knows very well that he is not a genius at all, and it is all the good fortune that Leah, the goddess of luck, has brought to him.

In case the public lets themselves make a [magnetic probe] come out again, it will really be the end of the matter.

So it's best like this.

He continued to work as an ordinary maintenance clerk at Maintenance Station 77. Over there, at least, everyone is okay with Joseph. The Flying Boat Loop is far from the masses on the ground, but it is a good place for him to live.

……

Half a year later, the [magnetic probe] and the [retractable hand] reached an application combination.

With the strong impetus of Leah and the Fallen Boy, the Apostle Philus and the legendary prophet Black Forge turned this idea into reality.

The combination of the [Magnetic Probe], the [Flexible Hand], and the [Spell Chamber] was officially equipped during the investigation of the Magic Well, and was a great success, with the Apostle Philus and the Prophet Blackforge paying a special visit to Joseph at the maintenance station.

The King of Bones, Philus, had a faint green fire in his eyes, and the white metacarpal bone held Joseph's hand hard: "Your genius idea has led to the birth of a crucial device. On behalf of all the explorers and researchers of the Magic Well, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and sincere respect to you. ”

"You solved a key problem that had plagued us for several years, allowed Magic Well Exploration to establish safety standards, and greatly reduced casualties, thank you very much!"

Joseph said vaguely: "It's all due to everyone, mainly Leah and Decrepit Boy, I'm just saying it casually." ”

"Don't be too modest."

The Bone Apostle Quack laughed and said, "I've heard Fahai talk about you, saying that you are a casual genius who can't use common sense to judge and restrain your creativity. Now it seems that it is really more magical than I imagined, and you remind me of another genius inventor many years ago, the inventor of the Tribal War Chess and the Colosseum. ”

Joseph was so praised that his heart was empty.

Mu Ke created the game [Tribal War Chess] that has been handed down by the Yao civilization to this day, and is also one of the founders of the early spectacle [Colosseum], and has always been regarded as the benchmark of the Yao people's talented inventors.

I am?

Am I worthy?

He was depressed.

How did this happen? I really didn't do anything, I just said it, but no one believed me.

Yaoshen, is this a test you have given me?

Joseph prayed silently in his heart.

I know that I am wrong, Lord Yaoshen, I have committed the sin of arrogance before, and I should not be self-righteous and think that my accomplishments will continue to increase...... Forgive me, and don't let me continue to be killed.

Dressed in bronze armor, the prophet Black Forge had a pitch-black face, and in his helmet was a pair of crystal eyeballs that emitted red light.

It looked directly at Joseph: "In the past, I always believed that there is no such thing as a so-called genius in the world, and everyone's achievements are the final metamorphosis accumulated over a long period of time, even Mu Ke I think so...... But that doesn't seem to apply to you. ”

"I've looked up your experience, you've been an athlete, you've been a dancer and a singer, and then you've been a maintenance worker on the Flying Boat Loop. You don't know anything about magnetics, but you can build a Magnetic Probe in a matter of months. Maybe someone is born with this talent, but I can't appreciate it. ”

"Not only that, but you've also extended it to the [Magic Well]'s exploration system, and it can be applied to almost any dangerous environment. The Magnetic Probe is worthy of one of the most important inventions of the Age of Elements. ”

Joseph only felt scared in his heart, and always felt that this situation was not good, so he quickly waved his hand: "You have a good reputation, the probe is the result of the joint efforts of everyone in the entire 77 maintenance station. ”

"Pioneering ideas are key to guiding the realization of new technologies."

Black Forge said: "This time, we will act on the magnetic probe on the magic well, and on the other hand, we will use magnetic elements to synchronously restore the inner wall of the magic well in the [Spell Box Garden], so as to safely and intuitively obtain the main microstructure of the magic well. Therefore, according to the small magic well, we can reproduce the exact same [Elemental Magic Well] with the technology of the Yao clan. ”

"We came this time to thank you for the solution, which really broke through the fog that has held us back for many years, and to ask you for advice and advice."

The tall, swarthy prophet looked intently at the man in front of him: "What do you think should be done about further probing?" Should you try a large magic well while the iron is hot and build a larger-scale detection device, or should you focus on improving the accuracy of the magic well restoration and optimizing the [Elemental Magic Well] first? ”

“……”

No, you're the experts, you ask me?

Joseph gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Black Forging, I don't know about your situation, and I can't give any advice. All I care about is whether my wife, Leah, can work safely and return home safely. ”

There was a strange look of regret and worry on the black forging face.

"So that's what you're worried about. Rest assured, with the use of magnetic probe-based magnetic detection, there is no need for researchers to enter the dangerous area under the magic well...... Your wife will be fine. ”

This reply also put Joseph at ease.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I don't really have any talent or talent, I have no interest in inventing and creating, and I feel a little happier and more relaxed than making something, whether it is athletes, backup dancers or maintenance station work." ”

"The biggest mistake in my life was thinking that I could become a flying boat pilot, when I was just looking for a popular, high-paying job. Luckily, I met my wife and she brought me back to life. ”

Black Forge and Philus glanced at each other, as if they had reached an agreement.

Philus, the king of bones, said, "So offended, Joseph. ”

With that, it and the Black Forge subdued Joseph left and right, pouring a glass tube potion into his mouth.

Then Joseph quickly lost consciousness.

……

When he woke up, he found himself in a brightly lit place.

There are four suns hanging in the sky, each emitting warmth and light without feeling hot or dazzling. Not far away was a tall garden of roses, some vague figures toiling in it, and those people had a small orange sun overhead.

Joseph stood in front of a magnificent temple outside which stood a tall stone tablet with words and symbols that Joseph could not comprehend.

A voice came from the side.

"Are you awake?"

Joseph discovers that it is Philus. The Skeletal Apostle was standing next to him, cloaked in a black cloak, with a small sun on its head and black eyes facing him.

"I'm ...... Why did you ...... before" Joseph was in a trance.

"You're sick, Joseph, you're very sick."

Philus said, "So I and Black Forge have decided to send you here, this is the [Sun Temple], where Lord Yaoshen's god [Daughter of the Sun] Sehemet cultivates, and he is also an incomparably merciful healer, who has healed you. ”

"Am I sick?" Joseph didn't come back to his senses: "What's wrong with me?" What disease do you have? ”

He was completely unaware of his physical abnormality.

"By the way, what about Leah? Where is she? ”

Joseph suddenly panicked.

"Joseph." Philus whispered, "Leah doesn't exist at all...... It's time for you to wake up. ”

Non-existent?

How could Leah not exist?

Joseph had a funny look on his face, but at the sight of Philus's stern and cold face, he felt that something was wrong, and then a sharp headache and nervousness.

Images flashed by quickly, and memories flooded in like a tidal wave, giving Joseph a splitting headache.

He lay on the ground with his head in his hands, feeling a sense of emptiness and lackluster in his heart, as well as endless pain and emptiness.

"Leah doesn't exist."

Fellers said in a cold tone, "She's a person you've made up, and the maintenance workers at the maintenance station can't bear to see you in pain, so they cooperate with you to pretend to be such a person." Captain Kepler is very good to you, he keeps telling us that you are talented, but the more imaginative you are, the easier it is to fall into the pain and division of not being understood. ”

"We all know that after staying in heaven for a long time, there will indeed be various diseases, and mental pain, loneliness and withdrawal are the most difficult to describe and fight."

"You made up Leah to make her beautiful and strong enough to be charismatic, and yet she suffered painful setbacks, but in the end she stayed with you, and she allowed you to fight against emptiness and depression."

"But it's been too long, Joseph, and it's time for you to wake up. We need you. ”

The King of Bones said firmly: "The bubble of illusion is also time to burst, you can't live in your own imagination all the time, and you can't live in fear of the magic well all the time, Joseph, stand up. The world needs you, we need you, and the gods are protecting you. ”

"Even if you are in the midst of a disease, you can invent the [Magnetic Probe], and your strength and talent are vital to us. Stop playing, come back. ”

Joseph looked at his hands.

The left hand was covered in scars and tears, and the right hand was a metal prosthesis made of copper and iron, with short cylinders attached to it with strands of iron pressed into loops.

There was a slight throbbing in the arm, a familiar and unfamiliar one-body feeling.

Leah is his right hand.

The two memories in Joseph's mind finally overlapped and calibrated with each other, and he stepped out of those vague and pleasant images and stood in front of the clear reality again.

The life of the vampire's wife is actually Joseph's own experience.

He lost his right arm after the accident in the Magic Well, and also suffered from severe mental disorders and phobias.

He was sent to the maintenance station for recuperation, where he met the captain Kepler.

He fictionalized Leah, and then saw in Leah the hope of moving on.

However, he always talks to Leah, who is invisible to others, but he is actually talking to his right hand.

Everyone cooperated with him in good faith, Captain Kepler, colleagues, dwarves and decrepit boys...... They all pretended to have such a female vampire around.

That is until Philus and the Black Forge sent him here for medical treatment.

Joseph finally understood.

No wonder Leah still seems to be able to see, even though she is blind.

It's no wonder that he is always familiar and strange to Leah, as if they have been together for a long time, but many details are vague and cannot be recalled.

Joseph had a long dream.

"Thanks to the [Daughter of the Sun] for her healing, no one would have been able to cure your situation." Philus said, "Thank you to Lord Yaoshen and the Daughter of the Sun. ”

Joseph knelt on the ground, took a deep breath, and said reverently, "Thank you, great Yaoshen, for not giving up on me...... I have recognized my weakness, but weakness is also a strength, and I will face myself up to myself and do my best to perform my abilities. ”

"Thank you, Lady of the Sun, for curing me as a deserter."

A golden figure slowly appeared in front of the temple.

It was a young woman with smooth bronzed skin and two round ears on her long-haired head. She wore gold rings around her arms, wrists, and neck, and wore a cool gown made of precious stones, and her body was flexible and powerful.

"Your illness is very special, I'm not sure if you will get sick when you go back, remember to come back for regular checkups." Said the beauty of gold and black.

"Yes, yes, sir."

Joseph's heart was beating violently, and he felt like every hair in his body was on fire, and his breathing was about to stop.

It wasn't until the golden figure disappeared that he looked at Philus next to him: "Lord Philus, it was the [Daughter of the Sun] just now, right?" ”

"Yes."

"It's real this time, I didn't fancy it, did I?"

"No, it's true."

Joseph asked in a low voice, "How can I pursue the [Daughter of the Sun]?" ”

Philus said coldly: "Are you looking for death? ”

"No, wasn't there a precedent for gods and apostles to be married? In that [Kashima Shrine], there is a combination of martyrdom and apostle Theodore, I have a theoretical chance! ”

“……”

Fellus looked at the elf in front of him, and finally he reluctantly touched his smooth white bone forehead: "It seems that you are indeed good, this look...... You'd better try to be promoted to apostle first. ”

It thought to itself.

This is the Joseph I am familiar with.

Arrogant self-confidence, a desire to challenge to death, and absolute loyalty and greed for beauty.

"Just look at me!"

In just an instant, Joseph regained his former passion and motivation.

The five fingers of his right hand were opened, and the palm of his hand was facing his face: "For the sake of the [Daughter of the Sun], this time, I will completely conquer the [Magic Well]!" ”

For the sake of the goddess.

I'm going to use all the intrigues and firing on all the power!

Brain, turn me to death!