"Qi Du has changed so much now!"

Yan Zi looked through the car window and saw that the urban construction of Qidu had developed to the railway station, and there were already buildings on both sides of the road, and some buildings that were still under construction were still under the strong light on the crane, and they were being constructed overnight.

On Qiwang Avenue, the brilliant neon, under the lights is an endless stream of pedestrians. The light and shadow of the high-rise buildings are reflected on the blue Yangtze River, and the slowly moving river wheels on the river surface reflect each other.

The commercial street on Qifeng Avenue is even brighter and lively. Under the interweaving of lights, there is also an open-air singing stage, which is far away, and the sound of boiling over there is still unstoppable.

However, after crossing the Yunshui Bridge and entering the inner city, the noise disappeared all of a sudden, and the surroundings quieted down.

On Wenden Street in the inner city, everything seems to be in order.

After entering the inner castle from the Unshui Bridge, you can see the huge Miyagi Castle.

The royal palace occupies one-eighth the size of the entire inner city.

The convoy came to the intersection of Wendeng Street and Anmin Street in the inner city, which is also the center of the entire inner city.

Chaco looked at the world outside the car window, and his heart was particularly surprised.

"Gollum, we've really come to the right place, it's even better than I thought it would be!"

Shaco called out to Gollum in his head.

"That's good."

Gollum replied perfunctorily.

Shaco asked, "How long do you think we need to stay here?" ”

"At least seven years."

Gollum said.

"Seven years is good, according to the previous judgment, fifty years is not enough."

Xia Ke said with a smile on his face.

The convoy stopped on the road in front of the royal palace.

Only Yan Zi, Paul, and Xia Ke entered the palace to meet them.

Under the guidance, everyone walked to the Yuanhe Palace.

When Xia Ke saw a robot running through the corridor, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Gollum, did you just see it, what did you just run over?" ”

"I share my vision with you, I see what you see, and I just ran over a very flexible robot, I'm sure."

Gollum OK.

"How do I feel about the level of technology here, up and down?"

Charcot wondered.

"The upper limit is quite high, and the lower limit is quite low."

Gollum concluded.

"You're right."

Chaco nodded.

"I don't think it will take seven years, maybe three years," Gollum said. ”

"We ·······"

"Xia Ke, meet the king in a while, don't look around after entering the palace, you will do whatever we do, when the king calls you, you will speak again, remember."

In front of the Yuanhe Palace, Yan Zi interrupted Xia Ke's communication in his head.

"I remember."

Xia Ke hurriedly spoke.

Before entering the door, the guards took the tray and asked them to hand over their weapons, space equipment, etc.

Xia Ke remembered Yan Zi's instructions, and after entering the Yuanhe Palace, he followed behind Yan Zi, staring at the ground, following Yan Zi's movements and saluting, not daring to look around at all.

"Let's be flat, over the years, there have been a lot of changes, Yan Aiqing has worked hard."

Yan Zi heard the sound from far and near, and looked up to see that the king had already walked down, grabbed her arm, and helped her up.

"Your Highness Xie, it's just that you haven't been able to complete the task assigned by Your Highness, Yan Zi is very ashamed in her heart."

Yan Zi said ashamedly.

"It's not Yan Aiqing's fault."

Ren Pingsheng let go of Yan Zi's plump arm.

Although she has flesh on her body, she does not appear fat. After a year or two, he did not look old at all, but had a feeling of getting younger and younger.

"I've already seen what Aiqing has gained in the Dongluo Continent. I have also seen the list of materials brought back, and the gold brought back, as the gold reserve of the central bank, can solve some big problems in the economic development of Qi country.

It is also foreseeable that when those gold, spices, precious stones, rhinoceros horn and other treasures are spread out in Xiangshan Port, domestic merchants will be stimulated, and there will inevitably be a boom in going to sea, which will bring us a steady stream of foreign materials, and expand our overseas market, so that our economic development engine is more.

You have made outstanding contributions to the development of Qi country. ”

Ren Pingsheng asked people to move the chair and give Yan Zi a seat: "In the past two years since you left, the Han land has changed greatly.

Now, after the Jing Dynasty experienced a natural disaster, it was destroyed by the Daru barbarians, and Emperor Chongqing worked as a duke in Qingcheng Town, invested in some industries, and also made a lot of contributions to the development of our Qi country. ”

"Emperor Chongqing is in Qingcheng Town?"

Yan Zi couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this.

She didn't expect that the king would be able to tolerate the emperor of the previous dynasty to be a princess under his nose!

Such a mind once again impressed her.

"Yes, Yan Aiqing is willing to work for the widow?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at Yan Zi with a smile.

Of course, Yan Zi knew that Ren Pingsheng was not asking whether he was willing to do things for him, but whether he was willing to serve as a courtier of the Qi State wholeheartedly.

In her opinion, Ren Pingsheng is definitely a promising and good monarch! It's just that before, Gu Changqing, the leader of the Jing Dynasty Xiaolong Division, had the grace of knowing her, which caused her to be entangled in her heart, although as the envoy of Wuzhou Town, Ren Pingsheng, the king of Qi who was canonized by the imperial court, did things, but what she longed for was the Jing Dynasty court.

And now that Jingguo has perished, she has no last trace of psychological burden, stood up and knelt down and said: "Minister, I am willing to serve His Royal Highness, and I am willing to serve the court!" ”

"Good!"

Ren Pingsheng smiled happily, bent down and stretched out his hand to help Yan Zi up: "The widow has one more virtuous minister today." ”

Yan Zi's strength is firmly ranked in the top five in Qi State.

Moreover, he has strong management and command skills, treats people and things informally, and acts delicately, which is a rare talent.

Ren Pingsheng returned to the dragon chair and sat down, and shifted the topic to the main task he had explained: "This time I went to the Dongluo Continent, where Paul found the treasure map, and the remains were gone?" ”

Although Paul removed a rib from the body, he did not take it away, but buried it in the ground.

"It's gone, maybe it was dug up by those people from Cilo Prefecture, but we sent people to search for a lot of places, and there is no news of the remains."

Yan Zi took out a photo from her body: "But at the place where Paul buried the remains, we sent this ring symbol, which is somewhat similar to the treasure that Xia Ke wants to present to the king. ”

She presented the ring to Siqi, who was on duty in the Yuanhe Hall today, and then Siqi sent the photo to Ren Pingsheng's hands.

Above it is a ring symbol carved on the stone, and on top of the ring, there is also a "V" symbol.

It's just a symbol, and Ren Pingsheng can't see any clues.

"Present the ring."

Ren Pingsheng commanded.

The ring had been handed over to the guards before Shaco had even entered the door.

At this time, they were brought in, and the guards and Siqi whispered, "It has been tested." ”

Siqi nodded, opened a mahogany box, revealing the brass-colored metal ring inside, and sent it to the imperial case in front of Ren Pingsheng.

Ren Pingsheng casually took the ring in his hand, and the small circle was heavier than he imagined.

Gently rubbing it in his hand, the surface was very smooth, and there seemed to be fine parts inside, constantly moving with the shaking of his hand.

"What is this?"

Ren Pingsheng was curious.

"Returning to Your Highness, this thing should be equivalent to a book for us to pass on knowledge."

When Shaco heard this, he replied.

"Books?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at Xia Ke.

Xia Ke's appearance is quite plump, his jaw is maintained with a three-inch beard, his face is like a crown of jade, and his body is long, standing there is quite a lot of attention.

He nodded: "In this ring, as long as you hold it in your hand and shake it, you can burst out with a burst of light, and a human figure will appear in the light, just like a shadow puppet play."

After this figure appeared, it was telling some magical knowledge and truths.

The grass people have learned a lot, but they are limited by their own knowledge base, and they have not been able to understand most of the things, and they have only some small gains. ”

"Not now?"

Ren Pingsheng shook the ring, he could hear the sound of gears turning inside, and he probed it with telekinesis, but he didn't know what material this ring was made of, and it was extremely difficult for telekinesis to penetrate it, and after violent penetration, he found that there seemed to be nothing special inside, just the transmission of some gears.

He whispered to Siqi, "Go and ask the chief engineer to come over." ”

Siqi nodded and hurried out.

Xia Ke nodded and said, "Back to Your Highness, this ring should have lost its energy and can no longer show light and shadow." ”

"What did you learn in it?"

Ren Pingsheng asked curiously.

This thing seems simple, but the whole ring is tightly sealed, delicate in the hand without any interface, let alone looking with the eyes, even if it is probing with mental power, the inside and outside are integrated.

And the gears inside are even larger and smaller, nested in layers, and very precise.

Such a thing, it is said that the people of the Dongluo Continent who are everywhere can produce it, and Ren Pingsheng can't believe it.

And what kind of knowledge is taught in such a thing, he is also very curious.

"It's a bit of knowledge about identifying the various types of ores, and how to make them into usable materials, as well as a workbench operation that I haven't seen before.

There's also some about how to survive in different environments. ”

Xia Ke said simply: "Based on the knowledge I learned in it, when I was in the Dongluo Continent, I looked for some ores, and I also found a few of them.

One is called sea coal, which is a very heavy oil; One is called purple gold, which is a very brittle ore that crumbles when touched······"

Shaco explained what he had learned from it.

Ren Pingsheng could see that he seemed to be selling himself.

At this time, Ruan Tang walked in through the gate, wearing a wearable overalls pants on the lower half and a half-sleeved sea soul shirt on the upper body. She was originally in the industrial and magic laboratory outside the city, and Han Ling'er and the others were studying the industrial exoskeletons that Ren Pingsheng brought back from the earth, planning to combine the amethy crystal to transform them and redesign them.

A phone call was made from Forget Shu, and after telling her the news of the metal ring, Ruan Tang flew back directly.

Her arrival also interrupted Shako's words.

"Come and see."

Ren Pingsheng called her.

Ruan Tang walked over, and when he saw Yan Zi, he said hello to her.

She and Yan Zi knew each other, and they used to be nodding friends.

When she came to the stage, she took the metal ring, and she couldn't help but exclaim as if she were in her hand: "What a delicate design!" ”

"Buzz~"

In her hand, an electromagnetic force burst through the air, and the arc crackled against the metal ring.

"Although the structure inside is different, it feels like an electromagnetic induction generator, and the surrounding dots are a bit like the shadow of film phonogram and photographic technology······

With a thought in her mind, she let go of her palm, and the ring floated and spun rapidly in the air.

In the hall, Xia Ke's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he secretly said in his heart: "What is the origin of this woman, she can see the activation method of the ring so quickly!" ”

"Her ability is also very unusual, and it is normal to be able to detect the use of the ring."

Gollum said.

"Normal what? If she couldn't understand the inner workings of the ring, how could she know how to use it? ”

Shaco said.

"Hmph, I see that you deliberately completely emptied the ring energy, and it was all in vain. This Qi country is not ordinary, and there are capable people around the king of this Qi country! ”

Gollum replied.

As the ring moon earns faster, the energy arc above the ring begins to be generated.

These energy arcs began to gather, gradually forming a chaotic period of light and shadow. There are pictures in the light and shadow, but because the arc light is not stable enough, this chaotic picture also flickers, and the unintelligible language emitted in it also flickers and shimmers, and it is not really audible.

"This thing has to be full of energy to play stably, but the energy loss here is very bad. It's supposed to have something specifically charged, and now it's charged by rotation, it's very slow, and it should take a while. ”

Ruan Tang said.

"How long?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

Ruan Tang sensed it and replied, "According to this progress, it will take about half a month." ”

"Hmm."

Ren Pingsheng nodded and looked at Xia Ke: "Where did you get it?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, I found it behind a waterfall. At that time, he was chased by the beast in a panic, jumped off the cliff and fell into the stone wall of the mountain behind the waterfall, where there was a cave, and this ring was in the cave. ”

Shaco said.

Jumping off the cliff, adventure, Ren Pingsheng didn't feel real when he heard it: "Is there anything else there?" ”

Yan Zi said: "Your Highness, the minister later took someone to Xia Ke to go with him, and he dug three feet into the cave and found nothing else. ”

Ren Pingsheng clasped his hands together, put them on the imperial case, and looked at Xia Ke after a moment of silence: "Mr. Xia is well-read and wise, but he is willing to be an official in the Qi State?" ”

"The grass people outside the country, fortunately, the king values it, and he doesn't dare to refuse."

Xia Science looked at Yan Zi's appearance just now, and quickly knelt down and said.

"Okay, you will join the Zhongshu Pavilion and become the industrial secretary of this king first. Now that you have learned a little about ore and manufacturing, you go to the Ministry of Industry on weekdays to see if there is anything that needs to be improved. ”

Ren Pingsheng stared at him and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Shaco kowtowed. (End of chapter)