The sun rises.

Li Nuo sat on the roof with a nail in his mouth, holding a tea-white hammer in one hand, hanging the wooden plank one by one.

"It's really ......"

"Why is this world so hard......"

In the same way as before, no, it should be said that in the worldview of the "Endless Corridor", he could easily knock a nail into the plank without a hammer at all.

The pig didn't let them go, and asked Leno and Marjie to fix the roof.

And the requirement that no women be involved – "Women shouldn't do this kind of work." ”

There are posters floating in the city.

Li Nuo's gaze can see far away, and the poster is "Train Entering the Station".

"1895 is still a 1905 movie...... Although it is said that it is 1864. ”

He was a little distracted thinking that there were all the same things in this world as his real world, like the train threatening to kill all the men of a certain race, and "Gulliver's Travels", and "The Bible", and the helplessness of these realities was one, or rather, many animations with adult fairy tales.

It's like going back to the demon-altered world of Novigre.

It also made Li Nuo think about why many worlds have the same game.

Footsteps interrupt thoughts.

"Do you need me to help you?"

Cha Bai's voice came from behind, and she changed her outfit with [Transform Freely: Imprint of the Pretender], her boots turned into women's flat shoes, no longer covering her calves, and she was wearing a long black skirt and standing behind Li Nuo.

If you're in town, you can't dress too much like a player.

"Don't help me."

Li Nuo nailed one plank with a hammer and picked up another.

"I just want to see what's going on in the world, and I can see the scenery in full view, so that I can see what's going on on the skin."

Cha Bai smiled and asked, "What do you see?" ”

Li Nuo snorted coldly and laughed: "I didn't see anything." ”

"I really don't know if your self-confidence is an advantage or a disadvantage." Cha Bai skimmed his eyes.

At the foot of the mining town is a large area of factories and ship docks.

The minerals under the canyon are the economic backbone of the town, and looking at the people here, it should not be a good economy, but what is very special is that they do not have bitterness and hatred.

This is completely different from the same steampunk, Novi Gre, and Covell.

What is there that resembles the world of The Witcher......

There are a lot of casinos.

The streets and alleys are full of casinos, and in the era of lack of entertainment for the people at the bottom, some things that seem to violate morality are often sparse and ordinary.

[2P accessed]

【Is it connected?】 】

"Yes."

[Li Nuo, how did you become a bricklayer? 】

The skinny brother came up and was struck by lightning.

Li Nuo smiled: "I was raised by pigs." ”

There was a roar from the house: "Who do you say is a pig, boy!" ”

This pig, named "Capone", whether it is Li Nuo or Marger, knows at a glance that this guy is some kind of substitute for the protagonist in "Porco Rosso", but he has not talked about it, so I don't know what interesting things to see.

[So, after you enter the town...... Here I unlocked a map, a location map of the location of alchemy and magic. 】

"Send it over, anything else?"

[None.] 】

"What do you want?"

[That's not what you said yesterday!] 】

"People are fickle."

Li Nuo squeezed his eyebrows at Chabai, who sighed helplessly and recited a spell to make the roof repair itself perfectly.

Tea is white-bellied, people are fickle......

【Side quest completed】

【Roof Restoration】

[Reward: 500 XP, 2 pounds of local currency]

This is the reason why Li Nuo honestly repairs the roof.

And he felt that he needed to give himself a respite, the experience of "Cyberpunk" and "Neil" was too intense, and he needed to rest.

In addition, after leaving the air thief airship, the initial side quest was also settled.

[Survive the attack of the Air Pirates]

[Difficulty: Lv40]

[Quest reward: 10000 experience points, random card *2, a good landing location (no attention after falling)]

Random cards have been drawn.

The first is a horn.

Yes is standard.

But the horn is very useful, don't underestimate this kind of small object, maybe it can kill the creator god at a critical moment.

Then there was a bag of coins, the world's currency, 25 pounds, which was counted as a worker's income for a quarter.

He doesn't worry about money, it's a big deal to rob it.

【Received Map Markers】

Li Nuo clicked on the map from Brother Thin, and because there was no sound on Chen Shou's side, he ordered: "Lao Ma's electric Mewtwo Cup is placed in the second mezzanine of the warehouse on the left side of the maintenance room." ”

Chen Shou, who was about to raise his legs, was shocked.

"Do you have a God's perspective......

Li Nuo laughed.

Then put the map with the magic-related areas to Chabai.

"Li Nuo, the main story ......"

"Don't worry, don't think about it, there's me."

Li Nuo's words are always useful for Chabai.

If someone like Maljie or Sauron heard him say this, he would definitely turn his head and leave a "you stupid dick, what are you pretending to be" look.

At this time, seeing the pig whose roof had been repaired, he knocked on the bell in the room and yelled at Li Nuo outside the dormer window: "Come down when it's repaired." ”

After Li Nuo came in, the pig "Capone" first closed the curtains to make the rare light in the house disappear, and then lit the kerosene lamp.

In the dim light, the guy could see holes left by bullets in his pig ears.

Capone handed over a military lunch box full of mashed potatoes.

"Eat, it's your lunch."

"What a smelly mashed potato ......"

Li Nuo took the military lunch, which reminded him of Uncle Cairo who planted potatoes, and at the same time pondered the problem of floating stones.

"You're not just doing more than just repairing the roof." Capone took a pen and paper and counted a line of numbers on it: "As for the loss of my daily business, at least you will have to work for a few days to pay it off." ”

Capone pressed the torn bill onto Lenovo.

Capone is a weapons dealer and is also in charge of maintenance, which is a professional counterpart to Marger.

"Oh, good."

Li Nuo agreed, took a spoon and ate a bite of mashed potatoes, and after confirming that it was not pig food, he scooped up a full spoonful and fed it to Chabai.

Capone yelled, "How can you let a lady eat pig food!" ”

"To put it bluntly, it's still pig food!" Li Nuo gritted his teeth and withdrew the spoon: "By the way, Mr. Capone, can you tell me about the floating stone?" ”

"Something that has existed for tens of thousands of years, who knows what's going on." Capone was dismissive.

At this moment there was a shouting from downstairs, and the roar of the steam engine, and Capone dropped the word "lunch break" and hurried down.

"Speaking of which, it looks like Marjie went down early in the morning."

Li Nuo scooped another spoonful, and was about to bring it to his mouth, when he caught a glimpse of Cha Bai still with his mouth open.

The eyes are facing each other.

Li Nuo ate all the mashed potatoes in one bite.

The shouts of the witchers could be heard from upstairs, and Capone hurried to the mine workshop on the basement floor of the house.

A girl with curly orange hair stood on the stairs, her delicate face, a somewhat sweet look but a gloomy face at the moment, in the soot-filled workshop, in a way that did not conform to her image, scolding.

"You're just a bunch of pigs! I paid you for a salary, but I only got you a word? I'll say it one last time, immediately, right now, stop this! Stop it! ”

The girl's name is Sophia, and she is Capone's apprentice, a mechanical nurse.

Sophia refers to the furnace device in the house.

A vein-dense metal chimney lined with staggered glass dials and brass valves. Above there is an intricate gear structure, and a large amount of smoke is sprayed into the air from the chimney.

This is the furnace that runs the coal mine transmission device below, and it can run the floating stone, helping the miners save manpower and transport the anti-magic metal and coal directly to a safe location with the conveyor.

Basically, all the large machinery and equipment of the steam age were equipped with floating devices of the same scale.

For example, some large cities have long been converted into steam flying cities floating in the sky.

Part of the role of the Sky Train is to transport supplies from the ground to those cities in the sky.

Maljie sat on a box and ate mashed potatoes, which reminded him of the new slogan he heard when he first went to the city of Chinese New Year's Eve in 2076 - welcome to the city in the sky!

At this moment, sparks are coming out of the steam installation everywhere.

The roar trembled, as if it were about to crack.

In the morning, the coal mine below collapsed, triggering a chain reaction that caused problems in the furnaces here, and Sophia hired a group of people who thought it would be a small job, but what they didn't expect was that they couldn't stop the energy leak at all.

"Miss...... If you want to stop it, the best thing to do is to destroy its engine......"

Hearing one of the workers say this, Sophia blushed.

"You're pigs!"

"You're a pig!"

Capone gave Sophia a slap on the back of the head.

"Master......"

Sophia watched her pig teacher appear and stuck out her tongue.

Capone is one of the best repairmen here.

This was not the place he was responsible for, but Capone's shop was built right on top of the furnace, because it was hot all year round and the rent was cheap.

And the reason why he didn't ask him to help at the beginning was entirely because his wages were relatively expensive, which shows that the world is still very trustworthy.

Capone took off his coat, revealing his white shirt that was stretched out, picked up a wrench, and asked, "I need at least four people to give me a hand." ”

Sophia swept around, and none of the workers recommended by the mayor spoke up.

"That's the only way for me to come."

Sophia rolled up her sleeves.

One of the workers shook his head: "Don't question our ability, even if Capone's level is really good, our judgment will not be wrong, the best thing to do is to close this furnace." ”

Sophia yelled, "That would cause a steam leak from the pit below, and there are workers there!" ”

The worker shrugged his shoulders: "It's too late, there will be another half an hour...... It's about to explode. ”

Capone said calmly: "How do you know if you don't try." ”

Marger placed the empty rice bowl on the box, moved his buttocks, wiped his lips, and raised his hand.

"I can top three people."

Capone looked over.

"Boy, are you sure?"

"Hmph~"

【Side quest triggered】

【Maintenance Worker】

[Difficulty: Lv20]

[Reward: Capone's Friendliness, Teacher of Magic Technology]

[Mission Details: Player 5899, you need magical compression technology, for example, the means of putting a large amount of floating stones into the construction of air cities is one of them, find a way to impress Capone, he will teach you some superficial knowledge, don't pin too much hope, Capone is not a top mechanic, he is just a pig abandoned by the old era]

Mr. Victor is a doctor who specializes in prosthetic modifications.

But what Malger needs now is someone to help him figure out how to make his own equipment.

That's why he's interested in Capone's pig.

Otherwise, he would have gone all over the streets to visit the kilns.

"Are you okay?" The first time Sophia meets Marje, she doesn't dare to trust a guy who looks like a "little white face".

Although the tone was questioning, Sophia's first impression of Marjie was very good, compared to the five big and three rough workers here, Brother Ma just needs not to "hum", his appearance is very foody.

"Hmph......" Marjie smiled, "Girl, your pretentious tsundere can't get my attention. ”

Sophia blushed: "Master! There's something wrong with this guy! ”

Capone ignored it, threw Marger a toolbox, and said, "You know what happens if you delay?" ”

Marje was silent, he knew that now was not the best time to pretend.

Li Nuo sat at the top of the stairs, biting his lower lip and smiling.

"Don't play with it......," Cha Bai instructed.

"Don't worry." Li Nuo took out the money bag he had drawn from the random card just now, took out 5 pounds from it, and pressed it against the wooden steps of the staircase.

Then he knocked on the floor to get the workers' attention.

"Five pounds, I bet he'll fix it."

A group of workers looked over.

5 pounds is not a small amount.

And Li Nuo's Marger can fix it, so there is no such thing as being tired.

This guy is a hairy boy who has made a windfall, and most of the workers think so.

As mentioned earlier, there are casinos everywhere in town, and this kind of scene is as common for them as having to take off their pants when peeing.

"50pence."

"I'll press one more pound."

"Hey, I've only got 50pence."

"I'll add money, a total of 10 pounds." Leno slapped another five pounds on the ground and said, "God has conveyed to me the thought, and he says that my friend will be able to help fix it, and in fifteen minutes you will prove that you are nothing more than a herd of domestic animals sitting idle, eating and waiting to die." ”

He succeeded in these guys with "God", "friends" and "domestic animals".

"I've got 10p left!"

"I'll press 2 pounds!"

Capone's pig ears moved, and he said to Marjie, "Your friends trust you. ”

Marje: "He didn't think about trusting him, he just thought he could make money, and the missionaries didn't have a good thing." ”

"Haha, hahahahaha!" Capone laughed: "That's right. ”

The corners of Marjie's mouth hooked slightly: "Hmph, it seems that I fell in love with you." ”

"Then let me see your craft." Capone said, "Throw me the crane parts, then pull down the valves one by one from the workbench in front of you and listen to my commands." ”

Capone stared up at a bronze gear, holding a small wrench in his hand.

Li Nuo wiped his hands while looking at the two of them from a distance.

The same goes for Sophia, who made a big bet, at least a month's salary.

"Thinking beautifully, how can he possibly complete a job that requires several helps."

In the midst of the massive integrated machinery, Malger stood in front of the operator's table and tossed the parts in the toolbox to Capone.

Sweat soaked Capone's back, and the smell of pigs almost covered the smell of coal in the house.

Halfway through the work, Capone asked Malger to help with the gears of another furnace.

"Remember what I said, don't do it wrong."

Capone deliberately explained.

Marger uses his own mind to understand that steam technology here is related to magic, which can be roughly divided into three main points.

First, some liquids and metals that are not easy to vaporize can be vaporized at very low temperatures, so as to play their role, for example, mercury vapor can emit strong light, and tungsten vapor can be used to make fully automatic individual soldiers.

Second, inject the fire into the magic power, let the flame burn the magic power, and the person who will use magic can directly inject energy, no, use a stone with magic power, in short, magic energy injection is the key, if the [block] contains magic power, you can decompose the biogas as a magic reserve, so that the equipment produced has a biogas attribute similar to the elemental attribute.

Biogas is a special thing, it is explosive to the left, highly toxic to the right, and it is the cornerstone of Malger's growth.

Third, the mana is materialized, the magic is compressed, so that large things can be stored in capsule magic, that is, portable magic technology, but its core is the "incredible" energy (funny compression technology) in the floating stone, which is very similar to some parts of the magic element, for example, the magic power is very strong Chabai, you can use the magic element to store weapons, and even use the magic element to make a transparent chair or small furniture.

Fourth, since the beginning of magic technology, there has been a creative idea called "unpredictability", that is, even if Marger controls the manufacturing methods of magic technology, he can't fully predict what he will do, and the system of equipping "entries" is completely random, which is the disorder of magic power, that is, the result of poor and complex control of magic power.

A good mechanic should be aware of the general type of thing he will make when he makes and infuses it with magic.

The above four points were imprinted in Marje's mind.

"Don't be in a daze, stinky boy." A magic ball popped out of Capone's hand, and he said, "I need someone who can withstand the huge amount of magic and help me withstand the pressure when the engine turns on again, which can be very risky, how about it?" Can you? ”

"That's ......" Li Nuo secretly bowed: "The old horse's magic control is very chaotic, and he can't do this kind of work." ”

Marjie also nodded: "That's true." ”

One of the workers said, "Look, that's why we can't do it, the good magicians in this town are gone." ”

Sophia hooked the corners of her mouth, looked at Li Nuo, and said, "It seems that Mr. Priest is going to lose this game." ”

She made her way up the stairs.

"Just leave me the share of the money I won from the bet and give it to Master."

Sophia didn't want to waste any more time, her pig master knew it was a waste of time and would leave, and she wanted to go to the sentry in the pit to remind the workers to leave quickly so that they wouldn't be burned by the steam from the explosion of the engine.

"Hey, hey, hey, give us the money, we've got to go." A worker holds out his hand.

Li Nuo shook his head: "It's not over." ”

Marger laughed, snapped the card in his fingertips, and flicked into the air.

Immediately after, a flash of white light.

Dozens of mechanical lifeforms filled the mine's workshops.

"Sect Master—Hail Fu!"

The deafening roar sent shockwaves through the ears of the workers, and the crowd was amazed by the summoned mechanical lifeforms.

Marje knew that now was the time to pretend.

He assigned the work to the little ones.

Capone was not surprised at all, he said, "Are you ready?" ”

Sophia had just walked out of the room, trotting out of the door frame, busily putting on her coat, time was running out, and she thought she could help a worker.

The soles of the women's booties were just stepping on the dirt road outside the door when suddenly the chimney on the roof "coughed".

Sophia looked over.

The chimney emitted a flaming red stream of fire, and then resumed its operation.

This represents...... The repair work was successfully completed.

"Isn't it......"

Sophia was shocked.

When she went back, the maintenance workers who were watching the excitement just now walked out one by one with a calm face.

muttered: "Fooled, deceived." This kind of discourse.

"Borrowed!"

Sophia squeezed through the crowd.

She walked down the basement.

She saw the priest grinning and smiling as he lit the coins, and the good-looking white-haired girl helped the priest pick up the coins from the ground.

Capone sat in a chair as Marger lit a cigarette for the pig.

A group of mechanical lifeforms knelt in a fan shape.

"What, what's going on?"

Sophia is incredible.

Li Nuo stretched out his hand: "By the way, your share of money is still one coin away." ”

Sophia gritted her teeth: "No, you guys are ...... Why did you suddenly ......?"

Cha Bai raised his head coldly: "Miss, are you going to owe money and not give it?" ”

Gray-blue eyes stared at Sophia, sending chills down her spine.

Sophia took out a coin and handed it to Linuo.

Then I heard Capone say, "Sophia, go buy some bread, and by the way, make some meatball soup." ”

……

Meatball soup is better than mashed potatoes.

At least Capone wouldn't call it pig food.

"Interested in working with me?"

Capone asked Marj.

"Dare to hire us without asking where we come from?"

Marje said as he drank the broth.

A mechanical lifeform handed him a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

Li Nuo poured the broth into Chabai's rice bowl and said, "Mr. Capone knows where we come from. ”

Capone looked over.

"People who fall from the sky can't be people who don't have a story." Li Nuo took out the money bag, counted the money, lowered his head and said: "But at least, we are willing to be 'bricklayers' to make up for our mistakes, so Mr. Capone thinks that we are just passing by, suffering little ghosts, so we will take it in, at least no matter how bad the people are, they are kinder than the people in the military, right, Mr. Capone?" ”

"How do you see that?" Capone asked.

"You're a former soldier, right?" Li Nuo asked rhetorically.

Capone's clothes smelled of gunsmoke, and the military lunch box given to Li Nuo proved that he was a soldier in his youth, and possibly a sapper.

And there are very serious scars left by gunshot shrapnel on the ears.

He was afraid of light, and he had to pull down the curtains during the day, and lived next to the tunnel, indicating that when he was young, he might have dug tunnels in the trenches and penetrated deep into the enemy's position to carry out blasting operations.

He seems to be very afraid of the wind, but he is not allergic, so it is possible that he has also worked as an air soldier.

Moreover, the protagonist of the story of "Porco Rosso" is also a retired soldier.

Even if Capone isn't the protagonist, the above is enough to prove this guy's past.

That's right...... That being said, Capone is a good guy.

"How can a good person become a pig?" Li Nuo asked, he just wanted to introduce a topic, and the answer was not important.

"Good people turn into pigs."

Capone paused.

"You missionaries should know best."

"It's magic." Tea's gray-blue eyes flashed: "You've been magical." ”

"I don't want to be a bullet for that group of lunatics who started the war, so the magicians who were conscripted became useless pigs, pigs that smelled all over their bodies, and that group of military high-ranking people had the resources of magicians, and turned disobedient people into stinky pigs, put them in the factory, and let the pigs make perfume." Capone seemed to be saying something that had nothing to do with him: "Back to the topic just now, whether you want to give me a job or not, it's easy to say about the money." ”

"What are the benefits besides money?" Marjie asked.

"What do you want?" Capone knew that the other party had his own ideas, so he threw the question back.

"Do you know Icarus?" Marje asked.

"Huh~Icarus." Capone's pig's mouth grinned, "I also searched for Icarus when I was younger, and I said that I would find evidence of Icarus' existence, and then give it to my lover and formally propose to her." ”

"It seems to be a sad story." Li Nuo gave the standard answer.

Capone said: "Icarus is in the sea and in the sky, this is a rumor within the military, and no one knows exactly where it is. ”

"Anything else?" Li Nuo asked.

Capone said: "All I know is that it is better not to be found, it is said that it is a weapon that can change the world, although the legend is not reliable, but if it is, it will be bad." ”

Li Nuo touched his chin, his eyes fixed on the wooden beams above the hole, and said, "So, we want to know the traces of Icarus, or are we going to scourge the military?" ”

"The army controls the vast majority of the world's resources, and now it is not the Middle Ages when the mountains and wilderness were full of hidden masters, and the most reliable information is always in the hands of the official." Capone looked at them and said with a smile: "Little ghosts, if you plan to find that thing, I advise you, it is better to find a job and live honestly, airships and planes are not for you to use for adventure, they are war machines." ”

Li Nuo laughed: "So flying is a curse given to humans by the sky?" ”

Capone: "What do you want to say?" ”

"It's fine." Li Nuo stood up: "Old Ma, what do you think?" ”

"I like this pig and I want to help him." Marje said.

Capone: "So you're willing to stay and help me work?" ”

"Of course, but there is a premise, I want to make some weapons, can you help?" Marjie asked, adding, "I need a craftsman who knows how to steam magic, like you." ”

Capone realized that it wasn't him testing them, they were testing him.

Leno turned to leave.

Cha Bai bowed slightly and followed.

"Marje has found what he has to do, let's not waste time."

Li Nuo pushed open the door, and the sun was dazzling.

"I'll go find that cache of magical knowledge, you go...... Find alchemy. Cha Bai looked at the panel sent by Li Nuo, and then asked, "You haven't eaten enough, have you?" ”

"I'm full."

The shack-and-piece crossing is narrow and dark, and the two turn around a dilapidated block.

The alley in front of you suddenly gave birth to a bit of familiar magical features, in the exotic country where the spire buildings are lined up, the buildings and pedestrians in front of you have a strong two-dimensional style. Dried goods and vegetables hung by the windows, and cigarette pouches, pots, and mining tools stood at the door.

Crude jewellery was set up in the street stalls, and the crowd laughed and huddled together to form a noisy pile of people.

Cha Bai glanced at the bracelets and earrings on the stall, and then glanced at Li Nuo.

"Go find something magical first, and I'll go with you."

Li Nuo slowed down.

"No, go separately and save time."

"Ah...... But ......"

"You're too protective of me."

After hearing this, Li Nuo took out the money bag from his belt and handed it to Cha Bai, then took out two coins from it and put them in the lined pocket.

"So much money ......"

"Well, it's all for you." Li Nuo said: "Magical things, it should be books, since it is a magic book, you need to spend money to buy it." ”

Cha Bai thought that Li Nuo was just setting up a gambling circle on a whim just now, and set up a living expenses.

"What about you?" She asked.

"If there's a need, I'll just grab it." Li Nuo said bluntly, and then said with a smile: "If you have dirty hands, you don't do it." ”

Cha Bai watched Li Nuo turn into another alley, and then turned to leave.

Enter the outer corridor of the town, which is bordered by cliffs and mines below, with a suspended plank made of broken wooden planks on the edge of the cliff.

Looking down, there is a steaming mining area.

Behind the airship in the sky, there was a stream of steam in the wind, and the burning air was a debris that turned into a magic factor and spread in the air, forming stars like daylight fireflies.

Walking through the plank road, Chabai stands in front of a house with a rather abstract art style.

The house is more than ten meters high, but it seems to be only two floors.

Its doors are open horizontally.

She knocked on the door.

When I found that my knuckles were clasped on the door, some magic was sucked in.

Bite~

Open on the windows on the roof, there are wind chimes that make a sound.

The door creaked open on its own.

"Is it a mage...... Come in, little girl. ”

Cha Bai checked the map marked by Chen Shou, this was indeed the best magic knowledge ingestion point within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

So, Cha Bai covered her skirt and raised her legs and kicked into the open door.

When the soles of her shoes hit the ground, the gravity of the ground flipped over, and she stood abruptly in the room inside the door.

The house is full of magic items.

Glittering.

There was an old lady sitting behind the desk, her fingertips moving, and the door closed by itself.

Cha Bai: "I ......"

Old lady: "Don't speak, girl. ”

The old man's kind face was full of wrinkles, and she took out a fruit basket and walked over with her back bent.

"You came to me for magic, but if you want magic, you need to pass the test."

She pulled out a red apple from the basket.

The old man's face was as rosy as an apple, and he said with a smile:

"Ate it."

Chabai took the apple.

"Quick, eat it." The old man urged.

"Okay." Tea white chin and crush the apple.

Then he grabbed the old lady by the throat with one hand and shoved the broken apple flesh into the kind old man's mouth.

……

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ps:(A few days ago, there was a forbidden duplicate chapter that was released by the system.,Caused someone to spend unjustly money.,So this chapter is free.,Just make up for it)