led Vabelan and the general to Hopkin's adoptive parents' house, and entered the basement that Hopkin specially prepared for himself, and Vabelan and the general followed all the way, and the two mechanical demons were quite apprehensive in their hearts.

Until entering the basement, you will find that it is full of various metal mechanical parts, as well as a small steam engine, as well as a smelting furnace and a group of busy robots.

Vanbran and the general looked at each other, both stunned by the scene in front of them, the two mechanical demons did not expect that in such an inconspicuous marginal town, there was such a well-equipped mechanical workshop, and it seemed that many of the equipment in it was obviously much more advanced than the mechanical castle.

What attracted Van Bran and the General the most was the small steam engine, which looked very small and delicate, without the dilapidated appearance of the huge steam engine that supported the mechanical castle.

On the steam engine, which is not very large, there are eight grooves, and at this time, eight magic crystal pillars are inserted in the eight grooves, providing the energy needed for the operation of the steam engine.

While the steam engine was running wildly, the scorching steam produced did not spew out at will, but through a metal pipe that surrounded the entire basement, it seemed that it should have been transformed through a series of magic patterns, and finally turned into a special steam magic liquid and flowed into crystal bottles.

Lucius casually picked up two filled crystal bottles, threw them to Vabriel and the general, and said, "The magic energy liquid in the bottle is made by using special magic patterns to form a magic circuit and compress and convert the heat energy released by steam. ”

After Vabelan and the general caught the crystal bottle, Lucius continued: "You can eat it with confidence, the magic energy in it is absolutely pure, enough to make up for your previous consumption of magic energy." ”

Vabelan and the general stood there, looking at the crystal bottle in their hands, and then at each other, but they didn't know what to do for a long time, and they didn't dare to drink the contents of the crystal bottle rashly. Although they saw the whole process of the production of the magic energy liquid in the crystal bottle, even though they had now chosen Lucius, they still had that trace of vigilance in their hearts.

The two mechanical demons stood there silent, and after some time, the general seemed to have made up his mind and unscrewed the lid of the crystal bottle, and suddenly a puff of smoke rose from the bottle.

Like steam, like a swirling smoke, holding the crystal bottle and thinking for a moment, the general lifted the bottle. Aiming the mouth of the bottle to his mouth, he raised his head and drank the liquid magic energy from the bottle.

Seeing the general drink the liquid in the crystal bottle, Van Bran hesitated, did not wait for the general to react, also opened the bottle cap in his hand, looked at the rising smoke, after a short hesitation, Van Bran closed his eyes, raised his head and drank the liquid in the crystal bottle.

After drinking. Vabel's eyes widened and he looked at Lucius with incredulity, for he could clearly feel the heat flowing in his body.

Beneath the surface of flesh and blood has become hot. Vapor erupted from the cracks in his body, as if the metal body beneath the flesh had burned.

As the hot gas in his body continued to spew out, Vabelan was able to clear the pure energy he felt and flow into the magic energy crystals in his body through his body. He felt that his body was full of energy, and the magic energy crystal in his body had also been purified, and many impurities inside were expelled with the steam that was ejected from his body.

Wait until the heat in the body gradually subsides. Vabelan looked at the general in surprise, and both of them could clearly feel that the magic energy crystal in their body had become more refined, and the energy released by the magic energy crystal had become more intense.

Vabeln waved his arms twice, feeling that his body was significantly stronger, especially the mechanical operation in his body was smoother than before, this change made Van Bran feel incredible.

The general looked at Lucius and said, "What exactly have you added to the magic energy liquid? Why can these magic energy liquids wash our bodies? I can feel that the impurities remaining on the parts in my body have been cleaned up, and the aging of the body has also improved significantly. ”

"Hehe......" Lucius laughed when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you guys rest first, there will be surprises for you later, if you have any questions, I'll ask later." ”

After saying that, Lucius did not answer the general's doubts, and let Vabelen and the general sit in the basement to rest, and he turned and walked outside.

Walking out of the basement, Hopkin was already standing at the exit waiting, and when he saw Lucius coming out, Hopkin immediately stared at him with wide eyes, took two steps forward and asked curiously: "Brother, do you really think those robots can be trusted? Why do I think those two guys are dangerous?"

Lucius leaned down and gently scratched Hopkin's little nose, and said with a smile: "Hehe, little girl, you can rest assured, without a mechanical core, the two of them will leave me here, just a pile of scrap metal." ”

"Brother, you always talk about mechanical cores, but I never understand, what is the mechanical core, and why can that thing control the fate of those robots, mechanical demons, and even the mechanical gods of Augustine?"

Hearing Hopkin's question, Lecius couldn't help but be stunned, vaguely remembering that he had asked the same question to the old alchemist when he was young, but the old alchemist couldn't give an answer at that time, and in the long research that followed, Lecius gradually understood some of the secrets contained in the mechanical core.

Now that Hopkin asked him questions, Lucius couldn't explain it very clearly, so he could only sigh and say: "Actually, I don't know the real principle of the mechanical core, I only know that it is the core component of the machine with autonomous consciousness, which is somewhat similar to the human heart, but contains part of the brain function." ”

Seeing that Hopkin was confused, Lecius also said helplessly: "Hehe, this is something I found after disassembling a mechanical core, but it should have some other effects." ”

"Alas, did my brother actually disassemble the mechanical core? Isn't the mechanical core supposed to be an energy body? How could it be disassembled?"

"Hehehe, it seems that everyone thinks so, thinking that the mechanical core should be the same as the magic energy crystal in the mechanical body, it is an energy body, but in fact, it is not like this, the mechanical core is a metal mechanical part, the internal structure is very complex, and the surface is engraved with various complicated magic patterns. ”

Seeing Hopkin's face full of surprise at this, Lucius continued to explain: "Do you remember those energy circuits I gave you? There are many complex magic patterns on the mechanical core to form special energy circuits. ”

"Wow, doesn't that mean that the mechanical core should be the real source of power for the robot and the mechanical demon, so why are those two guys able to move freely without losing the mechanical core?"

Lucius continued to explain: "Yes, the mechanical core is indeed the power source of the robot and the mechanical demon, it can be said that the robot and the mechanical demon spirit with the mechanical core can hardly need magic energy crystals to maintain power, but the loss of the core does not mean that the robot cannot move, after all, as long as they have an energy supply, their body can also operate." ”

Hopkin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said, "Is it the magic energy crystal? Those guys who have lost their core are powered by the magic energy crystal?"

Lucius nodded and said, "Yes, it's the magic energy crystal, but the energy of the magic energy crystal is limited after all, so the two mechanical demon spirits inside who have lost their mechanical core will be subject to the mechanical castle." ”

"However, since the mechanical core has left their bodies, and they have the power of the magic crystal, why are they still controlled by the mechanical castle? Could it be that if you master their mechanical core, you can kill them from a distance?" Hopkin still felt a little puzzled.

In response to Hopkin's doubts, Lecius explained simply: "Although the mechanical core has left their bodies, they still have a connection with the mechanical core, and once the mechanical core is destroyed, they will lose their autonomous consciousness and become ordinary machines that only know how to obey orders." ”

After listening to Lucius's explanation, Hopkin couldn't help but sigh: "I see, that's the case? It seems that the mechanical core is really very mysterious." ”

Lucius nodded, and said with a solemn face: "It's really mysterious, I don't know how the person who invented the mechanical core in the first place researched it? ”

"Isn't that person who made the mechanical core your teacher, the founder of the Sanctuary Realm, brother, haven't you learned the true principle of the mechanical core from him?"

Hearing this, Lucius shook his head and said: "No, the mechanical core was not created by the teacher, according to the inheritance record given to me by the teacher, the mechanical core seems to have been produced earlier, it should have been made by a powerful magician who has studied machinery very much, and the teacher only told me about the manufacturing method, and did not explain it in detail." ”

As he spoke, seeing that Hopkin's face was a little gloomy, and he seemed to feel a little sorry for not having an exact detailed explanation, Lucius couldn't help laughing: "Hehe, don't feel pity, there must always be something that you need to figure out by yourself, otherwise it's very boring to always follow the steps of your predecessors?"

Hopkins also laughed, thinking that what Lucius said was very reasonable, so he looked at Lucius expectantly and asked, "Brother, what are we going to do next?"

"Well, we should have a good meal, celebrate our victory, and then sleep soundly in a comfortable bed. ”

"Well, don't we take advantage of the victory? In that case, maybe we will be able to catch the mechanical castle by surprise, and maybe we will be able to breach that castle in one fell swoop. ”

Naturally, Hopkin's mention was not recognized by Lucius, and he reached out to pick Hopkin up, and Lucius yawned and said, "Ah...... No, I'm so sleepy that I can't keep my eyes open, so let's go get some food and get some sleep. (To be continued......)