The sky was as gloomy and dark as ever.

Snowflakes are also falling continuously, and this is a light snow weather that continues every day.

When the next wave of cold air from the north moves south, it will usher in a blizzard day.

Opposite the Castle of Shenjue, in a dark alleyway.

Wearing a padded top hat and a collar raised to cover his face, Gune was stepping on the soft snow that was more than a meter high.

In the past, it was all snow without a trace.

Today, with every step you take, you can clearly see a footprint.

And the reason is that Gune wore the "purple scale chain mail" weighing more than 150 pounds.

Gune's body, which had already been promoted to the second order, had also been strengthened by the wriggling flesh and blood.

Naturally, it can afford to weigh more than 150 pounds of purple scale chain mail, although it has a slight impact on Gune's flexibility, but compared to its strong defense and buffering capabilities, this image is insignificant.

Passing through this small alleyway, at the exit that Goune received on the opposite side, he saw George waiting on the side.

At this time, George's face was very calm.

"Follow me. ”

George's voice was low enough for Gune to hear.

Stopping a carriage casually, the two climbed up one after another.

"Go to the steelmaking plant. George said to the coachman.

Da Da ......

The carriage started quickly with the sound of horses' hooves.

George directly unfolded his own neutralized interference barrier.

"This is the Bracelet of Time. ”

George flipped his hand and handed over a bracelet strung with five glass beads.

Gunne took the bracelet and took a closer look.

These five glass beads are the same as the glass balls that George gave himself before, each glass ball has an hourglass inside, and the black bracelet is divided into two strands, bypassing the hourglass from both sides.

There was nothing in the hourglass. Maybe what flows in it is the time that I haven't seen.

"It's beautifully made. Gune secretly gave an evaluation.

"At this time, the bracelet, full of the power of time, can let you out of the hunting layer, but it can't let you in. ”

"It's enough to be able to come out. Gunne nodded.

"The hourglass of five hours, which allows you to leave it five times. ”

"At the same time, the hourglass at this time can not only let you leave the hunting layer, but also allow you to break free from other layers and come to reality. ”

"The shadow world is also becoming?" asked Gune.

"That's the easiest layer. George replied in the affirmative.

"Well, it's a good baby. Googne smiled.

"For a transcendent who can travel deep into the world, this may not be a big deal. ”

"Of course, the most important point is the hourglass of time, which collects the time that has passed on you and slowly replenishes it yourself. ”

"Oh?" This time, Goune couldn't help but look slightly moved.

"Recyclable?"

"Yes. ”

"Very nice nice stuff, thank you. "Gunedao.

This is a good treasure to be able to collect the bracelet of time that can be used over and over again.

Then, George asked softly.

"Also...... How's your source breathing?"

"You have to know that in the shadow layer, and even in the hunting layer, you can't breathe the air normally. ”

"Even if there is only a thin source force there, you need to master the ability to breathe at a deep enough level to be able to walk there freely, and even fight. ”

As soon as George said this, Goune laughed.

"When I wasn't a transcendent, I had already started training myself to use cells for source breathing. ”

"As for the breathing of the flesh that I am showing now, you can think of it as an ornament. ”

"Completely free from the breath of the flesh?" said George, stunned.

"Yes. "Gune has nothing to hide.

When mixing the medicine, the breathing of the lungs will cause the muscles of the flesh to fluctuate, which will affect the fine proportions of the mixture.

Therefore, in the process of refining the potion, Gu Ne will completely give up the breathing of the lungs and completely breathe with the source force, so that he can control the proportion of the mixture to the extreme.

This function of the lungs to breathe has long been an ornament for Gune.

"That's good. George nodded with narrowed eyes.

Then George continued to lower his voice.

"I've already found out that the second-order Death God Beast will be transforming during the night tonight. ”

"When we're done with lunch, we'll need to get into the hunting floor early. ”

"You haven't been in the deep world. ”

"So I need to take you over in advance to get used to it, so that when you fight, you can play 100 percent. ”

"Otherwise, if you rush in and fight, you may not even be able to exert your strength. ”

The world in the deep world is indeed different from the real world, which Gune knows better.

"It does take a bit of adaptation to get into it early. Gunne nodded.

"The Black Iron Smelter has a strong and extraordinary property there, and it is easy to hide abnormal fluctuations, and if you enter it from there, you will not be detected. ”

"Hmm. Goune nodded in response.

......

At noon, inside a small restaurant near a steel factory.

Goune and George had just had a light lunch.

A large number of workers in the steel factories have already left work, and workers from several factories have poured into this block.

These large numbers of workers in old overalls, although they look a little dirty, are not as numb and stiff as starving homeless people.

The two of them walked along the snow on the side of the street, and George said in a low voice.

"After the enactment of the Labor Protection Act in the Empire, the working conditions and incomes of the workers improved. ”

"Although there are still many problems, this is much better than it was more than a decade ago. ”

Gunne nodded slightly.

Gunne, who carefully browsed almost every edition of the Transcendent Daily Newspaper, naturally knew that with the establishment of steam machinery factories in all corners of the Empire, the Empire had indeed made great efforts to protect the interests of those working workers.

Even Goune heard that some nobles who did not follow the labor laws were under crusade.

And the effect is obvious.

At least when the snow covers the mountains, the Suge Ruins City on the edge of the empire, these laboring workers can have a place to rest, and they can eat and drink enough.

Even in the black map area, there are not many homeless people.

In contrast to the inland areas, in the coastal areas, the Empire enacted the Navigation Act, which allowed ships to pay a small amount of customs duties to be protected by the navy's steel ships.

All of them are eligible to enter the Great Voyage and go deep into the deep sea area along the channels opened up by the Empire for long-distance expeditions. All the proceeds of the expedition belong to the expedition ship itself.

This has led to an extremely high level of enthusiasm in today's Age of Discovery.

"Woo ......"

At this time, the exhaust gas of the steam engine smelting steel not far away sounded.

The roar of a steam boiler the size of a house could be heard for kilometers away, and a large cloud of fog rose up.

Gune rubbed his fingers slightly, thinking secretly in his heart.

The Magnolia Empire is driving steam-powered steel machinery and is in a thriving time.

And those heretics want to destroy all this, and restore the rule of the foolish people of the church, the holy imperial rule of religion.

Even, from the body of this dead beast, Gu Ne can clearly see the true face of those strange and mysterious powerful existences.

If such people are allowed to rule the world, it will be more bloody and ruthless than the rule of the theocratic church, and at that time, the whole world will become a "flesh and blood pasture" for them to harvest wantonly.

"Barbarian Saints, and those alien races in the north, and those evil spirit sects that have already stirred up waves in the depths of the sea, can you stop this giant steel machine that has brought up the new wave of the times and emitted a huge roar?" Gune murmured softly.