The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

While Leo was quietly waiting for news from Diffie Roosevelt, an unexpected surprise was suddenly delivered to Leo by a businessman from France.

"Are you sent by Earl Maupassant?" Leo asked, looking at the businessman in front of him with obvious features of a Frenchman.

"Yes." The businessman nodded and answered concisely, with a strong military temperament, and then saw him take out a beautiful box from the package and put it in front of Leo, saying: "This is Earl de Maupassant Your lord ordered me to bring it to you, and asked me to watch you open the box and tell me if you are satisfied with the contents inside, and if not, I need to take it back."

Leo looked at the size of the box, and without using any extraordinary power, it was clear that there should be the king and queen who were placed with Sylvia that day.

Although he felt that with his own strength, the king and queen were no longer worth using, but after all, this pair of weapons helped him a lot, and he also wanted to know how the pair of weapons would be different after repairing them.

After opening the box, a pair of very simple-looking revolvers appeared in front of us. At first glance, there was no difference between the pistols and the appearance when Leo handed them to Sylvia, but if you look closely, you will find two The body of the pistol has some additional patterns and what appear to be decorative inlays.

If before, Leo might not be able to recognize these patterns and inlays, but now Leo can easily identify what these two things are.

The pattern is somewhat similar to the Turing radical connection pattern that Leo saw in the black market, but it is more sophisticated and complex. Obviously, the two patterns are of the same type, so it can be seen that wizards participated in the restoration and transformation of these two weapons , this wizard may be the inheritor of the tower wizard, at least the knowledge acquired through inheritance is much more than that of the black market.

During this period of time, Leo's research on this special pattern has hit a bottleneck. He has been able to imitate the effect of this pattern, but he has no idea of ​​the underlying principles and has no way to explore it, just like parrot learning. This made him already have some ideas, trying to find the wizard in the black market, and get more knowledge about this pattern from him.

However, the appearance of the king and queen now gave Leo a new research direction, and he was able to find out the laws of operation by comparing the two patterns with the same source and two branches, and then researched more useful ones. Knowledge.

If these radical connection patterns derived from the tower are already a surprise, then those jewel-like inlays on the pistol that replace the Turing radical are another surprise.

Because through the knowledge of the web weaver, the energy waves and the breath of life emanating from the inlays, Leo easily recognized that these inlays were the remains of some gods, and it seemed that the blood of the real gods had passed through. The sacred blood stone transformed after thousands of years of transformation.

The Sacred Blood Stone was discovered very early. There have been records about the Sacred Blood Stone thousands of years ago, but the names are different. But at that time, these things were always treated as sacred objects by various churches. It is placed in various cathedrals and temples and is worshiped by people.

The reason why the church does not treat these bloodstones as ordinary gems, but as holy objects, is that they find that in the temples, churches and temples that have the bloodstone, the clergy of the church can It is easier to communicate with the gods, and it is much easier and more powerful to use the magic given by the gods.

Therefore, the various churches in the world of Vinlen also regard the sacred blood stone as the favor of the gods, and have controlled the mining and use of the sacred blood stone for a long time. No private person is allowed to own the sacred blood stone, including the king. Inside.

It's just that, with the gradual disappearance of the gods, the influence of the church is decreasing day by day, making some prohibitions of the church no longer effective, and some things that were banned by the church in the past have begun to become everyday things for ordinary people, such as bathing, and Drinking red wine and so on during non-communal times, and the mining rights of the bloodstone have gradually begun to separate from the hands of the church, and are controlled by the governments of various kingdoms.

For each kingdom, the mining right of the bloodstone is more of a symbolic meaning, symbolizing that the kingdom has begun to break away from the influence of the church and has independent decision-making power, but they don't know much about the bloodstone. The bloodstone is used as an item to help communicate with the gods, and only the clergy can use it. More often, it is used as an ordinary gemstone inlaid on the jewelry to show the dignity of the identity.

However, as Vinylon World began to enter the era of steam industry, various academies for studying nature have sprung up in various countries of Vinylon World, and research on the sacred blood stone has become a key research project in various national academies.

A large number of scholars participated in similar research, and they finally found something that they researched. They found that putting the blood stone in the boiler can greatly increase the burning temperature and duration of charcoal, and at such a high temperature Under the environment, the bloodstone will not wear out, at least with the equipment at that time, it is impossible to detect the slight wear and tear on the surface of the bloodstone.

This discovery caused a lot of shock in the high-level of various countries. The high-level leaders of various countries are not fools, and they can all see the potential of the steam engine, but because the firepower of charcoal burning is insufficient, the power of the steam engine is not enough to support the operation of some large machinery. Now there is After the sacred blood stone, this bottleneck has been completely broken. From a certain point of view, the rapid development of steam machinery is inseparable from the effectiveness of the sacred blood stone.

It is precisely because of the importance of the sacred blood stone that the governments of various countries have unanimously held the mining of the sacred blood stone firmly in their hands, and listed the sacred blood stone as a strategic item whose export is prohibited.

Although the bloodstone is regarded as a strategic material, some bloodstones still flow into the gem markets of various countries through other channels. The bloodstone has also become one of the highest-grade gemstones because of its religious background and practical utility.

The reason why it is just one of them, not the real best, is because none of the bloodstones flowing in the market are of the highest quality among the bloodstones, and the best bloodstones are all controlled by governments and churches of various countries. Can't see.

However, Leo can be sure that the sacred blood stone above the king and queen is definitely one of the best quality sacred blood stones in the world. The origin and quality judgment of bloodstone.

At the beginning, the church gave such a name because the blood stone can help them communicate with the gods, and the color of the gem is like blood, but they didn't know that the name they gave was wrong, and they just mentioned these blood stones. The origin of the stone.

Just like its name, these sacred blood stones are indeed transformed by the blood of the gods, at least in the memory of the web weaver, but this god has to be discounted, because this god cannot be regarded as a real god. Can only be regarded as a demigod.

Regarding the specific content, there are not many memories of the web weavers. These memories are very old and fragmented like some inherited memories. Leo just knows that a large number of demigods died in a difficult situation before they became gods. , Their bodies fell to the ground, covered by rocks, squeezed by the ground, and finally formed this sacred blood stone.

According to the division of the web weavers, the sacred blood stones are only divided into three categories, namely dirty blood, divine blood and original blood. The most common thing in the world of Vinylon is the blood stone evolved from the blood of the gods. Most of them are used to improve the performance of the firepower of the steam engine, and the blood contains a very special kind of evil power, which is very popular with the church of evil gods, so Most of these bloodstones were collected by the Church of the Evil God.

Only the blood stones transformed from the blood of the gods are very rare, so rare that even tens of thousands of blood stones may not be able to produce a blood stone transformed from the blood of the gods. These blood stones are usually because of their conspicuous The shape is regarded as the most precious gem, and it is used as an ornament for the powerful. For example, there is an egg-sized bloodstone on the scepter of the French emperor.

For those dignitaries, there is no difference between the function of the blood stone and the ordinary blood stone, but the color and other aspects are better. It is a top-quality gem. Except for the blood stone, the other two kinds of blood stones have the same effect. The effect of increasing the charcoal combustion they provide is constant, and there will be no special changes due to the quality of the gemstones. Bloodstone makes some items with special meaning, such as king's scepter, crown and so on.

But Leo was different. He knew from the web weaver's memory that the bloodstone of the source blood contained some unusual things, such as the power of the gods, such as the spirit of the gods and so on.

Perhaps due to the long time and burial place, etc., the power contained in the blood stone may pass away, but it will never disappear completely, because when the power contained in it completely disappears, these special blood gods The blood stones will all become ordinary divine blood stones.

In the memory of the Weaver, there are only two groups of people in the Vinylon world who know the special nature of the bloodstone and know how to use it. One group is the highest level of each church, and the other group is the wizard of the tower. .

This is why when Leo saw the bloodstone inlaid on the king and queen, he immediately judged that at least one person who had the inheritance of the tower wizard was involved in the transformation of these two weapons, and this person won It is still the most orthodox inheritance of the tower wizard, unlike Leo who can only find traces of various witchcraft in the tower from the notes of some tower wizards.

Although Leo has not tested these two weapons yet, judging from the traces of modification above, when these two weapons are used, the explosive power of the ammunition may be greatly improved by the addition of the blood stone, that is to say Lethality, range, etc. will all get farther. In addition, those special patterns can also impart the special power in the blood stone to the bullet, so that the bullet has some special effects.

Just transforming these two weapons into this way can already make Leo feel very satisfied. He estimates that even with his current strength, these two repaired and modified weapons are still useful to him.

But in addition to these surface modifications visible to the naked eye, Leo also discovered the internal modifications of the weapons through the spiritual network. These internal modifications are even more extensive, and the most modified things are the barrels of the two weapons.

The Turing radicals in the inner walls of these two barrels are the core of the two weapons, and they are also the key to the ability of these two firearms to become spiritual weapons. Now the two barrels have been completely replaced, not just one Stronger and stronger metal, and even the Turing radicals on the inner wall have been modified, changed to several other Turing radicals, and judging from the patterns connecting the Turing radicals, it is obvious It should be written by the same person as those outside.

However, what surprised Leo even more was that the combination of Turing characters and patterns on the inner wall had begun to change to three-dimensional characters, and the people who inscribed these patterns and Turing characters obviously didn't think anyone could see them. things, and even if he saw these things, it was impossible to know the true meaning of these things, so he did not camouflage or cover up these patterns and Turing radicals at all.

But this thing ended up in Leo's hands. Leo is not only extremely proficient in Gamore language, but also knows witchcraft. The other party's undisguised approach will obviously make Leo's cracking work difficult. more relaxed.

"Excuse me, Mr. Dodd, are you satisfied with the items?" The businessman asked impatiently as he watched Leo open the box and hold the two weapons in his hands repeatedly, but he never gave a response.

"Not bad! Very good!" Leo nodded and replied.

The businessman asked again, and said, "Don't you want to try the power of this thing?"

"It's not necessary!" Leo did not put the weapon back into the box, but put the matching holster in the box on his body, put the two weapons on his body, and said, "Wait here for a while, I want you Take something back to the Comte de Maupassant."

After finishing speaking, Leo turned around and went upstairs to the study room upstairs, took out several bottles of special wizard potions and amulets, wrote down the function of each potion and amulets on paper, took them downstairs, and put them in the previous one. In the wooden box, handed to the businessman.

The businessman didn't ask any more questions, and after saluting to Leo, he turned and left.

After the businessman left, Leo ordered the driver to put on the carriage, put on his coat, left the apartment, and drove towards the suburbs.

In the car, Leo took out special bullets from the storage space and stuffed them into the king and queen.

Although he told the businessman that there was no need to try the power of these two weapons, in fact, he really wanted to know what changes would be made in the power and function of these two weapons after they were modified, and he also wanted to see how the two weapons were used. When two weapons are used, how do these Turing radicals, patterns and bloodstones produce effects?

Because it was heading out of the city, there were not many carriages on the road, and the speed was very fast. It only took about half an hour to arrive at a small farm town in the suburbs.

After getting off the car, Leo ordered the driver to wait in the square of the town, and then he walked alone towards the forest on the side of the farm.