Chapter 197: New Technology

Harriet felt as if he had been choked; he had originally intended to curry favor and get closer, but he never expected those Xiahui People to have such thoughts.

They actually even knew that metal conducts electricity.

If it weren't for these guys reminding him, he would have forgotten this piece of knowledge.

It had become a habit for Harriet to rely on Formations and Magical Items in his daily life; when these Xiahui People used normal scientific knowledge instead of Mysticism, Harriet was actually panicked by his own ignorance.

"I didn't dare believe it when I first heard it, but later I understood their explanation." Osman did not notice Harriet's problem. "These guys told me that in Rierna, because lightning is frequent, the islanders insert an iron metal rod on their roofs and lead it to the ground. This way, every time a lightning strike occurs, a large amount of electricity is conducted into the ground."

"I didn't believe it at first, so I went to ask the old Captains who often go to sea at the port, and they all knew about this." Osman sighed. "I think I really should have left the Royal Capital earlier; although the Royal Capital has the latest technology, it also traps one's thinking."

"I sometimes even feel that perhaps the technology of Tana City is no worse than the Royal Capital's; just think, those Xiahui People have already built a Steam Ship." Harriet still found it a bit unreal even now.

Although those Patent blueprints had already been audited, and the Royal Capital had even sent a telegram.

The things designed on those blueprints were Engines that could be used normally without any Formations, and Cement Ships that could ensure the vessel was more sturdy and safe without any Formations.

The craftsmanship and materials inside were both better than those designed by the people of the Wisdom Church in the Royal Capital.

Even Harriet was a bit envious; unfortunately, this work was entirely done by those Xiahui People themselves, and he had not provided even a tiny bit of help, so he had no face to add his own name to it.

"It's already been built?" Osman had been busy making Magical Items for Formations during this time and did not know that the Steam Ship had already been built.

"Yes, just yesterday, they launched it and sailed to Port City, then sailed back; the round trip only took four hours. It is said that you assisted them in crafting some Runes on the Steam Ship?" This speed was already much faster than the vast majority of Steam Ships.

"Yes, I just improved the efficiency of the coal burning, and they were conventional Runes that need to be replaced every six months." This kind of Rune was far inferior to those engraved directly on steam Engines; the Cement Ships sold by the Wisdom Church all used the method of directly engraving Formations to manufacture the Engines.

Only players would choose the Rune method.

However, this also greatly reduced the price of the ships; although the Runes needed to be replaced every six months, the ship itself was very cheap.

Harriet gasped. "That means, if the method of engraving Runes is used, those ships would be even faster?"

"If you add Storm Domain Runes, it would definitely be faster; perhaps a round trip would only take an hour."

The two fell into silence at the same time and looked into the distance simultaneously.

These Xiahui People of Tana City might have been favored by the God of Wisdom; they actually developed their own scientific system after coming to Tana City.

The tools in the factory had already surprised Osman, who was a craftsman, and now he could only choose to marvel.

"I think if you cultivate more craftsmen, these craftsmen in Tana City might become the pillars of the kingdom, and by then, the true Mechanic City will likely belong to Tana City." Harriet's tone made it impossible to tell if he was proud or teasing. "By then, an Archbishop like me might be transferred to the Royal Capital."

"I hope you achieve your wish soon." Osman squeezed his fist, his mind filled with wild thoughts.

……

The Shurima Great Deer, having finished patrolling, successfully swapped shifts with Zhuguli and then joined the army of spectators on the city wall.

He thought this battle would last at least a day; he didn't expect it to be over in just one morning, and even the aftermath had become so relaxed.

It was just that the thick fog had not dissipated for a long time; it had already been two hours, and there was no sign of it fading.

"Stop looking, it's said that mushroom clouds take several days to dissipate; this was a Formation that directly reaped fifty thousand lives." Kuobu Zhanche, who was following behind Shurima Great Deer, looked at the thick fog in front of him excitedly. "I estimate that after the Electromagnetic Cannon is invented, the effect it produces should be like this."

"Don't we have Electromagnetic Cannons now?" Shurima Great Deer turned his head and said. "You still hope those Electromagnetic Cannons have this kind of power?"

"Shouldn't they? The power of nature is a bit ashamed compared to this." Kuobu Zhanche shook his head. "And I feel that, although it's not so easy to carry in reality, in the game, this thing doesn't seem hard to make."

"What, you still want to invent weapons in the game?" Shurima Great Deer looked at the other person as if looking at a monster. "Do you know how hard that is?"

"Hard? That's because the direction wasn't found correctly; do you think I'm like that guy Zhong Shan?" Saying this, Kuobu Zhanche shook his head. "I heard he spent a lot of effort to build that Cement Ship."

"Yeah, he even referenced other ship types, specifically bought a Cement Ship, and went to the Wisdom Church to buy some Patents, but later didn't even use them." Many products of the Wisdom Church were things that players couldn't explain with science.

For example, the strength of materials could be reinforced with things like Rune Formations, but the players themselves didn't know this, so the Cement Ships sold by the Wisdom Church had many unreasonable aspects.

By comparison, the Sailboats sold by the Believers of Storm were quite scientific, and it wasn't hard for players to restore them.

"If you really want to study it—no, wait, are you also planning to scam a pension?" Shurima Great Deer still thought this person who had been following him really wanted to make a career in the War Church.

He didn't expect the other party was just here to scam a pension.

Kuobu Zhanche scratched his head and said, "I originally intended to get a pension, but where would I have the chance? I can't just commit suicide, right?"

Kuobu Zhanche, who was a bit regretful, said, "At the time, you said that joining the War Church meant you could get a pension at any time, but look how long it's been; I haven't even been on the battlefield, only patrolling and training every day."

"After all, the people of the War Church aren't stupid; could they really let you go up and die without any training? Sappers all have to learn how to use a shovel." Yaohuanghuang, who walked over, stretched. "I just went offline and posted the recorded content to the forum; remember to give me a like."

"Wasn't it said that Zhuguli was supposed to record it?" Shurima Great Deer said regretfully. "If I had known, I would have patrolled with Zhuguli."

"With your off-duty time, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to catch up to patrol with Zhuguli." Yaohuanghuang continued to yawn. "I was patrolling directly at night, and Zhuguli took my shift; I just happened to be able to record more content. Don't worry, the key things were left for Zhuguli."

"You didn't record the battlefield?"

"It's a good thing I didn't record it." Yaohuanghuang said earnestly. "It was less than half an hour in total, and most of the time was wasted on assembly. You could say the Formation solved all the problems; the Wisdom Church is truly useful. If I had known, I would have gone to the Wisdom Church to pay my respects."

"They wouldn't have accepted you anyway; so far, only three players have entered the Wisdom Church." One is Yezi, one is Ye Laoshi, and there is another player named Yimi.

This player taught the poor to learn art and helped at least thirty disabled people acquire a craft to make a living.

In reality, it was just letting these poor people learn how to play the cucurbit flute; this thing is relatively simple, and the cost is cheap, so players can hand-craft it using limited materials.

According to Yimi, he originally just wanted to sell the cucurbit flute.

He didn't expect that among these poor people, many had talent, and in the end, it turned into teaching.

He sold them cheaply, so he directly cultivated a batch of artists, and he didn't charge the disabled.

In short, the university campus, which was already lacking in art instruction, directly opened its doors to Yimi, letting him communicate with those proud sons of heaven through music.

Thus, Yimi inexplicably became a Believer of Wisdom and is currently trying to find a way to awaken.

Of course, it is also possible that those people of the Wisdom Church do not intend to let Yimi awaken.

If Chen Ai weren't painting murals for the Sun Church, she should have been able to gain the favor of the Wisdom Church as well.

But that is impossible for the time being; the Wisdom Church cannot take someone who paints murals for other churches as a Believer.

"Uh, I know it's hard, but becoming a craftsman apprentice doesn't seem hard." Kuobu Zhanche had already seen the post on the forum; the first batch of apprentices for those craftsmen was thirty people, but according to the teaching progress, a second batch of apprentices would be recruited in an hour.

Kuobu Zhanche had already signed up; anyway, he would just find an excuse to die and escape when the time came.

"Damn it, why is every guy who comes to the War Church here for a pension." Shurima Great Deer cursed. "It's a pity the Federal has no intention of occupying the barbarians."

"But it's not certain they won't occupy Gannaer; I just eavesdropped on the conversation of those big shots, and they are very angry about Gannaer's behavior; after all, they used spells of the Necromancy faction this time." Yaohuanghuang continued to yawn and said. "From what I heard, they intend to have a good talk with those envoys."

"I remember now, those envoys seem to be staying on Store Street."

As they spoke, several priestesses wearing the sacrificial robes of the Death Church arrived on the city wall.

Niya pulled on the back hem of her teacher's clothes, feeling somewhat nervous, and said worriedly, "They shouldn't do anything to us, right?"

"They won't, rest assured. They will likely let us pass to deliver a message, though they might also keep some of our people behind." Having done this kind of thing before, Jimola walked calmly and composedly to the high platform and saw Sigma on it.

At this moment, Sigma was in a very good mood.

He had perfectly defeated the joint army of the Death Church and the Barbarians, and he was currently wearing a look of satisfaction.

If he wanted to, he could push forward right now and tear a gap open in the Barbarians' territory.

However, if he did that, his border line would be right up against Gannaer, and even with a river blocking it, he would still feel it was dangerous.

After all, the Gannaer people could cast spells from across the coast, or simply sneak in from the river at night.

If it could be said that the Barbarians did not attack Gannaer, it was because the Barbarians lacked the capability.

Then Gannaer could attack the Barbarians at any time; after all, that was not a difficult task.

Like today, by creating many corpses, the Barbarians would be unable to hold out.

"You should know what happened today," Sigma looked coldly at the person opposite him. "Is this the sincerity you bring for peace talks? Believers of Death?"

"I did not know that an Awakened who believes in Death would appear. This was my negligence; our church did not manage those Believers well, and she betrayed her faith." Such words were not difficult for Jimola to say.

In any case, even if that person who cooperated hadn't died, they would not be let off by those Barbarians.

Those Barbarians might carry out an assassination directly in Gannaer.

So it was best that she was dead.

"You speak lightly. If we were not so powerful, then today, Tana City would be a sea of flames, and under the occupation of a group of corpses at that," Sigma said with dissatisfaction. "We need your Queen to give us an explanation."

As he spoke, he took out the document he had drafted long ago.

This was a contract, possessing the blessing of a contractor, and it was a very high-level contract.

If the other party signed the contract, the contents within would take effect.

If they failed to fulfill it, the person who signed would suffer many penalties, and it was already stipulated that it would only take effect if signed by the Queen.

This was an application item that could not be evaded; this method was the same as a person's spirituality, but like the contract Chimu signed back then, it had a certain time limit.

The contract Sigma offered was a contract for a full fifty years.

This was determined by taking the Queen's lifespan into account.

After fifty years, this young Queen would no longer be so young, and the contract itself would no longer possess spirituality, naturally becoming invalid.

So it was better to provide a deterrent, limited to fifty years.

"We cannot necessarily promise all the contents above," Jimola said after thinking for a moment.

She did not even look at the contract.

"That is your problem. If you cannot, then we will tell them how to properly speak with the Federal," Sigma raised his eyes. "Do not think you still have a second chance. We are not far from Sigma, and we do not mind occupying a portion of the Barbarians' territory; in any case, they already have quite a lot of land."

Jimola nodded, then picked up the contract. "Then we will set off today and return to the Royal Capital as soon as possible."

"You alone are enough; the others stay behind." Sigma was not a fool; if he let them go and they didn't sign the agreement, was he just supposed to let it slide?

After all, attacking Gannaer would still take quite a bit of time, so making things difficult for these people was Sigma's approach.

(End of this chapter)