Chapter 3913

The shop's apprentice had already left here at this time, and only then did Mr. Finch talk about the serious business with Xia De:

"I don't have the 【Active Metal】 you mentioned yesterday in stock, but I wrote to contact a few old friends. Consider yourself lucky, there really is someone locally who has it in their hands. It just so happens that I am going to the 'Wonder Tower' in the Upper City now, and you can go with me."

Mr. Finch had already introduced the "Wonder Tower" yesterday. This was a shop jointly opened by several local inventors and factory owners. Like this gear workshop in the Outer City, it specialized in selling strange mechanical creations.

It's just that the business of the "Wonder Tower" in the Upper City was quite good. It attracted nobles with money to burn by using "handmade mechanical inventions" as a gimmick. Some of the products could even enter the auction of the Cassandra Auction House, and nobles throughout Karsinrik wouldn't mind collecting a mechanical invention sold by the "Wonder Tower" at home.

This wasn't because they really liked those strange things, but just like being pretentious, they needed such equipment to show that they could keep up with the times.

Mr. Finch arranged for the factory's carriage to take the two to the Upper City. On the way, the old gentleman talked to Xia De about the 【Active Metal】.

Among the other inventors who co-founded the "Wonder Tower" with him, several also had backgrounds as Ringed Shushi, so everyone's relationship had always been quite good. This relic was provided by a friend who co-founded the "Wonder Tower" with him, but the other party didn't explain the current state of the relic and the way it was sold, so Xia De had to negotiate everything.

"Can you reveal the organization the other party belongs to? I don't want to pry into privacy, but the other party wouldn't be from the 【Church of Creation】, right?"

Xia De was a bit worried, and Mr. Finch laughed:

"Don't worry, this is not the church's fishing enforcement. Although the church is right next door, there are quite a few neutral Ringed Shushi organizations locally, and most of them are members of the 'Candlekeep Society'.

The 【Jade Alchemy Society】, 【Apna Library】, and 【Magic Eye Club】 are the three largest organizations. Other small organizations are actually mostly similar to research societies and associations. The Ringed Shushi gathered locally are all here for the academic atmosphere. My friend comes from the 【Apna Library】. Although their reputation has been tainted because of things in previous years, he is a very good person."

Among the three Ringed Shushi organizations mentioned by old Mr. Finch, Xia De was already very familiar with the first two.

The Alchemy Society was related to Vigo, and the 【Apna Library】 was not only the behind-the-scenes manager of Toussaint's "Black Raven Library," but also cooperated with the 【Truth Society】 and 【Pantanal Xiewu】 for the information of the "Library that knows everything" during the event of the Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom.

This incident led to the 【Apna Library】 being severely punished by the church, and although they got the answer, the answer was just a riddle that only Xia De understood, such as "the departing one-third moon." As for the 【Magic Eye Club】...

"Mr. Finch, I have learned from local friends that the 【Magic Eye Club】 is the organization most keen on containing 'Magic Eyes' in the current material world. Their research and understanding of Magic Eyes are even more than those of the professors of the three major academies. Because they only contain them and have provided a lot of useful information to the church, they are defaulted by the 【Church of Creation】 to be able to operate locally. May I ask, do you know their background?"

Vigo only knew that they recycled Magic Eyes of any nature at a high price. Although the headquarters of the 【Magic Eye Club】 was local, their scope of activities was the whole world, and witches had little interaction with them.

Old Mr. Finch did know some things, and he didn't mind sharing with this young man related to the Ringed Shushi:

"They haven't existed for long in the Sixth Era, but in fact, the core group of people who formed the club is quite remarkable. They have been passed down from the Mythological Era to the present. Although the organization name has been changing, they are much older than the other two organizations I just mentioned."

Seeing Xia De slightly surprised, the old man asked with a smile:

"Let me test you, do you know what the holy emblem of that ancient God of Creation looks like?"

Xia De recalled immediately. A few months ago, when he and Dr. Shi Nai De saw the information left by Ms. Carter in the 【Silver Moon Library】, that holy emblem had appeared before his eyes:

"The main body is a golden eye..."

"Yes, in the ancient belief of creation, the 'eye' has the most important significance for the creation of flesh and blood. The believers of the ancient gods even believed that having eyes is the most basic characteristic of whether flesh and blood creations can be called 'life'. They also believed that the eye is the most important organ in the act of 'creation', so in mysticism, the symbol of the 'eye' has an extraordinary representative significance in the field of creation.

The Ringed Shushi believe that the core group of the 【Magic Eye Club】 is a branch of ancient god believers passed down from the Mythological Era to the present. The 【Church of Creation】 itself has an unclear connection with the ancient gods. I think this is the reason why the church allows the club to exist locally."

Vigo hadn't mentioned these things, and Mr. Finch was indeed knowledgeable. Seeing Xia De's humble and eager-to-learn appearance, the old gentleman, who was in a good mood, shared some interesting anecdotes:

"Magic Eyes are the most dangerous type of relics. After all, this relic must be installed on a person to be effective, so the danger of using Magic Eye relics is greater than the vast majority of relics.

And not everyone can use Magic Eyes, and they are not standard bolts that can be inserted and removed at will. There is also a saying of adaptability. The Schluch Lake Higher Medical College has published several good papers discussing the relationship between Magic Eye adaptability and the physique of Ringed Shushi. And the 【Magic Eye Club】 masters the technology that can improve the adaptability of Ringed Shushi to Magic Eyes.

Even, they have mastered the technology that can make Magic Eyes effective outside the human body."

Xia De was very interested:

"How can eyes be effective outside the human body? By using alchemy to imitate the structure of a human head?"

"Of course not, I have only seen it once. They have mastered strange secret arts, which can embed Magic Eyes into machines. On the one hand, they contain them, and on the other hand, they can activate the abilities of Magic Eyes to the minimum extent. This method of use is very safe."

Old Mr. Finch said, and Xia De blinked. What the halfling witch, Miss Lu Yi Sha, had done once appeared before his eyes (Chapter 3937).

"Hmm... do only ancient god believers master this magical technology? I used to think that Magic Eyes must be on the body to be effective, even if not in the eye socket, at least in a position like the palm."

Old Mr. Finch was very certain:

"Our Ringed Shushi heritage is also very ancient. I can be sure that this is the secret art passed down by that branch of ancient god believers. And this secret art is likely to have evolved from divine arts. Even if others come into contact with it, they will never be able to master it without the corresponding faith.

After all, no matter how magical 'Magic Eyes' are, they have a nervous structure. Without being connected to the flesh, it is not something that ordinary technology can do to contain and activate them just by relying on mechanical creations."

Xia De tried hard not to frown. In this way, that halfling witch seemed to have some problems. Although the identity of an ancient god believer was not illegal, in a strange place like the "Pantanal Xiewu" related to the evil gods of the creation line, believers of the ancient creator appeared, and the other party didn't explain this point, which was definitely not a coincidence.

"She entered the Pantanal Xiewu, was it really just a coincidence? Did Mrs. Gustav from the 【Church of Creation】 really not see through her identity? Mrs. Gustav did use the divine arts of the orthodox church..."

The time adventure, which he thought was not complicated, suddenly had a haze that Xia De hadn't discovered before. And the 【Active Metal】 that Xia De was trying to obtain at this moment was exactly what that halfling witch wanted.

The carriage went up from the Outer City all the way, and after passing through the Lower City, it arrived at the Upper City. On the way, Xia De also shared his views on mechanical creation with old Mr. Finch, and envisioned what a highly automated factory might look like. Mr. Finch was very satisfied that Xia De thought so much, but he didn't quite approve of a true "unmanned factory":

"One must also consider the livelihood of the workers. Moreover, in my view, mechanical creation that is highly automated and does not require human participation is very dangerous. Even the ancient secret mages and witches knew that when designing automatic golems, one must remember to guard against the dangerous behaviors they might take. I personally strongly oppose highly intelligent and automated mechanical devices."

Regarding the topic of artificial intelligence, Xia De also had his own views. His conversation with Mr. Finch was very pleasant, so much so that when the carriage stopped, both of them had a feeling of not having said enough.

"We can talk again when we have time. Old John said you are a young man with ideas, and this evaluation of his is really good."

The "Wonder Tower" was located in the middle of the Upper City, and its location was lower than Vigo's "Fragrant Residence." However, unlike the Fragrant Residence, which was located on a lonely cliff, the "Wonder Tower" was almost located on the east side of the central square of the Upper City.

The name of this square was "Scholar Square," and one could tell its status in the "City of Scholars" just by hearing the name. This was probably the most prosperous area in the city. People came and went around the square, young inventors displayed their inventions in the square to attract investment, young students studying locally passed by in groups in different uniforms, chatting and laughing, and local nobles passing by here in carriages would also look out, proud of being a member of the City of Scholars.

And the "Wonder Tower" was really a tower. On the way here, Mr. Finch had said that this tower was originally a royal asset located in the center of the kingdom's capital during the Delin'or era. In the final stage of the city battle, it became a fortress for the last resisters, causing great trouble for the southern army at that time.