The First Evolution

Evelina said:

"Yeah, the overall damage of Aegis Aegis is now more than 30%. You can understand it this way. It is like a dilapidated house that has been in disrepair, and the doors and windows have even been weathered. , although the main structure is still there and can be considered strong, it is not an easy task to restore it to its original state.”

"That meant a head-to-toe refurbishment, dressing and grooming, and that was a big job! That alone would take a lot of time, and that's when materials are plentiful."

Having said this, Evelina sighed regretfully:

"Originally, the materials for repairing Aegis Aegis are sufficient, but they are all in the goddess' kingdom of God."

Fang Linyan added lightly:

"So those precious things can only be found in the Vatican?"

Evelina continued:

"However, that's not the point. The manic Medusa soul inside Aikusi is the biggest trouble. After all, no matter how broken Aiqusi's appearance is, at least it won't hurt you in turn!"

"But Medusa is different, because of its special experience and long-term indifference in a state of being out of control, now it is full of hostility, and it may become a ticking time bomb anytime, anywhere. !"

"It's going to be a long, continuous grind to get it back on track without compromising the power of Elvis."

Fang Linyan sighed and pressed his aching temple:

"Well then, that's it, I'll be very happy if Ayques can recover as soon as possible."

Evelina smiled and nodded:

"Okay, I'll do my best to finish it."

In the next few days, Fang Linyan continued to live a "machine" life, with lathes, oil and parts every day.

At the same time, he began to purify the ore (unknown strange thing) obtained by Lord Evans to make alloys with amazing strength, and then strengthen various advanced machines in his laboratory.

Greece is not one of the embargoed countries in the first place, so Fang Linyan can easily buy various top-notch equipment on the market with the support of the goddess's connections and money.

Of course, only the top ones on the market are at least five years behind the top devices in practical applications.

Because the top equipment in this part is owned by the owner/country to seek monopoly and will never be sold.

However, Fang Linyan's team was quickly stunned and determined that the performance of these transformed devices had risen terribly, and could only be described as a miracle! Its performance has jumped from five years behind the top technology at first to 30 years ahead of the original top technology. …

Such an amazing discovery even made the goddess Athena suddenly add five or six mad believers, because such things really can only be explained by gods.

With Fang Linyan's efforts, he began to try to regain the manufacture of the mechanical core, because he found that the constructs summoned at the dark of the moon were also interested in the precise mechanical structure.

For example, when he was not in battle, Tibbers, who seemed to be well-behaved and harmless, accidentally ate an antique wall clock in the Garden of Eden,

This thing is a veritable antique, and it is still an antique that can be seen by an old monster like Lord Evans, and is displayed in the reception room! !

Its worth can only be described as priceless, and it is estimated that ordinary people cannot afford it in a lifetime.

After discovering this, Fang Linyan quickly researched it and found that not only Tibbers, but also Hua Luo had this habit. Fang Linyan went to buy some mechanical watches, and then disassembled their watch cores. come out.

Then these watch cores were happily eaten by Tibbers and Hua Luo, just like ordinary people eating snacks or children chewing jelly beans, eating quite happily.

So Fang Linyan came up with an idea,

Before, he used high-quality (blue, black, silver plot) level mechanical cores as casting materials, and then summoned more powerful mechanical creatures, and it was feasible to construct creatures.

And now, when the moon is dark, in theory, it actually consumes casting materials, and then summons more powerful metal/constructed life.

It's just that this casting material has become an energy block that all mechanical/constructed creatures like, but it definitely doesn't mean they don't like the mechanical core.

If this is the case, then while consuming energy blocks and adding a more sophisticated mechanical core, can it attract stronger and more advanced mechanical/constructed life?

There is a saying that if you want to do good work, you must first sharpen your tools. Now that Fang Linyan has more advanced processing machinery, he has the confidence to create a silver plot-level mechanical core as a sacrifice, so of course he can try it and see for himself. The guess is not valid anymore.

***

However, just when Fang Linyan stayed in the manor for three days and was about to come up with the first silver plot-level mechanical core, he suddenly received a call.

The moment he answered the phone, Fang Linyan was still at a loss:

"HELLO, who is that?"

"I'm Jacob, sir."

Fang Linyan stayed for about ten seconds before remembering that the old housekeeper who usually takes care of his daily life was Jacob...

To be honest, he still has great respect for the serious and responsible butler Jacob, and hurriedly said:

"Oh! I'm sorry, Mr. Butler, I don't know what's wrong with you."

Jacob Butler said:

"According to the latest news released by the Greenwich Observatory, there will be a total solar eclipse at 3:00 p.m. on the 11th, and the process of this total solar eclipse will be very short, only available in central Asia and parts of India. observed."

Fang Linyan was a little at a loss:

"this?"

Butler Jacob heard the doubts in Fang Linyan's words, and said simply:

"It's like this, Lord Knight, seven months ago, you personally ordered something, asking me to pay close attention to the news of the total solar eclipse, especially the total solar eclipse that can be observed in Taicheng in central Asia. If you know the relevant news, you must be informed as soon as possible.”

Hearing what the old housekeeper said, Fang Linyan immediately slapped his head and thought about it! The cause and effect suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

The mysterious man, the strangely-appearing old man's machine, and the turning point in a desperate situation... are all hidden in the mysterious and unpredictable unknown.

The only clue to why is based on that sentence:

"At the next total solar eclipse, come under the old yellow horn tree in the Mazu Temple!"

Recently, things have been busy. In addition, Fang Lin Yan encountered the goddess bizarrely running away, and he also felt the pressure of the mountains and the rain, so he almost forgot about it. It was also difficult for Jacob to remember, and incidentally reminded himself.

However, when Fang Linyan put down the phone, he immediately caught a possibility:

When the mountains and the rain are about to come and the wind is full, the clue of a total solar eclipse suddenly appears. Is this man-made or a coincidence?

The key is that if you don't go by yourself, then who knows how long the next total solar eclipse will be observed in Taicheng? Maybe next week, maybe next year, maybe even ten or twenty years!

go? Still not going?

However, soon, Fang Linyan thought of a sentence:

"When you are hesitating, you already have the answer in your heart."

This sentence is actually the truth of the world, because 90% of men hesitate in front of the stairs leading to the fourth floor of the bath, no matter how long they wander, they will eventually choose a big job with a high probability.

What? And ten percent?

Of course he went up without hesitation.

Isn't it just for that warm heart-warming "don't drink out" greeting?

Immediately afterwards, Fang Linyan thought of one more thing. If he wants to see the person behind the scenes, should he also bring the old man's machine with him?

The Bisca data flow in this thing, but his last trump card, also saved himself several times when he was in a desperate situation.

However, this is also what the person behind the scenes gave him. If the other party is malicious, it will easily become a time bomb, but if you don't bring it, the connection item between yourself and the mysterious person is it. !

After hesitating for a while, Fang Linyan decided not to bring it.

Because he suddenly thought of one thing, that is, this old man machine once reminded himself that the Bisca data stream stored in it should have been used up long ago.

However, in the joint trial, the lost Bisca data stream from the third auction item also recharged the old man's machine. This is a small probability event!

From the text messages of the mysterious man at that time, it can be seen that he is not omnipotent, and the history of prediction has obvious deviations.

So for the mysterious man, his prediction must be "This guy Wrench has no old machine on his body", instead of pinning things on "This guy Wrench was lucky and found the Bisca data when he took an adventure." The flow recharges it."

That is to say, if the mysterious person is kind to him, then he will definitely think of the situation that he does not have an old-fashioned machine with him. After all, in his prediction, since the Bisca data stream in this thing is used up, then The old machine is obsolete.

Fang Linyan calculated the time, there were still eight days before the total solar eclipse, but he had planned to leave here first ------- Fang Linyan predicted that his crisis must be quite big, so big that the goddess directly The point of running.

Everything must be considered for the sake of the negative, and it is a necessary operation to expect the enemy to be wide.

Therefore, the home advantage of staying in Greece is nothing at all. Once a real crisis comes, it will let Evelina die in vain, not to mention that Fang Linyan has now given his last trump card, the black old man machine, to Evelina?

Since you definitely have a place to go, why not leave first? So soon, Fang Linyan called the old housekeeper:

"Get me a ticket, or a plane. I want to go to Taicheng as quickly as possible."

The old butler nodded:

"Okay sir------- I have to confirm again, are you alone?"

Fang Linyan Road:

"Yes, I am alone. The priest of Evelina will stay here to preside over all affairs. Closing the temple for a long time will damage the piety of the believers."

At this time, the temple has indeed resumed operation. When the goddess and the high priest left, they only took away the core backbone members.

After gaining the same power as the high priest, Evelina actually knew what she was going to do, and it took only three hours for her to promote a large group of people and then stuff them into various positions. .

As long as the most important thing, Evelina can preside over the statue of the goddess, and then turn the prayers of the faithful to the goddess, and then have the prayers answered, or even not answered, then all is not a big problem.

The most typical example is Catholicism. The supreme gods have been dormant for a long time, and their graces are not very good, but relying on a powerful priesthood system, the sect is still thriving.

On the contrary, if there is a problem with the priests between the gods and the believers, the decline of the church is really visible to the naked eye.

According to Fang Linyan's request, he had just packed his luggage when a helicopter landed on the apron of the manor, and it took only fifteen minutes to deliver it to Athens International Airport.

Here, a Gulfstream private jet enshrined by devout believers has been parked on the tarmac. There are still residual alcohol, smoke and some unknown smells inside the plane, which is enough to show that the plane was urgently dispatched. There are people upstairs partying.

A flight attendant stood in front of the electric boarding slide, bowed with an impeccable smile, and motioned Fang Linyan to enter the cabin, but the blush that had not faded on her face indicated that this sudden overtime interrupted her wonderful nightlife.

Fang Linyan dared to bet that at this moment, a man was topless and cursing himself fiercely in a distant hotel.

But these are not important anymore. After he took his seat on the leather sofa, he cast his eyes on the wind and rain outside the window. The wind and rain in Greece had gradually subsided, but Fang Linyan could almost predict that the wind and rain in Taicheng had just begun.

***

at the same time,

Thai City,

The streets in the middle of the night have become quite calm,

Only those small vendors who specialize in late-night customers persist in business, providing services for overtime workers, singers, and pleasure seekers.

At this time, the stall called "Laohuang Rouyan" has been open for 45 years.

The founder, Lao Huang, died unexpectedly more than ten years ago. At this time, Xiao Huang who took over has also become Lao Huang. Except for the few days off during the annual festival, he will be placed on the corner of the street regardless of the weather, starting from 8 o'clock in the evening. until four in the morning.

A stall is only open for one year, so it is an inconspicuous member among thousands of vendors.

A small stall has been open for ten years, then it has proved that it has something. It can gain a foothold in the highly competitive catering market, and the owner can make a living with it to support the whole family.

A small stall has been in business for 45 years, proving that the boss has achieved something that most people can't do -- devoting the best energy and the most precious time of his life to such a thing! This represents no longer an ordinary small shop, but a part of many people's lives and youth.

Therefore, the business of Laohuang Rouyan has always been very good.