List of strange talismans

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Gu Xiuya felt dazed for a while.

The deafening roar in his ears made him finally realize what he had gained.

This is the power of faith.

Using his true form as the foolish earth python, he received the power of faith that should have flowed to Shuntian.

"This year, I have been trying my best to make up for my mistakes. What you see and feel now is only an insignificant part of it."

Hepheus's tone was extremely humble. He lowered his head and said, "I hope they can alleviate the anger in your heart. My Majesty."

Gu Xiuya was silent for a moment: "Why do you keep calling me Your Majesty?"

"This is what God called his God in my time."

Hephis said: "As I told you, I did not steal the faith that belongs to Tiancheng, nor did I violate the covenant between us."

"I just, merged with Him."

"Now, I am a natural."

Gu Xiuya fell into silence.

He found that he seemed to have misunderstood Hephis.This former god of industry indeed took away the faith that should have belonged to Tiancheng, but he did not run away with the things. At least from this point of view, he did not look like a thief.

——No thief would stay for other people’s things and look after the home and courtyard for the original owner.

He is more like an employee who competes for jobs based on his ability.

After replacing the original candidate for the position, he gave full play to his abilities and fulfilled all the responsibilities of this position. He even took the initiative to share the worries of the leader. During the period when the leader left the company for a business trip, he gave his original personal A small workshop was promoted to the level of a listed company in one fell swoop.

Apart from the fact that the competition methods were a bit disgraceful at the beginning, there is no fault at all.

As his mind turned, Gu Xiuya dispersed his true energy and returned to his original appearance.

He decided to give Hephis a chance to explain.

It’s not too late to make a decision until you understand the causes and consequences.

"You have 10 minutes to convince me to believe you."

He said lightly.

"Thank you for your kindness."

Hefeis bowed and saluted. Before he finished speaking, his body had quickly shrunk and turned into a figure similar to that of Gu Xiuya.

He stretched out his hand and said: "Your Majesty, do you mind if I take you to see the current Galanz? Words cannot explain my loyalty to Shuntian. Perhaps, when you see the changes in this town, you will believe me. ”

Gu Xiuya thought for a moment and reached out to hold Hefeis' hand.

In an instant, the dark power of consciousness swayed away, and the air surged with it, turning into a breeze, lifting Gu Xiuya off the ground and into the sky.

The field of vision expanded as the altitude climbed rapidly, the air began to become thinner, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Gu Xiuya looked around and found that he had been unknowingly carried by Hepheus and flew hundreds of meters into the sky.

He looked down at his feet and saw everything was as tiny as an ant.

The new moon swallowed up most of the light belonging to the old moon, shrouding the earth in the dim moonlight.

Logically speaking, he couldn't see much in such a dark altitude.

But at this moment, he clearly saw the entire Galanz.

This is not because his vision is extraordinary, but because Galanz is in the light.

Gu Xiuya's eyes twitched slightly, and a sea of ​​lights was reflected in his pupils.

He saw countless street lamps glowing in the darkness, each lamp's light was not very bright, but the light gathered together lit up the entire Galanz.

"Is this an electric light?"

"No, they're powered by distilled gas."

Hefeis's voice echoed in Gu Xiuya's ears: "Industrial products related to electric power and energy are currently still in the experimental stage. This is because the knowledge you gave Sachette did not involve much in this aspect. Mortals We can only cross the river by feeling the stones, and progress is slow.”

"But they have learned everything there is to know."

Gu Xiuya felt that the height began to drop, and his vision narrowed, showing a more detailed scene.

Night is supposed to be a quiet time when everything falls asleep, but Galanz Town is brightly lit.

The light illuminated the huge chimney, black smoke billowed out, and the hot sulfur smell hit your face, like red-hot steel.

No, not as if, that's steel.

Gu Xiuya saw a figure in work clothes waving a lantern in his hand, and then a long queue of four-wheeled machinery drove into the huge factory. Amidst the hum of the steam engine, one after another steel was being blasted. Transport it out and drive in all directions in the night.

Next to the huge steelmaking plant is an equally huge gas plant. Huge gas tanks as big as a hill are neatly arranged in the open space of the factory building. Gas pipelines as numerous as blood vessels spread along the streets, covering the entire Galanz.

They give energy to every lamp and light up the lightless night.

These two huge factories that still work at night are only the most eye-catching masterpieces of Galanz's industrialization process, but they are far from the whole story.

Under the light, Gu Xiuya saw more and more buildings and signs.

Refineries, coal plants, grain processing plants, metallurgical plants, tanneries, water plants...Industry has revolutionized the entire Galanz. This town, which originally relied on livestock and agriculture as its main source of income, has been completely transformed into a steam-driven steel plant. Behemoth.

About ten kilometers back along the street lights, there is a green vegetation isolation zone.Further back is a neat and uniform residential area. Buildings have risen from the ground, replacing the original wooden buildings. Hospitals, schools, squares, parks... all the social and livelihood buildings that could be realized in the 18th century, there are many. appeared in this area.

Gu Xiuya even saw two rail trains, and the ends of the tracks were connected to a park.Compared with the wide variety of flowers, plants and leisure buildings in the other park, this park looks very empty.

A vast park of tens of thousands square meters is located in the center of the residential area. On the flat ground paved with granite stands a [-]-meter-tall steel statue. Thousands of street lamps are scattered around it. The towers of light illuminate the surrounding area as if it were daytime. , also illuminated the majestic body standing in the night.

The sculptor used clouds to obscure the face of the statue, but Gu Xiuya still recognized who the statue in front of him belonged to from the iconic black medium-long hair and the white cat on the shoulder of the statue.

This is the statue Galanz built for him.

Gu Xiuya looked further and found that the area of ​​Galanz Town had expanded more than ten times compared to before. The original low rammed earth wall disappeared and was replaced by a huge industrial steel wall.

The huge wall is more than ten meters high. Huge iron plates that are taller than a person are neatly installed on the solid quartz sandstone. The four corners of each iron plate are nailed with octagonal expansion nails of the same size. Looking around, the dark iron The wall is like the legendary shield of the gods, full of industrial and rough beauty.

In the 18th century, such a city wall was enough to block any human forces from outside the city wall.

"This is an industrial miracle created by mere mortals."

Hefeis led Gu Xiuya to the city wall.

The soldier on duty turned his head when he heard the sound, subconsciously raised the muzzle of his gun, and when he saw the face of the incoming man clearly, he hurriedly put down the gun, looked frightened, and fell to his knees on the ground.

Gu Xiuya recognized the identity of the soldier, a child named Skater.

His eyes swept across Scat's body and saw the huge mechanical device on his back.A lava-like red substance flows inside the device, and strands of water vapor are constantly escaping from the exhaust port.

The spiral steel tube connects the gun chamber to the mechanical device, and a faint black shimmer is faintly visible.

"...steam gun?"

"To be precise, it is the [God-given Steam Gun]. This is a new type of weapon that combines a resident divine object with the power of consciousness as its power source."

"In fact, most of the industrial products you see today were popularized in a similar way," Heffes explained.

"The Sunchon Research Institute, led by Industrial Cardinal Sachet, is responsible for researching and analyzing the knowledge you left behind. Vice-Chairman Chekov is responsible for transforming theoretical knowledge results into practical applications and completing all industrial products. The first version of the design and production. When the product passes the experiment and operates up to standard, it will be handed over to the hands of various industrial saints for the next step of development."

"This is the instruction I gave them in the name of [Oracle]."

"The saints will dismantle each product, find out its inherent design flaws and inefficient parts, and try to modify it with the power of industry to complete popular production."

"This model effectively combines everyone's strengths and greatly accelerates the industrialization process."

“In my original estimate, it would take at least three years to complete the industrial transformation of Galanz. But people showed great enthusiasm for work during this period, and with the help of the new model, the time was shortened by more than half. "

"In this process, there is also the credit of Bishop Marne. The [Production and Distribution Guidelines] he promulgated advocated more reward for more work and distribution according to work. This distribution method has won the support of everyone, and since then, including those who were sent by Cedry The industrial saints who were mobilized through half-coaxing and half-cheating have become much more diligent."

Hefeis led Gu Xiuya to walk on the city wall, talking as he walked.

Time flies in conversation.

Unconsciously, the two of them had circled around and returned to the starting point.

"Your Majesty, the above is all we have done in more than a year."

Hefeis turned around, touched his chest and saluted Gu Xiuya.

"As you can see, I did take something that didn't belong to me. I don't deny the mistakes I made. I just hope that everything I did can make up for Shuntian."

Gu Xiuya did not speak.

The brightly lit Galanz in front of him made him feel a little dazed. Those huge industrial buildings that transcended the times and the dazzling array of industrial equipment gave him the illusion that he was in 19th-century Europe.

He suddenly remembered that the place under his feet seemed to have been an uninhabited forest.

He pushed the wheel of the times forward onto the fast track, and the powerful power of industry to transform nature has begun to appear.

Today's Galanz is the miracle city of this era.

It is a miracle created by man and God together.

a long time.

He said: "You forgot to say one thing."

"What do you mean?"

Gu Xiuya stood on the city wall with his back to Hefeis, the night wind blowing through his hair, revealing a deep look: "As early as the first time we met, I could see that you chose to form an alliance with me. The purpose is to use the knowledge I have to return to your throne."

"What made you change your original intention and choose to become Shuntian's follower?"

"What makes you willing to be inferior to others and give up your pride as a god?"

"I need an explanation, one that makes me believe you don't have ulterior motives."

Hefeis seemed to have expected this question from Gu Xiuya.

Hearing this, He calmly said: "I have no choice. My Majesty."

"It's the only way I can survive."

Gu Xiuya turned his head slightly and looked at him: "...God of Industry?"

Hephis shook his head: "It's the moon."

Gu Xiuya was startled.

"That night one year and three months ago, at twelve o'clock at midnight, it appeared in the sky above this world."

"The second it appeared, it ate my head."

Hephis's tone was calm, but the words he spoke were terrifying.

"It's hard for me to describe the feeling like you, countless ideological bugs, they emerge in the moonlight, like snow in the sky, covering the whole world."

"They seem to be born to devour spiritual bodies. Even the condensed consciousness barrier of the resident divine object, which is enough to block the prying eyes of the gods, has no effect on them."

"They pinpointed my existence, penetrated the slicing machine while I was still asleep, and silently ate away my entire head."

"I was awakened by the pain. The face of the gods is to a certain extent a guide for the gods to maintain themselves. Losing my head almost caused me to fall into distortion on the spot. I was so scared that I used all the methods I knew to avoid them. But none of it worked.”

"As a last resort, I ran to Shuntian Temple to seek your help."

"It was precisely because of this behavior that I grasped at straws that saved my life."

"When I rushed into your temple, Ma En and others were praying to you. This is what they do every day."

"In three months, a lot of faith power has been gathered here. And because Shunyin Tiancheng has not yet been born, they are ownerless to a certain extent."

"The moment I appeared, the power of faith spontaneously surged into my body."

"Then a miracle happened."

"The swarm of insects that was chasing me suddenly stopped."

"It's like passing some kind of test."

"After I unconsciously absorbed part of Tiancheng's power of faith, the swarm of insects observed me for a moment, then dispersed and disappeared in front of my eyes."

"They still exist in this world, but they have never attacked me again."

"Although I don't know what exactly caused this situation, I at least figured it out a little bit."

"——I can only live as Tiancheng."

"If I don't, they'll eat me up."

When Hephis said this, he let out a low sigh.

"Just like I told you, Your Majesty."

"From beginning to end, I had no choice."

(End of this chapter)