Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

Rescuing the pilot is the most important thing. As for the plane, the army's naval forces will come to salvage it soon.

The helicopter landed near the sea and threw a gangway to him.

When he was about to reach the top, a hand reached out from the helicopter and pulled him up.

He looked up and recognized the other person at a glance:

"Master Wan!" The person who pulled him up was:

Minister of War of Yingtian and Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Superintendent of Xuanda and Other Places, Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace

Vientiane Spring

He suddenly felt that it was not just one person who was pulling him, but more than a dozen people. He was sitting here alone, and he always felt that the helicopter could not accommodate anyone.

"Master Wan, why are you here?"

"what's your name?"

"Fang Jie."

"Very spirited!" He patted Fang Jie on the shoulder fiercely. "Although we lost, you showed the spirit of the Northern Army! Leave the rest to us. Even if we are facing a celestial being, we will not surrender so easily. You look tired, so go back and rest for a while. Your awards will be given to you after your vacation."

"Master Wan, can I apply to go out during my vacation? I want to go to Yingtian. If possible, I want to go as soon as possible."

Over Shanhaiguan.

"Hello, Shangluo." Fu Yuanshan answered the phone again, "I just told you, please help me."

"I didn't expect that Senior Fu would actually want to accept a disciple?" Fu Yuanshan had been talking about this with Shangluo.

"In our field, we have to rely on luck to find a suitable disciple. Today I was lucky enough to find one."

"Is he lucky?"

"It was bad luck. I stood there and let him shoot for 20 minutes and he didn't hit the target."

"Then why is it him?"

"Good fortune can be cultivated slowly. However, he knows when to fight for it, which is more important than anything else. Moreover, he and I still have some good fortune to share - I asked him to find you, but I didn't tell him who you are. If he can find you by himself, then give him a sign and put it in the Thunder Department first. I will introduce him to the sect when I come back."

"Are you sure he got there first, and not me who got you back first?"

"How's the situation at the Ministry of War?"

"They still haven't asked me to sign. It seems the court still has some cards to play."

"Interesting." Fu Yuanshan thought for a moment, "They can't pull out a tactical nuclear bomb with nothing."

Chapter 899 Loyalty and Filial Piety

"But even if they really pull out tactical nuclear bombs, it won't matter."

"What happens after this?"

"After that? Then I'll wait for you to chase me. I'll wait for you~~ So, you asked before, 'Is there really a delicious West Lake vinegar fish?' I tell you, there is. Do you want to know where to eat it? I'll tell you if you win."

Shang Luo was silent for a while: "So, Senior Fu, do you really want to compete with me? Or do you just want to stop at this point?"

What answered him was the sharp explosion of wind pressure - which was also a kind of answer.

Shangluo put down the phone and sat behind the emperor's desk.

"Um"

[It seems that he is really serious about this. The next step is your intervention, and the next step will be your turn.]

"It seems I have to prepare in advance. I can't wait for him to kill me."

[So, are you sure...]

"If it's a symmetrical confrontation, I certainly won't lose, after all, I have a lot of good stuff in my hand. But if it's an asymmetrical confrontation... then the key is to see who can catch my opponent by surprise. He has seen my cards, but I haven't seen his. But one thing is clear - if this matter needs to be resolved through a direct confrontation between me and him, that's the worst strategy. If I can use my apprentice, I will use my apprentice. If I can use magic weapons, I will use magic weapons. Half the battle is lost when the big boss shows up."

【So that would be troublesome, right?】

"I don't think so - otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned this to him. I think he also wants to know what I am going to do. He wants to know how the mortals' fighting power must be enhanced to defeat him. His display of force in front of the King's Master was already a missed opportunity for me. He wanted me to see how mobile the celestial beings could be. And I already had expectations for all of this."

[If you can succeed - I mean, if you can arm mortals to defeat a demigod, then... I won't say more, let Miss Phaethon speak for her.]

"This is just wishful thinking." Phaethon joined the channel, "Wait a minute, I'll finish mopping the floor here, wait a few minutes."

As soon as she came back, Phaethon continued her part-time job. The Lei Department had not officially opened yet, and she had not quit her job at the Golden Arches. Today, she was mopping the floor while paying attention to what was happening in Shangluo.

Shangluo waited for her for 129 seconds.

"Okay, I'm done." She sent a letter to Shangluo, "I'll make a bet with you too. If you can really do it, I'll learn how to make 'First-class West Lake Vinegar Fish' and make it exactly the same for you."

"Hey, are you serious? This is harder than you swearing to work for me for three years for nothing."

"All the vows that don't include myself are bullshit. If I want to swear, I'll swear on myself."

"Your family always puts themselves into everything they do. That's really the family tradition."

"So you plan to use Talos to fight against Fu Yuanshan?"

"How is this possible? I borrowed foreign troops to fight my own people? What would happen to me if the news got out? If I win, I will lose face, and if I lose, I will be humiliated. There is no way Talos can use them."

"So what are you going to use?"

"Well, I can borrow some magic weapons from Victoria. Didn't you say that Victoria has some magical metals that I can use?"

"Then don't you still need external help?"

"That's different. Of course you can borrow magic weapons to use during a fight. The more you can borrow, the more powerful you are. The more the better. This is different from Talos."

"I still don't understand. You mean Talos looks wrong? What's wrong?"

"It's not wearing any clothes! Is there any need to ask? It's naked! How shameful!"

"So that's why!"

"Needless to say? The naked Talos looks like a typical Greek god. How can you place chess pieces on a Chinese chess board?"

"Then why don't you just put some clothes on him?"

"I'm just thinking about how to dress him. The Taros in clothes is two different units from the original Taros, so we need to consider them separately. I will use the Taros in clothes as my trump card, but in order to summon Taros, I have to meet some prerequisites and give Taros a new identity - this is my trump card. If other methods don't work, I will use this Taros."

"So what are your plans? To meet this 'summoning condition'."

"I've got some idea. I'll call you later."

Shangluo hung up the phone, picked up the red landline on the table, and called Wen Zhong directly:

"Hmm? Lord Shang Tian, ​​what's the matter? If you're asking whether we need support now, then we'll have to wait. The Northern Army still has a few cards that haven't been used, and they want to try again."

"I'm talking about something else. I say, Mr. Wen, what do you think is the basis for the court to rule the country?"

"Of course, it is based on loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness."

"Then I want to do something good for the court that is both loyal and filial. What do you think?"

"Hmm? What's the matter?" Elder Wen became interested. He knew that Shang Luo must be talking about something important.

"I heard there is a piece of material for the stele in Yangshan?"

"Do you want to erect the Yangshan Stele?!" Elder Wen immediately understood Shangluo's meaning.

The Yangshan Stele is a huge stone stele carved for the Monument of Divine Merit and Sacred Virtue in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum when Emperor Chengzu Wen was repairing it. The stele is nearly 4300 meters high, as tall as a skyscraper. It weighs million jin, which is about the same as golden hoop sticks.

It is called a stone stele, but it is actually a huge mountain of stone. Such a huge thing could not have been erected during the Yongle reign. Therefore, the Yangshan Stele can only be a "stele material". Although the stele base, stele body, and stele title have been cut, they can only be left there to be exposed to the wind and sun.

"I plan to erect the Yangshan Stele in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu Gao as a token of our loyalty and filial piety."

hum-

A chime sounded.

Unprecedented loyalty and filial piety made Fei Yuan Zhen Jun, Wan Shou Di Jun, and Zhong Xiao Di Jun give clear instructions at an unprecedented speed - this is a good thing. This can be done. Do it as soon as possible.

Even if Zhu Xianxun himself were here, he couldn't be more loyal and filial than this.

"How are you going to erect it? How much will it cost?"

[Can this be funded? ]

"Funding? We'll talk about that later."

"Okay, okay." Elder Wen asked hurriedly, as if he was afraid that Shangluo would change his mind, "How do you plan to erect the Yangshan Stele? We'll give you as much as you want. The court has no shortage of money. Just have a plan. But you have to erect it in its entirety, not cut it up and then stack it. This is not Cao Chong weighing an elephant. If it's cut up, the loyalty and filial piety will be discounted. You have to erect the whole stele."

"Of course I can do it. I plan to ask the giant Kua'e to carry the stone tablet to the Xiaoling Mausoleum and then erect it in a grand manner. But the giant Kua'e is not far from ancient times, so she lacks a set of clothes. Can the court buy her a set of clothes for the heavenly soldiers and generals? Like the giant spirit god."

"Yes! Of course! The imperial court has to give an explanation for the clouds in the sky, otherwise people will not believe that such great power belongs to the imperial court. I don't care what the giant Kua'e is, but the title of Kua'e, sent by the Emperor of Heaven to help Yugong move the mountains, is a great one. This is what the imperial court lacks now - the imperial court thanks you so much!"

[He really thanked you.]

Chapter 900: Giant's Work

"Want to tailor clothes for giants?" The person invited over was Professor Wu, who had tailored clothes for Shangluo last time.

The sixty-year-old man had never heard such a request in his entire life.

He pushed up his glasses and looked at the pictures on the wall.

In the photo, the giant Talos stands majestically on the coast of Rhodes, holding a golden torch high, with a row of torch-watchers standing at his feet. It is not difficult to see that even an upright adult can only reach the level of the giant's feet.

“This is about the same size as the Leshan Giant Buddha.”

"Really?" Wen Zhong, who was sitting next to him, asked, "Professor Wu, how did you figure that out? Isn't the Leshan Giant Buddha sitting?"

Professor Wu replied, "Because Buddhist statues have certain rules. If we calculate it from 120 points, the height of the topknot is 4 points, the length of the face is 12 points, and so on. If we calculate it from the lower body, the thigh length is 24 points, the knee bone is 4 points, the shin length is 24 points, and the heel is another 4 points. So as long as we confirm whether each part conforms to the construction rules, and measure the dimensions of several parts, we can judge how high the 'whole body' of the Buddha statue is. The proportions of the portrait in the photo."

He stared at it for a while, and compared it with the people below: "The total height should be between 75 and 85 meters."

"Then it would be about the same height as the Yangshan Monument if it were erected?"

"By the way, if the imperial court wants to erect the Yangshan Stele, it is conceivable that it will be almost as tall as the standing Leshan Giant Buddha. Can it really be erected? If it is certain, I will have to make some preparations, because after the stele is erected, it will also need to be decorated with some colorful silk."

"Of course, we can use a giant this tall to erect the monument. After all, the monument is divided into three parts, and the base, body, and lintel all need to be transported separately. The highest part of the body is 49 meters. Letting an 80-meter-tall giant carry it will definitely not be a problem in terms of height, as long as he can carry it."

Professor Wu took a sip of tea and paused for a while. "I don't know why we were working on the princess's dress for next summer yesterday, but today we are discussing how the giant Kua'e should move the mountain, just like the heavenly court is discussing how the heavenly court is moving the mountain."

"If Professor Wu has any ideas, why not tell us everything?" Shangluo also replied, "I'm not a professional. I'm only responsible for moving. As for how to move, we still need the opinions of professionals."

"Then let me give you my opinion: the proportions of the Yangshan Stele itself are actually not quite right. Take a look."

He stood up and walked to the aerial photo of the Yangshan Monument hanging in front of the whiteboard. This aerial photo was obviously taken from a drone perspective, taken at a very low altitude where helicopters could not get down and humans could not get up. He could tell at a glance that the perspective was not right, but now he was already thinking about how to tailor clothes for the giant, so the perspective problem was not that important.

From this perspective, the current problems of Yangshan Stele are better shown:

"Perhaps because it was found that it could not be transported, the Yangshan Stele was cut in size. Although it still could not be transported after cutting, if we remove the Yangshan Stele along the previously carved cut line, the final product will be more like a pillar. The shape of a 'stele' must be simple and heavy. Considering safety issues, it is also better to be thicker."

"So do we have to dig a little deeper?" Shangluo asked.

"Yes. With the width of the stele now exposed above the ground, I suggest digging about 30% deeper. This way the proportions will look more normal. As for the inscription, we can simply enlarge the 14-meter monument of divine merit and holiness."

Elder Wen shook his head and said, "It's too slow. Fu Yuanshan is now above the entire court. We can't do anything to him. In order to boost morale, we have to put up the monument as soon as possible."

Elder Wen did not directly mention that "Shangluo needs a giant as a trump card". This has nothing to do with the current work, and there is no need to disclose Shangluo's plan here.

However, Shangluo raised his head and communicated with the "unknown source" -

"Sure." Shangluo looked up suddenly, "As long as you design it."

"I design it, and that's all?" Professor Wu was stunned for a moment. "Does that mean that no matter what I design, I can make it according to the design?"

"Yes, whatever. We just need to make it, but you designers have a lot to consider. So we'll take your opinions as the final word and design it however you want."

"I've never heard of such a request in my life. Even the princess, who doesn't have many requirements, has to make some minor adjustments after it's finished. Are you sure you don't need to discuss it with us before coming up with a design?" Professor Wu felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly met such a considerate client.

He confirmed again: "So you really won't let us design it and then change it again and again?"

"I really won't." Shang Luo assured, "Look, the last time I asked you to help me make clothes, I didn't have any objections."

"Hmm." After a brief emotional fluctuation, Professor Wu calmed down. "Actually, I usually need to confirm the general theme, and then my secretary will communicate the details in detail, and finally form it. This is the first time I have been so free to express myself. Since that's what you said, I will go and open the paper."

"Please send it tonight."

"???"

The sixty-year-old man sat there, and he felt like he might stumble and fall down while sitting.

"Tonight? It turns out that the other side of the manuscript doesn't need to be revised, so it will be published that night?"