The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 158: Heart of the Forge (Part 2)
Left behind by the astrologers are the twelve camel eagle cavalry, Asai, Tocharian ambassadors, and two (in fact, one) weird ensigns Zarin Cooper and Zarin Kot, steel The gate was driven by the steam power, and slowly closed with a buzzing noise. Lieutenant Morel said anxiously: "What can I do? Do you want to report back to the Southeast Command Post for reinforcements immediately."
The oriental touched his chin, "Let’s just wait, I think, Brother Jona looks a bit... how to say, it should be okay,,, any of you with a card."
Ambassador Tocharo said with sweat on his face: "No amount of reinforcements will help. If these **** dwarves hiding in the tortoise shells don’t open the door, they won’t be able to attack even if the entire Fireblade Cavalry regiment is transferred. , Damn it, if anything happens to Lord Baron..."
"Bah, crow's beak." Asai gave him a glance, "That who, Zarin Cooper and Zarin Coulter, let's come and sit and rest for two or three hours. If Jonathan Brother can't come out and think about a solution."
"Yes." The two lieutenants walked to the oriental with expressionless faces and sat on the blanket of green grass. Asai looked at the two officials with similar appearances, and felt that the one on the left seemed to be okay. A normal person, the one on the right was dull-eyed, slow-moving, as if he had lost half his life, "Hey, are you okay, I was scared by the flight just now." A Saichu hit the second lieutenant on the right, "You are Ku Bo is still Kurt."
"I am Zaarin Cobotan." The person on the right replied stupidly,
"What." The Easterner asked puzzledly, "What about you."
"I am Zalinkut." The person on the left nodded in response,
Asai scratched his head in confusion: "I remember you two have the same names, why would there be an extra word? It's weird..."
At this moment, Lieutenant Morel's roar came from behind: "Danon, Yilai, and Abani, immediately took off and returned to the southeast command post camp at full speed, reporting everything that happened here to the major."
"Yes, Captain." The three flying cavalry stood at attention and saluted, rolled over and rode on the neck of the camel eagle, the strong riding beast flapped its wings and rose into the air.
"Gavi, Ji'an, Hellman, immediately take off to the 60-mile border beacon due to the north, Lieutenant Colonel Sardis should be patrolling the area, please come quickly." The 13th Flying Cavalry The captain waved his arm and called out the name of the cavalry,
"Observe, Captain." A hurricane set off on the ground, and a three-headed camel eagle flew high in the sky, turning into a small meteor in the blue sky.
"The others all took off and watched from the air outside the Ekbatana cordon. Once you find any signs of Lieutenant Colonel Jonah, report it to me immediately, understand." Lieutenant Morel scanned his soldiers People,
"Understood, Captain."
"Disbanded."
The camel eagle left the east gate one by one. In just one minute, only "Miss Nancy" was tied to the stake on the messy grassland, turning his head to look at his master curiously, Mo Lieutenant Riel sighed: "I hope nothing goes wrong..."
"You are a good commander." Asai raised his thumb. "One more question, do you have a card?"
The ambassador came up and invited the remaining people into his residence to wait. This may be the most shabby embassy in the Tocharian Empire, except for a small living room and a bedroom. Nothing else, Asai, Morel, and the two lieutenants barely sat down in the living room. The ambassador graciously presented cards, dominoes, and Dedell (a type of chess piece on the grid to determine the winner or loser. Ancient game) and the curly knight novel, it seems that this poor man has found a lot of ways to relieve his boredom in his lonely time day after day.
"Okay, then let's wait for two and a half hours. If Brother Jona doesn't come out, we'll rush in." The Easterner took out the crunchy broken pocket watch and looked at it, grabbing the cards and scrubbing skillfully. , "Now I am not afraid of fighting at all."
"No, no, never, it will start a war." The ambassador who had just delivered a pot of black tea opened his eyes in horror. Don’t give them any excuses for a seizure."
Asai pouted: "Come on, I'm not from Tocharian, but sneaking in secretly is also a way,,, two and a half hours to start the timer, now who will play with me, I have a lot of Silver coins can be lost."
Lieutenant Morel shook his head and took out a handful of clinking coins: "Then play two. Then I will be the first to rush in with you, Master Swordsman, where are you two." /
The two weird lieutenants nodded together and grabbed cards each,
This absent-minded card game need not be elaborated. The Descendant attached to the body of the seventeen-year-old astrologer followed two Flores guards towards the depths of Ekbatana, unknown to the mountains blocking the sun. Outside, the smoke from the furnace and the anvil enveloped the sky, along the winding path, and with the appearance of the building, the surroundings became darker and darker, as if from day to night,
The two pink hat dwarf guards walked very slowly. Gu Tie followed them easily, looking at the surrounding scene curiously. On both sides of the road, dense white houses appeared. The house of the Flores was a Each obelisk-shaped house has four floors. Through the gate, you can see the spiraling stairs inside. It is said to be four floors, but it is no more than the height of an ordinary human bungalow. Behind countless small windows, there are countless pairs of vigilant eyes that secretly observe strangers,
The dresses of Flores are basically the same, black robe, pink hat, belt tied, and looks too delicate for the profession of steam puppet warlock. Gu Tie thinks people in this profession should look like reality. Mechanics are like five big and three rough ones. I didn’t expect these pocket mechanics to look beautiful, like champions in children’s beauty contests.
The front is brighter, and flaming torches begin to appear next to the cobblestone road. Visually, torches that use petroleum or other liquid fuels as energy sources are erected every fifty yards, illuminating the dark city like a street lamp, and the temperature Still rising, the astrologer’s back began to seep sweat, and the air was full of the smell of metal, fuel, steam and paint, and there was a deep percussive sound coming from afar,
The two guards leading the way are not good tour guides. Gu Tie hopes that someone can introduce him to the customs of this unknown place. According to the introduction in the "Southern Continent Geography", they came from afar. The humans who learn steam puppet technology enter through the west gate. The activity area is limited to the western mixed area, and the east is the forbidden area of the Flores. He may be the first to walk this corridor in hundreds of years. Humans,
As he walked, Gu Tie suddenly had a warning sign. He turned his head slightly, and from the corner of his eye he saw a small figure following at the same pace, with a pink hat and black robe, walking along and jumping. Jump, it is a Flores, all the dwarves encountered along the way avoided him, why would anyone follow closely? The astrologer’s recent memories flowed through his mind, and a possibility immediately appeared in front of the Chinese. , "...Zha." He whispered the real name of the ghost left-handed warrior,
"Zarin Kubotto." The dwarf replied with a pointed voice,
"God, you are the fifth-generation clone of that weird guy." Gu Tie sighed, wondering when he would see the true face of this amoeba, from the situation of the two ensigns. From a point of view, each time the phantom is split, the power of the phantom is weaker and the IQ is lower. I don’t know what this fifth-generation split body uses to protect itself. It has to be said that at least the appearance of Zarin Kubotu has deceived it. After all the Flores, the two guards only looked back and continued to lead the way, without doubting the identity of the Secession,
After walking for more than ten minutes, the buildings on both sides of the road have become denser and denser. It should be close to the city center. A slight **** began to appear under his feet. Gu Tie raised his head and saw an obelisk. The mountain peaks covered by the houses, the gentle hillside stands with countless buildings of different colors. The white, pink, green, and blue façades decorate the hillsides like lively festivals, and strong metal steam pipes shuttle through the houses. However, countless unknown machines, which emit steam, keep turning, percussive, and vibrate, make this cheerful atmosphere nondescript, making Gu Tie feel a little dizzy.
The top of the **** is a huge volcanic crater, filled with boiling magma like a bowl. The hot red light illuminates the entire city of Ekbatana. A huge furnace is built next to the crater and complicated steam pipes are coiled around. The cylindrical tower with a rough appearance, like a steel giant holding Ekra volcano tightly with both arms, the red Ekbatana River flows from the foot of the volcano, carrying the heat of fine iron ore powder and lava to the south, thick Thick steam envelops the water like blood,
"Wow." Gu Tie admired this rare spectacle, followed the footsteps of the guards to climb the hillside, and walked along the winding path for more than ten minutes before climbing to a high place. Finally, the road When they reached the end, the two pink hat dwarves who led the way stopped outside a white line and bowed to make a "please" action: "Please go ahead and climb the stairs. The elders will be waiting for you at the highest level of the Heart of the Forge. "
"Okay, thank you." The astrologer nodded and glanced at Zarin Kubotto behind him, "Uh, this little brother..."
Unexpectedly, the two guards ignored the human clones that followed, and kept bending over and stopped making a sound. Gu Tie shook his head and stepped across the white line, as if through a layer of flexibility. With the soap bubbles, he walked into a cool and pleasant space. The heat of the volcano was isolated and disappeared without a trace. Gu Tie sighed comfortably and squinted his eyes to look ahead.
The crater is not far away, and the tall furnace stands in front. This is the core of Ekbatana, the holy place in the hearts of the Flores. As he steps closer to the huge furnace, Gu Tie I finally understood the meaning of the "heart of the furnace". The outermost layer of the furnace is the intricate steam pipes, the middle layer is the mechanical part that transfers the volcanic heat and the channels for the molten steel to flow out, and the center is a vertical hole. The magic circle that regulates the temperature is shrouded, and the four walls are equipped with spiraling stairs. This is the heart of the furnace, the location of the entire political center of Ekbatana, the "Presbyterian Church",