Heaven's Formula

She was a little surprised that she got along quite well with the other party.

Although the venerable was a bit indifferent and always looked at the princess and Xia Fan with a critical eye, in fact she was not bad-hearted, and her view of monsters was not as disgusting and repulsive as ordinary alchemists.According to Luo Qingqing, this person was probably a high-level alchemist in the Privy Council of Shangyuan before, and it was really unexpected that he could give Li such an approachable feeling.In addition, her knowledge is quite profound, from the history of the dynasty to the experience of magic techniques, the time on the road is not only not boring, but seems to pass quickly.

Seeing Li agreeing, Venerable Shengtian nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the speed of the carriage suddenly slowed down.

At the same time, there was a loud commotion coming from the front.

"My lord, the road ahead is blocked. It seems that someone is gathering a crowd to make trouble." Wang Sha, who was disguised as a coachman, reported.

"I'll check the situation." Li opened the door of the carriage.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you too." The Venerable raised the corner of his mouth, "It seems that Jinxia City is not so peaceful."

After getting out of the carriage, Li saw that the entire official road was indeed blocked tightly, but the traffic was not completely stopped. There were already guards guiding vehicles from both sides of the road through the congested area, but the speed was relatively slow.

Moreover, she found that many carriages did not avoid the congested area, but took the initiative to approach them, as if there was a good show going on there.

Venerable Shengtian speculated that it was probably related to the homeless people who wanted to enter the city.

She had heard before that Jinxia was recruiting refugees on a large scale, probably to fill the gap needed for the war.But this is not a long-term solution. The excessive population growth will increase the consumption of the city, and Jinxia does not have the favorable conditions like the kingdom of heaven, so it is impossible to accept refugees indefinitely.Normal residents hate refugees coming to rob food, and officials don't want to see outsiders causing trouble. This kind of contradiction will erupt sooner or later.

Repression or expulsion followed.

She has seen similar scenes many times in other places—

"Place your bets, put your bets, whether it's one person or thirty horses, let's guess! This is an official game, and whoever guesses correctly will get a reward of 50 yuan!"

"Then guess wrong?"

"Of course there is no reward, but there is no need to pay any money!"

These words made the scene erupt!

"I crush thirty horses!"

"Me too!"

"Then I'll be able to suppress people."

Of course, there are also some different voices mixed in.

"Excuse me, brother... what does 50 yuan mean?"

"I don't know, I just came from Youzhou too."

"Whatever it is, you don't need money if you lose anyway. Give me a lottery too, and I'll pick the horse to win!"

Venerable Shengtian was stunned.

Listening to the noise, it doesn't look like a conflict.

She separated the crowd and walked into the noisy scene, only to see that the open space at the gate of the city was circled by the guards and divided into two by a white line. On one side of the white line was a group of horses, and on the other side was a strangely shaped thing.It had six broad wheels and was shaped somewhat like a carriage box, but the absence of yokes and balance bars at the front meant that it could not be dragged by livestock.

"What is Jinxia doing?" the Venerable asked, frowning.

"I don't know either." Li shrugged.

"You do not know?"

"Well, this thing looks like a machine beast, probably a new invention of the Machine Building Bureau..." Li Tanran replied, "But that's Sister Mo Yun's job, I don't know much about it."

"The two ladies, do you want to place a bet?" A girl holding a plate suddenly came to them.

"Did the organization gather people to gamble in broad daylight? What a nonsense!" Venerable Shengtian snorted coldly.

Li smiled and asked, "What are you betting on?"

"Bet on who is more powerful!" The little girl replied crisply, "On one side are [-] prime-aged military horses, on the other side are liberated mechanism beasts and a manipulator. Whoever can pull down the other side will win!"

Chapter 745 The Power of Thirty Horses!

Li suddenly knew that this was undoubtedly an activity organized by the Moyun Joint Affairs Bureau.

Choosing to hold it at the gate of the city can attract the attention of a large number of outsiders.

"I'll choose the mechanism beast to win." The fox demon said with a smile.

"Okay, please take this blue label." The little girl handed over a piece of paper from the plate, "If you guess correctly, you can go to the secretariat to exchange for a reward of 50 yuan!"

"Li." Venerable Shengtian coughed twice.

"It's okay, you can choose one too." Li said indifferently.

"I choose horses." The venerable sighed, and took the note absent-mindedly, "Don't you think that wasting time on such things during the day is negligent and greedy for pleasure?"

This seems to be worse than the situation of dispersing refugees.

In the former, she can at least see Jinxia's governance methods, while in the latter, she can only see that the government is entertaining the people.

"No, this is what Xia Fan is best at." Li shook his ears, "His ideas seem to be far-fetched and unconstrained, but in fact they always hide deep meanings, and they can often achieve their goals the fastest."

Speaking of this person, the fox demon's expression will become colorful.

You trust him too much... Venerable Shengtian wanted to say that, but he didn't speak in the end.After all, the other party has saved Li's life and introduced her into the human world. All these experiences are full of novelty, and it is inevitable to be attracted.If the interference is too blunt, it will easily make her feel disgusted, and this matter needs to be figured out slowly. "Then why do you say he arranged this trick?"

"Hmm..." Li Weiwei thought for a while, but did not answer directly, "Which side do you think will win?"

"It depends on which side the host wants to win." Venerable Shengtian folded his hands on his chest and said, "The horse can control its strength by administering medicine, or have other alchemists secretly help. The two sides may be at a stalemate for a long time, but in the end it should still be the horse. Win. In this way, the Bureau can save rewards, and at the same time, when arranging the next gamble, increase the winning chip of the mechanism beast, so as to earn the income of the gamblers..."

She stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking.

Because she noticed that the way Li looked at her was complicated.

There is something in it, and there is also a little regret.

This made the Venerable's heart tighten slightly.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"No, this is actually what most people think. That's why I said that he is very different from the rest." Li shook his head, "Although his idea is bizarre, it doesn't have so many twists and turns in implementation, so there are Sometimes it makes me feel that things in the world can be simple and clear, and people just restrain themselves and have to crawl forward, and at the same time treat those who stand up as aliens."

...the things in the world could have been simple and clear?

His Holiness couldn't imagine hearing such words from his own daughter.

As a monster, she should be the first to realize the intrigues of the world.

"If you put aside all redundant assumptions and just look at this competition, how would you choose?" Li asked.

Venerable Shengtian pondered for a moment, "The horse will surely win."

Mechanism creations are restricted by materials and energy, and the bigger they are, the more difficult they are to control. Therefore, excellent mechanism masters usually pay attention to dexterity and carefulness, and the things they create are also known for their exquisiteness and ingenuity. As the saying goes, strength is not their strong point.And the organ beast in front of her was very rough at first glance, and the wooden boards wrapped around it hadn't even been carefully polished. She suspected that a horse running could directly tear the frame of the carriage to pieces.

"Yes." Li unexpectedly did not refute, "If I hadn't seen the inventions of Xia Fan and Sister Mo Yun, I would have felt the same way."

"Don't you think that one person can defeat thirty batches of horses?"

"You will know the answer later." The fox demon laughed.

After the uproar continued for two quarters of an hour, the competition finally began.

With a whistle, the horse driver swung his long whip, making a series of crisp sounds in the air.The horses moved their hooves in unison, dragging desperately forward.At the same time, the strange machine beast also obviously responded, but compared to the sound of the horse's hoof pedaling, it was obviously a little insignificant.

The hemp rope in the center, which was thicker than an arm, suddenly tightened, making a disturbing crackling sound, and one could tell that the force it endured was definitely not small.

His Holiness noticed that the condition of the horses was quite normal, with no sign of fatigue or laziness at all.They are all good horses that have been carefully maintained, and they have not consumed horsepower before, so that they are basically at the peak of their power at this moment, which can be seen from their bulging leg muscles.

The Mechanism Beast was at a disadvantage!

As she expected, the qi of one qi senser is not enough to fight against [-] horses. The magic weapon is certainly convenient, but the upper limit is also there.Unless the power of chaos is used, the large-scale mechanism beast can only be a sham. This has been verified in the Yong Dynasty.

The vehicle was dragged back again and again, and it was about to cross the white line in midfield!

"Okay, I'm going to win!"

"Horse work harder!"

The crowd roared with cheers and cheers.

It seemed that most of the people present put their chips on the side of the horses.

Even if you don't consider the magic weapon and mechanism technology, from the most simple intuitive feeling, you don't think that the mechanism beast can win-thirty horses fully occupy most of the western suburb square, and the latter is only ten feet wide and two feet wide. It is about ten feet long, about the size of a one-story house, and looks insignificant compared with a herd of horses.

Just then, the driver slams down a joystick.

The chassis of the mechanism beast suddenly made a clicking sound, and the wheels that had been rolling back suddenly stopped.

The two sides formed a balance for a while!

what is that?

This does not seem to be a change simply caused by the magic weapon. Venerable Shengtian realized that the organ beast had not used all its strength to deal with it before.

Sure enough, when the pole was pushed straight to the bottom, the stalemate was broken.

The wheel gradually turned from stagnation to forward rotation. Although it moved very slowly, there was no hesitation or reluctance. It moved forward at the same speed every time, as if nothing could stop its pace.

"drive!"

The driver's whip was whipping non-stop at the moment, and the horses were exerting all their strength. From their shiny backs, it could be seen that the consumption of horsepower had reached its peak.But even so, they were still pulled back step by step, as if the little one behind them possessed the power of a thousand pounds.

When the mechanism beast gained the advantage, the situation never reversed.

On the contrary, because the horsepower will drop rapidly after crossing the peak, the horses retreat faster and faster. In about ten breaths, the confrontation turned into a rout.Several horses even fell from exhaustion due to excessive force, and then tripped more horses, causing chaos on the scene-even so, the mechanism beast was not affected at all, and dragged the fallen horses across the white Wire!

7Chapter 16 Great tricks don't work

There was an uproar!

This result is beyond the expectations of most people. A mechanical beast that seems not much bigger than a carriage can actually suppress a group of thirty horses in a competition of strength?

Venerable Lian Shengtian also raised his eyebrows secretly in surprise.

In terms of brute force alone, this mechanism beast is probably already at the level of Qingjian who is proficient in genjutsu. If Jinxia can produce more than a dozen liberated mechanism beasts, its combat transportation capacity may be improved by several levels!

In addition, she realized that this thing might be very suitable for the teaching of salvation.

Whether it's transporting refugees from outside or transporting supplies from Baiyao Mountain, this thing can be called one against ten, and it is much stronger than the traditional carriage.

If we can reach a cooperation with Jinxia...

No, no, now that the horoscope has not been written yet, why did I think about this issue?Li Mengyun shook her head again and again, putting this thought behind her.The primary purpose of her trip is to help Li see Xia Fan's true face, and then win as many people as possible to leave Jinxia.Even if it fails, the cooperation must be dominated by the Salvation Church—she really has no confidence in whether the secular city can withstand the disaster of annihilation.

However, the competition did not end there.

The Bureau soon arranged another round of speed competition, which will be a half-mile acceleration test between the six-wheeled mechanism beast and the four-wheeled wagon.Similarly, everyone can bet, and the rewards are the same as before.

This time, everyone chose the carriage without hesitation.

Strength and dexterity are often opposite characteristics, and generally cannot coexist. What's more, people have seen the movement of the mechanism beast just now. It is indeed slow and steady, not much faster than a person's walking speed.

As a result, when the whistle sounded for the competition, everyone was dumbfounded.

I saw that the mechanism beast rushed out first, and continued to accelerate at a speed visible to the naked eye, and left the carriage behind in less than three breaths!

"how can that be?"

"It can run so fast?"

The people at the scene were full of surprised exclamations.

Venerable Shengtian's expression gradually solidified.

This thing is not as loose and simple as it looks on the outside, and it is definitely not just a toy for the upper class to entertain the common people. It is better than horses in every aspect, and it has great potential for application no matter how you look at it!

The huge wheels walked on the official road like walking on the ground, and the ordinary convex stone pits were all rolled over, and the superior stability of the car body can be seen at a glance.And when the carriage accelerated to medium and high speeds, the carriage was already swaying left and right, almost flying over a small hole.In order to prevent the vehicle from falling apart or overturning, the driver did not dare to speed up blindly, which made the gap between the two wider and wider. In the end, when the mechanism beast completed half a mile, the carriage was still less than halfway.

This result was even more shocking than a power test.

Most of the onlookers are businessmen, so they naturally understand the meaning of this thing.

And the little girl also shouted in a timely manner, "From today onwards, Jiefang Agency Beast will join Fang's logistics to provide you with freight services! As long as it is a state city under Jinxia's rule, Fang's can deliver on time, and the basic freight is only It costs 50 yuan a mile, and including the freight volume and time-consuming, it is equivalent to [-]% of the cost of a carriage! Those who are interested in this can go to the secretariat or Fang's shop for detailed consultation."

"50 yuan... Could it be the reward for betting just now?" someone asked.

The Venerable is also very curious about this question, but due to her status, she really can't take the initiative to ask, so she can only bear it.

Seeing someone asking a question, she subconsciously leaned over slightly, listening attentively to the other person's answer.

Li couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

Because she noticed that this subtle change was not even noticed by His Holiness himself.

"That's right, this is Jinxia Yuan, a new currency launched by Jinxia City. It can be freely exchanged with copper coins and silver, and it also has all the functions of silver coins!" The little girl replied loudly, "You can use it to buy Jinxia products, from food to Clothes, everything. If someone wants to use the new currency to buy goods from foreign caravans, the caravans must not refuse!"

There was a gasp from the crowd.