Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 953 Submarine
"So, Phaethon, are you going to start work over there?"

"Yeah. It was just a part-time job before, but this is the official start."

In the troop compartment of the submarine, Phaethon and Victoria were talking on the phone.

"Okay. Then you, won't be back for a long time?"

"If it comes to matters related to the empire, I will come back." Phaethon replied.

She used to call Rome "Empire" because for most of her life, she devoted 24 hours out of 23.5 hours a day to the Roman Empire. She used to only need a little sleep, and a little was enough.

"Finally, you have gotten rid of the demigod body that barely needs food or sleep." Victoria said, "I wonder how you feel?"

"I did care about it at first. But slowly, when I got used to sleeping 8 hours a day and eating on time, I suddenly felt that this kind of life was pretty good. You know, at the beginning, I had to work more than 15 hours a day except for sleeping. But now I don't know why, I seem to have become lazy, and now I only work for McDonald's."

"I think this is a good thing. Apollonia has always wanted to become a real human - but from my perspective, you are also a non-human. In fact, I still don't understand where your human body came from."

"Really?" Phaethon asked in surprise, "So you are thinking about this too?"

"Because your original demigod body is not a human body. Although you are different from Apollonia, the difference is only a fine line. I am very curious about how you actually obtained a human body. I am even more curious about how you were able to start the path of cultivation from this. This is simply... simply a miracle. What do you think?"

"To be honest, I don't know the specific reasons. After all, I didn't witness it myself. But I can roughly understand that my father was probably involved. And there seems to be a great force that I can't estimate involved."

"So that's how it is. This is truly a miracle."

"So, I really cherish my daily life now. At first, I thought that only by working hard and not wasting every minute of my time would I not waste my time. Now, I think I have to enjoy this hard-earned daily life."

"I am sincerely happy for you. Don't worry about the Empire, you already have your own future. That submarine is a personal gift from me to you - although it is actually given to Shangluo, but he probably won't use it very often. They have always felt that these 'Roman things' are not very reliable."

"Oh, by the way, there is something he wants me to tell you about Shangluo."

Phaethon told him about the "magic instruments".

"Editable ideal? Do you mean that Shangluo will customize an artificial heart for me?"

"At least I can turn your stone heart into a perpetual motion machine, instead of consuming phlogiston to run it. Then you might become very powerful."

"???" Victoria paused for a moment, "Wait a minute, I need to think about it. Forget it, this is my own business, I don't need to ask for other people's opinions. If he has a solution, I will come to Aurora immediately."

"Now? The emperor is not at home now, so I'm afraid we can't hold a diplomatic reception."

"I can come secretly. What's more, the person I want to see is Shangluo. The emperor is not at home, so I don't have to cause trouble. Anyway, I will inform him first. You wait for my news, I will go to prepare." "I say, aren't you too impatient? Hello? Hello?" Phaethon was about to say something when the other party hung up the phone.

[What happened? I see your call was suddenly disconnected.] Apollonia's message came in in time.

"I told her about the successful experiment of the 'Sword Pill' in Shangluo. She seemed to be happier than expected and wanted to come right away. Before I could say anything, she hung up the phone."

[Could it be that the condition has worsened? ]

"Let me ask." She stood up, walked from the troop transport compartment into the main body of the submarine, and then into the command room.

The control room was silent as always. There were no windows to observe the outside world, and navigation was entirely based on instruments. The only periscope was strictly prohibited from use while submerged.

"Colonel Marcus." Phaethon stood at the door and knocked gently.

In the captain's seat, Marcus stood up immediately.

He walked to the door of the command room and said, "Lord Phaethon, what do you want me to do?"

"Have you heard about Victoria's situation? Or have you heard about the others' situation?"

"My two brothers have also entered Cyberlania recently."

"Is that so? How are they doing?"

"Normally." Marcus shook his head. "If possible, we still want to stay in the sun. Of course, eternal life in Cyberlania is not a bad thing. At least we can wait quietly before achieving true eternal life."

"Is your brother here for some reason? I know you were in an accident."

"They also died of an accident. The two of them were drinking together and ended up having a stroke. You may not know that for us mortals, even if we are not restricted by natural disasters, it is difficult to live safely to our expected lifespan. Millions of people die of natural causes every year in the empire. Not all of them are Roman citizens, and only a small number of them are lucky enough to join Cybelenia. So compared to others, having the citizenship of the empire is at least lucky."

"Is that so? I thought it was caused by some natural disaster or some mysterious mechanism behind it."

"Mortals are so fragile, my lord." Marcus shook his head. "Even if there is no mysterious force behind them, people are dying in batches. Now the number of people checking in to Cyberlania every day has exceeded 200, including many of my family members."

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and said, "As for Her Majesty Victoria, I don't know much about her situation. Maybe as an emperor, she does have a heavier burden. But even if she doesn't have any burden, the possibility of her suddenly getting sick is not small. You have to know that the average life expectancy of workers in Nimes, London is less than 30 years old. Victoria's era was an era of rapid progress, but there are always some people in this world who are not as lucky as us, like Aurora. Even Her Majesty Victoria herself may be among these unfortunate people."

(End of this chapter)