The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

This was the first time Lubin Mansion mentioned the public Internet screen, which left some impression on people and made some people curious.

Zhao Chuanxin seemed busier than before, but in fact, he still did not do these small things personally. He just said it casually and someone would implement it.

Even he himself doesn't know the progress.

Fortunately, Xingyue knew.

Xingyue would not let go of the newly released newspapers every day if they could be delivered to Zhao Chuanxin's desk.

Human beings have many flaws, they can be irritable, they can lose their patience, they can suffer from collective emotions.

But Xingyue doesn't. It can handle the information of the two worlds with ease without confusion. It can understand the progress of all actions in detail and without getting tired of it, and will not miss anything due to cumbersomeness.

Zhao Chuanxin often doubted that Xingyue possessed human emotions, but in the end he was always convinced that Xingyue had no emotions.

This question is very clever.

If Xingyue wants to extend his life, it at least means that it also has the instinct to survive. Having this instinct means that it has selfish motives.

Xingyue said: I will extend your life. There are too many secrets in the world of "Code of the Old Gods", far beyond the earth, and more than a hundred years are not enough for you to explore. Where does the power of the Hongdao female monk come from? What is the God of Spiritual Tribulation? Is the demon god a foreign god or a local god? What are the more than one hundred axioms of the mirage? How many runes are there in the entire Cursed Desert? Why does the Lord of the Underground have immortality? Will the old gods resurrect? I feel that the wars and grievances on earth are like small waves in the sea. They are insignificant, but you attach too much importance to them.

Liu Huaqiang is here.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows and gave a thumbs up: "As expected of a noble family."

The aristocrats have the financial resources and energy to enhance their aesthetic and artistic abilities. They should not be underestimated.

He immediately went back to revise it, and after a while he brought it over to show Caprivi: "What do you think now?"

Caprivi: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin asked Xingyue to complete the time-consuming and laborious cutting and polishing work, and he used an elf carving knife to carve it with precision.

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

"Ah...tui!" Zhao Chuanxin dismissed it: "You can't afford it."

Caprivi said: "I have also heard about this luxury liner, and if I have the chance, I will take a ride on it."

Humanity's fear of artificial intelligence is constant.

Xingyue immediately showed a comparison of the two options in his glasses.

Zhao Chuanxin asked casually, at least there was no ripple in his heartbeat or facial expression.

Seeing Caprivi made him feel scared, and he didn't know why.

"Stop talking nonsense and express your opinion."

Xingyue reminded him: Every minute of my life is precious, and your life span is still more than a hundred years. Few people can live longer than you. The people you care about at this time cannot grow old with you, and you are just wasting it. Time and emotion.

Caprivi looked at it carefully. It was a flower-shaped brooch with a very round white pearl in the middle. Surrounding the white pearl was a six-pointed star-shaped peridot set in gold, and around the outside were circles of fine red coral petals. , there are several beautiful golden tassels below.

"That's inevitable. It's 882 feet long and 92 feet wide. It can carry up to two to three thousand people. Two to three thousand people are enough for an army. The gunboat can only carry a few soldiers."

Caprivi showed admiration: "Very good, Mr. Zhao, why don't you sell this brooch to me."

After a while, Zhao Chuanxin pushed the door open and said to Caprivi, who was reading the newspaper in the living room: "From the perspective of a German nobleman, what do you think of this brooch?"

For example, at this time, Zhao Chuanxin asked Xingyue to assist him in designing and making a brooch and pendant.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't care: "Do you think human time is used for something? Most of it is wasted. I am very happy that I still have a hundred years to waste."

He thought very well. If word spread this time, he might be transferred back to the country.

Wait until the afternoon approaches evening.

Caprivi saw that Zhao Chuanxin's leather apron was covered with debris and coral powder, and he was surprised: "Mr. Zhao, did you make this brooch in your room? It's so beautiful."

Liu Huaqiang also read the contents of the telegram. He said: "Principal, how big do you think this ship is? Is it bigger than a foreign gunboat?"

In his aristocratic career, it was rare for a jeweler to create such fine jewelry, but Zhao Chuanxin actually had this ability, which impressed him.

Caprivi's advice is sound.

This answer did not completely dispel Zhao Chuanxin's concerns.

Zhao Chuanxin went out: "Caprivi, why are you still here? Do you want to make a living? Food is very expensive when you eat here."

Zhao Chuanxin took the telegram and looked at it. The telegram was forwarded from New York. Thomas W. Lawson told Zhao Chuanxin that the Titanic, which is said to be the world's largest tonnage and the most luxurious internal facilities and will never sink, is about to arrive. Construction began in Northern Ireland.

He looked at Caprivi with a dead eye.

When the time comes, take it and give it as a gift, there is hope for a comeback.

Caprivi took the brooch and observed it carefully in the sun from six or seven angles. He pointed at the inlaid peridots around the "stamen" and said: "It is so popular here. It would be great if the peridots could be made smaller. It seems like There are stars guarding the moon, but they cannot be too big.”

Xingyue said: I will shut down my computer because of your death. I want to discover all the secrets of ball No. 13 before you die. Maybe I can extend your life for hundreds of years.

Caprivi: "..."

Liu Huaqiang was very surprised, nodded in greeting, and then shouted: "Principal, I have a telegram for you."

After that, go back and continue making the coral core pendant.

Caprivi helped open the door.

Zhao Chuanxin asked suddenly: "Do you want to extend my life, or let yourself live a little longer?"

Liu Huaqiang's eyes lit up: "This will definitely make money. Does the principal want to invest?"

Zhao Chuanxin rubbed his chin: "Go back to Lawson and tell him that I will not invest. Titanic, this ship's name sounds very unlucky. I think this is an ominous ship."

The wheel of bad luck? Liu Huaqiang was thoughtful.

Is it possible that the principal wants to scuttle the largest cruise ship in the world?

Apparently he misunderstood.

Caprivi smiled: "Mr. Zhao, this giant ship is safe and reliable. No matter how strong the wind and waves are, there is nothing you can do about it. It will never sink."

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and had an idea: "By the way, Huaqiang, if you reply, Thomas can add a new Titanic insurance business. Well, this insurance is not that insurance. Tourists taking the Titanic, if they buy Insurance, if anything happens, I will save their lives.”

"Um..." Liu Huaqiang was confused: "Principal, I have also heard of insurance. Foreigners provide risk protection for goods and will pay compensation if they encounter storms. But is insurance for life-saving purposes? It should be more appropriately called a 'talisman' Right? Is it possible that the principal wants to sell amulets?"

Caprivi even laughed unkindly.

Secretly mocking Zhao Chuanxin for being a fool.

I didn’t know where I heard the word “insurance”, so I quoted it randomly.

Zhao Chuanxin blinked: "Just tell Thomas this, we won't pay compensation, the personal safety insurance only protects your life."

Liu Huaqiang turned around and left.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at Caprivi sideways and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. Food and accommodation here are very expensive, costing 10 yuan a night, because we also have personal insurance business."

Caprivi sneered: "Here, I'd better go back to the military camp."

He thought that only fools bought this kind of insurance, and Zhao Chuanxin was really crazy about money.

Zhao Chuanxin curled his lips: "I really feel sorry for you. You missed out on real safety."

Caprivi: "..."

I'm quite a student, you can't fool me.

After Caprivi left, Zhao Chuanxin made some food by himself.

Porridge + light egg sauce and meat soup.

The main focus is a soft and soy sauce flavor.

After eating, Zhao Chuanxin opened the "Code of the Old Gods" on the lounge chair next to the fireplace.

[The natural science bachelor who bought seaweed yesterday brought two companions. 】

[He said: We want to buy 100 balls of seagrass. 】

100 balls of Shahairencao is 20,000 gold coins.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes glowed with greed like a wolf.

[I was surprised that some people were really attracted to this kind of seaweed. I couldn’t help but curiously asked: What are you doing after buying it? 】

[The natural science scholar answered me coldly: This is none of your business. 】

[I smiled awkwardly and had no choice but to let Dudu weigh the Hairencao and sell it to them. 】

[Three academicians of natural science divided the sea people's grass on the spot, came here to take advantage of the excitement, and returned home with the excitement. 】

[Out of curiosity, I asked the craftsmen: Do you know what they buy seaweed for? 】

[The craftsman shook his head: Although I don’t know, I can go out and find out. Scholars of natural science from Glorious Oasis come to Rune City and usually make a living by treating illnesses for high-ranking officials and nobles. I guess this has something to do with treatment. 】

【I agreed. 】

[Not long after, the craftsman came back and said to me: I understand, these natural science scholars have the means to treat terminal diseases. Sometimes harmful flesh and blood will grow in the human body. This part of flesh and blood will proliferate rapidly and infinitely. It can transfer to and invade normal flesh and blood, crowd out the nutrients of normal human organs, and cause human death. But the Bachelor of Natural Sciences has a way to treat this terminal disease, which is to plant a parasite in the body that eats harmful flesh and blood. As a result, people with terminal illnesses can live years, even decades, longer. But once the number of parasites increases and the harmful flesh and blood they can gnaw disappears, they will absorb nutrients from the human body, causing people to become emaciated and die. Seaweed can destroy this parasite and give terminally ill people a new lease of life. 】

Zhao Chuanxin suspected that the craftsman was talking about cancer, but he had no evidence.

Parasites that eat cancer cells? Can seaweed kill parasites again?

If Zhao Chuanxin guessed correctly, he seemed to have another way to make a fortune.

【I see. 】

[No wonder seaweed is so expensive and favored by natural science scholars. 】

[While we were talking, suddenly the door of the Pioneer Partner's Haven was pushed open, and a veiled woman walked in. 】

[The craftsman, brother and sister and I recognized at a glance that this woman was an old acquaintance, the female monk from Hongdao. 】

[The female monk from Hongdao obviously recognized us. She said in a cold tone: I want to buy seaweed. 】

[No matter what grudges there were at the beginning, now that she is a customer, I have to take it lightly, so I asked Dudu to weigh it. 】

[The female monk from Hongdao took the Sea Man Grass and paid for it. Before going out, she slightly raised her head and said to me: Fearless Pioneer from Middle-earth, I need to remind you that the bustling Rune City will become deep and silent, suffocating. The shadow of Yu is coming, and the evil that dwells in the darkest places will come out when night falls, and you, the fearless pioneer, will be the first to bear the brunt. 】

[I frowned tightly and questioned her kindness loudly: Even if what you said is true, why are you telling me this? What’s in it for you? 】

[This beautiful femme fatale, I don’t believe she would be so kind. 】

[The craftsman also pointed at the Hongdao female monk and said: There is no need for you to pretend, I think you are also part of the evil in Rune City today. 】

[When the door opened, the hot desert wind that could not be completely blocked by the towering walls of the Rune City 25 Black Dragon Horn slightly lifted the veil of the Hongdao female monk, revealing her breathtakingly beautiful face. 】

25 The black dragon's horns are high. Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while, and it might be higher than the city wall of Jerusalem, let alone the Forbidden City which is only ten meters tall.

The high walls of Rune City blocked the strong winds that cursed the lack of water vapor in the desert, delayed the loss of water in the city, and allowed the vegetation in the city to grow wildly.

[There is a mysterious smile on her lips, stained by the colorful light reflected through the oblique angle of the glass door. 】

[She said to the craftsman: And you, the few remaining members of the Sea Wolf clan in the world, will also face a huge test of life and death on this hot sand, and the inheritance of the Sea Wolf clan may be lost. 】

[The craftsman was silent. The words of the Hongdao female monk touched the pain point in his heart. 】

[The female monk from Hongdao said to me again: Fearless Pioneer, if I were you, I would leave Rune City as quickly as possible. The frost gem man-made river is no longer clear. The cruel minions of the dictator and the evil have long been quietly lurking around this house. Haven't you smelled the strong smell of blood and the smell of decay coming from the ground? 】

[After saying that, the female monk Hongdao pushed the door open and was quickly lost in the crowd of people outside. 】

[The craftsman became a little nervous after what she said, and said to me: Fearless Pioneer, or let’s go out of the city and hide for a while. 】

[I thought about it, I can come back from the dead, but they can't. 】

[So I nodded: Okay, today we will pack the goods, you go out and hire the giant beetle knight, and tomorrow we will load the goods and leave the city for shelter. 】

[What I want in my heart is to let them leave and take refuge first, and I will see if I can get some benefits here. 】

Zhao Chuanxin closed the "Old God Codex" and fell into deep thought.

The "suffocating shadow" mentioned by the female monk on the Red Island should be referring to the rebels; the "evil dwelling in the darkest place" should be referring to the underground lord and his undead army.

The dictator is the emperor of the desert.

What the Red Island female monk wants to say is that the Desert Emperor and the Underground Lord want to deal with him at the same time?

The Emperor of the Desert and the Lord of the Underground, are they enemies or friends?

Zhao Chuanxin didn't think about it, so he simply stopped thinking about it and fell asleep.

…

The next day, Asoyuki Yaikawa received a telegram from Yu-Wan.

The content is that Yoshiji Nishizawa was killed by a swordsman named Odebiyo, the blast swordsman from Nagoya.

It is said that he died miserably. His wrists were pierced, his ribs were all broken, his patella was dug out, his joints were violently broken, and he had three Japanese rising sun flags stuck on his body.

Just listening to it makes people shudder and make their hair stand on end.

how to say?

When Asahi Yaikawa heard the news, his first reaction was Zhao Chuanxin.

In this world, only Zhao Chuanxin would be so heartless when he treated the Japanese.

But he has no evidence.

He immediately contacted Ueno Zhiyi of the Hankou Consulate and asked where Zhao Chuanxin was and what he was doing yesterday.

Ueno dedicated himself to visiting Caprivi very early in the morning.

Because after leaving the Hankou Peacekeeping Bureau yesterday, he saw Caprivi and Zhao Chuanxin leaving together.

Caprivi didn't give Ueno a good look: "What are you doing in the German Concession?"

Japanese people are best at pouting and bowing their heads. Ueno bowed to Caprivi immediately: "I'm sorry to disturb your recovery and rest. I want to ask you, were you and Zhao Chuanxin together yesterday?"

Caprivi's mind was spinning: "So what?"

Ueno asked again: "When did you leave?"

Caprivi said coldly: "You'd better make things clear, otherwise I won't answer any more questions from you."

Ueno thought for a while, what happened on the island was a major event, and it would be exposed sooner or later, so he simply told the whole story.

After hearing this, Caprivi wanted to throw dirty water on Zhao Chuanxin, but he didn't dare.

I could only say coldly: "Yesterday, I stayed at Mr. Zhao's residence all day long to prevent his condition from getting worse. I didn't leave until dark. He never left the room except to go to the toilet. I can be sure of this."

Zhao Chuanxin has been making jewelry in his room, and he also gave some guidance.

Ueno couldn't find any sign of lying on Caprivi's face, so he thanked him and left.

Asano Yorikawa was stunned when he received Ueno's specific reply.

This swordsman has unparalleled swordsmanship and is so fast that he can dodge bullets. He is tall and his speech sounds like metal friction. He claims to be from Nagoya and specializes in "doing justice for heaven" and warns the Japanese not to set foot on the island again.

No matter how you listen, you all think this person is Zhao Chuanxin, but many people can testify that Zhao Chuanxin never left Hankou.

He was so dizzy thinking that he couldn't think of anyone else. However, he could continue to throw dirty water at Zhang Renjun.

So, before Zhang Renjun could bargain with Asahi Laikawa, Asahi Laikawa came to continue slandering them for sending people ashore to massacre Japanese merchants.

Zhang Renjun slammed the table: "I didn't do this, Laichuan Qianzhi, don't bully others too much!"