ebookland Chapter 693 Everlasting Lamp
Chapter 693 Everlasting Lamp
Chapter 693: Ever-burning Lamp
Just now he just glanced at it briefly and didn't pay close attention.
So I didn’t find out—
This little gadget made by a machine, its internal structure style and habits... are slightly similar to some of the products produced by the Mechanical City that he had seen before.
I don’t know if the young man Chun Jing read the books and papers published by the Machinery City while he was self-studying mechanical knowledge.
So we unknowingly developed similar styles and habits.
Lu Chihuan stared at the gadget in his hand for a long time, frowned, and after a moment he clenched his fingers tightly, with a hint of thought in his eyes.
Honestly.
He always felt that things were not that simple.
But now he is still in the territory of the mermaids, and it is said that some important people will come to the city in a few days, so even if he wants to do something, he must be careful.
Even think twice.
At present, the mermaids are very vigilant.
He could only treat Chun Jing as a breakthrough point, and take his time after getting close to the other party, to see if he could get something useful out of him without making any noise.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind.
Lu Chihuan raised his hand and rubbed his sore temples a few times. After sitting up straight, he was ordering food through the communicator.
But I saw Eaton found an empty paper cup from somewhere.
At this moment, he was moving his thumb-sized body with difficulty and flexibly, and then climbed onto the bathroom sink.
It seemed as if he wanted to pour water into the cup and then revive the dandelion flower, which was a little wilted but still golden.
Lu Chihuan saw this.
Can't help but smile.
He took the initiative to walk over and turned on the faucet, then found a bottle of nutrient solution from his storage ring, poured it into the cup according to a certain proportion, and stirred it.
"Why don't you ask me for help?"
Jinwu carefully placed the dandelion flower into the paper cup.
Then he quickly glanced at Lu Chihuan who was standing in front of him with a faint smile on his face, as if he was burned by the other's gaze.
A moment later.
It replied awkwardly with that inorganic electronic voice, "It's just a small thing. I can do it myself. Why do I have to bother you with this?"
"You've been busy under the scorching sun for so long today, you should lie down and have a good rest. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with your body, even if you find the seal you've been longing for, you'll probably be powerless to get it."
Lu Chihuan wrinkled his nose.
He reached out and poked Jinwu's head, then whispered:
"Crow's Mouth."
but.
He could also tell that Jin Wu was concerned about him, so he didn't take his words too seriously.
Seeing that some tiny water droplets were accidentally splashed on the mechanical shell of Jinwu, Lu Chihuan took out a clean handkerchief from the storage ring and wiped the water droplets clean carefully.
After this.
He put the Golden Crow back on his shoulder, "But don't worry."
"I'm in good health."
This body was created by the world consciousness itself, and it can be said to be strong and durable most of the time, except for the effects of Omega pheromones and physical reasons.
He was rarely sick.
"In order not to attract the attention of other mermaids, I'll have to inconvenience you and I by sharing a room for the time being. If you have any inconvenience, you can tell me at any time."
"I'll see if I can fix it."
Listening to Lu Chihuan's consultative words and soft and gentle voice.
Jinwu was a little dazed for a moment.
At this moment, it felt as if it was not some artificially created biological intelligence, but rather like a human being with equal personality and status as Lu Chihuan.
This was something it had never felt in any other human being.
It's no wonder that after only spending a month or two with Lu Chihuan, it let go of its grudges and prejudices towards him, and even willingly accepted the title of master.
This would have never been possible in the past.
"No grievance."
Jinwu emphasized this sentence.
It dropped its head.
He placed his palm on his chest. Even though there was no heart-related device installed at that place, he could hear the sound of his heart beating.
To know.
It never rejects staying by Lu Chihuan's side.
Because mechas and artificial biological intelligence basically do not need to rest.
So sometimes it just sits by the bed, staring at Lu Chihuan's peaceful face after he falls asleep, and it can do so for a whole night.
"It's nothing inconvenient."
On the contrary, we can say that—
It plays into its hands.
After all, before the leader of the Ghost Pirates came back, it could still stay in Huanhuan's room. However, as soon as the leader came back, he firmly believed that humans and mechas should not have any physical contact.
So guarding against it is like guarding against a thief.
In addition.
Previously, it wanted to find out where several small robots had escaped to.
So he rushed back to the Machinery City to check the data. During this period, the time he spent in the same room with Huanhuan was pitifully short.
Now that they finally had the chance to spend more time together, Jinwu naturally wouldn't say anything to refuse. Instead, it added, "But can I get closer to you?"
It seemed as if he was afraid that Lu Chihuan would not agree.
It made up a few high-sounding excuses again, "I'm worried that this city is not peaceful. Didn't they say before that the offerings for the dead were destroyed? Maybe someone will break into the room and attack at night."
"If you get closer..."
"It will also be convenient for me to protect you."
Looking at Jinwu saying the word "protect" in a serious manner with a body that was not even as big as his palm, Lu Chihuan wanted to laugh for some reason.
He rubbed his cheek.
She tried her best to suppress the curling of her lips, but she didn't refuse.
"Okay."
Anyway, the Golden Crow doesn’t take up much space, and even if I sleep in a bad posture at night, it won’t break its hard mechanical body.
After discussing this matter, Lu Chihuan ordered food on his communicator, and then ate with Jin Wu again. Of course, Jin Wu still ate energy blocks of different flavors.
Lu Chihuan is a very organized person.
In the next few days, he tried to get close to Chun Jing, and at the same time, he took the time to carefully search for the little robot in the city, but to no avail.
Although Chun Jing's attitude towards him softened a bit, he never told Lu Chihuan where he lived, nor did he invite him to his home.
Lu Chihuan learned about it from others.
Chun Jing lost both his parents when he was young, and grew up relying on the inheritance left by his parents and the help given by the consul. However, because he is a half-blood merman and he seemed to have congenital deficiencies when he was born, he has never been able to successfully transform into a fish tail.
This also explains why those mermaid boys looked down on him before.
Even bullying him.
Chun Jing, who grew up in such an environment, is aloof and indifferent. He rarely interacts with other people in the village. He spends most of his time studying and concentrating on researching mechanical knowledge.
only--
Everything he had tinkered with before seemed to be very ugly.
Lu Chihuan compared Chun Jing's mechanical works from a few months ago and now.
I discovered that half a month ago, Chun Jing relied entirely on his intuition when making mechanical-related items. In short, it was basically a wild method. But half a month later, his works have been completely transformed.
There has been a qualitative change.
Lu Chihuan had no idea what happened in the meantime, but he always felt that besides himself...it seemed like someone was deliberately guiding him.
not only that.
Lu Chihuan also heard that during this period of time, intermittent noises could occasionally be heard in Chun Jing's house, sometimes dull, sometimes sharp and piercing, as if something had been broken.
Those merman boys insisted that Chun Jing's house must be haunted.
As for why it is haunted.
It must be because Chun Jing left home in the middle of the night and deliberately damaged the things used in the sacrifice, so the heroic spirits of the Stuhai royal family refused to let Chun Jing go and are now seeking revenge.
Listen to the made-up words.
Lu Chihuan: ...
No one could tell the truth from the falsehood in the information he had heard, so he did not believe it completely, but this did not prevent him from thinking that there was something suspicious about Chun Jing, the half-blood merman.
Therefore, he decided to let Jinwu follow him secretly during the next period of time.
First of all, I want to see...
What unspeakable secrets are hidden in Chun Jing and his family?
Secondly, he was worried that Chun Jing was the real culprit who destroyed the sacrificial supplies.
After all, Chun Jing grew up in an environment of bullying and discrimination, so it is normal for him to turn evil.
only.
The other party was not completely successful in disrupting the ceremony, and there was no telling whether they would disrupt it again. If he was accidentally caught by the consul or some big shot... it would be difficult for him to find any clues from Chun Jing later.
and so.
This is also done to protect Chun Jing.
After listening to Lu Chihuan's analysis, Jin Wu couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this too troublesome? In my opinion, it's better to just break into his house and threaten him. In this way, maybe we can find out the whereabouts of the little robot."
Lu Chihuan felt a lump in his throat.
After a moment, he let out a long breath, "First."
"Everything about Chun Jing is just my guess. If I'm wrong, your behavior of rushing into Chun Jing's home to threaten and search is no different from robbery."
"And the city was originally under martial law."
"If your actions cause a big commotion, Chun Jing, and even attract the Archon, and it becomes impossible to resolve the situation, how are we going to escape this city with our little robot?"
When Jinwu heard this, he lowered his head in silence.
He didn't say anything.
He agreed to Lu Chihuan's suggestion to track him, but he found nothing for two days.
There is no other reason.
Chun Jing's life is monotonous and boring, just like a cup of tasteless boiled water. Apart from meeting Lu Chihuan, he rarely leaves his house on weekdays.
most of the time.
He spent all his time at home studying theoretical knowledge related to mechanics and had no entertainment activities. His house was empty and it seemed that no one else lived there except him.
Just when Jinwu's patience was about to run out -
The ceremony in the city is about to begin.
All the mermaids or half-mermaids in the city came out. They gathered in the square in the center of the city and spontaneously lit a perpetual lamp for the mermaid royal family who died in the accident.
Lu Chihuan has now disguised himself as a hybrid merman.
Then naturally there is no exception.
After all, the mermaids or half-mermaids in this city are extremely loyal to the royal family. If he does nothing, it will probably only attract the anger and doubts of others.
Now he was standing in a long queue, the end of which was almost invisible.
Because I'm temporarily stuck.
He couldn't take care of the situation on Chun Jing's side, so he had to let Jin Wu go to keep an eye on Chun Jing first. If Chun Jing really wanted to attack Ji Wen, he must be stopped.
Jinwu also knows the seriousness of the matter.
Although it was a little unwilling, it still left Lu Chihuan.
Lu Chihuan stood at the end of the team.
He looked at the faces not far away that were in deep pain or sorrow, and scratched his palms unconsciously a few times. He didn't know why his chest also felt stuffy.
It felt like there was a weight tied under my heart, weighing heavily down.
At first.
When he was pulled into Stuka Lumen's sea of consciousness and memories.
Lu Chihuan had also met the royal family of Stuhai. Not to mention that each of them had outstanding looks, just their relationship with Stuka Lumin could be described as that of brothers.
The two sides stood together and fought and quarreled.
Stuka Lumin lives an easy and casual life under the protection of his brothers, and looks like a boy who never grows up.
But what I didn't expect was...
Good luck tricks people.
The seabed of the Stu Sea began to crack or collapse due to changes in the terrain, and the dormant craters also erupted with magma.
That time, almost all of Stuka Lumin's brothers and sisters died in the battle, leaving only the eldest prince who was dying and falling into a coma.
That was an unbearable blow to Stuka Lumin.
He was trapped in his own heart knot.
Almost couldn't make it through the maturity stage.
But at that time, with the help of Lu Chihuan, Stuka Lumin had already avoided the crisis caused by the secret treasure in the tomb. The emperor and queen of the Stu mermaids were still there, and later the eldest prince also woke up under the effect of drugs.
So Stuka Lumin still has relatives around him in the main world.
Not so lonely though.
But in this world, all of Stuka Lumen's relatives were wiped out, and he can be said to be left alone.
He has no relatives or friends.
There is only a heart full of irreconcilable hatred.
This hatred burned his internal organs, as if burning his body and even his soul to ashes. It made him so painful that he could hardly close his eyes and sleep.
Therefore.
Lu Chihuan couldn't imagine at all... how lonely and unhappy Stuka Lumen would be with such strong hatred.
He sighed.
I felt a little melancholy and worried.
He was only in a daze for a moment. The mermaids or half-mermaids in front of him had already lit their eternal lamps one after another. After a few more mermaids, it would be his turn.
He took out the eternal lamp he had bought and a small box of fuel sticks from the storage ring.
however.
The small box of fuel sticks given as a gift seemed to be deliberately against him. It fell apart as soon as he took it out, and the fuel sticks inside fell to the ground, leaving him holding the deflated empty box in his hand, stunned.
Depend on.
He cursed quietly in his mind.
He resigned himself to his fate and bent down to pick up the fuel stick, but the mermaid behind him handed him a lighter, and his voice sounded gloomy and a little hoarse.
"Use this."
Lu Chihuan raised his head.
I happened to meet a pair of blood-red eyes, which contained the weather and lingering sadness.