Rhodes immediately bowed and returned the greeting.
"Hello, Lord Amides, I am not the great Son of Fire yet, please just call me by my name."
Amides is a highly respected scholar in the royal city. He has used his knowledge to solve many problems for Trolian. He has a close relationship with Rhodes, and he has always respected him very much.
Amides smiled and said: "Sir Rhodes, your achievements are so dazzling, so inspiring for those of us who are trapped in dark predicaments. The knowledge you have given us has inspired us a lot. Great Scholar Wo De even built a steam engine based on your theory into his latest golem construct."
Rhodes almost spit out the water.
"Steam engine? What's the use of that thing?"
Mina answered first: "It is an excellent power core. I heat the water vapor to create high pressure, and then use the hydraulic cantilever to provide more than 100,000 tons of thrust. It is much easier to use than the psychic core."
"100,000 tons?"
Rhodes was really shocked.
Is this what a steam engine can do? What exactly did you change? I just provide some general knowledge.
"yes!"
Mina puffed up her chest proudly, and her towering beige knitted gown almost hit him.
Apparently she had a hand in the creation of this monstrous steam engine.
"I used star marrow to make a steam boiler, using solar crystals as the heating source, real silver as the piston, and star ruby solution as the lubricant. As long as I provide enough psychic energy to raise the temperature of the boiler high enough, then look It seems that the soft and harmless steam can lift a 100,000-ton golem construct."
"This is so amazing, we never thought of it this way, it's such a miraculous idea!"
Rhodes looked at her speechlessly. Normally, a steam machine with such a large thrust would face countless problems. The piston, pot body, crank, and seals could not withstand such high pressure and high temperature.
However, she solves this problem with rare spiritual materials.
It was a path he had never imagined.
"easy to use?"
Mina's face was full of joy and pride: "It's so useful! It consumes much less spiritual energy than a purely spiritual structure. The strength of a purely mechanical structure is increased by at least 50%, and it also saves a lot of precious spiritual energy. Can make materials!"
"This is simply an epoch-making invention! According to the evaluation of the Industrial Machinery Research Institute, the combat effectiveness of this golem construct is close to that of a high-level combatant, but it is not very flexible and has a single combat method, requiring assistance."
She chattered a lot until she was interrupted by her teacher.
"Okay, Mina, although the Type 59 Golem construct is very good, it still faces the problems of high cost and excessive consumption. It still needs a lot of improvements before it can be mass-produced. We came to Star City. That’s not the main purpose.”
Mina said unconvinced: "Teacher, this is also one of our secondary goals. There may be some ancient technology left in the Starry Sky City, and it may have some effect on the improvement of the 59th-type golem construct. We may be able to Find some inspiration from it.”
She turned her head and looked at Rhodes with shining eyes.
"I firmly believe that this is the way to save mankind. The flesh and blood body is too fragile. Only machinery and steel can defeat the terrifying monsters and usher in the dawn of fire for us."
The meaning in her eyes couldn't be clearer.
Rhodes didn't quite agree with her belief, but seeing that her beige knitted gown was about to hit his face, he could only say against his will, "That's right, Sister Mina."
"yeah!"
Mina rushed up on the spot and hugged him fiercely.
"I knew little Rhodes would agree with me! We are of the same mind!"
Rhodes scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed: "Yes, yes, it's big and soft... Uh, I mean we are on the right path. Well, the teacher is still watching."
Mina could only reluctantly let go of him and stand aside.
Amides looked at it with a meaningful look
He glanced at them and said as if nothing had happened: "Sir Rhodes, your knowledge has brought us great changes and formed a system for our understanding of the world."
"With this system, our research is no longer scattered, and our exploration is no longer blind. Many scholars therefore believe that you are the reincarnation of the omniscient god... Because of your extremely dazzling achievements, they are quite sure of this guess."
Rhodes laughed dryly. His conscience prevented him from accepting honors that did not belong to him. He explained: "No, no, I just have superhuman wisdom, and I am not the reincarnation of a god."
Amides smiled slightly and continued: "You have brought earth-shaking changes to countless scholars in the royal city. Through your system, we have made great progress and made many new inventions. I believe that in the near future, In the future, they will definitely bring us unexpected surprises.”
Rhodes was extremely happy. The fruits he had planted had finally taken root and sprouted. This would definitely bring him a steady stream of divinity.
"Sir Amides, are you here to discover things about Star City?"
Amides nodded slightly.
"Sir Rhodes, you once told us that part of your knowledge was obtained in Star City. Therefore, we came here this time hoping to find more knowledge in Star City and further improve this system."
Rhodes scratched his head a little. Of course he made up that sentence, but he didn't know how to explain it.
However, he then thought about it. As the royal city of a powerful human kingdom, Starry Sky City might actually have some lost ancient technology?
Aren’t those weird creations in the Industrial Machinery Research Institute all obtained from the ruins?
Although it has little to do with his system, it is somewhat useful to humans.
"Okay." Rhodes agreed, "If you need any help, come to me directly."
Armidas nodded gently: "I will. In terms of exploring the ruins, there is no more suitable team member than you. A strong combatant, knowledgeable, good at ancient languages, and able to navigate dark and narrow sewers. It's simply It’s impeccable.”
Rhodes nodded and moved his gaze to his side.
The polite scholar came up and bowed deeply to Rhodes.
"Hello, Your Excellency, the future Son of Fire, I have heard of you for a long time. I am Professor of History Barrett Ven. Professor Binns and I represent the Royal City, the Jinworth Society, the Ash Digger School, the Elemental History Research Society, and the Black The Fog Analysis Society came to Star City to explore the lost history and find the truth buried in the ashes of time."
Rhodes glanced at the huge team behind them, and there were several former acquaintances waving to him in the crowd.
Obviously, Wang Cheng attaches great importance to the history of Star City. In just a few paragraphs, the Queen of Stars overturned many of their previous histories, and the information she brought was still being digested by Wang Cheng.
"Hello, Professor Barrett."
Rhodes saluted politely.
"Hello, Professor Binns, long time no see."
Professor Binns said calmly: "Little Rod, long time no see, you have indeed become the pillar of mankind."
Rhodes smiled modestly and said, "Yes, I am extremely talented. I am afraid of myself when I grow up."
Professor Binns showed a faint smile, and his cloudy eyes shone slightly, as if he had seen something rare.
"Little Rhodes, you know that history will not lie. The path of the past will guide us in the direction of the future. What the Queen of Stars told us gave us great surprise and hope, but her words were too short. We are eager to I want to further clear the fog and get a glimpse of more truth.”
Amides added: "In addition to history and knowledge, powerful ancient items, rare materials or precious mineral deposits may also be unearthed under the Starry Sky City. We may be able to gain many unexpected gains, which will have a great impact on the Royal City." Very helpful."
Before Rhodes could answer, the Book of Knowledge shouted in his mind: "Master, Master, divinity! Many divinities!"
Rhodes was shocked and immediately understood that their actions were valuable!
"I understand. I will clean up Star City as soon as possible. If you have any places you want to explore, tell me directly and I will prioritize cleaning there."
Amides smiled and said, "I will."
After discussing for a while, Amides and others said goodbye and left. They still had a lot of preparation work to do.
Mina secretly winked at him and gave him a look that was always waiting for him.
Rhodes did not respond. He had many things to do now and had no time to get entangled with his sister Mina.
——
In the next few days, Rhodes was busy cleaning up Starry Sky City, only returning to the Holy Fire Sacrifice at fixed times to inject soul essence into Wanxingyi.
In addition, he also needs to take time to learn the combat skills of extraordinary people.
Master Galen and other instructors have come to Starry Sky City, and the two hours before going to bed every day are his training time.
What he needs to learn includes further spiritualization, the release of spiritual energy, walking in the air, and domain control.
Psionicization can improve the utilization rate of his spiritual energy, and the external release of spiritual energy can allow his spiritual energy to do more things, and it is a front-end ability in the field.
Walking in the air is flying, and you must learn how to release your psychic energy before you can use it.
The domain is a key ability, and its main use appears in the Herrscher stage.
These abilities are very deep psychic skills, and it usually takes at least several months to several years for a new transcendent (formal first-level combatant) to fully master them.
And Rhodes relied on his fifth star [Sense of God] to make rapid learning progress. Even with only two hours, he was improving day by day and making great progress, which shocked many masters except Galen.
This was the first time they had seen such a talented person. Seeing him absorbing water like a sponge, frantically grabbing knowledge and mastering new combat techniques, all the masters eagerly hoped that they could have more time to teach Rhodes.
Of course, this is impossible.
Rhodes' time was very tight. Two hours was already one-eighth of a day, and it was impossible to squeeze out more time.
Moreover, due to the heavy spiritual consumption in his soul, Rhodes felt very tired and could not do more study-related things, otherwise his efficiency would be greatly reduced.
Cleaning up Star City is the most important thing.
Although Wangcheng has sent many high-level combatants to Starry Sky City, most of them are third-level combatants. There are not many second-level combatants who have even stepped into the threshold of the strong. There are even fewer first-level combatants. There are only Qiu Qiu. Chell and Hayate.
The monsters in Star City are all powerful and super-level, generally in the second level or above.
Level 3 combatants who want to fight level 12 psychic monsters need at least a battle group.
A third-level combatant who could be regarded as a savior in the interior of Trorian was just a weakling when he came to Star City.
In this case, Rhodes became the absolute main force.
Whether or not he exists on the battlefield is completely different.
Rhodes must devote a lot of energy to the battle, otherwise the cleanup of Star City will be too slow.
In the eyes of the third-level combatants, Rhodes was truly dazzling.
No matter where he goes, people will shout his name: "Black Rice Bucket" and worship him.
Many people have his name tattooed on their armbands or backs, believing it will bring them good luck.
There are even people openly selling his amulet - a small black bucket filled with food and hung from a silver pendant.
Many warriors claim that this amulet is very effective. When they encounter difficulties, holding the amulet and praying to the black rice bucket can gain infinite courage and help them defeat the enemy.
Rhodes chose to ignore all of this.
After all, these actions, in addition to allowing him to gain a lot of humanity, will also occasionally contribute to him the flower of humanity.
Anyway, he had already made up his mind to change this title to Handsome Guy in Black when he gained power.
Hum hum, you will go to Wei when the time comes
Big handsome guy in black, pray!
Hahaha!
——
In this way, Rhodes learned training and fought at the same time.
His combat power has been visibly improved, rising to a level almost every day. This has also made more warriors admire him, thinking that he is the savior of mankind and can create such a miracle.
However, even though Rhodes had tried his best, Star City's cleaning speed was still not ideal.
This is mainly because the monsters in Star City are too strong.
Although Weird Shadow extracted a large amount of black mist before dying, a large number of monsters including two king-level monsters disappeared, and not a single black mist symbiote remained.
But the burden on existing combat forces is still very heavy.
This is not the original team that assembled more than half of Trollian's top-level combat power. Even if Wangcheng is willing, it will be difficult to gather them again.
Rhodes didn't particularly care. He knew the difficulties in the royal city, so he just worked harder to fight and study.
As his role grew, so did his divinity.
This turned out to be a good thing.
The book of knowledge laughed so hard that it almost burst into pieces, and every day I counted the divinities that were about to be obtained.
The more divinities there are, the greater their odds of winning.
And Rhodes is not just working hard. The Book of Knowledge tells him that in the Black War Group, in addition to Mavis, Annabeth, Cassian, and Molly have all become his "apostles."
The so-called "apostles" means that no matter what they do, it is equivalent to Rhodes doing it himself.
Therefore, making full use of their abilities will also bring a lot of divinity to Rhodes.
Needless to say, Molly, under her management, this stronghold can be in order.
Annabeth was sent by him to transport supplies, transport the wounded, or deploy combat power.
During this period of time, she has become stronger again. Her speed in human and horse form is unmatched by anyone. She runs like a purple lightning bolt. Whether it is people or objects, she can always deliver them in the shortest time.
Although Annabeth was extremely dissatisfied with this, she still obeyed Rhodes' orders.
Kashan also recovered from her weakness. She hit herself with a super angry blow and lay on the bed for nearly two months.
Under the prompts of Archbishop Horus, Rhodes already understood how to use her.
There is a limit to her anger, and her power cannot exceed a hundred times, otherwise it may cause her soul to be torn apart.
Generally between thirty and forty times is a safe range.
If you're a little more adventurous, you can go fifty or sixty times.
One punch at this time can kill the monster in the second level and seriously injure the monster in the third level.
But after one punch, you have to rest for a long time.
A maximum of three punches can be thrown in a day, no more.
Despite all the limitations, this is already a miracle.
You know, Kashan is still only a fourth-level combatant, and has not even entered the realm of high-level combatants, and can kill powerful super-level second-level monsters.
Rhodes was very pleased with this, and it was not in vain that he spent a huge amount of rare potions to raise her.
With the accumulation of huge resources, Kashan, who had average qualifications, was promoted to a fourth-level combatant in a short period of time.
She doesn't practice anything but that one punch. All her fire and all her life are just for that one punch.
The power of this punch was superimposed countless times, surpassing her limits.
Finally, on the battlefield of Star City, she showed her due brilliance and dedicated her most precious thing to Rhodes.
strength.
Only Mavis was a rebel, so Rhodes only asked her to use the freezing ability to assist, and didn't need to do more.
However, simple cleanup will not bring much divinity to Rhodes. Excavation after cleanup is the focus.
Although Star City is large, there are not many areas that are truly worth exploring.
Usually concentrated in warehouses, churches,
Locations such as temples, colleges, sacrificial sites, production workshops, and royal palaces.
According to the current cleaning speed, it will take a long time.
Amides and others were not in a hurry, but Rhodes was.
The invasion of the Soul Eater King is imminent, and there are only a few days left for the stars to shine. How can we linger here?
He found Mina, and after having an in-depth conversation with her all night long, he decided to form an exploration team to explore the great temple on the west side first.
The goal of the exploration team cannot be too big. There are only five people in total, Rhodes, Amides, Mina, Professor Binns and Professor Barrett.
Early the next morning, they set off from the planned route, bypassed the dangerous area, and under the leadership of Rhodes, successfully arrived at the Grand Temple and the square in front of the temple.
This is where the Priest of the Prime hovers.
On the other side of the Grand Temple is the Starry Palace.
Their original destination was the palace, but Liszt of the Survey Corps sent a message to them, telling them not to go to the palace easily. There were also very powerful monsters inside.
The Grand Temple of Star City is the second choice destination.
The square in front of the temple is huge, but the entire ground is broken, as if it has experienced a fierce battle.
Professor Binns' expression became extremely serious. He stared at every broken trace on the temple's surface and said in a deep voice: "This is a crystallized stone clot. The Starry Kingdom is far richer than we imagined. They actually use such Precious materials to make the floor."
Rhodes had an idea and asked, "Can we pry them back? I have storage space."
Amides shook his head: "It's useless. It's useless if the crystal stone clot breaks after solidification."
Rhodes said regretfully. If such a large piece of floor could be pried back, he might be able to gain a lot of divinity.
But unfortunately the crystallized stone clot has been scrapped.
Mina nudged him gently from behind and asked in a low voice: "Did the Priest of the Main Star you mentioned die here?"
Rhodes shook his head: "No, we alerted him. This is not our fighting place."
Mina's eyes lit up: "So, the traces here are traces of battles from 1,500 years ago?"
Rhodes mused: "It's possible, but I don't know how the Priest of the Main Star was corrupted. Maybe after the Queen was eroded, the overflowing darkness corrupted him."
Professor Barrett said in a deep voice: "No matter what, the battle here is very powerful. It's not what we can imagine. Let's go in. There may be what we want in the temple."
There was nothing in the square, and the temple in the distance was sunk in the black mist, looking huge and dark.
Everyone walked across the square and entered the temple.
A musty and rotten smell hit his face, the temple was dark and damp, and black rotten things were hanging everywhere.
As soon as they stepped into the temple, a huge lump of fat fell from it.
It was burnt black, twisted and ferocious, with tiny eyeballs and sharp mouthparts all over the fat flesh. Thick black hair grew wantonly among the fat flesh, making it look extremely disgusting.
Professor Barrett immediately shouted: "Be careful, this is corrupted demon flesh. It is an extremely depraved monster. Don't be touched."
Everyone immediately retreated, but Professor Barrett disappeared.
Rhodes turned around and saw that he had flown hundreds of yards away. The light in his hands was shining, and he had already drawn a huge spiritual bow.
Powerful psychic fluctuations came, and Rhodes was surprised: "Is he a first-level combatant?"
brush!
A powerful spiritual arrow came through the air and hit the fat man.
With a click, the psychic flying arrow broke into two pieces without even scratching the fat skin.
"This power..." Rhodes was embarrassed to speak.
Mina came closer and whispered: "He was seriously injured, his soul was unstable, and the power of arrows fluctuated greatly. It was also because of this that he was forced to withdraw from the front line, but he was unwilling to retire from now on, so he joined the field of scholars. Unexpectedly, He shone brightly and became one of the most famous historians in the royal city."
"Don't stick to that
So close, I can't breathe. "
Mina rolled her eyes at him: "It sounds like she feels aggrieved. I wonder who enjoyed the whole night."
"Aren't I talking to you about business? I'm just a little out of control... Ahem, leave this piece of fat to me."
Rhodes raised his hand, and the stars suddenly spun in his hand.
