"Li Xiu, let me tell you some good news. All those woods are Demonic Spirit Wood, and they are not ordinary Demonic Spiritual Wood. According to my rough inspection, those Demonic Spiritual Woods should be grown from S-class demonic spirits. And it's not an ordinary S-class. I still need detailed testing of the specific data... These instruments are really delaying things..." In the afternoon, when Li Xiu was adding Topa to the Masked Emperor's fuel tank, Officer Ximen A phone call came over, and his voice was shaking with excitement.
"Oh, I got it." Li Xiu didn't feel there was anything to be excited about.
Although the magic spirit wood is very good, it is a pity that it cannot be exchanged for gems. If he exchanges the magic spirit wood for gems, Official Ximen will definitely fight him to the death.
Of course, Li Xiu had no intention of exchanging the magic spirit wood for gems. After all, Li Xiu was also looking forward to Ximen Guan's research. If conditions were not limited, he would have invested more in Ximen Guan.
Now that he has materials that Ximen can use, how can he sell them.
"What kind of attitude do you have? Don't you know what this means?" Ximen Guan seemed to realize something as he spoke, and he laughed awkwardly: "I'm sorry, you really don't seem to know yet."
"Let's put it this way, with these magic spirit trees as materials, I can at least create more than three magic costumes. I'm talking about the magic costumes I studied, not those junk ones... No... I should say ...It's even better than the magic suit I made before, after all, the materials I used before are far inferior to these magic spirit trees..." Ximen Guan was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"That's great. Now you don't have to worry about materials anymore." Li Xiu smiled.
"It can't be said that the magic spirit wood is just one of the main materials. If you want to create a complete magic outfit, you need many more materials, such as high-quality S-class magic core..." Ximen Guan wanted to find something again. Li Xiu asked for materials.
"No." Li Xiu directly interrupted Ximen Guan's delusion. There really was a high-quality S-class magic core, and he wanted to use it to feed the demigod Setsuna. How could he create magic equipment for Ximen Guan.
Upgrading Demigod Setsuna to S level as soon as possible is much more reliable than Ximen Guan's magical equipment that he doesn't know when he will be able to research.
"God's Coming"
Official Ximen also knew that Li Xiu had no money. Being able to get such a batch of magic spirit wood was already a windfall, and Official Ximen could not continue to raise the issue of additional budget.
In order to allow Li Xiu to better obtain materials for him in the future, Official Ximen actually took the initiative to throw out the bait this time.
"I plan to rebuild the basic parts of your magic suit, and add the magic spirit wood as the base material, which will greatly improve the performance of the magic suit, not only the defense, but also the magic light transmission The speed will be greatly improved, and the loss in transmission will also be greatly reduced..."
"When will it be completed?" Li Xiu finally became a little interested.
"I have allocated manpower to build your magic costume first, but it will still take some time to re-make the base material, it will probably take less than a month." Ximen Guan said thoughtfully.
"As soon as possible, I hope I can make that magic costume before the start of the Demon Spirit Competition." Li Xiu calculated the time and should be able to make it in time.
"No problem." Ximen Guan paused and said in a strange voice: "As for that weird container, I haven't found out what it is yet, but judging from some of my current tests, that thing is very powerful. "
"What does it mean to be very powerful?" Li Xiu didn't quite understand Ximen Guan's adjective.
"Any movement requires energy. Whether it is the previous thermal weapons or the current magic equipment, there must be an energy source to function. It seems that when using the magic equipment, it does not require an energy source, but it is not so. To put it bluntly, the energy source of the magic equipment is the core magic core group. If the energy of the magic core group is used up, the magic equipment will be useless."
"Of course, the energy of the magic core is not completely consumed so easily, and the magic core has the function of automatically absorbing free energy to replenish itself. The energy of the magic core group can be automatically replenished, but the replenishment speed is limited, which is probably similar to Solar charging. If there is a long and fierce battle, the energy automatically replenished by the magic core group will not be able to keep up with the consumption. "
"Tell me something I don't know." Li Xiu is a magic costume master. Of course he knows these issues.
"After my inspection, the container is like a battery with huge energy. The energy inside seems to be inexhaustible. If its principle can be studied and used on magic equipment, it may be possible to create energy forever. The magic equipment that will not be exhausted..." Ximen Guan said and became excited again.
Li Xiu listened to Officer Ximen quietly. Before he could say anything flattering, Officer Ximen hung up the phone and continued his research.
"This old official is really a magician." Li Xiu smiled, put the phone on the table, and poured the remaining topaz into the gas tank.
"We've even used up the Topa, how can we get some money? Even if we can't get the money to buy gems, we can get some magic cores to feed the demigod Setsuna and the Jedi." Li Xiu looked at Zi Zi spinning around there. The Masked Emperor, who burned the topa to absorb the energy, felt worried in his heart.
It's hard to make money, and it's equally hard to get magic cores. The randomness of the admission tickets is too high, and there are only a few demons in the Black Death City, and there aren't many suitable demons to get the magic cores.
"Why has there been no movement at the God of Death tablet recently? Let me enter Blood Moon Black Death City again and all problems will be solved." Li Xiu fed the remaining E-level brilliant magic cores to the demigod Setsuna, stunned. It's because he couldn't be promoted to C level.
Demigod Setsuna's appetite is greater than that of a Jedi Knight, and advancement requires more resources.
Li Xiu did the math. He not only had demon spirits to raise, but also needed resources to improve the quality and level of the primitive embryos.
"Too many things is also a pain." While Li Xiu was lamenting, his phone suddenly rang again.
Li Xiu took a look and saw that it was Kunsha who was calling.
"Li Xiu, if you have time, can you come to Taylor City?" Kunsha seemed to be in a hurry and even avoided greetings.
"What happened?" Li Xiu asked.
"Something happened to Qin Shi..." Kunsha told the whole story anxiously.
Initially, Li Xiu thought that Qin Shi had been injured in the battle, or had been assassinated. However, it turned out that was not the case, and Qin Shi actually fell ill.
However, Qin Shisheng's illness was very strange. His body had been in a high fever state for more than a day. Kunsha had found all the doctors he could find and gave Qin Shi the best treatment. However, the high fever did not go away at all. signs, and no cause can be found.
Poet Qin is now in a coma, and Kunsha is afraid that if the burning continues like this, even if Qin Shi wakes up, his brain will be burned out.
"The doctors can't do anything, what can I do?" Li Xiu felt strange in his heart. He was not a doctor, so what was the use of Kunsha going to him?
Kunsha said helplessly: "At the beginning, Qin Shi's body temperature reached 40 degrees. At that time, the doctor said that if the fever did not go down, everyone would be dead. Now the fever has reached almost 50 degrees, and it is still slowly rising. . However, although she has been comatose, her body functions have not been damaged, and the electrocardiogram and various tests are basically normal. I thought, I have never seen such a disease, and a normal person would have died if she was burned like this. Maybe her current situation has something to do with the magic costume master, so she thought of you. Maybe you know what's going on."
After listening to Kunsha's explanation, Li Xiu frowned. In addition to having stronger mental strength, the magic costume master's body was no different from ordinary people. He was not dead after being burned to more than fifty degrees, and all the examinations were basically normal. This is a little weird.
"You are also a magic costume master. Do you think this disease has anything to do with magic costume masters?" Li Xiu asked.
"I have never encountered such a situation. Let me ask you, it means treating a dead horse like a living horse. If Qin Shi continues to be burned like this, I'm afraid it won't work." Kunsha said helplessly.
"Do you know why Qin Shi collects rubies?" Li Xiu suddenly asked a question that had nothing to do with the disease.
"I don't know about this. Qin Shi has never said that. Pashan also asked her before, but she just smiled and said nothing." Kunsha asked doubtfully: "You mean, her illness Is it related to rubies? This is unlikely. Ruby itself does not have harmful radiation, so it won't make her sick?" Kunsha knew that the radiation of some gems is enough to have adverse effects on the human body, but rubies do not have such strong effects. radiation.
"Has she collected new rubies recently?" Li Xiu asked Kunsha again without answering.
"Let me think about it, the reward I promised her so far is the shares of the gem mine, and the dividends have not yet been distributed. However, it seems that she recently went out to take on a private job, and I heard that she got a lot of benefits. It should be rubies." Kunsha said.
"Please tell me in detail." Li Xiu asked quickly.
He had some doubts as to whether Qin Shi had gotten into trouble with the demonic gem. Qin Shi's illness didn't sound normal no matter how he sounded.
"I don't know much about this. You also know that Qin Shi is basically doing free work for me now. How can I have the nerve to ask her about these things." Kunsha said embarrassedly.
"I'll rush there now." Li Xiu arranged things in the city, and then set off for Taylor City.
In fact, there was nothing to arrange, and he usually didn't pay much attention to things in the city.
Fortunately, he did not leave the Southern Cross Federation. Although he was not as close to Taylor City as to Red Sand City, it was not far away either.
When I could ride the Masked Emperor, I rode the Masked Emperor. If I couldn't ride the Masked Emperor, I rode the Pink Dream Demon. I hurriedly hurriedly and slowly, and it took more than two days to reach Taylor City.
When Li Xiu saw Qin Shi lying on the bed, he was startled. Qin Shi's originally fair face was now as red as an apple. Standing next to her, he could feel the warm breeze and little sun beside her. Similar.
"Isn't this just fifty degrees?" Li Xiu looked at the thermometer connected to Qin Shi next to him. The temperature was already fifty-four degrees. If it were any higher, he would be able to fry eggs directly.
"Her temperature has been rising, and the doctor dared not cool her down physically..." Kunsha said helplessly.
"You guys go out first, I'll check her out." Li Xiu drove Kunsha and Pashan out, then walked to the bed, looked at Qin Shi's hands, and then pulled her collar down a little. See if she is wearing a necklace.
Qin Shi had no rings on her hands, no bracelets on her wrists, and no gem necklace on her neck.
"Could it be that the demon gem is causing trouble? That would be troublesome." Li Xiu is not a doctor. If it is really a strange disease, there is nothing he can do.
At this point, there was no other way but to do everything in her power and obey fate. Li Xiu reached out and went through the pockets of Qin Shi's clothes to see if she was wearing any gems.
Qin Shi was wearing a hospital gown. Only the top had two pockets. After touching it, she knew there were nothing.
"It seems I can't be of much help." When Li Xiu got up to go out, he suddenly saw a backpack hanging next to the bed.
Li Xiu remembered seeing this backpack before, and it seemed that this backpack had always been by Qin Shi's side. Qin Shi thought it was more precious than the phoenix magic suit, and would keep it next to her even when sleeping.
Li Xiu's heart moved and he reached for the backpack.
Li Xiu reached out and picked it up, and knew that this backpack was made of special materials. It looked like cloth, but it was actually a composite material with alloy wires and some special fiber wires sandwiched inside.
It is not only waterproof and fireproof, but also extremely tough and cannot be scratched by ordinary knives.
In the laboratory of the space city, many researchers used to wear work clothes made of this material.
There is no zipper on the backpack. It is closed with a drawstring made of the same material. The drawstring is tied with a special knot. Generally, people who have never seen this kind of knot will have to spend a lot of time to untie the knot.
Li Xiu untied the knot in a few moments, opened the backpack and took a look. There was a metal box inside, which looked like it should be some kind of alloy, but there was nothing else.
Taking out the box, there was actually a miniature fingerprint lock installed on it.
Fortunately, Qin Shi was nearby. Li Xiu took Qin Shi's fingers and tried them one by one, and quickly opened the box.
Li Xiu carefully opened the lid of the box, and he immediately saw a red gem. The ruby looked like a crystal made of blood. It had a rich, deep and gorgeous color. Under the light, it looked like there was lava inside. The brilliance is flowing, and there is an indescribable enchanting beauty.
Li Xiu only took one look and knew there was something wrong with the ruby, because he immediately felt a strong sense of hunger in his stomach.
The ruby is a marquise cut, wide in the middle and pointed at both ends, like a red gem shuttle.
And this marquise-shaped ruby was actually set on a gold mask, right between the eyebrows. It looked like a blood-red vertical eye.
Only the eyes are hollow in the golden mask, and the other parts are very complete. It looks like a woman's face, and with the ruby in it, it is indescribably ghostly and enchanting.
Seeing this thing, Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how to treat it, but dealing with demon gems was a problem that could be easily solved.
"Qin Shi, Qin Shi, I'm not taking your gems. I'm saving your life. I have no other way." Li Xiu said a few words to Qin Shi, then cut his finger and cut it. His own blood dripped on the marquise-shaped ruby.
As soon as the blood touched the ruby, red light flashed inside the ruby, and Li Xiu's blood was evaporated immediately.
"Eh!" This was the first time Li Xiu encountered a demon gem that resisted his blood, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Frowning slightly, Li Xiu called Kunsha and Pashan in from outside.
"How is it? Can Qin Shi be saved?" Kunsha asked anxiously as soon as he came in.
"Have you ever seen this thing?" Li Xiu asked Kunsha and Pashan without answering him, holding the gold mask.
Kunsha and Pashan looked at it for a while, both with blank faces.
When Li Xiu was a little disappointed, he suddenly heard Sha Lai coming in shouting: "Li Xiu, you didn't even notify me when you came. It's really embarrassing."
After Sha Lai came in, he went over to greet Li Xiu, but when he saw the golden mask in Li Xiu's hand, he suddenly let out a sigh.
"Where did you get this? Is it real or fake?" Sha Lai asked, pointing to the golden mask.
"Do you know this thing?" Li Xiu thought to himself, "Why did I forget about this guy Sha Lai?"
"Of course I do. Isn't this a bridal mask? Is this real or fake? If it is real, you will make a fortune." Sha Lai said.
"What do you mean?" Li Xiu asked quickly.
Sha Lai took the mask, looked at it carefully and said: "The bridal mask is of course the mask worn by the bride. It is the mask worn by brides in an ancient country when they got married."
Shalai explained the detailed origin of this thing. Kunsha and Pashan were both stunned.
In the past, when there was no Southern Cross Federation, there was an ancient country on this land. That country had a custom that the bride must wear a mask on the day she gets married, and she cannot take it off for the whole day.
It is not until the wedding ceremony that the groom can personally pick off the bride's mask.
In the beginning, groom's masks were usually made of wood. Some wealthy families would also use silver to make groom's masks when they married their daughters.
Bridal masks made of gold were rare in that era. Legend has it that a princess in the ancient country who was very favored by the emperor wore a gold groom's mask when she got married.
However, that wedding was a tragedy. The princess bride died in love in the fire, so the gold bride mask was considered an ominous symbol. After that princess, no one used the gold bride mask anymore, and the gold bride mask was Called the Princess Mask.
"Why does this golden mask look more and more like a real princess mask to me?" Sha Lai looked at it, something was wrong in his eyes.
"How do you know this is a real princess mask? Didn't you just say that the princess mask is a legend and no one knows whether it is true or false?" Pashan asked.
"Look at this ruby, is there something wrong with it?" Sha Lai said, pointing to the ruby inlaid between the eyebrows of the golden mask.
