Shameless Warlock

"Don't be nervous, all I saw was Mr. Dilloch in the form of a projection in the world of Aurora."

Xu Nan said softly:

"Although I am very curious about many things about this cloud boarding ship, for example, what did you experience in the turbulence of time and space? For example, why did you leave the Nova..."

"But these things are not the point. If you don't want to say it, I won't ask."

"The point is, I asked him about the energy-absorbing magic circle in the dark side of the universe. Although he was wary of the magic circle, he also admitted that it is the most reliable solution until a better energy source is found. .”

"Thousands of years have passed, but I have to admit that the current Unknown City needs it just like the original Arcane Empire."

After Xu Nan finished speaking her thoughts in one breath, she looked at Liuhuo quietly.

The silver-haired little Luoli's eyes were full of entanglement and pain, as well as the color of repentance.

"I see."

Liu Huo said a little dejectedly:

"There are some things that I don't want to hide from you, but I can't remember clearly."

"I only know that it is a very, very painful memory. Although I have formatted myself countless times, that memory will appear like a ghost, and it will be deeply engraved in my carrier..."

"I don't know how to tell you the original story."

Xu Nan said tolerantly:

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, or don't think about it."

"These things can be told to me when you are ready."

"But for the energy issue, Unknown City really can't afford to wait."

Liuhuo was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I see."

"Since it is your decision, I have nothing to say."

"I can take you to activate the [Dark Side Cosmic Energy Absorption Array] right now. This is what comes with the new star, and everything is ready-made."

"Just, before that, I have to ask you one thing."

"Are you ready to sacrifice?"

The smile on Xu Nan's face froze instantly.

...

Dark side cosmic energy absorption circle.

In the past, Xu Nan only knew that it was a clean and powerful source of energy, comparable to nuclear energy.

But when it came to the details, he realized that he had to pay some price to activate the magic circle.

Because it communicates with the dark side universe and concludes a certain contractual relationship.

Therefore, to start and maintain this magic circle, a "contractor" is needed.

This contractor is also known as the "sacrifice".

According to the internal data of the Arcane Empire, becoming a contractor does not necessarily mean being injured or even dying; the sacrifices they make often come from another level.

From time to time, they will be attacked by some bad things from the "dark side universe".

This attack is not necessarily fatal, but it will always tense people's nerves for a long time.

According to the internal data of the Arcane Empire, some contractors disappeared mysteriously, and some committed suicide without reason.

The number is not a lot, but it is not a lot, accounting for about 10% of all recorded contractors.

In addition, getting in touch with the dark universe means getting in touch with many unexplainable mysteries.

For most people, it's something to avoid.

Now, if Xu Nan wants to activate this circle, he has to make a choice.

Are you going to be a victim?

Because the victim is the actual master of the magic circle, it is impossible for Xu Nan to allow other people to control the energy lifeline of the unknown city. This thing can only be done by himself-in fact, even if this is not the case, he has never considered it To fulfill oneself by sacrificing others.

Although Warlock Ron has no lower limit, Xu Nan still has his own bottom line.

"I've thought about it."

"If there is really a victim, of course it is only myself!"

"After all, I, the city lord, seem quite incompetent. There must be something to do."

Xu Nan laughed at himself and quickly made a decision.

Although Liuhuo said it was very serious, he had also read the data and information, and most of the contractors did not have any accidents directly because of the contract signing of this magic circle.

Furthermore, no matter how terrifying the dark side universe is, a bunch of alchemists under him have to study it.

These things will have to be faced sooner or later.

As the lord of the unknown city, he has already made all the preparations.

This is the responsibility he must shoulder.

"So, fire it up."

He said.

A strange color flashed in Liuhuo's eyes, and then he let out an "um" and led Xu Nan to the power furnace.

...

The power furnace, in an unremarkable small room.

Xu Nan and Liu Huo stood side by side, waiting for the latter to activate the magic circle under his feet.

Seeing the lights next to it light up one by one, Xu Nan was still a little nervous.

After all, this thing has been dusty for thousands of years, if it doesn't work, there will be some psychological gap.

He originally thought that there must be many complicated procedures and fancy special effects when this powerful and mysterious magic circle is activated.

But in fact, Liuhuo only operated a few panels and entered a few lines of instructions.

Five minutes later.

All the lights are on.

Xu Nan only felt that the floor became a little hot, and the entire energy warehouse became a little more active.

There was another strange humming sound from the power furnace outside.

Xu Nan waited anxiously, but unexpectedly, Liu Huo said calmly:

"It has been activated."

"That's it?" Xu Nan looked at Liu Huo in surprise:

"Just this little movement?"

Liuhuo rarely laughed at Xu Nan, but explained peacefully:

"The dark side universe is originally a very peaceful and peaceful place. The essence of this magic circle is to conclude a cross-universe contract. From the perspective of energetics, there is not much technical content in the absorption and transmission of energy."

"As for the movement...it's really not that big."

"You don't think it's ostentatious enough? I'll restart it for you again? Then set off a firework?"

Speaking of the last sentence, she showed a narrow smile.

Well, Xu Nan didn't expect the familiar Liuhuo to come back so soon.

He waved his hand: "No, just go to the next step."

Liuhuo skillfully manipulated the operating platform in the warehouse, and soon, a piece of virtual parchment emerged from the operating platform.

"Just write your real name on it."

Her voice just fell.

The next second, she grabbed the operation panel in disbelief and stared at the blank parchment!

On the parchment, a not-unfamiliar signature gradually emerged.

"Captain Dilloch?"

Xu Nan was also very surprised.

Immediately, he came to his senses: "Could it be..."

"Is he still alive?"

Liu Huo murmured: "This is impossible!"

"He's dead, I saw it with my own eyes..."

Xu Nan signaled Liu Huo not to get excited. He checked the signature repeatedly, but he didn't see anything unusual.

Liuhuo over there has entered a downtime state.

It's not her fault, after all, something completely incomprehensible happened.

According to Liuhuo, there must be a contractor for the dark side universe energy absorption circle.

She acquiesced that Diloc was dead, so she reminded Xu Nan whether to be a victim.

But now the situation is that the signature is still there.

For Xu Nan, this is definitely good news.

Because he can enjoy the convenience from the dark universe without taking any risks from the dark universe.

The downside is that this magic circle always belongs to Captain Diloc.

But Xu Nan doesn't need to think about this issue yet.

For Liuhuo, this may be a matter of subverting the three views.

Xu Nan listened to her repeating:

"The captain is still alive..."

"The captain is still alive..."

"I saw him die with my own eyes..."

No matter how Xu Nan talked to her, she ignored her and was completely stunned.

This made Xu Nan very embarrassed.

"This is a malfunction of the ship soul system..."

His skull hurts a little.

Regarding the faulty operation of the ship soul, he has never really understood it. Even though he and Mr. Dillock had supplemented the relevant knowledge for a while on the Nova, when it comes to the details, what he can do is actually very limited.

Facing the fire that has been unable to communicate.

Xu Nan sighed deeply, he left the power furnace with the fire, and then locked the interface of the operation panel.

After that, he solved the problem with the method he was most familiar with.

shutdown.

reboot.

"The ship soul of the boarding cloud ship is similar to the computer..."

Xu Nan looked at the familiar interface, and the familiar Liuhuo appeared in front of her, showing a satisfied smile.

"Master City Lord?"

"Did you just turn me off?"

Liuhuo showed a vigilant look.

Xu Nan made a haha, and then fooled it.

He tried a few times and found that she seemed to have forgotten what happened just now.

The memory only stayed at the time when she was going to take herself to activate the magic circle.

"Fortunately, restarting is useful, otherwise I would have nothing to do. After all, I don't even know how to format it. Ship Soul doesn't have a hard drive. Copy it for me to reinstall..."

Xu Nan secretly complained in his heart.

After his careful guidance, Liuhuo successfully made Liuhuo think that she had malfunctioned because the algorithm for activating the magic circle was too large, and he had to restart the ship soul system.

But now, the magic circle has been activated, and the signature itself has been signed.

"In short, everything is settled, you just pay a little attention to the magic circle."

Xu Nan spread her hands innocently, her acting skills are natural.

"Am I already that stupid?"

Liuhuo fell into self-doubt: "The activation algorithm of the dark side cosmic energy absorption magic circle is indeed not simple, but will I crash if I do this?"

Xu Nan took the opportunity to scold angrily:

"Who made you like to download some weird modules indiscriminately?"

"Quick! Delete them all for me."

"Especially the poisonous tongue module and the yin-yang strange gas module, don't think I don't know, every time I delete it, you secretly make a backup..."

Liu Huo showed an awkward yet polite smile.

The topic was successfully transferred.

Xu Nan smiled inwardly.

However, he was also very curious about Captain Diloc.

There was a bloody conspiracy about it from beginning to end.

He even began to suspect that his encounter with Liuhuo was related to Captain Diloc himself!

Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence?

I came across a cloud-climbing ship with a ship soul at random, and after a long time, I saw its predecessor in the Aurora World...

And soon, the little ship soul found that her predecessor was not dead, and fell into a state of madness and panic...

In order to avoid this situation, Xu Nan could only reluctantly restart her, which was equivalent to sealing her memory, and lived a happy and happy life ever since...

"Why does the more I watch this plot, the more I want a bloody romance drama?"

Xu Nan stopped his strange association.

Hey, ever since Warlock Ron's level has been continuously improved, his thoughts seem to be constantly alienated.

I don't know if it's a good thing or not.

...

Xu Nan and Liuhuo returned to the energy furnace, checked the operation of the energy furnace, and confirmed that the new magic circle was perfectly integrated into the existing energy system.

The powerful energy from the dark universe is being transmitted to every corner of the unknown city through the excellent energy network system of the cloud boarder.

So far, Xu Nan's long-awaited alchemy park can finally officially open.

Anonymous City will no longer be short of energy!

In addition, Liuhuo also reported more surprises!

That is, because of the resolution of the energy problem, the long-awaited second area can finally be slowly unlocked!

As a cloud-climbing ship grafted with many parts of the former Nova, Liuhuo is better than the ordinary Bailong-class cloud-climbing ship in this second area!

If the first area is a living area and an industrial area, then the second area is an out-and-out arsenal and a construction factory!

Although due to the long period of disrepair, most of the facilities in the second area need a long window period to repair and restart, but there are also some stocks of immediate combat power that can come in handy.

Xu Nan learned that the second area can basically be fully unlocked in half a year at most.

At that time, it will be the complete Flowing Fire, the complete Unknown City!

For example, magic energy tanks, Liuhuo said that there are more than 30 in the second area, plus the batch that Xu Nan got before, it is enough to form a frightening army of tanks!

Of course, this is an optimistic estimate.

In fact, the maintenance and restart of various facilities still requires professionals to operate.

What Liuhuo can handle is just one of them.

This is an important reason why the cloud-climbing ship needs a large number of [Industrial Mage] as its backing.

However, this does not mean that the opening of the second area will bring limited combat effectiveness improvement to the unknown city.

In fact, Liuhuo told Xu Nan that there is a weapon that is very suitable for Xu Nan now!

"Most of the things in the arsenal require an industrial mage to manipulate."

"The magic tank is a rare weapon that can be opened with just a key."

"Other than that, there is only one thing that is just right for you to wear and use..."

Liuhuo led the way and introduced.

"Wear it?"

Xu Nan was keenly aware of the details in Liuhuo's talk.

"It can't be some weird clothes and robes, right?"

A trace of vigilance rose in Xu Nan's heart.

Although he has experienced the baptism of the [Glamourous Set], his resistance to related things has been relaxed a lot, but since it is a weapon or something, it cannot be designed too casually!

"no."

Liu Huo gave him a strange look, she opened the door of a warehouse, and said quickly:

"In fact, this is an arcane mech that was secretly developed at that time."

"Its name is..."

"bury."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Nan saw the silhouette of a tall figure in his eyes.

The cold breath came from all directions.

He couldn't help sneezing.

...