Romance of Gods

Chapter 223 Cuili Juegu

After waking up, what followed was irresistible suffocation and depression. Only the weak air passed through the gaps between the rusty iron and floated into the deepest part of the darkness, and was quickly and greedily devoured by Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was completely unable to move. When he was unconscious, he spent most of the time in a hazy coma. He had no idea how long he had been in this state.

He felt that his body no longer existed, leaving only a numb soul, drifting alone in the cold, and then imprisoned in an airtight cage, becoming a prisoner waiting to die.

Chen Yan once read the news that after some patients underwent organ transplantation, their bodies would produce unpredictable rejection reactions. Now he may have similar rejection symptoms.

He recalled the last night in Jinling before he fell into coma. During the life-and-death battle with Ao San, the moment he snatched the Seal of the Four Battles from his belly, Ao San also broke through his defense.

His heart... was ripped out of his chest.

Vegetables can live without a heart, and people without a heart will die.

Although he had the blessing of a good body, his heart was taken out, which was also a fatal injury for Chen Yan, but Chen Yan also had a trump card that helped him escape death...

[Prosthesis·Heart of Steel is being loaded]

Heart of Steel (Rare·Unique Item)

After consumption, a heart of steel will be blessed in the user's body; when the user's heart is broken, the heart of steel will replace it and continue to beat, providing the user with vitality.

Side effects: The Heart of Steel has existed for a long time. When filtering the blood, it will bring rust into the user's limbs, causing the user's body to gradually mutate and slowly rusting the joints.

Source: Ji'e Civilization In 5498, a generation of British Lord Parro the Great entered the final stage of his life. His temperament changed drastically, becoming dictatorial and cruel. In order to extend his life, he did not hesitate to mechanically modify his body and turn into an inhuman monster.

In the year 5598 of the Ji-E Civilization, a century later, Emperor Parro was overthrown by the rebels, and his body was dismembered and sealed in dust. When the Ji-E Civilization was annihilated, Emperor Parro's mechanical prostheses were scattered to all walks of life.

Current status: Rusty (cannot be dispelled)

Chen Yan began to think that the slow rust was caused by the joints gradually becoming stiff and unresponsive after years of use.

He did not expect that the moment the prosthetic limb was loaded, his body began to lose control.

Perhaps his body was still too weak to withstand the power of this ancient item.

He clearly sensed that it wouldn't take long before his body would be wrapped in rust and turn into a monster he didn't know what to call.

All the way from Yuzhou City to Jinling, he needed the help of Cao Chunhua and other performers. He couldn't drag them to be buried with him just because of himself.

So Chen Yan gave the tiger's belly picture to Cao Chunhua and asked her to find other people first, and if there was still a chance, he would join them.

But the speed of rusting was so fast that his whole body was covered in thick rust almost in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yan's consciousness was still extremely heavy at the moment. Every time he tried to think, he would get a splitting headache. If he were asked to calculate addition and subtraction of more than ten, he would probably be paralyzed immediately.

Are Cao Chunhua and the others still alive?

Chen Yan tried to bring up the team list, but failed unsurprisingly. He could not open his personal space or his own panel at the moment.

Then he is now in a dead end. He cannot break the rust that traps his body, so he can only remain in this half-dead state.

Chen Yan cursed a few times in his mind. If these people outside didn't bother him, it would be good for him to dream quietly for a few years and then end the story without knowing it.

But now he can't sleep and can't move, and it will be too difficult to continue like this.

At this time, another conversation came from outside.

"The closest to the current coordinates is Juegu City on Cuili Island in F Sea. It happens that some supplies on the ship also need to be replenished. Captain Ouyang, let me lead the team to the city for a walk. By the way, I will take this iron knot with me. It’s been taken care of.”

"Yes, General!"

F sea? Feel the ancient city?

Chen Yan's head suddenly became dizzy again. He couldn't see the situation outside at all and could only make blind guesses based on his feelings.

According to these people, we are at sea now, but the place where I sleep is Jinling, which is hundreds of miles away from the sea. No matter how hard I try, I can't reach the sea?

Could it be that the sea has changed, the mountains and rivers have shifted, and the place where I once was has now become the sea?

But if this level of change occurs, it will take at least millions or tens of millions of years.

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment. How could he really sleep for so long?

Suddenly, he began to feel that the ground around him was shaking, but it soon returned to stability, and in the darkness there was only the roar of the propellers rotating at high speed.

Chen Yan knew that he was being hung up again and started to head towards the so-called Jue Ancient City, where he was then sold as a pile of scrap metal.

The sea, ships, flight... these information may seem fragmentary and messy, but Chen Yan can confirm that the technological development of the current world is definitely far beyond that of the previous Ming Dynasty.

For Chen Yan, earth-shaking changes only happened in the blink of an eye.

Maybe there is a possibility that the world we live in now is actually a dream.

If explained this way, it may be reasonable.

When the story can't be told anymore, it's really convenient to use dreams or hallucinations to explain it.

Chen Yan was thinking wildly, using this method to distract himself so that time would pass faster.

Clouds, storms, sea.

Looking at the several transport planes retreating in the distance, everyone on the deck looked very calm. They had done this kind of work too many times.

They have also excavated priceless relics and fossils. A piece of scrap copper and iron that looks worthless cannot produce any other emotions in people at all.

The white-haired general raised his hand and said, "Okay, everyone, we can disperse."

The soldiers saluted after hearing this and then dispersed.

At this time, the female teacher walked out of the cabin, and the sea breeze blew her hair wildly.

"General, you just unearthed another trace fossil?"

The general looked back and smiled: "It's just a piece of rusty ore. It looks a bit old, but it's definitely not a relic.

Please rest assured that I will keep our previous agreement in mind. You will provide high-quality teaching for the children on board, and we will help you find what you want. "

The teacher nodded.

"It's just that I'm curious, can what you're looking for really exist in the world after a long period of changes?"

The teacher said firmly: "Of course, there is no doubt about this."

"Well, as long as you are willing to believe it, then we will continue to search."

Having said this, the general smiled and said nothing more.

………………

"There are still twenty kilometers to Cuili Island, prepare to land."

"Captain, I have contacted the airport staff and they are ready to pick you up."

"Okay, hard work." More than ten transport helicopters lined up in a row, passing over the sea level in an orderly manner, with a huge ore hanging under the belly of the central aircraft.

The entire queue looks like a steelyard, and the current scale is exactly three catties and six taels.

An emerald-green island gradually occupied the pilots' vision. On the edge of the island were blue waves and golden sands, as well as bikinis that would remain popular no matter how many eras passed.

Skimming the beach, behind is a lush green forest, and a modern city lined with high-rise buildings is located here.

The fleet of planes, like flies, are constantly traveling back and forth inside and outside the island, carrying people to travel or transporting a wide variety of commodities. The plane from the Flying Gull blends into it and is not eye-catching.

In the center of the island is a mountain that is smoothly cut from the waist. Several airports are built on the vast cross-section, with planes taking off and landing, and vehicles coming and going.

A silver-gray road looks like a sleeping dragon, circling the mountain dozens of times.

At the foot of the mountain is a circular parking lot built around the mountain. Six straight highways start here and radiate through the city, forming a transportation network that extends in all directions.

【Welcome to Jue Ancient City! 】

There are tall neon signs standing on the airport, covered with seagulls, and full of lingering island style.

The plane from the Line Ou landed slowly at the airport, and below it was a huge transport truck that had been waiting for a long time.

The rusty ore fell accurately into the pocket of the car. The driver put away the chain. When the car drove away, the planes landed smoothly. The pilots couldn't wait to leave the cabin and stretched their arms to enjoy the long-lost land and sunshine.

The leader is a tall young man with a long face. His name is written on the nameplate on his chest - Liu Jian.

The driver of the transport truck jumped out of the car at this time. He was a tall, middle-aged man with a short hair. He walked up to Liu Jian and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw Captain Liu. How long are you going to stay on the island this time?"

Liu Jian stretched his neck and said calmly: "I am not here for vacation this time. I have work to do and I will return tomorrow."

The strong man said: "In this case, the transportation fee will be calculated together when you leave."

Liu Jian looked at the transport truck containing the ore. The white body was spray-painted with black paint - Liandao Transport Co., Ltd.

Liandao Transportation is a large company. Their business spans several sea areas and has business relationships with many cities and aircraft carriers.

As for Juegu City, there is no ruler here. It can only be regarded as a loose community of human beings. The development of its own industrial chain is weak. Most of their food, clothing, housing and transportation must be provided by large cross-sea companies like Liandao Transportation.

This is also the current situation in most island cities.

The current development of civilization is like this. Except for countries that still exist on a few large landmasses, people in other places live in this form of scattered sand, and they do not have a strong sense of territory and country.

Liu Jian nodded, "Let's go to the Chengxi Market first. We need to do some business."

"it is good."

Everyone got on Liandao Company's car and headed straight to the west of the city after leaving the airport.

The western part of Jue Ancient City is a trading area that occupies nearly one-third of the entire city. Goods from all over the world are traded here, and the flow of people is also the densest.

As soon as the vehicle drives into the market, it is greeted by endless crowds, endless hawking, and countless stalls and shops.

A transport truck carrying ore stopped in front of an antique trading house.

In recent years, as many trace fossils buried beneath the earth's surface have been unearthed, the antiques trade has boomed in the current world.

Because this industry can be described as hugely profitable, not only major companies have formed their own salvage teams, but also countless civilians have formed expedition teams and swarmed into the depths of the sea in search of valuable treasures.

Of course, the majority of sellers of relic fossils are still the boat people who travel on the sea all year round. After all, the sea has been the main battlefield where they have lived for hundreds of years, and the team that has become a monk halfway is far from their opponent.

Xing Ouhao is a big customer of antique shops in various cities, and they are all familiar faces.

As soon as the car stopped, the staff from the trading house immediately came to greet him.

"Captain Liu, what good things did you get this time?"

A middle-aged man with a beard in a green robe and glasses took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Liu Jian, saying in a calm voice.

"Boss Su, the things are in the car. Go and take a look for yourself."

Before Liu Jian finished speaking, the carriage of the transport truck opened immediately, and the irregular and huge ore, which was dark and wet with sea water, immediately appeared in front of pedestrians.

Although it looks ugly, the object is huge. The moment it was unveiled, it immediately attracted hundreds of people to watch, and there were endless whispers around it.

Boss Su of the trading house did not dare to neglect, and immediately asked his subordinates to take down detectors, magnifying glasses and other equipment and jump to the car to observe carefully.

About half an hour later, Boss Su got out of the car, walked to Liu Jian, smiled and said: "Captain Liu, please come to the room to talk."

Seeing this situation, the crowd immediately exploded.

"Good guy! If such a big guy is really a historical fossil, even if it is sold by the pound, the money will be enough to squander it for several lifetimes!"

"That's right. The boat people are very discerning. If they just poke into the sea a few times, they will catch all kinds of treasures. We have no chance of survival."

Listening to the crowd's discussion, Liu Jian's heart began to beat. Could it be that they had all misjudged this ore lump? It was really a treasure.

He was worried and followed the mysterious Boss Su into the shop and came to a secluded corner.

"Boss Su, what do you mean, this is a treasure?"

Boss Su was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "Brother Liu, we have worked together for many years, you should know my character."

Liu Jian smiled and said: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten off the plane and gone straight to your shop."

"Then I'll tell you the truth. I didn't tell you outside just now because I'm afraid you'll lose face, brother. This thing on the car isn't even a piece of iron, it's just a lump of rust. If you fish out a stone, what's the point? How much can it be sold for? This thing is worthless."

"This……"

Liu Jian was all over the world for a moment, and finally laughed at himself. He didn't have much hope for this thing at first, but after getting this result, he felt relieved.

"Then Boss Su said, what should I do with this thing?"

Boss Su thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "When we go out later, you ask someone to drive away, and we pretend to have a quarrel. Then you say that I didn't pay the right price, and then attract colleagues who want to pick up the leak. Can you It's good to fool this thing out, but if it doesn't fool you out, just pull it back into the sea and throw it away, and we can all save our own dignity."

Liu Jian nodded, feeling that this idea was sound. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Su, for your advice."

Boss Su returned the favor, "You're welcome."

Before the two of them finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside the shop. They looked sideways together and saw a tall figure wearing a fisherman's hat walking toward the transport truck surrounded by people.

(End of this chapter)