The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

The Vitovina people are a rare psychic race in the universe where the Earth Federation is located. More than 80% of their people have psychic talents. They have learned to use psychic energy and produce psychic energy since ancient times. The skill of items is also the best in the universe, nearly 30% of the spiritual items and spiritual weapons in the universe are from their hands.

Although they are one of the first cosmic races that came into contact with alien civilizations, they are very closed to the outside world, only willing to communicate with races they recognize, and most of them are business contacts, and they do not allow others to influence themselves , and will not intervene in the internal affairs of other ethnic groups or space wars.

It is precisely because of the conservative foreign policy and always neutral diplomatic attitude of the Vitovina people that nearly 90% of the civilizations in the universe are willing to do business with them, especially the transaction of psionic items, and the Vitovina people export The most common of psionic items is this eternal light.

Because of this, the Eternal Light has become a symbol of the Vitovina people, so the manufacturing process of this spiritual item has always been one of the most closely guarded skills of the Vitovina people.

"Can I have a look?" After the sub-brain system called up the information about the Vitovina people, Leo became curious, pointed to the crystal ball that seemed to be the eternal light, and asked Peter Alcott .

"Yes, please." Peter Alcott was very happy to see other people interested in the items he made, and the various expressions on the faces of those people were his rare source of pleasure.

After getting permission, Leo picked up the Eternal Light on the table, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, and at the same time analyzed the item through spiritual skills such as spiritual network, spiritual perception, and spiritual vision. After quickly comparing the data, the final conclusion was as he expected, this thing is indeed the eternal light.

Although the eternal light is a psionic item, it is not uncommon in the universe where the Earth Federation is located. Because of the special nature of its eternal light source, it has become the best hyperspace flight locator. Large fleets will be equipped with one or two Eternal Lights for space positioning.

Leo used to take this kind of hyperspace spaceship a lot in his previous life, and he also carried out the task of destroying the Eternal Light Locator of the enemy ship more than once in the space battle, so he is very familiar with this spiritual item, which also makes him hardly need it. It takes too much energy to be sure that the crystal ball in your hand is a kind of eternal light.

"You did this?" Although he already had the answer in his heart, Leo still asked confirmingly after putting the crystal ball back into the bracket.

Although the expression on Leo's face remained unchanged, Peter Alcott could feel the surprise in Leo's tone, so he said proudly: "This thing is not bad! It's a pity that the material is too particular , I can only make one with the raw materials I can get."

Leo was really shocked in his heart. If it was indeed the Eternal Light as he deduced, then it meant that Peter Alcott had been to the universe where the Earth Federation was located, and he was in Vitovi He learned the craft of making Eternal Light from the Na people, which means that he may return to the universe of the Earth Federation.

It's just that the idea of ​​returning to the Earth Federation flashed in Leo's mind for less than a second before it was erased by him. He is now living very well in this magical and interesting world, and there are a lot of novel things to satisfy his curiosity every day, and the memories the Earth Federation gives him are only missions, battles, rest, and then continue missions, continue fighting, and even There wasn't necessarily a break, so he wouldn't want to go back to the same bad world where he was being used as a weapon.

Leo did not continue to ask about the details of this eternal light. He was worried that if he continued to investigate, some unforeseen changes would occur, and he might even be sent back to the Earth Federation. contact.

"What is your Excellency looking for me for?" Leo, who had made a decision, immediately changed the topic and asked.

Leo's move to change the subject surprised Peter Alcott. His intuition clearly told him that Leo was very interested in this magical artifact, but suddenly his attitude was 180 degrees. The reversal, being so indifferent, and showing a strong rejection of this item, also made him have a strong curiosity.

"You've seen this before, right?" Peter Alcott is also a very curious person, and he seems to be a bit stubborn and self-centered. He has no intention of bringing himself into the rhythm of Leo's speech, but He forced the topic back, pointed to the eternal light, stared at Leo's expression, and asked.

Leo's expression remained flat. Although he hadn't entered the state of mechanical will, his mentality had returned to the situation similar to that of biological weapons back then. The whole person was like a stubborn stone without revealing any information.

I saw that he didn't intend to ask Peter Alcott any questions at all. He directly took back the king and queen on the table, put them in the holster, and said indifferently: "If there is nothing else, then... "

"Since you don't want to say it, let's talk about something else!" While Leo showed strong disgust, Peter Alcott's attitude changed suddenly, and he leaned back on the chair with a smile, Make yourself appear non-aggressive.

Although Peter Alcott was very curious about Leo, he wanted to know why he felt that Leo seemed familiar, and he also wanted to know all the secrets hidden in Leo, but he could also see Leo's soft personality. If he doesn't take it hard, if he doesn't choose to give in, he will only fall out in the end.

If Leo was just an ordinary person, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Peter Alcott to have a falling out. He could just find any reason and just arrest Leo and torture him. But judging from the two weapons Leo took out, he could feel that Leo's strength was very strong, and just now his intuition told him very clearly that if he did it forcefully, his chances of winning were very small.

Peter Alcott was completely different from Ten Towns and other nobles in Silvermoon City. The memories and knowledge brought about by his childhood experience made him understand what compromise was and what detour was. This knowledge makes him more like a politician in the world of Velen. Face and dignity are not important, what matters is whether he can achieve his goal in the end. So when Leo showed a tough attitude, he chose to take a step back, ease the current relationship, and then use other methods to get closer to each other, until the relationship is very good, and then find out the secret from the other party.

The whole process of exploring and deciphering is like a game to Peter Alcott, and it is a game that is worth his energy and can help him pass the boring time.

Although Leo, who has been targeted, doesn't know Peter Alcott's real thoughts, he can feel that the other party obviously wants to dig out some secrets from him, and it seems that he already has a long-term contact plan , otherwise, in his capacity, he would never have made such a retreat.

He didn't care about this, but was happy to see the results, because he also wanted to dig out some secrets from the other party, and the more contact he had, the more opportunities he had to dig out the other party's secrets. As for who would win in the end, It depends on their own means.

Perhaps it was because of the same thought that both of them made the same decision, waiting for the other to speak first and looking for the other's loopholes, so both of them chose to be silent at this moment, the hut immediately became silent, and the atmosphere in the room also Get a little weird.

Soon, the original decision of the two changed a bit. Both sides guessed the other's intention at this moment, and neither of them thought about what to say first, which made the two of them seem to be engaged in a game. Losing the game is the same.

At this moment, the maid came to the two of them with a plate, put the plate on the table, picked up a pair of exquisite teapots, poured a glass of water for the two of them, and put them beside them.

The eyes of the two fell on the teacup in front of them at the same time, and then they looked at each other, and laughed almost at the same time. Although they didn't know why they were laughing, they both felt that now should be the time to laugh.

After laughing, it was Leo's turn to reach out to Peter Alcott this time, and introduced himself: "Leo Dodd, the seeker."

"Peter Alcott, Dream Seeker." Peter Alcott also shook Leo's hand and re-introduced himself.

The atmosphere in the room has become a lot more casual and relaxed at this moment, but the vigilance in the hearts of both parties has not weakened much.

"The surname Dodd is very strange. I remember that there is no such surname in Ten Towns," Peter Alcott said with a slightly thoughtful expression, "Is this the new surname of the honorary nobles of Silvermoon City?"

The various guild organizations in Silvermoon City will occasionally award honorary noble status to some outstanding people within their guilds, and these statuses are not hereditary, so the surnames produced by honorary nobility are naturally only temporary.

"No. I just made this up casually." Leo directly denied the other party's guess, because the surnames of honorary nobles can be found out, and no disguise can be made.

"Casually?" Peter Alcott obviously didn't believe Leo's words, but he didn't continue to ask, and continued: "Your Excellency Dodd... Uh, this name is a bit too formal, I still call you The name is Leo, you can also call me Peter, what do you think?"

"Okay." Leo nodded.

Peter Alcott smiled slightly, and continued what he was going to say just now, saying: "I heard from the old butler that you, Leo, and the ninth chief's exclusive businessman, Wizmir, are collaborators, right?"

Leo responded simply: "He is a good collaborator."

"It is indeed a very good choice." Peter Alcott nodded in agreement, and said: "His position in the eyes of the ninth chief is not very secure, and many people are waiting for him to have an accident so that he can take his place. , so he must come to Seventh Lake Town this time to accomplish some things. In order to accomplish things, he may agree to any conditions. If you and him have not finally reached an agreement, it is best to consider raising some cooperation conditions now , as long as it doesn't affect his status, I think he should agree to it."

"You didn't call me here just to tell me how to negotiate terms with Wizmir, did you?" Leo didn't intend to go around in circles with Peter Alcott, and asked directly: "What's the matter? Say better."

"Originally, I didn't have any other ideas when I came to you. I just wanted to see if you were someone I knew before, but now I have different ideas." Peter Alcott changed his casual attitude, and his expression changed. He got a little more serious and said, "I want to make a deal with you. As long as you tell me the information about the abandoned capital, you can choose a factory under my name and all the items produced by the factory."

Hearing Peter Alcott's words, Leo felt a little puzzled in his heart, but the expression on his face did not show, but he asked plainly: "Don't you know the situation in the abandoned capital?"

"Do you think we, the nobles of Ten Towns, are qualified to know about these things?" Peter Alcott looked at Leo with some displeasure, and said, "Your wizard association strictly prohibits us from participating in these things."

Leo found that Peter Alcott seemed to be influenced by the old housekeeper, and regarded him as a member of the Wizarding Association, so he used his tricks, acquiesced in this identity, and continued: "Then what happened to the dream stone? "

Peter Alcott smiled and said, "This is my secret. If you want to know, you can exchange it with your secret."

Leo was silent for a while, and deliberately said truthfully: "I don't know what the waste capital is? It's useless if you ask me."

Peter Alcott was stunned for a moment, with a surprised expression on his face, followed by a look of complete disbelief, clapped his hands, and praised slightly sarcastically: "You wizards are really powerful, the lies you tell I couldn’t even tell the difference.”

Hearing Peter Alcott's words, Leo showed a smile. He deliberately told the truth just now to test how sharp Peter Alcott's intuition is. Now it seems that Peter Alcott His intuition seems to be able to distinguish the truth from the false to a certain extent, and this discovery also gave him an upper hand to some extent.

However, the smile on Leo's face caused a misunderstanding for Peter Alcott. He thought it was a smug smile after he successfully deceived his intuition, which also made him have a little doubt about his intuitive judgment in his heart.

He felt that since Leo had the ability to deceive him into correctly judging the truth of a sentence, there must be a way to deceive him into judging whether a thing is good or bad. His intuition told him before that Leo was harmless, and he might It is a disguised deception of the opponent's witchcraft.

Thinking of this, Peter Alcott's relaxed mood became a little tense again, and his body instinctively took a defensive posture, and the maid standing quietly at the side also moved to his side when his mood changed. Beside, protect him.