Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 713 Phlogiston-Oxygen
"By the way, have you put on your divine chromium armor?"

Phaethon asked before boarding the deck of the submarine.

"I have it with me. It's in my pocket. You can take it out and put it on when needed."

"Then there's nothing to bring. Well, nothing." She thought about it carefully, "The gas in the house is also turned off, and the power supply is also turned off."

"Wait, where's the refrigerator?"

"Don't worry, the refrigerator was completely emptied before I unplugged it."

"You are really prudent in doing things."

"If you praise me, I won't give out little red flowers." Holding the gangway, Phaethon boarded the deck, "I really miss it."

"Have you taken it before?"

"Lord Phaethon often rides on our submarines." Marcus, who boarded the ship after him, explained, "In fact, the main purpose of submarines is to transport troops and cargo. There are very few opportunities to actually use them for combat. I There are only 4 times in my career, and the other one was with you."

Shangluo nodded. He remembered that at the beginning, the submarine's door was not on the top, but on the deck, so you could walk in directly. Now the entire ship has implemented "phlogiston control", and the only two airlocks left for internal and external communication are cargo and personnel.

"Well, be careful, you two, I'm going to close the hatch." He opened the light field smoothly, and his movements returned to the flexible state of a human being.

"Anything else?"

"Be careful where you step after entering, and please do not stand in the area within the yellow line, because the door below will open there - it may be dangerous, but this ship has just been renovated, and you have seen what it looked like at the beginning."

"Well, for example, with the Kraken sea monster, we dived to 20,000 meters under the sea."

In the airlock, a red light lit up, followed by a series of golden light bulbs to establish a lighting field, and phlogiston began to be injected.

Following Marcus's guidance, Shangluo climbed up the escalator to the top of the command tower. The airlock there had its door open and could accommodate almost two people.

Shangluo gestured with his thumb, and then he manually closed the airlock hatch.

[Ah~ It feels good, very bright. 】

"Can you see?"

[Very clear vision. Sound, color, image, it's all there. ] "Then do you want to try to come out?"

[Not very good. You can see that the weight is filled by phlogiston. 】

"Oh, it's too heavy."

【I am too advanced! If I fully showed up here, I would drain the entire ship of phlogiston. Only in the complete world you established can I show my body - but it doesn't make any difference if I use the Alchemist. 】

The phlogiston injection was completed quickly. Immediately afterwards, the gate below opened, and the two continued to move down the ladder into the boat - above, Marcus began the next round of transfer. If it is an emergency, phlogiston balance must be carried out whether entering or exiting the airlock. Because we are in a safe environment now, the phlogiston can be replenished at any time, so it only needs to be adjusted once when going in, and just put the phlogiston into the air when coming out.

After entering the command tower, Shangluo also entered a familiar environment - in front of him was a familiar narrow corridor, with a series of paintings hung at the end of the corridor like a gallery. The farthest frame is still moving, and several vague figures can be seen swinging around inside. There are crew members waiting at the door to pick up people.

Still the same as last time, the interior space of this submarine is much larger than it looks from the outside. This corridor is just a physical passage connecting various compressed spaces. The real living environment and command room are all in the frame.

"Speaking of which." Walking in the corridor, Shangluo sighed, "I have always had a feeling from the beginning - for these Romans who have 'submerged' now, has phlogiston become their 'oxygen'? '? It can be seen from Marcus's actions just now. When there is no phlogiston, he moves like a prokaryotic organism without mitochondria."

"I understand what you mean." Phaethon nodded, "No matter whether the creatures in this world breathe oxygen or anything else, they ultimately need to fall on mitochondria. Mitochondria were produced more than a billion years ago. Breathing has truly promoted the leap-forward evolution of life. Although it is difficult to say whether these 'new humans' have evolved, their life forms do rely more on phlogiston. To them, this is the same as oxygen in the past."

"So Cybernea is a natural dome?"

"Yes, that is a 'dome' made of light. Just like humankind's vision of the glass domes of colonies on Mars and the moon, it is a special environment created for human life. After all, for those who have sunk, what once made them The environment under the sun that they were familiar with is now as harsh as the surface of the moon. Familiar, but extremely unfamiliar. They can only continue to operate in the sun with the help of diving equipment, including this submarine. When operating, they also need Maintain your own phlogiston environment, which is the burning field.”

"You seem familiar?"

"The Romans were not stupid. This state of life was already determined before they sank. It's very painful, isn't it? It's like a dead ghost interacting with the living through masks and sheets. Heavy hard stealth The suit can last longer. Those light environmental pressure stealth suits have no way to properly protect the soul - they are more like hot air balloons. Although they are constantly leaking, just use lights to continuously inflate them. But even Even so, the essence of the soul may still continue to pass away in the sun.”

"No wonder Victoria has previously expressed fears about this kind of life. This is not life at all, this is a spacewalk, this is a big adventure."

"So your promise of 'returning the sun' inspired the entire upper echelon of Rome. If you had a choice, who would want to live in a glass dome that could be smashed through by meteorites or bombarded by solar storms at any time. Human beings, after all, It still belongs in the sun.”

"But this can also be regarded as an evolution to a certain extent? It is not appropriate to say evolution, but it is indeed okay to say evolution."

"Not being afraid of bullets is indeed an evolution. The combat effectiveness of this boat is actually quite strong now, because conventional physical means will not cause fatal damage to them even if they penetrate their stealth suits. As long as the phlogiston is completely leaked, Just return to a safe environment before. In addition, there is almost no leakage in the moonlight. They can maintain an almost immortal fighting power at night, like an unkillable ghost, and are almost completely immune to physical attacks - oh, by the way, this should be The Romans have sent you a escort. You can take command first during this investigation. And"

She paused for a moment: "Actually, they are very convenient to raise. You can keep them in the water when you are not going out on missions. Isn't there a water tank in your yard? The entire submarine can actually be parked in that water tank. , and then expose a snorkel outside. Isn’t it very convenient?”

(End of this chapter)