Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 727 Firing Pin
Little Pompeo's face showed obvious doubts, but he was relieved immediately: "Chendan's technology is really wonderful."

"I think people who plant bombs under their feet are more amazing."

"Hahaha~" Little Pompeo smiled, "Actually, we thought the same thing. Fortunately, the bomb has been defused now - please take a look."

The elevator door opened wide, and he stepped aside, allowing Shangluo to see the scene outside the door——

The marble floor, the temple-like tall columns, the rolling train timetable, everything on this first floor is the same as the first floor. In fact, even the sounds here were exactly the same - the noisy voices were no different from what he heard before.

"Captain Marcus, do you feel a little chilly in the back?"

"It's because you didn't adjust the lights properly."

"No, I feel like I'm being watched."

A familiar voice appeared in front of them—the voices of Marcus and his crew members who were still on the first floor. Even, their golden forms still remain in the sky, but they no longer have coats.

"Interesting." Little Pompeo tilted his head, "It turns out that the structure of those people is like this."

He paused for a moment: "What is reflected here are all invisible things. Sound, light, etc. Only the form cannot be reflected - if your guards are not wearing combat uniforms to restrain and protect them, I am afraid they can come down directly through the mirror."

"Where is this place? It doesn't look like a simple copy of the building structure, right?"

"Of course, of course." Little Pompeo replied, "I thought you would find out after you came out. Because if you look carefully, you can not only hear the sound on the first floor, but also see the whole floor through the smooth marble floor. The figure reflected by the building - the invisible shadow of your guard, seems to be reflected as well. So, you may have guessed: "

He raised his hand and pointed to the top of the ceiling. There was nothing there.

"They can't do it." Phaethon replied, "They are still humans after all. The act of crossing the mirror will cause serious confusion to them. So you can rest assured that there is no need to leave them above. "

"No, no, no, I really felt that it was safe enough down there, so I didn't let them come down. Then, my king, the bomb you want to check is there - it was originally there."

This is the biggest difference between the entire lobby and the first floor: there is a huge crystal chandelier in the lobby on the first floor, but there is not one here.

"The bomb was originally suspended here as a crystal chandelier. Lord Phaethon can also prove it."

"Well." Phaethon also looked up, "I was indeed here to supervise the installation work at that time. The big boxes were brought in using a freight elevator, then disassembled and installed, and hung to the ceiling. Now the chandelier has been It's not there anymore." "I have a question." Shangluo asked, "How are intangible objects defined? For example, the main structure of this building, these pillars. Why can these pillars also appear here?"

Pompey the Younger replied: "Because there is always something that can penetrate between the tangible and the intangible. Because intangible things must be supported by tangible things. Marble is a material that can withstand the wear and tear of time. A marble that appears in the world, It will also appear in the invisible world. Such a subway station also exists in the invisible world."

"So... what about the chandelier? I remember there is a chandelier above. If the bomb is gone, there will be no chandelier here. Does this mean you can selectively prevent it from appearing here?"

"Of course. It's the exquisite design of this [Aotearoa]." He opened his hands up and down and gestured:
"The way to detonate is to blow up two crystal chandeliers on the 1st and -1 floors at the same time. The upper one is just an ordinary chandelier, the firing pin of the entire mechanism, and the lower one is the bomb. The virtual and the real collide in a mirror image. , after annihilation, [Aotearoa] will be activated. This [Aotearoa] is used to detonate the entire New Antioch Ground Zero. As long as the bomb here is detonated, a series of interlocking devices will be activated along the The subway network spread, shrouding the entire New Antioch in the 'Long White Cloud Country', completely isolated from the outside world - this was how it was designed at the time."

He pointed upward again:
"The most important thing is the real 'crystal chandelier' below. If you check the one above, you will find that it is really just an ordinary crystal chandelier, just a part of the ceremony."

"So, [Aotearoa] is all installed in the invisible world?"

"Yes." Little Pompeo replied, "The so-called essence of [Aotearoa] follows Newton's fourth law - after it is detonated in the invisible world through rituals, it will have a corresponding impact on the tangible world. In order to amplify this impact, we need to create a weak point between the earthly and invisible worlds: the mirror. The mirror, the false perfection, will break with the slightest force, and then break the fragile boundary between the earthly and invisible worlds.”

As he said that, he smiled: "Of course, I personally do not support this. I did not think that such weapons should be deployed in New Antioch from the beginning. After all, this is using terrible means to destroy the border, which will make Everything in it fell irresistibly. No matter how you think about it, it's still pretty scary."

"Yeah" Shangluo nodded. To a certain extent, this is indeed a kind of "annihilation." Shangluo has seen the power of the invisible world, he has seen it in Nemi Lake. The device in front of me is to first create a mirror and then break it by taking advantage of the "mirror is fragile" characteristic. This is simply
[It’s just like a super huge villain, isn’t it? 】

"How do you know I'm thinking about this?"

[The sympathetic law of the three arcane laws, the basis of magic. Expand it, extend it, and you have this doomsday weapon in front of you. In fact, you are already inside the bomb. The entire subway station including the buildings on the ground are all part of the bomb, which is considered the outer shell. The chandelier on the first floor is a striker. And this Aotearoa, which is no longer in place now, is the explosive of this bomb. Well, it looks like it has been demolished. 】

"Are you sure?"

【If it's not here, it's really not here. Because the invisible world is a world of symbols, its absence means its absence. 】

"Come on." Shangluo looked outside the door - this is the first floor. Although it is the "-1" floor, the door is indeed open.

"What will happen if you walk out from here?"

【Outside? Outside is the 'Metropolis', a special place in the invisible spiritual world, which is why the new Antioch was sited here. However, I don’t recommend you to watch it, but if you ask to see it, he probably won’t refuse. If you really want to look, it's important for your safety to go upstairs and ask for a light. 】

(End of this chapter)