big devil holmes

Chapter 199 You just need to get used to it

Sherlock's evaluation of the emperor is not pleasing to the eye
Emperor Augustine was undoubtedly one of the greatest emperors in the entire sacred calendar, and even in the entire history of mankind. During his more than 60 years of reign, he rarely received such evaluations.

And to be honest, it really didn't matter whether a detective liked an emperor or not.

But it was just such an evaluation that inexplicably reassured the few people present.

The airship gradually lifted into the sky and flew towards London through the thin clouds.

Sherlock has never been in an airship before, looking at the wisps of clouds outside the window, as well as the tiny mountains and rivers on the ground, his curiosity has been satisfied to a certain extent, and at the same time, he really feels that the world is really big.

So if such a big world is always held in the hands of the same person, it would be too boring.

If you want to bring down Emperor Augustine, the easiest and most direct way is to prevent him from succeeding to the position of emperor, and if you want to bring him down, the most direct way is to prove to the world that Professor Darwin's experiment is real and feasible, But it is not a simple matter to prove that the experiment is real and feasible.

This doesn't just require a brain genius like Sherlock. It doesn't mean that he can sit on that machine and prove that he can form a contract with a wild big demon, and that's it. Support, the joint efforts of countless scientific researchers, and the rear support of countless academic resources require venues, teams, and money.

There are too many things needed, because this is a completely new path, and it can even be said that it is a revolution. Although Professor Darwin has paved the way for the initial stage of this path quite perfectly, he left after all. In this world, everything he left behind needs someone to pick it up again. The manufacturing of the soul visual device, the theoretical basis, the production process, the replacement of energy, whether it can be mass-produced, whether the training method can be tolerated by normal people, whether it needs to be improved, the empire How much financial expenditure is required to carry out this revolution, and how much time it will take to transform this technology into a war force, and many other links need to be re-planned. The retained machine does not represent The end of this experiment is not even the development process, it is only the beginning of it all.

Fortunately, Sherlock doesn't need to think about these, he just needs to show these results to the world, that's enough. As for other complicated factors, Moriarty has full authority, and the money issue. Irene said, Just leave it to her.

Yes, Erin said, she was in charge of all the money.

For a moment at that time, Sherlock even felt that he had misheard and said this in front of the holy son of the Holy See. How much money does this woman Irene have?

What made him even more concerned was that Moriarty, a guy with eyes above his head, didn't dare to speak back.

Of course, this involves a lot of trade-offs in interests, financial expenditures, the flow of funds from the Holy See, and many other factors, but Sherlock seems to be able to perceive that the majestic Son of the Holy See is facing Ai on the issue of [money]. Ms. Lynn Adler, I'm a little scared.

The driving ability of the airship comes from the huge steam turbine behind the airbag, so in the cabin, there is no loud sound or obvious bumps. When the clouds and fog outside the window of the airship begin to thicken, looking down, those huge steam Thick smoke puffed up into the sky, and when it hit his face, Sherlock knew that he was back.

London, the birthplace of steam technology, is one of the most industrially developed places in the world, one of the places with the most frequent foggy weather, and one of the places with the highest incidence of tuberculosis.

The airship landed slowly in a lifting area under the jurisdiction of the Holy See. Sherlock and Watson got off the airship. The surrounding staff saw His Royal Highness coming to the door of the cockpit. They all knelt down and gave him the most pious etiquette.

Immediately afterwards, the airship lifted off again
The Inheritance Ceremony is just around the corner, and Moriarty's busyness is hard for a commoner in the lower city to imagine, but there is no need to imagine it. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and of course the busier it will be, although most of them are high-ranking Most people ignore this truth, but Moriarty is the more conscientious one.

A carriage had been waiting at the exit for a long time. Sherlock and Watson got into the carriage, and gradually disappeared into the mist under the respectful and fearful eyes behind them.

In fact, these staff members were very surprised. What kind of person is it that His Royal Highness the Holy Son can personally see him off in an airship? However, looking at the extremely handsome and elegant man, he must be from a certain nobleman's family. His young master, or the confidant of a certain archbishop in the Holy See. As for the unattractive guy in a long trench coat, he might be the young master's bodyguard.

Although I can't see how powerful it is, but I think it's a bit of a skill to be able to work with such a noble person.

The carriage moved forward in this way, and gradually entered the urban area of ​​London, walking on the familiar streets, watching the flying snow moving between the cracks in the alleys, the branches soaked in the snow, the bells in the distance and the light white of the church roof , Sherlock seemed to feel that the trip to the Academy of Life Sciences more than a month ago was like a dream.

And when it comes to dreams, in fact, after the School of Life Sciences and London border each other, the expansion of the Kuroshio is just going on aimlessly, but on the airship just now, Sherlock directly made all the tentacles of the Kuroshio move towards the ancient The direction of the city of Rome began to march.

He himself doesn't really know why he did this. The ancient Roman law city is far away from London. Even at the current expansion speed of the Kuroshio, it may take more than two months to reach there.

But when Emperor Augustine was there, Sherlock naturally felt that it would never be wrong to let his own domain surround the administrative center of the empire first.

What if it comes in handy later?
At dusk, Sherlock and Watson got off the carriage in front of a church at the end of a long street.

This church is not well-known, it was only built for the worship of nearby residents, so during this time, basically no one will come to pray.

And here is where Moriarty arranged for Sherlock to meet with the connector
As I said before, it is not a simple matter to prove the feasibility of wild demon manipulation experiments. It is already very difficult to analyze and understand the unbelievably precise machine. The equipment and manpower required There are so many, and Sherlock, a commoner, naturally cannot mobilize so many manpower and material resources. It will take a long time to give him a reasonable identity and complicated permissions, so at this stage, find him a It is the quickest way for the Holy See to have a connector who already has a certain right to speak.

Walking into the gate, several rows of wooden benches are neatly placed on both sides of the hall, and a huge painting mirror made of stained glass will dye the few remaining sunlight in different colors.On the bulletin board in front of the painting mirror, there was a copy of "Gospel of Holy Light". At this moment, a man in winter clothes knelt on one knee, lowered his head slightly, and prayed devoutly to the Gospel.

Hearing the sound of the church door being pushed open, the man turned his head and stood up slowly at the same time, smiling at the two people who walked in and said:
"I set off early yesterday afternoon from the School of Life Sciences. I took the train for almost a day and a night, but I didn't seem to arrive much earlier than you."

Sherlock looked at Hopkins and also smiled. He couldn't help feeling that Moriarty's operations on certain matters were really reliable. During his trial, there was a vicious incident of murder in court. This guy was able to walk out of the Academy of Life Sciences without incident, and he was not even temporarily detained or asked to make a statement. This is really admirable.

"It's quite surprising to say that, I thought it would be someone like the Pope in his fifties who joined me, but I didn't expect it to be you."

"I should be the one who was surprised." Hopkins looked at Sherlock and said with a distressed smile, "At first I just thought you were a very professional detective. Contact, then you tell me that you still know Lord Nightingale, and now... Huh, do you know who ordered me to come to London?
The holy son of the Holy See personally called the justice of the court.

Brother, I admit that my usual humility is all fake. In fact, I am a very conceited person in my bones, and I have always thought that I have the right to be conceited.

But now, I even began to doubt whether I have the qualifications to mix with you.

Do you know how big this gap is? "

Sherlock spread his hands helplessly, he would definitely not be humble at this time, it would only make people feel hypocritical:
"The gap is indeed a bit big, but you just need to get used to it."

This is the truth, Sherlock really thoughtfully gave the other party time to adapt, because if he told all about his messy relationship network, then the other party might even have a hard time adapting.

"What's next, where do we start?" He brought the topic back on track.

"I'll take you to take over the venue first." Hopkins said, "The personnel needed for the experiment have already been assembled last night. His Royal Highness Son used some names to bring a large number of scientific researchers who had been with Professor Darwin back from their lives. It was deployed by the Academy of Sciences, and of course, Miss Catherine also contributed to this.

In addition, the research department of the Holy See is also intensively sending relevant talents to London. Within a week at most, we will have a professional team of more than 800 people.

As for the equipment, it is already on the way of transportation, and it is taking the special freight route of the Holy See, and it will arrive the day after tomorrow. "

Sherlock looked at each other, savoring how many shocking details these words contained. A team of such a large scale was formed in just a few days?

Moriarty's efficiency is really unexpectedly fast.

Immediately after
"Actually, I'm not that worried about the operation in London. What I'm more worried about is the School of Life Sciences." Hopkins said with some worry in his tone: "After all, the [Soul Visual Device] hasn't been shipped yet. I have never seen that machine, but I think it must be very sophisticated, and the transportation process must be extremely careful. The Holy See's transportation force has already passed, and it should arrive tonight, but I am afraid... it will be in danger."

This kind of worry is very normal. That precision instrument is the core of everything. Although Emperor Augustine seems to have given up on destroying that machine now and launched a broader offensive, if he knows the transportation distance of that thing And time, who knows what that crazy old man can do.

However, Sherlock didn't seem to care about this: "Don't worry, the transportation of the machine is completely safe to me."

"Ah?" Hopkins froze for a moment: "Leave it to you? Do you have your own transportation route?"

"That's right."

The doubts on Hopkins' face deepened, but he was not puzzled by Sherlock's words. Instead, he wondered why he felt relieved after hearing Sherlock say that he was responsible for transporting the machine?
No matter how fast and hidden a human transportation route is, it cannot compare with the Holy See!
Could he have a private airship?

Can he build a steam train track by himself?

Well, Hopkins also has a good reasoning ability. He dared to swear to the "Imperial Code". The private detective in front of him couldn't even pay for the meal at the last party. In the process, he glanced at the price of the menu at least 20 times.

Even so, however, Hopkins was still relieved.

"Phew, I feel more at ease in this way."

(End of this chapter)