The Last Mecha

Chapter 8 Gifts, Friendship

"I understand, thank you His Majesty the Emperor for your gift."

Tom Totti was very happy. He knelt down on one knee and respectfully took over the wooden sword, as if he had found a treasure, thinking that the emperor of Daxia had shown considerable sincerity to himself.

"This sword is His Majesty's deed, but I hope Mr. Tom will keep in mind that the transaction has not officially come into effect. Before that, His Majesty, like you, does not want anyone in the world to know about this matter, including the fact that I have been here."

Wu Gou put his index finger to his lips, and did not forget to remind him again, in case his nonsense would be exposed.

"No problem, I fully understand His Majesty's thoughts, I will keep this sword well - in a place where no one will see it."

"Then, I also bid farewell."

As soon as Wu Gou finished speaking, he took a deep breath. He knew that it was time for him to show his true skills.

The young Xia Guo boy turned around to leave, but he caught a glimpse of the three-foot-long machine in the front display cabinet on the left.It was a broken metal gauntlet, but it was lighter and thinner, not much bigger than a normal palm.The cyan luster unique to Qi metal flows slowly, and the complex and exquisite joints are filled with gears, sliding balls and bearings. If it is not blown off by something from the palm, the appearance will be more delicate.

"Has contact technology been realized?"

Wu Gou asked.

At the end of the seventeenth century, it was an important period for human beings to use Qi metal technology to change their minds. The iron soldier plan, which established the military structure of later generations, was also proposed during this period.

The contact technology is based on this foundation. Scientists and mechanics hope to use Qi metal to make guns, swords or armor that are close to the human body, and to achieve full contact through electric current or liquid, so that the activation state can reach its peak. .

This route failed in the end, but there was nothing wrong with the idea, just because there are still some key missing in the technology of this era.

"Of course not, otherwise Breton would have already shipped ships of steel soldiers to all over the world." Tom Totti was keenly aware of Wu Gou's interest in this thing, "This is just a trial product, or the problem, No one can control the large-area electric contact qi metal machine alone. Although the effect is terrifying, it will go berserk immediately, and people who try this thing almost send themselves to heaven."

"That's it"

Wu Gou responded absent-mindedly, his gaze still resting on the metal glove, and the expression on his face matched his age for the first time, like a child wanting a toy.

For people with mechanical talents, they will naturally be attracted to new technologies.Tom Totti could fully understand it. He smiled casually at the corner of his mouth, thinking that although the young man was smart, he was still a child in essence.

"If you don't dislike it, this thing will be given to you, and you can take it back and study it slowly."

Tom felt that he had found a chance to win over the child, and he only needed to pay a negligible price. It would be no harm for him to win over someone who was valued by the emperor.

"How embarrassing to take your stuff for no reason. I have to pay for it. Is 1000 yuan enough?"

Wu Gou scratched his head, as if he didn't want to take it for nothing.

"No matter how polite Wu Xiaoyou is, he doesn't look down on me. To me, this thing is a small coin that is too thin to fit between my teeth. Do you think I can't afford to give it away?"

"But."

"Didn't people in the Xia Kingdom say 'A friend is rare for a thousand pieces of gold', if you give this thing to you, it's considered a friend."

"Okay. Since Mr. Tom insists, I'd rather be obedient than respectful."

Wu Gou accepted the gift with a bitter expression on his face.

Inside and outside the room, seeing Wu Gou and that dangerous person in the room without any movement for a long time, Duan Changgong spun around like ants on a hot pot.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and the two of them came out talking and laughing, the atmosphere was harmonious, Wu Gou also had a tightly wrapped cowhide bag under his ribs, which was very fruitful.

"One more thing, which was also entrusted by His Majesty. It doesn't require technology, but information. Regarding the Qi core, I hope Mr. Tom can help collect some." Wu Gou lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty knows even the Qi core?" Tom Totti was a little surprised, and then said in a deep voice, "I understand, but it is the highest level of secrets, and I just know that this idea exists, and it may not be possible to get it into practice. intelligence."

"It doesn't matter, it's best to have one. Farewell, may the glory of Victoria shine on you." Wu Gou said, looking at the medal mounted on the wall, and then leaned into Tom's ear, "You should find a reliable For the store that I ordered, the lion head on the coat of arms is viewed from the head up, not [-] degrees upward."

Tom Totti smiled awkwardly, waved his hand and watched the two leave.

After the people left, he slumped down on the bearskin sofa and drank the brandy in one gulp, his originally smiling face was gloomy.

From the young man named Wu Guang, he could feel the threat. This person is too powerful. I am afraid that Emperor Xia sent him to deal with him, and he hoped to steal his teacher.

He knows very well that there is no permanent backer in this world, and when Emperor Xia no longer benefits from him, then he is just a trouble, a trouble that should disappear, just like he was on Blackbeard's boat .

"Humph--"

Tom Totti sneered, he couldn't let that brat steal even a sliver of core technology from him, he would hang the country bit by bit, and Emperor Xia would have to beg him for at least 40 years.

"Boss, my great boss, where the hell did you buy the ecstasy soup and pour it down for that Briton? Just rely on a ten-dollar wooden sword? I see, do you use the hilt? Hit him hard on the head?"

Outside Wenwan Street, Duan Changgong still didn't understand how Wu Gou did it. He looked at this former friend of scavengers, wishing he could tear off his Tianling cover to see what went wrong inside.

"It's very simple, just do what you like. But don't imitate me, if you don't understand, that person will really make you lose your head if he goes crazy."

Wu Gou weighed the qi metal gloves in his hands. From the choice of clothes, the performance of the oboe, to how to show his amazing but not too abnormal mechanical talent, he thought a lot. This action is indeed better than his. Even better than expected.

Facing a skinny 15-year-old boy, Tom Totti was a little slack, but who would have thought that someone would return to Jiangsong after decades.

He had taken a fancy to this pair of damaged qi metal gauntlets since he entered the back room, and of course he wasn't going to sell it directly.Firstly, the possibility of directly selling finished military-grade machinery is too great to cause trouble, so he will never do it. Secondly, this product itself is a failure, and it is difficult for the entire Jiangsong to find research institutes and craftsmen who are qualified enough to repair it. If you want to sell it, you can't afford a high price.

What Wu Gou was interested in was the Qi metal content of this thing. The large-area access technology needs to be mixed with more Qi metal. The series of mechanical equipment in the back room are not so valuable that Tom Totti is reluctant to give them away. This gauntlet is the best.

His plan is more than half done.

"But please forgive me, I don't want to see that Breton again in this life." Duan Changgong was still in shock and saved the one yuan in his palm, which was the salary Wu Gou paid him. He hesitated for a moment, Still asked, "It's just that you can give me one yuan for doing this kind of thing with you? You can find someone who is cheaper and better than me, right?"

"Remember how we met?"

Looking up at the blue sky, the young man suddenly said, a large group of strangely shaped white clouds formed a continuous stretch, he had not seen such a scene for many years.

"Uh forgot because of trash grabbing?"

"The second day I tried to pick up trash, I didn't make any money. I stood in the trash dump in a daze and didn't want to go home. You pretended to be nonchalant and gave me a foreign tin can." Wu Gou breathed a sigh of relief. , "From then on, I will treat you as a brother."

"Hey, I don't even remember that I had such a good person, just a whim."

Duan Changgong touched his head and said with a big grin.

Wu Gou's eyes froze suddenly, and the young man who had been a farmer for generations in front of him was still smirking.

The same was true of their friendship in the previous life, which continued on the battlefield until the melee broke out in the Pacific.

By coincidence, the navy that Wu Gou was on board fell into the siege of two British pirate groups. At the age of 34, Duan Changgong asked to fly a [-] Falcon aircraft to lead the reinforcements. He fell into the sea during the fierce battle, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then. .

(End of this chapter)