In order to ascend, I had no choice but to play games.

Chapter 251 The Secret of the Ghost (Second Update)

Delai enthusiastically took Tang Mo to visit the quarry and actively introduced various interesting inventions.

In Tang Mo's view, the historical background of "New World" is similar to Europa in the early industrial revolution, and the prototype of the steam engine has begun to be put into use.

Delai's little invention is undoubtedly an extended application of the steam engine. Many interesting settings have greatly reduced labor costs and greatly improved the efficiency of the entire quarry.

After a round of inspection, Tang Mo realized from what he observed that Kevin was actually no different from other nobles.

The reason why he behaved more benevolently was because the production efficiency of this quarry was higher.

The monthly production capacity of a worker in other places is about two silver coins, so here it can reach about five or six. So Kevin only needs to hand over half of the silver coin to the workers and use half of the silver coin to improve the environment here, then he can Eat the remaining portion extra.

Therefore, Kevin's essence is not an enlightened aristocrat, he is just a guy who has benefited from productivity dividends.

And he himself didn't even know where this dividend came from. Like most nobles, he attributed everything to his own personality and completely failed to see the production relations behind it.

The real hero is De Lai next to him.

After spending some time with Delai, Tang Mo found that this person was so admirable.

Although he doesn't read many books, he is very active in thinking and can draw inferences about many things.

And he is extremely capable. Without him in the camp, a group of people might not even know how to operate a steam engine.

The steam engines in the game are complex and troublesome, requiring professional and skilled skills to operate, and Delay is the only person here who can control them.

Not only that, he was also good at repairing equipment and manufacturing small toys. He made almost all the toys for the workers’ children in the camp.

He was full of energy. After finishing his work during the day, he still had the energy to play football with others, and then he would light a kerosene lamp to read and study. His studious attitude was the strongest Tang Mo had ever seen.

Especially after discovering that Tang Mo was extremely knowledgeable, he even excitedly took out all his wedding funds and gave them to Tang Mo, just to let Tang Mo teach him more.

Seeing such studious students, Tang Mo was really moved.

Kevin just regarded him as a useful tool, but De Lai regarded him as a respectable teacher. Their attitudes were so different that Tang Mo was quite moved.

We are all born to the same father, why are there such big differences?

Although the other party said that his wife didn't matter and that learning knowledge was important, Tang Mo still pushed back the remuneration offered by the other party and immediately decided to become his teacher and come over to teach him when he had nothing to do in the future.

Without further ado, he immediately used his skill [Encouragement] and then used it on the opponent.

He thought that the other party would get excited and start asking questions, but after waiting for a while, Tang Mo found that De Lai didn't respond.

After being embarrassed for a while, Tang Mo asked curiously: "Don't you feel anything?"

"I don't feel anything at all."

"Strange, is there a bug?"

Confused, Tang Mo pulled over a worker who was leaving work and gave him a blessing. He straightened his back and said sternly: "I'm going to go gold mining."

After finishing speaking, the worker directly rolled up his pants, rushed to the nearby river, and began to pan for gold in earnest.

He seemed to have some interest in gold panning before, and he carried all the tools. The cold river water could not resist the other party's enthusiasm for gold panning, and he quickly sifted the area.

Then, he walked towards the upper reaches of the river, his meticulous appearance seemed like a pilgrim, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with this blessing, Tang Mo probably had a guess.

[Incentive] can inspire others' most instinctive ideas and make them full of curiosity and action.

The reason why it is ineffective against Delai is, on the one hand, because the opponent's will attribute is a bit high, and on the other hand, it is also because the opponent is always under a strong thirst for knowledge, so he is immune to incentives.

What a fairy!

Originally Tang Mo didn't believe that someone could take the postgraduate entrance examination in one month, but after seeing Delai, Tang Mo believed it.

With such a strong willpower and such a strong thirst for knowledge, nothing can be accomplished.

After activating the function of the sensing glove, Tang Mo directly used the glove to copy the content he had copied.

The location of the copy is the waste dump of the quarry. The broken stone slabs are here, and the text can be written with a charcoal pen.

Realizing that it was a little late now, Tang Mo drove the all-in-one VR machine offline and let the game character continue to hang up while he went to sleep.

After eight hours of sleep, when he got up and entered the game, he was surprised to find that De Lai was still awake.

The other party carefully looked at the books sent by Tang Mo. Although his eyes were bloodshot, his concentration remained unchanged.

Hundreds of discarded stone slabs are already filled with words, and De Lai has read all the words and is anxiously waiting for new words.

"Don't you have a rest?" Tang Mo asked in disbelief, "Aren't you tired?"

"I can't sleep. I want to finish reading what you wrote. But you are really amazing. It's the first time I've seen someone write all night without taking a rest."

"I am an apostle, you are amazing. Have a good rest, I will finish copying."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'll take a break after reading this."

Delai, who was completely obsessed with words, ignored Tang Mo's opinions and continued to be lost in the world of words.

Finding that the other party could not be called back, Tang Mo simply found Kevin's housekeeper, canceled today's arrangements, and continued to help copy books.

After Tang Mo came online, Delai talked more.

Reading helped him understand a lot of things, but it also brought more questions.

Tang Mo could still answer some questions, and he had to think about some questions himself. As the questions gradually deepened, Tang Mo found that the other party's learning ability and logical thinking were ridiculously strong, and he was worthy of being the closest protagonist in the game.

Being with the other person gave Tang Mo a different kind of fun.

That's the joy of discovering rough gems and then gradually polishing them.

While copying the book, Tang Mo thought with the other person and looked for answers to the questions together.

He was similar in age to the other person, and now it was as if he had found another spiritual friend, making him hope that one day he could bring Fang Cheng over and have a chat with them.

But while he was discussing the issue with De Lai, one person was quite unhappy.

The salon time in the study room has already begun, and the third-level nobles also decided to come here to have a look. Kevin, who was already prepared, heard the news that Tang Mo was in trouble, and could only tell others about it helplessly.

Because of Tang Mo's absence, only half of the people in the originally bustling salon came, and even the third-level nobleman declined.

The contrast between hot and cold made Kevin very embarrassed. At the same time, he realized that he was not a necessity for this salon, Tang Mo was.

Awkwardly receiving his guests, he finished the salon early and waited quietly.

Tang Mo knew he would come back at night. When he entered, Kevin greeted him politely and asked, "Mr. Tang Mo, is there anything interesting in the quarry?"

"A very talented man, I had a great time chatting with him."

"Oh, does my quarry still have such a character?"

Tang Mo paused for a moment, and then said expressionlessly: "Yes, and there are quite a lot of them. You should go down and have a look. Okay, are you interested in listening to the class I am going to teach today?" If it was normal, Kevin would definitely Will dodge.

However, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. His path to high-ranking nobles was with Tang Mo, and he didn't want to lose this opportunity.

If Tang Mo continues to indulge in the quarry, it will inevitably occupy the other party's time in the salon, and he will be the one who suffers in the end.

So, he smiled lightly and said, "Okay."

Although he agreed, Kevin felt his head hurt from listening to this class.

What Tang Mo described was like a book from heaven. Although he used many historical examples, the complex logic and interest disputes involved still made him feel big-headed.

He could stand in the right position in reality, but the example Tang Mo gave was still a bit too profound.

Upon discovering Kevin's resistance, Tang Mo did not persist. Instead, he said that he had learned well and then resigned.

Looking at Tang Mo's leaving figure, Kevin felt that if he didn't do something, his ladder would run away.

So, after he confirmed that Tang Mo was gone, he rang the bell. The housekeeper at home immediately appeared in front of him and asked respectfully: "Master, what's the matter?"

"Help me find out who Mr. Tang Mo met and what he did in the quarry today."

"Okay, sir."

This matter is not difficult to find out. More than a dozen foremen and workers saw this scene and told the steward about it.

With Dele's information and what happened today, the housekeeper returned to Kevin's bedroom and handed these things to Kevin.

After seeing Tang Mo actually chatting with a foreman for so long, Kevin felt a little annoyed.

You turned down such an important salon just for a small foreman!

What's there to talk about with those lowly workers?

Only by chatting with high-ranking nobles can you have a future. The power in their hands is incredible. If you let go even a little bit, hundreds or thousands of small foremen can be killed.

And you gave up those good opportunities and actually chatted and laughed with a foreman...

Tang Mo, you are so depraved!

Kevin's expression became darker and darker, and his heart was filled with anger.

However, after seeing De Lai's portrait, the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, followed by fear.

picture!
so similar!
Turning his head, he looked at the key on one side and asked, "Do you think this person..."

"It looks very much like the eldest gentleman when he was young." The butler replied politely.

The eldest father is Kevin's father and the previous head of their family.

He passed away a few years ago. Before his death, he held his hand and muttered something. Unfortunately, Kevin didn't hear anything he said.

After staring at Dele's portrait for a while, Kevin sat up from the bed, wore pajamas, walked alone to the fourth floor of the villa, took off the key, and went to the room where the great master was dying.

Since his father's death, this room has been sealed up, and everything in it remains as it once was.

This is a custom of the nobles. They believe that civilians will disappear into thin air after death, but noble nobles will transform into the Holy Spirit, accompany the goddess of mercy, and come back from time to time to see their former rooms.

Kevin thought it was just a legend, but when he opened the door and entered the dusty room, he found that it didn't seem to be a legend.

He saw the ghost of his father.

The temperature in the room is very low, much lower than the temperature outside.

The blue ghost seemed to have just climbed up from the bottom of the water. Translucent water droplets continued to drip from his body and hit the thick carpet, making a clicking sound like a pendulum.

He looked the same as he did three days before his death, when his father had regained consciousness, but his consciousness was still vague.

He was just like now, sitting on the recliner in the room, staring blankly in the direction in front of him like a mummy, muttering something in his mouth.

Yes, just like now.

The dark wind blew out the candle in his hand.

But the room didn't get darker, instead it got brighter.

The blue light on the ghost's body became more intense, making the ghost's expression even more ferocious. The father's face was as dry as a skeleton, and the breath of death was released from the other party's body, making Kevin feel as if he had returned to that cold afternoon, and felt the god of death here. The feeling of approaching.

Suddenly, my father smiled.

On that mummy-like face, his father cracked a smile. The smile was as exaggerated as a clown in the circus. The violent arc was weird beyond common sense. Kevin at the door was stunned and his mind went blank.

Slowly raising his hand, his father pointed to a corner and said in a hoarse voice: "You should look there."

Then the ghost melted.

It melted very quickly, but to Kevin it seemed like it was in slow motion.

He watched helplessly as the other party dissipated and shattered, leaving only a puddle of blue water in its original place, which seemed to tell him that what just happened was not a dream, but reality.

At this moment, Kevin felt something beyond fear.

He felt that he was facing some kind of existence that was beyond common sense, a kind of existence that was similar to a miracle. The legend proved its truth in a ridiculous form, and it also made Kevin feel the terror of death belatedly.

But after the fear passed, he actually found that he was more curious.

Father, what exactly do you want to say?
Relighting the candle, he walked to the location indicated by the ghost. After carefully groping for a long time, he finally found a secret door.

The secret door was very hidden. After opening it, he saw a one-foot-square safe inside. The safe needed to enter the appropriate text to open.

After thinking for a while, he entered his father's name, but the lock did not open.

After that, it was my mother's name, which was of no use either.

Entering his name hopefully, he found that the door lock was still locked, which made him wonder if he should use brute force to crack it.

However, a name suddenly occurred to him.

With the attitude of giving it a try, he took a deep breath and entered Delai's name.

Although he entered his name, he was actually praying frantically, praying that the door would not open, and praying that his father would have nothing to do with that lowly commoner.

Kacha~
In the darkness, the sound of the safe lock being opened was so loud that Kevin mistakenly thought it was the sound of his own heart breaking.

There is nothing important in the safe.

There is only one photo album.

An album of photos from his childhood.

(End of this chapter)