Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 596 Translation (Combined Chapter)
This elder-stage beak was tall, with a long neck. Even though it tried its best to control its speed, when it was ascending with the tech hunters, it created a whistling sound in the wind, which made people tremble with fear.

After all, if it is allowed to exert its full strength.

They are all enough to break through the city gate.

In the end, the long-necked monster had stood on tiptoe, its neck fully stretched, and stopped abruptly, with its entire head just level with the attic floor at the top of the tower - this was obviously designed.

We’re here… the tech hunters thought.

Damn that push back feeling.

And they finally met the King of the Swamp, the Master of the Lightning Land, the prophesied First Flame of Destiny, and the thirteenth owner of the Watcher Silver Card - the Nameless Lu Beiyou.

He was wearing a black cloak and had a smile on his face.

We had only heard of him before but had never seen him...but when we met at this moment, our first impression was that he was unexpectedly even more handsome than everyone had imagined. Especially the inexplicable aura surrounding him that made people involuntarily develop a favorable impression of him.

Some ladies in the team even felt their cheeks getting hot.

The discomfort caused by the shock of the beaked beast was suddenly swept away, as if basking in a spring breeze.

Only Chad, who was the first to stand on the "biological elevator", felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer.

There was no response for a while.

When Romi saw him blocking the intersection, he didn't notice anything unusual. He just thought that his companion was just showing off and was frightened by the beaked beast after all.

So he bypassed Chad and jumped onto the attic. He hesitated for a moment and was about to salute: "Your Excellency the Red King..."

The white-haired young man waved his hand to stop the other party. Then, silver light fell into his fingertips like a butterfly. He smiled and gestured: "Everyone, technology hunters, you don't need to be so polite this time-"

What he was holding between his fingers was the silver magnetic card that symbolized the other party's identity. On the front of the card was a giant furnace relief, and on the back were three black claw marks that looked as if they could tear apart the silver light, dark and deep.

Corner of the card.

Engraved with the ancient number "13".

Seeing this, Romi looked at Liu Si who had followed him, and felt a little more relaxed.

Although they had guessed it before, now they finally confirmed it... They also knew that the other party was taking out this card to prove his identity not to show off, but to be more friendly.

It means we are all family.

——Lu Beiyou is willing to take this stance.

Tech Hunters respect silver card holders, and according to the rules they should provide them with many conveniences... but compared to talking to a leader of a force with so many honors, the former is undoubtedly much easier.

"I've heard a lot about you," Liu Si smiled and bowed first, "Mr. Lu."

The rest of the tech hunters jumped off the head of the Beakbeast and looked at the silver card in the other's hand with curiosity, their eyes filled with envy.

To be honest, Romi and Lius were the only high-level hunters present, and the rest were just ordinary, considered the grassroots in the organization.

To them.

This was the first time he had come into contact with the owner of a silver card... He was considered a VIP at the headquarters.

Lu Meng flipped her fingers and hid the silver card in her palm. When she opened her palm again, it had disappeared: "Please."

The attic is located on the top floor of the tower. It is not very spacious, but it has everything needed inside, and the layout is simple and bright, which makes people feel comfortable.

Everyone took their seats.

There were no other waiters in the room, and it seemed that he was the only one here usually... Romi was worried, and glanced at the glass cabinet behind the young man, but his eyes were suddenly sucked in, and he couldn't move away anymore -

With his sniper's vision, he could see it clearly... Stacked in the cupboard were volumes of blue plastic-covered books... ancient science books!

A whole bookcase full of so many!
You know, sometimes even if they explore a relic thoroughly, they may only find two or three volumes at most... This is also the reward that technology hunters most hope to get when performing missions.

Tech Hunters are willing to pay 5,000 to 8,000 Cats to buy a copy from ignorant scavengers. If they hand it over to the headquarters and mechanics themselves, the difference in return will be much greater.

If there is a rare copy that is not included in a large library, its value will be even higher.

As for the intelligent core, it is something you can only come across by chance and it is not something that ordinary technology hunters can dream of. So leave it to the noble inner circle members to consider.

Right now, I see a bunch of them.

Romi's eyes were almost tearing.

"These?" Lu Meng noticed the strangeness of the tech hunter and just smiled: "They were all found in the swamp. After the tower was built, they were sent to the Flash Land. It is safest to keep them here. I can also look through them when I have nothing to do."

"...Tsk." Hearing the other party's casual tone, Luo Mi smacked his lips, "Don't blame me for being frank - Mr. Lu, you are really enviable."

The swamp used to be a mess.

There are many hidden secrets.

It has always been a place that some technology hunter teams are very keen to explore. Although they may encounter various dangers, they can gain a lot most of the time.

Unexpectedly, the fun didn’t last long.

The swamp was unified.

It's fine if they are unified, but the new person is also a master of the trade... Just by looking at the collection of bookshelves, it's not difficult for Romi to guess:
If another team goes to that dense forest.

Most likely it will be a waste of time.

No wonder those members of the inner circle of the Watchers always like to form their own forces, and the Mechanic also allows them to do so... Compared with the single-handed mode of middle and low-level technology hunters, having an entire force to help excavate the ruins is much more efficient.

To use an inappropriate metaphor.

On one side is tomb robbing.

On the other hand, it is archaeological research.

"You said you also read these ancient science books..." Liu Si, who was sitting next to him, noticed another key word in his words, "Mr. Lu, do you understand them?"

Even among the many technology hunters, Liu Si is considered to be one of the most studious ones. After all, their job, strictly speaking, is just to find lost technology, which does not mean that they have to understand and learn it.

That's a mechanic's job.

Therefore, in extreme cases, some technology hunters are only outstanding in their business capabilities, but are actually just illiterate and rough. This is also possible - knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing. For them, it is enough to know how to use the equipment.

Liu Si is the opposite extreme case.

So much so that Romi once joked: What is really suitable for him should be to be a mechanic at the end of the world, dealing with greasy books all day long instead of coming out to cause trouble; Liu Si responded that if I become a mechanic one day, I will definitely assign you the job of cleaning out ancient toilets.

When Romi heard this, he glared at his companion and said: Why are you so ignorant?
——It’s not like they haven’t seen many scenes where big shots fill their bookshelves with books in order to pretend to be cultured, but end up putting the covers upside down without even noticing…

Just go along with the compliments and say a few words.

Why are you asking so quickly?

What if the lies are exposed...how will you expect him to step down?

Liu Si glared back mercilessly, and then quickly explained himself: "I didn't expect that you, Mr. Lu, have the same interests as me... I have to say that the text and grammar in these ancient science books are obscure and difficult to understand. Even the mechanics haven't fully understood them... Like me, I also refer to the internal dictionary and the translation published by the university."

The latter uses the common language.

The writing is also as easy to understand as possible.

Otherwise, if no one can read it, how can the mechanics' plan to revive ancient technology start? From another perspective, this also means that the mechanics can control the level of technological development of the entire continent by choosing which books to publish and deleting materials in a targeted manner.

Liu Si's eyesight is not as good as Romi's, but he is more observant: there is no dust on the covers of these books, and judging from the newly turned pages and the layout of the books on the table, it seems that this person really has a habit of reading and is not just pretending.

What he meant was to ask the other party whether he could understand the text above... In fact, he was taking the opportunity to bring up the topic and use the mechanic's internal dictionary in his arms as a meeting gift.

With the other party's identity, he could go to any relay station and swipe his card to get it - but after all, he had to go there in person, which was a bit troublesome for the other party in his busy schedule, so it was just right for him to do a favor. As for whether he could really understand it...

That’s secondary.

Liu Si held a corner of the dictionary under the table, waiting for the other party to say something like "Yes, some of the characters are indeed difficult to recognize" or "I glanced through the records of so-and-so but didn't quite understand it", then he would pretend to take it out to get closer to the other party.

"Hmm?" Lu Meng said, "Sure."

The tone is natural.

——I can understand it.

This time even Liu Si was a little hesitant: Brother, I have given you so many ways out in my words...

Just catch one.

There is still more to talk about.

Unexpectedly, the white-haired young man smiled and said, "Of course, I'm not a researcher. I definitely can't understand advanced and sophisticated technologies. This is the job of the medical department, scientific research department, and the priests of the order... But I can still translate some terms for them."

Translation... Lu Beiyou's words made Liu Si, who was holding the dictionary, a little at a loss. He didn't know whether to take it out or put it down.

Little do people know that translating ancient scientific books is the first and most difficult step in interpreting them: sometimes, as long as you understand the meaning of the text above, it is not difficult to understand these books.

The old empire left these books behind.

The purpose is to preserve the spark of civilization.

Don't want to make it too difficult.

Liu Si originally believed that as a recipient of the silver card, it was entirely possible for Lu Beiyou to understand some ancient texts...but to say that his level was high enough to help professionals translate was too exaggerated.

You know, at the end of the world.

He was the first mechanic to systematically decipher the mysteries of ancient characters and deservedly won the Iyo Prize that year in recognition of his indelible contribution to the interpretation of ancient technology.

And ancient philology.

It is also one of the most difficult subjects in the Mechanical University. Every year, countless students fail on it, which is really annoying.

In addition, among the materials compiled by the mechanics, there are still hundreds of ancient Chinese words that have not been fully deciphered. They even set a reward amount for each word according to the difficulty to encourage future generations to speed up the research progress... All these things show the difficulty of translation.

Liu Si had no choice but to continue: "I didn't expect that His Excellency the Red King has such a talent for languages..."

He used the other person's title unconsciously, showing a hint of unfamiliarity compared to the beginning.

I think so in my heart.

As the saying goes, those who are ignorant have nothing to fear. Lu Beiyou didn't know how exaggerated the words he had said inadvertently were.

Maybe the other party is just pretending.

Just as they had guessed at the beginning, the Red King could achieve great success in the secular world, but in terms of academics, he was not on the same level as their system.

Liu Si decided to handle the matter in a businesslike manner and move on from the topic, not mentioning it again...

"Mr. Lu, in this case, I happen to have a book here that I got by chance. Some of the words in it are really difficult to understand. If possible, please give me some advice -"

A voice sounded in the attic.

Liu Si was startled and looked back.

At the end of the table, a man with bandaged hands spoke. It was Chad, who was previously at the last seat.

Liu Si quickly signaled with his eyes.

He understood how Romi felt just now - someone more ferocious than himself appeared.

however--

Lu Meng: "Okay."

The Red King spoke.

The other tech hunters were not as thoughtful as this and were still confused. Only the two team leaders gave frantic hints, but Chad completely ignored them and stood up from his seat.

Chad walked towards the white-haired young man and took out a book from his arms: He was serious.

At this point, it can no longer be stopped.

Because the Red King also reached out to take it - its cover was not a blue plastic cover, but just an ordinary notebook, which seemed to be a memo copied by Chad himself.

Liu Si stood up, took out the dictionary, and said quickly: "Chad, if you have this problem, you might as well come to me directly next time, so you don't have to bother me..."

Lu Meng: "It's okay, it's just a piece of cake."

The Tech Hunter shut up.

He flipped through a few pages: "What don't you understand?"

Chad pointed.

He stayed on a vocabulary word: he looked at the notes on the page and copied a passage of ancient saying, which seemed to be an annotation. However, the handwriting was crooked, and he just drew it according to the shape. He also put several question marks at the end, which showed that he really didn't understand it.

Liu Si took a look.

Somewhat surprised.

This notebook is wrinkled. It has been used for many years. The paper has swelled and turned yellow.

It was the first time he knew that the other party was as interested in ancient science as he was...

Chad, the silent man.

From the opponent's martial arts, to the hidden poison gas bombs, to his personal hobbies...how many things are there that they don't know.

Just, follow Chad's instructions.

Lu Meng also stopped moving, his eyes fixed on the words on the paper...

Time passed and the air became somewhat stagnant.

It’s over—Liu Si was shocked.

Brother, you really don’t know a single word, right?
It's rare to have such a shocking opening, and such a great and glorious image. The outside world... at least in the Pastoral Song of Shandi, is about to praise you. Don't ruin everyone's good impression at the critical moment...

That's not the crux of the problem.

Just as this high-level technology hunter was thinking about how to make up for it and change the subject.

That gentle voice sounded again——

"Genetically recombinant toxins: toxins are modified through genetic engineering so that they only affect specific gene sequences. Such toxins can be used for assassinations or as biological weapons against specific races... or even extermination." Lu Meng read as he flipped through the pages of the book.

in his field of vision.

The notes Chad gave were not some obscure ancient characters, nor were they the common language on the continent today.

It is a language that he is very familiar with.

[Module: Official Chinese supplement and correction]

Folk Sinicization.

(End of this chapter)