The sky was as gloomy and dark as ever.
Snowflakes are also falling continuously. This is a continuous light snow weather that lasts every day.
When the next wave of cold air from the north moves southward, there will be a blizzard.
Opposite Shenjue Castle, in a dark alley.
Gunie, who was wearing a thick hat and a raised collar to cover his face, was stepping on the soft snow on the surface, which was more than one meter high.
In the past, it was all without leaving a trace in the snow.
But today, Gunie could clearly see a footprint every time he took a step.
The reason is that Gunie put on the "Purple Scale Chain Armor" which weighed more than 150 kilograms.
Gu Nie's physical body, which has been promoted to the second level, has also been strengthened by the wriggling flesh and blood.
Naturally, it can withstand the purple scale chain mail weighing more than 150 kilograms. Although it has a slight impact on Gune's flexibility, this image is insignificant compared to its powerful defense and buffering capabilities.
After passing through this small alleyway, Gune met the exit on the opposite side and saw George waiting aside.
At this time, George looked very calm.
"follow me."
George's voice was low enough that Guine could hear it.
Stopping a carriage casually, the two of them climbed up one after another.
"Go to the steelmaking factory." George said to the coachman.
Da da…
The carriage started quickly with the sound of horse hooves.
George directly deployed his own neutralization interference barrier.
"This is the Bracelet of Time."
George turned over his hand and handed over a bracelet with five glass beads strung on it.
Gu Nie took the bracelet of this moment and looked at it carefully.
These five glass beads are the same as the glass ball that George gave him before. Each glass ball has an hourglass inside, and the black hand rope is divided into two strands and bypasses the hourglass from both sides.
There is nothing in the hourglass. Perhaps what flows in it is time that I have never seen.
"The production is quite exquisite." Gu Nie secretly commented.
"The Bracelet of Time is filled with the power of time. It can allow you to come out of the hunting level, but it cannot let you in."
"It's enough if you can come out." Gu Nie nodded.
"Five hourglasses of time can allow you to escape from it five times."
"At the same time, the hourglass of time can not only allow you to leave the hunting level, but also allow you to break away from other levels and come to reality."
"The shadow world is also possible?" Gune asked.
"That's the simplest level." George answered in the affirmative.
"Then this is a pretty good treasure." Gu Nie smiled.
"For extraordinary beings who can travel through the deep world, this may not be anything."
"Of course, the most important thing is this hourglass of time. It can collect the time that has passed on your body and slowly replenish it on its own."
"Oh?" This time, Gunie couldn't help but look slightly moved.
"Recyclable?"
"Yes."
"Very good stuff, thank you." Gu Nie said.
This is a time bracelet that you can collect by yourself and can be used repeatedly. It is indeed a good treasure.
Then, George asked softly.
"Besides...how is your Source Breathing?"
"You have to know that regular air breathing is not possible in the shadow layer, or even in the hunting layer."
"Even there is only a thin amount of source power there. You need to master the ability to breathe the source power at a deep enough level to be able to walk freely there and even fight."
When George said this, Guine laughed.
"When I was not a transcendent, I had already begun to train myself to use cells to breathe."
"As for the physical lung breathing that I am showing now, you can think of it as a decoration."
"Completely free of physical breathing?" George was startled.
"Yes." Gu Nie had nothing to hide.
When mixing medicine, the breathing of the lungs will cause the physical muscles to increase and fluctuate, thus affecting the fine proportions of the medicine.
Therefore, during the process of refining potions, Gunie would completely give up breathing through the lungs and breathe completely with the source of energy, so that he could have the ultimate control over the mixing ratio.
The breathing function of the lungs has long been a decoration for Gu Nie.
"That's good." George nodded with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Then George continued to lower his voice.
"I have found out that the second-level Death Beast will undergo transformation tonight."
"After lunch later, we need to enter the hunting level in advance."
"You have not entered the deep world."
"So I need to take you there in advance to get used to it, so that you can exert 100% of your strength during the battle."
"Otherwise, if you rush in to fight, you may not be able to exert even 10% of your strength."
The world deep in the world frame is indeed different from the real world. This is quite clear to Gu Nie.
"It is indeed necessary to enter it in advance and adapt to a certain extent." Gu Nie nodded.
"The black iron smelting factory has strong extraordinary properties, which can easily cover up abnormal fluctuations. If you enter it from there, you will not be discovered."
"Yes." Gu Nie nodded slightly in response.
…
At noon, in a small restaurant near the steel factory.
Guinea and George had just finished a simple lunch.
A large number of steel factory workers have already gone off work, and workers from several factories have poured into this neighborhood in large numbers.
Although these large numbers of workers wearing old work clothes may look a little dirty, their mental state is different from the numbness and stiffness of starving homeless people.
The two of them walked along the snow on the street, and George lowered his voice and said.
"After the Empire promulgated the Labor Protection Law, the working conditions and income of workers have improved."
"Although there are still many problems, it is much better than it was more than ten years ago."
Gu Nie also nodded slightly after hearing this.
Gurne, who carefully browsed almost every edition of the Extraordinary Daily, naturally knew that as steam machinery factories were established in every corner of the empire, the empire had indeed made great efforts to protect the interests of those working workers.
Even Gune heard that some nobles who did not follow the labor laws were punished.
And this effect is also obvious.
At least during this time of heavy snowfall, the workers in Suge Ruins City on the border of the empire have a place to rest and have enough to eat and drink.
Even in the dark area where people and animals are mixed, there are not many homeless people.
Compared with the inland areas, in the coastal areas, the empire promulgated the "Navigation Act". As long as ships paid a small amount of customs duties, they would be protected by the navy's steel ships.
All are qualified to enter the great voyages and follow the channels opened by the empire to go deep into the deep sea areas and conduct long-distance voyages and adventures. All proceeds from the expedition belong to the expedition ship itself.
This has led to an extremely high level of enthusiasm in today's Age of Discovery.
"Woooo..."
At this time, the exhaust sound of a steam engine furnace for smelting steel was heard not far away.
The roar of the steam boiler, which was as big as a house, could be heard clearly from several kilometers away, and a large amount of fog rose.
Gu Nie rubbed her fingers slightly, thinking secretly in her heart.
The Magnolia Empire drives steel machinery powered by steam and is in a period of prosperity.
However, those pagans want to destroy all of this and restore the ignorant rule of the church and the sacred and supreme imperial rule of religion.
Even from this death beast, Gune could clearly see the true face of those strange and mysterious powerful beings.
They simply have a cold disregard for life. If such people are allowed to rule the world, it will be more bloody and ruthless than the rule of the theocratic church. At that time, the entire world will become a "flesh pasture" for their wanton harvest.
"Barbarian Saint, as well as those alien races in the north, and those evil spirit sects that have set off waves in the depths of the sea, can you stop this giant steel machine that has brought about a new wave of the era and made a huge roar?" Gu Nie whispered softly.