Chapter 299 Repairing the Calculator
Chapter 299 Repairing the Calculator
"Of course I want to live."
Jiang Changle stared at the shop owner, his tone firm and his expression extremely serious.
At this time, on the street outside, the mysterious ceremony was still in full swing.
Some of the orcs were carrying lanterns that emitted a dim light, and the flickering lights drew blurry arcs in the darkness.
Some gently shook the bells in their hands, and the clear and melodious sound drifted away with the night wind, as if it could penetrate people's souls;
Others held high all kinds of strange and bizarre offerings, muttering to themselves and dancing strangely as they slowly moved towards the same unknown direction.
The wind outside the house whistled, sometimes making a rhythmic sound like surging waves, like a thrilling dance music, containing an inexplicable attraction that made people yearn for it involuntarily;
Sometimes she whimpers like a sorrowful and sad woman, revealing sadness and helplessness, which makes people feel pity and want to save her.
Indeed, people from all over the city were attracted there.
It can be said that the nights in the Ten Cities are weird and dangerous, and are really creepy for strangers.
For Jiang Changle, there was also a desire to explore what on earth had attracted everyone in the city?
Is it possible that Zhang Jiajun was also deceived in this way?
It's dangerous, but it has to be done.
She wanted to live, and everything she did was to survive.
It was very difficult and hard, but people in the last days never backed down. She not only wanted to cherish her own life, but also wanted to protect the lives of all her relatives and friends.
The shop owner saw Jiang Changle's determination, but was he really telling the truth?
"Are you really doing this for your brother?"
"Of course, I still don't know what happened outside. I just want to find my brother."
At this time, the shop owner sneered, "If your brother also participated in this kind of ceremony and hasn't come back yet, then there's no need to look for him.
Because, anyone who didn't return before dawn would die."
Jiang Changle gasped, "Why? Aren't those people offering sacrifices to the gods? Are they treating me as an offering?"
Is it really that important? Is there anything in this world more important than your own life?
The shop owner looked at Jiang Changle suspiciously, as if he really didn't want to attend the ceremony for the treasure.
She was lost in thought for a long time before she said, "I don't care what your purpose is, as a guest of my inn, I have an obligation to remind you.
It is true that a lot of good things can be brought back from the sacrificial rituals in Hai City, but the proportion is less than 10%.
On the contrary, after each sacrifice, 20% of the people who stayed in the sea city died on the spot, and some disappeared.
A small group of Zhang's army once entered Hai City, but it is unclear how many people came out alive.
The treasures people brought back from Haishi were varied, but each treasure could make a force stronger.
For example, the manufacture of firearms in the North was brought out from the sea market, and there are even bigger unknown secrets.
This is also why there are so many churches in the ten cities, because the treasures of each church are different things brought back from the sea city.
People come to the mirage one after another, and as one group dies, another group comes, but the treasures they can get from it are getting fewer and fewer.
Now that you know how dangerous the sea is, do you still insist on going in?
Let me tell you one more thing, Haishi’s treasures won’t always work.”
After the shop owner said this, he took something out of his arms and handed it to Jiang Changle.
This is a calculator?! Jiang Changle's mouth twitched. The so-called sea city, is it a mirage? Or is it a time tunnel?
At least the kind that can transport small things, like muskets and battery-powered calculators.
Jiang Changle took the calculator from the shop owner and said, "This calculator has no batteries, it's definitely useless.
I'll change it to a solar-powered one for you. You can continue using it tomorrow after you expose it to the sun.
However, do you know Arabic numerals? This calculation only uses these numerical symbols, and you can only use them after you memorize them.
It functions like an abacus, but is more convenient."
She changed it right away. Jiang Changle happened to have the accessories in her space, so she started working on it under the dim light in the corridor.
When Jiang Changle made clocks in the past, he made solar-powered ones, so he only needed to replace a few parts to keep the calculator in use.
The shop owner was dumbfounded. She was actually trying to show off and make Jiang Changle give up.
Think about it, the sea city is so dangerous, even if you are lucky enough to get something, it will be useless, so why bother risking your life? Isn't life good?
But who would have thought that the little guest actually took this treasure seriously, and in his eyes it was not a treasure at all, but a malfunctioning gadget.
The kind that people can fix later.
"Who, who are you?" As the innkeeper had been running an inn in the turbulent Ten Cities for many years, he must be a knowledgeable and capable person.
But I have never heard of anyone with such ability.
Even the royal family of the Northern Kingdom had to spend a long time and a lot of money to recruit many craftsmen to make the musket, even though they had a recipe and a model.
During that period, who had to avoid the sharp edge of the North?
But later, the fourth princess of the East Kingdom created even more powerful weapons.
The fourth princess?!
The shop owner's pupils shrank, and he began to guess about Jiang Changle's identity.
Could the young man before him be the beastly husband of the Fourth Princess of the Eastern Kingdom? But, how could a grown male be so short?
Anyway, there is a high possibility that he is related to the Fourth Princess.
"It's fixed, Boss. Can I go out now? I'm not taking this risk just for the treasure. I really need to go look for someone."
Jiang Changle turned on the calculator and pressed a few keys at random. Soon, the recognition sound of the keys came out, which made the shop owner open his mouth in shock.
It turned out that what she got was really a treasure, but it just malfunctioned before.
The shop owner took the calculator, pressed the buttons carefully, and played with it lovingly.
"You can learn some numbers. When I have time, I can teach you how to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It will be convenient when calculating data in business."
In fact, ordinary people don’t need it at all, but it comes in handy for the shop owner who does business.
“Thank you, since you want to go to Hai City, I will take you there.
You cannot join the team by yourself without a church organization.
Once you join the sacrificial ritual, you will not only easily get lost in the mirage, but you will also lose your mind. Only by working as a team can you have a chance of returning alive."
Considering that Jiang Changle might have a relationship with the Fourth Princess and helped her repair the calculator, the shop owner couldn't just leave her alone.
She brought a cloak embroidered with a special pattern and put it on Jiang Changle.
However, Jiang Changle did not want to force others to take risks with her.
"Boss, just tell me the rules and some precautions about Hai City. You don't have to accompany me in person. After all, it's too dangerous there."
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