In fact, Xiao Xia had already heard of the word "Tiangong Plan". After all, Shenjitang has a vague population. If the project in this plan is huge, there will definitely be many people involved. It is impossible not to leak the news, especially if there are people with ulterior motives who deliberately spy on it. However, Xiao Xia was not clear about the details. He didn't care about what Shenjitang wanted to do before. But after Chief Craftsman Wei told him, he cared a little.

Regardless of the words of this old man who is addicted to the art of mechanisms, it seems that this so-called Tiangong plan is really important, at least it is a very critical point in this storm vortex.

However, Xiaoxia did not continue to ask questions, nor did she express her intention to join Shenjitang or not. She just smiled lightly. Many things do not need to be asked on their own initiative.

Three days later, the mechanism with the talisman carved in seals was finally pieced together. This was a closed mechanism as big as a hut. The injected fire secret medicine burned here, turning the explosive combustion power into a driving force for the mechanism. As long as this step is taken smoothly, the matter will be completely successful, but the people standing around at this time all looked a little strange.

As long as the last step of the experiment is successful, the reward of 1,000 taels of gold will be received, and everyone will naturally be happy, but this is also the most dangerous and easy step to happen. The shell of this mechanism is extremely thick, and it is not easy to check how the talismans that are closed are not easy to check clearly at the first time. Although the talisman array was verified smoothly before, there were some changes after the seal carving was engraved on this mechanism. Especially in the process of seal carving, one or two small problems occurred, and it took some brains to solve them. The time for patching together was a bit urgent. It undoubtedly left a shadow in everyone's heart.

The most important thing is that driving and controlling talismans requires two people. Who should take care of these two most dangerous positions?

Chief Craftsman Wei expressed his intention of cherishing talent without any scruples: "Master Wei Feng is the leader, Youdao is the son of a thousand gold, but if something happens to him, who will modify these talismans? So he doesn't have to go."

Everyone looked at each other and was speechless for a moment. Because this was not unreasonable. Even if something happened to the agency's experiment, as long as Xiao Xia was fine, there would be room for improvement. Once he died in the accident, the bounty might be wasted.

Xiaoxia still stood up, shook her head and said, "I have said before that I will do this final experiment myself, how can I rely on myself? I am one of them anyway."

"No!" Chief Craftsman Wei waved his hand straightforwardly.

Xiao Xia thought for a while and said, "I know the most about this talisman array. If there are some minor failures in the middle, maybe I am the most convenient for me to repair the situation. Whether it is to stop the talisman array or find a way to make up for it, there will be a great chance. If the fire secret medicine in it is completely out of control, the talisman mechanism cannot be preserved. It will be much more difficult to find out the cause of the malfunction from the blown wreckage afterwards. And it is probably not possible to recreate a set of talismans in the seal carving.

Chief Craftsman Wei also looked embarrassed, but these reasons are also very important. Now, they may not be allowed to do it again.

Xiao Xia added another sentence: "If I come to control it myself, the chances of success will be increased by at least 30% or 40%."

"Okay." Chief Craftsman Wei finally sighed and nodded in agreement. "But there is one more person. Who are you going?"

Everyone was silent for a while. Although Xiao Xia took a position with great confidence, this was something that was life-threatening. Everyone was already past the age of being in the forefront of the cottage and no one had the courage to rush to show their righteousness. In the end, Old Man Zhang, who had never spoken much, raised his hand.

The others were relieved and were also unavoidable. This old man Zhang has always been dull and honest. If it weren't for the talisman and magic, it would be quite reasonable. He would be almost the same as an old farmer with three generations facing the loess and facing the sky. Unexpectedly, he actually stood up at this time.

Old Man Zhang didn't look righteous and had no choice but to be righteous. He just asked dryly: "If you go, can you get an extra bounty?"

"..." Chief craftsman Wei looked like he was constipated, and after he was depressed, he still said: "Two hundred taels of silver."

"Well. Although the silver notes are not as good as gold, they are still OK." Old Man Zhang nodded. "Then if you die this time, please send all the silver back to my hometown and hand it over to your family... Oh, if this is really unexpected, can you add a sum..."

Chief Craftsman Wei was furious when he heard this. He raised his hand and smashed a tool in his hand: "Bah, can't you, old man, say something auspicious?"

Old Man Zhang shrank his head and the tools flew over his head. He then stood up straight, but he still looked honest and desperate.

The manpower was decided, and the installation test began immediately. Several organ beasts worked together to transport the huge talisman mechanism to a slightly remote workshop. The craftsmen arranged various settings, and the others stood far away. At this time, Chief Craftsman Wei didn't know where to bring a set of Shenjitang armor from the place of Xiaoxia. This armor seemed much thicker than the ordinary Shenjitang armor, and it was tighter. It was almost covered with tightness except for the nostrils. There was a thick layer of crystal on the eyes. However, there were rough traces of modification in many places on the armor, which were obviously temporarily transformed in a hurry.

Chief Craftsman Wei watched Xiao Xia put on the armor, and then pulled out a thin steel cable from the back of the armor, and pulled it to the distance through the door. Then he came back and said to Xiao Xia: "You have to control the formation in the mechanism. If there is any mistake, you will not have time to use the talisman to protect yourself. There are four water-moving spiritual talismans hidden in this set of mechanical armor. It will automatically trigger when it encounters a fire. As long as you pulsate the mechanism on your waist, the steel cable can also pull you out quickly..."

Xiao Xia was really moved to see that this could almost be considered an ultimate means of protection. On the other hand, Old Man Zhang ignored him and just watched silently. After waiting for the preparations that had nothing to do with him, he walked to the huge talisman mechanism with Xiao Xia.

With this armor to protect her, Xiao Xia felt even more confident. But seeing that Old Man Zhang next to him was still wearing a short linen coat, without any protection, if there was an accident, he would probably die, and he felt a little embarrassed. This temporary armor was probably the limit that Chief Craftsman Wei could do. After all, it was extremely difficult to make a spiritual talisman, and it was not easy to change the armor. It was unlikely that he would make another set. Xiao Xia couldn't help but say to Old Man Zhang: "I want my father-in-law to come and take risks with me. I'm really embarrassed."

"It is natural to take money and do things for others. Brother Wei is polite." Old man Zhang was still a little dull and cowardly, as if he could compensate for the money, he really no longer cared about his life.

"Mr. Zhang's family is short of money?" Xiao Xia remembered that the old man Zhang had asked a similar question before. If an accident dies, can the compensation be sent back to the family?

After a while, Old Man Zhang's wrinkled face squeezed out a kind smile, as if there was a rare greenness and vitality on the land that had been dry for decades. He said, "... The little old man has a young grandson, who is seven years old this year, lively and cute, smart, but unfortunately he is born with some inconvenience in his legs and feet. If he can replace him with a pair of Shenjitang refined prosthetic limbs and let him run and dance like other children, it is the biggest wish of the little old man in his life. It's just that a good pair of prosthetic limbs costs at least hundreds of taels of silver..."

"Brother...didn't you make talismans on weekdays?" Xiao Xia was a little surprised. Although hundreds of taels of silver were a lot, it wouldn't be too difficult for a wild Taoist priest who could make medium-grade talismans to save it.

Old Man Zhang smiled dryly: "The old man just learned some magic with a Taoist priest when he was young. He had no official certificates and talismans. He helped the villagers do small things within his ability on weekdays. It would be fine to keep a safe place. How dare he buy and sell talismans for profit and other illegal things?"

Xiao Xia sighed slightly. Although there are very few talisman Taoist priests, there are indeed as honest as Old Man Zhang. Of course, from the perspective of the Daqian Law, this is the duty of a real wild Taoist priest. This old man's pair of dry and rough hands like dead branches, a vicissitudes of wrinkles squeezed by wind, sand and years, and his habitual humble temperament were all made in the mulberry fields. He couldn't help but pat the huge mechanism in front of him and said, "Don't worry, after this mechanism is completed, I will think of a way to send you back with a bounty."

Ignoring whether Old Man Zhang could hear other meanings implicitly in this sentence, Xiao Xia had already placed his hands on the activate talisman carved in the seal and began to activate the talisman array. A slight red light began to light up from the pipe, and the fire secret medicine placed in advance began to inject into the mechanism, and began to burn violently under the guidance of the talisman array.

Old Man Zhang stood directly below the mechanism and placed his hand on the largest talisman in the center. This is a talisman that maintains the gathering and rotation of the secret medicine of fire. It cannot be driven by the fire element in the mechanism, and can only be maintained by relying on one person outside.

If there is enough time, it is undoubtedly safer to use the stone slab to gradually imitate the form of the mechanism to test the function of this talisman array. However, under the urging of General Wei, he could only save the intermediate steps in this way. He could have gradually improved it. He did not have time to try the method of using the power of the secret medicine of fire to maintain the talisman array. Without having time to try, he could only let Old Man Zhang drive the talisman in the middle. Without seeing the state inside the mechanism, Xiao Xia could only feel the changes in the inside through the fluctuations fed out of the talisman in his hand.

If other Taoist priests come, this is indeed an extremely dangerous attempt. If you cannot reach the innate realm of cultivation, you cannot touch the subtle realm of the Dharma from the heart. Even the talisman spell released from your hands is no different from the stone thrown out. But Xiao Xia is different. His understanding of talismans and perceptions have long exceeded those of those authentic Taoist disciples like Sier. He has drawn talismans many times since he was young, and he has developed it inadvertently modified the cloud patterns of the talismans.

That subtle feeling had a little bit of "talisman originated from the heart". This talisman array was originally modified by him by borrowing many methods of the Heavenly Earth furnace array that he had seen in the branch of the Tianhuo Sect. He had already experienced the changes in the formation personally. At this time, he closed his eyes and only pulsed from his hands, from the slight pulsation of the fire-turning elementary power in the talisman. A picture of the internal talisman operation of the mechanism in his mind, and the fire-turning secret medicine was burning violently.

The extremely strong fire element is ignited and turned into unparalleled heat and explosive force. However, under the guidance of the talisman, the explosive force can only be applied to the piston of the mechanism, pushing the piston to move continuously on a rotating bearing. The piston bearing is connected to a huge stone mill outside the house, and the stone mill, which is almost larger than the house, begins to rotate slowly.

Cheers sounded far outside the house. They couldn't see the situation inside the mechanism, but the rotation of the stone mill showed that the talisman mechanism was indeed operating as expected.

The stone mill was turning faster and faster. The stone plate, which was seven or eight feet wide and at least hundreds of thousands of pounds, could only be slowly driven by the huge water flow of the waterfall, but there was no water flow or leaves, and only with the dull roar from the mechanism. The mill plate turned as fast as a gyro by a child's twitching top. As soon as the ore placed in the funnel next to it fell into it, it was crushed and crushed like a dried crisp bean. People who watched from a distance were stunned, almost unimaginable that it was purely the power of the mechanism. The eyes of the craftsmen were shining, and Chief Craftsmen Wei was even more excited and shivered.

So far, everything went as smoothly as expected, at least from the outside.

In the workshop, Xiao Xia's mind was completely immersed in the operation and changes of the talisman array. The inflow of the fire secret medicine has reached the maximum. The talisman in this mechanism has reached its expected limit. The talisman inside automatically operates under the rich fire element, condensing the core of burning and explosion into a ball of rapidly rotating flames, and then pushing the explosion force to the mechanism. As long as all the fire secret medicine injected this time is consumed, the talisman mechanism can be announced to be completely completed.

But at this moment, Xiao Xia felt that some of the most subtle talismans at the center of the mechanism had changed.

Xiao Xia was shocked. He had never had such a problem in the last few tests on the stone slabs. He had carved these talismans by himself. Or he had watched several other people carve on them and had repeatedly checked them. There was no problem in itself, but the talisman array was still running smoothly, but these talismans themselves showed signs of scattering and collapse, as if the bracket carrying heavy objects was creaking.

He immediately understood that this was because when he was on the stone slab, these talismans did not bear the heavy pressure of the internal fire elementary power of the mechanism as they are now. These talismans were not so refined that they strive for perfection when they were engraved. Now the fire elementary power accumulated in the mechanism is so rich that it is almost comparable to the top-grade fire elementary magic. These slightly flawed middle and lower-grade talismans have begun to be unable to bear it and gradually have a tendency to collapse.

The last batch of fire secret medicines had been completely injected, and it was too late to stop the mechanism. At this time, the smartest way was to immediately move the mechanism on your waist and pull himself out with the steel cable tied behind you. Even if the most basic talismans collapsed immediately, it would take a few blinks to explode the mechanism completely out of control. However, Xiao Xia glanced at Old Man Zhang who was standing not far away to maintain the central talisman, but did not do this. Instead, he pressed his hands on the mechanism, and extended his mind along the talisman array to the talisman that could no longer bear it, and tried to maintain it.

If it were others, it was as incredible as carrying hundreds of pounds of burdens walking on a tightrope in the abyss. But Xiao Xia did it. Six years ago, he repaired the operating Heaven and Earth furnace array in the Jingzhou branch of the Tianhuo Sect. Now he maintained the formation built by learning from the Heaven and Earth furnace array. He could not be said to be easy to use, but at least he had a lot of confidence.

Even so, Xiao Xia almost collapsed from the exhaustion of the fire secret medicine in the mechanism.

The roar of the burning secret medicine in the talisman mechanism gradually stopped, and the constantly rotating mechanism gradually slowed down. Old man Zhang, who was standing directly below the mechanism, also turned around and bowed to Xiao Xia: "Thank you, Brother Wei, for help."

Xiao Xia took a few breaths before saying, "Did your father notice it too?"

"...I didn't realize anything before. Later, the talisman almost collapsed, and it was all up to Brother Wei to maintain it. How could the little old man not know?" Old man Zhang sighed, with the ravines and the dull and honest face also showed some emotion, and he said more than usual. "Brother Wei could have withdrawn, but for the sake of the safety of the little old man, he did not hesitate to stay. Finally, Brother Wei's talisman cultivation was profound and he would have overcome this crisis safely."

Xiao Xia waved his hand: "You are not polite, you are living under the same roof for these days, and I also want to protect this talisman so that I can spend more time creating it."

Old Man Zhang stopped talking and turned to look at the mechanism behind him that was gradually stopped. His turbid old eyes seemed to have not looked at anything. After a while, he nodded and said to himself: "After this talisman mechanism is successful, the power of the mechanism will no longer rely on human, animal, and water, and the mechanism will no longer be limited to the spiritual wood. The prospects of the mechanism are indeed very promising... But it is just that, do you dare to call yourself a craftsman?"

Xiao Xia stared at Old Man Zhang's hunched back in a daze. It was really surprising that the old man who had always been honest in his hometown suddenly said such words.

At this time, the cheering footsteps had already come from far to near. The cheerful craftsmen rushed in, and with great noise and excitement, they drowned Xiao Xia's surprise and Old Man Zhang's dullness. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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