The Death Knell

The so-called human machine consists of seven parts. To be precise, it is nine people plus a lot of mechanical devices.

But the key is still people, and machines are useless.

The first component is the anchor. When the other eight people control the human machine to travel through time, it serves as a mark to locate where they are, so that others can come back instead of getting lost in the time stream.

It functions somewhat like the 'lightning rod' of DC's Speed ​​Force, able to pull speedsters out of the Speed ​​Force. In The Human Machine, the man who serves as the anchor is Leonardo da Vinci, who was also the builder of the Human Machine.

The second component is the engine, which provides power for the entire machine. Michelangelo is the engine.

He was originally a sculptor and artist. Without knowing how to sculpt, he developed the ability to incarnate outside his body. And like Kang the Conqueror, these incarnations of his can travel to any time point on the timeline, and at the same time It was also he who prepared the layout of the entire plan.

The third component is the navigator, three Arabs, known as the last caliphate. They can reshape the world by sacrificing human lives, but generally speaking, there are not many people who need them to reshape the world.

They are equivalent to people limited to an endless cycle, representing yesterday, today, and today. At the same time, it also represents the three possibilities of the future that Holy Shield sees: better, unchanged, and worse.

The fourth component, the origin, is the final truth and hope, that is, the kid with mediocre academic performance, thinks he is a mutant, and wants to have a relationship with the class beauty.

Leonid, he has a secret hidden in him.

Part five is the conductor, which is Tesla, the medium, and the factor of origin transformation.

Part six is ​​the mechanism, and the corresponding person is Howard, which represents the practical application of technology and allows the machine to operate normally.

The last component is the passage, which is Nathaniel and Nostradamus respectively.

One is the identity of the future conqueror Kang, and the other is the best prophet in France. They will choose the path for human machines.

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The time stone ensured that Su Ming would not be detected, and the holy spear also shielded Zheng Xian, and Michelangelo was still a little greener.

On the contrary, Nostradamus may have seen the two of them through the prophecies of gods and ghosts, but that guy is half crazy now and cannot speak normally.

Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci's plan is to use human machines to carry the gods to the future, and find ways to live in peace with the gods in a future where humans are more powerful.

But there are other opinions within the Aegis Brotherhood. Newton believes that the destruction of the world is inevitable, and the discontinuation of the elixir is proof.

So he planned to let the gods destroy the earth, and then he would use the three caliphs to reshape the world. Reset everything back to the past and let human beings develop again from the experimental subjects of the Celestials.

If he had guessed correctly before, the fake colonel should be the three-faced spy he sent out. It was most likely that he found the aliens scattered on the earth, cultivated them, and secretly stuffed them into Attilan.

Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the plans of both parties. Leonardo da Vinci planned to coexist, and Newton planned to go straight to the result. They just had different methods of protecting the earth.

However, Su Ming looked down on so-called human machines at all. If he wanted to time travel, he only had to tell the mysterious guest. Why would he need to assemble a giant device and find so many people?

Su Ming's plan was different from both of theirs, which was to take the third path and put an end to the cause and effect caused by Zhang Heng.

The reason why Zheng Xian joined the gang was for the Holy Spear. Once the situation was determined, it would be ready for use. That weapon, in the right hands, is fully capable of destroying a god.

Su Ming probably discussed this information with Zheng Xian, but the smiling Director Zheng was not interested in the time machine.

China has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. Especially the China in the 40K world has not experienced World War II at all. At this time, the problem of population explosion was decades ahead of schedule.

Therefore, there are also a lot of mutants in China.

Although mutants who can travel through time are rare, if the total population base is large, Zheng Xian still has dozens of time and space users.

It is said that the Holy Spear will be relatively closed, and it is indeed true, because it only recruits Chinese people, and even aliens must have obtained Chinese nationality.

But if we really want to talk about tolerance, tolerance is also very strong. Not only humans, the relevant departments now include not only humans, but also gods, monsters, aliens, mutants, aliens, demons...

No matter what race you are, as long as you are capable enough and willing to abide by the rules, you are welcome.

"Having said all that, where should we go first?"

Zheng Xian looked at the city below and said calmly, "You can't say stealing or robbing. After all, we were a family thousands of years ago. Taking things from your own home is certainly called taking."

Su Ming took out two pens from his backpack and smiled slightly: "How about we write the answer on the palm of our hand and open it at the same time?"

Zheng Xian did not refuse. He took the pen and wrote dragon and snake in the palm of his hand. Su Ming did the same. The strangulation faded away and his palm was exposed. He also wrote three Chinese characters.

Then the two put their fists together and smiled at each other.

"one two three."

I saw that the answer written in their hands was the same - elixir.

"Oh, the one who knows me is Lao Zheng." Su Ming patted the other party on the shoulder with emotion, as if it was a rare encounter with a confidant: "Sure enough, I am still a little curious about the elixir."

Zheng Xian also nodded with a smile. He probably had this expression all day long, even when sleeping: "Although I can't use it, immortality can be used as a bargaining chip."

He himself is a successful practitioner, and his strong body and Qi have given him a long life. He doesn't think highly of foreign substances such as potions.

But he also has a large group of subordinates to support, and the elixir is valuable both as a reward and as a bargaining chip.

Who doesn’t want to live forever?

Human nature is greedy, especially when it comes to longevity.

"Then we have agreed, let's walk, cloak." Su Ming gently raised his hand and patted the flying carpet.

But at this time, the magic floating cloak was helpless. Who knew where the elixir was? Where could it go?

Fortunately, Zheng Xian asked the question for him: "We don't know where the elixir is."

"Simple, the Elixir of Ages is the foundation for the Holy Shield Brotherhood. Without it, there would be no immortals. Without immortals, there would not be enough manpower. Without manpower, you would not be able to do what you want to do. So the Elixir of Ages will Well hidden, preferably under the chief’s nose.”

Su Ming pointed directly at the largest building in the city. From the air, it looked like the opera house had been enlarged more than ten times.

The cloak carried them quietly as they passed.

"This building is quite big. The two of us have owned it for a long time." Zheng Xian added.

"Old Zheng actually wants to test me? It's meaningless. We all know how humans like to hide things." Su Ming said lightly. The airflow brought by flying made him feel very comfortable.

Zheng Xian was not embarrassed after being exposed. He chuckled and said, "As expected, when it comes to hiding treasures, you still have to dig a cellar."

"Heroes see the same thing, and let's put it bluntly. Underground, I consider myself second in the universe, and no one dares to say that I am first." Su Ming burst out with strong self-confidence, that's why.

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Leonid and Leonardo da Vinci were in a stalemate on a strange platform.

"Do I believe you when you say you are Leonardo da Vinci? That's simply impossible. You'd be dead a long time ago." The barefoot boy said while waving his arms in front of him, as if he was planning to destroy what was in front of him. It's like the hallucination is blown away.

Da Vinci was not angry, but happily took off his helmet, fiddled with it on his chest, and folded the wings behind his back.

"Actually, I am Leonardo da Vinci, and you are Leonid, the origin of the machine."

"What are you talking about?" Leonid looked confused.

Da Vinci did not hesitate but took a few steps closer: "What do you remember? Memories about childhood, the earliest ones."

"Uh... New York, my father..."

"No, think about it again and I'll help you." As he said that, Da Vinci held the ball in one hand and pointed his index finger on Leo's forehead with his other hand.

Suddenly, Leo felt like the world was spinning, as if his whole body was turning upside down, and there was a roar in his head, as if a heavy door was being pushed open.

He remembered.

Darkness, and light, and a whole lot of monsters, his mother.

Then, more monsters appeared in the magnificent palace. They were surrounding a wordless book. All kinds of mysterious runes spread in the hall, and all kinds of incomprehensible miracles were realized by it.

He remembered that a man had taken him from his monster mother.

That man radiated light like the sun and was very warm, but there was no emotion that could be felt from him.

Then, he was sent inside a wonderful machine, and next, he met Tesla and the white-haired woman.

Tesla was not his biological father, but his adoptive father. The beautiful woman with white hair was not his mother, but the dove-like bird.

His mother is a green-skinned, upright toad-like monster...

"Ouch! What are you doing!"

Leonid covered his head and took a few steps back. What he recalled made him extremely painful. Fear, surprise, regret, and all kinds of emotions swirled endlessly around his mind.

But he still stood still, did not fall, and asked Leonardo da Vinci questions.

The genius with a beard covering his chest was looking around for something at this time. He looked at the patterns on the ground walking around and replied: "It has always been in your mind. I just help you unlock it. I analyze the structure of things." , and then getting the best out of them, I’m an architect of everything.”

"..." Leo still covered his head.

"Ah, here it is."

Da Vinci exclaimed with joy. He pressed an inconspicuous pattern on the platform. Immediately, the floor began to fold, and a complicated crank rose in front of him.

"Wait, what is that? How do you know it's there? How did you get into the Eternal City?"

"Oh, it flew in." There was a handle next to the crank. Leonardo da Vinci grabbed the handle and turned it like winding up a music box: "How did you get in?"

"Go down the sinkhole through the elevator... But it's definitely more than an elevator. It's not a deep pit, it's more like a bridge..." Leo had a feeling in his heart that was different from what he had originally Seeing something different on the surface reminded him of the nature of things.

Da Vinci smiled and nodded at him, approvingly: "You can see it clearly. I have always described it as a hole that can open up time and space."

"Huh? You even know that?"

Da Vinci let go of the handle, and the platform gradually rose into the air. They seemed to be getting closer and closer to the starry sky. He walked to the edge of the platform and answered very naturally.

"Of course I know, Leonid... I created it, everything in this city."