Chapter 662: Confusing fake construction methods with real ones
Niu Yuxian could not distinguish the scale of the ruler.
The divine machine eye is immeasurable!
This thing sounds ridiculous, but it actually happened.
Niu Yuxian returned to the stone chamber and tried again, but the result was still the same. He could not recognize the scale. If he tried to distinguish it, he would not only become dizzy and vomit, but also cause great consumption of Niu Yuxian's Qi.
We can't let Niu Yuxian go anymore, the divine machine eye may cause serious harm to him.
Xu Zhiqiong took the measuring tool and prepared to go to the Shenyan Pavilion alone to measure.
Niu Yuxian shook his head and said: "These measuring tools are all made by me, others will not use them."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I don't know how to use it, just teach me."
"Even if I teach you, you can't measure it accurately. If the deviation is more than three degrees, the flaw will be easily seen."
Silk is the unit of measurement for Daxuan craftsmen. A thread is about the same thickness as a hair. According to Daxuan's technique, there are three hundred silks in one inch!
What is this concept?
According to the concept that Xu Zhiqiong is familiar with, ten threads are only one millimeter.
How much difference can there be if there is a difference of three wires? How can it be so easy to see the flaw?
Not many people in the Divine Machine Department are familiar with the Divine Machine Eye. The only ones who are really familiar with the Divine Machine Eye are probably the Divine Eye craftsmen.
Divine Eye Craftsman Shen Shuliang is a cultivator of the Chaos and Impermanence Tao. Practitioners of the Impermanence Tao are a bit slow and cannot see such subtle differences.
Besides, what would happen even if we could see it?
It is his duty to protect the divine machine eye. Now that the divine machine eye has been replaced, he has to bear the main responsibility. If he dares to speak out, I will punish him with death!
Xu Zhiqiong learned how to use measuring tools. Niu Yuxian drew a simple diagram of the candlestick, which marked the location to be measured. Xu Zhiqiong took the diagram and returned to Shenyan Pavilion.
This candlestick is the divine machine eye!
Xu Zhiqiong first used a soft ruler to measure the length of the candlestick.
This is three feet, three feet, how much three feet...
The largest scale Xu Zhiqiong could see was three feet. When he continued to look down, he found that his vision suddenly blurred.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the scale carefully. A wave of dizziness hit him, and Xu Zhiqiong also had the urge to vomit.
What a weird method!
This candlestick is actually immeasurable.
I have a fourth-level cultivation level, but I can't withstand this dizziness. Niu Yuxian only has a sixth-level cultivation level, and it's hard for him to persist for so long.
Xu Zhiqiong calmed down for a moment, picked up the soft ruler, and measured it again.
This time he didn't rush to read the scale, but used a drawing stone to mark the ruler.
After taking back the ruler, Xu Zhiqiong took a look and saw that it was one foot and six inches!
Isn’t this just a test?
etc!
The measurement just now was more than three feet, how come it suddenly changed to more than one foot?
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the size of the candlestick. Judging from the length alone, it couldn't be more than one foot, at least three feet upward.
Changing the method of using measuring tools will not help. Niu Yuxian's workmanship is superb. This is a tool he made himself. He must have tried every method that can be used.
If you can't speculate on methods, you can only be hard-working on techniques.
Why can't this candlestick be measured?
There should be only two possibilities.
First, the candlestick itself has a special construction method. The person who made the candlestick was a high-quality Mohist practitioner and used special means to adjust the dimensions.
If this is the case, Xu Zhiqiong can do nothing. Even Niu Yuxian cannot crack the Mohist method, and Xu Zhiqiong cannot crack it.
Another possibility is that the candlestick itself is nothing special, but the person who uses it is special.
Divine Eye Craftsman Shen Shuliang, this person may have left some kind of magic circle on the candlestick.
Among the various types of magic formations, the only one Xu Zhiqiong could not understand was the magic formation of the chaotic and impermanent way. He could neither understand the principles nor discern the rules.
But Xu Zhiqiong can dissolve the energy of chaos and impermanence, which is the unique advantage of the power of imagery.
Xu Zhiqiong picked up the soft ruler again, concentrated the power of imagery on the ruler, and placed it on the candlestick again.
His vision immediately began to blur, and Xu Zhiqiong could only see the outline of the ruler, but could not see the scale at all.
Xu Zhiqiong increased the power of imagery, and his vision changed slightly.
Increase the power of imagery again, and you can vaguely see some scales.
A strange energy surged out at first, and then slowly disappeared after being suppressed by the power of imagery.
really!
There really is a technique for the Tao of Chaos and Impermanence!
Xu Zhiqiong continued to inject the power of imagery into the soft ruler and quickly measured the length of the candlestick.
Three feet six inches two, Xu Zhiqiong opened the drawing drawn by Niu Yuxian and wrote down the first size.
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An hour later, an exhausted Xu Zhiqiong left the Shenyan Pavilion with measuring tools and drawings.
Niu Yuxian took over the drawings and found that nothing was missing. He and Xu Zhiqiong quickly left the Shenji Company.
He was not in a hurry to return to Yuyao Palace, but went out of the city to look for stones. The craftsmanship of the candlestick itself was not complicated, but the difficulty was that the stone materials were difficult to select.
Although Niu Yuxian came to Qiancheng Kingdom for the first time, he often wandered around these days, so he knew where such stones could be found.
On a barren mountain in the east of the city, Niu Yuxian chiseled a stone from the hillside and brought it back to Yuyao Palace.
It took Niu Yuxian less than half an hour to finish the candlestick, but it was not finished yet. The most critical step was to make it old.
According to Niu Yuxian's estimation, Shenjisi's candlestick has been used for hundreds of years. The traces of smoke and fire on the candlestick and the burn marks of candle oil are difficult to imitate. This is the moment to test one's true skills.
Niu Yuxian took the candle, carefully burned it, polished it carefully, and perfectly reproduced every detail of the candle holder.
That night, Xu Zhiqiong returned from thinking about his past and saw the candlestick made by Niu Yuxian. He was very satisfied.
The next thing to do is simple, just replace the candlestick in the Shenji Division.
When it came to changing the candlesticks, Xu Zhiqiong thought that he could just go by himself, but Niu Yuxian insisted on following him.
"You can't change the candlestick, I have to change it."
"What's the reason for this?"
"The candlestick is connected to the stone table and is carved from the same stone as the stone table. If you want to replace the candlestick, you must cut the old candlestick off the stone table and glue the new candlestick on."
Stick it on?
"Is this safe?" Xu Zhiqiong scratched his head and asked, "If I had known this, I might as well have done it with the stone table."
Niu Yuxian shook his head and said: "It's useless to make a stone table. The stone table is connected to the floor of the stone chamber. The stone chamber is carved out of a single piece of stone!"
A stone chamber carved out of a whole piece of stone?
Xu Zhiqiong recalled the scale of the stone chamber and couldn't imagine how difficult the project was.
The purpose of building this stone chamber is to preserve the Divine Machine Eye, this elusive and strange magic weapon.
Niu Yuxian brought enough equipment and followed Xu Zhiqiong to the Shenyan Pavilion again.
Before Niu Yuxian started, he prayed to the bitter cold star. It was obvious that the workload of changing the candlestick was greater than that of making a fake candlestick.
The most difficult part is to cut off the original candlestick completely without making any movement.
Niu Yuxian has a special saw, a saw like a steel wire.
The saw is coated with a special potion and cuts on the stone just like it cuts on the dough, making no sound at all.
Niu Yuxian neatly cut the candlesticks off the table.
Niu Yuxian cut the section of the candlestick left in the center of the table so smooth and flat that you can barely feel any change when you touch it with your hand.
Looking at the old candlestick that had been cut off, Xu Zhiqiong felt relieved.
The Divine Machine Eye was cut off, which meant that the Divine Lord Qian Cheng had one of his most important eyes dug out.
As for when this matter will be exposed, Xu Zhiqiong is not worried, he has already been prepared to deal with it!
Niu Yuxian took out the newly made candlestick, glued it, and placed it tightly on the stone table.
Some gaps could be vaguely seen at the seams. Niu Yuxian took out a cloth bag containing stone powder.
Apply the stone powder around the bottom of the candlestick. The seams are covered and no flaws can be seen.
Niu Yuxian wiped his sweat and said, "Don't touch this stone platform tonight. The glue will solidify early tomorrow morning."
No one will touch this candlestick tonight.
Shen Shuliang had gone home to rest a long time ago. Unless Shenjiyan discovered the judge and took the initiative to alert him, Shen Shuliang would not have been able to run back to the Shenji Department in the middle of the night and invite Shenjiyan out.
The real divine eye has been cut off by Niu Yuxian. Now there is a fake divine eye on the stone table. The fake divine eye is just an ordinary candlestick. How can it be possible to alert the police?
From now on, as long as the Lord doesn't mention the divine eye, the fake divine eye will be placed quietly in the stone room.
Xu Zhiqiong picked up the cut old candlestick and returned to Yuyao Palace with Niu Yuxian.
Niu Yuxian was very tired, so he went back to sleep. Xu Zhiqiong took the real candlestick to the Punishment Department, and by Chengfeng Tower, went to the Pingzhang Military and State Affairs Office.
He wanted to see if this real magical eye could still be used after being cut off.
Pingzhang Military and State Affairs Office is He Fang's residence. Xu Zhiqiong placed the candlestick in front of He Fang. The strange way of placing the candles made He Fang's eyes light up.
"This should be the magical weapon of my Taoist sect."
"Your Highness has good eyesight," Xu Zhiqiong nodded, "This candlestick is called the Divine Machine Eye. It can see the wonders of a country. I will lend it to the princess and let the princess try it."
He Fang asked in surprise: "Where did you borrow it from?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Borrowed from Yelang Kingdom."
The words can only tell half of the story, the divine machine eye is too special and is aimed at the existence of the judge, so it must be handled with care.
Xu Zhiqiong taught He Fang the usage methods he observed.
He Fang first injected a certain amount of energy into the candlestick, and then lit the candles one by one. After waiting for a long time, the divine eye appeared.
It may be that the number of Qi machines is wrong. He Fang tried several more times, but the candlestick never responded.
He Fang thought for a long time and said: "It should be that the cultivation level is not good enough and the Qi machine is not pure enough.
Brother Xu, can you lend me this candlestick for two more days so that I can study it?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "This thing has been borrowed and must be returned, otherwise it will attract suspicion from Qian Chengguo."
He wants to return the candlestick?
Still won't pay it back.
He just wanted to hide the candlestick in the Zhonglang Courtyard and look for opportunities to study it slowly with He Fang in the future.
The reason why the candlestick cannot be left to He Fang is because the divine eye is a sharp weapon against the judge.
What if He Fang really researched and understood it, summoned the divine machine eye, and let the divine machine eye directly display the positions of all the judges in Daxuan?
Xu Zhiqiong trusted He Fang, but he could not put Judge Dao in danger.
Xu Zhiqiong returned to Zhonglang Courtyard and carefully put away the candlestick. Seeing that Xia Hu was not there and He Qingye was not there, he knew that they were still working in Baifu County.
Xu Zhiqiong slept alone in Zhonglang Courtyard all night. At dawn the next day, he set off from the Shushou Mansion and went to Shenji Division in a sedan chair.
After drinking two cups of tea, Xu Zhiqiong asked Li Jie for the files of two criminal prisoners, two generals of the divine machine, and the divine eye craftsman Shen Shuliang.
Li Jie searched for an hour in the file room. He found the files of both the prisoner and General Shenji, but he could not find the files of Shen Shuliang.
Li Jie was looking anxiously in this room, and Luo Hui suddenly hurried to the main hall: "Sir, something happened in the room with Mr. Lu."
Something must have happened to him, and Xia Hu and Qingye would not let him off lightly.
Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be surprised and said: "What happened?"
"I can't explain a single sentence clearly. Sir, please go to Shenyan Pavilion and have a look!"
"Okay!" Xu Zhiqiong just stood up and asked, "Where should we go?"
"God's Eye Pavilion!" Luo Hui said, "That demon girl He Qingye came out to cause trouble again, and was discovered by the God's Eye."
"Discovered by the divine machine eye?" Xu Zhiqiong couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes!" Luo Hui nodded, "I discovered it early in the morning. You will know it just by looking at it!"