Chapter 943 Watchmaker Girl

“A suspicious and dangerous monster has appeared nearby recently, so be careful and don’t go out casually.

Yu Jun's "astrological sign" showed a sad look on his pale face, and his face was full of worry.

Its broad, soft body floated in the air and told Nicole on the palm of its hand: "That monster looks like some kind of star. It emits an evil and confusing flash of light. It can also read minds and come and go without a trace."

"The star-shaped monster is peeping here from a distance. Although the void fish issued a stern warning, it seems to have no intention of giving up. If it is caught, it may be eaten."

Nicole was curious: "Can't even the eight-eyed leader expel them?"

"The star-shaped monster is very strong. If it attacks rashly, it will cause heavy casualties to the void fish, so the eight-eyed leader adopts a conservative defensive posture. The two sides are still in a confrontation."

This surprised Nicole a little.

[Astrology Clock] The vast area around it is the territory of void fish, and this is the territory of a school of fish headed by Eight Eyes.

Other ethnic groups, whether they are other fish schools or shadow demons, feathered men or demons who lead curse insects, or those resurrected star masters, will all be afraid of the eight-eyed leader and keep a distance.

War and conflict are already very distant memories.

The last time a battle broke out with the outside world, Nicole remembered that it was probably Yinghuo who sneaked closer in an attempt to cause chaos and disaster here.

This brought a lot of malfunctions and errors to the [Astrology Clock], making Nicole, the watchmaker, very busy.

But Ying Huoxing was quickly wounded by the eight-eyed leader and escaped.

Nicole couldn't imagine the star-shaped monster coming to challenge him.

What kind of monster makes the eight-eyed leader so cautious and nervous?

"Nicole."

The sound of the horoscope interrupted her thoughts.

"Has the astrological clock reported any errors or malfunctions recently?"

"An error has been reported, but it has not reached the level of a malfunction." Nicole said truthfully: "In recent days, the error in capturing the ecliptic star track has become larger. The exact cause cannot be determined yet."

As the chief clockmaker of the Time Clock, Nicole is very good at tinkering with the [Astrology Clock].

She could see the connections in every gear, every escapement, governor, drive, timer and many other mechanisms.

This is her gift.

The connections between life and the world are usually varied and chaotic, just like the countless black smoke that emerges after lighting a fire, leaving no trace behind.

But the [Astrological Clock] is horizontal and vertical, and each line has a fixed track. They are not messy or entangled, but are connected to each other in an orderly manner, forming a neat and precise whole.

Nicole loved the neatness.

Her job is to ensure that these lines of rules are not disordered. If there is deviation or entanglement, she must first determine the cause and then adjust and repair it.

"Not all abnormalities can be determined. As long as the astrological clock is still functioning normally, there is no need to worry."

Astrology's face turned into a happy one, and its other hand slowly spread out, placing a handful of fruits of different colors next to Nicole.

"These are sweets that Da Nuo people find outside."

"OK!"

Nicole gnawed on a red fruit first, then opened her backpack and packed them.

She looked at the chronograph on her wrist: "Master Astrology, it's time for me to go back to the winding tower and do a new round of calibration."

"I'm leaving."

Nicole jumped down from the hands of this gentleman.

A hook flew out of the gauntlet on her wrist and wrapped around a gear shaft below. Relying on that force, she sank and swung half a circle, then stepped on the nearest gear.

The hooks of her hands help her jump all the way, moving lightly between gears and parallel axes, intersecting axes, staggered axes and format worms.

Finally, she followed the sprocket and climbed all the way up to the tall metal tower.

Nicole returned to her workbench.

The pupils of her eyes turned bright silver, and the astrological clock in front of her suddenly changed. Numerous lines spread across and penetrated its surface, like a manufacturing sketch that the Creator had not yet erased.

Looking down from the Upper String Tower.

Below is a strange land composed of gears of various sizes. They bite and drive each other, and are divided into upper and lower layers. Countless gears, shafts, levers and sliders make up this world.

Nicole confirmed how each area was functioning.

The 12 divisions are all functioning well and display the real-time time in different areas. They are finally gathered at the top of the tower through mechanical connections to form an astrolabe.

It is a huge metal circular surface, which is divided into multiple layers of rings, which overlap and combine to form the current situation of the ecliptic star orbit far away from the truth.

Nicole looked at the astrolabe, and the two largest spheres on it were still slowly rotating.

They are the main star of Gemini, "Jingsu Tianzun", and the main star of Libra, "Jingsu Tianzun".

There are currently only two main stars in the ecliptic star orbit, and more small spheres are orbiting around them. They are second-magnitude stars and third-magnitude stars, and are auxiliary stars, all orbiting the main star.

The entire astrolabe is dominated by two main stars, which drive the auxiliary stars to show different movement trajectories.

"It looks fine."

Nicole observed for a while.

She pulled out the polished copper plates stacked on the support frame and inserted them into the wheel axle on the side.

Accompanied by a sizzling sound, the high-hardness metal needle began to engrave on the copper disc, recording and saving the recent zodiac star path.

Soon after, the axis stopped rotating and an astrological disk was completed.

Nicole took it out and looked at it carefully.

On the originally smooth circular track, there is a very obvious up and down oscillation and wave crest, which is out of tune with the surrounding smooth lines.

Nicole frowned.

It is normal to have oscillations, because the capture of the zodiac star track by the astrological clock will be affected by the external environment, resulting in a certain degree of error.

But the wave crest is too high.

Judging from the time scale, it was just five days ago.

It is more like a kind of interference and error.

Nicole casts her eyes on the axis deep below the star disk, where the huge closed structure is the astrologer.

The astrologer has the most numerous and complex regular lines, and it is also the core of astrology.

However, according to the feedback of these lines, the problem is the astrologer.

I have to go down and check it.

Nicole opened the bag on her back and grabbed the fruits inside and ate them first. Sweets make her mind clearer and more focused, which is also her favorite thing.

Okay.

Prepare to repair.

Nicole put on the craftsman armor neatly.

This armor completely covered her body, and added a layer of metal support and connecting rods on her arms, legs and back, allowing her to pull the heavy pull rods and bolts inside with minimal effort. Most importantly, it is composed of many gears, shafts and sliders, which can be disassembled and replaced at any time when needed.

Then she checked the hook, tool box, fuel tank and calibrator.

Everything is intact and can be operated.

The girl looked at the bronze mirror.

Her small body was wearing a bulky and wide outer armor, like an inflexible bear.

Nicole pulled down the mask and covered her head completely with a honeycomb face armor.

"The 139th repair of the astronomical clock, start."

She walked to the edge of the tower and used the sprocket to descend to the astronomical device below.

Nicole reached the high platform of the astronomical device and stood firmly.

The inspection and repair of the astronomical device was carried out on the wall of the dark room. It was a dark hole, the space was not large, but it was very deep, and Nicole had never walked to the bottom of it.

In the past, the astrologer did this, but after Nicole woke up, this became her job. She is more sensitive and accurate than the astrologer because she can see the lines behind every object.

Nicole climbed in carefully from the cave entrance.

It was pitch dark inside, and the sound of metal biting filled the air.

She pulled open the baffle on her head, and the lighting stone inside coated the surroundings with a layer of blue light.

You can't use fire or other forces to illuminate here, or use special forces to touch it, which will cause errors in the very sensitive components of the astrologer, so you can only use the dumbest method.

Fortunately, Nicole's ability to see the lines will not affect this place.

She followed the fluctuations of the lines all the way to the fault area and began the inspection process.

While working, a voice suddenly came to her ear.

"Please answer if you hear it, please answer if you hear it."

Nicole was not surprised by this.

The astrologer needs to capture the movement of the zodiac star track on the truth side, and sometimes it will capture some sounds, but most of them are distress signals, and there are also voices of calls.

But they couldn't hear it during the astrological period. Nicole knew that it was the sound transmitted by those lines.

She had also heard another voice.

"Come back, children, this is where you originated from."

However, these voices were transmitted through vibrators. It is impossible to determine whether it is the same person.

Today is very strange. It turned out that two people were talking.

"I have found your location, and I need time to negotiate with the local indigenous people..."

"No problem, please be careful and safe, I am waiting for the rescue of the Yao tribe."

It seems that someone has heard the call for help in the star track and is trying to rescue the person trapped in it.

Yao tribe? It's the first time I heard this name.

Nicole listened attentively.

"There are void fish schools there, and we are communicating with them. Why did Orion lock you in the Astrological Clock?"

"Because there is a special structure here, an astrological device created by the spirit world, which can lock me in, and continuously extract my energy and signals as a trigger to operate the entire Astrological Clock. In the past, this place was used to lock other star gods or star shadows. Now Orion has exiled me here through its first-magnitude star, just to use the Astrological Clock to completely trap me."

"Well. Don't worry, we have locked the location, and it won't take long to find you."

Nicole was shocked.

Astrological Clock... Void Fish... Is this talking about us?

The core of the Astrological Device is actually this person who called for help?

She couldn't believe it.

"Thank you for your hard work, but I found something strange. There is a special life here, and it is receiving the signal between us at this time. It has some kind of power that can enter our current signal frequency band."

"Is there such a life form? Then I have to get to know it well. It can actually hear the frequency band of the electric vibration star. Interesting."

"She is still listening... You can hear it, right, Nicole?"

This sentence made Nicole shudder. She hurriedly used the grappling hook to rise all the way and fled away.

She sat on the long pole of the upper string tower and didn't recover for a long time.

A big Nuo flew down from the sky.

"Miss Nicole, the astrologer asked you to go."

Nicole came back to her senses: "Where to?"

"The guests outside are visiting... They specifically want to see you and bring you gifts."

Da Nuo said: "They are the star-shaped monsters that the Eight-Eyed Leader had dealt with before. They belong to a civilization called the Yao Clan. Now we have reached an agreement and are discussing cooperation."

"But it is strange that the messenger knows your name."

Nicole's whole body froze.