Volume 19 Chapter 213 All for the Power of Faith

After Hades and Persephone were done loving each other, I quickly took these Hades into the underworld.

The working environment in the underworld in China is definitely very different in style from Hades and their original environment. Not to mention the architectural style, the scale alone is much different. However, the offices in Europe are not as large as everyone imagines. On the contrary, the underworld in China is actually much larger than Hades's trial court. However, it seems to outsiders that the Inquisition of Hell in Europe is larger. This is mainly due to the difference in design concepts.

Hades's trial court looks very large, especially the internal trial hall. The space is several times larger than the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Most people will not say anything when they go in. They will be immediately taken in by the sight of this scene. Scared. However, the tribunals in Europe are different from ours. Apart from the tribunals, there are only some small data rooms and other rooms left in their entire building. Moreover, the interior of the tribunal in Europe has a multi-layer structure. Except for the front tribunal which is relatively tall, the back part is layered, so the area is not large.

Compared with the architectural structures of Hades and others, the buildings in the underworld are more planar. Even the tallest lobby in the entire underworld is only about one-third of the height of Hades' trial court, while other buildings are basically bungalows, generally no more than five meters in height. In addition, unlike Hades and his team, which have small offices except for the trial hall, the trial area of ​​the underworld, that is, the lobby, is not very big, while the various offices and accommodation areas behind it are. It is extremely large, so in terms of total area, the size of the underworld is far greater than that of Hades' Tribunal, but it just doesn't look as spectacular as others. The contrast between the two is like the contrast between a finely decorated suite in the city and a farmhouse courtyard. One is exquisite and luxurious, and the other is super large.

Hades frowned as soon as they entered the gate of the underworld. Although the buildings in the underworld were relatively neat, they were relatively simple after all. Hades and the others were used to the luxurious palace-like working environment. In addition, I saw a more exaggerated architectural style in Essinger before, and now I suddenly see that the underworld is so shabby. The psychological gap is naturally larger.

"Why is your place so broken?" After Hades and the others came in, Radamantis was the first to ask the question in his mind.

I don't care at all about their disdain. After all, I didn't build this underworld. "You just have to make do with this." I said helplessly: "This was built by Tianting. After all, I am the contractor, not the buyer. It is not impossible for me to spend my own money to renovate it, but I always feel that this investment is a bit of a loss. "

This is definitely what I think as a normal person. It's like if you contract a factory, if you are asked to replace equipment in order to make more profits, it's okay to say so, but if you are asked to decorate or green the factory, you will definitely not be willing. Anyway, there is no direct relationship between the production capacity of a factory and the factory environment. Just look at it. Even if you build the factory into a palace, your products will not suddenly have any special functions. If it is your own factory, you will repair it just for the sake of face, but the things contracted are not your own, so spending that money is not going to your head.

The underworld is the same for me. This government office belongs to Heavenly Court, and I am only temporarily contracting it. Once Heavenly Court wants to take it back after the repairs are completed, it has nothing to do with me. And now my Yama Palace is just not gorgeous enough, not dilapidated. As far as the basic functions of the building are concerned, there is no problem at all, so I have never paid attention to it. Moreover. In the past, only the NPCs assigned to me by Heavenly Court worked here, and at most some NPCs hired by me were added. The players only sent people back once or twice when something happened, and basically no one came down at ordinary times. If I still throw money into this semi-deserted state for decoration, it would be strange if Rose's personality didn't scold me to death.

After hearing my explanation, Hades and the others finally understood why this place looked so shabby. After all, the buildings they had seen in Essinger before were all magnificent in appearance and luxurious in interior. They were really incomparable with the style of this underworld. The difference is too big, so according to their previous judgment, they all think that we are very rich and should not repair the underworld in such a bad way.

After understanding the reason why I did not repair the underworld, the group of gods said nothing more, but followed me to visit the structure of the entire government office. Of course, the more important thing was to get to know the NPCs who were working here. After all, Hardy will They are going to take over the work here.

After visiting all the underworld, Hades assigned Radamantis and the others to take over the specific work of the underworld, and he took Persephone and Pandora with me into the warehouse of the underworld. middle. In fact, this warehouse is basically empty. Except for a few broken weapons used by ghosts, not even a mouse can be found in it. The purpose of coming here is not to check the supplies, but to discuss things.

After I closed the warehouse door, Hades pulled out a bunch of messy things from his kingdom of God, and then I saw him putting the piles of discus-like things layer by layer. Stacked up, the result was that he was asked to spell out something that looked like a candied haws. The difference was that each "haw" on the "candied haws" was flattened into a shape like a persimmon. Of course, the material of these "hawthorns" is definitely not something that ordinary people can chew. Because these skewers are all made of soul crystals.

"Is this the faith collector?" I asked aloud, looking at the "candied haws" in front of me.

Hades nodded and said: "This is actually just the main body. When we really need to use it, we usually add a shell on the outside. Firstly, it can protect the internal structure, and secondly, it is more beautiful."

Looking at the "candied haws" in front of me, which is about thirty centimeters in diameter and more than one meter high, I suddenly asked: "Are there any special requirements for the material and shape of the shell?"

Hades thought for a moment and said: "There are no special requirements. Just be careful not to wrap it with magic-blocking materials."

"What if I put this thing inside a sculpture?"

"Sculpture?" Hades was stunned for a moment.

I thought he didn't understand what I meant, so I quickly explained: "It's just to use stone or bronze to make a statue of a person or a mythical beast or monster, and then put the collector inside the sculpture. Is that okay?"

Hades then asked: "Do you mean to hide the faith collector in the statue and place it in the other ten Yama Halls?"

Seeing that Hades understood what I meant, I immediately nodded and said: "Yes. That's what I mean. If we openly put the collector in the other ten Yama Halls, those Kings of Hell will definitely ask us what this thing is for. . Even if we can deceive them, it will easily arouse suspicion. I think it is better to cast ten statues of the king of hell, and then put the collectors in the statues and give them to those kings of hell. In this way, we will solve the problem of the other ten halls of hell. Does the Power of Faith collect questions?”

Hades shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. In addition to putting the collector over, there are two problems that need to be solved."

"you say."

"First, the Power of Faith collector has a distance limit on its ability to collect the Power of Faith, and the Power of Faith itself is an energy that is easily dissipated in natural space, so you must ensure that these collectors are hidden The statue is not far from where the power of faith originated.”

I thought for a while and asked, "How long is the collection distance of this thing?"

Hades said: "The collection ability of the collector gradually changes with distance. The limit collection range of the collector you see is one thousand meters. No matter how much power of faith there is outside this range, it cannot collect even a trace. to. Within a range of one thousand meters, the collection ratio gradually increases as the distance approaches. Within a range of ten meters, 100% absorption rate can be guaranteed, without wasting a single cent. The farther the distance, the worse the effect. However, generally as long as the distance does not exceed 200 meters, The absorption rate will not be less than 90%. We used to place this collector directly in the center of the lobby of the Tribunal, which is equivalent to directly sticking to the deceased on trial. However, if you cannot guarantee the distance, we can also pass Modifying this collector to increase the range will cause the size of the collector to increase, and even if the collector is enlarged, the optimal collection range will usually not exceed one thousand meters."

"How big should the collector be to achieve a collection rate of over 90% within a range of 500 meters?"

"The thickness is almost similar to this. It can be a few centimeters thick at most, but the length may increase to four to five meters."

I nodded and said: "Size is not a problem. At worst, we can make the sculpture bigger, and I can put any collector in it for you. As for the distance problem... I can build one for those kings of hell in front of the Yama Hall. Square, and then erect the statue directly in the center of the square. In this way, the straight-line distance from the location where the power of faith is generated should be about three to four hundred meters. In this way, there will be a reception range of five hundred meters. The machine should be able to guarantee the absorption ratio.”

Hades nodded and said: "Then there is one last question. The collector is only responsible for collecting the power of faith. It cannot send the power of faith back to us, so you have to send someone to get it."

"Huh? How do I get this?"

"The method is the same as ours to transfer the power of faith. Just bring the soul to guide the power of faith out of the collector, and then bring the soul back. However, considering that the collector itself does not have a storage function, it is usually There must be a soul next to it to act as a storage, and then you just need to bring a new one to replace it before the soul is full and bring back the soul filled with the power of faith."

My brows almost knitted together when I heard this method. "It's not a problem to repair the statue and control the distance. It's just that it's a bit unreasonable that we always send people to visit other people's statues every two days. Once or twice, I can find excuses, but more times will definitely arouse suspicion."

"That's your problem. I've already told you the method."

When I heard Hades say such irresponsible words, I could only feel anxious. But things are dead and people are alive. Methods are always there as long as you think about them.

I thought for a while and said: "That's it. You first make ten collectors according to my requirements. When you are finished, I will send someone to cast a statue and hide the collectors inside. As for the next thing, I will figure out a way. Let's first Put the collector somewhere and gain the power of faith one day earlier, right?"

Hades nodded in agreement, and then stretched out a hand directly towards me. I looked at his hand in confusion, and then looked up at him in a daze. When Hades saw that I didn't understand, he said directly: "Where are the materials? You didn't let me get it myself, right?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that soul crystals are also a scarce resource. Give me a list of how many you need and any other materials, and I'll get them for you."

Hades did not give me a list, but said directly: "I have all the other materials, you just need to get me one kilogram of soul crystals."

"Is just one kilogram enough?"

Hades almost fell to the ground when he heard my words. "Are you sure you know what a soul crystal is?"

I directly took out a soul crystal as big as a fist and asked, "Isn't it this?"

Hades took the soul crystal and looked at it in surprise, then looked at me and asked: "This thing is like a big cabbage. Why do you think you have a lot of it here?"

I chuckled, then deliberately approached him and said thiefly: "Don't tell others. I once robbed Ditans's treasure house once, and among the trophies I got back, there were more than 20 kilograms of soul crystals. Although a few kilograms were used in experiments conducted by our guild's research institute, there are still more than ten kilograms left, and one kilogram is absolutely no problem."

Hades couldn't help but said after hearing this: "Now I am beginning to think that following you does have a better future than following Zeus. No matter how you treat your subordinates, at least you are richer than him."

"Hey, windfall, windfall." At this point, I suddenly said seriously: "Do you really don't want anything else?"

Hades thought for a while and said: "Originally it is not needed, but if you really have so many soul crystals, I have a way to solve the problem of transporting the power of faith."

"How to deal with it?"

Hades said: "We can use soul crystals to make transmission lines, just like Essinger's power pipeline, except that this one is used to transmit the power of faith. Originally, I thought that soul crystals would be difficult to find, and I was afraid that you would not be able to find them again." We don’t have all the parts needed for the collector, so I didn’t tell you this method. But since you have so many soul crystals here, we can be extravagant and directly make a transmission pipeline to transmit all the power of faith to us Come to the Yama Hall here, so that the sculptures in the Yama Hall no longer need to put souls as storage devices, and we don’t have to always send people over to replace the souls."

"The effect you said is good, but are you sure that the soul crystals I have here are enough? The ten Yama Halls are not close to me?"

Hades immediately said: "It doesn't matter if you can't reach it. As long as the power of faith is guided out of the direct control of the kings of hell, it will be much easier for us to collect the power of faith. But this still requires wasting the soul as a storage device."

"Then tell me, how long can the soul crystal here be used to transmit?"

"One kilogram of soul crystal can be used as a transmission pipeline for more than 80 kilometers. How many do you have left?"

"Wait a moment." I said and opened the Phoenix Dragon Space directly, then stuffed half of my body into the space and rolled over. It took me three minutes to pull out an album, then spread it out on the floor. Then I took out a ruler and measured several positions on the side of the picture. Under the puzzled eyes of Hades and others, I kept measuring repeatedly on the side of the picture for more than ten minutes before excitedly saying: "Haha, that's enough. Except for the kilogram used to make the collector, we There are more than 17 kilograms left. I did the math. If I follow the arrangement of the pipelines I just calculated, it will only take more than 1,300 kilometers. My more than 17 kilograms of soul crystals are just enough, and maybe there is some left. Come down."

"That's just right. Just give me the soul crystal and get me a few tons of glass and silver. Oh, by the way, we also need some metal to make the shell, preferably one with strong corrosion resistance and high hardness. type."

"Metal is easy to handle. Our guild has its own steel base. If we're afraid of corrosion, I'll just have someone use a magic pressing machine to directly stamp the eternal magic circle on it. But why do you need glass and silver?"

"The transmission pipe is mainly made of glass, so it uses a lot of it. This thing is very easy to handle anyway, so you'd better prepare more. Silver is used as a coat layer, which mainly prevents the power of faith from leaking out. , you just need to put a layer of silver protective layer on the prepared main pipe. It doesn’t take much, but you need to lay more than a thousand kilometers of pipes, and the amount will definitely not be too small. You’d better prepare it. Three to five hundred kilograms."

I nodded and said: "It doesn't matter. Silver and glass are not rare things. Even if you want dozens of tons, it's no problem. I'll have them delivered later. Oh, just like this. I'll send a construction team over directly to rebuild it for you. A Yama Palace of your style can be abandoned now. This can just cover up our transportation of materials for construction. By the way, we can also use the excuse that the remaining building materials are not used up to help those Yamas use the remaining materials to repair sculptures and squares. , so that no one will suspect that I have other purposes."

"It's indeed a good idea, but what are you going to do with those underground pipes?"

"The pipe part is actually the easiest to deal with. That thing is built underground anyway, so I just get some creatures that can dig holes to work underground."

Hades suggested: "This is not good. Although the underground construction is hidden, it will be difficult to explain if it is discovered one day. Just tell them to build a magic communication channel to facilitate the coordination between the Yama Temple. When the time comes, you can just bury the power of faith transmission pipeline together. Not only will you not have to worry about being discovered, but if something goes wrong in the future, you can also dig up the ground and repair the pipeline openly. Anyway, the king of hell doesn’t know which pipeline you are repairing. pipeline."

"It's indeed a good idea. That's what we'll do. Just wait while I go back to Essinger to get you the materials."