Chapter 944 Watchmaker Girl

"Recently, suspicious and dangerous monsters have appeared nearby. Please be careful and don't go out casually."

The pale face of the "astrologer" showed a sad expression and was full of worry.

Its large, soft body floated in the air, and it warned Nicole in its palm: "That monster looks like some kind of star. It emits evil, confusing flashes, and can read minds. It comes and goes without a trace."

"The star-shaped monster is watching us from afar. Although the void fish have issued stern warnings, it doesn't seem to be willing to give up. If it is caught, it will probably be eaten."

Nicole was curious: "Even the Eight-Eyed Leader can't drive them away?"

"The star-shaped monster is very strong. If we attack rashly, it will cause heavy casualties to the void fish, so the Eight-Eyed Leader has adopted a conservative defensive posture. The two sides are still in a standoff."

This surprised Nicole a little.

The vast area around [Astrology Clock] is the territory of the Void Fish, which is the territory of the fish school led by Bayu.

Other races, whether it is other fish schools or shadow demons, winged people or demons leading cursed insects, or those resurrected star lords, will be afraid of the eight-eyed leader and keep their distance.

Wars and conflicts are already a very distant memory.

Nicole remembered that the last time a battle with the outside world broke out was probably because Mars approached secretly, trying to cause chaos and disaster here.

This caused a large number of malfunctions and errors for the Astrology Clock, making Nicole, the watchmaker, very busy.

But Yinghuoxing was soon injured by the leader of the Eight Eyes and fled.

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

What kind of monster is it that makes the Eight-Eyed Leader so cautious and nervous?

"Nicole."

The astrologer's voice interrupted her thoughts.

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

"There are errors, but they haven't reached the point of failure." Nicole said truthfully: "In recent days, the fore-and-aft errors in capturing the ecliptic star track have increased again. The exact cause has not yet been determined."

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

She could see the wiring in every gear, every escapement, governor, drive, chime, and so on.

This is her talent.

The connection between life and the world is usually varied and disorderly, just like the countless black smoke that comes out after lighting firewood, with no trace to be found.

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

Nicole likes this sense of neatness.

Her job is to ensure that these rules are not disordered. If there is deviation and 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."

The Astrologer's face turned into a happy expression, and its other hand slowly opened, placing a handful of fruits of different colors next to Nicole.

"These are the sweets that the big Nuos found outside."

"OK!"

Nicole ate a red fruit first, then opened her backpack and put them away.

She looked at the chronograph on her wrist and said, "Master Astrologer, I should go back to the Winding Tower to do a new round of calibration."

"I'm leaving now."

Nicole jumped down from the hand of this master.

A hook flew out from her wrist armor and entangled a gear shaft below. Relying on the force, she sank, swung half a circle, and then stepped on the nearest gear.

The grappling hooks in both hands helped her jump along the way, moving lightly between gears and parallel axes, intersecting axes, staggered axes and format worm gears.

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

Nicole returned to her workbench.

The pupils of her eyes turned bright silver, and the astronomical 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 tower.

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

Nicole confirmed the operation status of each area.

All 12 partitions are functioning well, displaying the real-time time of different areas. They are mechanically connected and finally converge at the top of the tower to form a star disk.

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

Nicole looked at the star disk. The two largest spheres on it were still slowly rotating.

They are the main star of Gemini, "Jingxiu Tianzun Star" and the main star of Libra, "Chengwei Dixiu Star".

Currently, there are only two main stars still in operation in the ecliptic orbit, and more small spheres are revolving around the two. They are second- and third-magnitude stars, auxiliary stars, and all revolve around the main stars.

The entire star chart is centered around two main stars, which drive the auxiliary stars to present different movement trajectories.

"It looks okay."

Nicole watched for a while.

She took out the polished copper plates stacked on the support frame and inserted them into the axle beside them.

With a sizzling sound, the highly hard metal needle began to carve on the copper disc, recording and preserving the nearest zodiacal star track.

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

Nicole took it out and looked at it carefully.

On the originally smooth circular track, there is a short section of very obvious up and down oscillations and peaks, which is inconsistent with the surrounding smooth lines.

Nicole frowned.

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

But that peak was too high.

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

It's more like a disturbance and error.

Nicole turned her gaze to the axis deep below the astrolabe, where the huge enclosed structure was the astrologer.

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

However, based on the feedback from these lines, the problem lies with the astrologer.

We have to go down and check.

Nicole opened the bag on her back and grabbed the fruits inside and ate them with relish. Sweets made her mind clearer and more focused, which was also her favorite thing.

good.

Prepare for repairs.

Nicole put on the artisan armor.

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

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

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

Everything is in good condition and can be operated.

The girl looked into the bronze mirror.

Her small body was covered in heavy and wide armor, making her look like an inflexible bear.

Nicole pulled down her mask, completely covering her head with a honeycomb-covered visor.

"139th repair of the Astrological Clock, started."

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

Nicole reached the platform of the astrologer and stood firmly.

The inspection and maintenance of the astrologer was carried out on the wall of the dark room. It was a dark hole, not very big, but 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 carefully climbed into the cave.

It was pitch dark inside, and the sound of metal gnashing was everywhere.

She opened the panel above her head, and the lighting stone inside cast a layer of blue light around her.

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

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

She followed the wave of the line all the way to the fault area and began the inspection process.

While I was doing my homework, a voice suddenly came to my ear.

"Please answer if you hear me. Please answer if you hear me."

Nicole was not surprised by this.

The astrologer is used to capture the movement of the ecliptic star track on the side of truth. Sometimes it can also capture some sounds, but most of them are distress signals, and some people hear calling voices.

But they couldn't hear it during the horoscope. Nicole knew that the sound was transmitted by those wires.

She had heard another voice.

"Come back, children. This is where you came from."

However, these sounds were transmitted through vibrators, so it was impossible to determine whether they were from the same person.

Today was very strange. There were actually two people talking.

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

"No problem, please be careful and stay safe. I will wait for the rescue of the Yao tribe."

It seemed that someone heard the cry for help in the star track and was trying to rescue the person trapped in it.

Yao clan? This is the first time I heard of this name.

Nicole listened intently.

"There are schools of void fish out there, and we are communicating with them. Why would 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 completely trap me with the astrological clock."

"Yeah. Don't worry, we've already locked onto your location, and it won't be long before we find you."

Nicole was shocked.

Astrological clock... Void fish... Is this referring to us? The core of the astrologer 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 signals between us at this moment. It has some kind of power that can enter our current signal frequency band."

"Is there such a life form? Then I must get to know it better. It's interesting that it can actually hear the frequency band of the electric vibration star."

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

This sentence made Nicole shudder. She hurriedly used the grappling hook to climb up and fled away.

She sat on the long pole of the winding tower and was unable to recover for a long time.

A great Nuo flew down from the sky.

"Ms. Nicole, Master Astrologer wants you to come over."

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

"A guest from outside came to visit...he specifically wanted to see you and brought you a gift."

Da Nuo said: "They are the star-shaped monsters that the Eight-Eyed Chief 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's strange that the messenger knows your name."

Nicole froze.

(End of this chapter)