He smiled and said, "Oh, my little Sizi is really smart. He saw through my thoughts right away."
"Okay, okay! I'll fulfill my promise right away!"
Li Shimin turned to look at the eunuch beside him and ordered:
"Pass on my decree to immediately confer the title of Protector of the Nation upon the little princess, and to begin preparations for the construction of the Princess's Palace."
The eunuch took his orders and left. The little princess showed a satisfied smile on her face, "Yeah, yeah, that's the best!"
"Okay, okay!" Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction and asked again, "Then can you find those immortals who know how to build steam engines for Yeye?"
The little princess pursed her lips, thought seriously for a while, then shook her head seriously, "No!"
"No~?!!" Li Shimin's voice was full of surprise and disbelief.
He originally thought that since the little princess had asked him for the identity of the Protector of the Nation Princess and the Princess's Mansion, it was only natural for him to invite the immortals to help the Tang Dynasty.
The result turned out to be... no? This was something Li Shimin couldn't accept for a moment.
"That's right!" The little princess explained as a matter of course, "Little Lord Rang said that ever since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the connection between immortals and mortals has been severed."
"Sizi and Xiao Rang-kun can travel through time and space forever. This is Xiao Rang-kun's innate ability~!"
"Those steam engines that little divine beast has been getting..." Li Shimin asked in confusion.
"It's merits!" the little princess explained confidently, "Those are all redeemed by little Rongjun with merits!"
"Merit?" Li Shimin frowned, but he also understood. After all, what the little divine beast had always done was to help the little rhinoceros accumulate as much merit as possible.
The little princess nodded and explained seriously: "Yes, yeah.
In the fairy world, merit is like money in our world and can be used to exchange for various things.
It was with his merits that Little Rangjun exchanged those steam engines from the Heavenly Dao."
Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, but still asked unwillingly.
"Since merit can be exchanged for these steam engines, can't it be exchanged for the tools or craftsmen who made them?"
"Artifacts? Craftsmen?" The little princess didn't understand, so she asked Li Haoze in her mind.
"Xiaorangjun, is it okay to do what Aye said~~?"
Li Haoze, who had just closed the attention value store, laughed and said, "Of course it is possible, but the merit consumed is not enough to buy it even if I sell the Tang Dynasty!"
"Ah~~ That's it~" The little princess suddenly felt a little disappointed, "Is there no other way? Sizi really wants to help!"
"Yes, there is!" Li Haoze nodded, "But this method will make Xiao Sizi suffer a lot. It depends on whether you are willing to do it."
"Can you please give me some hardship, little Sizi?" The little princess frowned slightly, but soon relaxed her brows.
She said firmly, "Little Sizi is not afraid of hardship! As long as I can help Yeye, I'm willing to endure any hardship!"
When Li Haoze heard this, he immediately laughed, "Alright! For the sake of your little Sizi, I'll help you!"
As he said that, he opened the attention value mall again, selected [Mechanical Heart], and then clicked to buy!
[Mechanical Heart]: The little princess has a natural sensitivity and understanding of machinery, and can easily manufacture and repair various complex machines.
"Ding! Purchase successful!" The voice sounded in Li Haoze's mind.
The little princess suddenly felt her heart warm, as if something had merged into her body.
She lowered her head, her small hands gently caressing her chest, an inexplicable light flashing in her eyes, "Xiao Rang-jun, this is..."
"This is the [Mechanical Heart] I bought for you." Li Haoze explained gently.
"With it, you can better understand and build all kinds of machinery, including the steam engine."
The little princess' eyes lit up when she heard this. "Really? Then I can teach the Tang Dynasty's craftsmen how to make steam engines?"
"No!" Li Haoze smiled and shook his head, "It's not you who taught them. You could have taught them how to build it before."
"With the [Mechanical Heart] and [Infinite Strength], you can build your own steam engine."
"But you're still too young. It might be too difficult to try now."
"After all, building something as large as a steam engine requires considerable physical strength and endurance, which your small frame lacks."
In fact, Li Haoze can also achieve this by buying some other talents for the little princess.
But now his attention value has been reset to zero, and he can't afford it for the time being, so he can only wait until later.
The little princess was not discouraged at all after hearing this, "Sizi is a strong man, I am not afraid!"
After she finished speaking, she looked up at the steam engine placed in the hall, and combined the knowledge about steam engines in her mind.
Suddenly I discovered that all the parts of the steam engine in front of me seemed to have turned into flying butterflies.
These "butterflies" flew and combined in the little princess's mind, and the structure, function and production process of each part were clearly displayed in her consciousness.
The little princess closed her eyes, thought silently in her heart, and simulated with her hands, as if she was actually making those parts, forging them one by one, and combining them together.
Her brows were furrowed, and she was completely absorbed in thinking about how to make a steam engine.
The little princess seemed to be able to feel the weight, texture and temperature of each part, and even hear the slight sound they made when they were assembled.
This wonderful feeling made the little princess' heart beat faster and she was extremely excited.
As time went by, the little princess became more and more proficient in controlling these "butterflies". She seemed to have seen the perfect steam engine gradually taking shape in her mind.
Every detail was clearly visible, like a three-dimensional blueprint unfolding in her consciousness.
Finally, the little princess opened her eyes and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
Li Shimin, who was always paying attention to the changes in the little princess's expression, immediately asked impatiently, "Sizi, could it be that... you already have a solution?"
She turned to look at Li Shimin, a bright smile on her face, and nodded, "Yeah, Sizi has a solution!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this. He asked anxiously, "Sizi, tell Yeye quickly, do you have any idea to make a steam engine?"
The little princess smiled and put her hands on her waist: "Yeah, take Sizi to the Ministry of Works, and Sizi will build one for you right away!"
"What...what? Did you make that?!" Li Shimin looked at the little princess in astonishment, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
If the daughter in front of him was ten years older, she might have believed what he said about giving birth to Li Shimin.
But with her current small arms and legs, how could she possibly build something as huge as a steam engine?
Could it be that... she is doing the same thing as the little divine beast, consuming merits to produce them in batches?
The little princess nodded with confidence, "Yes, Sizi can build a steam engine now!"
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