Extraordinary Mechanical City
Chapter 211

Goblin Documents

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Mechanical science is not about one person creating and building the entire technological tree of the world. Rather, it's about mechanics standing on the foundations of their predecessors' wisdom, seeing further, and then using their own wisdom, inspiration, and knowledge to create amazing sparks that make the technological tree even more abundant.

That's why Mr. Tuster was so excited when he saw these blueprints left by the Ancient Goblin Civilization.

Because he looked on the shoulders of giants.

Because of Rein and his group's intrusion, a certain balance was broken. The goblin Goblin Ruins, sealed underground for countless years, began to decay at an accelerated pace.

Without lingering for a moment, Rein, Tuster, Ymir left the "workshop" and entered another large building, a cylindrical "Alchemy Laboratory"!

Upon entering, one sees a large number of bottles and jars.

Rein had thought these glass containers were unique to this era, but it turned out that the Ancient Goblin Civilization had created them long ago. However, the liquid stored in the glass containers had evaporated completely, and a few bottles still contained some dark, solid residue.

Oh no!

Those don't look like glass, but rather various transparent crystal vessels!

The room also contained a dense network of brass pipes, resembling ventilation and heat dissipation systems. There were also many large reaction boilers whose purpose was unclear. This was completely different from the style of a modern laboratory. The equipment looked crude, but its complexity was beyond imagination, possessing a strong sense of the surreal.

The most striking difference was that the laboratory was covered with highly advanced alchemical runes that were immediately recognizable, along with numerous mystical symbols, such as six-pointed stars and eight-pointed stars.

However, due to the passage of time, these items have completely lost their luster.

The walls of this circular Alchemy Laboratory are covered with a large number of books and ancient scrolls, estimated to be over a thousand.

Tuster was initially delighted, but then felt increasingly heartbroken.

The old man felt a deep, visceral pain. "Oh, God! Since you let me witness the existence of such a magnificent civilization, why cruelly destroy it before my very eyes?"

He knew these Goblin Secret Tomes would decay quickly. The more tomes they had, the more "precious knowledge" they would have to watch as it was destroyed before their eyes.

It would have been better if he hadn't seen them, but once he did, they slipped through his fingers. This feeling was driving old man Tuster crazy.

Ymir's expression was complex, a mixture of shock, surprise, and regret. This was the only ancient civilization she had ever heard of or experienced that had been so well-preserved. It was like opening a treasure trove of prehistoric civilization; these texts represented the "crystallization of wisdom" from a particular era.

But it seems like it's going to close again.

How could she not know the value of "knowledge"?

Their Oma Empire rose to power precisely because of "Steam Knowledge." The Ancient Goblin Civilization's knowledge here might just change the future of Black Dragon City, or even change this era itself.

Therefore, upon entering and seeing the dazzling array of bookshelves, both she and Tuster felt the same sense of regret.

But now, everything before my eyes is decaying. The scrolls on the table, the books on the bookshelf, though they appear to be well-preserved, will have their writing completely vanish within moments of turning the pages, if pulled out.

Ymir's breathing became heavy, and she placed her last hope on Rein beside her, asking, "Rein, how many books can you memorize at once?"

Rein remained calm. "I can basically remember everything I see."

Having already witnessed his amazing reading memory, Ymir asked again, "Can you read several books at the same time?"

Rein: "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Ymir's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and without hesitation, she whistled.

In the blink of an eye, the high-ranking guards who had been clearing out skeletons in the city appeared at the entrance of the Alchemy Laboratory.

After a few brief instructions, the guards joined in.

The next moment, four more people started turning the pages.

They began taking out books from the bookshelf and quickly flipping through them in front of Rein.

This is a race against time; they must try their best to present the book to Rein before it completely decays.

Tuster had thought that it would be difficult for Rein to memorize so many classic texts at the same time, but to his surprise, Renn remained calm and read at the same speed as before, always looking unhurried.

At this moment, everyone was shocked, and even felt that it was somewhat absurd.

They were also somewhat worried about whether Rein could remember it, but no one asked him.

Because there is no other choice but to use this method.

"Quick, quick, quick! Forget about the sealed books for now, start attacking the loose scrolls that have fallen out!"

"Yes, we must not overlook any ancient scrolls or books containing text and illustrations."

"Be gentle, and don't touch anything else when you take a book from the shelf."

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Fortunately, everyone present was High-tier Extraordinary, whose control over their muscles was extremely precise.

The book was picked up precisely, and the pages were turned very quickly. The ink on the pages, once exposed to air, visibly faded and disappeared completely in a few breaths. Then, the pages themselves decayed.

However, that's enough time to turn the page.

Rein's gaze darted around, rapidly shifting with the frequency of the others turning the pages of their books. His pupils moved from side to side in their sockets, so fast that they formed a blurry horizontal line.

He felt that from this day forward, he would definitely be treated as a monster.

However, it doesn't seem to matter anymore.

This is a world with all sorts of strange and Transcendent abilities, and one's own "memory" is, in a sense, also a Transcendent one.

[Ding! Unknown alchemy recipe detected. System is recording.]

[Ding! Unknown symbol detected, being logged by the system.]

[Ding! The decipherability of the name 'Goblin Language' is 5152%]

[Ding! 100% decoding accuracy, automatic translation complete.]

As everyone rapidly flipped through the book in front of him, system notifications kept popping up one after another.

There are plenty of books here, and translating them is not difficult.

The more diverse the languages stored in the "Mind Core," the more accurate the translation will be, allowing for cross-referencing and understanding.

Therefore, even though some of the technical terms recorded in ancient goblin books are different from those used today, many things can still be interpreted in similar ways.

After the "Goblin Language" was systematically deciphered, these ancient texts in Rein's eyes were no longer just densely packed, incomprehensible symbols from a celestial book.

It has become something that can be understood instinctively.

[Ding! The system has automatically added the 'Level III Demon-Breaking Gunpowder Formula'. Required materials: Carbon Crystal Bone Powder, Stone Heather Grass, and Iron Snake Blood Extract.]

[Ding! The system has automatically added "Intermediate Alchemy" to its database.]

[Ding! The system has automatically added "Mysticism: Exorcism, Mediumship, and Transmutation" to its database.]

[Ding! The system has automatically added "The Alchemy Enchantment Compendium".]

[Bite]

Because it was the "Mind Core" that cheated, Rein's eyes only needed to mechanically look at the contents of those books, without having to focus on memorizing anything.

As for understanding it?

You're overthinking it.

Both "engineering" and "alchemy" are vast and profound disciplines that require a lifetime of study.

Although Rein can now understand these "ancient Goblin Language," he still cannot comprehend more than 99% of the meaning of the text in front of him.

For someone who had absolutely no background in either subject, understanding the names of those profound technical terms actually made them more daunting than when he treated them as mere "special symbols."

In Bazel's words, his own brain refused to accept those piercingly painful messages.

Moreover, Rein had no intention of studying another science besides medicine that required a lot of time to delve into.

He would act as his own "human USB drive," writing all of this down later so that Mr. Tuster could study it.

After finishing browsing through the "Alchemy Laboratory," we moved on to another place.

As time passed, the rescue of the ancient goblin texts became increasingly urgent.

They searched through each large building and found a large amount of written material.

However, as more and more documents were found, Tuster and his men were not happy at all; instead, their faces became increasingly worried.

Initially, Rein said he could remember 80-90% of it, and both Ymir and Tuster chose to believe he had this ability.

But the amount of knowledge that needed to be memorized increased as time went on, and even they completely lost confidence.

Human strength has its limits; no matter how good a person's memory is, how much can they remember?

Moreover, they watched as Rein read more than ten books at a time, clearly only glancing at them briefly.

If you can remember about 10%, that's already very good.

However, there is currently no better way.

Tuster also tried to look at those books full of "special symbols" to help Rein. But his brain instinctively resisted receiving those "special symbols" that it didn't recognize at all. Forget about memorizing them, even understanding them was difficult.

Ultimately, all hope rested on Rein alone.

However, little did anyone expect that Rein's bizarre actions were yet to come!

"I've already read this one, next one!"

"This drawing is also a duplicate; replace it."

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To everyone's astonishment, Rein expressionlessly rejected the system and the books whose contents overlapped after being filtered for him.

The rooms in this Goblin City ruins don't all have different books. It's probably similar to a modern laboratory, where each goblin engineer has their own collection, but since it's the same two disciplines, almost all the basic books overlap.

After searching through a few more rooms, Rein also noticed this, and in order not to waste the precious time he had won against the decay, he pointed it out directly.

This stunned everyone.

Tuster and the others had already given up hope. But now, it seems this guy has memorized everything?

But at this moment, no one questioned it.

Because they knew Rein's personality very well; he was always reliable in his work.

Everyone cooperated fully with Rein, sweeping away almost all the large-scale laboratories in almost all the goblin cities.

Thanks to 'Duzhou' 500, 'Second Yuan Yifeng Yeyu', and 'Gan Liliang'. Thanks to these three for their generous support.

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