482: Some kind of curse

That back stiffened visibly, and for a long time, it did not turn around, but everyone could see that this person seemed to have something on his mind.

Tang Ku was not in a hurry, but Shen Yuanyu, King of Dongyu Country, behind him was getting a bit anxious. He could not help but say, "Teacher, did you... mistake him for someone else?"

"Hehe, no, no, if you don't believe me, just ask him and you'll know!" Tang Ku laughed.

That slightly balding back suddenly sighed and said, "So that's how it is... Hmm, James Watt has long since become history; now, before you, there is only Yunxuzi!"

Suddenly turning around, the image of a foreign old man with a slightly hooked nose and a somewhat hunched figure appeared before everyone.

This old man looked kind and benevolent, and his hands were covered in calluses; no one would ever associate the image of the richest person in Dongyu Country with this old man before them.

"Do you have any business here? Although this old man is untalented, I have many practical tools in my possession that should be of help to you all!"

Yunxuzi laughed, looking just like a salesman peddling products.

"Sigh!"

Tang Ku stamped his feet helplessly and said, "I should have thought of you as soon as steam technology appeared. This was my oversight!"

"You..."

Yunxuzi frowned slightly, "Steam engines have existed in this country for thousands of years, and I have never met you before. How can you be sure that I am who you say I am?"

"You may have never met us, but we have known about you since we were children!"

Tang Xian could not help but shrug helplessly, "The inventor of the steam engine, and also the creator of the steam industry—the name James Watt has long been renowned like thunder!"

Yunxuzi was finally moved. He said in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"

"Don't worry about other things for now..."

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "That Master of yours... it seems he not only granted you powerful strength but also endless life. Otherwise, relying solely on the technological level and comprehension ability of the Ashura Realm, it would be completely impossible to develop the current technological power. The ultimate potential of steam technology can perhaps only be realized in the hands of the forefather of steam!"

"You actually even know about the existence of the Master?"

Yunxuzi could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up from his stool, turned around, and looked Tang Ku up and down, saying, "You are... a member of the Buddhist sect? No, not only that..."

Yunxuzi was finally greatly shocked and said, "You are a True Buddha?"

Tang Ku smiled and nodded: "Exactly. It seems that old foxes like you have sharper eyes!"

Yunxuzi was silent for a moment, then immediately said, "That's right, I am the Watt of yesteryear, and also the foolish Watt... I shouldn't have believed the words of that Master, coming to incite the people of the Ashura Realm to attack the Human Race world... In the end, not only was the Ashura Clan sealed, but even my own power completely disappeared. Apart from having physical strength and knowledge of steam engines, I am basically left with nothing... That's right, I have long hated that so-called Master to the bone. They... hehe, one day they will die a miserable death!"

Tang Xian curled his lips and said, "Let's not worry about that for now. I only want to ask you one thing: in your tireless efforts to help Dongyu Country develop steam technology, have you noticed anything strange?"

Yunxuzi... or rather, Watt, frowned slightly: "Which aspect are you referring to?"

Tang Ku pointed upwards and smiled: "That aspect..."

Watt smiled bitterly and helplessly: "I thought I had hidden it deeply enough... Hmm, come with me!"

As he spoke, he took off his mask and gloves, slightly adjusted his lapels, and led Tang Ku and the others towards the basement.

The underground space was very narrow; the path was not even two meters wide, basically only just enough to accommodate two people walking side by side. Upon reaching the lowest level, in front of them was actually a metal door that opened from the middle. Watt reached out and pressed something on the wall, and the door in front of them suddenly opened. Inside, it actually looked like a big square box... This was clearly an elevator.

The few entered the elevator, and it started instantly, drilling down into the deep underground at an incredible speed.

After about a few minutes, the doors swung open. The scene before them became pitch black, and they could not see anything around them at all.

But immediately after, the scene before their eyes suddenly brightened up.

This was a huge underground cavern; its vastness far exceeded human imagination. All around were huge steel structures supporting the entire dome, and right in the center was a huge spaceship!

That's right, the streamlined body, the noble silver-white color, and its unique shape all indicated that this was indeed a spaceship, and it was very likely a spaceship capable of long-distance interstellar travel!

However, in a world of steam technology, could such a spaceship... possibly exist?

"Don't misunderstand!"

Seeing their shocked expressions, Watt knew they had misunderstood, and he could not help but shake his head helplessly, "I didn't build this spaceship! I am just a restorer. For these thousands of years, I have been trying to completely fix this thing and make it move. But the damage to the energy device forced me to start from scratch, and that is why there was the 'Industrial Revolution' in Dongyu Country. I tried to use steam technology to make this spaceship move again; however, that one time, after spending a huge amount of manpower and resources, this thing really moved. It hovered in front of me, but it could not even manage to fly out of the cavern."

"Watt, have you ever thought that steam technology cannot reach the end of science?"

Tang Xian asked in a deep voice.

"I know, I have long known this... My knowledge is actually far inferior to the other Great Leaders. All I have is the virtue of persistence and absolute loyalty!"

Watt said helplessly, "But I suddenly discovered that having no selfish motives could still be perceived by others as having them. So after I was abandoned by them, I had no choice but to try my best to live better. Clearly, developing steam technology was a good choice. As for whether it can reach the end, actually everyone knows... don't they?"

"Then have you ever thought that the fact that steam technology cannot reach the end is actually a trap set by the Tathagata Buddha?"

Tang Ku frowned slightly and said.

Watt shook his head and waved his hand, "If you say he was fully prepared for battle back then, I believe it. But to say he could think so far ahead and set the current tone in advance... I would have to deliberate on that!"

"It is true!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "Your steam technology is not incapable of developing to be stronger; it is because Shakyamuni has cast a certain 'Curse' upon you. No matter how you struggle, whether using magical power or Physical Body strength, you will ultimately never be able to escape this world!"