Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第692/1052页)

oncoatedit.Thechiefandhiswarriorsaitingthere,pulledouttheplugoftheirleatherpipewhichhadbeenfilledwithwater,theotherendofwhichwasintheke,auralpressurecaused

    watertosproutout.Nosoonerhadicycoldkewatereintactwiththeredhotmeltedironthanitfizzledintomistysteam.ThisprimitiveandclumsywaywastheonlyalternativelefttothemwhenRomifailedtoreturnandKingZeusiddownthe3-dayultimatumtocoatthegoldpacewithiron.

    Cyclopswalkeddowhwithhisemptytripod.Theliquidironthathadspshedontohisbodyhadcooledandsolidified.Heflickedhishandoverhisbodyandtheydroppedtothegroundlikepiecesofrustediron.Hedugoutthosethathadbeenembeddedintohisfleshwithhisfihewoundsdidtentionandquicklyhealedthemselves.Hewassweatingprofuselyashe