High Above

  Chapter 639 Arcane path and high-end teammates (7200)

The three-meter-long Thunderbolt Sword is simply a weapon that only giants can use, and in fact, Martin Xuanfeng who used it is indeed a giant—this is brought about by their unique bloodline inheritance "Thunderbolt Giant Beast" influences.

Thunder Beast is a monster-like Bison giant bull. Its size is extremely huge, almost like an ordinary elephant. The thick hair on its whole body can accumulate a huge amount of electricity during movement, and then it can use its spiral horns to Fires an arc of thunder to attack enemies.

If Ian didn't kill Martin in seconds, but gave him time to show his strength, then the patriarch of the Hanging Peak could even show Ian what is called the "body of thunder", his body can be used in the fierce movement of battle Among them, it can produce a power of more than 200,000 volts, and it can easily explode to more than 700,000 volts with the Thunderbolt Sword.

  At that time, the entire block will be scorched and smashed by the electric current he spilled, and even the armor may be pierced by the electricity.

   This is obviously a dream weapon for sublimators who specialize in lightning attributes. Not only can it cooperate with inheritance to increase the quality of lightning power, but it also has several additional abilities.

   But Ian wanted to tear him down.

   "The Thunder Bow, Thunder Sword and Heavy Stone Staff... are all good things."

  Ian looked at the three weapons placed on the workshop table and was quite satisfied.

The other two weapons are naturally incomparable to the Thunderbolt Sword. Only the bowstring of the Thunderbolt Bow is a good thing. Guided by the inscription on the body, this power can be condensed in the special charging arrow, achieving an effect close to that of a charging armor-piercing cannon.

  The long stick of heavy stone has been shattered, and its only function is to absorb the surrounding rocks through the source matter, increasing weight and destructive power. It is very popular with sublimationists of the earth system, and it is the complete opposite material to pumice.

  However, the last silver scale dragon ring is a real good thing.

  【Silver Scale Dragon Ring】

  【Third Energy Level·Spiritual Jewelry·Damaged·Foundation Stone·Edible】

[The psionic defense jewelry formed by the master craftsman Chrome Hammer transforming the scales of the dragon **** can temporarily restore the silver scale shield with the peak strength of the third energy level when it is intact. When the Southern Expeditionary Corps led the decisive battle, it suffered too many attacks that exceeded its defense limit and was damaged】

  【At present, it is impossible to create a 360-degree defense without dead ends, and the defense limit has also been reduced】

  【Those who hold this ring are all inheritors of the oldest heritage of the mountain people】

  【Containing source quality: 8497.7393 cornerstone units】

  【…】

   This is a third-level defensive spiritual power accessory!

  Although it is in a damaged state, even so, its strength can be regarded as quite excellent among the third-level accessories.

   Especially that edible…

   "Could it be the material of the fifth energy level?"

Ian looked at this ordinary-looking ring with anticipation, and then shook his head with some disappointment: "The essence of the source is only a little defensive, and it can be used as scraps of some high-energy ancient dragon materials before it is damaged, but It's far behind now...but I can learn from this defense structure and optimize the defense of my silver scale armor."

After all, it has withstood several rounds of concentrated fire from 31 rounds of rechargeable rifles, and Ian used the power of the ancient dragon core ether crystal to increase the power of the main cannon to hit the broken defensive shield. In terms of hardness, Ian himself estimated All a little bit.

Ian has reason to suspect that among the abilities related to the ancient dragon series of Fudojiancheng, there is definitely an element of the steel dragon. After all, the two people who designed this inheritance of the true form must have read the book of Yinyao and know the power of the steel dragon. secret.

  It is really normal that he can learn from it.

Putting this ring on his wrist—this thing is for a giant over three meters tall, and it can only be used as a bracelet for Ian’s body—the boy turned his head and looked at the frowning bald craftsman: "Why? So, is it possible to disassemble the Thunderbolt Sword and Thunderbolt Bow and use them as the raw materials for the power armor's weapon system?"

"…can."

Amber had a bitter face, or rather a pained face: "Maybe you think I'm long-winded, but I have to tell you that apart from its value as a sublimation weapon, the Hulei Sword itself is also a precious historical relic of the mountain people. "

   "Its cultural value is also great, even if it is sold to a museum collection... I mean, it is really expensive, nearly Wantale, or even more!"

   This is really not Amber's nonsense—the materials for the second level of monsters cost one or two thousand talers, or even more. Sublimated metals and other materials for weapons may be much cheaper, but the price is almost the same if the quantity is large.

  As for a practical second-level sublimation weapon, its value is comparable to that of potions of the same level.

The raw materials of Thunderbolt Sword probably add up to about 2,000 talers. Although its ability is relatively primitive, it cannot compare with the power of sublimation weapons newly released in recent years, but in terms of commemorative value and collection value, there are more than 10,000 talers. Thaler's value is normal, and if it is placed in the hands of some rich sublimators who prefer this ancient taste, all the research funds in Ian's current hands can be sold in one go!

   But here comes the problem.

   "It will take at least half a year for this kind of weapon to be auctioned. Once the money is in hand, it will take another month or two to buy the materials. By then, our ashes and mud can probably be used to grow vegetables."

Ian pointed out this point calmly: "I can't use this kind of three-meter-high sword—in the end, only the inheritance of the mountain people can use this thing, because it is the thunder system, so my armor can't be used either. .”

   "Half a year is enough time for the mountain people to come and sweep up a dozen back and forth. At this time, the loss is the loss. Anyway, it is something that was picked up for nothing, so don't feel bad."

  Ian doesn’t feel bad. A craftsman like Amber will feel bad. But in the final analysis, this is the lord’s property. He can do whatever he likes.

   "The material is good."

Now that he has made up his mind to disassemble, the bald craftsman has completely turned to technical thinking, which is why he was entrusted with the important task by Baron Ryan: "My lord, you said that you want to abandon the 'light prism structure' and use the 'light prism structure' instead. Magnetic Storm Generator'...that's not a big problem. With the materials of Thunderbolt Sword, we can make the finished product in about five days."

"As for the power armor, it's relatively simple. It can be made at the blacksmith's shop, and there is no need for an alchemy workshop. If you don't mind, we can start work on both sides and make them separately. When the time comes, they will be assembled together under your supervision. How about it? ?”

  The bald craftsman asked cautiously.

Ian took a deep look at Amber, he smiled slightly, nodded and said: "There is no need to be so cautious-the technical content of the power armor is not high, and the weapon system is just like that. I will hand it over to Nauman City in the future, you It is your ability to learn everything, but I will reuse you, so there is no need to avoid suspicion."

   "However, just do as you said. But the speed should be faster. If there is a problem with the magnetic storm system that needs to be improved, please consult with me immediately. If it is completely unavailable, let's discuss the third plan."

"…Yes."

  The craftsman trembled slightly, and he nodded deeply, showing gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

  The preliminary negotiation is over, and the next step is the technical link.

To be honest, Andor was actually very surprised that Ian was able to come up with a second or even a third backup solution immediately after one weapon system was denied. For technicians, there are several backup solutions. It's normal, but it's really touching that a teenage noble lord has such qualities.

  In his opinion, the 'magnetic storm generator' is actually a very familiar structure... Isn't this just a slight modification and reversal of the lightning inducer in the Alchemy Workshop in Nauman City?

  Using source matter to convert electricity, quite mature Terra technology, even the alchemy workshop in Port Harrison has a similar engine.

   And Ian modified and fine-tuned the structure, and assisted with related lightning potions, so that this magnetic storm generator can instantly generate a current of more than 200,000 volts.

  Andor can even imagine the appearance of thick arcs tens of meters long erupting from this rectangular magnetic storm generator—the design given by Ian is so complete that it allows professionals to directly imagine the final result.

  The only question is, how did the lord of his family get the theoretically confidential blueprint of the lightning inducer?

  It’s so detailed, it’s almost as if it’s been modified according to the drawings!

   Amber can only see the familiarity of the design ideas and some roughly similar structures of this thing, but he has never seen the details of the interior!

  If he asked Ian, Ian's answer would definitely be 'picked up on the road'.

   In fact, it is true.

  When the young man went to Nauman City for the first time, he went to the alchemy workshop and went for free whoring all the things that could be prostituted for free...Is this not picking up what is picking up?

And those seemingly fine modifications in Andor are also Ian's use of the earth's technology to assist the electric coil, so that the charge can be released in a direction, and this is assisted by Terra's inscription skills, so that the current of the magnetic storm generator can be Hit enemies in a 'more accurate' way.

  Of course, it is normal to miss hits, so it is best to deploy as a team.

  This is also the reason why Ian chose Prism technology instead of Magnetic Storm technology as the weapon system at the beginning. If you want to strike accurately with things like electric current, you can only use Terra's sublimation technology.

   "Remember to add an insulating layer to the inner side of the magnetic storm power armor, it is more reliable."

  Finally, Ian said: "After all, our good guy is not a thunder attribute sublimator, and if he is not careful, he may be burned by his own current."

   "Totally understood."

   Amber nodded quickly. He couldn't wait to try the weapon system designed by his lord, who was obviously a technician. As a related technology enthusiast, he was looking forward to the actual lethality of the magnetic storm generator.

  Everything started to go on track.

  As the Bai Zhimin soldiers continued to **** the workshop workers on the list from all over the city, and even sent them back happily, the alchemy workshop in Laian City gradually began to resume the most basic operation.

Yes. Now, the entire alchemy workshop only has 20 to 30 people, and there are still a lot of skilled craftsmen, so the efficiency is definitely not high.

  But Ian never thought that he would be able to run the workshop at full speed as soon as he came to such a good thing.

  The most important thing is to let the people of Lai'an City see that under his command, the workers in Lai'an City can start to resume work, and even manufacture weapons to protect them.

   This will boost their confidence.

  In this way, at least in the future, when he fights with the troops of the mountain people, the cities behind him will not be in turmoil or flee.

  Ian and Scott left the alchemy workshop that had already begun to operate, and then he came back every day to inspect the progress.

It’s not that I’m afraid that the workers in the workshop will be passive and sabotage. The main reason is that they will be smart and think they understand the structure that they obviously don’t understand. As a result, the structure of the sample produced is out of balance, and they have to start all over again. In that case, they have to start from scratch. I don’t know how troublesome it is. .

   Before leaving, Ian looked at the expressions of the alchemists who were smiling because they had jobs again, and couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

  —Is it only in times of greatest chaos, and times of greatest order, that man desires to work?

  In times of chaos, work represents order and stability. In an age of order, work represents self-realization and dreams.

  Ian was born in an era of order, but now he lives in a chaotic world. He wants to advance the era to the most orderly step, but before that, he is destined to create endless chaos and killing.

  Different from Inaiga II, Ian, who is only a local lord now, will definitely use artificial intelligence to make up for his lack of manpower.

   But in this way, with the popularization of artificial intelligence, he will soon encounter the problems that Emperor Inaiga II encountered.

  That is, most bottom-level workers will lose their jobs.

   Don’t say, ‘Wouldn’t it be better to use only part of the artificial intelligence? ’ This kind of nonsense—if it’s not to allow artificial intelligence to fully coordinate the allocation of resources and ensure absolute fairness in the acquisition, allocation and mobilization of resources, then why use artificial intelligence? Isn't it good for the empire to rule like this now?

   That would create a huge upheaval.

  The craftsmen in front of them, who are happy because they have income again, look at their workers with enthusiasm and gratitude, and then they will change their faces again.

  They will hate themselves and feel lost in the times.

   And then, what should I do?

  —Should the currency be distributed directly, so that the country can support ordinary people, let them spend, study, live, and ensure the smooth transition of the economic system?

  —Or is it to open up a brand new field, divert the energy of the whole people to this area, and suppress the turmoil?

  Many ideas are surging, many of which are no different from nonsense to ordinary people.

but.

   Ian is a prophet.

  He has to think about these issues in advance.

   It’s just different from those technical weapons. Even the smartest great people can only take one step at a time for this kind of social problem.

   "There will be a way."

Ian sighed in his heart: "If it doesn't work, let's take the sect line first and build the Chongling God Sect first—at least the sect line has a clear and reliable process in terms of development, and we can change it when we have a better method." .”

   This is a helpless move. However, Ian also vaguely found some inspiration from the "age of the gods" in the future of the spiritual disaster path.

  Yes, from the perspective of fantasy novels from previous lives, Terra Continent is an atypical world of sword and magic.

  Psionic energy and sublimation skills are the magic of this world, but they are expressed in a stricter and more scientific way, and there are very large constraints in terms of resources.

  The advancement of the potion system is very strict, and every step up is a huge step up.

   But this does not mean that the Terra continent will always be like this.

   On the road to spiritual disasters in the future, the new age of the gods has revealed another brand new possibility.

  The technology of dead king/spiritual **** can create the power of the real gods in the story and establish a complete system.

  Consensus is faith and priesthood, the more people who recognize this consensus, the stronger the god.

  The **** of the dead king is the kingdom of God.

  Giving psionic powers is bestowing divine spells, and each **** has different bestowing abilities due to different consensus.

  The core of the dead king is the godhead. Only with the godhead can one become a spiritual **** from a sublimated person.

  The ability to steal souls is the receiving and guiding of the kingdom of God, and the support of the dead king and subjects is the essence of divine power.

   This is a brand-new system of spiritual gods and divine arts based on the sublimator system.

  Age of the Gods has been proven to work.

So…

   Can you also try to develop a technology to bring real 'magic' to this world?

  A system that allows everyone to have the power of sublimation and psionic power just by relying on knowledge and learning... Although it also requires talent, it is at least a fairer system than the current world...

   "Even the gods, the kingdom of gods, and even the age of the gods were created by me on another path, so this path may not be impossible."

   "The ... arcana path that exists in possibility?"

  As a technician, Ian can only imagine in this way, and try to do it as much as possible.

  He doesn't guarantee success—rather, anyone who thinks he can is lying.

  He can only keep working hard and thinking.

  Try to forge a…new path to the future.

  But that is also a later thing.

  Squeeze the mountain people's rebellion, completely control the entire Lai'an Territory, and things will happen after the days are peaceful.

  Now, Ian is more concerned about the rebellion of the mountain people and various trivial matters in the near future.

   "It is expected that the optical prism system cannot be used. This kind of weapon that requires high-purity lenses and optics can indeed only be equipped with a small amount"

   "Although the magnetic storm system is unstable, the difficulty of manufacturing and the raw materials are relatively simple... Fortunately, there are a large number of skilled workers here in Laianling. Otherwise, it would take a long time to start from scratch."

   Putting down the possibility of the 'Arcane Way' for the time being, Ian was thinking about these things.

He is going to prepare for the food team barracks that will arrive tomorrow, and he has to refine a batch of ammunition for the rechargeable rifle at night: "I have to try to contact the Dragon Worship Cult to get the movements of the mountain people, otherwise, if you want to Knowing when the opponent will attack Laian collar can only be guessed."

   Dragon worship, mountain people, food, new weapons...

  There are a lot of things to do in the territory. If it weren't for Scott's help, the people below are still serious because they are still in the fear period. Ian alone can't manage it no matter what.

  Of course, with the auxiliary calculation module, it basically doesn’t take time for Ian to calculate those simple material allocation problems, but a reliable government affairs team must be established.

   "Let Elder Pude send another group of people over."

Ian shook his head and sighed: "The next step is to purchase fish from Sanhe City and Harrison Port to ensure the intake of protein... and find a way to get some sugar. Many alchemy substrates require pure sugar, and the sweetness of sugar is the best. A natural sedative and a happy potion, the citizens need this."

   “Too many things to do, I need a list.”

  Scott followed Ian, listening to the boy's complaints and talking to himself, his heart was actually full of admiration.

  In his opinion, Ian can do it in a day or two, planning so many things, which is already considered the speed of the gods.

  Anyone or any lord, even if he has the same thinking as Ian, absolutely does not have a plan like Ian's—that is the itinerary that is accurate to the minute or even the second.

  Time is spent in busyness like this.

   Soon, the day passed in full swing.

  Terra 773, October 26, 10:15 AM.

  Ian's grain caravan arrived in Laian Territory on time.

Not being ambushed, not being late, depending on the quantity, not even drifting away—the Platinum Iridium Workshop and the Marquis of Barton are really big. From the Central Great Plains to the South Ridge, there is no drifting away—vehicles are full of all kinds of people. Trucks filled with grains and dried meat, various beans and canned fruits came to the storage camp that had been sorted out last night amid the cheers of everyone in Lai'an City.

   This surprised Ian quite a bit. He didn’t expect that the ration team arrived safely without any accidents.

  What are the flamethrowers and the rebel hillmen doing? What about their intelligence officers and special forces? !

  This is too unexpected.

   "The continent of Terra always surprises me."

With such unexpected joy, Ian was going to have a good chat with the person in charge of the grain caravan, and then meet the colonel who helped **** the food team, and thank him for his responsibility... Then he and his The troops were forcibly recruited.

  Ian is not worried about offending people.

   The other party must have made corresponding preparations long ago. Ian didn't believe that Colonel Mayova would send a group of pure newcomers to him without knowing anything about it. This was a tacit understanding between the two parties.

   But the result is a bit confusing.

  Because before seeing the head of the caravan and the captain of the **** team, Ian first saw a few mountain knights who looked at him with suspicion and dissatisfaction.

   "You are Ian? The guy who claims to be the lord of Lean?"

The leading mountain knight with dark gray hair stepped forward with a rather dissatisfied tone, and looked at the young man: "Although I don't know your origin, but you are breaking the law! The Le'an collar has long been divided into several A knight leader, there has been no Lord Ryan for a long time!"

   "Don't think that you can call yourself the lord of Lai'an by taking advantage of the fighting between the Xuanfeng Department and the Mountain Pass and Valley Department - Lai'an City is my territory!"

  This grey-haired mountain knight also has the strength of the second level... It's just average, not as good as Martin, and about the same as the other two rebellious mountain leaders.

  The mountain knights behind him were obviously headed by this knight, and they also stared at Ian with indignation.

  —Where is the idiot?

   Looking at the idiotic and stupid mountain knights in front of him, and even some classic villains, Ian couldn't help frowning.

   Then, he thought about something, and his expression immediately eased.

"Scott." He turned his head and said to his stern deputy: "Remember to help me draft a letter of thanks to the Marquis of Barton and Colonel Mayowa later—it can bring fools and idiots together , send it to me by legal means, no one else can do it except them.”

   "Yes." The boy even felt a little emotional: "If it weren't for their help, I would have to spend so much effort to catch and kill these guys with claims one by one."

  —A high-end teammate who occasionally appears as an opponent.

  —At this time, it’s time to punch hard!

   "You kid, what are you talking about?!"

The leader of the mountain people is actually a little uneasy. The news he got from Nauman City is that Ian actually took advantage of the rebellion mountain people and the Xuanfeng tribe to take advantage of the fight, so he picked up Laian City... This is in line with his I imagined it, so I firmly believed in it, and even envied that Ian was so lucky that he got the great merit of taking back the Lean collar so easily.

   Anyway, it was picked up for nothing, so it’s okay for him to **** him!

But later, when he heard that Ian claimed to be the lord of Laian City, the knight immediately became anxious-this meant that his channel to the nobles was cut off for no reason. No matter what, Ian must be stopped immediately. Territorial claim pardoned!

  So he immediately rushed from Nauman City to Laian City with the **** team overnight.

   came to Ian.

  —This white and clean boy is really good-looking, but at first glance, he knows that he is not very good at fighting. Guys from the laboratory are like this...

   Such information flashed in his head. The gray-haired mountain knight was about to introduce himself, give his name, and then show off his hands and tell the other party that he is not easy to mess with...

  He saw a hand.

  A slender, fair hand with skin that was so translucent... was grabbing at his head at an incredible speed!

"retreat!"

   "If you get caught, you will die!"

As a sublimator, this was his fastest and most correct instinctive reaction. The warning signs in the mountain knight's heart exploded crazily before he could report his name. He suddenly understood that all this might be a conspiracy, and it was the empire that completely wiped them out. The conspiracy of the mountain folk faction.

  He is actually not stupid, but he is confused when he cares about it, and he is preconceived under the misleading news of Nauman City.

  In fact, he really had a chance to cause Ian a lot of trouble.

but now…

"what!!!"

The mountain knight let out a roar, and while retreating rapidly, his body swelled in an instant, and the turbulent source matter burst out from the source seed in the heart, and the speed and intensity had already caused damage to his body. Great damage.

   But it's too late to care about these little things, if you don't fight for your life, you will die soon!

The dust and rocks on the surrounding land floated up out of thin air, and layers of blue-gray rock armor visible to the naked eye emerged from the surface of his skin. This armor was strong enough to block the salvo of alchemy guns. rely on.

   At the same time, he raised his right hand, holding a high-explosive alchemy gun tightly. In fact, he had already planned to discuss it without a fight, but he didn't expect the other party to be more decisive than him.

  He has done everything a second energy level can do.

  But unfortunately, the difference is too far.

  The palm has already caught the mountain knight's head, as if stroking.

   But the result is not the case.

  Boom—as if the popping sound of a balloon was punctured.

   Bloody ice shards were flying all over the sky, like rain falling.

  The boy withdrew his hand.

  His greatest enemy in the legitimacy of the Lyanland rule is dead.

  (end of this chapter)