Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 17 Scare Him
The lady-in-waiting Lan Xi brought in two cups of coffee. Luke drank his coffee and told Agatha what he had just done.
Agatha didn't expect that there was such a special space inside the Triumphal Fortress. Although there were not many rock giants inside, these extraordinary creatures were extremely powerful and had extremely strong regeneration capabilities in the rock-filled area. If these rock giants rushed out when the Barbarian Legion counterattacked the Triumphal Fortress, they would definitely cause heavy damage to the Northern Legion.
"Fortunately, you know that there are rock giants hiding in the Triumph Fortress." Agatha said thankfully, "Now these rock giants are trapped in the Land of Strange Dreams. What should we do next?"
Luke replied: "Show your strength! Then just wait patiently to see who can't help but take the initiative to ask for a meeting."
Agatha asked doubtfully, "We only have over 200 guards. How can we show our strength to the Northern Army?"
Luke smiled mysteriously: "Wait until tomorrow, and you will know."
As he spoke, Luke opened the curtains a little. The soldiers of the Northern Army were still searching outside. At the station, the medical team of Raging Tide City had already set up more than a dozen medical tents and were moving and installing equipment overnight.
Tomorrow, the medical tent will be ready to accept patients.
Agatha leaned forward and saw the medical tent through the gap. This medical team was brought by Luke at his insistence.
He said he wanted to demonstrate his strength to the Northern Legion. Could it be this medical team?
Bang!
Agatha's head bumped with Luke's.
Eye to eye…
On the terrace of the fortress, the emperor's grandson Sinclair looked at the train in the station with a frown on his face. He knew that the meteorite would definitely cause some trouble, but he didn't expect that he would cause trouble so quickly and suddenly disappear inside the fortress.
This means that Meteor knows more about Triumph Fortress than the Northern Legion.
His behavior was definitely a provocation, in revenge for the humiliation he suffered during the daytime reception. Now the Northern Army has used almost all the means available to search for the meteorite, but has not yet found his whereabouts.
Is the Imperial Secret Service so powerful?
If the Northern Legion is determined to be the enemy of the Queen, Triumph Fortress is definitely not a safe base.
At this time, General Qiao Xiuer came hurriedly.
Sinclair asked, "Did you find the meteorite?"
"No!" General Joshua looked very bad. He hesitated for a moment before saying to Sinclair, "We just found out... Quinton, the special envoy of the Duke of Celtic, is also missing."
"What!" Sinclair, who was looking at the train, immediately turned back to look at Qiao Xiuer: "Isn't there a heavy guard guarding Quinton's residence? How come he is missing?"
Qiao Xiuer said with some concern: "First, the meteorite disappeared in the fortress, and then the special envoy of the Duke of Celtic. There must be secret passages in the Triumph Fortress that we have not discovered. If these secret passages are used by the enemy, your safety cannot be guaranteed.
I will send someone to escort you out of the fort immediately."
"No!" Sinclair refused. "I absolutely cannot leave on my own in this situation. Don't worry, I'm not that easy to be assassinated.
I am just worried that the disappearance of the Celtic Duke's envoy is related to the meteorite."
Joshua did not continue to persuade Sinclair to leave. A commander should never leave his army easily.
"I am also worried that the disappearance of the Duke of Celtic's envoy is related to the meteorite. If Quinton is captured by the meteorite, we will be in a passive position."
"Nothing we say now will help. Take control of all of Quinton's followers and send more people to protect the cabinet envoy. We can't let anything happen to him again."
"I've already done it all."
Sinclair nodded: "Let the soldiers rest."
"Aren't you going to look for the meteorite?"
Sinclair looked at the train below. The curtains of Princess Agatha's bedroom were drawn, and the light cast two shadows close together.
"No need to look for it, the meteorite should have returned!"
The next morning.
Although they had been tossed around for most of the night, the soldiers of the Northern Legion still went out for drill on time. Both their discipline and quality were worthy of being one of the most elite legions in the empire.
The morning drill was steaming hot. After breakfast, some soldiers who were not on duty gathered outside the medical tent of the station.
Looking at these soldiers, they all have some physical defects.
Injuries are inevitable in war. Minor injuries can be cured by resting for a while, but some serious injuries require amputation. Fortunately, with the development of mechanical technology, mechanical bodies can be used to replace amputated limbs.
As a first-class corps of the Empire, the cost of replacing soldiers' limbs after amputation is borne by the Empire. However, because it is borne by the state, the vast majority of soldiers' mechanical limbs are the cheapest, which are very different from real limbs.
Mechanical limb failure and infection are the biggest headaches for every soldier who receives mechanical body modification.
Therefore, when these soldiers heard that there was a mechanical modification technician in the Nutao City Medical Team, and that they could replace mechanical limbs for free, they came to watch out of curiosity.
But... why is there a little girl among these mechanical modification engineers? She seems to be the leader, directing other mechanical modification engineers to do this and that around the equipment.
Looks very unreliable.
Inside the medical tent, Sandpaper led the mechanical modification engineers to debug the equipment. Ten operating tables were arranged side by side, and medical equipment and welding equipment were installed in their respective positions.
After all the equipment was debugged, Sandpaper saw so many soldiers surrounding outside, and they all had mechanical bodies on them. A smile immediately appeared on his face as if he had found something fun.
"Those who need to change their mechanical bodies should go to my assistant to get a number plate. Come one by one, follow the order, and don't crowd!"
The distinctive sound of the sandpaper made the soldiers even more unconvinced of the little girl. But they did not leave, as they wanted to see if anyone would come forward to wade through the water for them.
No one came forward to get a number tag, and the atmosphere inside and outside the medical tent was extremely awkward.
Sandpaper stared blankly at the soldiers outside, she had never encountered such a situation before. As the most famous mechanical modification engineer on Diagon Street, one had to make an appointment several days in advance if one wanted to have a mechanical modification surgery performed by her.
Seeing that these people were ungrateful, Sandpaper pointed at a soldier standing in front and said, "The third-order air pressure pipeline of your mechanical left leg is blocked, the alchemical neuron has a 7% failure rate, and the main supporting metal frame and the foot joint are severely worn.
The internal steam engine has insufficient output power, which is like a small horse pulling a big cart. It will probably be scrapped after three years of repairs."
The soldier was shocked. He was wearing a military uniform, and his left mechanical leg was completely covered by his trousers, but this little girl could tell at a glance that his mechanical leg was broken.
"I, I..." The soldier didn't want to be the first to go to the operating table, and stammered, "I plan to go to the rear corps hospital for repairs when I have a break."
"Whether it's repair or replacement, we won't force it, but it's a pity that we brought the latest mechanical prosthesis." Sandpaper snapped his fingers, and two assistants carried out a long box. After opening it, they took out a mechanical leg and installed it on the debugging device next to the operating table.
Unlike simple mechanical limbs with some wires exposed outside, this mechanical leg has a realistic appearance and soft metal is used at the joints.
After the robotic leg was installed on the test instrument, the assistant operated and debugged it, and it kept making various movements, as smooth as a real leg, and even the toes could move. The assistant also controlled the robotic leg to make explosive movements, such as running, kicking, and kicking... All of them were completed perfectly without exception.
Sandpaper introduced: "This is a mechanical prosthesis recently developed by Raging Waves City, which is driven by magic and steam. The honeycomb structure steel used in the frame has a weight density consistent with human bones. The closed self-circulating steam pull rod used for power transmission can be used normally for half a year after adding water once. The auxiliary power is twelve groups of alchemical muscle fibers, which can not only provide instantaneous explosive power, but also allow you to still have low-intensity mobility when the steam power system fails.
Alchemical neurons use a non-invasive structure, which does not need to be directly connected to the flesh nerves. The magic components inside can perfectly transmit all the instructions from the brain to the mechanical prosthesis. Therefore, there is no need to endure pain when replacing or repairing, and there is no risk of infection.
Soldier, I really don't know what you are hesitating about. Hurry up and lie down on the operating table. I will perform this operation on you personally. "
The soldier was very moved by the beautiful and flexible mechanical leg, especially when the mechanical leg hooked its toes at him.
But when the soldier heard the girl said she wanted to perform the operation on him personally, his expression changed immediately: "I, I want to wait a little longer..."
"Catch him and put him on the operating table. The anesthesiologist is going to administer anesthesia." Sandpaper ordered loudly.
Before the soldier could finish his words, two mechanic assistants rushed over, pulled him out of the crowd, and carried him onto the operating table without further ado.
The anesthesiologist then injected a needle into his neck, and after the tube of anesthetic was injected, the soldier completely lost consciousness.
"Miss Sandpaper, anesthesia is complete!"
"Okay! The operation begins!" Sandpaper snapped his fingers again, and the mechanical leg waiting to be installed gave a thumbs up.
Then comes the moment of witnessing a miracle.
Sandpaper used a chainsaw to cut off the soldier's mechanical leg amid a shower of sparks, and then removed the mechanical components connected to the body. The medical technician next to him quickly used magic to stop the bleeding from the wound, and then applied magic potion. During this time, Sandpaper used a grinding wheel to grind the exposed leg bone, drilled a hole to install the magic sensor, and then installed the protective layer and connecting rod.
The assistant on the other side completed the debugging of the mechanical legs according to the soldier's body and height.
Finally, Sandpaper put the mechanical leg onto the connecting rod. With a "click", the mechanical leg was connected and nested with the soldier's broken leg.
The process took less than twenty minutes.
The soldiers watching outside were stunned. You know, when they install mechanical limbs, they often lie on the operating table for several hours. And in most cases, the installation cannot be completed in one go. They have to cut the broken legs repeatedly for debugging and adaptation, which makes suffer physically and psychologically.
Now it takes less than twenty minutes to change a leg.
Does it work?
The soldier on the operating table woke up after the anesthesia was removed. The bad memories before the coma made him jump up from the operating table, jump to the ground and escape.
But he realized something was wrong after running just two steps.
When did my left leg grow out?
He looked down and saw that the trouser leg on his left leg had been cut off. The entire leg was the mechanical leg he had just seen. His original mechanical leg was thrown on the ground like garbage.
this!
The entire medical tent was silent.
Everyone stared at the soldier's new mechanical leg.
Snap, snap, snap…
Sandpaper snapped his fingers continuously: "Hey, hey, hey... The number of mechanical prostheses we brought this time is limited. First come first served. If you are late, you will have to wait for the new stock to be transferred from Fury City.
You may have to wait for more than ten days!"
The crowd suddenly rushed towards the assistant who was responsible for issuing the number plates.
The benefits of the new mechanical prosthesis from Raging Waves quickly spread throughout the Triumph Fortress. Soon the soldiers discovered that most of the mechanical transformation engineers from Raging Waves were from the Mechanical Clan. When they wore their mechanical work clothes, it was hard to tell that most of their bodies were made of machinery.
Is the mechanical transformation technology of Nutao City so powerful?
Agatha, who followed Luke to visit the medical tent, was also shocked by the current mechanical transformation technology in Rage City. Looking at those mechanical prosthetic limbs that were almost the same as real limbs in terms of appearance and movements, Agatha felt like she was reading a popular mechanical fantasy novel.
Luke greeted the mechanics and soldiers, whether he knew them or not, and said to Agatha, "Do you remember the Titan prototype I brought from Winter City? The magic transmission technology inside was developed by the Alchemist Association of Raging Waves City, and a new generation developed.
Her Royal Highness the Princess should be able to see the significance of the new generation of mechanical prostheses."
Agatha said: "If you can make mechanical prostheses, you can make highly realistic alchemical puppets. They can be more flexible than humans. They can do things that humans can do, and they can also do things that humans cannot do. In addition, human-controlled war machines have also entered the next generation. Most of the mechanical conduction structures of war machines have been changed to magic conduction structures. The new generation of war machines has completely suppressed the old models of war machines.
Not to mention the steam-type Titan that Raging Wave City is developing, which I heard is almost completed.”
Luke opened a box, and inside was a mechanical arm. He took it and handed it to Agatha, saying, "The technological explosion brought about by steam technology is still ongoing, and Raging Wave City has opened up a new track of magic technology.
With Sinclair's ability, he could definitely see the technical content of this small mechanical arm. The Northern Legion had already deeply experienced the changes that steam technology had brought to warfare from the Barbarian Legion. He must have known what kind of enemy the Northern Legion would face when his opponent possessed magic technology.
Even if the Duke of Celtic lifted the factory ban, what would happen if Tedega Hills could support two armies with steam industry level? Even if the Barbarian Legion and the Northern Legion formed an alliance, they would not be the opponent of an army armed with magic technology. "
Agatha took the mechanical arm, which was much lighter than she expected, but very strong. Unlike the old mechanical prosthesis, in order to balance the weight, it was necessary to reduce the structure and function as much as possible.
"This arm must be very expensive."
"Of course it's expensive!" Speaking of the price, Luke couldn't help but smile bitterly: "In order to scare Sinclair, the City of Raging Waves has spent a lot of money this time. What compensation is Her Royal Highness the Princess going to give to the City of Raging Waves?"
Agatha just smiled.
