Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 217 The joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected

Under the leadership of Mayor Joel, Xia Houyan rushed to the newly established research institute in Shuangfengling:
Manhattan Lab.

Although it seems that this double-vaulted building led by Master Nicholson and located in the south of Tongque Terrace is mainly responsible for trivial things such as identifying trophies, repairing weapons, and researching and developing agricultural tools, it has a profound meaning. The name still shows the wolfish ambition of a certain traverser lord.

Today's Shuangfengling has long been different from the poor habit of picking assholes and sucking fingers in the past:

The overall arc structure of the "Manhattan Laboratory" is extravagantly built using high-priced steel purchased from the towns on the left bank, but stone bricks are used to fill in insignificant parts-this makes it look like a round circle. A version of the conjoined pyramid, or in other words, an upside-down butt.

The appearance of this laboratory is very eye-catching in Shuangfengling, which has a square pattern as a whole. It is said that it is the proud design of Master Donald——

Xia Houyan felt that Master Donald's pursuit of building safety has always been very reliable;

As for the aesthetic level of the old architect...

He firmly reserves his opinion.

Since some dangerous alchemy and magic work may be carried out in the future "Manhattan Laboratory", this building not only adopts the safest structure, but also is located far away from the core area of ​​the territory. Master Laurie also specially Inviting Belgrade, the two magisters worked together to arrange a protective circle for it.

Coupled with the staggered, yellow and black cordon outside the laboratory, the whole building is permeated with a dangerous atmosphere that strangers should not get close to.

Xia Houyan followed Mayor Joel, through the coolies rushing to transport weapons, the craftsmen surrounding "Kill You 3000" doing maintenance work, and the swordsmith sweating profusely by the furnace, and finally passed through the "Manhattan Experiment" In the deepest part of the chamber, I found Master Nicholson, Elven Mage Beglad, and the piece of rune armor made of "Tarantino Mild Steel".

Now, the armor pieces are lying quietly on a long stone table.

It is much thinner than Xia Houyan imagined, and the metal sheet like a cicada's wing seems to be blown by the breeze at any time. It is because of the slight curvature that it has a certain sense of substance in the eyes of people;
Such a thin and light shape may make modern mobile phone designers ecstatic, but in the eyes of the lord who believes in the school of big ships and cannons that "armor thickness and caliber are everything", it seems a bit unreliable;
He is really sorry:
It would be great if the swordsman Sirius sent by Rock Creek City used a giant sword instead of a rapier, at least it could provide more magic metal raw materials for the territory, wouldn't it?

But soon, Xia Houyan's gaze was attracted by the runes engraved on the soft steel plate.

If the iron-wood rune board found in the treasure house of Dragon Bone Peak has a wild and rough and simple atmosphere as a whole, and it can be used as a mask for an ogre shaman, then the one engraved with the "Wind Protection" rune "Tarantino Mild Steel" is almost like peeled off from a spaceship, full of the sense of technology that belongs to the future.

On the surface of the soft steel sheet, the familiar "Wind Protection" pattern was drawn lightly and smoothly by the craftsmen of Shuangfengling with some kind of knife;
A faint magical glow flows slowly in these lines, casting crystal-clear spots on the dome of the laboratory.

Xia Houyan closed his eyes lightly, and almost immediately felt the fluctuations of wind-type magic power flooding the laboratory. The fluctuations were weak, quiet and tranquil, but contained an irreversible sense of power.

Xia Houyan had only felt a similar aura from the epic staffs in the Xuecheng Museum.

"My lord, this is the thing that took hundreds of hammer blows from Master Kobe, and even knocked off one of his arms." Mayor Joel reminded at the right time.

Belgrade looked up at the lord, hesitating to speak.

As a junior magister and even an elf, Belgrade certainly knows what a terrifying piece of equipment he helped Frost Maple Ridge create:

The Elven runes that have been lost in the dust, and the last masterpiece "Tarantino Mild Steel" of the craftsmen of the Elven Empire, the combination of the two is probably the first time in the past thousand years;
Even in terms of rarity and collection value regardless of the actual effect, the value of this rune piece is enough to reach the city;

What's more, its effect is so overbearing:
Only relying on the stored magic energy, it can resist hundreds of full-strength hammer blows by skilled craftsmen. This is a protective performance that cannot be matched by any heavy armor, and it is enough to support any adult with a little training on the battlefield where swords have no eyes. Peerless!

With it, "Royal Conquest" will become a cheap business without any risk;
With it, Assassin will become the first backward profession to be eliminated on the continent;
With it, why did von Weckma, the former leader of the Orc Federation, die unexplainably from a crossbow arrow!
Belgrade didn't even think about it until now, where did this unknown little lord of the empire get the inscription master of the elf runes?

Based on intuition, Belgrade thought it might be related to Vilf;

Based on experience, he refuses to admit that the good-for-nothing girl has other functions besides writing novels;
Based on rationality, Begrade knew that if he took the liberty to ask the lord about this, what he would get was not an answer, but a crowbar that struck at high speed.

Therefore, in just a few days, the elf mage Belgrade, who seemed to see through the vicissitudes of the world, chose to continue to remain silent.

I have to bow my head under the fence... Begrade smiled wryly and warned himself: No matter which elf's grave is being dug in Shuangfeng Ridge, as long as it is not my own...

Xia Houyan didn't know the small things in the heart of the shadow magician.

He stood by the stone table, staring at the rune sheet happily, looking again and again, before raising his head for a long time:

"Isn't this all good? Mayor Joel, why did you tell me something happened and keep making a bitter face?"

Mayor Joel squeezed a face suitable for mourning, and was about to speak when Master Nicholson stopped him.

"My lord, this is a matter of the artisan group and the 'Manhattan Laboratory', let us report to you." Master Nicholson carefully considered the words, "As you can see, 'Tarantino Mild Steel' is in After the "Wind Protection" rune is inscribed, it becomes an epic-level armor whose performance far exceeds that of the iron-wood rune plate——according to the calculations of Master Belgrade and the experiments of Kobe Brothers, the energy storage capacity of this rune plate , enough to withstand hundreds of full-strength attacks from professional warriors."

"Hmm." Xia Houyan tried his best to pretend to be a magic expert.

Master Nicholson smiled bitterly and said:
"My lord, the problem lies in the matter of 'measurement'! According to Master Belgrade, the mild steel rapier held by the Swordsman of Rock Creek City was actually protected by him on behalf of Stardust not long ago. An ancient weapon given to the Duke of Houston by Her Majesty the Queen."

Xia Houyan glanced at Begrade in shock.

At that time, everyone in Frost Maple Ridge was still wondering where Sirius got the elven soft steel sword with the effect of "Wind Protection", but after looking around, it was actually a gift from Begrade!

Belgrade smiled wryly:
"The sword I gave to Rock Creek City was the work of the last batch of craftsmen before the fall of the empire. The runes on it were originally the incomplete version of 'Wind Protection', and they were severely worn out over thousands of years, so The effect is far worse than the armor piece we newly engraved—otherwise, Her Majesty the Queen would not be willing to give it away, and Mr. Sirius would not be so easily defeated by you."

Xia Houyan smacked his lips:
Speaking of which, Master Nicholson and the others seem to have melted an old antique in order to conduct experiments!

There is no cultural relics protection bureau in the empire, right?no?
Master Nicholson took over the conversation and said:

"My lord, just because the rune on the soft sword is incomplete, it can't use all the energy stored in the magic metal and it has already entered the cooling down. Sirius was not exhausted in that battle at all." Tarantino soft Steel' has accumulated terrifying energy for thousands of years!"

"Who made him like to use second-hand goods." Xia Houyan shrugged.

"However, my lord, Sirius failed to exhaust the mana, but our Master Kobe did it..." Master Nicholson's voice was as thin as a gnat.

"What?!" Xia Houyan's hair stood on end.

Master Nicholson had a bitter face:
"The magic energy contained in that piece of soft steel, which has been naturally accumulated for thousands of years, has not dissipated after being smelted, but it was exhausted by the high-intensity percussion experiment of our master Kobe! After the measurement of Master Begrade, now As long as our rune piece is received again..."

Master Nicholson looked at Begrade, who made a "two" with his fingers, as if celebrating a victory.

"...As long as it receives two more attacks, its magic energy will be completely exhausted and it will enter the cooldown." Nicholson continued.

"It's exhausted after two times..." Xia Houyan was confused, "But aren't all runes able to recharge naturally and restore cooling? Just let it recharge by itself like those iron planks, wouldn't it be fine?"

Master Nicholson was heartbroken:

"My lord, here is the problem! We now know why the Great Elf Empire perished when the 'Tarantino Mild Steel' was not put into practical use—because the charging efficiency of this magical metal is extremely low! Take this piece of rune as an example, it will take about 30 years to wait for it to recover naturally!"

Xia Houyan was dumbfounded.

Belgrade kindly persuaded:

"Master Igor, think of the best, when you are 50 years old, you will be able to regain hundreds of chances to fight!"

"Then...then...then don't wait for it to recover naturally, can't we let the magician force it to recharge it?" The lord was trembling.

"My lord, we don't have any professional wind magicians in our territory." Master Nicholson naturally forgot about Master Laurie's apprentice, Wilson. The energy loss is huge during the charging process: if you want to fill up the magic power capacity of this rune piece in a short time, I am afraid that you will need to consume all the magic power in the whole body of the three junior wind-type magisters..."

Xia Houyan stretched out his hand to support the stone table to prevent himself from fainting:
Three junior magisters... The magic power of the magician is also accumulated through hard work and meditation. If you have reached this level of magic master, who the hell is willing to use it as a human power bank for you? !
Master Nicholson carefully said:

"All in all, my lord, my suggestion now is...you should take it easy for the remaining two protection opportunities?"

Xia Houyan almost yelled between his teeth:

"Call me Master Laurie..."

"Ah?" Master Nicholson said in astonishment, "Didn't you understand? Master Laurie and other magicians like you cannot charge wind runes..."

"It's not charging..." The lord growled in pain, "I need a calming spell now..."

The "Tarantino Mild Steel" rune piece on the stone table overflowed with mocking light.

……

That night, sitting sullenly in the living room of the Horned Eagle Manor, the lord lord covering his head with an ice pack saw Tom Lawrence walking in with a calfskin notebook between his hands.

"See Lord Lord!" The director of the political department of the Pioneering Army saluted the boss with a smile.

"My lord is not in a good mood right now..." Xia Houyan muttered, "Say something quickly..."

"I just heard that you were in a bad mood, so I came here to make you happy!" Lawrence chuckled.

"Master Laurie has already delivered 'Erotic Novels'..." Xia Houyan sighed, pointing to a stack of old books that he brought on tiptoe.

"It's not that kind of obscenity!" Lawrence snorted. "My lord, didn't you tell me that the political department should organize more cultural activities among the recruits, so as to enrich the spiritual life of the pioneer soldiers and the citizens!"

Xia Houyan thought about it, and it seemed that there was such a thing.

Lawrence puffed out his chest like asking for credit:
"No, during the days when you went south to the defense line of the Arcane Spire, Mayor Joel, Miss Katerina and I organized a fight at the Bronze Sparrow Terrace... What's your name..." Wenyi Extravaganza'!"

"Oh..." The lord lacked interest.

Lawrence continued excitedly:
"After the performance, there will be a link of 'I express my heart to the lord', which allows the recruits of the pioneer army and the lords to write letters, poems and articles to you and Miss Katerina. They can express their opinions, offer suggestions, and Carry out artistic creation, and you can also talk about homework..."

"This link is not bad..." Xia Houyan muttered, "We must continue to promote democratic centralism..."

Lawrence squeezed his eyes:

"My lord, no, I picked out a few excellent works written by the leaders! Would you like me to read them to you?"

Xia Houyan shrugged: "Read it."

Lawrence opened the book, took out a piece of letter paper, and read aloud:

"I really want to be the lord's dog..."

"Fuck! Stop, stop!" Xia Houyan almost fell off the recliner, "What the hell is this?!"

"Excellent letter expressing loyalty!" Lawrence said innocently, "It's well written! The next line is 'but the lord said he likes zombies'..."

"Stop it!" Xia Houyan hurriedly raised his hand to stop it, "Tom, you should change the letter..."

Lawrence blinked, shrugged helplessly, and pulled out another letter.

Then read it aloud:

"Why is Eliot Igor the best lord of the empire?
"Before talking about this issue, I would like to talk about the difference between other lords and Master Igor.

"First Rosario, guilty of arrogance."

(End of this chapter)