The Emperor is Above

Chapter 444 Zhu Zhiwu's Great Invention

Qing Yi had long anticipated that the Imperial College students and puppeteers would be losers.

But they didn't expect that they would be defeated so badly, and the crystal reserves would be exhausted in such a short time.

He felt so sad when he thought about so many precious crystals being used up. He really didn't know how expensive food and fuel are until he managed the household.

"Hehe, actually the total reserve of crystals is still quite large. We have only used 20% of it. However, there are not many crystals left for the war puppets to use."

Zhu Zhiwu scratched his head apologetically and tried to explain to the Lord, "The number of crystals brought by the Longjiu elders is indeed large, but the specifications, sizes and quality are completely different.

Most of them are low-quality crystals that are smaller than mung beans, so Ying Feizi and his friends tried to use these crystals to make heating stoves and refrigerators.

The number of pea-sized, medium-quality or higher crystals accounts for less than 30% of the total, and the number of high-quality and top-quality crystals is even lower.

The war puppets we optimized are more powerful, so the quality and size of the crystals they consume are also higher. They must be at least high-quality crystals the size of an apricot kernel."

Qing Yi's brows furrowed even deeper. The surprise brought by the war puppet had not yet dissipated, but he was poured a bucket of cold water by such a huge consumption.

But Yang Hu immediately followed up Zhu Zhiwu's words and added: "Doctor, Zhu Zhiwu said that at least apricot-sized top-grade crystals are needed, just for the daily consumption of the war puppets.

If you want to fully exert their combat power, you have to use more refined peach-core-sized crystals, otherwise their combat power and combat time will be greatly reduced. "

"The consumption is really too great!"

Qing Yi couldn't hold it in any longer and sighed with a sad face.

"Even if we find the right top-grade crystals, how long can the war puppets keep fighting? Don't forget that they will have to march thousands of miles by the time they go into battle."

"Uh--"

Zhu Zhiwu glanced at Yang Hu and Kui Wendou, bowed his hands in shame and said, "You guys have tried it several times in the past few days.

A high-quality crystal the size of an apricot kernel can sustain a normal march for a day, can travel 500 miles in an ordinary wasteland, and can travel more than 800 miles on a high-quality road.

As for the top-grade crystal stone the size of a peach core, it can keep the war puppet in the highest combat state for more than an hour. If six top-grade crystal stones can be replaced, it will be enough to maintain medium to high intensity combat for a day and a night."

"My lord, we have sorted out the crystal reserves. The high-quality and top-quality crystals currently in stock are enough for two war puppets to handle a major war."

Seeing Qing Yi's worried face, Kui Wendou hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and saying, "Since the elders of the Longjiu family have discovered the crystal mine in the original mountain forest, perhaps we can ask them to help mine more."

"Mr. Kui Wendou, the war puppet I imagined in my mind should not be like this!" Qing Yi shook his head with mixed feelings, and looked around at the people around him and said,

“In fact, judging from the combat effectiveness and marching speed of these two war puppets, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are rare national treasures.

However, their high requirements for the quality of crystals and their huge consumption are really hard to support. Not to mention the shallow foundation of Longcheng Fengtu, even the entire 76 countries in the Northern Wilderness would find it difficult to support too much.

Even if there is the crystal mine discovered by the Longjiu family elder, the number of top-grade crystals is very limited after all. How can it withstand the consumption of hundreds of war puppets?"

Seeing that Yang Hu, Zhu Zhiwu, Kui Wendou and other imperial students and puppet masters were in a depressed mood, Qing Yi was afraid of hurting their fragile hearts.

He quickly comforted them, "I am not denying your research results. On the contrary, I am sincerely shocked and surprised by the war puppets you developed.

However, the war puppets I envisioned in my mind consume relatively few crystals and can be deployed on a large scale, with hundreds or thousands of them manufactured at once and deployed in wars.

It's a pity that the energy consumption of two war puppets is too high. Even if we spend all our money, we can only maintain a few of them. It would be great if we could reduce the energy consumption by half, or even one-fifth or one-tenth!"

"It seems that we haven't done well enough!"

Yang Hu said with great shame, "At least it shows that the battle puppet's formation consumes too much energy. Next, we will continue to try to simplify and reduce energy consumption, and strive to make the doctor more satisfied." "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Yang!"

Qing Yi said seriously, "We still need to continue manufacturing new war puppets, and we should not stop the new optimization work.

I will ask the elders of the Longjiu clan to continue to collect a large number of crystals to meet your research needs as much as possible. Don't be discouraged."

"Don't worry, Doctor. You have been so dedicated in supporting us. Even the king won't give us so much support. If we fail to achieve results, won't we fail your expectations and trust?"

Yang Hu also clenched his fist and swung it violently, but unexpectedly, the copper ball he had been holding in his hand flew out more than ten feet and fell into the deep pit left by the war puppet demonstration just now.

"boom--"

Before everyone could react, a shocking explosion was heard from the deep pit. Qing Yi only felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and was covered by sand, gravel and soil.

"Oh my god, what's going on?"

Qing Yi thought he was attacked by a terrorist for a moment, but fortunately his spiritual power formed a small barrier in time to block the overwhelming attack.

Apart from being covered in dirt and a little hurt from being beaten, he did not suffer any injuries, nor did he notice any enemies approaching.

He used his spiritual power to instantly clear away the dirt and gravel around him, and quickly dug out a group of puppeteers and imperial students including Kui Wendou, who had most of their bodies buried in the mud.

The frightened people checked each other. Most of them had been hiding far away and were only slightly injured. However, Qing Yi, Yang Hu, Kui Wendou and Zhu Zhiwu were the closest.

Even so, the students and puppeteers were frightened:
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I just ate a mouthful of mud and sand. What happened just now? I saw Zhu Zhiwu throw a copper ball and it exploded."

"I also saw the copper ball in Zhu Zhiwu's hand thrown into the pit, and it suddenly exploded. If everyone was closer, wouldn't there be heavy casualties?"

Zhu Zhiwu, the instigator of the explosion, was the one who suffered the most. He was covered with injuries and his arms and ribs were fractured. Fortunately, he did not lose any limbs and the bleeding stopped quickly after a little bandage.

As the perpetrator, he was also puzzled: "The copper ball in my hand is just a toy for children. How could it suddenly explode for no reason?"

Yang Hu looked thoughtful and said, "I remember that inside your copper ball, Xiaowu, there was a low-grade crystal the size of a mung bean. Could it be that the crystal exploded?"

Qing Yi was suddenly moved when he heard this, and he squatted down and whispered: "Brother Zhu, do you still remember how you handled the crystal stone, and how you put together the rune formation that made the copper ball move by itself?"

Zhu Zhiwu has an eccentric personality, and his rune strength is not high among the students of the Imperial Academy, but the students who graduate from the Imperial Academy are also elites selected from thousands of miles away, and such an accident should not happen when making an ordinary copper ball.

He thought carefully and recounted his ideas and design plan in detail. Qing Yi suddenly understood and said, "It seems that the problem lies in the conflict between the crystal stone you are using and the rune formation.

Using the water rune and the fire rune at the same time, have you forgotten that water and fire don't coexist? Plus, the inferior crystal has too many impurities, it would be strange if it didn't explode.

You should be thankful that it was still in good condition when you held it in your hand, otherwise you would have lost your life. How would I explain it to Master Zuo later?"

At this point, Qing Yi and everyone else couldn't help but look in the direction of the explosion. There appeared a large pit with a diameter of more than ten feet and a depth of three feet, which showed how powerful the explosion was.

"Fortunately, the soil blocked the power of the explosion, otherwise today would be really unimaginable!" Yang Hu couldn't help but shake his head slightly, still looking frightened.

Qing Yi seemed to be blaming Zhu Zhiwu, but as he stared at the deep pit, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Isn't this thing a very powerful bomb?

It seems that Zhu Zhiwu originally wanted to make a children's toy, but accidentally invented such a powerful thing.

Alas, in this special period, the book review area is closed, the rating is closed, and it is even difficult to publish a new chapter. Fortunately, the protagonist of this book is positive and loves the people, the society, and the country.

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