My Endless Life.

Chapter 22 Magical Technology Research Institute

"Hey, Warrant Officer Richie, good morning."

"Good morning, Lieutenant Miller. I didn't expect you to come pick me up."

Downstairs in the dormitory, Miller, the middle-aged man who had been in charge of Li Qi's entrance examination, greeted Li Qi.

Li Qi also responded politely and showed appropriate surprise.

He originally thought that Lieutenant Miller was a teacher at the Military Academy and was under the jurisdiction of the academy's top management.

But now, Miller seems more like Borrent's subordinate or adjutant, handling some chores that Borrent is not convenient to handle.

Just like the current response.

But isn’t he in charge of logistics?
How did logistics get mixed up with the intelligence department?

Li Qi thought for a moment, but did not ask any more questions. He looked up and asked Miller:
"Lieutenant Miller, where is Commander Borent taking me?"

"Hmm? Didn't the minister tell you?"

"The commander did not say it explicitly at the time, but only told me that he would send someone to contact me at the weekend."

Li Qi responded calmly.

Miller nodded in understanding and said with a smile: "Maybe the minister wants to give you a surprise."

"surprise?"

"Yes, it's a surprise, Warrant Officer Richie. You'll see when you get there."

Miller kept it a little suspenseful.

Although Li Qi was curious, he did not continue asking questions. Instead, he followed Miller into the carriage and headed to the place he mentioned.

Because of the examination conducted during admission, Li Qi did not let his guard down the entire time.

His super powers and hearing were operating at high power, observing everything around him.

But fortunately, this time it seemed to be just a normal trip, and Li Qi did not find any ambushes or other traps along the way.

The two of them arrived smoothly in front of an institution in the royal capital.

"Magic Technology Research Institute...?"

Li Qi whispered the name on the plaque.

Miller smiled at Li Qi and said, "It is a department that combines magic technology and scientific technology. Many of our current battlefield technologies come from here."

After Miller's brief introduction, Li Qi also vaguely understood what kind of place this "Science and Technology Research Institute" was.

Simply put, this is equivalent to the ancient "Ministry of Industry" or the modern Academy of Sciences.

The only difference is that in addition to researching technology, they are also researching magic.

Although magic has become outdated, there are obviously still people who are unwilling to give up magic.

Some people try to combine magic and technology.

Li Qi figured out the key to this and remembered the reason why Borrent called him over.

The reason why Borrent and Li Qi agreed to meet on the weekend was because Li Qi said that the Magic Army would be weak in the future and pointed out the root cause of the Magic Army's weakness.

That is, weapons.

And now Borent called me here and said he wanted to give me a surprise...

Could it be that this Institute of Science and Technology has developed modern weapons that can also be used by magicians?

Enchanting bullets?

Li Qi pondered in his heart.

It's not like he hadn't tried it before, using magic to enchant the bullets and trying to use them to launch more powerful attacks.

But unfortunately, Li Qi couldn't do it at all.

The magic power flow of the gun is too poor, perhaps because there are too many parts inside. The magic power will be dispersed immediately after entering it, and it is completely impossible to attach it to the bullet.

Even if you can barely attach magic power to the bullet, the moment the bullet leaves the gun, the connection with the magic power will be severed.

After all, the act of enchanting weapons with magic power requires the continuous flow of magic power.

Once the weapon leaves your hand, the magic power attached to it will disappear instantly.

This is true for swords, and even more so for bullets.

Therefore, both Li Qi and the country's senior magicians gave up the idea of ​​adding magic power to bullets.

But now it seems...the Academy of Science and Technology seems to have other inspirations?
It was no use thinking about random things outside, so Li Qi followed Miller into the Institute of Science and Technology while thinking.

After showing his military officer ID for registration, Miller walked with Li Qi inside the Institute of Science and Technology.

Li Qi also observed the routes and facilities inside the Institute of Science and Technology.

The architectural style of the Principality of Uno is a very classical Western European style.

Or to be more precise, it is similar to the architectural style of some Western European countries in the Middle Ages. Therefore, when Li Qi first recovered his memory, he thought he had come to a magical kingdom similar to the Middle Ages.

But the architectural style of the institute is quite different.

From the outside, although there are some Uno-style architectural appearance, the interior is more similar to the office building that Li Qi had seen before his time travel.

The rooms are square and angular, and there is a department logo above the door of each room.

Li Qi had the illusion that he had traveled through time again.

After walking a distance with Miller, Li Qi clearly felt that the defense around him became tighter.

Even after Miller presented a special pass, he still had to go through two extremely strict inspections before letting the two in.

Are we almost there?

Following behind Miller, Li Qi thought in his heart.

With such tight defenses, it is conceivable that we are already close to the core area of ​​the Academy of Science and Technology.

Thinking of this, Li Qi calmed down and his expression became more serious.

After passing through the checkpoint, Li Qi took only a few steps before the view in front of him suddenly opened up.

An empty flat area as big as two football fields appeared in front of Li Qi.

There were various targets set up in the open field, and occasionally one could see a few members in white coats standing outside the warning line of the targets, talking to a non-commissioned officer.

Further away there were medical magicians on standby, as well as senior magicians who were responsible for setting up soundproof magic circles.

To be honest, when he first came here, Li Qi thought he had come to a training ground for new recruits.

If Li Qi hadn't seen those scientific researchers in white coats, he would have really thought that this was a training ground prepared for the military camp.

After taking a look at the shooting range, Li Qi retracted his gaze and followed Miller towards Bolent who was standing in the distance.

Scar-faced Major Borent was now communicating with a white-haired old man wearing a white coat and glasses.

"Report! Warrant Officer Li Qi has been brought here!"

Miller stood in front of Borrent and saluted to report to him.

Borrent raised his hand to symbolically respond and said to Miller:

"Thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Miller."

After speaking to Miller, Borent waved Miller away.

When only Li Qi and the old man in the white coat were left, Borent smiled and asked Li Qi:
"Warrant Officer Li Qi, I think you are wondering why I called you here?"

"Indeed, I do not quite understand your intention, sir."

Li Qi said with a bit of humility.

Borent smiled when he heard this, and turned to introduce Li Qi:

"Let me introduce you. The person next to me is the dean of the Magic Technology Institute, Dr. Eric Levi. Dr. Levi... this is the person I recommend to you."

The next sentence of Borent was directed to Dr. Levi.

The doctor named Eric Revi pushed up his glasses and looked at Li Qi. Then he frowned and asked Borent with a surprised look on his face:
"… a child?"

"Dr. Levi, don't underestimate him because he's just a kid. He's the recipient of the Order of the Unicorn. The number of enemy soldiers killed by him may be more than the number of soldiers you've seen."

Borent said to Dr. Levy.

After hearing what Borent said, Dr. Levi's brows relaxed a little.

He looked Li Qi up and down and asked:
"Your name is... Li Qi?"

"Yes, Warrant Officer Rich Glatter, hello, Doc!"

"Okay, okay, don't be so reserved. Let me see...what's your magic level?"

Dr. Levi asked, pushing his glasses down again.

Li Qi answered without hesitation: "Strategic level, Doctor."

"!?"

Hearing Li Qi's self-introduction, Dr. Levi was obviously surprised. This time he looked at Li Qi with a more serious gaze.

Finally, he walked to the table beside him without saying a word, took out a device the size of a dinner plate, which looked like red glass, and brought it to Li Qi.

"Put it on and try it out."

Dr. Revi handed the disc-shaped device to Li Qi.

Li Qi took it from the other person and looked at Borrent with a slightly confused expression.

Let’s not talk about what this thing is.

Take this large oval 'plate' for example. Even if Li Qi wanted to wear it on his body, he couldn't!
(End of this chapter)