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Chapter 345 Mechanical Engine
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As night fell, a cool breeze blew, carrying a hint of chill.

A group of people, acting suspiciously and hiding their identities, quietly appeared near Wu Wen's residence.

As they approached, Wu Wen inside the house opened his eyes alertly, keenly sensing the unusual activity outside.

These people quickly split up and carefully placed crystal pillars, each about half a person's height and engraved with intricate patterns, around the courtyard.

Once these crystal pillars were precisely constructed according to a specific node structure, they instantly emitted bursts of vibrations and resonated together to form an array under the unified stimulation of everyone.

This formation envelops the courtyard in the center of the area, creating a special field that effectively isolates the transmission of sound and light, making it impossible for outsiders to detect what is happening inside the courtyard.

Once the formation was complete, the leader nimbly scaled the wall and entered the courtyard.

Sensing the intruder, the Magnet Armored Terrain Dragon, which was curled up and coiled like a small mountain in the center of the courtyard, instantly raised its head, stared intently at the intruder with its sharp eyes, and let out a low roar.

One was big, the other small; their eyes met, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Action, swift and decisive!"

The leader gave a low shout, his voice deep and powerful. All those who had come with him instantly appeared like ghosts, surrounding the Magnet-Armored Terrain Dragon.

They all unleashed their magical artifacts, and in an instant, the various artifacts shone brightly.

Some were mirrors radiating a mysterious light, some were swords gleaming with a cold light, some were ancient-style tortoise-shaped shields, and some were hexagonal wind chimes swaying gently in the breeze, yet concealing deadly intent.

The leader took out a bow with a metallic sheen and a surface engraved with fine patterns like scales.

His expression was stern. He drew an arrow, nocked it steadily on the bow, and shot it.

As the arrow flew out, it simultaneously generated a powerful electric current, shooting towards the Magnet Armor Terrain Dragon like a sharp bolt of lightning, accompanied by a whistling sound.

The leader was confident in his attack, as he possessed a third-tier magic weapon whose power was not to be underestimated.

Sensing danger, the Magnetoterranean Dragon violently thrashed its body, instantly unleashing an electromagnetic pulse from its tail scales. In this state, its tail lashed out like a wildly beating whip of lightning, striking the incoming arrows with immense force.

However, the moment they made contact, the Magnetoterranean dragon's tail was pierced through, and it let out a painful roar.

Taking this opportunity, the others also began to attack. Various magical artifacts, mixed with multiple energy attacks, pressed down on the Magnetic Armor Terrain Dragon like a storm.

However, at that moment, Wu Wen suddenly appeared in front of the Magnet Armor Terrain Dragon like a ghost.

He remained calm and composed, and with a simple wave of his hand, all the attacks dissipated naturally halfway through, as if swallowed by an invisible force.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the attackers were shocked and stopped what they were doing, staring wide-eyed at Wu Wen in disbelief.

The leader frowned deeply, a hint of panic in his eyes.

He drew his bow again and shot an arrow, a thunderous arrow carrying the force of thunder's destruction, piercing towards Wu Wen.

Wu Wen simply raised a finger and flicked it upwards with elegant and composed movements. The incoming lightning arrow instantly changed direction under the influence of the magnetic field.

It first circled around Wu Wen, drawing a graceful arc, and then reflected back like lightning.

The leader fled in panic, looking utterly disheveled.

But the lightning arrow he had shot seemed to be locked onto him. No matter how he dodged, the lightning arrow relentlessly pursued him, as if it would not give up until it achieved its goal.

Just as he was about to be overtaken and caught up, one of his companions, who was wielding a shield, hurriedly raised his shield and barely managed to block the attack of the thunder arrows.

The shield collided with the arrow, producing a loud bang that made everyone's eardrums ache.

A feeling of relief washed over the leader.

When he looked at Wu Wen again, his eyes were filled with a deep sense of fear, as if he had seen an invincible being.

"Use your own body to communicate with the power of heaven and earth!"

The leader said in a trembling voice.

"You are a master of array formations!"

Wu Wen didn't know what the "master of array formations" he was talking about was, but his move just now was indeed the manipulation of array formations.

After reading "One Hundred Explanations of the Dao of Formations", Wu Wen indeed gained a deeper understanding of formations than before.

Formations are essentially an expression and application of energy transfer and transformation.

It's like a law that runs through the universe.

Mastering various formations allows one to guide the transfer and transformation of energy as easily as controlling one's ten fingers, achieving all sorts of unexpected effects. Therefore, all the attacks from the crowd were easily neutralized by Wu Wen in an instant, and he could even use them to his advantage.

This is the power of formations.

"Information is incorrect, retreat!"

The leader gave the order to retreat to the group that had come with him, his voice tinged with despair.

However, Wu Wen would not let them escape so easily.

Wu Wen raised his palm and gently pressed down, a seemingly effortless movement that contained immense power.

The area that the other side had originally set up in the courtyard to isolate the effects of the battle had now been transformed into his power by Wu Wen and was now at his disposal.

"Suppression!"

Wu Wen spoke softly, his voice calm yet firm.

Then, energy rapidly condensed upwards from the surrounding area, forming a powerful energy vortex in the space where the courtyard was located.

Then, it falls down from the center, forming a cycle.

In this situation, the people in the very center were being subjected to a continuous barrage of energy shockwaves from above, as if they were being crushed by an invisible mountain.

They were pinned to the ground, unable to move, their faces showing pain and despair.

Wu Wen stepped forward, his expression cold and stern, and placed his palm on the top of the leader's head.

Just as he was about to read the other person's memories,
But because of his action, it was as if he had triggered some kind of restriction, and the leader's memory shattered instantly, turning into a jumble of disordered information.

Hmm? Wu Wen frowned.

He then tried to read other people's memories, but the result was the same.

"It seems that the precautions taken against the inheritance in this place are even more serious than I predicted!" Wu Wen sighed helplessly, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

However, although he couldn't access their memory information, Wu Wen still discovered a problem.

These people who launched the surprise attack in the middle of the night were neither the ones who had been eyeing his mount at the city gate, nor the people from the Baibao Trading Company with whom he had previously made a deal.

Instead, it turned out to be people from the brokerage firm who, seeing the wealth, coveted his treasure!
"Why bother!" Wu Wen shook his head, feeling disdain for their greed.

After cleaning up these people, we buried them one by one in the garden to compost, giving them a "final resting place".

Then they began to tally up the compensation they had left for Wu Wen.

Various kinds of ritual implements.

Electromagnetic shield, illusory sound bell, lightning sword...

Of all the things that interested Wu Wen the most were the bow and arrows used by the leader.

Wu Wen held the bow and arrow and played with them for a while.

He quickly figured out how it worked.

The Thunder Bow, driven by a mechanical engine, shoots arrows at extremely high speeds from the bowstring, while the lightning carried by the arrows generates powerful electric arcs.

In particular, the unique "mechanical engine" on the bow immediately piqued Wu Wen's interest.

The formation principle corresponding to this mechanical engine is closely related to "mechanical energy".

It is important to know that mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.

Potential energy can be further subdivided into gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy.

The wonder of a mechanical engine lies in its ability to drive the conversion of mechanical energy into various forms of energy.

Specifically

For example, mechanical energy can be converted into thermal energy through friction to generate heat;

Mechanical energy can be converted into electrical energy using a device similar to a generator;
The vibrations produced by an object due to mechanical energy can also be converted into sound energy, etc.

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(End of this chapter)