Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 655 The Magic Armor is Implemented (Part 1)

Barre, panting heavily, ripped off the metal mask covering his head, stood up from the chair, grabbed the water bottle, and began chugging water like crazy.

"Failed again?" Sek ended his dream illusion earlier than him, but the sweat stains on his thin military uniform shirt indicated that the battle he had just experienced was equally fierce.

Barr shook his head, somewhat dejected, and said, "If it were still in the lair like before, I would be 90% confident of killing the opponent within five minutes. But the instructor just had to change the dream scenario to a dense forest..."

Before he could finish complaining, the instructor walked over with a stern face, frowning and saying with displeasure, "Ten-minute break, then we'll continue... Your mission today is to kill the monsters you've been matched with again in the new dream scenario!"

The instructors, including Baler, turned away and left, winking at Sek and letting out a silent wail... Compared to the Bloodclaw Bear that Sek was paired with, his opponent was a Demonfire Source Beast, which was the largest, strongest, and most ferocious of all the magical beasts that were to be selected after passing the test!
"If I had known, I should have been like Santas and cunningly chosen the Griffin. At least when fighting it in the forest, I could have used the bushes as cover to launch a sneak attack from a flying target on the ground."

Sek didn't respond, sitting thoughtfully in his chair, seemingly reliving the details of his mistakes in the previous battle.

It's strange... After passing the test and joining this special combat squad, they never underwent any regular training like other recruits. For the past half month, apart from the usual morning and evening drills, they have been required to stay in this base all day, with the magical beasts they had chosen.

Through repeated mental connections, they entered those strange dreamscapes and fantasies, engaging in fierce battles with their opponents.

He always believed that his first successful kill of the Bloodclaw Bear was purely accidental and lucky... But as his training sessions increased and his experience fighting the bear in dreams grew, Cyke began to realize a problem—

It seemed that whenever he grew stronger in the illusion, the Bloodclaw Bear, which had fought him hundreds of times, would also grow stronger in sync... There was a noticeable increase in strength, speed, and reaction time.

Although most of the time, Cyke, as the one wielding powerful magical weapons, is able to gain the upper hand in battle, inflicting heavy damage and killing opponents more often.

They always seemed to be evenly matched, repeating the cycle of dreams in a delicate balance.

The instructor's watch-timed urging came again, and Baler and Seker exchanged a glance and let out a sigh in unison... then simultaneously put on the masks that established a mental connection.

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After five rounds of training, all the soldiers present looked dejected. They stood up unsteadily with weak steps. The experimenter in charge of observation and recording quickly took out a calming agent from the medicine box and distributed it to them according to the daily quota.

The instructor, who had left the training room at some point, hurriedly returned, his face grim, and began calling out names: "Sek, Bale, Santas, Gregor, the four of you come with me!"

The soldiers were startled and quickly stepped out of their lines to follow him out of the room... Outside the training base in a corner of the military camp, there was already an open-top alchemy wheel waiting there.

After climbing onto the vehicle and setting off, Sai Ke leaned close to the instructor in the front seat and cautiously asked, "Boss, where...where are we going?"

The instructor turned around, his eyes seemingly filled with envy and a hint of mockery. "You'll see when we get there."

Kingdom Alchemy Experiment Center?

Why did the instructors bring them here?

Once inside the building, which was rumored to be the place where all kinds of magical weapons were researched and manufactured, Sek began to sense that their trip today was somewhat unusual.

The instructor exchanged a few pleasantries with the several lab supervisors who came to greet them, then handed the four of them over and walked towards the building entrance without looking back. Meanwhile, Sek and the others were immediately led into a spacious laboratory on the third floor, where hundreds of dazzling white magic stone lamps shone overhead, making his eyes glaze over.

In the center of the hall stood four huge vertical experimental workbenches, with some strangely shaped metal parts fixed to the silver arms. However, given the limited knowledge of Sek and the others, none of them could be identified.

More than ten experimenters were operating several alchemy beasts, busily preparing around the control panel.

Suddenly, a voice with a crackling electrical current rang in my ears, seemingly coming from the alchemical loudspeakers above my head and beside the wall.

"The preparations are almost complete, and we can begin the actual testing."

The head of the experiment immediately walked over to the four people and coldly ordered, "Please remove all your clothes."

The four members of the Saike group dared not disobey, and immediately stripped themselves naked, awkwardly covering their lower bodies as they were pushed in front of the vertical control panel.

"Please stand up, keep your arms hanging down and your feet together, and do not move your body during the entire test!"

Barre nodded blankly, looking at Sek next door for help, only to suddenly realize that the experimenter seemed to be installing a row of fine, sharp metal needles on the cantilever.

"Sir... can you tell us what this test is for? Is... is there any danger...?"

Santas and Gregor were also trembling with fear, clenching their teeth but daring not to ask a question.

The alchemical horn above their heads rang out again, carrying a familiar yet unfamiliar voice, deep and gentle, reassuring in its sound.

"My soldiers, don't worry... This is just a simple test, necessary to tailor-make future combat weapons for you. Safety is absolutely guaranteed. You just need to cooperate with all the instructions from the experimenter."

The more Sai Ke listened, the more familiar the voice seemed. Suddenly, a blurry but mysterious and majestic figure appeared in his mind... He suddenly widened his eyes and desperately turned his head to look at his comrades on the left and right, only to find that they were also wide-eyed with surprise, completely stunned on the spot.

"It's...it's Your Majesty..."

"Silence! Subjects are not allowed to make any noise during the experiment!" the supervisor immediately ordered in a low voice.

Sai Ke quickly shut his mouth, but his heart was pounding uncontrollably... It was His Majesty, it was definitely His Majesty's voice. Every new recruit would listen to His Majesty's explanation of the people's army's ideals and his words of expectation and encouragement to the new recruits during the night study session, which were recorded in the image magic stone.

Although the speech was only a few minutes long, it was enough to leave a deep impression on these recruits from humble backgrounds, and they would never forget it throughout their military careers.

His Majesty personally came to observe their experimental tests and even took the initiative to comfort them...

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Baler next door was already excitedly teary-eyed, and Sek silently shouted in his heart—

"Your Majesty, I am not afraid! To serve the kingdom, to fight against the invasion of foreign races... no matter what painful experimental modifications I am subjected to, I will never back down!"

(End of this chapter)