Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Once Suzuki Seimei had memorized and fully absorbed all these skills, his mastery of mechanical arts would be considered that of a mechanical master.

In the world of Nine Songs of the Sky, besides those superhuman top masters, mechanical arts are definitely an existence that cannot be ignored.

Especially those enormous mechanical beasts, whose power on the battlefield is even more terrifying than that of top experts.

There's a folk song that goes: "The Mohist mechanism makes wood and stone walk, bronze opens its mouth, ask Gongshu."

The Mohist mechanism refers to the non-offensive mechanism technique, while the Gongshu mechanism refers to the domineering mechanism technique unique to the Gongshu family.

The Mohists followed the principles of "universal love" and "non-aggression," so their mechanical arts were more defensive in nature.

The Gongshu family's domineering mechanical arts are primarily offensive, pursuing immense destructive power.

In the later wars in which Qin conquered the six states, the mechanical beasts of the Gongshu family also played a huge role on the battlefield, especially in siege warfare, where they were best suited for destroying city gates.

Although Suzuki Seimei is from a technologically advanced modern world, he is still very interested in the unique mechanical arts of this world.

After all, the Mo family and the Gongshu family only used some wood and metal materials to create those mechanical beasts with considerable combat power. No matter how you look at it, it seems like black technology!

Having mastered the advanced level of non-offensive mechanical techniques, Suzuki Seimei naturally learned how to manufacture various mechanical weapons and mechanical beasts of the Mohist school.

Apart from the "Azure Dragon," the most powerful mechanical beast of the Mohist school, which Suzuki Seimei has not yet been able to create, he can create all the other mechanical beasts.

Furthermore, Suzuki Seimei was pleasantly surprised to discover that alchemy and non-aggression mechanisms were perfectly compatible, and that the combination of the two could unleash their greatest power.

The real troublesome part in manufacturing mechanical weapons and beasts is the parts that require very high precision.

For those mechanical beasts to operate successfully, the core mechanical components must be exactly the same.

Therefore, just polishing those mechanical parts requires a lot of time and effort, which is the main reason why mechanical beasts cannot be mass-produced.

However, Suzuki Seimei was different. With alchemy as his cheat code, he could easily forge mechanical parts of the right size, instantly solving the biggest problem in creating mechanical beasts.

If Suzuki Seimei wanted, he could produce the core components needed for hundreds of mechanical beasts in a single day.

With hundreds of combat mechanical beasts deployed simultaneously, it was comparable to an elite army of 100,000 men.

It's no exaggeration to say that right now, "whoever controls Seimei controls the world!"

If Suzuki Seimei were willing to lend a hand, even the weakest state, Korea, could achieve its goal of unifying the world with the help of the mechanical beast army.

Unfortunately, Suzuki Seimei was just a passerby. He had no interest in conquering the world and was unwilling to waste decades in this kind of dungeon world.

Compared to creating mechanical beasts, Suzuki Seimei was more enthusiastic about creating humanoid puppets.

Although Suzuki Seimei knew very well that the combat power of humanoid battle puppets was far inferior to that of beast-shaped and insect-shaped mechanical beasts, what boy could resist the temptation of Gundam and Transformers?

Just as Suzuki Seimei was conceiving a method for creating humanoid mecha, the trade fair that evening came to an end.

As expected, the mechanical wooden box that Zi Nu brought eventually ended up in Han Fei's hands.

After handing over the wooden box that Wei Zhuang had given to Han Fei, Zi Nu did not intend to stay in Qianlong Hall for long. She took Suzuki Seimei and rode back to Zilan Pavilion in a carriage.

The next morning

Han King's Palace

"What did you say?! Nangong Cuo is dead too!"

Upon hearing the Prime Minister's words, King Han An's expression changed drastically. He glanced at Ji Wuye and the others, and asked with a stern face, "With five presiding judges dying one after another, what do you suggest we do?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuye cupped his hands in ill intent and said, "Your Majesty, I do have a perfect candidate here. If this person is willing to step forward to hear this case, he will surely be able to solve it!"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"The person I wish to recommend is none other than Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"

"Ji Wuye, you..."

Faced with Ji Wuye's ill-intentioned recommendation, Zhang Kaidi's face instantly turned ugly, and he had an urge to swear.

Chapter 601 Five Elements Mechanical Beasts (Second Update, Please Vote)

The "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" case involves two of King Han An's younger brothers. Regardless of whether Zhang Kaidi can solve the case, he will anger King Han An because of it. Ji Wuye's sinister intentions are obvious.

King Han An hesitated for a moment, then turned to Zhang Kaidi and asked, "Prime Minister, are you willing to share the burdens of the king?"

In fact, King Han An knew that Ji Wuye was targeting Zhang Kaidi, but he had no intention of helping Zhang Kaidi.

The antagonistic relationship between Zhang Kaidi and Ji Wuye was deliberately created by King Han An.

If Zhang Kaidi and Ji Wuye have a good relationship, then King Han An will be so worried that he won't be able to sleep at night.

As long as Zhang Kaidi and Ji Wuye don't completely defeat each other, causing a complete imbalance of power in the court, King Han An will not interfere in their struggle.

"This old minister is willing to share Your Majesty's burdens!"

Although Zhang Kaidi was extremely unwilling, since King Han An had already asked him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

"Very well! Very well! Then I will give you ten days. If you fail to solve the case by the deadline, you should know the consequences."

"Your humble servant obeys the imperial decree!"

Upon seeing this, Ji Wuye's lips curled up slightly, and a wicked smile of triumph flashed in his eyes.

Now that Zhang Kai has taken on this important task, even if Ji Wuye can't kill him outright, he'll have to make him suffer greatly!

When Zhang Kai returned to the Prime Minister's residence with a solemn expression, he immediately summoned his grandson Zhang Liang to his study to discuss countermeasures.

Although Zhang Liang was young, he was exceptionally intelligent from a young age.

Therefore, Zhang Kaidi always regarded Zhang Liang as his successor and would consult him on countermeasures whenever he encountered trouble.

When Zhang Liang learned that Ji Wuye had recommended Zhang Kaidi to investigate the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" case in front of King Han An, he was not surprised, as he had expected it.

The five presiding judges who were previously in charge of investigating the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery Case" were all trusted and important officials promoted by Zhang Kaidi.

Now that five presiding judges have died under mysterious circumstances, even if Zhang Kai continues to send other trusted confidants to investigate the case, it will likely only add to the number of innocent lives lost.

Therefore, the heavy responsibility of investigating the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Funds" case will sooner or later fall on the shoulders of Prime Minister Zhang Kaidi.

Having anticipated this, Zhang Liang naturally had already devised a countermeasure.

The biggest challenge in the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery of Supplies" case lies in the fact that it involves two royal relatives, Lord Longquan and Lord Anping.

Without solid evidence, no one dared to torture Longquan Jun and his companions, which is why the previous five presiding judges were unable to solve the case for so long.

To solve the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery Case," we first need to find a presiding judge of sufficient caliber, preferably someone from the royal family.

Of the current Korean princes, only the fourth prince Han Yu and the ninth prince Han Fei have the ability to solve the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery Case".

However, Han Yu is extremely shrewd, and with his intelligence, it's impossible that he couldn't see who the mastermind behind the "Ghost Soldier Robbery Case" really is.

Unless Han Yu has lost his mind, or Zhang Kai chooses to submit to him and fully support him in ascending to the throne of Han, he will not risk offending Ji Wuye and his two uncles by getting involved in such troublesome matters.

Only Han Fei, the Ninth Prince who had just returned from studying abroad and wanted to establish himself in the court as soon as possible, would be willing to risk offending people and take on the important task of investigating the "Ghost Soldiers Robbery Case".

Therefore, Zhang Liang had already met with Han Fei yesterday, and the two hit it off immediately and agreed to meet at Zilan Pavilion tonight.

Meanwhile, Suzuki Seimei was testing the performance of his newly crafted Five Elements Mechanical Beasts in the backyard of the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

"Kakaka"

Under the control of the eyeball clone, five palm-sized mechanical beasts of different shapes rushed to Suzuki Seimei's front.

Since Suzuki Seimei had only recently mastered the advanced level of non-aggression mechanical arts, he didn't have time to create large mechanical beasts yet, so he could only create these small mechanical beasts to play with for now.

Of course!

The internal structure of these small mechanical beasts is actually the same as that of the large mechanical beasts, only scaled down proportionally, and it does not affect the performance of the mechanical beasts.

The five small mechanical beasts in front of us are modeled after the five mythical beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, and Qilin.

"Azure Dragon Transformation!"

At Suzuki Seimei's command, the eyeball clone hidden inside the Azure Dragon mechanical beast immediately used its tentacles to pull the lever.

"Kakaka"

With the sound of a mechanism turning, the Azure Dragon mechanical beast, which had been on all fours, suddenly stood up on its two legs, just like a human.

The head of the Azure Dragon mechanical beast was transformed into a dragon-shaped helmet, the four dragon claws became hands and legs, and the dragon tail and spine became a sharp Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.

The main reason why Suzuki Seimei crafted the mechanical beasts into humanoid forms was to fulfill his Gundam dream while preserving their combat capabilities as much as possible.

According to Suzuki Seimei's vision, the mechanical beast would be at least three meters tall, so that a cockpit large enough to accommodate the pilot could be reserved inside it.

After returning to the main world, Suzuki Seimei will try to add some modern technological weapons, such as Gatling guns and rockets, to the mechanical beasts to further enhance their combat power.

"White Tiger Transformation!"

"Black Tortoise Transformation!"

"Vermilion Bird Transformation!"

"Qilin Transformation!"

As Suzuki Seimei gave the orders, the eyeball clones hidden inside the other four mechanical beasts also quickly manipulated the internal levers, turning the four mechanical beasts into beastman forms.

"kill!

! ”

"bang bang bang"

With a roar, Suzuki Seimei unleashed five beast-man-like mechanical beasts, each raising their weapons and engaging in a fierce battle.

By observing the battles and damage of the five mechanical beasts, Suzuki Seimei gained a more detailed understanding of their performance.

Among them, the Xuanwu mechanical beast has the strongest defense. Its tortoise shell, which transforms into armor, can block most of the attacks from other mechanical beasts.

The White Tiger mechanical beast has the strongest attack power; the damage it inflicts on the Black Tortoise mechanical beast far exceeds that of the other three mechanical beasts.

The Azure Dragon Mechanical Beast and the Qilin Mechanical Beast are mechanical beasts with relatively balanced defense and attack power, and their combat strength is roughly equal.

As for the remaining Vermilion Bird mechanical beast, it is the weakest of the five elemental mechanical beasts in terms of combat power.

However, the Vermilion Bird mechanical beast also has an advantage: it is the only one of the five elemental mechanical beasts that can fly.

Suzuki Seimei positioned the Vermilion Bird mechanical beast as a flying transport, so its speed is the fastest among the five elemental mechanical beasts.

Chapter 602 The Famous Detective Han Fei (Third Update, Please Vote)