Star Forge Titan

"Hehehe." Karlbant laughed with glee.

Although it is strictly bound by the contract and must work diligently for Alvin like the most dedicated slave, this does not prevent the demon from mocking his master when he is in trouble.

However, it has just changed its identity and obviously has not yet clearly realized its current situation and the hierarchical relationship between it and others.

After taking a cold glance at the palm-sized devil goat, Alvin clenched his five fingers without hesitation!

Puff! Soft and smooth wool flowed out from between his fingers, followed by a miserable groan from Karlbant, as if he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, it is essentially a demon and not a real goat, otherwise, even the metabolic waste in its intestines would probably be squeezed out, and most of the contents of its stomach would probably be sprayed out of its mouth.

Seeing this scene, Kayang, who is a hidden (probably) furry lover, couldn't help but twitch his cheeks.

But that was all. Knowing that the other party was actually a demon, he would not feel any sympathy for the fake furry creature with a deceptive appearance.

However, Peanut Butter, the little flying squirrel, who also saw the scene, was so scared that he shuddered from head to toe.

Without hesitation, it turned its head and went into Ka Yang's pocket. Its little butt, which was too round due to eating too many nuts recently, was stuck at the entrance. It was so anxious that it stood upside down and kicked and twisted its waist repeatedly before it successfully hid itself deep in the pocket.

Then, the pocket began to tremble at a amplitude visible to the naked eye.

"Uh, won't it affect the use of weapons?" Ka Yang covered his pocket and couldn't help asking:

"Don't worry, the devil is very tough." After saying that, Ivan calmly let go of his hand, and saw that Carlbant, who had just been squeezed beyond recognition, immediately bounced back quickly like a rubber compression toy.

This scene made Ka Yang's eyes twitch but he didn't know what to say.

"……as long as you are happy."

Then, he suddenly rolled his eyes and smiled with a malicious smile:

"By the way, have you chosen a name for this axe?"

"Not yet. What? Do you have any suggestions?" Ivan asked casually:

Karlbant, who had just recovered, immediately felt a wave of bad suspicions in his heart.

Then, it heard the little wizard, who was meeting it for the first time and who should have no grudges against it, utter a name that was enough to make the demon want to vomit blood if it were put on the demon's head.

"How about calling it 'Little Lamb' based on the current appearance of the spirit core?"

Ivan was still pondering the question, so he didn't pay much attention to what Khayon said. Besides, when they were still in the game, everyone was quite casual about naming weapons, even a little random.

So, without thinking, he immediately answered:

"I do not mind."

"What do I care!" Karlbant roared, and jumped three feet high with his short legs that were no more than five centimeters long.

Even though it was transformed into a cute lamb, its anger still caused a pink eight-pointed star pattern to light up between its eyebrows.

Seeing Karlbant's intense reaction, Ivan suddenly spoke:

"You don't have to use this name, but you have to change your appearance."

"Change it!?!" Karlbant's eyes widened.

"Isn't such a shameful appearance harmless enough? Is it possible that someone would be frightened to tears by a lamb?"

The former demon vanguard officer was shivering with anger and was overwhelmed with grief. He couldn't help but clench his hooves and make a tearful accusation.

"Stop, stop, stop. I mean the shape of the axe." Alvin pointed to the reliefs in the shape of demon skulls.

In order to avoid being called the 'Lamb Battle Axe', Karlbant said without hesitation:

"What's going to change?"

"Simple?"

"no problem!"

Thus, the brass battle axe with the original exaggerated shape immediately turned into an axe with a simple appearance.

The axe handle was slightly curved, making it very comfortable to hold. Apart from the amber soul crystal inlaid in the middle, the silver axe blade only had some subtle vine patterns. It looked particularly simple and had a touch of the elegance unique to the ancient empire's artistic style, as if it was not a weapon but a ceremonial decoration.

It seems that as long as the devil's temper is controlled, as long as it is whipped more, as long as its head is stepped on, and with thousands of years of experience, it can still show some artistic cells.

"Let me make it clear in advance that this is just a disguise. It will return to its original appearance when fighting with all its strength." Karlbant, who was unable to deceive Ivan due to the contract, said honestly.

Although as a terrifying demon, it would not bother to lie about such things.

"That's enough." Ivan nodded.

"What's your name?!?" The devil immediately began to demand a reward.

"How about calling it 'Nerukigat'? Translated into the Huma language, it means 'extinction'." Ivan said without any strange expression.

"Annihilation... Battle Axe? This name sounds quite majestic." A look of satisfaction appeared on Karbant's face.

“Although it’s not as majestic as my previous titles, I’ll accept it for now.” After saying that, as if afraid that the two would go back on their word, this guy immediately changed back into his spirit form and drilled into the gem embedded in the center of the axe.

"Rest now, bye!"

"..."

The two looked at each other for a moment, then shrugged simultaneously.

"Nerukigat? Nerukigat..." After repeating the name several times in a complicated manner, the smirk on Khayang's face not only did not disappear but became even more intense.

"Hey, if I remember correctly, that word does mean 'destroy everything' when pronounced in ancient Saga. But in modern Huma language, it seems easy to be mispronounced as another word, right? After all, there are several words with almost the same pronunciation."

"Maybe." The corners of Ivan's mouth also curved upwards in a mischievous arc.

"Oh, I've begun to sympathize with the enemies who are about to face this axe. They absolutely cannot accept such a humiliating ending of being chopped to death by the 'Baa Baa Battle Axe', hahahahahaha!" The Necromancer, who was full of evil intentions, held his stomach and burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, let's stop joking for a moment."

After laughing for a while, Alvin raised his hand to signal to get back to the topic.

"Did you get anything over there?"

Hearing this, the expression on Khayang's face became serious.

"Let's put the rest aside. Although each contestant is more cunning than the last, as long as you know their methods in advance, it shouldn't be a problem for you."

"But?" Alvin took over his words very tacitly.

"But the vehicles participating in the Linde Alchemist Association's competition are different." Khayon nodded.

"I found that the car seemed to be able to achieve faster speeds and incredible cornering methods by changing its shape in straight lines and curves."

"Change the appearance and use aerodynamics?" Ivan held his chin, a golden shadow flashed through his mind, and he had roughly guessed which car Khayon was talking about.

As a player who was once in Lind's camp, although he did not complete all the early plots because he entered the game relatively late, he also knew some of the more famous content through the forum strategy posts.

"There was no switching of parts, and no obvious deformation structure was seen. It was as if the armor itself had changed. I'm not completely ignorant of magical engineering, but I still can't figure out how they did it?" As he spoke, Khayon couldn't help but reveal a puzzled expression.

"Alchemical reaction." Alvin slowly said a term.

"That's impossible!" Ka Yang immediately shook his head in denial.

"Alchemy is a high-precision discipline that requires extensive preparation and a rigorous laboratory environment. How can it be accomplished on a racing car that is in full swing?!? It's not..." The Necromancer silently glanced at the black-haired boy beside him.

In his memory, the only person who could do something similar was the guy standing in front of him.

"You'll have to ask the Linde Alchemist Association." Alvin smiled helplessly.

"They possess a top-secret technology called 'High-Speed ​​Alchemy'."

Chapter 160: The Mysterious Driver

High-speed alchemy, a secret technique of the Linde Alchemist Guild.

In the early days of the game, this thing seemed extremely mysterious to players, and its appearance was also very fancy, even cooler than high-level magic equipment.

To put it simply, it's like a bulky chariot suddenly changing its appearance into a light, high-speed vehicle, or a heavy two-handed axe quickly splitting into two and switching to a shield and sword set.

At that time, the Linde Alchemist Association had kept this technology extremely tightly sealed, but in the end, due to the Skeleton Frenzy, the relevant technology was forced to be unblocked and shared, and began to be used on a large scale in various types of weapons in the Linde camp.

This also allows people to gradually understand the key to this technology.

The essence of so-called high-speed alchemy is to pause and maintain the entire alchemical ritual at a certain link, and then stimulate the key steps to make it complete quickly in a short period of time.

Alchemists will encapsulate specially processed raw materials and magic formulas in the form of enchantment, and then combine them with the components needed to produce the alchemical effect.

When necessary, it relies on a miniaturized alchemical reaction stimulation device, which is still very expensive to manufacture. After the driver of the magic cavalry presses the corresponding button, all alchemical processes can be completed in an extremely short time, thus achieving the preset effect.

The most skilled alchemists can even make this process reversible and even cyclical.

However, the high cost, limited form changes, and difficulty in mass production are foreseeable bottlenecks that the "high-speed alchemy" technology will face at this stage and for a long time in the future.

But if you don't consider the cost, there is absolutely no problem using it on a racing car that is built with high costs and top technology.

"It's actually possible like this?" After listening to Ivan's introduction, Ka Yang was stunned for a moment, and then sighed sincerely:

"Alchemy is indeed a very profound technique."

"Every technology in this world becomes extremely profound when it reaches its peak." Alvin nodded.

As if realizing something, Ka Yang was about to say something, but in the end he just rolled his eyes helplessly.

"I won't ask how you know the relevant information."

"Well, even if you ask, I can only answer..." Before Ivan finished speaking, the necromancer with messy hair and a bird's nest hair had already learned to answer quickly.

"I understand, I understand. It's what the witch doctor of the northern tribe taught me."

"Uh, maybe it was the tribal wizard who taught me this time." Alvin scratched his cheek and muttered awkwardly.

"Is there any difference?" Khayon glanced at him sideways.

Wizards in the northern barbarian tribes are usually also responsible for making herbs. In other words, whether they are called witch doctors or wizards, there is actually no difference.

"It seems to make no difference." Alvin shrugged and didn't explain further on this issue.

"But it's really a coincidence."

"What coincidence?" Kayon asked curiously:

"It's hard to say, but the new car I plan to design next might be a little bit... um, similar to the association's car." The black-haired boy said seriously.

"Wait, are you planning to copy their design based on what I relayed?" Ka Yang showed an expression of disbelief.

"Of course not." Alvin denied it, but then added.

"But their appearance is indeed a design worth considering. I didn't expect Linde to have discovered knowledge like fluid mechanics so early on."

"If the two cars look too similar, it will cause unnecessary controversy, right?" Ka Yang frowned and asked:

"Don't worry, I'll paint the car body a different color from the other party when the time comes." Ivan replied in a nonchalant tone:

In fact, his inner thoughts did not appear so calm.

Recalling the relevant plot he had seen before, Alvin remembered that this car was actually the champion in the original plot line, and its driver was now in his team.

Yes, Miss Diana Marilyn, nicknamed the Salt Witch, was spotted by the Alchemist Association's racing team and hired as a racing tester at a high salary after her debut in underground racing.

Then, somehow she went from being a test driver to a formal driver, and in the following competitions, she defeated all the enemies along the way, capturing flags and winning the championship of the Magic Car Competition.

The Golden Thunder she drives is probably related to the vehicle with other transformation abilities.

However, without finding a driver, it is unclear how the Linde Alchemist Association will solve the vehicle driving problem.

According to the various speculation posts and uncle-party comments that Alvin had read on the forum before, the opponent's car seemed to have too high requirements for the driver, so apart from Diana, who was the tester at the time and could barely drive it, there was no qualified driver at all.

Therefore, in the final game, Diana, who is just an ordinary person, will be allowed to play.

As for now, excellent drivers are on his side, and all he has to do is provide a good enough mount.

"It may be difficult to surpass the opponent without going too far, but we can still try hard to achieve the same performance." Alvin said softly and started to draw on the paper.

Ka Yang moved closer with some curiosity. Before today, none of them had heard the only person in the team who could build a car say what car he planned to use in the finals.

But at this moment, the sketch he saw seemed to have a subtle sense of déjà vu, which reminded him of what the other party had just said.

"Wait, this isn't... Hey, hey, you're not really going to do that, are you?"

"Don't worry, they just look a bit similar. By the way, why hasn't Bryant, who went out with you, come back yet?" Ivan said nonchalantly.

"I'll have him transform into a bird and continue monitoring the opponent from high above. Don't worry, the security barriers on the track aren't too large. As long as he stays at altitude, he'll be safe."

"As for why we left that guy behind..." Ka Yang rubbed his messy hair, looking a little annoyed.

"Because something feels really strange."

"what's up?"