Star Forge Titan

"..." After hearing this, everyone suddenly stopped talking and looked at LQ-84i in amazement.

The Scorching Hound, who obviously didn't understand the situation yet, subconsciously straightened his chest and stood still in a very standard doggy sitting posture.

Then, it heard the students exclaim in unison:

"The dog spoke!"

Chapter 33 Learning Career

It turns out that communication is the secret to accelerated growth.

Since being collectively regarded as a big dog by everyone, the self-awareness of the awakened tower spirit LQ-84i has grown significantly.

Now, Little Q has learned to explain his differences from canines from multiple perspectives, rather than simply raising the volume of his voice box and roaring, "I'm not a dog!"

Apparently, Flamel and the other alchemists had also noticed this. Despite expressions of disbelief like "Impossible!" and "How could this be plausible?" on their faces, they nonetheless very pragmatically increased Little Q's opportunities to interact with others.

Simply put, there is one more student in the magician training program crash course. Although it is squatting on a chair to listen to the class, all teachers and students regard it as a member of the class.

As for why its name was changed from the accurate and comprehensive name "Awakened Mechanical Tower Spirit No. LQ-84i" to the simple "Little Q", it was a decision made by the students together. Everyone felt that the string of numbers neither sounded like a name nor was it too difficult to remember.

Although the name "Little Q" sounded completely inappropriate for a magical weapon with powerful combat capabilities, everyone still called it that at the insistence of some students (mainly females), and after struggling for a while, LQ-84i reluctantly accepted this new name.

"Mr. Q, would you like some smoked jerky? It's smoked with fruit wood." A student came over with some jerky that had the aroma of fruit wood to tease the armored scorching hound.

"Negative. As a magical weapon, I do not need to eat. Over." As the light beneath the crystal armor flickered rhythmically, Little Q, or LQ-84i, replied solemnly:

"Sometimes, eating isn't just a 'need' behavior." Ivan, who was flipping through the pages of a textbook beside him, said without looking up:

"I'm confused. I need a more detailed explanation. Over." Little Q tilted his head and looked at Ivan, asking questions in a slightly strange way.

"Eat." Alvin paused as if considering which adjective would be more appropriate.

Then, as a barbarian, he quickly abandoned those fancy words and chose the most simple and unpretentious answer.

"It's great."

"?" Little Q's head tilted even more.

Even the classmates who came to tease it showed a look of astonishment, and they felt an inexplicable similarity with the Scorching Hound, whose face was covered with armor so that no expression could be seen, in terms of expression.

"You can try it. Didn't Flamel and the others install a taste retrieval device for you?" Ivan continued to encourage him.

"Denied. That's part of the military integrated perception module used to launch 'Blood Pursuit' and shouldn't be used for personal purposes. Over." Little Q immediately shook the armored dog's head like a rattle and loudly denied Alvin's suggestion.

"But you can't deny that it can indeed sense the 'taste', right?" Ivan's voice was very calm at this moment, but it sounded bewitching. The charm talent called [Power of Power] took effect in a strange place.

The innocent classmate holding the dried meat was obviously also affected. He lowered his head and looked at the smoked dried meat in his hand with a strange look, as if he was thinking about whether it was too rude for a person and a dog to fight over food, although the dried meat was originally his own snack.

"Think about it. I have never tried this kind of behavior. Maybe it can be regarded as part of the experiment. Over." A light seemed to light up on Xiao Q's armored dog head because of thinking. In fact, it was the bright magic light emitted by the magic conduction circuit under the crystal armor.

Whether as a machine or a dog, it is obvious that there is no emotion called "hesitation". The student who was still struggling only felt his hand lighten, and the fruit wood smoked jerky appeared in Xiao Q's mouth.

This big mechanical dog, like an ordinary dog, has a mouth full of teeth.

However, his teeth are not made of calcium, but a full set of iron and steel teeth made of special alloy steel specially used to make advanced weapons. Combined with the high output provided by the magic machinery, he can easily bite through steel.

"Ah, jerky." The student was stunned for a moment, and then saw Xiao Q had already started chewing the jerky.

"How could this happen..." The students who lost their favorite snacks cried out in surprise.

But Little Q was like a ruthless eating machine. After cutting the dried meat with his iron teeth and steel jaws, he sent the processed 'sample' into the abdominal storage device originally used to store tracking trace samples, and then activated the taste receptors to start analyzing the 'sample'.

To put it in simpler terms, this dog eats very fast.

"Sir Elian, your behavior just now was quite rude." The dog-playing student with a slicked-back blonde hair stopped wailing, raised his tall nose, and said to Ivan through his nostrils.

This guy is the noble young man who had previously questioned the qualifications of several people who joined the program through the Magic Competition.

As it turned out, Ivan underestimated the Carolingian family's bloodline. Even if it was only passed down from several generations, this less pure golden hair showed characteristics different from those of ordinary nobles.

To put it bluntly, this young man named Sir Arthur de Maupassant is also an atypical and abnormal aristocrat.

He pretends to be arrogant, but he's actually a fool. He's a fool in every aspect except for magic engineering.

For example, other noble students who also like to act arrogant no longer provoke Alvin after a week of study.

Although his height and streamlined muscles with perfect golden ratio make him look like a warrior, this guy can complete any course in a very short time. So much so that he is not in the classroom most of the time now. Instead, he directly joins different projects in various laboratories as a student, and receives direct practical teaching from formal researchers who are alchemists and senior mages.

Coupled with the far-leading stats in the physical training class, this magician training class, which may become the prototype of the Royal Magic Knights in the future, has already shown a tendency to follow Ivan's lead.

And Sir Thomas de Maupassant was one of the few young men who dared to challenge him head-on, and after repeated failures, he showed a tenacious attitude of fighting again and again.

Alvin doesn't dislike this kind of person. After all, he can be seen as an occasional way to relieve boredom during the boring study process.

"Oh, really?" Facing Smore's question, the black-haired boy continued to flip through the pages of the book nonchalantly, and said calmly without raising his head:

"That's right, so please accept my 31st duel!" Smoore subconsciously wanted to take off his gloves, but then found that he was wearing a uniform and did not have duel props such as white gloves.

"Snap", Ivan closed the book and looked up at the blond man with a slicked back hair beside him. The pair of eyes emitting dark golden light made the other person subconsciously stiffen his body, and then began to tremble.

"When? Where?"

"Right, right now! Right here in this classroom!" Si Moer said loudly, trying to calm his trembling body.

Hearing this answer, Alvin suddenly smiled knowingly.

"I see, you want to show off your courage in front of Catherine."

"No! It has nothing to do with His Excellency the Duke! Wait, how can you call that prince by his name!" Si Moer blushed and denied it vehemently:

Yes, in a week, Duchess Catherine Carolingian will also come to the Steel City of Vulcan to join the magician training program and become one of everyone's classmates.

Chapter 34: Student Fight

After the magician training program began, although there had never been a situation where conflicts between students escalated to the point of a duel, simulated combat competitions between students were still a common practice.

After all, those who can come here are the best among the younger generation of various forces. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the chosen ones of heaven.

Even a guy like Smoore, who lacks common sense to the point of being an idiot in other aspects, is an absolute genius in driving magical vehicles and learning magical engineering knowledge.

Of course, this did not conflict with the fact that on the second day of school, because there was no maid with him (the Wizard Program prohibited the company of unrelated personnel other than the students themselves), he forced himself to wear his uniform upside down in a 'fashionable and avant-garde' look.

In addition, this genius also suffered a lot of oppression during the first week of learning, and fully realized the difficult gap between ordinary geniuses and cheaters.

After all, although Ivan was not an orthodox alchemist in his previous life in the game, he was very familiar with the relevant knowledge within the magical engineering system, and he also fully grasped the various future development routes of this technology.

Besides, let's be frank, he was quite confident in his learning ability. After arriving in the real Palladio, Ivan consciously increased his knowledge of alchemy and magical engineering.

The result is that the hard-working cheaters surpass all the geniuses with absolute advantage, making them feel the terrifying pressure of mastering future knowledge and being champions in the high-intensity involutionary education arena of the 21st century from another world.

Of course, even if a group of academic masters get together, in such a boring study life, the excitement of students fighting will still attract the attention of most people.

As the management and teaching party, the New Era Institute only focuses on teaching and training, and does not care about students' private practice.

Moreover, Alvin, who had just finished self-studying his last textbook, was relatively free, so he simply accepted Smoore's invitation to duel.

However, as two extraordinary people, they certainly couldn't just start fighting in the classroom. They soon arrived at the training ground with other students who were watching the fun, including a tin dog who was also watching the fun.

This is a special training ground for magical vehicles - the Iron Cavalry Type 1886, so it is very spacious and sturdy. It is difficult for extraordinary people below the third level to cause damage even if they let go. Of course, that is for most extraordinary people.

The staff responsible for maintaining the Iron Cavalry saw a group of students coming over in a noisy manner, but they were not angry. Instead, they enthusiastically helped to refuel, start the machine, and activate the field protection magic.

After all, whether it's a fight between trainees or serious testing by professional test drivers, researchers can get useful data, and the logistics staff responsible for maintenance can also receive allowances.

So, of course they welcome students to come more often.

"Who do you bet will win?" The bearded logistics staff discussed with interest while refueling.

"What the hell, look who's standing on the field this time?"

The logistics officer who was refueling another Type 1886 Iron Cavalry nearby first rolled his eyes at his colleague, and then pointed at the people standing on the training ground in an unpleasant manner.

"Tsk tsk, it's that person." The bearded man looked in the direction of his colleague's finger, and then immediately showed a look of understanding.

"A monstrous genius who transformed the 1886 model into the 1886 Kai within a week of arriving."

"Yeah, Mr. Shirt-Wearing-Backwards on the other side is pretty good, but he still doesn't have much of a chance of winning against that monster." A colleague pulled out a fuel injection gun and said with deep emotion:

The so-called transformation of 'Iron Cavalry Type 1886' into 'Iron Cavalry Type 1886·Modified' refers to a series of suggestions that Alvin put forward for this first-generation mass-produced magical vehicle used by extraordinary people.

Originally, the researchers didn't pay much attention to the suggestions made by this young student. They were a leading group in the industry that had mastered magic technology that was nearly ten years ahead of the outside world. Even if the other party was a member of the champion team of the Youth Magic Car Competition, they might not be able to help much.

As an apprentice, you should listen to the lectures attentively instead of interfering with your tutor's work.

Most people thought so at first, but under the strong request of Vice President Flamel, they still reluctantly read through the report written by the other party.

then……

The Iron Cavalry 1886 model became the "Iron Cavalry 1886·Revised".

The driving experience has been comprehensively optimized, the balance performance of the machine has been improved, the ability to pass through complex terrain has been enhanced, the steering speed has been accelerated, and a series of such multi-faceted modifications have made the overall performance of this machine even exceed the theoretical limits estimated during the original design.

Furthermore, the report's new concepts, such as sloped armor, led to a complete redesign of the next generation of cavalry designs. Even work on the Heraldry Machine, a secret related project unknown to most, was halted.

Are you kidding? If no rectification is made, specially installed machines will no longer be able to beat mass-produced machines!

Otherwise, why would those researchers have actively invited Aiwen to join the project team under the guise of practical teaching? It was because the various problems encountered in applying the new theory caused their hair volume to decrease at a noticeable rate, which forced them to bring in external help.

Although the students also knew about the "great achievements" that Alvin had made in just one week, this did not prevent some of them from placing bets on this duel.

"Come on, come on, the odds for both sides are already written on the blackboard. If you're interested in placing a bet, please do so as soon as possible before the duel begins. No more waiting, no more waiting."

Kayan Paulus appeared out of nowhere and held up a small blackboard with the names 'Evan Elian' and 'Mr. Wearing his shirt backwards' written on it, and the amounts bet by different people were recorded below.

"Not many people are optimistic about you." Ivan glanced at the noisy crowd in the distance and said to Si Moer standing opposite him with a slightly smiling tone:

"It doesn't matter. They are just some irrelevant people standing outside the venue." Si Moer's nose was raised high. Even though he had lost thirty times, he still looked extremely confident.

"I've been training all night long, and now I've completely merged with the Glory Forever!" The blond noble young man with a slicked-back hair proudly pointed his thumb at himself and said the name he had given to the machine.

"No wonder your dark circles are so obvious." Alvin looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"This little thing won't affect my performance. If I fail, I won't use this as an excuse!" Si Moer explained loudly as if he had been insulted.

"Ah, actually I didn't think of the latter one. What? Do you also think you have little chance of winning?" Ivan smiled and said meaningfully:

"Ahhhh, you damn guy!" Si Moer stomped his feet in anger, and even the slicked-back hair that was coated with thick hair wax began to stand up, and the overall hairstyle showed a trend of collapse.

"The fuel is ready." At this time, the logistics personnel in the distance also shouted at the right time:

"Just wait and see how I defeat you!"

Throwing down these words, Smoore jogged all the way, using all four limbs to quickly climb onto his own Iron Cavalry 1886·Modified. The left shoulder armor of this machine was specially painted gold, which was particularly conspicuous under the bright light inside the training ground.

After watching the other person's figure disappear inside the machine, Alvin shrugged his shoulders and walked to his own Iron Cavalry 1886·Modified at a leisurely pace. The left shoulder armor of his machine was painted red.

"It's really a nostalgic model." Looking at the fifteen-meter-tall steel giant in front of him, Alvin couldn't help but sigh sincerely.

The appearance of the Iron Cavalry 1886·Modified is not much different from the Iron Cavalry 1886. After all, it is just a minor optimization, and it is impossible to make the 1886 model into the 1900 model.

This humanoid magic vehicle has sturdy limbs and is equipped with a high-output, high-power magic engine that allows it to carry heavy armor, the thickest of which is as thick as 45 mm.

The thick armor makes the body look square, like a short and strong knight wearing full body plate armor, or somewhat similar to a dwarf defender wearing heavy armor.

Of course, the Iron Cavalry 1886 Modified was much taller than the dwarf. Furthermore, the difference in armor thickness was enormous. You should know that traditional full-body plate armor in the world of Palladia was only 2-4 mm thick. Anything thicker than that was only provided to high-level transcendents.

A circular hatch is placed on the square armor on the chest of the machine, allowing the pilot to enter the cockpit smoothly. In addition, there is a backup entrance and exit below the cockpit, which directly connects to another square hatch on the back of the machine.

In terms of weapons, the Iron Cavalry 1886·Revised uses the equipment of the Iron Cavalry 1886 model. The main weapon is a large spear that fits the size of the body. In addition to the gun head used as a cold weapon, it is also equipped with two 75mm caliber high-pressure steam cannons. Each boost can fire two consecutive shots, and after completion, the body can also be controlled to complete the loading of shells by itself.

In addition, the secondary weapon of the Iron Cavalry 1886 Kai is a knight's sword that also fits the size of the body. At the same time, the left hand is equipped with an additional small shield coated with anti-magic potion to deal with conventional attack magic launched by the enemy.

"What are you waiting for!" Smoore's voice resounded throughout the venue through the built-in sound amplification device in the machine.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon." Ivan bent his knees slightly and jumped hard. With just a little leverage from the knees of the machine, he landed directly on top of the chest armor.

Opening the hatch and entering the cockpit, the black-haired boy couldn't help but smile brightly as he looked at the familiar interior space.

Complex control panels and joysticks are distributed on the left and right sides of the cab. In addition to the pedals used to control the body, there are three large crystal panels connected to each other and a small crystal panel connected to the bottom of the middle panel in front of the middle seat.

The magic attached to the panel can directly display the images recorded by the external observation device, allowing the pilot sitting in the cockpit to understand the external conditions in front of, on the left and right sides of the aircraft, and directly below.

To be on the safe side, in addition to the above observation methods, the driver can also open the upper part of the breastplate and observe the battlefield situation directly with the naked eye.

Of course, this behavior carries a great risk, and is generally not recommended for drivers unless it is an emergency.

Seeing that Alvin had also entered the body, Smoore controlled the body to take a step forward. The heavy steps seemed to make the entire venue tremble.

The Iron Cavalry 1886·Gai with golden shoulder armor came to the center of the field, while the Iron Cavalry 1886·Gai with red shoulder armor still stood in the same place. The only movement it made was to raise its right hand and slowly clench its fist.

Since it was just a training session between trainees, neither side was equipped with main weapons. The only weapons they could use were a training sword wrapped in canvas and a small protective shield fixed to the left arm of the machine.

When the duel began, Smoore immediately controlled the body to draw out the training sword hanging at his waist, and at the same time raised the shield to his chest, assuming a standard Lind armored sword stance.