The magic steam train rushed on the rails quickly, and the picturesque scenery on both sides of the train was moving backward. Nodanielle, the elven girl who had never taken such a vehicle before, found it too dazzling to see.
Wu! Wu! The whistle suddenly echoed, and the magic steam train slowly stopped.
"What's going on?" Although it was the first time that Nodanielle had boarded the magic steam train, she had a basic understanding of the operation of the magic steam train as a girl who liked to listen to "Arcana Voice". She knew that a non-stop stop often meant that something was wrong.
Iristine had been to the Congress of Magic multiple times. She immediately sensed the anomaly. So, she cast "Eagle Eye" on herself and looked at the edge of the forest far away.
In the narrow area between the forest and the rails, groups of crazy wild animals were attacking the human beings on their opposite side without caring about anything.
There were almost a hundred human beings. They were wearing standard silver armor and solid helmets. They stood in three rows with black "metal sticks" in their hands.
The animals that attacked them were just regular creatures at the beginning. There were tigers, wolves, rabbits, and goats, but right now, they were covered in red scales, and yellow pus was flowing out of the gaps between the scales. Their eyes were bloodshot and filled with the desire for slaughter and blood.
"Demonization? A senior-rank demon has snuck out of the Stroop forest? " Asked Iristine in shock. For her, such a scene was too familiar, because the animals in the Stroop forest had similar changes when the abyssal gap mutated not long ago!
Nodanielle also enhanced herself with "Eagle Eye" and said, deep in thought, "When the abyssal gap suddenly expanded, the elder was busy dealing with the Sovereign of Blood and the Duke Fiend, and the other demons were resisted by her people and the adventurers in the Town of the Anonymous. It's perfectly normal that some of them were missed …"
"Those demonized animals are very dangerous. How can the Kingdom of Holm only send soldiers of the level of Knight Squires to deal with them?" Iristine considered it the responsibility of the elves to guard and seal the Stroop forest. So, she couldn't help but blame herself after seeing such a situation. Something like that shouldn't have happened at all, but Mr. Lankshear was blinded by greed.
She stood up and was about to open the window of the VIP carriage and fly over to help the human soldiers deal with the demonized animals with nature's divine power.
Bang! Bang! Bang! After a series of noises, the overwhelming bloodthirsty animals fell to the ground as if they had been hit by an invisible hammer, with blood splashing everywhere.
"What's that?" It was not until then that Iristine noticed the black metal sticks in the hands of the human soldiers.
Nodanielle observed carefully and suddenly thought of something. "It's very similar to the high-pressure steam rifles of the dwarf civilization!"
Although the steam civilization of the dwarves was a lost civilization, the elves had a long lifespan, from the Mythological Era to the present. They had collected a lot of literature and ancient books, so they had a deep understanding of it.
"No high-pressure steam backpack … No smoke … It also shoots high-speed projectiles to hurt the enemy. It's as powerful as the attack of an official Knight …" Iristine cast another divine spell on herself and carefully distinguished the difference between this weapon and the high-pressure steam rifle.
Bang bang bang! The human soldiers were divided into three rows. Two squatted down and one stood upright. They took turns to shoot. From time to time, they would take out brass bullets from their pockets and load them into their "rifles".
According to the feedback of nature divine power, Iristine found that there were simple magic patterns engraved on the pellets. Inside the pellets, there was a faint smell of alchemical substances.
Bang bang bang!
Although the demonized animals were very fast and close to the official Knight, they could only see the enemy in front of them in their bloodshot eyes. They only wanted to tear the enemy into shreds and swallow them alive. Their direction of movement was easily locked onto. Also, there was a wide range of shooting. They could dodge one shot but not all of them. Therefore, very soon, their number plummeted, and the ground was full of dead bodies.
"With such weapons, the bottom-level of the Kingdom of Holm will be significantly strengthened," Iristine said in a low voice. Iristine said in a low voice, "They can form more legions that can hurt official knights."
Nodanielle shook her head. "But what can they do? They will be butchered without any resistance when they encounter the senior-rank professionals, just like the steam civilization in the beginning. Also, they will suffer heavy losses when they encounter the middle-rank and low-rank sorcerers and Knight who are capable of remote attacks. "
"The senior-rank advanced from the middle-rank and the low-rank too." Looking at the battle far away, Iristine said, "If weapons and armors can be mass-produced, like the popularized alchemical items, the Kingdom of Holm and the Congress of Magic will have great advantages in the battles below the senior rank."
In the past, a knight legion had five hundred Knights at best, and a kingdom had three to four such legions at best. The squires could barely play a role. But right now, if weapons and armors could be popularized, it would mean more knights for the kingdom. Knights were few in number, but there were a lot of Knight squires, and even more ordinary people who could be squires!
Iristine continued, "Also, who knows if the Congress of Magic has developed more powerful and precise weapons for the middle-rank and low-rank Knights?"
"If there are similar weapons with a longer range and a higher speed, like the excellent magic longbows of our family, together with the anti-prophecy arrangements, wouldn't it be possible to blow up the heads of the sorcerers who do not have any trigger or passive spells while hiding far away?" Having listened to "Arcana Voice" too many times, Nodanielle had a special feeling about blowing up heads.
At this moment, the conductor who was responsible for their reception, a middle-rank sorcerer, walked in, planning to explain why the train was suddenly stopped.
After hearing their conversation, he smiled. "By the time such weapons are developed, the defense spells against them will have been created. Also, chances are that the spells such as Spell Trigger will have become middle-rank spells by then."
His tone was full of the confidence of the sorcerers of the Congress in recent decades. He was confident in the grand arcanists, the Highest Council, the senior-rank arcanists, the overall upward atmosphere of the Congress of Magic, and the future of arcana!
"I believe in the research abilities of the Congress." Iristine expressed her kindness.
Nodanielle, on the other hand, asked curiously, "I'm told that the Congress' studies in the microscopic domain have been stalled after Mr. Evans proposed the observer effect?"
To satisfy the curiosity of the ordinary people, "Arcana Voice" had also added a program similar to "Herald of Arcana and Magic".
The conductor said awkwardly, "There are only disputes about why microscopic particles show such uncanny characteristics, and most people are not convinced by the answer yet, but it doesn't mean that the studies in the microscopic domain have been stalled. For example, the in-depth studies of the Lord of Storm, the Lord of Elements, and the Atom Controller on the fission reaction may give us a better source of energy."
"Fission. That seems to be a serious pollution …" Iristine frowned.
The battle far away suddenly changed. A goat jumped out of the few mutated animals that were left.
Its appearance changed quickly, and a pair of bat-like wings grew out of its back. It was obviously a demon close to the senior rank!
Iristine became solemn. A powerful demon had indeed snuck out of the Stroop forest.
Right when she was about to go to the rescue, the brilliance that looked like silver electric snakes suddenly glowed. It was so dazzling that it looked like an outbreak of lightning.
When the electric light flashed, the air seemed to have been pushed away. The demon did not even have a chance to dodge. The upper half of its body leaned back and exploded. Its flesh and blood fell to the ground.
"This is …" Iristine saw a knight in full silver-gray armor at the edge of the forest. He had bright blond hair and a handsome face. In his hand, he was holding a silver-white "rifle" that had a complicated shape and smooth lines.
Looking at the scene, the conductor gasped softly. "It's the Gauss Rifle that Mr. Evans developed. Only experts close to the Knight level and the senior-rank sorcerers can use it. Because it cannot be mass-produced, there are only three of them right now. He seems to be Great Knight John of the Sword of Truth's Knight Legion."
Nodanielle was relieved. If such a weapon could be mass-produced and the user was not limited in strength, even the senior-rank experts would be somewhat threatened!
Wu, wu, wu. Clang! Clang! After the battlefield ahead was cleaned up, the magic steam train was restarted.
… …
Inside the Atom Institution in Allyn …
Heidi was visiting the famous place with her new friends, Iristine and Nodanielle.
The two elves couldn't stop praising the fancy and mysterious appearance of the institution, but they also felt that it did not match nature. It was too much of a man-made feeling, as if it were the proof and symbol of sorcerers' conquest of nature.
"A few days ago, Mr. Lazar successfully prepared a new element during the nuclear bombardment experiment with the cyclotron. It's a new element that exists stably and can be added to the periodic table of elements." Heidi pointed at the cyclotron before her proudly.
It was the first step that the sorcerers had taken in the field of creation under the guidance of the new alchemy. Nobody would doubt the correctness of the new alchemy in that regard anymore. It could really allow the sorcerers to turn other elements into gold that existed stably and would not disappear when the magic effect was over! Although an appropriate method had yet to be found, it was only a matter of more experiments if there was a theoretical basis.
Iristine stared at the cyclotron before her in a daze, lost for words for a long time. Had the sorcerers really begun to acquire the power of nature under the brilliance of Mr. Evans' new alchemy?
Seeing that, Nodanielle changed the topic. "Heidi, how's your artificial intelligence coming along?"
Heidi said angrily, "Our research team is assembling a prototype with electronic tubes and magic circles. My teacher said that it was better to build one than to think about it, so that we can find out the specific problems. Because the size and weight of the design are too large, and the computational speed is not high enough, many sorcerers say that it is probably useless … Everything has to be improved slowly! After the studies on crystals go deeper, I believe that artificial intelligence will be a great supplement for computation, golems and alchemical lives! "
That was the best she could hope to achieve right now.
Hearing Heidi's complaint, Iristine and Nodanielle smiled at each other and comforted her.
… …
Inside the Allyn magic tower, before the secret gate that led to the core of the City in the Sky …
"Master, have you completed the structure of the fission reactor?" Lucien guessed it the moment he saw the destination.
Although he disagreed with Lucien on the observer effect, Fernando was not hostile to Lucien because of it and still maintained a good teacher-student relationship. He nodded and said, "According to your suggestion, we have improved part of the model and completed a preliminary reactor as the backup power source for Allyn."
They had started the study after reverse analyzing the fission reaction, but because the analysis was not detailed enough, they did not have a complete understanding of the role of neutrons. Therefore, the progress was not fast. It was not until recently that they completed a fission reactor whose output energy was greater than the input energy with the help of magic.
… …
In Renstadt, in the workers' district where the dwarves lived …
Augustus, the Grand Elder, was worshipping a silver iron object devoutly. At this moment, Harold ran in and bowed with his hands covering his eyes. "Steam above."
Then, he lowered his right hand and said to Augustus, "Grand Elder, a compatriot from the Kingdom of Dwarfs is outside. He claims that he is an envoy of the great God of Steam."
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