For the next half a month, Baiyi continued to live his life of running errands and playing with Mia. The Archmage had been given full responsibility for the exploration of the Otherworld, and the number of marionettes he had sent to the Voidwalkers had increased from one to five. The other four marionettes were still used as scouting marionettes. According to the rules set by Baiyi, low-value projects like these did not require his approval; Tisdale was more than enough to handle them.
"Royal Gramps, according to Sir's rules, I can approve these projects, but …" Tisdale held the emblem Baiyi had given her in her hand, and she hesitated to stamp it on the application form. Instead, she pointed at a line on the form and asked, "I don't know much about Engineering, but is this twelve-ton marionette with three Void Furnaces really a scouting marionette? Shouldn't a scouting marionette's firepower be limited to a single copper fish head? "
Baiyi was not sure if it was due to Da Xue's bad taste or personality, but the Da Xue had developed a comprehensive and detailed evaluation system that covered many aspects. However, the system did not use simple and easy to understand methods such as ABCD or ABCD. Instead, it used some strange symbols.
For example, the symbol for firepower and combat effectiveness was a cartoonish hammerhead shark head with a variety of colors. For example, Mia's hammerhead shark plushie had a golden-colored fish head. Tarandal, the prototype marionette that had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, only had two silver-colored fish heads.
Another example was a marionette that had a cartoonish fox head as its symbol. Currently, the Engineer Walker's student team had created an intelligent marionette that had a golden fox head as its symbol.
The Jawflower's intelligence level was only one copper fox head, while Zakum the Great Fox, for some reason, only received two copper fox heads in the latest intelligence evaluation. The Jawflower was so angry that it chased the Soul Armature Practitioner around Da Xue for five whole laps because he was the one who came up with the evaluation system.
As for the others, the Invisibility Index was marked by a cartoonish Hitman's head; the Popularity Index was marked by a cartoonish Mia's head; the Luck Index was marked by a cartoonish Archmage's head; and the worst of all, the Gentlemanly Index, was marked by the emblem of the Church of Divine Grace.
That was the gist of the situation. Back to the topic at hand, Tisdale was troubled by the fact that most of the items on the form submitted by the Archmage were beyond her level of approval. Logically speaking, she should have asked Baiyi to handle them, but the Archmage did not seem to want to look for him at all.
"Anyway, you don't have to worry too much about the standards, Tisdale. According to the rules, the Engineering Faculty is the one who sets the standards for scouting marionettes. "The Archmage handed over a piece of paper, which Tisdale hurriedly. Tisdale took it with both hands. She looked down and saw a column full of golden fish heads.
"What are you trying to do, Royal Gramps?" Tisdale asked in a hushed voice. She took a closer look at the bottom of the form. Vidomina, the Engineer Walker, the Blacksmith Walker, and several other deans and vice-deans had signed their names. According to Da Xue's rules, if so many vice-deans or vice-deans agreed to a decision, even Baiyi would not be able to veto it. In other words, this new standard would be the standard that Da Xue would implement in the future.
"A long awaited conquest!" The Archmage replied triumphantly.
In the end, Tisdale had no choice but to put Baiyi's emblem on the form, and the application was approved. Then, a twelve-ton battle marionette was sent into the Otherworld under the name of a scouting marionette.
Baiyi found out about this a few days later. It was afternoon, and he had just finished dinner with Mia and Noirciel. Noirciel was dozing off on the sofa beside him like a puppy, while Mia was sprawled on the other side, her legs propped up on Baiyi's thighs. Her feet, which were clad in white stockings, looked like two pieces of tempting ice cream as they swayed in front of Baiyi's eyes.
Mia, on the other hand, was focused on her WeChat Moments — yes, WeChat Moments. Baiyi did not know what the Engineer Walker and the others had learned from the stolen propulsion system, but they had not made any progress in the field of propulsion technology. Instead, they had made a breakthrough in the miniaturization of energy storage devices, which allowed them to replicate a magic battery of a suitable size.
With the help of the magical communication network and system programming, which had already achieved some results before the war, the magical cellphone that some people had dreamed of finally came into existence, and the students began their initial tests.
Although it was a little awkward to hear that the stolen propulsion system had given birth to a magical cellphone, it was still a good thing, right? It was a sign that communication technology had improved tremendously. Of course, it would be better if Mia did not have to spend all her time with this gadget. The little girl was so addicted to it that she did not even look cute anymore.
Even though the current communication software was still in its most primitive stage, it was still a deadly temptation to Mia, who had never seen anything like this before. When she had nothing better to do, she would pull Noirciel to pose for a selfie and upload it to the internet. A few seconds later, she saw hundreds of likes and a string of compliments, and she could not stop giggling.
Just as Baiyi was about to pinch her little feet and teach her a good lesson, the Archmage suddenly barged into the room with a magical phone in his hand. From time to time, he would poke at the screen as he invited Baiyi to be his witness. Baiyi could not help but wonder if Mia would become a loser like the Archmage.
"Witness what? Darius of the Ten Treasures? "Baiyi asked curiously.
"Of course it's not something so superficial!" The Archmage replied without raising his head. "I'm here to invite you to witness a Rohlserlian conquest!"
Although the Archmage's lines were quite domineering, it did not feel right to say something like that while poking at his cellphone. Just as Baiyi was about to retort, Little Mia, who was beside him, jumped up and pounced on the Archmage. "Royal Gramps! Let's take a picture together!"
The Archmage quickly squatted down, and a bright smile blossomed on his solemn, square face. He stuck close to Little Mia and made a scissor gesture with his hands. Then, the two of them raised their cellphones and snapped the picture.
A few seconds later, Baiyi felt his magical cellphone vibrate. He took it out and saw two new posts on his Moments. Both posts were the same picture, but the titles were different. Mia's post was titled, "Royal Gramps is getting younger," while the Archmage's post was titled, "Royal Gramps is getting younger," and the Archmage's post was titled, "War is coming, so I'm a little nervous."
'Looks like she's been stuck in the Ancient Rohlserlian Era for too long, and she's been infected by that old geezer. 'War is coming, so why did she post something on her Moments first?! Wait a minute! What's with this so-called war?! '
Baiyi followed the Archmage back to his house, his mind filled with questions. Ever since the house was taken over by the other Voidwalkers and turned into a frontline command center for the Otherworld, Baiyi had not been back. He had spent most of his nights at Mia's house, the Huffing Piggy's house, or the little female dragon's house. Now that he was back, he realized that the once beautiful, cozy, and cozy mansion had been turned into a militarized fortress. Even the flowers and plants that had once been planted in the garden had been moved to a smaller garden nearby. Now, the lawn was filled with all sorts of supplies and equipment.
"What the hell are you people trying to do?!" Baiyi almost went crazy. He rushed to a weapon rack and picked up something that looked like a Brown Bass. "What the hell is this?" he muttered.
"It's a classic replica, but it has nothing to do with gunpowder or chemical energy. Even in the other world, you can use it without worry. Also, these are all homework that my students created during my teaching days, so you don't have to worry about the cost. Basically, it's recycling," the Blacksmith Walker answered without looking up.
"Then, what's this?!" Baiyi picked up another weapon. It looked a little strange. It looked like a pair of tweezers, but it also looked like a double-pronged fork. The two sides of the fork were long rails, and the center was empty.
"A prototype Gauss Rifle. We're using this opportunity to test its stability in different environments. After all, this is a rare opportunity," the Blacksmith Walker replied.
"Then, what's this?!" Baiyi pointed at a strange humanoid creature. It looked like a brown-haired beauty. She was wearing a trendy sweater, and there was a long scar at the corner of her left eye. Her chest was flat enough to land an airplane, and her face was expressionless. She looked like an exquisite doll.
"UMP45, a classic German-made submachine gun. How can you not recognize this?" The Blacksmith Walker finally turned around and asked curiously, "It's just a statue that doesn't move. It's a birthday gift from my students. They specially went to Mars and spent a lot of money to hire the best dwarven craftsmen there to make it. They even gave it the traditional blessing of the dwarves. It can bring good luck in battle, so I moved it here."
For some reason, Baiyi had the urge to break the Blacksmith Walker's nose. Still, he poked the beauty's cheek. Sure enough, it was cold to the touch. He had no idea what kind of stone the statue was made of, but the coloring was exquisite. It really did look like a living person.
"What do you think? Do you think it's real? Our dwarven carving skills are the best in the world! "The Blacksmith Walker said proudly.
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