Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 917 Transmutation Technology

"A thousand metric tons of gold? Coming soon?"

"Yes, it will arrive in a few hours." Shangluo replied to Qi Qianhu, "Is 1000 metric tons enough?"

"That's definitely enough! 1000 metric tons of gold is enough to build destroyers, not to mention armor for hundreds of men. The Romans were wealthy, so they were really rich. Can I give you 1000 metric tons of gold with just one phone call?"

"Um, it's a special situation. How much of the 1000 tons can be used this time? How long will it take to complete? Will it require many craftsmen to shape it?"

"In fact, there is no need for a 'construction period' - if it is made entirely of gold, according to the so-called 'transmutation technology', there should be no 'processing' process at all. All we have to do is to give a piece of gold that is large enough the 'idea' of the armor, and then just activate it."

"Like a balloon?"

"Well, some kind of balloon, or airbag or something. So in theory, we just need to refine a batch of golden elixirs in the furnace, and then we can turn the golden elixir into golden armor. But there is a problem, and the Romans themselves don't seem to have solved it."

"what is the problem?"

[Transmutation technology cannot produce something that does not exist.] Apollonia answered this question directly, [Transmutation technology must be based on an existing ideal. This means that if you want to transmute a set of armor, you must first have a set of armor.]

"The Romans did not have the technology to edit the ideal form directly. This seems to be the limit of Rome, just like they are not yet able to ask what particles exist below the atom."

The answers of both people pointed to the same situation - a set of armor must be found as a blueprint before the transformation process can be established.

"As for the blueprint." Shang Luo thought for a moment, "Don't I have a set? The armor of Shen Chrome. Can that be used as a blueprint to copy?"

Apollonia interrupted and said, "How can divine chrome be copied? That is a direct manifestation of divine power rejecting the objective world. Conceptually, it cannot be transmuted."

"I think we can give it a try." Qi Qianhu replied.

"Ok?"

【Um? 】

Shangluo and Apollonia were both stunned for a moment. Because this time, Captain Qi gave a different result.

"Can the armor of God Chrome also be copied?"

"Just like the moon reflecting thousands of rivers." Qi Qianhu replied, "There is only one moon, but its light can illuminate thousands of rivers. There is only one divine chrome, but its shadow can be replicated countless times. The Romans couldn't do it, but that doesn't mean we can't. The key to this is that the Romans didn't know where the moon was."

[Ah! That's right!] Apollonia suddenly understood, [In alchemy, the idea is like writing on paper. You can trace it, but it is absolutely impossible to get close to the truth. But if it is alchemy, if it can really be "the moon reflects the thousands of rivers", then it can be copied countless times. How to do it?]

"What should we do?" Shangluo also asked.

"It's actually not easy to do. But, Shangluo, you seem to have refined the armor now? That makes it easy. If it's still the original indestructible armor, we can't do anything about it because the alchemy furnace can't hold it. As long as the alchemy furnace can hold it, we can find a way to copy it."

"As long as the alchemy furnace can hold it?" This answer puzzled Shangluo. "Yes. It's very complicated to explain in detail, but Shangluo, you can try it. Since you have already refined it, as long as you can 'analyze' the armor in the form of a magic weapon, we can use this transmutation technique to copy it into many copies."

"So each one of them is as indestructible as the divine chrome?"

"Well, I don't think it will work. The moon shines on all rivers, and the moon in the rivers is just a reflection of the moonlight, not the moonlight itself. However, it can take on the form of moonlight. Maybe its function will be compromised, but this is not the biggest problem."

"Not the biggest? Then what is the biggest problem?"

"The biggest problem is that those 'moon shadows' may only be effective when the moon is out. After all, when the moon sets, how can moonlight be found everywhere? Therefore, the armor created may be completely dependent on your authorization. Just like the Zhuxian Sword Formation, even if the swords, halberds, spears, and spears are as solid as iron barrels and the east, west, south, and north are like copper walls, the Zhuxian Sword is still needed as the center of the formation. Without the Zhuxian Sword, the sword formation itself has nowhere to rely on."

"So this is a formation?"

"The formation is another price~" Qi Qianhu waved his hand, "You have to go to Xuan Xiu to compile the formation. We can only help you refine the weapon here. Whether to set up the formation is another matter. You have found the right person. Although Daozu governs the Dao League with the Dan Ding Sect, the inner court focuses on Dan Ding while also practicing thunder magic. Therefore, we can also refine weapons in our Dan room. You can't find such a complete set of equipment anywhere else."

【Ah, this. I feel like Victoria is at a big loss.】

"." Shang Luo also pondered for a moment, "So the key is, have I completely refined that set of armor?"

"Shang Tianjun is indeed smart." Qi Qianhu addressed him by his title. Although there was a hint of teasing in his words, the implication was very clear - he wanted to know whether Shang Luo had really refined the golden armor. This was very important.

Essentially, this was Shangluo's secret, and he shouldn't have asked about it. But since it was Shangluo's own request, he had no choice but to ask indirectly and let Shangluo speak for himself.

"I really don't know. Logically, the armor should be indestructible. When I woke up, the armor was no longer on me."

"Then it is probably refined."

"But I can't feel it. My skin hasn't become indestructible. It still feels the same as before."

"Oh, this." Qi Qianhu thought for a while, "Do you think it's like this? When I have nothing to do, I like to play Heroes Tour, because refining pills is quite time-consuming. People in our alchemy room like to play it. Shangluo, you know that games like Heroes Tour have an 'equipment bar', right?"

"Yes, there are."

"Then maybe you didn't equip it on the armor, but on the jewelry."

"Huh? Is this still possible?"

"You have already refined it, so where you equip it depends on your needs. Maybe you have equipped it as a piece of jewelry now, and it may improve magical defense instead of physical defense."

[Hey, it's true. I was just thinking, maybe there's no way to activate this armor, after all, it's already been refined. I didn't expect that the armor might have already been activated, but the position of the equipment is different. Wait, I'll release a mental attack on you, please listen to Lost River. ]

(End of this chapter)