Cataclysm King

Chapter 441 New World Science and Technology City

A month later.

Blacktooth Forest is an uninhabited area with no markings on the East Wilderness map.

Birds chirped in the dense forest.

But if you look closely, you can find that some of the birds' feathers on the branches have a metallic luster.

Not only birds, but also mechanical beetles, mechanical civets and all kinds of bionic animals.

This is the base's mechanical guard.

A huge human settlement exists beneath the forest.

The Song family began planning and building several secret bases decades ago, and the "T-11 Chaoyang Base" is one of them.

Now it has the scale of a large underground city.

Now almost all the cutting-edge mechanical talents in Donghuang are gathered here, and it is a base full of technology.

So it now has a new name, called "New World Science and Technology City".

It implies a technological capital that is different from the decadent old era.

The Science and Technology City is more like a magical steampunk-style super mechanical factory.

The city is divided into detailed areas, including planting areas, living areas, production areas, and combat training areas.
People wearing external mechanical devices can be seen walking around everywhere.

At this moment, the residential area is located at No. 1002, which is an apartment with a strong sense of technology.

This is Dong Qi's apartment.

Dong Qi's status in the Mechanical City is very special, not only because she is a good friend of Song Can, the head of the Song family, but more importantly, she is already a first-class mechanic in the field of mechanics, and in the field of mecha combat, she is always the number one in the training ground.

So Dong Qi owned this independent small apartment in the Machinery City.

Ji Xun and Dong Qi have been back at the base for more than half a month, and they have been living here all the time.

At this moment, the entire apartment was flashing with the blue light of magical welding.

A mechanic's apartment is not only a place to rest, but also usually a studio.

The apartment is very spacious, covering more than a thousand square meters.

But even though it is so spacious, it is also densely packed with various equipment and parts.

Various mechanical tools were hung on one wall, and a large number of blueprints were fixed with thumbtacks on the other wall. In the room were various large instrument lathes and military-grade high-tech equipment. There was also a special area for magic equipment and a hardcore mechanical workbench.
The most eye-catching thing is a rusty heavy armor.

Ji Xun recognized this mecha, it was the [Thor Generation 1], one of the earliest mechanical armors designed by Dong Qi himself.

Compared to the majestic Huntsman armor in the laboratory, this Thor armor looks like an antique, simple and dilapidated.

It is already behind the times.

More like scrap that should be put into a furnace and reforged into steel.

But Dong Qi brought it out of Honglou and kept it with him.

Now I have disassembled it and suspended it with steel cables, hanging it at the most conspicuous entrance of the room to commemorate the time when I embarked on the path of mechanical design.

At this moment, a special welding light is flashing in the laboratory.

Dong Qi, wearing a greasy work suit, was concentrating on controlling eight octopus-like robotic arms to weld a silver arm full of cracks.

This [Flexible Octopus Robotic Arm] was made based on the drawings brought out from the other-dimensional space.

As long as you have the drawings, the technical difficulty is not very great, but it is very practical for mechanics.

After Dong Qi came back, he asked the base factory to work overtime to produce it, and now it is very convenient to use.

On the other side of the room, in the information room separated by glass, Ji Xun was reading various cultivation books.

Just like they had done in Honglou before, the two of them had become accustomed to this kind of tacit and plain relationship.

After a while, the welding light disappeared, and a strange black light suddenly flashed in the room.

At the same time, Dong Qi exclaimed in a muffled voice through his protective mask: "Oh my God! It worked!"

Ji Xun raised his eyes and looked over.

Looking inside the isolation chamber, Dong Qi was controlling the silver arm to do some simple finger movements.

On the other side, a target made of "Troll Alloy", which is said to be the hardest alloy in the base, was pierced with a fist-sized hole.

Seeing this, even Ji Xun looked at him in surprise: "Did it really work?"

Being able to destroy the target means that the black light just now was the dark energy beam that could annihilate everything that he had seen from the mechanical angel.

[Angel Alloy] is completely indestructible. After Dong Qi got the fragments, he was troubled for several days and had no idea how to use them.

But it happened that the base had made some progress in its research on the mechanical angel's weapon system, and with the [Mechanical Angel Antimatter Destroying Device Concept Diagram 1.0] given by Ji Xun, and enough technical support, she came up with an ingenious idea.

That is to treat the fragments as accessories and reinsert them on another robotic arm with a precise new structure.

Although the assembled robotic arm is far less stable and powerful than the original one, it cannot completely replicate its functions.

But in theory, it is enough to support the launch of that kind of "dark matter magic cannon", and that is enough for now.

I have tried repeatedly over the past few days and failed many times.

Dong Qi never gave up.

Just now, a ray of black light shot out from the muzzle, proving that all her efforts were not in vain!

Dong Qi put down the work in his hands and wanted to share the good news with Ji Xun as soon as possible.

She took off her heavy work clothes, revealing her sweaty body, and waved happily through the glass: "Ji Xun, come and see."

Ji Xun also walked out of the data room and came to the workshop.

Dong Qi couldn't hide his excitement, his eyes sparkled, and he gave Ji Xun a warm hug: "Ji Xun, did you see that? My repair was successful! Hahaha, I told you, there is no problem with my design! The 'Tesla Structure' is fully capable of supporting this level of energy impact."

Ji Xun looked at the pretty face full of joy, hugged the sweaty body, and was also pleased: "Yeah. Qiqi is amazing."

The two knew what this meant.

The newly designed mechanical arm can replace one of the arms of the Hunter God Armor. In this way, Dong Qi's armor also has a secret weapon that can threaten top strong men.

This means that the current base has real self-protection capabilities.

Even if I really encounter a Titan Armor, I might be able to give it a "surprise".

This dark energy cannon is powerful enough to break through the protective armor of the Titan armor.

Dong Qi was a little dissatisfied with the excitement and grumbled, "Ah, it's a pity that the shattering destroyed the original energy absorption structure, and the super-god spell was also damaged a lot. From my current understanding, it cannot be repaired. As a result, the power is very limited. I estimate that even if it is a completely stable finished product, it is at most twice as powerful as the previous shot. And the energy storage time is very long, and the frequency of use on the battlefield is greatly limited."

"hehe."

Ji Xun smiled slightly as he listened.

This is simply a fly in the ointment.

The weapon system on the mechanical angel's arm does not use a pre-energy storage module like a battery, but is more like a human card master, drawing energy from the universe at any time.

This real-time energy absorption technology relies on special materials and those engraved super divine spells.

Ji Xun had seen the angel's remains release the dark matter annihilation cannon before. The charging time was also not short, but the power was more than ten times that of the experiment just now.

I don’t know how powerful the once complete mechanical angel is.

But even at this experimental level, this is already exaggerated.

Whoever is hit by such a shot will die.

As a mechanic, Dong Qi certainly hopes to solve this problem perfectly.

Unable to solve the problem herself, she pouted slightly, hugged Ji Xun's neck, and said, "Ah Ji Xun, what do you say we should do?"

This is an intimate act of coquetry, but also a kind of expectation.

I don’t know when it started, but Dong Qi seemed to have a strange feeling in his heart, as if someone could always bring surprises to the difficulties he couldn’t solve.

Ji Xun shrugged, knowing what she was thinking, and joked, "I'm not as proficient in mechanics as you are. If you can't solve it, what solution can I think of?"

Dong Qi disagreed. He blinked, a hint of expectation in his eyes, and said, "Do you think that when your "Lightless Sun" secret technique reaches a high enough level, you can solve this problem?"

"This"

Ji Xun hesitated for a moment when he thought of this.

Because in his deduction, what Dong Qi said is not impossible.

Previously, in the alternate dimension of "Thousands of Troops Besieged the City", the High Priest of Taren, Nanshen, had reminded us that the magical secret technique "Lightless Sun" had a very special use.

And at that time Ji Xun also confirmed that this was the source of the mechanical angel's mysterious annihilation power.

However, at present, Ji Xun has only touched the surface of "repulsion" when practicing "Lightless Sun", and is far from understanding the principle of "annihilation". The "dark energy" that can annihilate everything seems to be an element that does not exist in this universe.

Apart from the [Dark Matter Crystal] that he had obtained from near the remains of the angel's corpse, Ji Xun had never sensed it anywhere else.

When I thought about it, my mind started to wander.

Dong Qi looked at Ji Xun's thoughtful expression, but didn't want to embarrass him. He said with a smile: "Just talking casually. We will solve it in the future."

As she spoke, she looked at everything in the studio and Ji Xun in front of her, and said with great pride: "I always feel that I will create a battle armor that is more powerful than the mechanical angel in the future."

Ji Xun came back to his senses and nodded with a smile: "Yeah. I think you can do it too."

There is no limit to technology.

Mechanical angels represent the pinnacle of the Talen Empire's mechanical technology, but they do not represent the upper limit of machinery.

At least many of the goblin civilizations, dwarf technology, and some strange technological civilizations in myths and legends can make gods and demons pale in comparison.

The two looked at each other, a single man and a single woman, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

Dong Qi was only wearing thin underwear under his heavy work clothes, which was now soaked.

The already thin material suddenly seemed to be uncovered, yet had just the right amount of hazy touch.

Ji Xun held her up and pinched her naturally.

Dong Qi had a slight smile on his face, letting the unbridled hand do what it wanted, but he said, "Ah, a lot of sweat."

As she spoke, she thought of something and said with a smile, "Besides, isn't your friend the Allied Commander coming today? You can go out after taking a shower."

When Ji Xun heard this, he looked at the time and said, "Yeah. That's right."

The teleportation array was built a few days ago, and this secret base in Donghuang now has a direct connection with the Old Continent.

The living environment in the Old World is very harsh, and guerrilla warfare often requires the base to be relocated, which is not suitable for large factories at all.

And there aren't that many equipment and technicians.

After all, 80% of the best mechanical resources in the Eastern Wilderness are in the Song family.

Therefore, many of the massive amounts of materials and drawings found in the Old World are piled up in warehouses and cannot be turned into physical objects at all.

This predicament is now a thing of the past.

In the past few days, the Allied Forces have also sent a large amount of materials, drawings and equipment.

With sufficient material support, the production line of the Hunter God Armor can also reach full capacity.

Several hunting god armors and a large number of other mechanical equipment needed for war can be produced every day.

Moreover, this output will continue to grow with technological advancement and factory expansion.

Hordes of mechanical armies are just around the corner.

And it is precisely because of the God Hunter armor and equipment sent over from the New World Science and Technology City that the situation of the Alliance Army in the Old Continent has become better and better.

One mechanical armor can definitely kill a sixth-level card master, and several working together can kill a seventh-level card master.

This not only gave the Alliance Army a means of survival in the confrontation with the mercenaries from the southern continent, but they could also use these armors to clear out high-level disasters and monsters, and to open up some dangerous areas and different-dimensional spaces that they had not dared to enter before.

The result is that the Allied Forces can harvest more high-level materials.

In this way, a virtuous circle is formed.

But there are problems.

That's the relationship between the two sides.

The cooperation between the Allied Forces and the East Wasteland New World was initially a cooperation contract between Catalina of the Lionheart Family and Song Can of the Song Family.

This is a business partnership, not an affiliation.

But to anyone in power, this business partnership is not stable.

So Catalina came this time to discuss the future cooperation relationship.

Anyone with a discerning eye could guess that as the allied forces were restrained, she must want to make this relationship completely stable.

The best thing would be to join the Allied Forces camp and become their exclusive military factory.

This is what makes Song Can embarrassed.

Although this "T-11 Chaoyang Base" was built by the Song family.

But the reason for changing the name to "New World Machinery City" is because Song Can is an ambitious manager, not just a profit-seeking businessman.

What he wants to build is a future technology capital that is free, equal, open and neutral. This is the best soil for developing mechanical civilization and cultivating mechanical talents.

This is what her great-grandmother once said.

It is also the common concept of countless mechanics.

No matter who is in power in the future, their "new world" will be the capital of pure academic freedom.

Therefore, it is inappropriate to join any force.

Otherwise, once certain relationships are established, they will pose hidden dangers for many years to come.

This made Song Can a little embarrassed.

He knew very well that the Eastern Wasteland was now controlled by the Orlan Royal Court using the Silver Moon Faith. Once the Old Continent Alliance Army failed again, there would be no place for the "New World" in the Eastern Wasteland.

This is a civilizational interest, not a simple business transaction.

The two sides must cooperate closely and over the long term to ensure the survival of both parties.

Song Can also understood the concerns of the Allied Forces.

In fact, given the current situation of both parties, there is no need to worry about cooperation.

But what if I die?

Or maybe Catalina is no longer the Allied Commander-in-Chief?
It is inevitable that power will corrupt human nature.

If the Allied Forces really change a commander, there will be many variables in the future.

We have seen too much political intrigue, robbery, and conspiracy in the federal government.

There are still many problems that need to be solved.

So Catalina came in person at such a critical moment.

This made Song Cancai feel even more embarrassed.

We must give face to the Allied Commander-in-Chief.

Even if it is a rejection, it is impossible to reject it completely.

So how should we face this negotiation?
Fortunately, Ji Xun is here.

Just as Ji Xun and Dong Qi were taking a shower and getting ready to go out, in Apartment 1001 not far from their apartment, a fat man in a tuxedo was adjusting his clothes in front of the mirror.

Song Can attaches great importance to the upcoming meeting.

Looking at himself in the mirror, the fat man frowned slightly.

He guessed what the negotiations would be about.

And the commander of the Allied Forces was very powerful.

If we really want to talk about it, it will be very difficult.

Song Can sighed slightly.

Looking back, it was because of Ji Xun’s matchmaking that he got to know Catalina and obtained the Lionheart family’s first military order.

At that time, he was still an insignificant steward of the Song family, not the head of the family.

Because of Ji Xun's introduction, he was qualified to marry into the Lionheart family at that time.

Catalina's unconditional trust provides the basis for cooperation.

Therefore, in future cooperation with the Lionheart family, Song Can will be grateful for the trust they place in him.

However, it was precisely because of this relationship that he felt embarrassed about this negotiation.

But then, I don't know what he thought of, the worry in Song Can's brows disappeared, and he said to himself: "Oh, it's a good thing that brother Ji Xun is at the base, otherwise this negotiation would be a headache for me."

He also learned some gossip about the Allied Commander-in-Chief from some channels.

Thinking of this, Song Can's fat face twitched and he grinned: "Hehe, but speaking of which, Brother Ji Xun is still amazing. He actually won over the 'Silver Mist Rose' who is famous among the aristocracy of the Federation and the young lady of the Lionheart family who is not worthy of the attention of countless young talents."

(End of this chapter)