Embers of Embers

Chapter 141 The mystery of silver binding
The perpetual pump.
The Purification Mechanism, and even the entire Yin Erweg Science and Technology Center, are the most cutting-edge scientific research institutions. Their research scope ranges from alchemy, steam technology to demons. It can be said that they have promoted the development of science and technology in the entire world in one fell swoop. The first steam prototype was built here.
The level of concealment of this organization is very high. In order to ensure concealment, they mostly act as mechanical institutes on the surface. Most of the technologies are pioneered by them, and then handed over to the mature industrial lines of the mechanical institutes on the ground for expanded research.
The snake biting its tail is their symbol, which is said to symbolize "eternal motion" and "infinity".
"The security level here is the highest. The ones in Old Dunling that have the same security level are Broken Dome and Platinum Palace."
Kestrel still acted as a tour guide, but at the moment he was more excited than Lorenzo.
As a high-ranking knight, he is not qualified to reach the Perpetual Pump at will. This place is as mysterious as a myth. Usually you can only see an unknown carriage with dazzling sparks stopping in front of you, and then a few white coats drag They come out with weapons that can slay gods and dragons, give you a thick instruction manual that can be used as a brick, and then disappear... Sometimes they even ask scholars from the Mechanical Institute to send the weapons.
The feeling of Kestrel now is so wonderful, like a swordsman walking into the casting field of the peerless sword. Although he didn't scream like an idol, he thought that the power to fight against monsters is studied from this mysterious place. Come out, there is a strange sense of pilgrimage.
Whether it is the Original Sin Armor, the Ranger Project, or the steam engine that changed the world, they all originated from here, this mysterious perpetual pump.
"Can I take some souvenirs with me?"
Suddenly a ghostly voice rang out, but it was not Kestrel, but Joey, who had been silent all this time.
Being a rigorous person, he was staring blankly at the experimental field beside the passage. Through the blocking glass, he could clearly see a group of scientific researchers experimenting with weapons.
Wearing fireproof suits made of asbestos, they stood very far away. Then something seemed to be activated. The mechanical arm in the middle of the experimental site slightly pulled the trigger, and the armored firecrackers fired instantly.
The bright room was instantly covered with a blood-red color. The high temperature caused the ammunition to be ejected instantly. However, due to the excessive temperature, the entire gun exploded at this moment. The semi-melted metal expanded outward in a fan shape, and then The burning warhead in the center penetrated several layers of experimental steel plates, and the remaining molten metal fragments were nailed to them.
The alarm bells rang loudly in the experimental site, and then a surge of low-temperature gas poured in to cool down the boiling and burning steel plates.
Several scientific researchers looked calm as they stood beside the melted wreckage and recorded the values ​​seriously.
"The Dragon's Breath Armor Fire Gun was so powerful that it exploded immediately after use. It was finally made into a disposable consumable. The purpose of the current experiment is to optimize the materials and reduce the cost. After all, this weapon is really used. You can throw away a handful without having to change the bullets.”
Tesla said on the sidelines that the ideas of these scientific researchers are so strange. Instead of thinking about ensuring that the chamber will not explode, it is better to make it a consumable product.After speaking, Tesla glanced at Joey.
"That thing is for the Original Sin Armor. If you can't use it, you'd better pick some other souvenirs."
Tesla led a few people forward and passed through the long corridor. During this period, he passed several experimental sites one after another. The explosions caused the entire corridor to tremble slightly.
Kestrel's expression is very subtle. He knows very well that if the furnace pillar is described as an inverted tree, the mechanical yard is located at the root of the tree, and the perpetual pump is located at the trunk. If one day these lunatics can't think of removing the perpetual pump If it blows up to the sky, then everyone who is doing it will not be able to escape.
Finally, Tesla took everyone to a large experimental site. The interior was completely covered with sophisticated steel plates. The entire site was circular. If you look up, you will find that it is like a huge deep well, running through to the dome above your head.
The light array on the dome provides illumination for the entire experimental site, like the day rising into the sky.
There are several large lifting platforms along the edge of the well wall, which slowly rise and fall with the output of the motor. There is also a huge gate on the edge of the well wall, from which a steel guide rail extends across the deep well, with a hanging platform hanging on it. Unrecognizable machinery passed over everyone's heads and followed the guide rails into the gate at the other end.
The gears and cables are unabashedly exposed. From time to time, lightning flashes, and a faint steam escapes, but it is quickly sucked by the exhaust fan. Different command broadcasts echo, and everyone is like a small gear on the machine. , precise bite.
"Everyone, welcome to the 'Workshop'."
Tesla smiled.
"Our next experiment will be held here, but in the meantime let us make some preparations first."
He picked up the communicator inserted in his pocket and didn't know what he said. Soon the whole workshop started to move.
The machinery hidden behind the steel began to operate slowly. The originally flat ground was slightly raised, and one metal platform after another rose in the middle of the field. At the same time, the lifting platform on the well wall also began to climb, and the heavy gates fell one by one, lowering the metal platform. All exits were sealed, and even the door through which Lorenzo came in was tightly closed.
"What are you doing?"
Lorenzo was not worried, but asked curiously. This was like a cage, shutting them in tightly.
"Protective measures. This is currently the largest and most protective experimental site in the Perpetual Pump. After all, what we are going to experiment next is very dangerous."
Tesla replied at the same time that countless tiny bumps protruded from the edge of the well wall, which were Geiger counters one after another. They completely covered the surrounding area, using this extremely clumsy way to increase the sensitivity to erosion. .
"Then let's get the appetizers out first."
The goods on the guide rail began to descend, and finally slowly landed in the center of the field. As the frame of the package opened, Lorenzo could clearly see what was inside.
His hands couldn't help but clenched, and his voice was a little cold.
"Are you trying to piss me off?"
"No, just science."
Tesla's voice was very calm, extremely calm. He didn't care about Lorenzo's thoughts at all. He walked over directly and showed Lorenzo his work in all aspects.
It was an unidentifiable corpse. Flesh and silvery metal were mixed together, but its interior had been hollowed out. The metal spine was placed on the other side of the corpse, with tiny branch-like branches growing on it. of iron branches.
"Mr. Holmes, I have many questions that I would like to confirm from you before participating in the experiment."
Tesla put on gloves and used pliers to twist the metal spine. It was covered with strange lines, as if countless lines were intertwined with each other.
"What exactly is this thing you call...the Silver Bolt?"
Lorenzo looked at Ed's body, the spine that had been completely wrapped in holy silver, and could clearly see that there was something on it that did not originally belong to this body.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, do you really know what the Evangelical Church has put into you?"
As Tesla spoke, he used pliers to take out something with countless tiny nerve wires from another pile of parts.
"Look at this, what a wonderful...technology."
Under the high-magnification lens, Lorenzo could clearly see the complex mechanical structure, which was far beyond what modern technology could achieve.
"It was completely destroyed by the molten holy silver. We can only study the precision of this thing, which is currently beyond the reach of humans. Don't show your eyes in disbelief. Your current position is the eternal pump, the core of the entire mechanical civilization. The place of origin, but even so, our factory cannot produce such a thing, or even imitate it.”
Tesla put it back in its place, his eyes filled with admiration and confusion.
"Mr. Holmes, do you know what this means?"
"what?"
Lorenzo was vaguely aware of Tesla's meaning, but he just didn't know how to explain it. Thinking carefully about his experience in the Order, a demon hunter would perform [Baptism of God's Favor] after receiving training, and the Silver-Bound The implantation of the plug and the secret blood were carried out at the same time. They said that only the vitality given to them by the secret blood could enable the witcher to survive the implantation operation.
Implantation of the silver-bound plug.
Only then did Lorenzo realize that he had never seen the Silver Bolt with his own eyes, and he had never known what was inside him.
"This is not a process that modern technology can achieve. Can you explain to me what use this thing has for you?"
Tesla asked seriously, this kind of mechanical technology that surpassed Inverg is enough to make the entire country rethink its attitude towards the evangelical church.
"...the device that controls the demon hunter. When the awakening level of our secret blood exceeds the critical value, it will melt itself and kill the completely demonized demon hunter."
"So this thing can detect the purity of the secret blood in your body by itself? This is amazing. We also have a device that detects similar corrosion levels, but that thing is as big as a small cart, and you have to put the detector A needle stuck in the brain.”
Tesla could not stop praising him and continued to ask questions. In his eyes, Lorenzo was a huge treasure waiting for him to discover.
"anything else?"
As if a huge truth was about to be discovered, Lorenzo actually felt a little fear, not because of simple death and demons, but just the fear of the unknown, like walking in the deep fog, you will never It’s not clear what lies beyond the fog.
"Connection to the Temple of Stasis."
Perhaps because of his trust in his allies or the pressure from Dean Lawrence, Lorenzo did not hide anything this time.
"You can understand it as something similar to a communicator, the 'communicator' within our demon hunters. I don't know more about it. After all, I can no longer return to the Stasis Temple."
Tesla seemed unsurprised by anything and continued talking.
"Hmm... Is it a technology that can carry out ultra-long-distance radio communication without the need for a signal base station? I am beginning to be glad that the Evangelical Church has played itself to death, otherwise we might not be able to win a war."
Tesla used the technology he understood to explain. His eyes when he looked at Lorenzo changed slightly, but he quickly changed.
"What exactly do you want to ask?"
Although Lorenzo had never taken a course in mechanics, the increased experience he gained during his constant classes at the university made him feel a lot of trouble.
"It's nothing, I just confirmed a lot of ideas. Now let's change the topic."
No one knows why Tesla did not continue to delve deeper into the topic of the silver bolt, but instead turned his focus elsewhere.
Without waiting for Lorenzo to ask further questions, the metal frame closed and lifted Ed's body onto the guide rail again. Then another heavy container fell down, carrying the strong wind. The moment it landed, the mottled The rusty container burst open, and the erosion swallowed everyone.
Lorenzo looked at the contents of the container. The scientific researchers around him came over. They wore isolation suits and inserted the slide rails into it. Then the steel knight inside slowly walked out of the darkness.
It was an original sin armor, but it was different from the original sin armor that Lorenzo had seen. It was too large and bloated. The complex mechanical structure was not well protected. Most of the steam engine was exposed, and many parts could be seen. It has fallen behind the times, just like weapons from more than ten years ago.
"What you are seeing now is the original original sin armor. After receiving Jiuxia's technical support, we built the first original sin armor. We call it 'New Hope'."
Tesla explained.
In the melting pot more than ten years ago, the demon that changed the war appeared.
"What do you want to do?"
Kestrel asked directly. He was very afraid of the Original Sin Armor. In his eyes, this thing was extremely ominous, like a silent beast that would slowly devour the knight inside.
He still remembers Shrike's miserable condition in the hospital.
"It's very simple. As test pilots, you must understand the basic composition of the Original Sin Armor. Don't be like him, who doesn't even know what's in your body."
Tesla said and glanced at Lorenzo, full of ridicule.
But at this moment Joey asked again.
"Wait, you said 'you'?"
The usual seriousness was gone, and Joey's expression became strange.
"Yeah, you guys, do you think the Ever-Moving Pump is a place where you can come whenever you want? This is the ticket."
"No, wait a minute, our resistance to erosion is not that high. You are asking us to die!"
Kestrel screamed. He was loyal to the purge agency, but he had always lacked trust in these lunatics.
"So this is why we invited Mr. Holmes here. He will participate in the optimization of the second-generation armor until people like you who are not resistant to erosion can also drive it."
Tesla... To be precise, it was Merlin. He had already made all the plans for this project, from the selection of candidates to the armor for the test drive.
The two people lost their composure and howled like ghosts. They looked at the heavily protected workshop and were still thinking about whether they could fight all the way back to the surface. Lorenzo looked very calm, as if he had expected all this. He just raised his head slightly. , look at the containers on the rails.
The container gradually submerged behind the gate, Ed's body, and the mysterious silver bolt.
At this moment, he suddenly and truly understood what Arthur said about ignorance. He blamed all the things he didn't understand on the illusory god. He had never thought about why it could do this... just like a mysterious demon. , unreasonable demons, all blaming their weird evils on the knowledge of the church.
An inexplicable coldness surged into Lorenzo's heart. At that moment, he seemed to have been touched by something, as if he had glimpsed a corner of the forbidden truth.
(End of this chapter)