Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 417 Defense Core
"reject!"

X Academy, on the lawn outside the castle, Xu Yue, holding a wooden longbow in his hand, decisively rejected Paradise's suggestion to change the main mission.

Although in some ways, Apocalypse is definitely a good leader, his strength is invincible in this world except for Phoenix, and he is also mature and detached in character. The requirement for him to accept subordinates is only based on their strength, without too many additional conditions.

But the fact that the other party would definitely take over the professor's body meant that Xu Yue was doomed to be unable to switch to Tianqi's side, as his base was all in X College.

What's more, there is no free lunch in this world. Once Apocalypse really possesses the professor's ability to manipulate minds, all his gains will probably be repaid double.

Therefore, rather than becoming one of the opponent's knights, he would rather turn it directly into his own treasure chest income, but before that, he still needs to give Apocalypse enough time to make enough waves in this world pattern that has basically stabilized now, so that it will be conducive to the implementation of subsequent plans. Now Afu's joining and strengthening is just the beginning.

Countless ups and downs in history have told us the cruelest truth: chaos has been the ladder since ancient times!
Only chaos can give birth to entirely new possibilities, and Apocalypse is the huge rock he threw into this stagnant lake. Now it seems that at least the first step of the plan is going very smoothly, and soon, this huge rock that has been smashed down will create huge waves in the world.

His half-open eyes narrowed slightly, hiding the sudden depth in his pupils. After casually throwing the longbow in his hand to the steel warrior beside him, Xu Yue glanced sideways at the students who were drawing bows and arrows on the lawn, and said in a deep voice.

"The next archery class will be supervised by Steel Warrior. Everyone can dismiss on their own if they hit more than 100 times within the sixth ring."

After assigning the tasks, he no longer paid attention to the sporadic cries of pain from the crowd, but turned around and walked quickly towards the wilderness behind the castle.

A few minutes later, as Xu Yue arrived at the designated location, the air above the wilderness suddenly twisted, and a golden warship like a hill slowly emerged in the void, and he jumped in.

After the Battle of Devil's Island ended, this armed warship that seemed out of place in the current world was placed by Xu Yue in the wilderness behind the academy for nearly half a decade, and remained invisible throughout the whole process.

For the X-Men, a world dominated by modern technology, the magic-powered Sun Chaser may not be as convenient as modern technology in some aspects. In terms of destructiveness, it is not as lethal as nuclear weapons, and in terms of agility, it is not as good as the supersonic cruise of fighter jets.

But in other aspects, the Sun Chaser has many "black technologies" that are completely unattainable in the current world.

The most notable of these is the sacred defense core, which is second only to the magic main gun in the battleship in importance.

At the bottom of the cabin, a spherical object emitting a hazy white light was suspended in the air in a transparent glass cover. If you looked closely, you could vaguely see complex and subtle mysterious inscriptions constantly flashing on the surface of the sphere in the white light.

This sphere, which is only the size of an adult's fist, is one of the products of the most advanced magical technology in the Dragon Valley world. Although it is small in size, the sacred defense shield it can construct can completely protect a large warship that is nearly 100 meters long, and its defense power is extremely amazing.

When activated to the limit, the Holy Defense Shield can even temporarily resist the bombardment of the magic cannon. In the world of Dragon Valley, except for the black dragon with super combat power, it can almost withstand any form of conventional attack.

If the magic main gun is the strongest spear of the armed battleship, then the sacred defense core is the shield of sighs that protects the battleship. Both are indispensable.

Even in the world of X-Men where black technology is frequently seen, this kind of energy shield technology can be said to be a product of fantasy. So after completing the improvement work on the gene awakening instrument a few days ago, Hank rushed to the battleship as soon as possible to conduct a detailed study on it.

In the past few days, he has even put aside all the affairs of the Ministry of National Defense, just to produce some effective results in the shortest possible time.

"Hank, are there any results for the analysis of the defense core?"

The silence in the cabin was broken by a question. Upon hearing this, Hank, who was almost completely attached to the surface of the glass cover, slowly stood up and adjusted his black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He exclaimed excitedly:

“What an amazing technology!”

"With the development speed of modern science and technology, it will be difficult to make any progress in this energy shield technology for at least 30 years. However, this defense core was easily constructed using only the magic inscriptions on its surface. Moreover, it is extremely small, and the protective energy field it constructs is surprisingly stable..."

When talking about the defense core, Hank was obviously much more excited. The previous gene awakening equipment still had basic principles to follow, but the magic inscriptions were a completely unfamiliar field that was completely different from modern technology.

For a top scholar like Hank, the development of a new field is of great significance, and it represents endless possibilities beyond imagination!
Compared to Hank's excitement, Xu Yue on the opposite side seemed quite rational. He didn't care what kind of sparks would come out after the combination of magic inscriptions and modern technology. All he needed to know now was a definite answer. The energy shield was crucial to the independence of mutants, and it also affected whether the completion of his main task could be improved again.

He listened quietly to the other party's enthusiastic explanation, and when he paused briefly, he quickly interrupted Hank who was still reluctant to say more.

"Since the research on the sacred defense core has yielded results, can we replicate it and expand its protection area?" "Results?"

Glancing at Xu Yue who clearly didn't have a correct understanding of him, Hank slowly shook his head and said:

"It's still far from being fruitful. This is a completely new and unfamiliar field. I know almost nothing about the operating principles and specific meanings of those magic inscriptions. If I want to achieve any results, I still need a lot of time to conduct a detailed analysis and matching of each inscription symbol. However..."

At this point, Hank paused briefly, turned his head and looked towards the Holy Defense Core not far away, his eyes full of fanaticism.

"But if it's just a simple copy, it won't be a problem. The key to the effectiveness of the defense core lies mainly in the unique inscription structure. In the past few days, I have scanned it all through the instrument and recorded it in detail. With Magneto's precision processing ability, it is not difficult to manufacture a giant version of the defense core in a one-to-one ratio."

"Although the protective area can be expanded after the structure becomes gigantic, the power consumption will also become extremely terrifying. I have tested that the conversion rate of these inscriptions to electrical energy is extremely low. Even if the energy center of the academy base is used as the driving source, it will not last long."

"As long as it can be copied, it's enough. I will deal with the energy issue later."

After simply comforting Hank, Xu Yue raised his eyes and looked towards Cairo with a low voice.

"We can discuss the defense of the core later. I need to take Jean and Jimmy away immediately. The chaos has already begun."

After he finished speaking, Hank's originally excited expression froze immediately, and he obviously realized what Xu Yue meant by chaos.

"He was awakened?"

"Ah."

…………

The top of Cairo Tower at night.

As the tallest building in the entire ancient city of Cairo, when you stand on the top of the 187-meter-high Cairo Tower, you can overlook almost half of the city of Cairo.

A jade moon hung high in the sky, and the cold moonlight poured down on the three figures on the top of the tower, casting large, deep shadows behind them.

"Technology and civilization may seem bright and beautiful on the surface, but the inside is bloody and dirty and has never changed for thousands of years..."

A calm tone came out of Tianqi's mouth, but it exuded a chill far colder than the cold moon in the sky.

Looking down at the center of Cairo with tall buildings below, although it was late at night, the city was not lonely at all. Instead, it was getting more and more lively. Under the bright lights, people were crowded and cars were flowing. Even though they were far away, the three people on the high tower could still hear the noise spreading faintly.

In sharp contrast to this prosperous city center are the sparsely lit and dim slum areas on the outskirts of the city. They are scattered like ugly scars near the dazzling central area.

The night should have drowned out all differences, including height, beauty and ugliness, but in Cairo at this moment, these differences, like fireflies in the bright sun, were displayed so nakedly in the darkness.

With deep eyes, Apocalypse's gaze slowly swept across the city of Cairo below. No matter the blood in the dark or the filth in the bright place, nothing escaped his sight. But even though he saw so much ugliness, there was not a trace of anger in his eyes, only a faint pity from a high position.

"Material abundance will only make the spirit more empty and distorted. They once betrayed me, so they lost their faith and even more their reverence. Such a civilization can only inevitably go to destruction in madness."

"They have taken the wrong path, but I will get them back on track. I will build a new monument out of the ruins."

"Let's go. Before we start the trial, we still need to find the remaining two knights. The mutant Bipolar will not let me down..."

Alive and well, Apocalypse took one last deep look at the human city beneath his feet, where prosperity and hardship coexisted. Then a lavender space portal quickly opened behind the three of them, swallowing them and the two knights behind them in an instant.

(End of this chapter)