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Chapter 124 Chapter 121: The Almighty White Raven

There are no benefits at all, and you still want me to mass-produce magic cannons for the empire?

Nolen sneered in his heart. Bach paid a lot of money to get his new rune system.

Even if you are the chief alchemist of the court representing the empire, it is too much to think that you can make me work without complaint with just one sentence.

Moreover, he also had some reasons for his apparent rejection——

"It's true that I can draw a new magic circle very quickly. No one knows the new magic circle better than me."

Nolen shrugged, "But that's the problem. I also said at the press conference that I am the only creator of the new rune system.

"So... instead of saying 'No one knows the new magic circle better than me', it's better to say 'I am the only one who knows the new magic circle.'

"In a short period of time, I am the only one in Linfeng City who has the ability to draw a new magic circle, but I cannot waste my energy on mass-producing magic cannons.

"I've got a lot more important research to do - you know what I mean?"

Let me, a legendary alchemist, work as an assembly line worker, making hundreds or thousands of new magic circles?

No, buddy, are you using me as your pallu?

"So that's it... you brought out so many new alchemical weapons in the competition yesterday. I thought this technology had already begun to become popular in Linfeng City."

"If they can learn your technology, they can mass-produce weapons for the empire on your behalf. I think this will effectively reduce your pressure and improve the efficiency of equipment production.

"It's really too much to ask you to do these things. You should delve into more profound topics and find more possibilities for this research result.

But Nolen was listening, without any fluctuation in his heart, and even wanted to laugh a little.

Fred drew the cake very round, and his tone of voice was serious and solemn.

Therefore, he could only try his best to smooth over the matter in a diplomatic way, instead of getting into an argument with Fred over a disagreement.

Flamel was able to cooperate with him because they really came up with extremely practical things such as extraordinary potions and human body refining rituals.

Fred's schedule is very full and he will leave back to the imperial capital in the afternoon.

"Now that the counter-rebellion is imminent, I hope that the new alchemical weapons can be put into the army as soon as possible to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible and restore peace to the empire."

"By then, your name will be spread throughout the empire through this battle, and you will receive His Majesty's highest award as a great hero.

Fred explained a lot, and finally said solemnly, "Now that the empire and the rebels are on the same level, the war is likely to ignite within a month and spread quickly to all parts of the empire.

Fred frowned and said, "As a result, it will take a lot of time to retrain technical personnel.

You put your people here with me, and I have to teach them my skills?

I worked tirelessly to do things for you, and all I got in the end was the so-called "highest reward" of giving me a blank check afterwards?

Do I lack your reputation?

The empire's stinginess towards alchemists is almost a tradition, and even Nolen is well aware of this.

"Every time the imperial army increases its strength, we will have fewer men to die in battle... At this point, it is not an exaggeration to say that we are racing against time."

"Actually, before today, I had already reached a cooperation with Flamel." Nolen quickly thought of a perfect excuse.

Why did this thankless task fall on me?

However, he did not directly reject Fred's position. At this time, he could only be as vague as possible and make a rough promise.

Each city must obey the arrangements and dispatches of the empire, otherwise it will be a treasonous crime.

Bach shook his head: "The empire should pay a certain amount of military expenses for this order, but at most it will only prevent us from losing money.

"In that case, leave this matter to Bach. When the time comes, you can contact us about the relevant technologies, and I will send someone over to learn."

Because unlike Flamel, Fred does not represent a certain city, but the royal family of the Roland Empire.

"So when it comes to teaching techniques, it would be more efficient for Master Fred to ask Master Bach."

"You don't get many opportunities to win such an honor...you have to take advantage of it."

When the Linfeng City Lord's Palace commissioned the Alchemy Society to send alchemists to maintain the magic cannons on the city wall, the price offered was extremely low.

They never left the imperial capital, but there was no mention of actual assistance to Linfeng City and him...

"Commissions related to alchemy have never been a good job. Fred this time... really threw us a hot potato."

"Understood." Nolen and Bach both stood up, "We should do our best."

"Let's see, the Imperial City will then send a group of high-level alchemists to Lafeng City for further training - of course, it would be even better if you could come to the Imperial City in person.

"...This matter is of great importance, you must pay attention to it."

However, even though he complained, he did not express his dissatisfaction directly on his face.

In other words, Fred's tone naturally contained some... top-down arrogance that made him a little uncomfortable.

But judging from Fred's current attitude, the royal family's sincerity is undoubtedly lacking.

“At the same time, I know that I am just a scholar, not a teacher.

"I have shared the research results of the new rune system with Flamel. As long as I give them the drawings, I believe that with their background, they can even complete the mass production of magic cannons faster than Linfeng City.

The two sent him away, then returned to the box, looked at each other, and then smiled helplessly.

Nolen complained, "You ask us to mass-produce weapons, but do we get our technology for nothing? Are our supplies brought by strong winds?"

"It makes sense." Fred pondered for a few seconds and said slowly.

You old man, all you can think about is yourself.

He originally thought that this time Fred came to him on behalf of the imperial royal family and wanted to discuss similar cooperation with him.

In this cooperation, both parties can learn from each other's strengths and complement each other's strengths. This is a true win-win situation.

"It sounds so urgent, but I would like some real money to help."

As soon as these words came out, Bach's face suddenly turned green.

This is not an individual problem in Linfeng City. To put it more broadly, it is because the empire does not pay much attention to alchemists strategically, which in turn leads to inefficiencies in various cities.

Except for the alchemy city of Flamel, few people have a correct enough assessment of the alchemist's strength.

In this environment, even though Fred was a legendary alchemist, he saw the potential of new alchemical weapons——

But he also did not have the power to price the commission, and could not persuade other bureaucrats in the imperial capital to let the treasury allocate more funds to him. In the end, he could only look like a pie in the sky...

It's quite ironic when you think about it.

However, Fred's commission was put aside for the moment, and he was reminded of what he just said.

The camp of the eldest prince and the camp of the second prince have been at odds with each other for some time, and just half a month ago, the envoy from Broken Star City was killed in Flamel.

Broken Star City is a force of the second prince's camp, while Linfeng City and Flamel belong to the first prince's camp, at least on the surface.

Due to this sensitive identity, this incident can also be regarded as a small-scale conflict between the two camps. The fuse of the civil war has been quietly lit. As for when and where it will break out, no one can tell now.

In short, no matter whether you are manufacturing weapons for others or not, when everyone is in danger, it is always right to improve your own military strength.

At least before Broken Star City comes to retaliate, Linfeng City must have enough power to compete with them.

If you want to improve the strength of Linfeng City, you can start from many aspects.

For example, create more powerful strategic alchemical weapons.

For example, strengthening the top combat power, such as the leader Ryan, or the power of the White Raven.

Another example is the experimental use of individual flying devices and other alchemical weapons to the core members of the Knights.

Although it cannot reach the level of mass production, as long as these core members can have half the combat power of the White Raven, it will be a considerable improvement in the strength of Linfeng City.

However, although these ideas are very feasible, they all require time to develop.

From this point of view, they are indeed racing against time.

"We have to eat the meal one bite at a time, and we will do it at our own pace."

Nolen tapped his fingers on the table, "Our first joint research and development project is the 'tank'. If all goes well, its prototype model should be released in time before the civil war.

"I think it will perform very well in the war. As for the impact of its appearance, let's not mention it for now. Let's move forward with this goal first."

The qualified "tank" in his mind should be an epoch-making war machine driven by a Flamel motor, equipped with composite alchemical armor and defensive array, and using a new magic cannon as an attack method.

It combines high mobility, high defense, and high attack performance. Its appearance will make the world re-evaluate the importance of alchemy.

"I think so too."

Bach nodded, "I will ask the relevant researchers to return to Linfeng City with you, and strive to finalize its drawings within a week, and then start production testing.

"By the way, when are you going to leave?"

"Just this afternoon, time waits for no one." Nolen looked at the clock on the wall and said.

"I'm in a hurry, there are many people I haven't had time to introduce to you."

"No need." Nolen waved his hand.

"Those who should interact with me will have the opportunity to meet sooner or later. If we are just a casual acquaintance, it is useless to get to know them."

"Yes, there will be opportunities in the future." Bach nodded, "I will ask people to make preparations now."

For the legendary alchemist's celebration banquet, it ended a little too hastily and hastily.

But these are extraordinary times, and these red tapes don’t matter.

A true legend will not care about these superficial things. His research results are the most powerful proof that convinces everyone.

The necessary matters were finalized one by one at the dinner table. Nolen quickly filled his stomach and left without further pause.

About an hour later, a secret convoy escorted by the Flamel Knights drove out from the city gate on one side and sped towards the Linfeng Mountains.

"Leaving so soon?"

On the carriage, Luo Zhen reluctantly looked back at the towering Flamel Tower with a rather regretful expression.

He also hopes to visit this alchemy city when he has time.

"There will be opportunities in the future." Nolen smiled, "Compared to this, uncle, you will have work to do again soon."

"Oh, come on horseback!"

He had a lot of free time during Nolen's departure. When he heard this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves with great enthusiasm.

"Let me see what new tricks you've come up with!"

Luo Zhen watched the whole battle between Yuna and the plate knight yesterday. He was also one of the manufacturers of Valkyrie equipment. He was originally extremely proud of his work.

However, the plate knight's unreasonable physical fitness and defensive power once put Yuna into a difficult battle, which rang a warning in his heart.

The alchemy weapon we are so proud of failed to complete the equipment crushing this time - Nolen, why don't you think of a solution quickly!

"Of course there are tricks, and there are a lot of them inside."

Nolen tapped his temple and smiled, "I will send the drawings to your studio in the next two days, and you will be busy then."

After the battle with the Plate Knight, he suddenly discovered an important factor that he had ignored before.

Today's White Raven, in addition to the basic Valkyrie flight backpack, has the following equipment:

The flying wing thrusters focus on flight and endurance, and the magic gun emphasizes portability;

Beam magic cannon and Gungnir for long-range sniping;

As well as attack equipment that can effectively target spell targets: glass shields and steel nail guns.

Taken individually, each of these alchemical weapons is an excellent work. As long as their performance can be brought into full play, the battle can be truly won.

In fact, emphasizing the role of alchemical weapons has always been his main understanding of combat.

This is natural, after all, in his inherent world view, no matter how good his kung fu is, he is still afraid of a kitchen knife, and no matter how good his legs and feet are, he will be knocked down with a single shot.

Slok's philosophy is at the other extreme. Born in the world of extraordinary beings, he emphasizes the importance of the individual qualities of extraordinary beings.

To this end, he made various modifications to the body of the plate knight, so that he could catch up with Valkyrie's full jet speed by relying only on his physical fitness, and the power of the thrown sword was such that even the glazed shield was damaged by a single blow.

The arrow fired by the super war bow even broke through the magic barrier in the testing field, and its power was not much inferior to Gangnir's.

This made him suddenly realize that in addition to powerful alchemical weapons, there was another dimension that could increase Yuna's strength.

That is to strengthen her extraordinary power as a knight herself.

All this time, Yuna has only been using her excellent combat talent to control alchemical weapons, but she has made little use of her own knightly strength.

But once upon a time, she was also a cultivation genius that was admired by everyone, and her strength as a high-level knight should have been better utilized.

Even if she doesn't have to go as extreme as body modification, as long as it is applied properly, she should still be able to display her cross-level melee strength.

In his vision, alchemical weapons can be used to snipe opponents in the long range, and the knight's power can be used to subdue the opponent in close combat.

Only such a white raven can be called omnipotent.

(End of this chapter)