Mount and Blade

"...Because, my housekeeper in Crest wrote back that His Majesty the King has been ill in bed for several days. I'm afraid..."

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense, and everyone immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

Who is the mastermind behind this? What is their purpose? The answer seems to be close at hand, but the identity of the murderer is still in doubt.

"And the composition of the gunpowder is more refined than that of any other family, only slightly worse than that of Pence. Such a large amount of precious strategic materials is obviously only available to a few famous families in the capital Crest."

As the words of Grand Duke Kasarian fell, everyone in the conference room fell into silence. They realized at this time that the Kingdom of Barkley might really...change.

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After the meeting, everyone had their own thoughts, but they were all the ultimate confidants of Duke Kasarian, and they all went back to prepare for what might happen in the future.

Trunks also frowned and thought about the future. No matter how the situation changes in the future, he must protect himself and the people around him. He is no longer the young man who only knows how to be free and easy and travels the world with a sword.

On his shoulders, there are still the burdens of the Holy Dragon Knights and the Demiares family.

Even if he has a broken arm, he must strengthen his strength and political skills in other aspects, and collect more intelligence.

In the following days, Trunks trained his only remaining right arm more diligently. For him, the best weapon is only the big sword.

He also used his connections and resources to secretly investigate clues that may be related to the mastermind behind the scenes.

At the same time, Trunks did not forget to keep in touch with other partners and discuss countermeasures together. They knew that only by unity can they survive in the future storm.

......

Under the continuous transformation of Fitnas, the first generation of wooden mechanical arms was finally completed. In order to make the prosthesis more useful in life, he specially made small metal gears and steel balls in some joints to follow the forearm to make various adaptive movements.

Fitnas has tested the performance of the robotic arm. He tried to use it to pick up various objects and found that it was very natural to operate, and even to perform some delicate movements.

For example, when the line of the ulna and radius is perpendicular to the ground, the prosthetic hand automatically grasps, and when the line of the two is parallel to the ground, the five palms automatically loosen. This is naturally inseparable from the structure that can reciprocate and combine the slender steel bones and small rivets inside.

However, Fitnas is not satisfied with this. He knows that it is not enough to just be able to use it. The robotic arm must have sufficient strength and durability.

So he decided to conduct more rigorous tests on the robotic arm. He exposed the arm to various harsh environments, including high temperature, low temperature, humidity, etc.

In order to cope with emergencies, a delicate small spring was specially installed on the inside to activate the grappling hook in the arm, so as to deal with danger and fix the body.

After a series of tests, the robotic arm is still stable and reliable. Fitnas showed a satisfied smile. He knew that his efforts have finally paid off.

"How is it? Is it ready?" Green looked at Fitnas's results with great interest.

"Well, I think it's almost done." Fitnas moved the mechanical arm, "It feels good, but Trunks needs to adapt for a while before adjusting the details."

"Your hands are really clever, Fitnas. With this mechanical arm, Trunks will definitely be very happy!!" Green also looked at the prosthetic hand with an incredible look on his face. At least in his opinion, it was a miracle that such a clever thing could be made with only wood and small mechanical combinations in this era.

Fitnas smiled and nodded, with some expectation in his deep blue eyes.

"Then let's tell Trunks this good news quickly!" Green said excitedly.

"Yeah!" Fitnas' voice was also full of joy. He took the mechanical arm with an oak shell and went outside with Green to look for Trunks.

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The two of them took the mechanical arm and walked around the mansion, and came to the training ground of Trunks together. At this time, Trunks was waving a big sword with one hand, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Trunks, Fitnas has a gift for you!!" Green shouted and waved at Trunks, "Huh...Huh?!" Two suspicious blushes suddenly appeared on Fitnas's little face.

Trunks put down the sword he was waving and turned to look at them.

"What's the matter?" Trunks wiped the sweat off his body with his right hand, looked at Green and his brother who was as introverted as usual, and walked towards them.

Fitnas was still in a daze, so Green reminded him with a subtle body movement. Fitnas quickly came to his senses and stepped forward to raise the mechanical arm in his hand, "This is for you, Trunks...brother."

"For me?" A hint of surprise flashed in Trunks' eyes. He walked forward and carefully looked at the exquisite prosthesis.

"This...is really great!" Trunks couldn't help but exclaimed, his amber eyes were like gems in the sun. It was like a child who suddenly received a beloved gift, blooming with joy and happiness.

"Thank you, Fitenas." Trunks squatted down and rubbed Fitenas's little head with his right hand. It was the first time he heard Fitenas call him brother.

Before, the child would hide every time he saw him, or stay behind Duke Kasarian and secretly look at him.

"No... It doesn't matter, we... We are brothers..."

"Uh, let me put on your prosthetic hand first."

Fitenas was flustered and incoherent, and quickly installed the mechanical arm for Trunks and explained to him how to use it.

"This is really an amazing invention, Fitenas." Trunks praised.

Fitenas smiled and nodded, and he handed the mechanical arm to Trunks. "I made it with Ryan, try it and see if it can meet your needs."

Trunks took the mechanical arm and tried to move it a few times after putting it on. Although it was a little unfamiliar at first, he quickly got used to it. He was very surprised because the flexibility and adaptability of the mechanical arm were almost the same as those of a real hand.

"Great!" Trunks said excitedly, "With this, I can... perform better than now."

Trunks paused for a moment. Although he could not return to his previous peak level, at least... all the combat burden would not be placed on one arm.

But obviously Fitnas also caught Trunks's subtle emotional changes, "Brother..." Fitnas called softly, revealing a trace of concern in his eyes, "You will definitely be able to return to your previous state."

Trunks forced a smile, touched Fitnas's head and said, "Well, I believe in your skills. However, I still need some time to adapt."

"Well, I believe you can do it, and I will continue to improve your arm." Fitnas nodded vigorously, as if making a promise to Trunks.

"Thank you, Fitnas, Ryan." Trunks said sincerely.

Fitnas and Green smiled at each other, feeling full of a sense of accomplishment.

At least, Trunks has this mechanical arm, which can also make his life much more convenient.

In the following days, Trunks gradually mastered the skills of using the robotic arm through continuous training.

Fitnas silently observed from the side, and made some suggestions from time to time, as well as timely adjustments and improvements to the prosthetic hand.

The relationship between the two brothers also went from unfamiliar to close, and Fitnas was no longer as afraid of Trunks as before, and Green was very pleased to see it.

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Finally, during a training session, Trunks showed amazing strength. He flexibly used the robotic arm and combined with his own skills to easily smash the training puppet.

"Did you see it, Fitnas?" Trunks said to him with a smile, "I did it."

"Brother Trunks is so amazing!!" Fitnas ran over excitedly, with a proud light in his eyes.

"The robotic arm really helped me a lot." Trunks said with emotion.

"Of course, don't you see who made it for you." Fitnas looked proud.

"Hahaha, thank you, Fitnas." Trunks rubbed Fitnas' hair.

"...We are brothers."

Naturally, all this did not escape the eyes of Duke Kasarian. He stroked his beard and it seemed that everything was going in a good direction.