The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3209: Spirit Bone Drone

Although the royal court has already begun researching truly "unmanned" spirit bone constructs, progress has been slow. The Barasolash people, however, possess unique technology in this area, or rather, technology that Aida once lost. Soshian even specifically requested some finished products from them. The Barasolash people were quite generous, providing examples of all types.

However, Soshian, as always, wasn't very adept with such technical matters. Instead, it was the master craftsman Callus who, after briefly examining the technical data and actual constructs provided by the Barasolash people, quickly grasped the general idea.

"...Your Highness, Your Majesty, the spirit bone constructs of the Barasolash people are mostly functional, primarily focused on manufacturing and transportation. I will now mainly introduce constructs that can be of use in the military field."

In the fairy-tale-like courtyard, accompanied by the crisp sounds of the fountain and small waterfalls in the mountain stream, Callus Tu, dressed in a gold and purple robe, reached out and lifted a piece of cyan gauze, revealing a unique spirit bone construct. Its front half resembled a fish, with three crystal balls that looked like eyes in the front. Six fin-like structures extended backward from both sides of the body, holding six overlapping arcs. These arcs constantly rotated around a luminous core. Soshian estimated its overall size to be about half the size of an adult. He often saw this construct in the Hollow City but didn't know what it did.

With a gentle wave of Callus's hand, the construct floated up, and the three crystal balls emitted different colors of light.

"Their language differs significantly from ours. This construct is called Sura, the meaning of which is unclear. I personally prefer to call it a Floating Sentinel."

Soshian and Veronica sat on the throne, surrounded by various officials from the inner and outer courts. Everyone sat behind long tables filled with delicacies and wine. It was more of a banquet than a meeting.

"This construct uses imitation spirit crystals, which are similar to soul stones in some ways. Our ancestors may have had similar technology, but it was lost during the Great Fall... I apologize, let's get back to the topic. This type of crystal allows the construct to have autonomy and flexibility similar to ethereal constructs. Although the actual performance should be somewhat inferior, it is already much better than spindle drones, and its functions are very diverse."

As he spoke, Callus pointed to the three crystal balls in front of him.

"It does not possess any offensive weapons, but it has three powerful abilities. The first is that it can project a solidification ray, which can freeze time in a certain area."

Then the Floating Sentinel turned its head, and its purple crystal sent a beam of light towards the artificial hill. Instantly, the entire artificial hill was enveloped in a static energy field, and the water flow and splashing water droplets were frozen in mid-air. After about five seconds, the beam disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

"The only regret is that, limited by its own energy reserves, it cannot irradiate for a long time. It needs to wait for a while after each use, but it can play a key role in combat."

Then he pointed to the green crystal ball.

"The second function is to create a wide-area protective force field, which can form a hemispherical defense centered on itself, or project a one-sided force field in a certain direction. This force field combines the characteristics of atomic shields and psionic shields, and is an ambidextrous defense that can withstand heavy firepower for a period of time."

Everyone then turned their attention to the open grass on the right, where the Eternal Handmaidens had already set up a star dart cannon, and a flame crystal tank was parked next to it. Immediately afterward, a green beam of light flashed, and a semi-circular shield covered the target made of Tyranid specimens.

The star dart cannon began to roar, and the prism cannon also fired a suffocating light, but the shield only continued to create ripples.

It wasn't until almost ten seconds later that the shield was broken with a popping sound in the air, and the Tyranid specimens were submerged in the firepower.

Both the star dart cannon and the prism cannon are standard heavy weapons, and being able to withstand their attacks for more than ten seconds is already excellent. Soshian couldn't help but nod.

"And its third function is repair. It can repair basically all spirit bone structures, from vehicles to armor."

After Callus finished speaking, the flame crystal tank drove to the position of the target, and the Eternal Handmaidens used the star dart cannon to sweep its outer shell, creating many cracks and holes. Then, the red crystal of the Floating Sentinel emitted a beam of light, covering the flame crystal tank, and those wounds quickly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"In addition, it has a self-defense capability."

After stopping the repair beam, the light spots behind the Floating Sentinel suddenly dimmed and became transparent under the gaze of many Aida, that is, invisible.

"Good, good, although this little thing is not aggressive, its functionality is very excellent."

After watching the three functions, Soshian applauded. Callus turned around, bowed to him, and said:

"The most critical point is that it does not need to be constantly controlled by people. They have a mind matrix that can be directly bound to the minds of warriors, receive instructions, or spontaneously form a larger matrix to formulate protection and reinforcement plans."

"Master Craftsman Callus, is it difficult to manufacture this Floating Sentinel?"

"If you don't know its principle, it will be difficult, but after understanding its structure and the manufacturing method of key components, it is not difficult."

Soshian nodded and muttered to himself:

"If each squad can be equipped with a Floating Sentinel, then the improvement in combat effectiveness... will be very, very great."

Then he turned his attention to Ivahan.

"High Councillor, what do you think?"

Ivahan stood up, bowed to Soshian, and said:

"If it can be mass-equipped, the Phoenix Army will be even more invincible on the ground battlefield, the tactical flexibility will be unprecedentedly improved, and casualties will be greatly reduced."

"Then add it to the list of equipment prioritized by the Privy Council, and formulate a corresponding training plan. After all, no matter how good the equipment is, it will not be effective if you are not familiar with it."

"Yes."

After Soshian finished speaking, Callus Tu began to show the second construct that he thought was promising in the military field.

After the flannel was lifted, what was displayed was something with smooth lines, small in the front and large in the back, like some kind of melon. Its spirit bone shell had a metallic texture and was dark iron in color. Then, the bottom engine emitted a low roar, slowly floating into the air, and two brackets extended from both sides.

After turning around in the sky to show its excellent flight ability and maneuverability, it lowered its altitude and suddenly underwent an amazing change before landing.

Just like some kind of magic, cracks appeared on the smooth surface, and then began to shift and flip. In less than two seconds, it changed from an aircraft into a walking machine with thick legs and a semi-circular body. Its height was about the height of a Space Marine. The structure was the kind that was very clear at a glance, four legs, a body, and there was almost nothing extra on the body, just covered with smooth spirit bones. There were two short extensions on both sides of the body, like hangers.