Chapter 676 675. New Tactics Testing Ground in Shadow Valley - Additional Updates with Monthly Pass [510]
"Oh, let her run away."
On the edge of the city of Port Chardeau, little Sharon stood in frustration outside the burning remains of the cafe in front of her.
Next to her stood Professor Malcolm with a serious face.
All the hussars in the entire embassy were arrayed outside to prevent the onlookers from approaching.
In the burning wreckage behind them, thirty military walkers were rummaging through it for anything that could be inspected. The Steam Lords Council sent a group of halfling psionicists to sit here, and there was even an armed airship blocking the way in the sky.
airspace.
It can be seen from this that this action was definitely not a temporary initiative of Xiao Sharon.
But although she has a powerful uncle in Port Chardeau, his relationship is not strong enough to directly contact the steam lords. Therefore, the person who plays the leading role in this attack is another high-ranking person.
"boom"
There was an explosion under the ruins, and then a scarlet light exploded here, making the halflings scream and retreat.
The ground soon shattered, and Lord Paying, dressed in military uniform, was slowly walking out of the collapsed and burning ruins. He held a scarlet holy spear in his hand, and every step he took would leave dazzling blood marks, which meant
The cultists in the cafe have all been executed.
Except for the leader.
When she saw the holy spear in the hands of the Millennium Lord, Xiao Sharon took a step back in fear.
She is already a vampire.
No vampire dares to face the eternal majesty of the holy spear.
"Lord, have you caught anyone?"
Professor Malcolm stepped forward and asked. Lord Paying nodded but then shook his head, frowning and said:
"It was just a 'substitute' for consumption. They made it lifelike. I destroyed it and gave it a mark of sin. This will make the 'source' suffer for a while, but I want to track her down.
The specific location is not that easy yet.
From my experience, the best thing these guys are good at is hiding. They have been hiding in the shadows of the world for a hundred years, but now they are active, which means that we can finally unplug those deep-seated forces little by little.
The poison of the world.
However, there is good news.
There are twenty barrels of dangerous psychic plague stored in the basement of the cafe. The halfling steam lords will handle the next harmless treatment. The matter here is over."
"I still think you're a little too aggressive."
Xiao Sharon whispered:
"If Mr. Murphy were here, he would definitely not alert the snake in the grass but put a long line to catch the big fish."
"Many people thought like you before. Guess what happened to those who wanted to fish?"
Lord Paying took off his battle helmet emblazoned with the emblem of the Blood Alliance. He looked down at Little Sharon and said softly but seriously:
"You are from Transia. You should have heard the story of old Finock. When facing dusk, when you think you are fishing, you are often the big fish they catch.
Not everyone has Murphy's strange powers and can easily withstand the corruption of the warp, kid.
When facing them, a cold and unexpected surprise is always the first choice. Don't try to play tricks with them, and don't listen to a word they say. It's best not to even make eye contact!
The corruption of the Warp is pervasive, and their temptations are hidden in every word of every 'perfect plan' you come up with."
"But Yuan still ran away."
Little Sharon looked at the corpses being cleared out of the cafe by the rattling steam walkers, and she whispered:
"It just killed some soldiers and did no harm to Dusk."
"No, even for Dusk, gold-level dead are rare. Grand Duke Tris destroyed one before, and now I have purified another one. There are fewer and fewer choices left for her. She is being forced into a corner.
.
And I extracted this."
Venerable Pa Ying opened his left hand, and a ball of sealed filthy power curled up in the scarlet light.
The Grand Duke of the Blood Alliance said softly:
"This is the characteristic of Yuan's power. For the best trackers and assassins, having this thing is enough for them to locate one of Yuan's strongholds on the continent. It just so happens that Grand Duke Shani seems to be very idle recently.
It's time to find something for her to do.
I will stay in Port Chardo for a few days, and I will clean up everything related to the subspace.
It’s time for you to go back and continue your work here.”
"Oh, okay."
Little Sharon was very resistant to staying with Lord Pa Ying, just like children who don't like the dignified and rigid head teacher. It was understandable that she immediately flapped her wings and ran away.
After a few deft turns in the air, she quickly disappeared into the noisy "forest" of tall but haze-shrouded buildings in Port Chardeau.
After she left, Lord Paying looked back at Professor Malcolm and said:
"The self-destructing squirrel that the kid used just now has a strange power in it! It was that power that interfered with Yuan's action of opening the teleportation and escaping, and gave me the chance to kill the stand-in with one blow.
I guess it has something to do with divinity.
What has the child been exposed to recently?"
"Well, she has been tinkering with machinery in the embassy that I don't quite understand."
Professor Malcolm was shocked when he heard this, and he immediately replied:
"Little Sharon basically doesn't run around in the city except to go to her uncle's place. She is a very patient and perseverant child. This may be why Murphy chose her, and she is a vampire, Lord.
I don’t mean to disrespect vampires in any way, but as we all know, in the eyes of gods, the image of vampires is a bit unpalatable.”
"You can just say that the gods hate us. This is a fact."
Lord Paying shook his head and said:
"But the power that little Sharon just used is different from the divinity I have seen before. It is not attached to Sharon, but is concentrated on the explosives she created. This reminds me of this
The legend of the 'mechanical evil god' in this city.
Perhaps she is being targeted by some supernatural entity that is higher than reality."
"I will send her back to Transia immediately!"
The professor said in a deep voice:
"Sharon has a special status. She can no longer take risks in Port Chardeau."
"Need not!"
Lord Paying waved his hand and said:
"That power is harmless! I have confirmed this a long time ago, but in my memory, it does not appear frequently next to a certain mechanic, but Sharon seems to have a good relationship with it
.
You can even ask it for help.
It's amazing.
Let Sharon continue her career as an engineer. Maybe one day, this little man can surprise everyone. Also, tell Murphy about Port Chardeau as soon as possible.
Yuan obviously has his eyes on him.
I don’t want the excellent leader of the vampires to fail in this kind of thing.”
Professor Malcolm nodded and took one last look at the tragic explosion scene. He turned and left, while Lord Paying stayed where he was, allowing the halflings to continue cleaning up the "Evil God's Lair" with peace of mind.
The Witch Cafe has existed in Port Chardeau for more than thirty years. The Steam Lords have never been aware of the dangers hidden in this small place. This time, Lord Paying personally took action to make them realize those terrible things.
They are not far away, the hand of subspace has already reached into Port Shardau.
This cruel fact may make those conservative and stubborn lords realize that the outside world is closely related to them.
The Lord held his battle helmet and glanced expressionlessly at this "mechanical city" that he had been to many times but could not say he liked at all.
Under the dark and foggy sky caused by the large amount of exhaust gas emitted by the factory operation, the Lord maintained the cold persona that a "cold-faced artist" and a "Millennium Lord" should have, but he whispered in his heart:
"Are you still protecting this place? Just like you protected us before. My forgotten but real old friend."
——
Murphy doesn't know what happened in Port Shardau yet, but if he knew, he would definitely applaud the Lord's beating of Yuan.
However, he is indeed watching a product being tested that is related to halflings.
At an edge of the Shadow Valley, a small airship from the Perfect Shipping Company was landing here. Old Flywheel personally stepped into the battle and drove a steam walker from the lower cabin it opened to enter the ground.
That thing was one of the five walking machines sent by Xiao Sharon. It was the first one that was "renovated" by Old Feilun and Brother Zhongzhong's group of "big tech masters". To be precise, this could not be regarded as a transformation.
Because the internal structure of this walking machine has not been modified, the Transians only installed the weapons and equipment that had been removed before.
Even the modification of weapons is very rough.
After all, Transia does not have the industrial capacity of Port Chardeau. A twin-mounted automatic hunting crossbow was placed where the secondary battery was originally, and two "simple flamethrowers" were installed at the front and rear of the walker.
"Device", that was Brother Zhongzhong's idea.
As for the main gun of the walking machine
Well, this thing is a halfling rapid-fire cannon taken from Captain Paula's airship.
This thing is too heavy to be used on an ordinary vehicle, but it has internal mechanical ports reserved for connecting to other halfling war machines, so it can barely be used when installed on a walking machine.
The only problem is that after this thing is installed, the red-painted walking machine feels "top-heavy".
It makes Murphy feel weird no matter how he looks at it.
The six mechanical legs of the walker move slowly against a heavy rapid-fire cannon. The old flywheel adjusts its gyroscope in the modified crew cabin to make its pace more steady. This thing is still exhausting exhaust from the rear.
White smoke spews out of the tube, giving this scene a "steampunk" flavor.
"Damn it! Are they really trying this thing when they come to us?"
Several newbies who were called over stood in front of the walking machine and intensely discussed various unreasonable structures of this thing, but the light in their eyes became brighter and brighter with the movement of the steam walking machine.
Obviously, although this thing is not the same thing as the "tank" that most people think of, for Zhan Lei Old Silver Coins, a thing with a main gun, armor, and the ability to aim and shoot is a "tank"
!
Although it does not use crawlers but runs on six legs, this is not a big problem that needs to be paid attention to.
"Ah, our 'Ace Crew' guild is going to be awesome this time."
The guy with the ID name "Hell Tiger" rubbed his hands, his eyes full of desire. He seemed to have seen himself and his crew driving this strange thing in an unparalleled way among the jackal army.
But the guy next to him named "Big Fat Man in Rat Style" was a little hesitant.
He whispered:
"This thing looks top-heavy. If we drive too fast, will it turn itself over? And the crew compartment of this thing is so weird! It's designed for halflings. When we sit in, we have to expose half of it.
A body.
If someone takes the time to do this, I'll have sex."
"What are you thinking about? Jackals don't have tanks!"
The third guy "Steel Leopard" crossed his arms and retorted:
"As for safety issues, wouldn't it be enough to add some steel plates around it? We should also add some anti-explosion strips on the outside of the steel plates, so that when the jackals get close, we can give them a full life."
"Hey, kid, listen to my uncle's advice. Posting everything will only hurt you."
As the "car commander", Hell Tiger immediately retorted seriously:
"There is so much space behind the car body, and it is all used to stack steel plates? Are you going to drive a tank, or build an Arjun? If you ask me, I should put a minelayer on the back of this thing! This way
Make up for its lack of destructive power.
Brother Zhongzhong said that the flamethrower still needs to be adjusted. With the current level of the arsenal, it can be further modified.
As for personal protection?
Hey, can't we just wear plate armor when we drive?"
"Damn it! The plate armor knight drives the spider tank, you are really a talent! But it sounds very interesting, just do it like this!"
The three guys immediately celebrated each other, but the old flywheel who crawled out of the walker flew over with a wrench and smashed his leg.
The irritable halfling shouted:
"What are you three rookies talking about? Come here quickly and I'll teach you how to drive this thing! Damn it, I still have so many tests to finish! Don't waste my time!"
"Oh, it's coming, it's coming!"
The three selected "tankmen" immediately ran to the walking machine that was staying on the spot, then climbed up awkwardly, and then sat in the crew cabin reserved for the halflings in a very bad posture under the guidance of the flywheel.
.
"Remember, the lever on the left is for acceleration, the pedal on the right is for braking, and the direction control is with the push lever in front of you. Don't speed when driving. The steam furnace of this walking machine is very old. It can't withstand too many times.
The power of instant acceleration.
However, the gyroscope is intact and has a classic design, which can ensure that you will not lose balance at normal speeds."
Old Flywheel stood on top of the walking machine, explained a few words casually, and then handed a "Walking Machine Operation Manual" to Hell Tiger and his two crew members who were new to everything.
"I don't have time to stay here, so you hurry up and learn how to start and drive it. After you get started, I will teach you how to use the rapid-fire cannon. This thing requires a dedicated gunner to operate it. The auxiliary aiming of the calculation orb has always been a big problem.
So if you want to be accurate, you have to practice more."
The old flywheel shouted a few words and then went down the ladder to the ground.
He watched the walking machine swaying on the road under the control of three newbies, and heard the three guys' shouts of joy, which was very similar to the excitement of an old man who couldn't put it down when he got a new toy.
But they were stupid and didn't know much about engineering, so Old Flywheel had to give them extra lessons.
It's so annoying.
"I'm curious, why did you adopt a six-legged design when you originally designed this walking machine instead of a more stable crawler transmission?"
Murphy's voice sounded next to the old flywheel. The engineering master sneered at this problem and said:
"The legs are just decoration, the big shots on them won't understand!
You see it has six legs, right?
But that's actually just a cover-up. This thing only needs four legs to operate flexibly, and the remaining two legs have special capacitors to drive away approaching enemies.
You can even run on three legs if necessary.
After all, what we originally designed was not a walking machine, but a fast-moving turret. That was an order request put forward by the Brass Dwarves during the Third Black Disaster. They were beaten badly by the gnolls at that time, and the artillery positions were always
destroyed.
They needed a cannon that could move quickly, and some genius came up with the idea of putting legs on the fort.
Okay, I can understand your confusion.
After all, I have seen the alien's 'tank' drawings. I must admit that this wheeled design has many benefits, but the problem is that the walking machine does not require long-distance rapid propulsion and off-road capabilities. This thing is used most of the time.
Used for defensive warfare.
So flexibility is its biggest feature, so the halfling designed an exquisite transmission system and a new gyroscope for it."
Old Flywheel glanced at Murphy and said:
"Do you still need me to continue talking? Do you want me to explain to you how the gyroscope works? By the way, I can put some real mechanical wisdom into your brain full of psychic knowledge."
"Forget it, I'm already satisfied if I can see this thing running."
Murphy waved his hand and said:
"When will the renovation of the remaining four walkers be completed?"
"It doesn't need a makeover, Murphy!"
Old Flywheel waved his hands and said:
“All of its structures are complete, all you need to do is mount the main gun on it!
Of course, the design of the crew cabin does have to be changed, otherwise it will be uncomfortable for your big guy to sit in it. The problem now is the main cannon. The rapid-fire cannons on Paula's airship have been removed, and there are only two of them. The remaining three
Walking machines can only be equipped with automatic hunting crossbows.
Alas, it has no deterrent effect at all.”
"What if we use psychic powers?"
Murphy squinted his eyes and said:
"Enchant the body of the car, reserve a few attack spells, and then let the psionicist sit inside as a 'gunner', such as flame attacks and freezing rays. These can be easily solved. It doesn't have to be a mechanical cannon, and
Your old baby has great supernatural powers, maybe he can get through her relationship?"
"Then you have to pay more."
Old Flywheel shook his head and said:
"Ilsa is a very greedy halfling. You may not be able to satisfy her big appetite."
"Well, that's all I have to worry about, my dear Flywheel."
Murphy looked at the thumping walking machine that was being run at a fast pace controlled by three newbies, and he said softly:
"The rest will be transformed within ten days. Is there any problem?"
"Huh? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Old Flywheel said in surprise:
"Did you have a premonition of something?"
"I can't say."
Murphy rubbed his eyebrows and said:
"But I always feel like something big is coming. Regarding the redesign of the chainsword, can a one-handed sword style thing be made?"
"That's very simple, but you can't produce a qualified micro steam oven."
"I can add money."
"Oh, that's no problem. My old baby's black market is dedicated to serving rich brothers like you."
