Chapter 1734: The Origin of the Black Sword Knight
Under the leadership of Constance, the group left the lord's castle and took an elevator hidden deep in the mountain directly to the heart of Frost Snow City.
Their destination was the "Old Royal Palace".
"Here?" Seeing the building in front of her that has become a historical attraction, Vivian had a look of surprise on her face, "Is this the place where the Black Sword Knight performs the transformation ceremony?"
"Strictly speaking, it's underground," Constance smiled slightly, "and it's the place where the transformation ceremony was 'used to be'."
Hao Ren suddenly thought of what he had discovered before: Under the old palace, there was a weak energy source that continuously released pulse fluctuations.
He originally planned to find an opportunity to explore the old palace today and find out what secrets were hidden underground. However, he did not expect that before he took action, he would have the opportunity to enter the building openly.
As expected, Opportunity Plan cannot keep up with changes.
With Constance leading the way, everyone was able to easily enter the old palace. While walking through the ancient and gorgeous front corridor of the palace, Constance talked about the palace: "Frost Snow City is the capital of the Dragon Empire.
It was thousands of years ago. For ordinary humans, it was a change of hundreds of generations. Therefore, even knowledgeable scholars do not understand the oldest part of the city very well.
"People only know that there is an old palace in this old capital, but few people know that in fact, the first holy arsenal of the Black Sword Knights is also in this city, and it is hidden underground under the old palace."
Hao Ren's ears twitched when he heard the words "Holy Arsenal": "As far as I know, all black mechanical swords come from the Holy Arsenal. They are cast and stored here, so for the Black Sword Knights, who use swords as their main body,
In other words, the Holy Arsenal is their barracks and headquarters in the true sense."
"Yes, and I would like to add one more thing: the Holy Armory is not only used for casting and storing mechanical swords, it is also a... sacred tomb."
Constance said solemnly, and in front of her stood two fully armed Broken Sword Knights. The two Broken Sword Knights were guarding a door in the old palace that looked the same as anywhere else.
But Hao Ren could feel that there was one of the energy pulse emission sources behind the door.
Constance was now using someone else's body to act, but the knights of the Broken Sword seemed to have a special feeling for their master. The two knights standing at the door immediately stood up and saluted: "Your Royal Highness!"
"Open the door," Constance nodded, "I want to take a few distinguished guests to the Holy Armory."
The gatekeeper knights immediately carried out the order without hesitation. They simultaneously activated the magic devices on both sides of the gate. The heavy gate that looked like it could be described as an ancient cultural relic then made bursts of mechanical friction sounds and slowly moved toward
Retreat on both sides.
The entrance to the Holy Armory appeared in front of everyone.
It was a cylindrical hall. The circular walls of the hall were inlaid with countless neatly arranged metal prisms, and in the center of the hall was a metal platform more than ten centimeters above the ground. As Constance stepped into it, the people in the hall
The induction lamps were then lit up, and with the soft sound of magic being injected, the magic lamps placed throughout the hall brightened up, quickly making the place look like daylight.
Although this place has been abandoned for thousands of years, its interior is still as clean as new, which shows two things: first, it is regularly cleaned and tidied, and second, the materials and construction techniques used in this building have become far more advanced.
Far ahead of the current era.
"The real Holy Armory was moved to the south as early as when the capital was moved. All the mechanical swords and most of the casting, infusion, storage, computing, and transformation equipment were moved away. There is only one left here.
Empty shells and some old-model facilities that are difficult to dismantle and relocate," Constance said as she walked towards the round platform in the center of the room, while the door of the hall was closed from the outside by two Broken Sword Knight guards, "But even so, the old
There are still many things available in the Holy Armory. In addition, the inheritors pass on knowledge, not material wealth, so as long as we are given enough time, we can rebuild many things on a blank basis, and I
We used that knowledge to build some new equipment here, and after connecting them to the old database... we can use them."
Constance walked onto the platform, and a soft female voice sounded in the room: "External connection detected... The administrator has passed the authentication. Each system has entered a standby state and can accept instructions at any time."
Constance waved to Hao Ren and his party: "Come on, I will take you to see what our inheritance looks like."
A group of people stepped onto the platform, which then shook slightly and began to sink slowly under the floor.
Lily opened her eyes wide and let out her signature little exclamation in a long voice: "Wow..."
After sinking a short distance, an extremely vast underground space appeared in front of everyone. Hao Ren saw that outside the transparent shaft was a cave that looked like an inverted giant bowl. Part of the outer wall of the cave was covered with thick alloy.
, but there are also some areas where rocks are simply exposed. In the underground space, you can see many layered areas, and various large and unknown equipment are installed in each area, forming a variety of fully functional
The... production line.
It's like an ancient factory filled with alien atmosphere.
"That's the old foundry," Constance pointed to one of the areas. In that area, you can see several large and sophisticated equipment installed on the base. Behind the base are connected conveyor belts and a large number of pipes and cables.
, "The mechanical sword is cast there, but to be honest, the casting of the mechanical sword itself is the most superficial and simple part here... Although some special materials are used, it is just a mass-produced product after all."
"So what limits the number of mechanical swords is neither the technical difficulty nor the limited raw materials for the sword body." Hao Ren immediately thought of this, "Then what determines the number '770,000'... is probably the soul.
"
After collecting enough information and seeing with his own eyes the situation of Archduke Owen and his plan to transform himself into a Black Sword Knight, Hao Ren had already guessed a lot about the Black Sword Knight's nature. At this time, he casually
As soon as he said it, he touched the truth.
"That's right, souls," Constance nodded slightly and raised her hand to point to another area below, "Seven hundred and seventy thousand immortal souls... They once slept in that place, waiting to be infused with the soul of the black sword.
In the core of energy.”
Hao Ren looked in the direction of her finger and saw dozens of black cubes arranged neatly. Those black cubes were placed on a platform made of alloy, and were connected with countless gleaming cables.
A faint light can also be seen flashing on the cube.
In the wider area around those cubes, there are empty platforms and disconnected lines. Obviously, the cubes left below are only a small part of the once huge number, and most of them have been moved away.
"There used to be 770 servers here, but most of them have been moved to the new holy arsenal in the south. The remaining ones are servers that have failed during the long operation and therefore lost the value of migration. The souls inside have been
They were moved out and the machines themselves were on standby. I fixed a few of them, but to be honest, they were of no use anymore."
Vivian frowned slightly: "Because there is no soul available, right?"
"Where did those souls come from?" Hao Ren then asked, "If I guess correctly, it was from the last era..."
"Yes, the warriors of the last era," Constance nodded, "In the last change of era, my father led his army to defeat the previous heroes who turned into monsters, and those who followed him at that time
The last warriors are the 770,000 people. Almost 90% of them are not inheritors, but they can still rely on the power of the scepter to transcend the change of eras and maintain the memory of one reincarnation. When the old era
After the end, the world was destroyed and reshaped again, and 770,000 souls followed my father to this new world. After that, it took many years for my father to complete the technology of soul infusion and transformation.
, let them reappear in the world as the Black Sword Knight."
Lily frowned, thought hard, and suddenly reacted: "So, when you select the strongest and best soldiers to train as Black Sword Knights, you are actually using their bodies as containers, right? Then are their original souls being destroyed?
Did you erase it?!"
As soon as Lily said this, Hao Ren, Vivian and Leah immediately looked at Constance seriously: the nature of this matter is quite serious.
"Of course not," Constance naturally thought that the other party would have questions about this, and immediately smiled and shook her head, "That's a contract."
Hao Ren: "Contract?"
"To control a body, it is always the original soul that is most suitable, so the Black Sword Knights must keep their original souls. The most important thing in the infusion ceremony is actually a soul tuning contract: an ancient soul from the previous era,
An original soul from modern times, the two souls communicate to jointly control the body and weapons. The ancient soul is responsible for providing knowledge, skills and experience, while the modern soul is responsible for specific control and thinking processes. After complex integration and adaptation, the two
All the souls will be extracted and injected into the mechanical sword, and this is how the complex AI Black Sword Knight is born." Constance explained the process, "Of course, not everyone will succeed, nor will they.
Everyone will accept that the transformation ritual of the Black Sword Knight has always had a high mortality rate, and some trainee knights have resisted after learning the contents of the contract. Because a small resistance will greatly increase the probability of failure, so those who are unwilling
Those who accept it will have their memories erased and then be expelled for various reasons. The usual saying is...failed the trial."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "You are quite humane in this regard."
"Humanity? No, we just chose the most effective method," Constance said lightly, "We chose this solution simply because the control efficiency after the fusion of the two souls is higher and more robust.
If there is no need to retain the original soul, we will not hesitate to erase those souls."