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Chapter 154 Rumors about Qing Dynasty Students
In the early twentieth century when mechanical civilization flourished, with the amazing development of science and technology, humans also established a highly advanced magic system.

Mechanical magic - a modern chanting method that has changed the concept of magic.

By combining the automatic puppets with built-in magic circuits and the puppets that operate them, it is possible to perform magic that was previously unimaginable: fast, precise, and powerful magic.

After this technique was discovered, magicians were no longer constrained by troublesome magic circles and lengthy spells, and could perform magic with ease.

At the same time, this kind of magic was naturally transferred to military use.

Whether it was the victory in the Battle of Trafalgar or the victory in the Battle of Waterloo, the contribution made by the "Mechanical Division" that Britain is proud of was indispensable.

Of course, this is not just a situation in Britain. In this era when the world is expanding its destructive weapons, the militaries of the major powers are desperately trying to discover excellent puppeteers.

The reason why education has become a cause that the whole country is striving to develop is that it is a historical necessity.

This is Liverpool, a smart city located in the British Empire. It is not only a trading port that the British Empire boasts of, but also an academic city of high status.

The reason why this place is called an academic city is that in the city center there is an academy surrounded by high walls and covering a large area of ​​buildings. Its name is the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Mechanics.

Standing in front of the school is a majestic lecture hall, which might even be mistaken for Buckingham Palace. The brick wall is five meters high, and there are loopholes on the stone gate. The loopholes seem to be used not to resist foreign enemies, but to shoot escapees. The evidence is that the guards' sharp eyes are not focused on the street, but on the school grounds.

Although it looks conservative and restrained, it is still full of momentum. It is just like a military headquarters.

This academy is home to a large number of talented people who have made achievements in mechanical magic, as well as outstanding international students from all over the world. They are constantly researching and developing new mechanical magic, which makes this place a veritable frontier of mechanical magic.

In this Mechanical Academy that is so strict that it can be used as a prison, in a classroom in one of the teaching buildings, because the school has been in session for some time, the students have already divided into small groups according to their backgrounds or relationships.

Most of the students were from Western powers such as Britain and France, but there were also some students from other countries, who were divided into several circles based on the friendly relations between their respective countries, but in general they were all from Western countries.

And it is in such a group that a student with black hair, black eyes, yellow skin and Asian face is particularly eye-catching. And it is in such an environment that this student keeps writing something in his notebook, giving people the feeling that he is listening carefully.

But if you observe carefully, you will find that what he is writing now is completely different from what the professor is saying on the podium.

Normally, a situation like this should have been called out by the professor, but the professor at the podium seemed to be blind to it and did not take any action. He just continued to lecture as usual.

The other students were not surprised by this. At this time, one of the students from New Zealand looked at the black-haired figure who was constantly copying something and couldn't help but sighed: "Is he the Qing Dynasty student who destroyed five automatons by himself without using any automatons? You can't really tell from his appearance." "Who says he isn't? Some people didn't like him before, so they formed a group to block him. Just when everyone thought he would be humiliated, he destroyed the five automatons himself. If it weren't for the concerns of the academy, I doubt whether he would kill the puppeteer together."

After hearing the other party's sigh, the Italian student sitting next to him told the details of the matter.

This further aroused the curiosity of the New Zealand student, who continued to ask, "You said that he really destroyed five automata by himself. Could it be that he secretly used his own automata? Otherwise, how could an ordinary person do such a thing?"

"He definitely used some tricks. As for using an automaton, that's basically impossible. After all, there were so many people watching at the time. If he had used an automaton secretly, it would have been discovered. So that shouldn't be the case. The biggest possibility is that he used some magic to do this."

"Magic? You're not mistaken!"

After hearing the explanation, the New Zealand student became excited and even attracted the professor's attention, forcing him to stop talking. He continued speaking only after the professor was no longer paying attention to him.

"Are you sure? In this era, everyone is studying mechanical magic. If you say that those older generation magicians who have studied magic for a long time and are in their forties or thirties can perform such magic, I would believe it. But if you say that a Qing Dynasty student can do it, I don't believe it."

The Italian students did not think there was anything wrong with what the New Zealand students said, after all, what they said made sense.

"You are talking about general situations. You have to know that the other party is from the Qing Dynasty. Although the current situation of the Qing Dynasty is very backward and they have no research on mechanical magic, it cannot be denied that they have a long history. This also means that they have done a lot of research on magic, and it cannot be denied that they do not have the ability in this area. In addition, I heard that the Qing Dynasty student was born in a family with a long history, so I made such a guess."

After hearing the explanation, the international students in New Zealand had to admit that this speculation was very possible.

"You do have a point, but if this is the case, those people who are looking for trouble will probably have no chance to retaliate."

"That's not necessarily the case!"

The sudden voice startled the two of them. They turned around and saw that the person who said this was the British student sitting on the other side of the New Zealand student. At this moment, he was glaring at the back of the Qing Dynasty student with gritted teeth.

He was one of the people who had picked trouble during the discussion between the two men just now. Listening to the two men praising Lin Yuan in various ways, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and at the same time, his resentment towards the Qing Dynasty students grew deeper and deeper.

Although he and a few other people were the ones who started the trouble, he believed that the reason he was like that was because the Qing students were wrong and did not give him face, and he did not think about what he had done wrong at all.

But if he was not such a person, he would not go up and pick a fight for no reason, just because he was unhappy with the Chinese students.

(End of this chapter)