Night World Players

Chapter 135: Armament against Mythology (Two in One)

Originally, Dean Yin thought that what Last said about seclusion for a month of preparation was just an exaggerated rhetoric.

Just like college students who cram before the final exam week, although they say they will study hard, they actually play games and slack off...

After all, in the face of boring studies and upcoming deadlines, even novels, games and animations that seem boring on weekdays will suddenly become interesting and attractive.

However, Dean Yin did not expect that what Last said was not just talk, but a reality that he actually put into action.

For a whole month, Last locked himself in the Mechanical Research Institute of the Ashes Court.

Not to mention that I have never gone out...even eating and sleeping are done entirely in the research institute.

Only Dean Yin and his mink were left, looking at the empty and quiet student dormitory, speechless and choking.

At this moment, humans and ferrets reached a resonance of emotion - Dean Yin suddenly understood the feelings of those empty-nest elderly people in the news reports when they looked at their empty homes after the Chinese New Year.

Alone, lonely, cold.

"Xia is trapped in the night world...Last is in seclusion."

Dean Yin scratched his head with his little paw in distress: "Even little Tina has been busy investigating the gravekeeper recently and has not been able to return to the academy for several months..."

When the events and clues about the gravekeeper were not investigated, they seemed calm.

But once we made up our minds to conduct an in-depth investigation, even the preliminary intelligence we obtained was quite intimidating.

The rebellion of Ingrid, the head of the Inspectorate, was only a minor part of the whole thing.

And if we dig deeper - the feudal nobles in the autonomous regions of the Granville Empire, the powerful ministers in the imperial capital, the senior officials of the military and the administrative bureau... every force and organization, every class in the empire, can detect its shadow.

More than one-third of the powerful people in the entire empire were involved.

Of course, most of these powerful people have never had a direct connection with the "Gravekeeper", and they may not even know the name "Gravekeeper" itself... Instead, they have indirectly become a member of the power network and influence sphere through being involved with secret organizations such as the "Bronze Rose".

Slave trade, missing persons, organ sales, hallucinogen trade...even collusion with foreign cults, using hundreds of people in their own autonomous territory as sacrifices in exchange for better political resources and promotion channels.

The deeper we investigate, the more shocking these bloody criminal facts become.

Unknowingly, this evil network of power has already taken root in the Granville Empire.

Even though the power has been restrained in the past decade with the rise of Emperor Aaron, the father of Hiltina and Ophelia, such a deep-rooted force is not so easy to eliminate.

Too many people and too many things were involved... and the cleanup that the imperial royal family was determined to carry out encountered great obstacles.

To the extent that, Hiltina had to temporarily put aside the mission of conquering the Night World and assist the Empire's military in investigating the evil forces in the Empire.

Although Hiltina herself is not very willing to call herself the princess of the empire... but no matter what, her bloodline and origin mean that Hiltina has an inextricable and inseparable connection with the Granville Empire.

This time, the great movement in the empire has even affected Hiltina's hometown, Qiuye Territory where the "Forest Ranger" family is located... She has reasons to be involved both morally and logically.

Of course, Hiltyna is busy——

This means that apart from Akshia and Last, Dean Yin’s last meal ticket has also gone.

"I finally found a third meal ticket after Xiao Xia and Xiao Tina... I thought I could live a good life from now on without any worries about food and clothing, and I could automatically upgrade my salary just by lying down."

"But... why——"

"Why did it become like this?"

Dean Yin felt like crying, feeling that he had been growing rapidly beside Last and was just one step away from promotion, but now he was stuck in a stagnant state again because of Fanpiao's running away from home.

It rubbed its hungry stomach and suddenly recalled many years ago when it was just an ordinary snow marten. The survival instinct engraved in its genes to survive the long winter when food was scarce was -

Hibernation

……

Star University, Ashes Court, Mechanical Research Institute.

The door of the first test site, which had been closed for two weeks, opened silently.

Last walked out slowly from the steel door.

There was a hint of fatigue in his body movements, but his eyes were still bright and clear.

If it were a normal adolescent, young, energetic and impatient student, he or she might feel bored or impatient with the boring mechanical drawings and modification experiments.

If you can't hold on for half a day, you will start to think about slacking off.

But for Rast, there is no such worry.

In the nearly infinite time loop of Deep Blue Harbor, his character was also polished to the extreme.

For someone who can spend thousands of cycles and several years honing the art of carving just to please himself -

Whether he was locked up in the Ashes to study mechanical blueprints for a month or for a day, it made no difference at all.

"According to your request, the mechanization of the two emblem costumes, "Iron Moon" and "Seven Realms", has been completed."

"Because it was originally a mechanical structure, the transformation was relatively smooth."

"Speaking of which, although the world has entered the information age...but due to traditional inertia, those night travelers in the academy still prefer to use weapons such as knives and swords."

"Therefore, the emblem costumes they obtained from the Night World quest rewards were mostly cold weapons such as swords."

"It is quite rare to find someone like you who has been used to using firearms since the beginning and even obtained two firearm-type emblems from the night world."

A kind and experienced voice came from behind Rast.

This is an old lady with silver hair, wearing a plain white researcher's robe.

She is already very old, but she seems to be in good spirits.

Several mechanical messengers, all pure silver in color, with precise structures and rune circuits engraved on their surfaces, were floating up and down beside the old man.

According to Rast's personal experience, the technological level of the present world where Star University is located is roughly the same as that of the Blue Star in his previous life. However, because this world has extraordinary people, "Night Blades" and sequence long-levels, as well as magic technology, rune circuits and other things that did not exist in Rast's previous life.

These fantastic things, combined with the original technology, have also spawned a new development path.

For example, the profession of [Mechanic].

There is no need to become a Night Traveler, nor to step onto the Sequence Long Steps... Just relying on mental strength and understanding of mechanical creations, even ordinary people who are powerless can have abilities comparable to those of extraordinary people.

For example, Ophelia is a unique genius in the field of mechanics.

If Ophelia had practiced step by step like a supernatural being, then given her age and accumulation, it would have been impossible for her to achieve such amazing achievements at such a young age.

Of course, becoming a mechanic... and stepping into the long stage of sequence and possessing the "Night Blade" itself do not conflict, and the two paths can run parallel.

Many of the Night Blades that they have awakened are not good at frontal combat, but are more focused on analytical reasoning or logistics. Night Travelers may also choose to be mechanics as their side job, using technological means to make up for their shortcomings in the field of frontal combat.

On the other hand, except for the "Emblem Costume" and the items rewarded in the Night World, most of the extraordinary weapons, including firearms, cannot be brought into the Night World. Even if they are brought in, most of them cannot be used...

This rule of the night world also restricts the Mechanic's power in the night world, and he can only exert his full combat power in the real world.

However, this rule is not completely impossible to circumvent for the Ashes Academy of Star University, which represents the highest level of mechanics in the world.

If you carry out mechanized modifications and enhancements based on existing heraldic costumes or extraordinary props, you can circumvent the restrictions of the night world rules, bring mechanical creations into the night world, and participate in the strategy of the remnants of history.

Of course, this mechanized transformation itself also depends on the compatibility of the original heraldic costumes, extraordinary props and machinery.

Transforming Hiltina's rapier into a laser sword like in the Star Wars movie, and transforming Rust's sniper rifle into an anti-material sniper rifle, it is obvious that the latter is more powerful in terms of transformation cost, difficulty, and transformation effect.

buzz-

A crisp mechanical sound rang in Rast's ears.

A small silver mechanical messenger suddenly floated and flew to Last's side.

Then, it extended its mechanical arm and placed the two emblem gifts lightly into Rast's palm.

Last took over his "Iron Moon" and "Seven Realms", and with a slight thought, the two modified emblems turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

According to the request that Rast made to the Ashes Court, the appearance of his two main weapons did not change much after the modification.

Instead, all the enhancements were focused on range, power, and a variety of alchemical warheads to deal with different enemies in different situations.

Or to put it more bluntly, Last strengthened his "Iron Moon +0" and "Sevenfold Realm +0" to "Iron Moon +11" and "Sevenfold Realm +12".

Of course, the transformation of these two gun-type emblem costumes was not the focus of Rast's research in the House of Ashes this month.

"I'm sorry to bother Dean Agatha during this time."

He looked at the old lady with silver hair in front of him and expressed his sincere gratitude.

Although she looks quite gentle, the old woman in front of him named Agatha is actually the dean of the Ashes College of Star University.

Although it has the same suffix of Dean as Dean Silver... the Ashes House presided over by Dean Agatha is an important department in Star University responsible for providing equipment and weapons support.

In terms of importance, the House of Ashes is second only to the Lionheart House, which dominates the Night World strategy, in Starry University. It is on par with the House of Relics, which is responsible for collecting intelligence on the Night World, researching rules, and analyzing lost history. It is a world apart from the small and insignificant roadside academies like the Institute for Magical Creatures.

And according to the information released by the Ruins Institute, Dean Agatha herself is one of the strongest mechanics known on the continent.

To be able to let such a person who stood at the top of the mechanics spend a whole month helping him improve his mechanical creations and prepare for war...For a moment, Last couldn't help but feel confused.

I never felt that Dean Yin was such a big shot before.

Just by saying hello and submitting an application, the head of a hospital can come out to help you prepare.

Could it be that I owed a ferret a huge favor without realizing it?

"It wasn't because of the ferret."

As if she had sensed what Rast was thinking, the old lady with silver hair chuckled.

"Come to think of it, that ferret still owes me a fish cake, but it's not that grand."

Dean Agatha looked at Luster and revealed a gentle smile: "It was that little girl Ophelia who asked me to do it."

"Although that little girl did not join the Starry University, I was invited by the royal family to serve as her tutor for a period of time. I can also be regarded as Ophelia's enlightenment teacher in the field of mechanics."

"She seems to owe you and Axia a big favor, and she has always felt guilty about it... That's why she came to me specifically to ask me to help you bring Axia back from the remnants of history."

So, it was because of Ophelia?
Rast was slightly stunned.

I refused to meet myself, and asked my teacher to help me...

He originally thought that the second princess should be the evil type.

Now it seems that he is still a tsundere.

"Well, that's a bit off topic."

"The debugging of the trial work has also been completed."

"Well, let's take a look at the new weapon tailor-made for you..."

As she said this, Dean Agatha couldn't help but show a hint of anticipation in her words.

She looked at the mechanical crystal on the experimental table not far away, which was reflecting the metallic luster and looked like a crystal.

Then, speak word by word.

"Anti-mythic weapons designed with mythical creatures and legendary strongmen as imaginary enemies—"

""Taboo Index 0-13: Zenith Sword Prototype""

(End of this chapter)