Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 292 Solving Magic with Science

Contaminated
Was pollution a big deal? The sea was teeming with pollution, and in previous wars, pollution had been common on the battlefields. Hughes had become almost accustomed to it, viewing it as little more than a slightly dangerous fuel.

He almost forgot how dangerous this thing was to extraordinary people.

When he heard Richard's words just now, Zeus almost blurted out that he could purify pollution, and no matter how much pollution there was, it would not be a threat to him. Even the banshees could not be afraid of pollution after obtaining a weakened version of the purification ability through the symbiotic contract.

What's so scary about this thing?

However, this ability is difficult to extend to other people with whom we have no connection.

The symbiotic contract transmits his vitality, and in essence these banshees are actually one with him.

But Chloe is not.

The two had done experiments before. Chloe relied on the special structure of her body to try to directly purify the pollution in her body, but she almost caused trouble. The banshees directly surrounded the church and demanded people.

At that time, Zeus had guessed that pollution did not actually exist in the body, but was related to the soul.

Zeus's purification did take effect for a moment. This purification that went straight to the soul made Chloe lose control. Zeus even felt that her body turned into a shell for a moment.

Now that I think about it, it was really dangerous. This should be close to the step of creating an artificial body that Richard mentioned. If it had not been stopped in time, it would probably have directly destroyed her soul and almost sent Chloe, the chief of the Fire Moths, away.

Purifying pollution is not as easy as imagined unless we can build some kind of symbiotic contract-like relationship.

Zeus had specifically asked the Banshees about this, but unfortunately this ability was their innate talent and not something that could be learned or transferred.

Looking at the blue-haired girl, Zeus felt unwilling. He was so lucky to have found a blank shell, but he couldn't use it.

It’s better not to find it. It feels terrible to have hope only to find out it’s just an illusion.

The room fell silent.

After a long while, Richard whispered, "My Lord, you said before that you can purify pollution. Would you like to give it a try?"

"It's highly unlikely to work. I've tried it before. I'll give you some blood so you can try."

Forget it, I'll think about it slowly later. Maybe there is a way to purify it.

Hughes sighed.

"Please continue to pay attention to Monica's situation and notify me immediately if there are any changes. As for the artillery, let's try combining the supernatural with science and technology. This method of bypassing the technological lock is currently the most effective. Hmm?"

He paused for a moment.

He didn't know much about mysticism and supernatural powers, so he could only rely on professionals like Richard to research and lead.

But he is good at science and technology.

If pollution cannot be solved by supernatural means, can science be used?

Xius subconsciously began to analyze.

The first problem that needs to be solved is: there is pollution within this body, and we have to find a way to solve the problem.

There are many ways to solve pollution, but what Hughes came up with is the Noisier.

This steam engine can burn pollution as fuel and eventually convert it into kinetic energy. Pollution is a very troublesome thing, and it has the characteristics of being alive. The biggest advantage of the noisy person is
It can suppress pollution and let it burn honestly!
Hughes raised his head sharply.

Isn't this exactly what Chloe needs, to suppress the pollution in her body and then slowly consume it, so that her soul can temporarily reside in the body and not be eroded by the pollution!
But how do you combine a person and a steam engine?
Stuff her into a combustion chamber?

Although Chloe is a transcendent, she is not known for her physical strength. Banshees may be able to survive in flames for a long time, but Chloe, a nymph, cannot.

So how to combine them?

Shell steam engine.
If only her body could be made as strong as the banshees'.

Wait, a banshee!?

A picture suddenly appeared in Xius's mind.

That was during the war, when Chloe and I were discussing how to design armor for the Banshee.

"This armor is going to have steam rifles attached to it? And several of them?" Chloe frowned as she looked at the blueprint. "You know, each rifle comes with a steam barrel attached. They'll have to carry a ton of them."

"It would be better to add a steam engine to the armor and carry more launch tubes!" she complained loudly.

Add a steam engine to the armor.
The body is the armor of the soul. If we put a furnace directly into the body and use the pollution in the soul as fuel, would it be feasible?

Xiusi took a deep breath and felt the hairs on his body stand up and his scalp tingling.

Or perhaps a heavy suit of armor could be created, connected to the body, and the pollution in the body could be pumped into the steam power in the armor, and the power from the combustion could be used to drive the armor.
Richard looked at the sudden light in Zeus's eyes and subconsciously took a step back. He had an inexplicable feeling that his lord must have figured out something incredible again.

The intuition of extraordinary people is often very accurate, so Richard is also in a complicated mood at the moment.

I spend the whole day in the lab, racking my brains but can't come up with any ideas. How come Zeus can come up with something just by chatting with him?

Judging from his expression, it must be something extraordinary.

Fortunately, this is his lord. Castel's development is really too fast. Richard claims to pursue knowledge regardless of life and death, but when working under this lord, why does he begin to feel that he can't keep up?
Shouldn't knowledge chase people? Why does it feel like all this knowledge only chases Xu Si and is all led away by him?
After sorting out his thoughts, Hughes said excitedly, "I have a bold idea. What's wrong with you, Mr. Richard? You look so bad. Are you feeling unwell?"

"Hey, I'm fine, go ahead."

"I heard that nymphs have a different body structure than humans, right?"

"Indeed, most transcendents no longer possess human bodies. Nymphs merely maintain a human appearance, but lack human organs. If Chief Chloe hadn't encountered an overwhelmingly large explosion, simple damage would have had little effect on her—her body possesses no weaknesses."

"So, the body is empty?"

"Well, you could say that."

"Can you put something in there?"

"..." Richard choked. "If it's not big, maybe it can be. What do you want to put in it?"

"Steam engine."

Richard, the usually elegant middle-aged gentleman, for the first time stood there with his mouth open, completely ungraceful.

Like a goose with its neck pinched.

(End of this chapter)