I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

They're experts at internal warfare but incompetent at external warfare.

Why don't he call Conan when no one's around and ask him to check the database for any information about the Hattori family...?

Anyway, Conan has always been ambitious, so he probably won't refuse.

They watched as the vehicle carrying Hattori Heiji and the others completely disappeared from sight.

Chen En then gently tapped the earphone casing with his finger.

The voice of Noah's Ark immediately rang out.

"Next, we'll guide you..."

"The secluded area of ​​the Flying Dragon Warriors."

Chapter 1168 Master of Mechanisms

Feilongshi, whose Chinese name was Han Zhihe, appeared in some records during the reign of Emperor Muzong of the mysterious Eastern country.

It is said that he possessed superb mechanical skills and was able to create wooden mechanical beasts that could fly and move autonomously without the need for other power sources. However, there are no detailed records of this person's life, and it is only confirmed that he was a Wa (倭国), i.e., a Japanese.

Chen En initially couldn't find out who this person was either.

It wasn't until Suzuki Jirokichi explained the matter of the Flying Dragon Warriors to him that he conducted a targeted investigation and discovered that such a person did indeed exist in history.

The person who is helping Suzuki Jirokichi create the Four Symbols Mechanism now is definitely not the same Flying Dragon Warrior from the Tang Dynasty.

He should be the successor of that original mechanic.

Chen En was quite interested in this kind of mechanical art.

It is difficult to ensure that things in Tokyo proceed as planned by relying solely on technological means, because technological devices can easily obstruct the monitoring system in various ways.

It's even said that a mysterious mineral exists in some small country in this world.

That ore has extremely terrifying effects.

That is, simply touching that ore to any electronic device can directly disable the corresponding electronic device. According to records, terrorists have used that ore to cause several plane crashes.

Although this type of ore is extremely rare in the market and in other places.

However, Chen En had no doubt that one day in the future, the Black Organization and the Shadow Cabinet would have the channels and money to obtain this mineral product. Therefore, in addition to electric power, other preventative measures also needed to be stockpiled.

This wooden mechanical beast, which requires no electricity and is purely imbued with a touch of mysticism, is one way to make up for the lack of electricity.

Moreover, Professor Agasa indicated that his proposed improvement method for the Type 3 Dragon, based on Koizumi Akako's repeated visits to the Bat Cave and her battles with the Type 3 Dragon at the entrance, might cause problems if he were to modify it.

Because Professor Agasa is one of the representatives of cutting-edge technology.

However, as the saying goes, "every profession has its own secrets," and it was impossible for him to master and modify a mechanical product with mystical elements that he had never encountered before in a short period of time.

The research alone would probably take several months.

But what Chen En lacked most was time.

He had been in this world for less than two months.

However, various forces, large and small, have already entered and exited Tokyo, creating a situation where a single disagreement could escalate the entire city into chaos. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly have time for Professor Agasa to spend so much energy researching mechanical arts from scratch?

It would be better to simply bring back a master in this field, or bring back a few relevant books.

Anyway, he is now the chairman of Chen En Enterprise.

Various groundbreaking electronic devices were being sold to all parts of the world, and the business was booming, so there was almost no need to worry about money.

Since Suzuki Jirokichi was able to get this mechanic to help, he certainly could too.

The vehicle moved quickly toward the outskirts of Osaka Prefecture.

They quickly drove out of the city.

The number of pedestrians and vehicles around was gradually decreasing until only a few old-fashioned buildings that seemed somewhat out of place in the modern city remained, and then we finally arrived at our destination.

Chen En finally stopped the car at this point.

He looked up at the building in front of him, which looked no different from the other low and old buildings. It was hard to imagine that the master mechanic lived in such a place.

After all, mechanical products that can be used without the need for electricity are quite valuable.

If he could simply sell a few patents or control a few products, his net worth would continue to rise from its original level. There was no need to stick to this old place.

This isn't a TV drama; why would reclusive masters live in such a small place?

As Chen En stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The dilapidated house quickly opened up to the inside, and what appeared in the adults' field of vision was not the so-called master of mechanisms, but a few wooden mechanical beasts flying in the sky.

This looked quite flamboyant, which surprised Chen En.

Was it a mechanical beast that opened the door just now?

At that moment, footsteps could be heard inside the room.

The voice sounded somewhat heavy.

Relying on his advanced combat skills and physical abilities, Chen En only needed to listen to the person walking outside to know that he was around 50 years old, or even older.

And the person who appeared in Chen Gen's field of vision was exactly as he expected.

The mechanic who inherited the title of Flying Dragon Warrior was indeed a middle-aged man around fifty years old.

He was not surprised by Chen En's visit.

This doesn't mean he has any means of predicting the future, or that he has the ability to communicate with the wooden mechanical beasts flying in the air; it's simply because Suzuki Jirokichi had mentioned this to him before.

Suzuki Jirokichi and Chen En had a very good relationship.

Therefore, when Chen En noticed the Four Symbols Mechanism and the Three Types of Dragon Machines and began to ask him who the person who created these mechanisms was, Suzuki Jirokichi had already given him the address of this Flying Dragon Warrior.

It's even said that Suzuki Jirokichi initially planned to invite Flying Dragon to Tokyo to meet with Chen En again.

However, at that time, Hiryuji had some matters to attend to in Osaka Prefecture.

Therefore, even though Suzuki Jirokichi offered a high price, he was unable to persuade this master mechanic to come. So, in the end, they arranged a time and place so that Chen En could visit the mechanic when he went to Osaka Prefecture.

"...I know why you've come. Do you want me to help you make some mechanical beasts?"

The mechanical master, known as the Flying Dragon Warrior, got straight to the point and asked a question.

"Although I don't know exactly what you want to build, I think the Type 3 mechanical dragon that I helped you build before is enough to guard your house. You shouldn't need any other mechanical beasts, right?"

Although Flying Dragon is a master of mechanical engineering who uses wooden mechanical beasts, mechanical beasts are not usually within his scope.

However, technology will inevitably evolve with the times, and that Type 3 Dragon can be considered one of his masterpieces.

They created colossal objects that could not be made from relatively fragile wood using various sturdy mechanical parts, endowed them with mobility, and incorporated modern electronic technology.

If such a colossal creature cannot satisfy Chen En's needs, then he must require an even more terrifying mechanical beast.

Then the Flying Dragon Warriors would have to reconsider what Chen En's true identity really was.

He didn't want to be invited for tea by the Onmyōryō (the Bureau of Yin and Yang) or the Japanese Public Security Bureau because of the mechanical beasts he created.

Chapter 1169 The Melancholy of the Dragon Warrior

"...I don't need you to make those mechanical beasts for me to fight."

"Just to be on the safe side, after all, you know there is a special ore in this world that can make mechanical products completely ineffective. Once those mechanical products lose their power, they completely lose their ability to move and defend themselves."

"This shows that even purely wooden mechanisms can be an important part of a defensive system."

Chen En spoke calmly and directly.

He wasn't lying, after all, in his view, the wooden mechanical beasts were indeed an emergency measure after electronic products failed, rather than a regular means of combat.

His own space-age mud-brick flying car can solve 99% of the problems.

His own combat abilities can solve the remaining 1% of the problem.

It was just a wooden mechanical beast, and the mechanism was something he could easily dismantle. It was enough to keep out ordinary soldiers or serve as a surveillance tool.

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Feilongshi's eyes.

Are there any other minerals like this in the world?

"Are you lying to me?"

He genuinely didn't know any relevant information about this.

In fact, as a pure local, Feilongshi didn't pay much attention to information from abroad, let alone the special minerals from a small European country whose relevant information was blocked.

Aside from people like Jirokichi Suzuki, who have the resources and connections to obtain such minerals and related information, it's impossible for anyone else to do so.

It's perfectly normal for someone like Flying Dragon, who has some mystical aspects, to not know.

After all, under normal circumstances, the technological side and the mystical side are two parallel lines that never intersect.

"...You didn't know?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen En's eyes, but he still continued to explain.

“That’s a special mineral produced in the Kingdom of Vesbania.”

"Simply bringing this mineral into contact with electronic products can paralyze them, which is why it has been used internationally for terrorist attacks, causing several plane crashes."

"After that, the circulation of this ore was strictly controlled, and related information was forcibly blocked on the Internet."

"Getting that kind of ore is as difficult as climbing to the sky for ordinary people."

"However, for the hostile forces that Suzuki Foundation and I will encounter, which possess terrifying power and assets, obtaining the special minerals of the Kingdom of Vesbania is not a difficult task."

"I was somewhat tempted after seeing the mechanical artifacts made by that master mechanic, Misui Kichiemon."

"Then we discovered that you could completely replicate the mechanisms of that mechanical master, Sansui Kichiemon, and move them to the Suzuki Foundation's Grand Exhibition Hall, and you were also able to create mysterious mechanical products like the Type-3 Dragon Machine."

"I feel it's necessary for me to invite you to join my team."