aircannonsinc Chapter 84: Going on vacation to Inazuma, upgrading armor, preparing to capture the Flame of No Form
Chapter 84: Going on vacation to Inazuma, upgrading armor, preparing to capture the Flame of No Form
Chapter 84: Going on vacation to Inazuma, upgrading armor, preparing to capture the Flame of No Form alive, and incidentally submitting a manuscript to Yaedo.
Dolly is completely obsessed.
Thirty million Mora is a lot, but it's also a very small amount.
The sense of security that comes with this armor is quite satisfying.
The firepower overwhelmed the entire mercenary group.
Faced with an order for ten sets of Dolly, Chen Bo simply held up one finger.
"set."
"Huh?" Dolly's enthusiasm seemed to have been doused with cold water, and she was stunned for a moment.
"This suit of armor involves my core technology and is not originally intended for external sale," Chen Bo said calmly. "I'm making an exception for you because you're a valuable partner of mine, so I'll have one custom-made for you. Just this one, take it or leave it."
Dolly smiled and glanced at Chen Bo.
Scarcity marketing.
You're using scarcity marketing, aren't you?
This is the oldest and most effective business tactic.
The more unattainable something is, the more precious it seems. She herself is a master at playing this trick, but unexpectedly, she was outmaneuvered today.
One set it is fine.
With the deal finalized, Chen Bo took Dolly to retrieve the newly manufactured capture mechs he had been working on these past few days.
Then, as usual, we went to the rainforest to clear out the various traps.
Against those slow-moving, simple-minded Relic Guardians, the upgraded floating cannon array is simply a game-changer.
With Chen Bo's current strength, he could swiftly and decisively defeat the Relic Guard with a single sentence.
They also demolished a wall from a relic that had already been developed, because that wall was also made of precious metals.
Collect metal and print capture mechs.
By the time I got home, it was already very late at night.
Farusan also looked very tired and handed several handwritten books to Chen Bo.
"Here you go." Her voice carried a hint of weariness and dissatisfaction. "After all these busy days, I've finally finished translating these books."
"The writing is quite good, and the plot is very engaging. When Cole was staying with me, she was so engrossed that she forgot to eat."
Chen Bo took the volumes of "Dragon Raja" (volumes 1-4) and "Battle Through the Heavens" (volume 1) from Farusan and casually flipped through them.
It's a manuscript by Falusanne.
Although many of the translations were done by students, senior Fiona carefully reviewed them and provided her own suggestions for revision in many places.
As he flipped through the manuscript, he casually asked, "Senior, are you free tomorrow? Would you like to go on a trip to Inazuma?"
"Inazuma?" Farusan paused, then frowned. "Are you out of your mind? Inazuma is currently under lockdown; ordinary merchant ships can't even get in. What would you be doing there?"
"There's a very comfortable hot spring in Inazuma. We'll go there to relax and have a vacation. I'll also submit these novels to Yaedo Publishing House while I'm at it," Chen Bo continued.
"Get to the point." Farusan didn't believe he would be so kind.
I don't think Chen Bo would have the leisure to go on vacation.
Chen Bo put down the manuscript, a smile that made Farusan uneasy: "Submitting the light novel was just a side effect. My real purpose is to capture the Flame of No Form alive."
"Captured alive—what?" Farusan wondered if she had misheard.
Defeating the Flame Hypostasis is already difficult enough, let alone capturing it alive!
"The Fire of the Impermanence." Chen Bo repeated, "Do you remember that paper we read a while ago about life alchemy? The paper proposed a hypothesis: capturing the Fire of the Impermanence alive and alchemizing it with metal might create living metal."
"Let's go give it a try."
The air became quiet.
Farusian stared at Chen Bo in disbelief, as if she were looking at a complete madman.
No, the last one who tried to capture the Flame of No Form is already dead.
Moreover, Chen Bo's armor's main attack method is fire, which is basically ineffective against the Impermanent Flame.
So, I'm the main force in this battle?
Then, she snorted and crossed her arms, adopting the air of a senior: "You call this a vacation, but you really just want to drag me, your senior, into being your free henchman, right? Capturing the Formless Flame alive, how did you even think of that!"
Although she said that, Farusan did not directly refuse.
This plan is far too audacious.
Chen Bo held Farusan's hand and earnestly pleaded, "That's right, so please help me, Senior Farusan."
Farusian readily agreed: "Alright then, since you're my student."
Afterwards, Chen Bo called Ke Lai and invited her to join him on a trip to Inazuma.
When she heard that she could travel abroad, Ke Lai's eyes lit up instantly, and her playful heart was ignited.
That's perfect, since I and Master Tinari have already cleared all the dead zones we found, so it's a good time for me to take a break.
Therefore, Cole agreed almost without hesitation.
Chen Bo also admitted that he needed Ke Lai's help in the fight, and promised that there would definitely be a vacation and relaxation session.
Having secured his partners, Chen Bo began making technical preparations.
He confirmed Inazuma's current situation by searching for information in the virtual world.
Two years ago, a "lockdown order" was issued, and thunderstorms blocked the sea areas.
However, the "Eye Hunt Order" targeting the Eye of God has not yet officially begun.
This means that as long as they can break through the thunderstorm and enter Inazuma, they can still move relatively freely with Mora clearing the way.
Chen Bo didn't possess anything ordinary like the Eye of God; what he sought was the Heart of God.
So, how do you get through a thunderstorm?
A word popped into Chen Bo's mind: Faraday cage.
He immediately drew a draft on the light screen. Using floating cannons connected by metal chains, they formed a huge net structure in the air, creating a "lightning shield" that covered itself, which was a Faraday cage.
One end attracts lightning, while the other end transmits the terrifying current into the sea via a superconducting cable.
Farusan leaned over for a look and immediately understood Chen Bo's intention.
"The design is ingenious," she commented. "However, it's supposed to be a vacation. It would be interesting if the magistrate of the Heavenly Territory mistook us for a spy infiltrating Inazuma and threw us in jail."
Chen Bo said with a smile, "As long as we're fast enough, the misunderstanding won't catch up with us. If all else fails, we can always make a strategic retreat."
Putting aside combat capabilities for now, its armored mobility is quite impressive.
Accelerate at full speed, and you'll soon reach four times the speed of sound. Without the gods intervening, there's no danger.
When I go to sleep at night.
Chen Bo also worked on designs with Naxida.
I learned a lot at the Order of the Fathers today.
This includes lightning element power cores and lightning element-related rune technologies.
It's a systematic approach.
Therefore, it's time to upgrade my armor.
The first step is core restructuring.
In his dream, he completely disassembled the armor's power system and incorporated the newly deciphered lightning element core blueprints into it, constructing a brand-new "grass + lightning" dual-element reactor.
The two energy systems can not only operate independently, but also amplify each other by utilizing the principle of grass mine "intensification" reaction.
It is estimated that the overall maximum intensity can be increased by three times.
Next, we will discuss the application of rune technology.
He used the ancient Kanriar runes he had deciphered from the secret projects of the Council of the Fathers to create a completely new control algorithm, which he then inscribed into various parts of the armor and the funnels.
In this way, many lightning element spells can be used.
The idea of capturing the formless fire alive is also related to the knowledge gained today.
In order to capture the Fire of No Manifestation alive, Chen Bo used the knowledge he learned today to design a new tactical matrix of floating cannons.
"Let's call it—Heavenly Prison Thunder Tribulation: Ten Directions God-Binding Chains."
Although the name is a bit cheesy, the effect is absolutely powerful.
After the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Chains are activated, the floating cannons will act as nodes, launching high-density chains of lightning elements that intertwine to form a network, creating a wall of lightning.
The walls can be combined to form a lightning cage.
Three floating cannons can form a lightning cage; the more floating cannons involved, the greater the power.
After completing the design, Chen Botian got up before dawn, entered the rainforest, and printed out the upgraded armor and new floating cannons overnight.
In addition, Chen Bo also printed three sets of Inazuma-style clothing for easy movement.
Afterwards, he bought some pocket bread, a specialty of Sumeru, and knocked on Farusian's door.
"Good morning." Farusan opened the door, still sleepy-eyed, wearing her pajamas, and yawned.
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Bo stuffed a mouthful of warm pocket bread into his mouth and handed him a set of clothes.
"Good morning, senior Farusan. Let's get ready to go. This is the Inazuma outfit I prepared. When we enter Inazuma, it's better to just pretend to be a local."
Farusan took a bite of the pocket bread she had stuffed in her mouth, put it aside, and then unfolded the clothes Chen Bo had prepared to look at them.
It really is beautiful.
Chen Bo prepared a modified version of the kimono sleeves for her, which looked more mature and elegant.
The main color is a calm indigo blue, like the sea in Inazuma at night.
On the wide sleeves, large areas of intricate and abstract geometric patterns were embroidered with her signature turquoise silk thread. The lines sometimes intersected and sometimes swirled, like the intricate blueprints of an ancient mechanism or the trajectory of stars.
Very exquisite.
"Hmph." Farusan snorted lightly, picked up the clothes and shook them, carefully examining the stitches. "The tailoring is quite neat, and the design of the pattern is also quite ingenious. It is indeed a very beautiful Sumeru garment."
"The design is thoughtful."
She adopted the airs of a senior, offering insightful and eloquent critiques.
"There was no design," Chen Bo answered honestly. "I just searched for 'Inazuma-style' fashion on the virtual terminal, picked one that suited you, and then I printed it out."
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Farusan almost choked on her breath and stomped her feet angrily.
How can someone be so blunt? Would it kill you to say it was carefully prepared?
Chen Bo really put a lot of effort into the preparations, and even specially copied some of the designs for the French staff uniforms.
But, alas, we can't let the favorability rating rise too quickly, or it will affect the quality of the rewards.
The process of requesting leave from the Order of Education went exceptionally smoothly.
When Chen Bo's leave request was submitted—"To verify the feasibility of ancient site technology, it is necessary to go out to find special field element samples"—it was all taken into account.
The three mentors in the core reverse engineering group approved the application almost instantly.
Hamid snorted in dissatisfaction: "You're so half-hearted. It's better if you leave now, so you don't get in my way."
Reza also complained, "I was planning to teach him some ancient languages today, but I didn't expect Farusan's disciple to have this kind of attitude. It's really disappointing."
"Did you understand? Verifying the feasibility of heritage technology is laughable."
In their view, this excessively young student was probably just there to gain experience, but Chen Bo didn't actually know any important figures.
The wise man Chen Bo knew was not involved in this project.
The person who brought Chen Bo into the project was a sage from the Wondrous Theory School. However, it wasn't to give Chen Bo a chance to showcase himself; it was just to recruit some useful oxen and horses.
In Huacheng, Ke Lai was fully prepared, pacing back and forth with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
When Chen Bo and Farusan appeared, she immediately went to greet them.
Chen Bo took out a piece of clothing and handed it to Ke Lai: "We're going to Inazuma for a trip, so let's do as the Romans do. This is an Inazuma outfit I prepared for you. Try it on."
Ke Lai took it curiously; it felt delicate and smooth to the touch, and the fabric was excellent.
The upper body is a light grass-green short furisode, with delicate rose and four-leaf clover patterns embroidered in silver thread on the cuffs and hem, cleverly incorporating Sumeru elements into the Japanese style of Inazuma.
Her lower body was covered by a dark green pleated skirt that allowed for easy movement. The skirt was short, ending just above the knee, and she wore wooden clogs and white tabi socks.
A soft, off-white cloth belt was tied around her waist, forming a cute bow.
There was even a pair of tiny four-leaf clover hair accessories.
"This—this is so beautiful, thank you, Anil." Cole held the clothes, her eyes sparkling.
It's exactly the style she likes.
"If you like it, that's good. Go change into it, and then we'll set off." Chen Bo smiled.
As for Chen Bo himself, he had naturally changed into traditional Sumeru clothing long ago.
After a while.
"Should we just fly there?"
"Of course," Chen Bo said with a smile. "If we cruise at twice the speed of sound (Teyvat air is saturated with elemental energy, and the speed of sound is set to 900 meters per second), it shouldn't take much time."
The three took off and adjusted their posture in the air above the rainforest.
"Let's go."
The thrusters on the armor on the backs of the three people were turned on at full power, and the three of them instantly transformed into three streaks of light, flying towards the ocean.
The three continued to increase their speed, and soon reached the speed of sound.
boom-!
A massive sonic boom cloud exploded behind them, creating a ring of white shockwave.
The three accelerated again, heading deeper into the clouds.
Two hundred floating cannons formed an array, breaking the wind and reducing resistance, closely following behind the three.
After some time, the three arrived at the outskirts of Inazuma.
The sky over the sea ahead was a somber, purplish-black.
The dark clouds rolled like thick ink, and huge lightning bolts danced and roared wildly in the clouds. This was the barrier that General Thunder had set up for her kingdom.
The manifestation of the isolationist order.
"Prepare for the assault."
Chen Bo signaled to slow down, and the three of them hovered at the edge of the thunderstorm.
Chen Bo snapped his fingers crisply.
Thirty floating cannons instantly broke away from the formation, flew to the top of the three people's heads, and quickly unfolded, spliced, and transformed, forming a huge metal "umbrella rib" in the blink of an eye.
Countless gleaming metal chains hung down from the edge of the umbrella ribs, extending to the churning sea below, forming a massive cage that completely enclosed the three people and all the accompanying floating cannons.
"Let's go in."
Cole was a little scared: "Is this really okay?"
"We're in the center of the cage, which seems more dangerous."
Chen Bo said, "I'll explain the specific principles to you when I get back. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
The moment we entered the thunderstorm zone, the whole world seemed to be filled with deafening roars.
A barrage of lightning bolts fell, striking the Faraday cage.
Cole closed his eyes in fright, feeling only the roar of thunder in his ears.
But the expected shock did not come; she cautiously opened her eyes a crack.
Countless ferocious purple lightning bolts struck the metal umbrella overhead, but instead of hitting those inside the cage, the lightning flowed down the hanging metal wires and into the sea.
Under the protection of the "umbrella," the three of them slowly made their way through the thunderstorm.
Farusan wasn't as nervous as Cole; she was simply amazed by Chen Bo's execution.
The drawings were only done last night, and the finished product is already out today?
Did you stay up all night yesterday?
After passing through the thunderstorm, the island was already in sight.
Inatsume, we've arrived.