If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

Chu Zihang and Xia Mi were standing on the conveyor belt elevator. This type of conveyor belt is most often found in the terminal building of the airport. It is suitable for passengers carrying or hauling large luggage. Now it is almost all over the walls of Tianji Pavilion. on the floor.

Chu Zihang made a rough visual calculation and calculated that the entire ring of the underground space was about 600 meters long, and the height reached 100 meters. It was almost impossible for such an underground space to be dug out by human labor in the original era.

On the left and right sides of the conveyor belt are spaces separated by laminated glass. Experimenters wearing gray coats can be seen gathered in the conference room in small groups, discussing and studying topics with thermal and kinetic formulas drawn on the whiteboard. Occasionally, you can see a room filled with large heavy machinery like an equipment room. There seems to be a simple parts processing line laid out inside, and researchers wearing goggles are concentrating on processing parts with their bare hands next to the machine tool.

What impressed Chu Zihang the most was the closed test site he passed. Through the double-sided laminated explosion-proof glass, he could see from the outside that the researchers in the observation room pressed the button on the top of a throwing weapon similar to a shock bomb. , throwing the projectile from the safety window into the test site filled with dummies.

The explosion that Chu Zihang originally thought would happen did not appear. After landing, the thrown object settled on the ground like a tumbler and swayed twice. Finally, it stood upright through the center of gravity at the bottom. The metallic shell on the surface split into regular gaps, and several Infrared rays visible to the naked eye shot out from the cracks and scanned the entire experimental site at an extremely fast speed, leaving only a few infrared rays stopping on the forehead of the experimental dummy.

Chu Zihang heard a "squeak" sound.

In fact, there was no such strange sound in the test site, but when the throwing objects on the ground suddenly lit up with several light blue lights, Chu Zihang and Xia Mi seemed to really hear this science fiction feeling in their ears. sound effects.

Afterwards, they saw the door of the test site being opened. The researchers in the observation room walked into the site and moved the dummies out one by one. As they passed the glass wall, they could clearly see that the heads of the dummies had melted through a charred black hole. of holes.

Xia Mi leaned his head forward to get a better look, but the conveyor belt had already sent them forward. Li Qiuluo stood in front of the conveyor belt and said, "Now Tianji Pavilion is determined to develop more new conceptual weapons and breakthroughs in materials science." Many ideas that could only exist in fantasy before have gradually become a reality, and in this regard, we also have to rely on the secret party’s equipment department to provide considerable technical support.”

We followed the conveyor belt until we reached the elevator. After opening it a few floors up, we saw another scene.

The theme of this floor is steel and flames. Craftsmen are casting tools according to ancient methods. Often, after the combustion accelerant is put into the furnace, the whole room is illuminated by red flames. In the vast whiteness, only the beating of iron tools can be heard. The sound of gold and iron clashing.

The weapon testing grounds that look like science fiction movies are gone. Instead, there are quite traditional weapon forging rooms. There are also various exquisite pottery mold display rooms used in casting. A dazzling array of metal forgings are displayed in the room. Here, the cold light on the blade and the subtle metal texture show the ultimate level of craftsmanship.

"The floors of the Tiangong Department and Tianji Pavilion are separate." Chu Zihang said, "Are you worried about conceptual conflicts?"

"The fusion of ancient methods and modern methods is not achieved overnight." Li Qiuluo said simply.

"It's already the 21st century, are these weapons forged by ancient methods still useful against dragons?" Xia Mi was curious, "Not every weapon can be mixed with the special titanium alloy you mentioned, right?"

Li Qiuluo did not answer this question, but suddenly took out a pistol from the side of his tunic jacket. When Xia Mi was shocked and thought that she would be silenced for saying something wrong, Chu Zihang saw her unload the magazine and push it out with her thumb. A bullet fell into his hand and was thrown towards him.

Chu Zihang raised his hand to catch the bullet. When he took it, he felt the uneven and dense lines on the surface of the bullet. Looking at it carefully, the small thing in his hand was more like a microscopic piece of art than a bullet. It is a product with circular patterns inside each other, engraved layer by layer on the entire projectile body. The pattern shapes of the projectile, sleeve and primer are all different. After being pieced together into a whole, they are cleverly connected into one piece. .

"Alchemy bullet." Chu Zihang said.

"With the current technology and assembly line technology, it is impossible to make this level of alchemy bullets. The inscription process, materials and necessary sacrifices are all in the hands of the Ministry of Tiangong. The knowledge of casting, The importance of the inheritance of the older generation is not just to make some cold weapons, there is too much necessary wisdom hidden in steel and flames, and the weapons born in the furnace are only inevitable products, not the only products." Li Qiuluo said.

It happened that the conveyor belt passed by a testing site, where a craftsman wearing an insulating suit was holding a seven-ring knife. The knife was 3 feet 5 inches long, and the handle was 7 inches long. There were seven rings, one every 3 inches and 5 minutes. Just a seven-ring knife is not surprising, but it would be extremely strange if all seven iron rings on the knife were burning.

The craftsman held a seven-ring knife in both hands and stood facing a dummy target. He suddenly took a step forward and cut straight down. The sharp blade cut open the right neck of the dummy. The seven rings on the back of the knife began to vibrate and rattle. The dummy was hit. A strange circular burn mark appeared in the place. The craftsman's sword kept moving, and he slashed six more times with the force of thunder and rain. Each sword landed in a different place, and circular hot lines appeared in the places where it was struck.

When the seventh knife was cut and the number of perm lines on the dummy reached 'seven', the dummy suddenly exploded violently. The dazzling light penetrated the glass wall and made Chu Zihang and others on the conveyor belt raise their hands. Blocked, the dummy was completely vaporized from the inside out in the light almost instantly, and a large amount of fog rushed up to the ceiling, triggering the smoke alarm and starting heavy rainfall to cool down the room temperature.

"Artificial alchemical weapons." Chu Zihang adjusted to the bright light and whispered.

"The disadvantage is that it cannot be mass-produced. Each alchemy weapon needs to be recorded after going through tedious testing. Loss or leakage will cause a lot of trouble. The current production volume can only barely satisfy the senior field staff in Lang Juxu. Every employee is equipped with one, which needs to be sent back to Tianji Pavilion regularly for review and maintenance." Li Qiuluo said.

"It's also amazing." Chu Zihang commented.

"Do you still think cold weapons are useless now?" Li Qiuluo turned to look at Xia Mi.

Xia Mi touched his curved eyebrows feeling embarrassed, "Do you call this a cold weapon?"

All alchemy items in Kassel College are sealed in ice cellars, including Frigga bullets, which are most easily accessible to students, and are dangerous items that violate school regulations.

Even if a senior specialist in the Executive Department wants to apply for an alchemy item that can be used as a weapon, the report that he wants to leave will probably have to go through the secret party's system, and it is said that it may not be approved.

Looking at the alchemy weapons in hand, without exception, they are family heirlooms or private possessions, such as Chu Zihang's Murasame, Caesar's Dictado, the principal's folding knife, and the Kikuichimonji that Lin Nian once owned. Zezong.

Being able to have your own alchemical weapon is a very popular thing in Kassel College. With the thing in your hand, you can brag about it on the Night Watch forum for four consecutive academic years. Every time you keep it, you will have trouble. A few people cooperated and left envious comments - because this is indeed something awesome and worth showing off.

On the other hand, the orthodox Lang Juxu, as long as he is willing to work, live long, and has enough qualifications, he will be given an alchemical weapon. This kind of treatment has made the group of killers in the execution department know about it, and I am afraid that he will have to apply to Lang Juxu overnight.