Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 777 108. It’s the season to perform traditional performances again - more updates for your Canaan brothers [1515]

"The Pascal K1N6 is a mechanical miracle designed by myself and my father, and made by Master Pascal himself. It represents a civilian product that has developed Mechagon engineering to the extreme.

Compared with the HK-8 air suppression unit that my father was passionate about, I prefer this kind of engineering creation that can be used to change lives and change the world.

Powerful air suppression units mean war and destruction, but the Pascal K1N6 represents the peaceful use of our knowledge. "

On a mechanical watchtower at the highest point of Rustbolt Town, the ruler of Rustbolt Town, Prince Erazmin, a pacifist who clearly possesses a murder weapon but never uses it, is introducing the "wishing machine" to Blake. .

The pirate listened and looked down.

Fenner was running around outside of Rustbolt Town on the red mechanical cat she had just acquired. This mechanical creation modeled after a cheetah was tireless and could maintain high-speed running as long as the energy battery could hold up.

It is also equipped with self-defense weapons that can shoot laser rays from its eyes and a grenade launcher in its mouth.

Its metal claws can easily tear through light armor driven by its mechanical body.

Fenner may not need this mechanical cat to help her fight, but compared to the wheeled vehicle that always makes people feel insecure, she undoubtedly likes the smooth feeling of running around on this thing.

As for Tanred.

The little prince was also very satisfied with his gift.

He was currently flying around above Rustbolt Town on his golden mechanical parrot.

That thing used exquisite iron sheets to simulate the flying wings and tail feathers of a parrot, and was also equipped with a very stable gyroscope and pathfinding device.

This means that as long as Tanred enters the correct coordinates, he can sleep and let this reliable robotic bird take him back to Tiragarde Sound.

Black's black falcon flew low, circling Tanred's strange-looking mechanical parrot.

Miss Druid has never seen anything like this that is not magical or natural at all. She thinks the existence of this thing is a kind of blasphemy against natural creation.

She made up her mind.

Tonight, while others are not paying attention, I will steal some parts and go to the wishing machine to build a similar one.

But I definitely don’t use it for fun.

Rather, we must use a critical eye to criticize this blasphemous creation.

With Blake's successful demonstration of production, the dwarfs who came with him were going crazy. They were surrounding the big golden robot, eager to order it to make various things.

Oversback waved the wrench, seemingly intending to take the thing apart to take a look, but was quickly stopped by the other mechanical gnomes.

They cannot trust the technology of these "backward" compatriots.

And to be honest, if Overback really dismantled the Pascal K1N6 here, Black could be sure that the great inventor would never be able to reassemble it even if he had the drawings.

This thing is Mechagon's engineering marvel after all.

It represents the world's top engineering thinking in Azeroth.

Little Star, who never misses any excitement, was happily queuing up in front of the wishing machine, carrying a box of parts and batteries. Judging from the way she is gearing up, she must be planning to make some weird things to play with.

"I'm very curious, can Pascal K1N6 really be able to build anything?"

Blake looked back at Prince Erazmin behind him, who was sitting on a chair on the observation deck, looking in the direction of the electric scrap transport station. After hearing the pirate's question, the prince shook his head first, and then nodded. nod.

He answered in his trademark rigorous tone:

"We call it a 'wishing machine', but it is not omnipotent in the true sense. It is proficient in all the engineering technologies we have and has a very complex and cumbersome mechanical mental circuit.

Theoretically, as long as you have a drawing of a certain creation, after Pascal K1N6 receives the drawing and prepares enough parts and materials, it can make the finished product for you.

This kind of production is limited to the field of engineering. "

The prince paused and added:

"We have never been able to quantify magical knowledge, so the wishing machine cannot be used to make magical items. From this point of view, it is not omnipotent."

“So you have to design it first and then make it, right?”

Blake nodded and asked again:

"What if it's a huge creation? What about something bigger than Pascal, like a clockwork giant?"

"It goes into 'manual creation' mode."

Prince Erazmin stretched out his mechanized hands and gestured, and said:

"As long as the blueprint is correct and no one else needs help, Pascal can still make a bigger creation for you. But the more complex and huge it is, the longer the production cycle will be.

But Pascal himself is also a mechanical creature.

Although it has a self-healing module, it also requires regular maintenance. And to power it for an extended period of time, you'd need a more powerful energy source than the electricity we currently use. "

“Can Bondo’s high-energy charging pile work?”

the pirate asked.

The prince nodded and said:

"That is definitely enough. That charging station is specially designed to charge the HK-8 air suppression unit and the 'Mercy Dwarf' heavy tank.

Its energy release is completely enough to provide Pascal with relief from energy restrictions.

You ask so many questions, have you made up your mind to purchase the Pascal K1N6 construction robot from us? "

"certainly."

Blake snapped his fingers and said:

"I know from the talkative dwarfs in the town that this robot has not been turned on for a long time because of your lack of power. But you suddenly turned it on this morning for production, wasn't it just to attract my attention?

Very well, your cunning prince, your little move successfully attracted my attention.

I want that thing as my reward for this adventure. "

After finishing speaking, the pirate blew out a smoke ring, turned around and spread his arms to the mechanical prince. He asked very frankly:

"Then, now that the remuneration has been agreed upon, it's time for us to get into the discussion. Let's talk, Your Highness, what do you need me, a humble master assassin, to do for you?"

Prince Erazmin hesitated for a while. He remained silent, as if it was difficult to express what he was thinking.

The magic eyeball on Black's shoulder stared at him, observing the slightest change in the mechanical prince's expression. He coughed and said:

"Is it difficult to say that arrogant and ruthless request? Or is it difficult to choose between the peace you pursue and the survival of your father?

After all, I can probably guess that even though King Mechagon has gone crazy and abandoned his humanity and chose a more reliable machine, even so, there is still a feeling called love in its already cold mechanical heart. It's for you.

The mechagnomes couldn't feel it.

But I can. "

The pirate smiled, moved his shoulders and said:

"An old father who was willing to abandon himself for a great goal chose the path closest to realizing his wish. He gave up his responsibilities as a king and transformed his subjects into qualified and powerful warriors with the power of technology.

For this reason, he has to sacrifice the last free will of his subjects. This behavior can be called crazy in the eyes of others. Although I privately think that although this is cruel, it is also a way to solve the problem.

Because like your father, I know how difficult the enemy he chose to face was.

If you want to win, you have to sacrifice a little, right?

But even so, even after he had mastered a powerful mechanical army that could completely overwhelm all opponents on Mechagon Island, he still maintained restraint.

He did not use his army of destruction to rush into the surface and destroy the small power established by his rebellious son overnight, nor did he force you to return to your hometown and accept the fate of mechanization with him.

He personally made the best transformation and strengthening for you, and allowed you to organize your forces on the surface and launch a rebellion against him that was impossible to succeed. "

Having said this, Black paused and "looked" at Prince Erazmin who remained silent.

He said:

“You should know that the reason Rustbolt Town and your followers still exist is not because you are good at fighting, nor is it because King Mechagon’s army cannot capture this place.

Is it purely because your crazy king father gave you enough time in the hope that you would change your mind?

We can still sit here and discuss this issue only because he gave his last bit of mercy to you. To be honest, if I had such a father."

The pirate curled his lips and did not continue.

But his meaning was clear.

After another thirty seconds of silence, Prince Erazmin raised his head, and a "." symbol floated on the electronic eye display in his eyes.

He said:

"I know what you said, and I can understand my father's expectations, but that's not what I want. You said you know who the enemy my father chose to face is.

Actually, I know this too.

I once read the notebooks my father left behind when he had not transformed himself into a machine. He recorded in detail his explorations around the world and the disturbing conclusions he found.

About the origins of dwarves, dwarves and humans, about the war between the Titan Guardians and the Ancient Gods, about the spread of the flesh curse and the end of the mythical age, the beginning of the mortal age, and so on.

I know all this.

That's why I'm so conflicted.

Like you, I can understand the necessity for my father to do this. He is indeed doing a right and great thing.

He wholeheartedly wants to return the entire world to the age of myth.

He believes that only then can we complete the second war against the Dark Empire with the power given to us followers by the Titan Guardians.

He came to this conclusion after countless calculations. Only the world after the machine returns to its origin can it be possible to completely clean up the millions of years of corrosion caused by the ancient gods.

even

Even my father has prepared to fight the Old Gods after completing the mechanical return to origin. If he fails, he will send me to the Forge of Origin to activate the terrible plan of the World Restart Protocol.

It's the right thing to do, I don't deny that. "

The prince held his head and said in a painful tone:

"But to accomplish great things, must countless innocent lives be used to pave the way? I have calculated that once my father's plan is launched, at least 70% of the flesh and blood life in the entire world will be annihilated within a year at most.

The curse of flesh and blood has extended too deep, and most people in this world are destined to be unable to activate the Titan power factor in their bodies.

We have long lost that ancient glory, lost forever.

But my father won't consider this

I have to stop him!

But I couldn't find a reason to stop him.

I'd love to tell you, it's for free will.

But in the face of a question of world survival, it's just free will. If the existence of a life is erased from the material level, what is the meaning of the remaining freedom?

I can't even convince myself. "

"Well, seeing how pitiful you are, why don't I give you a reason?"

Blake squatted down and "looked" at the mechanical prince in front of him. He said:

"The premise of why you are so painful is based on your agreement with your father's theory. You also believe that after completing the 'Mechanical Return to Origin', we will return to the mythical era of Titan glory.

We will reclaim the power of our ancestors and use it to defeat the Old Gods and their corrupt minions.

You and your father both believe that the power of machinery and steel is not afraid of the corrosion of the ancient gods, but I want to tell you that this conclusion is wrong.

Facing the all-pervasive corrosion of the void, steel and machinery are not enough to protect you.

The fact that the ancient gods can cast the first curse of flesh and blood means that they have cracked the mystery of Titan creation. Do you know why your father couldn't enter the Titan city of Ulduar?

Do you think the Titan Guardians, crafted from steel, rock and machinery, are still sane?

There is an ancient god imprisoned down there. "

The pirate reached out and patted Prince Erazmin's mechanical shoulder, and said:

“I agree with your father’s ideals and ambitions, but I don’t agree with his behavior, not because I think ‘mechanical return to the origin’ is impossible to achieve, but because I know that this is an adventure destined to fail.

His so-called reasonable sacrifice for victory is just wishful thinking on his part.

Those sacrifices would eventually prove to be meaningless internal friction, and I even suspect that the reason why he had such crazy ideas was because he had been exposed to corrosive forces.

His mind may have been disturbed.

Trying to get back to the good old days is not the way to win. If you want to win now, you have to look to the bright future worth looking forward to. "

Blake tilted his head and said to the mechanical prince whose eyes were shining:

"Therefore, don't say that you want to end your father's crazy life through assassination. That would be too cruel. I always don't like fathers being kind and sons being filial.

And I’m barely experienced in this area, so if anyone asks, that’s what you have to tell them.

You are not going to assassinate your father.

On the contrary, you are going to save your father, who is about to do wrong things under the guidance of evil, from a miserable future of failure.

You are there to save his soul, release his pain, and take over his burden.

understand? "