Steel steam and flame

"Teacher, the other thing is about the Ultimate Dragon Project..." The student had turned around and was about to leave. Maybe I was thinking of something, so I couldn't help but ask in the end.

Defoni let out a long breath, feeling both regret and helplessness that he could not make his own decision: "Although the Ultimate Dragon is only an important branch of the Mechanical Dragon Project, its importance is far greater than that of the Mechanical Dragon Project. On top of itself. You must have experienced this, which can be clearly seen from the investment of resources and the proportion of research and manufacturing."

"That's true, teacher. But precisely because of this, it's not just me, but others who are planning to stop it..."

Seeing Defoni shaking his head, but keeping his gaze on himself, the student who spoke immediately pursed his lips.

“It is precisely because it is important and a lot of resources have been poured into it, especially the Ultra Alloy and Ultra Metal, as well as the supporting sets of energy structures, etc., that the progress of the Mechanical Dragon Project has been pushed back. That's why the 'Ultimate Dragon' can be stopped at the time when you think it can't be stopped the most. Because it absolutely has the qualifications and rights."

Defoni spoke very strongly, fearing that the student would not understand. Or, the student actually understands, but just wants to stick to something on the project.

"Even though the Ultra Dragon project has been suspended for almost two months, there are still things like ultra metals and alloys, dragon nerve bundles to be transplanted, refrigerated flesh and blood, concentrated blood, and even specially prepared for the mechanical dragon. Large suppressor tubes and other things must be stored for the Ultimate Dragon's needs before they are placed elsewhere."

"In your opinion, it would definitely be a good choice if these precious resources were directly transferred to the 'Mechanical Dragon' project and then allocated in a unified manner when the Ultimate Dragon is needed. But you have always forgotten one thing. The thing, what we are doing now is just manufacturing. If you could think about why the Mechanical Dragon project has been proposed for so long and why it has not been launched until now, you might not ask this question."

"Resources and pressure?"

"We're not talking about resources here, we're just talking about the pressure we're facing." Defoni chose a direction that could be better explained, "Don't say that with your head, you still don't understand what happened in a small country a few months ago and only in the high-level The big event that went viral was the death of several fifth-stage surgery patients.”

"I have given you information about those people who died. Compare it with the situation about three years ago when I led you to intercept a certain distant priest in the Holy Emperor Hall of the Empire. Now, assume that you have taken over my position and are fully responsible. Mechanical Dragon Project. But after taking over, you need to clear out, within a short,..., um, three months, just two of the titled knights of the two three major knights of the Theocracy. "

"That's the problem. It's just two titled knights. Just two people. It's very rare, isn't it? It's not a problem. What are you going to do?"

The student smiled, thought carefully, and then answered: "I want to know how the teacher handled it, if possible."

After hearing this, Defoni's emotion and helplessness suddenly turned into happiness, as if this itself was a thing worth being happy about: "Me?" He pointed at himself, and then waved his hands relaxedly and proudly, as if saying this again Things are actually not as difficult as you think.

"I actually didn't do anything." He said, "I just felt that there was too much pressure to promote the Mechanical Dragon plan, especially the titled knights of the Theocracy who were eyeing this plan. So I picked up the communicator and gave some People say, 'Oh, the Mechanical Dragon project can no longer be carried out. If it continues, there will be danger. I may be liquidated by someone from the Theocracy and the Far Sea Community. What do you think I should do now?'

Then they thought about it and replied to me, "It's impossible to liquidate you. You are a celebrity in the Far Sea Commons, but you are the King of Steel. Such a thing will not happen." There will definitely be pressure, everyone has pressure. The Mechanical Dragon Project itself also touches on the interests of the Theocracy and the Nature Association. It is normal for them to investigate if there are some traces. ’

Of course, these are just words of comfort, and it will be a few days before the real answer can be seen. These things must be thought through carefully. Finally, they told me, ‘We are already taking action. You can proceed with the plan with peace of mind and wait for the news. They will relieve you of the pressure. ’

You also know what happened next. The two knights of the Theocracy, as well as some of the fifth-stage surgeons around them, died. As for what the process was like, I have no idea at all. And, this is something that even if I wanted to find out, I couldn’t get an answer. But how will the whole process develop? As long as there are no surprises, you should be able to get a rough result if you think about what I just said, which is the situation when intercepting the distant priests of the Imperial Holy Emperor Hall. "

"It's very simple, just a message and a little time to wait." Defoni finally joked, and his smile became happier.

Seeing the thinking on the student's face, Defoni thought for a while and made his words more clear.

"Do you think that after the Ultimate Dragon is created, the person who controls it will be someone from the fifth-stage dragon knight in the Flame Alliance?"

The student shook his head: "According to the principles of the Mechanical Dragon, I never thought that its operator would be a human operator. Almost all five-stage operators cannot withstand the load it brings. From the beginning of its design, its starting point was I didn’t consider the driver’s condition and just did whatever I felt was powerful.”

"Follow this line of thinking, and you will understand why the Mechanical Dragon Project can be restarted and extend to the Ultimate Dragon. I say it has qualifications and power, and that is also based on this. Human beings have limits after all. , even for stage five surgeries. However, there are a very small number of people who are no longer human beings and have become another second type of life. I have not seen their limit yet. "

"In addition, there is also a very important reason, that is, you have misunderstood a concept. A few years ago, after we visited many people one by one, the Mechanical Dragon Project no longer belongs to us. From then on, Our identity has changed from a proposer to a simple manufacturer. For many things, especially plans like the Mechanical Dragon, if you want it to run smoothly, the power required is absolutely huge beyond your imagination."

"Maybe you know how many people and forces are involved in this plan, but you definitely can't see how many people are contributing to maintaining it."

"Oh, by the way, since you asked, I will tell you a piece of news at the end of this conversation. The reason why the Ultimate Dragon was stopped was because there was something wrong with the driver. As for why it was not solved..." Defoni looked at his student, smiled, and stopped answering.

,,,,,,

"Uncle, we have been back for a long time."

"It's only a few months, not long."

"It's been a long time."

"I have felt him. He is definitely not dead. It's the same method he used in the knight squire assessment, for a safer and smoother environment."

"After the inspection in a few days, you can get new information."

"Well, it should be possible. You've heard from these several contacts, so there will be."

"Why do I feel like you're lying to me again?"

"...The induction is indeed very weak. After this contact, we will definitely be able to find a solution."