Steel steam and flame

Bruce held up the hexagonal prism and his expression became a little complicated: "There are traces of use, but you don't have to tell me whether the machine that can activate it is in your hands or not. The danger is very high. In the Avalon Agency, Due to some reasons, I know a lot of things about the depths of the empire, but I personally refuse to have anything to do with these things."

Cassia understood Professor Bruce's worry: "No one else will know, but after all, he is related to my body and has to know some details."

“The scientific name is ‘Uranium Gold’, let’s call it the current combination of ultimate energy substances.”

"Uranium gold?" Cassia repeated, "As an energy source, it seems that there has never been any trace of use in the empire. Will it be accompanied by some bad phenomena?" Thinking of the white light and sharply rising temperature, there is no effective The means of protection will only bring disaster.

"Of course, within the empire, all these things are concentrated in the hands of Avalon, just like solid red mercury. No one from the four forces can possess it, otherwise the balance will tip over in an instant, and there will never be any recovery. Maybe, the situation will only get worse. But the ultimate goal is to serve the empire. If a crisis occurs, the group of scientists in Avalon will not let this kind of thing gather dust. It seems that it has something to do with maintaining them every year The machines are very expensive.”

"It can be said that the only one in the empire that has a record of using uranium and gold is the Avalon Agency. It built an exclusive energy conversion device to drive all the machines of the Avalon Agency. But it is not used as an energy material in many cases. Only the Avalon Agency has a conversion machine. More often than not, this substance is used as the guardian of the empire to exercise its title of ultimate energy."

"I have said that the stable growth of the empire depends on it. It is indeed true, at least most of the reason is because of its discovery. The giant countries on the Zuoxiang Continent and the Right Minister Continent were established hundreds of years earlier than the empire. At first, because of the two The dragons and the core of the analysis machine were transported to Manoma, and the empire was established shortly thereafter. In the early days, the Mano Kingdom lost nearly two-thirds of its army due to the capture of dragons. In fact, Manoma had already been defeated by that time. Kingdom of Nuo. After the establishment of the empire, the first-generation holy emperor and king were forced to launch a war to divert the internal conflicts of the country. There was also unwillingness in it. After all, so much manpower and material resources were spent, and finally obtained something that could change itself from now on. That's it. No one wants the country to perish due to internal friction."

"So the 'Creation War' began?" Cassia thought about the history she had learned. "Dragons and the Analytical Machine gradually played a role at that time and continue to this day."

"Not entirely. The early empire was entirely supported by the core of the Analytical Engine and its imitations. First, most of the industrialization was achieved. Later, due to the expansion of the territory and abundant resources, breakthrough progress was made in biological research on dragons. In the end The early surgeons appeared many years after the empire was established."

"You know, during the Mano Kingdom era, a large area of ​​the country on the Later Phase continent was coal-burning. The layout of the railway lines was also scattered from the center of each country. Industrial cities, you will move the core of the country in this direction at that time Just think about it. There is still an era of pure knight culture. Don't expect the industry and steam power technology at that time to be so perfect. The ammunition is still ordinary gunpowder, and the fire blunderbuss is closer to the level of the continuous-fire long-barreled fire tunnel gun. Armored vehicles are just a thicker layer of iron plates welded to the limousine cars running all over the streets now, and their power is quite low."

Bruce sighed when talking about this period of history, as if he had experienced it himself, full of memories. In his opinion, even with the dragons and analytical machine cores in that era, the outcome of the early empire was still more likely to lead to complete destruction.

"Airplanes are still simple propellers, and clouds are unlikely to touch them. But don't think that the empire was very strong from the beginning. After all, the writing of history textbooks itself is the empire, and some deletions and additions must be made to give people confidence. But there are Who cares about the history? I think you know the structure of the empire very well."

"It was the first country to achieve large-scale industrial production, which led to technological improvements in steam power and mechanical equipment, allowing the early empire to gradually prosper from internal decline. Not long after that, the study of dragon creatures was officially put on the agenda. With the advent of surgery, the 'Creation War' finally started, and the empire expanded rapidly, eventually forming the current situation in the Later Phase Continent, which happened during that period."

"So 'Uranium Gold' appeared during this time period?" Cassia said, roughly grasping the chronological order of Professor Bruce's words.

"Yes, when the empire's territorial expansion is blocked by the Far Sea Commonwealth and the Flame Alliance, or in other words, when the empire's expansion can no longer be stopped, it will naturally come into the eyes of the giant countries on the left and right. Then At that time, things between the two of them seemed to be coming to an end. On the one hand, they were importing technology to nearby small countries, which was considered a kind of involvement, and on the other hand, they were also discussing specific agreements. During that time in the empire, there were explosive discoveries in technology, probably There are also reasons for sending agents to infiltrate the Far Sea Commonwealth and the Flame Alliance. Facing two large countries on the Later Phase Continent is already full of difficulties, let alone the giant countries they support behind each other."

"But whether it's a story or history, if you look carefully, you will always find something dramatic." Bruce said with a smile at this time, looking at the hexagonal prism in his hand, "The scientific research institutions inherited from the Kingdom of Mano were established in the empire. Later, it also expanded, and with the transportation of a large amount of money and materials, it seemed to have finally played a key role. From the imitation of the Analytical Engine to the later self-development, the same was true for dragon technology. Perhaps it was the largest in the empire for so long It was a crisis. At that time, many people believed that the war would soon spread to the entire Houxiang Continent. But for some reason, the air filled with the smell of gunpowder completely dissipated in just one year."

"It was at that time that the empire's scientific research institution announced that it would officially change its name to Avalon, which continues to this day. What happened, only a few people know. According to the words of an admiral on the two battlefields at that time - a star emitting white light The sun rose in the dark rainy night, and white steam enveloped the entire sky. Strange objects bloomed in the white light, like a huge ancient tree leading to the end of the world. The brilliance on its spreading branches and leaves can only make people... Awe.”

"That was... a huge explosion?" Cassia felt that this image was very similar to the scene after the solid red mercury bomb exploded.

"Yes, that is what is called a 'uranium gold bullet', also called the 'Great God's Declaration', which means a sure-shot gun that can destroy anything. One bullet completely ended the huge war that was supposed to come, allowing the empire to continue It has grown to this day. And its main raw material is this kind of thing. But the specific principles, manufacturing tools and processes, etc., in the early days of the empire, people from the Holy Emperor Hall and the royal family took over control. But a few decades later Something has changed this situation, and its controller is completely and uniquely controlled by Avalon."

Bruce looked at Cassia, who was thinking seriously, and continued his words: "A long time ago, uranium-gold bullets were also listed as one of the sacred equipment of the empire. They were later eliminated because of the same thing. It is the history of the empire. The incident on the Internet not only caused Avalon, who originally served the empire wholeheartedly, to be in its current state, but also some of the new technologies developed from that time on will no longer be arbitrarily distributed to the empire. Scientists at that time They came together to formulate Avalon's own rules and standards, which have followed the empire to this day."