The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

In the following two days, the weapons and lists that Leo asked Kadi to send through the special channels of the Secret Service all responded, and a special investigation team from the capital directly settled in Fort Joshua, some on the list and those on the list All the people involved were taken away by the special investigation team for investigation, all in the name of national security.

Because many of the arrested people were gentry families in Josh County, and they all had a lot of prestige in the upper class and the market in Josh County, so the arrest process encountered some obstacles. The county council, the county court and the county The procuratorate is obstructing the arrest of these people, and some dignitaries even plan to organize people to storm the temporary office building of the investigation team where these people are detained, and force them out of the building.

It's just that these actions eventually died down after an incident that broke out later.

At that time, federal investigators went to a leather manufacturing factory on the outskirts of Joshburg to arrest the director of the largest leather factory in Josh County. He was ambushed the moment he entered the factory.

Fortunately, the federal government had made complete preparations before sending out the special investigation team, accompanied by a well-equipped army. As a result, the two sides fought fiercely in the factory. The battle process was no less than a small-scale city war.

In the end, the federal army overwhelmingly gained the upper hand, and the battle soon ended. Only a few people in the government were slightly injured when they were ambushed at the beginning, and there were no deaths, while those who set up an ambush in the factory were killed or injured. Most of them, including the objects they want to arrest.

Later, during the battlefield of reason and reason, government personnel found a large number of weapon parts that had not yet been assembled in the factory. These weapons all came from the surrounding church countries.

When the history and results of this battle were made public, all the people in Josh County who tried to resist the arrest and investigation stopped, because they knew very well that if they continued to mess around, their fate would definitely be the same as that factory owner, and if they cooperated honestly , might be able to escape unharmed.

While the Federal Special Investigation Agency was hunting down and investigating suspicious people, the federal government also strengthened the protection of Leo and Sylvia, not only increasing the secret service security to 20 people, but also having one Under the protection of a gendarmerie, a knight guard attached to the Congress was added.

When the knight guards were building a camp outside the manor, Leo and Sylvia went to see it, and sent some supplies such as fruits and wine.

The reason why the two of them did this kind of thing was because they were curious about the Knight Guards.

This knight guard is different from the knight guards of other countries. Most of the knight guards in other New World countries just keep a name. In fact, the members of the guard are all soldiers who use guns, let alone knight swords and knight guns. Not even riding a horse.

However, the Otto Federation, a new country that advocates new weapons, has a very traditional knight guard, and the knight guard dispatched to protect Leo is one of the squads.

The members of this knight guard are not only proficient in using all kinds of new weapons made by the Federation, but also very good at knight swords that have been eliminated, and they usually wear knight armor and know very superb equestrian skills. Being able to use a knight's gun to fight on horseback is completely no different from the traditional knights in the past.

It is said that when the knight guards were formed, the Otter Federation sent them to the Kingdom of Teresa for knight training. They trained several batches in a row until they thoroughly mastered the knight skills and training methods. The mainland sent a study group.

Leo and Sylvia were interested in this team of knight guards only after hearing about it, and when they came to meet them, they invited them to demonstrate their knight swordsmanship. After watching them, they learned from Trey After the knight swordsmanship of the Kingdom of Teresa, the two of them were basically sure that the founder of the Kingdom of Teresa must have a close connection with the Faran Empire, and he was very likely to be a nobleman of the Faran Empire, because the knight guards learned from The swordsmanship of the Kingdom of Teresa is very similar to the knights' swordsmanship of the second dynasty of the Faran Empire, and it can basically be said to be an improvement of the knights' swordsmanship.

The warrior knights of the Second Dynasty of the Faran Empire can be said to be the strongest knights in the world of Velen at that time. Most of the sword skills of knights are simplified sword skills, and the real sword skills of war knights are only passed down in the family of war knights.

The warring knight family is a great nobleman in the French Empire no matter in the second dynasty or the third dynasty. For example, the Belmont family is the warring knight in the second dynasty, so Sylvia and Leo can easily You can see the origin of the swordsmanship used by the Federation Knight Guards.

After confirming that the Kingdom of Teresa had a connection with the Faran Empire, Leo and Sylvia had already started to plan. Set off to the Kingdom of Teresa in the Old Continent to see if you can find clues to the Belmont family in this world.

While the Knight Guards and the increased secret service security strengthened the security of the manor, the special envoy from the high-level military also came to the manor to meet Leo, and described the views of the high-level people about the grenade he developed, and expressed the hope that Leo could do more. Further reduce the manufacturing cost and manufacturing process requirements, even if it weakens some power.

Leo observed the process of the ruby ​​stimulating the idol to produce explosive power, and found that the ruby ​​in this world contained a compressed explosive force inside like an energy bomb with a stabilizer added.

After the explosive force is compressed, it presents a very strong inert characteristic. No matter how the external force is stimulated, even if the ruby ​​is smashed into powder with a hard object, this explosive force will not be activated. Only through a specific frequency The energy waves of the ruby ​​are repeatedly stimulated within an extreme time to stimulate the explosive power contained in the ruby.

The first grenade Leo made used rubies and his special rune circle. As for the power, it was astonishing. It was no worse than directly using the statue to stimulate the rubies, but the production cost was too high, requiring more than five rubies, and The production is also too complicated. Apart from himself, there is probably no other person in this world who can make such a grenade.

Therefore, Leo found another way to improve the hand mine. First of all, it is natural to find a substitute for ruby. This is very easy, because the gunpowder in this world needs to add an additive called flint powder, which is ground from flint. And flint, like ruby, also contains inert explosive power, but the energy level of the explosive power is lower, and its power is naturally much weaker.

The reason why Leo was able to find a substitute so quickly was not because he was lucky, but because the people who developed gunpowder weapons before had discovered that rubies were ground into powder and added to gunpowder, which could improve gunpowder weapons to varying degrees. power.

However, because rubies are too expensive to be used as raw materials for gunpowder, coupled with the powder additives made of rubies, the effect produced is very unstable, either there is no effect at all, or the effect is amazing, so the use of rubies is soon abandoned As an additive, it was finally replaced with the current flint powder.

After replacing it with flint, although its power has been weakened, the trigger is easier. Leo does not need to use a special rune circle, but only needs to use a flint trigger that is used on ships in this world. up.

After that, Leo perfected this grenade to the point where it could be mass-produced and met the requirements of the federal government, but the grenade he sent to the capital was not the final finished product, but a semi-finished product. It is a product of mixing ruby ​​and flint, and it still maintains the original complex production mode, so the federal government needs him to make further improvements.

Leo did not intend to hand over the finished grenade to the federal government in a short time, because he knew very well that if this weapon was used properly, the battle between the Outer Federation and the surrounding church countries would soon end, and then the Outer Federation and the The church state signed a series of treaties, and finally there will be no war here for decades to come.

This kind of result is not what Leo wants to see. Leo hopes to see the war between the Outer Federation and the surrounding church countries continue for a period of time. Only when the war is in a stalemate will these countries show their cards. Leo was able to see the true power hidden under the surface of this world.

After coming to this world, both Leo and Sylvia could clearly feel that the power of this world was chaotic, strange and powerful, but after staying in this world for so long, the things they encountered related to extraordinary power were extremely rare. It can be counted, which obviously does not match the actual situation of this world.

In Leo's view, the monster he encountered in Lake Beruk before should be the true embodiment of the power contained in this world. If he wants to leave this world safely with Sylvia, then he must know more about this world. indispensable.

In addition, only when the war reached a stalemate, would the Otter Federation allow him, a foreigner, to get closer to the secret weapon they possessed that required the remains of a god to use.

Although the federal government has sent some additional personnel to protect his safety, it is also to monitor him as a foreigner. The follow-up information of the secret weapon that was originally promised to him is now gone. Obviously, the federal government has thought carefully. .

Although there is an acquaintance of Langenus in the federal government, after all, so many years have passed, and Langenus even gave up the name Rembrandt. His current thoughts cannot be guessed at all, and he cannot be relied on as a force. He needs to find a way to get the information he wants from the federal government.

"I can't guarantee this." Leo said to the special envoy very seriously: "This is to study a new type of weapon, not to catch fish in a fishing net. It is already very good that the weapon can be improved to this level in a short period of time. You Ask any weapon development expert and he will tell you that any small changes will require long-term research and experimentation. If you want to complete your requirements within a few months, you can only go to God. Oh! Sorry, I forgot, Federals don't believe in God."

"No, you made a mistake! It's not that we don't believe in God, we just don't believe in the God that those greedy churches say." The special envoy was not angry at Leo's ridicule, but explained it very formally, and then said: "Mr. Leo, is there any way to speed up the research and development?"

Leo was silent for a while, and said: "Information, a lot of relevant reference materials. My weapon is inspired by that secret weapon research material, but the content of that material is too little, I need more information."

The special envoy thought for a while and said: "I can apply for you, but I don't know if I can apply in the end, because this information is also a federal top secret and needs to be signed by the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Supreme Justice. Only then can the reading permission be approved. So even if the application is successful, it is impossible to bring it to you, but you need to go to the capital to read it."

"This is acceptable." Leo nodded and said.

"Apart from this, is there anything else you need?" The envoy asked again.

Leo thought about it seriously, and said: "I don't need anything for now, but since I have to stay in the manor for a short time, I may need something to pass the time when I feel bored, and maybe I will need it at that time... ..."

"You can give these things to Kadi when the time comes, and he will help you get what you want." Before finishing speaking, the special envoy responded, but he obviously misunderstood Leo's meaning.

Leo had no intention of correcting it, and nodded to the special envoy, expressing that he was satisfied.

At this moment, Sylvia who was sitting on the side suddenly said, "Wait, I still have something I need."

"Please tell me." The special envoy didn't show any dissatisfaction, and said to Sylvia with a smile.

Sylvia said: "I want to read books about the church, including the church's missionary classics, theological books, etc."

As soon as the words came out, the special envoy was slightly stunned and frowned, but he did not reject Sylvia's request, but thought for a while and asked, "Which church book do you want?"

"All." Sylvia replied, "Whether it's from the New World or the Old World, I want to see it."

There was a puzzled look on the special envoy's face, because he couldn't understand Sylvia's thoughts, but he didn't ask the reason, but faithfully performed his duties, saying: "It may take a long time to complete Collect them all, after all, there are too many churches of gods in this world."

"It doesn't matter, we don't lack time." Sylvia smiled disapprovingly, and said, "You can send as much as you collect. As for the collection fee, it will be deducted from our share income in the smelting group." alright."

"I understand, I will follow your instructions." The special envoy said without saying anything, bowing down.