At noon, the sound of a steam engine was heard in the luxury suite and the windows of the room began to discharge white gas to the outside, which attracted the attention of the hotel management. However, after Tony paid a huge sum of money, everything was as if nothing had happened.
"Cough cough." Tony coughed to disperse the smoke in front of him. When the smoke dissipated, a row of large bullets sparkled in the sun, and the complex patterns on their shells reflected colorful light from time to time.
These are the final results of Tony's efforts of more than ten hours. According to preliminary research, the magic of this world can effectively improve various properties of materials after being added as an additive to various materials, and the magic derived from it is also a very effective means of supplementing combat effectiveness. Therefore, Tony must definitely update his mechanical troops.
However, despite this, Tony did not use magic directly on his reserve machinery for two reasons.
First, the time is too short. Possible defects or limitations of magic power are very difficult to manifest in such a short time. Unless it is a critical moment and the combat effectiveness is not too lacking, it is short-sighted and dangerous to blindly transform the original technological products.
Second, there is a shortage of manpower. If we want to give full play to the role of magic, we not only need to manufacture new embedded devices, but also modify the overall structure of the current machinery. Even the original design theory needs to begin to change.
In addition, there are many types of weapons currently, including kinetic weapons, energy weapons, short-range weapons, medium-range weapons, etc. These complex classifications are a system that has been barely established after hundreds of years of development by countless people. Wanting to properly embed a completely unrelated thing into the system and play its own role, this is not something Tony can do alone.
Not to mention other things, he has not yet completed the modification of the entire current system, otherwise he would not have to fight a battle with only basic melee rangers, short-range particle cannons, shield generators and other single modified and enhanced weapons.
So Tony took a different approach and designed magic enchanted bullets, and designed a special activation device for this type of ammunition. After the ammunition is activated, the concentrated magic inside will enter the required firearm under the guidance of the outer shell patterns, temporarily adding magic elements to the firearm's attack, thereby increasing the lethality to the current opponent that may be encountered.
Then, Tony stretched out his hand and the Ranger was released from the space. In this small space, the Ranger could only half lower his head, and because of the material limitations of the floor, the anti-gravity device on the Ranger had to be turned on from time to time to reduce the pressure on the floor.
With a hook of the right hand, the Ranger's magazine was exposed, and the main barrel moved to the side.
Tony loaded the magic enchanted bullet launcher on a movable connection between the barrel and the magazine, and used mechanical force to eliminate the gap and offset. He hoped to complete the upgrade of the Ranger with as few changes as possible.
As a model that has been modified many times, the Ranger has reached a very mature state. The space left inside is very small. This temporary upgrade is a big challenge to the design of the original structure. Fortunately, the combination of Tony and Jarvis is not afraid of challenges.
Adjusting various data, increasing the AI's logic for using magic enchanted bullets, and a series of other things kept Tony busy from noon to three or four in the afternoon before he finally built the first relatively suitable Ranger.
"Jarvis, prepare to record data." Tony shouted as usual. This sentence was more of a habit developed over a long period of time than a reminder to Jarvis.
Click! The Ranger quickly changed its form and assumed combat posture. Self-inspections in all aspects were completed, and the new function ran without any malfunctions during its first run.
Then, the key point came. Under Tony's manipulation, the magic enchanted bullet began to connect to the system, was successfully loaded, and the magic launcher was in a state of waiting to be activated.
Boom, accompanied by a dull sound, white mist was discharged from the newly added air vents, and the magic enchanted bullet had been used successfully.
Tony pulled down his glasses, and the recorded data was directly displayed on the glasses. The magic response of the entire Ranger was increasing rapidly, reaching a peak after five seconds and stabilizing at the peak. The peak was 1.5 Yuno's average level. The magic mainly existed at the shooting point and the magazine port.
When changing to ordinary ammunition, a magical rendering was performed when the bullet was pushed from the magazine mouth to the barrel, and another rendering was performed after entering the ready shooting position. The total magical reaction reached about 1.9 Yuno.
According to the design, the maximum magic reaction when firing should reach more than 2 Yunos, but it cannot be tested at present. After all, this is indoors and there is no target to shoot.
After waiting for three minutes, the magic reaction of the ranger began to decrease and disappeared completely after one minute. After collecting multiple points of the enchanted ranger and his surroundings, Tony found that most of the magic in the magic enchantment bullet had overflowed into the air. In addition, the activity of these magics had decreased to a certain extent.
Ding-a-ling~ Jarvis simulated the sound of a telephone ringing in Tony's ear and projected the other party's number as well as his own number.
Tony glanced and saw that it was a call from the pet hospital.
"Hello."
"Hello, Mr. Tony, it's like this. Our pet hospital was attacked by unknown persons. The store was severely damaged. We have just completed the record of the entire hospital. Unfortunately, the yellow-haired, green-eyed ferret you sent yesterday is missing. Please believe me, there really was an attack..." The voice on the other end of the phone was a little anxious and a little tearful. It seemed that he was scolded badly when explaining to other pet owners.
After all, most people wouldn't think that someone would attack a pet hospital, and it would be more believable to say that it was a theft.
"I believe you." Tony replied. After all, the ferret had just left his room this morning. Besides, the barrier was really rubbish. What the hell was that? Was it really in the same space as the outside world
"I'm not lying... You believe me! It's great, no, I'm not saying your pet is missing..." The man became a little incoherent.
"Okay, just tell me, what else is there?"
"Well, you left a sum of money for medical care with us, and now it can be fully refunded, and you can also get compensation from insurance. Do you think you can come to our place when you have time?"
"No need. The funds will be donated to you to repair the wall. As for collecting insurance, I don't have that habit." Tony refused directly. Just as he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, there is a ferret in your area. Are there any other animals missing?"
"In addition to the ferret, a purebred husky and a small sunflower-crested cockatoo are also missing..." Perhaps it was Tony's attitude and his act of not wanting money that made the other party intend to list all the thirteen missing animals.
After listening to a few of them, Tony hung up the phone. He originally wanted to see if there were other animals that were transformed by wizards like Yuno, after all, they were all in the same hospital. But when he heard that there were so many of them, there was nothing to figure out. If they were all wizards, then this hospital should be renamed Hogwarts.
After hanging up the doctor's phone, Tony continued to develop the magic enchanted bullets. By the way, he picked three Rangers and installed the starting equipment on them. After having a successful case, the speed would be much faster. With these four Rangers, Tony's safety level was raised to a higher level. At least he would be able to defeat eight or ten Yunos.
Ding-a-ling~ At five o'clock in the afternoon, the phone rang. The caller was Nanoha Takamachi. Jarvis answered the call directly.
"The fluctuation of another Holy Stone Seed has been detected here! We need support!" It was Yuno's voice that came from the phone.
"Another one?! There is more than one Holy Stone Seed?!" Tony asked while directing Jarvis to quickly locate Yuno and Nanoha's positions.
"Yes, this one seems to be activated by a living organism! I'm taking Nanoha away from the explosion point, but you'd better come quickly, otherwise there may be other casualties." Yuno replied. Judging from his behavior, he still abides by the bet.
At this time, the positioning has been completed. Tony collected the Rangers, put on the armor, activated the optical invisibility on the outside of the armor, and flew directly out of the window. This invisibility is prone to flaws in high-speed flight, but a slight flaw is not a big problem. At most, it will be mistaken for a UFO.
In less than half a minute, Tony arrived directly above Nanoha and the others.
Twenty seconds ago, the direction of their movement changed. If they were moving away at the beginning, now they are moving closer to the outbreak point.
Boom! Tony landed directly in front of Nanoha and Yuno. Fortunately, these two people knew to go to a place where there were no people.
"Sorry, I can't hold her." Yuno said breathlessly in human form. He is a boy and a magician, but he doesn't have as much physical strength as a girl.
"Where is the location?" Tony asked directly without time to talk about other things.
"I know, I can show you the way!" Nanoha said hastily, her eyes very determined.
Tony paused. Actually, he had a general direction. Jarvis could already mark the location of the high-energy reaction on the map. However, seeing that Nanoha was a bit stubborn, Tony took her with him after thinking for a while.
Watching Nanoha and Tony fly away from him, Yuno let out a helpless sigh, and then continued running towards the sensing point. Is there anyone who wants to take over the job of a tool man these days...
During the flight, in order to avoid causing trouble, Nanoha directly activated the Heart of the Rising Sun in her hand. A thin protective shield appeared around her to block the strong wind generated by the fast flight.
After bringing Nanoha to the sky above the shrine, Tony did not land. Instead, four rangers who had just installed the magic enchanted bullet activation device fell down.
"There!" Nanoha quickly glanced down and pointed somewhere in the distance.
It was a red-eyed, fanged canine that looked a bit like Metal Garuru. It wasn't very big, about the size of an adult man, but the very sharp edges on its body and the long, pointed tail told you that it was more than just a dog.
The Rangers landed, facing the dog with their sheer numbers and size advantage.
Whoosh~ The dog sensed the threat, left a trail in the air, and grabbed the Ranger's shell with one claw, tearing off a large piece of armor. The high voltage electricity on the shell flashed at the contact point, but it had no effect.
Boom, boom, boom, boom. Four startup sounds were heard, and the magic bullet was fired.
In the white smoke, Gouzi grabbed another Ranger's chest with his claws again, but this time it only left a few white marks and exposed his own position.
Bang, bang, bang, a series of gunshots rang out. The enchanted bullets hit the dog's body, breaking off pieces of strange fragments, but the impact force and magic power attached to the bullets had affected the dog's normal activities.
"Uncle, let me seal it! It was just a puppy!" Nanoha said with tears in her eyes as she looked at the dog that was being chased around by the Rangers but still refused to stay away from its fainted owner.
"Nanoye, aren't you afraid?" Tony asked. The courage of this little guy reminded him of the Spider-Man who asked him for an autograph, Peter Parker, who also got into all kinds of trouble at a young age.
"A little bit, but it has been surrounded by your robots, uncle. It's okay." When Nanoha spoke, there was no sign of fear, only excitement that came from nowhere.
"No, if it makes one last attempt it might hurt you and others." Tony shook his head.
The gem on the Rising Sun's Heart Scepter flashed, and a mechanical voice rang out, "It can be sealed by long-range shooting."
After these words were spoken, Tony had no room to refuse. After all, he was not able to perform a real-time seal at the moment. Coupled with Nanoha's pleading eyes, he could only nod helplessly.
"Fire mode, activate!"
Nanoha took a deep breath, held the magic device in shooting mode, and quickly injected magic power. A circular magic circle began to appear in front of the magic device. A steady stream of energy was injected into the magic circle, and the energy ball in the front of the magic device became larger and larger.
Tony looked at Nanoha who was suspended in the air and formed a support, and blinked. For some reason, he always felt that what was in front of him was not a girl and a magic device, but a turret
The God is broken!
Boom! The pink energy quickly hit the dog on the ground, knocking it unconscious. At the same time, the Seed of the Sixteenth Holy Stone slowly floated out of its body and entered the Heart of the Rising Sun, where it was successfully sealed.
"Done!" Nanoha smiled and turned around, as if to take credit. Suddenly she realized, "Ah, that's a bit of a noise. Let's go!"
"No need." Tony pointed to the green barrier above his head. It was obviously created by Yuno. Apart from other things, it should still have some sound insulation effect.
Half an hour later, the dog owner who had fallen to the ground woke up, and her cute pet Corgi was wagging its tail beside her like nothing had happened, completely ignoring the fact that it was the dog that had scared its owner unconscious half an hour ago.
"Huh, it was just a dream. I was so scared, but why did I faint? Never mind. At least you didn't grow bigger." The dog owner picked up the Corgi and rubbed its furry head as he walked. "It's better to be small. It's much better than a big one."