"Are these things your design?"
In the workshop, Ye Qingxuan looked at the things placed around him.
"Yes, you know, I am a state-certified loser. As a musician, no matter how hard I try, it is probably useless. So, in order to kill time, I have to make some weird things. In ancient documents in the past Many mechanical products from before the Dark Ages have been mentioned, and they are all very incredible, like legends. It is said that they can also shrink people and put them in small boxes, allowing them to sing, dance and watch for fun. Some people still believe that in the past Human beings hold an iron box in their hands, shake it, and they can transform into a beautiful woman and spend the night together. It is an incredible era... "
Charles spoke with a leisurely look on his face. After realizing that he was becoming more and more unruly as he spoke, he couldn't help coughing and quickly returned to normal:
"Ahem, please don't worry about it. Originally, I wanted to make something and make some money. But in fact, I couldn't make money. Instead, I stole a lot of people's money and got myself involved in loan sharking... But anyway, I still Research something."
He pointed at the steel frame in the corner that looked like an enlarged bat wing, and was covered with skin.
"Look at this, an ornithopter! Inspired by the Wright brothers! I used to jump off the Tower Bridge while carrying this, and it flew more than a hundred meters!"
"...Senior brother, the altitude of the Tower Bridge is more than a hundred meters higher. Is this data about the same height as if you jumped directly from the top?"
"Well, don't worry about details like this, look at this!"
Charles pointed to the mechanical carriage in the corner: "A carriage that can run without animal power and is powered by a hand crank! How about it? It's awesome, isn't it? It's an invention that revolutionizes the world!"
Ye Qingxuan's expression twitched: "Brother, did the design of bicycles exist many years ago? Apart from replacing the pedals with hand cranks, did you make any other changes?"
"What a big change, okay? Look at this! It's simply an innovative initiative!"
Charlotte suddenly became excited, jumped on the carriage, lifted up a steel machine the size of a winter melon, and placed it in front of Ye Qingxuan:
"Here, the ether engine! The new power system I designed is powered by ether! It forms a magnetic field by magnetizing the internal metal, and finally generates electric current. Although this is just a trial model, it can barely... ahem, it can barely be used. Are you up? Unfortunately, in the etheric madness zone, the stability is still too low. There is no way to achieve absolute silence."
After saying that, he got on the engine, inserted a rocker into it, and then turned it around like crazy. Just under the movement of the joystick, the engine vibrated wildly, as if it had started running, and made a deafening rumbling sound!
Ye Qingxuan felt that his outlook on life had been impacted: "Not only is it impossible to be absolutely silent... It's simply a self-destruction device!"
In the early days, when humans began to study mechanical power systems, it was considered an invention that revolutionized the entire social form, and all humans would benefit from it.
But soon, this power system was completely negated by the cruel natural environment.
It's okay to say that within the inland safe zone, once the density of ether increases to a certain level, their activity will increase exponentially.
If the ether concentration is generally increased several times in the "dark world", that is, the "black area" on the map, any sound will cause an ether response.
It is a zone of absolute silence.
Even the sound of the friction of clothing will cause unpredictable changes, not to mention, once those various power systems are activated, the movement will never stop.
At that time, the lack of control of the ether will have catastrophic consequences.
The most common one is... Explosion, explosion, explosion!
"Senior brother, your research results will only be used as a weapon to seek wealth and death, okay?"
Under Ye Qingxuan's merciless blow, Charlotte felt a little depressed for a while, but soon he became excited again and pointed at the little thing on the "Aether Engine":
"Shh, don't talk, feel it with your heart..."
Ye Qingxuan looked intently, and on the ether engine, in the thumb-sized glass cover, there was a filament made of unknown metal that slowly lit up, emitting a faint light like a candle, flickering on and off.
But at least, it lights up.
"How's it going? It's awesome! It's awesome!"
Charles waved his hands excitedly: "A new lighting method that converts heat into light through alloy filaments! I found the best ratio after trying more than a hundred materials. Do you want to know? Do you want to know?"
His eyes blinked, full of anticipation, as if to say, just ask and I will tell you, waiting for the next moment to show off.
Under that gaze, Ye Qingxuan looked away helplessly.
"Is it okay if I don't want to know?"
He really couldn't bear to remind Ciel that the light he had created with so much effort and effort... was not even as good as the effect achieved by the notes used by a new apprentice.
He can only think about his left and right sides:
"Ahem, senior brother, didn't you say you had something to give me?"
"Oops, I almost forgot, please wait."
Charles slapped his head and started digging through the pile of parts and scraps. After a crackling sound of turning, he finally cheered and pulled out a rolled-up piece.
"This is it, put it on and try it!"
As he spoke, he shook the things in his hands away: "This is the result of my years of research, senior brother, and the brainchild of my brain."
"I don't know why, but when I hear you say that, I don't want to wear it..."
Ye Qingxuan sighed habitually, but when his eyes fell on the thing in Charles' hand, he froze and was stuck to it.
In Ciel's hands was a dark dress.
Its fabric seemed to be sewn from leather. The leather tanning method was rough and wild, and the markings on it were not removed, and even some of the scales were retained. On the dark leather, dark red scales protected the left shoulder and forearm, giving it an animalistic aura.
Just like an apprentice's rough cutting and sewing, it was made into a dress. The brutality of the animal was forcibly distorted into a well-dressed gentleman. However, it did not look amiable, but instead became more ferocious.
It's more of an alternative leather armor than a dress. Only an explorer of the dark world would wear such grim attire. Every corner has been thoughtfully given functionality, even the cuffs have slots for crossbow arrows, and the leather belt around the waist has left their positions for various weapons.
Ye Qingxuan just took one look at it and couldn't say any more. He couldn't help but walked in and stroked its appearance.
"what is this?"
"In the first half of last year, I signed up for the Dark World Exploration Team, but unfortunately I was not selected." Charles shook the dress in his hand:
"This is the coat I made for myself when I decided to sign up. It was made according to the most popular dress style at the time. I called it - 'Dungeon Gentleman'."
He showed his design to the boy, beaming with excitement: "The outer leather is tanned by me with earth dragon leather, and the inner lining is made of material leftover from making paragliders - white copper spider silk cloth. It is absolutely not strong. It is enough to cope with it. Pierced by ordinary swords. Just in case, the interlayer of key parts is lined with steel sheets. Considering the complex conditions of the dark world, it is not only fireproof and heat-insulating, cold-resistant and warm, but it may not even be able to withstand strong acid corrosion. .In order to cope with different situations, leather buckles are reserved on the outside, which can be hung and connected to other items. There are also slots for 'chanting consumables' inside."
He shook the strange-shaped dress in his hand and sighed softly: "The only drawback is that I forgot to measure the size when I made it... Only after I made it did I realize that it was too small and I couldn't fit it on."
With that said, he threw the "Dungeon Gentleman" to the boy, "You should be dressed just right, give it a try!"
The jet-black dress was heavy and didn't look as light as its peers. Ye Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, then took off his coat and put this strangely animalistic dress on his body.
Just right, as if tailor-made by the best tailor!
When he zipped up the inner zipper and buttoned the outer buttons one by one, he suddenly felt a soft sound coming from his back and his body sank.
Click, click, click!
In the lining of the back, there are pieces of cold iron that protrude forward as the lining shrinks, and finally stick to his spine, making a tight fit. Immediately afterwards, the same touch came from the forearm, waist and joints, and something was attached to his body.
"What's this?"
Ye Qingxuan thought of some legends, but was not sure.
Charles smiled mysteriously: "Have you ever heard of the Gospel Armor of the Knights Templar?"
"No way?" Ye Qingxuan was in disbelief.
Evangelical Armor is the largest military organization of the Order, the war machine of the Knights Templar. Those templar warriors wearing mechanical armor were given power by God to fight against heretics. Whether they are monsters or ghosts, they are not worth mentioning in front of those warriors armed with halberds and chain saws!
"Hahaha, the alloy formula and structural drawings of the Gospel Armor are the top secret technology of the Chainsaw Friars. How could I possibly get it. This is the inspiration I got from the legend of the Knights Templar. I call it 'Iron Bone' . It is a close-fitting external auxiliary skeleton. I used leather instead of heavy armor and gave up the abnormal defense. The steel skeleton can bear the reaction force instead of the human body, achieving an increase in the strength of the human body itself. It is equivalent to a kind of An alternative prosthetic limb. This is a necessary function for escaping. I can guarantee that even a lame person can run faster than an ordinary person if he wears it!"
"...Senior brother, you used so many lofty words to describe it, and finally told me that this is an escape function?"
“It’s good to wear some, so don’t be dissatisfied with so many!”
Charles squatted next to Ye Qingxuan, holding a small wrench, constantly tightening or loosening the screws of the joints, correcting the discrepancy between the dungeon gentleman and the boy, until finally, it fit the boy's body like a tights. .
"Okay, jump up and try!"