Chapter 397: Of course I will receive you personally
Only then did Ji Xun understand that the entire alliance base was located in a huge mobile mechanical city.
This is also the first time he has seen such a large-scale war fortress with such cutting-edge technology.
As Catalina walked, she also introduced the black technology equipment that was often more than ten stories high and did not belong to this era.
[Life Core Circulation System], [Estram Magic Matrix], [T11 Arcane Particle Acceleration Cannon], [Void Vortex Thrust Engine], [Magic Oscillator Shield], [ Elemental Blending Furnace】.
Ji Xun himself was proficient in some mechanical technologies. As soon as he heard the introduction, he roughly knew what these equipments were used for.
Many of them are ancient technologies whose names he has seen in ancient books, but now he can see them in real form here.
Being inside the Mechanical City, a sense of magic coming into reality always impacts Ji Xun's heart.
The mechanical level of the Talon Dynasty three thousand years ago was indeed far ahead of the current era.
The design of the entire Machinery City is perfect.
There are living areas, factory areas, crop production, combat areas, and leisure and entertainment areas.
This is enough to make the hundreds of thousands of people living in this mechanical castle self-sufficient.
Unconsciously, the two of them had reached a high platform.
Katrina pointed to the huge boiler sprayed with "P11" white spray paint not far away and introduced: "At present, we have basically mastered the operation method of the Machinery City. The only troublesome thing is energy consumption. Then Next to it is the core power boiler group [P11 Steam Giant's Heart] that maintains the operation of the entire Machinery City. There are currently two sets of energy supply systems, one is the conventional fuel function, which is what we are currently using; the other is an unused one. I understand the special device, I suspect it is the 'gravity drive' you mentioned. But now that the Machinery City does not need to be activated, it does not consume much energy. "
Super large machines are all powered by steam, not because of anything else. , just because the cost is cheap.
And even for some very high-end black-tech energy devices, the final way to convert energy into power is to "boil water."
Ji Xun looked at it and sighed sincerely: "It's amazing."
"Yes. With this mechanical city, our alliance army will have some strong capabilities to fight against the enemy in the future. The method worked."
Katrina also had a smile on her face.
After coming to the Old Continent, she had not felt relaxed for a long time.
As she said what she thought of, she added: "You are here just in time. I will take you to see the weapon system. Our mechanics have tested the effectiveness of some war weapons, but there are still some whose authority levels are too high. At present, they are still I have no clue. You are very knowledgeable, so let me help you.”
Ji Xun himself was quite interested and nodded: “Yes.”
Katrina didn’t hide it at all. He led Ji Xun all the way and introduced him.
There were many people in the Dragon Hunter Mechanical City. As the two of them walked, people saluted her as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces.
Of course Ji Xun saw it, and countless curious eyes fell on his "guest".
Probably out of curiosity, why the beautiful commander of the Alliance Army, the "Silver Mist Rose", would take such a serious step to personally take a strange man to visit the dungeon.
Oh, no!
After taking control of the Lionheart family, Katarina's previous nickname became a bit inappropriate.
Now she has a new nickname.
Ji Xun heard about this interesting title - "White Jade Lion" after getting some information about the Alliance Army from an intelligence dealer.
The lion represents majesty and kingly status, while white jade describes the ultimate beauty.
This nickname perfectly fits the current Miss Carter.
As for Ji Xun himself, his appearance is not bad either. As his extraordinary rank rises, his temperament becomes deeper and deeper.
Soon, the news that the Allied leader led a young man to the base spread throughout the underground city.
Unconsciously, people watching the excitement can be seen everywhere in the corners of the mechanical equipment.
Adults also need to restrain themselves out of etiquette.
The children had no scruples. They all stared at the guest with innocent and curious eyes, carefully looking at the guest.
Ji Xun didn’t feel any discomfort.
He has long been accustomed to performing under the spotlight, and sometimes he can still smile at those curious children.
He just guessed something. When no one was around, he asked in a low voice: "Is this your recent trouble?"
Of course Ji Xun could see that Catalina could have visited more secretly, but she was deliberately showing him around.
The two had communicated before coming.
Of course he doesn't mind doing a little favor for his friends.
Katrina did not deny it, and chuckled: "You guessed it right now?"
"Ha"
Ji Xun also smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
Soon the two came to the combat area of Mechanical City.
Here is isolated by thick armor, and the soldiers coming and going are all wearing sophisticated mechanical armor.
Ji Xunzhun took a look and saw that the accessories on those mechanical armors were very familiar. Are they not the accessories of the [Hunter God Armor]?
Katerina noticed his stagnant gaze and explained: "We have already started production of the drawings passed from the Song family, although we want to produce a complete Hunting God Armor. The conditions are not yet met, but these weapon accessories are basically ready for mass production.”
As she said that, she did not forget to take a look at Ji Xun and said, "Thank you for introducing Mr. Song to me. Otherwise, we would really be very passive now. After all, a large part of our equipment and mechanics here are from the Song family." "
In the Shenxu Treasure House, Ji Xun introduced her to Song Can, which gave the two Eastern Wilderness forces a basis for cooperation.
It can be said that because of Ji Xun’s relationship, many cooperations that require long-term trust can be quickly achieved.
Before the Southern Continent invaded the Eastern Wasteland, the Lionheart Family and the Song Family jointly transferred a large number of factories and resources.
This also provided a strong resource and industrial base for the Lionheart family to move to the Old Continent.
It is also an important guarantee for the rapid development of the Alliance Army.
To be honest, that initial meeting even determined the future development of the Alliance Army to a certain extent.
“Yes.”
Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.
During the deduction of his thoughts, he also saw the line of cause and effect, because a meeting once affected many current situations, and even this influence will continue to be effective in the future.
Catalina looked at Ji Xun, a sincere smile flowing in her crystal eyes: "Yes~"
At this moment, the two came to a heavily guarded cabin.
A sixth-level officer with the rank of senior colonel actually guarded the door personally.
It can be seen that the things inside are indeed very important.
Seeing Catalina coming, the team guarding the gate saluted together, but the leading officer also stopped the two of them: "Sorry, Commander-in-Chief, we need to verify the identities of you and your friends!"
Catalina nodded and accepted the identity verification again.
Ji Xun entered this top-secret room together as a friend and technical adviser.
Going in, there are a bunch of complex machinery connected to various lines and pipelines, as well as a huge magic pattern cannon with a diameter of more than two meters and a length of a hundred meters.
This barrel is very strange. It looks like one, but in fact it is two obviously different spell barrels entangled together.
More like an oversized double-barreled shotgun.
A group of mechanics in white coats are studying the function of this device.
Seeing Catalina come in, these people just said hello and continued to immerse themselves in research.
In fact, Ji Xun had guessed before he came in that this was the core attack cabin of the entire Machinery City.
The special magic cannon in the room is presumably the most critical offensive weapon.
He was also curious about what kind of weapons could support the war needs of this mechanical city.
Catalina introduced: "This cannon was basically completed when we discovered it. Judging from the magic pattern specifications, the power of this cannon will far exceed any other artillery we know. But the mechanics have been studying it until now , I don’t know how to activate it, let alone what ‘ammunition’ is.”
As she said that, she glanced at Ji Xun, wanting to hear her friend’s opinion.
After all, some of the top-secret information was only a single line of communication between her and this old friend. For example, the power source of the Hunter God Mecha was a special "gravity ball."
She knew that Ji Xun had some information that others didn't know.
The most important thing is that Catalina always feels that her old friend will bring "surprises".
Every time.
“You think too highly of me.”
Ji Xun understood the look in his eyes and laughed at himself.
He does have some research on mechanical technology, but he does not necessarily know more than those mechanics who have studied technology all their lives.
He originally came here out of curiosity and didn’t think he could offer any useful advice.
Although I didn't recognize the mysterious incantation engraved on the huge cannon, I knew it was at least an eighth-level incantation or above.
Ji Xun looked at it and shook his head.
Seeing his expression, Catalina sighed secretly, but didn't say anything.
After all, the mechanics of this ancient relic have been researching for so long without any results. It is normal that my old friend cannot see it.
However, just when neither of them had any intention of finding out anything, and just strolling around casually, Ji Xun got the research report on the artillery, and then his eyes froze: "Hey, the main material of this artillery Is it 'Devil-drawing Green Bronze' and 'Blood-patterned Steel'?"
Looking at the data in the research report again, his expression became serious.
Although the mechanics have not figured out how to use the artillery, they have figured out the basic structure.
Katerina keenly caught Ji Xun's expression, guessed something, and asked expectantly: "What's wrong?"
Ji Xun pondered for a moment, and then said: "If I If my guess is correct, I think I probably know what the ‘ammunition’ of this artillery is.”
“Really?”
Catalina's face instantly lit up after hearing this.
"Yeah."
Ji Xun nodded, but also poured cold water on it in advance: "If it is true as I guessed, 'ammunition' will not be easy to get."
Although Catalina knew that her old friends said it was difficult to get, it must be a very rare item, but she could not hide her expectation: "What do you need?"
Ji Xun said in a deep voice: "Maybe it's a kind of Dark Matter'.
As he spoke, he explained in detail the origin of his statement.
When I met Dong Qi in Starfall City, the two of them went to rob a secret research base of the Oran royal family.
The blueprints for the Hunter God Mecha were obtained from that base.
Ji Xun remembered that Dong Qi said at that time that the Oran royal family was researching a powerful special weapon.
She didn't know what the weapon was.
But among the scrapped accessories, two key materials were found: 'Demon-absorbing Green Bronze' and 'Blood-patterned Steel'.
There are not many special metals that can be used in mechanical equipment.
Coupled with some other details mentioned by Dong Qi, Ji Xun was almost certain that the magic artillery in front of him was probably the secret weapon studied by the Oran royal family.
After deducing again, he witnessed the scene of the Mechanical Angel using dark matter energy to kill the seventh-order Dragonborn in seconds, and he was probably sure that the weapons studied by the institute were directly related to the Mechanical Angel.
Now, when Ji Xun saw the details in the research report in front of him and the effectiveness of the inscriptions analyzed by the mechanics, he was basically certain.
After hearing this statement, Catalina's expression became solemn: "You mean, that is a power that can only be mastered by top-level card masters?"
"This is currently the case."
< br>Ji Xun's tone was also slightly helpless.
He estimated that the "dark matter energy" used by the mechanical angel was a special state of energy that could only be mastered in the later stages of the practice of the magical and mysterious method of "Lightless Sun".
So, if "cannonballs" are really such a thing, they don't exist in nature and can only be produced by humans.
But if that were the case, the power of this artillery would be beyond anyone's imagination.
Katrina frowned as she listened, and said to herself: "It seems that we can only try our luck in finding the ruins."
No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way after all. solved.
Hearing this, Ji Xun corrected: "Not necessarily. That secret method is exclusive to the hero sequence. I am currently practicing it, and Aragorn, who you have met, is also practicing it. Maybe in the future Master this power" and the angel corpse in Nan Jing's hand.
Anyway, the possibility is still there.
"Yes."
Hearing this, Catalina's solemn look became better, and she finally had a clue.
Ji Xun saw that the mechanics were troubled by the magic artillery ammunition that they had no clue about, which gave Catalina a "surprise".
Although it does not directly solve the problem, it at least gives a direction.
This was of great significance to the Allies.
With this beginning, Catalina led Ji Xun to continue visiting the Machinery City.
Not to mention, Ji Xun’s insights and ideas solved many problems.
This tour lasts two hours.
After roughly visiting the Machinery City, Catalina led Ji Xun to a luxuriously decorated suite.
As the leader of the Allied Forces, she has the suite with the best view in the Mechanical City.
The suite has a huge floor-to-ceiling window that overlooks the entire interior structure of the Machinery City.
Two friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time have a lot to talk about.
With no servants to disturb, Catalina personally greeted Ji Xun.
“What to drink? Or tea?”
"Well, thank you."
Ji Xun was completely out of sight, sitting at the desk where Catalina usually worked in the study.
There is a large amount of top-secret information and precious ancient books piled on the table.
Ji Xun didn’t shy away from it and started reading it casually.
After a while, Catalina brought the steaming tea and handed it to Ji Xun. At the same time, she introduced: "This is the information that the exploration team has obtained from the ruins and extradimensional space in recent times. Many of them haven’t been deciphered yet, so you can help me take a look.”
It was said to be for help, but actually it was given to Ji Xun.
Katerina knew that he was very interested in those ancient books, so she had been collecting them deliberately.
Ji Xun nodded and read carefully.
Of course he found that these classics were carefully collected, and many of them were precious top-level extraordinary materials.
This is of great value to him.
Catalina herself was leaning on the table casually with a cup of tea, her slender legs just dangling in front of Ji Xun's eyes.
If she were facing anyone else, she, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, would not show such a relaxed attitude.
This is only the case when meeting old friends.
Most of the things they talked about outside before were business matters. Now that the door is closed, Catalina completely removed her position and identity and asked in a casual tone: "Ji Xun, how are you doing recently? Donghuang and his party are going well. "
As she spoke, she frowned and added: "The East Barren side has been basically contaminated by the Silver Moon Sect, and the intelligence network I deployed has almost completely fallen, except for the Song family. , and some remote strongholds, which are considered to be disconnected from the Eastern Wasteland.”
Ji Xun looked through the classics quickly, not surprised.
He personally went to Donghuang and knew that the pollution of faith was serious.
In that kind of environment, the intelligence network is meaningless.
In the face of faith pollution, any loyalty is worthless.
He responded: "It's not bad. There was a lot of commotion in the Thieves City, but it was a near miss."
When Catalina heard this, she was stunned for a moment and couldn't hide her surprise: "Huh? Did you cause the commotion in Thieves City?"
Ji Xun asked in return: "You don't know?"< br>
"I don't know. I only got some fragmentary information, saying that there was a disturbance in the Bai family over in the Thieves City, and it seems that there were a lot of casualties."
Katrina shook her head, and Added: "The City of Thieves is the most polluted city in Silver Moon, and the information cannot be transmitted at all. This is all I know."
As she said this, she did not forget to ask: "What is going on? ? Wasn’t there a conflict between the Bai family and the people from the Southern Continent? "
"It's a long story."
This matter made a big fuss, and Ji Xun didn't think there was anything bad to say, so he simply mentioned a few words.
He was just slightly surprised. The commander-in-chief of the Alliance Army didn't even know about it, let alone others.
“Huh? Did you instigate the whole incident?”
Katrina’s expression was wonderful as she listened to Ji Xun’s story.
If she hadn't known Ji Xun for a long time, she would definitely not believe this was true.
Can anyone really plot against the Bai family in Ji Thief City?
How dare you?
Also, the people from the Southern Continent went to four seventh-level and one sixth-level space system card masters, and they were all dead?
His.
The Bai family has become so powerful?
But what surprised Catalina the most was that Ji Xun actually played the core role of the trigger in a story that sounded outrageous.
But how did you survive?
Katrina asked instinctively: "Have you advanced to the seventh level?"
Ji Xun took a sip of tea and said calmly: "No. You have just advanced to the sixth level."
Catalina breathed a sigh of relief.
But she was stunned for a moment, and she was also very surprised and said: "Have you advanced to the sixth level?"
She knew that Ji Xun was extremely talented, but if she remembers correctly, the two of them last time Meet Ji Xuncai, right?
Katrina thought her progress had been amazing, and she had been praised as a "genius" by others since she was a child. Unexpectedly, this guy was even more outrageous.
Ji Xundao: "Yes. With some opportunities and luck, I can advance smoothly."
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Katerina rolled her eyes at him, but she didn't think it was good luck.
But in addition to shock, his eyes were filled with relief.
She is happy from the bottom of her heart that her old friend has become stronger.
But at the same time, Catalina also wondered: "Then how did you survive at level 6?"
There is no need to mince words about their relationship, the issue is very straightforward.
The sixth level is indeed very strong in the Eastern Wasteland.
Judging from the results of this incident, it is definitely not difficult for the Bai family or the enemies of the Southern Continent to kill a sixth-level person.
This guy also offended two powerful enemies at the same time, how could he survive?
It would be troublesome to explain the battle process. Ji Xun just said casually: "Although I have only advanced to the sixth level, my combat power is pretty good for some reasons. For example, I got a very powerful item A relic, which is also the very important reason why I survived this time”
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Katerina rolled her eyes at him, obviously not believing it.
The two of them have taken adventures together before, and she certainly knows that this guy's understatement may lead to countless thrilling life and death crises.
The dangers Ji Xun experienced were definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Katerina thought of this, her eyebrows moved slightly, and she did not ask for details.
A flash of emotion flashed across her crystal eyes, and she said instead: "Come to think of it, it's not easy every time we meet."
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Ji Xun raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened. , said nothing, but felt so.
In this world full of death and crisis, no one can guarantee how long they will survive.
Especially in the current war situation.
As soon as they met, Catalina was already sighing, wondering if they would be able to meet her next time.
However, both of them are open-minded people in temperament.
I didn’t say much about this topic.
Katrina looked at Ji Xun who was carefully reading the classics, with a strange look in her crystal eyes.
The two of them chatted wordlessly.
At this time, she suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way. You are here just in time. Will you accompany me to a reception dinner tonight?"
"Dinner?"
Ji Xun raised his eyebrows Take a look.
Katrina: "Yes. General Ragon is coming to the base, and the senior leaders of the Allied Forces are holding a banquet. Of course I can't be absent."
"Oh?"
When Ji Xun heard this, he had actually guessed her purpose.
Before coming, Catalina said that she had encountered a little trouble and wanted help, and it seemed that this was it.
Of course Catalina knew that he could guess it, so she didn’t explain much, leaving a little suspense.
But when she looked at Ji Xun’s expression, a hint of joking flashed across her eyes, and she turned to ask another question: “As my good friend, Mr. Ji Xun, he didn’t even have a grand dinner. Isn’t it a bit rude of me to ask you to attend a reception banquet for an outsider?”
“.”
Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.
Of course he won't mind.
If he were not a friend, he would not come at all.
When I come, of course I won’t care about whether I am going to a dinner party or not.
The fact that the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces allowed him to sit in her office and read a book showed absolute trust and extraordinary treatment.
Of course, Catalina knew that he wouldn't mind, so she deliberately mentioned it, and then said: "Of course I will personally receive you."
The dinner was too polite.
Drinking with old friends is very satisfying.
“Heh”
Ji Xun smiled.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the two of them were no longer unfamiliar, but rather getting along more comfortably.
He didn't care at all. He just returned the topic to the previous topic and asked: "If I remember correctly, is General Lagon a member of your mother's family? Has he advanced to the seventh level?"< br>
He could remember every name he had ever seen in the newspaper.
So I remember clearly that General Lagon was the commander of the 91st Federal Legion, a powerful figure in the military, and a sixth-level card master who had been famous for a long time.
But a sixth-level person is not worthy enough for Katarina, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, to personally receive her.
Catalina blinked and said, "Can you guess this?"
Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.
After advancing to the sixth level, his current deduction ability is extremely exaggerated. This bit of information was enough for him to reconstruct the entire incident.
What did Ji Xun think of, and asked again what he had asked before, with a slightly playful expression: "Is this the trouble you were talking about before?"
Katrina smiled and showed her neat face White teeth, without averting his gaze, responded: "Yes."
(End of this chapter)