A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 471 - 353 The Era Has Changed_2
Chapter 471: Chapter 353 The Era Has Changed_2
Chapter 471: Chapter 353 The Era Has Changed_2
Afterwards, Maria, who received the news, led the reinforcements from Castam. With the assistance of the generals of the Black Legion – Barres, who had also broken free from mind control, and the Red Legion General Lirk, she rallied the soldiers of Lisas. Together with the reinforcements from Castam, they chased off the Herman Army, who were shaken by the news of the deaths of the brigade commander and the Demon Apostle.
Then Michiru, as the daughter of the mayor of Rajel, managed to get in contact with them. And that is why they all gathered here.
“I want to express my gratitude to you, Your Honor, the Judge.”
Barres formally bowed to Duanmu Huai.
“If it weren’t for your bravery, I fear I would still be fighting for the Herman People.”
“Me too.”
At this moment, another young man in bright red armor stepped forward. He was none other than the previously mentioned Lirk, the general of the Red Legion from Lisas.
“Your Honor freed us from the control of the Demon. Words can hardly express our gratitude…”
“There’s no need for that.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand dismissively.
“The Tribunal’s mission is to eradicate the Aliens and Heretics. Anyone in league with the Demons must be destroyed.”
After both parties exchanged a few polite words, Duanmu Huai stood aside to watch the meeting. After all, the biggest threat to the people of the Free City right now is the Herman Army. Duanmu Huai didn’t want to interfere in their internal military meeting. In fact, he came here to look for Maria. However, at this point, he was feeling rather pessimistic about Maria. From his perspective, Maria is likely at the same level as Kukulu, a mechanician from the Magic era with limited knowledge. He figured that even if she shared her insights, it wouldn’t be of much use.
But… he may as well try to talk to her first.
Soon, the military meeting over there came to an end. The decision was made that after a brief rest, they would mobilize their forces and head towards the Free City of Reed as soon as possible, taking advantage of their enemy’s lack of preparation to launch an attack.
Once the meeting concluded, everyone dispersed to attend to their own matters. Only then did Duanmu Huai approach.
“Hello, Miss Maria.”
“Ah, Hello, Your Honor, the Judge. What can I help you with?”
Upon seeing Duanmu Huai attempting to strike up a conversation, Maria was taken aback but still proceeded to ask him curiously.
“I have something to discuss with you. Do you have some spare time?”
“Hmm…”
“What is it you need from Maria?”
Facing Duanmu Huai’s question, Maria was somewhat puzzled. But just at that moment, a girl with long green hair wearing a wizard-like pointy hat appeared, blocking Maria’s way and staring coldly at Duanmu Huai.
“You are?”
“Ah, this is one of the Four Witches, Masou Shizuka, and also a good friend of mine…”
Seeing the tension between the two, Maria promptly stepped in to mediate. Duanmu Huai nodded at her and then turned to Maria again.
“I’ve heard you have some research in mechanical engineering?”
“Ah? You want to discuss mechanical engineering with me?!”
Upon hearing this, Maria’s eyes lit up! Duanmu Huai then nodded and said,
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“Indeed, I do have some mechanical engineering problems that I would like to discuss with you.”
“Of course, no problem! I’m actually going to the factory, we can chat and walk!”
If Maria was somewhat intimidated by Duanmu Huai before, now she seemed to be more relaxed and even more talkative and outgoing.
Subsequently, the group left Rajel’s mansion and walked towards Maria’s factory. Along the way, Maria was giving a non-stop lecture.
“The era of swords and magic is about to end. We are about to usher in an era where anyone can use and manufacture machines! Look, like this Tulip No.1 on my shoulder, future weapons will all look like this…”
While talking, Maria proudly displayed the rocket launcher on her shoulder to Duanmu Huai. From its appearance, it indeed looked like a mature piece of technology. Duanmu Huai took a look and asked,
“So this is a weapon you made yourself? And you also solved the material issue?”
“Of course!”
Hearing this, Maria became even more excited, her steps became more bouncing.
“In order to maintain the firepower, range, and stability of Tulip No.1 to the maximum extent, I experimented with various materials… I even went to the Volcano Mine before and finally found the ore to use as an energy source…”
“Ah…”
Watching Maria talk non-stop, Masou Shizuka, standing next to her, stretched out her hand to lift her hat in resignation.
“Here she goes again, Maria, the mechanical dummy…”
Throughout the walk, it was mostly Duanmu Huai asking the questions and Maria answering them, with others barely getting a chance to speak. Through this exchange, Duanmu Huai was convinced that this young girl named Maria was indeed passionate about mechanical engineering and had a decent professional understanding of it. Her ideas were somewhat ahead of their time considering the civilization level of this world, but somewhat behind compared to the Tribunal… Well, in short, he would still need to conduct an adequate test on her before making any decisions.
While Duanmu Huai was mulling all this over, Maria had already brought the group to her factory. Next, she started showing off her latest weapons with immense pride.
