Chapter 282: Chapter 192: The Restored Armor!
Long Yi’s inherited knowledge had been catalogued in his mind, so repairing this battle armor was as easy as turning over his hand for him, so simple it couldn’t get any simpler.
The two Deans immediately called in a group of researchers to assist Long Yi. In a dizzying way, Long Yi disassembled each piece of armor, then installed the complex power circuits. Aside from the core in the chest, the power of these armors was transmitted through extremely thin mithril cables. Inside the armor, there were already pre-laid mithril cables. Previously, when attempting to restore it, no one knew that the armor could be further disassembled, so they placed the cables inside the space within the armor. This time, when they saw Long Yi soldering together the severed cables and assembling the armor, they realized the serious mistake they had made.
Although it sounds fast, the whole process was very slow. Because the mithril cables were very fine, Long Yi needed to use his mana to fuse the two ends together bit by bit. Luckily he already had the relevant knowledge in his head, otherwise just the task of mithril welding alone would have been enough to vex everyone to death.
The difficulty lay not in the process, but in the awkwardness of its positioning.
Close to midnight, the Emperor came to the research institute with two guards in plain clothes. A few researchers saw the arrival of the Emperor and were about to salute, but the Emperor raised his hand to signal them not to disturb Long Yi.
Long Yi was at that moment engrossed in the joy of assembling a Gundam model.
Yes, in Long Yi’s view, it was almost identical to assembling a Gundam model. Each part had a unique position. Even though it was difficult for outsiders to grasp the pattern, it was not a problem at all for someone like Long Yi, who had naturally inherited the relevant knowledge. He adeptly repositioned the improperly installed parts, welded them in place with his mana. He organized the circuitry and lubricated the joints.
At the crack of dawn, the battle armor had at last been fully repaired.
Its exterior appearance was not any different than before, but when the chest armor was opened, everyone immediately knew that this was actual armor! And the space inside the armor was naturally for armor wearers!
Without the complicated power core and the cluttered circuits from before, the inside of the armor could accommodate an adult perfectly.
"Come on, who’s going to try it out?"
Long Yi turned around, only to see the Emperor, still awake, rubbing his red-rimmed eyes.
"Your Majesty, you’ve arrived!" Long Yi nodded to the Emperor. The Emperor also nodded to Long Yi: "Yes, I’m here to see what my golem has been tortured into. But it seems, this thing isn’t a golem anymore, is it?"
The Emperor had just heard too, this thing wasn’t a golem, but an armor.
"This is a battle armor. Since Your Majesty has honored us with your presence, why don’t you give it a try?" Long Yi invited the Emperor with a smile.
"I’d better go first. After all, it’s just been repaired and its safety is uncertain." Dean Ma Deburg said.
"Rest assured, this thing is very safe. It was originally designed to protect the wearer from damage. If it was inherently dangerous, wouldn’t that be too disrespectful to ancient civilization? In addition, this armor has only one master. It only allows the first person who wore it to use it. Unless the master dies, it can’t be changed." Long Yi said.
"He’s not looking down on ancient civilization, he’s looking down on you." The Fine Gold Golem quipped from one side.
Dean Ma Deburg and Dean Angidd laughed awkwardly. Of course, they couldn’t possibly look down on Long Yi. After all, Long Yi had repaired the battle armor which they hadn’t been able to restore for years in just one night. Although its status was unknown, looking at the Fine Gold Golem’s confidence, it should be alright, shouldn’t it?
"Hahaha, no matter, let me try it out, I trust him! Cough, cough, cough!" The Emperor said, coughing a few times, then walked toward the armor.
"Your Majesty, you need to change into tighter clothing, otherwise, your clothes might get caught when the armor closes." Long Yi reminded him.
They weren’t short of clothes here, and someone quickly fetched a set of leather armor for the Emperor. The Emperor went into a private room to change, and came out to walk towards the armor.
At that moment, even though he was the Emperor, his heart was exceptionally excited.
Ah, how long has it been since he was last this nervous?
The Emperor already knew that Long Yi was a giant, and this armor must be a product of giant technology!
He, Emperor Kandela of the White Dragon Empire! He would be the first person to wear Gigantech!
Long Yi pressed the chest of the armor, and it opened. Not just simply opening up the chest, but the whole body fully opened up! The Emperor walked over, standing within it according to his own shape.
"This armor, it’s a bit big." The Emperor jiggled inside the armor.
"Don’t worry Your Majesty, it will adjust itself." Long Yi said.
As he said this, the armor moved. The pieces overlapped and shrunk, adjusting until they suited the Emperor’s height and build before stopping.
"Battle armor standby, registering first user!"
With the accompanying sound of metallic clatter, all the pieces of armor closed completely. The Emperor seemed much taller, the cold black metal giving off tiny friction noises as he moved. The face piece only revealed a pair of cold, luminescent eyes.
"Alright, now let’s have the Emperor demonstrate for us." Long Yi said.
"This set of armor can approximately enhance the user’s strength by five times, stamina by three times, and greatly increase their defense. By defense, I mean it includes both Fighting Aura and magic, even Dragon Breath. However, while your defense is increased, it doesn’t mean you can stand in swirl of Fighting Auras and survive." said Long Yi.
The Emperor tried to take a few steps, found it very easy. The armor was extremely lightweight; it moved with his movements. He walked to one side to see a handcart used for transporting repair tools. The Emperor walked up to it and effortlessly lifted the cart that weighed more than three hundred kilos. As a result, the tools in the cart clinked and clanked, fell out and hit the armor, barely leaving marks on it.
"Your Majesty, this armor is only made of pure steel, so don’t do anything too dangerous." Long Yi cautioned.
The Emperor within the armor laughed.
The Emperor returned to the maintenance position, the armor opened, and the Emperor stepped out.
"Great! This one is mine!"
Obviously, the Emperor was very fond of it.
However, when the Emperor was pleased with it, the researchers were not, this thing was not easily restored and you, Emperor, want to take it away? Dream on! Respecting the emperor doesn’t mean they have to listen to him! Want to take the armor away? No way!
Seeing that both Dean Ma Deburg and Dean Angidd had something to say, the Emperor immediately understood the meaning behind it. He raised his hand and pointed at Long Yi, "Let him fix another one for you! I’m taking this one, hahaha!"
The Emperor was going back on his word.
Who would have thought that the honorable White Dragon Empire’s Emperor, this famous ruler, would actually go back on his word!
Watching as the Emperor walked away with the armor, the two Deans looked at each other. The armor had just been restored, even not a single experiment has been carried out, how could they handle this?
Then, they both looked at Long Yi, and then glanced at the rows of yet-to-be-restored armor in the storeroom.
Long Yi sneered, grabbed Ai Lin with one hand, and the older sister of the Golems with the other, and ran!
If he didn’t run, his life would be at stake! Over three hundred battle armor in this warehouse, if they were all to be restored one by one, wouldn’t he turn into an idiot from exhaustion!
The two deans and a group of researchers were staring, dumbfounded, at Long Yi’s retreating figure. For a while, no one was chasing them.
Then, on the same day, the seven Deans of the Imperial researchers rushed to the front of the Emperor’s study room in protest. They brought tents and stoves, just in front of emperor’s study room. And the Emperor had already instructed to let them do as they pleased! So, the Emperor’s guards could only hold back their laughter, watching those old men make a fuss.
A few days later, several old men who couldn’t take it anymore rushed to the Dragon Knight Academy, kicked open the Dean’s office door. Just when they were about to lose their temper, the Dean handed them a thick pile of documents.
"This is the assembly process of the Battle Armor given by Long Yi, as well as a detailed explanation of the armor’s technology, you all take it."
Suddenly, the seven Deans snatched the documents like a pack of hungry wolves and disappeared into the horizon.
Then, Long Yi, who had been hiding behind the bookcase, came out.
"Are you sure about handing over these things to them?" The Dean, looking like Gandalf, kindly looked at Long Yi.
"If I don’t give it to them, who else can I give it to, certainly not to the people of the Black Dragon Empire, right?" said Long Yi.
"I mean, these technologies can be exchanged for lots of money." the Dean said.
"Money!"
Long Yi’s face changed instantly.
Sweet little money!
Damn! I’m really not a businessman! This thing is worth money!
Seeing the change in Long Yi’s face, the Dean couldn’t help but laugh heartily: "Alright, stop pretending, I just never thought that, even today, there are still people like you who completely ignore their personal interests for the sake of the country’s strength!"
With tears in his eyes, Long Yi emotionally said: "Why are my eyes full of tears? Because my love runs deep!"
The Dean smiled, this Long Yi really could talk: "But have you thought about it? If this kind of armor were fully integrated into the war, it could likely cause a serious imbalance in the scales of war. By then, when war breaks out, the whole continent will never be peaceful again."
Long Yi brushed away the tear that he had barely been able to squeeze out of the corner of his eye, and retorted: "Has our continent ever had a peaceful day? Leaving the rest aside, if either the White Dragon or the Black Dragon countries were the slightest bit weaker, wouldn’t war have broken out long ago? Speaking of which, Dean, you’re a White Dragon yourself, tell me, ever since you Sea Dragons from the Outer Sea came to our human world, apart from helping us humans in wars, have you ever done anything else meaningful? As war machines, where would you be, in a world without wars?"
"A world... without wars?" The Dean smiled bitterly and shook his head, "How could this world possibly not have wars? Wars, they will never cease!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivator. Mobile users can also read at m.qidian.com.)
