Chapter 1708 The True Face of the Black Sword Knight

Under the detailed scanning of the data terminal, the secrets of the legendary military unit Black Sword Knight were finally revealed bit by bit.

The truth is surprising.

Hao Ren did not expect that such a situation with a sense of black technology would appear on this planet that was almost at the same level as Horleta - the essence of the Black Sword Knights was beyond the scope of human beings. According to the data terminal, they were actually They are semi-biological and semi-mechanical synthetic humans with an extremely complex structure. Their "raw materials" may be real humans, but when they swing their swords, they can no longer be counted as regular life forms.

"Most organs have experienced varying degrees of degeneration or functional transfer. There are two blood circulation systems. One is the original cardiovascular system, and the other is maintained by something similar to a mechanical pump. There are intricate tubes distributed in the body. What is flowing is grease that can conduct magic. The bones have been semi-metallic, and the vital parts are covered with additional alloy armor..." The data terminal scanned and projected the results in mid-air. Anyway, the Charlemagne brothers and sisters were already used to this sight. Strangely, "the brain tissue is severely degenerated, and the main nerves even show fiber tendencies. The atrophied brain body only has less than 10% of its efficiency. The nerve signals used to command the body are all concentrated near the spinal cord, where there is a complex set of The electronic structure... according to this world, is a magic device..."

The whole structure of the Black Sword Knight was projected. On the body covered by the armor, traces of erosion and transformation of the mechanical structure could be seen everywhere. If he hadn't known that this was a world full of magic, Hao Ren would have almost thought that he was I'm following the old popsicle from Vault 111 to fight against the synthetics...

"It's interesting..." Leah also showed an expression of interest. Although these technologies are very superficial in her eyes, in this world they are obviously several levels beyond the current era. "Make the artificial bone near the spinal cord Zoom in on the nervous system and show me.”

The data terminal enlarged the image as instructed, and the holographic projection showed a spindle made of countless thin lines and nodes.

"Is this his real thinking organ? Wait...no..." Leah frowned, her eyes flickering with a faint light. The true face of the spindle structure was quickly revealed under the gaze of the god, "This is just It is a device that forwards and releases nerve signals. The real signal source is not it..."

"What do you mean?" Hao Ren was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this a thinking organ? Then how do these black sword knights move?"

"If I'm not mistaken... it's a remote control," Leah said, pointing to the tip of the spindle. "This is a signal receiver that receives instructions from the outside world, then converts them into nerve impulses and controls this body. In other words, the Black Sword Knights themselves cannot think, they are just remote control dolls."

"Remote control?!" Even Lily, who has always had a clear mind, stared blankly this time, "Who is controlling it? Is it His Majesty the Emperor?"

As she spoke, she imagined the legendary Dragon Soul Emperor sitting in his palace with a map screen in front of him. The black sword knights were arranged in small teams one by one on the map. The emperor didn't like anything he saw. If you get it, just go to frame A...

The husky girl was convinced of her idea and gave herself a thumbs up.

"Stop thinking nonsense, it's definitely not what you think," Leah waved her hand, "Remember... this guy fell after the mechanical sword was destroyed."

Lily: "Huh?"

"Although this conclusion is a bit strange, the most direct explanation is this," Leah nodded. "Rather than saying that the knights are waving their swords, it is better to say that the swords are commanding these knights. I have vaguely felt their mechanical movements before. The sword is a bit weird, always releasing some vague fluctuations, now that I think about it... that should be the signal sent by the sword when it remotely controls the knight's body."

Charlemagne and Evanna looked at each other. They had never heard of such a fantastic story since they had received formal education since childhood. The latter blinked and combed through it for a long time before smoothing over the statement, and said in disbelief: "That is to say, The soul of the Black Sword Knight is in the sword, and the body is the tool? So after destroying their swords, they can't move? The truth...is this actually the case? "

"I'm a little surprised. Has no one ever discovered this truth?" Hao Ren frowned, "The Black Sword Knights have been active in this world for so many years. No matter how powerful they are, they are just elite troops. Those who are more powerful than them are There are so many, has no one ever separated them from their mechanical swords? Or has there been no precedent of destroying the mechanical swords?"

"The mechanical sword and the body are connected through remote control, and the distance is probably not short. The signal receiver in their spinal cord can receive signals from half the planet. For this blocked planet, this distance is completely sufficient. So it should be useless to separate the black sword knights from their swords," Leah gave the answer on behalf of the Charlemagne brothers and sisters. "As for destroying their swords...those mechanical swords are very special, with weird materials, and are stronger than the knight's body. Much stronger, I think in normal combat situations, the knights themselves must have suffered fatal injuries first, and then their swords took their turn, so the secrets of these black sword knights have been kept to this day."

"Until they encountered an extraordinary combat power like you," Hao Ren glanced at Leah, "he immediately disintegrated their weapons..."

"And the secret of the Black Sword Knight is probably not completely unknown," Charlemagne said. "I have heard some knowledge related to the Dragon Empire from my palace tutor, and I also mentioned that the Black Sword Knight resides his soul in The saying on the sword - but this kind of saying is usually regarded as a legend in the White City Federation."

Hao Ren nodded: "The information is not smooth, the samples are too few, and exploring the truth will not bring matching benefits, so the secret will be kept."

At this time, Vivian suddenly remembered something and exclaimed in a low voice: "Ah, if this is really the case... then probably none of the three black sword knights we killed before died. I saw it clearly at the time, although They were blown away, but their swords were all intact..."

Evana blinked and said softly: "It is said that after the Black Sword Knight is killed in battle, his sword will be recovered by the attendant and sent to the 'Holy Arsenal' of Black Steel Castle. When qualified candidates are selected, They will take over the mechanical swords from their ancestors and become new Black Sword Knights. This process is called 'promotion'. After promotion, the Black Sword Knights will live a life similar to that of a monk, completely breaking off from their previous life... This I saw it in the natural history."

Hao Ren's eyes narrowed: "So, these mechanical swords are passed down from generation to generation, and knights are consumables that are replaced from generation to generation... But I have another question, is their mechanical sword a bad one? Is it just one? Although those swords are very strong, they are not invulnerable to magic weapons. They are always worn out over the years, right? In this way, wouldn’t the number of the Black Sword Knights be getting smaller and smaller?”

"New mechanical swords will be forged to make up for the losses, so the size of the Black Sword Knights will not shrink," Charlemagne said about the knowledge he gained from the palace mentor, "but correspondingly, their size will also It has never expanded - since the founding of Dragon, the Knights of the Black Sword have had 770,000 soldiers. Since then, the empire has expanded day by day, and the size of the Imperial Corps has expanded countless times, but the Knights of the Black Sword has never increased. One person has not lost one person. Even now that the Dragon Empire has expanded to the point where it is difficult for the Black Sword Knights to protect the entire territory, His Majesty Berrentine has only added a large number of standing troops to make up for the shortcomings of the Knights. The real The Black Sword Knights... still only have the 770,000 they had when they formed an army."

Seven hundred and seventy thousand people, this is a very subtle number. For a small kingdom that has just been founded, such a large number of super soldiers is enough for it to sweep all the surrounding opponents of the same level, and even leapfrog them. But when Dra After the Gong Empire expanded to occupy half of the planet, this number was obviously not enough to deal with the long border.

According to Charlemagne, new mechanical swords can be forged, so the factors that check and balance the scale of this knighthood are very curious.

"There is only one explanation. They can only cast 770,000 mechanical swords. The quantity of a certain key raw material is limited," Vivian said thoughtfully, "Considering the functions of these swords, maybe this raw material is the soul." …But is the soul also limited?”

"Probably only Berunding himself knows what's going on," Hao Ren shrugged. "Anyway, these 'Black Sword Knights' are full of mysteries, and this one is no less of a secret. They can mutate into something like this. I haven’t figured out the reason yet.”

The data terminal shook its body up and down: "Yes, according to what the brothers and sisters just said, normal black sword knights are actually the same as normal humans in appearance, and this machine also confirmed when they scanned their body structures just now Understand this - the mechanized transformation in their bodies only strengthens their body functions, and will not cause their external image to turn into monsters. This is a quite mature mechanical synthesis technology, and is not toxic in theory. ."

"In other words, there is some other reason why these originally normal-looking black sword knights now look like relatives of the ancient gods." Hao Ren rubbed his eyebrows, vaguely feeling that he was coming into contact with some truth, "Lia, Can you feel something...'aura' from them? For example, the influence of the Lord of Madness or something."

Leah hummed and felt it seriously for a moment, then the little goddess shook her head: "No, I can't feel it at all."

But then she added: "However, the possibility cannot be completely ruled out. Maybe the breath is too weak and has reached an indistinguishable level, or maybe the remaining crazy power in this world has changed and turned into something." It’s something I don’t recognize - we still have to be careful, after all, the mutations that these knights have now are full of blasphemy, and they look like the painting style of the Lord of Madness..."

Charlemagne and Evanna were confused when they heard this, and they said in unison: "What is the Lord of Madness?"

"Abstract performance artists can harm your aesthetics," Hao Ren waved his hand perfunctorily, "I don't know if I can tell you yet, so don't ask yet. Compared with this, we have someone more important now. The question...are we sure we are not going the wrong way?"