Chapter 303: Arcane Arm and Soul Realm

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The roars from the huge fiery red humanoid machine gradually subsided.

Then.

The cockpit shield in the center slowly rose.

A tiny figure ejected from it -

It was a short, flat-chested girl wearing a metal helmet.

Bobo's figure drew a melodious parabola in the air.

Before falling sharply.

A small umbrella suddenly popped up behind her, and the small umbrella swayed and slowed her speed.

A moment later.

A long blue flame also emerged from under Bobo's combat boots.

She stood very steadily on the snow in front of Matthew.

"The first test ejection and landing was successful!"

The antenna on Bobo's head glowed with warm yellow light, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

"You have to use the first three sentences you say when you meet to praise the lady."

She came to Matthew and tiptoed proudly.

Matthew smiled:

"Very beautiful."

"Very shocking."

"Uh, the legs are long too."

Bobo raised his eyebrows when he heard this:

"You should learn vocabulary! Matthew!"

"She is perfect!"

She turned around and opened her arms, as if she wanted to embrace the huge mechanical creature.

"She is perfect."

She repeated and emphasized:

"But I can understand your lack of words. It is precisely because she is too perfect that it is difficult for you to find a word in the context of the common language to accurately describe her."

"So I created a word specifically to describe the perfection of a lady - BUMP!"

"Remember this word. In Bobo language, it means the best!"

BUMP?

Matthew repeated it.

Bobo immediately turned around and gave him a thumbs up happily.

"Don't look at her as a mechanical creature. If there is a powerful driver controlling her, it is not impossible to fight the legend head-on!"

Bobo patted his chest hard.

Can he kill the legend?

Matthew solemnly refocused his gaze on the mechanical Titan in front of him.

He quietly sensed the dangerous aura of the mechanical creation.

"This thing may indeed pose a threat to the legend..."

Putting aside the tough lines and wild aesthetics of the humanoid machine.

Matthew realized that the special modules and killer moves hidden in the dark were the real horror of the mechanical Titan.

"But this design should not be aimed at mages, but is more suitable for targeting large units, such as behemoths!"

Thinking of this.

Matthew couldn't help but ask:

"Have you found the book "Machinery, Fire Dragons and Titans"?

Bobo shook his head:

"No."

"But the vice president of the Huo Sisterhood helped me find some copies of the book and a semi-finished mechanical titan."

"I worked hard to pass the assessment of the Palace of Wisdom and became a potential S+ mechanic. Naturally, I became the chief mechanic of the World's Sorrow, and only then did I have the authority to take over these materials and semi-finished products."

"Finally, under my careful transformation, "Lady" was born."

"Strictly speaking, this is her first flight test in a non-enclosed environment."

"And you are also the first human besides me to witness the lady's demeanor!"

Bobo put his hands on his hips, his face full of pride.

Matthew also showed an honored expression:

"She does look great."

"But then again, you are already the chief mechanic of the World's Sorrow?"

Bobo waved his hand:

"It's not worth mentioning. "

"Because of an incident before the World's Sorrow, their original artificers were all killed in the ruins on the cloud. At present, I am the only real artificer in this army, and the others are apprentices. So I am naturally the chief!"

"Aren't you also the chief wizard of Rolling Stone Town?"

Matthew smiled.

Then the two circled around the lady for several times, and Bobo excitedly pulled Matthew to introduce the special features of the lady to him.

When she was excited, she would dance with joy.

The antenna on the helmet alternately emitted yellow and blue light.

Matthew guessed that this represented excitement and joy respectively.

"...In short, the lady can perfectly adapt to most battle scenes in the sky and on land."

"In the hands of the right driver, a dragon in front of her is like a wild boar in front of a human armed to the teeth!"

Bobo concluded.

Matthew couldn't help but feel itchy after hearing this:

"Can I touch her?"

Bobo generously put his hands on his waist:

"Touch as you like. "

Matthew went over and gently touched the mechanical parts of the lady's feet, and a cold and chilly touch came from his hands.

In just a moment.

He had goose bumps all over his body.

Matthew noticed.

This mecha is spiritual.

The spiritual level of its body is higher than most units in the cemetery, only slightly lower than that of the soldier!

"The creation of the strange machine master is really amazing."

"I wonder if I will have the opportunity to drive such a mecha."

Matthew looked up.

The overall appearance of the lady is the same as that of a human, except that there is a slightly raised part on the belly and arms near the shoulders.

Those are three dragon heads.

According to Bobo, the lady can freely switch into seven different fire dragon forms with different emphases.

In fire dragon form.

These dragon heads can spray dragon breath simulated by the artificer's magic.

Its power is not inferior to that of a normal dragon.

What's more important is that these dragon breaths have almost no cooling time. As long as the raw materials are enough, you can spray them for as long as you want!

This thing is a war weapon!

Matthew quickly realized that if someone brought this mechanical Titan onto the battlefield, they would undoubtedly become a nightmare for the enemy.

This may be more desperate than the dragon.

"But wouldn't these legs be a bit too long in human form?"

Matthew asked, pointing to the lady's legs that were obviously a bit deformed compared to her body.

Bobo's eyes widened:

"This is called a crane leg. It is my special design. It can be stretched ten times, making it suitable for special operations in lakes or sea environments!"

"Besides, do you think there's anything wrong with having long legs?"

Matthew looked at the long legs of the Mechanical Titan, then looked back at Bobo's short legs.

An expression of sudden realization appeared for an instant.

Bobo's expression became a little unkind.

Matthew quickly invited her to sit in the cemetery.

Along the way.

Bobo jumped up and down and talked:

"Today is the day for the first public test of Lady, and it is also the day for World War to practice on the plateau above the clouds."

"The content of this exercise is mainly to simulate the situation when Yunduan City is attacked by a powerful enemy and the World War Troops are forced to land on the Yunshang Plateau. The lady appears in the exercise as a cooperating unit..."

exercise?

Unexpectedly, the elves in Cloud City not only possess extremely advanced black technology, but their war concepts are also several generations more advanced than those on the ground.

Matthew sighed secretly in his heart.

Immediately he said doubtfully:

"So you sneaked out during the exercise?"

"Doesn't it matter?"

Bobo adjusted his helmet and said calmly:

"Just think of it as my temporary intention to make the exercise a little more difficult."

"Let them try to see how they can handle the crisis on the frontal battlefield if the lady responsible for coordination is entangled by an evil enemy."

Matthew smiled hoarsely:

"You won't tell them later that the evil enemy is me, right?"

Bobo chuckled.

She did not answer Matthew's question directly, but patted her belly with both hands through her velvet jacket:

"I'm hungry!"

Matthew looked at the red face under the helmet and could only nod his head:

"I'll arrange food for you."

The two quickly entered the cemetery.

Bobo looked at the surrounding environment curiously:

"Your home is so big!"

“And there are so many people!”

The two walked in the cemetery.

Matthew could clearly feel Bobo becoming reserved.

She doesn't seem to be very adaptable to an environment with many strangers.

Matthew took her to the restaurant.

Paige isn't here.

He had to go to the kitchen to tinker with something himself——

Heat the milk, fry a sausage, and make some mushroom noodles.

Although Matthew doesn't cook often, his cooking skills are actually pretty good. Within ten minutes, a strong aroma came from the kitchen.

Bobo came over from the living room.

Her eyes shone as she looked at the food on the table. Matthew smiled and invited her to taste it. She didn't refuse and devoured it.

soon.

All that was left on the table were plates that had been licked clean.

"Is the food in World Warfare bad?"

Matthew asked curiously.

Bobo thought for a while:

“Machinists don’t pay attention to good food, as long as they can eat well.

The cloud elves are a group of lunatics who will die if they don't starve. You should have seen Emilia, right?

They are both as thin as a piece of paper.

They consume energy differently than we do.

The situation with Cyberosaurs is similar. Although gnomes can eat, they still eat stones directly in most cases. "

"Sometimes after spending a long time with them, I even forget that I am a human being. I often forget to eat and make myself dizzy."

Matthew looked at Bobo with interest.

Being able to enter a cybernetic dragon as a human is enough to show that Bobo is special, but she doesn't seem to realize this yet.

After a full meal.

Bobo's condition is obviously much better.

His expression was not as restrained as before:

"By the way, where is that funny uncle?"

"He should be near your house too, right?"

Matthew thought for a moment.

Bobo should refer to Rhaegar.

So he corrected him seriously:

"Rhaega is the lord of Rolling Stone, and he is about to become the king of Rolling Stone Kingdom."

"I admit that he is quite funny sometimes, but I'd better not use the title "funny uncle" anymore.

Bobo nodded, with a well-behaved look on his face:

"I see."

Matthew was still a little worried, so he asked:

"Then what are you going to call him when we meet next time?"

Bobo thought for a moment:

"That funny king?"

Matthew immediately stretched out a hand and politely made a forbidden gesture:

"Just call him Rhaegar."

…

Leaving the kitchen, Matthew took Bobo for a stroll in the cemetery.

After eating and drinking enough.

The artificer's desire for new things cannot be suppressed.

Bobo touched the tombstones left and right, looking very curious.

But Matthew knew she had restrained herself.

Although she touched a lot of things.

But they all resisted injecting mana into these things.

It can be seen from this.

"The mechanic can't help turning everything he sees into a bomb" is a rumor.

At least Bobo's restraint is still good.

After walking for a while.

Bobo suddenly turned back and said to Matthew:

"Do you realize that something is wrong?"

Matthew looked around:

"No?"

Bobo said seriously:

"I just came in and saw a lot of undead, but now all these undead have disappeared..."

Matthew was about to explain to Bobo that they might be going to participate in Peggy's hide-and-seek competition.

Then at this time.

There was a burst of hurried footsteps on the stairs leading to the basement.

The two looked back.

But these two figures with snow-white bodies walked down the stairs.

These two people, a man and a woman, the man had a broken arm and the woman was indifferent. They were Lumiere and Leila who returned from the rainforest.

"Matthew, what happened in the cemetery? We just met some undead, and they hid when they saw us!"

Lumiere also looked a little confused.

"You're back?"

Matthew smiled and repeated the rules of the hide-and-seek competition, and the three of them suddenly understood.

"How is the situation?"

Matthew asked Lumiere with concern.

He guessed that this trip to the rainforest would help Lumiere grow a lot.

Compared to before.

Lumiere looked more vicissitudes of life. Matthew noticed that he began to grow a beard. This change in appearance made him more mature and his eyes more resolute.

"It's all settled."

"No one blames me. The families of the dead warriors told me that they were mentally prepared before they set off."

"I know this is their excuse to comfort me. I also know that the tragedy was entirely due to my own mistakes, but I know more clearly that I will not make mistakes forever..."

"I am still the king of the rainforest."

"I will fulfill my promise to all of them."

Lumiere said calmly.

Matthew patted his shoulder and chatted with Leila for a while.

The state of the drow warrior was also much more cheerful than before.

Leila was not a particularly gloomy person. She was silent before, probably because of the pressure from Gaelan.

Now she is freed from Gaelan and becomes Matthew's disciple, which is equivalent to real freedom.

Her mental state is naturally different.

Matthew can feel it.

Leila's strength has improved a lot compared to before!

Think about it carefully, as the other party's extraterritorial master, Matthew has not given Leila any ability.

This is obviously a bit dereliction of duty.

"Go back and find her a useful ability to give it first."

"Spells are actually OK. After all, her close combat strength is already very good. With some ability spells, it can play a role of surprise."

And while Matthew and Leila were chatting.

Bobo noticed Lumiere's empty sleeve:

"Where's your hand?"

Lumiere said calmly:

"It was taken away by a demon lord."

Bobo said seriously:

"What's his name? We will help you get revenge!"

Lumiere whispered:

"No need, he's dead."

"Is that so?"

Bobo looked thoughtful, she seemed to have something to say, but she hesitated.

At this time, Matthew came over:

"I was just about to tell you about this. You should have heard about the Battle of Wild Wolf Mountain?"

"Because of the accident in that battle, Lumiere lost his right hand."

"I want to know, if you want to install a mechanical arm for him, do you have a suitable plan?"

Bobo jumped up immediately:

"Of course!"

"I was just about to recommend a plan to you, but I'm afraid you are more resistant to mechanical arms."

Lumiere said:

"I will not resist any power now, let alone machinery, even if I am given a demon's arm, I will connect it and use it!"

Bobo shook his head:

"That won't work, the demon's arm is still too weak!"

"World's Sorrow just happens to have a ready-made prosthetic solution. I can install a jet-type arcane arm for you. This solution has low damage to nerves, is strong and durable, and is not expensive. If you get tired of it later, you can always replace it with a new model!"

Lumiere's eyes lit up with a hint of expectation.

But he still asked a little nervously:

"How much does it cost?"

Bobo thought for a while:

"Tens of thousands will be enough."

Lumiere frowned subconsciously.

Matthew waved his hand:

"Money is not a problem. There is still a war dividend that has not been issued to you. It is more than enough to buy a mechanical arm."

Lumiere looked at Matthew deeply.

He seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.

"Money is not a problem."

Matthew emphasized:

"Safety comes first, followed by quality and power."

Bobo patted his chest and said:

"The arcane arm of this plan has the effect of jet propulsion. If you want other effects, you can achieve it by adding additional modules."

"An α-level arcane arm can theoretically install up to six additional modules."

"Let me think about it, the "self-destruct module" is a must!

This module gives you the ability to abandon the arm when necessary, thereby creating a powerful explosion effect.

Imagine it --

While fighting, you suddenly detach your arm, throw it into the enemy group, and then boom!

What a perfect and shocking picture that would be! "

"I also recommend you install a "Magic Hook". This module is banned by the Seven Saints Alliance, but just because it is a banned module, you can imagine how powerful it is. Just remember to use it secretly. If you are discovered, you can say that you picked it up on the ground..."

"There is also a more popular module called "Giant Power", which can give you more than 24 points of strength, and if the fit is high, it may even be 25 points! With this module, you can easily lift any weapon or heavy object with the arcane arm..."

"I remember there is another module called "Third Hand". This module can add a mini operating prosthetic hand to your arcane arm. This prosthetic hand can be used for daily maintenance and inspection of the arcane arm. It can also spray magic lasers at critical moments. You can adjust any color you want..."

"And there is..."

When it comes to professional content, Bobo can't stop dancing.

Matthew quickly wrote down the content of the module mentioned by Bobo.

Then he put the list of notes in front of Lumiere.

"Help me choose, Matthew!"

"Although I can barely read, I don't understand these things. "

Lumiere thought for a while and said:

"However, the self-destruct module is not needed. I'm a little scared..."

Who heard this.

Bobo immediately jumped up from the ground:

"No!"

"Without the self-destruct module, the arcane arm will lose its soul!"

Lumiere hesitated:

"But what if it suddenly explodes while I'm sleeping? "

Bobo thought for a moment:

"You can reduce your sleep time to reduce the probability of explosion?"

Lumiere was stunned.

Matthew coughed and changed the subject:

"We will talk about which modules are needed later. I want to know more details about this plan."

He handed over the paper and pen.

Bobo took the quill and immediately started drawing on the blank papyrus.

She explained the details of the arcane arm in detail while talking.

Soon.

She filled a sheet of paper.

Matthew hurriedly took the second sheet.

In the process.

Matthew realized that Bobo had a strong drawing ability.

The drawings she drew with her bare hands were extremely accurate and very close in proportion.

I don't know if this is the ability of the mechanic.

Or is it Bobo's unique talent.

Soon.

Drawings of various cross-sections of the mechanical arm appeared in front of Matthew and Lumiere.

Bobo asked as he drew:

"What weapons do you usually like to use?"

Lumiere replied:

"Bare-handed."

"Occasionally I use a blowgun. "

Bobo shook his head:

"Blowguns are too old. In Eindor, old means backwardness most of the time."

"I suggest that after you install the arcane arm, you sign up for a boot camp in World of Sorrow. As long as you can graduate successfully, your combat skills will definitely be elevated to a whole new level."

"By the way, how much do you know about mechanical creations?"

Lumiere shook her head honestly:

"Nothing."

Bobo suddenly stopped writing, and she turned to look at Lumiere:

"Then you can definitely become a Titan technician!"

Lumiere was completely stunned:

"What is a Titan?"

"What is a technician?"

Matthew wanted to laugh when he saw it from the side.

It can only be said that this is only Bobo, who has a wild way of thinking.

I'm afraid that no one else would let a Jango who had just walked out of the jungle try to drive a mechanical Titan, such an extremely complex construct.

"Forget it, let's wait until you install the arm. "

Bobo seemed to realize this as well.

She quickly calculated on the last piece of paper.

"120,000 gold coins should be able to be taken down."

"It comes with three important parts warranty and five replacements of common small parts."

Bobo handed the paper to Matthew.

Matthew nodded repeatedly after reading it.

Bobo is really loyal.

He didn't charge any labor costs.

The price he gave was completely the cost price.

She might even make a small loss!

"130,000."

Matthew quoted his price.

Bobo didn't bargain at all and nodded directly.

Lumiere breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a hint of expectation in his eyes, as if he was already looking forward to life after regaining his arm.

But at this moment.

He suddenly noticed that Bobo was looking at him pitifully.

"What's wrong?"

Lumiere felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and felt that something was wrong.

Bobo's big eyes flickered, and he looked full of pleading:

"Really don't add the self-destruct function? "

Lumiere sighed and asked:

"If I refuse."

"Will you feel bad?"

Bobo immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice:

"If you refuse me, I will not be able to sleep today, tomorrow and the night after tomorrow!"

Matthew reminded Lumiere:

"If you don't refuse, you may not be able to sleep every night after you get the arm installed."

Bobo waved his little fist at Matthew angrily:

"I can add a sleep function to his arm!"

Matthew is curious:

"Can the sleep function reduce the probability of the arm self-destructing?"

Bobo shook his head and said:

"It just helps him sleep more deeply."

After a while.

She added:

"The sleep function also includes two electronically controlled earbuds."

Matthew asked again:

“Can electronically controlled earplugs stop an arm from self-destructing?”

Bobo continued to shake his head and said:

"no."

"But the electronically controlled earplugs can reduce the explosion noise when the arm self-destructs, so that it will not affect his sleep."

Matthew: "..."

He could hardly control his complaining spirit.

But at this moment.

Lumiere suddenly said firmly:

"I'm pretending."

Bobo's eyes lit up:

"Really?"

"You can't go back on your word after confirming, right?"

"Don't worry, I will try to reduce the power of the explosion for you..."

Lumiere shook his head and said:

"How high can the power be adjusted?"

Bobo thought:

"I don't know the specifics. It's probably equivalent to a legendary level evocation spell, right?"

Lumiere nodded vigorously:

"That's it!"

Matthew looked at Lumiere with some surprise.

Seeing the latter's eyes firm.

He didn't say anything more.

But at this time.

A tombstone not far away suddenly exploded!

A loud bang sounded in the quiet cemetery.

Everyone was shocked.

The smoke cleared.

Everyone came to the explosion site in shock, only to see fragments of tombstones all over the ground.

Matthew looked back.

But he saw Bobo obediently clasping his hands behind his back.

There was a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Is it too late to regret it now?"

Lumiere asked Mathieu, realizing what was happening.

Matthew patted his shoulder sympathetically, and then waved everyone away.

…

Night falls.

Tonight Rhaegar will hold the official dinner of the Mudong Festival in town.

Because the participants were all ordinary dignitaries of the future Rolling Stone Kingdom, Matthew did not participate.

But Bobo and Lumiere went over to join in the fun.

Peggy's hide-and-seek contest is still ongoing.

There was deathly silence in the cemetery.

Except Qiuka, who was responsible for finding people, bubbled up in Matthew's field of vision from time to time.

The rest of the participating units all hid.

Matthew took this opportunity to recruit the ghost Ali who did not participate in the competition.

In the workshop with the door closed.

Ali looked nervously at Matthew, who looked calm.

There was a black box on the table in the center of the workroom. Next to it was a pile of scalps from the Rand clan devils, and a silver knife.

"Sign a deep contract with me, and I will help you advance to "Ghost Archon". "

Matthew gets right to the point.

Ali's soul suddenly shrank violently.

Ghost Archon.

This is a legendary career.

For any soul body, the Ghost Archon is an irresistible temptation.

What's more, Ali knows Matthew quite well.

I know that the latter's character will never deceive me.

"good."

Ali responded rather decisively.

Matthew showed a look of satisfaction.

"Now, relax your soul body. I will cut off a part and then inject it into this Horcrux. This action may be a little painful, so please bear with it..."

While talking.

Matthew lifted the silver knife from the table.

He stroked towards Ali lightly.

With the help of exorcism weapons.

The silver knife easily cut off about one-twentieth of Ali's soul!

Ali endured pain from the depths of his soul.

His soul was shaking violently.

"Then the next step is to sign a deep contract..."

Matthew methodically carried out his work according to the established steps.

But at this time.

A familiar feeling came over him.

His vision went dark.

Then the surrounding scenes changed rapidly——

The next second.

Matthew found that the scene around him turned dark.

It felt like I was in a coffin!

etc.

Why does this scene seem so familiar?

Before Matthew could react.

A faint voice came from the coffin next to it:

"Come, brother?"

"Come here and help me see, this coffin board can no longer hold me down!"

Matthew glanced at the data column.

…

"Hint: You have cut off a soul with your own hands, and coupled with your daily accumulation of knowledge, you have officially entered the soul field!

In the process of exploring the Soul Realm, you were inspired by your old acquaintance "Oluolin" in the Tomb Realm and came to the Demonic Realm of Ravenloft..."

…