Chapter 202 Another Temple
"Yes! Make defensive armor for the airship!"
Tust's eyes were burning as he continued, "If we use a large amount of [Angela Black Iron] to make the armor of the mechanical airship, it means that we can greatly reduce the weight of the airship, and the airship will be faster and carry more weight... The biggest advantage is that during artillery battles, this kind of metal armor can almost withstand the attacks of most current artillery, and will not be penetrated by projectiles, nor will it affect the stability of the airship structure due to severe impact..."
"Um."
Ryan listened and nodded in approval.
Just now he was curious and tried it himself, hitting the shield with his musket.
Not only could it not penetrate, the hand holding the shield hardly felt any impact from the bullet. A closer look revealed that the metal shield's surface was actually rippled with imperceptible waves due to the impact. The high-frequency vibration actually completely absorbed the impact.
As long as the shield is big enough and thick enough, it should be able to withstand artillery fire.
The old man said, "Moreover, even if we face the attack of the 'magic cannon' on the wreckage of the airship now... as long as the content of black iron is high enough, its super high magical conductivity will allow the airship to absorb most of the magic energy, which is enough to deal with most situations. If we have such an airship, we will have a real advantage when facing the enemies outside the fog in the future!"
The technological gap can be caught up slowly.
But if there is an advantage in materials, it can be instantly converted into combat power and will not be afraid of aerial artillery battles at all.
Upon hearing this, Ryan and Ymir nodded approvingly, their expressions simultaneously revealing a strong sense of anticipation.
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"The content of [Angela Black Iron] in these two shields is very high. According to preliminary estimates, it has reached more than 80%. And my Arc Shock Alloy Black Blade is also mixed with a small amount..."
Tust held two shields, looking quite emotional.
I have collected only this little in my entire life, but I didn’t expect to find an amount in the “garbage dump” that I might not be able to collect in several lifetimes.
Raymond then understood why the old man did not forge six black knives. It turned out that there were not many of this [Angela Black Iron] circulating in the world. He barely forged four and then used other materials to make a quick shield and a long sword.
"Divine Blood Ore" is a top-level material in the alchemist circle and has a wide range of applications.
Legend has it that this is a special ore that was gradually formed when the blood of an ancient demon soaked into the iron ore layer.
Therefore, the [Angela Black Iron] extracted from this ore has super high magical conductivity and magical physical defense capabilities. It is said that it also contains a trace of divine power.
But whether in the two empires or the City of Glory, this kind of material is considered top-grade material in the auction house, and is usually sold by gram.
But now looking at the two pure black iron shields produced in the ancient ruins in front of me, they probably weigh several dozen kilograms.
No wonder Tust felt a little sad.
After hearing what the old man said, Ymir guessed something and analyzed: "The styles of these two shields are almost identical. In this case, it is very likely that this is the standard equipment of the ancient army. This means that the amount of [Angela Black Iron] mined by that ancient civilization may be very huge, enough to equip the army in batches!"
"Yes, that's what I guessed."
Tust nodded and said, "Whether the zombies carrying shields come from ancient battlefields buried underground or ancient ruins such as ancient cities, it means that we can find more black iron shields. Maybe... the rich mine for mining the 'God's Blood Mine' is nearby!"
Ryan: "So... our top priority now is to find more black iron shields as soon as possible, or that... 'God's Blood Mine' layer!"
"Yes. This is why I called you two here..."
Tust nodded. "Confirm the quantity of materials as soon as possible so that I can make some adjustments to the design of our Black Dragon City airship. If there is any surplus, our mechanic corps can also mass-produce some top-level mechas..."
Ymir: “Got it.”
At this moment, the craftsmen who were rummaging through the "junk team" behind them burst into surprise and shouted, "Mr. Tust, we found another shield!"
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Old man Tust came here specially to inform Ryan and Ymir about this, just to make them pay attention to these little discoveries.
This black tide has been erupting for nearly a month. In the beginning, Black Dragon City had to fight off several waves of zombies almost every day. Until the "zombies" within a radius of dozens of miles were almost killed, the frequency has been decreasing recently.
As a result, a large amount of "trophies" were harvested.
But not all materials can be preserved from thousands or tens of thousands of years ago to the present day.
Most of the metal objects brought out from the skeletons that crawled out of the soil have already decayed.
No one knew about this [Angela Black Iron] shield before, and no one took it seriously. Those things were just waiting for the steel furnace to be built and then all of them were refined.
Now it seems that we almost missed a valuable treasure.
The two said goodbye to Tust and came out of the warehouse.
Ryan also felt a little emotional and said to Ymir: "It seems that this [Black Tide] really brought us a lot of treasures!"
Ymir frowned and asked, "Could that shield be left behind by the Monk civilization?"
Now that they have the treasure map of the [Black Emperor's Tomb], they have confirmed that there should be a relic of the Monk civilization in this basin. As soon as she saw the ancient civilization, she naturally thought of that first.
Ryan shook his head: "Looking at the pattern on the shield, it doesn't look like it. Instead, it looks like the product of a civilization that is older than the Monk civilization."
He has an intelligent brain, and once he makes a comparison, he is more accurate than any archaeologist. He has seen the style of those patterns in the library, and they are indeed many years older than the "Monkr Civilization".
After a pause, his eyes gradually deepened, and he said with emotion: "My intuition tells me that there may be more surprises in this 'Kalatwa Basin'..."
Ymir also murmured, "I'm looking forward to it too."
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Whether you want to find the "Tomb of the Black Emperor" or the remains of the ancient army holding black iron shields, aerial reconnaissance troops are indispensable.
Therefore, the role of the flying dragon mount becomes more and more important.
Otherwise, if one wants to rush deep into the basin to gather intelligence amidst the tide of zombies, even a legendary being may not be able to come back alive.
Fortunately, Wuduo's dragon training work is on the right track.
The "Dragon Catching Team" established in Black Dragon City also began to operate frequently.
Coleman's warriors have already explored the pterosaur's nest on the blood snow line on the mountainside. On the cliffs, there is a large group of pterosaurs with more than a thousand of them.
Although the Asian dragon is ferocious, it is still a monster after all.
The Coleman warriors had numerous ways of hunting.
Now that Black Dragon City has more resources available, the Mechanical Department has equipped the "Dragon Catching Team" with "wire guns" and "net guns" specially designed for dragon catching, which are more efficient.
Simply set a bait not far from the cliff, and you can catch ten or eight pterosaurs in a day.
After being tied up and brought back, Udo gave him a training session and then assigned him to Coleman's knights to foster their relationship.
As time went by, Black Dragon City's flying force had begun to take shape.
However, the progress of capturing the fifth-level dinosaurs was not so ideal.
At first, the earth dragons near the wreckage of the airship often came to harass them. But after being beaten several times, they gradually realized that the humans in Black Dragon City were not easy to mess with, and the tribe began to migrate.
Moreover, as the city walls grew higher and the artillery increased day by day, the threat posed by monsters attacking the city became smaller and smaller. Except for those that got lost, there were very few blind dinosaurs that would use their teeth to bite this unfamiliar iron city.
But the good thing is that this also means that the emerging Black Dragon City is gradually gaining a foothold in this dangerous "Kalatwa Basin".
This is also thanks to the fact that there was already a semi-finished mechanical city here. Otherwise, if it was built on the original site, it would probably not even be able to transport the materials, and it would be destroyed countless times by frequent monster attacks and black tides. Therefore, when Master Kavo built the "Glorious City", he had great courage and strength, and also encountered great difficulties.
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Ymir and the council took care of the city's affairs, so Ryan, the city lord, was happy to have some free time.
His daily life was very regular, he practiced, studied medicine, went out to kill zombies, and hunted dragons.
After possessing the [Thunder Totem], Ryan's fighting spirit is skyrocketing all the time.
Under normal circumstances, it would take about ten to eight years for a Transcendent to cultivate from the second level to the third level to reach the state of overflowing Dou Qi.
But after the black tide, the "demon energy of the abyss" in the air became more and more dense, and the efficiency of cultivation was twice as good with half the effort. Ryan estimated that it would take three to five years for him to advance from the second level of extraordinary to the third level of extraordinary.
But now that we have the totem, it will only take three to five months at most.
This is just the natural growth of fighting spirit from meditation and totems. If the large amount of black crystals obtained from killing zombies is added, the speed can be increased by several percent.
Of course, as the "devil worm" in the body matures, the upper limit of the meridians' tolerance is greatly increased.
He did not plan to advance in a hurry, but planned to see if his body could withstand several times the limit of fighting spirit of the same level.
His fighting spirit surged, and Ryan felt the "huge benefit".
[Divine Healing Technique] The healing amount is greatly increased due to the amount of fighting spirit.
[Threading the Needle] also condensed more and more Gang lines due to the increase of fighting spirit. [The Powerful Demon God] secret method also made faster and faster progress in cultivation due to the increase of Gang lines, and it has reached the point of "mastery", and the "divine power realm" is just around the corner.
Ryan's strength is visibly increasing with each passing day.
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A month later, good news came.
Coleman's dragon riders patrolled every day and finally discovered traces of a large number of human "zombies" more than a thousand kilometers southwest of Black Dragon City.
Not only that, they also brought back more than ten [Angela Black Iron] shields and another explosive news.
"What? You said there are not only shield skeleton monsters there, but also a temple of the 'Monkr civilization'?"
"Yes, we took a look from a distance and found a powerful aura inside that even flying dragons dared not approach... Moreover, even the lowest-level skeleton monsters were fifth-level creatures!"
