When Cook came to Douglas with the "Imperial Secret Letter", he didn't expect that he would actually eat "behind closed doors".

The teacher who happened to be passing by told Cook the reason, and he said that the vice principal had important tasks to do, and he would not be able to see guests today.

"Important, I'm afraid I know I'm coming to deliberately find such a set of excuses. ”

After the executive teacher left, Cook looked back at the closed door of the vice principal's office, and he sneered, looking lewd and cunning after losing his front teeth.

After a short while, Cook walked out of the entrance to the cadet administration building, and the two Crusader soldiers waiting outside followed Cook closely.

"Go, follow me to the Ministry of Armed Forces. Cook casually commanded.

"Yes, sir. ”

Cook smiled contemptuously, crumpled the scraps of paper in his hand and threw them into the flower bed under the steps, and a small flower in full bloom broke under the blow of the paper ball, and the petals fell one after another.

The Armed Forces Department of the Imperial Military Academy today has exceptionally strict security measures, not only are the number of security personnel twice as large as usual, but they are also equipped with high-lethal short crossbows, which are very powerful close-range weapons specially made by the Armed Forces, and its destructive power is even greater than that of arquebuses.

From noon, the gates of the Ministry of Armed Forces were tightly closed, and all outsiders were not allowed to enter, not even the employees of the Ministry of Armed Forces who had passes, and the Ministry of Armed Forces was completely cordoned off.

The interior of the Armed Forces Department was as quiet as a dead land, except for the occasional flight of birds, and there was hardly any wind and grass. No guards were to be seen patrolling the walls, as they weren't needed. Without a special order, the elite security personnel outside the Ministry of Armed Forces would not let in even a single fly.

The precision forging room of the Ministry of Armed Forces is located in the deepest part of the underground research center, and the high-hardness synthetic diamond glass divides it into two parts, one is a forging area with dangerous properties, and the other is a relatively safe observation area.

The diamond glass coated with a special coating minimizes the sparkling light in the forging area, so the damage to the eyes is negligible when you watch the actual forging process here.

Douglas was standing in the observation area watching the forging process in the forging area, the flickering fire light dancing on his resolute face, and standing beside him were Max dressed in a student uniform and a group of armed forces researchers in white uniforms.

"Max, can you answer me a question?" Douglas stamped his pipe in his mouth and stared at the forge with blazing eyes.

"Vice Chancellor, you say. Max replied politely.

"How did you get your hands on the extremely scarce metal 'Sleeping Iron'? ”

"Vice Principal, finding this ore is actually very simple, and it is not as difficult as you think. Max spoke calmly.

"Oh? ”

"In this world, there is not only the extremely rare metal of 'Sleeping Iron', but also a metal that everyone is obsessed with, its name is gold," Max smiled, "and since 'Sleeping Iron' has been recorded, then it must have appeared on the continent, so the rest is simple." ”

Douglas gritted his teeth fiercely, the expression on his face was a little unnatural, and he probably knew what Max was going to say next.

"So what?"

"So all I have to do is find it and exchange it for gold coins, after all, for ordinary people, gold is much more attractive than a stone. Max said lightly, with a faint and gentle smile on his face throughout.

A string of swallowing voices came and went behind Douglas, this group of tech nerds probably didn't care how much gold Max spent to buy this metal, they cared about what means Max used to get this metal that they regarded as a treasure, and the power of money touched their inner sense of technology and mission for the first time.

"Nima, is this okay?" I believe that there must be a lot of bald men wearing thick-bottomed glasses behind Max who are secretly slandering.

After a long silence, Douglas slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

"It's good to be rich, it's even better to have a rich dad. ”

"Vice-Chancellor, you are serious, this little thing is not enough to bother my father, I have only taken a part of the salary promised to me by the Holy Church in advance. ”

"Holy Church?" Douglas muttered to himself, a look of doubt creeping across his eyes.

Pope Leo VII's face of forgiveness appeared in Douglas's mind. Now think that Max is becoming more and more like Leo VII, the same kind and kind, the same meticulous and calm, and the same more and more inscrutable thoughts.

Could Max be the next Leo VII, the man who is almost equal to royalty, the "gatekeeper" who can even influence the course of the world.

Whenever I think of this, there is always an inexplicable resistance in Douglas's heart, maybe the characters of the older generation should be temporarily stopped, the new era belongs to these young people, but whether they will lead this era to the darkness or push to the light? No one knows.

"Vice Chancellor, it's time to begin!" Max's brief reminder interrupted Douglas's thoughts.

Everyone in the observation area stood upright, and they stared at the situation in the forging area with anxious eyes, as well as Douglas and Max.

The temperature in the observation room rose slightly, and the sound of rapid breathing replaced whispering, and the "Steel Skeleton Project" that the scientific research team had been fighting for many days was moving from ideal to reality.

There are three people in the forging area who have made a series of preliminary preparations, waiting for an order from the command platform.

"Minister Anglo, the results of the safety assessment are excellent, and the ignition can be done immediately!" the precise command was clearly conveyed to the forging area.

Anglo looked at the two young men beside him with confidence, he didn't drink today, it can be said that he hasn't drunk since Al came to the Ministry of Armed Forces, at this time, looking at Al and the student Andre, who also looked at him, the long-buried fire in Anglo's heart was ignited again.

In the haze, Anglo seemed to see the helplessness and bitterness of the dwarven boy who was ridiculed by his tribe when he ran away from the tribe, and also saw the street wanderer who was willing to starve in order to improve himself.

He was once a waste in the eyes of his people, a coward in the eyes of his peers, and an alien in the eyes of humans, but today he stood here only for the indelible hope and blood in his heart.

For the sake of Eyre, and for the sake of the Anglos of youth.

"Xiao Lu, remember, no matter where you go, don't forget the humiliation and cold eyes you have suffered, as long as you have a strength in your heart, I believe that one day you will return to the tribe, and my mother hopes that you will be greeted by flowers and applause. Anglo will always remember his mother's earnest words when she secretly said goodbye to her.

And all he had to do now was to lift up the dwarven boy who had been pushed into the abyss of despair.

"Andrey, ultra-high temperature ignition, initial temperature 2000 degrees, final temperature 5000 degrees," Anglo sounded like a sinking bell, "El, when the temperature reaches 2000, swing the wind hammer, hammer the frequency 60 times per minute. ”

"Roger!" said Al and Andre in unison.

"Remember, you only have one chance, you can only succeed and not fail!"

"Yes!"

Andrei's side was full of gasoline barrels, and he turned on the "flame push" mode of his body without reservation.

And what happened next was simply unexpected, although Andre had mentioned the difference in his body with Al before the forging, but there were many key issues involved, and Andre always avoided talking about it, saying that it was a secret of Luban Island that could not be passed on.

It was only then that Al really saw the power of the so-called "mechanics of war".

Andre's upper body leather coat was faded to the waist, except for the head, his entire body was completely composed of complex machinery, electromagnetic pulse, hydraulic transmission, duplex fuel engine and other advanced scientific and technological masterpieces appeared on Andrei's body in an endless stream, life can exist with the help of machinery as a carrier, which Al never expected.

"High-tech crushing from Luban Island, strong breeding mecha," Douglas in the observation room knocked the charred ash of his pipe and looked serious, "Compared to others, we are still too far behind." ”

However, the three people on the diamond glass side could not see the envious and jealous eyes of the group of technology maniacs in the observation room, because this one-way translucent glass was originally designed so that the craftsmen in the forge room would not be disturbed while working.

The nerve center of Andrei's brain sent a command, and the body of the "strong mecha" immediately received the signal.

Briefly and quickly dismantled and transformed, the "Forced Mecha" was completed in one go, and fiery blue-purple flames roared out from the huge circular jets of Andrei's mechanical arms and chest, and the mechanical body was simply more flexible and unbelievable than the flesh.

Al watched as three thick flames erupted into the new ultra-high-strength forging furnace, the closed circular drum chamber completely locked in the heat of the flames, and the temperature of the refining vessel was steadily rising as planned.

Anglo carefully took out a dark stone from his steel suitcase, and through the work gloves Anglo could clearly feel the strange phenomenon of the "sleeping iron" ore, alternating between cold and heat to stimulate Anglo's palms, and only when he actually came into contact with this metallic substance could he appreciate the scene depicted in the Elemental Book.

Like the grief of a dying person, Anglo's mood was affected by a stone, and his heart actually had a faint sadness, as if he was about to witness the death of a loved one.

"Minister Anglo!" Noticing the strangeness of Anglo's expression, Al yelled at him.

"Huh?" Anglo came back to his senses, and after noticing his momentary distraction, he quickly put the stone back in his suitcase, and then picked it up, "Leave me alone, I'm fine, concentrated, and ready to start forging." ”

"Yes, Minister. Al grasped the handle of the Wind Hammer, where the lines were clearly felt, after a long run-in, Al can now use this "Imperial Heavy Weapon" proficiently.

The pattern of the "Steel Bone" came to El's mind on its own, and they had already rehearsed countless possibilities in advance in order to succeed.

Al knew that from now on, every hammer he might drop was a gamble on his future.

Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and behind Al stood the rough man who had taught him to strike iron since childhood, his powerful arms resting on Al's shoulders.