This old and young country has survived a catastrophe like a rebirth, and although the road ahead is still cloudy, a ray of sunlight has pierced through the clouds and sprinkled on this land that is rejuvenating.

In Cecil, the atmosphere on the eve of the festivities is getting stronger, with bright flags already hanging on several major thoroughfares, municipal workers hanging red, red, green and green ribbons on street lamps and buildings facing the streets, children waving the leftovers of the ribbons they picked up on the roadside, laughing all the way through the wide concrete streets, and citizens in new costumes talking about the latest news in the streets, some smiling and some serious.

Newspaper boys with satchels running through the streets, shouting for the latest issue of Cecil's weekly newspaper or other newspapers, and the ink-scented newspaper poked its head out of their satchels, and the headlines in large letters were unusually eye-catching—

"The peaceful end of the Ansu royal power, the Provisional Government Council of Saint-Sunil announced the whole territory: the great Cecil Empire is about to be established"

Institute of Magic Energy Technology, 3rd floor of the main building, Cohen? Bell watched the newsboy run across the street, withdrew his gaze from looking outside, smiled and shook his head: "These newspaper sellers are going to be happy lately, big news after news." ”

A tall man with a slight bow shrugged his shoulders: "I am also glad that there are taverns and card rooms, where countless 'newspaper clerks' and 'radio magistrates' discuss the future every day, and I can't find a place to spend my time after work." ”

"It's a problem for you to go to the tavern and the chess room to find quiet," Cohen glanced at the colleague, "I suggest you try the new 'café' on Goldfang Street, which is run by a northerner, has a good environment, and the drinks are very ...... Novelty. ”

The two researchers were chatting, but their conversation was quickly interrupted - the door to the lab was suddenly pushed open, and an energetic voice came from the door: "Yo! Everybody...... Good morning! Are all the tests we need to do today? ”

Rebecca, who wore her braided hair, walked into the lab as she said hello, her crisp braids swaying back and forth with her footsteps, and a jubilant vibe permeated all over her body — in fact, she had been so jubilant for a long time lately.

Those who are familiar with her know the reason for this jubilation: the ancestor drove the expedition in person, the aunt sat in the government affairs hall, the two elders were very busy, and all the affairs of the Magic Energy Technology Department were in the hands of this Marquis (currently Miss Marquis) alone, and due to the wartime policy of giving priority to scientific research and military industry, the recent funding approval of the Magic Energy Technology Department was very sufficient, and for Rebecca, who often had amazing ideas, such a life was simply a dream moment.

She's been off the leash for almost two months, and it looks like she's going to do so for a while......

Archon Lady Hertie may have a headache after seeing Rebecca like this, but people who work in the research department are very happy to see the minister (director) in this state, because Rebecca in a loose state always has a sharp mind that is difficult for ordinary people to match, and several research projects have been progressing quite well in recent times - this is certainly due to the joint efforts of researchers, but Rebecca's leadership is also indispensable.

"Miss Rebecca," Cohen bowed like everyone else, a smile on his face, "everything is ready to go." ”

"Not bad~~" Rebecca smiled beamingly and walked straight to the large platform in the center of the laboratory, where a large number of various magical devices were placed, and on the platform was a metal ring device about two meters in diameter and about one palm wide, with a large number of runes and crystal inlays on the surface.

The group gathered and went to their respective workstations, and the tall man, who was a little overwhelmed, asked casually as he adjusted the energy supply of the experimental platform, "Miss Rebecca, did you see today's newspaper...... Ah, you must have known the news long before the newspapers, right? ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the surrounding magic guide technicians stopped their movements one after another, and all of them showed interested expressions, and leaned closer to prick up their ears slightly, but Rebecca, who was the center, was stunned for a moment: "Huh? I didn't look at it...... Mr. Marin, what's the news? ”

Cohen looked like he "knew this was the case", and he lowered his forehead a little helplessly, and reminded him: "About the Cecil Empire...... You should know that the Ansu throne is over. ”

“…… Oh! Rebecca reacted for another two seconds before she suddenly reacted and slapped her face, "Oh yes! I heard Aunt Hetty mention it at dinner yesterday...... What else did she say...... But at the time, I was full of formulas and I didn't write them down......"

"You ......" The slightly depressed magic guide technician Marin opened his mouth, but suddenly found that he didn't know what to say, this should have been a good "topic between work", but the unexpected reaction of the person concerned made the topic awkward, and he had to remind sideways, "We may be calling you Your Royal Highness Princess soon......"

Rebecca thought for a moment and reacted for another two seconds.

"Ah, it seems to be ah......" She finally woke up, and finally remembered that Aunt Hetty had told her a lot about relearning etiquette lessons, relearning grammar, history, and so on, and her expression gradually became wonderful.

"I didn't ...... No one says that the princess has to retake the etiquette class, does it? Rebecca's eyes widened like a frightened rabbit, and she said nervously to Marin, "You're Viscount Leslie's nephew, you know?" ”

"This ...... I don't know if you ask me......" Marin couldn't help but laugh and cry, he was indeed the other person in the lab besides Rebecca? Cecil is the only one who has a relationship with noble blood, but this is only because he has an uncle who is a viscount, and how to answer the question of Rebecca, who is about to become the "princess", but after thinking about it, considering the various rumors of this Cecil heir, and considering the reputation that she was almost a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle of the southern realm, it seems that it is not incomprehensible for the other party to ask him for advice, "Probably there is no need to rebuild...... After all, the aristocracy has been completely reformed, and the systems of the 'empire' must be new, and the old aristocratic etiquette must be less important. ”

Rebecca breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine......"

Marin thought for a moment and added: "But the old ones don't need to be rebuilt, the new ones must be learned now......"

Rebecca: "......"

To be honest, she almost scared out of the big fireball at this moment, it was the high cost of many precision equipment in the laboratory and the memory of her aunt's hammer that calmed her down.

"We ...... Don't talk about this anymore......" The future princess of the empire cut off the topic stiffly, as if an ostrich had buried its head in the sand, "Let's get started...... Let's start experimenting. ”

Seeing her reaction, the magicians stopped the conversation with amusement and began to cooperate skillfully to prepare for the next experiment.

Although with the gradual application of immersion module technology, more and more immersion module equipment has been put into use, and more and more elite researchers can enter the virtual space of the "Origin Laboratory" to conduct experiments, the virtual laboratory has a realistic limit after all, and the test in the real world is still a necessary link in the later stage of many experimental projects, especially when it comes to less "physical" projects such as complex rune laws and black box spell reorganization, this kind of practical test is even more important.

As a rule of thumb, this type of object has the greatest "reality deviation" in the Origin Labs.

With the skillful cooperation and operation of the project team members, the surface of the platform in the center of the laboratory gradually appeared with a glimmer of runes, and various detection, control, and recording devices around the platform were also ready, and the ring-shaped metal device located on the platform trembled slightly with the filling of magic power, and emitted a very faint and pleasant sound.

"Alright, prototype anti-gravity ring, six hundred and twenty-seven tests in total, and twelfth test in reality," Rebecca said as she stood beside the bench, her expression becoming serious when it all began, and instructed in a calm voice, "Maintain the mana field, check the ring." ”

"The anti-gravity ring has started to operate, the current load is normal, and the rune interference is within the safe value," Cohen quickly checked the monitoring device in front of him - the so-called monitoring device is a crystal plate set up next to the platform, the thin plate is solidified to detect the magic effect of distortion and magic feedback, can observe the distribution of magic power on the test table, and show signs of loss of mana control in time, "Lift has already begun to appear...... It's smooth. ”

Rebecca stared at the situation on the bench: "Slowly release the restriction lock." ”

One operator immediately responded: "Yes, let go of the restriction lock." ”

There was a slight click from underneath the platform, and then several of the locking devices that had held the metal ring in place were released little by little—the metal ring with the intricate runes began to rise, and several strong steel cables were still held under the metal ring to ensure the safety of the entire process.

The anti-gravity ring rose to a position about half a meter above the platform, where it stabilized.

However, everyone in the laboratory did not relax, but their expressions became more serious and nervous.

"The levitation technique is in effect, and the anti-gravity field has stabilized," Cohen continued to report the situation, "the rune interference is within safe values. ”

"Test loads."

Several of the steel cables were gradually tightened, and the anti-gravity ring above the platform floated up and down slightly, but soon stabilized again.

"The load is increased to two hundred and twenty kilograms and it is still stable."

"Maintain this load for now," Rebecca said as she checked the status of each device, "next...... We try to make it move. Marlin, moving sideways, note that the amplitude is a little smaller. ”

Marin? Leslie nodded, took a slight breath, and then began to control a portion of the rune structure inscribed on the anti-gravity ring with unusual caution through a non-contact mana field, trying to translate it by changing the direction of the anti-gravity field and resetting the loads in various parts of the ring.

The anti-gravity ring emitted a slight hum, and the runes on its surface fluctuated like a stream, and then it trembled slightly and began to move to one side.

Rebecca's eyes widened, almost holding her breath as she watched it all.

In the next second, a burst of bright light suddenly flashed on the surface of the ring, and the entire metal structure let out a piercing scream in a violent tremor, and then it suddenly rose upward-

"Bang Bang—"

There were several successive explosions, the hook used to connect the steel cable to the ring broke one after another, and the anti-gravity ring slammed into the ceiling in a burst of intense flashes, and then crashed into it with a loud "bang".

Rebecca reacted the moment the ring went out of control, slapping the emergency stop button next to the lab table, cutting off the ring's mana field supply, but it was happening so fast that the ring had hit the ceiling - even though the energy supply was interrupted and the runes on the surface of the ring dimmed, it didn't fall.

It's already embedded.

A cloud of ash and dust fell from the laboratory, and a group of magic technicians dodged the falling objects from the sky in embarrassment, and when the dust finally settled, the group of grizzled people returned to the laboratory table, looking up at the anti-gravity ring embedded in the ceiling.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

For a long time, Cohen? Bell broke the silence in a whisper: "At least...... We now know that the ultimate lift of this thing after an overload is very high, although it can only last for a split second......"

"We should probably have a stronger hook and steel cable...... "Marin added.

"A flying device that can only go straight up and down won't be useful......" one of the research assistants muttered to herself, but since the lab itself was quiet, everyone heard her muttering.

"Maybe it's better to try my original plan," Rebecca said after a moment's thought, pinching her chin, "Flying and firing a big fireball in the back, although a little slower and more expensive......"

Cohen immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly dissuaded: "Your plan is more dangerous than the loss of control of the anti-gravity ring, and Ms. Hetty probably won't agree to it......"

"Auntie, she's not in the technical department...... Alright," Rebecca lowered her head and sighed halfway through, "Let's clean up here, get the information in order, and we'll look into what went wrong." In addition, after everyone goes back, think about whether there are other safer alternatives. ”

After saying that, she looked up and glanced at the metal ring embedded in the roof.

"Cohen, you'll figure it out in a moment...... Pick it out. Who's going upstairs with me? Go and talk to Master Carmel about it this time, it didn't explode...... No one? Well, then I'll go myself......"

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