The Mechanical Academy of the Imperial Capital School of Magic is located in another valley 10 kilometers north of the Life Academy, unlike the entire forest of the Life Academy, this valley that is 5 kilometers long from north to south and hundreds of meters wide from east to west is like a huge workshop.

There were more than a dozen floating platforms floating evenly in the air, and together these platforms unfolded a whole magic circle, becoming the roof of the workshop, not only sheltering from the wind and rain, but also completely restricting the flow of magic in the entire valley.

Dozens of corridors connecting the mountains on both sides of the river connect the mountains on both sides of the river, and become the beams of the roof.

The mountains on the east and west sides are 200 meters above sea level, and the eastern mountains are full of workshops and furnaces, and the western mountains are full of dormitories, teaching buildings and other school buildings.

From south to north on the ground are stockpiles, parts warehouses, assembly plants, and finished product storage areas, while the northernmost 1 kilometer is dedicated to a behemoth, the float that the academy is trying to repair.

The highest peak of the mountain range on the east side, and the only building on the school that rises above the roof, is the Faculty of Mechanics Building, which offers an unobstructed view of the entire College Valley from the 40th floor of the building.

On January 30th, Rand was invited to this corridor for the first time, and in order to be able to exchange the reception of the demigod dwarf Slem Imperial Capital, he installed a new magic furnace in the north and south mountains of the academy.

The demigod dwarf was no less tall than any Terran legend, his dark complexion looked like a black bear, he wore a metal overalls, dozens of magic circles lined up on his left and right sleeves, and huge gloves inlaid with various gems.

He didn't need to walk, but was half-leaning on a floating metal machine that resembled the spider of the demigod mechanical goblin Orser Prager and a wheelchair that could carry the demigod around.

"This academy also has the credit of Queen Padmila back then, and it was she who transformed the ridges on both sides of the mountain so that the mechanical academy can have the scale it has today."

Slem looked at the empty pontoon workshop in the north and said, "Your Majesty Rand, I heard little Crane say that you are interested in repairing that empty pontoon?" ”

Landa nodded and said, "Yes, Your Excellency, my territory is in dire need of a means of air transport. ”

"Just because you need it doesn't mean you can succeed, the need for your territory is even more urgent at the imperial level, dozens of legends have excavated more than 20 ruins in the past thousand years, and there is no shortage of blueprints, spare parts, and even the most important small magic furnace." The demigod dwarf turned his gaze to Rand, "Do you know why the empty pontoon can't fly under such good conditions?" ”

Seeing Rand shake his head, the dwarf said, "It is no accident that the goblins first developed the Starry Sky Gate that can cross the starry sky, and then built the floating boats in batches. ”

"Starry Sky Gate......" Rand guessed, "something doesn't belong in this world?" ”

The demigod nodded and pointed to the top of the valley, "See those floating platforms?" The suspension principle of those platforms is exactly the same as that of the empty pontoon, which is a high-level wind magic pattern that converts the magic elements in the magic net into wind elements. ”

"Since ......"

"If there is a floating platform in the school, why can't the floating boat be repaired? Right? Slem's face was full of regret, "Because all the high-level floating magic patterns come from a magical beast called the dragon fly, such a powerful creature does not exist in the world under our feet, and the goblins only use it on the empty pontoon after being captured in other worlds." ”

Rand looked aware: "So, after the fall of the Goblin Empire, there will be no more dragon flies?" ”

Slem nodded and said, "Yes, that's why the floatship has not been repaired, a float boat needs dozens of high-level magic patterns, we have been trying to find complete magic patterns from more goblin ruins, but we have not been able to get them." ”

"I heard that Your Majesty Rand, you have also found the remains of a goblin civilization?" Speaking of this, the legendary dwarf Slem's expression showed an expectant expression, "Have you ever found this kind of magic pattern?" ”

"No, the ruins I found were once a mine and barely produced any machinery." Rand shook his head regretfully, "As far as I know, there may be ruins in the southern forests of Hindukir, maybe I will explore there in the future." ”

"Are you two done? Let's have a drink! Sherman poked his head out of the door of the dean's office, he was already impatient, "Slem, you don't come again, I'll drink it myself!" ”

"You damn beard, that's the Hundred Flowers wine that Rand brought me!"

Although he has been a demigod for thousands of years, Slem still possesses the most basic quality of a dwarf: he loves to drink.

The two bear-like dwarves immediately ran to the barrel in the office and tasted the various wines that Rand had brought.

This time, Sherman came together, of course, not only to rub wine, but also to promote Rand: "I said Slem, Rand is a very talented child with a lot of talents, and the factory he built is definitely unique in the Empire!" ”

Although the workshop on the third floor of the factory in the new industrial area was kept strictly secret by Rand and the Tower of Purity, the craftsmanship and organization of the first and second floors were still revealed to several demigods of the magic school.

Slem's impression of Rand's factory is quite good: "I heard little Crane tell me, but I also told him that it is difficult to build a factory like that in the empire, even if you have a magic furnace, you have to be able to mobilize enough magic power.

He pointed at Sherman and said, "Now the mana consumption near the imperial capital has generally reached the limit state, and the magic furnace is more about regulating and storing magic, only your furnace hall volcano or the southeast where no new magic furnace has ever been installed, the magic furnace is of greater use."

However, the development of those places alone requires considerable effort, and it is impossible for the imperial capital to expand arbitrarily. ”

Listening to the dwarf's words, Lan Te nodded silently, although dozens of magic furnaces had been installed in the imperial capital before, according to the estimate of the Wealth Church, except for the few in the furnace hall of the Salt and Iron Division, the total amount of new currency that the remaining imperial capital and the magic furnace of Dragon Tooth City could bring was very small.

Because there are too many legends and high-level people in the two places, they are like a dense net in the magic net, completely netting the magic power emitted by the two yangs.

"Oh, I wish I could go back to the days of the Great Development 400 years ago," Sherman muttered.

Slem ignored Sherman, and instead said to Rand, "There's one more thing I have to tell you, the Headmaster is probably going to look for you recently!" ”

"You mean Headmaster Louis Shendu?" The demigod headmaster of the Imperial Capital School of Magic, Rand had really seen it once, when he installed the magic furnace in Sherman's furnace hall.

"Yes, he is the most trusted apprentice of His Majesty the Demon Emperor Douglas, and he came to you to ask you to accept the Demon Furnace Ticket."