Crown of Silence

Chapter 107 Dungeon Gentleman

"Are these things your design?"

In the workshop, Ye Qingxuan looked at the things placed around him.

"Yeah, you know, I am a state-certified loser. As a musician, no matter how hard I try, it will be useless. So, in order to kill time, I have to make some weird things.

In the past, ancient documents mentioned many mechanical products from before the Dark Ages. They were all very incredible things, like legends.

It is said that it can also shrink people and put them in small boxes, allowing them to sing, dance and watch for fun. Some people still believe that in the past, humans could hold an iron box in their hands and shake it, and they could transform into a beautiful woman and spend the night together. It’s such an incredible time…”

Charles said with a leisurely look on his face. After realizing that he was becoming more and more unserious, he couldn't help coughing and quickly returned to normal:

"Ahem, please don't worry about it. Originally, I wanted to make something and make some money. But in fact, I couldn't make money. Instead, I stole a lot of people's money and got myself involved in loan sharking... But anyway Let’s work on something.”

He pointed at the steel frame in the corner that looked like an enlarged bat wing, and was covered with skin.

"Look at this, an ornithopter! Inspired by the Wright brothers! I used to jump off the Tower Bridge with this on my shoulder, and it flew more than a hundred meters!"

"...Brother, the altitude of the Tower Bridge is more than a hundred meters higher. Is this data about the same height as if you were standing on the top and jumped directly down?"

"Well, don't worry about details like this, look at this!"

Charles pointed to the mechanical carriage in the corner: "A carriage that can run without animal power and is powered by a hand crank! How about it? It's awesome, isn't it? It's an invention that revolutionizes the world!"

Ye Qingxuan's expression twitched: "Brother, did the design of bicycles exist many years ago? Apart from replacing the pedals with hand cranks, did you make any other changes?"

"What a big change, okay? Look at this! It's simply an innovative initiative!"

Charlotte suddenly became excited, jumped on the carriage, lifted up a steel machine the size of a winter melon, and placed it in front of Ye Qingxuan:

"Here, the ether engine! The new power system I designed is powered by ether! It forms a magnetic field by magnetizing the internal metal, and finally generates electric current. Although this is only a trial model, it is barely... ahem, barely enough. Are you using it?

Unfortunately, in the etheric frenzy zone, the stability is still too low. There is no way to be absolutely silent. "

After saying that, he got on the engine, inserted a rocker into it, and started turning it wildly. Just under the movement of the joystick, the engine vibrated wildly, as if it had started running, and made a deafening rumbling sound!

Ye Qingxuan felt that his outlook on life had been impacted: "Not only is it impossible to be absolutely silent...it's simply a self-destruction device!"

In the early days, when humans began to study mechanical power systems, it was considered an invention that revolutionized the entire social form, and all humans would benefit from it.

But soon, this power system was completely negated by the cruel natural environment.

It's okay to say that within the inland safe zone, once the density of ether increases to a certain level, their activity will increase exponentially.

If the ether concentration is generally increased several times in the 'dark world', that is, in the 'black area' on the map, any sound will cause an ether response.

There is a zone of absolute silence,

Even the sound of the friction of clothing will cause unpredictable changes, not to mention, once those various power systems are activated, the movement will never stop.

At that time, the lack of control of the ether will have disastrous consequences.

The most common thing is...explosion, explosion, explosion!

"Senior brother, your research results will only be used as a weapon to seek wealth and death, okay?"

Under Ye Qingxuan's merciless blow, Charlotte felt a little depressed for a while, but soon he became excited again and pointed at the little thing on the 'ether engine':

"Shh, don't talk, feel it with your heart..."

Ye Qingxuan looked intently. On the Aether Engine, in the thumb-sized glass cover, there was a filament made of unknown metal that slowly lit up, emitting a faint light like a candle, flickering on and off.

But at least, it lights up.

"How is it? It's awesome! It's awesome!"

Charles waved his hands excitedly: "A new lighting method that converts heat into light through alloy filaments! I found the best ratio after trying more than a hundred materials. Do you want to know? Do you want to know?"

His eyes blinked, full of anticipation, as if to say, just ask and I will tell you, waiting for the next moment to show off.

Under that gaze, Ye Qingxuan looked away helplessly.

"Is it okay if I don't want to know?"

He really couldn't bear to remind Ciel that this thing he had worked so hard to create, and the light it emitted with all his efforts... was not even as good as the effect achieved by the notes used by a just beginning apprentice.

He can only think about his left and right sides:

"Ahem, senior brother, didn't you say you had something to give me?"

"Oh, I almost forgot, please wait."

Charles slapped his head and started digging through the pile of parts and scraps. After a crackling sound of turning, he finally cheered and pulled out a rolled-up piece.

"This is it, try it on!"

He shook the thing in his hand and said, "This is the result of my research for so many years, the fruit of my hard work."

"I don't know why, I don't want to wear it when you say that..."

Ye Qingxuan sighed habitually, but when his eyes fell on the thing in Charles's hand, he froze and was stuck on it.

In Charles's hand, there was a dark dress.

Its fabric seemed to be made of leather. The leather tanning method was rough and wild. Not only did it not remove the marks on it, but even some scales were retained. On the ink-colored leather, the dark red scales protected the left shoulder and forearm, with a beastly breath.

The rough cutting and sewing like an apprentice made it look like a dress. The beastly brutality was forcibly distorted into a well-dressed gentleman, but it didn't look amiable, but even more ferocious.

It's not so much a dress as an alternative leather armor. Only explorers of the dark world would wear such a cold outfit. Every corner is carefully designed with functionality, even the cuffs have slots for crossbows, and the leather belt around the waist has places for various weapons.

Ye Qingxuan just took a look and couldn't say anything. He couldn't help but walk in and touch its appearance.

"What is this?"

"In the first half of last year, I signed up for the Dark World Exploration Team, but unfortunately I was not selected later." Charles shook the dress in his hand:

"This is the coat I made for myself when I decided to sign up. It was made according to the most popular dress style at the time. I call it - 'Dungeon Gentleman'."

He showed his design to the boy, his eyebrows were flying: "The outer leather is tanned by myself with earth dragon leather, and the lining is the material left over from making paragliders - the spider silk cloth of white copper spiders, which is absolutely strong. It is enough to deal with the piercing of ordinary swords. Just in case, the interlayer of the key parts is lined with steel sheets .

Considering the complex situation of the dark world, it is not only fireproof and heat-insulating, cold-resistant and warm, but also may not be able to withstand strong acid corrosion.

In order to cope with different situations, leather buckles are reserved on the outside to hang and connect other items. There are also slots for "reciting consumables" inside. "

He shook the strange dress in his hand and sighed softly: "The only drawback is that I forgot to measure the size when I made it...

I found out that it was too small after I finished it, and I couldn't wear it."

As he said, he threw the "Dungeon Gentleman" to the boy, "It should be just right for you, try it!"

The black dress was heavy in the hand, and it didn't look as light as its counterpart. Ye Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, took off his coat, and put on this dress full of strange beasts.

Just right, as if the best tailor tailored the clothes!

When he zipped up the inside zipper and buttoned the outside buttons one by one, he suddenly felt a light sound on his back and his body sank.

Crack, crack!

In the lining of the back, there were pieces of cold iron that protruded forward as the lining contracted, and finally stuck to his spine, fitting perfectly. Then the same touch came from the forearms, waist and joints, and something was attached to his body.

"What is this?"

Ye Qingxuan thought of some legends, but was not sure.

Charles smiled mysteriously: "Have you heard of the Gospel Armor of the Knights Templar?"

"No way?" Ye Qingxuan was unbelievable.

The Gospel Armor is the largest military force of the Order, the war machine of the Knights Templar. Those Templars wearing mechanical armor were given power by God to fight heresy. Whether it was demons or white walkers, they were nothing in front of those warriors holding halberds and chainsaws!

"Hahaha, the alloy formula and structural drawings of the Gospel Armor are the top-secret technology of the Chainsaw Brothers. How could I possibly get them?

This is the inspiration I got from the legend of the Knights Templar. I call it 'iron bone'.

It is a close-fitting external auxiliary skeleton. I used leather instead of heavy armor and gave up that abnormal defense. The steel skeleton can bear the reaction force instead of the human body, and achieve the power increase of the human body itself. It is equivalent to an alternative prosthesis.

This is a necessary function for escaping. I dare to guarantee that even a cripple can run faster than ordinary people when wearing it!"

"...Brother, you used so many high-sounding words to describe it, and finally told me that this is a function for escaping?"

"It's good to wear it, so don't be so disgusted!"

Char squatted beside Ye Qingxuan, holding a small wrench, constantly tightening or loosening the screws of the joints, correcting the error between the dungeon gentleman and the boy, until finally, it was like a tights, completely fitting the boy's body.

"Okay, jump up and try!"