Chapter 355 Times have changed


    With the liberation of Rajel in the free city, things became chaotic, but fortunately, with Miqi exposed, most of these troubles were solved. When Duanmuhuai followed Miqilu to the conference room, various representatives of forces who appeared in Rajer City also gathered together.


    "Let you wait for a long time."


    At the moment, Miqilu is still wearing the maid outfit before. I don’t know if she doesn’t have time to change it or for another reason. She walked into the room and then introduced to everyone.


    "This is the judge who killed the captain of the third team and the apostle of the demons and rescued me from the soldiers of Herman."


    Hearing Miqilu’s words, everyone present turned to look. Logically speaking, if an ordinary person appears at this time, these people will most likely feel surprised and disbelief. But when they saw the door open and a man wearing a dark armored armor with skull logos walked in with big striking trembling, everyone trembled and hurriedly stood up.


    I went there, where did the monster come from!


    They were still guessing before, what kind of person could kill the captain of Hermann''s army and the apostle of the Demonic. Now, when you look at it, I believe that you can kill the Demon King!


    From this we can see that people really look at their faces.


    Whether in a good or bad sense.


    "Hello."


    Duanmu Huai stared at everyone and nodded slightly.


    "I am Duanmuhuai, the judge from the court."


    “Judgment…”


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s self-introduction, an old soldier with a burly figure and wearing an eye mask on his right eye narrowed his eyes and thought for a while.


    "I don''t seem to have heard of this force. Do you have any relationship with AL or Hani religion?"


    "The court does not operate on this continent, and it is normal for you to have never heard of it."


    "Oh, so that''s it."


    Hearing this, the old soldier nodded. At this moment, seeing the old soldier standing behind Duanmu Huai, Kanami was shocked.


    "Mr. Barrez! Why are you here?"


    When he heard the voice of Kanami, Barrez also looked at her and then showed a surprised expression.


    "Oh? Isn''t this Mr. Kanami? Why are you in Free City? Shouldn''t you be with Lord Lea?"


    "You know each other?"


    Hearing the conversation between the two, Duanmu Huai looked at Kanami and asked, and the latter nodded.


    "Yes, Mr. Barrez is the general of the Lissas Army and the general who leads the main force of the Black Legion."


    “I’m so ashamed.”


    The old man lowered his head.


    "As a person who was captured by the enemy and brainwashed, I am worthy of this title."


    "So, what''s going on?"


    "Let me explain it."


    At this moment, another voice appeared, Duanmu Huai saw a cute girl with long blue hair, wearing glasses, standing up.


    "Who are you………"


    "I''m so rude, Your Excellency Judge, I am the commander of the Castam Liberation Front, Maria Castado, one of the four witches."


    "ah."


    Hearing this name, Yue Huasha next to Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand and clicked Duanmu Huai.


    "It''s her."


    "Oh...so that''s it."


    Duanmu Huai was relieved when he heard Yue Huasha’s answer. You should know that according to the nature of the game plot, players will definitely not be able to find someone if they want to find someone. I will only give you a clue, and then when you run to the place stupidly, the other person will run away again - Duanmu Huai is even mentally prepared to be captured by the Hermann army and return to the Hermann Kingdom by the Hermann army. Fortunately, fortunately, I didn''t play according to the game routine, so I sent the person directly to you!


    So he didn''t have to rush here, and then he got news that Maria was captured, and then went to find Hermann''s army to capture her. After defeating the army, he learned that Maria had escaped, and then continued to track it down. Then he finally found it. When he was about to meet, the other party was caught again, and then continued to chase, and the other party was caught back to Hermann - the current game of breaking the game makes people look for this sexual routine, and it''s really endless.


    Of course, Maria didn''t know what Duanmu Huai was thinking. She also introduced the current situation in a straightforward manner according to the information she had collected.


    According to Maria, before, they Castam helped Rajel repel 5,000 soldiers from the Herman Kingdom, but later the brainwashed Lissas Black Legion and 4,000 soldiers from the Red Legion joined. Faced with the Herman United Army with a total of 9,000 people, the Rajel United Garrison, with only 1,500 people, was defeated and Rajel was occupied, and the reinforcements led by the four witches returned to Castam.


    However, just when the Hermann United Army was planning to launch an offensive against Castam, Duanmu Huai appeared to kill the captain and the Demon Apostle Sapphire. Due to the death of the Demon Apostle Sapphire, the brainwashing of the 4,000 soldiers of Lisas was lifted. It was precisely because of this that when the Lisas soldiers were brainwashing and saw that they were Herman soldiers around him, although they didn''t know what the situation was, they still cut them straight away without saying a word.


    The Hermann soldier did not expect that the Lissians'' brainwashing would be lifted. He was caught off guard and suffered a great loss, so the chaotic scene that Duanmuhuai saw after entering Rajel City was discovered.


    After that, Maria, who received the news, led Castam''s reinforcements to arrive. With the assistance of the general Barrez, the Black Legion, who also removed the brainwashing, and Lik, the general of the Red Legion, gathered Lisas''s soldiers and drove away the Hermann army, which was shaken by learning that the captain and the demon apostle were dead.


    Then Miqilu contacted them as the daughter of Mayor Rajer, so she gathered here.


    "I want to express my gratitude to you, Your Excellency Judge."


    Barrez saluted Duanmuhuai solemnly.


    "If it weren''t for your bravery and good fighting, I''m afraid I''ll still be accomplices for the tiger and fight for the Hermans."


    "Me too."


    At this moment, another young man in bright red armor also stood up, he was the general of Lisas Red Legion, who was mentioned earlier.


    "Your Excellency has helped us escape from the control of the demon, and it is hard to thank the great kindness and great virtue..."


    “No need to mention this.”


    Duanmu Huai waved his hand.


    "Eliminating aliens and heresy is the mission of the Inquisition, and anyone who is with the demons can only destroy one way."


    After the two sides made some polite words, Duanmu Huai stood aside and watched them have a meeting - after all, for the people in Free City, the biggest threat at the moment is the Hermann Army. Duanmu Huai was too lazy to interfere in their internal military meetings. In fact, he came here to find Maria, but now... to be honest, Duanmu Huai''s expectations for Maria are already very low. In his opinion, Maria is most likely similar to Kukulu, a mechanic in the magic era, and her level of knowledge is limited. I guess even if I dig it up, it would be useless.


    But... I''ll talk to the other party first and I''m optimistic.


    Soon, the military meeting over there ended. Both sides decided to gather troops to go to the free city Red as soon as possible after a brief rest and take advantage of the victory to chase and defeat him when the other party had not yet regrouped.


    After the meeting, everyone left to do their own things. It was not until this time that Duanmu Huai walked forward.


    "Hello, Miss Maria."


    "Ah, hello, Your Excellency Judge, what''s wrong with you?"


    Maria was somewhat surprised to see Duanmu Huai talking to her, but she still asked curiously.


    "I have some things that I want to talk to you, but I wonder if you have time?"


    "this………"


    "What''s wrong with you looking for Maria?"


    Facing Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, Maria was a little confused, but at this moment, suddenly, another person appeared, blocking Maria''s face and staring at Duanmu Huai coldly. It was a girl with long green hair and a wizard-like triangle hat.


    "Who are you?"


    "Ah, this Mo Xiang Shizuka, one of the four witches, is also my good friend..."


    Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a little nervous, Maria hurriedly came out to smooth things over. Duanmuhuai nodded at her and then looked at Maria again.


    "I heard you have some research on mechanical engineering?"


    "Ah? Do you want to discuss mechanical engineering with me?!"


    Hearing this, Maria''s eyes lit up! Duanmu Huai nodded and spoke.


    "In fact, I do have some mechanical engineering problems and want to talk to you."


    "Of course there is no problem. I''m going to go to the factory, let''s talk while walking!"


    If Maria was still a little afraid of Duanmu Huai before, then she seemed a little relaxed now, at least she seemed more talkative and outgoing.


    So the group left Rajer''s mansion and walked towards Maria''s factory, and Maria started talking nonstop along the way.


    "The era of swords and magic is about to end. In the future, we will usher in an era of machinery that can be used by anyone and manufactured by anyone! Look, like Tulip One on my shoulder, the weapons in the future will look like this..."


    As he spoke, Maria proudly showed Duanmu Huai the rocket launcher he was carrying. At least from the appearance, it was indeed a very mature craft. Duanmuhuai looked at it and then asked.


    "Did you build this weapon by hand? Did you solve the material problem?"


    Hearing this, Maria became more and more excited, and she jumped and jumped when she walked.


    "In order to maintain the firepower, range and stability of Tulip One to the greatest extent, I have tested a variety of materials... I also went to the volcanic mine before, and finally found the ore used as a trigger energy..."


    “Haha…”


    Watching Maria talk endlessly, Mo Xiang Shizuka next to her helplessly reached out to pull the brim of her hat.


    "It''s starting again, Maria, a mechanical idiot..."


    Along the way, Duanmuhuai and Maria were basically asked questions and answers, and no one else could interfere. Through communication, Duanmuhuai could be sure that the girl named Maria in front of her did have a passion for mechanical engineering and a certain level of professionalism. Although her philosophy is a bit ahead of the level of civilization in this world, she is a bit backward compared to the court... Well, in short, she still needs to be subjected to a certain review and test to judge.


    Just as Duanmu Huai was thinking, Maria had already brought everyone to her factory, and then she proudly introduced her latest weapon to Duanmu Huai.


    "Please see, this is the secret weapon I created to resist the Hermann Legion, Tulip 3! As long as it can be built, it will definitely be able to defeat Hermann''s army!"


    I saw that under the light was a vehicle full of metallic feeling, with a stout cannon body and steel body.


    Well, needless to say, tank.


    And it is not the kind of iron box from World War I, but it is closer to the modern tanks formed at the end of World War II!


    etc!


    "I remember that the Hermann army invasion happened in these few days, right?"


    “Ah hahaha, I had thought about it before…”


    Hearing Duanmuhuai’s inquiry, Maria smiled embarrassedly.


    "It happened that the Hermann army invaded, so I wondered if I could make it..."


    “………………”


    Good guy, your mechanical engineering level is too large.


    But if you think about it carefully, it is a civilized world that is obviously a sword and magic, but there are refrigerators and color TVs... The civilization of this world is already very messy.


    But...this is just right.


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai''s eyes suddenly lit up, and then he looked at Maria.


    "Miss Maria, let me tell you the truth. Actually, the reason why I came here this time is because I heard about you, so I came to you."


    "Look for me?"


    Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Maria was stunned for a moment, while Duanmu Huai nodded.


    "To be honest, our court currently lacks talents in mechanical engineering, so I came here after hearing about the name of the witch who specializes in mechanical engineering. I hope to invite you to join the court. As of now, your level of mechanical engineering is indeed different."


    “Hey hey hey…”


    Hearing this, Maria smiled embarrassedly, but Duanmu Huai had not finished speaking.


    "But... I''m honestly hesitant. Although you have a high level of mechanical engineering from here. But by the standards of the court, I''m not sure if you''re qualified."


    "Why?"


    "So, I plan to give you an assessment."


    As he spoke, Duanmu Huai stretched out his palm, and soon, a holographic projection appeared in front of Maria. Seeing this picture, Maria''s eyes widened in surprise. She had seen that the thing in front of her was very similar to the Tulip 3 she made. They all had crawlers, huge steel body and cannons, and there were various parameters next to it.


    "This is?!"


    "This is the design drawing of the Riman Russ tank owned by the Inquisition. Miss Maria, I think you can also see how powerful this tank is."


    Duanmu Huai is full of confidence in this design drawing. The Rieman Russ tank was once the most widely used tank during the Human Empire. It was strong and simple, easy to manufacture and had the strongest reliability. It can adapt to the harshest extreme environment of the Milky Way, and not only that, the engine of the Rieman Russ tank can also be activated using any fuel. Although not very fast, the Rieman Russ tank''s armor is enough to fight the attacks of any imperial enemy.


    "this…………"


    Looking at the holographic design in front of her, Maria almost glared out her eyes. Of course, she could see how powerful this tank was. Unlike the Tulip 3, which made it itself, in addition to the main gun, the Rieman Russ tank also has a secondary gun directly in front of the body armor, and on its side wings, there are two heavy machine guns respectively. Not only that, a blaster gun is also loaded on its body.


    This is like a steel fortress moving on the battlefield. Any existence that dares to stand in front of it will be ruthlessly torn to pieces by its firepower.


    Maria is sure that once this tank appears on the battlefield, the Hermann army will have to be defeated!


    "So, I hope to make a deal with you, Miss Maria."


    "trade?"


    Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Maria came to her senses and looked at Duanmu Huai, who nodded.


    "Yes, I can give you all the design drawings of the Rieman Russ tank, including the data of its raw materials and the casting process. You can also make this tank against Hermann - that''s the deal. If you accept this design drawing and make a tank, then I hope you can go to the Inquisition and work for us. If you think you can''t do it, then that''s it."


    Yes, this is Duanmu Huai''s test of Maria. At the beginning, he did not have much confidence in this girl, but when he saw that this girl actually used a modern tank from the late World War II in the era of magic civilization, Duanmu Huai also changed her thoughts. If Maria could really copy and produce a Rieman Russ tank in this era without only having design craftsmanship and drawings, then she would be qualified.


    Such a cheating person is a waste of talent if he doesn''t accept him in the court.


    So Duanmuhuai said that this was a deal. The Rieman Russ tank was not very useful to the Inquisition at present, but it was also knowledge from interstellar civilization, and it was expensive enough as a reward. As an expert in mechanical engineering, Maria could not be unclear about this. She must also know that there would be no free lunch in the world.


    Once she chooses to accept this design drawing and create a Riman Russ tank, it means she will enter the inquisition...


    “Maria——!”


    Seeing his friend''s silent look, Mo Xiang Shizuka next to her looked at her with some anxiety, while Maria was silent for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Duanmu Huai.


    "What kind of organization is the court?"


    "Simply put, our existence is to protect humans and eliminate all existences that threaten humans. Whether it is a demon, a heretic who believes in demons, or a monster that threatens humans, it is the scope of our dealings."


    Duanmuhuai spread her hands.


    "The court is currently in the reconstruction stage, and we lack manpower, so we want to poach. Moreover, since you like machinery, I''m not afraid to tell you that the Rieman Russ tank is just the least worth mentioning in the court. If you are willing to join the court, you can see more powerful machinery that is beyond your imagination."


    "real?!"


    Hearing this, Maria''s eyes lit up and she looked at Duanmu Huai excitedly.


    “That’s right.”


    "Then... I''m willing to accept this deal!"


    As he spoke, Maria reached out to her hand.


    “I’m willing to join the court!”


    "Wait, Maria?"


    Seeing that his friend had made a decision so quickly, Mo Xiang Shizuka next to him was confused, but Duanmu Huai just reached out and shook Maria.


    "Although I really want to say welcome... you still have to complete the test."


    "I know, I want to build this Rieman Russ tank."


    Looking at the design drawing in front of her, a flame of excitement burned in Maria''s eyes, and then she looked at her friends.


    "Shizuka, please give me a chance to rule the others. I plan to postpone it temporarily. We will attack Red in a month!"


    "A month later? But before, wasn''t it said that soldiers are very fast..."


    “The situation has changed!”


    Maria shook her head vigorously and pointed to the design drawing in front of her.


    "I can be sure that as long as this can be made, even if the entire Hermann Kingdom army is dispatched together, it will never fail!"


    "this………"


    Looking at his friend''s fanatical and confident expression, Mo Xiang Shizuka didn''t know what to say for a moment. As a magician, she certainly has powerful magical power, but even she knows that even a magician''s power is limited. However, Maria now said that just by relying on such an iron box, she could turn the situation around and defeat the army of thousands of people...


    "All right."


    In the end, Mo Xiang Shizuka nodded helplessly.


    Perhaps, the times have really... changed.


    (This chapter ends)