Chapter 794: Chapter 794: Power Armor Chapter 794: Chapter 794: Power Armor The volume of the cylindrical metal containers are all larger than the corresponding knights’ silhouettes.
Inside each one, is a ‘Power Armor’, customized for each knight based on basic pieces of information in ‘Steam City’.
Within Crow’s Speech Squad.
In front of Dumps, Abe, Winry and Mia, corresponding containers rose-up.
Having tried on the special armor specially prepared for the ‘Eternal Night Wolves’ in the Behemoth Knight Group, Abe was looking forward to the armor he was about to receive.
Abe had also heard from several teachers that his grandfather had privately dealt with the armor matter before.
This power armor, infused with technology, could not be judged by the quality of Fate.
This fusion of various characteristics could boost the military capabilities of the expeditionary army, improve overall combat effectiveness, and minimize physical exertion to a maximum extent.
However, there was nothing in front of Han Dong.
“Nicholas, where is your armor?” Abe asked.
“I’ve been to ‘Steam City’ in advance, and I’ve got the armor already.” Nicholas responded.
“Steam City? How did you get in, aren’t outsiders strictly prohibited there?” Abe asked, surprised.
Abe was quite astonished, even he had never been to Steam City.
After all, as Captain Kaimon belonged to the conservatives who were pursuing the wild power of nature, he was highly prejudiced against these Steam Knights, who actively renounced their physical bodies and gave up on nature.
“I’m in a private collaboration with Mr. Newton,” answered Nicholas.
Upon hearing Newton’s name, Abe’s beast ears hidden in his hair briskly stood up.
“Kangriff Newton… Nicholas, how can you have contact with anyone? This man is from the Mechanical God Sect… Oh, never mind, I’m already used to it…” Abe sighed.
Abe, a ‘second-generation official’ who had spent his whole life in the Knight Group, was quite familiar with the big bosses in the Knight Regiment. Some of the deputy leaders from the Thirteen Knight Orders were actually of leader’s level, but due to personal factors, they were willing to serve as assistants.
For instance, Mr. Black White from the Plague Knights, and Staven from the Terminal Knight Regiment.
Newton was considered a ‘dangerous person’ in Abe’s mind.
Captain Kaimon had also suggested Abe avoid dealing with the people of the Steam Knights, especially Newton, the founder of the Mechanical God Sect.
As the cylindrical containers were lifted.
The voice of the Great Demon Leader echoed again: “The ‘Power Armor’ is funded directly by the council. It is manufactured in Steam City with the most advanced mechanical processing technology and steam power, and is customized for each expeditionary knight.
The inner power core of the Armor is connected to the ‘Endless Energy’ provided by the Gold Master, which will cover the entire expedition supply throughout the expedition”.
Compared to the other knights interested in their own armors.
What intrigued Han Dong the most was this ‘Miracle Craftsmanship’.
If it were in his previous world, converting a nuclear power station into a mobile electrical energy supply unit could be described loosely as ‘Endless Energy’.
Under the current context, Han Dong couldn’t figure out how steam energy could be made ‘endless’.
The voice of the Great Demon Leader continued:
“Authenticate your devices through your clockwork devices, pick up and put on your armors. Afterward, I will give you half an hour in ‘Between the Throne’ for armor testing.
It is permissible to initiate ‘Competition Duels’ between individuals and squads.
If you spot any problems with your armor during use, report it immediately.
Furthermore, within the square, there will also be hundreds of ‘Mechanical God Aides’ reviewing the body fit of your armors. If any problems are found, on-site tuning and repairs will be carried out.
These mechanics from Steam City will also be joining us on the Grand Expedition and can carry out repair and maintenance on our armor at any time.”
At the same time, it will also build a communication network for us that is unaffected by the [Eternal Night].”
At the edge of the square, appeared several selected [Mechanical God Aides] carefully chosen from Steam City.
They were all clad in law suits bearing the ‘Gear Cross’ design,
their faces surgically equipped with high-definition zoomable mechanical eyes,
grafted with a large number of ‘Mechanical Tentacles’ that greatly improved working efficiency.
“Huh? Will the Mechanical God Sect team also be dispatched? Does that mean – Mr. Newton will join the battle?”
With these thoughts, Han Dong began to search the square for traces of Newton.
The entire Expeditionary Army had unlocked their ‘Power Armor’ after verification… The steam rose, and each near-flawless armor piece appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Dumps initially didn’t have much interest in this kind of armor.
But upon seeing the finished product, he revealed a faint smile and gave a softly voiced evaluation: “Interesting.”
The ‘Power Armor’ manufactured by Steam City can be divided into four types:
[Amplification Type]- It can amplify an individual’s strength, defense, agility, and other physical abilities, and reduce the burden on the body.
[Technology Type]- By incorporating mechanical circuits into the power armor, it reduces the consumption of magic.
It allows for multiple spell casting through the ‘Mechanical Tentacles’ attached to the armor (The Mechanical Tentacles repurpose the excess energy produced by spellcasting. The effect is not as strong as the magic directly cast by the main body, but it doesn’t consume magic energy.)
[Support Type]- The armor is designed with multiple ‘Honeycomb Structures’ which enables it to have auxiliary aiming, visual enhancement, adaptability propulsion, and other abilities.
It effectively improves the accuracy of shooters or mages, and also provides sensory amplification for scouts.
When an individual is exposed to ‘melee threats’, attacks can be tracked using the honeycomb sensing device equipped in the armor. With the help of the mini thrusters on the armor, they can predict and dodge attacks (Please do not rely solely on the dodging support system).
[Integrated Type] – Armor designed for some ‘multi-faceted knights’, equipped with the characteristics of the above three types of armor, but the effects are somewhat reduced.
“Little Sister Winry, your armor sure is big!”
The size of the armor assigned to Winry is almost the sum of everyone else’s, if not more so.
Its weight is probably up to a thousand pounds. Only a physically strong knight like Winry could handle it effortlessly.
Classified as [Amplification Type – Super Heavy Armor], it bears the ‘Iron drill’ mark of the Smithy Association on the chest and possesses characteristics of power-driven and high-temperature resistance.
Mia had the [Technology Type – Light Armor], and its back was made from a metal with excellent flexibility.
When Mia transforms, it can perfectly adapt to the extra-long spider legs growing on her back and provide technical support for the spider legs… enabling her to ‘release and amplify’ witchcraft directly through the spider legs.
Dumps is wearing a piece of [Support Type – Light Armor], whose effect seemed to satisfy Dumps.
As for Abe Rhein, this future genius who is very likely to succeed Captain Kaimon, his power armor was supervised privately by Captain Kaimon himself.
A lot of valuable materials were used, including one rare kind of ore sourced from the Fate Space, the dwelling place of the giant dragon.
Through advanced smelting technology, this produced a unique metal called ‘Black Dragon Fine Iron’… Combining beast mechanics with the skills of top-notch blacksmiths and mechanics, they managed to make the heavy armor.
But when compared to Han Dong’s Law suit, its quality is just as outstanding- unique purple.
‘Heavy-duty Power Armor – Black Dragon’
Designed with a unique face cover, it reveals the eyes and area above, while covering the mouth and nose.
The face cover is made of high-purity Black Dragon Fine Iron, embedded with the ‘Dragon Breath Technique’ imprint. This can work in synergy with Abe’s dragon physique to create a dragon flame breathing effect.
Moreover, it has an innovative ‘Dragon Tail’ design, perfectly aligned with the dragon physique.