This strong steampunk style made Eloline feel that it would not be strange if a giant robot suddenly appeared in the next second.
Of course, this is just Eloline's personal feeling about the architectural style. As for whether there are steam engines in this world, that is another matter.
"Lin, look what that is?" Licaro said, pointing in a direction.
There was a square there, with a huge machine in the center, and many teachers and students in uniform were tinkering with it.
At the same time, Eloline also noticed that several people were wearing uniforms that were very different from those of the Engineering College, and they all carried staffs.
"How about we go over and take a look?" Eloline suggested.
"Ah."
When she got closer, Eloline saw the huge machine and roughly guessed what it was.
Could it be an airship?
"Who are you? Please keep your distance from the experimental site."
A student stopped the two from getting closer.
“We’re just trying to understand what this is.”
"No, let's leave here, this is an imperial secret."
The student refused to give in, and just as the two were about to leave, a man in uniform holding a staff approached them.
"The desire for knowledge is the driving force that drives human progress. I think your School of Engineering also believes in this." The man nodded slightly to Eloline and Likalo, and then said to the student, "Besides, those who are allowed to enter the School of Engineering don't have to worry about leaks."
As a military academy, the Imperial Engineering College has never been open to ordinary people.
In other words, those who can come in are definitely not ordinary people.
"I'm sorry, Professor Hellion."
The student apologized to him.
"No need to apologize. After all, you are not my student."
Helain watched the student walk back to the machine and start debugging it, then turned around and began to look at the two of them.
"Are you two ladies magicians?"
"Yes," Eloline replied.
"This blonde lady doesn't carry a staff because..." Helian lowered his voice and said, "Magic Fountain Constitution?"
Likalo was extremely surprised that this person could see her physique at a glance.
This shows that his attainments in magic are definitely very profound.
Eloline was surprised to see Licaro's physical condition exposed, because even she couldn't see it.
Among the people she knew, only Vitian and Xia could see that Licaro had the magical fountain physique.
And those two guys are both very mysterious and very strong.
However, the person in front of her might not be able to tell that she is a dragon.
This is mainly because the dragon's shapeshifting magic is very resistant to detection. Shapeshifting magic is different from illusion or invisibility, it directly changes the essence of the body.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hailan, and I'm a professor at the Imperial School of Magic."
"What are you doing?" Likalo asked, unable to suppress her curiosity.
"Just assisting them with debugging."
"Can you tell me more about it?" Eloline was also very curious.
"Okay, but can we talk about you first?"
"Eh?"
Helaine looked at Likalo for a few times, then said, "I haven't seen you for a while. You have become more mature."
"Eh? You know me?"
Now it was Licaro's turn to be surprised.
"..."
Helain suddenly stopped talking. After a moment of silence, he said, "I've been at every birthday party of yours since you were six years old."
"puff."
Eloline next to her couldn't help but laugh.
Licaro secretly pinched Eloline's waist, although it didn't hurt.
She had not expected to encounter such an embarrassing situation. Lika Luo had never been in a good mood at birthday parties. Every year, the elders wanted to find a suitable engagement partner for her, and a large group of annoying peers were also invited.
Therefore, when Licaro attended the banquet, she was basically in a trance. On the surface, she was happily communicating with the people in front of her, but in fact, in her heart, she basically regarded the people in front of her as talking wood.
This is why Helaine has not been able to become familiar to Likalo despite attending so many banquets.
"It was your mother who asked me to check your physique and asked me to be your mentor, but you didn't want to."
Helaine's tone was somewhat regretful. It was such a waste that such a talented girl like Licaro was unwilling to learn magic.
Then he asked again: "I remember you went out for training, and now you are back?"
"Yeah, but I haven't gone home yet."
Lika Luo felt that she should apologize for her impoliteness: "I'm sorry, since you are my father's friend, I should call you Uncle Helaine."
Then Likalo secretly winked at Ai Luolin. The two of them were indeed lovers, and they were so in tune with each other. Likalo's meaning was clearly -
Never reveal your lover's identity in front of your father's friends!
Although he was sure that he and Eloline liked each other, he also knew that he would have to tell his parents sooner or later.
But Licaro is not ready yet.
After some small talk, Helain began to introduce the giant machinery in the square.
This is indeed the airship that Eloline imagined, but it has not flown so far and all experiments are conducted in theory.
The airship is powered by magic, which is why Hylain is here.
In order to achieve the desired effect, knowledge of mechanics and magic must be combined.
"If the experiment is successful, we humans will be able to touch the sky."
Even though the main structure of the airship had nothing to do with magic, Helain was still looking forward to it.
Many humans have the dream of flying, but nowadays, except for some wizards who can realize flying through some methods, the rest of humans are destined to stay on land all their lives.
Compared with previous magic firearms, magic airships are a truly epoch-making revolution.
"Of course, it's just a trial phase now, and no one thinks it will be successful in a short time."
The airship in the square was built according to the conceptual drawings and no tests were conducted.
I guess it won't be able to fly even after it's debugged.
"Professor Helaine, there's something wrong with the magic circuit here!" a student shouted over here.
"I have to continue to participate in the debugging work." Helain said apologetically, and said to Likalo: "Your father misses you very much. If it is convenient, go back to see him."
"Well, I will."
Since returning to her hometown in the empire, Licaro has gradually begun to miss home.
In fact, according to the original plan, after receiving their wages at the Imperial Engineering Academy, they were going to return to Ed Fallon.
Chapter 2 - Disaster 044 Times Have Changed (Updated)
It was not yet evening when Professor Puli had already returned. Eloline and Licaro happened to see him when they were wandering around the college.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Professor Pulley led the two to his own workshop.
The room was very large and filled with all kinds of mechanical parts, and there was also a lot of metal smell in the air.
Anyway, it smells a bit bad.
Professor Pooley opened the window for ventilation, then motioned for the two to find a place to sit.
"Thank you so much. What I brought out today is the latest invention. If someone steals it, the consequences will be serious."
Professor Puli is still a little scared.
"Who are those criminals?"
"Not sure. There are too many forces trying to steal the academy's inventions."
Professor Pooley kept rummaging around and finally took out a purse.
"This danger is my responsibility, so I will use my own property to compensate." He handed the bag full of gold coins to Eloline, "There are about 500 gold coins in it. Is it enough?"
"Enough is enough."
Eloline took the bag and opened it to take a look. The round gold coins were shining.
The weight of the empire's gold coins is about 8 grams each. If there are 4 gold coins, it will weigh 4 kilograms. Moreover, Eloline weighed it a few times and found that the weight of the gold coins inside was far more than kilograms.
After getting the gold coins, Eloline handed the bag to Licaro, because Licaro was responsible for managing the property.
Then she asked, "How is your injured student?"
Professor Puli shook his head. "It's not a big deal. For the convenience of demonstration, the gun was loaded with reduced-power training bullets. It didn't hurt his major organs."
"That's good, but can that gun be more powerful?"
This aroused Eloline's curiosity. She originally thought that the power of the gun was just so-so, but she didn't expect that it didn't actually exert its full strength?
"If you are interested, I can give you a gun," said Professor Pulley.
"deliver?"
Aren't guns a secret of the Empire? How can they be given away casually?
"In the future, the Empire will release firearms to the market on a small scale, but purchases will be by invitation only, so ordinary people will not be eligible to buy them."
Since Professor Pulley could say this, it meant that the Empire was no longer worried about technology leaks.
He took out a magic gun from the drawer. This gun looked smaller than the one he had seen before.
If that magic gun is considered a rifle, then this one is a pistol.
At this time, Licaro was also looking at the gun in Professor Prie's hand curiously. She was very interested in this novel weapon.
Professor Puli pointed to the bullet slot on the magic gun and said, "This magic gun can be loaded with ten bullets."
Then he took out a box containing bullets of various colors.
"These bullets have different properties and cause different effects."
According to Puli's introduction, some of these bullets are magic bullets such as wind, fire, thunder, and earth, and some are special bullets such as explosion, dispersion, paralysis, and toxin.
"Can you really give it to me?" Eloline said she was really tempted.
"Of course I can, but..." Puli suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Can you give me back the gold coins I got from before?"
"..."
“That’s actually my research funding.”
"Ah this..."
Eloline looked at Licaro, ready to ask for her opinion.
"If you like, of course."
Although Likalo was also interested in the gun, she could buy it in the future.
Eloline thought she would never have the chance to come into contact with firearms, but she didn't expect that firearms had been invented in another world.
Although this type of firearm is completely different from the firearms on Earth in terms of technology, she still likes it very much.
In the end, Eloline returned the gold coins and exchanged them for this magic gun.
"Here's a bag for your gun, you can tie it around your waist." Professor Pulley gave another gift.
"Hehe, it's really handsome."
