Chapter 299 - 226: The Highest Difficulty Mission, Large Dark Plane, Vampire Count Yin Hai
Chapter 299: Chapter 226: The Highest Difficulty Mission, Large Dark Plane, Vampire Count Yin Hai
Furthermore, when Zhang Yi turned to look at Instructor Li Qiongtian and noticed the unreadable, amused expression on his face,
Zhang Yi knew that Instructor Li Qiongtian had likely been there for a while.
In the eyes of Zhang Yi and Lu Mei, it had just been a spontaneous competition,
but Instructor Li Qiongtian clearly saw it as something more.
’I get it, I get it!’
’This is just a guy and a girl who are into each other exchanging glances!’
To Zhang Yi, that seemed to be exactly what Instructor Li Qiongtian’s half-smile was conveying.
However, Instructor Li Qiongtian didn’t say anything more. After clearing his throat twice, he got straight to the point.
"Ahem. It seems that after resting for this past half-month, all of you are back in excellent condition!"
Instructor Li Qiongtian said calmly.
Upon hearing this and seeing Instructor Li Qiongtian’s arrival, the other students
immediately focused their attention, eager to hear what he would say next.
Zhang Yi was no exception.
However, Zhang Yi was multitasking.
While listening, he clenched his fist and lamented internally,
’Instructor Li Qiongtian has the worst timing.’
Their competition had been interrupted before a winner could be decided!
Once interrupted, it was unlikely they would get a chance to continue it.
While Zhang Yi was still lamenting his own sudden competitive streak and feeling disappointed that the match had no victor,
Lu Mei, across from him, had already resumed her icy expression that kept everyone at a distance.
But a closer look would reveal a faint blush creeping up from behind her ears to her cheeks,
betraying the fact that she was not as calm as she appeared.
It was simply concealed by her hair, making it difficult to notice.
Instructor Li Qiongtian continued,
"Since our time is up and everyone is present,
the first internal assessment for the Tianya Academy team will now officially begin!"
Instructor Li Qiongtian wasted no more time and got straight to the point, drawing everyone’s attention back to the impending assessment.
Hearing Instructor Li Qiongtian’s announcement, Zhang Yi quickly readjusted his focus.
After more than a year of development, Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm
was now a vibrant scene where everything thrived!
Ever since Zhang Yi had integrated the Five-Stars, special-grade Divine Domain Card, [Goblin Mage Technology City], in mid-March,
the Goblin Clan within his Divine Realm,
had followed the Oracle from their revered God of Nature and taken control of the entire Goblin Mage Technology City.
After taking control of the Goblin Mage Technology City,
Goblin Great Sage Norton led his followers and a group of other goblins with a talent for research to move into the research center and the Basic Magical Workshop.
Following the command of the Great God of Nature,
they began the work of analyzing and upgrading the Magical Cannon 1.0.
And it had to be said that Goblin Great Sage Norton, working within his area of expertise, did not disappoint Zhang Yi’s expectations.
The research team, personally selected and formed by Goblin Great Sage Norton,
possessed an astounding talent for researching Magical Technology, the fusion of Magic and technology.
They combined the methods for utilizing Magic Crystals provided by the Elves with the Magic Runes the Dwarves used when forging the Magic Cannons.
In just over a year of Divine Realm time—
the equivalent of twelve days in the Main World—
they completed a full analysis of the Magical Cannon and innovated on the design, developing its next version!
Goblin Great Sage Norton named the new version of the Magical Cannon "Version 1.5."
There were two reasons it was called Version 1.5 instead of 2.0.
First, at the God of Nature’s request,
the currently developed version was incomplete and had not yet been tested in actual combat.
Therefore, only after being tested in real battle
and upgraded again based on the collected combat data could it become Version 2.0.
After all, practice is the only true test of theory!
As for the second reason,
it was because Zhang Yi knew the end-of-month internal assessment was fast approaching.
According to the data from Goblin Great Sage Norton, completely finishing Version 2.0 would require more than two years of development time in the Divine Realm.
There was simply no way to finish it in time for the end-of-month assessment.
So, Zhang Yi decided to make do with the Version 1.5 Magical Cannon for now.
This was the real reason behind Zhang Yi’s decision.
Even so, compared to Version 1.0, the Version 1.5 Magical Cannon not only had an optimized Magic Power transmission circuit but also included new Magic Runes for stabilization and cooling.
Furthermore, its range was increased by 40%.
A single shot could now travel three kilometers!
The conversion speed of Magic Crystals into Energy Cannonballs and beams was also reduced by 30%.
The cannon’s body was also made much sturdier, significantly reducing the risk of it exploding!
While it still wasn’t as light or portable as Zhang Yi wanted,
it could now be mounted on a horse-drawn or ox-drawn cart for mobile firing.
For a defensive Weapon, its performance was already quite impressive!
After his battle with the student Yu Qihang,
Zhang Yi had also collected a number of Dwarf Flintlock Guns that could serve as templates for research.
Naturally, the Dwarf Flintlock Gun also became one of the goblins’ research objectives.
However, they were still far from achieving the God of Nature’s goals: reloading in under two seconds and an effective range of 500 meters.