Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1679 Dan Gou
"Dan Gou, galloping horse!" As the first wave of royal troops arrived in Egypt aboard landing ships, those units unsuitable for rapid deployment and with high consumption rates also arrived on the scene.

"Wow, is this Dan?" Victoria stroked the dog's head. "It looks pretty much like a regular dog. Ah~ so cute, it can even roll around."

"Here's the situation," Lu Liang explained, walking with the dog. "If it were a regular dog, it would probably do this because it wants to play with you. But if it's a Danish dog, it's doing this because it wants to curry favor with its boss."

"what?"

"Attention!" Lu Liang shouted, and the dog immediately sat up straight.

Unlike other military and police dogs, Dan is not leashed in public places.

"Can he understand?"

“Dan Gou possesses the intelligence of a 12-year-old human, fully capable of understanding our language, as well as concepts like loyalty, responsibility, and dedication,” Lu Liang explained. “Our training of Dan Gou includes not only intelligence but also resilience, speed, strength, and most importantly, the ability to perceive spiritual energy. You can think of him as a Qi cultivator.”

In some ways, such dogs have become quite different from the original canine species.

“So, why a dog?” Victoria asked. “Are dogs more suitable for this kind of modification?”

“No,” Lu Liang replied. “Because this is science, we need to experiment on dogs first—and once we’ve civilized them, we won’t treat them like animals anymore. Well, of course, for legal reasons, they still need to be leashed in public places, and they still have to play the role of military dogs. In reality, they have their own salary and property, which is paid according to the salary of sergeants.”

"Then wouldn't you have a biological arsenal that can reproduce?"

"This is the most regrettable part - because all the Dan dogs so far have been made using a non-repeating method, there is reproductive isolation between all the Dan dogs, and they cannot produce any offspring at all."

It's conceivable that if a similar method were used to modify a person, that person would likely develop reproductive isolation—though it would certainly be very strong.

"How did he do that?" Victoria looked at the dog in front of her. "He seems almost like a human except for not being able to speak. Did he eat a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

“No,” Lu Liang shook his head. “It’s very complicated. This technology is still in the experimental stage: In short, it involves a comprehensive examination and analysis of the dog’s physical condition, and then individual modifications are made to each dog based on its specific situation, administering different proportions of pills. There are as many as 88 kinds of pills involved, with between 9 and 30 kinds used at the same time, and the adjustments will vary depending on the characteristics of the dog itself.”

"Is this technology really that difficult?"

"Yes, this is the solution that Danxiu has provided for ascension. However, so far, we are only at the stage of the animal world and have not made any progress."

Besides the Dandog, there is another type of modified creature—the Bike Horse.

Looking out the window, you can see the Biao Ma: it looks no different from an ordinary horse. But like Dan Gou, Biao Ma's intelligence has been elevated to a level that could be considered "demonic." It can understand complex and abstract concepts, and thus join the battle like a true warrior. It also possesses superhuman physical attributes such as recovery ability and stamina, just like Dan Gou. "Speaking of which, your Dan Gou can sense spiritual energy, so what about Biao Ma? Does it have any special talents?"

"The innovation of the Speed ​​Horse lies in its ability to consume large quantities of spiritual materials, including gasoline."

"gasoline???"

"Yes, the speeding horse runs on gasoline. But it has to be the kind of gasoline rich in spiritual energy. And before a real battle, the speeding horse needs to be replenished with some immortal roots as reserves. The speeding horse's characteristic is that it can eat a lot; the more it eats, the stronger it becomes. It can carry Qi cultivators across mountains and rivers, and it can also carry heavy equipment."

Although it sounds like a motorcycle and runs at a similar speed, it is fortunate that it can independently perform some complex tasks, such as transporting something across the front lines to a special area.

"So, it's actually an off-road motorcycle that can drive itself?"

"No. Actually, it has another function. Although it is not widely promoted now, it can actually be used as a reserve of spiritual energy for Qi cultivators."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"That's right. Horses are actually better at obtaining energy from the outside world than humans. After all, their stomachs are different sizes—from this perspective, cows would also be suitable, but cows are far less energetic and have less fighting spirit than horses. So in the end, we chose horses as the carrier of our technology. Just like how you can use horsepower to increase the power of a sprint when riding a lance, a Qi cultivator can also use the power of a galloping horse to increase their own power."

"This kind of technology actually exists?"

“You’re surprised, aren’t you? That means this process sounds unbelievable—and it really is extremely difficult. It’s so difficult that we think the Embroidered Uniform Guard might need to set up a separate department to understand this combat mode. But it’s too complex, which makes its progress much slower than Shangluo’s ascension process. However, although there are only a few prototypes, they are all ready to be put into use.”

"Unbelievable! This is really science!"

Victoria originally thought that Aurora's research on ascension should focus on personal cultivation, but now it seems that Aurora's systematic research on ascension has also been ongoing. It's just that Shangluo's "National Array" plan is too conspicuous, and with the various more direct Foundation Establishment Pill formulas he previously provided as a foundation, the original plan promoted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard seems less important.

However, the imperial court had mountains of gold and silver, more than it could ever spend. Instead of choosing between different paths, the court wanted them all. Plans concerning Guan Dan Gou and Biao Ma, as well as other Dan Ding Sect projects, continued to advance. Although these plans were somewhat slower than Shangluo's, they existed as backups. And here, this technology came in handy.

As is well known, Cybernetics is not a physical world; it is a virtual world.

There are currently two ways to enter Sebernia – first, through a telephone booth, which is the method previously used in Shangluo.

Phone booths are the most convenient option. As long as the right person dials the right number at the right time, they can go directly from any pre-installed phone booth in the world to the streets of Cyprus and simply walk out the door.

(End of this chapter)