Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 251 Moon Temple

Sacred Convent of Turin, School of Mechanics.

Qin Huai crossed the wide and straight tree-lined avenue and stopped in front of a semi-new villa courtyard. There was a sign hanging on the door with a few large characters written on it.

【Qinhuai General's Residence of the Tang Dynasty Mission】

According to Qin Huai's request, the Turin Sacred Academy converted the entire basement of the villa into a mechanical repair room. Although no additional large equipment was added, with Franco's friendly sponsorship, these tools were sufficient for Qin Huai's personal use.

Pushing open the door of the basement, a warm breeze flowed out, drying up the drops of water left on Qin Huai's body by the cold rain.

The firewood crackled in the fireplace. Qin Huai turned on the small high-temperature furnace in the middle of the room, filled it with high-fuel coal, and ignited it with the red slurry. Then he lay on the workbench, took out a charcoal pencil, and used a rail-type drawing machine to reproduce the machine in his mind on the drawing.

It was unknown how long it was before Qin Huai stood up until the strong wind from the furnace exhaust vent blew onto his temples.

Looking at the mechanical drawings on the workbench, which had everything from parts structure to circuit framework, Qin Huai grinned and reached out to adjust the furnace's air inlet valve. The orange-red flame inside began to slowly turn to blue-white. The temperature of this color of flame exceeded a thousand degrees. Only in such a temperature environment could humans use the furnace to forge the high-level alloys they needed.

Calculate the amount of each metal element to be added, sort the raw materials and put them into the furnace, and control the temperature to melt the molten iron.
After a series of processes, Qin Huai, who was familiar with the metallurgical refining technology, obtained several pieces of wind aluminum and shadow titanium.

These high-level alloys were recast in fixed quantities, cooled and shaped, and then parts were manufactured and polished using a steam stamping lathe in conjunction with manual labor. On the workbench in front of Qin Huai, the prototype of a single-person aircraft with foldable long wings gradually appeared.

According to the specific parameters on the drawing, Qin Huai laid the circuit into the pre-reserved built-in groove. He then used his fingertips to spray fine droplets of fiery red slurry as a welding gun to weld the copper foil traces to the pins one by one.

After more than half an hour of assembly and debugging, a wing suit aircraft with a spread of two meters was welded in Qin Huai's hands. Its main body is a silver-blue wind-aluminum glider, and the joints are fixed and supported by high-strength shadow titanium. It looks a bit simple.

[Alchemy Technology: Wingsuit Flying Vehicle]

Category: Mechanical Creation
Quality: Excellent

Users who meet the physical fitness standards can use it with an auxiliary exoskeleton for short-distance flight and long-distance gliding.

It can be driven by red mercury or refined kerosene. Long-term full-power operation may cause the tail guide fin to overheat and melt.

characteristic:
【Self-balancing】: Maintain the stability of the mechanical structure to the greatest extent and prevent disintegration.

Note: If red mercury didn't provide incredible horsepower output, this damn thing wouldn't be able to fly!

Qin Huai put down the screwdriver and put the [wingsuit] on his back. The leather telescopic buckle slowly locked his shoulders. Then he pressed the brass button on the shoulder strap. The silver-blue rib guards swung out from the side wings of the bottom hem of the aircraft, locking his thighs, waist and arms respectively.

Three combustion nozzles, one large and two small, slowly opened at the bottom of the aircraft. Qin Huai walked to the courtyard of the villa and adjusted the diverter valve. A blue-green flame emerged from the purple-black turbine, flying Qin Huai back and forth several times before slowly stopping.

"It has a bit of a high acceleration, and the change of direction is not flexible enough. It also makes my butt a bit hot after using it for a long time. However, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It is enough to use it for Linlang in an emergency."

Qin Huai returned to the villa's repair room, took off the aircraft, and used leftover materials to make a metal helmet with a glass eyepiece to block the wind.

With 69% physical expertise as a foundation, plus 60% alchemy expertise that can turn decay into magic, Qin Huai may not be able to manufacture a groundbreaking super-technological product, but a temporary emergency wing suit aircraft will not be a problem for him.

Seeing that the most critical mobile equipment had been manufactured, Qin Huai picked a few more cabinets from the row of cabinets in the basement and opened them. These cabinets contained the small toys he had made during this period of time. They could help him verify his thoughts and improve his expertise, and they could also serve as an arsenal for emergency use at critical moments.

Opening the first box, Qin Huai pulled out a honeycomb-shaped black musket, which was spiral-loaded and had six rifling grooves on each barrel. There were also several boxes of bullets in the same packaging in the box. After checking the caliber, charge, and chamber pressure of the bullets, Qin Huai placed them on the workbench.

The machine in the second box looks like a metal prosthesis, but it is not a real prosthesis. It is an auxiliary exoskeleton that can disguise the human right hand as a prosthesis. Under the metal skin, there are miniature weapons hidden, including a small gun and a one-foot-long straight sword.

The third box contained several kunai-like throwing short blades, made entirely of high-carbon steel, with the blade edge infiltrated with mithril and the sword spine reinforced with hard gold. Qin Huai hid a sufficient amount of high-purity red mercury in the blade of the kunai. As long as the user threw it out at high speed and hit an object, the violent shock would detonate the red mercury and turn the enemy into ashes.

After putting these deadly weapons into an iron box and placing them in his personal space, Qin Huai went up the stairs to the living room and took out the "Gospel" and "Revelation" that he had borrowed from the library from the bookshelf.

A transcript, of course.

In the more than two months since he came to Florence, Qin Huai not only systematically studied the Papal States' mechanical theory knowledge and used it in practice to improve his alchemy expertise, but also reviewed the Messiah's teachings.

Apart from some differences in spiritual figures, he found that the contents recorded in these two books were almost exactly the same as those preached by a mainstream religion in Tianjiu. Coupled with what Linlang had said before about the false religious spirit, it was hard not to have a bold idea in Qin Huai's mind.

The appearance of the Messiah might also be the work of Yamabushiki.
Just as Qin Huai was daydreaming, the sound of the courtyard door opening came from outside the house, and two footsteps, one light and one heavy, slowly approached the villa lobby.

Xiao Gui, and Director Spencer.

"General, Director Spencer would like to apologize on behalf of the Vatican for tonight's misunderstanding and discuss the subsequent reconstruction of the embassy district. What do you think?"

"You can make all the arrangements on my behalf. I have an appointment to go hunting today."

Qin Huai shook his head and threw the Golden Dragon Sky Cavalry Order to Xiao Gui.

This time when he came to Florence, he equipped the accompanying Shenwu Tianqi with sufficient Qingwei talismans. In addition, under the leadership of Xiao Gui, who had been working with [Tang Ni] (the original Seraph Armor Black Dragon reformed) for a long time, Qin Huai did not think that the Cardinal would have the strength to keep the Tianqi team if an armed conflict broke out.

"General Qin Huai, the Holy See asked me to express my gratitude to you for what happened last night."

"Why, he is also unhappy with those old guys?"

Qin Huai smiled and exchanged a knowing look with Director Spencer.

Both of them are thousand-year-old foxes, and even though there was no one else in the room at the moment, they did not say anything openly.

"If he really appreciates it, then just consider it as a favor he owes me. It's already daybreak, and I have an appointment, so I won't accompany you."

The footsteps faded away, and only Xiao Gui and Director Spencer were left in the villa. Spencer relaxed his brows and took out a stack of documents from his briefcase.

"Adjutant Xiao, no matter what, the Vatican must give the Cardinal an explanation."

"The mission will pay part of the money, but the amount cannot be too large."
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Qin Huai drove the steam limousine provided by the Pope's Office for the delegation through the outer city blocks and was stopped and checked by dozens of guards along the way.

Street vendors appeared one after another dragging their carts, breakfast shops gradually opened, and in the dim sky, the light of street lamps lingered in the mist.

The air was filled with the rich wheat aroma of fresh bread, as well as sausages, bacon, and scrambled eggs with butter. Qin Huai's stomach growled. He had fought with the Dragon Slayer for half the night and built the Wingsuit Flying Vehicle for another half the night. He was really hungry.

We accelerated back to the Veteran Bar downstream of the Tiber River, parked the steam limousine under the lemon tree, put on a black robe and opened the curtain, and the aroma of cheese pizza immediately hit our noses.

"Tang, bring five breakfasts and a newspaper, and send them inside." Glancing at the long bar that had been transformed into a breakfast counter, Qin Huai casually threw down two gold coins and walked in along the narrow corridor.

It was not long after dawn and after the hangover drunks had left, there was no other person in the pub except Tang, who was full of energy and had stayed up all night.

Seeing Qin Huai coming back, Tang nodded hurriedly and picked up the steaming pizza, sausages and fried eggs from the counter with a tray.

After a while, Tang carried the tray and sent Qin Huai to the door of the box where they had been last night.

In the box, Linlang had changed out of her blood-stained clothes and was now wearing a leaf-colored hunting suit. The tight jacket and breeches perfectly highlighted her curvy figure.

Seeing Qin Huai coming in, she quickly fiddled with the light yellow string in her hand and instantly wrapped up her soft black hair.

"The dress this lady is wearing is new, which I bought from Madam Parina's tailor shop last night. It is not the old dress of the drunkards in the tavern, please rest assured."

"You have a heart, go."

Qin Huai took the newspaper and breakfast from Tang and nodded.

"The situation outside is not optimistic. The Papal Army is searching every household. It looks like they will dig you out even if they have to dig deep into Florence."

Linlang took the newspaper and saw the front-page headline was a wanted warrant issued by the Cardinal.

"So what are you going to do, my Lord? Fly out like you did last night?"

Qin Huai swallowed the food in his mouth, raised his hand and threw the iron box out from his personal space.

"These are temporary weapons prepared for you. I will stir up a storm in a while, and then the Leviathan in the sky will make an emergency landing. We will take that opportunity to set off again."

Listening to Qin Huai's plan, Linlang was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she understood the intention of the mysterious man in front of her.

[Leviathan] was floating in the sky over Florence day and night. If the two of them just flew out straight ahead, it would be too obvious, and they would be no different from sitting ducks.

"My concubine understands."

After that, under Qin Huai's guidance, Linlang attached the auxiliary exoskeleton to her right hand, and inserted the self-destructive kunai and honeycomb revolver into the sword belt holsters respectively.

Looking at the [wing suit aircraft] on Linlang's back, Qin Huai finally checked the thermal insulation of the tail guide wing and the red mercury energy reserve, and nodded.

"The two knobs on the shoulder strap represent the jet output and wing angle respectively. If you want to ignite, just press the brass button. Press it again and it will stop the jet."

After explaining to Linlang how to use the [Wing Suit Flying Vehicle], Qin Huai threw out two wind and rain talismans, and the sky above the outer city area was suddenly covered with dark clouds and thunder.

Wow~
A strong wind suddenly arose and heavy rain poured down. Qin Huai, who had been shrouded in a black robe, walked to the lobby of the tavern with Linlang and Feitian Yaksha.

"The Crusaders will be here soon to investigate. This bar will be closed temporarily. Take the money and go somewhere else to avoid the limelight."

"Yes, my lord."

Tang took the heavy purse in his hand and immediately went back to pack his luggage.

"Energy is limited. Yasha and I will help you take off. You can just start gliding after that."

"I understand."

Golden-red light and black-frost shadows shot up into the sky. In the rolling rain, two mechanical wings slowly opened, and with the help of the flames from the purple-black turbine, they flew towards the Apennine Mountains in the northern suburbs of Florence.

The two men and the corpse flew over the bustling streets and the iron city belching out white smoke, and finally saw the yellow-green color.

Referring to the terrain of the mountains and the map of Yamafu to determine the coordinates, Qin Huai and Linlang searched for a while and finally found the shrine they were looking for.

The quiet cobblestone road is overgrown with weeds. At noon, a few grouse are basking in the sun on the lake. The golden lilies in the mottled marble flower beds are full of vitality. A bronze moon rabbit sculpture is crawling beside a dry fountain with a few scattered oak leaves.

Looking into the distance through the vermilion torii gate, there is a magnificent three-story Western-style building.

The door was closed, and the church was gray and white in color, with marble hollow carvings.

“Moon rabbit, torii, church. This mixed design style is too fucked up.”

Qin Huai complained silently in his heart, stepped forward, passed through the vermilion torii, and pushed open the door of the church.

"It looks like no one has lived here for a long time."

In front of him was an empty hall, which was extremely dark. A small ball of fiery red liquid appeared on Qin Huai's fingertips, and the blazing red flame illuminated the distance of three meters in front of him.

"The shrine is far away from the city of Florence. In the past, only the Moon Rabbit God and I lived there. No one has taken care of it over the years, so it is foreseeable that it will become deserted."

Returning to the old place, Linlang was somewhat reminded of the past. She groped her way to the wall and pushed a brass button.

Ssssssss~
There was a faint sound of electric current, and the lights came on one after another. This church, which had been abandoned for at least ten years, actually still had a small steam turbine that could generate electricity!

And it’s not broken yet!
Not only Qin Huai was surprised, Linlang was also obviously a little surprised. She was just trying it according to her muscle memory.

Qin Huai looked around and his eyes fell on the corner of the lobby wall, where there were some dusty plaster statues and exquisite oil paintings, as well as an inconspicuous woodblock print.

"Huh? This is."

The fleeting glance that Qin Huai used to search for clues swept across casually, and the sudden black ripples slowly formed a few large words.

[Puzzles left by the Moon Rabbit]: After solving the answer, there is a chance to obtain the legacy left by the "Moon Rabbit" to this world.

"It seems that the accident more than ten years ago might be suspicious."

(End of this chapter)