The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1203

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"That… what is that?" an officer asked while squinting his eyes as he scrutinized the object.

"It looks like a piece of metal." replied another one on the side.

"I think I have seen such metal pieces before… But… I can't remember where…"

"Oh, talking about that… Me too, I have seen them before… Umm… The… Oh, in the Sleeping town!"

When the officer said this everyone suddenly recalled the investigation on the bodies of the thousands of enemy soldiers in the town.

Some of them have such metal pieces on their heads.

Then their eyes landed on Xin Ja who is standing on the side with a dumbfounded expression.

"I did not think that they would find these things and connect them to me. I guess they are not that hopeless after all…" Xin Ja thought.

But of course, he is thinking too highly of himself at this point in time. As a young man, Xin Ja also has times when he has his pride and also smugness when he did something.

Just like a serial killer, he could not help but want to get caught… and then say, 'Oh, I did that…'.

But getting the attention of everyone in this room seems different from what he has imagined.

He could feel a strange pressure bearing down on him.

"Junior Officer Xin… This object is from you, right?" General Fang said with a smile.

Xin Ja looks around and a feeling of reluctance is in his heart. He did not know whether he would say yes or deny it. This is because everything is truly different from his expectation.

"I… Umm… Yes, Sir!" he replied while gritting his teeth as he stood straight.

But the hand on his side is already holding a bone rune.

Complete silence enveloped the entire room and Xin Ja could already feel the suffocating feeling.

"Hahaha… See… Look! Look at that! He is really a cautious person. No wonder you have not been caught by that stupid Commander Zhang. Bravo! Bravo!" the old man Feng Yuhan said while pointing at Xin Ja.

"Young brat, you should come with me to the medical department. You and I are going to revolutionize the medical system of our kingdom. Hahaha…" Feng Yuhan laughed contentedly.

Everyone in the room looks at each other and shakes their heads.

"Old man Feng… You do have to poach people here… The young lad is clearly good in arrays and his master is Master Wang Chanling, so he belongs to our runemaster's department." A middle-aged officer said.

"No… no… His master is not only that Wang Chanling guy… he is also a student of my friend, Divine Doctor Ba Baoji…" Feng Yuhan said while waving his hand in the air trying to oppose the other side.

"But he is the student of Master Wang first, so he clearly belongs to the runemaster's department!" reacted the middle-aged man.

Seeing the two banterings, Han Bai shook his head and stood up.

"Alright, alright… Let the kid decide. After all, he is just a junior officer now and at the same time a student of the Ogden Academy. After the war, he would still need to go back to his classes…"

After hearing the prince, the two turned silent.

"Xin Ja, we already know that this thing belongs to you. And that you are able to kill that… Elder Lin of the Silver Glade… Did that Elder Ra also die in your hands?" Han Bai asked inquisitively but with a smile on his handsome face.

Xin Ja looks at him and the others in the room then nodded his head.

But then shook it afterward.

Everyone in the room gasped as he admits to the assassination… but was confused when they saw him shaking his head.

"What do you mean?" Han Bai asked curiously.

Xin Ja heaves a deep sigh and then told them about him assassinating Elder Lin.

But then he thought for a while and then told them the story where he and Elder Ra fought. He was beaten but was able to set up Ra Gaofang to fall into a trap and blow one of his arms. But he escaped and was never heard from again.

After hearing his recollection, everyone in the room turned silent. They were amazed that a person level 1 Ki fighter is able to handle those that are higher and more powerful than himself. It was really unbelievable.

If General Fang and the investigation team did not get the evidence, they would surely not believe that such feats could be accomplished by the young lad before them.

"Hahaha… That's it… I am going to recruit you to be a combat master!" the burly man wearing a general's uniform just like General Fang said as he patted his seat.

"Oh, shut up, old Gan!" shouted Feng Yuhan.

He has already set his eyes on the boy, how could others take him away?

Han Bai could not help but shake his head at the reaction of his subordinates. These people are the top bras of their professions, but they are fighting over a young man and a low-level Ki fighter at that.

Although this is the situation, he himself could not help but also want to be closer to this young man who has changed the face of warfare for the kingdom, and maybe for the entire empire.

"Alright, don't fight… We are in one team here. Junior Officer Xin will be with us from now on. Anything you want to ask him, you can ask him. But we should take the current situation in the borders seriously this time." Han Bai said to break the award situation.

Everyone's attention is now on him.

"Junior Officer Xin, take a seat…" an officer on the side gestured for Xin Ja to sit down.

On the long table in the middle, there is a map and some markers on it. Xin Ja has already noticed the map when he enters this room and he feels a bit of curiosity in it.

"For a long time, now… we have been devising a plan to end this conflict once and for all. But the only problem we have is the lack of powerful soldiers. We need at least 50 soldiers with a Ki level of at least 10. However, we are unable to do that because… no one is crazy enough to sacrifice their lives to this kind of suicide mission..." Han Bai said feeling a bit depressed.

If he could he would also go on this mission. However, he could not.

Han Bai is already a 10th level Ki fighter… However, his experience in actual battles is not that rich, so he could only help with the planning.

"But then… You, Junior Officer Xin, change this conundrum… You created the Mechas. An artifact that can make anyone multiply their fighting strength in the war at the minimum of a 10th level Ki fighter. Now with such a weapon, this plan could now be turned into reality…"

After hearing that, everyone nodded their heads while looking at Xin Ja.

"But I'm guessing that the models you have created are not yet perfected, am I correct?" Han Bai gave Xin Ja an inquisitive gaze.

Xin Ja heaves a deep sigh and nodded his head. He dare not say anything in front of these people because of his nervousness.

"As I thought… I wonder how strong Mechas would be once you finished their final prototype…" Han Bai said while looking at Xin Ja.

This time, Xin Ja could not just nod or shake his head, he has to answer. So he took a deep breath and then looks at everyone.

"Umm… The… The prototype is already perfect. The only problem is the materials needed, and the power cores of the Mecha. So that means… one's imagination is the limit to the improvement from now on…"

When the people in the room heard this, they all look at each other in disbelief.

"So you mean, as long as we can get strong materials, the Mecha could even rival Ki adepts or Ki masters?" General Fang asked with an incredulous expression.

Xin Ja bit his lip but nodded his head.

"Umm… Yes, but still. That would need a higher-level pilot. The reflexes of the Mecha would always depend on the pilot."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded their heads.

However, Xin Ja did not tell them the most crucial part… and that is the weaponry of the Mecha.

The difference in battle would be decided by the Mecha's weaponry. If a Mecha can get its hand on a beam rifle or cannon, just like in the records of his unique vision, then he could imagine that even a Ki master would not be able to get out of the battle unscathed.

But of course, that type of weapon is a bit difficult for Xin Ja to create at this point in time.

However, what he did not know is that everyone in this room is already thinking about the future prospect of that weapon.

Now that they have heard such words from the inventor of the weapon, how could they not imagine the future possibilities?

The group then began to discuss the plan along with Xin Ja, until dawn.