A bounty and a familiar face
Nothing else happened, so Lu Yuan took his leave and returned to the vicinity of his hut. Soon, someone came to greet him. It was the staff from the Knight Academy who were responsible for maintaining the daily life of the students. These people were also members of the Knight Academy, but they usually did odd jobs at the Academy.
"Mr. Lu Yuan, someone has accepted the bounty you posted in the Bounty District."
Lu Yuan was taken aback at first. Someone had already answered the phone after only one day? He quickly came to his senses, nodded to the other party, and indicated that he understood.
As usual, after finishing his defensive training, Lu Yuan went to bed early.
Early on the third day, as soon as Lu Yuan got out of bed, a line of Gray-White Text popped up in front of him.
[Sanity: +14...130.5/200]
Lu Yuan glanced at it, feeling quite pleased. In a few more days, his rationality would be fully restored.
In the morning, Lu Yuan went to the Hanging Tower Inscription Area, registered and checked in at the entrance, and then slipped away at Lu Yuan speed as the Knight Token arrived in his account.
This time, Lu Yuan didn't head straight for the Pharmacy Group as usual, but instead went to the Bounty District at the bottom of the Abundance Tower.
The bounty had only been posted for a day and someone had already accepted it. Who was this person? And how did they plan to trade? He needed to find out.
The circular hall at the base of the tower was still bustling with people. Lu Yuan went to the registration desk and explained his purpose to the senior student on duty.
The veteran student rummaged through a stack of receipts, pulled one out, compared the markings on it, and looked up at Lu Yuan.
"Someone has indeed accepted your bounty. He's already waiting in the private room. You can just go there."
The senior student pointed out the way to Lu Yuan. The private room was requested by the person who took the order. Lu Yuan followed the directions, knocked on the door, and went inside.
There was only one person sitting in the private room. Upon seeing Lu Yuan's arrival, that person immediately stood up.
Lu Yuan was taken aback when he saw the other person's face clearly; it turned out to be an old acquaintance.
Gregory, that guy who messed up the Intermediate Inscription Certification and almost blew the whole certification room up.
But the Gregory before him was a completely different person from that day. That day, he was preoccupied with bombs and looked disheveled. Now, however, he was dressed in luxurious clothes, the fabric and workmanship of which were obviously expensive. His hair was also neatly styled, clearly indicating that he was a noble scion from a prominent family.
"Hello, hello," Gregory greeted him warmly. "I am Gregory of the Eisenhart Family. My family is Munitions Family in the Snow Owl City Forge District, responsible for providing firearms assistance to Snow Owl City and other cities in the Northern Territory."
Lu Yuan then realized why this guy was so fascinated by bombs; it turned out to be a family tradition.
Gregory gestured for Lu Yuan to sit down and, without beating around the bush, directly stated his purpose.
His family could provide him with a lot of help, so they could also transport some materials from outside into the Academy. For the Eisenhart Family, this was not a particularly difficult task, so he did not lack materials. He could also provide the two items that Lu Yuan had posted.
As for why he specifically sought out Lu Yuan, the reason was simple: Lu Yuan had passed the Intermediate Inscription Certification and the Intermediate Pharmacology Certification, and his Heart-Scraping Lamp had received a very high rating in the certification. Therefore, he wanted to involve Lu Yuan in the research of his bomb.
"I'll come up with the overall strategy and some of the operations, but I'd like to get help from someone else for a small part," Gregory, looking at Lu Yuan with utmost sincerity. "So after much thought, I've decided that you're the most suitable."
Lu Yuan did not nod hastily.
"I can help, but you need to give me the materials in advance," Lu Yuan paused, then added, "And I need to hear your ideas first. I'm not sure if I can do it myself. If I can't, I suggest we trade using Knight Token."
Gregory appreciated Lu Yuan even more when he heard that Lu Yuan hadn't immediately accepted the job. People who listen carefully before speaking are often the most reliable.
"If even you can't do it, then I guess only the String Knight can."
As Gregory spoke, he began to explain his ideas to Lu Yuan. He planned to add a final trump card to the original double-layer detonation, which would be a third layer of detonation. This third layer would have the effects of armor penetration and Contamination. To deal with Heretic, he would add Holy Water, and to deal with enemies, he would add various things that could Contamination the Pathway.
As he spoke, he took out a Parchment Scroll from his pocket and spread it on the table. On it was a clear diagram of the structure of a sphere.
The sphere is divided into seven layers from the outside in. The outermost layer is the outermost layer, followed by the first detonation layer and the middle layer, the second detonation layer and the middle layer, the last detonation layer and the core layer. The core layer contains not only gunpowder, but also all sorts of other things, such as Holy Water or Contamination.
"I broke it down into three different processes, and then pieced it together directly from the middle," Gregory said, pointing to each layer on the drawing. "If it were molded as a single piece, the process would be extremely demanding, making mass production impossible. So, starting from the core layer and nesting it layer by layer, that might be feasible."
Lu Yuan stared at the blueprint for a while before pointing out the problem directly.
"How can you be sure that the first explosion won't blow the bomb itself away? And how can you guarantee that the second and third layers won't detonate together?"
Gregory's eyes lit up when he heard the question, as it touched on his core discovery.
"The answer lies in this interlayer," he said, his finger tracing the thin line between the two explosive layers. "Each explosive layer is separated by this interlayer, a special material I discovered by chance. But what exactly it is, I can't tell you here; it's a family secret."
Lu Yuan nodded in understanding. After all, it was someone's livelihood, and there was no reason to show it off to outsiders so casually.
"This guy is a genius," Oden marveled in Lu Yuan's mind. "Theoretically speaking, this thing is indeed feasible, but can the explosive power be guaranteed if it's done this way?"
Lu Yuan also noticed this. He looked at the dimensions marked on the blueprints. The bomb was about the size of a fist. Even if it were made a little bigger, it would only be about half the size of a human head.
Can this bomb really injure Third Order soldier?
Lu Yuan voiced his doubts, and Gregory immediately patted his chest in assurance.
"Go ahead and do it. Don't worry, our family is professionals in bomb research. We can definitely blow them up. Theoretically, even Fourth Order bombs can cause damage. The three-layered explosive I'm researching is aimed at Fourth Order bombs."