I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 3: Eye-Opening

“Grand Marshal, look, this is their sacred armor. Here is the arm, and here is the chest armor. This kind of sacred armor can perform certain activities under the control of the machine I brought.”

“This kind of sacred armor allows soldiers to march a thousand miles without excessive energy consumption, and both its strength and protective performance far exceed those of our Great Xia’s armor.”

In front of Qin Ji, Satellite pointed out the details on the sacred armor model.

“What is their power source?”

Qin Ji asked the very crucial question.

Since it is driven by that machine, the machine Satellite brought back must be the power core of the entire sacred armor. Considering that the paladins are few in number and belong to elite units, this sacred armor probably requires a relatively expensive or hard-to-obtain power source.

“It is said that its power source is a mineral they call magic crystal. I looked it up, and this mineral is generally called spirit stone in our Great Xia.”

“Spirit stone?!”

Qin Ji immediately understood.

Spirit stone is actually a very common mineral. In simple terms, it is a kind of “sediment” in the spiritual energy cycle of this world.

Unlike the oil in the world he originally came from, spirit stone is a renewable resource, and its renewal speed is not slow, with a large stock.

However, its current application is still not extensive because spirit stone is fragile, and although it stores a large amount of spiritual energy, it is not stable, making it difficult to find a reliable long-term storage method.

The sacred armor uses this thing as a power source, so it is likely using the spirit stone as a source of magical energy, allowing the magical energy to flow through pre-designed spells, thereby activating fixed spell feedback on the sacred armor.

After all, he also noticed that there were some strange symbols on the model of the Holy Armor, and the machine also had these things.

How should I put it, it’s no wonder that this machine looks rough. I’m afraid that even the people responsible for developing this thing in the Vixi Empire don’t have a deep understanding of it, and this machine is mostly used as a consumable.

Since it’s a consumable that hasn’t been deeply researched, it just needs to be usable when made.

Qin Ji didn’t plan to use spirit stones to make things like guns, as that would be quite difficult to produce, and spirit stones themselves are not very controllable—since they are part of the spiritual energy cycle of this world, the degree of spiritual energy dissipation is very high before suitable preservation methods appear.

As a reserve, it still needs to be carried around, and the effect may not be good. It might even cause misfires or explosions.

“The Holy Armor you brought back is indeed important, but in my opinion, this machine is the most important.” Qin Ji said.

He was telling the truth. He didn’t think highly of the so-called Holy Armor, not because it wasn’t strong, but because its production cost was high, and its endurance was probably not very high, making it difficult to achieve a true long-distance raid (using unstable minerals as a power source, its endurance would certainly not be stable).

What he truly valued was the machine that could use spirit stones as a power source.

This thing is really good. Although it can’t be realized now, it can be tried in the future.

“I’ll consider finding someone to research this thing in the future, but for now, let’s finish the meal in front of us.” Qin Ji withdrew his thoughts.

It’s a bit unrealistic to work on this now. There’s no talent or technical foundation, and Daxia’s main research direction is not in this area. The various sects mainly focus on spells and techniques, and much of the research on spiritual energy is also in the application of large formations. In an environment where there is no talent or technology in this field, researching this is a bit premature.

“Oh, by the way,” he suddenly thought of a question, “Did His Majesty ask you to come over?”

“Yes. We first paid our respects to His Majesty, and then came to see you, Grand Marshal. After all, we haven’t seen Her Majesty since she ascended the throne, so it was only right to meet her this time.”

“Well done,” Qin Ji nodded, “What did His Majesty say when he asked you to come over?”

Facing Qin Ji’s question, Wei Xing truthfully recounted everything.

However, when he said that Xia Yuxiao asked them to visit the Grand Marshal and then they took their leave, Qin Ji speechlessly slapped his forehead.

These blockheads…

“Wait, His Majesty told you to see me, and you just agreed directly?”

“Uh, what else? His Majesty said it personally…”

“Wei Xing, aren’t you a bit older than me? Why don’t you think it through? At least be polite to His Majesty…” Qin Ji felt very helpless towards his subordinate, “His Majesty asked you to come, and you just came. If His Majesty were a bit petty, he might hold a grudge.”

“What’s there to hold a grudge about?”

Wei Xing was indeed the most capable among these officers. But his capability was mostly reflected among the military officers. If he were placed in the court, he would barely pass.

The emperor met you, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then asked you to see the Grand Marshal. You agreed without a second thought and went straight to see the Grand Marshal… This move might make a petty emperor think:

Oh, you guys are so eager to see the Grand Marshal, huh?

At least you should have some back-and-forth with the emperor, right? If the emperor asks you to leave, you just leave. These young officers are all so straightforward.

Qin Ji sighed, but there was no way around it. After all, he was the one who promoted them. They were exceptionally talented, but because of this, they were mostly not like Qin Ji, who had been immersed in the officialdom since childhood. How could they guarantee their level in the officialdom?

“Next time you encounter this situation, just say to His Majesty: ‘Your subject has not seen Your Majesty for a long time. Today, seeing Your Majesty, I will answer all Your Majesty’s questions without reservation.’ And don’t just jump into it when they bring you to me. Have some back-and-forth.”

Qin Ji could only teach him this way.

“Yes, I understand.”

Satellite humbly said.

Seeing his subordinate being so modest, Qin Ji was relieved.

He was really afraid that this new blood of the empire would be tricked to death by those old men because they didn’t know how to play tug-of-war with them.

He could protect these people, but what if they left his protection? Now, within the empire, those old guys who wanted to get rid of them were not just one or two.

“Ling Yan, stop staring, come and eat, haven’t you eaten too?”

Qin Ji waved his hand, and Ling Yan hesitated for a moment, then obediently sat beside him.

However, everyone present looked at Qin Ji and Ling Yan as if they had seen a ghost.

Everyone’s gaze made Qin Ji a little uncomfortable.

Ah, no, eat, why aren’t you eating?