Chapter 825 Gaia's Fear and Determination
Gaia couldn't help but purse her lips.
To be honest, she's a little afraid of these untouchables now.
Before this, Gaia felt some pity for these people who were forced to live underground, and her knowledge of them consisted only of their pointed ears, big eyes, and quick learning ability.
Castells has no shortage of geniuses; Yami once completed an entire advanced math course in just a few days, but he was the only one to do so.
These untouchables are an exceptionally intelligent race when it comes to learning.
They hardly study; instead, they directly cramm knowledge into your brain. No matter how complex the theory, you can understand the general idea after listening to it once, and you can understand it completely after talking to it for a few more minutes. If you spend more time on it, they can even teach you a lesson.
This was the first time Gaia had ever felt so powerless. She was clearly intelligent, but she could only feel ashamed in front of these short people.
And this is not even the limit for the untouchables.
Once they arrived at the factory, they truly unleashed their terrifying talent.
Gaia remembered how they looked on their first day visiting the factory.
For safety reasons, Gaia did not take them to any particularly important factories, but only to some steam engine assembly plants that were about to be phased out.
That was practically Castel's most outdated production capacity, barely better than a handcrafted workshop. Gaia was quite confident that they could try operating it themselves in the scrap room.
Then Gaia witnessed a scene she would never forget.
That's the scrap yard, where all the defective parts are stored, ready to be recycled.
Gaia instructed the engineers on site to keep an eye on them and prevent any safety issues before leaving. However, she was soon called back by a panicked engineer.
"You have to see, they've pieced together something incredible!"
When Gaia heard this, she was somewhat dismissive. What could they possibly piece together?
It's just a pile of scrap materials. Did they manage to piece together a steam engine that can actually function properly?
That...that's quite a genius.
The scrap yard wasn't "some parts were faulty," but rather "only defective parts." Did they really manage to assemble something from these completely unusable parts?
Gaia felt a sudden jolt of unease, a sense of foreboding washing over her.
As it turned out, she had underestimated these untouchables.
"Self-propelled artillery?!"
Gaia stared in disbelief at the enormous machine that had appeared in the workshop.
It really is a self-propelled artillery piece, at least that's what it looks like. A group of Untouchables are busy around it, trying to attach the barrel.
However, self-propelled artillery was Castel's most cutting-edge technological creation, and the relevant technology was not even open to these untouchables!
"A leak? An inside man? How could it have been built so easily?"
The engineer beside him was sweating profusely: "Lady Gaia, this isn't a self-propelled artillery piece. It's just... I mean, they just asked me about the appearance of a self-propelled artillery piece, and I didn't even have time to stop them."
The engineer was speaking incoherently, as if his worldview had collapsed, but Gaia seemed to understand something and quickly stepped forward to examine him closely.
The engineer was right; this is indeed not a self-propelled artillery piece.
It only looks like a self-propelled artillery piece on the outside, but the inside is completely different. At least a self-propelled artillery piece incorporates an internal combustion engine and a machine spirit, while the "self-propelled artillery" in front of us is still powered by steam.
Can.
It really looks exactly like a self-propelled howitzer. The engineers just described its appearance, and with the finished howitzers they had seen at the docks, these untouchables actually managed to make one by hand.
If it were just an empty shell, that would be one thing, but Gaia was horrified to discover that it could actually move!
It has no machine spirit, no intricate and clever structure, no bio-modification by the Mechanical Sanctuary, and even its turret is just for show, but it can still operate.
Beneath the simple armor plates are a dense network of steam pipes and transmission mechanisms, which appear disordered and chaotic, full of irrational designs and contradictory assemblies, yet it is functional.
Just like a donkey pieced together from several pupae, it can keep wriggling, but with a little observation and understanding, one can glimpse the chilling truth within.
Gaia immediately evacuated all the workers, summoned the Banshee emergency team, and then reported the situation to her superiors.
In her view, this would almost certainly lead to cognitive interference, and manufacturing it without any understanding of its underlying principles is arguably the most dangerous thing.
But the pollution was slow to arrive.
Gaia and her men guarded the area for a long time, showing absolutely no sign of cognitive interference.
She still remembered the lord's reaction when he found out about it.
"In other words, they have an extremely amazing learning ability, an exaggeratedly incomprehensible mechanical assembly ability, and they don't even cause cognitive interference?" Hughes sat in his office and gently shook his head. "I really think they are the protagonists of this world."
Gaia finally walked out of the factory. She looked back at the newly built large factory, the culmination of Castells' technology. From the design and planning to the equipment and production lines, everything was state-of-the-art.
Furthermore, it is far from Castells's inner circle, so even if something happens, it will not have a significant impact.
Shuster deliberately sent these untouchables here, granting them the right to conduct free research and participate in the manufacture of the most advanced weapons, in order to see just how far they could go.
To be honest, these untouchables have almost mastered all of Castells' cutting-edge technologies.
Chloe, on the other hand, is Castel's most authoritative expert on supernatural powers. She is the leader of the Fire Moths and is also dedicated to studying secret history. Having her teach is also an experiment for Hughes.
He almost overruled all opposition to grant these untouchables the right to study.
As the Untouchables display their talents, too many people fear this race. Unlike the Banshees, humans do not fear powerful races, but rather those that are more intelligent.
Although these untouchables are harmless now, it is hard to say what the future holds.
Gaia had also discussed this issue with Hughes, and after she expressed her concerns, Hughes's response was only one sentence:
Knowledge cannot be contained.
Gaia was about to retort when Hughes pointed to the emblem on her chest, which was a moth flying towards the flames.
She joined the organization to pursue knowledge, and despite the power of the Holy See and its desperate efforts to seal away knowledge using both supernatural and worldly methods, the Moths of Fire could not be eradicated.
Now, does she also want to shelve knowledge?
Gaia's gaze gradually hardened.
(End of this chapter)
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