Chapter 529 is back
However, after chatting along the way, Li Qi learned about the history of the Grant family.
The origin of the Grant family is undoubtedly the late Richie and his wife Lillian Grant.
After Richie's death, Lillian quietly left the capital of the then Principality of Uno according to the arrangements he left behind, and gave birth to Angel Grant, who is now known as the originator of war alchemy.
Angel showed a talent for alchemy from birth.
When she was very young, she understood the alchemy notes left by Li Qi and reproduced many alchemical works. She also took over and carried forward the alchemical dolls made by Li Qi.
When she grew up, Angel personally perfected a magic device that could amplify magic power, but she was also well aware of the power of the magic device, so she did not announce the method of making the magic device at that time. Instead, she took out the alchemy doll and completed Li Qi's ideas in the notebook one by one.
Alchemical tanks, alchemical airships, war dolls...all kinds of alchemical props were created by her continuously. It was not until the world was at peace and various countries had begun to show signs of developing magic devices that she took out the magic device she had perfected.
And established his fame in one fell swoop.
Compared to Li Qi who died young, Angel lived a very, very long time. To such an extent that, it was said that an alchemical doll named "Angel" was seen active more than a hundred years before Meimei.
Yes, Angel made her own alchemical dolls, and after her death, these alchemical dolls protected the Grant family.
But no one knows whether these alchemical dolls really have Angel's consciousness, or are just copies with part of Angel's memory injected into them.
Anyway, since the unification war more than a hundred years ago, Angel's last alchemical doll was destroyed, and the Grant family also declined in that war.
If it weren't for the backup plan left by Angel, there would probably be no such person as Meimei now.
As for why the Grant family failed, according to Meimei, it was because they stood on the wrong side at the time and stood in opposition to the great unification.
Then failure becomes inevitable.
In the hundred years that followed, the Grant family lived in seclusion and no longer participated in world affairs. Then, as the family was passed down from generation to generation, it completely declined when it came to Meimei.
If Meimei died in this generation, the Grant family would truly become history.
It became recorded in textbooks and a topic of conversation among students.
"But I will revitalize the Grant family! Because I am an alchemy genius!"
At the end, Meimei looked determined.
Li Qi couldn't help laughing out loud: "You? An alchemy genius? An alchemy genius who caused his own plane to crash?"
Meimei blushed, "That was an accident! Do you understand what an accident is? The alchemical mecha I modified is already an antique from the last era! I can make it move, and even make it fly! Do you understand the value of this!"
"I really don't understand, but...I will understand soon."
Li Qi glanced at Meimei.
He planned to ask Meimei to take him back to Grant's house to see the alchemy notes that the Grant family had kept for so many years.
By then he should be able to understand to what extent alchemy in this world has developed.
“…you’re just talking big.”
Meimei naturally didn't believe what Li Qi said. She walked ahead mumbling, then sighed, "Why am I telling you this? I might as well think about how to make money to compensate the army... Woohoo, a mecha costs 120,000 Wubi, where can I get so much money!"
"One hundred and twenty thousand... that, Wubi, is that a lot?"
"It's a lot! My breakfast only costs five Wu coins! If I save a little, three Wu coins will be enough, but a mecha... even an old-fashioned one costs one hundred and twenty thousand! I don't know if selling some of the family heirlooms will be enough..."
Meimei was calculating there, and Li Qi's mouth twitched as he listened: "Selling heirlooms?"
"Yes, my family is a famous family passed down from ancient times. Almost every few generations, there will be an alchemy master. Although their works are outdated now, they are still antiques with their names on them. They can be sold for a lot of money..."
Prodigal son! You really are such a scoundrel! Is the family's heritage what makes you so arrogant?
Even though Li Qi no longer had much to do with this world, when he heard that Meimei was exchanging her family heirloom for money, he couldn't help but feel itchy and wanted to beat this little girl up.
Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Li Qi asked:
“How much did you sell?”
"Well... I didn't sell much..." Meimei suddenly felt a little guilty for some reason, especially when she met Li Qi's eyes, she felt even more guilty.
After two dry coughs, Meimei suddenly raised her head and changed the subject: "Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. Look, we have arrived at the nearest city. We will take an airship and arrive at my home in a few hours. Then I will introduce you to my family's heirlooms!"
"..." Seeing Meimei's heartless appearance, Li Qi suddenly asked, "You trust me so much, aren't you worried that I'm a bad guy who's here to take your property?"
"!!!!" Meimei woke up instantly, took two steps back and looked at Li Qi vigilantly: "Oh, that's right...! You seem to be a bad guy!"
Li Qi clenched his fist and then lowered it, clenching it back and forth for a long time before he finally managed to hold back and hit Meimei hard on the head.
Meimei is stupid to begin with, and if she gets hit again she'll become even more stupid. What should I do?
After all, she is my child. I must hold back and not beat her to death, otherwise the inheritance of the Grant family in this life will end here! Li Qi took a deep breath, but then he heard Meimei say: "But, although you say so, I believe you are not a bad person!"
"?Why?"
“Well, don’t look at me like this. I am the current head of the Grant family after all! I still have the ability to distinguish between good and evil! I believe that you are not a bad person, so you are not a bad person!”
Meimei held up her chest confidently with no movement at all.
Li Qi looked at her: "So, it's intuition?"
"Yes! Intuition!"
"Heh, can you trust a fool's intuition?"
Li Qi laughed and walked towards the city in the distance.
Meimei trotted after him, chattering in Li Qi's ear. She was completely confident in Li Qi, as if she really didn't think of Li Qi as a bad person.
…
Li Qi followed Meimei into the city without much effort. The city was relatively modern, and many places were still steam structures, most of which relied on alchemy and magic circles.
From Li Qi's perspective, the magic civilization of this world has been developed to an extreme. If it were the old him, he might not be able to understand the magic and alchemy here.
But...the magic and alchemy of the interstellar age are much more advanced than the civilization of this world.
After going to Alfred College, Li Qi never stopped learning magic and alchemy.
So he easily understood the alchemical circle used to identify identities here, and used magic power to improve it so that the alchemical circle recognized his identity.
So, he got in so easily and took Meimei's airship back home.
"Is this the airship?"
Li Qi stood on the edge of the airship, looking at its structure.
An airship looks like a ship sailing in the sky.
The only difference is that its sails have turned into huge balloons, and its power system has been replaced with an energy conversion core made using alchemy.
Li Qi used his knowledge of alchemy to see through the alchemy system on the spacecraft.
The alchemy system on the airship partially continued the many alchemy techniques that Li Qi had left in his alchemy notes, such as energy conversion and energy storage techniques.
Another part involves flying magic, and some alchemical magic that Li Qi has never seen before.
and……
Li Qi looked at the periphery of the airship.
There were three flying teams of four people in each team patrolling around the airship. Li Qi saw the magic devices they were wearing on their chests.
Very exquisite.
It is far superior to the exclusive magic device that Li Qi once owned.
These magical devices appear to be standard products, which proves that the magic technology in this world has improved countless times.
Meimei explained to Li Qi happily:
"Yes, it's the airship made by my ancestor Angel St. Grant! Isn't it amazing!"
"Does the Grant family still have the technology for airships?"
Li Qi asked this question.
Meimei shook her head. "No, the Grant family didn't have the patent for airships hundreds of years ago... After all, there is more than one company that manufactures airships now, and many of them have very powerful alchemists. It was they who simplified the technology of airships step by step, making airships a civilian means of transportation."
"Oh, that team over there is..." Li Qi looked at the team next to the airship.
Meimei explained, "It's a local flying squadron. We also call them Sky Knights. They are responsible for protecting the airships that come and go... Oh, you want to ask about their magic devices, right? The magic devices are military-grade, and every soldier has one."
Meimei seemed to have guessed what Li Qi was going to ask and answered immediately.
Li Qi looked at her in confusion. She bent down and looked up at Li Qi and smiled: "You have been asking me about the magic technology here, so I guessed it right away. How about it, am I smart?"
“…”
Li Qi didn't answer. He just raised his hand and pressed his arm, projecting the ranking list into his contact lens.
During the time when he and Meimei were on the road, several names on the leaderboard dimmed again, but they did not disappear on a large scale like before, and many people had even started to gain several points.
I don’t know if it’s because they killed someone or they found a way to increase their reputation.
Li Qi's points are still 0, with no change. There are many contestants like him, and only the points of the top 20 have changed, but they are all single-digit changes.
It looks like this game will be very long.
But the competition time in the outside world is only three days. Considering the different speeds of time flow between worlds, Li Qi guessed that their competition time this time would be very long.
Although their actions will be recorded and broadcast live, the outside broadcast will definitely be edited.
Conservatively speaking, three days outside is equivalent to three years here.
However, to be on the safe side, Li Qi decided to get some points in the next few days to avoid being eliminated in three days due to having 0 points.
"Hey Ronnie, Ronnie~~"
Meimei's face suddenly appeared in front of Li Qi.
Li Qi then realized that he was now using Ronnie's name, and then looked at Meimei: "What's wrong?"
"We're getting there, look, the capital of Ulogis, the city of Urno!"
Meimei trotted over to Li Qi and opened her arms to show him the capital of Ulogis, which was also the capital of the ancient country of Uno. Its ancient name was "Onoe" and its current name is "Urno".
It is also the place where Li Qi once lived.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
He is back again.
(End of this chapter)
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