Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 594, Section 592: The Truth in the Dream

Unknown dimensions

The darkness was deep and still, as if it were eternal. The seven gods emitted endless divine light, but it could only illuminate a small area.

Beneath their feet, the bodies of indescribable evil creatures twisted and contorted, resisting the divine power emanating from the seven gods.

Although he was being suppressed badly by fighting seven opponents alone, evil is evil. Its shrill cries polluted and annihilated souls, and for a while, it did not show signs of defeat.

Further down was where Luo Yi was, with countless black mists churning and seeping into his body.

Strangely, Luo Yi didn't fight back; instead, she lowered her defenses and seemed to accept everything.

Thus, the great Hohenzollern III once again achieved divine rebirth and usurped the throne.

Yes, once again!
He's done the same thing more than once!
However, compared to those before, this time Luo Yi is undoubtedly stronger, more resilient, and has a more legendary experience.

However, the help he left behind was even greater!
From the magical energy industry of Flower Territory, to the construction and resources of the demiplane, and then to the Royal Guard Legion within the Abyss War Fortress.

He had even imagined just how powerful he would be when he had all of these in his hands!
What kind of royal power and hegemony?
What do you mean by unifying the Old World?
He didn't even look at these things!
Or rather, what he and they wanted was not these odds and ends.

Their aim is the entire material plane, a complete upheaval, a doomsday rebirth.

Therefore, many things are simply unimportant, such as the entire Habsburg Empire, the outcome of wars, or even the continuation of the Hohenzollern family.

But there are also many important things, such as the promotion of the magic energy industry, and how many people will die in this war.

As it turned out, their plan was a great success!

Everything unfolds according to the script they wrote, and the entire world develops under their direction.

Therefore, he has every right to be proud!

This time, in particular, the person he chose for divine reincarnation was far more perfect than he had imagined.

His perception from the perspective of his soul became blurry, and in his hazy state, Hohenzollern III felt that something was not quite right.

But the next second, perception became clear again, and then a massive amount of memories flooded in.

Hohenzollern III was already very experienced. He gathered the power of his soul, protected his mind, and let the memories wash over him as easily as sailing on the sea.

Until the memory gradually subsided, sinking into the sea of ​​consciousness, turning into fragments that floated and sank.

Only then did he use his soul as tentacles to retrieve fragments of memories from his sea of ​​consciousness, and gradually many fragments of memories surged into his mind.

It was a slow process, but gradually, he pieced together the life of a genius illegitimate child.

He truly dared to love and hate, his life was full of ups and downs, and he had a unique vision. He set his sights on magical energy machinery and even forged a different path of cultivation.

Although there are still many blank spaces, this is the downside of divine rebirth.

How vast and complex is memory?

It will take a long time to fully master it.

But like I said, he's already used to it!
Therefore, he chose to stay awake, to watch everything happening in the outside world with a clear mind, and the battle became increasingly fierce.

The battle between the demon legion and the guardians of the Flower Territory was a fierce and life-or-death struggle.

However, when he stepped in, everything calmed down.

Because he was no longer Hohenzollern III, but Saint Loy Raymond.

However, after making only a few arrangements to stabilize the situation, Hohenzollern III chose to go into seclusion again.

Ultimately, the body wasn't his own; he needed time and experience to get used to it.

Even during this period of seclusion, he still managed to contact his partners through clandestine means.

Only with the help of his allies can the Abyss War Fortress be prevented from being breached by the Demon Lord during his absence.

It took him a whole year, a full year, to even begin to grasp the power of the sacred technique; the time it took was somewhat unexpected.

This delayed him quite a bit, so after getting a basic understanding of the situation, he quietly chose to leave, traveling swiftly all the way back to the capital of the Habsburg Empire.

Of course, he wasn't going to the palace, but to keep climbing until he disappeared into the clouds.

Here, he channeled his magic and cast a spell in a clumsy way. After several failed attempts, a ray of red light finally disappeared into the clouds.

Then, he followed the red light, winding and twisting, even reversing course; the route was extremely bizarre.
But the space before us is like an onion, peeled layer by layer until the truth is revealed.

Right here, amidst the mist, clouds, and dazzling sunlight, a continent was floating.

That must be land, right?

It is so vast that its boundaries are invisible, with rolling mountains, lush vegetation, rivers and lakes, and herds of wild animals.

But more often there are skyscrapers, railway tracks and high-speed trains, shuttling aircraft, and countless mages tirelessly running on flying magic carpets.

The most iconic building is the towering mage tower, its pointed shape covering every corner of the entire continent.

Visible magic weaves a web, providing endless power to this land.

At this moment, looking through the bubbles of dreams to a higher dimension, a huge human face with its head bowed is seen.

At that moment, the giant's eyes flashed with shock, amazement, disbelief, and incredulity.

Even Luo Yi felt an indescribable awe at this floating land.

The wonder and mystery of magic are fully revealed on this floating land.

In comparison, Roy's Lion City was really just a dilapidated corner.

Indeed, Hohenzollern III entered a dream, a dream meticulously crafted for him by Loy and developed according to his wishes.

Frankly, if Hohenzollern III were to take a hard line against him, Lloyd would have a real headache.

Because, in terms of soul strength, Hohenzollern III was truly not weak, far surpassing the legendary achievements of the Holy Soul.

The problem is, he actually threw himself into her arms, creating a dream world and catching her completely.

Only when Luo Yi looked at it from a higher perspective could she glimpse his deepest secret.

For example, that continent was actually a treasure to the Nesseril civilization.

That was the grand arcane mage's vehicle, a weapon for traversing the stars, a war machine for conquering planes, and the ultimate expression of magic.

That's a floating city in the Astral Plane.

And this floating city in the astral plane, of course, also has its own name: Silver Top!

This was the information Loy gleaned from his first dream, but it began to blur when Hohenzollern III came into contact with the core of the Silver Top—the twelve archmages.

That was the influence of a powerful being on the dream, to the point that it could no longer withstand it and began to collapse.

However, Deep Blue immediately used a method of blurring memories to blur the faces of the twelve archmages in order to continue the dream.

Of course, if all else fails and the game completely falls apart, Loy will have Deep Blue reset and start over, following Hohenzollern III's choice.

In the dream, this person was like a dragon soaring to great heights, able to have all his wishes fulfilled and do whatever he pleased.

And Luo Yi, directly or indirectly, extracted almost all the information he wanted from him.

For example, he witnessed a magnificent battle of gods.

The astral floating city Silvertop was operating at full power, with mage towers lighting up one after another, and magic power surging like rivers, giving birth to legendary spells that could be considered taboo.

A powerful wind-based spell activated by ethereal magic, the high-speed flowing magic blades cut through the air at high speed, forming a violent vortex centered on the floating city, annihilating enemies within a certain area.

This is a blade waterfall!
The lightning magic, with its spherical attack surface, unleashes a fierce barrage of lightning emanating from the floating city, reducing any invading enemy to ashes.

This is a thunderstorm!

Using magical crystals as the laser material, constructing a resonant cavity with mental and magical power, and using light magic as the pump source.

This resulted in the creation of a highly destructive blue-white ultra-high-energy laser.

This attack would severely injure even a god if it were to be hit head-on, while a demigod would be gone with a mere graze.

This is an apocalypse!

With exceptional control, the burning magic can be compressed and compressed, allowing it to penetrate the target and further damage its internal structure.
This is a super light-based magic called Sun!
The magic is diffused and then instantly ignited, creating a burst of magical flames. The extremely high temperature of these flames will ignite other magical energy in the environment.
This temperature is enough to incinerate everything.

This is Xin Yan! Besides that, there's a massive golem army, a construct knight army, a teleportation portal, an arcane spellcasting army…

It must be said that from Hohenzollern III's perspective, Lloyd collected a great deal of information, which could even be considered top secret.

And those who fought against the Silver Top were certainly not ordinary people.

That which shines like the sun across the sky, radiating unparalleled light and heat, could only be the very essence of the sun god.

Around him were as many as seventeen or eighteen radiant beings. Although they could not compare to the blazing sun, they were only slightly weaker in terms of divine radiance.

There are also countless angels and supplicants, forming a magnificent divine war legion.

This battle was so brutal that even through her dreams, Luo Yi couldn't help but tremble.

Because it was a two-hundred-year-long, relentless war with countless casualties, and even gods perished.

Luo Yi even saw a familiar angelic face, wielding a more familiar divine weapon, a rapier, slaughtering everyone in its path.

However, he also perished on the spot due to the targeted actions of a great arcanist.

According to Herka's records, hundreds of years ago, a meteor shower fell from the sky that lasted for an unknown number of years.

This is a battle of stars.

Also known as, The War of Gods!
Even the gods would weep at the horror of this battle!
As for the outcome of this battle, Luo Yi finally saw it clearly.

The native gods were defeated; the great sun god, who had unified the beliefs of the Old World, suffered a devastating blow.

Therefore, He had to reduce the frequency of His divine descents, because He needed to lick His wounds for the next hundred years.

However, the Silver Top was not unscathed; their power core—the Nesser Core—had suffered some damage.

So the Silver Top crashed down from the astral plane, smashing a hole in Herka's dimensional barrier and getting stuck there.

Thus began the second phase of this divine war—a clash of faiths, a struggle for royal power, and the emergence and development of magical machinery.
However, this brewed into a world war.

……

Constructing a dreamscape from deep blue, after several attempts, Luo Yi saw another dreamscape.

It was a person falling from the sky and landing on the ground beneath their feet.

He saw the natives here, and the man in steel armor, riding a warhorse and wielding a greatsword, looked so ridiculous!
But he was the most powerful nobleman and the most influential person in this land.

So he walked up to the knight, took out a gem necklace blessed by the seven gods, and hung it around the knight's neck.

In just one night, the person from the Silver Top disappeared, while the knight stroked the necklace, looking thoughtful.

From that time onward, families bearing the surname 'Hohenzollern' on this land became extraordinary, even like kings blessed with good fortune.

He did the same thing more than once; even excluding Luo Yi, it was three times in total.

That's right, His Majesty the Emperor who ruled the Habsburg Empire was actually the same person from beginning to end!

A dead arcane mage from Netheril, whose greatest skills are mental meditation and soul parasitism.

This has special requirements, because many souls will be scattered and broken under the impact of memories.

Maintaining one's consciousness and sense of self requires special talent.

His real name is Ignazio Rivera.

……

It should be said that from this arcanist named 'Ignazio Rivera', Roy gleaned too many secrets, so many that he became somewhat numb to them.

For example, Loy now knows that the highest authority of the Silver Top is the Arcane Council, which consists of a city lord and twelve archmages.

The city lord hasn't shown his face for a long time because of the repair of the Nesser Core.

Therefore, the twelve Archmages are the symbol of supreme power and synonymous with strength. They are each in charge of a region, and there is also open and covert struggle among them.

For example, the Netheril civilization was a civilization of archmages, but after entering the Astral Age, it also needed the protection of gods.

Therefore, gods and arcane sorcerers became the defining characteristics of this civilization.

Logically speaking, the two are actually incompatible, because the faith required by deities is actually a kind of blind obedience and reliance.

The arcane community only recognizes truth and itself!
The two have absolutely different ideologies, but when the stage is big enough, they can coexist.

The gods need the help of archmages to spread their faith across different planes and gather enough followers.

The archmages, on the other hand, need the gods to help them stabilize their followers, effectively rule, and then occupy planes to seize resources.

The cooperation between the two sides is mutually beneficial, and their relationship naturally becomes closer.

As for why it's the Seven Gods?

That's because when the Silver Top set off from the Netheril plane, it only invited seven avatars of the gods.

Thus, the faith that was spread was spread by these seven individuals.

Furthermore, the most mysterious Royal Society of the Habsburg Empire also unveiled its secrets at this moment.

The so-called official members are always twelve; they are simply disguises of the twelve Archmages of the Arcane Council.

In fact, their role is to spread magic energy technology and provide mature magic energy pool technology.

However, for a long time, Luo Yi couldn't figure out why they did this.
Even in his dreams, Hohenzollern III, also known as Ignazio Rivera, remained tight-lipped about this.

Deep Blue repeatedly constructed dreams, even rapidly consuming his soul's radiance, to the point that the seven gods in the unknown dimension became extremely restless.
Finally, in a recent dream, I glimpsed the truth.

That was the truth behind the birth and development of magical machinery. When the mystery was revealed, Luo Yi felt a chill run down her spine.

It turns out that what they really wanted was a complete upheaval of this prime material plane.

After figuring this out, Luo Yi was even more eager to wake up, to spread the news, and to stop all of this!
It was at this moment that Hohenzollern III's soul finally sensed something was wrong, and the flickering radiance of his soul became unstable.

So, in his dream, he looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with resentment, but without hesitation, his soul shattered and the light of his heart was extinguished!
At that moment, he recklessly chose suicide, wanting to use a massive amount of soul fragments and vast memories to overwhelm Luo Yi's soul.

Unfortunately, although Luo Yi doesn't have the so-called 'soul stability' trait, he does have Deep Blue.

The impact was exceptionally fierce, but Deep Blue's computing power, at full capacity, was like a bottomless pit. No matter how many memories it had, it could be gathered and organized in the shortest possible time.
Then, it was categorized and collected, transformed into well-organized data, and incorporated into Deep Blue's database.

However, an unexpected turn of events occurred at this moment!
The annihilation of Ignazio Rivera's soul unsettled the Seven Gods' projection.

They no longer paid attention to the shrieks of the evil creatures, but instead gathered an even more terrifying divine will and slammed it down.

The feeling was like a tank at full power, crushing flesh and blood with unreasonable brutality.

The evil creature was powerful, but ultimately it was outnumbered and outmatched, and amidst its unwilling screams, it was crushed into dust.

Just as Luo Yi was about to withstand the impact of the divine power, another figure rushed out.

That was a lion!
It was enormous, standing upright, with golden fur radiating light all over its body, and a solemn and majestic face, like a god.

No, it's not that He resembles a deity, but rather that He exudes awe-inspiring divine power.

Roar roar roar roar...

He let out a tremendous lion's roar, and although he did not speak, Loy clearly heard him speaking.

"Anyone who dares to obstruct my path to resurrection will face my wrath, to the death!"

Before the sound had even faded, He rushed forward, defying the will of God, and opened his mouth to bite the projection of the mage god Azus.

To be honest, this guy is really fierce. He completely disregards his injuries and fights back with all his might.

But as I said before, when outnumbered, it's truly impossible to win.

Just after the golden lion disappeared, when Luo Yi thought it was all over, another skeleton with a completely golden skeleton emerged.

He was a spirit of the dead, yet he exuded the divine might of a king, with divine fire burning within his empty eyes, cold and majestic.

The next second, amidst the cracking sounds of bones colliding, He climbed onto the magic lady's skirt, and with his hand as a knife, plunged it directly down.

At that moment, even in the most urgent situation, one thought popped into Luo Yi's mind: "When will this ever end?"

(End of this chapter)