Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 700 He collapsed before even reaching the island?
What does it mean?
Beatrice blinked, looking somewhat confused.

It was a whole patch of dark clouds, blocking out the bright sunlight above.

etc.
Beatrice suddenly realized that she could clearly see the sunlight above and the surroundings were sunny, so why were there so many clouds over Castel?

The melodious sound of a ship's horn came from afar. The sound was not loud, but it carried an incomparably deep and resonant quality, as if the entire ocean was singing.

The clouds dispersed slightly, and the tips of the massive propeller blades, trailing wisps of lingering smoke, traced elegant lines across the sky.

Beatrice's eyes widened suddenly.

She understood what Zoe meant; the dark cloud was the Sky Beast.

The entire airship burst out of the clouds, accompanied by a storm, with sharp white lightning bolts like dancing silver snakes whistling across the sky.

Thick flashes of electricity illuminated the dark yellow skin, briefly revealing the sharp shark teeth paintwork through gaps in the clouds.

The dark clouds were left behind, but more dark clouds were forming ahead. The entire airship was like a giant whale, swimming in a stormy ocean.

"The Celestial Behemoth"

Beatrice stared blankly at the colossal presence in the sky, lost in thought.

"Those people are really bold; they actually managed to put a storm generator on an airship."

"I guess it was Tata's idea."

"Sooner or later, Tata will be boycotted by the airship's machine spirits, just like he gets scolded as soon as he boards the ship now."

"It's hard to say. The Sky Veil Beast didn't sink, and the airship paired with the storm generator is actually quite good; it can also hide in the dark clouds."

"Indeed, this time the bombs really rained down, setting the ground on fire, and we could also use the storm to extinguish the fire."

Zoe and Gaia whispered to each other, occasionally bursting into laughter, while Beatrice gripped the handrail on the crew cabin wall, feeling utterly lost.

She thought the airship was a very powerful creation, but the celestial behemoth in the distance was more than ten times larger than the one she was on.
Beatrice had secretly wondered what chance the Empire had of winning if it went to war with Castel. She thought that if there weren't many airships like these, it would be worth a shot.

But now, she suddenly felt a little lost.

Watching the airship moving forward amidst a whole cloud of dark clouds, the shock she felt was indescribable.

Such a war behemoth doesn't need to launch an attack; just its arrival on the battlefield, its presence above the soldiers' heads, and its quiet stillness are enough to cause morale to collapse.

The knights charged forward on horseback, making great sacrifices to break through the enemy lines, only to find that they had merely rushed from the airship's dining room to the lounge.

The Sky-Covered Beast was leaving the island, heading in the opposite direction from Beatrice's airship, and the two passed each other.

As Beatrice got closer, she could no longer see it. Beatrice felt as if the sky was falling, and the overwhelming sense of oppression made her mouth dry. Even though there was still a lot of distance between them, she felt as if the whole world was pressing down on her.

If you stand on an empty street during a torrential downpour and look up at the sky, the sky seems to appear low.

I can't breathe.

As if sensing her thoughts, a deep whistle sounded, and all the instruments around Beatrice hummed and vibrated, while the Sky Beast rose slightly.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared outside the porthole.

The sky rose higher again, sunlight streamed down, and the clear blue sky and sea made it seem as if the apocalypse had just happened as an illusion.

Only by straining to look up can one catch a fleeting glimpse of the airship's paint scheme through the gaps in the clouds—it's a pair of eyes that glance at you without any emotion before moving on.

Beatrice took two steps back and collapsed into the furnace, gasping for breath.

The gears twitched softly, and the machine spirit spoke in a gentle voice, as if soothing her. Beatrice felt that she was not in a good state; the [anchor point] of the Sea of ​​Ignorance was showing signs of loosening. But before she could react, she seemed to hear whispers in her ear, and the illusory sea instantly became calm.

There are no storms near Castel, not even in the Sea of ​​Unknowable.

Noticing that something was wrong with her, Gaia and Zoe quickly came over and anxiously checked her over, exchanging concerned words with her.

"Beatlece, are you alright? I have some incense here, would you like some?"

"No, no, no, that belongs to the Mechanical Sanctuary. The Machine Soul doesn't like it."

"The machine spirit doesn't like you, but Beatrice is definitely fine."

"N-Nonsense!"

"Look at Beatrice, she doesn't look well, like she's about to throw up. Wait, really?"

Beatrice was fine until the two of them started talking, and her stomach really started churning.
Gaia's face stiffened, and she exchanged a glance with Zoe, both of them looking like something was seriously wrong.

The next second, Beatrice's polluting breath sent them flying several meters away.

The stoker, dressed in full protective gear and holding a shield, came over to clean up. In a distant corner, Gaia and Zoe patted their chests, still shaken.

"Wow, I almost didn't dodge it. Luckily, my clone took the hit."

"That was indeed thrilling."

"This is troublesome. How are we going to get to Castel from here?"

Both of them looked worried.

Beatrice is a member of the Candlelight Order and knows a lot about the Mechanical Sanctuary. If she comes to Castells, she will almost certainly develop Castells syndrome.

As for others, it's one thing; at worst, they might go crazy and stay in the hospital for a few days. The most they'll be difficult to control, and we might need Big Gwen's assistance to contain them.

But Beatrice's situation is more complicated.

Her body is very fragile right now; it can't withstand much stress. She might break down on her own if she's not stimulated.

Add Castells syndrome on top of that, and it's just catastrophic.

Zoe and Gaia originally planned to get to know each other slowly and adapt little by little, but unexpectedly Castel couldn't even go up. He just took a look from afar and couldn't hold on any longer.

What would happen if they went to the island?

Both of them were very worried.

After spending these days together, Gaia and Zoe discovered that although Beatrice's status was terrifyingly high, she was actually quite easy to get along with.

It's not quite friendship, but there's definitely some goodwill towards them.

Moreover, even disregarding all that, the pollution fountain alone is worth Castells's considerable effort to deal with, considering that steam engines are becoming increasingly common, while there is only one stellar furnace.

So the two of them are now racking their brains for a solution.

After a brief commotion in the crew cabin, things gradually calmed down. Beatrice vomited for a long time inside the steam engine, but finally recovered.

She lay weakly in the combustion chamber, panting heavily.

"Strange, I was clearly stimulated, so why is my condition improving instead?"

(End of this chapter)