Final Lord

Chapter 333 Butler Ming's Pocket Watch

At this point, his tone suddenly became nostalgic: "It wasn't like this before the war. Back then, even in the most remote inland countries, you could see sea creature merchants selling pearls and corals in the markets, and you could often hear the heavenly voices of mermaid singers in the taverns."

Although they failed, they displayed human prowess and impressed the sea creatures.

So far, when human ships encounter sea creatures at sea, the sea creatures have never been too difficult to deal with. But when it comes to other races, the sea creatures always demand hefty tolls.

This isn't because we humans are so powerful, but because the Machine Empire came here.

Wei Yi suddenly became excited: "Brother! If we get this machine shell, doesn't that mean we can be as powerful as the Machine Shell Empire?"

“I’m afraid it will be difficult.” Wang Bufu looked at the machine shell fortress with a wry smile and said, “This is not the real machine shell fortress, but a replica that the God-Gu World pulled out from history.”

The true shell fortress, after countless enhancements and modifications by those rune alchemists, was integrated with the capital of the Shell Empire.

The entire city, covering 120,000 square kilometers, served this man-made wonder, which led to the epic feat of the Machine Shell Fortress, a miraculous building, resisting the Sea God Kingdom.

How difficult it is for us to recreate that glorious scene!

"But it doesn't matter," Wang Bufu said excitedly. "Even if we can't reach the glory of the Shell Empire back then, we can still grow rapidly with the Shell Fortress!"

Unlike natural wonders that require a long development process, the Mech Fortress is essentially a barracks capable of producing an unlimited number of powerful extraordinary units!

Wang Bufu walked towards the machine shell fortress, stretched out his hand towards it, and the flame in his hand slowly rotated.

The vast fortress underwent a series of miraculous changes, eventually transforming into a Holy Grail the size of a human head, which fell into the hands of Wang Bufu.

Wang Bufu took a deep breath.

In the previous game, obtaining the Holy Grail was not the end. As long as the Holy Grail had not been deployed in the territory, there was a risk that it could be stolen by other players.

The system will announce that the Holy Grail has appeared in a certain area, and players will rush over to loot it like mad dogs. This is called the Holy Grail War.

Fortunately, I've only ever been a player myself, so I don't have to go through this phase.

But he couldn't resist stuffing the Holy Grail into his backpack and pulling Wei Yi along, saying, "Let's go, hurry up, back to the territory. Everyone, gather around me!"

"Yes!"

After everyone had banded together, Wang Bufu looked at Butler Ming and said, "Uncle Ming, I'm counting on you."

"No problem." Butler Ming smiled and took out a bottle of medicine and a scroll from his pocket.

The potion is a miraculous magical recovery potion, the same one that the blind cat drank; both are gifts from the Miraculous Mushroom King.

The scroll was a valuable item that Wang Bufu purchased from the Church of Wealth at great expense.

The Gate of Time and Space

Epic Magic Scroll
Effect: Activated after continuously inputting 300 points of magic power. Once activated, it opens a portal connecting to the nearest friendly town.

The portal lasts for 15 seconds and can only be used by friendly units. Teleportation is possible indefinitely within its duration.

In theory, we're not far from Sunset Mountains, and if we slowly return to our territory, we could save on this scroll. But now is not the time to save money.

With the Holy Grail in hand, Wang Bufu must ensure absolute safety!
Uncle Ming drank the potion and continuously poured magic into the scroll. Soon, a portal emitting white light slowly rose up on the ground.

Wang Bufu's troops filed in and successfully returned to the center of Shengyang Village.

"We're home safely! Yay!" Wei Yi excitedly made a peace sign, then asked, "Brother, where should we put the fortress?" "It's definitely the Ice and Snow World!" Wang Bufu said without hesitation, "The Ice and Snow World is guarded by General Ed, so its security is top-notch. We can also use the special ability of the Fountain of Miracles to connect the Ice and Snow World with the White Spirit World."

As soon as Wang Bufu finished speaking, Butler Ming suddenly patted Wang Bufu on the shoulder and whispered:
"Young master, may I speak to you in private?"

"Hmm?" Wang Bufu looked to his side and said, "Weiyi, arrange for the soldiers to rest first. I'll come find you in a bit."

"Yes!"

……

After everyone left, Butler Ming said with a smile, "Young Master, please don't blame Uncle Ming for being nosy."

You really need to figure out where to put this casing fortress.

While the world of ice and snow is wonderful, there is one drawback you must consider.

General Ed is the spirit of nature in the icy world; he can even block our access to the icy world with a single thought.

If we place the hull fortress in the icy world, it means we are entrusting our lives to General Ed and gambling on his character.

This is a man-made miracle that could support a powerful empire. Its value is immeasurable and it can cross anyone's bottom line, no matter how good the other person's character is!
If the young master and I weren't so close, I would have even considered the machine shell fortress!
General Ed was, after all, a citizen of the Eagle Kingdom.

Although he has some hatred towards the royal family of the Eagle Kingdom, what should he do if one day General Ed's descendants or the descendants of the Ice Barrier Legion find him?
We can't guarantee that General Ed will always be on our side.

After listening, Wang Bufu fell silent.

Uncle Ming is right. General Ed did not join his own territory; he is an independent individual who wields immense power.

The cooperation between himself and General Ed was limited to his promise to help General Ed avenge the Eagle Kingdom.

But Wang Bufu still smiled and said to Uncle Ming, "Uncle Ming, I understand what you mean, but I have always believed in one thing: if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them."

I'm not saying General Ed would never betray us, I just don't want to be on guard against him right now.

If one day, for some unforeseen reason, General Ed and I find ourselves on opposite sides, causing me to lose all my investments in the Ice and Snow World—I will certainly defeat and destroy him, but I will not resent him.

"Alright." Uncle Ming smiled and patted Wang Bufu's head, saying, "Young Master, as long as you know what's going on."

"Uncle Ming, I'm off." Wang Bufu nodded to Butler Ming and strode away.

Watching Wang Bufu's departing figure, Butler Ming smiled and took out his pocket watch to check the time.

A voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Aren't you going to stop him? Even though I've already told you that his choice is wrong?"

"Heh." Butler Ming suddenly chuckled. "So what if it's wrong, so what if it's right? Young Master said he hopes there's someone behind him who can support him."

My goal is to become that person.

I will only provide the path, allowing the young master to choose for himself. If any path leads to misfortune, then I will be the one to change it. This is my duty as the butler.

"You spoil him too much."

"You don't understand, this is called love."

Butler Ming closed the pocket watch, and all the sounds in his mind vanished instantly. He gently and carefully wiped the dial, as if polishing a fine ritual object.

(End of this chapter)