Final Lord

Chapter 335 Ed's Greed

Beside the frozen lake, a spherical space three hundred meters in diameter suddenly collapsed. The scattered particles of light surged into the collapsed area like a swarm of bees returning to their nest, re-weaving the outline of the fortress in the void. The first to solidify was the spiral-shaped drill tip at the top, and the metal plates engraved with tidal runes unfolded one after another like scales, each steel plate emitting a low-frequency vibration similar to the cry of a whale as it turned.

Shell drill bits burrowed into the icy rocky ground, taking deep root in the earth.

"boom--!"

When the last shell of the base embedded itself in the ice, the entire fortress suddenly sank thirty meters.

Millions of shell drills started simultaneously, plowing trenches hundreds of meters deep into the permafrost. Clear water gushed from the trenches, slowly submerging the entire fortified hull.

[System Notification: The Man-Made Wonder - Machine Shell Fortress has been successfully placed!]

[System Notification: Miracle Spring's special effect is active; New Gru Territory is now connected to White Spirit City, Life City, and Fungus City.]

"Wait... what is this?" General Ed's expression changed drastically.

He sensed that the instant the fortress was completed, four incredibly powerful rules invaded his icy world without warning.

As the spirit of the world, he should have known everything about it, yet under the invasion of these four rules, he was as powerless to resist as a female schoolgirl with her hands and feet bound and a gag in her mouth.
He quickly closed his eyes and tried to understand.

First, a strange silver light bloomed in the snowy world, and many snowflakes with silver light were mixed in with the ordinary falling snow.

Those snowflakes contain powerful energy that can give rise to special silver plants.

Then a life-giving aura swept across the entire Gru territory, nourishing every living being and every inch of land.

Then, beneath the thick snow-covered soil, countless tiny mushroom spores are rapidly reviving...

Finally, there was a magical energy. It didn't seem to exhibit any obvious characteristics, but it subtly and gradually elevated the status of the entire ice and snow world. If he weren't the spirit of the world, he wouldn't have been able to sense this magical energy at all.

Boom!
Suddenly, the ground shook violently.

The end of the icy world was originally a void that even General Ed could not control, but that void was slowly dissipating.

The world of ice and snow is expanding rapidly, like a growing plant.

Suddenly, the permafrost at the edge of the frozen lake emitted a roar like a glacier breaking apart. In the distance, the void seemed to be torn open like a scroll by an invisible giant hand, and a majestic snow-capped mountain rose from the ground in the distorted space.

The newly formed mountain is covered with a pristine ice cap that has never been touched by sunlight, and the cold mist gushing from the peak condenses into ice crystal waterfalls that resemble diamond dust.

At the same time, the mist at the end of the snowfield surged violently, and dozens of winding, serpentine hills suddenly rose up.

These hills, covered in blue-purple lichen, resemble the spine of a sleeping ancient behemoth, with fluorescent snow streams flowing between each fold, etching a capillary-like blue network on the permafrost.

The rock strata on the northern slope of the snow-capped mountain are collapsing and sinking at a visible rate, forming a jagged canyon that is constantly extending. The ice walls on both sides of the canyon are as transparent as crystal, and some strange minerals are scattered on the ice walls.

General Ed was shocked once again. He sensed his own strength weakening.

This is a global advancement!
I just mentioned the world advancement, and now I've successfully advanced!
General Ed looked at Wang Bufu in astonishment. He could sense that the four magical rules were all emanating from New Gru territory, and must be related to Wang Bufu.

He then realized that amidst this dramatic change, Wang Bufu's expression was surprisingly calm.

He seemed to have anticipated this situation, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Seeing General Ed looking at him, he even smiled slightly at him: "What's wrong, General? Why are you looking at me like that? No need to thank me, I'm just fulfilling my promise." General Ed asked excitedly:

"You did this? What kind of power is this? Just a trace of the power of the four rules was enough to allow my ice and snow to advance."

The origin of these four rules must be something I cannot even imagine.

Young man, you're amazing! What kind of mischief have you been up to behind my back? Tell me all about it!

"Hahaha, forgive me for keeping it a secret." Wang Bufu laughed, "That's my biggest secret, even the people in my territory don't know it."

"General, rest assured, it certainly won't do you any harm, General Ed."

Wang Bufu failed to notice that a hint of greed was emerging deep in General Ed's eyes.

Ed took a deep breath; he was not without desires.

Revenge on the Eagle Kingdom was one of his obsessions, but he had an even greater obsession, compared to which the Eagle Kingdom was nothing.

That is, to resurrect his Ice Barrier Legion—those subordinates and comrades who died in the demonic tide.

It's not impossible.

General Ed is in a very special state. He is General Ed, but he is not just General Ed. The souls of the ice barrier soldiers who perished in the demonic tide are all contained within the depths of his own soul.

Those dead memories kept swirling in General Ed's mind.

Therefore, before meeting Wang Bufu, he was still immersed in the memory of the Ice Barrier Legion's fall.

He had already thought it through clearly: the dead cannot be brought back to life. Truly reviving his soldiers would be an extremely difficult task, so he was mentally prepared for a long and arduous battle.

But now, those four unimaginable rules have given him hope.

"Such powerful rules, such powerful strength, if only I could use them..."

"General Ed, would you like to see the military units that once dominated the seas of the Shell Empire?"

Just as General Ed was lost in thought, he heard Wang Bufu's voice. He quickly snapped back to reality and said, "Of course I want to! The mech soldier is the perfect soldier that every commander dreams of, and of course I want to see him."

"Then let's go! I just happened to bring some resources."

Wang Bufu excitedly took the resource bag and put the resources for producing machine casing tools into it.

Behind Wang Bufu, General Ed looked at his unguarded back and pinched his arm hard.

When he let go, a dark blue handprint was left on his legendary body.

"It was the young man who awakened me from chaos and stopped me from becoming demonic. He is the savior who saved me and my soldiers. How could I have such bad thoughts?"

If I did such a thing, how would I be any different from the treacherous Eagle Clan? Wake up, Ed!

(End of this chapter)