Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

A big reason why people gather in the Helm City is that reusing large-scale machinery from previous civilizations can greatly shorten the time of their own development. However, if they knew that there were relics of the original owner of the island under the city, many people's mentality might change.

The people who lived here did not become the owners of the islands, but simply enjoyed the heritage left by the owners when they were away.

Xiao Mo was silent for a while, and Li Ang was able to focus on the symbols and texts in the reading channel without missing a single one. He couldn't recognize them, but the progress bar on the system kept increasing.

"Since the core of the mechanical city is still functioning, it means the former civilization hasn't reached the point of destruction. There are no relics or corpses here. It's as if its creators left suddenly. Where did they go?"

Xiao Mo was silent for a while, thinking about everything in this place, and then asked this summary question.

He was asking Leon and also wanted to ask Aqua.

As an experienced old Sky Knight, he naturally noticed the calmness and confidence of the pink-haired "Great Mage" and realized that she must know a lot of information.

Li Ang also believed that the Water Dragon understood the purpose of this entire facility, but she had no intention of explaining and just kept walking forward.

The heat ahead grew higher and higher, the flames became brighter, and the number of silent golems and freight vehicles began to increase. They were not arranged neatly, but scattered everywhere in a disorderly manner, or piled up on top of each other, giving people the feeling that they had suddenly stopped in use.

The path leading to the fire and the sound of the furnace was blocked by the fallen golem.

"This is--"

Witnessing this scene, Morales speculated, "Did they leave in such a hurry that they didn't have time to pack up, or did an accident disrupt operations here?"

Leon switched his spiritual vision and saw the spiritual structure of these golems. Due to the superior materials and craftsmanship, their spirituality was preserved very firmly.

He was also using the system panel to observe the information of these golems.

[Chuangji Furnace Autonomous Engineering Assistance Unit]

[The engineering golems created by the Island Forgers in their core facilities, although not equipped with weapon modules, are no less powerful and tough than combat golems.]

[Species: Creation]

【Battle Wisdom: 7】

[Servants: Basic Minecart System [Link Disconnected], Small Maintenance Unit [Connection Disconnected]]

[Energy Source: Disassembled]

[Body Strength: Imitation Source Alloy Body, Level 8]

Special Attack: None

[Skill: Mystery of the Island Builder, Imitation Source Solid Armor]

Imitation source alloy?

When talking about source material, it is inseparable from Star Soul, especially the source material steel block that Leon had obtained from the secret box in the Dark Night Ancient City. The system directly stated that it was refined by the gods and people.

This so-called imitation alloy should be created by the Island Caster by imitating the refined source steel block.

In addition, this facility was hidden by the gods and people. Could it be that the gods and people are not only latecomers, but also directly related to the island builders?

Leon paused to think, then said, "It looks like a hasty evacuation. These golems are very well preserved, and their energy sources have been removed. They were probably taken away as useful supplies."

"You know that? Are you able to sense spirituality so quickly now?"

"It's not perception, but looking directly at the spiritual thread."

Xiao Mo looked at Li Ang in surprise. In his eyes, this old friend's eyes were filled with strange magic. He simply stood there, but seemed to see through everything.

When he looked at himself, he couldn't help but want to retreat.

"Can you even see my Shadow Talent?"

"There are indeed spirits that can see a layer of shadow, and they are bound to your heart—"

"Alright, alright, keep it a secret. It seems like you've really found the direction for improvement as a sorcerer."

"We haven't found it yet," Leon raised his arm. "We have to wait until this problem is solved."

Leon tore open the dimensional rift and took the collapsed golem into it. Xiao Mo took the opportunity to ask what was going on with this devil's hand.

While clearing the path, Li Ang briefly told Xiao Mo about the bloody demon.

"Is this the temporary solution after the curse? It sounds miserable, but why do I feel like you've gained a lot of benefits as well?"

Seeing how he cast the spell freely, Xiao Mo couldn't judge Li Ang's condition.

Not to mention him, even Leon himself was wondering whether going to the Land of All Spirits to resolve the curse might weaken himself.

"Do you have any more questions?"

Leon looked at Morales and hesitated to speak after he finished asking the question.

“Will your life be affected?”

"It's okay, normal."

Li Ang clenched his palms.

"Are you really okay? With all those sharp thorns, won't they scratch your beauties' delicate skin?"

"...I really can't expect you to be serious."

Li Ang was speechless when the young man with animal ears laughed again, "Oh, I was obviously joking to comfort you."

"Continue to go."

"Ah, you had the same attitude when I asked you why you didn't find a girl before, and now you have found one, you still have the same attitude. It's weird."

Aqua's water clone, who had been waiting in front, withdrew his gaze from Leon and continued forward.

The collapsed mechanical array seemed endless, extending into the depths of the tall corridor that seemed to be built for giants. The flames were approaching, and the high temperature was actually surrounding it.

"Isn't this a bit too hot?"

Xiao Mo fanned himself vigorously. He was a member of the Beast-eared Clan who was afraid of heat, and even with his back fully open for cooling, he couldn't stand the temperature at the moment.

Leon observed Aqua, and her water clone was also evaporating bit by bit.

After all, this clone is just a humanoid incarnation of the extraordinary realm, and it cannot withstand the high temperature here.

From a spiritual perspective, the concentration of the fire element spirit here suddenly rose, and a part of the earth element was also mixed in it.

"If the number of fire elemental spirits continues to increase, it will surpass any dangerous place I have ever seen in my life." Li Ang said.

"Did Soul Peak ever fight in the fire environment of the Demonic Disaster Realm later?" Xiao Mo asked.

"I fought it once, in the volcanic environment layer of the Abyss Tower."

"There? The last time the Good Luck Group went there, I just found an excuse not to go."

"Then you are still awesome."

Xiao Mo chuckled, and Li Ang saw that his face was covered in sweat.

"But you said this place is bigger than that place, right... It's not that I don't believe you, it's just hard to imagine."

Leon didn't need to explain, the heat wave ahead was even more violent.

Leon opened his mouth, wanting to ask Aqua if she knew what was going on here. Was he really going to keep going in? It was like getting closer and closer to the center of an active volcano.

But before he could say anything, he saw a hissing sound coming from under the feet of Aqua's water clone. The shoes she had created could no longer be maintained and turned into steam and disappeared.

The ground was also extremely hot.

"If we keep walking, will the ground become soft?" Xiao Mo said with his ears drooping.

The Island Builders wouldn't melt the ground of their own facilities. They probably have some other solution, or their species can handle high temperatures.

Leon took out a water crystal and threw it out. Through spiritual manipulation and the material magic book, a stream of pure magic water was summoned out of thin air. Its flow was not very smooth, but the level of magic power prevented it from being evaporated immediately by the heat here.

This stream of water was essentially an elemental summon, but he did not allow it to form a human shape. Instead, it formed a water curtain that covered the three people.

"Phew, saved!"

Xiao Mo stretched out his hand to pull away the water curtain. Although in this environment, the pure magic water had been turned into warm water by the heat in the space, it was still much better than facing the scorching air directly.

Leon looked at Aqua. With this water curtain, her clone became much more stable. However, he also wanted to ask her about her ideas for this trip. If he continued to move forward, even if he temporarily used spell materials to summon water to fight against it, he would not be able to hold on for too long.

"arrive."

The water clone suddenly stopped.

The corridor reached the end, and there was a passage on each side of the high wall in the middle. Aqua raised her hand and sensed it. Leon didn't know what she sensed from the perspective of spirituality and magic, but she started to move forward again.

The two followed the Water Dragon into the passage on the right. The temperature here was almost enough to condense the fire element into pure magic flame. The pure magic water curtain was crumbling, and Leon had no choice but to add another water crystal.

Endless flames rose up in front of him, and the moment his vision suddenly became clear, a mechanical creation that could be called a miracle suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Leon's first reaction was the mountain copper furnace rail used by Hephiphath, the craftsman of the Source Hammer, but the giant creation here could not be simply summarized in conventional words.

It is not a guide rail, not a furnace, not a forging table, nor a simple mechanical device; it is a fusion of everything.

This is probably the "Furnace of Creation".

Countless robotic arms are moving slowly, they are used to complete complex operations, transporting and assembling parts on machine tools as needed. Each machine tool is located on a different movable platform and moves as needed.

This construction method is different from that of conventional factories because the required raw materials are all produced by the furnace at the center of the entire mechanical system. Various materials are fused in the furnace by machines close to the center. It seems that they have to be transported to the processing table before their shapes are fixed, so the time in between must be compressed to an extremely short time.

"Look there!"

Xiao Mo pointed to a location below the machinery not far away, where a steel giant was being assembled.

"Is that a golem? Impossible. How can there be such a big golem?"

The tallest golem Leon had ever seen was the guardian of the Furnace of Creation that tore through space.

But judging from the height, this metal humanoid creature is taller than the guard, more than twenty meters tall.

It’s true, when you think about it, the metal giant that is being created looks a bit like the Honglu Guardian.

As the three of them got closer, the two mortals, Leon and Morales, were even more shocked by this creation.

"Wait," the young man with animal ears realized something was wrong. "The core of the mechanical city has existed for so long, will this thing take that long to build?"

Aqua pointed downwards.

Xiao Mo ran two steps, turned back and pulled Li Ang, asking him to cover himself with the water curtain, and came to the guardrail under the feet of the giant together.

Outside the guardrail is not the ground, but suspended in the air. There is a space under this giant mechanical furnace. Under the giant's assembly table is a transportation passage as tall as the corridor we came from. From the track, it can be seen that the golem will be transported in after it is built.

"That doesn't make sense. If we've been making this kind of stuff for so many years, even if the warehouse is big enough, it would be almost full, right?" Xiao Mo said.

And as if in response to his words, the metal giant above the two men's heads seemed to have been completed. In the next moment, all the machines ran in reverse and began to dismantle it.

The removed parts are transported layer by layer and put back into the furnace.

"Without their master, the machines here are just repeating the same routine over and over again, waiting for their master."

Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment and cleared his throat: "Then the next question is, its energy source -"

"That's not a consideration."

Leon held up the Ollighak in front of him. "The staffs crafted by my Dome Furnace Society possess a source of energy that will last forever unless there are any accidents. It's not surprising that ancient civilizations with mastered craftsmanship could achieve this."

Having said that, he also felt that something of this scale was nothing short of a miracle.

Or perhaps, it's not quite right to say so.

What the entire giant device does is to rationally coordinate resources and tools. The intertwined machines are also set with trajectories. They look crowded, but they never collide with each other during operation. From a distance, its whole is a giant metal ball with a diameter of more than 100 meters, but when you get close, you will be shocked by its complexity and precision.

This is not the power of God, but the light of wisdom.

Leon and Xiao Mo walked back to Aqua, who was still looking at the steel giant that was being gradually dismantled.

"I didn't expect they would even copy this," Aqua said.

She finally said something meaningful, and Li Ang immediately followed up: "What do you mean?"

The water clone turned around and responded, "Although I haven't personally encountered this civilization, I've heard from Thanatos that such a civilization once existed. Their skills weren't divine, but they used their power, which couldn't match that of the gods, to replicate all the great things left behind at creation, trying to find their own path to godhood."

The girl raised her hand and pointed at the golem: "This thing looks a lot like the guardian of the Furnace of Creation."

298. Fusion Law

The Furnace of Creation? She thought so too? That meant Leon was right.

"The Furnace of Creation?"

It was Xiao Mo who spoke first. He was surprised and said, "I've heard of this place. It seems to be related to treasures. Were all the treasures made there in the past?"

He looked at the staff in Leon's hand: "What did you just say? This is made by the Qionglu Society. Why do I feel like this is--"

"This is indeed a Noble Phantasm."

Li Ang briefly talked about how he created the Noble Phantasm with the help of the Dome Furnace Society.