I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

Although becoming a mechanic does not require the acting and constant training of a transcendent... it does place a greater strain on one's mental strength, and the risk of losing control and going berserk during the growth process is no less than that of the night travelers walking between life and death.

but--

Facing the huge flow of information that was roaring and surging in his spiritual world like a collapsing mountain.

Rast's facial expression remained unchanged.

If the surging information flow is compared to a rushing river or sea, then Last's mental power is like a rock standing in the turbulent river.

No matter how turbulent and dangerous the tide is, it remains motionless and stands firm.

As for the solidification of his own spirit, this is almost the strongest link among the five dimensions of Rast as a night traveler.

Not to mention the inherent skill "Heart of Iron" he obtained from the Night World, which can greatly improve soul resistance.

Even without this passive skill, in Deep Blue Harbor, he was able to rely on his willpower to maintain his own clarity of will amidst the Iron Cross Plague and the corruption of the evil god.

No matter how massive the flow of information from the Forbidden Arms was, it never posed the slightest risk to Rast's mind.

Slowly——

In Rast's spiritual world, the flow of information slowed down.

At the same time, his mental power began to expand outward, absorbing the flowing information stream composed of pure 0s and 1s, and then analyzing and deducing it.

until……

The last stream of 0s and 1s was also completely parsed.

On the operating table, the brilliant silver crystal suddenly burst into an incomparably bright and dazzling brilliance.

In the clear light, the crystals gradually became illusory until they completely faded and disappeared.

At the same time, in Last's spiritual world, dreamy light particles danced... In the silver-white light, an illusory object was slowly condensing into a solid entity.

It was a small and delicate key with a hazy luster.

Key to Heaven

[Type: Megastructure Armament Component, Mechanical Core]

[Rarity: Orange]

[Level: Taboo]

[Item Description: The core component of a megastructure weapon, with a small secondary dimension folded inside using space folding technology.

After completing the basic deployment of the mechanical structure array, you can use the "Key of Heaven" as the core guidance component to activate the taboo weapon "Zenith Sword Prototype"

[Note: This forbidden weapon is bound to the soul of the Night Traveler "Last". If the return signal is interrupted or an abnormality exceeds the preset value, the Zenith Sword's self-destruct module will be automatically activated.]

Staring at the pale silver key in front of him.

In Last's sight, a blue light curtain quietly emerged.

This is a prompt message from the night world.

Just as Dean Agatha said, although ordinary mechanical weapons would lose their effectiveness in most cases after being brought into the night world, mechanics have studied it for so many years and naturally found many ways to circumvent this limitation... such as assembling structures based on heraldic costumes.

Of course, this method is extremely expensive, and the success rate is not 100%... Therefore, under normal circumstances, mechanical weapons cannot be used as a conventional means for night travelers to conquer the night world.

But, there is no doubt——

At this moment, the Key of Heaven in front of him is an item that has been certified by the Night World and can be brought into the remnants of history by Last.

"All right……"

"Then my mission ends here."

Dean Agatha's words came from not far away.

The originally gentle voice now carried a hint of fatigue.

In just one month.

It is naturally impossible to complete the entire process of creating a forbidden weapon from scratch, from conception, design, drawing... to production, debugging... and then to manufacturing a trial work and prototype.

All she did was guide and assist Rast to complete a complete understanding of the detailed blueprints, mechanical structure, and principles of the Zenith Sword.

Also, the prototype of the "Zenith Sword" has been modified specifically for the enemies that Rast will encounter in the Echoes of the Era... Even though they are both imaginary enemies of the legendary rank, the modifications required for legends of different sequences and types will naturally be different.

However, even so, this is still a considerable expense for Dean Agatha.

Even though she is one of the strongest mechanics on the continent, she has never truly reached the legendary realm... and forbidden weaponry is a way to peek into the legendary realm with external objects, and every step must be taken with caution.

In the process of manufacturing forbidden weapons, even the slightest deviation may lead to irreparable consequences.

Throughout the development of mechanics, there have been numerous instances of forbidden weapons running amok, causing explosions that wiped out entire urban areas.

"By the way, I remember Barbarossa also gave you the Holy Grenade, right?"

When Rust was about to stand up and say goodbye, he heard Dean Agatha speaking again with her back to him.

"Leave that thing here too. I'll use the last time before you enter the Echoes of the Epoch to help you transform it..."

"I heard from that snow ferret that you will face a legend from the Sequence of Plenty in the Echoes of the Era you are about to enter, is that correct?"

"The Holy Light attribute of the Holy Grenade has a special killing effect on cultists, Chaos, Pollution, and Corruption targets. However, for those of the Abundance Sequence, its power will be greatly weakened, and it may even become their nourishment."

"I will modify the original attributes and adjust them to target the special attacks of the Abundance Sequence."

Looking at the old man's somewhat hunched back, Last bowed deeply.

"Excuse me, Dean Agatha."

"Haha, you're welcome."

Dean Agatha waved her hand behind her. "Although it's only been a month, I can sense... your ability to endure loneliness. You're a natural mechanic."

"As the dean of Ashes Academy, it is my duty to take care of the outstanding and promising students on behalf of the academy."

"Besides, helping you actually has my own selfish motives."

She paused for a moment and looked around the bright and spacious Mechanical Research Institute with her old eyes.

"I have devoted my entire life to the construction of the Ashes Court and the research of its machinery... I have never married, and naturally, I have no children."

"However, at His Majesty Aaron's invitation, I served as a tutor to the royal family for a long time... I watched those two little ones, Ophelia and Hiltina, grow up."

"Although saying this may seem like taking advantage of the Granville Empire's royal family, in my heart, Ophelia and Hiltina are truly no different from my own daughters."

"Although their personalities are completely different, I know very well that both of those little girls are quite self-centered and extremely stubborn."

"This obsession can certainly allow them to scale great heights and achieve dazzling achievements unattainable by ordinary people...but sometimes, this obsession can also become a double-edged sword, leading them into a dead end from which they find it difficult to break free on their own."

Agatha looked at Luster and smiled: "And now, you are involved with both of them."

"Although they don't like to admit it, I can see...you hold a significant position in their hearts."

"Especially Hiltina. Normally as proud as a swan, she refuses to change herself for anyone's sake. Now, she's willing to curb her stubbornness for you... even if she sometimes doesn't even realize it herself."

"I am old, and His Majesty Aaron is old too—"

"I can't accompany them and complete their lives."

The old man's peaceful words shone with the pure white halo of Night Blade's "Land of Purification" as it activated.

When Rast came to his senses, the scenery in front of him had changed.

He was pushed out of the Mechanical Research Institute of the Ashes Court by a gentle force.

Only Agatha's old voice remained, still echoing in my ears.

"So, if one day, they once again find themselves in a desperate situation because of their own paranoia..."

"Laster, I hope you can help them get out of that stubborn dead end on my behalf."

"And, in the days ahead—"

"Accompany them throughout their lives."

Chapter 138 Farewell Dinner (Two in One)

Fanxing University, west campus, dormitory area.

After more than a month, Last returned to his dormitory which he had been away from for a long time.

It’s strange to say - in the previous life, college students would spend at least half of their entire college life in the dormitory.

However, for the students of Star University... especially the night travelers who are not responsible for research and logistics, but are on long-term missions to conquer the night world, it is normal not to be able to return to the dormitory for ten days or half a month.

Rather than a home where they could live and work in peace and contentment, the academy was more like a safe zone or town in a role-playing game.

Only at the end of each mission will you need to prepare and recuperate, forge weapons, replenish consumable items, and recruit new teammates...

Once the repairs are completed, you will soon embark on a new journey.

The wooden door of the dormitory was covered in dust because it had not been used for a long time. Last squatted down and saw that the iron maple leaf that he had stuck in the crack of the dormitory door before he left had fallen off.

The iron maple leaf, which should have been as hard as steel, was now engraved with a tiny silver-white thorn mark.

This is the mark left by the rapier on the Iron Maple Leaf. It must be a weapon of at least the Heraldic Ceremonial Level... and the skill of the wielder of this rapier is superb. Although it was clearly a collision of metals, apart from that tiny puncture mark, not a single unnecessary mark was left.

Among the people Rust knew at Starry University, there was only one rapier user with such superb swordsmanship.

"Hiltina?"

Rast pushed the door open and the wooden door creaked open.

The air was filled with the nostalgic scent of violet hair.

What came into view was a room dyed red by the setting sun, and a girl sitting by the window with her knees hugged, waiting quietly.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window onto her delicate and flawless face, and her long chestnut hair, carefully braided into a princess braid, reflected the light slightly.

Hiltina was sitting on the bay window, gazing at the sky outside with her light brown eyes. The sunset glow reflected in her pupils, as brilliant as a sea of ​​stars.

Time seems to have stopped at this moment. The scene under the sunset is so beautiful that it looks like a still oil painting.

If we ignore the burden on Hiltina's shoulders...

A ferret was wiping its eyes with its tail and mumbling something like a ferret.

"I've been hungry for over a month. I'm almost starving..."

"Before I starved to death, I actually saw two long-lost meal tickets appear at the same time. How could I have such a dream?"

"Or is this not a dream, but a hallucination before I go to see my great-grandmother... just like the story of the little match girl that Luster once told me?"

It rubbed its eyes with its little paws, and a hungry light burst out from its ruby-like pupils. It pounced on Rast like a hungry wolf.

From Hiltina's shoulder, he jumped onto Last's head.

Then, after sensing the familiar soul breath of Rast, and feeling that his sequence long steps, which had been sluggish for a long time and even began to regress, had grown again because of sensing the shining, pure and shining soul of humans, Dean Yin's expression suddenly changed from hunger to Buddhism.

Sure enough, the best delicacy in the world is what you eat when you are almost starving.

Really, later on, I never had a meal as delicious as that night, nor did I see meal tickets like that night again - Dean Yin.

……

On the other side, feeling the weight of the furry creature on his head, Last ignored Dean Yin's playfulness.

This guy's main trick is to act cute in a malicious way. Even though his age has become one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of Star University, he always likes to disguise himself as an underage ferret... Both he and Hiltina have long been accustomed to it.

He waved to Hiltina: "Long time no see."

"Well, it's been a long time since we last met..."

"Although it's only been about two months in reality, you and I both entered the Night World during this time. So, the actual time we've been experiencing is almost a year, right?"

As she spoke, Hiltina jumped down from the bay window.

At this moment, she was not wearing her usual red and white knight uniform, but had changed into casual clothes.

The pair of red and white knight boots were now neatly placed at the entrance, replaced by white socks.

And Hiltina's temperament was no longer as sharp as when Last first met her in Deep Blue Harbor... Instead, she looked more peaceful and gentle.

From a majestic female knight, she became a girl living an everyday life in line with her age.

Last was fine... He had only known Hiltina for a short time and was not familiar with the usual temperament of this Ghost of Strategy. He only felt that Hiltina's temperament had changed slightly from her usual one.

However, when Dean Yin saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and reveal an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

As someone who had known Hyltina long before she enrolled at Starry University, and could practically be said to have watched this princess grow up...