Star Forge Titan

The super ancient civilization of Sid Meier.

Alvin was not unfamiliar with this, he just frowned slightly.

It was an ancient civilization that perished countless years ago, and its related relics are scattered throughout the entire world of Palladia.

Even within various secondary subsidiary planes of varying sizes, ruins of ancient civilizations with architectural styles and forms that are exactly the same are often found.

In addition, although the old man on the podium did not say it, Alvin also knew that in the subsequent development of the plot, players even found related clues in the deep hell ruled by the four evil gods, namely the Heaven of Slaughter, the Heaven of Corruption, the Heaven of Bliss, and the Heaven of Change.

The name of this ultra-ancient civilization comes from archaeologists, and its original name is no longer traceable because there are very few written records about this civilization, and only some fragmented phrases or nouns are left on stone slabs.

It was as if the entire civilization did not use documents in the modern sense to record information, or that some force had erased almost all the texts about the Sidmer civilization from the Palladian world.

To date, approximately one-third of the 'unearthed treasures' are believed to be related to the ultra-ancient civilization of Sidmer. The majority of the remaining two-thirds also bear characteristics influenced by it.

Obviously, this civilization has had a very long-lasting influence on many civilizations that were subsequently born in the world of Palladia.

Even the mural style of the legendary Northern Giant Kingdom continues the mainstream painting style of the Sidmer civilization.

As for the fact that the technology they used was actually the origin of Linde's magical engineering, Ivan had only heard of it vaguely and initially thought it was just a rumor. He now regretted not having read more about the various hidden settings unearthed by researchers on the forums. Otherwise, he wouldn't know so little about this area now.

But if that's the case, then the area I'm in now is even more worth exploring.

Most of the restoration and production of "excavated secret treasures" by others have failed. Why did Lind of the Central Empire achieve great success? And it was not the restoration of a certain item or type of excavated secret treasure, but the restoration of the technology used to excavate secret treasures, that is, the restoration of the technology used by the super ancient civilization Sidmeier.

Breathtaking information.

Ivan exclaimed silently.

Since the earliest research in magical engineering took place in this area beneath the Truth Rock's underground caverns, there must be some crucial difference between this area and other places. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why the Central Empire's Linde was so successful in recreating the technology used by the ultra-ancient civilization of Sidmeier.

In the memory of the previous life, the Steel City Vulkan, as the largest industrial area in Linde, although it held on for a long time at the beginning of the Skeleton Frenzy, was destroyed earlier than the capital Lutetia due to multiple special attacks launched specifically against it, and even affected the front-line supply.

Ivan remembered that at that time a player claimed to have discovered a secret plot line, but he did not mention it again. Only after being questioned did he reveal the final result of the mission failure.

According to subsequent reconstruction and speculation, the New Era Research Institute at that time was forced to transfer most of its young backbones, but the remaining group of mage researchers chose to release a notorious first-level absolutely forbidden magic on the spot - Gaia Fetal Movement.

The name of this magic might not sound as aggressive as the 'Rain of Purifying Fire', which is also a first-level absolutely forbidden magic, or the 'Meteor of Annihilation' that is said to have created the inland sea between Linde and Genoa.

However, the first-level absolutely forbidden magic called 'Gaia Fetal Movement' has the terrifying power to shake the earth.

At that time, the entire Vulcan Basin, including the surrounding Birius Mountains, was involved in a huge earthquake.

The mountains even collapsed on a large scale, with the falling rocks and broken mountains burying almost one-fifth of the basin, and also causing severe damage to the steel city of Vulkan, which was almost completely destroyed.

The entire city was basically reduced to ruins, and the city center even collapsed to form a bottomless cave. It was not rebuilt until decades later.

Now it seems that the cave might have been created after this underground cavity experienced the first-level absolutely forbidden magic "Gaia Fetal Movement".

Then, here comes the problem.

Why would the New Era Research Institute rather launch a Level 1 Absolutely Forbidden Magic to cover up the existence of the underground cavity in the Rock of Truth?

Even if it was to prevent the leakage of magical engineering research, wouldn't it be enough to just destroy the relevant data and research equipment? Why must the entire underground cavity be destroyed along with the cities and mountains outside?

What kind of secret is being covered up by paying such a huge price?

Ivan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

It seems that in the underground cave of the Rock of Truth, in addition to the Giant God Soldier, which symbolizes the ultimate product of magical engineering, there are other valuable secrets worth exploring.

According to the uncertain rumors he had heard, the "New Era Research Institute", the most technologically powerful institution in Linde, Central Empire, seemed to have mastered a secret relic that had never been discovered, and had obtained something very important from it. That was why they were able to develop unprecedented magical engineering in a relatively short period of time and bring about a rapid transformation in the country's technological system.

Could it be that the legendary ruins are located in this underground cave?

Or, this underground cave is not a secret base dug and built by Linde, but it appeared as early as the ancient times measured in tens of thousands of years, and is the work of the super ancient civilization Sid Meier?

Times are becoming more and more interesting.

Alvin found himself increasingly looking forward to what amazing secrets this world, which he had changed, would reveal in the future.

"Teacher, when can we see the real 'unearthing of secret treasures'?" A student raised his hand and asked the old gentleman who was giving the lecture:

"Of course, no problem. This class itself involves the history of the development of magical engineering technology, so the research institute has also arranged for everyone to visit the precious 'Unearthed Treasures'. The time will probably be in the next class." After saying this, the old man blinked his eyes slightly like a mischievous boy, and the students below the stage also showed surprise.

"Just a heads-up, that's an extremely valuable and significant unearthed treasure, you know? Furthermore, it's related to the Magic Engine, a key product of the Magic Engineering Revolution. You could say we modeled our first-generation Magic Engine after that unearthed treasure."

"Oh oh!" The students exclaimed in surprise, which brought Alvin back to his senses.

Hearing the words of the old man on the podium, the black-haired boy's expression became a little subtle.

The adjectives that were deliberately emphasized in the other party's words gave him some associations.

He couldn't be talking about the 'Star Furnace', right?

Chapter 73: Q in Action

The so-called 'Star Furnace' is essentially a magic furnace excavated from ancient ruins.

However, the output power of this magic furnace is a little bit larger, and its volume and mass are also a little bit larger than other magic furnaces of various specifications.

As for how big it is.

All you need to know is that this magic furnace, which can be called unique, was later transformed by Lind alchemists and craftsmen, and used as the core power source of the first super-crossbow-class giant floating battleship.

From this we can see how amazing its power, size and quality are.

Only a giant floating battleship of the Super Crossbow class, so huge that it blocks out the sun and the sky, has enough space to install this "Star Furnace".

In contrast, only this 'Star Furnace' can afford the massive amount of magic power required to fly a super-crossbow-class giant floating battleship into the sky and engage in combat.

CNM, it’s on fire!!!

Faced with such news, even Alvin, who had never been on a Lind warship in the future, couldn't help but get excited.

Although he had seen various airships in the game in his previous life, he had even ridden the super-crossbow-class airship named "Glory of Lutetia" as a giant pilot along with his own giant soldier.

But even a fully immersive game can't compare to reality, and a massive warship and cannon has always been one of men's ultimate dreams! Not to mention a flying warship and cannon!

Can! Fly!

If there was a chance to board that floating battleship in reality, even if Ivan considered himself to be on the lawful side, he would probably consider the possibility of grabbing the ship and running away with the bucket.

Therefore, even if we cannot see the giant super-bow-class floating battleship under construction yet, being able to see the large-scale machinery related to it is enough to move people to tears.

Men are creatures who can watch an excavator digging for half an hour.

Not to mention the floating battleship! It's equipped with an Apocalypse-class main gun, the Dusk Elegy, three large triple-mounted turrets, over 100 side guns, and a host of other equipment. Most importantly, it's a massive Super Crossbow-class floating battleship capable of launching super robots!

This romance is so overwhelming that it's almost overflowing.

Although my motherland had already launched starships in my previous life, even for an excellent student like me who was a little good at studying, I would have to work hard for at least ten years to qualify to board the ship, and most of the time I would board the ship as a scholar rather than a captain in the space army.

The excitement made Alvin clench his fists to suppress the urge to jump up and punch with joy.

In fact, the behavior of most of the male students around him was very similar to his.

The Magic Industrial Revolution had already begun before they were born. Isn't it natural for a child who grew up in a gradually industrializing society to be passionate about machines and larger machines?

When Alvin brought the scorching hound Little Q to the classroom before, everyone welcomed Little Q so much for similar reasons.

Speaking of Xiao Q, this scorching hound was not in the classroom with the students today.

In fact, the mechanical dog with strong tracking ability is carrying out a task assigned to it by Alvin.

Time: 14:30 PM

Location: West side of Corridor 6 in Libra District.

Mission: Identifying the source of seventy-three scent messages.

After recording the above information in the data box, the Scorching Hound Q clung to the ceiling motionlessly, quietly watching an ordinary-looking figure in front of him.

According to Alvin's instructions, its task in the next few days is to confirm whether there are any suspicious people who have been to Joseph's ward.

Although there are still some doubts about Joseph himself, if he is really the sinister and cunning mastermind, common sense should be used to avoid using the people around him, such as his assistant Meni Kaye and the main person involved in the demon advent incident, researcher Gena Cohen, who has close contacts with him.

It's not because of ethical reasons, but simply because taking advantage of the people around you will make you appear suspicious because of the common points.

A truly shrewd conspirator will often avoid this situation, or at least use it indirectly through several means. This is the reason for the saying "rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows."

This kind of abnormality makes Joseph, who is now dead, look like a scapegoat who was used and silenced.

In short, after capturing a large amount of information from the last crime scene, Xiao Q created a complete file of this information and stored it in his own data box.

The refined gold data box made with cutting-edge alchemy is not only strong enough, but also has an extremely large storage capacity. The text information alone is enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of books, which is equivalent to the capacity of an entire medium-sized library.

Moreover, the reason why the body that Xiao Q is currently using is named the Scorching Hound is not only because it possesses certain fire spell abilities, but also because of the body's ability to track.

In addition, in order to enhance its tracking capabilities, the magical mechanical body codenamed Scorching Hound is also very proficient in stealth.

While its body is mostly made of metal, it's primarily lightweight alloy, so it doesn't weigh too much. Furthermore, its specially constructed legs can perfectly mask footsteps even after deformation, and thanks to built-in magnetic attachments, it can run naturally on metal ceilings and walls.

Combined with a powerful tracking sensor, this is the perfect hunting dog that surpasses most natural creatures.

As of today, Xiao Q has identified over seventy individuals involved. The vast majority of them appear to be acting in a normal manner, performing their duties as assigned.

The same is true for the 73rd person involved.

Little Q walked silently, clinging to the ceiling of the corridor, following the figure in front of him silently.

This is a middle-aged researcher of about thirty-five years old, wearing the same white robe as other researchers. The only difference is that he has relatively abundant hair on the top of his head, so unlike many of his colleagues, he is not forced to expose the middle or front of his scalp, forming a strange scene similar to an inland ocean.

Starting from the morning, the middle-aged researcher's movements were very regular. He first went to the imaging department he was in charge of to work, then went to the living area to eat at noon, and then continued to work in the afternoon.

It was only after get off work in the evening that he began to show some strangeness in himself.

After finishing his dinner in the living area, the middle-aged researcher neither returned to the dormitory immediately nor stayed in the bar in the living area.

He avoided the crowd and came to a secluded alley in the Libra District Research Department, and with a very clear purpose, he avoided other people and headed towards the relatively more confidential area center.

Suspicious person spotted...

Xiao Q finished recording the message, and then instead of moving forward, it stopped and prepared to leave.

According to Alvin's previous instructions, once the identity of the suspicious person is confirmed, it should not continue to take risks, but turn back and inform everyone of this information.

At this moment, the body of the Scorching Hound, which was originally attached to the ceiling, suddenly stopped moving.

With a bang, the metal body fell to the ground in the corridor with a loud noise.

Little Q couldn't understand why he couldn't drive this body, and a large amount of error information poured out from the data box.

At the same time, a strange hand fell on the cold crystal armor above its head.

"What a naughty puppy."

Chapter 74 Nothing unusual

【who I am? 】

Where am I?

What should I do?

Wonderful questions flow through the thought loops formed by data.

When Little Q regained consciousness, he found that everything in front of him was upside down. Then he realized that he was using a magnetic adsorption device to fix himself to the ceiling, and he was looking down at the busy hall below from an upside-down angle.

what happened?

A piece of doubtful information emerged, and then the answer to the question appeared on its own.

It has just completed the screening of the 73rd deliberate person and is now preparing to follow up on the 74th suspicious person listed in the order.

The messy data seemed to be cleaned up, or at least it looked like it had been cleaned up, and Little Q's mind started working again. It moved along the ceiling to the corner, and then fell to the ground in an unnoticeable way.

The outer armor made of weathered copper alloy is very light, allowing this scorching hound with a full mechanical structure inside to move silently and make almost no noticeable noise.

Furthermore, researchers from various departments had grown accustomed to the possibility of this steel puppy appearing anywhere, and would only glance at it when they saw it and then ignore it. This was one of the reasons why Ivan had arranged for Little Q to secretly investigate suspicious individuals.

However, after landing this time, Xiao Q felt something was wrong.

Turning its head to look at the glass window beside it, it found itself hidden on both sides of the crystal armor. The observation eyes carved from magic gems were emitting red light, which was a symbol of full-power combat mode. However, it was clearly the stealth action mode it had just activated.

Something's wrong?

After further noticing that his own magic power reserves were being consumed in an unknown way, Xiao Q felt that something was wrong.

As the only awakened AI, while it possesses some emotions, it's not susceptible to the emotional interference of ordinary intelligent creatures. After confirming its own abnormality based on the existing data, Little Q didn't try to deny this abnormality out of a subconscious avoidance of the situation. Instead, it immediately began self-diagnosis.

But just as the self-check program began to work, the mechanical body of the Scorching Hound immediately stiffened, and the heat quickly spread along the fins on both sides of the body to dissipate heat. Some external data continued to interfere with Xiao Q's thinking.

【warn!warn! 】