Star Forge Titan

This special substance, which only appears in large quantities in the bodies of sandworms when they reach adulthood, has an extremely unique fragrance and efficacy that no imitation can achieve to the same extent.

Once people have smelled the authentic scent once, they will not confuse it with anything else. It is as if the human body will instinctively and actively remember this extremely rare but extremely beneficial spice.

When Andre was still a young boy and had not yet completed the full set of training corresponding to the sandworm hunter, he had the opportunity to experience the scent of the "Scent of Time" from his predecessors.

Although it was a piece of aged incense that was only the size of a fingernail and had been preserved for decades, he still had a deep memory of the unique fragrance that was refreshing and effective, and he has not forgotten it to this day.

"You got it from..." Andre excitedly wanted to ask Lilith about the origin of the spice, and then followed the halfling girl's gaze and looked at the charred body of the Shell Knight.

"Could it be that this insect-beast also has the fragrance of time in its body!?!"

If it were true, it would be enough to shake the entire silent desert.

For millennia, all sandworm hunters and other people of all stripes have found only the Stale Fragrance within adult sandworms.

If this kind of insect beast can also produce the fragrance of time, it will definitely be a subversive news that can change the common sense of the Silent Desert for thousands of years.

"Not necessarily. Perhaps it simply absorbs the outdated fragrance as food or something like that."

Staring at the piece of Fragrance of Time in Lilim's hand, which was about the length of a finger joint, Ivan's voice was uncertain.

His powerful perception of entering the realm of perfection allowed him to clearly sense the high-concentration compressed magic power from this spice, comparable to that of a magic gem.

"As food? That's possible. However, this spice doesn't seem to be the same as the 'Fragrance of Time' we knew before."

The orc scratched his head. He instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"The magic power is too strong!" the half-elf wizard pointed out sharply.

With his perception as a spellcaster, he could roughly sense that this spice contained a powerful magical power that was waiting to be unleashed.

Although ordinary time fragrance is also a magical material, it is impossible for the spice in its raw material state to have such strong magical power.

Although Kalani's perception could not determine the exact number of standard units of magic contained in it, the approximate scale he now perceived was enough to make people amazed.

If Kalani closed her eyes and didn't see the real thing, she would never have imagined that what she saw was a piece of spice only the size of a knuckle, instead of an expensive magic gem at least as big as a fist.

Furthermore, this solid amber-like substance, possibly the Fragrance of Time, was clearly still in a state of wear and tear. This could be confirmed by the irregular fluctuations of magic power within it, as used magic gems would also emit similar fluctuations.

Considering that the humanoid hybrid insect beast just now must have consumed a huge amount of energy to move, perhaps it relied on this special spice, which is why it has the terrifying ability to burst out such exaggerated physical fitness in a short period of time.

In this case, if the spice has not been consumed.

Kalani made a rough estimate and then couldn't help showing a look of horror.

Magic power of that magnitude could even drive the large-scale war puppets created by the City of Thousand Towers to fight continuously for hours!

On the other hand, Alvin also has his own opinions.

Considering the position of "insect beasts" in the giant civilization, the name of "Land War Beast" which sounds like a biological weapon suddenly made him guess a possibility.

From the information we have now, we know that 'Scent of Time' is a magical spice that can delay aging and even reverse the signs of aging that have already appeared.

So, for biological weapons, isn't this equivalent to extending the overall service life of the weapon out of thin air?

If the Giant Kingdom has many similar advanced weapons, then investing the 'Fragrance of Time' in them is perfectly normal. Didn't those expensive fighter jets of the navy and air force in the previous life need regular maintenance?

Coupled with the enormous magical power contained in this unusual spice, perhaps it can also be used as a special fuel such as 'aviation fuel'.

I'm shocked. If that's the case, then every fully grown sandworm is like a fully automatic oil refinery with its own legs for the Giant Kingdom, right?

As for why the ordinary insect beasts encountered before did not have the same thing in their bodies.

Hi, this is such an easy question to answer.

The high-tech fighters and warships of the navy and air force are worthy of huge investments in maintenance, but the Marines crammed into ship warehouses are often only given two kilograms of vegetarian military rations.

Ultimately, isn’t it all about cost-effectiveness?

The treatment of first-class people and fourth-class animals has never been the same.

Thinking of this, Ivan suddenly recalled a detail he had almost overlooked. When he had disassembled the learning device, he had found a cylindrical metal container connected to the core component.

If the Fragrance of Time really did serve as a special high-energy fuel during the Giant Kingdom era, perhaps the machine that has been sealed for a thousand years could be started today?

If it does contain information from the Giant Kingdom period, it would be well worth a try.

"Let's leave here first and discuss the specific situation when we get to a safe place." Andre suddenly said.

The others nodded as well. Lilim carefully took out a special box made of lead alloy and sealed the amber-like substance that emitted a unique fragrance and magical fluctuations into it.

With the isolation of the lead alloy metal box, the unique warmth of the Fragrance of Time finally dissipated gradually, but the cautious halfling thief still took out a bottle of deodorant and another bottle of extremely pungent potion and began to spray everywhere.

The former is mainly used to eliminate the smell of everyone, while the latter is a small 'gift' left for possible follow-up pursuers.

Seeing the malicious smile on the half-orc girl's face, everyone sneezed a few times and subconsciously quickened their pace to leave.

I hope something happens to people, oh no, it’s the bugs that are in trouble.

In fact, Lilith's behavior did harm people, well, it harmed other bugs.

After everyone left for a while, a tank-class insect beast, the same as the large insect beast that appeared before, came here.

This giant fire-breathing insect tried to track the traces left by its target by smell, but...

A-choo!!!

Uncontrollable sneezes occurred continuously, and flames erupted from the mouth and nose of the tank-class insect beast, emitting bright light.

The fire completely illuminated the entire dark corridor of the ruins, and at the same time, cast a human silhouette that was constantly distorted by the rising flames onto the wall.

In the silent air, a voice full of ancient charm and speaking ancient Norse was heard.

The voice sounded as if it had not spoken for a long time, so it was a little dry and hoarse.

"Old...Lord..."

Chapter 57: Wisdom and Enlightenment

"Mia!"

A cat-bug jumped for joy.

Afterwards, the other cats and bugs also cheered with "meow, meow, meow".

The reason why these little guys were so excited was naturally because they found a new home, which was originally the crew's common room.

The door here is also very wide, but there is a small opening in the lower right corner so that the door panel can move freely.

At first, Lilim was stunned for a moment, but after her eyes moved back and forth between the small door and the cat-and-bug several times, she immediately came to a conclusion.

"This door should be prepared for them, right?"

"It seems the giants get along very well with these little guys, otherwise they wouldn't have left a door open for them in their lounge."

The orc scratched his head. If he hadn't had a lot of experience as an adventurer, he would probably find it difficult to understand this kind of thing.

You know, in the barbarian orc tribe, even if the owner keeps a small domestic animal in the tent for fun, it has to be put into the pot when it is time to improve the food. How can it be held in the palm of your hand like this?

All signs indicate that the giants are quite considerate of the cats and bugs. Not only have they built a special lounge for them in the mobile fortress, they even leave the door open to their own common room.

It’s really hard to tell who is the master.

While a few people were discussing, the cats and bugs had already started moving.

Then, the little guys immediately encountered a rather tricky problem.

Although the cat door can allow even the fattest cats and cats to pass through smoothly, their luggage may not be able to pass through.

Then it was Lilim's turn again, but this time she encountered some unexpected 'little' trouble when unlocking the door.

Looking at the two stone statues that walked out of the walls on the left and right, the halfling thief couldn't help swallowing.

She had originally planned to pry open the door lock as she had done before, but the protective device near the door lock had failed due to the length of time. Although the mechanical structure that was directly exposed was so exquisite that it made people marvel at the craftsmanship, it was still a damaged machine that could be pried open.

Besides, this is not an important place in the mobile fortress after all.

It's just a crew lounge, so it's naturally not equipped with a large locking structure that is full of difficulties and dangers, but just a simple ordinary door lock.

However, even if it was just an ordinary door lock, it was a military door lock from the Giant Kingdom period. It was equipped with all the corresponding anti-theft devices and had not completely failed after thousands of years.

Look, Lilim just pushed the long and thin lock-picking tool into the locking mechanism.

Two solid stone statues, only one meter high, immediately rolled away from the wall in which they were originally embedded.

At first, everyone saw them, but everyone thought they were just part of the decorative relief on the wall.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the guard golem hidden inside, which is also known as 'Grem', a puppet golem that will act according to the established command procedures.

The two guard golems that had not yet been destroyed were alarmed by Lilith's lock-picking behavior. They looked like two exquisitely carved stone balls on the outside, but after being activated, one could see the sophisticated metal mechanical structures running endlessly between the gaps in the opened carvings.

In less than three seconds, two guard golems popped out from the depressions in the wall and surrounded the half-orc in front of the door. Among the patterns on their surfaces, which were so fine and exquisite that one would wonder if the giant was bored, a red warning light symbolizing threat was now lit.

The strange sound of "dudududu" filled the corridor, making people subconsciously nervous.

Seeing this scene, Alvin was first surprised at the extremely long standby time of the items made by the giant, and then felt a little funny about the embarrassed expression on the face of the halfling thief.

She usually calls herself a trap expert, but now she has really embarrassed herself.

However, Lilim couldn't be entirely blamed for being too careless.

Giant civilization ruins are rare throughout the Palladian world. Therefore, even renowned trap experts can't guarantee they won't trigger any of the giants' traps during their explorations.

Seeing this, Alvin, who had given up his outing mentality because of his previous experience, did not continue to hide his incompetence. He stepped forward and raised his hand to press a depression on the front of the gate that looked like an open palm.

Just as the descendants of the Titans had expected, when the dark golden magic light of [Reshaping the World] lit up, the guard golem instantly extinguished its red light and switched to a blue light symbolizing safety, while at the same time issuing an electronic voice in ancient Norse welcoming people to the lounge.

However, the pronunciation systems of the two guard golems seemed to have some problems due to being on standby for too long, and now they could only make strange sounds like "beep beep" and "beep beep".

At the same time, the door of the lounge, which had been sealed for a thousand years, automatically opened slowly to both sides.

"Newcomer, how did you do it?" The others who were just about to fight looked at Ivan in surprise.

"Oh, it might be genetic. You see, I'm a Northerner, and according to legend, Northerners have a bloodline related to giants, so I tried it just now in a hurry, and I didn't expect it to be so effective." Alvin tried hard to put on an expression of 'I'm surprised too'.

But he was obviously not like a certain bad friend who could use the behavior of 'lying and bluffing' in front of anyone as naturally as eating and drinking. Therefore, the expression on the black-haired boy's face at this moment was quite... to put it more euphemistically, it was quite mediocre.

But, he was just making up an excuse anyway.

Believe it or not, we probably won’t see each other again after this adventure.

At least that's what Alvin thinks at the moment, but unfortunately he doesn't know how wonderful the intertwined destinies of everyone will be.

Hearing this, and looking at the black-haired boy who was trying very hard to put on an expression, Captain Andre first looked at the half-elf wizard, and saw the latter nodded slightly with a very subtle movement.

So Andre also shrugged.

"Then we are all really lucky."

This is what the middle-aged warrior who knows when to be confused in middle age said.

So everyone entered the common room one after another, and the cats and bugs carrying their luggage and the exhausted adventurers finally found a place to stay.

Before entering the door, Ivan, who had deliberately walked last, suddenly stopped. After a moment's thought, he whispered in Uranus to the two guard golems that had returned to standby mode:

"Go to alert. Except for all individuals who have just entered the lounge, prevent any units with lower clearance than mine from passing through this door."

Although Alvin was only trying to give orders to the golem, after all, the Titan bloodline seemed to have an extremely high status in the giant civilization.

In an instant, the spherical stone guard golem that heard the Uranus language seemed to have activated some hidden mechanism. The entire ball trembled on the ground and lit up with a rapid flash of light. Then, like a football kicked by a defender, it jumped up and rolled back to the original groove in the wall where it popped out.

Then, Alvin was extremely shocked to see that the wall inlaid with stone balls guarding the golem suddenly took a step forward.

Yes, the front wall it takes a step forward.

Behind the wall is still a wall, but walking down the wall...

It, it actually turned into a giant golem that was more than five meters tall!

It is covered with the same solid stone as the other walls of the giant ruins, and the joints and pivots are made of various extremely precise metal structures. Behind it stand four burning brass pipes, two long and two short, which emit light smoke.

It looks like an ancient Greek marble statue with steampunk elements.

Well, maybe during the Giant Kingdom period, such specifications were not considered large golems, but medium-sized at most?

In short, in the short term, everyone should not have to worry about the problem of insects and beasts breaking through the gate.

"...This world is so wonderful." Muttering, before others could get confused, Ivan quickly closed the entrance door to the crew lounge.

The cat-bugs are setting up their new home, and occasionally you can see adult cat-bugs dragging empty metal cans out of the lounge. They are the sentinels of the entire colony and are responsible for guarding the surrounding environment.

Judging from the loud meowing sounds coming from outside, the cats and insects that went out must have been scared to death by the two guarding golems, and their fur might have stood on end.

As for the adventurers who were exhausted from the continuous stimulation, when they saw the sofas in the lounge not far away that looked very soft and spacious, they couldn't help but cheer collectively.

Although the giants' stature is probably not exaggerated to the point of standing tall when they are not using their second body, their overall stature is still very tall due to the work they are responsible for.