Star Forge Titan

Looking at the contents, Alvin looked up and looked around.

"So, this is the first bridge?"

Chapter 127: Unread Messages from Thousands of Years Ago

It was completely different from what I expected. Not only did the first bridge not have any operating interface, there wasn't even a single seat for people to rest.

The space where Alvin was at this moment had a viscous liquid texture similar to mercury. White light of unknown origin illuminated the surroundings. The ground was very flat without any ripples. Everywhere he looked was covered by the same material, silver fluid metal, and the whole was hemispherical.

Ivan was thinking about how to get the message, but he saw the ground in front of him rising up.

He took a half step back cautiously, and what appeared before him was indeed a human figure made of silver liquid metal.

The figure's features gradually became clear, revealing a featureless face. Ivan didn't recognize the person before him. Their features were androgynous, and their body was featureless, making them look more like some kind of robot or android.

After a moment of silence, the silver-gray figure took the initiative to speak:

"Detected a lack of registered highest level authority. Recording waveform characteristics and referring to special wartime regulations, temporarily granting command authority to a captain-level officer."

"Welcome to the seventh-generation bio-scale integrated factory ship, Hellagh 001. According to the sacred and inviolable laws of creation, this ship is at your disposal."

Then, the silver-gray figure fell silent again, like a machine in standby mode.

After thinking for a moment, Ivan tried to ask:

"who are you?"

"This is the humanoid interactive panel for the Integrated Thinking Module of the seventh-generation factory ship Hellagh 001—the activated lieutenant, numbered 00837D62IBD8..."

Having said this, the silver-gray figure suddenly paused, then continued smoothly:

"The previous captain named this machine Scrap Iron. You have the authority to rename it."

"No need, it's just a name." Alvin waved his hand.

"I need to review the message left by the previous captain 1,973 standard sidereal hours ago."

"The order has been received and relevant information is being retrieved." The silver-gray humanoid, or the activated adjutant's eyes flashed white, and then its voice became that of a mature man.

"Listen carefully, you piece of scrap metal. The following information must be fully recorded in the central thinking module to ensure that any citizens of the kingdom who stray into the warship are informed immediately." After a violent coughing fit, the voice continued:

"All isolation measures have failed. I repeat, all isolation measures have failed. Pure color corrosion is spreading across a large area within the ship."

"This contamination is extremely severe. Apart from the power of control wielded by the Lord, there is no other way to clear it. All citizens of the Kingdom who receive this message are requested to immediately stay away from this ship. If anyone accidentally enters, they must complete self-isolation within 24 planetary hours, otherwise they will be punished according to relevant laws!"

"Listen carefully, this is pure color erosion, don't take any chances! Ahem... "

The overly excited captain coughed again, and then he tiredly continued to talk about the follow-up.

"Fortunately, a ray of Eternal Light remains within the core engine of this ship. Completely sealing it off ensures that the pure color corrosion will not spread beyond the hull."

Hearing this, Alvin couldn't help but secretly speculate in his heart that the so-called "Eternal Light Projection" was probably the residual image of the King's Soul Power preserved in the core engine.

"Seventy-two standard planetary hours ago, all uncontaminated crew members were evacuated. Aside from this pile of scrap metal, the only remaining members of the ship are the contaminated biological battle group and a small number of auxiliary units."

"Due to the enemy's special attack during the battle, our ship's combat command system and related data links have been largely paralyzed. I will proceed alone to the relatively intact third bridge to attempt to manually shut down the ship's biological battle group. If this fails, the weapons will likely go haywire. Non-combatants must stay away from them."

"As for the few brave auxiliary personnel who volunteered to stay."

When talking about the volunteers who took the initiative to stay, that is, the ancestors of the cat and cat bug, even the captain sighed helplessly, and his tone became noticeably gentler.

"With the Lord's blessing, the targeted biological structures pre-programmed into those furry little cuties are capable of effectively resisting mild, pure-color contamination within a certain threshold. I hope they can successfully complete their routine maintenance work after this ship enters silent mode, minimizing any loss of the Kingdom's precious productivity."

"Here, in the name of the captain, I order this ship to enter a state of complete silence and move away from the fortress city of Abyss, remaining completely sealed and awaiting rescue or... a final mercy."

When it comes to the second approach, the former captain, who obviously loved his ship very much, couldn't help but choke up a little in his manly and tough voice, but he still insisted on recording all the information.

"Uranus civilization will live forever! Humanity's glory will last forever!"

At this point, the voice of the Activated Adjutant became flat again as before.

"All information has been played."

Ivan was silent for a while, then looked at the activation adjutant who was waiting quietly.

"Why didn't I receive a notification when I entered the ruins?"

"After 1,973 standard stellar hours, the Eternal Light projection retained in the core engine passively entered an inert state and was no longer able to fully support the operation of all functions of this ship."

"Did it go bad after being left for too long?" Alvin was stunned for a moment and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Although that statement sounds like a description of cafeteria meals, it is indeed the case." The silver-gray activated adjutant nodded in affirmation.

Then, it suddenly spoke:

"Self-inspection complete. All traces of solid corrosion have been confirmed to have disappeared. Per pre-set instructions, this ship will be released from complete silence. Do you wish to abort this process?"

Alvin did not make a decision immediately. Facing a super-large battleship that was a thousand years old, caution was the most correct attitude.

“What will change after the lifting of the ban?”

"After the complete silence is lifted, this ship will terminate its fixed cruising route away from the fortress city and simultaneously activate a series of external communication functions such as external communication devices. Please refer to the relevant directory list for details." A plane also made of fluid metal emerged next to the silver-gray activated adjutant, with a large amount of text information appearing on it like a relief.

Thousands of years ago, the Giant Kingdom used ancient Norse, which presented no reading difficulties to Alvin, who even mastered Uranus.

After a quick glance and combining it with the message he had just heard, he quickly grasped a key point.

"Wait, does this ship control the route to the fortress city of Abyss!?!"

"Correct."

The Activation Adjutant nodded in affirmation.

"The relevant route map is indeed stored in the central thinking module of this ship."

Hearing this, Ivan couldn't help but feel refreshed. Suppressing his excitement, he asked seriously in a deep voice:

"With my current authority, can I change the Heracles's movement path?"

"Yes, your authority is equal to that of the captain. This ship will carry out all your orders until we receive orders from a higher-level command authority."

It seems that the hope of stopping the hybrid insect beast's evil plan lies here.

"Set off immediately, target..." Alvin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"The City of the Underworld—Fortress City Abyss!"

Chapter 128: Separate Actions

Although Alvin wanted to set off immediately, things were not that simple.

Even if the biological factory ship built by the Giant Kingdom thousands of years ago using ultra-ancient technology inherited from the Titans, it still needs to make targeted preparations if it wants to go to Abyss, the kingdom of the underworld hidden one million meters deep underground.

then……

"What on earth is going on underground?!!" On the Rogilus, which was on standby at high altitude, the cats and bugs were noisy and in chaos. Even the usually calm female wizard Heidi couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, because the images transmitted by the external observation device were too shocking.

The silent desert, which had been swept by a storm after the battle between Alvin and the hybrid insect beast, was once again broken from its calm. Tens of thousands of tons of sand were pushed away by an immense force from bottom to top. These solid particles, which were originally too tiny to be identified, now gathered into a sand wall that was dozens of meters high. An unprecedented tsunami began to rage on the waterless sea, and the raging waves formed by the violent sand and dust advanced rapidly in all directions with unstoppable force.

At the same time, the ground rose up at a speed visible to the naked eye, forming a mountain with an astonishing area. Pulled by gravity, the sand covering it rolled down like a waterfall, eventually revealing a deep color different from the yellow sand.

"The King of Sandworms..." Heidi, who witnessed this scene in the sky, couldn't help but mutter to herself.

The legendary creature actually appeared in reality without any concealment. Its huge body, which was a kilometer long, lay on the turbulent sand and dust. The thick shell covering its entire body was pitch black, and even the scorching sun in the silent desert could not illuminate it.

Heidi looked at the scene in shock, but suddenly there was a loud cheer beside her. A large group of cat-bugs began to sing and dance on the bridge. They meowed and linked their hands together, lined up in a row, kicked their legs and danced happily, and sang a folk song praising their hometown in the common language of the ancient giant kingdom.

Of course, there are a lot of unknown words interspersed in the song. Even if experts and scholars who understand ancient Norse listen to it, they may not be able to fully understand the meaning of the lyrics of the song.

After the farce, the Rogilas began to lower its altitude. Of course, the cat-worms would not be afraid of the sandworm king who had lived with their clan for thousands of years, but when the more than 60-meter-long Rogilas stopped next to the sandworm king Herbert, who was more than a kilometer long, the former immediately looked extremely small, just like a family car parked next to a train.

At this moment, the Sandworm King had already opened its outer shell, and its shape had become like a strange flower. At the same time, this living biological factory ship also began to convert sunlight at full power to prepare magic power for the upcoming long journey.

The cat-worms, who completed the knowledge inheritance through the learning machine, are more familiar with the sandworm king Herbert than before. They skillfully control the Rogilas directly into the dock entrance opened on the back of the huge sandworm king.

Yes, that's right. This super-large factory ship, which is so huge beyond imagination, even has a dock on its back for other vehicles to enter and exit.

When the Rogilas lowered its landing gear and landed steadily inside the dock, the cats and worms happily began to revisit their old place. On the contrary, the female wizard Heidi found herself in a state of having nothing to do. But she soon cheered up and got off the Rogilas. Led by a kind-hearted cat and worm, she visited the interior of the Sandworm King with great interest.

On the other side, Alvin couldn't help but smile when he saw Heidi's behavior through the ship-wide monitoring device on the first bridge.

A mage is a mage. Even if it is his first time entering a super ancient ruin of this scale, he cannot help but feel curious.

He didn't mind the other party walking around freely in the Sandworm King, but after all, this ship had not been properly maintained for more than a thousand years. At that time, the cat-worms that had lost their inheritance could only do some cleaning work at most. If a real malfunction occurred, they could only rely on the self-repair ability of the living factory ship itself.

In addition, trimming the enlarged insect nests caused by the indiscriminate reproduction of the uncontrolled insect swarm is also a very time-consuming and laborious task. You know, that group of fighting creatures even built their nests in the engine room where the engines are placed.

All in all, there are probably many hidden dangers on this ship that need to be dealt with. In order to prevent the female mage from being involved in unnecessary trouble, Alvin turned and looked at the activation adjutant.

"Give that lady primary visitor privileges, but don't let her get close to important departments or damaged areas." After thinking for a moment, he continued:

"By the way, inform the cat-worms of the locations of any damage on the ship that cannot be repaired by itself, and they will cooperate with you to complete the relevant work."

"Received. Visitor permissions are being issued. The airtight doors leading to the relevant areas have been locked. The command chain is being connected to the new auxiliary unit." The silver-gray humanoid activated adjutant's eyes flashed, and he quickly processed all the instructions.

At the same time, Heidi's eyes fixed as she sensed a strange surge of magical energy sweeping rapidly from the end of the corridor. Just as she was about to cast a protective spell, a magical mark appeared on her hand. Meanwhile, the cat-and-bug guide leading the way suddenly felt her fur stand on end, fluffing up completely, her eyes becoming completely bewildered.

"Meow meow!" This situation only lasted for a few seconds. The cat and bug tour guide shuddered and suddenly stood at attention with a "click", obviously having received new instructions from the first bridge.

At the same time, Ivan's voice was heard from inside the Rogilas. The Titan descendant on the first bridge directly used the long-distance communication device to contact his "small boat".

Not long after, a large number of catworms that had not left came rushing down from the ship driving all kinds of engineering machines that were either built by themselves or inherited from ancient times. They would carry out a thorough maintenance on the Sandworm King, a living biological factory ship that had been in operation for thousands of years.

After issuing a series of instructions, Alvin looked at the silver-gray activated adjutant behind him again.

"How long will it take until the trip is ready?"

"18.7943 planetary standard hours." The activated adjutant immediately reported an accurate number.

"I hope it's not too late." Alvin sighed a little worriedly.

Then he realized that he seemed to be stuck in a situation where he had nothing to do.

"Well, how do I get out of here? How can I contact you if I leave the First Bridge?"

"Your Excellency only needs to give the order, and the central thinking module will transfer you outside the bridge entrance. As for the other question." At this point, the activated adjutant raised his hands and pressed his head.

Then, under Alvin's astonished gaze, it took off its head very skillfully.

There was no blood or other mess, and the whole process was as smooth and simple as unplugging a USB drive from a computer.

The activated adjutant released his hands that were pressing on his head, but his head did not fall to the ground without support. Instead, a glowing rune ring made of magic power lit up around his head, and then it hovered in the air.

"Please allow me to accompany you, descendant of the great Lord."

Chapter 129: Posthumous Cocoon

Can you change your look?

Ivan looked at the head of his entourage, the animated adjutant, with complicated eyes.

At this moment, the two of them had already left the first bridge using a method similar to teleportation and were heading towards the main engine room, which was the most important part besides the bridge.

However, he had a strong suspicion that this self-proclaimed humanoid communication panel had begun to malfunction after being left unused for a thousand years. Incidentally, the other party's sudden change of address was also quite thought-provoking.

It was as if he could read my mind. The head of the animated adjutant floating in the air suddenly spoke on its own initiative.

"Only those who possess the Lord's genetic genes and have completed awakening can gain the authority to interfere with the projection of the Eternal Light."

Permissions?

Not strength?

Ivan's expression remained unchanged, but many thoughts were rising in his mind.

"Sir, perhaps you have many questions. According to the laws of the sacred kingdom, this machine is at your disposal." The voice of the activated adjutant was as flat as usual, but Alvin could hear the interest or even eagerness in it.

In addition, the head next to him with a floating function actually knew the details of the previous battle, which seemed to indicate that the other party was monitoring the entire factory ship at all times.

"It seems that you have a deep control over this ship." Without saying anything more, Alvin just changed the subject very casually.

"Negative. Both this machine and the central thinking module must be authorized before they can call up related functions. Only citizens of the kingdom who abide by the laws of the kingdom and have relevant authority in the central command chain can control the bio-factory ship Hellagur." Then, the activated adjutant beeped and spewed out a long list of relevant regulations, which made people dizzy.

"That's good." Alvin didn't dwell on this too much. He even waved his hand impatiently to signal the other party to stop without listening to all the rules.

It has been confirmed that this so-called activated adjutant is not a pure tool, but has complete and independent thinking ability, or self-awareness.

However, it can also be seen from its words that the social development progress of the Giant Kingdom is far more advanced than people today speculate, otherwise there would not be such complicated details that require professionals to fully understand.

Of course, Ivan remained calm at this moment because he had agreed to confirm another matter. The other party most likely did not have full control authority, just like a mobile phone smart system requires user confirmation before activating certain functions.

As long as you remain vigilant, you will not be easily exploited by the other party.