Star Forge Titan

According to legend, that is the absolute defense line built by the righteous gods for the material world, and they will invite the most powerful extraordinary people in the material world to visit from time to time.

It can be said that this is the only decision that came directly from the gods themselves since the gods decided not to interfere significantly with the material world during the "Year of Silence" thousands of years ago.

Although the top transcendents who journeyed to that battlefield would have to endure a brutal battle far beyond imagination, the rewards that followed were treasures unimaginable to mortals, including several legendary magical equipment classified as part of the 'Heavenly Armament' series.

Even the best alchemists in the material world of Palladia dare not guarantee that they can successfully produce magical equipment of this level, but the "celestial weapons" produced using the unique technology of the upper plane where the gods reside have all reached this level.

Therefore, each of them has a legend related to it that has been passed down through the ages.

Most people would probably just listen to it as a story, but Heidi knew that a considerable part of the content that seemed to be a story made up by a bard was actually adapted from real events.

The celestial giant sword - Burning Justice. In the story, it was forged by the most outstanding forging angel in the upper plane. He sent an astral crystal as big as an entire mountain into the forge, added the will of the dragon and the wrath of heaven, and forged it into a magical weapon that can freely change size.

The actual situation is unclear, but legend has it that a warrior holding this sword will possess countless and inexhaustible magical power as long as he continues to fight, and the celestial fire rising from the sword will echo the fighting spirit of the sword holder and remain burning forever.

The last powerful person to possess this sword is said to have some connection with the northern demon kingdom of Elrond.

And that was a rumor from nearly fifty years ago.

So here comes the problem.

How did a young man, claiming to have come from the northern glaciers, a region even more impoverished and backward than the Silent Desert, acquire such a powerful magical sword, possessed by few forces across the continent? Furthermore, how did he acquire such a rare item as the Celestial Armament, crafted using technology from the upper planes?

Could it be that he has some connection with the northern demon kingdom of Elrond?

Heidi fell into deep thought. As for the real answer to the question, she could not get it in the short term.

On the other side, under the protection of Ivan's powerful own military force, the corroded and assimilated transmission device was quickly purified, but the actual situation in the middle third ring area was much worse than everyone expected.

Perhaps due to identity constraints, the hybrid insect-beasts that stole the identities of the shipborne combat insects could only move within the outer third ring of the Hermopolis hub. Even entering the inner third ring would require time to corrode the checkpoint equipment. If Ivan and his companions were willing to take the time to search, they would definitely find a damaged passage among the various routes leading into the inner third ring.

The middle three rings are already like this, not to mention the core area of ​​the inner three rings, which has extremely high security levels and is guarded by magical military units from the Giant Kingdom period.

Therefore, the destructive activities of the hybrid insect beasts only occurred in the middle third ring area, and a large number of small and medium-sized transmission points located here were destroyed to varying degrees by the hybrid insect beasts using various professional methods.

Taking the installation cost into consideration, these low-power transmission points that can still be activated when the central thinking module is in silent state usually share some equipment such as magic transmission pipelines or spectrum conversion centers. These are the main things that the hybrid insect beasts destroy.

Fortunately, the activation adjutant came up with a solution to find relatively intact parts from the damaged public equipment, and then ensure that at least one transmission device could be started.

After identifying a relatively minor device as a target for repair, everyone immediately began action. Thanks to Ivan's mastery of the core talent of [Reshaping the World], he could forcibly replace even critical components that appeared severely damaged, so the hardware repairs were much faster than expected.

The only problem left to be solved, then, is recoding the small internal thinking modules that control the machine's operations.

According to Alvin's understanding, it is to write something like OS on the spot, while according to the magical theoretical terminology used by the activation adjutant, it is to weave the lepton verification equation of the thinking module.

At this moment, the adjutant, unable to intervene from the outside to activate the Hermopolis Central Thinking Module, had to resort to the relatively primitive and backward method of using backup physical input devices to make modifications.

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The crisp knocking sounds continued to ring out, and the scene that he had thought would be difficult to see after the time travel unexpectedly appeared in front of Alvin, even making him feel a subtle sense of nostalgia.

The last time I had this feeling was last time, well, to be precise, it was when I sat in the cockpit of the Giant God Soldier restored by Lind of the Central Empire for actual operation.

Although its body was merely a humanoid communication panel, the Activated Lieutenant's technical prowess was still considerable. It split its ten fingers into hundreds of controllable, thin metal wires. These freely bending wires transformed into slender hammers, repeatedly striking the operating platform in front of the Activated Lieutenant.

It was a complex keyboard with more than 300 keys, divided into three rows: top, middle and bottom. It must have been a good keyboard for criticizing people.

Ivan thought jokingly.

Anxiety is like a weight placed on both ends of a scale. If there is less on one side, there will naturally be more on the other side.

The other party's behavior is undoubtedly because they feel the pressure caused by their own side, so it is clear who has the upper hand and who is at a disadvantage.

Therefore, the black-haired boy was now in a very stable state of mind. This calmness was based on repeated victories and the full confidence that followed. Even if the hybrid insect beast took off first, he was confident that he could stop the other party's plan.

"The technology of the Giant Kingdom is beyond imagination." Heidi looked at the technology in front of her with a complicated tone. This technology was beyond the scope of modern magic.

Along the way, similar sighs had appeared in her mind countless times, so much so that she had almost become accustomed to them.

"The kingdom is not proud of this, because we have inherited many creations of the great Lords. Even the power flowing in the veins of the kingdom's citizens comes from this." The activation adjutant, who was concentrating on his work, said without turning his head. There was no pride in his tone, but rather a very calm tone.

“Only the law, which originates from the kingdom and is revered by all people, is revered by all.”

"Law?" Heidi suppressed her excitement and asked casually in a voice as normal as possible.

This is direct information from the survivors of the ancient Giant Kingdom, and it is rare information that all wizards and scholars cannot resist.

"That is the path that regulates everyone, so that the people of the kingdom will not stray from the human path and deviate into the pure path of eternal depravity." The activation adjutant said very solemnly.

Hearing this, Ivan also turned his attention. Virtual Paladia didn't have much content related to the ancient Giant Kingdom; the vast majority of it consisted of ruins exploration, puzzle-solving adventures, and related combat.

Thus, through the sporadic narration of the Revitalized Adjutant, everyone began to understand what kind of country the Giant Kingdom was.

Chapter 141 Transmission Completed

The ancient giant kingdom, an ancient country that has disappeared.

Even though he only inherited the memory of one of the deceased, the Revitalized Lieutenant still retains the pride of being a citizen of the Kingdom.

Through his narration, Alvin and Heidi gradually learned how developed the kingdom was a thousand years ago, as well as the romance and customs unique to the giants.

Having inherited a significant portion of the valuable technological heritage of the Uranus civilization founded by the great Titans, the Giant Kingdom's civilization system was both advanced and distorted. They were capable of creating many things that would seem incredible and miraculous to modern people, but at the same time lacked the ability to further develop within a complete technological system.

Furthermore, thousands of years ago, the threats faced by Palladio were far greater than they are today, and the major defenses were not completely stable. The gods even had to personally join the battle, just to keep evil out of the material world as much as possible.

However, an even older, more sinister force descended from outer space into the material world. This was the enemy the Titans once fought, an unending plague known as the Pure Ultra Beasts. Compared to the days when the Titans still roamed the world, the Pure Ultra Beasts that appeared during the Giant Kingdom era were mostly not the original Ultra Beasts themselves, but rather a series of unholy creatures spawned from the decaying remains of true Ultra Beasts.

Even so, the pure power emanating from them still dimmed the entire world.

Anyone can be corroded and assimilated by the pure color legacy and turned into an uncontrollable sad monster because of a tiny, imperceptible mistake.

Because of this, the Giant Kingdom gradually developed a unique culture. The harsh world made the brave giants not afraid of the inevitable death, but they would feel extremely sad when they or their loved ones went astray.

Therefore, the great law that regulates the way forward for everyone was finally established. Each giant would choose the continent that he identified with in the law, and then walk forward unswervingly until the inevitable death came upon him.

Even so, the First Giant Kingdom eventually came to an end.

Two-thirds of the head of Quming Mengsanduka, a pure-colored super beast from outer space that has not yet completely died, fell into the material world. The horrific pollution emanating from it plunged the ancient and prosperous country into great turmoil.

The power of pure color can twist and transform any matter it touches into a part of itself, a process similar to eating, yet incredibly efficient. However, the efficiency of transforming different substances varies among different pure-color super beasts. Qu Ming Meng San Du Ka itself is not the most powerful pure-color super beast. It is best suited to transforming living things with vitality, rather than other more common substances.

Therefore, the pure color pollution emanating from its head was primarily aimed at living things. Even so, given less than a week, it could have its body cover the entire surface of the planet, transforming it into a terrifying carpet of flesh and blood.

The last Giant King of the First Giant Kingdom did not hesitate to use his own long life, which seemed to have no end, as a medium to activate the first level of absolutely forbidden magic - Rain of Purifying Fire. He allowed the wrath of the Titan Uranus civilization to burn more than one-third of the land and almost all the pollution, turning it into a white land with no living creatures left.

The scar branded on the world is called the Silent Desert, and even a thousand years of time cannot fully heal it.

After hearing this brief account of the kingdom's history, everyone fell into a long silence. The sorceress raised her hand to her lips, her eyes bright yet filled with worry. Ivan took a deep breath, unconsciously clenching his hands into fists, causing the air to crackle in his palms with short, crisp sounds.

It was so magnificent that even though the voice of the animated adjutant, who was the narrator, remained flat, it was still possible for those who heard it to feel the former glory of the Giant Kingdom and the tragedy that was upon them.

“…” Looking at the straight back of the activated adjutant, Alvin didn’t say much.

He let out a long sigh, and inexplicably felt something extra on his shoulders.

The last Giant King of the First Giant Kingdom released a decree of destruction that would lead to his own demise.

It was something passed down along with the power of the Titans, and it required its holder to stand up in the face of a catastrophe that could destroy all nations and even the entire world.

Its name, responsibility, is the heavy weight that those who hold power must bear.

Although this was a heavy burden for most people, it did not make Alvin feel dissatisfied at all.

The true power of pure color is far more terrifying than anticipated. Even if even a tiny bit of it spreads beyond the deserted desert, the entire world will be threatened. Even if the pollution caused by the hybrid insect beasts is far less than the level of pure color super beasts, it will still cause great harm to the current Paradia.

Therefore, from any perspective, whether individually or collectively, we must devote ourselves to the fight against pure color pollution.

Regardless of whether it is personal happiness or the happiness of everyone, I will hold on to them all and never let go!

The confidence of the strong, the margin of the strong, the arrogance of the strong, and the greed of the strong.

Those who hold power should be unruly and carry heavy burdens forward.

"Adjustments are complete, and single-unit teleportation can be performed." The activated adjutant turned and looked at its master, the descendant of the Lord who reappeared after a thousand years. The pair of eyes that were full of inorganic texture revealed a warmth that did not belong to metal.

"Okay." Alvin nodded in approval, then walked onto the circular platform in the center of the teleportation device without hesitation.

"Be careful, my Khan." Heidi stepped forward and stared into the boy's golden eyes.

"The frozen soil in the north is waiting for you to melt it." The northern woman's heart was as firm as the ice field, so she didn't say anything more, but the sorceress's intentions were already revealed.

That is certainly not love. Adults will not talk about love easily. It is a huge power and also a huge responsibility, a huge responsibility to shoulder the future of all the people in the entire land.

It’s just that some people are afraid of it like snakes and scorpions, while others enjoy it.

"Ah, that's true." Alvin smiled slightly.

His smile was full of sunshine, which made Heidi suddenly realize that the fellow from the north in front of her was just a boy under 20 years old.

The words that reached her ears afterwards were also full of the unreasonable self-confidence that is unique to teenagers, as if they were fools.

“So I’ll be back soon.”

Chapter 142: No Man's City

Walking onto the teleportation platform, although the space carrying capacity of the small single teleportation device can only accommodate Alvin at most.

But there are always more solutions than problems. The head of the lightest companion, the activated adjutant, was hung on his waist, and the companion of the rarest species, the Black Horse Mountain King who underwent shell transformation, was thrown into the spirit space in the form of an object.

Just like that, one man, one iron head, and one steel horse set out on the road to the fortress city - Abyss, the city of the underworld.

Although teleportation magic was very rare, he had experienced this spell several times in virtual Paladia, so he was particularly calm, even very relaxed.

For most people, teleportation is a brief, almost imperceptible experience, occurring in the blink of an eye.

Without feeling any fatigue, the patient will reach the destination from the starting point, just like a travel VLOG with the middle part cut out.

But this time, it was different. When a psychedelic light of indescribable color lit up before his eyes, Ivan felt as if his entire body had entered an ocean composed of some strange substance. This feeling was surprisingly not unfamiliar, but rather a sense of déjà vu.

It was as if I had unconsciously experienced this countless times in the past, but I could not recall exactly where or why the experience occurred.

Then, a surge of pressure surged from all directions, and even Alvin's strength was unable to resist it. It was like an entire mountain pressing down on him without a single corner. No, if it were just a mountain, perhaps he wouldn't be so passive, and he might even try to lift that kind of burden and throw it away.

At this moment, the pressure that Alvin felt was more like the huge water pressure that would cause steel to twist and deform after diving thousands of meters into the deep sea, and the force would only be stronger.

Bending fingers with difficulty, under the influence of invisible pressure, even such a simple action becomes extremely difficult.

Under the cover of light, Alvin finally clenched his five fingers into a fist.

In an instant, enlightenment came to his mind, and he suddenly understood where that familiar feeling came from.

That was the unique feeling he had experienced when he used the only secret of the Storm Holy Fist - the control of force strings, and used space itself as the medium to transmit power.

So that's it, I now know everything...

The pressure suddenly eased, and Alvin slowly raised his right hand.

Originating from the clenched fist, countless desolate black cracks bloomed like spider webs.

The strange world filled with indescribable light shattered into countless pieces like a cracked mirror. At the same time, a large number of indescribable insights flowed into the depths of Ivan's mind, until his soul was also dyed with a light of indescribable color.

The next second, the familiar material world reappeared.

The sudden force of gravity instantly pulled one person downwards, but neither the former nor the latter showed any panic, they were just surprised as to why they were teleported into the air.

Contrary to expectations, Ivan did not appear at the other end of the teleportation device corresponding to Hermopolis, but appeared directly at a high place some distance above the ground below.

With a light tap of his toes, the Secret Art - Force String Control was activated in a faster and more natural way than before, and the falling speed suddenly decreased. When Ivan came to his senses, he realized that this secret art had silently broken through to a higher level. Not only the "force" but even the space itself as a medium seemed to be able to be touched by him.

Even though it was a touch so tiny that it was barely noticeable, it already indicated a possibility, the possibility of leading to the most powerful baseline force in the world, the possibility of reversing gravity, distorting space, and even turning the entire world upside down!

His heart was pounding for only a few breaths before he calmed down and focused on more important things.

Even a single second of pride and complacency was unnecessary. Further control of the force string made him confident in his next action. As long as he could find the hybrid insect beast that had escaped long enough, he could completely cut off the last possibility of the pure-color poison spreading again on this land.

"Great Lord, have you done another miracle that I, a humble one, cannot understand?" The voice of the revitalized adjutant suddenly came to his ears.

His voice, without any fluctuations, revealed a hint of respect mixed with a hint of ridicule, but Ivan, who had come to his senses, no longer cared about such trivial matters as 'whether the subordinates spoke politely'.

The indescribable wonders before their eyes left even the most experienced travelers in complete shock.

Below, the dazzling red light illuminated an area that was even wider than the large void where the hub port of Hermopolis was located, making it brighter than daylight, allowing Alvin to see clearly what was going on in this area.

If the transmission went smoothly, the group should have arrived at the city of Hades, located a million meters underground. The scene before them was indeed completely different from the one on the surface.

The endless magma gathered into an ocean, an extremely warm sea filled with fire and light.

A million meters below the surface, the Earth's crust has been broken through to the mantle. Ultramafic rocks similar to peridotite form the foundation of this layer, while the remaining cracks are filled with magma. The entire world is like a gigantic, perpetually burning furnace, constantly emitting extreme temperatures that can ignite even metal.

But above this dazzling sea of ​​heat, there is a dark "island" that refuses to be swallowed up by the lava sea.

A semicircular transparent barrier covers the entire island. Alvin is in it at the moment, so he can better appreciate the vastness of this "island".

But what truly shocked him was the vast complex of buildings that dominated the island's surface. The strong light from the lava sea shone on the buildings, causing them to reflect a dazzling light that was almost golden.