Star Forge Titan

"The situation... doesn't seem good." The activation adjutant said with difficulty:

"You can just remove the 'seems'." Alvin took a step forward without hesitation.

His excellent eyesight allowed him to see from afar that in the center, surrounded by a large number of magical devices, stood a familiar regular polygonal prism. At the same time, the spirally distributed luminous patterns on the ground also converged there.

At the top of the regular polygonal prism, there is an inconspicuous small groove.

It appears to be no bigger than a palm, but it is exactly the same size as the Gaia disk.

Now that things have come to this, there is no need to say much about what to do next.

Snapped!

After a hundred years, the Gaia Disc returned to where it belonged inside the Earth Vein Network Administration.

In an instant, all the red lights in the surrounding environment that symbolized "warning" turned into azure blue, representing "safety", tranquility and peace.

Chapter 160: Restarting the Webway

"call--"

He let out a long breath and watched the surrounding light turn blue. Then Alvin turned his gaze towards the pillar where the Gaia disk was located.

The small stone slab, which was originally thought to be just a symbol of authority, finally revealed its true appearance at this moment. A large number of light spots converged here along the spiral lines connecting the pillars.

The stone slab itself sequentially displays the four basic elemental energies of earth, fire, water and wind, and finally completely abandons its material form and turns into a ball of soft and bright light.

"You can press it now." The animated adjutant who was left behind on the road floated over slowly, but what it said next was a little confusing.

"Press what? Oh wait, do I have to press it again?" Alvin widened his eyes and tried to stretch out his hand to float above the Gaia disc that had turned into an energy body.

His extremely sharp intuition did not give him any sign of danger, so he pressed his hand down and saw that the light spots flowing in the spiral pattern became faster and faster until they completely formed a luminous curve.

Then, the entire pattern began to be filled with a soft light similar to that of the Gaia Slate, entering a certain orderly state that could remain stable for a long time.

[The hub agency is online, the central thinking module is online, and the underground network is undergoing self-start detection...] The spiritual terminal transmits the received information.

At the same time, Alvin felt that his consciousness was suddenly immersed in a huge network. The estimated amount of magic power around him continued to flow like a river. The original restriction of only being able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of units per day was completely lifted. With just a thought, he could continuously draw out the earth's magic power and use it. He obviously gained more advanced authority.

"My lord, the central thinking module of the Earth Vein Network Administration just transmitted a message, which included operating instructions that are only for internal reading within the administration. It mentioned relevant content." The words of the activated adjutant brought Ivan back to his senses. The former sent the relevant instructions through a remote connection, and the latter also quickly completed the reception of the data through the lepton terminal.

After reading it roughly, he couldn't help but marvel at the fantastic ideas of the Giant Kingdom.

Despite the fact that their own innovative and creative capabilities were insufficient due to the acceptance of a large amount of heritage, and the overall technology tree was incomplete at the bottom level, the giants were ingenious enough to transform the Titan ornaments that were originally used only to adjust their own magic power into core components of super engineering projects, thereby achieving the collection, transformation and long-term storage of wide-area environmental magic power within the territory.

"Now we don't have to worry about the network of earth veins. The environment within the kingdom will also recover faster." The activation adjutant said with emotion:

"The underground network also has the ability to repair the environment." An expression of astonishment appeared on Ivan's face.

Originally, he learned from Heidi that the natural environment of the Silent Desert had been showing a trend of slow recovery a hundred years ago.

If the wizard kings had not arbitrarily drawn upon the magical power of the earth's veins and brutally interfered with the environment to control natural rainfall to maintain their own rule, perhaps this place would no longer be a completely desolate desert.

"Such a massive mega-project naturally isn't just used to provide magic power; adjusting the environment is only a small part of its functions."

"You know, the kingdom originally intended to use this as a foundation to artificially create convenient technology that would allow all citizens to use magic, even without becoming transcendents. By then, it would be almost equivalent to the transcendence of all citizens."

Speaking of the kingdom a thousand years ago, the tone of the Revitalized Adjutant was filled with undisguised pride and pride, but in the end, he still revealed a lingering sense of loss.

After all, the First Giant Kingdom is a thing of the past, and even its brilliant achievements and future plans are nothing more than a thing of the past.

"Rest assured, the kingdom's sacrifice will not be in vain. The very existence of this world is proof of this," Ivan said reassuringly.

"Yes, the Lords who gave us life could have regarded all the giants as tools to transform the world, but before they left, they left behind many gifts and the most precious world itself."

"A kingdom that inherits such great love will surely uphold the responsibility of maintaining the survival of the world." The activated adjutant whispered to himself.

"Never give up your heavy responsibility! Never abandon your mission!"

"This is a contract signed by all the Titans at the beginning of the kingdom."

“…” Alvin nodded slightly in agreement.

After being in this other world for so long, he often asked himself why he had to go to so much trouble to put out fires all over Palladia?

If he hadn't traveled through time, he would have been just an ordinary young man with a slight academic bent. Logically speaking, even if he was in a distant, alien world, it didn't mean his entire being had to change.

However, the experience in the virtual world of Palladia has allowed him to see the 'future', even if it is only a 'possible future', it also makes Alvin feel an irresistible responsibility.

The culture and education of his hometown made him always retain a fundamental bottom line deep in his heart, even though he had tried to become decadent and decadent in the past, and maintained an almost illusory sense of ownership that even he himself could not be sure of.

Faced with a horrific natural disaster that could set the entire world on fire, as someone with the power to change everything, we should step forward for a better future.

The sword of responsibility is extremely heavy, and its handle is called power.

Not for others, but for myself!

When the nest is overturned, there is no paradise where one can live out the days.

A savior driven by interest...

Oh, doesn't this title sound good?

In an instant, the slight fatigue caused by continuous running around disappeared.

"Let's go, there's a bug waiting for us to crush." ​​The boy's messy black hair moved in the wind, and the ends showed a vibrant color like flames.

"It's as it should be! It's as it should be!" As if infected by the boldness in his words, the Adjutant's rough and bold tone of an old sailor was revealed without any concealment.

He closed the gate to the top floor area and sealed it with supreme authority, preventing anyone except himself from entering. This way, Ivan wouldn't have to worry about the Gaia Disc being stolen again by someone who had stolen information. After activating and restarting the entire leyline network, the headquarters' internal defense mechanisms, fueled by leyline magic, would be sufficient to withstand multiple fourth-level crowned individuals.

Then, what he needed to do next became very simple. After obtaining the magic power of the earth vein network, Ivan could try to activate the power of Black Hammer Lemnos.

In other words, as long as he finds the location of the hybrid insect beast, he can guarantee that it will be eliminated with 100% certainty.

At this moment, Embra, the thinking module that was adjusting the status of the starship at the Third Heritage Management Center, suddenly looked up.

The activation of the earth vein network also caused the entire city to begin to awaken, and even the distant Hermopolis of the Ten Thousand Gates was affected.

Enbulai's work efficiency also increased several times. The magical machinery that could only operate at the lowest power has all returned to normal. This greatly shortened the time required to adjust the starship and made the plan to search for the traces of insects and beasts more advanced.

But the time required to achieve this result is two-way, and a monster that is eroding the seal is now approaching its ultimate goal step by step.

With a strange 'hissing' sound, the solid outer wall of the thirteenth seal was completely corroded by the fierce poison mixed with pure color power.

Following the disgusting passage covered with flesh granulations, the hybrid insect-beast disappeared into it like a ghost, and the alarm sounded throughout the city!

Chapter 161: Secondary Parasite

Meow meow meow!

Chirp!

Hermopolis, the Realm of Ten Thousand Gates, is unusually bustling today. All functions of the reactivated hub port have begun self-inspection simultaneously, and bright red and blue lights are everywhere.

The King of Sandworms docked at the super-large specialized port also appeared to be more active than usual. Its huge body swayed slightly from time to time in the port area, causing bursts of terrifying roars.

That was the low rumble of air driven by the massive body of the living factory ship.

Listening from afar, it sounds like the thunder arriving early in spring.

Get busy quickly...

Similar sounds were heard one after another inside and outside the port area, and the controlling pheromones containing the same content were blown in all directions along with the increasingly fast wind.

Clean the deck, check whether the mechanical devices are functioning properly, test the operating power of the thrusters, determine the total amount of magic reserves, collect and make food that can be stored... and so on.

Each cat-worm diligently completed its task, and each newly born insect beast used its multiple limbs to quickly complete the assigned task. Even without receiving direct orders from the Lord, the information transmitted by the magic power of the earth's veins made these magical creatures belonging to the Giant Kingdom instinctively take action.

Because the kingdom is calling them, responsibility is calling them.

An eager and serious attitude pervades every individual who is working.

It's as if the world itself is calling out for these little guardians.

At this moment, something ancient and evil has begun to awaken, and every force that can be united must be united to fight it.

Otherwise, accompanied by countless deaths and sorrows, even the world itself will be transformed into food for evil under the influence of the rapidly expanding crisis.

One million meters underground, there is a fortress city - Abyss, the city of the underworld.

A visible hole appeared on the surface of the extremely solid outer wall of the Thirteenth Seal, and air-absorbing tentacles danced at the edge, foreshadowing how evil the force that destroyed the outer wall was.

A large number of leaping electric arcs illuminated the pitch-black space inside, and the peak value of the magic fluctuations emanating from it was so high that even Alvin, who was far away in other urban areas, could notice it. It was the strong fluctuations produced by the activation of the forbidden magic.

The spire where the Earth Network Headquarters is located is far more stable than ordinary buildings, but even so, Alvin and the Activation Adjutant inside it still felt a noticeable tremor, as if the ground had jumped up.

The magical fluctuations that swept across the entire area caused various magical instruments to emit arcs of light. The activated adjutant wanted to say something, but the sound that came out of its mouth turned into a series of indistinguishable noises, and its own suspension mechanism was disturbed.

"What's going on? How could someone release forbidden magic in the city?" Although the tremor was obvious, Alvin obviously would not lose his balance because of this impact. However, he was still stunned for a moment before he immediately realized what had happened.

It was obvious that some presence had triggered the defensive spells protecting important areas of the city. Considering that the entire city was like a ghost town before he entered, and he obviously didn't have schizophrenia or the ability to clone himself.

So, who could have caused such a sudden change?

It seems there can only be one answer!

"Adjutant, contact Embra. I need to immediately find out where that strong wave came from!"

"I'm doing it." The activated adjutant who had fallen to the ground due to the previous magical fluctuations struggled to float up again, with light flickering in his eyes, as if he was initiating a long-distance communication.

Soon, Embra's voice came out of his mouth. The communication between the two thinking modules was extremely efficient. Accompanied by a shrill sound composed of high-speed conversations, in less than a second, the activated adjutant quickly received all the relevant information.

"The source is from an unknown building with no registered information. Even Embra doesn't have the authority to access the relevant information. It must belong to an important secret department of the kingdom, at least on the same level as the Third Heritage Management Bureau."

"Also, it has just sent the Bionic Bird directly to the scene for investigation. I believe firsthand information will be passed on soon...!"

Before the Activated Adjutant could finish his words, his entire head began to tremble violently as if struck by lightning, and the originally stable magic power fluctuations began to fluctuate.

Although this change seemed somewhat disturbing, Ivan did not act rashly, because if he remembered correctly, Embra was probably using the adjutant's voice device to make emergency contact with him.

Well, the movements were a little bit rough.

Considering that both the 'perpetrator' and the 'victim' are thinking modules, perhaps neither side will mind.

"Damn it, if you do this without permission again next time..." The old sailor-style curse suddenly rang out.

"I must remind you that this subordinate thinking module, which doesn't even have a dedicated code name, has higher authority than you. All of our actions at this moment are legal measures based on the emergency procedures outlined in the special situation response clause."

"Now, shut up and keep quiet, we don't have time!" Embra's sudden toughness completely silenced the animated adjutant, who was originally more like a human.

"A rise in the pure power pollution index has been detected. An intruder has destroyed the outer wall of the Thirteenth Seal, where fragments of the Ultra Beast's true form are stored. Mockingbird has discovered creatures similar to secondary parasites stalking the surrounding area."

"The situation is deteriorating rapidly." Embra spoke very quickly, and even without any fluctuation in his voice, one could feel the urgency contained in it.

"Don't be anxious." Bad news came one after another, but Alvin did not panic.

His past education and experience told him that when faced with an emergency, acting on his own, while not necessarily the worst option, was often far from the best.

"Answer my questions. Where is the Thirteenth Seal? Why would the Giant Kingdom keep Ultra Beast fragments in such an important fortress city as Abyss? And what are Secondary Parasites?"

"The Thirteenth Seal is a high-risk research facility dedicated to cracking the power of pure colors. The Kingdom is attempting to uncover why pure-colored Ultra Beasts are so difficult to destroy, and that's why they retain a tiny number of fragments within the fortress city."

"Normally speaking, such a tiny fragment would never be able to break through the seal that prohibits magic, and it is even more impossible for the dead cell specimen to become active again. But things have already happened, and we must do something before the situation gets worse." Embra spoke faster and faster, but his expression was clear enough.

"As for secondary parasites, they are, as the name suggests, secondary dangerous species that parasitize the surface or body of pure-colored Ultra Beasts. They are often much smaller than the Ultra Beasts themselves. They are usually responsible for maintaining and adjusting the various parts of the Ultra Beasts' bodies. However, when a battle breaks out, they will transform into infantry units and pose an extremely deadly threat to ordinary people."

As he spoke, Embra projected some images through the eyes of the animated lieutenant.

Many alien creatures with human-like structures but extremely strange appearances and fleshy tentacles all over their bodies can be seen crawling out from the gap in the outer wall where the thirteenth seal was broken.

"Also, in the late Kingdom period, a scholar proposed an even more extreme hypothesis. It claimed that the so-called superbeasts the Kingdom faced were actually insignificant parasites of the true superbeasts. And those smaller parasites were actually parasites lingering on the bodies of these superior parasites."

"That statement is truly exaggerated. Although this machine has included relevant papers, it is not recommended to consider it as the correct answer."

"I understand." Alvin interrupted the thinking module. After experiencing that dream, he was more able to agree with this bizarre statement.

However, no matter whether the opponent is a real pure-colored super beast or a secondary parasitic beast derived from a super beast, the increasingly dangerous aura perceived cannot be fake.

In this case, there is only one thing I need to do.

"Activate all available security equipment to buy time."

Through the activated adjutant who was the transit station, Ivan looked seriously at Embra, who was just a thinking module.

"We need the power of the Lord of the Dead, the King of the Underworld."

Chapter 162: Star Calling

The reason why Alvin was so calm about the current situation was because he had anticipated it.

He even felt a sense of relief when he heard that the hybrid insect beast was stealing pure-colored super beast tissue samples.