Star Forge Titan

Although the illusion has been shattered, Alvin can be sure that his real self is still sitting in the captain's seat on the second bridge.

So, what is going on with this piece of space in front of us where we can't feel any gravity?

The low humming that rose leisurely beside my ear indicated that the whole thing was not over yet.

The universe, dotted with brilliant stars, flickered, and under this starry sky, another hand slowly reached out.

The wrist was obscured by a pitch-black veil, and despite an ethereal air about it, the slender fingers and snow-white skin revealed that the hand belonged to a woman.

The new visitor did not try to grab anything.

On the contrary, there was a wisp of floating silver mist in his palm.

That is a memory or a thought...

In the virtual world of Palladia, Ivan had seen similar objects in various ruins and wizard towers. Essentially, they were copies of a wizard's own memories and thoughts, often used to create artificial tower spirits or similar magical artifacts. Perhaps the thinking modules of the ancient Giant Kingdom also utilized similar principles.

So, do you want to take on this memory?

In Virtual Palladio, if you see this item in the ruins, it likely contains clues to solving a puzzle or mechanism.

After a little thought, although there are certain risks, the memory itself can only record images, sounds and other information. Judging from the size, the playback time is estimated to be no more than 30 seconds. It is unlikely that any trap hidden in it will be very powerful.

To put it more bluntly, with Alvin's current soul strength, this level of risk is still within the tolerable range.

To put it another way, how could one completely escape from the illusion created by a god without paying any price?

Without hesitating for too long, Alvin reached out and touched the silver mist that turned into memory.

Instantly, the dark universe before my eyes began to spin, the stars turning and leaving circular trails behind them, and the entire scene was enveloped by halos until it completely transformed into another completely different scene.

The silver-white walls and ceiling emitted a cold, bluish-white light. The cabin, filled with a futuristic minimalist style, was spacious and airy, and a familiar sense of déjà vu surged into my heart like a tsunami.

This is the bridge of the New Logilas!

However, compared to the new Rogilas, whose interior outfitting was further improved by Embra over a hundred years ago, this place looks even more empty, like a half-finished new house, with unsealed holes and gaps visible everywhere.

Before Alvin could react, he suddenly saw a figure standing in front of him.

Slender and tall, their body proportions are similar to those of humans, but they are taller.

Ivan felt that the other person's back looked a bit like Heidi, but he quickly realized that the two were completely different.

What surprised him even more was that the strange woman was also holding an object in her hand, an object that looked very familiar to him.

Black Hammer Lemnos...

Why are you here?

He subconsciously touched his chest, and the black cube he wore as a pendant quickly felt cold and hard.

It's not lost...

Without any warning, the woman with her back to Ivan vanished from the spot. Before he could react, she reappeared nearby like a shadowy, almost invisible figure.

A faint and elegant floral fragrance wafted over, but Alvin intuitively didn't feel threatened, so he watched quietly as the other party extended the hand holding the Black Hammer Lemnos to him.

At this moment, he could be sure that the woman's stature was indeed much taller than an ordinary person, because his true appearance was now over three meters tall, but even so, the woman in front of him was only a head shorter than him.

The woman said nothing, but the black cube-shaped Lemnos in her palm split into dozens of slender metal petals like a blooming flower, opening in all directions. The remaining part was like the setting on the front of a ring to fix the gem, tightly embedded with an amber gem that was between golden and dark brown.

Flawless Gem: Echo of the Earth.

Without any reason, Alvin instantly understood what this was. But what immediately flooded his heart was not ecstasy, but confusion.

Why? Black Hammer Lemnos does have high-precision deformation capabilities, but why is this priceless gem sealed inside?

It was as if Ivan Elian, the descendant of the Titans who had foreseen more than 1,900 years in advance that he would obtain the Black Hammer Lemnos, would need four special flawless gems to complete the Great Mystery - the Foundation of the Original World, so as to fully awaken the soul of King Uranus and obtain all the power of the Titans.

Is this also included in your calculations?

Ishtori!

At this point, Alvin still couldn't recognize who the owner of this memory was.

The last princess of the First Giant Kingdom, the first queen of the Second Giant Kingdom, the direct heir of the royal bloodline, the holder of the Titan genetic gene, the Eye of Prophecy - Ishtarli!

The last princess, the first empress, a woman who combined the two identities into one, hid her face under the hood, with only a few strands of long black hair like Ivan showing at the edge. One could vaguely see the corners of her lips slightly raised, revealing an unfathomable smile to the boy a thousand years later.

The scene in my memory came to an abrupt end, and the whole world began to collapse inwards.

In a moment of distraction, Alvin opened his eyes with rapid breathing and found that he was still sitting in the captain's seat, surrounded by cheering cats and bugs. He could also hear Askra excitedly and movedly praising the power of the New Logillas's main gun.

They didn't seem to notice that Ivan was distracted for a moment.

He subconsciously grasped the Black Hammer Lemnos in the form of a pendant on his chest.

Who would have thought that the flawless gemstone that he had been searching for for so long could be obtained so easily.

Chapter 9 A Short Stay

Boom!

The fully enclosed steel trestle with a diameter of more than five meters stretches out of the space fortress like an exaggerated metal python.

Even so, compared to the massive hull of the New Logillas, the former looked as tiny as a worm twisting beside a ship.

The heavy steel pier came into contact with the even heavier hull, but the entire process did not make any sound at all, probably because there was not enough available medium in space to transmit sound vibrations.

"The docking operation is completed and the physical connection channel has been established." The prompt from Embra's mouth broke Ivan's thoughts and made him come back to his senses quickly.

At this moment, the young man was casually playing with a gorgeous amber gem in his hand. Just now, he was carefully observing the flickering golden-brown light in it.

The size of this gem is larger than the Eternal Flame and Sea of ​​Miracles that Ivan had obtained earlier. It is the third flawless gem he just took out from the Black Hammer Lemnos - Echo of the Earth.

After experiencing the illusion just now, Alvin raised his hand to confirm that the black hammer was still kept close to him in the form of a pendant.

Then, he hurriedly called Embra to prepare the highest level magic item sealing ceremony.

At first, everyone was a little confused. They wondered why they still needed to prepare such things when the battle was already over.

But when they saw the armor of despair that had been burned black by the blood of God, even the most daring and fearless cat-worms couldn't help but gasp.

From the twisted and deformed metal waste, one could clearly feel strong magical fluctuations that far exceeded the normal range.

It was simply like a magic furnace without an isolation layer, radiating terrifying pressure all the time. It was also like a bloody blade. As long as you saw its figure, you could convey tangible fear and murderous intent through its gaze.

"What happened?" At that time, the female wizard Heidi immediately asked.

"Don't ask too many questions." Alvin shook his head and rarely answered the other party's question.

When it comes to evil gods and great enemies, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing; instead, it may bring unnecessary risks.

Looking at the bloodstains on the armor that had never dried, Heidi seemed to realize something, so she stopped asking questions and instead signaled Alvin with her eyes to be more careful.

Embla quickly completed preparations for the sealing ceremony and even cleared out a separate, fully sealed compartment. As a former thinking module of the Third Heritage Management Agency, Embla was incredibly skilled in this area.

You know, not all Titan relics are safe and harmless. On the contrary, the vast majority of items contained within the Sunless Abyss carry various risks.

After all, time is the fairest force in the world, and even the creations left behind by the Titans will be eroded and changed by it.

On the other side, others were not idle either.

Heidi, who was born in the City of Thousand Towers and received an orthodox academic education, quickly proposed a complete set of effective sealing rituals. This did not surprise Ivan at all.

Caution and careful planning before action are the most common thinking patterns of academic mages. They usually only hate unexpected events that occur without any preparation, but they don't complain too much about things that have already happened.

For mages, solving existing problems is easier than dealing with emergencies. Of course, the former is only "easy" for mages.

What really surprised Alvin was that the Zerg Queen actually sent out a team of rare Zerg units with spell-like abilities.

These new Zerg units look like people wearing heavy robes and walking with a hunched back. Their limbs are not very strong, and their shells are very thin. They have almost no defensive capabilities other than supporting their bodies.

But it is this group of seemingly weak guys who can assist the ritual magic to proceed stably and provide various support to the wizard who presides over the ceremony.

With the combined efforts of everyone, the armor of despair, stained and cursed by divine blood, suddenly gained dozens of seals. Even the compartment temporarily housing the armor was sealed off from within. With such treatment, even if a high-ranking transcendent was imprisoned within, let alone a suit of armor so distorted and contaminated, there was no way they could escape quietly.

Even so, Alvin still frowned.

Anything involving the power of the gods must be treated with extreme caution.

In fact, if there is no other use for this set of Despair Armor, the wisest choice would be to throw it far into the void of the universe.

"Don't think too much." Heidi sat sideways on the armrest of the captain's seat in a familiar manner, gently stretched out her arms, and pressed the sides of the boy's head with her knuckles.

This woman's motivation was terrifyingly high after she made up her mind. Since she regarded Ivan as the Khan who could realize her dream, she naturally took charge of all matters.

This included but was not limited to the original advisory and advisory functions of the tribal witch doctor. Heidi even took over the maid's job, which made Alvin very uncomfortable in the beginning.

As for now, well, all I can say is that human willpower is very weak in some areas.

"Indeed, surveillance will be maintained at all times. Captain, there is no need to pay too much attention to that item."

While he was thinking, Embra's voice sounded at the right time.

"By the way, the celestial messenger is approaching the second bridge."

"I understand." Alvin nodded and took back the flawless gem, Echo of the Earth, into the safest lepton space.

The three flawless gems immediately adapted to each other's existence. The amber-colored, largest Earth Echo rotated on the spot in the center, while the Eternal Flame and the Sea of ​​Miracles chased each other and flew around the former, forming a dynamic and stable peculiar structure.

After entering this state, Ivan only felt that the Great Mystic, which had not changed for a long time, had some traces of change, but now was obviously not the time for "upgrade"

I'll study it later...

After making a decision in his heart, Alvin raised his hand to signal Heidi to step back for the time being.

Soon, the armored airtight doors of the second bridge moved open automatically, and a group of angels with different appearances but all dressed in white walked in.

There were not many of them, and they did not carry any main weapons. They were not even equipped with ceremonial equipment that was more decorative than practical.

The vast majority of the visiting team were ordinary angels without any particular inclinations. Apart from the pair of wings on their backs and their handsome looks, they looked no different from ordinary people.

It was the young angel who first came into contact with the Rogilas who stood out like a crane among chickens. She was much taller than the other angels, and when they stood together, they looked like an adult and a child, which was unexpectedly a bit funny.

For some reason, the pair of steel wings on her back were nowhere to be seen. Only a pair of short and mini folding wings could be seen, tightly attached to her back near her shoulders.

As for the angel with a resolute face at the head, he held a short staff high in his hand, and the gem on the top facing forward was emitting a faint white light.

This is the exclusive weapon of angels, and it is also a symbol of heavenly occupation and power.

A powerful angel.

Ivan made an immediate judgment, but his expression did not change.

The angels walked into the bridge with solemn expressions. The futuristic cabin did not make them lose their composure. Instead, the tall figure sitting in the captain's seat made all the angels pause.

How come they are so...similar?

An incredible feeling of absurdity came over them. The angels looked at each other, and then saluted Ivan, who was sitting on the high seat, in a very orderly manner.

"Thank you for your assistance."

After politely expressing his gratitude, the leading angel's voice became slow and serious.

"However, as a representative of the heavens, I hope you can stay for a while."

"The remains of ultra-ancient civilizations often carry a considerable degree of instability, especially when it comes to excavating warships of this magnitude. Any unexpected event could have a serious impact on everything within a vast area."

"If possible, the Heaven Realm is prepared to send professionals aboard to conduct a status assessment, at least to ensure that the ship will not suffer a major accident during operation."

The Angel of Power was always very polite, without any arrogance or aggressiveness, but the meaning of his words was obvious.

As expected, the gods are very interested in the various unearthed treasures left by the ultra-ancient civilization.

Alvin confirmed his guess, but did not immediately express his agreement or disagreement.

"The New Logiras cannot stay indefinitely. So..." the black-haired boy said in a calm tone.

Even when facing an angel, the legendary agent of the gods, there was no room for negotiation in his voice.

"I'll only wait three days."

Chapter 10: Dead Things Come Back to Life

The meeting with the representatives of the Space Fortress was very efficient. The relevant matters were discussed in just a few words without even considering the issues of human relations.

Afterwards, the team leader, Angel of Power, invited Alvin to visit their space fortress. Although the latter did not agree immediately, he also invited the other party to visit some areas on the New Logilas that were open to the public.

Because of the presence of cat-and-mouse bugs, especially the cat-and-mouse bug pups that infested the crew's common room, the atmosphere on both sides quickly became very harmonious after entering the common room.

If possible, Alvin does not intend to have too much contact with the upper plane at this stage, but this does not mean that he rejects the forces of the upper plane.