Star Forge Titan

"It looks like it can't be used for the time being." Afrediya said with some regret.

"Yeah." Alvin nodded, but he thought of two or three feasible methods in his mind.

In a few days, it will be the new year 1886. The secret research of various countries on the mainland should be reaching a critical time point.

If he simply needed a supply of magic power, he could consider stealing it. No, he could borrow the prototype of the new ultra-high-output magic steam engine that Lind was developing. It was a new magic device comparable to the large magic furnaces in ancient ruins.

Besides, after the power problem is solved by the ultra-high-output magic steam engine, the production of the test machine of the Giant God Soldier, the pinnacle of Lind's magic equipment, should also begin in the near future.

He has very deep feelings for that old friend, and from a modern perspective, the structural design of the metal shell in the giant form can completely "borrow" some of the other party's design ideas.

By then, when I am in the form of a giant god, I will not be wearing ordinary steel armor but power armor with its own power enhancement device.

Comparing the two, it's like a leap from medieval knights to space marines. Just thinking about it makes me excited.

"By the way, in exchange, I'll tell you a secret." Afrediya suddenly approached Ivan.

Looking at the girl's eyes as beautiful as ruby, Alvin couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"What secret?" he asked subconsciously.

"Ahem." Afrediya coughed lightly and continued, "You must be curious about how I was able to subdue so many summoned creatures with my second-level strength, right?"

Alvin nodded. Indeed, from the beginning of the journey until now, the power displayed by Frey has far exceeded the limit of a second-level wizard.

"Because of this body..." The girl raised her hand and pressed her soft breasts.

"Half of my bloodline comes from the ancient dragon."

"Huh!?" Alvin was stunned.

Even as early as when the bottle of ancient dragon blood containing the ancient dragon factor appeared, he had some vague speculations in his mind, but those were only relatively likely guesses, such as the possibility that the Gusmith royal family might be related to the ancient dragon.

He never imagined that the other party was actually a descendant of an ancient dragon with ancient dragon blood flowing in his body. If it was just a simple super strength, it might be due to the Elrond Mysteries. After all, the rituals of the upper demons that greatly increased strength were simply the most common basic enhancements.

But the true descendants of the ancient dragons...

It's shocking, not to mention the huge bonus brought by the ancient dragon factor, and the racial potential of being able to advance to the fourth level without doing anything and having combat power close to the fifth level.

From another perspective, wouldn't it be like the previous Demon King, His Majesty Gustav, married an ancient dragon? And even fathered two children? Ugh, he actually made her father bear two children.

Absolutely amazing, Your Majesty! I'm beginning to adore you!

If it weren't for this, how could a commoner woman without any aristocratic background marry into the royal family? The nobles in the Council of Nobles would definitely be in an uproar, as this would affect the legitimacy of the ruling class.

Uh, wait, now that you mention it, they all shut up because...

Thinking further, that is to say, if he wants to take a step further with Afrediya in the future, what he will have to face, besides a fifth-level old father-in-law who is about to recover, is also a mother-in-law who can pin down an entire country's extraordinary nobles?

Thinking of this, Alvin stood up suddenly involuntarily, and his iron-hard head hit the roof of the carriage with a "bang".

Although the soundproofing spell can protect the content of the conversation, it cannot prevent someone inside from smashing the wall with a hammer.

"Your Highness?" The Silver Knight's question soon came from outside.

"It's okay!" X2

The two said in unison.

Then, the black-haired boy and the red-haired girl looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into happy laughter, just like a pair of idiots.

At the same time, the carriage also arrived at the Mystery Nest, a large research base affiliated with the Blood Order.

The giant skeletons left behind by those who refused to die are now stored here.

Chapter 87: Thousand Years of Rest (Part 1)

The Nest of Mysteries, the headquarters of the Order of Blood.

The largest spell transformation research base in Elrond, and also the largest production base for arcane monsters.

This is a huge underground cave that has been completely hollowed out and expanded many times. Although it looks like a small extinct volcano from the outside, the central crater has been dug down to a depth of more than 1,300 meters.

Each level of the cave has been converted into a variety of special ecological environments, used for mass grazing and breeding of various mysterious monsters.

In a sense, this is simply an abyss full of monsters, inhabited by countless arcane monsters made from various lifelines, as well as various precious living creatures sampled from various sources to extract lifelines.

The passage area in the center that runs through the upper and lower floors is occupied by a huge tower-like building, which is undoubtedly an alternative underground wizard tower.

All research related to the mystical monsters and the mysteries of Elrond is completed in this strange underground wizard tower.

The buildings on the ground are mostly responsible for the delivery and early care of newborn mystery monsters.

So after entering the door, Alvin heard deafening roars coming from the animal pen.

From time to time, you can see breeders being attacked by the violent mystical monsters in production, and flying out of the animal pen with a very distressed look on their faces.

Then they would rush back into the pen, armed with silver forceps with tips as large as buckets in diameter.

Repeat this several times until the mother comes out holding the newborn mystery monster, which is as big as a piglet a few months old and cannot be held in one hand. Only then is the complete delivery process completed.

"The mages and transcendents of the Blood Order have very hard work." Alvin looked at the scene with shame.

"Yes, so they are also the most valuable talent group in Elrond." Frey nodded in agreement.

In fact, Alvin was deeply impressed by this secret nest.

Because the last time he came to Elrond in an armored floating battleship, he was directly airdropped into this monster abyss by an unscrupulous commander along with the Giant God Soldier.

At that time, the underground wizard tower was only a ruin. Because the Blood Order was destroyed, a large number of arcane monsters living in the caves became completely feral due to the lack of management. At the same time, various undead zombie monsters infected by the plague of Nurulence were entrenched on the surface.

A wide variety of monsters launched a massive siege on him and several other giant riders.

In short, Alvin and his teammates fought their way down from the top, and the monsters they encountered were endless like waves.

The two sides fought for seven days and seven nights. Afterwards, it took an entire day just to wash away the blood plasma and minced flesh covering the outer armor of the Giant God Soldier.

By the time they reached the bottom of the Mystery Nest, three of the nine Giant God Soldiers that had been deployed for combat had been forced to stop operating due to severe damage.

What appeared before them at that time was a terrifying arcane monster even larger than the Colossus, a terrifying monster called Behemoth, but it was calling out another name - Claudia.

"Uncle Claudia!" Afrediya waved vigorously at the huge crystal in the center of the Mage Tower.

"Claudia... Uncle?" Ivan felt a wave of doubt rising above his head. That sounded like a girl's name, right? And why would he call a piece of crystal Claudia?

At this moment, they are in the core laboratory deep in the Mage Tower. For confidentiality reasons, the giant skeleton is stored here.

"Little Frey, I'm glad to see that you're okay." A very pleasant voice came from the crystal. Although it sounded gentle and magnetic, it was obviously a male voice.

"Well, because Alvin helped a lot." Afrediya took Alvin's arm and said proudly.

"Oh, this is the one from before..." Claudia paused, and an order was issued, requiring all the mages at work to exit the core laboratory where the crystal was located.

To be honest, they didn't really do anything. At least when Alvin came in, the mages were still arguing about what material tools could be used to cut and take samples from the giant skeleton.

A second-generation giant, a powerful creature second only to the legendary two giant kings and the first-generation giants. This is probably the largest archaeological discovery made by the countries on the continent in recent years.

Its skeleton is so strong that all the common tools in the laboratory are defeated. Even a hand saw of the same quality as a rare weapon cannot destroy its metallic surface.

Perhaps only the legendary Burning Justice in Ivan's hand can cause damage to this bone when activated.

However, this Heavenly Weapon had used up all its positive energy reserves in the previous battle, and now it had turned into a small golden dragon pendant holding the 'Flawless Gem - Eternal Flame' hanging around Ivan's neck.

The square-faced, masochistic angel-shaped Cast Steel Soul quickly went into hibernation after the battle and it is estimated that it will not be awakened in a short time.

When Ivan was brought to the crystal by Afrediya, he found a person with long light green hair hanging upside down inside.

He found it difficult to tell the other person's gender because the man had a rather neutral appearance and his body was covered by a loose white robe, making it impossible to discern any gender characteristics at all.

"Ivan, this is Uncle Claudia, the president of the Blood Order and a fourth-level high-level mage. He has the heart of a lady and the body of a gentleman. In short..."

Afrediya paused with a strange expression, obviously not knowing how to continue the introduction.

"Hello, Mr. Claudia." Alvin greeted the person in the crystal naturally.

"Interesting young man, you don't seem surprised by my condition." Claudia closed her eyes and did not move her lips, but her voice vibrated through the air.

"...Maybe it's because he has seen it before." Alvin nodded. In the Internet information age, he has seen all kinds of people. Who doesn't know about people who stand up with punches and shiver with anger?

The key point is that they are not some large-scale visually destructive devices with beards and pink dresses, so it seems that it is just a difference in personal preferences.

As for treating good-looking people differently from unattractive ones, isn't that just the way the world works?

"Ha." Claudia smiled, seeming happy with the other party's peaceful attitude.

“Please forgive my rudeness. I’m currently conducting a very important experiment, so I can’t get away for the time being. I didn’t even join in the previous battle, which caused Gustav to…” When she mentioned the Demon King, Claudia’s voice paused slightly, as if she was trying to suppress some emotions.

"Fortunately, he's okay."

Your Majesty, you seem to be quite sinful...

Alvin looked at the green-haired androgynous beauty in front of him with a dark face, looking as if she was crying. He just felt that the previous Demon King was really powerful in some aspects.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly again.

Considering that the Demon King only had one strike left, Claudia was unable to escape due to the experiment, and Ashram was held back by a large number of undead and cultists.

In other words, the Undead Cult that believes in the evil god Narwhal launched this long-planned attack when Evermore was at its weakest, which was the most appropriate time.

This was such a coincidence that he couldn't help but wonder if there were other forces involved.

If it weren't for the butterfly effect caused by his existence, the situation would have a high probability of evolving into the original skeleton frenzy, or even worse than that.

You know, there are not so many players now who join other forces and improve their extraordinary levels at an incredible speed until they become the backbone of resisting evil forces.

"Ivan, what do you think we should do with this skeleton?" Frey suddenly asked after finishing her conversation with Claudia.

According to legend, the giants are the most loyal servants of the Titans, so she felt that this matter should be decided by Alvin.

"Deal with it..." Alvin looked at the rather large skeleton.

I just felt a familiar emotion welling up in my heart, just like watching my own robot vacuum cleaner working hard to clean the house.

After the war, he thought about why he had this feeling. Perhaps it was because in ordinary families in modern society, the closest thing to a servant was the automatic sweeping robot... Could it be that this was also a kind of mechanical servant?

Ivan did not directly answer Afrediya's question, but walked closer to the huge skeleton.

There is about one-third of the spine in its complete state and several ribs, some of which still have traces of previous battles.

The slash launched by Burning Justice after it fully awakened cut through some ribs and even the spine. You can see that the inside of the cut surface emits a silvery-white metallic luster that is brighter than the outer layer of bones.

But judging from its appearance, the length of this spine in its complete state should be much longer than it is now. One can imagine how huge the giant must have been when he was alive.

"Be careful. We've detected a very strong negative energy reaction inside. It could be the result of a transformation by the Undead faction, or it could be that the skeleton itself holds a secret." Claudia warned cautiously.

"Yeah." The expression on Ivan's face became a little strange.

Because he found that as he got closer to this spine, the signs from his gifted [Telepathy] became more and more obvious.

When the black-haired boy was within reach of touching the spine with his hand.

A mutation occurred!

A dazzling purple light emerged from the surface of the silver-white skeleton. Claudia quickly activated various protective devices and covered Afredia with layers of defensive magic.

At the same time, a piercing alarm rang out within the Mage Tower. The Blood Order mages quickly set up various partitions according to the laboratory manual, and the fully armed battle mages, armed with spell spears and staffs, approached the core laboratory.

At this moment, because Alvin was too close to the giant skeleton, Claudia could not use magic to separate the two. She could only watch as the purple light quickly gathered around the boy, but was unable to provide effective protection for him.

"Wait." Ivan's calm voice reached their ears.

However, the purple light slowly gathered at a certain joint at the top of the spine, from which a vague human silhouette slowly emerged.

The figure floated in front of Alvin and remained silent for a long time.

Then, two lines of white light flowed down from its eyes like tears.

An unknown ancient language came out from the figure's body, but Alvin inexplicably understood the meaning contained in it.

"Uranus... civilization... heritage... the blood of the Sky... Dome Dynasty... our sacrifice... is worth it... worth it!"

Chapter 88: A Thousand Years of Rest

The blurry human silhouette was more than two meters tall even when kneeling on the ground.

Alvin looked at the tall figure in front of him and realized that the call that triggered the [Telepathy] came from him.

He was not familiar with the Uranus Civilization and the Sky Dynasty. Perhaps those who delved deeply into the plot would have an impression of them, but until the end of the fourth major event of the machine world's sublimation, no related content appeared in the main storyline. It was obviously part of a deeply hidden plot line.

Maybe it will appear in the later version of the Scourge Clan.

But if you think about it carefully, the ruins of the Northern Giant Kingdom that appeared in the major event of the machine world sublimation version are very likely to have some connection with the giant in front of you.

White light continuously rolled down from the eye sockets of the human silhouette. This magical power, which did not carry any negative energy, proved that the being before Alvin was not an evil soul distorted by the power of the evil god, but a fragment of a powerful being who had transcended the constraints of the material world with his own will and remained in the world with an extremely strong obsession.