Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　The Kingfisher-class light cruiser, compared to this balloon city floating in Venus's atmosphere, is like the difference between a canoe and an aircraft carrier.

　Even the Stardustrs seemed insignificant in the face of such a colossal creature.

　Of course, this does not refer to a disparity in combat strength, but simply to physical size.

　It's worth noting that even the Hyperion, a floating battleship belonging to the Far East Branch and personally piloted by Himeko Murata, was only 278.5 meters long. Compared to this, it was truly insignificant.

　The thought that there were more than three thousand such colossal objects in Venus's atmosphere, and that the number was still increasing, even the well-informed Vita couldn't help but feel a sense of shock and amazement.

　This shock and amazement reaffirmed for her that it was the right decision to accept the necromancer's offer.

　Perhaps this industrial capability is meaningless in high-level battles like those between Moros and So, but when facing broader, more mundane battlefield environments and strategic needs, this powerful industrial manufacturing capability will undoubtedly become a trump card for necromancers.

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Chapter 909 Censorship and Vita's Choice

　After touring the balloon city, a creation born from the ingenious fusion of Honkai energy technology and magic, Vita once again boarded the shuttle docked at the balloon city's transportation hub.

　This time, her destination was no longer one of those balloon cities leisurely floating in Venus's atmosphere, but one of the dozens of cemetery cities that Moros had meticulously constructed on the surface of this planet.

　Admittedly, with the agent's formidable strength at the demigod level, she was fully capable of ignoring Venus's extremely harsh natural environment and relying solely on her own power to travel from the clouds of the balloon city directly to her destination.

　From an efficiency standpoint, this is even a more reasonable choice.

　But with Vita's intelligence, she could certainly understand how awkward her current situation was.

　Despite the binding force of the magical contract, given her astonishing demigod-level strength and her almost omniscient [omniscience] power, the actual effectiveness of this binding force is questionable.

　In this situation, the agent, who had accepted the necromancer's offer and chosen to join his camp, naturally understood what she needed to do to dispel the wariness and suspicion that Wilvie and the others had towards her.

　Therefore, even though Vita knew that traveling by air would be faster and more convenient, she still chose to take the shuttle that the expert had specially prepared for her without hesitation.

　She deliberately placed her whereabouts entirely under the sight of Wilvi and the others, demonstrating her sincerity and determination in an almost humble manner.

　Vita knew that only in this way could she gradually win the recognition and trust of these five girls who had a significant influence on Moros, paving a more solid path for her future.

　"Oh dear, Xiaowei, I'm really the type of person who's easily misunderstood, it's so sad~"

　Feeling the slight tremor as the shuttle departed, Vita murmured meaningfully, as if telling the vast universe about her inner grievances.

　Just as the agent with gray hair and red eyes had predicted, her every move was under Velvi's watchful eye.

　The expert always makes a habit of leaving room for contingencies in each of her works.

　It was obvious that even the seemingly unbreakable magical contract could not force her to change this habit.

　She was on this shuttle

　A piece of backdoor code was implanted in the underlying program of her operating system. This not only allowed her to track the precise location of the shuttle in real time, but also allowed her to eavesdrop on all conversations and sounds inside the shuttle cabin as if she were there in person.

　That's why Vita's murmur naturally reached her ears.

　"Yes, since you know this yourself, then just obediently accept our investigation."

　Muttering to herself, the expert lady voluntarily logged off, handing over control of her body to the conductor lady.

　The conductor, who had just taken over the body, couldn't help but sigh after reading through the detailed requirements left by the expert on the message board.

　"Sigh, why do I always have to do these thankless tasks?"

　While complaining, she began to carefully retrieve the information left by the expert, meticulously analyzing the hidden meanings and motives behind Vita's every action and decision during this period, trying to find the key that could unlock Vita's inner world.

　After a long while, the conductor finally looked up from the mountain of documents.

　She slowly extended her gloved hand and gently rubbed her temples, seemingly trying to relieve the mental stress caused by prolonged thinking.

　Then, the conductor began to leave her carefully considered analysis on the message board that had been set up specifically for her.

　[Conductor]

　Judging from Vita's current behavior, she seems determined to join our side. However, we must remain highly vigilant and cautious towards her until "Incident A" occurs.

　The so-called "Action A" naturally refers to Moros's plan to ascend to godhood.

　Given her cautious nature, she would never put such crucial confidential information on paper.

　Even if this message board is a private space for communication among these eight personalities, it is still the same.

　Having received magical education from her lover and mentor, and successfully grown into a high-ranking legendary spellcaster, Velvi knows that in the face of supernatural power, the human will often has insurmountable limits.

　Therefore, in order to avoid the leakage of secrets due to her own negligence, which would cause irreparable damage to her beloved grand plan, Vilvi would naturally take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of this secret.

　Vita, sitting in the luxurious and comfortable cabin of the shuttle, was completely unaware of the coordination between Vilvie's various personalities.

　Although she possesses the powerful ability called "Omniscience," Vita is ultimately not Sa. Without the blessing of the "Omniscient Eye" and lacking the experience accumulated over countless years, it would undoubtedly be a formidable challenge for her to wield this ability with the same mastery as she has in her original world.

　Moreover, as Moros's beloved companions, Velvi, Alicia, Eden, Mebius, and Sakura all possess various magical artifacts personally crafted by necromancers.

　Even a demigod like Vita, with her omniscient powers, could not break through the protective network woven by these magical artifacts and foresee their actions without leaving a trace.

　Given the agent's current awkward and delicate situation, if she had even a shred of rationality and composure, she would not have made such a risky and unwise choice so rashly.

　Vita, who has a deep understanding of human nature, knows that time is often the gentlest and most effective weapon to dispel wariness and suspicion.

　Now that she truly had no intention of betraying the necromancer, she was fully confident that she could gradually eliminate the vigilance and suspicion that Velvi and the others had towards her over a long period of time.

　Now that she had such a sound strategy, she naturally wouldn't risk trying those radical and low-success-rate actions.

　Getting back to the main point, as the shuttle gradually moved away from the balloon city, the view outside the porthole changed from that huge balloon city to the desolate and vast surface of Venus.

　However, this natural scenery, so different from anything on Earth, did not attract the agent's attention.

　As Sa's authorized agent, Vita was not a stranger to this harsh planet.

　Countless trips back and forth have robbed her of the curiosity and amazement she felt when she first saw this desolate place.

　Right now, all her thoughts are focused on the cemetery city she is about to arrive in.

　"Hmm~ What would a city entirely shaped by magical power be like? Xiaowei is so excited!"

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Chapter 910 Vita's Trip to the Cemetery City

　Thanks to the permissions granted by Moros, Vita and her shuttle passed through the dark green magical shield that enveloped the cemetery city with exceptional ease.

　Given the extremely harsh natural environment on the surface of Venus, even a cemetery city protected by a castle would find it difficult to stand for long under such harsh conditions.

　However, this is clearly not an insurmountable obstacle for a spellcaster at the pinnacle of demigod status.

　The power of magic is all-powerful!

　With his demigod-level spellcasting abilities and demigod-level alchemy, Moros meticulously selected dozens of locations on the surface of Venus to set up extremely large-scale city-level magical shields.

　It is thanks to the protection provided by these city-level magical shields that cemetery cities were able to rise up on this planet, which is 4150 million kilometers away from Earth.

　Getting back to the point, the moment the shuttle passed through the magical shield, the gray-haired, red-eyed agent's expression instantly turned serious.

　With Vita's powerful demigod-level strength, combined with the information provided by her Omniscient power, she was naturally able to clearly perceive the drastic changes in the environment outside the shuttle.

　The terrifying high temperature, which was originally as high as 460 degrees Celsius and enough to burn a human body to charcoal, suddenly dropped to 0 degrees Celsius, close to the freezing point, in the blink of an eye.

　The astonishing pressure, which was 92 times the Earth's atmospheric pressure and enough to crush a human body, seemed to be gently smoothed out by an invisible hand, instantly returning to a normal atmospheric pressure level similar to that of the Earth.

　Admittedly, given Vita's methods and abilities, it's not impossible for her to personally create such a miracle.

　However, she had to admit that it was beyond her capabilities to semi-permanently imprint this power in one place, or even in dozens of locations across the planet.

　"Is this the power of magic?"

　She murmured softly, a deep contemplation appearing in the agent's crimson eyes.

　Then, her gaze fell upon the eerie scene outside the porthole, so out of place with the Venusian environment.

　The boundless dark sky, like a thick black curtain, tightly shrouded the sky, allowing no light to penetrate.

　As Vita traversed this "dark canopy," she could clearly sense the chilling, deathly magic contained within it.

　If an ordinary Frisian were to touch this celestial barrier, they would probably lose their life in a very short time.

　When the shuttle finally passed through that deep, dark canopy, the panoramic view of the cemetery city came into her view through the porthole.

　The city walls, meticulously carved from obsidian, tightly embrace this magical city that does not belong to the living.

　The magical runes on the city wall, flashing with light, silently testify to the immense defensive power of the wall, far exceeding what the naked eye can perceive.

　Within the city walls, rows of magical buildings belonging to the cemetery faction were arranged in a staggered manner, appearing and disappearing in the black mist formed by the dissipation of death magic, adding to the eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

　The buildings, some towering into the clouds and others low and secluded, each emanated a very noticeable magical aura.

　On the city streets, undead units of different ranks patrolled back and forth.

　However, this scene did not add any vitality to the city of the dead; instead, it made it appear even more eerie and sinister.

　"Hmm~ This is indeed a chilling and oppressive city."

　After giving her assessment of the cemetery city, Vita turned her gaze to the two ghost dragons flying alongside the shuttle.

　This wasn't the first time she had witnessed this form of undead unit.

　In the previous fierce battle in the Sea of ​​Quanta, the number of Ghost Dragons killed by the alien guards she commanded was so great that it could be counted in the tens of thousands.

　Even so, the agent had to admit that this was an extremely outstanding type of combat unit.

　Admittedly, from a purely strength perspective, this undead unit cannot be compared to the [Alien Guardian - Filler], which is comparable to a master-level transcendent.

　However, considering their air superiority, these two types of troops are actually evenly matched on the battlefield.

　This is not difficult to understand.

　The Air Force has always been a privileged class.

　Moreover, the Death Dragon Breath, which had intercepted a large number of stardust meteorites during the battle and caused huge casualties to the [Alien Guardian - Filler] who broke into the Death Fleet's artillery formation, still left a very deep impression on her.

　After carefully examining the two ghost dragons that accompanied her, a deep thought flashed in Vita's eyes.

　Are those twisted monsters not around anymore?

　Ghost Dragon did leave a deep impression on her, but what truly piqued the interest of this agent was Thousand Souls, who had shone brightly in the previous brutal battle.

　Those twisted monsters, which looked like they were made of countless intertwined souls, caused unprecedented casualties to the alien guards commanded by Vita on the battlefield.

　Furthermore, if she hadn't personally intervened, the alien guards, despite their overwhelming numerical advantage, would have been helpless against those terrifying undead soldiers.

　The Thousand Souls Head is a legendary undead unit meticulously developed by necromancers.

　Their battlefield survivability is undoubtedly astonishing.

　The highest individual strength of the [Alien Guardian - Filler] is comparable to that of a master-level superhuman. Even if there are many of them, they cannot pose a substantial threat to the Thousand Souls Leader.

　After all, [Alien Guardian - Filling the Gap] lacks the ability to fly.

　Relying solely on its short-distance jump ability, which requires a long cooling period to activate once, it is utterly incapable of catching up with the Thousand Souls Heads who can nimbly traverse the "sea" of the Quantum Sea.

　So, even necromancers can't easily mass-produce that kind of monster? No, we can't jump to conclusions so quickly...

　Her thoughts were churning like waves, but Vita's actions remained completely unaffected.

　As the shuttle landed smoothly on the helipad of this cemetery city, she stepped onto this land shrouded in the aura of death, guided by the onboard drone.

　The moment she stepped onto the gray and silent soil of this cemetery city, the agent keenly sensed the faint magical power of death contained in the soil.

　This land has completely lost its vitality; it has become a desolate place unsuitable for any living thing to inhabit.

　Having made a clear judgment in her mind, Vita did not pause in her steps for the slightest.

　She had already taken a general look around this magical city belonging to the dead from the porthole of the shuttle.

　Now, the agent has decided to personally step into this city of the dead to explore the secrets hidden within the various magical buildings.

　Now that she has decided to serve under the necromancer, how could she not delve into magic—the very foundation upon which the necromancer depends for survival?

Chapter 911 Vita's Choice

　Cemetery cities on the surface of Venus.

　Standing before the stone doors of a towering, pagoda-like magical building, the gray-haired, red-eyed agent wore an expression of disbelief.

　She turned her head again and asked the Thousand Souls Head, who was floating in mid-air beside her, a question.

　"Wait, Xiao Wei, do I really have permission to enter this sacred place that houses magical scriptures?"

　Upon hearing Vita's question, countless twisted souls within the Thousand Souls Head's semi-transparent body seemed to resonate, opening their invisible mouths and issuing a unified response.

　"Yes, you have been authorized."