novelraw Chapter 425: The Troubled Big White Furball
Chapter 425: The Troubled Big White Furball
Chapter 425: The Troubled Big White FurballJust right... Chen Qi pondered.
Whether building a shelter or constructing a dimensional rift workshop, both required massive manpower and resources.
The more people the better!
Once they came ashore, he could take these arrogant individuals and take over the entire Sea God Pirates, along with their vast territories.
Chen Qi thought for a moment and said:
"It depends on my mood..."
Depends on my mood... The Archbishop of the Sea God Pirates placed his hand on his chest, feeling both helpless and secretly pleased as he nodded.
After inventorying all the treasures in the palace and formulating a transport plan, Chen Qi carried Fen on his back, using Ember's Touch to secure her limbs, and headed toward the shore.
......
At dusk in the bustling Moonstone City port, twelve steam lighthouses suddenly lit up.Guided by weary Lamp Keepers, countless steel giants resembling the titanic beast Leviathan tore through the sea before them.
Hanging from the flags of these massive steel cruise ships were incredibly thick and enormous banners!
Their arrival also signaled the coming of Beiguo's major powers.
Steam Hand Workshop, Steel Hammer, Imperial City...
Unlike medium and small companies like Magic Bullet Company and Bonfire Energy Company that controlled one or several A-rank rifts, the companies arriving here were all giants of Beiguo, industrial titans.
Their power influenced all of Beiguo, with several massive families radiating influence throughout the New Sun World, even reaching the Fringe World and those large rifts leading to unknown realms.
After Soul Merchant Hayer submitted the detailed report about the Witch Sea's 'Great Whale Disaster,' Beiguo's highest council understood that the Witch Sea and surrounding waters could no longer be left to grow wild, leaving the precious tidal treasures to Beiguo's Invisible Hand.
Now, they needed a tangible hand!
A steel giant hand powerful enough to shake the entire sea!!
Among these massive steel cruise ships, a medium-sized vessel burning with faint ghostly flames stood out particularly.
On the deck of the Nether Sea Ghost Ship, the Ice Witch took a sip of bitter black tea, crossed her legs, and spoke to the merchant before her:
"Hayer, we must immediately establish a dimensional rift workshop on this sea to mass-produce rift weapons, and even create fifth-tier profession cards."
Hayer adjusted his monocle and said politely:
"My deepest apologies, Witch, this is still in the application process. Rift technology is core technology that must be approved by technical managers and manufactured under supervision..."
"Application..."
The Ice Witch couldn't help but tighten her grip on the teacup handle.
By the time the application is approved, this prosperous city would have already become a lifeless ruin.
Rift manufacturing and containment technology was too dangerous - the slightest negligence could cause disasters capable of destroying entire cities.
Since ancient times, rift technology and the birth of saint-level powerhouses had been strictly controlled by workshops and merchants.
It was precisely because of these strict controls that among the many desolate border families, the strongest only reached the fourth tier.
People could only advance beyond the fourth tier through occasional luck in rift exploration.
The Ice Witch looked toward the massive steel cruise ships.
Even now, those arrogant people sitting on the imperial capital's throne still hadn't realized that the fate of destruction had arrived.
Hayer took out two precise parchment scroll blueprints:
"Truly sorry, thank you for your help. However, Witch, I have two blueprints here that might be useful to you."
Hayer glanced around, confirming no one dared to monitor them, then handed the two blueprints to the Ice Witch.
The Ice Witch accepted the blueprints.
Among them, the first blueprint was called "Noah's Wall," originating from the ancient rift "World Flood."
Legend said it was built by Beiguo's first king Noah - when completed, it could block disasters from foreign gods from the fringes.
Currently, all of Beiguo's forces were fully committed to building this impregnable Noah's Wall!
In the view of Steam Hand Workshop's great mechanists, once this wall was completed, all other creations would be mere toys.
However, in the Ice Witch's view, Noah's Wall wasn't impregnable.
Not to mention, the Noah's Wall blueprint before her was just a simplified version, and with Beiguo's current manpower, completing it would still consume endless effort and resources.
As for the other blueprint, it was...
The Ice Witch was slightly startled.
This was a dimensional rift workshop blueprint.
Although she already knew many rift workshop blueprints, the one before her was the latest version improved by multiple steam fortress master builders.
Both the required materials and construction difficulty were far lower than in previous eras.
The Ice Witch suspiciously glanced at Hayer.
In a sense, Hayer was defying the imperial capital's highest directive! He was defying the king!
Hayer smiled faintly and said calmly:
"Witch, this is a gift from the World Workshop. After the great disaster ends, the World Workshop hopes for your participation to discuss some miraculous knowledge, specifically that Lamp affinity miracle in your mind..."
Lamp affinity miracle... The Ice Witch looked at Hayer.
Miracles, also called wonders, were what many talented Hammer affinity Transcendents spent their entire lives pursuing.
They typically referred to miraculous structures from rifts that could influence and change the world!
And indeed, within the Ice Witch's mind existed a miraculous structure that could glimpse the future and eventually materialize that future.
However, the reason miracles were called miracles was precisely because they were fundamentally impossible to complete.
The Ice Witch said elegantly:
"Thank you. If I survive, I can indeed discuss with the World Workshop..."
The Ice Witch accepted both blueprints.
The World Workshop was a free workshop not under the king's control.
In Beiguo, the king and his subordinate workshops weren't of one mind either.
However, the World Workshop giving her this blueprint at this time was quite helpful.
This way, she could not only manufacture weapons but also quickly help Chen Qi advance to the fifth tier.
With this rift workshop blueprint, the difficulty of constructing a rift workshop would be greatly reduced.
Unfortunately, manufacturing fifth-tier profession cards remained a challenge!
Perhaps I should go beg that Book Saint who hasn't left home for ages... The Ice Witch worriedly rubbed her forehead.
Hayer also bowed in farewell:
"Witch, I have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now.
In past history, disasters of this magnitude have always been accompanied by the fall of Saints and the birth of Saints, ultimately ending with an angel's descent.
I hope both of us can survive safely."
After speaking, his figure gradually became transparent, disappearing silently from this sea.
"......"
After Hayer left, the weakened Ice Witch handled a series of matters before looking at the blueprints before her again.
Rift technology was the beginning of everything.
Saints beyond the fourth tier who truly wanted to possess their own powerful strength must have their own territory.
In Beiguo, the rift workshop was the most important territorial building!
But currently, building a rift workshop still required massive resources.
Acquiring these resources was a serious problem.
Simultaneously, there weren't enough workers to build the workshop. Although she had considerable prestige, mobilizing large numbers of people in a short time would still require significant effort.
Of course, more importantly, were her dear disciple and Little Black Hair...
In the brief fate she had glimpsed, Little Black Hair could defeat that monster...
Of course, at the cost of him and Fen both losing their arms and exhausting their future.
The Ice Witch could vaguely feel that her fate-glimpsing power was becoming increasingly blurred and weaker.
If her fate calculations were wrong again...
Perhaps I, in my weakened state, should go down with them.
In that moment, the Ice Witch felt various pressures weighing on her.
"Little Black Hair..."
The Ice Witch leaned back in her chair, covering her face with the blueprint, feeling complex emotions as she unconsciously muttered to herself.
"Big White Hair, did you miss us?"
The Ice Witch's eyes widened - she seemed to hear Little Black Hair's voice!
No, it really was Little Black Hair!
The Ice Witch quickly straightened her posture, picked up her tea, switching from a lazy, decadent position to an elegant witch's sitting pose.
His left hand carried the unconscious Yisha, his right hand held the despairing Sea God, and on his back he carried Fen.
What kind of strange pose is this... The Ice Witch resisted the urge to comment.
Chen Qi placed Yisha properly, threw the Sea God at the Ice Witch's feet, then took Fen down from his back and held her in his arms.
Welcome back... The Ice Witch restrained the corners of her mouth from lifting, as if having predicted everything, took a sip of tea and said calmly:
"Not bad, as I expected. Qi, you truly are one of the few geniuses in this sea."
Big White Hair... A flicker of disappointment passed through Chen Qi's eyes.
He had thought the Ice Witch would show a more surprised expression!
But currently, it seemed this was all within her expectations.
After all, completing this mission was quite challenging.
The Ice Witch looked at Chen Qi holding Fen in his arms and asked:
"What happened?"
Chen Qi recounted the battle deep under the sea to Big White Hair.
Big White Hair propped her chin with her hand, listening attentively.
So Fen did activate Blooming Bloodflower after all.
In the original fate projections, this disciple of hers would readily consume her lifespan to fight across tiers at the slightest provocation.
Perhaps due to her education and Fen's childhood illness, Fen had never cared about her own life since she was young.
"Sigh..."
The Ice Witch sighed, walked over, pulled Fen into her own arms with one hand, and gently stroked her hair.
Fen's illness... Chen Qi thought.
Given the current situation, Fen's illness would continue to worsen, but before her life energy was exhausted, it wouldn't pose a fatal danger.
Although Blood Blossom Disease was dangerous, it wasn't an incurable disease.
As long as one had absolute strength.
Chen Qi pondered.
In the hands of those old men from the Canary family who had lived for centuries, even millennia, there must be methods to completely cure Blood Blossom Disease!
Chen Qi stretched his muscles:
"Don't worry, Ice Witch. As long as we show those old men on the Canary family's divine tree what we're made of, they'll obediently cure Fen..."
The old men of the Canary family... The Ice Witch looked up, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.
The Canary family wasn't like the Magic Bullet Family that was entrenched in Moonstone City - they were the right hand of the Goldenfinch Kingdom, a giant rooted throughout the entire kingdom!
And the old men Chen Qi mentioned were those standing at its peak, the massive shadows behind the kingdom!
The Ice Witch shook her head - even at her peak, she would have had to show respect to the grandfathers on the Canary family's divine tree.
Is it courage or ignorance... The Ice Witch thought, then asked the most crucial question:
"Hopefully. By the way, Qi, did you find a way to solve the black whale blood problem?"
To confront the great disaster, the antidote for black whale blood was particularly important!
Chen Qi said with a smile:
"Yes, we found a special Abyssal Sea Flower that can solve the black whale blood problem. Besides that, there's a fifth-tier Sea Shepherd profession card, five rift weapons, and..."
Chen Qi listed all their massive gains from this journey in one breath.
The Ice Witch listened while continuously nodding.
"How about that? Pretty good, right?"
Chen Qi said.
However, contrary to his expectations, the Ice Witch showed no trace of surprise in her eyes - instead, she was stunned!
Five rift weapons, a fifth-tier profession card, plus countless Magic-Banishing Crystals... The Ice Witch looked at the blueprint in her hand, her hands trembling slightly.
Magic-Banishing Crystals were precisely the best materials for forging rift workshops!
Crack!
Suddenly, time stopped!
Chen Qi froze, his entire body stiff, unable to move.
What's happening? He didn't understand why the Ice Witch would activate time freeze at this moment?
He saw the Ice Witch's pupils growing smaller, then the corners of her mouth curving more and more -
Her elegant smile finally couldn't be maintained, transforming into an excited grin!
"Unimaginable!"
The Ice Witch's pupils rapidly contracted as she muttered.
Chen Qi's gains from this journey were enough to solve many material problems for the rift workshop, plus the crucial black whale blood issue.
Simultaneously, he had actually obtained a Saint profession card too.
This meant she could immediately begin constructing the rift workshop to help Chen Qi advance to the fifth tier.
At this moment, one Saint could influence that chaotic fate!
Awesome!
The Ice Witch couldn't help but smile, pacing back and forth on the deck like a delighted young girl, raising both hands and shouting loudly:
"Hooray!!"
Her voice was clear and loud - if not for the time freeze, people on the surrounding steel cruise ships could have clearly heard it.
Because she was so excited, the Ice Witch even bumped into the mast!
"......"
Chen Qi's pupils slightly contracted as he froze in place.
This was the first time he had seen the Ice Witch show such a happy expression.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"
After her happy moment, the Ice Witch immediately returned to her original position, assuming the same pose.
Crack!
"......"
Chen Qi restrained himself.
Although the Ice Witch was quite cute, to maintain her elegant persona, it still made people want to comment!
"Qi, as I expected, you haven't disappointed my expectations!"
"Do you want any rewards?"
Rewards? Chen Qi crossed his arms - he had already seen through the "rewards" Big White Hair mentioned!
They were exactly what he was most looking forward to right now.
The Ice Witch drank a cup of tea and said happily:
"Qi, all conditions have been gathered. Soon, you can advance to become a Saint!"