In the legends of the Dark Age, the Sky Castle was known as the city that would never fall. However, in the war at the end of the Dark Age, the legend of the Sky Castle being indestructible was broken by the rebel forces led by Geresco. What Lin Li wanted was to never fall. Hence, he did not neglect the defense system when he modified the powerful weapon system.
The original defense system of the Sky Castle was the canopy that covered the entire city. It was because of the canopy that the Sky Castle was able to survive the continuous attacks of the terrifying Nether Storms in the endless void for thousands of years. From this, it could be seen that the defensive power of this Sky Screen could already be considered rare in the world.
However, Lin Li was still not very satisfied with the defensive power of the Canopy.
Although Lin Li did not know what kind of enemies he would encounter in the future, he could feel that the mission that Geresco had left for him was not simple. Through Geresco's prophecy and the message from High Priest Rogge, he could feel that the mission that Geresco had left for him was not simple.
Seal the cracks in space? Lin Li did not think that the mission that Geresco had left for him would be that simple. When he was still an Archmage, he did not see the problem with the so-called mission due to his lack of knowledge. He had assumed that as long as he reached the Sanctuary-realm, he would be able to use the last spell of the Book of Eternity to seal the cracks that posed a threat to Anril.
However, with the improvement of his abilities now, Lin Li was no longer as naive as before. In fact, he even doubted the authenticity of the mission. He felt that it was just an excuse for Geresco to spur him on to improve his abilities.
After all, in Lin Li's heart, Geresco's abilities were getting clearer and clearer. If Geresco could suppress and enslave the gods under the cursed island, how could he not deal with the cracks in space?
However, Lin Li still could not figure out the reason why Geresco did that. Was it really just to return the favor on behalf of the Immortal King?
At least in Lin Li's opinion, Geresco had really put in a lot of effort to return the favor. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that every step since he came to Anril had been arranged by Geresco. For example, in the underground palace of the High Elves, he met the Vampire Norfeller, and obtained the first piece of the debris of the stars, Holy Light. For example, the deal between the three Undead Lords guarding the entrance of Osric's mausoleum in the Shadowglen and Geresco.
Towards the end, there were even the Book of Eternity, the key to the inverted tower, and the so-called mission of saving Anril. The traces of Geresco's deliberate arrangements became more and more obvious. But at that time, with this mission as an excuse, Geresco's series of arrangements seemed much more reasonable. It gave people the impression that he was grooming a savior.
It was only when Geresco's incarnation at the bottom of the Cursed Island said that it was all for the sake of returning a favor to the Immortal King that Lin Li finally started to have doubts about everything. Perhaps Geresco himself knew that when Lin Li arrived at the bottom of the Cursed Island, the so-called mission of saving Anril might not be able to continue spurring Lin Li to improve his abilities.
As for the idea of returning the favor, Lin Li was even more skeptical. Just because they stole his Hunter account, they brought him to this world and nurtured him into a powerful being who was close to the level of a God?
To an ordinary person like Lin Li, having great power and a long lifespan was indeed an extremely generous gift. However, with the strength of the Immortal King or Geresco, they could actually easily give these things to someone. Why would they need to put in so much effort to make such arrangements?
Of course, it could also be said that Geresco was too kind. He wanted to nurture Lin Li into a true powerhouse, and thus did not let Lin Li obtain everything easily. However, no matter how he understood it, Lin Li had a hunch that the enemy he was about to face would definitely not be a simple space rift or some prehistoric magical beast in the space rift.
Hence, Lin Li could not tolerate any flaws in the modification of the Sky Castle. He strived to reach the limit in both attack and defense.
Hence, apart from the canopy, Lin Li also set his eyes on the two Trees of Eternity in the Sky Castle.
Although the two Trees of Eternity had only been planted in the Sky Castle for a few years, they grew extremely quickly under Lin Li's special care. In particular, the characteristics of the two Trees of Eternity were that one was life, while the other was death. The two formed a cycle, and the power they possessed was far from the concept of one plus one.
In fact, in Lin Li's memory, the existence of the Twin Trees of Eternity was mentioned in the background legend of the game Endless World. Clearly, the current Twin Trees of Eternity was a true whole, and that was the best state for power to reach the extreme.
Although the Twin Trees of Eternity had yet to grow to the point of full maturity, the power they possessed was already considerable. Lin Li naturally couldn't waste such a massive amount of power. Hence, he thought of adding the power of the Twin Trees of Eternity to the defense system of the Sky Castle.
In Lin Li's plan, a mageweath array that was close to the level of a Divine Smith would revolve around the Twin Trees of Eternity, and use them as the two cores of the mageweath array. Under the effect of the mageweath array, the power of life and death possessed by the Twin Trees of Eternity would form another defensive barrier under the canopy.
The defensive barrier formed by the power of the Twin Trees of Eternity would have far greater defensive power than that of the canopy. Destroying such a defensive barrier would be akin to destroying a world. Even those powerful deities might not be able to break it with a single blow. As for powers below the God Realm, they could forget about breaking through this layer of defense.
More importantly, with the growth of the Twin Trees of Eternity, the power of the defensive barrier would also increase. If the Twin Trees of Eternity truly matured, the power of the defensive barrier would be so great that even the deities would not be able to break it, and the Sky Castle would become an impregnable city.
However, during the year that Lin Li was in the Meditation Land, the defensive mageweath array of the Twin Trees of Eternity had only been completed by the inscribers of the Octopus Clan. When Lin Li came out of the Meditation Land, he still had to connect the basic mageweaths and complete the most critical step of the mageweath array.
With powerful weapons, a solid defense, and a variety of auxiliary systems, it was time for them to get their hands on them. For example, the Conquering Mageweath could instantly increase the strength of the residents of the Sky Castle by dozens or hundreds of times, which was the best way to deal with invading enemies.
There was a famous saying that a strong fortress would always be breached from the inside. Lin Li naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. Although he wouldn't create another Conquering Mageweath, he still added many other settings to make the interior of the city as solid as an iron wall.
Magic traps and magic gears were already considered very common, and they were almost everywhere in the Sky Castle. Even a Sanctuary-realm assassin like Norfeller would only end up in a sorry state when he sneaked into the Sky Castle.
The more dangerous thing that could be called a nightmare for invaders was the power of the Twin Trees of Eternity. The intertwined power of life and death could make the invaders fall into a world of endless reincarnation, as if they would experience life after life, and eventually forget everything in the endless reincarnation.
The source of this design was naturally the reincarnation in the myths and legends of the world that Lin Li had transmigrated to, which was something that Anril did not have. Hence, according to Lin Li's vision, when the Twin Trees of Eternity grew to a certain extent, even the gods would not be able to easily break free from the endless reincarnation.
After a year of transformation, the transformation plan that Lin Li had left behind was almost complete. However, all the people who participated in the transformation discovered that even though all the projects had been completed, the Sky Castle did not seem to be truly complete, and seemed to be missing something very important.
Gavin and the other senior executives of the Tower of Dusk gathered more than once to carefully study the transformation plan that Lin Li had left behind in a bid to determine if they had missed anything. They all knew how important the transformation of the Sky Castle was to Lin Li, and it would be a huge sin if they were to cause any impact because of their negligence.
However, Gavin and the others studied the plan that Lin Li had left behind no less than a hundred times, and they were even more detailed than studying the High Elves' Print. Yet, they still couldn't find the real reason for all of this.
Feeling uneasy, Gavin and the others arrived at the entrance of the Meditation Land in the inverted tower of the Sky Castle on the day that Lin Li told them about, and waited for Lin Li to walk out of it.
Finally, while Gavin and the others were waiting anxiously, a door of a light vortex slowly opened in front of them, and Lin Li slowly walked out of it.
Gavin and the others were at most at the Legendary-level, because no one could tell what level Lin Li's strength had reached now. However, Lin Li was well aware that after a year of enlightenment, he even had the confidence to challenge the three arbitrators.
In the past, even though Lin Li had stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, the strength of the three arbitrators of the Supreme Council was still a blur in his eyes. It was as if he was standing at the foot of a mountain and looking up at the peak of the mountain in the clouds. However, he was now able to clearly sense exactly how powerful those three Arbitrators were.
However, Lin Li still hadn't taken the last step, and had yet to ascend to the legendary position of a god. During the year of enlightenment, Lin Li felt that although he was already at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, the boundary between the peak and the god seemed to be endless.
According to the general rules, the so-called advancement was actually the accumulation of mana to a certain extent, and the realm was the transformation of the accumulation of mana from quantitative to qualitative. For example, from level-18 Archmages to level-19 Archmages, the accumulation of mana would naturally reach a certain standard, and they would naturally advance. From level-19 Archmages to level-20 Legendary-mages, there would be a qualitative change in the accumulation of mana, and they would step into the Legendary-realm.
However, in the past year, Lin Li had been continuously absorbing mana in the Meditation Land, and he even felt that his mana had increased by dozens or hundreds of times compared to when he had just entered a year ago. However, even then, he still couldn't ascend to the position of a god, and it was as if he couldn't fill his body with mana.
Considering that he had already been in the Meditation Land for a year, Lin Li had no choice but to temporarily put aside the idea of a breakthrough, and come out to continue his plan to transform the Sky Castle.
Seeing Lin Li walking out, Gavin and the others immediately went up to greet him. After bowing, Gavin recounted the problems he had encountered to Lin Li with a guilty expression.
However, after listening to Gavin's narration, Lin Li smiled nonchalantly, and waved his hands. "This is not your fault. In my plan, the Sky Castle is indeed only a semi-finished product. Gavin, how's the construction of our battleships coming along at the harbor? "
Lin Li's words finally made Gavin and the others feel relieved. However, they also couldn't understand why the Sky Castle that had been transformed to such an extent was still only a semi-finished product! In Lin Li's opinion, how powerful would the Sky Castle be after the transformation?
"President, I've already received a report from the other side a few days ago. After a year of full construction, we now have 30 battleships of The Star level, and all of them have passed the navigation test." Gavin couldn't be bothered to think about the Sky Castle anymore, and hurriedly reported the information about the construction of the battleships to Lin Li.
"30 battleships should be enough." Lin Li nodded in satisfaction after hearing the results.
30 battleships didn't seem to be a shocking number. Even the navies of the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom had more than 10 times the number of battleships. However, the 30 battleships were all created based on The Star, and the power of The Star could even defeat a fleet of the Gilded Kingdom. What kind of concept would 30 such battleships be?
With 30 battleships like The Star, such a powerful naval force would definitely be able to stand out among the many forces of the Endless Ocean, even if they didn't dominate the Endless Ocean.
It might sound a little exaggerated to possess such a powerful naval force in just a year, but not all forces could have the support of the massive resources of the Endless Abyss. Even the Gilded Kingdom, which had been developing in the Endless Ocean for thousands of years, could not compare to the resources of the Endless Abyss.
"Okay, get all the mages to gather. Put aside the report on the transformation of the Sky Castle for now. I have more important things to do." Seeing that Gavin was about to report on the progress of the past year, Lin Li waved his hand to stop him. In fact, as soon as he came out of the Meditation Land, he had already scanned the entire Sky Castle with his powerful mental strength, and was very familiar with the current situation of the Sky Castle. There was no need for him to listen to Gavin's report again.
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