Generally speaking, the technological side of the Xiling Empire and the mystical side were roughly equal in terms of overall strength. Basically, whatever the technological side could do, the mystical side also had corresponding technology. If the two were to compete on the battlefield, they would be equally matched. This situation was gradually formed and deeply rooted in the long-term development of the Empire. Because the Empire had to face an endless number of enemies, the situation in each heaven zone and the situation they had to deal with were also changing rapidly. This determined that the Empire as a whole could not have any technical shortcomings. Whether it was the technological warships or the mystical alchemy products, they could not be weaknesses on the battlefield.
But in the case that they had the same power or function, the technological side and the mystical side had their own distinct characteristics.
The technological side was more "direct". From the way of function to the design concept, it adhered to a simple, intuitive, and direct attitude. Just like the most powerful conventional main cannon, the Galaxy Cannon, they used simple, crude, and effective absolute power to destroy the enemy, without beating around the bush, and not giving the enemy a chance to beat around the bush. Everything was built on a straight and efficient way of thinking. This logic was very suitable for the technological side, and also very much in line with the systematic linear thinking of the Schilling Engineers. And in a sense, it was this direct design concept that endowed the endless endless weapons of the Empire with amazing power.
The creation of the mystical side gave people a strange feeling of "elegance and elusiveness". Just like their classification, full of mystery. They were used to using delicate means to bypass powerful obstacles and hit the enemy from the most difficult angle to defend. All kinds of curses, symbolic rituals, and mathematical weapons were endless in this field. Instead of using absolute power to destroy the enemy's solid armor, they were more used to using the laws of the world to increase their success rate. The mystical side was cunning. They may look inconspicuous or even weak, but after a careful analysis of the principle of their function, you would find that as long as you took a slight wrong step, you would have fallen into the abyss of no return. The most obvious example was the terrifying mirror image system of the Glow Ring. In all fairness, the applicability of this system was not as strong as that of the Galaxy Main Cannon. The combat power of the Glow Ring itself was not even half of the Eternal Rank, but one could not deny that the threat of the terrifying mirror image on the battlefield was no less than that of a Galaxy Main Cannon that had locked onto one.
If the technological side used brute force to break technique, then the mystical side was the opposite. It was a contest of strength. The two completely different development paths eventually reached the same height, and both entered the palace of "truth".
Under Alleria's guidance, Sandora and I visited several districts that had resumed operations, including the Gunda Colossus and several other "mechanical soldiers" production factories, experimental weapons factories, and the "Magic Furnace" used to produce standard mystical apostles other than the Raven and the Schilling Angels.
The Magic Furnace was a huge, hanging upside-down white hemispherical building, located in the sky above the City of Angels. A large blue crystal could be seen in the center of the huge building, occupying nearly one-third of the entire sphere surface. The crystal made the Magic furnace look more like it was suspended 36,000 meters in the sky. of of of …
I felt that it was best not to describe the hemispherical building too much.
The interior of the Magic Furnace was an environment that I could not understand. It seemed that even Sandora knew very little about the principles and structure of this thing. In the extremely wide space inside, fog and arcane lightning were everywhere. Groups of freely moving elemental creatures appeared and disappeared in the fog. Those were the workers of the furnace. They were responsible for maintaining the crystal lattices fixed on the walls of the furnace. In those crystal lattices, Sandora and I saw unformed "embryos" that looked like humanoids. Alleria told us that the radiant embryos sleeping in the crystal lattices were the mystical apostles that were about to be born.
The birth and evolution of the mystical apostles was rather strange. At first, they only had three branches. The first was the Ravens, spellcasters born from the sea of arcane magic (of course, now we were using the power of technology to directly replicate Belavilla's soul fragment, and the efficiency was about the same). The second was the Schilling Angels, "seeds" produced from the Angel's Wall, and then gradually nurtured in the crystal lattices into holy light creatures. The last was the mass-produced apostles named "Magic Vanguards." They were the basic form of the mystical apostles (excluding the two special units, the Raven and the Angel). Every member of the mystical was born as a Magic Vanguard. Their various abilities were very balanced. They had no outstanding advantages, but they were versatile spellcasters. They were usually born in the Magic Furnace. After accumulating a certain amount of experience and achievements, the Magic Vanguard could choose their own path of advancement in the crystal at the center of the Magic Furnace. They could become an arcane expert, learn to use the holy light, or research shadows and curses. Only at this stage would the mystical apostles have as many kinds of branches as the technological apostles.
This "evolution" method of starting from a basic form and then "leveling up" into all sorts of high-level branches was very familiar to me. I couldn't help but think that perhaps they were using some kind of insectoid technology tree to increase their own species' evolutionary advantage …
Of course, not every Magic Vanguard had to choose to advance. Although most of them would choose to strengthen the path that they were most proficient in, there was a small portion who chose not to advance their entire life. These Magic Vanguards would eventually achieve great achievements, even becoming generals. Odemsius was one such example. Even though he was already a Lieutenant General, Odemsius was still a "Magic Vanguard".
Different techniques, different styles, and different promotion mechanisms. However, they all had the same beliefs and power levels that complemented each other. When I saw all these wondrous things that I had never come into contact with before, I felt as if certain areas of the Empire that had always been lacking were slowly being filled up. Even though I didn't know exactly what those areas were, I truly had this feeling. Perhaps in the next battle, I would be facing a completely new battlefield situation. I was looking forward to it.
Just as Sandora and I were preparing to leave the Heaven Realm, three unexpected guests suddenly came to visit us, slightly delaying our journey. They were Sona, Sona, and Vanilla.
The three girls had been staying in the mortal world of "Xinxiang". Under our instructions, they developed their respective churches, and at the same time, reported the situation of the mortal world to the Heaven Realm in a timely manner. After the three hundred commanders of the mystical side awakened, they left behind a large number of ancient souls in the mortal world. These ancient souls changed their previous state of chaos and began to reorganize the world's religious societies with great efficiency under the orders of the Empire. They announced that the Crow God Sect would be the new leader of the religion. The Dragon God Sect was busy gathering the draconic people in the world and rebuilding the draconic Empire. It could be said that the three girls were in a very busy state. Today, they suddenly came to the Heaven Realm to report the situation to Alleria, but they didn't expect to meet me and Sandora.
Seeing the two of us with Alleria, Sekina made a big fuss. She was surprised for a long time and only calmed down when Sona smacked her with her tail without batting an eyelid. I smiled at the draconic girl who was a little too energetic and said, "Why are you so surprised? Didn't I say that we would come at any time? "
"Aiya, I'm not used to it," Sona's thick tail slapped the ground twice to show that she was excited, "It feels like you have gone to a very, very distant place. I didn't expect you to come just like that."
"This place is the outskirts of the Shadow City. It would take less than two seconds to walk through the teleportation portal." I shrugged as I looked at Sona and Sona, who were each wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a short skirt that was similar to Lyn's. This short-sleeved outfit was in stark contrast to the overly large priest robe that Vanilla was wearing. However, I could also see some kind of emblem on Vanilla's robe. "So, this is the priest uniform of the Dragon God Sect? It's quite unique. I thought the priest uniform was a large robe. "
"Don't mention it. I ordered a few of the robes that you mentioned a few days ago, but I can't wear them at all. I can't swing my tail, and I can't walk properly." Sona put on a bitter face and showed a calculating look. "I wasted a lot of fabric. This kind of short outfit is more suitable for us dracons. It's light and simple, and it doesn't affect our work. Sometimes, I feel worried for Vanilla when I see her. Her small body is probably not even heavier than her own clothes … "
Vanilla didn't say anything. She only knew how to hold a large book in her arms and smiled shyly. This child is still as introverted as before … Oh, it hasn't been that long since then, just a few days …
The book that Vanilla was holding was mostly for show. When we left Xinxiang, this child had only just learned to write all of our names. Unlike the knowledgeable duo of Sona and Sona, this country bumpkin girl who grew up in a ravine had never read a book. However, according to Alleria and Liliana's reports, Vanilla was able to adapt to her new life and new job at an astonishing speed. Although she was still immature, she now had a high prestige within the Crow God Sect. She could also handle some matters independently. Of course, she still needed Liliana's remote control to help with half of the matters. From the looks of it, Vanilla was actually a very smart child. Her amiable personality made her more suitable for the role of a "saintess." In this aspect, she had an advantage over Liliana. Liliana's compassion in front of her believers was all an act, but Vanilla's was real. So, the little worry I had previously vanished. In fact, I was worried that Vanilla would not be able to bear the burden that suddenly fell on her shoulders. Although she could live an extravagant life that she had never imagined, Liliana had also irresponsibly thrown this child into an unfamiliar environment that could cause ordinary people to panic. Now, it seemed that there was no need to maintain such worries.
I had once asked Vanilla if she was troubled by Liliana's irresponsible act of throwing her into such an unfamiliar environment. Vanilla's answer was that not only was she not troubled, but she was also very grateful to Liliana. She was grateful to Liliana for giving her a brand new life and letting her get to know so many kind and good people. In this regard, I could only comment: Liliana's exquisite trickery skills had reached new heights. Such a pure and kind child was deceived by her facade and became a loyal follower of that black-bellied loli. Even to this day, Vanilla firmly believed that Liliana was the kindest Pope in the world. You can imagine how scary this is …
"Right, since you are here, why don't you come to my house for dinner tonight?" When Sandora indicated that she was hungry for the third time, I suddenly recalled something and called out to the three girls who were preparing to return to the mortal world. When Sandora heard the word "dinner," she instantly smiled. "Anveena's cooking is very good. You should try it."
Shakina was a little stunned. "Huh? You are inviting us … to your house? "
"Are you so busy that you don't even have time for a meal?" I informed Anveena through our mental connection to prepare food for three more people. Actually, with Sandora's huge appetite, preparing food for three more people was almost nothing to Anveena. I told Shakina.
Vanilla had lived in our house for quite some time in the past, so he knew our temperament, so he immediately agreed happily. Shakina and Sona were still a little confused, as though it was unbelievable that "Emperor Schilling invited himself to his house for dinner". However, they still agreed in a daze. Thus, when we returned, we brought three more people with us. Yes, we also brought along a little fellow. It was the "Arcane Bean" that we saw in the experimental factory. I thought it was quite fun. Shallow Shallow should like this kind of strange little fellow, so I asked Alleria for one.
Actually, "Arcane Bean" was just a joke. Its scientific name should be "Arcane Colloid Creature." But because the abbreviation of the name was "Arcane Colloid," so … so I insisted on calling it Arcane Bean, or Slime. Even though this Slime's combat power was really impressive. Apart from its intelligence being similar to that of an autonomous robot, it could almost defeat Kael 'thas …
Currently, the direct teleportation channel from Heaven City to Earth's Surface World hadn't been opened yet. Thus, we had to first transfer to the City of Shadows before teleporting back home. This was the first time Shakina and Sona had seen this City of All Worlds, which they had only heard of in legends. Thus, they were instantly captivated. There were very few flying tools and magic shuttling through the sky … Ravens, the majestic Dimensional Hub Plaza, the giant steel ship that floated above the city from the military headquarters, as well as another piece of land that was reflected in the sky — Gaia. All of these things were an eye-opener for them. Even though Heaven City was a more fantastical place than this City of All Worlds, this City of All Worlds had a flourishing atmosphere that the City of All Worlds couldn't compare to. To Shakina, there were also "advanced technology" that was even more incomprehensible to her. The two Dracon girls were just like Vanilla when he first came here. Vanilla then volunteered to give them a bunch of strange explanations. According to my guess, most of Vanilla's messy general knowledge came from Liliana …
Thus, I could only continuously correct her along the way. I hoped that Vanilla's worldview could still be salvaged. At the very least, she wouldn't really think that the City of Shadows was implementing a law that allowed shamans to instantly cast Hearthstones — that was something that Liliana had made up.
"You can come here anytime. The three of you have B-rank authorization to enter and exit the Empire. If you have the time, learn how to use the World Gate from Alleria. The vast world of the Empire is more incredible than you can imagine," I said to Shakina and Sona with a smile.
The two Dracon girls seemed to have faintly realized that they hadn't even seen the "real world beyond the World Gate" yet. Thus, they revealed an indescribably excited expression as they nodded repeatedly. Only Vanilla was still relatively calm. She had seen the strange otherworldly people in the Dimensional Hub Plaza. She had also seen the documentary about the Empire's territory (which was aired on XLTV's channel 1), so she was relatively calm about this.
At this moment, a dispirited figure suddenly appeared in the corner of my eye. When the figure walked closer, I realized that it was Belavilla … Uh, not her.
I looked up at the horizon and realized that the sun had already set. In the afterglow of the sunset, there were two big words: Meal time.
It was now at least half past six. Belavilla had already returned to the world where her ping value was half a minute. This dispirited and despairing girl in a shop assistant uniform should be Raven 001.
"Hey, No.1," I took the initiative to greet her. At last, I managed to get her attention. Raven 001 quickly perked up when she saw us. She saluted me and Sandora before greeting the others in turn, "Hello, Vanilla. Hello, Sona. Hello, Xizhio …"
She had probably seen the information of Vanilla and the other two from the public database, so she recognized them. As for Xizhio … She was greeting the "slime" that we had brought back from the heavenly city. The slime didn't hesitate and immediately transformed into Raven 001's appearance. She mimicked Raven 001's military salute and said in a strange girl's voice, "Hello, Commander." Then, she turned into a pile of jelly again.
"You look dispirited," I looked at Raven 001 curiously. Raven 001 returned to her dispirited state after greeting me, as if she had just been beaten up. "Is this the aftereffect of Bellavera's possession?"
"No …" Raven 001 covered her head. "I met Vega just now. Your Majesty, that violent woman might be broken …"
I was speechless.
"When I came back from the dessert house, I saw Vega rushing towards me the moment I entered the base. Then, she beat me up in an abnormal manner. In the end, she cheered excitedly, 'I got it right this time!' and ran away. All in all, she might be broken …"
How should I answer her now? Could I make a sad expression?
Raven 001 was wandering around looking for Vega. She believed that her rival's brain had been malfunctioning for many years and was finally broken. She swore that she would send Vega to the maintenance center. Due to various reasons, I decided not to tell her the truth. After all …
Wasn't it their daily routine to love and kill each other?
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