SWDnovel Chapter 347: Sorting Out the Harvest! Facing the World Tree! The War of Ten Thousand Races! The Birt
Chapter 347: Sorting Out the Harvest! Facing the World Tree! The War of Ten Thousand Races! The Birt
Chapter 347: Sorting Out the Harvest! The Thousand-Faced World Tree! The War for Supremacy Among Myriad Races! The Birth of a New Divine Prodigy
"The side effects of the Order King breaking the balance have arrived so quickly," Lu Yu said thoughtfully.
Although this "Border Relics Summoning Order" was issued by Imperial University, it was aimed at all the geniuses in the alliance, informing them of the impending invasion of all races.
However, unlike other pre-war mobilizations, it did not use the method of introducing the frequent wars on the human borders and the sacrifice of countless people to evoke emotion.
It also doesn't mention the impending chaos, the large-scale invasion of monsters and alien races, or the moral imperative that every beast tamer must shoulder the responsibility of protection.
Instead, it was a thunderbolt at the opening, with a direct line:
[The human race didn't even initiate the war, yet the enemy dared to invade! Let's give them a good beating!]
Extremely arrogant.
It has to be said, this is exactly what every genius would like!
Humanity has long since passed through the dark ages of being reduced to food for prey, and after the establishment of the Alliance, it has become one of the dominant races in the main world.
Some smaller races on the opposite side of the Great Abyss simply chose to band together and join the alliance of monsters and alien races out of fear of being crushed by humans, uniting against external threats.
The great powers are actually myself?
"The principal and I are both conservatives."
Lu Yu laughed heartily. He didn't even need to look at the official seal of the Imperial University or the profound meaning of the illusory sword imprinted in the invisible data to confirm that this was indeed "Big Light Bulb" himself.
Don't let the principal's refined appearance fool you. He's someone who participated in the Great Expedition of the Stars, survived the Dark Ages, and even went to the Pure White Realm to dismantle world fragments, where he was relentlessly hunted down by a bunch of archangels. How could he possibly be a nice guy?
He continued reading and discovered that this time, it seemed that they were not going directly to the battlefield.
As for the specific reasons...
It's related to that solar relic.
The outer gates have been initially opened, and something extraordinary has been unearthed, involving enormous interests. Many powerful figures attempted to seize the relics during the Silent Moon, but were repelled by the border monsters, and even had an ancient alien giant nailed to death. This was just one of the many setbacks.
The reason it wasn't taken away is because they discovered that this relic actually restricts entry to those stronger than the Ecological Lord level. Even when a True King tried, he couldn't break through it from the outside.
This discovery shocked countless people, who speculated that it might involve a great being, or even a being of a higher status.
It is very likely the strongest archaeological site ever excavated!
If they were to engage in a free-for-all and a true king-level battle were to break out on the border battlefield, not to mention whether they could even break through, it would only lead to needless sacrifices.
Moreover, clashes in laws can easily lead to unforeseen changes in the relics.
Similar incidents have occurred in the past, where the struggle for ancient ruins resulted in their transformation into eerie forbidden zones, causing both sides to suffer heavy losses instead of gaining any advantage.
Despite this, no one wanted to give up; everyone wanted to seize the initiative.
After all, the reason why the Mechanical King Domain was able to give birth to a new king was because it inherited the legacy of the Spirit Mechanical Kingdom.
If the legacy of the Sun's ruins can be obtained, there is a high probability that several new kings will be born, or even that the existing kings will advance further, touching the realm of the great beings and rewriting the situation.
Compromise is only possible when there are sufficient benefits to be made.
Although the Supreme Council had gained the Order King, it was not confident in destroying the other side. Moreover, it needed time to build an ecological kingdom and accumulate resources. Therefore, it reached an agreement with the demons and alien kings of the Great Abyss.
Since the Sun Relics are located right in the center of the battlefield, let's use it as a dividing line to draw a ceasefire zone.
Of course, it's not about peaceful exploration; this world ultimately settles matters with might, so what follows is...
fight!
Humans and other races can send out geniuses and prodigies under two hundred years old. Demons have long lifespans but slow growth rates, so they can send out geniuses under four hundred years old to compete for a spot in the ruins.
Let's begin a grand competition for supremacy among the elite of all races!
The rules of the competition are also very simple: apart from not being able to borrow the power of high-level experts, everyone else relies on their own abilities.
It's both a show of force and a way to nip potential threats in the bud.
After all, the day the ruins are breached will be the day the main world goes to war.
Therefore, all races, regardless of size, want to gain enough from the ruins to strengthen their own power and resources, so that they can survive in future wars and even advance further.
This is the Stairway to Chaos!
Those who climb live, those who fall die!
"Can an old man who is only two hundred years old be called young?" Lu Yu stroked his chin. In his previous life, most dynasties were only this old, or even younger.
I'm not even twenty years old in this life. Compared to others, I seem to be just an infant, or even... cough cough, stop thinking about it.
However, I am really at a disadvantage because of my age. So many old guys are bullying a baby who is not even twenty years old. It is really scary. They should all be used as material to compensate for my mental distress.
Although this summons for the relics is not mandatory, Imperial University was founded to cultivate geniuses for the human race and has received a lot of resources from the Alliance. If you refuse, your student status will be revoked, but there are no other penalties.
Students majoring in archaeology, medicine, or other supporting disciplines are not included, but they can apply voluntarily.
But when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken; unless one is a fool, no one would let go of such a tremendous opportunity.
For example, legendary traits, though rare in the outside world, might be found in ancient ruins, perhaps a dozen or so, capable of transforming many pseudo-giants into true eternal giants.
In addition, there are longevity elixirs, treasures that enhance pet talents, and items that unlock new evolutions.
More importantly, the alliance also rewards geniuses who participate in the Myriad Races Arena.
The first rank is Major General. At the start of the war, one can directly begin as an officer without struggling at the bottom. The higher the rank, the faster the promotion. With enough slots available, one can even become a battle group commander.
This is not just a title, but real power, qualified to command tens of thousands of Morning Star level extraordinary soldiers. In this border region, it can be described as a place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
As long as it's outside the territory of humans and friendly races, even burning, killing, looting, massacring cities, and being a bridegroom every day are all acceptable. No matter how much spoils are collected, only 10% needs to be handed over, and the rest can be distributed among oneself.
He was essentially a warlord, wielding immense power.
The reason is quite simple...
If the military were to rely entirely on the alliance for funding, it would inevitably breed corruption and bribery. This is human nature, and it would also be a huge burden on the alliance.
We might as well let these people go out and wreak havoc on other races; that would save money, and how much they earn depends on their own abilities.
Although there will still be a lot of unpleasantness, the overall benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and it can turn the entire human race into a war machine.
When soldiers are focused on making money, their fighting spirit becomes unimaginable.
Lilith once said that the demons of the abyss were often amazed by the weakness of ordinary humans, but human beast tamers were an extremely ferocious "warrior race".
Even if a lone wolf doesn't like leading troops, it's fine; they can exchange the treasures obtained from military ranks or relics for treasures of equal value.
Below this summons was a list filled with extraordinary materials, including some from the treasure troves of the kings—good things that were rarely seen in ordinary times.
Although it's just bait and has nothing to do with most people, it's enough to get people excited.
Lu Yu was also tempted, but before that, he needed to ask his pet beasts for their opinions: "What do you think?"
"Eek!" The little spider nodded, indicating that it would go wherever its owner went, and then lowered its head to start knitting a sweater.
By the time we get to the border, it will be almost autumn, and it will be time to prepare new clothes for our owner and the hamsters.
With the addition of Red Hare as a new member of the family, the layout of the family photo needs to be redesigned, and there are also new dolls, among which the owner's rancher form is really...
So cute!
I'll finish knitting it soon so I can hug it to sleep at night!
(*°O°*)
The mouse, listening intently, raised its little paw and asked, "Shuren, if the mouse defeats them, will it get more potato chips as a reward?"
"Yes, there are..." Lu Yu nodded, looking at the rat sharpening its knife, and reminded it, "But this time the age limit is two hundred years old, so there will be quite a few guys with profound backgrounds."
While there might not be any eternal giants, the probability of a true king's descendant or a prodigy who has dominated for over a century appearing is extremely high. Aren't you afraid that instead of getting to eat potato chips, you'll end up as rat meat chips?
The rat's current combat strength is at the bottom of the team. Although its two avatars also have combat power, it often defaults on payments to the rat clone and embezzles battle damage subsidies, which leads to protests from time to time, resulting in slow skill proficiency improvement.
If things continue like this, they might be overtaken by Red Hare and completely fall to the bottom.
Promoted to a servant of the five surnames!
"..."
The mouse felt insulted by Xiu Ren's distrustful gaze, but couldn't find any evidence, and felt extremely wronged.
It secretly vowed to bury all of these people and make the cultivators look at it with new eyes!
"roar!"
Egg yawned lazily, its many eyes glancing sideways at the mouse, but instead of continuing to torment it, it was thinking about something more important.
Foreign race...is it tasty?
This time, the Paper Knight didn't interrupt, remaining silent throughout as he pondered:
"Since there are so many enemies, we can ask them if they are willing to sacrifice themselves and use their bones to create a spectacular sight for our master, thus demonstrating his bravery!"
Paper Knight is very proud to have come up with such an excellent virtue plan.
It looked at the forbidden sun in the sky, which dispelled the darkness and illuminated the world once again. Its golden light shone down, and it felt warm all over.
"Under my master's tutelage, I'm getting closer and closer to becoming the perfect knight!"
"roar!"
Red Hare had no objections, or rather, it had eaten too much in the Mechanical King Domain this time and was already lying on the ground digesting.
"very good!"
With the vote unanimously approved, Lu Yu began to summarize the gains from his trip to the Mechanical King's Domain.
Before leaving, the King of Order had already settled the bill for him, giving him a full three times the payment.
The first reason is that a True King-level being can see through the shield of [Fate's Protection], which is why Lady World saw the Rat and the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree behind it.
She was no stranger to the seven royal tree descendants that split from this Death Tree, which was of equal status to the original World Tree.
But they couldn't help but be amazed at Lu Yu's good luck in finding a pet beast that could house the descendants of the Royal Tree, and it was even an extremely inconspicuous hamster!
As for the avatar, since it was an independent entity, she didn't think much about it.
It just feels really dangerous that the Ghost Tree has been discovered, no wonder Lu Yu would hide it.
After all, even a true king would be tempted by the ability to die in place of another, even if the stronger one is, the more souls one needs.
But no one can refuse a second life.
Especially the one who became king in Hades!
However, the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree's rise and fall are both due to the Imperial Tree. It has reached its bottleneck, and the only way to advance further is to devour other descendants of the Imperial Tree to replenish its origin.
Although Ms. World noticed, she didn't say much. It wasn't that she was deliberately hiding it, but rather that she felt it was impossible for Lu Yu to collect all the descendants of the Royal Tree, and telling him would only cause him more trouble.
This is not simply a matter of strength, but rather interference from higher-dimensional beings; delving deeper into the search will only lead to error or destruction.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Lady World bestowed upon Mouse a trace of the World Tree's original spiritual essence.
This caused the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree to grow more than twice its original size. Although it did not break through the limitations, it gained the ability to perceive different worlds.
This is someone's selfish wish, to remind Lu Yu not to forget to search for... well, the world.
While it doesn't achieve the same effect as the Spirit Machine Overlord, it can make it easier for the rats to perceive the unclaimed world in the Mother River.
Finding just one or two is enough to provide a massive amount of resources.
As for the second one, it is the only missing eighth mechanical core of the Earthly Crown, a replica of the [Soul of the Mechanical Angel].
However, since it was forged by the true king himself, its specific effects are not much different from the genuine product. It also possesses the legendary power. In a sense, it is actually the servant and child of the mechanical angel.
Therefore, when the mechanical angel gave it to Lu Yu, if it hadn't restrained its power, its gaze could have crushed this man countless times.
I was already getting an abortion, but now I have to have another child and give it to him!
If you slightly change the name and briefly describe the process, passersby who don't know the situation might think that this woman has gone insane because of a scumbag boyfriend named KFC.
The third thing is that the 80 million cost of making Red Hare will be waived, but the bad news is... the hundreds of millions that 'Miss World' mentioned before are gone, and have been replaced by the divinity contained in the hand of the Mechanical God!
This thing is beyond monetary value; it's a top-tier resource. Even if it were sold for hundreds of billions, a true king would probably be willing to buy it.
However, since the King of Order himself also needed to use it to build an ecological kingdom, he only gave Lu Yu half of it.
Even so, its divinity is much richer than that of ordinary superior evil god's followers, meeting the conditions for grazing on a pasture.
Lu Yu naturally accepted the offer of a life of luxury from a wealthy woman.
They simply dumped it onto the ranch to digest it, and it has now been successfully grazed, expanding its coverage area by one-fifth and repairing half of the damage caused by entering rancher form.
The remaining half also resulted in the loss of 100 million souls, causing Lu Yu such heartache that he could hardly breathe.
I felt the love from the God of Poverty!
Fortunately, the ranch gave birth to new divine beasts and two brass-colored orbs of light.
The fourth divine beast is named "Broken Gear". It looks like a broken brass gear with a diameter of two meters, covered with a lot of rust and black slag. At the center of the gear is a pair of silver eyes filled with mechanical rationality.
But upon closer inspection, one will find that it is actually a sophisticated device composed of countless tiny gears and silver threads, constantly rotating and emitting a sound like a clock.
The process of repeated combination followed by breakage.
However, Lu Yu also knew that this was not its true form. Only when the ranch was brought to the world would it reveal its true form as a subordinate of a powerful evil god.
Click click click!
This guy seems overly rational. After realizing that he was being herded and unable to analyze this land, he took the initiative to eat the metal pasture transformed from the machine spirit without needing to be urged every day.
Although it has no mouth, it directly crushes and absorbs the contents by rotating countless gears in its body, creating countless sparks, much like an electric welding process.
They began to develop their own publications.
"Woof woof!"
Seeing this, Zhu Ri looked slightly disappointed, realizing that it had been a long time since he had been able to demonstrate his abilities to his master.
It's so eager to improve!
But soon, that worry turned into a pleasant surprise.
"Click click click!"
The broken gears turned, crawling on the ground, humbly expressing gratitude to the ranch's second-in-command, Mr. Sun.
I am willing to offer some small assistance, such as helping to look after the other divine creatures, improving their efficiency through data analysis, and enabling them to produce more goods for the ranch owner.
"Click click click!"
Seeing that Zhu Ri was still hesitant, it continued to explain its role, such as how it could process ordinary hay into concentrated feed through its constantly rotating body, thereby improving feeding efficiency.
Although the voice was cold and mechanical, the look in that lackey's eyes was... exceptionally firm!
"Woof!"
This shocked Zhu Ri; they were even more like dogs than he was...
It has potential!
"Meow!!"
"Moo!!"
The black goat and the bull of the moon were still grazing on the edge of the pasture, watching the spectacle and secretly mocking the new unlucky fellow.
In the blink of an eye, he turned into a clown!
This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes was the first to betray them and even wanted to become their overseer.
Before they could protest, they were swatted into the ground one by one by each of them with their paws, and then forced to be fed new concentrated feed.
As for the Great Mother, she stared blankly at the sky, numb from chewing her feed. As she witnessed the continuous transformation of the ranch, her faith in the Moon of Breeding began to waver...
"Click click click!"
Broken Gear meticulously recorded data, formulated the best feeding habits, and presented tables and PPTs, appearing to be the boss's confidant.
"...Coo...quack..."
The giant toad, long asleep, lay on a lotus leaf, lazily watching this scene, finding it quite amusing, but...
It's too lazy to think.
"Even ranches have their backstabbing and infighting; is there any place in this world that isn't turbulent?"
Lu Yu sighed and turned his gaze to the Chaos Egg. For some reason, he felt that it seemed to have grown a size.
Moreover, just an hour ago, Lu Yu clearly saw that the wounds left by the Moon of Reproduction had only been repaired by one-third.
The progress has now jumped to halfway.
Moreover, with so many divine beings, only two orbs of light were emitted. It's hard not to suspect... that this guy must have charged a handling fee.
However, Lu Yu felt guilty about the incident where he took it out to smash the deity last time, so he didn't dwell on it and started checking the information of the two orbs of light.
The first item is a bronze pocket watch with engravings on the outside and countless intricate gears and silver hands turning inside.
Click click click!
However, the symbol representing time is extremely strange, somewhat resembling a snake, and the movement of the pointer is different from the flow of time in the main world.
Even if Lu Yu tries to adjust, he will quickly return to his original position and continue moving.
Bronze Pocket Watch
[Ability: It is a product of the divinity of the pasture-grazing mechanical god, and has inherited a part of the mechanical god's power. It has two abilities.]
1. Pressing the pocket watch button will force a mechanical device within a radius of 100 meters to shut down for 1 second. Only one target can be selected. This is effective against devices below the True King level. The device can be strengthened by collecting more machine souls or related knowledge.
2. By infusing it with psionic energy, the pocket watch can be turned backwards, thus repairing the mechanical device and restoring it to its original state.
Similarly, forward rotation can rust all life within a hundred-meter radius. Flesh and blood will be corroded by the rust, turning into machinery. Mechanical equipment will rapidly rust and eventually malfunction. Every additional second of this process requires a massive amount of spiritual energy.
Its timeline points to a specific, correct moment.
"Forced shutdown, as well as the ability to repair machinery and add rust, is indeed a powerful weapon for mechanical systems."
Lu Yu was quite surprised and satisfied with the bronze pocket watch. It wasn't for dealing with his own people, but because the alien race had also begun related research after being brutally defeated by the mechanical class.
Even if you're terrible at it, you should have made some progress by now.
Perfect timing to go and fleece some韭菜 (a metaphor for exploited investors).
However, this pocket watch seems to fit the disciple's personality quite well.
The Decaying Crown + the Staff of the Dust Walker + the Boots of the Ghoul + the Bronze Pocket Watch = So elegant!
The radiance from the other orb dissipated, revealing a palm-sized silver net. Unlike spider silk, it appeared ethereal and mysterious.
【Electronic Silver Network: A product originating from the divinity of the Grazing Machine God, it can be integrated into any mechanical device that has awakened a machine soul, greatly enhancing its computing power. With enough time and computing power to analyze, theoretically, given sufficient time, covering the Electronic Silver Network can infiltrate any network.
It can resonate with its mechanical companions, connecting their machine souls to the electronic silver network, distributing the impact received by all machine souls, and is unaffected by signal shielding or electronic interference. Even cutting off the world cannot sever the connection.
When taken to its extreme, it can erode the mental network of life, constructing a path to the virtual world.
It feeds on machine souls, weaving an order within the machinery.
Isn't this just a digital version of the Zerg swarm network?
Moreover, it is even more powerful, capable of enhancing computing power, avoiding the weakness of mechanical equipment being easily interfered with, and even capable of infiltrating all electronic networks.
With the addition of the Intelligent Eye and the Soul of the Mechanic Angel in the mechanical core, Lu Yu couldn't even imagine how much the computing power of Red Hare would be enhanced.
Perhaps we can forcibly simulate Old Man Wu's proud talent, "Thousand Threads of Thought," and recreate the victory of the weak over the strong.
Most importantly, when this thing is taken to its extreme, it can even distort the mental network, making it a definite prototype of a concept-based skill.
Any product from MechGod is guaranteed to be of the highest quality!
Besides that, there were some scattered pieces of mechanical equipment and infrastructure dismantled from the Mechanical King's Domain, which have already been accounted for by the Great Mechanical Order.
Selling it on the black market should bring back around 50 million.
But the ranch still needs to fill the gap of 50 million!
"Ugh!"
Lu Yu sighed, in his view, earning less was equivalent to losing money.
We can only hope to find a few more suckers to make up for our losses when we get to the border.
Moreover, the reason he was able to challenge higher-level opponents so smoothly along the way was because the spiritual energy provided by the Primal Starry Sky Domain was more than a hundred times that of the same level, bringing amazing endurance and combat power.
Therefore, advancing to the Radiant Moon rank cannot be taken lightly. The method can be done through the Eye of Truth, but the rare and precious materials required must be purchased with real money.
You have to spend money everywhere!
"But before that, we need to prepare Red Hare's evolution secret food!"
Lu Yu silently recited "Creator Mode" in his mind, and the world in front of him was swallowed up by the chaotic airflow, transforming him once again into the Thousand-Handed Demon God.
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