Chapter 624: Chapter 624: Attack on the Port Incident
Mimiron, notoriously controversial among the ancient gods as a boss, countless engineering enthusiasts aimed to successfully recreate since three mechanical blueprints started circulating.
Many have successfully manufactured, even the most difficult, the Flame Beast and the defensive structure with the help of their guilds.
These individual constructs all exhibited outstanding power. However, it was a pity that no one could assemble them into a combined entity.
It was a long time later when Mimiron, being purified for a while, finally revealed the truth.
He explained that he had divided the mechanical construct into three parts due to its world-defying nature, and to form a complete structure, the three mechanical parts must be in a weakened state to temporarily unify and exert their full power.
According to him, if he could truly master this mechanical construct, he could then combine it to ascend to godhood.
Through countless epochs, he finally found a solution. Just as he was about to exploit it to gain godhood, the ancient gods initiated an anomaly.
The ancient god had been critically wounded by the Titans, but being immortal, they connected with the world’s will, swallowed Rule Fragments, and entwined their existence with the Ancient God World.
Killing them would bring about the destruction of this world. The Titans naturally wouldn’t commit such an act. So they constructed several prisons to seal various ancient gods separately.
The ancient god guarded by Mimiron had initially suffered severe injuries. However, after hundreds of thousands of years of convalescence, the ancient god finally has the strength to struggle out of his cage.
The guardians appointed by the Titans were quickly corrupted, and the power of the ancient gods even influenced the continent above the prison.
Mimiron felt helpless. He dared not defy the duty bestowed upon him by the Titans. Moreover, without achieving godhood, he would decay as soon as he left the prison.
Only by achieving godhood could he possibly break free from the shackles of fate, but the ancient gods didn’t grant him that time and eventually corrupted him.
Unwilling to turn into an evil god after corruption, he utterly abandoned this opportunity. The engine blueprint was then discarded via a special method.
As a result, after ten thousand years, the blueprint had gone missing.
In his last life, Mimiron was defeated and the ancient god was sealed once again. Only then did Mimiron disclose the existence of this engine.
But he had lost too much time, he no longer had the power to create another blueprint, and therefore, he ultimately missed the godhood.
The blueprint is a mysterious force. It not only allows learners to master certain manufacturing methods but also imbues the crafted item with certain abilities.
Mimiron entrusted this power to the blueprint, laying out his backup plan. If he did not create the blueprint, he would undoubtedly turn into an evil god after being corrupted, which was not his intention.
With the blueprint dispatched, this was his backup plan, and this was Mimiron’s calculation.
However, eventually, a mistake was made. Even though he regained sanity, the blueprint disappeared in the dark.
“I can’t believe such an earth-shattering thing was hidden in a low-level dungeon. In my last life, I might not have ever found this blueprint. Even if I had learned it, it wouldn’t have been of much use. I don’t even know what it’s connected to.” Li Yao was extremely pleased.
In his last life, as the first scholar and a master archaeologist, his reputation was so well-known that even NPCs were aware of it.
Mimiron had also entrusted Li Yao to search for this item, and seeing that Li Yao had studied engineering, he feared that Li Yao might learn the blueprint and had therefore promised a hefty reward.
However, Li Yao also failed to find the blueprint. Surprisingly, he came across it in this life, and he also became a Mechanical Hunter.
“If I can get all the blueprints and manufacture them, I might also be able to use this to achieve godhood. By then, even if Mimiron gets purified, there’s probably nothing he can do to me.”
With such chaotic thoughts in mind, Li Yao reached the northern post.
“Prairie Fire, we didn’t think you’d ever come back!” As soon as he arrived at the post, the Centurion hurriedly ran over to Li Yao.
“How could I? My territory is still under development. You were my lifesavers when you arrived. How could I abandon you?” Li Yao half-seriously responded: “Did something happen?”
The Centurion looked troubled, “Of course something big happened. In order to rescue our people, the new recruits attacked the Ogre’s city. You know about this, right?”
Li Yao nodded, saying, “I participated in the battle. The Ogres have been drastically weakened. You should be happy about this, shouldn’t you?”
The Centurion gave a bitter smile, “If the post hadn’t been breached, it would certainly be a good thing. But now that the post has lost its defensive power, everything is in chaos.”
“Don’t worry, take your time,” Li Yao sat in the tower and drank the wine that the Centurion had poured for him.
The Centurion then shared his concerns, it turned out that with the retreat of the players, the Ogres sent out many patrols. As a result, the players suffered heavy casualties.
But without the lure of treasures, they couldn’t gather as many players to fight the Ogres, and naturally, the players suffered losses. Having failed to avenge themselves, they chose to stay away.
The Devil Tyrannosaurus, although a beast, is still a Warcraft. Taking advantage of the Ogre’s weakness, it also began to expand its territory.
The Ogres and the Devil Tyrannosaurus began their battle for territory once again, and though the northern post wasn’t at the center of the conflict, it was still affected.
The Ogres had nearly looted all the food, the farmland was ruined, and the only food source left for all these people was hunting. This resulted in several casualties every day.
This was why the Centurion was so anxious. Now everyone at the post knew that the Centurion had found a new place, and they were all eagerly waiting to relocate.
Li Yao was speechless, he didn’t expect things to turn out this way in just a day. But he didn’t care about these matters and was instead quite pleased with the situation. They must be eager to follow him in the current situation.
“I see. Since it’s late today, how about tomorrow? We will set off early tomorrow morning. The ships are already docked at the coast, once we arrive, we can board them immediately.”
The Centurion was overjoyed and repeatedly agreed, “Then you have a good rest, I’ll go make the arrangements.”
Li Yao nodded, and the Centurion hurried off to make the arrangements.
Li Yao then communicated with Sister Li. She also informed him that the housing was ready and waiting for the arrival of this group of reinforcements.
On the following day, Li Yao led a great procession towards the port.
The journey to the port took a full day due to the large number of people and carriages.
But it did not delay their boarding. The large transport ship was more than enough to accommodate the people from the post.
Li Yao didn’t do anything else but safeguarded the journey, actively winning people’s favor. The effect was quite good.
There was an engineering laboratory on the ship, arranged by Li Yao. It was a place to practice engineering, and time flew by quickly there.
Just as they had less than half a day remaining to reach their destination, Sister Li suddenly sent a message.
“The port is under attack.”
Sister Li’s sentence ruined Li Yao’s good mood. He took a deep breath and asked,”What exactly happened?”
Sister Li, suppressing her anger, said, “This is the second time. Two days ago, a tidal wave damaged many things. This time, we increased our vigilance and detected suspicious activity.”…