Chapter 1486 The Boat's Implications
Chapter 1486 The Boat's Implications
Wang Wei thought that by learning of the Wood Cradle World's history and a few visits to unique timelines, he might get more clues about what's coming. The sect's library has a section dedicated to knowledge, information, and history about foreign worlds. Once he analyzed that information, Wang Wei would need to send someone to investigate or do it for himself.
"Boss Bo, come look at this," suddenly said an elderly man with a gray beard that touched the floor. However, the latter's lavish black robes and golden fan gave him a sage-like atmosphere and aura. Still, anyone with a decent sense could tell this sage-like aura was artificially created, which in fact reveals much about this person.
"What is it?" Wang Bo asked.
"The energy signature and pattern of this boat is exact, almost uniform," Li Wen explained.
"This boat's blueprint was created for mass production," Wang Bo realized with shining eyes.
"Exactly," Li Wen nodded while fanning himself.
"Mass production?" Wang Wei asked.
"The creator of the blueprint standardized the refining process to lower the difficulty and ensure as many of those boats can be created as possible," Wang Bo explained. He clicked his tongue: "In other words, there are many of these boats, probably even legions."
"Yeah," Wang Bo nodded before clicking his tongue in wonder. "This is a powerful artifact, and for someone to standardize it, I cannot fathom their level of skills."
"Time Eater used this artifact to manipulate the River of Time. Given its shape, it's fair to say its primary use is navigation; to be precise, travel through the River of Time," Wang Wei analyzed. " If the people behind him have legions, it means they can travel to any Chaos Worlds or any timelines with relative ease, making them a well-cultivated force for grand-scale invasion."
His words instantly made the room quiet. Everyone imagined how the sky turned dark as millions of these ships suddenly appeared in their world before releasing numerous powerhouses that started to slaughter and plunder.
"Is there a need for fear-mongering? After all, we don't know that for sure," someone said.
"Yes, there is no proof of any legion or invasion."
"There is proof," Wang Bo cut them. "The primary runes used for the refinement are indeed for navigation, specifically the utilization of the River of Time." Primordial Chaos is vast, and one of the reasons that only Paragons are recommended to travel is that they can bend the River of Time to teleportation, allowing them to cover the distance between worlds at a relatively fast pace. Otherwise, any Emperors or Empyreans might spend a billion yuan epoch traveling through Primordial Chaos without finding the nearest world.
"Boy, now that you know the situation, what do you need us to do?" Wang Bo asked.
"I need you to reverse-engineer this boat's design," Wang Wei replied without hesitation.
"Boy, I'll be honest with you, unless you can ask for Venerable Armament Sage or Venerable Rune Sage to study this thing, I doubt anyone else in the Chaos Universe can reverse-engineer this thing," Wang Bo said plainly, meaning Wang Wei frowned. These two held the Grand Dao Source Position for Refining and Rune Dao, and they were not even from the Eternal Ascension World. So, how could he ask them for help?
"Wait, there is someone else who might be able to do it."
"Oh?"
"Empress Wu," Wang Wei said confidently.
"Who?" Wang Bo asked.
"That little rising star?" Li Wen asked. "Has she become so awesome since I went to sleep?"
"He has a point," someone else said. "Although Empress Wu has the Grand Source Seal Position, her understanding of Runes might not be inferior to the Venerable Rune Sage."
"Those are bold words," Wang Bo said, looking at the person who spoke with intense scrutiny.
"Not really. From what I know, they met during the Second Origin War and had a discussion. There is a rumor that they had a competition, and from the way the Venerable did not like to talk about the meeting, it's implied she defeated him."
"I didn't know such a great talent had appeared in the world," Wang Bo muttered. All his life, he had one goal: the Rune Grand Source Position. Unfortunately, he failed, leaving his dream to his beloved disciple: Miscellaneous. Sadly, the latter's Dao involved the study of countless subjects, and rune was just one of them. So, Wang Bo's dream was left to his second disciple, Yan Shirong. 'I hope that little bastard is alright,' he thought. Yan Shirong had only reached the Ninth Heaven (99%) by the time the Ultimate Taboo arrived, but he insisted on participating. Wang Bo hasn't heard any news, so he's a little worried.
"It's good that there is someone with such skill, but will she help us?" Wang Bo asked.
"The fate of the world is in the balance; she has to help," Li Wen said.
"She doesn't have to do shit," Wang Bo said. "You should not say something so naive. The essence of cultivators is and always has been to pursue their own interests. So, let me rephrase my question: what kind of price are we willing to pay for her aid? And if she refuses, how far will we go to get what we want?"
"Don't worry, she'll help us without any issue," Wang Wei said with a smile.
"I wonder where you're confident comes from, kid," Wang Bo said before he suddenly realized something. He gently caresses his unkempt beard. "I recognized those eyes. Are you trying to catch her as a wife?"
Wang Wei's lips twitched, making Wang Bo snicker. "I'm glad you've found love. I spent years convincing that boy, Qiyuan, to pass on his gifted bloodline, but he was never interested in romantic relationships. It was the same for that Yan girl; meanwhile, that Li boy forsook love after that woman chose someone else over him. It was such a waste for these youngsters not to pass on their strong bloodline."
Wang Wei smiled to himself. He did not expect to learn this many juicy details about the ancestors' love life. It was great to meet someone with even more "seniority" than them, especially someone who knew them when they were young and knew all their embarrassing moments.
"Well, I'm glad you have some relationship with her,' Wang Bo nodded. "So, when are you asking her for help?"
"She's currently sealed, for lack of a better word, so you have to start without her. Do the preliminary study so that she can finish the task early. Also, even if you cannot reverse-engineer the ship's blueprint, start designing counter-measures to deal with them."
"Counter-measures, huh?"
"They don't have to be perfect as an initial plan will also do," Wang Wei explained. "Although the catastrophe is coming, there is still time to prepare."
"We can do that," Wang Bo nodded.
"You can also try to build a cheap copy. The catastrophe is something the whole world has to deal with, so we can sell those cheap copies to others at an exuberant price to amass more resources to cultivate our people," Wang Wei added.
Wang Bo chuckled at these words; "It seems you're more greedy than Qiyuan and the Patriarch. I like it."
"Greed is kind of my thing. Anyway, you can start, and I don't think I need to remind you to get anything you want for this project."
"We know," Wang Bo said before waving him away. Wang Wei nodded and turned to leave. Then, he suddenly stopped and palmed his face. "How can I be so stupid?" Everyone looked at him oddly, but he ignored them. He slowly took out his Primal Seed token before teleporting an item.
"Is that…" Wang Bo muttered and everyone else had the same shocked look on their faces.
"That's right: the Skill Path Association's Dao Path Tablet. I originally wanted to wait until Miscellaneous returned to copy it, but I think you guys can do it. Or, at the very least, get started and wait for him to finish it."
Wang Bo raised his hand and immediately caught the tablet, looking at it more intensely than a harem protagonist who sees a jade beauty. "Can we…"
"You can use it as much as you want, but don't neglect the work for the replica," Wang Wei nodded.
"Thank you," Wang Bo said sincerely. With unlimited access to this thing, maybe there is hope for him. Wang Wei glanced at him and only nodded. He knew about the latter's Dao Injury, but he did not know whether his Acupoint Technique could save him, so he did not say a word so as not to give him false hope. He'll try when he has time, but he won't make any promises.
Wang Wei teleported away, returning to his mansion. However, he discovers Yu Cai is waiting for him. "Why are you here again?"
"Time Eater's treasury, you took it, right? Do you know what you're going to use it for?"
"There is no need to ask in such a roundabout way. My original plan was to hand it over," Wang Wei replied.
"No, it's not—"
"Don't worry about it. Don't just hoard it. Once the lock is broken and everyone can cultivate, we will enter [War Mode]."
"Are you serious?" Yu Cai asked. War Mode means all resources will be cheaper and more accessible.
"Wait for the right time and we'll discuss everything," Wang Wei said. Yu Cai nodded before leaving with the treasury.