Chapter 603 - 368: Forging a Starship from Divine Remains and the Guanghan City Lord
Chapter 603: Chapter 368: Forging a Starship from Divine Remains and the Guanghan City Lord
For thrust optimization, the engine nozzles feature a bionic design that mimics the energy release pathways of Exotic Beasts to minimize energy dissipation. The natural energy meridians within the Exotic Beast carcasses are also utilized to augment propulsion, reducing helium-3 fuel consumption.
The ship’s belly houses helium-3 fuel reserve tanks, with a single refueling being sufficient for intergalactic travel.
It is equipped with a "Spiritual Energy Conversion Module" that converts the residual Divine Tier Spiritual Power from Exotic Beast carcasses into backup energy.
For intelligent control, Jiang Cai’Er’s Digital Life clone serves as the central AI, monitoring the status of the engine array in real time and dynamically adjusting its power output. It also incorporates a "Heart Image Judgment Instrument" submodule to ensure operator loyalty and the reliability of their decisions.
The internal ecological zone utilizes the Exotic Beast’s thoracic cavity to construct modular living cabins. These are equipped with the "Underground Farm 2.0" technology developed by Zhao Xueqing’s team to achieve food self-sufficiency. The zone also integrates the "Spiritual Energy Matrix" technology from City No. 03, providing a Cultivation environment for the Extraordinary Beings on board.
Regarding its defense and weapon systems, it is equipped with a Plasma Shield and High-Energy Ion Cannons. The main cannon will be more powerful, with a longer range and greater firepower than the one on the Cloud Whale. These systems are supplemented by Profound Bird-3 Carrier-Based Aircraft and coordinated combat teams of Extraordinary Beings.
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After finishing his business in City No. 03, Li Xiang took the time to visit Chiba Yuki and Erin. One was at Mount Fuji and the other in France—locations that were once extremely far apart. But at his current speed of 300 kilometers per second, he could reach either destination in less than thirty seconds. A true master of time management.
Chiba Yuki and the Twin Gouyu were now a trio of Saint Tiers. They had originally only managed a small base, but with the outbreak of the Beast Tides, they couldn’t bear to watch the Underground Cities of their people fall one after another, so they had launched several rescue missions. They now controlled three Underground Cities with a population of nearly forty million.
Li Xiang took out three Divine Tier weapons and gave one to each of them.
"Godfather, we’ll miss you so much! We want to go to the Moon, too," Asatsuyu and Yukigiri wheedled, clinging to one of Li Xiang’s arms each.
"Master, please don’t hesitate to ask if there’s anything Yuki can do to help," Chiba Yuki said, somewhat worried. As Li Xiang’s power and influence grew, she feared that she and her daughters would be marginalized.
She had always wanted to bear Li Xiang a child, but he had never agreed.
Part of the reason she had brought several Underground Cities under her control and built up her own power was so she wouldn’t be entirely useless to Li Xiang in the future. Besides, if she were ever to have children with him, they would need a foundation of their own.
During this time, Li Xiang had also been frequently observing the struggle between the Divine King Realm Exotic Beasts in the Dark Cosmic Space deep within Earth. He estimated that a victor wouldn’t be decided anytime soon. Even after a winner emerged, merging with Earth’s will would likely take over a decade, which still left Li Xiang with plenty of time.
About three weeks later, Li Xiang, along with Zhao Xueqing, Lei Xiaohui, and others, accompanied the third wave of immigrants aboard the Cloud Whale to the base at the South Pole of the Moon.
The base was undergoing massive construction. As more and more people immigrated, the workforce for labor and construction swelled. The entirety of Guanghan City resembled a colossal construction site, bustling with vitality.
Meanwhile, on the Moon’s surface, in a circular formation over a thousand kilometers from the base, the Tier Thirty-Eight Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King was leading a million Eclipsed Moon Star Remains Beasts, forming a protective cordon around Guanghan City.
Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui had also brought some of their trusted subordinates. After entering Guanghan City, they quickly settled into their roles, immersing themselves in the construction of the city that would one day be theirs.
He believed that through the experience gained from their positions as City Lords, they would grow significantly.
As for Li Xiang, he played the part of a hands-off manager, leaving everything to them. With a flicker of movement, he entered the Dark Cosmic Space near the Moon Core, where the Heart of the Moon still floated silently in the void, faintly shimmering with divine light.
Li Xiang reached out, once again grasping the Heart of the Moon in his palm. He then sat down cross-legged and began to brand it with his Spiritual Will.
The five billion Achievement Points he had previously accumulated were rapidly consumed. About three months later, Li Xiang managed to resonate with the Heart of the Moon, but a complete merger was still several months away.
But this resonance alone brought about many wondrous changes. For instance, even while in the Dark Universe, he could easily perceive everything happening on the Moon without using any Divine Techniques, such as his Nine Nether Falsehood-Breaking Gaze or Earth Vein Perception Ability.
The Heart of the Moon was a mysterious mass of Spiritual Energy, and it likely hadn’t existed for very long. Li Xiang guessed that if it were given enough time—say, tens of billions of years—it might develop its own consciousness and become a unique spiritual life form.
In fact, such life forms did exist in the universe, but they were exceedingly rare. Most "planetary authorities" were forcibly seized by others before they had a chance to develop their own consciousness.