Chapter 13 The Death of an Emperor

Emperor "Harris III" of Mafa is dead.

Suren looked at the corpse on the clairvoyance crystal, half of which had been disintegrated by divine magic, his eyes full of solemnity.

In fact, if Harris III had an eighth-order traditional professional guarding him, he might not have died so easily.

Unfortunately, they were all mechanical warriors.

Although these mechanical warriors, who exist for war, are fierce in combat, their means of resisting some mysterious magic are ultimately lacking.

[s-009-Myriad Aspects True Understanding] almost completely counters various methods of mechanical warriors.

Suren felt a little speechless in his heart, "So strong, can't beat him..."

It's no wonder that mechanical warriors are restrained; the opponent is just too special.

With the favor of a true god, the combat power of the Celestial Protoss cannot be estimated with ordinary eyes.

After collecting so much intelligence and learning more about the Celestial God Plane, Suren realized more and more that this Frank was not easy to provoke.

The Crusader he met before was a one-in-a-billion master, but this Celestial Protoss with three-eyed anomalies has the ultimate talent that even gods chase after to feed him.

In the Celestial God Plane, Frank is the Holy Son whom even the emperors of various empires must kneel down to, a true "God-Descended Body" capable of bearing the will of the gods.

In the past few months, his main body's combat power has reached the eighth-order level. With that bug-like talent, if he really wants to leave, even a ninth-order professional is not sure of keeping him.

What's more, he is always protected by gods.

Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Suren's eyes.

An enemy he can't beat, that's just so unsolvable.

When he first touched alchemy, he always felt that there were taller people to support him even if the sky fell.

But now that he has entered the seventh order and has touched the threshold of a top professional, he has realized that he has become one of those "tall people."

When the plane war breaks out, these people are the first to bear the brunt.

Low-level professionals may become cannon fodder or be enslaved to survive, but only higher-level professionals struggle desperately.

Moreover, not to mention life and death, he gradually had the idea of continuing the alchemy that had made him, and this idea became stronger and stronger.

...

In the laboratory, it was so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.

Nineteen, who was on the side, frowned tightly, seemingly considering whether he could withstand that blow just now.

And Dora, the Mafa colonel, had eyes like knives, watching her empire's emperor being beheaded in public. As a professional soldier, the veins on the back of her hand were bulging, obviously her heart was not at peace.

Suren looked at the brain in the tank in front of him. This "Lucien" didn't speak, so he didn't speak either.

Although the death of an emperor caused a great disturbance, the loss to Mafa's national strength was not too great.

However, before long, that calm voice sounded again: "Just now, I used the known information to perform eight battle chess deductions, but each time the result was the same terrible one. The plane channel will become more and more stable, and we have no possibility of closing it. Even if we are fully prepared, at most in five years, the Mafa Empire will be completely defeated. Within ten years, the entire Alchemy Plane will completely fall. Relying solely on the current combat power of our Alchemy Plane, we are bound to lose..."

Hearing this, Suren frowned in the laboratory, and Dora and Nineteen's faces changed at the same time.

"Battle chess deduction" is usually used in the battle between two countries. Staff officers and think tanks will use existing information to perform some display deductions to predict some results in advance.

The more complete the information, the more accurate the deduced situation.

If a human were to judge, it might be affected by subjective consciousness, but this person in front of him...

After seeing this person's precise deduction ability just now, Suren would not doubt his ability.

Moreover, he and Mr. Mirror had come to similar conclusions when discussing this matter before.

The current Alchemy Plane is like a prey trapped in a trap, with a hunter holding a gun outside.

If they cannot jump out of the predicament, they are almost doomed.

Because he had expected it, Suren was very calm and looked like he was listening to what would come next.

Since he had calculated the result, he also wanted to hear how this big boss behind Mafa would respond.

Unexpectedly, Lucien asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the previous discussion, "Suren, my friend, do you know why I asked Dora to invite you to meet at the library?"

Suren's thoughts turned in his mind, and he guessed: "Because... Dawn?"

"You are very keen."

Lucien's voice sounded like it had a hint of anthropomorphic praise, and he continued: "In the current situation, under normal circumstances, the Alchemy Plane has no chance of winning at all. This seems to be a predetermined fate. But... there are many secrets hidden in the universe. Fate can determine 99.99% of cause and effect, and there is still a trace, which is 'chaotic variables'."

Suren: "Variables?"

Lucien: "Yes. This is a trace of the law of fate that I realized after obtaining that alchemy manuscript of Senior Isaac. That demigod who controls fate left those alchemy notes to leave variables and hope for this era."

Suren: "So, you think our Dawn is a variable?"

"No, it's not."

Lucien denied this statement and said: "I have calculated all the known factors in my previous deductions. Even if Mr. Mirror of your organization advances to the ninth order, the result is still the same defeat."

"..."

Suren listened with a normal expression, because Mr. Mirror had also said such things.

A plane war cannot be reversed by a ninth-order professional.

He asked: "So... what do you mean?"

Lucien explained: "I deduced that the results of the war are that the two major empires will inevitably collapse. But the spark of civilization needs to be continued. And this is exactly the concept of your Dawn and what you are doing. No organization is more suitable than you."

"..."

Hearing this, Suren suddenly understood.

It turned out that he was not treating Dawn as a savior, but that this person was already making the worst plans.

These words made people smell a sense of crisis of a building about to collapse.

A strong sense of decadence permeated the laboratory.

Dora and Nineteen also listened with serious expressions.

Lucien continued: "You have the complete drawings of the [Sky Fortress] in your hands, right? Can I take a look at them first? Of course, I can guarantee that only I will know about these drawings."

"Of course."

Suren did not hesitate this time and directly took out the complete drawings.

A thick stack of precise drawings floated in the air of the laboratory.

After a long while, Lucien seemed to have finished reading and said: "With these drawings, the hope of continuing the fire of civilization is even greater."

He asked: "Suren, my friend, do you mind if I use these drawings for the cause of continuing civilization?"

Suren: "Of course I don't mind."

The laboratory was quiet for a moment, as if that semi-mechanical life was deducing something again.

Suddenly, Lucien's rational tone sounded again: "Dora, notify your grandfather's side and let the military immediately take action to forcibly seize the power of the council. Mafa is entering a state of emergency. Now immediately execute three plans: First, agree to Luyin's alliance cooperation, establish a defense line on the east coast of Luyin, gradually migrate all shipyards and mechanical industries in the southern part of the empire to Luyin, and prepare demolition facilities. Once it falls, immediately blow up all shipyards and mechanical factories in the occupied areas; second, build a secret sea steel island and prepare to migrate to the West Sea to preserve the fire of civilization; third, strategically retreat near the teleportation gate, lengthen the battle line, and prepare for a long-term guerrilla war..."

Three decisions that could be described as changing Mafa's destiny were said in succession.

Suren was greatly shocked when he heard this.

After all, the plane channel is in Mafa. Migrating shipyards and mechanical industries to Luyin will not leave the Celestial God Plane with enough sea-crossing tools after the defeat. Theoretically speaking, the strait can at least allow the war to last for many years.

This decision is no problem and is definitely the best choice!

But... this almost directly announces the dissolution of the Mafa Empire. Just a few words determine the fate of a great empire?

Dora listened with a serious expression.

Suren also did not understand and asked: "Senior does not seem to care about the imperial family inheritance of the Mafa Empire at all?"

Lucien said: "For civilization, an emperor is not that important. Even if they are descendants of old friends, I don't think it is a good thing for them to inherit the throne as emperor for the mechanical alchemy civilization. When Kunton and I established the Mechanical Empire, we already had this awareness. What we wanted to establish was a mechanical alchemy kingdom with academic freedom, not a traditional empire for people to enjoy power. Moreover, facts have proved that a mechanist who is good at research is not necessarily a qualified ruler. The domestic economy of Mafa is now almost controlled by arms dealers, which is not a good trend. Before the turmoil occurs, letting the military deprive them of their power will minimize the trouble."

After a pause, he continued: "In comparison, Empress Yekaterina of the Luyin Empire is currently showing more skill and is more suitable to become an enlightened monarch. If this war is to be more beneficial to our Alchemy Plane, she is the most suitable emperor. Gathering the strength of the two major empires to resist the invasion may be able to delay it until a miracle occurs."

"..."

Suren listened thoughtfully.

That's the way it is.

But such a big empire is said to be dissolved?

He is not very clear about the internal situation of Mafa, but since this Lucien can make this arrangement, he must be confident.

As for the [Sky Fortress] drawings, that is the last way out.

In the far west, there is an endless wilderness sea, where there are ample resources and food, but there is no land for humans to live on.

If steel cities can be built on the sea, this problem can solve the problem of long-term survival. There is almost no difficulty in converting the Sky Fortress for sea use.

The worst result is that Luyin will also be completely lost after many years.

Then, the remaining alchemists will take the steel island and escape to the wilderness sea in the far west, continuing the fire of civilization on the endless wilderness sea.

This is the "Noah's Ark" of civilization.

...

Three instructions, calculating the current, future, and worst-case scenarios.

Suren had nothing to say.

At this time, Lucien said again: "As a reward for the previous exchange of information... Suren, my friend, do you need anything? I heard from Dora that you need a group of senior mechanists to build the [Sky Fortress]? That's completely fine. I can give you a list. There are some neutral mechanists with very good talents in the Mechanical Guild. I will arrange for someone to write letters of recommendation. You can take them away, and even take away a large number of excellent apprentices. That's enough to support you in building a mechanical city. If possible in the future, I hope you can let them survive the war. As for equipment factories and the like, that's completely fine too."

"Yes."

Suren sighed slightly.

The most important purpose of his trip to Kabitron, the capital of the Mafa Empire, was to find people and equipment to build the parts of the [Sky Fortress].

Now that it has been perfectly achieved, he feels very heavy in his heart.

With Lucien's words, the team of mechanists that Suren recruits will even be better than expected, and the equipment will definitely be the best he can get.

He also understood that this was also to leave some talents for the mechanical alchemy lineage.

Lucien said again: "There is one more thing... If possible, I would like my disciple Dora to join your Dawn. She is a natural mechanist and will definitely be of great help to you in the future. Moreover, her talent is also of great significance to your [Sky Fortress]. She has also integrated with the [Blasphemer], and her future potential is very great. She will be the best central control system for the fortress. With her, you can free up countless cumbersome control systems and save unnecessary operators, and the operating efficiency will be greatly improved. Moreover, the fortress is also the best choice of mechanical body for her..."

Dora?

When Suren saw Lucien's existence form before, he guessed the path Dora would take in the future.

Their research direction is "mechanical life"!

If a huge mechanical castle has such a super-powered intelligent control system, it will indeed have a very large improvement, even a qualitative change.

But... this is a girl.

Hearing this, Suren turned his head and glanced at Dora, who was on the side.

Now Dora has nothing to hide. Her teacher is her biggest secret. She said calmly: "My ideal is to become a mechanical life."

When Suren saw her expression, he knew that her beliefs were very firm.

Machinery is a kind of faith.

The mechanical modification clan of Mafa is a trend. It is not unacceptable to become a more perfect mechanical warrior.

Suren could understand her thoughts very well, so he said: "Okay! Welcome Miss Dora to join Dawn!"

Dora listened to this response, her expression was solemn, and she responded: "Thank you. It is my honor."

The change came too suddenly, her calm eyes reflected Suren's shadow, and her thoughts were mixed.

After saying this, Suren asked again: "Senior, what about you? What are your plans?"

"Me?"

Lucien said: "The Mechanical Empire was built by me and Kunton, so I naturally have to protect it all the time."

Suren heard the decisiveness under this calm tone.

But Lucien did not seem to want to continue this topic and instead asked: "Since Suren, my friend, is a partner of my disciple, then, do you have any other needs? Now that the situation is not too bad, I can probably still provide you with some help."

Hearing this, Suren pondered for a moment.

He does not lack materials and money, and now he has settled on mechanists and factories, so it seems that he has no needs from Mafa.

He said: "If possible... I want a backup of the books in the Mafa Royal Library. I have a relatively safe storage space, and those books will be well preserved."

To prevent the destruction of classics, the Royal Library usually has backups of what can be copied, just like the Mirror Library of Luyin.

Hearing this, Lucien immediately agreed: "This is a small problem. I also happen to have the idea of transferring the library. It is good to put a part of it with Suren, my friend."

As he spoke, he continued: "Dora, the authority of the spare library of the academy has been opened to you. Please help deal with this matter first. Then take out the Isaac Alchemy Manuscript from the Harris royal family's treasure house and give it to Suren."

Dora said: "Yes, teacher."

...

Suren and Nineteen followed Dora out of the underground laboratory.

The outside was already in chaos.

Emperor Harris III of Mafa was assassinated, and the entire capital was in chaos.

Before long, the military announced that it had temporarily taken control of the parliament and also announced that the real identity of the attacker was the Holy Son of the Celestial Protoss, and he was wanted nationwide.

As for the others, everything was going on in secret.

For example, the military secretly executed some big arms dealers who smelled something fishy and were preparing to take action...

Although the death of an emperor caused some chaos, it did not have too much impact.

Lucien's three instructions were not known to the public. After all, issuing such instructions would not make any sense other than causing panic.

Kabitron, the capital of the Mafa Empire, quickly returned to its former calm.

Suren did not get involved in the undercurrents under the calm. He stayed in the library for most of the day and collected the spare books of the Mafa Royal Library.

Adding to the previous Luyin Royal Library, the Small Void Realm contained the most knowledge and classics of this plane.

He stayed for two more days.

Suren also emptied more than a dozen mechanical factories he needed and dozens of large and small laboratories.

Coincidentally, these were mostly the equipment that Princess Stika had prepared to build a factory in the North Sea, and they were all high-quality products.

On the other hand, Dora gathered the mechanists on Lucien's list.

Because of the letter of introduction from the current president of the Mechanical Alchemy Guild, everything went smoothly.

Two vice presidents certified as "Special-Grade Mechanists" and nearly 10,000 various intermediate and advanced mechanists, plus their important family members, a mighty tens of thousands of people.

Fortunately, the Small Void Realm was large enough after the expansion, and it was easy to accommodate this group of mechanists.

After entering the Small Void Realm, Dora told everyone the truth.

Everyone then understood that they were some of the remaining sparks of the Mafa mechanical alchemy lineage.

Everyone quickly accepted the reality and began to forge the [Sky Fortress] in the Small Void Realm.

...

On this day.

The fifth day after the assassination of the Mafa Emperor.

Several hundred kilometers away from the Mafa coastline, a huge black sail sailboat was sailing, it was the Eternal Night Emperor.

Mafa is currently mobilizing the entire country for war. Suren did not stay any longer. He was going to the Dragon Kingdom.

The sea breeze was gentle, the sun was just right, and seagulls were looking for bread crumbs in the cracks of the planks on the deck.

Suren sat on the mast, blowing the sea breeze, and opened the [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript i] that he had just received, and became engrossed in it as soon as he looked at it.

This is the notebook that recorded the [Blasphemer] implant.

But before the main text, there was a passage on the title page of the manuscript: "Humans are limited by cognition, so they will be confused. But what is the essence of higher-level cosmic laws above the ninth order? What limits us from not being able to recognize that part of the content? Is it the lack of plane laws? No, not only that! After research, I found that a certain indescribable existence seems to have placed a 'divine decree' or a 'cognitive threshold' on the souls or brains of lower-level creatures, which limits ordinary humans from coveting the abilities above the god level. In order to break this cognitive barrier, I have taken too many detours... So I have this idea, can mortals understand the world in the eyes of god-level creatures through some means? The human brain is obviously not enough to do it, but some brain creatures in the universe can. Now that I have this idea, let's use an alchemy implant to solve this problem!"

"So 'demigod' is what it means..."

Seeing this content, Suren had a more accurate understanding of Sir Isaac's strength for the first time.

When that demigod wrote this manuscript, he had already crossed the cognitive threshold to become a god.

It was just that the fragmentation of the alchemy plane's laws limited him from lighting the divine fire and condensing the godhead.

"Demigod" is not only a respectful title from others, but also his own level of strength.

Suren carefully read the contents of the notes.

Page after page.

He had seen the power of Lucien's finished implant before, so he also wanted to know what materials this implant needed to write.

At first glance, the main material is the biological brain. As long as it can withstand the refining, almost anything is fine.

However, since the manuscript is in hand, Suren naturally wants to get the best.

So he saw several of the most suitable choices: Mind Flayer, Abyss Evil Eye, Fallen Monarch, Nightmare, Titan Queen Bee...

Theoretically speaking, the larger the proportion of the brain to the body, the better the brainpower, and the more suitable it is to be used as the main material.

But the goals of the best choices are all a bit mythical and extremely difficult to find.

Like Lucien's [Nightmare Unicorn], it is one of the s-level preferred options.

But that kind of divine beast bloodline Warcraft is rare. It is hard to say whether a second one can be found in this plane.

Suren's laboratory has cultivated some Mind Flayer larvae. But that kind of existence is too low-level and cannot meet the needs.

Then, Suren continued to look down.

Until he saw one of the names of the creatures that Sir Isaac thought was one of the most perfect choices in the s-level preferred main materials: Void Worm Mother.

"The brain of the [Void Worm Mother] has super-strong growth potential and has the best brainpower of almost all known creatures. It is one of the most perfect implant choices..."

The reason why Suren cared about this option was because he had encountered a Void Plane channel in the North Sea before.

He had also seen a human-mutated worm mother in that cursed space, and its level was extremely high.

Uncle Crow had eaten a piece of meat from that Void Worm Mother and obtained the ability to be two-dimensional.

When Suren himself advanced to the fifth order and integrated [Void Walker's Anywhere Door], he also knew the space coordinates of the monster that was exiled. He had no ability to touch that plane before.

But now he has the [Ouroboros Time-Space Ring], a god-king artifact.

Theoretically, if there is enough energy to support it, he can release that divine spell to connect to that exile coordinate.

"If that exiled mutated worm mother is still alive... can I get it back and kill it to get the materials?"

A thought flashed through Suren's mind, but he dismissed it again.

Although the Void Worm Mother has a long lifespan, even if that monster is not dead, it is probably a god-level creature. It can also airdrop and reduce dimensions, so it cannot be killed.

But as soon as this thought arose, his thoughts diverged.

It was not easy to encounter a perfect choice, and Suren was unwilling to give up like this.

If there are no conditions, create conditions.

Suddenly!

A thought like a thunderbolt struck his mind: "Eh... what if I take that thing to the Celestial God Plane? The gods of the Celestial God Plane should be able to kill it, right?"

"That's not right either. If it's killed by then, the materials will not be easy to recover. Besides, how can I get it over there..."

The Eternal Night was speeding across the sea, and Suren's thoughts also drifted away.