Chapter 696: Chapter 342: Island Founder’s Information
When Loken and the others approached the control station, the temperature inside the Mechanical Creation Furnace had already lowered significantly, tolerable even without massive magic power shielding one from the lingering heat.
"I can’t believe you really did it, no, I mean, I don’t doubt you, I just can’t find the right words of praise!"
Neil marveled at the surroundings, unlike the advancing Sky Knights, they walked through corridors wide enough for giants, approaching the grand ancient creation, and witnessed this unprecedentedly complex control station. Even as residents of the City of the Ship’s Rudder who had used equipment from former civilizations, it refreshed their understanding of the world.
At this moment, even Loken, as a leader well-versed in the world, could not hide the excitement on his face.
From gradually taking control of island facilities to developing shipbuilding, discovering the Machine Core Tunnel and attempting to open its gates, to the division within the shipyard, years of ideological confrontation, the city being invaded by the Empire, unexpected assistance opening the Machine Core gate, and under his advocacy, uniting various forces to conquer this relic that truly represented the heart of the island.
All this happened too slowly yet too quickly, and the engineers hardly felt its reality.
Li Ang slid down the track on a mobile seat, stopping in front of them.
"From now on, this place will be jointly managed by the three of us," Melegon walked over and said.
The Knight Commander saw the representatives from the Shadow Shipyard approach and proactively clarified the most crucial issue regarding the Mechanical Creation Furnace’s control rights.
He had briefly discussed this matter with Li Ang earlier, but as Li Ang wasn’t very familiar with the Shadow Shipyard to start with, his attitude was more formal with these engineers and workers.
The discovery and occupation of the fourteen passages surely grant some rights, but the conquering of the relic was majorly due to the efforts of the Order Flower Sword Corps representing the Guild and the self-proclaimed Star Flower Travel Corps.
"What about me, and me." Xiaomo playfully ran over from afar.
"The Fellowship of Fortunate Stars did not fulfill its duty to protect the City of the Ship’s Rudder," Melegon said.
"Well, the timing wasn’t great, but I did contribute, and our team benefitting from the Shadow Shipyard counts as a small credit, right?" Xiaomo said with a troubled smile.
"The specific contribution ratio will be calculated by Guild specialists later, not at this small office here, but at the Flos Sky Domain Headquarters. This relic contains enormous potential, and the events at the City of the Ship’s Rudder will also draw the attention of the Guild’s higher-ups, so there’s no rush.
"However, at most, it’s only three point five parties," Melegon told Morales.
"Sigh, our team took a big hit this time, things just happened right when they all went all in," Xiaomo sighed.
"The major state of affairs here is not yet over. What are your plans next?"
The Knight Commander looked at Li Ang. After prompting others, he brought the topic back to the main point.
Li Ang had not interacted with all Order Knight Commanders, but from known information, especially using Aira as a reference, these commanders are highly talented and proud individuals. Their positions and this mindset mean they have a zero-tolerance for deception.
After the battle, Melegon acknowledged Li Ang, but his attitude was indifferent to those who did not participate in the battle yet had nominal authority over the relic, so he directly made Li Ang the core voice to express an opinion.
"According to plan, after the Mechanical Creation Furnace is cleared, the road will be cleaned to make it a channel for rescuing the shipyard hostages, so the next step is to clear those remnants."
Li Ang pointed to several battlefields from earlier. The ancient guardian remnants decomposed by the Reverse Melting and Gathering Law still retained some alloy states, while most had reverted to rare metals that could be mined and reused.
In such a short time, it’s impossible to mine everything completely; they just need to level the road-blocking large alloy blocks and the metal hills accumulated during cooling.
"Those materials are very valuable and useful for both our Flower Sword Group and your Sky Cavalry." The Knight Commander said.
Melegon’s underlying message was that according to guild rules, those who didn’t participate in the battle don’t have the right to take these materials.
"We’ll handle the clearing of the passage. Durant, bring over our engineering machinery," Neil instructed someone nearby.
"My opinion is to expedite everything, but after two days of battle, everyone went through my auxiliary curse art, and they won’t have normal combat effectiveness until at least tomorrow. I want to take the remaining time today to analyze this majestic ancient miracle."
Li Ang gazed up at the complex mechanical structure above, with part of his attention falling on the control station.
"A deeper understanding of this place might help in the upcoming battles."
Melegon didn’t comprehend Li Ang’s meaning, but Loken nodded slightly, recognizing the viewpoint.
For the Shadow Shipyard side, if they sought to use the ancient giant ship they had studied for years in battle, then perhaps within the Mechanical Creation Furnace, they could find some better methods and knowledge for utilizing the giant ship.
Li Ang himself was also intrigued by certain information he had just sensed.
He invited everyone up to the console. After observing and trying things out, the engineers quickly learned how to operate the mobile seats, successfully ascending to the control station where only members related to the Star Flower Travel Corps joined, as the platform couldn’t accommodate too many people.
"Wow, these are—"
Li Ang grabbed Zoe’s collar: "Don’t touch."
Seeing the complex levers and buttons, the little cat got excited.
