Chapter 699: Chapter 343: Key of Activation (Part 2)
"The only method that can threaten the Star Beast, which is the Star Soul’s body, is to gather Magic Power using the Path of the Melting and Gathering Law and release a spell called ’Decomposition Light Wave.’
Decomposition Light Wave? I’ve already learned it.
Li Ang once again lamented the unreasonable nature of the system. Not only did he successfully obtain the Melting and Gathering Law, but after understanding and applying the law to restore the alloy body of the guard, he also directly mastered this powerful spell.
Is this alone enough?
Li Ang remained silent for a while, and others also looked at him. He noticed that high-tier casters like Farina, and members of the Celestial Group like Melegon and Morales were all thoughtful. They, to some extent, could detect that the light beam he released earlier was very similar to what the thinking unit had described.
He pondered over his words and said, "Is this a spell? If I were to cast it, would it be enough to stir the Star Soul?"
Li Ang believed that the Decomposition Light Wave could cause significant damage to the Star Soul, just like the Thunder of Annihilation. However, even with Specialized Magic, a single caster challenging a giant beast that requires a team to take down seemed impractical.
"In the Artisan Race of the Island Founders, there aren’t many adept in casting magic, so to truly unleash the strength of the Artisan Race, we naturally need the assistance of the clan’s creations."
"Through the Gathering Device, Energy Rails, and Emission Array, these three large modules form an amplifier for the Decomposition Light Wave, named ’Decomposition Ship Cannon.’ The blueprint for it is recorded in my records and freely available to you."
A ship cannon?
With these words, the crowd stirred, whispering and discussing amongst themselves.
The members of the Star Flower Travel Corps surrounded Li Ang, especially Zoe, who was particularly excited.
"A ship cannon? It’s the big cannon on a ship, right? Hurry, Li Ang, quickly create it."
The young girl swayed Li Ang’s hand. He knew she had wanted something like this for a long time, ever since they left Satus Island, aboard the Imperial Warship.
"Let me see what this thing really is."
Li Ang had the thinking unit call up the so-called blueprint. The virtual image nodded, controlling the Mechanical Creation Furnace to operate momentarily, and a mechanical arm from above took a crystal chip from a conveyor belt and handed it to Li Ang.
Upon receiving the chip and sensing the magic power within, he immediately thought of the jade he had previously obtained from the Dark Night Ancient City’s Secret Box, which contained the Secret Scripture of Spell Stealing. These two seemed like the same kind of thing.
Indeed, when observing with Spiritual Horizon, the spirituality contained in the chip conveyed a piece of information to Li Ang, which was the blueprint and crafting method for a ship cannon.
Even if the Island Founders weren’t adept at magic, they could still perform a certain degree of spiritual manipulation.
Is this ability a standard feature of ancient races?
Burying this doubt in his heart, Li Ang walked towards Loken, telling the Shadow Shipyard people about the cannon.
The engineers exchanged glances and said, "The structure you described sounds somewhat like the cannons on the Ancient Giant Ships."
Mentioning the Ancient Giant Ship, one of the objectives for conquering the Mechanical Creation Furnace was to see if there was more information on it. Now, with a personified thinking unit, direct inquiries are possible.
"Do you know about the nearly 300-meter-long ship built by the Island Founders?"
"I do. The information on it is vast. Please wait a moment, I will conduct a search for you..."
The virtual image paused for a moment before speaking, "Search complete. The ship you are inquiring about is the Island Founders’ final creation—the Fallen Island Battleship."
The name itself is astounding, and even those who personally encountered it couldn’t have imagined it would hold such a designation.
The nation named ’Isle of Casting,’ its ultimate creation intended to cause the Sky Island to fall?
"What is its purpose?" Li Ang asked for confirmation.
"It is a weapon for the destruction of Sky Islands as a unit, and its main cannon, after amassing energy, is sufficient to deconstruct the core structure, resulting in the island’s destruction."
"Why build this ship?"
"Faced with the Deus’ relentless advance, the Island Founders considered the worst-case scenario. Therefore, the proposal for a final confrontation involving the entire race’s power came to the forefront. Some members supported this decision and began to craft this unprecedented weapon."
"But it’s just parked outside one of the paths of the Mechanical Creation Furnace, and hasn’t taken off."
"The Key of Activation was lost. My database does not contain related information, but there remain some members’ conjectures. A mainstream hypothesis is that their plan was discovered by the Deus people, who then murdered the Great Witch holding the Key of Activation, and the key fell into the Deus’ hands."
"If it fell into their hands, shouldn’t that ship have been taken away?"
Li Ang remembered the thinking unit initially saying that the Island Founders were captured by the Deus and taken to the Creation Furnace to build weapons.
"I might know about this," Loken said.
The elder took a deep breath, "Karon and I found the Key of Activation and information about this giant ship next to an ancient relic—in what should now be called the Fallen Island Battleship."
Loken reached inside his jacket and produced a metal box. After opening it, it revealed a stack of thin metal sheets.
Just looking at the box in his hand, the casting style and engravings were similar to many of the scenic features inside the Mechanical Creation Furnace and the Machine Core Tunnel. In this context, it’s clear it came from the Island Founders.
"What are these?" Li Ang asked.
"Artisan blueprints, commonly used information carriers by the Island Founders," the virtual image of the thinking unit explained first.
"These metal sheets can be considered the paper used by the Island Founders."
