Chapter 1097: Chapter 572: Industrial Cthulhu, Mechanical Augmentees 4
Moreover, the gold content of a Crown is closely tied to national strength and the people’s Willing Power.
The core principle is: the higher the surplus labor time and surplus value, the stronger the Belief Willpower condensed on the products, and the stronger the country and its Crown become.
A new season has already begun, and Byron and his Empire are also growing at a visibly explosive pace every single day. With the Foundation now solid, sooner or later they will become something even the Old Gods cannot look at directly—an Indescribable existence!
"It’s about time we also kick off the Ironclad Warships, Shrapnel Shells, and Pre-dreadnought Ship projects."
However, today’s surprises weren’t over yet.
After tidying up the aftermath, Violet mysteriously dragged Byron to another laboratory to show him a fresh new result that had just been developed.
"The main force behind the Difference Engine and Analytical Machine is Babbage.
But this result was spearheaded by all the [Whale Oil Mechanic]s. It’ll definitely blow your mind."
With a playful smile at the corner of her lips, Violet slowly pushed the door open and let Byron walk in first.
Boom!
Fire burst in front of his eyes, a fierce gale roared over, and a lithe figure like a Female Leopard shot toward Byron like a crossbow bolt loosed from the string.
Fire flared again at the elbow, driving a slender, elegant fist forward like a cannon shell, smashing straight toward Byron’s chest.
Before the fist arrived, Byron’s hair was already streaming backward.
But a sneak attack was completely useless against him.
After achieving Fifth Order, he was already the undisputed "world’s fastest gunslinger." He merely lifted his hand and effortlessly caught that dainty little fist, which had enough Power to punch through a meter-thick oak hull of a main Battleship.
With the transcendent control of "Unity of All Things," a single catch, dissolve, and redirect easily channeled all the contained Power into the surrounding air.
Whoosh—!
A gale swept past behind him, whipping Violet’s and Catherine’s skirts into the air, while he himself remained completely unscathed.
At this moment Byron finally saw the true face of the attacker—it was the smaller, more petite Second Avatar [Speech] Saga compared to Violet’s main body.
Only, she was different from when they had just shared a bed together earlier.
The slender limbs, and the spine connecting her limbs to her torso, had all become exquisitely crafted Mechanical structures, gleaming with Divine Light.
Powered simultaneously by a miniaturized Steam Power furnace and Whale Oil gunpowder, every punch and kick could unleash explosive Power.
The Second Avatar [Speech] Saga didn’t care at all about the stress on her arms and joints. Gunpowder exploded again under her right foot in a spray of fire, and she snapped up like a venomous snake, kicking at his head.
Don’t even mention a Human head—this kick could shatter a stone sphere to pieces.
Unfortunately, the essence of a God isn’t something that Mechanical means can bring down to the same level.
Byron tilted his head, dodging the toes wrapped in explosive airflow, then spread his arms and caught her in a full embrace.
He gave her a light smack on her round, perky butt, finally making her settle down.
In the blink of an eye, Byron also used the Sailing Logbook to read the previously unseen information on this Incarnation of Violet.
[Whale Oil Mechanic] First Order Servant initial abilities [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory], [Hundred Refinement Skillful Hand], and [Mechanical Empathy]: allow a Transcendent to communicate with cold Machinery, turning it into an extension of their own body, responsive as an arm or a finger.
At Second Order they master the core ability [Spirituality Forging]. Give them enough Extraordinary Materials and they can steadily produce the lowest-grade Miracle Objects.
Third Order [Alchemy] plus the branch ability [Prosthetic Modification]:
"Replace the fragile fleshly body of yourself or others with a Mechanical body; such powerful Mechanical bodies are named Prosthetic Limbs by them.
The stronger the ability, the higher the degree of modification; at the limit they can retain only the brain while the rest of the body is entirely Mechanical.
This compensates for the physical shortcomings on the Ladder of Glory, and for the disadvantage of being unable to face a Black Witch head-on when alone.
It can also greatly reinforce the ’Divine Aspect’ and suppress the influence of ’Beastliness’ brought by flesh and blood."
By the time they reach Fourth Order, they can further awaken the [Intelligent Machine Protocol], abandon even the last fleshly brain like a Mythical Creature, and Transform themselves into a complete... digital life!
At the price of emotional indifference, they gain Humanity’s second form and massively extend their lifespan.
This isn’t just pursuing the path of weak flesh and Mechanical ascension.
This is essentially already ascended...
"Hiss—!"
