Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Ah?!" Gongshu Liang knelt on the ground, utterly shocked: "You...you really came to rescue the Construction Bureau?!"

March 7th approached the two, somewhat puzzled: "Hey, how did you know we came to help the Construction Bureau? We didn't mention it!"

"Huh?!" Yan immediately looked down and pointed at Gongshu Liang, who was clinging tightly to his leg.

"Heh, so it seems you are the spy! As expected, you abandoned your apprentice and returned here alone to set a trap for us, didn't you?!"

Faced with this sudden accusation, Master Gongshu was completely dumbfounded.

"Am I...am I a spy?"

"Then who are you?!"

He knelt on the ground, stretched out his finger, and pointed tremblingly at the surrounding scene that looked as if a natural disaster had occurred.

There's still lava and flames flowing on the ground!

"With such reckless destruction, the Industrial Development Bureau wasn't even properly established before you burned it down!"

"Isn't my priority to eliminate the enemy?"

Yan sheathed his greatsword and dusted off his clothes: "Besides, this place is still perfectly fine, isn't it?"

"All right?"

Gongshu Liang stood up abruptly, pointing to the huge crack in the ground and the surrounding houses reduced to rubble:

"What's so good about it? Little kid, did you learn your level of understanding from the antimatter legion?"

"Oh well, the house is gone, so be it. Aren't you going to rebuild? Just build another one, and that's it."

"Alright, alright, let's put the house aside for now. What about this?" Gongshu Liang pointed to the large crack in the ground that had spread for almost two streets:

"This place is almost split into a huge chasm, what if someone falls in!"

"It's alright, this kind of problem won't occur when using the Starship here in the future."

"Driving a starship? No... driving a starship here? Why don't you guys drive them in some company building in outer space?!"

"Great idea! You're a genius!"

"..."

Seeing that the two were drifting further and further off-topic, Walter stepped forward and spoke to Gongshu Liang:

"I presume you are the Mr. Gongshu that Awei mentioned?"

"Isn't it obvious?!"

Gongshu Liang stroked the stubble on his chin:

"I am Gongshu Liang, hailed as the 'master craftsman of melting gold and iron'!"

"That's right."

Walter continued:

"Actually, we are on the orders of General Jingyuan and Fu Taibu to go to the Danding Division. Now that we are passing through this place, we might as well ask Master Gongshu to show us the way."

"Give directions?" Before Gongshu Liang could answer, March 7th instinctively glanced back:

"Where's Tingyun? Wasn't she the one who led the way for us?!"

Walter explained:

"The road ahead is too dangerous, so let Miss Tingyun stay in a safe place for now. We'll clear the route and then have her catch up."

"I see..." March 7th nodded gently.

The only places where the three of them could use Tingyun were for guiding the way and opening the star raft.

The company is currently fraught with internal crises, so it seems safer for her to wait outside.

"I knew you were sent by the general." Gongshu Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

"This workshop has been taken over by an unknown wood spirit, and even the workshop's most precious treasure, the Creation Furnace, has been stolen by that wood demon."

"The Furnace of Creation?"

Yan pointed to the stove in front of him and asked, "Isn't this it? I heard from Awei that you kept saying 'stove, stove' when you ran back, so I specially left this thing behind."

"No, that's not it...it's a much bigger furnace!"

Gongshu Liang stretched out his hands, gesturing anxiously: "About this big, very big, super big!"

"Alright, alright," March 7th interrupted.

"What the hell is that wood spirit? You have monsters around here?"

"Wood spirit! That monster is terrifying! It can even make the ingenious devices in the guild revolve around it as if they were sentient. Anyone who goes up against it will only be throwing their life away!"

After hearing Gongshu Liang's account, Yan roughly understood some of the monster's abilities.

Ingenious things revolve around it?

In other words, that thing can control the mechanical life forms on the immortal ship, making them its underlings.

Gongshu laughed:

"However, I understand that since General Jing has invited you all here, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. He is undoubtedly here to resolve the crisis in the Construction Bureau! Come with me!"

Gongshu Liang led the three men to an open space.

There was an object there, covered in plant roots, that looked like a frameless mirror.

"Look, this is a mechanism that the Construction Department has been unable to complete; the Mirror-Painted Screen!"

"It's thanks to my disciple bringing this thing out and testing it that the apprentices were able to escape when the wood spirit invaded the workshop."

Gongshu Liang confidently introduced the situation to the three men:

"When you came here, you all saw the Jade Realm Gate, right? This Mirror-Changing Screen has the same effect as the Jade Realm Gate. It can connect two spatial coordinates in a way that outsiders can't understand."

Seeing Gongshu Liang's smug look, March 7th sneered:

"What's so special about it? I have one too. Yan, hurry up and show him one! Let's go back to Chang Le Tian and have a cup of tea first!"

"..."

Yan Huan put her hands in her pockets:

"Screw drinking! We're busy with important business, let's talk after we're done!"

"what?"

These words surprised March 7.

Knowing this guy's nature, he never misses an opportunity to show off.

"What are you talking about?" Gongshu Liang sighed, looking at the painted screen.

"However, this thing has a very short teleportation distance and consumes a lot of energy. Otherwise, it could completely replace the star raft, and people would no longer need to use star rafts on their immortal ships."

"Originally, I could have used this thing to get you all to the other side. But before I knew it, it got tangled in the branches of that wood spirit! Ah!"

"However, I happen to have an instrument on hand called 'Radiant Light in a Box,' which, as long as..."

"I refuse to play mini-games."

"what?"

Suddenly, Gongshu Liang noticed that his back was getting hot.

Turning around, Gongshu Liang discovered that the entire screen displaying the changing scenes was on fire!

"Whoaaaaahh ...

"You can always trust my micro-management skills, Yan!"

As the flames gradually died down, the folding screen that had been sealed by the branches was unveiled.

In good condition.

Yan laughed smugly:

"When I blew up a planet's ice sheet before, my micro-management was so precise that I could even preserve the soil underneath! Now, starting a fire is a piece of cake!"

Gongshu Liang turned to face Yan, narrowing his eyes:

"So, young man! You destroyed the house and foundation on purpose?!"

"You even noticed that!"

"I really am..."

Chapter 287 Is that something you can chew?

The group passed through the changing screen and arrived at another platform.

Here, on March 7th, they finally saw the furnace that Gongshu Liang had mentioned.

The furnace of creation.

Wow, this is huge!

A huge furnace stands in the center of the square in front.

The enormous plant roots arched it towards the sky, making it resemble a towering building made of vines.

Upon seeing this scene, Gongshu Liang was completely dumbfounded:

"Little brat, come with me! Let's work together to break these things and prevent them from penetrating the furnace!"

Just as Gongshu Liang was about to rush forward, Walter suddenly grabbed his hem and held him firmly:

"Watch out, that thing is changing!"

"what?!"

As the four watched, the roots on the ground stretched and changed, revealing a huge flower bud.

"Boom--!!"

The ground began to shake.