Phosphorus, Airship and Silver Dragon Chronicles

Chapter 34 [The Extraordinary Factory Arc Ends] The Sun Erupts, Devil Fruits, and the Hunter Association's Membership Entrance Examination!

The crows dispersed.

The dazzling white light from the phlogiston sun pierced through the sand mist mixed with steam, dust and phlox, and sprinkled on the slightly white desert covered with ashes.

The yellow sand guardian with a broken arm stands tall on the sand dunes, bathed in a halo of light that resembles the rising sun.

He wielded a steam sword with one arm, and residual steam spewed out from his abdomen, which had been pierced by a punch.

The miniature differential engine at the Blue Dragonfly's waist was pierced by Arden's red-hot iron fist.

The spreading high temperature gradually destroyed all the pigment dots from the point to the surface, causing the process of Roya's soul possession to be blocked.

Arden, his fists piercing through both armor plates, hung between them in a pose as elegant as an ancient war god.

His internal engine went out due to the depletion of phlogiston, his eyes were lifeless, and he fell silent.

The magnetic sand in the intracranial differential machine was hollowed out by crows.

The fierce battle, with its punches landing squarely and dust flying everywhere, ended silently in a way no one could have predicted.

Even Roya himself didn't expect it.

Prior to this, his tactics were undoubtedly successful: he restored Arden's mechanical body, shattered the cerebral cortex inside his skull, and used the combined attack of the two armors to expose an opening and connect with Arden's body. He first used the Blood Qi Soul-Binding Blue Dragonfly to attract Arden's attention, and then used the mechanical soul-binding Arden!

The process was seamless and flawless, and the result was...

It was also a great success!

Even if Arden hadn't encountered any accidents, the phlogiston would have been exhausted.

Even if Arden had spare fuel, it was also possessed.

Roya didn't care about the ugly scene or the loss of armor; he only cared about victory.

The problem is, he doesn't seem to be the only victor!

Who was Arden's teacher?

Who is the Clockwork Raven?

It was as if everything was a scheme by the wind-up raven, waiting for someone to ignite its soul.

Strictly speaking, the souls of the Three Calamities were not lit up out of thin air.

The Ghost Demon is a spirit possessing the out-of-control, corrupted soul of an extraordinary being; it devours and merges with a large number of human souls.

The Guiyan is also a composite of human cerebral cortex.

Luo Ya suddenly realized that his soul-attachment ability was not about injecting his own soul into the difference machine, but about illuminating the difference machine's own soul and communicating with it through soul-attachment.

It's completely different from piecing together human souls like Guiyan!

Arden's teacher seemed to disdain being an ordinary ghost, and wanted to possess a soul that emerged purely from mechanical computing power.

Even with the high-precision chip computing power of Luo Ya's previous life, it was far from enough to allow a soul to emerge.

Therefore, Arden's teacher could only resort to some extraordinary ability that could awaken a mechanical soul.

"So, in this extraordinary world, the extraordinary ability to illuminate the soul is extremely rare?"

Luo Ya even suspected that this ability to possess a soul was somewhat related to his identity as a transmigrator.

The feeling of being unique is wonderful, but without realizing it, Roya feels that he has activated some terrifying monster.

Although the Yellow Sand Guard and Blue Dragonfly were severely damaged, they obtained Arden, a Tier 5 humanoid war god, which can be used to modify the Blue Dragonfly!

"To say I'm too weak to express greater gratitude—that's not just offensive, it's incredibly insulting!"

"Waiting for the Gathering Stars again, but what exactly are the Gathering Stars?"

"Arden might be right; the entire Extraordinary Factory is essentially a closed human experimentation facility—"

"And this laboratory that challenges the limits of humanity must be ended by me!"

Roya immediately controlled the Blue Dragonfly, whose engine was still running, and activated the load-bearing mode to pull the Yellow Sand Guard and Arden onto the deck of the Wide Silence.

Ishtar frowned slightly, her beautiful eyes, shrouded in black mist, narrowed slightly.

For her, this battle was too complicated in process and too hasty in outcome, but she won inexplicably—Wendel's words "He is different" kept echoing in her mind.

"I was prepared to collect your corpse and become a demon, but I didn't expect you to win. I underestimated you."

With a bang, the cockpit door of the yellow Sand Guard opened, and Roya leaped onto the deck.

"Coincidentally, I did the same thing to the enemy."

Ishtar frowned, pondered for a moment, but still didn't quite understand. She didn't want to ask any more questions, lest she embolden Roya.

They had no choice but to let the demon soul shrink back into the Holy Light Seal of Burning Heart, and let Wendell come out and act like a fool.

The dark aura between his brows dissipated, the dark lines in his eyes faded, and his weary golden pupils returned.

Wendell tilted his head back to drink his tea, paused for a moment, looked around, and then glanced at Roya.

Just like before: falling into a coma during a crisis, only to wake up in a resounding victory—

The only difference is that Roya is injured this time.

She didn't ask anything, but simply reminded him, "Even the most powerful machinery needs a human pilot. After awakening, with each level you advance, the blood pressure and thickness of your blood energy will double. There are no captains below level five on the Silver Dragon Route, so you need to hurry—our journey has only just begun after awakening."

Wendell?

Roya was slightly taken aback. Why did Ishtar shrink back?

He always felt that Wendell's tone of voice was particularly like that of a guide, game guide, or quest prompter in a game from his past life.

That sounds really cool.

As for advancing in rank, one can only cultivate oneself step by step, focusing on self-cultivation and mental refinement, supplemented by using spiritual energy and potions to enhance blood and qi; there is no quick way to achieve this.

The Dragon Crystal from the Extraordinary Factory can only provide high-pressure blood energy instantly to assist extraordinary individuals in awakening, but it cannot assist in advancing to the next level.

As a mechanic, the only skill that Roya can quickly master is mechanics.

"Let's upgrade the machinery first. I'll use Arden and the Yellow Sand Guard's bodies, then recover some data from the Blue Dragonfly Difference Engine, and piece together and modify it to create a more powerful Blue Dragonfly!"

For now, the priority is to safely evacuate from the Super Factory.

An hour ago, he killed so many strange people who were actually nobles of Mevin County in one go at the mountaintop dojo. It's inevitable that there will be emergency reports, which may alarm the army.

Thinking of this, Roya immediately injected his own blood energy into the exhaust port of the fan located on Arden's abdomen, completely taking over Arden, who had lost its differential engine.

Then, he opened the phlogiston tank filling port located on Arden's chest and filled it with ten liters of standard phlogiston.

According to the design, high-pressure phlogiston needs to be added to enable Arden to perform its full functions.

However, at present, Luo Ya does not have high-pressure nitrogen on hand, so he can only use standard nitrogen as a substitute until he can buy high-pressure nitrogen to replace it.

He briefly tested Arden's functions.

Even though the phlogiston issue limited him to only 60-70% of Arden's design capabilities, his speed, mobility, and single-punch power were still slightly superior to the Yellow Sand Guard!

This shows that in the previous battle, attrition tactics were almost the only way for the Yellow Sand Guards to defeat the Ardennes.

Roya immediately activated the Scavenger Armor!

Infuse your blood and energy, take control of the scavenger armor, and head with Arden to the phlogiston sun hanging over the desert.

The phlogiston sun is about thirty meters in diameter, and its spherical surface is covered with a layer of luminescent metal, which keeps it burning at all times.

It can be compared to burning charcoal for lighting, except that the burning speed of light-burning metal is extremely slow and the temperature is not high, and most of the heat from the burning of phlogiston is converted into light.

Roya dispersed his blood energy, injecting it into the interior space through the entrance beneath the phlogiston sun.

Only then did they realize that it was a luminous airship carrying a large amount of phlogiston and helium.

In the middle of the phlogiston sun, there is a happy house called Arden.

Inside was a small mountain piled up with gold and silver treasures, rare and precious spiritual materials, wine and food, human flesh and blood, naked beauties, forbidden drugs, nerve tubes, and so on.

Unfortunately, most of them had already rotted.

At the foot of the mountain, clusters of Blue Dream Purple Magic Mushrooms were growing!

Luo Ya was overjoyed.

"The blue dragonfly is saved!"

He immediately sent Arden into the house to loot Arden's treasures.

Focus on selecting valuable gold and silver treasures, and rare and precious spirit materials.

The scavenger armor followed closely behind, carefully carrying clusters of blue-purple mushrooms.

Along with a large area of ​​growth substrate, they were all wiped out in one fell swoop!

Ten minutes later.

The scavenger armor and Arden returned laden with spoils.

The looted treasures filled the deck of the Wide Silence.

The number of Blue Dream Purple Mushrooms is so large that enough pigment can be extracted to restore the Blue Dragonfly Differential Engine!

Because the phlogiston sun was too large, too hot, and too dazzling to be safely carried, Luo Ya planned to destroy it.

Just then!

A series of muffled explosions came from the distance.

The sand dunes subsequently collapsed and sank.

Having completed its collection and demolition missions, the Spinosaurus rendezvoused with the Wide-Range Silent.

Emil was responsible for transferring the more than one hundred white-bearded scallops that had been collected and were nurturing dragon crystals to the cabin of the Wide-Range Silent Ship.

Back on deck.

Emil then tossed over a dozen bags of dragon crystals to Roya.

The total number of dragon crystals exceeds one hundred.

"These dragon crystals are enough for you to buy a better ship."

Luo Ya was well aware of the value of these dragon crystals and also knew the bloodshed associated with them.

Moreover, dragon crystals are not common commodities, and trying to quickly convert them into cash would easily expose one's identity and attract surveillance.

Roya returned the dragon crystals to Emil.

Rather than getting a better ship, Roya would prefer a loyal and capable teammate.

"These are the fruits of your love and the children's labor. Now that the children are gone, it's your decision."

"Captain, you—"

Amel's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of emotion stirring within them.

It then opened its gaping maw, which could change shape at will, and swallowed the dragon crystal along with the bag.

After recovering the dragon blood that had split off from her main body, she took a breath and said calmly, "Actually, these are all failed dragon crystals."

Luo Ya was taken aback.

"It failed?"

Emile nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Mulong's original intention was to create awakened dragon crystals with extraordinary abilities."

He'd already thought of a name: Devil Fruit.

"That's ridiculous! How could he possibly succeed at something even the Imperial Headquarters couldn't do?"

Devil Fruit —

Luo Ya felt like he had heard this word somewhere before.

On the observation deck of the Spinosaurus floating capsule, Prince Tali, listening intently, muttered to himself, "Failed dragon crystals, Devil Fruit—no wonder I haven't awakened my Devil Fruit after consuming so many!"

Luo Ya shook his head helplessly upon hearing his words.

"You could try grinding Mr. Mulong's skull into powder, soaking it in alcohol, and drinking it; perhaps that will awaken him."

Prince Tali's eyes flickered, suppressing his anticipation, and he asked in a serious voice, "Really?"

Luo Ya was speechless. Wasn't that your uncle?

"Give it a try, how will you know if you don't try?"

Prince Tali's face stiffened as he realized he had been mocked by Roya. He suppressed his anger and coughed twice.

"Ahem, Roya, I admit you're very talented, but you have no money, no connections, and no good equipment. It's a waste of your talent. Why don't you all join my Dragon Chasing Sky Hunting Team? I'll make you the vice-leader!"

"I admit I have no money and no connections, but what about the good equipment? I'm very satisfied with the Yellow Sand Guard; they helped me capture Arden, this humanoid Gundam, while severely wounded. I'm extremely satisfied!"

"you----"

Just then!

Wendell warned Roya, "A Tier 6 hunting ship has entered the sky island above. It's about the same size as the Spinosaurus. We need to retreat."

Luo Ya frowned.

"I didn't expect the reinforcements to arrive so quickly!"

On the opposite watchtower, Prince Tali snorted and confidently patted his chest, saying, "We are also a Tier 6 hunting ship, and the best-equipped Tier 6 hunting ship at that. What are we afraid of?"

He completely forgot that if it weren't for Roya's secret intervention, the Spinosaurus would have been paralyzed by Mr. Shepherd's Blood Smoke and the Sand Locust Swarm.

It wasn't until Delnov whispered a reminder to him, "Your Highness, there are very few Tier 6 hunting ships of our size on the Merlin Passage, and breaking through the storm clouds is even more difficult. I suspect it's the Silent Hunters that were reported in the news and that we've encountered before!"

"What! That damned Silent Hunter, it's definitely after me!"

Prince Tali's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly called out to Roya, "Roya, since you are not joining us, I have no obligation to protect you anymore. Farewell for today."

I hope to see you again at the association's membership assessment, which starts on Tianxing Island, a month from now!

After saying that, he hurriedly left the observation post and returned to the driver's seat.

The Spinosaurus then changed course, bypassed the desert island, and plunged into the storm clouds.

"The Silent Hunter —"

Luo Ya vaguely remembered seeing the news a while ago.

They claim to be members of the Hunter Association, with a captain who is a sixth-tier superhuman, and are a special aerial hunting group that hunts other hunters.

He can be described as the scum of the hunter world!

If the Spinosaurus hadn't been so fast, Roya would have really wanted to team up and take him down.

After all, there are still a large number of unmanned airships on Mount Saint.

These are all his spoils of war!

Emil remained fearless and asked Roya, "Captain, shall we go? I can impersonate Mr. Dragon Shepherd and go with Arden to negotiate."

Luo Ya did not want to risk challenging a sixth-tier superhuman.

Besides, everyone was exhausted after a major battle, and the airship was packed with spoils of war; there was no need to take any risks.

There are also wounded and a large number of children who are not quite dead yet; they cannot withstand further turmoil.

"Let's retreat first."

The Wide-Area Silence then started up and sailed diagonally into the storm cloud, following the extended line of the enemy ship and the phlogiston sun.

Without the hindrance of the crows, the Wide-Range Silence flew much faster through the storm clouds than it had come from.

In the blink of an eye, the two ships disappeared one after the other.

Inner layer of the tornado duct.

The Silent Hunter in stealth mode.

On deck, a scout suddenly reported: "Captain, two airships have been spotted leaving the storm clouds below!"

"Is Arden afraid? Or is it—"

Cyrus Hunter suddenly removed his blindfold, revealing an incredible look in his eyes.

"impossible!"

"Captain, has that dragonfly escaped again?"

"Range the central shaft, full speed ahead!"

"Yes, Captain!"

The twelve level-six boilers roared in unison, the blasts of air causing the surrounding tornadoes to shake violently.

The Silent Hunter dives downwards!

Quickly break through the storm clouds below and enter the bright, dazzling desert sky island.

Just as the airship passed the phlogiston sun and Cyrus Hunter turned his head to disperse his blood aura and search for Arden, the phlogiston sun's halo instantly expanded!

It quickly engulfed the Silent Hunter!

What followed was a deafening explosion, accompanied by high-temperature blasts and all sorts of decaying matter.

Cyrus Hunter's face turned pale.

"Your mother's one."

The Wide-Area Silence broke through the storm cloud and quickly left the Extraordinary Factory.

But it went in a big circle and ended up back on the outskirts of the storm cloud at the factory registration point.

Luo Ya prepared to launch a counterattack, once again storming into the Holy Mountain Sky Island to seize the unmanned airship.

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Suddenly, he noticed that one after another, huge black shadows were sailing into the majestic Yunshan Mountains!

They were arranged in a large, orderly formation.

"It looks like the First Mechanical Legion's fleet—it seems these unmanned airships are not meant for me."

Luo Ya sighed helplessly and had no choice but to abandon his plan to seize the ship.

The Wide-Area Silent then turned downwards, plunging into the sea of ​​clouds, officially concluding its journey through the Arden Extraordinary Factory.

Several hours later, the ship slowly emerged from the rolling clouds in the Meilin Channel, a thousand kilometers away.

Luo Ya breathed a sigh of relief.

The blood and qi within the body surged and churned, like flowing clouds.

It feels so good to be awakened!

"Skywalker Island, Hunter Association Membership Entrance Examination —"

Looking out into the distance, the rolling sunset clouds spread like layers of carpet beneath the keel of the Wide-Range Silence.

"In retrospect, we've unintentionally done too many things that only revolutionaries would do along the way—it's time to start the real hunt."

Phew, the Extraordinary Factory chapter is finally over. Due to review issues, I had to delete and revise it repeatedly, and it was written hastily. I'm not entirely satisfied with the details, but I'll polish it when I have time later.

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