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At this moment, even Feng Bao, who was standing to the side, was curious about what kind of equipment Qianji Pavilion had created this time.

At this moment, Mo Ban stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Majesty, please move outside the palace."

The group went outside to the square in front of the Hall of State Affairs, which was not as large as the square outside the Hall of Heavenly Revelation.

But that's enough for the two pavilion masters to demonstrate.

Gongshu Chou extended his right hand, and a flash of spatial law light appeared.

A jet-black ship appeared in the void.

It instantly blocked out the sunlight, casting a large shadow on the ground.

Xia Zhaoyan looked up and saw a black ship, over two hundred feet long and about thirty feet wide, docked in the void.

At the bow are three enormous crossbows connected to the hull.

Each crossbow bed has two firing racks, one on top and one on the bottom, each filled with a row of crossbows as thick as an arm.

The three crossbows shimmered with light, clearly indicating that they were already attack equipment of the magic weapon level.

In the center of the ship is a wide and flat deck, which suggests that there should be space underneath.

At the stern of the ship is a two-story pavilion.

Behind the attic, there were also three crossbows.

At this point, Mo Ban took charge of the explanation.

"Your Majesty, the primary function of this ship is to serve as a powerful troop transport vessel."

"It is made entirely of Netherworld Black Iron, mixed with materials that have spatial properties."

"Its own defense is able to withstand attacks from the Celestial Realm without suffering any damage."

As he spoke, Mo Ban's true energy flashed, transforming into a giant hammer that smashed towards the ship.

boom!!

The aftershocks spread, and the ship rocked slightly.

Mo Ban's current realm is the Perfected Celestial Realm, and his combat strength has definitely reached the Shattered Realm.

He was only using the combat power of a Celestial Realm Perfection cultivator to attack just now.

A smile appeared on Xia Zhaoyan's face at this moment.

It's like I got exactly what I needed. I was even thinking that I might be able to exchange for a magic item like this next time.

As it turned out, the Thousand Machines Pavilion actually managed to build it.

Netherworld Iron is a special material.

It is entirely black and can only be dissolved once. Once dissolved, it cannot be forged a second time.

However, this material is sturdy, making it one of the best materials used by various dynasties to build city walls.

At this point, Mo Ban continued.

"Your Majesty, this ship can transport 10,000 troops at a time!"

"It has the ability to fly. As long as spirit crystals are added as an energy source, it can fly continuously."

"During its construction, we incorporated materials with spatial properties, so as long as the array is activated, this ship can also perform spatial jumps."

This time, Xia Zhaoyan was truly shocked.

Space jump, simply put, is space travel.

Among cultivators, only those who have reached the Celestial Realm can freely travel through space.

Although teleportation arrays can also facilitate spatial travel.

However, it has a drawback: it is fixed.

"How far can you jump through space in one go?" Xia Zhaoyan asked impatiently.

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"Your Majesty, the maximum range is ten thousand kilometers!"

Ten thousand kilometers is not a short distance. Although it is not as far as the distance of a single spatial traversal in the Celestial Realm, it is sufficient for use.

"Furthermore, Your Majesty, the six crossbows on the ship can fire crossbows capable of causing casualties to those at the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"Even those at the Celestial Realm level can be harmed by it if they are not careful!"

While its offensive capabilities are average, it was originally designed as a powerful tool for troop transport.

Xia Zhaoyan was already very satisfied.

At this moment, Gongshu Chou stepped forward and pointed to the ships to report to the commander.

"Your Majesty, to perform spatial travel, the array needs to be activated, and the energy required for the array needs to be provided by spirit crystals."

"Because the energy of spirit crystals does not require conversion!"

Both flight and space travel require spirit crystals.

Needless to say, the number of spirit crystals required for a single space travel is probably not small.

As expected, Gongshu Chou's next words confirmed Xia Zhaoyan's guess.

"However, Your Majesty, this magical artifact has a drawback: it consumes too many spirit crystals. The quality of low-grade spirit crystals is insufficient to power the ship."

"Airship flight only requires one hundred mid-grade spirit crystals per day."

"Fully loaded flight requires 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals per day!"

"Each crossbow bolt requires ten mid-grade spirit crystals to fire."

"Each attack will consume one hundred mid-grade spirit crystals."

"To achieve a space jump at maximum capacity, 10,000 kilometers would require 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals!"

Even Xia Zhaoyan couldn't help but gasp after hearing this.

"Now I finally understand what it means for cannons to roar and gold to flow in!"

This isn't a troop transport tool; it's practically a gold-devouring beast!

Don't be fooled by the fact that a fully loaded flight only requires 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals a day; this kind of magical artifact definitely requires spatial jumps.

In this way, not to mention anything else, just one of these magical treasures would yield at least 30,000 mid-grade spirit crystals per day.

What does 30,000 mid-grade spirit crystals mean?

Even a merchant family like her maternal clan, the Li family, could only amass a few hundred thousand mid-grade spirit crystals after a year of hard work.

However, with his own system and the expansion of his territory, he certainly wouldn't lack spirit crystals.

"Gongshu Chou, Mo Ban, if I wish to mass-produce such naval magical artifacts, will you encounter any difficulties?"

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"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have already established a mature production line."

"As long as the materials are available, ten such warships can be forged in a day."

Ten ships a day—that's a bit too little capacity.

"Could we produce more per day?"

...

"Yes, Your Majesty. The production line is already mature; we just need to add more production lines."

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyan clapped his hands.

"What is the cost of building a ship like this?"

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"Your Majesty, excluding our labor costs, one such warship requires 100,000 high-grade spirit crystals!"

hiss! !

The cost is considerable!

However, Xia Zhaoyan felt it was worth it. If such a ship were put up for auction in the outside world, it would have a starting price of a million high-grade spirit crystals and there would be plenty of people willing to pay for it.

"I will have the imperial court liaise with you to make bulk purchases."

"Each ship will give you an extra thousand high-grade spirit crystals in profit."

"These profits will be used to strengthen the foundation of the Thousand Machine Pavilion and accelerate its development!"

...

From this moment on, the Thousand Machines Pavilion has come into the public eye.

Although all the officials in the court now know that the Thousand Machines Pavilion in the cultivation world should also be His Majesty's power.

However, it was never incorporated into the imperial court system.

The Netherworld Warship—that's the name Xia Zhaoyan gave to the warship.

This means that it is like the underworld, able to appear silently anywhere.

Upon seeing the Netherworld Warship, the entire Great Xia military was so excited that they trembled with excitement.

"We finally have a powerful troop transport tool."

"Compared to the warships of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they are far more powerful!"

At the same time, Qianji Pavilion also became famous in the imperial court.

...

In the Chaotian Hall, Feng Bao held the imperial edict and announced.

"From this day forward, the Thousand Machines Pavilion will be ranked under the Heavenly Punishment Division, on par with the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Gongshu Chou is appointed Pavilion Master, enjoying the待遇 (treatment/benefits) of a third-rank official; Mo Ban is appointed Deputy Pavilion Master, enjoying the待遇 (treatment/benefits) of a third-rank official!"

Xia Zhaoyan did not include the Thousand Machines Pavilion in the Hall of Offerings, since the Thousand Machines Pavilion was not intended for combat from the very beginning!