Offer blocks to the end times

“I am Baron Maxi, First Class Military Attaché of the Military Police,” the man introduced himself and then proceeded to the next point. “I am now authorized by the Great Sage to conduct the transaction between you and me.”

“I see,” Senju nodded, then asked, “What do you want to trade, and what price are you willing to pay?”

"The bombs and technology used yesterday, or your privately modified airship, and the repair and manufacturing technology of the Holy Sword," the other party said arrogantly, which made Thousand Hands very unhappy.

"Forget about the technology, I can only provide samples and services. What price are you willing to pay?" Thousand Hands said.

Here, I'm staring at the rabbit Baronny on the screen.

"Is it really not allowed? You are a member of the Winged Army. We have the authority to ask you to hand over your weapons and information," the other side was as arrogant as ever, as if it were only natural for Senju to hand over everything.

"Heh, too bad I'm an alien, not part of the Winged Army. I only carried out these activities out of sympathy for you," Thousand Hands sneered at the other side, clearly dissatisfied with their attempt to get something for nothing. "So, without a corresponding reward, I won't help them for nothing."

Chapter 257 Transaction Completed

“I see. Then we will offer various spell knowledge in exchange,” Baronny said, as if he had just been testing the waters. He quickly began to describe what they could offer: “magical tools, various supplies, and various magical materials sealed in crystal balls using spellcasting, which can be used even by people who know nothing about magic.”

“Thank you so much,” Senju understood the meaning after listening for a while. He nodded and asked, “So what are you looking to trade this time?”

“A sample of the bomb, and the restoration of three relic weapons,” Baronie began, reciting the name of the holy sword, “Lu…”

"Alright, no need to read anymore, it'll be fixed soon anyway," Senju shook his head uninterestedly. "What I want are a spell furnace, various materials and magical knowledge for making airships, and the most basic magical knowledge."

“These,” the other party noted down, then asked, “When can they be ready?”

“It will be quick, anytime,” Thousand Hands said, pausing for a moment before adding that he could deliver the goods to the door. But Baronny interrupted, “Then, we will go to the Orlando Merchant Guild’s fourth warehouse on Island 68 this afternoon to conduct the transaction. Please have everything ready.”

"Okay, I'll wait here," Senju said, and the connection was lost. After taking off his earphones, he saw Nigolan looking at him with a complicated expression.

"I never imagined someone like you would know the Great Sage," she said, scanning Senju's entire body as if trying to find some redeeming quality. "Even a pervert who peeps into the women's bathroom..."

"Hey, where did you hear that? Don't slander people like that," Thousand Hands said indignantly. But then Nigolan excitedly grabbed Thousand Hands by the collar, "Do you really know the Great Sage? Have you seen him? Does he look like a statue?"

"Don't ask me, I've only met him once. William knows much more," Thousand Hands said, betraying William immediately after being fooled by her for a while.

“Really? I’ll go ask,” Nigolan dashed off in a flash. Senju looked at the instruments on the table, put away his headphones, and then left.

After running away quietly, Senju saw Nigolan and William entangled in the corridor. He ignored them and went back to his room. Seeing that Ishii was still asleep on the bed, he went back to bed and held her for a while.

Just as Senju was feeling relieved again, it was already breakfast time. He touched his clothes and realized that Ishii had already gotten up and left. He got out of bed and prepared to eat.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, they saw William looking exhausted. After glaring at Senju, the two of them ate together.

"Are we going there again today?" Senju asked in advance, and then saw William shake his head. "The battle is supposed to start the day after tomorrow, and it will last for more than ten days. Let's rest today and tomorrow, because we'll be very busy from now on."

"I see, that's good then," Senju nodded after hearing this, then remembered someone, "By the way, where's Greg? I haven't seen him at all."

"Ah, as for Greg, I sent him to the city to rest and buy some supplies," William said casually, eating the roast meat on his plate.

"I see, no wonder," Senju said, indicating that she understood.

The rest of the time was spent with the children. Several people helped the children learn and play, but in the end, it was Qianhu and William who did their best.

During class, Chito listened attentively to Nigoran's lecture, while Senju and Yuri lay on their desks, bored and lost in thought. William had long since disappeared.

While playing outside, Chito was still reading a book. Yuri and the little ones were having a great time. William was watching over the children playing and telling stories to the little girls who gathered around. Chito lay on the side, staring blankly at the sky. After a while, Yuri, who was tired from playing, also lay down on the side and stared blankly.

The uneventful time passed quickly, and a squad of Wing Guard soldiers arrived at the warehouse entrance, led by Baronny.

"Excuse me, is the Second-Class Spell Weapon Technician of the Thousand Hands here?" someone called from the doorway. The voice was flat and hoarse, completely different from the voice of the person who had gathered together.

"Who are you?" William walked over and asked. The other person immediately replied, "I am Baron Maxi, First Class Military Attaché of the Wing Army Military Police. Hello, William, Second Class Spellcraft Technician."

"You know me?" William frowned slightly. When Baronny saw this, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I have heard His Excellency the Great Sage mention your name. You are here on an important mission."

"Ah, they've already arrived? I've been getting a little bored waiting," Senju said, getting up from the side and looking at the boxes the soldiers were carrying. "Are these the supplies for the exchange?"

"Of course," the other party waved his hand, then...

Several boxes and containers were brought out. "These boxes contain three spell furnaces, this box contains basic magic data, and this one contains information on airship construction. You can access the information by inputting magic power."

“I see,” Senju nodded, taking out a packed box from the package. “There are three bombs inside. Avoid excessive collisions during transport, and be careful when analyzing them.”

“We understand,” Baronny said, placing the items on the ground. Two soldiers then ran out from behind and gently carried the box away.

Then Baroni opened another box containing more than a dozen broken holy swords. "These are unusable relic weapons. I hope you can deliver three intact relic weapons."

“Okay, I understand,” Thousand Hands casually put the supplies and the Holy Sword into the package. “You can come and pick them up in a few days.”

“I understand,” Baronie nodded, then said, “However, I have received orders that the repaired relic weapons are temporarily stored here in the fourth warehouse. His Majesty the Great Sage hopes that you will have the opportunity to send them over.”

“Swann,” William muttered, then said to Baronie, “we’ve got our word on it, and we’ll send it over in a few days.”

“Understood. Well then, we’ll take our leave,” Baronie said, and then left with his soldiers.

"Phew, the real person is completely different from the video," Senju breathed a sigh of relief. In the video, he seemed like a goofball, but in reality, he found that the other person had a strange sense of pressure.

“Well, that first-class military officer is quite strong in combat,” William said, stroking his chin. “Looks like we’ll have to go check on Swann in a few days.”

Chapter 258 Memory Crystal

After watching Baron and the others leave, Senju and William returned to the facility. The little ones inside were chattering away, showing no signs of fear.

William, seeing this, went over and played games with the little girls. Soon, the little ones forgot about it. Senju, after watching for a while, returned to the house to check the delivered supplies and documents.

After examining the package, Qian Shou discovered that there was nothing extra on the two crystal balls, just simple information, which relieved him.

However, just as he was about to try it out, Number Six reminded him in his mind, "The information in these crystal balls is one-time use, but the system can extract the information from these crystal balls and make them into memory crystals."

"Hmm, I see. Let's do it this way. Make four sets first," Senju thought to himself. Then he saw the two crystal balls in the package explode, followed by a cluster of characters and graphics that gradually disappeared.

Then suddenly eight light blue crystal pieces appeared inside, and his experience bar dropped by sixteen levels. After looking at them, he found that the names on them were 'Basic Magic Application' and 'Airship Manufacturing Process', which looked very simple.

Senju then picked up a 'Basic Magic Application' crystal and tried it out. After squeezing it hard, the crystal turned into a ball of blue light and was absorbed by Senju.

He then learned a lot of knowledge, such as how to practice magic from scratch, how to increase magic power, the points to note when using magic power, what the corresponding magical attributes are, and the classification of many spells and incantations.

After absorbing the knowledge, Senju shook his head vigorously, feeling dizzy. After sorting it out for a while, he realized that this knowledge was very useful to him, clarifying the relevant knowledge of magic and providing direction for his future.

However, it mentions very few spells. If Senju practices according to the knowledge in it, he can probably cast spells like small fireballs in a year or two. This made him less interested and he only used it as a reference.

Next, Senju tried the airship project. Senju learned what materials and magic were needed to build an airship, as well as the operating knowledge. However, Senju didn't recognize any of the materials or magic, and the operating knowledge was the same. An airship requires the cooperation of many people to use, and the professional terms involved were also baffling.

After summarizing the situation, Qian Shou discovered that both parties received flawed items in this transaction. Qian Shou provided a bomb whose manufacturing process was unknown and which could explode at any time, while the other party provided basic knowledge, but various important information was blocked.

Fortunately, the other party valued the Holy Sword and did not cheat on the Spell Furnace. After thinking for a while, Senju decided not to repair the Holy Sword for the time being and ran out with the memory crystal.

After searching outside for a while, Senju found Ishii in the workshop. She was still drawing blueprints, and judging from the appearance, she had already completed about a third of them.

When Ishii saw Senju approaching, she stopped as if she wanted to rest for a bit. "Senju, you're here too."

After saying that, Ishii went to the side, poured two glasses of water, and placed them on another table. Then the two of them sat down there.

“Hey, Ishii, I just got some information about airships,” Senju said, showing Ishii two crystal pieces. “These are the ones. You can crush them to access the knowledge within.”

"Really?" Ishii picked up the crystal chip with some curiosity. "Memory transfer? I remember reading about that in a book."

"It should be about right," Senju said, scratching his head in confusion. "After using this, my head will..."

It's like gaining extra knowledge, and it feels like you've suddenly learned something new.

"I see," Ishii said, crushing the two crystal pieces one by one. Her expression was calm. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes. "I see. I understand."

"Ishii, have you thought of anything?" Senju asked from the side. Ishii shook his head. "This knowledge is very important to me. Most of the doubts in the materials I collected before have been resolved. So the theory is basically complete. However, the part about magic is very difficult to complete."

“I see,” Senju also realized the problem. There is a lot of magic attached to an airship, which is not something that a few novices can handle. “However, you can make a small airship or a model first.”

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too. I’ll study the data that was transmitted over some time,” Ishii said, then fell into deep thought, seemingly starting to study it in his mind. Senju quietly left the place.

Then Senju found Chito and Yuri and taught them the basics of using magic. However, after Chito learned it, she quickly kicked Senju out. Then she happily started experimenting, looking like she was about to summon something. This made Senju, who was watching from the side, laugh a few times and then run away.

After Yuri learned the technique, the first thing she thought of was her holy sword. She took it out and started swinging it around wildly. The children around her cheered, and Yuri had even more fun. Unfortunately, no sword or blade aura flew out; it just looked like ordinary slashing.

After watching silently for a while, Yuri became lazy again, put away the holy sword, and lay down on the grass, not wanting to move. "Ah, it's so comfortable to lie down like this."

"Hey, Yuri, let me teach you swordsmanship. You could easily hurt yourself doing that," the children said, taking out wooden swords to teach her real swordsmanship. "You have to do it this way, so you can eliminate the enemy while protecting yourself."

"Oh, I see. I've learned something," Yuri said, sitting to the side watching and praising the explanations. She looked thoughtful but didn't want to get up.

After practicing for a while, the little ones were very pleased to see Yuri deep in thought, so they started practicing together. However, during the practice, the little ones treated it like a real battle. Although those with high swordsmanship could stop attacking at any time, those with average skills found it difficult to stop, and every now and then, a little girl would get injured.

"Stop it now, let me teach you real swordsmanship," William quickly stopped their chaotic fight. The girls stopped, and Senju healed the injured girls. Then William began to teach them swordsmanship.

"You need to get into position like this, and hold the sword like this so you can exert more force," William instructed them one by one, and then had them maintain the position for ten minutes.

However, after a while, the five- or six-year-old children ran off to play ball, leaving only Pan Libao and a few other teenagers practicing alongside them.

Chapter 259 Space for Play

As Senju watched the little girls practice so hard, a pang of sadness suddenly welled up in his heart. These carefree children were now carrying the hopes for the future of the Floating Continent.

Seeing their expressions, Senju sighed and decided not to disturb their practice. He went through the portal back to the original world and began collecting dirt and various blocks there.

As the area expanded, a small mountain finally appeared in the space, and the surrounding empty ground was covered with grass and a forest took shape, making it look like a small world.

Senju excitedly started digging everywhere. Soon the spatial rift became tens of meters wide, and then more than a hundred meters wide. Senju looked at the mess behind him, which looked like it had been hit by a meteorite, with big craters everywhere. He ran to the beach to collect some water and then returned to the floating island.

When he returned, he found that it was already dark and everyone had disappeared. After searching around for a while, he found that everyone was having dinner in the cafeteria.

"Hey, Senju, where have you been again?" William greeted Senju as he walked in. The others next to him also greeted him and continued eating. It seemed that no one cared about Senju's frequent disappearances.

“Oh, I went to that world and collected some things,” Thousand Hands said after sitting down and exchanging a few words with a few people before talking to William. “Now my space is almost the same size as this floating island.”

"Wow, it's gotten so big!" William said in surprise. "That makes moving much easier."

“Well, I think so too,” Senju smiled happily, then looked forward to the future, “When the space continues to grow, it can be used as a small world, but it’s too empty without anyone inside.”

“What an extravagant worry,” Nigolan said, shaking her head slightly. “The space on the floating islands is gradually decreasing while the population is increasing. If the operation on Island Fifteen fails, the space will become even more cramped.”

“These things were bound to happen sooner or later,” Senju said from the side. “The population has been growing all along; the only way out is…”

They returned to the surface, but the enemies there were too powerful, which is why the island's population has remained balanced for five hundred years now. Who knows how much longer it will last?

“Yes, these children have sacrificed so much for the mainland. I wonder when it will all end,” Nigolan said gently, looking at the noisy children eating around her, and then looking forward to a bright future. “Once we move over there, things should be fine.”

Then Nigolan looked at Senju and said, "Speaking of which, I've never seen what your space looks like. I've only heard Nephren say that it's very square inside. I don't know what that means."

“It means exactly what it says,” William said from the side. “Trees are square, soil is square, even animals are square.”

“How could such a thing exist? William is exaggerating too much,” Nigolan thought for a while but couldn’t figure out what kind of world it was, so she assumed William was just using a metaphor.

“If you don’t believe me, you can go in and take a look,” William said lazily from the side. Nigolan looked at Thousand Hands, “Can I go in and take a look too?”

“Of course, but we must be careful to protect the animals inside,” Thousand Hands said, opening a doorway that revealed a brightly lit world inside. Nigolan peered curiously through the doorway, drawing the attention of the other diners.

Nigolan cautiously walked in and saw a strange scene. There was nothing in the sky, but the surroundings were very bright. Various plants grew in the farmland on one side, and some strange animals were running around in the middle, but they seemed to ignore her presence. Then she saw a tree and a clod of earth on the ground. Only then did she truly understand what 'very square' meant.

After seeing the scene inside, the little girls eating at the entrance all ran inside to play, causing Nigolan, who was inside, to be flustered for a while before the excited little girls quieted down.