Hyperdimensional game! The ultimate aesthetics of violent wizards

Chapter 314: Journey to the Center of the Earth Ends

"I didn't expect the old man to be so courageous. Isn't he afraid of the consequences if the eldest princess returns and sees her home destroyed?"

Only Rhine knew that those disappeared Half-Step Gods and Legends were not really dead, and that they would return to the Penicsia continent one day.

"It would be fine if this succeeds, but if it fails, won't the entire clan be exterminated?"

"Wait...where's my mom? My mom's still there!"

Rhine didn't care about his father's life or death. Since he dared to launch a rebellion, he had to be prepared for failure. What he cared about was that if his father's rebellion failed, his mother would definitely be implicated.

After all, rebellion is no small matter, and it is impossible to just kill the main culprit and pretend nothing happened. When Rhine, who was just watching the show, thought of this, he became a little anxious.

"Hongyu, there is one more thing I need to ask of you."

Seeing Rhine's serious face, Hongyu did not dare to be negligent and asked what was the matter.

"Although I don't know whether my father has reached any agreement with you, I need you to ensure the safety of my mother, Alfred's daughter, no matter what."

"If anything happens to my mother... I will personally wipe out the demons from this world."

Although Rhine's face was calm when he said this, Hongyu seemed to see a huge skull symbolizing death behind him, and she knew that Rhine was serious.

"Understood. It turns out that Grand Duke Weiseman is your Majesty's father. He did have contact with the demons and reached some agreements before."

Sure enough, he knew that the demons must be behind his father's uprising.

Colluding with demons is a classic move by villains in anime. Unfortunately, no one has a good ending in the end. They are either attacked by the demons or killed by the protagonist.

"However, there are too many humans who have signed contracts with the demons. Plus, I'm not the person in charge of this project, so I don't know exactly what agreement was reached. But I will try to transfer this project to my level."

"Do I need to inform your Majesty's father of your condition?"

"No, you just need to make sure my mother is safe."

"What about your Majesty's father?"

"He...then let him live."

Rhine wanted to say that he didn't care whether he lived or died, but he didn't say it in the end. After all, he was still his de facto father.

"I understand." Hongyu also noticed that Rhine didn't seem to have a good relationship with his father, so she didn't ask any more questions.

"And one more thing."

Hongyu, who was about to say goodbye to Rhine, was stopped again.

"Is Lilith still in the Free City area?"

"Here I am."

"Tell her to keep an eye on my sister. If she encounters any trouble, she can go to Princess Mirarose or the World Purging Committee."

Although he could be sure from the future Irena that she would not be in any danger, sending someone to keep an eye on her would make him feel more at ease.

"Understood. Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

"let me see."

"Collect information about Natasha and other missing witches; delay the demon race election; find a chance to open the valve of Mikaheto volcano; protect my mother's safety; let Lilith keep an eye on my sister. That's all for now."

After talking with Rhine for a while, Hongyu left the Void Library. Now that she had a goal to move forward, she needed to plan for the future.

"Master, the connection with the Immortal King's secret realm has been established."

"Great! Is Natasha there? Are they okay? Did they say anything?" Rhine said excitedly.

"We were able to get in touch with him, but it wasn't him."

"What do you mean?" Rhine's face immediately darkened. Did something happen to his aunt and the others?

"The one that was contacted was not my real body, but the spirit of the Immortal King's former divine realm."

"So where are my aunt and the others? Are they not in the Immortal King's secret realm?"

"Master, don't worry, His Majesty and the others are fine." Laplace first informed Rhine that he was safe, and then said:

"They did come to the Immortal King's secret realm, but they are no longer there. To be exact, Natasha and your aunt are no longer there."

"What do you mean? Did they leave again?" Rhine asked again.

"Yes. His Majesty left after transferring the members of the Magic Association and other legendary witches to the secret realm of the Immortal King."

"Why did you leave?"

"Because during the conversation with the Immortal King's divine elves, Your Majesty and the others successfully obtained information about the giant whale and learned that it was a long-extinct Sky Curtain Beast. However, the information about the Sky Curtain Beast is highly confidential, and Your Majesty has not yet officially ascended the throne, so no more information can be decrypted."

"If you want to know why the long-extinct Sky Curtain Beast was sealed in the secret realm of the high elves, where it went, and what role it played, you must obtain the authority of the Queen of the High Elves."

"And if you want to become the Queen of the High Elf, you must also be recognized by the Sun King, the Silver Moon Elf Queen, and the Immortal King."

"Now that Your Majesty has obtained the inheritance of the Immortal King, you must also obtain the inheritance of the Silver Moon Elf Queen and the Sun King before you can go to the Silver Moon Forest to inherit the throne of the High Elf Queen."

"Wow, this is a classic Japanese RPG game tactic." Rhine complained in his mind.

If Rhine hadn't played his cards completely out of the ordinary, this path should have been an adventure for him and Queen Alice.

"That's not right. Isn't Natasha already the Queen of the Silver Moon Elf? Why do we have to go to the Secret Sky Realm of the Silver Moon Elf Queen?"

"Master, do you think the Silver Moon Elf Queen would place a token as important as the Imperial Seal in a holiday estate?"

"Indeed, I thought too simply. So which secret place is their next destination?"

"The Secret Sky Realm of the Silver Moon Elf Queen."

"Wouldn't that mean we couldn't get in touch again? I remember that the principle of the earth vein network is to use seismic waves to transmit signals, right? How can we receive signals in the air?"

Didn't he just want to tell his aunt and Natasha that he was safe? Was it necessary to go through so many twists and turns?

"Yes, we can only wait until they come back."

"What about the others?"

"Considering the need for secrecy, His Majesty originally did not intend to bring anyone along, but the master's aunt insisted on going along, so His Majesty had no choice but to bring her along. As for the others, His Majesty arranged for them to practice in the Immortal King's secret realm."

"Please ask if Soleina is here. If she is, please ask her to come over."

"The message has been sent. The reply is delayed. Please wait."

"Can I have a video call directly with the other party?"

"No, the leyline network has a delay and is not suitable for real-time communication."

"Then can I record the video in advance and then send it over?" Rhine suddenly had an idea.

"Can."

"Then help me record a video."

"Recording now."

Afterwards, Rhine briefly reported everything that had happened after he and his aunt and the others separated, and told them that he was fine now and they didn't need to look for him because he had found a way to go back and he believed they would meet again soon.

He also told them not to go out and practice in the secret realm and not go anywhere else, because people from the church and other forces were looking for them all over the world, and they should make plans after he returned.

Rhine talked for about ten minutes, saying everything he wanted to say. During the conversation, he also answered some of Soleina's questions and told her to let her aunt and Natasha watch the video if they came back.

Although I don't know when Natasha will be back, at least I can report that she is safe, and it is one less thing for me to worry about.

"Master, the data you requested has been downloaded."

As Laplace spoke, a chip identical to the one just now was spit out from the machine in the conference room.

Rhine picked up the chip and inserted it into the groove of the watch. Then several folders appeared on the projected screen.

Looking at trillions of academic papers and literature, Rhine felt that it would be great if he could write this information directly into his information source like the people above him. No matter how much or how complicated it was, he would be able to remember and fully understand the content in an instant.

After importing all this information into the system, this exploration of the center of the earth came to a perfect end.

"Laplace, are there any treasures in the city at the center of the earth?" Rhine asked straight to the point.

He wants spiritual wealth and material wealth as well.

"Yes. Because the geographical location of the Earth's Core City is very special, the only way to enter the Earth's Core City is through the Earth's Core Tunnel. Therefore, as long as the Earth's Core Tunnel is destroyed, no one will be able to enter the Earth's Core City, not even demigods."

“Won’t the people inside be able to get out?

"That's why the original test tunnel was kept after the tunnel project was completed."

"What if that passage is also destroyed?" Rhine turned into a nitpicker.

"The high elves have prepared more than three tunnels, but the other tunnels are semi-finished backup tunnels. And in the city at the center of the earth, there is a shield machine made of strong interaction force materials. We just need to dig through the undigged parts of these backup tunnels."

"It would be useless even if the enemy discovered these tunnels, because no one except the gods can bear the weight of the world."

"...That's really thoughtful."

"Because the Earth Core City is an impenetrable fortress and the last fortress of the high elves, its security level is at a maximum. Therefore, many important figures at that time would deposit their important items or properties in the safekeeping center of the Earth Core City."

"Not only the civilians, but also the government has preserved many important things here, including the Doomsday Seed Vault, which is related to whether the High Elves' Era can continue."

"Is there also a doomsday seed bank in the city at the center of the earth?" Rhine asked excitedly.

"Yes. The reason why the high elves did not leave anyone in the city at the center of the earth is because as long as Danterian restarts the seed bank, all the creatures from the era of the high elves can be restored."

“These are priceless treasures.”

Rhine does not plan to restart the racial fire of the High Elves Era now, because after it is created, it still needs to be cultivated from embryos, and he does not have enough manpower and technology to take care of these newborn lives.

You can't force them to give birth by soaking them in nutrient solution like Misaka girls did, and then implant false memories in them, right?

"Are there any weapons or equipment?"

"No. Because the war was so brutal, all the weapons that could be used were used in the battle."

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about the weapons and equipment that are worn on the body, but weapons used in the military like cannons and battleships."

Laplace thought for a moment and asked, "Does a mecha count?"

"Mecha? There are mechas in the city at the center of the earth?"

Rhine was extremely excited. It was like searching for something without much effort, but it finally came to him.

"Yes. But it needs to be assembled."

"Also need to be assembled? Wouldn't that be better!"

You know, plastic puzzles are also a kind of fun, not to mention that they are real mechas.

“Do you have a finished model?”

Laplace then used holographic projection to project a giant mecha full of science fiction.

"Why is this so big?"

Looking at the data displayed on the projection, Rhine frowned.

The mecha is 237 meters high, which is more than ten times that of Gundam, more than four times that of Tiga, and three times that of the mecha in Pacific Rim. It is equivalent to the height of nearly 4 stories.

"This is an engineering mecha, that's why it's so big."

"Siege Machine?"

"It's not a siege, it's an engineering project. It's a mecha used to build a city."

"The Earth Core City was built by more than 20 engineering mechas. After the Earth Core City project was completed, the high elves transferred most of the engineering mechas away, but still left four mechas for daily maintenance of the city."

Although these mechas look ugly, they are very versatile.

At present, the Kingdom of Elfriden is in a state of disrepair. The reason why Rhine recruited so many refugees, displaced people, and poor people as coolies is because he knew that to get rich, he had to build roads first.

He wants to replace all the current gravel and dirt roads in the kingdom with asphalt and cement roads, and to dig a large canal from the capital to the estuary. He also wants to demolish the slums and build a large number of apartments on the original site. He also wants to build several trading cities on the coast and set up a special economic zone, so that the rich can drive the poor to become rich... All these projects will require a large number of manpower.

Needless to say, these projects would have been costly and labor-intensive in any era. Whether it was Qin Shi Huang's construction of the Great Wall or Emperor Yang of Sui's construction of the Grand Canal, these were considered atrocities by the people at the time and were miracles built with flesh and blood.

But there is no doubt that this is a project that will benefit future generations, but Rhine built cities, roads, and canals at the same time. If he hadn't cheated, it wouldn't take long for him, the king, to be crowned a tyrant.

In short, the efficiency of this mecha is equivalent to the workload of hundreds of thousands of people in one day, and there are 4 mechas like this. Using them to dig canals, open mountains, and level roads, it is estimated that it will take only a few days to complete.

“Pack it up and take it away!”

"Are there any other mechas?"

"There are also tillers for agriculture, excavators for mining, and transporters..."