Chapter 229: line with translation of chapter title

Just as Topa was about to continue her attack, Bronya's voice suddenly sounded from not far away.

"Stop——please, everyone stop! Ladies and gentlemen, please put down your weapons!"

March 7th felt relieved that Bronya had finally arrived, preventing the situation from spiraling out of control.

Topa beside her let out a light chuckle, her words tinged with a bit of sarcasm: "Miss Grand Guardian? I was just wondering whether you wouldn't just push the train crew in front of me and then hide in the back waiting for the result... That's not like you at all."

"Of course not. I'm late because I have something very important to attend to."

Topa's eyes narrowed: 'More important than this?'

"Yes. Its importance is probably obvious at a glance... What I mean is, I'd like you to help evaluate our current results."

Bronya read Topa's handwritten letter over and over, feeling empathy for her experiences, and for that reason she still hoped to reach an agreement with her through some peaceful means.

Seeing Bronya's sincere attitude, Topa also apologized for her earlier offense and was willing to accompany her, but she needed to give a heads‑up first... Changing the superiors' decision is no easy task.

The group passed through a desolate, ruined urban area and arrived at a rugged mountain road. After going through several tunnels covered in ice and snow, the magnificent sight before them made everyone's eyes widen in unison.

In the sunset, molten‑gold‑like light streamed between the gears and rivets, countless workers moved through this nascent steel forest, casting busy silhouettes beneath the Creation Engine's mountain‑like body.

Here, someone tightened massive bolts on scaffolding with a wrench, someone operated a crane to lift steel beams slowly, and on several unfinished towers in the distance, propellers were undergoing slow test spins, slicing through the molten‑gold‑tinged dusk.

Amid the clamor of machinery and human voices, everything appeared especially tranquil and harmonious—humanity and machine, steel and stone, steam and sunset—joining together on the snowy plains of Yaluoluo-VI to build an industrial marvel just coming into being.

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Naruto.

"Oh, that isn't the Creation Engine, is it?" Sakura instantly spotted the hulking steel giant at the center of the light screen, "Can this thing also help humans build houses?"

"Guess why it's called the Creation Engine? Helping humanity is its true purpose—you don't think it was built just for fighting, do you?" Kakashi chuckled.

"But looking at how long their buildings take to put up, it feels less convenient than Yamato's Wood Release, right, Kakashi-sensei?"

Since the sky curtain opened, Sakura has witnessed all kinds of extraordinary powers unlike ninjutsu.

The "Abundance" power of healing machinery, the dragon‑sovereign might that can fill seas and move mountains in a finger snap, even the famed exploding‑star scene made her once lose confidence in ninjutsu.

Yet watching the Beiluoboge people in the light screen painstakingly build their homes, she finally managed to catch a faint sense of superiority.

Recalling how Konoha was destroyed by Pain's Shinra Tensei, reconstruction relied entirely on Yamato—one palm strike to the ground and ready‑made wooden houses would sprout from the soil, no paint needed.

Although ninjutsu may not be as deadly as those divine envoys or star gods, it's still quite convenient in daily life.

Looking at the girl with a slight sense of superiority before him, Kakashi let out a helpless sigh.

"Of course, Sakura, but think about how many times Konoha has been destroyed since it was built? If they built a steel forest as sturdy as Beiluoboge's, Konoha would still be rebuilding now. You laugh at them for being slow; they laugh at you for being quick to destroy."

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"Look, the people of Beiluoboge haven't given up…" Bronya gazed quietly at the distant folks working together, "I just want to give them a chance."

"March, Star——do you still remember that big broken‑up guy over there?" She pointed to the hulking figure in the distance.

"Creation Engine…"

"Hmm, you remember it really well." Bronya turned to look at Topa, "Miss Topa, I know you've done a lot of research before—I want to know whether your materials contain any records on the 【Creation Engine】."

Topa's eyes showed shock she could barely hide as she slowly shook her head: 'None at all. That's why I find it unbelievable…… Such a massive project isn't mentioned even once in the Strategic Investment Department's research report.'

"Perhaps I understand the reason. The Creation Engine was built entirely by the Beiluoboge people themselves, without any foreign technology."

"The First Grand Guardian, Alisa Landau, led this project. While the fighters shed blood on the front lines, the engineers worked day and night in the rear, designing and building……"

The Creation Engine saw combat in its early days, but the First Grand Guardian's vision was far broader than anyone imagined; for a long time the machine's codename was 【Geological Transformation Engineering Unit】.

Its true mission, after driving out all the world's enemies, is to help Beiluoboge rebuild its homeland and return the world to its former prosperity.

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Attack on Titan.

"This immense power was actually originally meant for construction……" Armin rested his chin on his hand, fell into thought, "Eren, your Titan transformation is quite similar to the Creation Engine—could there be a possibility……

"You're saying Titans originally appeared for construction?" Eren picked up his thought.

Armin nodded.

Eren's Titan transformation is special, granting the Survey Corps more tactical options for subsequent operations. Squad Leader Hange believes Eren's Titanization is undoubtedly an important weapon for fighting Titans and reclaiming freedom. But Bronya's words sparked Armin—this is another possibility: a Titan like Eren's is not inherently a weapon, but a tool.

"But the Titans outside the walls don't look like they could be used for construction at all," Eren laughed, "However, once the day comes when I've driven every last Titan outside the walls away, my Titan transformation could instead be used for humanity's construction.

"When that day arrives, I can become a Titan and build a house by the sea…… Come to think of it, Armin, you've always wanted to see the ocean, haven't you? When we live by the sea then, we'll be able to see it all the time.