Chapter 341: Are you sure you're really here to defend against an invasion?

"Hmm, calculating the time, it's about right. Let's set off now."

Su Nian stood up and said indifferently.

About right?

Himejima Akeno, Rias, and even Himejima Suzaku were all confused.

What is about right?

And just at this moment, accompanied by familiar footsteps, the Crow Tengu arrived before the room and knelt on one knee.

"Holy Son, Fallen Angel Governor Azazel and Baiqiu are here to visit."

Hearing the name Baiqiu, Himejima Akeno did not make any movement, seemingly unmoved by all of this.

Rias, however, gave her good friend a strange look and quickly recognized the other's small movements.

Good grief, she really is shaking her leg! This girl Akeno wants to run away.

Every time she wants to escape, she shakes her leg unconsciously; does she really think I haven't noticed?

Thinking of this, Rias smilingly hooked her arm through Himejima Akeno's, effectively pinning her down to prevent her from escaping.

"What are you doing?"

Himejima Akeno looked over with an expressionless face.

"Helping you!"

Rias believed it was necessary for her to help her good friend open her heart, while also taking the opportunity to secure a chance to pass information out.

Although Su Nian had not restricted her, she always felt that Su Nian had definitely restricted her somewhere.

As it happened, she could also see that her good friend didn't know how to face her father, so shouldn't she help her out?

Su Nian turned his head to look at Himejima Akeno and said.

"Let's go take a look together."

Himejima Akeno just wanted to refuse, but before the words could leave her mouth, she was pulled by Rias to follow behind Su Nian.

"Uh..."

For the first time, Himejima Akeno had the urge to break off her friendship with Rias.

"We meet again, Mr. Azazel."

In front of the shrine, Su Nian smiled and reached out his hand toward Azazel.

This was his future good employee, after all; how could he treat the other party poorly?

The matter of the Mechanical God still required the other party's efforts.

What he wanted to create was a Mechanical Dragon Species; while the direction might overlap with the Mechanical God, there was still a gap after all.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Azazel's mouth twitched.

He wasn't this polite last time; is he really that impatient to welcome me into the job?

He remained calm on the surface, shaking hands with Su Nian while saying with a smile.

"Good grief, is there something wrong with the things you gave me? Why can't I reproduce some of the techniques?"

Su Nian gave Azazel a rather speechless look.

If you can't research it, don't be evasive; what kind of excuse is saying you can't reproduce it with techniques?

"The rules between different worlds have some subtle differences; isn't it normal that the techniques can't be used?"

Why don't you think about whether you've put in the effort yourself?

I haven't put in the effort? Ever since I took these things from you, Laozi hasn't slept for days and nights, and I haven't figured out a thing... Azazel grumbled inwardly, but his surface remained amiable.

He was stuck on the firewalls and anti-cracking mechanisms of those Mechanical Evil Gods.

After all, the Evil Gods of the Exe World have invaded who knows how many worlds; they must have encountered worlds with decryption and counter-measure capabilities.

They must have maxed out the relevant technology trees and skill trees.

If there were really such a big loophole, they would have probably been wiped out by the Spirit Gods of the Exe World long ago.

"I'm just worried about what to do if I decrypt some problems."

Azazel said very amiably on the surface; after all, there were outsiders here, otherwise he would have made Su Nian witness what the anger of a corporate slave looks like.

Is this work even meant for humans?

He was almost backlashed by the firewall.

"Don't worry, I'll demonstrate it for you in a moment, and you'll understand."

Su Nian said with his smile unchanged; this was indeed his oversight—firewalls and such, he could just use a Concept Displacement to displace them.

He hadn't considered these problems at all.

"Demonstrate?"

Azazel was stunned for a moment. Is this something that can be demonstrated?

There are so many people here, and heaven knows how many spies from outsiders are mixed in?

Otherwise, would he have needed to be so subtle?

Azazel's heart was thumping; he felt that Su Nian being so open and aboveboard was somewhat unreliable.

"While I'm at it, I'll show you the results I've designed."

Su Nian said with a smile, also taking the opportunity to keep the Fallen Angels in check.

This kid Azazel is restless; does he really think that just because I let him research it, he can teach these things to others at will?

To him, the Fallen Angels really aren't that important, and Azazel isn't that important either.

Combat power is even less important; if it weren't for observation and for this title, he could solo the Exe World by himself.

"Then everyone, follow along."

Su Nian said this, glancing at Baiqiu, who was even more excited than Azazel.

Although it could be said that Baiqiu was excited because his daughter was finally willing to see him.

Although she was just standing behind Su Nian, looking at him coldly, at least she was willing to see him, wasn't she?

All of this still had to be credited to the Lord.

Baiqiu looked at Su Nian with excitement; ever since being redeemed by Su Nian, everything had been moving in a good direction.

Afterward, under the guidance of Himejima Suzaku, they arrived at a construction site that had originally been a Factory.

But the site had only just been built when it went bankrupt due to a broken capital chain, leaving only this plot of land behind.

Then, following Himejima Suzaku's orders and the operations of the Five Exorcist Families, the arrangements were made and it was acquired within minutes.

Although the paperwork was still being processed, it did not affect the fact that this site already belonged to Su Nian.

Entering the Factory, Su Nian snapped his fingers, and in an instant, the place that had been an abandoned factory transformed into a giant, operating mechanical production plant.

Before the crowd could even express their emotions, they saw the next moment.

Countless parts flew up from the assembly line and spontaneously began to assemble themselves in the open space.

What was being assembled here?

Question marks appeared over everyone's heads.

And if they hadn't seen it wrong, that core emitting a destructive aura—if it were to lose control even slightly, wouldn't it be enough to let the entire Island Country experience the highest temperatures again?

However, Azazel, who was quite knowledgeable about Artifacts and had spent the whole night studying Magical Technology and dismantling those mechanical Evil Gods, saw the general idea.

This... could this be assembling a Mechanical God?

Seeming to see Azazel's doubt, Su Nian explained with a smile.

"This is the Mechanical Dragon Species, Prototype Type 1, Jiazi, currently being assembled."

Su Nian explained with a smile.

"More specifically, you can just treat it as a Mechanical Dragon."

"A Mechanical Dragon? What is that?"

The crowd was bewildered, only Azazel's eyes lit up with a sharp glint.

"No more nonsense, wait until the assembly is complete, and you'll know when you see the finished product."

Su Nian didn't talk nonsense either, just silently accelerated time.

Do you know why this Mechanical Dragon's production speed was so fast? It was time; Su Nian had accelerated time.

A moment later, a majestic, lifelike mechanical green dragon made entirely of refined Steel hovered above the Factory.

Although the crowd could not feel the threat level of the opponent, they could feel the terror of its strength just from the previous energy core.

Ignoring the crowd's reactions, Su Nian looked at this Mechanical Dragon with extreme satisfaction; after all, this was his creation.

Being able to succeed meant that it could be mass-produced.

As expected, scientific technology is the primary productive force.

"How about it? Is there anyone who wants to test Jiazi's strength?"

The response to him was a burst of silence.

Not only Azazel, but even Baiqiu and Himejima Akeno were silent, as if they had been hit by a Forbidden Character silence spell.

Who would dare? What if something went wrong?

Of course, it wasn't that they didn't trust Su Nian's technology, it was just... this was simply too sci-fi.

Yes, sci-fi.

For this group of shrine maidens, Devils, Fallen Angels, and Yokai, it was too sci-fi and challenged their worldview too much.

Their brains had crashed for a moment.

"So, is there really no one willing to give it a try?"

Su Nian felt the atmosphere was a bit off; he shouldn't have said anything wrong, right?

This was demonstrated entirely under their eyes, so why were they all so timid?

"Um, Heavenly Lord Son, I am willing to give it a try."

Finally, Baiqiu couldn't help but step forward.

As the Lightning Angel known as the God of Lightning, he was also a Ten-Winged Fallen Angel.

Not to mention reaching the level of those two Transcendent monsters among the Devils, but an ordinary Demon King was definitely no match for him.

And normally speaking, lightning should be the counter to machinery, right?

The next moment, countless white feathers fell from the sky, and Baiqiu displayed an angelic, holy state.

Well, after being redeemed by Su Nian, he was purified and returned to his status as an Angel.

Countless lightning bolts swirled around Baiqiu, accompanied by Baiqiu waving his hand forward with force.

The lightning formed a lightning dragon and charged toward Jiazi...

Then the lightning disappeared, and Jiazi's blood-red eyes turned green; this was the signal that it was charging.

The air instantly went silent; was Baiqiu stunned?

Wasn't it said that lightning counters machinery? That was what he had seen in movies and games!

The next moment, before Baiqiu could recover, he was swatted away by Jiazi's tail.

"This... this... is this reasonable?"

Himejima Akeno asked in confusion; as a partner who often played games with Tachiro Koneko, her imagination of sci-fi was limited to the video games she had played.

"Come, Azazel, you go try its combat power; you should know quite a few spells, right?"

Su Nian glanced at Azazel, and Azazel could only fly over with a bitter face to fight the Mechanical Dragon Jiazi.

Of course, the result was indisputable; Jiazi won. No matter what, it was a prototype built with rare materials from Little Garden, and its strength was quite considerable.

It even used the energy core dismantled from the mechanical Evil God Rahu that Su Nian had captured, which was stable enough to support Four-Digit Elite Level output.

Afterwards, Azazel, who had been beaten until he had no power to fight back, gave Su Nian a strange look and said.

"Are you really sure you came here to resist the invasion?"

And not to invade their world?

(End of chapter)