Chapter 384

The reestablishment of the Three Gods Covenant meant, for Sumeru, no difference from the re‑establishment of order.

Fortunately.

This time, all three gods are present.

Plus Luo De's mighty divine power.

Even the usually most rowdy radical faction settled down.

Thus, the various new policies that Nadixa had prepared early on were dispatched from the Jing Shan Palace like flowing water the very next day after the Flower God Birth Festival ended.

The transmission of the new policies' orders was also unprecedentedly smooth.

It was still the same reason.

Whether rainforest people or desert folk, they feared neither Nadixa nor the Flower God who had slept long before awakening.

Only Luo De, who shows no regard for kin, is the exception.

Thanks to the simultaneous smearing campaigns from desert and rainforest earlier,

Luo De is notorious whether in the desert or the rainforest.

The most widely spread story among them

is that he ruthlessly killed his former comrade in A Ru Cun merely to vent his anger.

Other rumors don't count.

Just this one rumor alone is enough to give people a certain understanding of Luo De's conduct.

Slaughtering comrades.

This is Luo De's first negative impression on people.

And this alone is enough to make everyone fear him sufficiently.

There is such a "violent in word and deed" Red King.

No matter how big a hothead, none dare cause trouble over this.

Just as Nadixa continuously issued new orders relying on Luo De's formidable reputation, Luo De had already come to Lidugu to examine Dottore's leftover work.

"Mr. Zhongli, thank you for your hard work these past days."

Luo De's first greeting must go to Zhongli.

No matter what.

If it weren't for Zhongli holding down here, constantly grappling with Dottore's strongest slice,

relying on Sumeru's strength at the time, they probably couldn't suppress the malice‑filled Dottore.

It was also thanks to Zhongli's wholehearted effort.

Only then did Luo De have the chance to dismantle Dottore's slices one by one, steadily strengthening himself until he annihilated the last slice and completely eliminated the threat Dottore posed.

"The contract is fulfilled."

"Young friend, from now on you'll have to rely on yourself."

Zhongli appears not to mind the hardship of this period, but the relieved smile on his face still betrays his true inner thoughts at this moment.

Knowing he was just being polite, Luo De smiled and turned his focus to realizing it on that gigantic mechanical warrior tens of meters tall.

This divine construct, said to have exhausted Sumeru's strength, still exerts a faint pressure felt even when Luo De stands at its feet with his current power.

"I have monitored every step of the construction."

"Dottore didn't tamper with this machine."

"Speaking purely of strength."

Zhongli casually tapped the shin of the divine construct; the dull thud echoed throughout the construction center. Fortunately there were no outsiders present, for otherwise that single strike would make ordinary people's blood boil and leave them unable to sit or stand.

After that tap, Zhongli concluded: "The strength is extremely high, definitely of divine‑level; as long as the core functions are sufficient, it far surpasses the strength of the ancient giants from Khaenri'ah five hundred years ago."

"Hmm."

With Zhongli around, Luo De felt much more at ease.

The divine construct mainly produced by Dottore is actually not perfect.

First, it lacks authority and power; second, it lacks a qualified power source, being merely an empty shell.

In this situation,

Theoretically, only a divine‑level pilot can truly unleash this divine construct's full power.

But this runs contrary to Luo De's original intention.

He wanted to leave Sumeru a trump card capable of resisting crisis, not a burdensome useless relic.

In Dottore's original plan,

for the god's authority and power source, he intended to use that false god's seal.

As for the power source, he had always planned to use Luo De's Rock Dragon Crown.

Thus, after Inazuma lost the chance to seize the Rock Dragon Crown, Dottore abandoned installing a power source and focused solely on the false god's seal.

However, later the false god's seal was also snatched by Luo De.

Hence this divine construct ended up as it is now.

However, Luo De also had his own preparations.

He took out the false god's seal made by Dottore.

After this wave of the Flower God Birth Festival, the false god's seal looks even more splendid, its inner elemental energy visibly about to overflow, a faint halo and mist swirling, making it hard to put down.

But Luo De had no intention of lingering.

After taking out the false god's seal, he also took out a half‑black, half‑blue crystal.

This is the Perpetual Energy Source No. 1, made from the combined research of Khaenri'ah and Fontaine Academy, and also the first‑generation prototype.

After returning from the Ganlu Flower Sea, Nadixa began researching this perpetual energy source.

However, the production process of this energy source is really too dangerous, and the required raw materials include something like Abyssal Power that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to touch.

So Nadixa also didn't dare to have others do it; she could only bring Luo De, who fears no Abyssal Power, with her to collect some Abyssal Power and personally make some experimental products.

The facts prove it.

Fontaine Academy's research has no problem.

Ambrosia can indeed neutralize Abyssal Power, turning it into a more stable and reliable energy crystal.

But the initial experimental products failed to meet the expected requirements in parallel energy efficiency; in other words, they were successful yet not completely successful.

Only one point.

That is, these initial experimental products really have a perpetual motion effect, thereby proving that the theory proposed by Kanrui Ya and Fontaine Academy is not problematic.

The overall direction is correct; the rest will be easy to handle.

If the power supply is insufficient, increase the amount; if the efficiency is lacking, add more channels.

After such operations of adding more noodles and water, the perpetual motion crystal in Luo De's hand grew from palm-size to over a person tall.

After Nadixa's theoretical tests and after venturing into the desert to attempt activating the ruin giants.

Nadixa confirmed that this new experimental product met satisfactory levels in efficacy and other requirements.

Only then did Luo De bring the perpetual motion crystal to operate on the Divine Body.

"These two things?"

Seeing this good thing that Luo De held, which had never appeared before, made Zhongli's eyes involuntarily light up.

He stroked his chin, moved up to this huge crystal, and golden light gradually shone from his eyes, as if he wanted to see the patterns and channels inside the perpetual motion crystal.

"Is this Buye'er's work?"

Zhongli quickly came to a conclusion: such a high-energy crystal is definitely not a natural product, but an artificial one.

Since it is an artificial product.

Zhongli's interest then waned considerably.

He only takes great interest in natural objects, especially non-renewable rare ones.

"Hmm."

"It was made by Nadixa."

"The technology comes from the ruins of Kanrui Ya."

Luo De said honestly.

"Oh?"

"The ruins of Kanrui Ya?"

This remark sparked some interest in Zhongli again.

Theoretically, things from Kanrui Ya are also non-renewable resources; in terms of value and preciousness, they are not much inferior to naturally formed gemstone resources.

"Hmm, we dug up some interesting technology from there, and also got some stuff from Fontaine Academy, so Nadixa just casually made this thing."

Luo De nodded, then hoisted the crystal, slightly bent his knees, and with a jump landed on the Divine Body's shoulder.

But he searched for a long time and still didn't know where this thing should be placed.

"Huh?"

"Strange."

"Isn't the power source usually placed near the chest?"

Just as Luo De was muttering to himself.

Zhongli silently came to his side, raised his head and pointed to an extremely concealed switch, saying: "Here."

"Tsk, it's really well hidden."

Luo De complained, then stepped back and jumped a distance, then forcefully pulled open the switch, and the Divine Body's energy storage device popped out by itself.

Looking at this energy tank several times larger than himself, he couldn't help but complain: "Tsk, made this big, what on earth did Morax originally intend to use as an energy source?"

He said the ideal state is the Gnosis.

Zhongli said on it: "If you don't have the Gnosis, your Rock Dragon Crown, or any other item bearing divine power, will do."

"Then isn't this reserved space too big?"

Luo De spent a while finding the energy connection points, and connected each of the traction lines to the perpetual motion crystal.

"He said if nothing can be found."

"In order to smoothly drive the Divine Body, he wouldn't mind taking action against the divine retinue, turning those who also possess divine power into activation energy."

"And to do this, he has already prepared the experiments; as long as he wants to do it, there will be absolutely no mishap."

Zhongli's voice became much colder than before: "He also said that even if I could stop him, if you ever want to activate this machine in the future, you would make the same choice."

"This guy still has such gall."

Luo De's movements were quick; in the time it took to speak, he had all the traction lines connected.

He clapped his hands, returned to Zhongli's side, and asked again: "Mr. Zhongli, do you know where this should be placed?"

He was referring to the false divine vessel in his hand.

After enduring the Harvest of the Flower God's Festival, this divine vessel now stores considerable power; even as a mere false divine vessel, it possesses true divine power.

And the faith power within the vessel, Luo De can use it even without carrying it on his person, similar to the relationship between Venti and his own Wind God's Crown; moreover, without his permission, others cannot use this divine vessel.

Therefore, before coming to inspect this huge Divine Body, he had already prepared everything.

Originally, Morax had prepared to use the false divine vessel as the authority core.

Now using it directly is also not a problem.

"Here."

Zhongli, who watches the construction of this Divine Body here every day, is very familiar with its structure; no matter what Luo De asks, he can immediately point out the correct position.

Compared to the still fairly mechanical-feeling energy cabin.

The cabin used to store authority is far more mysterious; it is not made of mechanical structure, but more like a space composed of mysterious substance, inside which reaching in yields nothing but strange viscous liquid.

Fortunately, these liquids have no strange taste; they are simply somewhat nauseating.

According to Zhongli's teaching, Luo De placed the false divinity above the liquid, after which the divinity slowly sank on its own.

At the same time.

Under the emanation of the divinity's power, the originally colorless transparent liquid suddenly boiled, its color turning to the bright emerald green matching the divinity, and this color became increasingly dazzling until a slight crack sound, after which it gradually subsided; not long after, the liquid surface returned to calm, aside from the color change, showing no other change.

"Is this enough?" Luo De asked.

"Hmm."

Zhongli glanced and affirmed: "It's fine."

"Then can I enter the pilot cabin?"

Luo De asked again.

"It's fine."

Zhongli casually pulled open a hatch before him: "This is it."

Actually, this time Zhongli didn't need to say it.

Luo De himself could see it.

Because on this huge divine body, there is only one human-sized hatch; the pilot cabin being there goes without saying.

With the idea of giving it a try, Luo De lifted his foot and stepped inside, and Zhongli followed closely behind.

Of course.

Zhongli wasn't here to seize piloting rights to play with a big toy; he was here to help Luo De wear the piloting equipment.

The pilot cabin of this divine body is not a pure mechanical structure like that of a relic colossus, but rather a device similar to a thought-link.

"That guy said."

"If the human body can directly control it, it must be more flexible and convenient than complex machinery."

Zhongli, while helping Luo De put on the pilot cabin's equipment, explained: "The control device he made, supposedly after thousands of human-body experiments, is this optimal consciousness transmission device."

Saying this,

Zhongli's voice suddenly grew much lower.

Duotulei's produced consciousness control device has very high manipulability of consciousness; manufacturing such an instrument, if the experiment fails, lightly one becomes an idiot, severely one will surely lose one's life.

That is to say.

For this device, Duotulei wreaked havoc on thousands of people.

Luo De also had no joy on his face, then heaved a deep sigh, donned all these devices, and then connected his consciousness with the divine body.

And as the consciousness connection proceeded.

The originally lightless divine body began to glow from the feet upward, each important joint lighting up, node by node climbing all the way to the head.

Once the connection was fully completed.

Luo De suddenly opened his eyes; his drifting consciousness sank down, and he could easily feel that his hands, feet, and entire body had been transferred onto this divine body.

He lowered his head to look at the ground tens of meters away, and at the huge, powerful yet agile palm, inevitably marveling.

"This feeling is truly wonderful."

(End of chapter)