Chapter 390: [Conceptual Armament: Treasure Formation (Pseudo)]

Due to his previous experiences in the Type-Moon world, world development was not unfamiliar to Li Ang.

Although last time he had mostly treated the Type-Moon world as a testing ground.

Of course, whether it was world development or experimentation, it required strong power as support.

And the best way for Li Ang to further enhance his power was undoubtedly to change class and ascend to the Fifth Tier.

Among the several classes he currently possessed, 【Immortal】 and 【Star Shepherd】 were both very close to meeting this requirement.

Of course, before actually changing class, Li Ang did not know whether 【Immortal】 and 【Star Shepherd】 were Fifth Tier classes.

He had merely judged based on the difficulty of the class change conditions.

The 【Immortal】 class required only mastering Immortal Techniques to complete the change, while the 【Star Shepherd】 class was left with nothing but slow, steady progress.

After all, even if Li Ang didn't plant trees for a while, he could still raise his energy attribute to 50,000 points by leveling up his class.

Of course, not planting trees was impossible; Li Ang hadn't forgotten that the 【Star Shepherd】's strength was tied to the fruits consumed before class change, and since he could now perfectly suppress Huiye, he naturally needed to find an opportunity to feed her to the Divine Tree.

But completing this task in the Barren Edge System—or the Kails System Cluster—was difficult.

After successfully defeating Ottavio, Li Ang's reputation had spread throughout the entire Kails System Cluster.

Likewise, what had happened on Fesa Star had also been reported.

Although most people didn't know what this fierce person was doing, they assumed it couldn't be anything good.

After all, up to this point, none of the star bandits had ever been seen emerging alive from Fesa Star; clearly, their fates were not good.

Precisely because of this, even if Li Ang wanted to continue planting trees in the Kails System Cluster, he could hardly replicate this success—most likely, by the time he arrived, everyone would have already fled.

And a planet with nothing on it was of little use to him.

Of course, there was another more important reason: Li Ang wanted to lie low for a while.

After all, nearly all major powers in the universe had openly revealed their hidden surveillance of him; if he kept planting, who knew which faction might discover the Divine Tree's secret?

An ordinary man bears no guilt, yet possessing a treasure invites blame.

Before possessing sufficient power, Li Ang felt it wiser to be cautious.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing inwardly: 'Looking at it this way, worlds encountered on the journey are still better suited for planting trees.'

Of course, if his guess was correct, he would eventually achieve complete freedom to plant trees.

But specifics still depended on world type; after all, some worlds had only one planet—or even no planet at all—such worlds clearly didn't meet his requirements.

Seeing his loyal subject lost in thought, Ottavio remained silent, quietly familiarizing himself with this familiar yet alien body.

After their recent exchange, he had roughly guessed the identity of the dragon before him.

Like 【Aio Logistics】, he too was an outsider from beyond the universe, though it seemed he did not come from the same world.

To be honest, Ottavio wasn't particularly surprised; after all, such things occasionally occurred in this universe.

He still remembered that during his time in the Empire, he had heard of certain outsiders who, upon arriving in this world, became wildly arrogant—as if they were the protagonists of a movie.

Though tests revealed that most of them possessed average talents, only a small fraction awakened rare talents.

The former were sent directly to the Imperial Research Institute as specimens; the latter were absorbed into various departments.

Unfortunately, Ottavio had only heard of these beings—he had never seen them himself.

At that moment, Li Ang spoke: "I'll temporarily keep your weapon; I'll return it after I've studied it."

Hearing this, the gray-haired man immediately bowed his head: "If you like it, just take it; I can use a regular spear just as well."

Although 【Imperial Choice: Piercing Star】 was an indispensable part of Ottavio's combat power, since his lord had said so, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

"I'm not that 【Kou Sect】."

Li Ang waved his hand slightly, signaling Ottavio not to worry.

After all, in his view, 【Imperial Choice: Piercing Star】 had only one concept—【Pierce】—that mattered; once he attached it to 【Great Divine Proclamation】, the weapon would hold no further use for him.

He could even strengthen it further before returning it to Ottavio.

Before the knight could say anything, Li Ang continued: "Can you still summon that armor you wore earlier?"

At the question, Ottavio froze for a moment, then silently sensed something.

Soon after, he donned the same pitch-black armor as before.

Seeing this, Li Ang raised an eyebrow: "Interesting."

In his perception, the black armor before him was less a physical object and more like a conceptual product.

Or, more accurately, a Treasure.

Of course, there were subtle differences between the two in essence.

Thinking this, Li Ang rubbed his chin.

If it's called a "Simulated Servant," wouldn't it be odd if it had no Treasure?

If so—

An immensely vast alchemical matrix instantly unfolded beneath Li Ang's feet; he prepared to use 【Conceptual Armament】 to attempt transforming 【Body-Armor Unity】 into a Treasure.

After all, if successful, the combat power of his future Simulated Servants would rise another notch.

Watching the intricate array patterns emerge across the ground, Ottavio stood motionless.

Though he didn't know what the dragon intended, he had no intention of resisting; after all, the worst outcome was merely returning to the abyss of death.

With the advantage of 【Alchemical Sovereign】, Li Ang grew ever more adept with his alchemy.

Thus, he quickly detected several concepts on Ottavio.

But to Li Ang's surprise, the concepts were not just one.

"What are these?"

【Invincible】, 【Knight】.

Sensing the information carried by the concepts, Li Ang's expression turned peculiar; a bold idea arose in his mind.

After briefly recalling the definition of a Treasure, he gradually formed a plan in his mind.

Using the talent 【One with the Robe】 as the skeleton, he incorporated other concepts contained within Otavio's body as flesh, supplementing it with his past experiences.

Thus, Li Ang successfully obtained

【Artifact · The First Armor of the Invincible Knight】.

This artifact greatly enhanced Otavio's inherent strength on the foundation of 【One with the Robe】, while the black armor also received significant augmentation.

【Successfully completed an extremely difficult alchemical operation, Profession Experience +43415】.

Combining the experience gained from crafting 【Star Raider Knight · Otavio】, the rank of 【King of Bronze and Fire】 rose another level.

At this moment, the gray-haired man felt his power surge dramatically, his expression freezing: "What did you do?"

"Just minor adjustments."

Li Ang spoke as he carefully sensed Otavio's condition.

How to put it? His conception had succeeded, yet it had also not fully succeeded.

The reason was that the success of 【The First Armor of the Invincible Knight】 depended entirely on 【One with the Robe】; without this talent, Li Ang could never have crafted this artifact.

Of course, going from zero to one is far harder than going from ninety-nine to one hundred.

Li Ang has already taken the first step; as long as he continues researching, one day he will craft a plus-version of this artifact.

What are artifacts born from legends of a single world? If you're going to make them, make artifacts of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds!

'When that day comes, I should be able to extract my own concepts and craft corresponding artifacts.'

Thinking of this, Li Ang grew momentarily lost in thought.

After so many journeys, he likely possesses many concepts suitable for crafting artifacts.

Like Dragon-Slayer, King of the World.

'But would artifacts forged from these concepts become universal skills or proficiencies?'

Li Ang wasn't certain—he'd have to wait until he fully understood the mechanics.

'Judging by this, when that day arrives, I should be able to manually create artificial beings comparable to the Otsutsuki clan.'

Once he successfully assembles the relevant concepts of 【Rabbit Bloodline】 from within himself, crafting artificial beings akin to the Otsutsuki clan will be trivial.

After finishing with Otavio, Li Ang left Tianzhiyuzhong.

Next, he planned to return to Morabis Star to prepare for the journey ahead.

Yet upon seeing the spirit-particle computational device aboard 【Earth Eater】, Li Ang fell into deep thought.

'Come to think of it, must world development be limited to specific worlds? Or can it apply to all worlds?'

'If it can apply to all worlds, then…'

Upon realizing a certain possibility, the youth's gaze flickered.

From start to finish, he had never forgotten what had brought him to this point—in a not-so-distant past, Reverse Birth: Three Layers had given him considerable aid.

To restore the glory of the Sanyi Sect, it is our sacred duty!

Coincidentally, the final transformation condition for 【Immortal】 also has a shortcut available in the One World.

Then there was nothing left to say.

'I hope I can successfully intervene—after all these years, it's time to return.'

'I wonder how Master is doing now.'

With a soft sigh, crimson-and-vermilion afterburners erupted, and the massive gray-brown starship vanished, leaving only a barren planet behind to prove what had occurred.

…

The Federation.

As a Level Six professional, Heinz dared not even breathe.

Before him sat two terrifying Level Seven powerhouses.

Afla, Senator of the Obsidian Star Region.

Gavin, Commander of the 9000th Army Group.

These two represented the highest authority in the Obsidian Star Region; it was rare to see them together—certainly the first time for him.

Afla was a child with short black hair.

But do not be fooled by her appearance—her true age was beyond reckoning.

After a cursory glance at the intelligence uploaded by her subordinate, she furrowed her brow: "As planetary Viceroy, how did he leave the planet without authorization?"

Hearing this, Heinz broke into cold sweat—he never expected his superior's first question would be this.

Although Federation law did prohibit officials from leaving without authorization, virtually no one cared about this rule.

After all, everyone was a professional; personal matters were perfectly normal.

Not expecting an answer from Heinz, Afla continued: "And if I'm not mistaken, this planetary Viceroy has been absent from duty for several months straight?"

"Strange—how did he even pass the evaluation?"

Trouble.

Heinz licked his dry lips; he'd heard Afla was eccentric, but he hadn't imagined she'd be this difficult—she'd always seemed so normal.

Yet recalling the recent battle, he couldn't help but want to defend the little dragon in the report.