Free Web NovelChapter 788: Chapter 45: Civilization’s Tombstone
Sea of the Moon.
In a Holographic Palace that combines classic and sci-fi elements, lavish and grand, and majestically spectacular, utilizing various Spiritual Particle Technology, Gu Mo is quietly waiting for the arrival of guests.
Taking this opportunity, he is also taking stock of this round’s specific gains.
Although he doesn’t plan to upgrade for now, he is merely stabilizing his state, recovering basic mobility. However, the task of inventorying loot won’t be too burdensome and might even have a beneficial effect on mental health; at least it can invigorate his currently depressed spirit...
Hmm, it indeed has a quite rejuvenating effect.
Honestly, although he knew it would be a splendid grand explosion, it still surprised Gu Mo in reality. Looking at the item bar shimmering with dazzling golden and red light, he couldn’t help feeling a bit dazzled.
This feeling of thrill from the grand explosion of combat loot...
It’s completely comparable to the satisfaction of drawing cards and getting a hit...
At the same time, there was an involuntary sense of frustration; if only the automatic shutdown and complete silence of Chaos could be counted as his kill judgment...
Although he knows it’s unrealistic, and even if he truly had such luck, the dropped light spots would only appear in the void of that Outer Universe, still not falling into his hands. Yet, it doesn’t prevent Gu Mo from fantasizing... because the lure is too tempting, even immortals and gods would be moved by such great benefits.
The spoils exploded from Zeus are numerous, starting with various Skill Badges, mostly radiant gold, with a few even sporting an indeterminate red quality.
Legendary-grade!
And almost all are Authority-type abilities, including "Earth’s Authority," "Power of Love," "Sky Authority"... Fusion God Zeus, who unified all Machine Gods’ Divine Functions and was commanded by Chaos to hunt Gu Mo, eventually also bundled and delivered all unified Divine Functions as a package to the opponent.
Having Authority from the Twelve Olympian Gods, Titan Gods, and many minor gods, even claiming one’s laughter is an Authority itself, this grand explosion was incredibly magnificent.
Gu Mo found himself momentarily dazzled—
Such as the Authority from Hades to decompose matter to its smallest unit...
Such as the Authority from Demeter for ultra-fast regeneration, making one ageless and immortal...
Such as the Great Thunderous Authority from Zeus himself, even capable of crushing resurrection Authority...
Besides taking up the majority in Skill Badges, the remaining loot is also remarkable, like Zeus’s Divine Core, which is of a pale red quality. This item is also a Bloodline Enhancement material, but clearly follows the path of Mechanical Ascension rather than biological evolution.
——Using this Divine Core, the user can enhance into a mechanical life existence of the Olympus Series flagship, essentially locking Zeus’s template...
——Of course, this refers to Zeus in his normal Machine God state, not the Fusion God Zeus unified with all Divine Functions.
It’s a pity that this type of Bloodline Enhancement material is limited to only one Zeus’s Divine Core, with no others. This was a great regret for Gu Mo, but he also knew this was to be expected; during the gods’ civil war in the Atlantic Anomaly Zone, Zeus destroyed all the Symbiosis faction Machine Gods.
Machine Gods on the same side as Him did not fare well either, ending up in a ruined state or having their Divine Core altered.
Furthermore, having just defeated Zeus, naturally, Gu Mo could only obtain Zeus’s Divine Core, not all Divine Cores of the Twelve Main Gods of Olympus or Titan Gods in a single explosion...
Yet it’s such a pity, if he could get ten or more Divine Cores at once, with so many legendary or near-legendary Bloodline Enhancement materials, Gu Mo wouldn’t need to bluff anymore.
"Alien God? Humph, she’ll definitely never return!"
Underestimating the enemy strategically, Gu Mo casually tried using the Divine Core and found it had no effect on himself. The system even provided a brief prompt, from which he gathered the fragmented information indicating he had already undergone Bloodline Enhancement.
Moreover, this Bloodline Enhancement material is quite special and doesn’t belong to the current bloodline’s next advancement route, with a compatibility degree of zero, making fusion and advancement impossible. If one insists on using it, it requires washing away the previous bloodline and then re-enhancing a new bloodline.
Gu Mo naturally wouldn’t choose this, directly keeping the "Olympus Series Divine Core - Flagship Model." He contemplated what to do with it later, like perhaps using it to create a real Divine Ship for himself, which is also a viable idea.
The next piece of loot, however, turns out to be the so-called "Great God’s Legacy."
This refers to the advanced nanomachines brought in by the Machine Gods, distributed to enable disease prevention, physical strengthening, and extending the average lifespan of Atlantic Anomaly Zone residents to over eight hundred years, enhancing both body and Magic Power to astounding levels...
This too is a very interesting and valuable piece of loot, at which Gu Mo pondered thoughtfully.
However, compared to the final piece of loot, it seems somewhat trivial.
——"Proof of Domination: Cronos Crown."
This was obtained when Zeus defeated the Titan Series Fleet of the previous era, replacing the flagship Cronos’s position, and obtained the fleet’s core authority, also the basic premise for Him to unify Divine Functions. Due to gaining this core, Zeus obtained absolute authority over the fleet.
Deep red quality...
Shining with a mechanical yet heavy odd light...
This component rapidly transformed in Gu Mo’s hand, enlarging or shrinking according to his will, changing shape into a ring, bracelet, or the simplest crown appearance. Its shell also contains the concept of "Chaos," seemingly the most akin to the existence of Chaos.
Possessing invincible attributes, and according to the system’s annotation on the attribute page, the effects of this Proof of Domination are first-rate.
Firstly, it grants authority among the Greek Mecha Gods, commanding other Mecha Gods... this is the primary effect, although it is a currently useless entry, where are there any Mecha Gods to command?
Such a precious item, with its most crucial entry now useless, is somewhat heart-wrenching.
The dejected Gu Mo continued examining, discovering that this legendary item only had two entries. Aside from the useless entry above, the remaining entry below, according to the description, allows access to the internal database and unlocks reading permissions for all data...
So the essence of this thing...
Is it actually a super hard drive?
Hmm, wait, it seems that this group of Mecha Gods were originally tasked with rebuilding civilization.
Gu Mo squinted slightly, the crown in his hand transformed into a Twelve-Plume Crown, which he casually put on his head. With a thought, he felt himself connect to a peculiar information network, with infinite information stored within, recorded using strange written languages.
However—
This posed no problem for Gu Mo, who passively possessed understanding of all languages. He effortlessly comprehended this seemingly infinite information space, easily reading the countless messages in his Perception. It contained the massive accumulation of intelligence from the civilization that created the Mecha God fleet and Chaos, an unfathomably large amount of information...
Everything is here, including all preparations made by the intelligent civilization to rebuild itself.
Upon roughly experiencing and estimating, even with his astonishing reading speed and terrifying Spirit reception capacity, continuously reading in this information space optimistically would require hundreds to thousands of years to digest this massive volume of information.
And this is just completing the basic reading...
To thoroughly comprehend and utilize these things would require an immeasurable amount of time.
This is a super civilization developing to a height akin to Gods, creating a life capsule for itself. Even if the universe reaches its end, it attempts to resist fate, seeking a vibrant universe to revive.
Unfortunately, as the main body of civilization becomes extinct, leaving only the machines to execute past commands, this life capsule carrying the hope of rebirth ultimately becomes a tombstone for civilization.
Even in the history of this world’s "IF" line, the plan of this outer universe civilization failed to execute on schedule, as the Mecha Gods awakened self-perception, no longer following the commands of their former master. Not to mention in the correct world line, where everything slowly fades in the long history.
Gu Mo couldn’t help but feel a bit melancholic, and with a thought, the countless information in this information space began to rotate; new options seemed to display completely according to his habits, like folders displayed on a computer.
He chose the folder in front of him in the center and clicked inside. An endless sea of information surged, detailed complete design diagrams regarding the Greek Mecha Gods...
......
The individuals from Chaldea entered the interior of the Moon and finally witnessed the prosperity of the Sea of the Moon.
It’s a world entirely like science fiction of the future, yet mixed with elements of classical atmosphere and fantasy, like the combination of such high-tech transportation as maglev vehicles alongside flying carpets, flying swords, fantasy species, etc., without appearing contradictory or conflictual.
Quite a peculiar aesthetic and philosophy.
"Technology completely beyond current human rational standards..."
Little Da Vinci walked while glancing around, muttering to herself.
"And the spacecraft earlier, is this truly an Anomaly Zone Empire that rushed out from Earth? Isn’t it aliens?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded repeatedly, agreeing greatly. She also felt that this Anomaly Domain was more like an empire established by aliens... regardless, the environment is not harsh at all, the living standards of people are extremely high, they’ve mastered so much technology, even the Emperor himself is such a terrifying existence, why would the world be pruned?
"We’ve arrived, this is the place...let’s go inside, let’s not keep His Majesty waiting."
Rider Medusa led the way, stopping at the entrance of the Holographic Palace and turned back to the Chaldea group and said.
"..."
"..."
In the brief silence, everyone couldn’t help but feel a bit tense.
No way to not be tense, as long as one has witnessed the power and majesty of the Sun, one should understand what kind of monster the King of the Strange Realm inside is. From manipulating the Alien God to transplanting resurrection with the Imaginary Tree, aside from overwhelming power, it possesses astonishing wisdom and foresight.
After a moment of silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the others, steadied herself: "Let’s...go inside, at least this Majesty is our ally."
This is the only thing worth being thankful for; otherwise, truly don’t know how to deal with this terrifying Anomaly Zone.
After all, relying on the hands and feet of mortals...
How can one possibly hope to oppose the Great Sun in the sky?
Taking a deep breath, Fujimaru Ritsuka stepped into the Divine Hall first, seeing the figure in white robes with black hair crowned with the Twelve-Plume Crown upon the throne.
