#585 - The Boundless Gate of the Eighth Era

The appearance of the [Immortal King] is indeed extremely majestic. If you observe him up close, you can feel a fierce aura, as if he is a wild beast trapped in a cage.

Rockfist Deepfurnace cupped his hands and said, "This thing is bound to our souls. No one else can operate it."

"Erwin, go up and drive for Mr. Lu to see."

"yes!"

This alien named Elvin touched a piece of metal, and it was like touching a ripple of water, and he was magically integrated into it.

The Immortal King, with blue light blooming in his eyes, slowly bounced up.

[Gravity Control, Annihilation Laser, Shock Wave, Extreme Hardening, Seal of the Gate of Infinity] These abilities are definitely the top-level abilities.

Even though the Immortal King only gave a brief demonstration and didn't actually use it.

Lu Yuan could also feel the vast power within it.

"These are the abilities of the Vision. After research, we transferred them to the Immortal King in their original form."

"In other words, we actually transplanted some organs of the vision."

Five abilities mean five powerful visions. No wonder these guys are so proud.

Rockfist Deep Furnace introduced it with a proud tone: "Gravity Control ensures its maneuverability, allowing it to fly at supersonic speeds in the sky and even into space."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows. It sounded like the mobility was pretty good.

The Greedy Demon would not have such mobility if he did not use "space teleportation".

"Annihilation lasers and shock waves are offensive capabilities...If measured by materialistic weapons, they are somewhat similar to antimatter cannons, each of which is equivalent to a hydrogen bomb with a million-ton yield."

"【Extreme Hardening】 is a defensive ability that ensures that the player can withstand high-level attacks."

"As for the [Great Seal of the Infinite Gate]... it is an ability used to seal [ghosts]. You should know that the reason why [ghosts] are difficult to deal with is that they cannot be killed, but can only be sealed."

"Gate of Boundlessness?" Lu Yuan frowned, somewhat confused by the term.

Rockfist Deepforge explained: "At the end of the Eighth Era, several powerful civilizations united to create a solid alien space called 'Boundless'."

"It was a brilliant void. From a three-dimensional perspective, it was almost endless. From a four-dimensional perspective... it was like something, a four-dimensional term..."

"Klein bottle?" Lu Yuan added.

This kind of academic terminology is different in each civilization, so it is difficult to translate.

"Yes! That's roughly what it means." Rock Fist Deep Furnace clapped his hands vigorously, "Anyway, 'Boundless' is the place where [ghosts] are imprisoned."

"These powerful civilizations once launched an annihilation operation. They dismembered the [ghosts] and kept some of them for experimental purposes. The rest were exiled to the 'Boundless'... So the number of [ghosts] in the Ninth Era is not too large."

Yanquan Shenlu talked about this and was deeply worried: "I just don't know how long this 'boundless' can last. Once the alien space collapses, many [ghosts] may escape."

Lu Yuan's heart also beat wildly and his eyes widened involuntarily.

He thought of the quantum civilization's [Distortion Ghost], which only retained one tentacle in the flying saucer.

Could it be that the real body of [Distortion·Ghost] is in Wujie? (Quantum civilization is most likely a civilization of the Eighth Epoch.)

If it were to escape, wouldn't it immediately cause trouble for humans?

"Can this 'Boundless' be repaired?" Lu Yuan looked a little ugly.

The Eighth Era, compared to the previous super eras, is actually a bit lagging behind.

But no matter what, some powerful civilizations emerged and left behind some good things.

At the end of the era, "Boundless" imprisoned a considerable number of [ghosts], so the current order of the Ninth Era is still pretty good.

There may be some natural disasters such as [demons], [monsters], etc.

But [Ghost]-level natural disasters are indeed rarer than in previous eras.

Rock Fist Deep Furnace was silent for a moment: "We don't have the corresponding key. We only have the authority to send the [ghost] in, but we can't get people out."

"And we cannot imprison [ghosts] that have spatial abilities. Otherwise, once the 'boundlessness' is cracked, all the [ghosts] will escape, and the Ninth Epoch will directly enter its final stage."

"So, even if a craftsman really came in to repair it, he wouldn't be able to come out, and he would be dead for sure."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and remained silent.

"But don't worry too much. 'Boundless' should also be guarded by great spiritual masters. If they can't defend it, they will send a notification to inform all of us. Those are the real warriors."

"It's just that we do have to race against time. If the world ends, every civilization will be responsible."

"These strange people are really brave." Lu Yuan sighed softly, "The wisdom of life is really endless."

No matter how confident he is, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to enter the "boundless" state - he is not yet so saintly, nor does he have the ability to do so.

No matter how powerful the Greedy Demon is, he cannot withstand the siege of a large group of [ghosts].

While chatting, Lu Yuan stood on a Pandora anti-gravity platform and put on a helmet.

The anti-gravity platform under your feet can fly up and down according to your mind, which is very convenient to use.

He began to observe the [Immortal King] closely, and because of the discussion just now, he was quite interested.

The shapes of the carvings on the surface of the armor are similar to the nesting between gears. They are skillful and beautiful, obviously the work of a master, and many master craftsmen.

"We've experienced many brutal battles..." Lu Yuan gently touched the barely visible scar. Even after the subsequent repairs, one could still see the terrible war that took place at that time.

"Alas, it's not life after all. We are working on self-repair systems."

“However, this task is extremely difficult, because the Immortal King has more than a dozen different modules with different functions, and everyone’s creative ideas are also different... This self-repair system is too difficult.” Rock Fist Deep Furnace spread his hands, feeling helpless.

However, Lu Yuan felt it was amazing: "Could it be that this piece of immortal equipment was created by multiple craftsmen together?"

"Yes, there are more than 40 of us, plus the support of a powerful civilization. Wait... wasn't your myth created by many people?! Was it completed by you alone?" Rock Fist Deep Furnace widened his eyes.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for a while.

Lu Yuan immediately responded: "Uh... that myth is just a small thing... so I handled it by myself."

"Of course, I also have a civilized backing."

"Little thing... it's normal. The Ninth Era is only a few hundred years old." Rock Fist Deep Furnace nodded in understanding.

Lu Yuan suddenly came to his senses. The [Immortal King] in front of him was too huge. The dense carvings and various complex functional modules weighed tens of thousands of tons in mass alone!

How can one person handle it?

However, as the number of people increases, the difficulty of forging the "myth" also increases significantly.

From a practical perspective, the maximum management span of each manager is 20-25 people. If you want to implement lean management, it is more appropriate to control the span between 5-10 people.

Managing more than 40 people to forge the [Immortal King], if each craftsman's ideas are subtly different, then this giant god soldier will definitely have subtle flaws.

As for the way the "Greedy Demon" appears, it is actually a bit pleasing.

The "Greedy Devil" is real life.

It uses "Chaos Essence Stone" and "Tree of Life" as raw materials, as well as the essence when the little mirage dragon was born, plus all of Lu Yuan's luck, to allow it to evolve into the "Fruit of Life" and grow forcibly!

This is a miracle that cannot be replicated!

If Lu Yuan were asked to repeat it, it would be impossible.

Because he no longer possesses so many precious things.

Especially since so much "luck" has been transferred to the greedy demon god and cannot be transferred back to the human body.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan nodded in understanding: "Managing multi-person collaboration is extremely difficult. Everyone has their own ideas, and sometimes this free thinking is an obstacle."

"It's like writing a program. The more programmers there are, the easier it is to create a mountain of shit code, which will pile up until it collapses."

"We worked together to forge a legendary lithography machine 20 years ago, and it almost drained my brains out."

It was the first time that Yanquan Shenlu heard of the term "shit mountain", but he could barely understand its general meaning and showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

"yes."

Lu Yuan quickly said something nice: "So your civilization was also quite powerful in the past, and it might have almost reached the threshold of escaping from Pangu Continent?"

"Oh, maybe that's the case." These strangers sighed, "We just hope that all our people have fled. We old guys are the ones who stayed here on our own initiative..."

"If the Immortal King enters the purely materialistic world, its functions will be lost by 99%. Rather than watching it turn into a pile of scrap metal, it is better to fight to the last moment."

"Of course, this could also be wishful thinking on our part."

They have lost most of their memories and can't even tell whether their fellow tribesmen are dead or alive.

The powerful civilization of the Eighth Age shouldered some responsibilities, but not much.

Therefore, it is possible that they would use the bargaining chip of "taking your people away with you" to make these dwarves fight to the last moment - if this were true, they would actually be relieved.

Erwin, who was controlling the God Warrior, said in a deep voice: "Don't brag. We are at best a Level 4 civilization. It is absolutely impossible for us to reach the Level 5 level."

“Even if they were taken away by other civilizations, they would only be low-level civilizations.”

"No, a level 4 civilization is not weak either. In the ancient times, many civilizations escaped through blood sacrifices and other methods!"

"The modern fourth-level civilization is definitely stronger than most civilizations in the past!" The aliens started arguing.

A level five civilization must master space technology, and judging from their current performance, they have indeed... not achieved that.

A level five civilization is already a very powerful civilization, and can be considered the backbone of an era.

Level six civilization is considered the top civilization.

As for the seventh-level civilization, it may already be able to compete for the strongest peak civilization of the era.

Of course, the fourth-level civilization is indeed acceptable and can be considered as the middle-level military.

From this perspective, humanity also has a long way to go.

"If I want to upgrade this thing into a myth, I have no idea at the moment. It may require long-term research and discussion." Lu Yuan studied it for a long time and told the truth.

The many strange people were not disappointed.

If the other party said that there was a solution right away, they would still be skeptical for a while.

"Let me take another look at the scar." Lu Yuan said again.

The stranger reminded: "Don't touch it with your hands, otherwise you will hurt yourself."

Lu Yuan commanded the floating platform to slowly rise up, examining the unhealable scar on the back of the [Immortal King].

The few scratches continuously emitted a strange gray light, like sulfuric acid, which kept corroding the inside. The light made people feel very uncomfortable, as if a shriveled, slender hand was strangling their throats, making them feel breathless.

And the [Immortal King] uses the ability of "Extreme Hardening" to fight against it at all times.

The scene of the struggle between the two forces may seem calm at first glance, but the more you think about it, the more turbulent the undercurrent becomes. This mighty and immortal giant seems like it will collapse at any time.

But Lu Yuan couldn't find the source at all, as if this corrosive idealistic energy came directly out of the void.

"Why are the scars so strange?"

"It doesn't seem to be a ghost's rule. If it was a ghost's attack, there would at least be some residue, like blood, hair, etc., to cause such an effect."

"But it seems familiar... Have I seen it somewhere before?"

He racked his brains to think about it, looking for suspicious points in his past experiences. He had an excellent memory, and according to the method given by Miss Conch, he organized his memories into a book so that he could refer to it at any time.

Soon, Lu Yuan's eyes widened.

"I remember seeing it somewhere - a well!!"

In the first era of the birth of the snake-men [ghosts], a "well" of infinite energy appeared.

At that time, every race was tapping into this "well" of infinite energy, which ultimately led to the destruction of the First Age.

As a result, this "infinite energy" actually appeared on the [Immortal King]?

Lu Yuan almost doubted his life and his heart started beating wildly. What on earth were you fighting against?

"Is there any old monster from the First Era still alive? Stronger than the [Ghost]?"

But this question was obviously a huge taboo, and he didn't dare to ask directly.

"Can't we just replace this piece of metal?"

"I see that this thick piece of metal is just for defense purposes. It doesn't involve the core. Is it okay to replace it?"

“No!” Rockfist Deep Furnace shook his head helplessly. “In fact, we have replaced it before. But this scar will grow again on the new piece of metal. It is really incredible…”

Lu Yuan took a breath and said, "Wait a moment, I'll think about it..."

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