Chapter 389: Chapter 366: Earth-Shattering (4,000 words wishing a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day!)_2
This code of laws is just a collection of various public rules and morals, not involving any Extraordinary knowledge.
But Aiven gained a general understanding of the political system and social appearance of the city and the entire Kingdom.
Every citizen of Poseidya is an Extraordinary; their level of technology has reached the point of manufacturing Flying Devices, belonging to a highly developed Extraordinary civilization.
The nation is governed by ten Divine Sons, who enjoy supreme authority from secular to religious matters!
Moreover, Aiven repeatedly saw a term in it, which is the foundation of this country—"Magnetic Ore." It can convert the Radiance bestowed by the gods into infinite energy, used for production or transformed into Thunderbolt to destroy enemies.
It is energy and also a weapon, and the entire Extraordinary civilization of Poseidya is built upon this energy.
"Extraordinary energy?"
When Aiven read this, he had already recalled the vast energy like the sun emerging inside the Sun Palace and immediately developed a strong interest in the so-called "Magnetic Ore."
Material things cannot be taken out, but there are no issues with knowledge and technology.
Even with various limitations that prevent it from being widespread, thus triggering an energy revolution in the Material World akin to the Steam Engine, but even building a Sun Palace for personal use as these Three-eyed People did would be excellent.
Unlike the ignorant Aboriginals, Aiven knew the importance of efficient energy better than anyone.
The primary manifestation of world advancement is the rise in the total energy level controlled by humanity, the same for the Extraordinary World as for the ordinary world.
From farming civilizations using animal power to technological civilizations using thermal power, and further to the anticipated future of nuclear energy, Aiven’s prior world development trajectory has confirmed this!
As long as there’s endless energy, many technological bottlenecks will no longer be obstacles to development!
Eagerly, Aiven was about to continue searching through a pile of other miscellaneous items on the ground to see if there were other clues related to "Magnetic Ore."
Zzz—
Bang!
A shadow suddenly flashed by, and a black sword light had swept past the spot where Aiven just stood, shattering the emerald six-sided crystal column that had just been pieced together into fragments again.
And at the moment of narrowly missing the unexpected assailant during his dodge.
Clang—
The cold edge at Aiven’s waist unsheathed (not a metaphor, but truly losing its form, only a bright and cold sword light, just a glance feels like it will cut you) effortlessly tearing through the air, cleanly slicing the attacker in half with far superior Swordsmanship.
"Naive!"
At this moment, the entire city was filled with Aiven’s ears and eyes, so how could he possibly be caught in a surprise attack?
However, there was indeed a flaw in the surveillance network.
But this time the flaw did not come from the surveillance capability, but from Aiven’s own inherent notions.
Who would normally think that inconspicuous little black bugs gathering together would be a dangerous Spiritual Monster?
That’s right.
The assailant was precisely the only "living" sign black bug discovered in the city during the initial surveillance.
"Though this form does look a bit disgusting!"
Aiven looked at the assailant, which after being bisected had new bugs filling the wound and standing up again, slightly wrinkling his nose in discomfort.
And seemingly, the number of bugs a sword can kill is insignificant compared to the whole.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!...
Comprised mainly of round "black bugs" making frenzied noises.
Then, using the already-blackened knitted fabric from the ruins and a Three-eyed person’s white skeletal head, together formed a somewhat hunched humanoid monster, holding a long black sword condensed and hardened from the sticky secretions of bugs.
Seeing Aiven’s sword light in hand, the hunchbacked monster awkwardly waved his hand like a human to shake out a clumsy sword flower.
Clearly, such an ugly monster cannot simply be viewed from the perspective of a wild beast; there possibly exists fragments of a human Swordsman’s soul within its parts.
Aiven curled his lip and sheathed his sword.
Raised his right hand from bottom to top, suddenly clenching all five fingers.
Rumble!
The dirt and rocks beneath the monster exploded in synchronization with Aiven’s action, instantly transforming into a giant stone hand that grabbed the unprepared monster in its palm and then crushed it with a roar.
Puff—!
The pitch-black liquid dripped down from the rock hand’s wrist like filthy tar.
A sense of fulfillment inexplicably surged in Aiven’s heart, with "Data Visualization" syncing to show: Spiritual Power +0.01, feedback from the Spirit Realm.
"Hmm?"
Before he could savor the magical change.
Standing on the edge of the square, the place with the best view of this city.
Crunch... crunch...
Among the sound of gears turning.
Aiven suddenly noticed that unknown when, large patches of clouds bordered by golden edges, like burning flames, appeared out of nowhere in the sky, and within moments obscured the entire sky.
The vast earth below was cast into a deep red glow.
Then he saw the entire sky of clouds began to slowly rotate around the central ring-shaped sun.
Rumbling...
Not only were the clouds spinning, but the entire world was spinning along with them!
Looking far into the distance, the entire world was divided into countless pieces, moving like a Rubik’s Cube or blocks according to a predetermined rule.
Of course, the city under Aiven’s feet was no exception.
But it did not separate from the forest that seemed to contain pyramids, and the place where the two connected, like many other blocks, soared into the sky like abruptly rising peaks.
Even with ample psychological preparation for the absurdity of the Spirit Realm, Aiven couldn’t help but open his mouth wide.
Being split into numerous parts, the world’s movement pattern was much more complex than a Rubik’s Cube, twisting up and down and all around, showing Aiven in the blink of an eye what upheaval truly meant.
But magically, he felt no vibration or weightlessness underfoot.
Watching all this unfold before his eyes, Aiven could only internally complain, for at this rate, not only was "the earth traveling eighty thousand miles a day," but exploring himself felt slower than the changing world.
Uh, especially with the part of the world he hadn’t explored yet...
Maybe this is the meaning of a waypoint.
After a sudden change of the world, not to mention finding this region again, even places he had just walked would be immediately unrecognizable.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly Aiven caught a glimpse with his peripheral vision across the ascending forest from the opposite direction on the highest tip of the pyramid.
The glowing girl he glimpsed upon his arrival also appeared there, just like him, observing the movements of the world below.
This time, Aiven finally saw her clearly through the seagulls’ incredible sight.
Actually, this city appears large, but the outermost part is merely a rectangle measuring 12×15 kilometers, and the forest’s scale seems similar; this distance is nothing for the seagulls spread throughout the city.
Hmm, looks like a perfect girl.
The same semi-transparent petite body, emanating a gem-like translucent brilliance from the inside out, the sapphire flower ornaments in her hair, the amethyst necklace on her neck, the emerald bracelet on her wrist, the transparent crystal high heels on her feet... all sparkling with a somewhat dazzling Extraordinary Spiritual Light.
A simple "Soul Armor" almost entirely delineates the curves of this female Wizard, incomparable to Aiven’s plain arts style.
Compared to her dazzling attire, Aiven currently seemed like a rustic bumpkin.
"Uh..."
Looking at the other side, the glowing girl noticed him, nodded slightly in Aiven’s direction.
As he hesitated about whether to send a seagull to greet the neighbor.
Snap—
A sudden sound of locks closing echoed.
Through the thick clouds above, the two connected regions had arrived at another world, the ground now a boundless barren expanse, clearly an intermediate space nested inside the Spirit Realm described in the book.
Immediately.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!...
On the plains, giant locusts, larger than dogs, had already started to swarming toward them in a frenzy.
"Holy crap!"