Chapter 1673 - The Inheritance (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
On the bridge of the Petrachelys, Hao Ren and the goddess of creation were staring at each other in front of a box of books. Although they had reached a consensus that knowledge was power, for a wild goddess who had never been to school, it was hard to see how knowledge could be converted into power.
Hao Ren felt obligated to guide the goddess. He pointed at the box of books and said, “These are all textbooks compiled according to your specific situation. The Dark Valkyrie, your ‘mother’ I mean, left some reading notes inside. I suggest you start with ‘The Creatology’ because this is the foundation. And then ‘Spells of Destruction’ because what we need most now is combat ability. I have a study plan for you, here’s the schedule. Follow it. Of course, practice is as important as theory, so here are ten sets of experimental instructions. You can practice in the lab at the Crapple Research Station. If it’s something destructive, then find yourself a testing ground…”
When Hao Ren finally finished talking about her learning tasks, the goddess of creation straightened up, waved her fist and said, “I’m going to kill the Mad Lord now!”
“Avoiding education isn’t right,” Hao Ren said while he looked at the goddess without any expression. “Your mother’s known in the divine world as an excellent student and high achiever. You have her blood so you sure have a lot of potential. Have confidence in yourself…”
“I’ve never been through such a thing! Isn’t learning a step-by-step process?”
Hao Ren sighed. “Learning should be gradual, but the Mad Lord doesn’t care, and you know that better than I do. Plus, considering you would have a hard time dealing with all this academic pressure, my boss has allowed me to help you.”
“How can you help? Can I copy your homework?”
Hao Ren took out the “Meteor Hammer Bible” from his Dimensional Pocket and said, “This is a replica of the Dark Valkyrie’s weapon. My main task is to urge you to study—”
“Keep that thing away! Okay, okay, I’ll study hard!”
“You should have cooperated from the beginning.” Hao Ren smiled and put the Meteor Hammer away.
Rheia looked at Hao Ren with suspicion in her eyes. “So this thing was actually prepared for me at first, right? But due to the emergency, you used it to deal with the goddess of annihilation…”
“Ahem.” Hao Ren admitted in silence
After that, Rheia decided to devote herself to learning…
She knew very well that she had to improve her strength as soon as possible to deal with the Mad Lord, and those books of precious knowledge were her best aid.
After confirming that the goddess of creation had decided to devote herself to learning, Hao Ren changed the subject. “Actually, there’s another thing I want to tell you.”
“Huh? Is there anything else I need to do?”
“It’s about the Creation’s Engine.”
“The Creation’s Engine?” Rheia was relieved to hear that it was not about homework. “What happened to it?”
“In short, I need it.”
Rheia was even more confused by this. “Didn’t you say that my plan was so flawed that it was terminated? Why do you need the Creation’s Engine?”
“It’s useless in the way you initially set it up, but as a powerful artifact, it’s valuable.” Hao Ren waved his hand and explained, “We need to squeeze every ounce of strength to prepare for the coming battle. I know it was dragged into the Umbral Realm during the big explosion, but we can’t find it. Where did you hide it?”
Rheia then nodded. She smiled and said, “Of course you can’t find it because the Creation’s Engine isn’t in the Umbral Realm at all.”
“…What did you say?”
However, Rheia mentioned something else, “I heard that the Solenne Galaxy has appeared in the material world?”
Hao Ren nodded, although he had no idea why she suddenly mentioned this. “Well, it came out of nowhere two years ago, and it was at the Gate of Solenne that we found Lemendusa and Heve. We do suspect that the Creation’s Engine pulled the galaxy out of the Umbral Realm, but the process—”
“The Creation’s Engine is in Solenne,” Rheia interrupted.
“That’s impossible! We searched the entire Solenne Galaxy, including the core of every star! With thousands of probes still scanning that area day and night, how can we not detect the Creation’s Engine?”
“Conventional detection methods are useless because the Creation’s Engine is not ‘somewhere’ in the Solenne Galaxy, but in ‘itself’.” Rheia blinked. “Well, I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to explain it in detail because I haven’t been to school, and I don’t know how to put it in technical terms…”
“There’s no need to explain, just get that engine out,” Hao Ren said. Then, he ordered, “Nolan, get ready, target the foundry at the Gate of Solenne. We—”
“We don’t need to go there,” Rheia interrupted. “Didn’t you say there were lots of probes in the Solenne Galaxy? So you should be able to transmit images of the entire galaxy, correct? Detailed and precise.”