734 An Earnest Heart! (1/2)

What he had to get his hands on in order to leave the Divine Eye Star System and return to the Solar System… was a Divine Eye battleship!

After spending some time going through the records, Wang Baole had gained quite a bit of knowledge about the Divine Eye civilization. He knew that it was a civilization that ran on pillage and robbery. That defining feature of this civilization led to their special regard for battleships.

The civilization's progress depended on how much travel and banditry their people did. It was their culture. It meant that even though solo missions occurred from time to time, most of the time, the people of the Divine Eye civilization gathered in swarms, like bees. They traveled and attacked in a group. This gave rise to the need for battleships that could travel at high speeds and for vast distances. As a result, the research and development of battleships became a primary focus for the Divine Eye civilization.

They may call it a battleship, but it's really a battle fortress that's not only many times more powerful than the fortress I built in the Solar System, but is also many times faster than the Lunar Stronghold! Wang Baole's heart raced with excitement. He thought about how he could also achieve space travel if he activated his Thearch Armor and Stellar Nascent Soul. However, it would take too long for him to get back to the Solar System. He wouldn't be able to take a break during the journey either. In addition, there were bound to be many unexpected obstacles along the way.

A fortress that was fast enough and sturdy enough, and possessed powerful offensive capabilities and navigational power, was exactly what he needed.

Wang Baole took a deep breath at that thought. His eyes shone brightly. No one from the Divine Eye civilization would understand the determination in his eyes, but if Li Xingwen or Duan Muque were here now, they would know exactly what he was feeling.

These feelings… were the strong desire to return to the Solar System and to become the Federation President!

Wang Baole thought about how far he had come from his youthful days and how he still wasn't the Federation President. He couldn't control the emotions stirring inside him.

In the past, I couldn't become the Federation President because I was too good looking, and I also coincidentally didn't have the prerequisite rank!

I've gone through so much trouble to slim down in order to hide my natural good looks. I've also climbed the ranks. The Federation President has been within my reach, but my senior brother has taken me away from it… Now, the only thing stopping me from becoming the Federation President is my not having a battleship! The expression on Wang Baole's face was serious. He raised his right hand, and with a wave, he yanked a pack of chips from his storage bracelet and began munching noisily.

He seemed to be trying to prove the strength of his determination with the strength of his bite. He crunched hard on the chips, transforming his resolute will and his strong bite into one!

I'm going to become the Federation President! Wang Baole bit into his chips and promised himself.

He hadn't completely lost his senses though. He stopped himself from finishing the entire pack and stored the pack still half-filled with chips away. He had prepared for the long journey away from Earth and stored almost a thousand cartons of snacks of all kinds in his storage bag. But who knew how long he was going to be here? Wang Baole thought he should be more cautious and ration his snacks.

I'll have to plan carefully what to do next… Wang Baole rubbed his chin and began to think. Since he had a goal in mind, he should work towards that goal. In his opinion, there were a few ways he could get his hands on a battleship. He could use someone else's or build his own.

If he chose the first option, he could consider commandeering a Sea Glutton. It would be easier for him, he just needed enough money. He might face some difficulty in acquiring some cash, but Wang Baole felt that if he put his mind to it, this was a problem that could be easily resolved.

Wang Baole wasn't confident of how well other people's battleships might work though. He was planning to leave the Divine Eye Star System, after all. He might encounter numerous obstacles during his journey back home. Wang Baole needed to be able to repair the battleship when the situation called for it.

After weighing the pros and cons of each option, Wang Baole came to a decision.

I'm going to learn how to build a battleship and build my own. I'll know the ins and outs of the entire battleship then, and I'll be able to repair it if anything goes wrong.

This might be challenging for others, but not for Wang Baole. He was a Dharmic Armament master who could craft eighth-grade Dharmic Armaments. He was still some way from successfully crafting a ninth-grade Dharmic Armament, but he had no problems repairing one. After gaining an understanding of the Dharmic Armament system in the Divine Eye civilization, he was confident in his success. He just needed to learn how to do it in the first place.

In the days that followed, Wang Baole did what he had been doing, leaning furiously. The Holy Crest Sect didn't have a big disciple population. Even though only six hundred or so of them remained in the sect during this period, they all knew each other rather well. Wang Baole's lessons were often interrupted by visitors.

Wang Baole couldn't turn these people away since they had been Long Nanzi's friends. Besides, he was interested in learning more from them as well. Wang Baole welcomed each visitor with great enthusiasm. As they fretted over the sect's current situation and its uncertain future, Wang Baole tried to find out more about the Holy Crest Sect and the Divine Eye Star System.