Lind stood before the throne, nodded slightly in greeting, his demeanor composed and unhurried, as if he were in the garden of his own castle.
His deep purple eyes met Muradin's lava-like gaze, and a knowing smile curved his lips.
“Your Majesty Muradin Bronzebeard,” Lind’s voice was clear and calm, yet carried a strange penetrating power in the vast space, not at all drowned out by the roar of the furnace, “The birth of the Crystal Remains stems from the understanding and reconstruction of the essence of energy, rather than traditional smelting and hammering. As for its shaping… that is only the first step.”
He turned slightly to the side, his gaze sweeping over the "Mountain Heart Wall" guards standing solemnly on both sides like steel mountains, over the vast star map relief on the dome, and finally back to Muradin.
"Would you like to witness the craftsmanship? Want to see the power behind the 'Tears of the Stars'?"
Lind's voice carried a hint of amusement, "Then, please allow me to show you and the wisest eyes of Ironforge... just the tip of the iceberg of what 'creations across the stars' truly are."
Before he finished speaking, Lind didn't even turn around; he simply waved his left hand behind him seemingly casually.
"Aster".
“Yes, my lord!” Aster replied in a deep voice, his tone like the striking of a rock.
The Rock Guard soldiers, who were already prepared, immediately sprang into action.
They quickly and efficiently opened the heavy doors of the van, their movements synchronized and precise, like a well-oiled machine.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people—Muradin's inquiry, the vigilance of the Mountain Heart Barrier, the astonishment of the dwarven elders, Nad's tension, and Lyra Ryan's breathless gaze—a device with an extremely peculiar shape, made entirely of an unknown metal and crystals shimmering with a ghostly blue light, was carefully carried out.
It is not a weapon, but rather a complex geometric aggregate with a smooth, mirror-like surface etched with an array of runes that are of the same origin as the Crystal Hammer, but much larger and more sophisticated.
Several thick, non-golden, non-jade energy conduits extended from the core of the device, their ends connecting to several "Watcher" mechs that were also covered in runes and in a dormant state.
The entire device exudes a cold, orderly, and unnatural sense of precision, which clashes sharply with the fiery, rugged, and powerful atmosphere of the Soul Forging Hall.
It was like a cold messenger from another world, abruptly descending upon this sacred land of fire and steel.
“Your Majesty, esteemed masters,” Lind’s voice rang out again, carrying the composure of a master, “this object is called the ‘Zedo Small Spatial Warp Beacon.’ Its purpose is not to forge weapons, but rather… to fold space.”
"Folded space?!" A dwarven runemaster with a beard that almost dragged on the ground and eyes flashing with intense arcane light exclaimed in disbelief.
Spatial magic is a forbidden realm, extremely profound and dangerous!
Linde ignored the doubts; his mental energy was already highly concentrated, establishing a deeper connection with the steel sky deep within the Bokou Ruins.
At the same time, his [Deconstruction Aura] silently unfolded, enveloping the entire device and ensuring that the operation of every energy node was under absolute control.
"Target coordinates: Bokou Ruins, Steel Sky, G-7 Zone Circulation Pod. Energy output: Stable level. Warp mode: Matter transfer. Target objects: 'Watcher' mechs numbered 7 to 12."
Linde issued commands to the central core through the mental connection, his voice sounding like a cold, synthesized electronic voice.
Buzz—!
The core of the teleportation device suddenly lit up! The eerie blue light did not leap like flames, but flowed and gathered like liquid, instantly outlining a perfectly round energy vortex about two meters in diameter in front of the device!
The vortex was incredibly deep, with countless stars seemingly spinning and annihilating inside, emitting a chilling spatial fluctuation! The surrounding air was instantly sucked away and distorted, emitting a low, mournful sound.
The heat waves and furnace aura that had been flowing steadily within the Soul Forging Hall seemed to have been forcibly torn open by this vortex, causing obvious chaos!
"A spatial passage! Storms above!" Another dwarf elder was horrified.
Just as the vortex stabilized and took shape, Linde's mind stirred again!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The eyes of the six "Watchers" mechs behind the device suddenly lit up with a ghostly blue light! They didn't start moving, but were instantly enveloped and disintegrated by an invisible force!
The metals, crystals, and energy cores that make up their bodies... all matter is decomposed into the most basic particle stream within a fraction of a second under the precise control of the [Deconstruction Aura]! This particle stream does not dissipate, but is suddenly swallowed up by the dark blue vortex in front of it, like a giant whale sucking in water!
The entire process was faster than anyone could imagine! From the appearance of the vortex to the six mechs being swallowed up as streaks of light, it all happened in almost the same instant! So fast that even the Gold-level warriors of the Mountain Heart Barrier only had time for their pupils to contract and their muscles to tense up!
Then, to everyone's utter astonishment, the azure vortex that had devoured the mech collapsed and vanished as abruptly and silently as it had appeared! As if it had never existed at all!
The Soul Forging Hall fell into a deathly silence!
Only the eternal "thump...thump..." of the Heart of the Furnace remained, sounding exceptionally hollow now. The faint spatial ripples and ozone lingering in the air were the only evidence of the astonishing scene that had just unfolded.
The curiosity and inquiry on the face of the Dwarf King Muradin Bronzebeard had long been replaced by utter shock! He abruptly stood up from his throne!
His imposing body was like an erupting volcano! His eyes were wide open like the vents of a furnace, staring intently at the transition device that had returned to calm as if nothing had happened. Then he suddenly looked at Lind, his heavy breathing clearly audible.
"Then...where are those metal lumps?" Muradin's voice was hoarse and trembling, a tremor he himself didn't even realize, as he pointed his enormous finger to the spot where the mechs had disappeared. "Where...where did you put them?!"
Linde calmly met the dwarf king's fiery gaze, the corners of his mouth still curved with composure.
“As I said, Your Majesty,” Lind’s voice echoed clearly in the deathly silent hall, “they have instantly traversed space and arrived inside my ‘Steel Star’—the ruins of Bokou, within a water circulation chamber specially modified for the siren’s messengers. At this moment, they should be reconstructing their form and carrying out their pre-set patrol mission.”
He slightly raised his hand, and a barely perceptible glimmer of blue light flickered at his fingertips.
Buzz!
The warp drive was activated again! But this time, it wasn't in front of the drive, but above the open space Lind pointed to, where a vortex of the same size and the same deep blue instantly unfolded!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Six streams of light shot out from the center of the vortex like a swarm of bees returning to their nest! The light landed, condensed, and reformed!
Amidst the subtle sounds of metal scraping together, six intact "Watcher" mechs, their eyes flashing a steady blue light, reappeared before everyone's eyes! Their positions, postures, and even the traces of moisture on their bodies (from the recirculation chamber) were exactly the same as before they disappeared!
They left and returned! In the blink of an eye! They traversed an unimaginable distance!
"boom--!"
The entire Soul Forging Hall erupted in chaos! It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured into a scalding furnace!
"Storm and mountains above! What do I see?!"
"Spatial teleportation?! Real spatial teleportation! Not the short-range blinking of a magic scroll!"
"They...they really disappeared and then reappeared! Completely unharmed!"
"A miracle! This is a miracle! Power that only the legendary Titans could possibly wield!"
"No! This is not a miracle! This is... technology! A technology we cannot understand!"
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