Half a month passed quietly amidst the vibrant life of Blackrock Territory and Linde's almost tireless work.
Every day, Linde's mind was highly focused. Through the deep link between the magic network node and the Bokou Ruins, his consciousness, like a precise probe, repeatedly scanned every inch of the steel sky.
[Deconstructing the Halo] At full power, the cold metal, broken energy pipes, and overloaded engine core are stripped away layer by layer in the vision of the purple eyes, reduced to the most basic physical properties and energy flow model.
He accurately located each potential hazard and calculated the repair plan.
The workshops in Blackrock Territory roared day and night. Under Old Dera's personal supervision, batches of specially made alloy plates, energy conduction gels, and stabilizer modules based on Zedo runes were transported to the Bokou Ruins through secret passages.
The spatial transmission array, activated by the ruins, then traverses space and is precisely delivered into the interior of the steel dome.
Inside the Steel Sky, the Relic Mechs were like tireless worker ants, strictly following the instructions issued by Lind through the central core.
They wielded sophisticated mechanical arms, precisely filling the armor cracks with repair gel, mending the gruesome wounds like flesh and blood regeneration; they replaced the melted energy nodes, re-laying energy conduits that shimmered with a ghostly blue light; they reinforced the critical support framework, forming a new force field framework inside the ship's hull.
Each repair is accompanied by real-time monitoring and fine-tuning of Linde's [Deconstruct Halo].
The cold metal was reshaped under his will, and the violent energy flow was forcibly brought into a new constrained orbit.
The success rate, thanks to Linde's almost obsessive efforts in fixing and optimizing, climbed steadily from the initial 78.3% to a reassuring 98%.
This is the limit he can achieve by exhausting all his current resources and technology.
The remaining 2% consists of unpredictable extreme environmental variables, a cruel joke played by fate itself.
When the energy conduit at the last critical node was reconnected and the temporary force field stabilizer emitted a steady hum, Linde finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the mental burden was slightly relieved.
Night fell as expected.
A deep, dark blue replaced the daytime hustle and bustle, enveloping Blackrock Territory.
The starlight was obscured by thick clouds, with only a hazy crescent moon occasionally casting a pale, pale glow through the gaps in the clouds.
This is a perfect night to hide one's tracks.
Lind stood with his hands behind his back on the terrace of the highest tower in Blackrock Fortress.
The night wind rustled his deep purple lord's robes. His deep purple eyes pierced the boundless darkness, gazing towards the raging southern sea.
Behind him, Alice, Nazra holding the sleeping Linna, Leonis holding Aaron, and Lyla Ryan all stood quietly.
Their gazes were also turned south, filled with tension, anticipation, and a touch of awe.
Astaire stood silently by his side, sword at his side, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.
Time passed by, second by second.
"They're here."
Linde's deep, calm voice broke the silence of the night.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, on the distant southern horizon, the night sky, which had been covered by thick clouds, was suddenly swallowed up by an enormous shadow!
The shadow was so enormous, like a moving continent, that it silently sliced through the clouds, obscuring the already faint light of the stars and moon.
It slowly rose from the southern horizon, carrying an indescribable sense of absolute oppression from its cold metal and massive size, like an ancient giant walking under the sky!
Buzz... Rumble...
It wasn't a deafening roar, but a deep, continuous muffled sound, as if it came from the depths of the earth.
The sound wasn't the roar of an engine, but a sonic boom, like muffled thunder, produced when a massive object breaks through the thin atmosphere at high speed! The air was violently compressed and pushed apart, forming a visible, distorted ring of air that continuously spread and dissipated beneath the giant ship.
Steel Sky!
It finally crossed the raging sea, like a scarred but still majestic steel king, traversing millions of years, and once again descended upon the skies of the continent of Til!
Its outline was blurred in the night, only a huge, suffocating, sharp-edged black silhouette could be seen, moving slowly and irresistibly toward Blackrock Territory.
Occasionally, a faint blue energy flow would flash across the surface of the ship like veins, outlining a fragment of its massive body, adding to its mystery and terror.
“Oh my god…oh my god…” Alice instinctively covered her mouth, her gray-blue eyes wide open, filled with pure awe at the unknown creation.
Even though she already knew about the existence of the Steel Sky from Linde, the sheer power of the colossal structure stretching across the sky still sent shivers down her spine when it actually appeared before her eyes.
Nazla tightened her grip on Linna's arms slightly, her silver fox ears trembling slightly with tension.
The little princess in her arms seemed to sense her mother's emotions, squirming restlessly, but quickly fell into a deep sleep again under Nazla's gentle pats.
Leonis gripped the holy emblem on her chest, praying softly as a gentle light enveloped her and Aaron, attempting to dispel the invisible pressure emanating from the colossal creature.
Lyra Ryan, the elven "Dreamweaver," has become completely speechless.
Her grey-blue eyes were fixed on the colossal shadow that blotted out the starry sky, her body trembling slightly.
This sight was more magnificent and chilling than any dragon or miracle described in any forest legend or elf song she had ever heard! It was a power beyond nature! A "new dream" that could rewrite all her understanding!
“So…huge…” Aster’s voice was slightly hoarse. This battle-hardened bronze-level warrior felt his own insignificance at this moment.
The armor of the Rock Guard was like a child's toy in front of this colossal celestial body.
The Steel Sky did not linger over Blackrock Fortress.
Its massive bow slightly adjusted its direction, maintaining a relatively low altitude (even so, it was enough to overlook the entire Blackrock Territory), like a ghostly whale patrolling in the night, with a low, continuous rumble of thunder, slowly and steadily flying towards the rolling, sparsely populated black mountain range in the north of Blackrock Territory!
Wherever it passed, the earth below was plunged into an even deeper darkness.
Towns, villages, farmlands, forests... everything was covered by its enormous shadow, as if it had experienced a brief solar eclipse.
The inhabitants of the territory were awakened by the dull, thunderous roar and the sudden darkness. They came out of their houses and looked up in fear.
They couldn't see the details of the giant ship, but they could see something larger and darker than the thickest clouds slowly pressing down from above, obscuring the sky and bringing a heart-pounding sense of oppression and a continuous rumble that sounded like the earth groaning!
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