Chapter 273 Two Options
The ceremony soon came to an end. Nini's chanting became louder and louder, and Monica also concentrated her mind, trying to separate the part of Poseidon's soul.
She had tried to summon the machine spirit directly in this furnace before, but the result was strange.
The ritual was successful, and there seemed to be some new presence in the furnace, but it would not respond to anyone.
Monica's power has not yet dissipated.
Therefore, they had no choice but to prepare for this ceremony again, trying to summon the Noisy One with the Machine Soul again.
With Nini's chanting, the ceremony was pushed to its climax. She suddenly opened her eyes and recited the last prayer loudly.
"Light the sacred boiler and awaken the soul in the steel!"
A huge buzzing sound was heard, and flames suddenly appeared in the furnace, but before people could cheer, they suddenly went out.
The crowd watching put down their hands in confusion. Was this a success or a failure?
How could there be a vision if it didn't succeed? How could it not be ignited if it succeeded? Xius thought about it, turned to look at Monica, and asked in a low voice: "Is your sea god's soul still there?"
"I, I'm not sure. The ritual seems to have succeeded, but it also seems not to have. To be more precise, it's closer to... one step away."
"One more step?"
Xiusi stroked his chin. How could there be one more step? There was already a lot of pollution in the furnace, and there was also fuel. It should be able to ignite directly? Wait, pollution? "Could it be because this furnace is a machine soul built with the soul of the sea god, and its status is too high, so it can only use the flesh and blood of the sea god as fuel?"
"You mean the monster?"
"Yes, we have to stuff it in successfully so that the summoning of the machine spirit can complete the last step."
Hughes inexplicably recalled the motto of the Mechanical Temple: "How can steam be desecrated by common fire?"
The fire-chasing moth had tried this ritual many times before, but all failed. One reason was the lack of Monica's machine soul, and the other was the lack of similar polluted fuel. In other words, this ritual was not just the consecration of the steam engine, but also included the process of [combustion].
Castel's steam engine currently burns pollution. If other extraordinary fuels are found in the future, will it be able to summon other things? "Anyway, let's put the Pirate King in first. If my guess is correct, then this furnace can be lit."
Zeus said confidently. At this moment, the monster transformed by the Pirate King had been dragged out of the Gem Bay and was not far from here.
Soon, it arrived at Castres.
This was the first time that Zeus saw the full picture of the monster. In order to facilitate lifting, the airship rose to a very high altitude. The monster's body was at a very high place and was almost invisible from the ground.
All you can see are countless long snakes of pollution hanging from the sky.
Each of these long snakes was as thick as several people could hug together, with black pollution surging from them, and they looked visibly weak.
According to Nini, after leaving the sea, the monster's strength and activity level decreased a lot, and it has been in this half-dead state ever since.
The monster in the air was only a tiny thing, but countless polluted snakes were like vines hanging from the sky, drooping like waterfalls, densely packed and covering the sky and the sun.
This is a monster that once roamed the entire Ocean of Storms.
"How can it be hung up when it's so big?" Zeus asked Gaia beside him with some confusion.
Gaia shrugged. "I don't know. There are many things about it that go against the laws of physics. Look at those pollution snakes. They look very heavy, but they are actually very light. The force required to lift the monster and the monster plus its snake tentacles is almost the same."
That means the pollution snake has almost no mass?
"How are you going to get it into the furnace?"
"Two options. You should have seen the blueprints of the furnace, right?"
Xius nodded: "I have reviewed all the drawings. Just tell me, I know everything."
"Okay." Gaia picked up a branch and drew a crude sketch on the ground.
First there is a large circle, representing Castel, with a small dot in the middle.
"The first plan is to stuff it in little by little. We first hang it high enough, then find the head of the pollution snake, stuff these tentacle-like snakes in first, and then stuff the main body in."
"The advantage of this plan is that it has a high success rate. If you can't get it in, you can light a fire first to burn part of the tentacles and then continue to push them in."
"What about the second option?" Hughes was noncommittal.
"The second option is more complicated." Gaia drew a smaller circle around the middle point.
"Look, if this is the furnace itself, we can remove the lid and put the monster's body in first."
She drew many thin lines outward from the middle point, densely packed like a spider web.
"Then just throw the pollution snake outside, cover the furnace again and start burning."
"The disadvantage is that the pollution snake will fall directly onto the ground on the island, which will be troublesome to clean up later, and it will also be difficult to open the furnace cover."
"but."
Gaia and Xiusi looked at each other and said at the same time: "The summoning ceremony of the machine soul can be completed!"
Does the Polluted Serpent count as the flesh and blood of the Sea God? It's hard to say, but its body definitely counts.
Put its main body in and burn it first. This is the method with the highest success rate. It is a bit troublesome, but it is worth it if you can successfully start the furnace.
Zeus talked to Chloe, and she thought that if the soul of the sea god successfully entered the furnace and ignited the monster, the space where Caster currently belonged would likely be broken in an instant, and the entire island would return directly to the real world.
It's been a long time since I last visited the real place. Since the war, Zeus has been busy with the reconstruction work in Castel. The body of the worker Zeus is still in the eye of the storm. It's a good time to take a last look before the fire starts.
"We have decided to use the second option. I will go and coordinate the dismantling of the furnace. We can remove the ceiling of the Castel Cathedral and hang it from the church into the furnace."
"Okay, then let's go notify the airship." Gaia nodded.
Dismantling and lifting seems to be a big project, but with the help of the Banshee, it is actually not that difficult. We just need to deal with the position of the polluted snake on the island.
After Xius made all the arrangements, he returned to the room, explained things to Zoe, and sat on the chair before choosing to go back.
It didn't take long for the worker Hughes to open his eyes. After looking around, he scratched his head in confusion.
"Where did this get me?"
(End of this chapter)
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