Sui Yang [Starfire].
A scattered fragment of the Sui Emperor.
According to her.
She was not the largest fragment.
The largest fragment was sent back to the Sui Emperor by the Zhu Ming Stellar Ship for reintegration, to improve its energy efficiency.
Starfire was the second largest fragment, left behind as a material for the Zhu Ming Construction Division to forge a sword!
A spark can ignite a prairie fire.
The ability of [Starfire] is to turn a spark into a raging fire, but the fire cannot last long.
In simple terms, it is a burst-type weapon that increases instant output by sacrificing range, turning 1 million DPS in ten seconds into 2 million DPS in one second!
Of course, if the follow-up is insufficient, it will directly collapse!
“This is quite suitable for me!”
Xia Ye was right; this sword was perfect for him.
With the Magic Network as his backing, his energy was inexhaustible, he only lacked a burst capability, obtaining [Starfire] was truly a perfect match!
“Starfire, are you sure what you did just now was useful?”
Just now, [Starfire] simply vibrated its blade slightly, telling Xia Ye that the Zhu Ming Stellar Ship had already captured its location. Xia Ye was skeptical:
Would it really alarm the Zhu Ming Stellar Ship, six million light-years away, without a dazzling sword light that pierced through the galaxy?
“Every sword forged by the Flame Wheel Casting Palace is recorded on the Thousand Stars Smelting Furnace. Before, I sealed my original power; they couldn't find me.”
“But now, I have removed the seal. I don't need to do anything drastic; the Thousand Stars Smelting Furnace will tell them that a magic sword, which should have been discarded, escaped the Stellar Ship three thousand years ago. So, they will come!”
“That's good.”
Xia Ye looked at Princess Angela:
“I need to prepare tonight. Starting tomorrow, give me command of the Royal Knights and the Mage Corps. I guarantee that Dragonfall City will not fall before the Zhu Ming Stellar Ship arrives!”
“Good!”
Princess Angela's eyes were firm:
“The Royal Knights and the Mage Corps are at your disposal, including me!”
The princess herself was a powerful knight, the captain of the Royal Knights, stationed in Dragonfall City all year round.
After Bu Li Ren's arrival, she had charged into battle hundreds of times, always at the forefront.
Sedik, the Seafaring Ranger whose main profession was a knight, gave her high praise, saying she was an example of a knight. Xia Ye agreed.
...
The next morning.
Xia Ye and Silver Wolf got up early.
Of course, the two didn't sleep together.
Xia Ye did extend an invitation, but Silver Wolf refused on the grounds that their affection wasn't enough, which was truly a pity!
“Those beast ships are starting to move towards us, Bu Li Ren is about to attack!”
Silver Wolf seemed a bit eager to fight.
“Let's go!”
“......”
Before Xia Ye could speak, Silver Wolf changed their coordinates.
The two appeared on the city wall of Dragonfall City, surrounded by Princess Angela, the Seafaring Ranger, and several fox warriors.
“They truly are like a wolf pack!”
Outside the city, countless Bu Li Ren were scattered across the plain. They seemed chaotic and disordered, but in reality, they were in a perfect hunting formation.
As soon as the signal arrow was fired, they would ruthlessly tear apart any prey in their way!
“You have arrived?”
Princess Angela came forward.
There were at least 500,000 Bu Li Ren outside the city. Except for those “grazing” elsewhere on the planet, these were the main forces of the Bu Li Ren.
If they relied solely on the Star Luo Resistance Alliance, they couldn't hold back. Now, it all depended on Xia Ye!
“The Royal Knights have assembled, the Mage Corps are also in place, Xia Ye, they are all yours!”
“Don't worry, leave it to us!”
Xia Ye turned to look at the city. 15,000 Royal Knights were arrayed at the inner city gate, and the Mage Corps were meditating on both sides of the city wall, waiting for the enemy.
Compared to the Bu Li Ren, this number was pathetic.
However, now he and Silver Wolf needed to defend and even counterattack the Bu Li Ren with this small force —
This was a fantasy, but Princess Angela actually believed it. It had to be said, this princess was really magnanimous!
“Whizz——！！！”
The piercing sound of the signal arrow echoed through the heavens.
The bloody, savage aura instantly turned the once clear sky murky.
“They're attacking!”
Even Angela, who was so determined, was a little nervous.
The Bu Li Ren did not have siege weapons —
In fact, their bio-technology, aside from the beast ships used to transport personnel across the galaxy to herd the stars, almost all their points were allocated to strengthening themselves. Thus, they did not have cannons or tanks —
They dominated the galaxy with their own bodies!
These 100-meter-high walls of Dragonfall City.
The Bu Li Ren could jump over them in just a few leaps.
They needed to stop them at the base of the wall!
“Boom——!”
The magic cannons on the city wall roared.
Energy cannonballs smashed into the midst of the Bu Li Ren, and the violent explosions instantly cleared a space.
This kind of magic cannon was powerful, ordinary Bu Li Ren couldn't withstand it, however —
There were too few of them!
There weren't even 100 on the entire wall!
If there were 10,000 —
Alright, the situation was urgent, it was best not to dream!
“Everyone!”
Xia Ye's voice reached the ears of every member of the Royal Knights and the Mage Corps:
“Perhaps your princess has already told you that you will be under my command in this upcoming war. Now, please relax!”
Countless magic network threads extended from Xia Ye's body, weaving into a giant net that covered the sky, then suddenly descended, connecting to every Royal Knight and Mage!
“What is this —”
“Mechanical Mind!”
Many of the Royal Knights and Mages were curious about the magic network connected to them, and were about to touch it.
However, as Xia Ye's voice fell.
Whether it was the Royal Knights, the Mage Corps, or even the silver-mane horses under the Royal Knights, all fell into a strange silence.
It was as if they were no longer individuals, but a unified mechanical legion!
“The Magic Network, it is truly amazing!”
Silver Wolf watched this scene, her eyes filled with admiration.
As long as there was enough energy, the skills of the Magic Network could be simultaneously applied to tens of thousands of nodes!
No matter whether these skills were compatible with these nodes, they would take effect!
Like now, Xia Ye was applying the [Mechanical Mind] skill from Black Tower to the Royal Knights and Mages.
As humans, they were originally unable to have a true mechanical mind, but the Magic Network didn't care!
“Silver Wolf, the Mage Corps is yours. Pay attention to the beast ships in the sky and protect the Knights in battle. Can you do that?”
“Of course, don't underestimate me!”
Silver Wolf took over control of the 3,000 lower-level nodes of the Mage Corps from the Magic Network:
“I'm a pro at controlling dozens of armies simultaneously in war strategy games. A few lines of battle? That's nothing to me!”
“This is not a game, Silver Wolf, every order we give affects the fate of ten million people. Be serious!”
Xia Ye's face was serious.
“I know!”
Silver Wolf sighed. How did a star core hunter like herself end up saving the world? —
“Let me see their spell list, huh, they even have forbidden spells?”
“Forget it, let's hold off on forbidden spells for now. Let's try some large-scale destructive spells first.”
“Just this one —”
“Inferno Storm!”
As soon as Silver Wolf finished speaking, 1,500 mages on the left wall raised their magic wands in unison.
The six-pointed star formation formed instantly.
The ground in front of the Bu Li Ren charging outside the city suddenly split open, and crimson flames like those of hell rose up, turning a range of nearly a thousand meters into a fiery inferno!
“Good news, because the casting was too synchronized, it caused a spell resonance, and the power of the spells has basically doubled —”
“Bad news, these mages seem to have run out of mana after continuous battles. They can only cast ten rounds of spells before they are done for!”
Silver Wolf felt like the mage with the highest damage output in a raid group suddenly ran out of mana. It was so frustrating!
“It's okay, I have a way!”
Black Tower Space Station.
Aista was adding new features to the Magic Network.
She was now a level two node of the Magic Network.
The Black Tower Space Station and the Magic Network on Azure Star were both under her management.
Her authority was higher than even the Black Tower Lady —
The Black Tower Lady was not in the Magic Network; only her independent puppet had level three authority!
“Hmm, the communication function needs to be adjusted.”
“It's not good to directly connect to each other's consciousness when contacting other magic network nodes. Let's add a caller ID interface.”
“And energy applications.”
“Lower-level energy applications can be set to auto-reply, allocate directly if they meet the requirements, and then file a report later.”
“The upload and download of skills and knowledge in the Magic Network also need to establish more standardized classification measures.”
“Some skills and knowledge are already a kind of mental pollution just by letting those low-level nodes see them!”
Aista's face was serious.
Now, many people on Black Tower Space Station had joined the Magic Network.
Although they were the lowest-level nodes, it didn't prevent those clerks from treating them as treasures. Even their work efficiency and department atmosphere had improved a lot!
She was also in frequent contact with Xia Ye. Many iterations of the Magic Network needed to be verified at Black Tower Space Station before being officially upgraded. So, she was busier than before, but she enjoyed the busyness. Perhaps it was because she was sure this was the way to grasp her future!
“You don't have to report this to me, do you?”
In front of Aista, the Black Tower puppet looked impatient:
“The Screw Gumm is about to arrive. Even if I don't go to greet him, I have to take time to talk to him about Xia Ye. You can take care of these things yourself.”
“How can that be!”
Aista obviously didn't want the Black Tower to be a shirker:
“The Space Station and Azure Star are your property. I'm just helping you manage them. So, any incident has to be reported to you!”
“I don't even —”
“What's wrong?”
“Xia Ye is calling on the energy of the star core!”
“The star core? Give it to him, but have him file a report to you afterwards to explain the situation!”
“Okay~”
Aista couldn't help but smile.
Xia Ye was the top-level level one node, yet the Black Tower Lady made him file a report to her, a level two node. This was truly turning the heavens upside down!
But —
Had Xia Ye encountered some difficulty?
Dragonfall City. Silver Wolf felt the stellar energy coming from the Magic Network, and once again couldn't help but exclaim:
“The Magic Network is truly amazing!”