Chapter 71 Teaching
[My internal archaeological data index tells me that this is a preserved image of past history, a key turning point in the change of eras.]

[The once Eternal Empire tried its best to erect the Tianyuan Tower in the center of the world, intending to use Tianyuan to control all good things, to rule the world forever, and control everything.

However, the Pillar of Tianyuan collapsed before it was even completed, causing the complete collapse of the old order - Tianyuan was divided into two, which indirectly led to the birth of the Federation and the Empire more than ninety years later.

Suddenly, stars fell from the sky and fire surged from the earth.

It rained blood for three years.

Plagues raged, disasters lasted for twenty-one years until the Eternal Dynasty came to an end, and the aftermath has not yet dissipated. Even today, natural disasters still wreak havoc on the earth. 】

This was the last cry before the empire was destroyed, taking away two-thirds of the lives on earth.

Following the Primordial Era and the Chaos Era, the Era of Glory, which was thought to be infinite and endless, came to an end. At that time, the prelude to the Catastrophic Era had not yet begun.

The chaotic era with no order at all lasted for ninety-three years until the Twelve Supreme Virtues returned to their positions, the position of Tianyuan was re-established, and the two sages - the first generation of Tiandu and Diyu - once again erected the foundation of order.

However, the sky and the earth failed to restore peace. Instead, they ushered in a long and endless friction and stalemate in the confrontation and confrontation between the Federation and the Empire.

The world is like ice, it has not fallen apart, but it is in chaos and war from the chill of hatred and hostility.

More than four hundred years have passed since then.

A sudden and unexpected disaster struck again. When the scourge swept across the earth, it left only one survivor. Ten years later, that lucky man became the chosen one by accident and finally set foot here.

Thus, time and history were extended into one by countless struggles, pains, turmoil and deaths, and a thread among the myriad threads continued on Ji Jue, just like fate.

In this way, after a long period of time, he finally witnessed the back of the sage left behind on the other side.

This is an intricate tapestry that uses time as its carrier, worldly events as its thread, and is dyed and woven by the most virtuous people.

They live in different areas, far apart, but vaguely connected. However, for the saints and the world, they are already a gorgeous pattern, and Ji Jue is just a pixel among countless colors.

In a sudden trance, Ji Jue stared at the scenery outside the window and the afterimage of the saints that seemed to be close at hand, and once again felt his own insignificance.

Just like a drop in the ocean.

"Did anything else happen when the Tianyuan Tower collapsed?" Ji Jue asked.

[You might as well ask what didn't happen. Everything that should have happened happened, and everything that shouldn't have happened also happened. The collapse of the Eternal Empire was too sudden, and most of the records left now are contradictory or even completely different. But there is no doubt that... Mercury was not here at all. ]

Gui Gongqiu reminded: [As a member of the empire's greatest threat, Mo, at that time, Mercury had already become a sage, and his status within the empire was no less than that of the leader 'Ju Zi'.

At that time, all the Mos had gone out in full force and headed for the Tianyuan Tower. Afterwards, countless pieces of evidence pointed to them, and they might have been the culprits that caused the collapse of the Tianzhu. Mercury definitely played an important role in it, and it was even possible that the collapse of the Tianyuan Tower was caused by her. 】

"..." For a moment, Ji Jue turned back in surprise and looked at the phantom.

The phantom remains.

He just stared, as if the culprit was staring at the sins and bitter fruits that he had created with his own hands.

For a moment, the phantom seemed to finally look back, across a long period of time, looking towards the present moment, looking at the young man who broke into his abandoned workshop after who knows how many years.

But after a moment of shock, when Ji Jue looked carefully, he found that the phantom disappeared silently.

Never again.

I couldn't help but feel my hair stand on end and my whole body shiver.

Is it really haunted?

But Xiao An didn't react at all. He still squatted on the ground, curiously poking at the abandoned and broken instruments. Noticing Ji Jue's gaze, he looked at him puzzledly, full of confusion.

[It's time to go, kid.] The blue light coming out of the ghost ball shrank, as if helpless: [I checked eight or nine times, there is no non-attack here, not even a hair of the matrix.

Well, I made a mistake this time, and it was a wasted trip. 】

"Walk?"

Ji Jue hesitated instinctively. After all, what was the difference between not betting and not betting at all if nothing dropped, and he was also frightened for nothing. He had to get something to make up for the loss.

But when he looked around, he found that it was not that Ball was useless, but that there was really no money left here.

After all, when the workshop moved, the important things would definitely not be left behind. The unimportant things had been completely scrapped after being left unattended for so many years, leaving only a furnace that was fixed in place and could not be moved at all. It was better to rebuild it by ourselves, and it was also completely scrapped. Not to mention that it was no different from scrap metal after being turned off for so long. Without the relevant spiritual circuits and equipment, it was a dream to recycle the waste.

Wait, a furnace?
Ji Jue’s feet suddenly stopped in place, his eyes glued to the rusty furnace, unable to move away.

The eyeballs are shining!

How could I forget such a big treasure?!
He swallowed dryly, and suddenly ran to the window and looked down. In less than a few minutes, the guards and the returning knights were fighting fiercely, and the battle was tense...

He suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Ball, can this furnace still be started?"

【? ? ? 】

Countless question marks appeared in the light of the ghost ball. [No, brother, this thing has been off for many years and has no value at all. If you start it rashly, it will explode.

Do you really have to get the same style as the saints? 】 "Yes!" Ji Jue nodded decisively, "Anyway, don't ask, don't care, just tell me if it's okay or not!"

【…】

The ghost ball was silent for a moment. It really wanted to refuse such a crazy order, but the underlying instructions and authority left by Professor Ye made it choose to obey: [You want to die, I can't stop you, but I can't guarantee the consequences. ]

"Just don't blow me up."

Ji Jue grinned, rubbed his hands together, looked at the silent furnace in front of him, his eyes shining: The child is still young, and since he is here... why don't you let me touch the furnace?

Will it explode?

Ji Jue was still worried that it wouldn't explode!
Even if it has been more than four hundred years, even if it has fallen into disrepair, but as long as it can be activated, it means that there is still a possibility of awakening it using power!
With such a large experience pack, as long as you don’t die, you’ll have made enough money!

"Open it for me!"

At the critical moment, Ji Jue was no longer stingy and poured all his spiritual essence into the Ghost Ball. The Ghost Ball rose in his hand and instantly broke into pieces. The nearly infinite recursive structure inside suddenly unfolded and expanded. In a flash, the complicated circuits had been laid on the walls, floor and ceiling!

Runes like stars clustered around the emblem of Supreme Good and unfolded, disappearing into the void, but connecting everything again, connecting to the external excuse of the furnace layer by layer, and forcibly incorporating it into its own system.

Overwrite low-level instructions, convert specifications, adjust the main trunk...

The operation that dazzled Ji Jue was completed in an instant.

——The mobile workshop has been deployed!

And at that moment, a violent friction sound suddenly rang out, coming from outside the temporary workshop set up by the Ghost Ball - the Rift Workshop's own retrieval secret ritual was activated and locked, and in an instant it noticed the abnormality here... The struggle between the workshop and the Heavenly Works began again!
[The stealth project is finished, the attack and defense mode is complete, and the parasitic project begins]

The voice of the ghost ball lost its emotion and ups and downs, and it didn't even have the energy to carry a simulated personality: [The consumption of reserve sand begins, and the estimated maintenance time is 1 minute and 14 seconds. ]

"Thank you, Brother Qiu. I'll give you enough spiritual essence later!"

Without bothering to be polite, Ji Jue placed his hands on the furnace in front of him and gave orders.

--【wake up】!!!
The first time the order was issued, it was like facing the void, with no response. The second time the order was issued, a dim light faintly emerged from the dead silence. The third time the order was issued, the faint resonance like a candle in the wind suddenly burst into a vast echo that engulfed Ji Jue's soul and consciousness!
It was like opening the lid of a dry well and starting the motor again, but what gushed out was a torrent that was even more powerful than a waterfall.

The spiritual essence was being consumed at a rapid speed, but it could not be stopped. It was as if both hands were glued to a black hole and could not be released at all. On the watch, the number of the spiritual essence reserve was falling madly. With just a flick of the finger, it was completely emptied.

The furnace seemed to still not be full, but it did not open its mouth again.

He just tasted it lightly and then stopped.

Ji Jue fell to the ground, his face pale, cold sweat dripping, and he felt dizzy. Xiao An, who was beside him, was quick to pull out the first aid injection gun from his backpack, pointed it at his neck and pulled the trigger to prevent him from going into shock due to excessive spiritual essence deficiency.

Never before has he used his abilities to awaken such a huge creation.

It is not because of its astonishing size, nor because of its complex structure, but because there are too many past events and traces inside. The marks left by the saints of the past are too huge.

To the extent that just giving it consciousness made Ji Jue feel completely empty.

And now, the furnace shook slightly, the rust peeled off, and in the open furnace core, a faint light flickered, like the phantom light of the soul, contemplation, recollection, understanding, and comprehension.

[Has it been more than four hundred years? ]

In my consciousness, an old voice sounded, with a metallic echo, tired and regretful: [Thank you for your help, stranger, is there anything I can do for you?

Unfortunately, I am no longer of any use. 】

Ji Jue sat on the ground, straightened his body, and said seriously: "I am a humble student, please teach me."

The furnace was silent, as if thinking.

[I understand. If it were just this——]

At that moment, Ji Jue had no time to respond.

The remaining flame in the furnace suddenly exploded, and a vast stream of light rushed towards you!

then……

It got entangled in the calf's body.

"Beep?"

The dog squatting next to it, spying on the motorcycle eating watermelons, looked up blankly, without having the chance to struggle.

And then, just like that…

He was dragged directly in!

The furnace closed, flames ran, and only the last terrified scream echoed in the air.

“Beep!!!!”

(End of this chapter)