Chapter 305: Advance!
It started raining.
But the raindrops didn’t land on him.
Walking past heaps of ruins, the components of Ruin City had been replaced several times. Jié Jié also sealed the top and surroundings of his cockpit and carried out another expansion and organization, making the cockpit more like a room.
Still cramped, but incredibly familiar, with everything he wanted to touch within reach.
And now, Ruin City halted its movement. Jié Jié needed to observe the impact of the rain on Ruin City and then make improvements.
The microorganisms in the gaps of Ruin City could be regulated by miasma; the soil and rock structures that got damp could be dried after the rain stopped.
The tail structure supporting it must be reinforced again since the tail always dragged on the ground, experiencing the most wear and tear.
When he collected metal materials later, he replaced the part of the tail dragging on the ground, increasing the weight to enhance support performance and slow down wear.
Jié Jié walked into the rain and began bustling around Ruin City.
His control and modification of Ruin City became increasingly proficient. And this feeling of having a nest to shelter from wind and rain…
It was great.
This nest was pieced together by him.
Even better.
This nest could move along with his pace, so interesting little objects didn’t need to be carried on his person but could be placed in the cockpit, just like being in his own room.
This is really super-duper great, right?
Unfortunately, the New Continent wouldn’t have so many excellent ready-made materials.
After fussing over Ruin City, Jié Jié shook off the water, dodged back into his room, and quietly listened to the sound of the rain tapping against Ruin City.
…
“It’s like a man-made object, but there’s no way it could be something made in modern times.”
Hunters dressed in camouflage clothing finally approached Ruin City through the curtain of rain, marveling at the artifact from a safe distance.
They had been marveling all the way.
“Silk threads fix various materials and connect them; the silk threads at the joints connect the core part. How did they do it?”
The principle of Ruin City could be observed after more scrutiny, but the hunters were amazed by the execution of this principle.
“What combined the ruins? What drives it?”
Raindrops clung to the golden silk threads, some bright spots making the gold shine brilliantly.
Like flowing energy.
“Could it be an ancient civilization’s creation? Does it grow and repair itself by swallowing buildings? But it’s so ugly.”
The gunner squatted down, draping his camouflage over his head, folding paper on his knees, and sketching the construct onto the paper.
It looked like an old mountain dragon standing upright but cut in half, as if only half-built?
“Maybe the ruins are just the outer disguise. Remember the legend of the Dragon Machine Soldiers?”
The captain of the hunters tilted his head, rubbing his chin, his eyebrows rising in surprise.
Someone discovered a storage facility of the ancient civilization in a forest ruin, where there were “Dragon Machine Soldiers,” creations of the ancient civilization.
The guilds and countries immediately launched investigations, but when they arrived, they couldn’t find any traces of the “storage facility” or “Dragon Machine Soldiers.”
Not a single trace.
Some said the Dragon Machine Soldiers were weapons of ill omen made from monster materials, gathering the resentment of monsters. Others said they were artificial life forms created by the ancient civilization tampering with divine powers and suffered destruction…
Legends spread among people, embellished by wandering poets, but no one could describe what the Dragon Machine Soldiers looked like, so they were only treated as jokes and wild imaginations.
“Could this be the Dragon Machine Soldier before our eyes?”
“It’s very possible. A self-moving creation like this might even be something the Great Elder hasn’t seen.”
“Self-moving? Could it be controlled by someone or a monster?”
“Although it looks like it’s pulled by silk threads, there might be a lot of lever structures inside. Just like a bunch of control rods on a flying airship, I’m confused just looking at them. How would a monster understand?”
The big sword guy, who looked dumb, insisted it was absolutely impossible.
“Who knows? Even the strange ape fox can pretend to sleep to escape traps and mess up the camp.”
“Now it has stopped. Is it paralyzed by the rain? This is important intelligence.”
The hunters chattered excitedly, recording the characteristics of the “Dragon Machine Soldier,” but they weren’t ready to get close for personal inspection yet.
At least they had to observe for a few hours. If the “Dragon Machine Soldier” remained motionless, they could approach and even conduct a landing investigation afterward.
No matter what they discover, they would be heroes!
After completing the preliminary observation, the hunters shot return signals into the sky and reboarded the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship.
Without more details, scholars could only speculate and pass the intelligence on to headquarters.
“The probe mirror on the flying airship found that nearby abandoned fortresses had all been passed.”
“This unknown creation should ideally be paralyzed by the rain. If it restarts, its target will likely be the next fortress.”
“The problem is—”
“All nearby abandoned fortresses have been cleaned out by it.”
The hunter captain answered quickly.
“That’s right. It can strengthen itself using building ruins. Whether it goes to other ruined fortresses or attacks operational fortresses next, it’s a hurdle we can’t avoid.”
The supervisor marked the abandoned fortresses the unknown creation had passed and its route on the map.
It was heading northwest. There were other abandoned fortresses in the northwest direction, but the mountain corridors leading to the northwest were fortified cities guarding against old mountain dragons and Fort Crabs.
“There’s still time. Dispatch personnel to notify Dongduoluma. Dongduoluma will make the decision.”
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“～～”
Jié Jié stretched his body after waking up, shaking off the damp water drops, raised his head, and saw the leaking ceiling.
I’ll fix it when I have better materials.
The rain hadn’t stopped, but it was time to continue moving forward.
However, all the ruins in the surrounding area had already been explored. There were still fortresses in the northwest direction.
Recalling the terrain seen from high above, to go through the mountain corridor to the northwest, he had to pass through the fortress established by the guild.
After all, his Ruin City currently couldn’t climb mountains and could only traverse flat land.
Even if it wasn’t for collecting more materials, when he left later, he would definitely have to hide Ruin City in a more concealed place.
Passing through the fortress was unavoidable. He didn’t think the guild would believe he was simply passing through the fortress casually. They would probably end up in a battle with the guild’s fortress.
There were hunters nearby. Scanning with energy perception confirmed that they seemed to have been observing nearby for a long time and were now walking towards Ruin City.
There was no need to pay attention to them. The most important thing now was to see the fortress where the guild resisted the old mountain dragon.
The mantis arm hooked the silk thread and pulled hard, and Ruin City stepped forward through the rain curtain, leaving the hunters staring open-mouthed at the restarted Ruin City.
Chapter 306
