CHAPTER 1585: CHAPTER 292: YOUR FLOATING CITY IS NICE—NOW IT’S MINE

"I’m afraid he might see through your Mahdi disguise and your true identity as Ian."

[Let’s not discuss this]

The King of Revealing Identities, Ian, ended the topic. He straightforwardly asked: [When do you plan to go over? I’m still waiting for the Abyssal Dragon’s approval on the Mahdi front, but have you mastered your Fusion Bloodline?]

"Almost."

Raising his hand, Yisen Gard looked at his palm.

In the center of his palm, there was a pitch-black ring flowing like blood, with a golden sun’s glow quietly burning within the scope of the black ring.

The blonde noble whispered, "I can fully control this power... this ’Bloodline Inheritance’."

Ian wasn’t entirely sure Yisen Gard truly controlled his bloodline power; this requires him to go and conduct a detailed examination personally, similar to how Adalbert claimed he was in exceptionally good shape, but upon checking, his soul was overly fatigued, forcing Ian to send him to mandatory sleep for three days and nights.

Many ailments cannot just be self-diagnosed; it requires professional personnel and instruments.

As for now, he doesn’t have the time.

Because the identity of ’Ian’ is still involved in a strategic meeting of high-ranking Imperial Nobility on the West Frontier Plains.

On the West Frontier Plains, the Floating City slowly descended.

This test was quite successful, confirming that all data was flawless after over a dozen tests.

Even if there were minor flaws, they could be resolved at any time by professional maintenance teams.

Ian and Earl Barton, along with other major nobles from across The Empire, boarded the Floating City and, under the introduction of core engineering personnel from the Empire, learned about the structure and general functions of the Floating City and many technical details.

"Please look, here is one of the eight Ether Furnaces of the Floating City, providing energy to the Southeastern Block. This Ether Furnace Core has achieved certain technical advancements. Though it cannot fully compare with the perfect Ether Furnace Cores of previous eras, its loss rate has been reduced to 99.97%, and the endurance time reaches up to 168 hours. The only drawback is that once overloaded, it is irrecoverable. Thus, through this ’unloading’ function, the entire Southwestern block including the molten Ether Furnace Core can be discarded as final ammunition."

"And here, is the Spirit Wind Oscillation Cannon. Using ultra-high concentration wind-type Origin Qualities, compressing material masses, and firing at super high speeds to deliver devastating strikes on enemy fortresses. The cannon fired moments ago wasn’t at full power, but at 35% charge. A 100% full-powered strike would cause aftermaths that might even impact the Floating City itself, making it difficult to experiment. Future technology will improve."

"Please look, here is the hangar of the Sky Armor. As a strategic airborne siege fortress, the Floating City can house over four hundred Sky Armors, representing the total number in one Empire’s combat zone. The downside of the Sky Armor is its rapid fuel consumption, requiring fortified forts as frontline supply points, and quite fragile when not operational. Meanwhile, the Floating City also has the defense disadvantage against small targets approaching. However, the two can mutually compensate—Sky Armor gains the moving, refueling airborne station, while the Floating City receives protection from the Empire’s strongest standard forces."

"An aerial fleet is under construction, at that time, The Empire will craft the Terrestrial Air Force with the Floating City as the core framework, and the aerial fleet as its flesh and blood."

The introduction personnel were eloquent, evidently extremely confident and proud of their creations—they have every reason to be proud, because once the Floating City appears, it conveys an overwhelming advantage over enemy forces.

Not to mention, would the Demon Legion attempt physical destruction of the Floating City? Possible? Even Cursed Soil can’t reach several kilometers in the sky, and the Domain of Void and reality share corresponding relations, with few creatures several kilometers high, even fog ascent is troublesome.

And wanting the demon hunters, Beast Demons and Fusion Demons to fly up to attack the Floating City... uh, clearly not as targets?

The defense capability of the Floating City is enough to disregard all attacks below the Fourth Energy Level, even if local legions unite for an attack without specialized anti-aircraft means, just a few anti-aircraft cannons and missile strikes cannot threaten the Floating City equipped with Imperial Capital Shield Technology.

Bear in mind, even simplified and miniaturized, that’s technology of the Planetary Shield!

Treading upon this steel fortress, listening to the technicians’ explanations, a group of Imperial Nobility were ecstatic.

Of course, some harbored concerns.

"Pardon my boldness."

The Northern major noble Earl Roland asked gravely, "Floating City is indeed an unprecedented grand creation, one could say, the brilliance of our Empire will begin with this—but!"

"Shouldn’t this be confidential? Why tell us so elaborately?"

Earl Roland is indeed a major noble, but his lineage has been gradually declining over the past four hundred years, and now this earl is only at the Third Energy Level, unlike Ian, who has achievements and a background at the Third Energy Level.

His suspicion is quite normal because he genuinely thinks he doesn’t deserve to know such secrets—won’t he be silenced or targeted?

"Sir, the new era of war is about to arrive."

In response, the introduction personnel anticipated all possibilities, and with a smile said, "One Floating City, one airborne fortress is absolutely insufficient—even one might say, the Empire needs more airborne fortresses to guard the corners... And all of you are Imperial Nobility, truly pillars of the Empire. Your territories either guard a frontier or lie at the Empire’s core hinterland. Without a Floating City suppressing, how can the new era be welcomed?"

"Possibly not needing one as vast and complete as our current ’Far Frontier City,’ perhaps not even requiring mobility and strategic strike capability—but there must be a truly overlooking airborne fortress in every of your territories."

"This is our glory, our duty. Sir, the Empire will dispatch relevant professionals to your territories to assist you in constructing Floating Cities."

"This is the future strategic task."

Upon hearing this, the once somewhat noisy group of Imperial Nobility fell silent instantly.

The Imperial Capital will dispatch professionals to construct... Floating Cities?

In the core of their territories?

At that moment, all major nobles considered many possibilities—such as the Imperial Capital definitely not being so generous, there’s certainly a conspiracy behind this Floating City... that perhaps the Imperial Capital intends to use the Floating City to monitor, suppress them, and seize local noble power... or that the Guardian old man indeed went insane, surely he doesn’t believe passing this technology on means Imperial Nobility won’t dare to modify it?

Although waves surged in their hearts, for a while, the line of Imperial Nobility was indeed brought to a halt by the Guardian’s directive.

As for Ian standing in the corner, seemingly absent-minded?

He just finished engraving the entire Floating City through the Rites of the Star Gods!

Your Floating City is great, but now it’s all mine.jpg

At this point, Ian no longer needs professionals from the Empire to assist in construction; he is more professional than most professionals.

Therefore, at this moment.

Ian vaguely sensed the real purpose behind the Empire requiring local nobles, or rather, inviting them, having been recognized by the Imperial Capital, to come to the Western Territory to appreciate the power of the Floating City, in constructing Floating Cities in the future.

"The shield system of Floating Cities... can resonate with each other."

Eyes staring blankly ahead, Ian’s consciousness had already submerged into the depths of the Rites of the Star Gods, examining the full structure of the Floating City, rapidly dismantling and assimilating it: "With the core shield of the Imperial Capital as the center, using the shield systems of each Floating City as relay points..."

"The entire Empire Domain will be perfectly covered by the planetary shield of the Imperial Capital!"