CHAPTER 218: SECOND TIER

Another world?

Just this simple introduction alone made Amelia realize Carlotta’s previous experiences must have been extremely rich, involving even another world.

"Let’s talk somewhere else."

Carlotta glanced around.

She reached out naturally, taking Amelia’s hand, while Amelia leaned close. The two clung tightly together, their eyes exchanging tender emotions.

This scene fell into many people’s eyes, causing many onlookers to wear strange expressions, deep in thought.

Then the two, along with the High Priestess, departed, disappearing from everyone else’s sight.

During this process, Carlotta briefly recounted her journey to Amelia.

But her experiences were truly too shocking. No matter how simply she described them, to Amelia’s ears they still caused astonishment. Even someone as worldly-wise as Amelia felt, at this moment, that her own knowledge seemed lacking.

One world after another falling into Oblivion, god after god, wouldn’t each of these facts alone send shockwaves through the world if revealed?

Even more astonishing was the appearance of this High Priestess, a being whose existence spanned thousands of years. Just seeing her was enough to make one’s scalp tingle, she was more ancient than ancient relics.

After quite some time, Amelia finally digested Carlotta’s words, though her expression still carried a hint of strangeness.

She had been away for just a moment, yet never expected Carlotta’s experiences to become so rich.

"When we have time, we can go on a date to another world."

Carlotta said with a smile, then added, "Though not this time. The High Priestess said the Tower of Babel is about to close. As someone favored by gods, her sense is probably accurate. If we go to other worlds now, we might not be able to return."

Mentioning this, Carlotta couldn’t help but think of Trenton, the leader of the Stellar Spire. Earlier, she’d been in such a hurry chasing the High Priestess that she left World Two without dealing with him. She didn’t know whether he’d managed to return or not.

There were still traces left where she’d passed through. As long as he wasn’t too foolish, following those traces would naturally allow him to return.

Next, Amelia also spoke about her own affairs.

She had stayed on Floor 137 for quite some time, only leaving after becoming a middle tier Resonator. Soon after, during her journey, she encountered some valuable items and fought others over them.

One of the deceased was actually a descendant of a certain Weaver from the Southern Continent, which drew the Weaver himself.

Amelia, being such a kind person, naturally sent earning that grandfather and grandson to meet in hell, herself a huge reputation in the process.

"My identity has been exposed because of this. I wonder if it’ll bring any trouble."

Amelia said.

"There won’t be any trouble. With our current strength, we no longer need to hide."

Carlotta affirmed confidently, stroking Amelia’s face. "From now on, you can openly show your beautiful face."

Amelia smiled slightly, then kissed Carlotta’s cheek.

She also greatly enjoyed seeing Carlotta’s sweet face. If she could see it every day, that would surely be what people call happiness.

Seeing their passionate romance, the High Priestess suddenly felt superfluous.

She shouldn’t be here, she should be at the mountain’s base.

Fortunately, Carlotta and Amelia hadn’t forgotten there was still an outsider present, so they didn’t become overly intimate.

Carlotta mentioned the New Moon, saying: "I think we can build a second tier ship now."

Amelia’s eyes lit up. Immediately, she took out the New Moon from her Ten-Heart Pearl. The shrunken New Moon was no bigger than a fingernail.

Carlotta then took out the Stellar Workshop, collected the New Moon, and placed it into the furnace of the Stellar Workshop.

When Amelia took out the New Moon, the High Priestess hadn’t shown any particular expression. But when Carlotta brought out the Stellar Workshop, the High Priestess couldn’t help reveal astonishment.

"This aura... How can such a miraculous thing still exist in this world?"

"You know what this is?"

Carlotta asked.

"I’ve never seen it, but... but this is clearly the aura of a Divine Artifact."

The High Priestess’s expression was subtle.

Divine Artifacts, rumored to be treasures belonging to gods themselves.

Hearing the High Priestess say this, Carlotta couldn’t help feeling surprised as well, finding it hard to imagine the Stellar Workshop had reached the level of a Divine Artifact. After all, the Stellar Workshop was the first-place reward from Sky Island. Even if Sky Island’s rewards were excellent, they shouldn’t reach the level of a Divine Artifact, right?

The High Priestess stared intently at the Stellar Workshop and said, "It merely carries the aura of a Divine Artifact. Whether it truly is one or not... I can’t discern."

Carlotta leaked, "Maybe your perception was wrong. This is just the first-place reward from Sky Island. In the past, those rewards never gave anything this overpowered like a Divine Artifact. Mostly they were rare magic spells or knight paths, like prophecy magic."

Hearing this, the High Priestess also began wondering if she’d guessed incorrectly. Yet the aura emanating from the Stellar Workshop was indeed unmistakably that of a Divine Artifact.

At this moment, she developed some interest in Sky Island and asked a few questions.

When she learned it was a famous place on par with the Tower of Babel, the High Priestess froze.

"On par with the Tower of Babel? Oh, that’s how things are in your world."

After initial shock, she accepted it.

She didn’t believe that Sky Island truly deserved equal standing with the Tower of Babel. After all, the Tower of Babel could connect various worlds, realms most people in this world knew nothing about. The Tower’s level was still somewhat underestimated.

Yet she still felt some interest toward Sky Island. If she had the chance, she wanted to visit and see it for herself.

At this moment, inside the Stellar Workshop, with sufficient materials supplied, constructing the second tier ship held not the slightest uncertainty.

In the blink of an eye, another miniature ship flew out from the Stellar Workshop, landing in Amelia’s hand.

Then Amelia tossed it with her hand, and the second tier New Moon landed on the ground.

At this moment, the High Priestess’s gaze contracted suddenly, staring fixedly at the second tier New Moon.

If the first-order New Moon was enough to fight a Weaver, then the second tier New Moon would be sufficient to fight an Exalted.

As an Exalted, the High Priestess’s perception was extremely sharp. Upon sensing the aura of the second tier New Moon, her heart couldn’t help but tremble. She never imagined that the previous ship, after merely passing through the Stellar Workshop once, had transformed into a completely new vessel capable of threatening even her.

Could it actually be a Divine Artifact?

The High Priestess looked repeatedly at the Stellar Workshop. Earlier, she’d thought she might have misjudged, but what she saw now made her doubt again, feeling the Stellar Workshop was extremely extraordinary.

After constructing the second tier New Moon, Carlotta and Amelia were both in high spirits. They quickly had the ship acknowledge them as masters, then proceeded to learn about all its various functions.

The ship possessed numerous capabilities, all of which were expanded versions of those found on the previous first-tier vessel.

The most astonishing feature was that this ship could actually sail on land.

"This isn’t what the Pirate King said."

Carlotta murmured to herself, "I remember the Pirate King said only third-tier ships can sail on land and go anywhere. Second-tier ships shouldn’t have this capability, right?"

Amelia thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that the Pirate King himself didn’t know the exact capabilities of a second-tier ship? After all, he never managed to build one."

Carlotta considered this and found it very plausible.

Although the Pirate King had once been dominant and unmatched across the seas, he truly couldn’t build a second-tier ship, after all, he didn’t have something as overpowered as the Stellar Workshop.

His ship back then was merely a first-tier vessel equipped with some second-tier cannons, an incomplete, half-finished second-tier ship.

"If even the second-tier has reached this level, I wonder how powerful the third-tier will be."

Both Carlotta and Amelia were extremely satisfied.

Nearby, the High Priestess grew increasingly uneasy as she listened and couldn’t help but interrupted, "Wait a moment, this ship has a third-tier form too?"

"Yes."

Carlotta nodded.

"This... doesn’t seem possible. If it reaches third-tier, what scale of vessel would that be? A divine artifact?"

The High Priestess asked, visibly shaken.

A second-tier ship already made her feel threatened; she could easily imagine how absurd a third-tier ship would be.

Carlotta said, "According to the blueprints we’ve obtained, a third-tier ship does exist."

At this moment, within the Stellar Workshop, the progress percentage for the third-tier ship had already appeared.

Before Carlotta placed the second-tier ship inside, the third-tier ship’s progress was at 10%.

After placing the second-tier ship in, the progress jumped to 30%.

This was an incredibly impressive advancement, especially since the alchemical airship had already been placed and counted toward that initial 10%.

And yet, a single second-tier ship only contributed 20% progress.

Clearly, completing the construction of a third-tier ship would be no easy feat.

"Where exactly did you get these blueprints? This isn’t right, they’re beyond normal specifications."

The High Priestess said gravely.

She felt this matter was almost touching upon divine affairs.

Carlotta could sense this too, so she didn’t mind discussing it further with the High Priestess.

She explained how she had once inherited knowledge from a Pirate King, and that the blueprints came from there.

"Come to think of it, the Pirate King also left behind a Lion Key. Back then, I was considered not strong enough, so I couldn’t access certain things..."

Carlotta mused thoughtfully.

The High Priestess immediately perked up, "I think there might be information related to gods there. Perhaps a god left something behind in this experimental world. Let’s go check it out right away."

Carlotta shook her head. "Can’t go."

She recalled, indicating that according to the Lion Key’s judgment, her strength was still insufficient.

Actually, she had secretly tried using the Lion Key, but nothing happened. From the feedback she received, the Lion Key required her to attain the rank of Weaver before it could function.

Yes, only rank mattered, not combat strength.

"Even though I can kill peak tier Weavers now, as long as I’m not a Weaver myself, the Lion Key won’t lead me to the next part of the Pirate King’s inheritance."

Carlotta spread her hands in resignation.

The High Priestess was left speechless, but could only continue to endure. Carlotta was already a peak tier Resonator, she believed it wouldn’t take long for her to become a Weaver.

Anyway, the current world seems quite safe, so there was no need to rush for the truth. Taking things slowly was acceptable.

Next, Carlotta took Amelia and began ascending higher, intending to continue exploring the Tower of Babel and obtain valuable treasures.

Although the Tower of Babel was nearly closing, it hadn’t completely shut down yet. There was no need to leave early, there were still many excellent things worth exploring.

During the exploration, Carlotta also explained cultivation issues to Amelia.

"Our world was merely a testing ground for gods in the past. The cultivation methods all have flaws and need correcting, integrating runes into your flesh and blood, freeing yourself from limitations."

Carlotta taught her step by step.

Amelia’s comprehension was by no means low. Her cultivation speed always kept pace with Carlotta’s, and her combat power was exceptionally overpowered, exactly the sign of excellence.

Thus, Carlotta found teaching her extremely easy. No matter what she said, Amelia could always remember it easily.

The High Priestess, originally just following Carlotta, decided not to interrupt when she saw Carlotta teaching Amelia herself. But as she listened, something felt off.

’She learned the correct cultivation method from me, so why is what she’s saying different?’

The High Priestess looked over with suspicion.

Although what Carlotta said was broadly the same as what she had taught, the details were slightly different, enough to produce completely different results.

’Could it be that she misremembered what I taught?’

The High Priestess wanted to point it out, but then she recalled Carlotta’s various overpowered feats and held back. She quietly began calculating in her mind, what would happen if one cultivated according to Carlotta’s method?

As the number one figure beneath the world god, High Priestess Bova’s mental calculation ability was undoubtedly terrifying.

After running through the calculations, she immediately detected some subtle differences, her eyes involuntarily widening.

She focused intently and continued her calculations. After quite some time, she gradually became dazed in her thoughts.

Because according to her calculations, cultivating via Carlotta’s method would allow one to return to the correct cultivation path faster, and gain even more benefits, far surpassing the method she originally taught.

’How is this possible? She didn’t know anything before! I only taught her recently, how could she have already improved upon my method in such a short time? Is this person... even a human?’

Even as the world’s Exalted being beneath the god, the High Priestess felt she was going mad, completely unable to comprehend Carlotta’s level of overpowered talent. It was as if this person was unfathomable, like a god herself.

Yet in reality, wasn’t she just a peak tier Resonator?

Meanwhile, as Carlotta taught Amelia, she soon completely entered the correct cultivation path.