Wow, There Really Is a Cloud Ascending Ship!

Smack!

The sharp sound of a slap rang through the room. Shi Sanjie rubbed her swollen palm and asked impassively, "Are you awake now?"

Lü Junyi rubbed his slightly reddened cheek and glared at Shi Fanglin. "Why the hell are you here, you dead tranny?"

"I was just getting all lovey-dovey with Princess Vanessa..."

"Fuck! Why are so many people watching? Comrade Xu Nan, explain this!"

Xu Nan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Lü Junyi looked no different from a giant panda now. He had clearly slept for so long, yet he looked like he had indulged himself to excess. God knew what kind of Lewd Dream he had been having to end up like this.

"An Arcane Empire princess, and a Cloud Ascending Ship, huh?"

"Do you know that even in Pro World, the Arcane Empire has been exiled for thousands of years?"

"If you really met an Arcane Empire princess, she'd probably be a thousand-year-old granny."

Xu Nan sneered. "Now that you're awake, there are some things we need to clear up."

"What's this about a veterinary license?"

"You ladies should step outside first. What comes next might be bloody and violent—not suitable for children."

Qin Lele stuck out her tongue and instinctively dragged Gu Xiaomeng outside with her.

Once outside, the two stared wide-eyed at each other.

"Give me back my panties!" Gu Xiaomeng protested weakly.

"What kind of god is the God of Love and Maidens?" Qin Lele stared at her. "If she's in love, can she still be a maiden?"

Gu Xiaomeng's eyes widened. "Why not? Do love and maidenhood conflict?"

Qin Lele looked shy. "Of course they do! Like now, Xu Nan and I are in love, so I'm not a maiden anymore... I'm already a woman."

Gu Xiaomeng looked utterly incredulous.

A giant panda leisurely passed by nearby with a stalk of bamboo in its mouth. "Don't listen to her. She's still just a little girl."

Qin Lele flew into a rage. "Why did you come out here?!"

A Tang puffed out his chest and said strangely:

"I'm a lady too!"

"So Gu Xiaomeng is the one clinging to you now? The God of Love and Maidens? That sounds pretty useless."

With only the three close friends left in the room, they could finally discuss things seriously.

Lü Junyi took a sip of water, still unable to figure it out. "The question is, what did that god see in you? Why make you her Chosen One?"

Xu Nan touched his face. "Maybe every part of me."

Shi Fanglin sneered. "Xu Nan, you've changed. You're even more shameless than before."

The next second, he looked at Lü Junyi. "I heard that if you help someone with an operation, they can become a professional?"

Lü Junyi thought about it. "That seems to be the case."

Shi Fanglin said, "Then I want to become a mage."

Lü Junyi snapped, "It's not like I can control this!"

"Then do you have the strength to perform an operation now?" Shi Fanglin looked at him eagerly.

Lü Junyi reluctantly raised a hand. "Give me a couple of days. I don't know why, but I'm terribly weak."

"If there's nothing wrong with us, let's not go around doing major operations. Maybe I'll have you remove an appendix later."

Xu Nan sneered. "Sanjie, are you sure you want this veterinarian to remove your appendix?"

Lü Junyi retorted, "What's wrong with being a veterinarian? I have tons of surgical experience! When it comes to removing appendixes, I'm really no worse than anyone! During my internship abroad, I removed the appendixes of horses and mules from an entire ranch!"

The corners of Xu Nan and Shi Fanglin's mouths twitched. If Lü Junyi hadn't looked like he was recovering from a serious illness, fists would have flown long ago!

After thinking it over for a long time, Shi Fanglin finally decided, "Then let's do an operation."

Lü Junyi smiled smugly.

Shi Fanglin said:

"Does clipping nails count as surgery?"

He held out his ten slender, jade-like fingers. His long nails were picture-perfect as he looked sincerely at Lü Junyi.

After a round of joking around.

The three gathered together and shared everything they knew. Sanjie had been called over by Xu Nan to help design the dungeon. She was not a professional yet, so she mostly listened and spoke little.

Xu Nan knew the most, but there was only so much he could say.

That left Lü Junyi, who talked endlessly.

From him, Xu Nan learned with some surprise that Comrade Lü's profession was actually related to the Arcane Empire.

Industrial Magician.

It was a term almost unheard of in Pro World. Such a profession had only existed during the Arcane Empire's heyday, when mage schools were categorized with the greatest precision.

Compared with other mages, Industrial Magicians specialized in creating and maintaining industrial-grade products. They were countless levels above alchemists.

The spells they mastered were also specifically meant for this field.

For example, the Cloud Ascending Ship's star-destroying cannon. Half of its power came from the Cloud Ascending Ship's own energy, while the other half required magical support from skilled high-level Industrial Magicians.

However, training Industrial Magicians required enormous resources. At present, Lü Junyi knew only a handful of spells, and their consumption was immense. Every time he cast one, he would probably be unable to cast magic again for several days.

"Basically, he's a laborer." Sanjie gave Lü Junyi's profession a lofty yet precise evaluation.

"If we had a Cloud Ascending Ship, you could at least put your remaining usefulness to work. For now, think about what profession I can inherit!" Shi Fanglin was cold and expressionless around others, but in front of Lü Junyi, his expressions were always plentiful.

Xu Nan had once suspected that his two friends had some kind of strange relationship. Later, he realized...

They might really have that kind of relationship!

"Cloud Ascending Ship... Cloud Ascending Ship..." At the mention of those words, Lü Junyi seemed possessed. He clutched his hair and said painfully, "I forgot something very important."

Shi Fanglin frowned and held down his hand. "Calm down first..."

Lü Junyi suddenly jumped up and roared, "That's right! I remember Princess Vanessa telling me in my dream that she'd give me a Cloud Ascending Ship as a betrothal gift!"

Xu Nan's scalp went numb from Lü Junyi's nonsense, and he rubbed his temples frantically.

"You know that was a dream!"

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble.

Qin Lele's screams came from outside, along with the terrified wails of the dwarven demons!

"What's happening?"

Xu Nan charged outside first.

At the dwarven demons' self-built housing camp, a strange and enormous piece of metal was rising from the ground, as though something was slowly emerging from beneath the earth!

It was not moving quickly, but the most astonishing thing was that although the ground trembled, such a massive object moving underground caused surprisingly little damage.

The dwarven demons' initial panic had only been caused by the metal suddenly appearing out of nowhere!

Xu Nan ordered the dwarven demons to evacuate.

The group watched as the metal continued growing out from some unknown place. At last, a somewhat familiar emblem appeared on its surface.

Setting Sun's Glow.

This was the mark of the Arcane Empire!

As that metal continued to break through the ground, everyone involuntarily opened their mouths wide.

A bizarre section of a ship's hull had appeared in Xu Nan's Dungeon!

Judging from the looks of it, more than half of it was still buried underground!

"Wow, there really is a Cloud Ascending Ship!"

Qin Lele clapped and cheered.

Lü Junyi, who had just been helped out of the room by Shi Fanglin, heard that and hiked up his pants before taking off at a run. Unfortunately, after only a few steps, he collapsed weakly to the ground.

At that moment, with a smack, a door on the side of the hull opened.

A bleak, ancient aura rushed toward them.

Beep, beep, beep!

"Destination reached. Automatic navigation disabled."

"System detection... detection failed..."

"Blazing Fire has been out of contact with the Empire for 4,982 years..."

A dry mechanical voice came from the Cloud Ascending Ship. Although the door had opened, Xu Nan did not see anyone emerge.

He cautiously approached.

"Ally bloodline detected. Would you like to obtain temporary authority over the Cloud Ascending Ship Blazing Fire?"

A pale red glow gathered around Xu Nan. His heart stirred. "Ally bloodline? My bloodline is allied with the Arcane Empire?"

The mechanical voice replied, "Since its founding, the Arcane Empire has maintained an offensive and defensive alliance with Lost Paradise."

Xu Nan's face lit up with delight.

Who knew that the next second, the mechanical voice would say flatly, "However, over the past several thousand years, Lost Paradise has continuously plagiarized the Arcane Empire's creations, which deeply displeased the Empire's upper ranks. During the final battle, Lost Paradise, which should have sent troops, chose to stand by and watch, resulting in the Arcane Empire being permanently exiled by the gods..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Xu Nan had not come here to listen to it recount the Ron Sorcerers' dark history!

Though he did think that such dark history suited the Ron Sorcerers' style perfectly.

"What exactly is going on with you now? Why did you appear here?"

Xu Nan asked.

"Unknown. Blazing Fire has reached its destination. Please have the relevant personnel take over the Cloud Ascending Ship," the mechanical voice replied.

"So there's no one aboard!" Lü Junyi was overjoyed. "I knew it! Princess Vanessa promised me a Cloud Ascending Ship—it must be this one!"

"I'll take over the Cloud Ascending Ship!"

He rushed over, only to be blasted back by a burst of electricity!

"Does not meet the conditions for takeover!" the mechanical voice said coldly.

Xu Nan tried it himself and found that he was allowed through.

He obtained temporary control authority over the Cloud Ascending Ship.

The Arcane Empire really was honorable. Even though the people of Lost Paradise had screwed them over so badly, the Cloud Ascending Ship they designed still allowed their allies to board?

Xu Nan felt deeply moved.

Qin Lele ran over. "Xu Nan, Xu Nan, I want to see the legendary star-destroying cannon! I heard that at the Arcane Empire's peak, they used star-destroying cannons to blast apart several gods' World God Kingdoms!"

The mechanical voice answered automatically, "The star-destroying cannon has been destroyed. The weapons system is completely paralyzed; the power system is paralyzed; the navigation system is paralyzed; the flight system is paralyzed..."

Xu Nan shouted, "Stop!"

"You must have some systems that still work, right?"

The mechanical voice was silent for a long time before finally answering:

"...The central air conditioning system." ...!