Stop the ship. Go ashore.
After Molly and the others stepped off the Crystal Ship and onto the ground on the far side of the water, the shock in their hearts did not lessen much. Instead, it grew even stronger. After experiencing the "speed and passion" of riding a "motorboat," they could more clearly understand just how powerful Richard was with four Energy Furnaces.
Previously, when Richard had first explored the Ancient Ruins with them, he had not possessed an Energy Furnace, yet he had already made them deeply wary. Now, in their eyes, Richard was several times more dangerous than before.
Molly pressed her lips together, trying hard to maintain a relatively calm expression as she looked at Richard and asked, "How exactly did you obtain the Energy Furnaces on you? After separating from us last time, did you explore other ruins and find them there?"
After thinking about it for a long time, Molly felt that this was the only answer that made sense.
Richard shook his head upon hearing that. "You're overthinking it. I didn't obtain these Energy Furnaces by exploring other ruins. I made them myself."
"You made them yourself?" Molly tried to keep her expression calm, but she was clearly about to lose it. "How is that possible? The materials for an Energy Furnace alone can't be found anywhere on the current continent..."
"That's true." Richard agreed. "Some of the materials for an Energy Furnace are extremely rare and difficult to find on the current continent. But when I explored the Ancient Ruins with you last time, didn't I obtain quite a lot? These four Energy Furnaces were made using those materials."
"But... even if you solved the materials problem, you don't know the method of making them, do you? Energy Furnaces are creations of