"What a treasure!"
Nie Yun's eyes gleamed as he looked at the fist-sized, diamond-shaped object before him, its entire surface giving off a faint, deep-blue glow.
It was much smaller than he had imagined. It was hard to believe that this tiny thing could power something as enormous as the Reaper Battle Star. The Iris Civilization certainly lived up to its reputation.
Although it had been wiped clean, the Iris Civilization had left him something to work with: the empty shell that remained after its soul was gone.
If he couldn't have its heart, having its body wasn't bad either.
Vector Engine: "..."
Just then, the Communicator on Leon finally began ringing frantically.
"Lord Leon, we have a problem! The Vector Engine... it ran away!
"I know this is hard to believe, but I swear! It really did run away on its own... it bored a huge hole through our safe. Dozens of people saw it... hello? Hello? Are you listening..."
Leon gulped.
He looked at the Vector Engine bobbing obediently before Nie Yun like a pet, then turned to look at the small breach in the distance, which the ship's emergency repair system was slowly sealing with a foam-like substance...
Yes, I believe you. Because it's right here in front of us...
All the Twin Stars people present were dumbfounded.
What had he just done?
Had he lured away the ultimate treasure they had kept under wraps for years with a single whistle? As easily as calling over a husky he had raised since it was a puppy...
This was a lost creation of an advanced civilization. They had spent hundreds of years experimenting before figuring out a few crude ways to use it. They couldn't even cut through its casing, let alone fully master it.
Yet the moment