Void Shield / Kal'tsi​t Isn't Home Today

Iberia has been languishing for decades since the Great Silence, with the Inquisition constantly putting out fires, yet unable to mend the nation's numerous flaws. Now, Dr. Kal'tsit tells them that one person is all it takes to solve everything; one person is all they need.

Only Blackhorn would believe that.

"I'm sure, of course, besides Bai Ye, we'll also need the Abyssal Hunter and a few others to help us." Kal'tsit nodded.

Saint Carmen licked his slightly dry lips. "Abyssal Hunter... three Abyssal Hunter... I already know about the Saltwind City incident. Eirene's reports are always very detailed."

"Even if they are as strong and swift as the report says, three of them are still within the Inquisition's control. The Inquisition reserves the power to execute them. I was merely curious about your so-called truth, and therefore allowed them to roam the lands of Iberia, nothing more."

Kal'tsit shook her head. "First, I don't recommend you say that in front of them, especially Bai Ye; second, I also suggest you change your mind. Is it because of such arrogance that everything in Iberia has deteriorated?"

"I even suspect that you have a plan in mind to deal with Bai Ye."

Saint Carmen shook his head. "Arrogance, in fact, we know the word arrogance all too well. Arrogance is like a shadow to mankind, clinging to the footsteps of the dying."

He did not deny Kal'tsit's statement.

Kal'tsit sighed. That's just how humans are; they always want to grasp everything and keep it firmly in their own hands.

Controllable.

What a magical word.

However, this innate arrogance can also bring disaster. They are unaware of the horrors of the Bai Ye.

In fact, Dr. Kal'tsit knew that even Bai Ye himself wasn't entirely clear about it. He was still too young, lacking a clear concept and unaware of the true nature of the power he possessed.

In fact, Bai Ye had not yet realized that when he was by the sea, the power he possessed was enough to destroy the crumbling nation of Iberia.

Dr. Kal'tsit did not want to see this happen. If Bai Ye was a bridge connecting land and sea, then she was willing to pave the way for Bai Ye and eliminate those unpleasant causes in advance.

"Let me remind you one last time, I cannot represent that young man's independent will, nor is he my subordinate, so I don't know how he would react if he heard what you said."

"Of course, I also know that as a young man with terrifying power, his personality is quite tolerant. Compared with many Great Beasts, his temper is incredibly good."

"He didn't seem to care much even when faced with judges who offended him."

After a pause, Kal'tsit continued, "But all of this is because his bottom line hasn't been crossed. Over the years, the only time I know of him is when he was angry with the Bishop of Saltwind City."

"You should know very well the outcome of that incident."

Carmen remained silent for a long time, then nodded. "Eirene's report was very detailed, 'Unlike human power, which gathered in the sky, when the blue-purple orb representing judgment fell, the ocean, sky and land all lost their color.'"

"She was probably terrified and it took her a long time to recover," Kal'tsit described the facts.

"I understand. I will be careful to restrain myself and the judges' attitude. The two judges who are destined to be with you have received the Inquisition's secret orders. They will then cooperate with our operations and be responsible for liaising with Bai Ye." Saint Carmen changed her attitude.

In Kal'tsit's view, this was a wise choice and the right attitude.

Carmen looked up at the cloud-covered sky and the vast ocean before her. "The central headquarters of the Inquisition is very close to the current coastline, and we are prepared to face destruction at any time."

"But Dr. Kal'tsit, you have brought us a new, vague, and uncertain future. We are not afraid of destruction, destruction will come eventually, but it will not be this time."

"We need your help. We also need that person's help."

Dr. Kal'tsit breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Our interests are aligned on this matter, and I have no reason to refuse you."

"Then let's begin as you said before. The deep sea is your responsibility, and we... Doctor, let's see where those evils lurking among the people are hiding."

Bai Ye was sent flying backwards like a golf ball being hit. However, just before he was about to crash heavily to the ground, Bai Ye strangely stopped flying backwards and hovered in mid-air.

Because it gave people a visual shock that made them feel like "physics no longer exists," everyone present was taken aback.

Bai Ye slowly landed on the ground.

He then picked up the heavy cannon barrel that had fallen to the ground much earlier than him.

"This thing's power is wrong! How can humans use such a High-Energy Originium Cannon with such strong recoil?"

Bai Ye frowned and looked at Closure, the head of the Engineering Department at Rhodes Island, with some dissatisfaction.

"This thing was originally designed as a naval gun, and it was planned to be installed on the deck of Rhodes Island three years ago. It wasn't meant for human use at all!"

Unfortunately, Babel later became Rhodes Island, and an infected medical pharmaceutical company couldn't very well mount a cannon on the deck, so the cannon was put into storage.

Closure rolled her eyes while mentally ranting.

The monster in front of them was using the ship's cannon as a personal weapon, and nothing happened to it.

It's still being held in my hand like a straw...

It's a monster among monsters.

"Where did you find this piece of junk? I'd completely forgotten about it."

Closure scratched her head, completely confused.

"Rhodes Island's warehouse, although it's a mess, has a lot of fun things inside."

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Void Shield

Bai Ye was only able to enter the Rhodes Island warehouse after temporarily gaining the authority to act on behalf of Dr. Kal'tsit.

Before entering, Bai Ye was unimpressed. What secrets could a company warehouse possibly hold? Why all the secrecy? Was the old woman getting dementia?

After all, it's only the elderly who like to hoard things, regardless of whether they'll actually use them or not. In the end, their homes are full of all sorts of junk—well, not exactly junk, but just things that "might be useful," but which, unless there are special circumstances, will probably never be used.

However, when Bai Ye entered the warehouse, he was stunned.

I'm sorry, Dr. Kal'tsit, my voice was a little loud just now.

Rather than calling it a warehouse, it's more like a massive containment facility, housing a vast array of bizarre and unusual artifacts. Bai Ye recognizes some of them, but there are many others that even after experiencing six different versions of Bai Ye, he can't quite place.

If Kal'tsit's museum houses the specimens, manuscripts, and paper archives she collected over the long years, then this warehouse contains all sorts of physical objects she has found.

The High-Energy Originium Cannon that Bai Ye brought out earlier was one of them. It was a product of the Babel era and was installed on the deck to deal with Theresis' attack on the Rhodes Island Ship main ship.

However, Babel later became Rhodes Island, and the cannon became useless—again, it's ridiculous for a medical company to put a defensive cannon on its deck and point it at someone else's port.

It could be mistaken for a warship.

In addition to these collections, Rhodes Island's warehouses also house many interesting, dangerous, and mysterious artifacts.

"Can I come in and take a look?" Closure stood in front of the warehouse door, peeking inside.

She had wanted to come in for a long time, but Dr. Kal'tsit only allowed her in for a short while each time. Now that Dr. Kal'tsit wasn't home, it was a rare opportunity! Closure was certainly not going to let it slip by.

"Let me take a look around too; maybe I can find something useful."

Another cold voice rang out, and Bai Ye and Closure turned around to find that Gladiia was standing behind them.

"Huh?" The two were a little confused as to why this guy was here.

"Weren't we designing the arm part of the powered exoskeleton before? Then Miss Closure suddenly disappeared. So I came to check on the situation." Seeing their confusion, Gladiia explained.

Bai Ye had no problem with it. Since Dr. Kal'tsit wasn't around and he needed a Technology Executor, he smiled and nodded, "Then let's pry open the old lady's cellar."

"Don't let Kal'tsit hear this!" Closure shocked; she hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so wild.

"I've already recorded it," PRTS said through the terminal.

"Oh, sh*t."

"It's okay, I can use my permissions to erase these... Hmm, let's not waste time, let's see what else is here."

Besides the Originium cannon that can be used as a naval gun, Bai Ye also wanted to see what else was there.

"Void Generator." Closure pointed to a strange device in the corner of the warehouse. "I don't know where Kal'tsit got this device from, and it doesn't even need Originium to power it. Once turned on, it can generate an invisible defensive field."

With that, Closure activated the Void Generator in front of her.

With a buzzing sound, ripples appeared in the air around the device, enveloping everyone and distorting and refracting the light outside.

It was an invisible barrier.

Bai Ye tried to unleash a wind blade, but the attack was swallowed up after hitting the barrier.

Interestingly, the shield barrier even blocked the exchange of air between the inside and outside, indicating that it was not breathable. However... Bai Ye tried it and found that although it was not breathable, it was permeable to water; liquid could pass through the barrier.

He turned and glanced at Gladiia.

The lack of Originium functionality reminded Bai Ye of Sargos's technology, as these deep-sea people did not use Originium as an energy source.

However, after examining the device, Gladiia shook her head.

"It's not deep-sea technology. This technology is much more advanced and complex. We haven't reached that level yet, no, we're far behind."

Bai Ye nodded. "It seems that it is a legacy of Pre-Civilization. Can we use it... for example, by installing it on Powered Armor?"

Don't use it, turn it off.

Just then, a voice suddenly popped into Bai Ye's mind.

Bai Ye was startled.

This is Luna's voice.

At the same time, the game's system panel was suddenly activated, and a video pop-up appeared.

Gladiia and Closure were completely unaware of this; the game system panel was invisible to others, and Bai Ye was also unclear about its specific workings.

After seeing that the two did not react, he focused his attention on the pop-up window and then saw the silver-clad girl floating in the dark void.

Stop using Void Shield, turn it off.

Luna in the video didn't make a sound, only her lips moved, but the sound appeared directly in Bai Ye's mind.

The Void Shield does not work by direct defense, but by distorting the local spacetime around the point of impact to redirect ranged attacks, transferring them to outer space.

Frequent use of this weapon before the Dimensional Resonance occurs may lead to undesirable consequences.

Upon hearing Bai Ye quickly nodded and shut down the Void Generator, which was the Void Shield that Luna had mentioned.

By the way, starting with the third version, Dimensional Resonance phenomenon will appear. At that time, spacetime may become disordered, and perhaps some very interesting things will happen.

After giving the reminder, Luna closed the communication window, and the game system panel in front of Bai Ye also disappeared automatically.

"Call--"

Bai Ye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?"

Closure and Gladiia naturally noticed Bai Ye's unnatural state and were somewhat puzzled.

"No, it's nothing. I just thought of some bad things. Let's keep this thing sealed away."

Bai Ye naturally chose to believe Luna's words.

"Yes, it's best to avoid using uncontrollable technologies unless absolutely necessary." Gladiia nodded in agreement.

Bai Ye was somewhat absent-minded. He was very concerned about what Luna meant by "space-time disorder" and "interesting things".

After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had never encountered anything like this before he transmigrated.

Unfortunately, no one could answer his questions, and Luna had also turned off her communication. She was obviously very busy. This was the first time she had spoken to Bai Ye since their meeting in the Core City.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Kal'tsit is not home today.

Although he really wanted to take out the Void Generator, which Luna called the Void Shield, Bai Ye gave up the idea after Luna dissuaded him.

Of course, this did not prevent Bai Ye and the others from continuing their tour of Rhodes Island's secret warehouse.

Besides these, Bai Ye and the others found some very interesting things, such as a Holographic Projector. Unlike ordinary models, this projector's effect was extremely realistic. If you only looked at it with the naked eye, you could hardly find any flaws.

Bai Ye found the thing in an inconspicuous corner. He tried to connect the projector to the terminal and then projected a picture of Dr. Kal'tsit.

It looks pretty good?

Having witnessed all of Bai Ye's actions Gladiia's eyebrows twitched involuntarily, and she hesitated to speak.

Bai Ye winked at her, then put her finger to her lips.

Gladiia rolled her eyes, then immediately straightened her face again after realizing her poker face had failed her.

This guy...

Gladiia couldn't help but mutter to herself.