"General Lu, please come with me."
During her time in the palace, Mingye was quite busy. Manju Sacred King often discussed state affairs with her, and through this exposure, she gained a certain understanding of Lu Yi.
Lu Yi was born into the Black Phoenix Tribe, the purest descendant in ten thousand years. Many people believe that he will one day set foot in the Divine Realm and restore the glory of his ancestors.
The ancestors of the Black Phoenix Clan were mutated versions of the ancient divine beast Phoenix. Black Phoenixes are born with the ability to control Yin Fire and are among the most terrifying divine beasts in the universe.
Before Mingye returned, Manju Sacred King had even groomed him as a potential successor, since a country cannot be without a crown prince, and Manju Sacred King had always been very satisfied with Lu Yi's character and abilities.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness."
The appearance of Mingye undoubtedly stole some of his status and glory, but he didn't seem to care. He remained gentle and polite to Mingye.
"Your Highness, I wonder if Might-Distant General has attended this grand ceremony? I have long admired the General and hope Your Highness can help introduce me."
Mingye glanced at Lu Yi with some surprise and replied, "He'll arrive tomorrow, and I can take you to see him then."
In the six months that Chen Mu had been building his Rune Puppet Legion, Lu Yi had secretly put in a lot of effort. In general, he was also the big financial backer behind the scenes, so she felt it was necessary to be polite.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Although their interests aligned, Lu Yi remained impartial during the crisis, using the Black Phoenix Tribe's private property to help Chen Mu, demonstrating that he was indeed a competent general protecting the country.
After that, Mingye and Lu Yi remained silent for the rest of the way. After arranging a room for Lu Yi in the backyard, Mingye left.
She was a talkative person by nature. She understood that the Manju Sacred King had asked her to receive court officials in order to familiarize her with the affairs of the Imperial Court and lay the foundation for her future succession to the throne. However, she was not very interested in this, so she was often perfunctory in her actions.
Sinai Ridge, Iron Soul City.
Today, Iron Soul City resembles a steel forest, with magnificent buildings rising from the ground. Although it is not as large as Nine Yama Royal City, nor does it have the profound sense of history, its prosperity and development are in no way inferior.
After the production of the Talisman Puppet robots reached a certain scale, Iron Soul City experienced a major explosion in productivity, and the lives of the people improved dramatically. The previous scenes of people not having enough to eat disappeared, and the city was thriving.
In the North District, a towering building now covers tens of thousands of acres. This is where Chen Mu usually secludes himself to conduct research: the Rune Research Institute, the Nine Nether Netherworld Branch.
Thanks to the experience and data brought by the Chen Kingdom, Chen Mu controlled the construction robots and completed the construction here in a very short time. He even copied the management system. Now this place has become a more important building than the Iron Soul City Lord's Mansion.
Buzz... Beep beep.
Inside the laboratory, Chen Mu, dressed in a white robe, paced back and forth around a seven- or eight-meter-long aircraft, holding a rune pen in his right hand. Occasionally, he would use the rune pen to draw some patterns on it, but most of the time he was just observing, his mind filled with complex calculations.
After a period of research, Chen Mu has developed a preliminary idea for constructing an interdimensional teleportation array, which he is now gradually refining.
To establish an interdimensional teleportation array, the first step is to find a suitable wormhole in the universe to construct the passage. Fortunately, Chen Mu's space probe found a suitable celestial body near the Netherworld not long after its launch.
Having a suitable wormhole is certainly welcome, but the real challenge has only just begun. How to connect this wormhole to the Pan Emperor Continent and ensure its future stability is the problem Chen Mu needs to solve right now.
Wormholes contain extremely strong gravity, countless unidentified rays and energies. Any matter that enters them will be obliterated, and even time and space will be swallowed up. How difficult it is to pass through them!
Chen Mu is currently building a spaceship for traversing wormholes. This project is enormous, and even with Chen Mu's capabilities, it is estimated that it will be difficult to complete in a year or two.
Crackling... Boom!
A part of the spaceship suddenly sparked and then exploded, shattering half of the spaceship. Chen Mu, who was deep in thought, didn't react in time and was immediately covered in dust and dirt from the explosion.
However, in the laboratory, such things were obviously commonplace. The staff cleaned up the mess in an orderly manner, and Chen Mu sighed and left the laboratory to take a shower and change clothes.
After a while, Chen Mu changed into casual clothes and went straight to the observatory.
The Star Observatory is the tallest building in Iron Soul City, standing over 500 meters high. It was designed and built by an artificial intelligence system to house large-scale city defense weapons.
But those who have been there have discovered that standing on the observatory offers a panoramic view of most of Iron Soul City, with stunning scenery.
Over time, the Stargazing Platform became a gathering place for the high-ranking officials of Iron Soul City. Even Chen Mu liked to come here to enjoy the scenery and meditate in his spare time, feeling quite content.
Whoosh!
After Chen Mu landed at the observatory, he found that there were quite a few people there.
"Master!"
"Leader!"
Li Wei and Shi Xing were also there. Everyone stood up and bowed when they saw Chen Mu.
"Alright! No need for formalities, I just came up for a stroll."
After spending more than half a year together, these people became much more familiar with Chen Mu. Knowing that Chen Mu disliked formalities, they relaxed and continued with their own affairs.
Those who can ascend to the Stargazing Platform must not only have their identities verified by the city's defense system, but they must also possess considerable strength, since the Stargazing Platform has no elevators or lifts; one can only ascend by relying on their own abilities.
So this huge space only accommodates seven or eight people; it's not crowded at all.
"Master, didn't you say yesterday you had a new idea about traversing wormholes? You're out so soon?"
Li Wei and Shi Xing took the initiative to approach Chen Mu and chat, appearing very lively.
"It failed! My method didn't work."
Chen Mu shook his head and said regretfully.
As the pioneer of Rune Technology, he could not break through by simply secluded cultivation like traditional cultivators. Instead, he had to constantly come up with new ideas and try them one after another until he finally realized his invention.
From an Earth-centric perspective, Chen Mu isn't exactly a pure scientist. Most of his achievements are based on the theories of his predecessors, which he then organizes and integrates to ultimately create his own inventions.
Even the three great laws of Dao of Talismans arts that he was so proud of were actually just summaries based on the work of giants. The deeper his understanding of Dao of Talismans arts became, the more he realized his own ignorance.
Overall, he is more like an inventor. His ' Rune Core,' which combines runes and IT technology, is undoubtedly his greatest invention to date.
Rune Core No. 4 can perform billions of calculations per second, which has become an accelerator for his cultivation and research. He is now able to experiment with how to construct interdimensional teleportation arrays on his own, without anyone to teach him, thanks to the simulation capabilities of the Rune Core software.