As expected, the sudden surge of unknown power made him slightly dizzy. Luckily, it was still within acceptable limits.

After ascending a staircase, Long Yi finally reached the middle level.

The middle level consists of two main parts, one of which is the power core.

Long Yi saw with his own eyes a giant metal sphere almost a hundred meters in diameter, suspended in mid-air, continuously releasing terrifying energy.

"This is the third-generation Void Vortex generator, capable of directly drawing energy from the void. It has been running stably for over ten thousand years and is expected to run for over a hundred thousand years more. The damage caused by the explosion of such a device could completely consume all the space within a three-light-year radius of the Human Realm," the Maintenance Golem explained.

Long Yi originally intended to study it, but promptly changed his mind.

The other part of the mid-level space is the rule web generating array.

This array is laid out around the Observation Station, powered by the Void Vortex generator and together with seventy-one other Observation Stations orbiting the Human Realm, it completely encases the Human Realm.

Long Yi checked the rule web on his personal assistant.

The rule web serves two purposes.

Firstly, it prevents overly powerful life forms from posing a threat to humans in the Human Realm.

Secondly, it prevents extraterrestrial beings from tearing space and threatening humans.

"Did the Giants of the past not consider what would happen if someone flew directly from another world and tried to destroy the Observation Station?" Long Yi asked.

"They did," said the Maintenance Golem.

"And what would happen?"

"Please look out the porthole. What do you see?"

"I only see the moon."

"Ten thousand years ago, there was no moon in the Human Realm," spoke the Maintenance Golem.

"This moon..."

"Its name is Mu En, a greedy and ferocious monster born from the core of a planet. It was one of the allies the Dragon Clan found from somewhere, although powerful, it was a foolish being. During the Dragon Clan’s assault on the Giants, they responded to the Dragon Clan’s call and tried to invade the Human Realm."

"And then?"

Long Yi looked at the distant moon, his pupils slightly constricted.

"Three observing station main cannons fired at full power for 0.7 seconds, penetrating 1,603 asteroids, two rocky planets, a gas planet, a metallic planet, and in six light-minutes, penetrated 170 layers of Mu En’s shield, instantly melting its three main brains."

Six light-minutes! One light-minute is the distance traveled by light in one minute, and the distance from the Sun to Earth is only eight light-minutes! And the main gun managed to fire six light-minutes!

"What then?"

"Then its body was dragged here, becoming the moon of the Human Realm, as a warning to each idiot who thought of invading the Human Realm; This would be their fate. However, its own energy has not been completely dissipated and has absorbed some cosmic dust, making it unrecognizable from its former self."

The Maintenance Golem spoke wistfully.

"No wonder... Despite the fierce battle, these Observation Stations had no damage at all." Long Yi couldn’t help but sigh, feeling the Giants of the past were simply too terrifying.

"Indeed, the Dragon Clan originally tried to strike the Observation Stations, but was defeated in outer space. So they had to open a space portal on the ground, sending their armies into the Human Realm. The long-range weapons of the Observation Stations were so powerful that they would inevitably harm humans in the event of an attack, which caused the Observation Stations not to act. This is why those bastards were so arrogant!"

The Maintenance Golem seemed to grit its teeth in irritation.

"Giants of the past had such advanced weapons, yet they were driven away by the Dragon Clan, that’s simply unbelievable." Long Yi said, continuing to ascend.

"Because your Giants followed a policy of non-aggression, these weapons were actually designed to deal with potential asteroids. The Giants never thought that the Dragon Clan would betray them," the Maintenance Golem accompanied Long Yi, speaking in a disgruntled tone.

"Hey, that wasn’t me..." Long Yi quickly put up his hands in surrender.

"Warning! Identity discrepancy detected, initiating forced identity verification!"

A red light flashed, and Long Yi hid quickly behind his arm, allowing the light to scan his bracelet.

"Identity verification complete."

When the light disappeared, Long Yi sighed with relief and the Maintenance Golem likewise seem to relax.

"Be more careful next time while speaking." The Maintenance Golem’s big eyes moved close to Long Yi’s face, speaking in a low voice, as if afraid of being overheard.

"I was wrong," admitted Long Yi instantly.

The upper level.

This is the core of the Observation Station. The Observation Station’s control room is here. There is also a small laboratory and a warehouse.

Long Yi wandered through different compartments, referring to a map.

There is an extremely complex operation console in the main control room, but unfortunately, Long Yi did not have the authority to boot it up, or Dragon Island would turn into dust in an instant.

"Right, between this Observation Station and that Floating Island occupied by the Dragon Clan, which one is more powerful?" Long Yi asked the Maintenance Golem.

"In cosmic warfare, the Observation Station is stronger, but in atmospheric battles, the latter is stronger. That is, only if they know how to control them," replied the Maintenance Golem.

"I guess... I should... have control over that, right?" Long Yi asked cautiously.

The Maintenance Golem fell silent for a moment, seemingly evading the rules.

However, it did not respond, only looked at Long Yi, then turned its head away.

There is a form of agreement known as default acceptance.

Thus, Long Yi understood perfectly.

If I could get the Floating Island, that would be great! But I need to deal with the present situation first.

The reality was that he couldn’t operate the control panel, and the laboratory equipment couldn’t be turned on either.

"Damn it, why did I even come up here."

Then, Long Yi went to the component warehouse for a look. He expected to find some clues there, but the component warehouse was totally empty!

"Damn, we Giants have such confidence in our products! Not a single spare part? Where is the promised bag of oilskin paper?" Long Yi was near to going mad.

"The spare parts have all been taken away. Over the last ten thousand years, the only things that have been operating here are the power core and the rule web. The weapons system only occasionally deals with some asteroids, putting a very light workload on it," explained the Maintenance Golem.

"Help me remove one of the cannons here!" Long Yi shouted.

"Uh, I’m afraid that’s not possible..."

"I don’t have the authority?"

"Yes."

"Why not then?"

"I don’t have the necessary permissions."

"But, heavens! What if it breaks?"

"I will be temporarily authorized when that happens..."

Long Yi started to feel dizzy. Here really was a desolate place. Despite all the tiresome work, he was getting nothing in return.

"Please wait, let me check the warehouse...I’ve got the result! In the warehouse of the Observation Station Number 70, there’s a dismantled anti-aircraft gun."

"Observation Station Number 70! Where’s that?"

Finally, there’s some good news!

"Hold on, I’ll try to unlock the warehouse...No, it won’t work. Only the Giant can authorize this. Which means you must go there personally!"

"How do I get there?"

"I’ll use the traction field to launch you to the nearest observatory station, then send you to Observation Station Number 70 via a relay."

"Great! Let’s head out right away!"

Long Yi couldn’t wait a second longer.

Upon entering the cabin, the traction field lifted up Long Yi’s cabin to the side of the observatory station. As seen from Long Yi’s perspective, they would be shot into space.

Peeping out of Long Yi’s chest, Little Zi asked in a weak voice, "Brother Long, doesn’t the direction seem a bit off to you? Will we fly off?"

"Nope." Long Yi laughed, "The Human Realm has gravity. We’ll fly back following an arc."

Long Yi explained while making a gesturing arc with his hands.

"So that’s how it works! Brother Long, you’re so knowledgeable!" Little Zi smiled sweetly.

"Launch!"

Boom!

An enormous impact sent Long Yi sinking into his seat. The little cabin was zooming against the grand backdrop of the Human Realm. Due to a lack of reference points, it felt as if they were barely moving at all.

Soon, a small glint appeared in the distance. That must be another observation station.

But...it seemed crooked, didn’t it?

Was it just an illusion?

It was crooked, right?

It really was crooked, wasn’t it?!!

To Long Yi’s horror, as the observation station kept enlarging, his own direction had veered off by several kilometers!

At this moment, Long Yi’s cabin shot straight past! It was heading farther away into outer space.

Buzz!

The Array of Traction timely appeared, firmly tugging back the cabin that had already flown past it.

"Holy beans!" Long Yi exclaimed.

At the same time, two words sprung forth on Long Yi’s tablet.

"Sorry."

Long Yi was soaked in cold sweat. If he had really been launched into outer space, it would be a gory way to go. Being a mighty Giant and the God of War, who had won countless battles in the Human Realm, on the cusp of being launched into outer space and dying in the eerie and cold silence of space.

Tsktsk.

The Array of Traction was pulling the cabin to the front

"Boss, if you don’t do it right, then I’d consider you as my biological brother. Can you be a bit more accurate next time?" Long Yi yelled at the tablet.

"I apologize. I have corrected the trajectory."

Boom!

The cabin was thrust back into motion, with no accident this time. The cabin directly targeted the front observation station and was nicely captured by the tractor field.

After several relays, Long Yi finally arrived at the legendary Observation Station Number 70.

After hopping out of the cabin, Long Yi didn’t have the time to take any issue with the Maintenance Golem. He headed directly for the warehouse.

Inside the warehouse, he finally laid his eyes on the weapon.

A black, gleaming, nearly three-meter-long cannon barrel on a not-so-large base, which presumably contained the control device. "The Hunter 75 Type Anti-aircraft Gun, it uses a standard energy interface and standard control protocol. Powerful and precise, this was one of the most advanced weapons before the Giant left," said the Maintenance Golem

"I’ve heard about the standard energy interface and standard control protocol from the Crystal Demon Clan. Are they the same thing?" Long Yi asked.

"I know of the Crystal Demons, but there’s no related information in my database since the Giant had already left when the Crystal Demons rose," the Maintenance Golem replied.

"Oh, yes, Lingling!"

Without further ado, Long Yi summoned Lingling who had once absorbed a weapon module called the standard interface.

Lingling emerged, extending her arm. She showed the module to the Maintenance Golem, whose eyes flashed with a ray of light.

"Right, it’s exactly this kind of interface. No difference at all. Seems like the Crystal Demons adopted the standard of the Giant. This is good news," the Maintenance Golem said.

Long Yi handed over the anti-aircraft gun to Lingling. Lingling reached out and a series of crystals connected to the base of the gun.

"Energy linkage established, control linkage established, charging.",

"Let’s go! Let’s test its power!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)