Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 546 - 545: The Rainbow Spring and the Magic Airship

Several days later.

Su Lun sent Pandora to the capital of the Silver Dragon Kingdom, Aike Lun Sa.

That place was experiencing chaos in the aftermath of war, and ordinary citizens were increasingly in need of faith as a refuge. Various false gods were revealing miracles to expand and recruit believers, while the missionaries from the Divine Plane were also attempting to control disciples and establish divine nations.

There was nothing a Magician like Su Lun could do to change this situation. Fortunately, Pandora was a very special existence. Her Faith Stealing ability was best suited for dealing with various false gods.

Even if she was alone, there was no need to worry.

Su Lun had carefully researched Pandora's alchemical body and knew that she was indeed very strong now. Most of the Power of Faith from the false god of the recent Lindun disaster had been absorbed by her, and her strength had surged, placing her at the pinnacle of the pyramid of false gods within this Alchemical Plane.

It was uncertain how she would fare against the wills of True Gods coming from the Divine Plane, but dealing with the false gods in the waters of Dragon Country would definitely not be difficult.

Moreover, Pandora's existence as an "alchemically created false deity" was very special. It wasn't just her combat ability; she also possessed certain powers specifically designed to counter gods.

Su Lun was becoming increasingly convinced that when Sir Isaac created her, the various abilities he endowed her with seemed tailored for gaining an advantage in battle against the gods at some crucial moment.

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On this day, the sky was overcast, with a light drizzle falling.

In the southern part of the Silver Dragon Kingdom, near the Eternal Night Sea, two figures stood on the water's surface.

Su Lun looked at the magical light pillar on Rainbow Island in the distance, and muttered, "These fellows from the Divine Plane sure work efficiently, it looks like almost seventy or eighty thousand people have been transported over..."

In his field of vision, on the island surrounded by rainbow light, there were already a variety of towering and squat magic towers, scattered about in the hundreds.

The magic towers formed a network, with every visible magic defense and prohibition appearing thick and impenetrable, and magic traps interlocked. The place resembled an anthill, with black swarms of figures moving up and down everywhere.

With defenses like this, even a ninth-order looking at it would probably shake their head and leave.

Su Lun felt it was headache-inducing just looking at it.

Camps of this level were simply not something you could think of sabotaging.

In the face of absolute overwhelming power, any scheme would be futile.

It was also fortunate he had thought of a way to solve the problem; otherwise, if he let these folks from the Divine Plane continue to use the ultra-long-distance Teleportation Array to send people over, it would not be something they from the Dawn Group could contend with.

No,

Not just the Dawn Group.

When the time came, the entire Dragon Country Waters would become a backyard for the adventures of the Divine Plane.

If the number of people was sufficient, like sending a few hundred thousand in a mage force, even the most dangerous waters could be directly steamrolled.

By his side, Tanni's mother, Lady Frida, looked at the sacred land of her Naga tribe being occupied by a bunch of outsiders, her complexion not looking too good. She spoke out, "The Rainbow Well is constantly gathering and overflowing with vast elemental energy, certainly a good replenishment for mages, and it can also sustain Teleportation Arrays. Those people do know how to choose a location."

Listening to her, Su Lun shrugged his shoulders.

Looking at the drizzle in the sky, Lady Frida, as if perceiving something, said indifferently, "We should have been discovered. This rain feels different from others."

Su Lun responded, "Oh?"

He had thought they were being cautious enough, but still, they were discovered. What surprised him even more was that Lady Frida had noticed it.

This Priestess of the Naga tribe was not weak, her strength estimated to be around the seventh order.

However, her capabilities were not solely measured by combat strength.

The niche of the Naga tribe was not as frontline warriors, but as "supporters."

She possessed strong elemental manipulation abilities for both sea and wind, along with perception.

Just like Tanni's ability to hear the voices of fish.

Frida, looking unconcerned, continued, "But it doesn't really matter if we've been discovered. As long as we're at sea, they won't be able to find me."

Turning her face toward Su Lun, she said, "You be careful. I'll go secure the Rainbow Well."

Careful?

Listening to her, Su Lun felt a bit odd inside but didn't say much, just nodded.

He had Spatial Teleportation; his own safety wasn't a worry.

Instead, he was more concerned about her safety.

That group a distance away, of several ten-thousands of people, were each equivalent to several ninth-orders; being discovered by them was no trivial matter.

But just as these words fell, Lady Frida's body suddenly turned into a semi-transparent liquid form. Upon closer inspection, she had merged with the seawater in the blink of an eye.

Watching this, Su Lun was secretly amazed.

If it hadn't been for Soul Perception, he wouldn't have noticed at all that Frida was right beside him.

"I'm heading over now."

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"Hmm,"

Before he could ponder any further, the soul fluctuation instantly appeared hundreds of meters away and then moved beyond his range of perception.

It was incredibly fast, and there were no fluctuations at all!

"Huh..."

Su Lun let out a light exclamation, muttering to himself, "What a unique ability, covert and swift. Worthy of being the favored child of the storm and sea."

Indeed, such an ability was not easy to detect.

He then glanced into the distance, where a group of mages flew out from the encampment's magical barrier on Rainbow Island. It seemed that they had detected someone infiltrating their rainwater perception range and had come out to investigate.

Su Lun didn't linger in the same spot, teleporting instead to a deserted island further away.

...

On the deserted island, he was just out of reach of the cloudburst.

Su Lun was holding a telescope, gazing at Rainbow Island, which was but a small speck at the edge of his vision.

"I hope it's a success..."

As he watched, he murmured to himself.

Through the telescope, nothing unusual could be seen; tens of thousands of mages on Rainbow Island were still bustling about.

By now, he had a deep understanding of the mage groups from the divine realm, and could almost instantly comprehend the offensive and defensive setups of those encampments.

It was precisely because he understood them thoroughly that he was worried.

A major base of such a high specification considered all conventional means of infiltration; there were no flaws to exploit.

Furthermore, once their numbers reached ten thousand, they would inevitably be equipped with powerful legion magic artifacts. Their means of perception covered almost every aspect, and one would definitely be detected if they approached, just like the previous instance with the rain.

Even Su Lun couldn't imagine any possibility of approaching silently.

Moreover, Lady Frida was going to seal the "Rainbow Well," which would surely be heavily guarded.

As for how to seal the Rainbow Spring, that was the Naga's secret legacy, which Su Lun had not inquired about before.

If Frida said it was possible, they would just have to try.

Su Lun just hoped that she would be safe.

After all, she was Tanni's mother, and it would be unfortunate if she had just been freed from a petrification curse only to fall into danger again.

However, things went more smoothly than expected.

Su Lun had been prepared to rescue her immediately if anything went wrong, but without any warning, the perpetual rainbow glow that enshrouded Rainbow Island suddenly vanished.

Su Lun's eyes flickered with surprise, "Did it work?" Instantly, numerous doubts sprang to his mind.

How did she do it?

How did she manage to seal the spring under the watch of tens of thousands?

Seeing the mages on the island suddenly thrown into chaos, Su Lun confirmed that Lady Frida had indeed accomplished the incredible task.

Without the rainbow circle, which was the foundation for ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays, the mages from the divine realm in these waters would find themselves isolated and without support.

This was exceptionally good news for the Dawn Brigade.

And it was a great advantage for the dimensional invasion as well.

Su Lun quickly looked through his telescope again.

He saw countless mages flying around the encampment, seemingly in search of the intruder.

Still searching for someone meant that person hadn't been caught.

Su Lun's gaze then shifted to the sea, scanning for Lady Frida's figure to ensure her safe departure.

But what nobody expected was, they couldn't find her.

The next moment, a soul fluctuation appeared a few hundred meters away.

"Has she returned?"

Even Su Lun found it unbelievable.

The distance she covered in such a short time was not much slower than spatial teleportation.

On a closer look, the waters near the sandy beach of the deserted island coalesced into a figure, the shapely Lady Frida emerging from the sea.

Since she had just transformed, she wore no clothes and thus walked naked onto the beach, her graceful form fully exposed. She was also holding a conch shell, the Naga's holy artifact, the "Rainbow Conch."

Su Lun didn't gawk; instead, he quickly approached, greeting her, "Lady, are you alright?"

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Lady Frida smiled naturally, not at all bothered by her nakedness as she replied, "Of course. Only our Naga tribe can control the Rainbow Well, and those magicians only know how to extract elemental energy. So collecting it is no trouble."

As she spoke, she showed the conch in her hand, which contained a pool of colorful spring water brimming with spiritual aura.

Su Lun appraised it and was surprised to see that it was indeed the "Rainbow Well Water"!

He found it incredible that a well could be collected like this and asked in astonishment, "You've collected the Rainbow Well?"

Shouldn't spring water be part of a water vein, capable of being contained in a vessel?

"Hmm."

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Lady Frida smiled faintly, "The Rainbow Conch was originally meant for holding spring water, and it's all thanks to you for helping to retrieve it."

She knew it was hard to comprehend and further explained, "The ancestral teachings of our Naga tribe say that the 'Rainbow Well' is the physical manifestation of a supreme elemental law. To us, it appears as spring water, but to the gods, it must be a strand of precious high-order laws. Contemplating by the well water for years can even bestow an understanding of elemental laws. This is the foundation of our Naga tribe's existence..."

Realizing the significance, Su Lun voiced his understanding, "So that's how it is."

This was likely a secret of the Naga tribe, naturally unknown to outsiders.

He hadn't expected her to speak so openly to him about it.

As she spoke, Lady Frida poured out a strand of Rainbow Water from the conch.

The strand of water formed a small, colorful orb in the air. She watched Su Lun with a smile and offered, "Would you like a taste?"

Su Lun knew this was a gift, but he still asked, "May I?"

Because the appraisal showed that this water orb was exceptionally special and valuable.

"Rainbow Well Essence"

Explanation: The undiluted essence of the Rainbow Law, a treasure between heaven and earth, it gathers 100 grams every hundred years; upon consumption, gain an affinity of +30 for seven elemental laws: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Light, Darkness, Metal, and Wood, and a highly enhanced elemental law comprehension status, which will decay over the next three months;

A blunt and straightforward explanation.

Drinking it could nearly grant a practitioner a fifth of an A-rank elemental talent.

Moreover, it strengthens affinity for all seven elements, beneficial to practically anyone!

For others, the increase in affinity with different elements might be somewhat wasteful, but for Su Lun, it was perfect.

His Death Law required an affinity with various elements, the more the better.

However, such well water was very rare, with only 100 grams condensed every hundred years.

This sip amounted to a few decades' worth of accumulation.

The gift was no small matter.

Lady Frida smiled gently and responded, "Of course. You are a benefactor to our Naga tribe."

In the past few days, Tanni had told her about the years she had been petrified, and she knew well that Su Lun was a great benefactor to her and her son.

Without Su Lun, Tanni would probably still be in Pirate City, forever the "unlucky soul who always encounters storms." She herself would not have been freed from the petrification curse.

And a Naga tribe without a High Priest or the Rainbow Spring would continue to weaken and possibly even face extinction.

From this perspective, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had saved the entire Naga tribe.

The debt of gratitude was significant.

Hearing this, Su Lun shook his head slightly, "You're too kind."

Since it was a gift from Tanni's mother, a sort of elder, too much politeness was unnecessary; he drank the Rainbow Water in one gulp.

In an instant, Su Lun's expression brightened.

Because it tasted incredible.

The flavor of the Rainbow Spring was like fizzy water, bursting in the mouth with a very complex layered sensation. It was first very refreshing, then as the liquid spread through his body, it turned into various fruit juice flavors. It was like a convergence of all the delightful tastes of the world, an amazing experience for both taste buds and body.

It was more than just delicious; as the energy from the water spread through his body, Su Lun distinctly felt the surrounding elements becoming much friendlier to him. His innate affinity with the elements was already high, and with this boost, it felt as though the entire world had become clearer. He no longer saw mountains and seas as mere surfaces; upon closer inspection, he could faintly perceive the fluctuations of the laws.

Feeling ecstatic, Su Lun thanked Lady Frida, "Thank you for your generous gift, Lady."

Lady Frida simply smiled tenderly, shaking her head as if it was nothing.

...

Su Lun hadn't expected to resolve the issue of Rainbow Island so smoothly.

Now that the "Rainbow Well" had been withdrawn, there was no way to restore it, turning the island into a mere ordinary uninhabited one.

Unable to maintain the teleportation array and with many sea demons eagerly waiting, it made no sense for those divine realm magicians to stay any longer.

Su Lun was curious to see their next move.

He had Lady Frida return to the Eternal Night first while he stayed on the deserted island to observe the enemy situation.

It didn't take long before there indeed was movement.

Su Lun watched as huge "rune balloons" slowly rose from Rainbow Island.

After the balloons, which were inscribed with magic runes, ascended, the mage towers that were previously on the island were all hoisted and hung suspended in the sky.

"Magic flying ships?"

Su Lun looked on, his expression slightly odd.

It seemed that these folks intended to hoist the entire island's defense system and carry them away with levitating airships, didn't it?

Don't even think about any technological products from the domain of the True Gods—the magic airships in front of him were the most primitive type. A balloon dragging a basket, with some "Levitation Skill," "Antigravity Spell," and the like magic rune enhancements. There was hardly any technical content to it.

This was nothing like the steam airships.

They flew at low altitudes, slow speeds, and were cumbersome in response... a host of drawbacks.

For most powers, choosing this type of transportation in these waters was akin to a death sentence.

After all, dominant creatures like dragons absolutely do not like having anything fly over their heads. It's the same with almost every high-tier magical beast in the waters here.

Sailing ships floating on the sea can still be mistaken for a piece of rotten wood and therefore overlooked; but if you fly an airship in the sky and create such strong magic waves, it's like a torch in the dark night, visible from tens of miles away.

Clearly not a good choice.

...

"These guys were well-prepared..."

After observing for a while and watching the airships inflate and rise one after another, Su Lun figured out that this had a direct impact on the lack of ships from the domain of the True Gods.

Choosing airships was a forced measure.

Su Lun also felt fortunate that his decision back then was resolute.

When the enemy first came to the Dragon Country Waters, their foundation was unstable, and their camp's defense systems and the like were not yet in place, which allowed the Dawn Group to catch them unprepared and destroy most of their warships.

Otherwise, if the battle had been now, even if the enemy stood still, the cannons would not be able to cause much damage to those military restrictions. They might even be counterattacked in various ways by following the traces.

Moreover, while using these magic airships would result in death for most people, it was different for those from the domain of the True Gods.

Seven or eight ten thousand men mage groups huddled together, which was equivalent to more than ten ninth-order professionals gathered in one place.

That level of combat power was terrifying.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, they are likely to steamroll over the outskirts of Dragon Country ruins.

The rush to move out, aside from the absence of other choices due to the disruption of the teleportation circles, was primarily because the deities of the domain of the True Gods were in a hurry to find the "Mímir's Well."

Su Lun had roughly guessed the thoughts of these guys.

As expected!

The reality was not far off from his prediction.

Within a mere day and night, Su Lun watched as the steam airships on Rainbow Island were combined together, forming a "super-colossal" entity.

Countless balloons lifted into the air, pulling together a mage tower into becoming a super magic castle, which then began its magnificent float.

Su Lun watched the entire process of the construction and flight of that magic castle from the island, his mood quite odd.

Originally, after taking away the Rainbow Well, he wanted to see how these people would cope and if there was an opportunity to take further action, to break them down one by one and cause some losses to the other side.

But now, watching that flying behemoth of a magic castle, he immediately dismissed the idea.

That thing was purely unreasonable.

Seven or eight ten thousand men mage groups bundled together, anyone who approached would perish.

Su Lun felt that even if the Eternal Night made a long-range bombardment, it would be likely reduced to ash within minutes under a ninth-tier mage group's magical counterattack.

However, as invincible as it was in offense and defense, its target was also large.

If a battle were to ensue, there was no escape.

With a vulnerability, there would be a strategy to counter it.

Su Lun's mind began automatically analyzing a chain of plans, when a sudden inspiration struck him, "Why not lure that eighth-tier silver dragon to test its strength?"

He hadn't forgotten that there was still a silver dragon, severely beaten by the mages and now certainly eager for revenge.

Dragons are not creatures that only know how to fight alone; they are dominant beings.

And dominant creatures have a hidden ability—to command the magical beasts and sea monsters within their range to fight for them.

An eighth-tier pureblood silver dragon could summon a multitude of sea monsters, and that number would undoubtedly be vast!