Merchant From Earth in the Magical World-Chapter 527 - 373 Mid-Stage Intermission_2

Snowland will gradually form into a unified force.

It’s time to resolve the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Silvermane.

Yan Xing lit a cigarette for himself and looked at the map on his desk.

This war enabled Karol to complete preparations for internal conflict. Many mid- and lower-level officers without noble backgrounds were promoted, while noble officers were awarded promotions and transferred to ceremonial departments.

Karol gradually consolidated military power into her own hands.

The kingdom’s economy was also being progressively controlled by the commercial entities Yan Xing led.

The war-contracting company had collected ample evidence of corruption among the officials of the old nobility.

The harvesting of the summer grain will soon begin.

Farmers who had already heard the news were eagerly awaiting the arrival of their compensation.

All parties are now in place.

The executioner’s blade has been sharpened to a fine edge.

Who knows how many heads will roll this time.

After this storm... the Kingdom of Silvermane will have resolved its internal problems.

"Master, your super armament has been completed. Please proceed to the Alchemy Laboratory for a fitting."

"So soon?"

The last time he asked, Chui Chui had said it would take some time.

Chui Chui replied, "With the Orcs’ offensive over and the Tower Mages having withdrawn as well, we expect not to be able to collect data for a while. So, I’ve used the existing data and technology to create your super armament. Isn’t Chui Chui very capable?"

"Yes, extremely capable," Yan Xing praised Chui Chui as he stood up and walked outside. "After the rainy season, once Snowland and the Kingdom of Silvermane are ready, we can begin our strategic counterattack. Facing Cloud Tower, we need more super armaments. You need to accelerate the production of super armaments, as well as the training of warriors to wield them."

Chui Chui followed behind Yan Xing, counting on her fingers. "Currently, only... Master, Hibel, Donna, and Chui Chui herself can be equipped with the super armament. That’s a total of only four. If we barely include Olaf, that makes five. As for the other heroes, even if we accelerate their training, they probably won’t be ready in time for the strategic counteroffensive."

"That few?"

"Heroes suitable for training and equipping with super armaments are already rare, plus we don’t have enough materials. We need to save sufficient materials to initiate the Divine Body Project."

Just as he stepped out of the Lord’s Mansion, Yan Xing couldn’t help but stop, causing Chui Chui to nearly bump into his back.

"Divine Body Project? Haven’t we still not found a body for Max? Has your Nine-Headed Dragon Database produced any results?"

"No results yet. However, I’ve been discussing matters of divine authority with Max, and I believe we can use Contrary’s body to create a Divine Body."

At this moment, a car stopped in front of Yan Xing.

After getting into the car with Chui Chui, he asked, "I’m having some trouble keeping up with your new terminology. The war these past few days has also made me neglect the R&D projects at the Alchemy Laboratory. What is a Divine Body?"

Chui Chui explained to Yan Xing, "It’s a higher-level body based on the Heart Demon Super Lifeform. Ordinary life has potential limits. To break through these limits, an ordinary lifeform must change bodies. For example, the Mages of Cloud Tower elementalize their bodies as a way to break through their physical potential limits. Meanwhile, our Heart Demon Super Lifeform is already very mature. As long as we keep upgrading it, it can become an existence equal to ultimate beings. Ultimate beings themselves are a kind of super lifeform. A Divine Body is a mode of life superior to even advanced lifeforms; Contrary’s body is one type of Divine Body. Master, if you want to escape the destiny imposed on you by the world’s mechanisms, it’s best to simultaneously become both Contrary and an Executioner. That is... you need to possess a Divine Body." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"To be both Contrary and an Executioner at the same time," Yan Xing mused. "An Executioner is granted divine authority by the world’s mechanisms, while a Contrary achieves ’divine authority’ through self-breakthrough. I am still far from a self-breakthrough to become a Contrary. If I have this Divine Body you speak of, I can become a Contrary? That seems too simple."

Chui Chui confidently said, "As long as we have sufficient technological reserves, many things will naturally fall into place. In fact, after our last assessment of the world’s mechanisms, it appears that many of our technologies have reached a point where we must break through these mechanisms. That means the technology and timing for breaking through the world’s mechanisms are both ripe. Once we break through them, both science and magic will enter another level, facing the next set of world mechanisms."

Yan Xing and Max had discussed the rules of the world before.

The world is constituted by rules. Without rules, there would be no world, and different worlds possess different rules.

Breaking one rule means facing the next layer of rules.

In a sense, a "Contrary" represents a constant challenge to the world’s rules.

Every death and sealing of a ’Contrary’ is a great monument.

"Well, I believe in science," Yan Xing said. "How can I obtain a Divine Body and become a fusion of ’Contrary’ and ’Executioner’?"

"A Divine Body... we can’t create one from scratch right now, but we can modify an existing one."

"The Nine-Headed Dragon?" Yan Xing asked.

"No, the Nine-Headed Dragon is tied to the entire Nine-Headed Dragon project and cannot be tampered with. But among the five ’Contraries’ who were killed by the Executioner along with Max, one was an Angel. Once the survey team finds Boleida in the Land of Corruption, we can start the development of the Divine Body. For now, let’s take a look at the super armament Chui Chui has prepared for Master."

The car stopped outside the Alchemy Laboratory.

Yan Xing and Chui Chui switched to an internal laboratory vehicle and descended underground to the Super Armament Development Center.

In the equipment testing room, Heart Demon Misty Rain took out a silver-grey badge and handed it to Chui Chui.

Chui Chui presented it to Yan Xing with great respect.

The badge’s design was shield-shaped. Its center featured an emblem representing Yan Xing, formed from three stylized elements: a scepter, a sword, and a measuring rod.

At the bottom was... an open Deep Space Whisperer magic book, which was Chui Chui’s true form.

Very thoughtful.

Yan Xing pinned the badge on his chest.

His consciousness connected with the core program inside the badge.

[Super Armament "Endgame" initiating... Command signature: Master]

[Super Armament storage space opened. Armament components activated.]

[Scanning assembly location. Armament components auto-adapting to external form.]

[Adjustment complete. Spatial matrix disengaged...]

...

The badge storing the Super Armament released its dimensional storage.

All the Super Armament components materialized around Yan Xing’s body and rapidly nested together, piece by piece.

The full suit of Super Armament armor was donned in two seconds.

It was a full suit of metallic armor, its design mimicking muscular contours, with a Double-Handed Greatsword attached to his back.

The visual module inside the helmet allowed Yan Xing the same field of vision as without it, while also displaying various data streams and graphic models provided by the armor system.

Although the armor seemed heavy, he felt no actual increase in weight.

With a mere thought, the anti-gravity magic array within the armor activated, and he began to float. The smoothness of it was something flight enchantments on standard magitech armor could not match.

At that moment, Yan Xing truly understood what Hibel had once said.

This was a living suit of armor; you could even feel its breath.

Of course, the breath didn’t actually exist, but there was no better word to describe the sensation.

"Master, you can fly high into the sky and experience the Super Armament..." Chui Chui said to Yan Xing.

The ceiling above Yan Xing opened, revealing the blue sky outside through a vertical shaft.

Yan Xing shot upwards.

BOOM.

He had breached the sound barrier before even entering the shaft.

He continued to accelerate upward, the air pressure impacting the shaft walls producing a thunderous noise, and then he was launched out like a cannonball.

The exultation of that sensation was truly indescribable, something that could only be experienced.

Now, all he wanted was to ascend—higher, and higher still—to see what heights this suit of armor could take him to.

Eternal City was no longer visible.

On the edge of Wildwind Highlands, cliffs stood tall. To the west lay the continuous border mountain range and vast, barren plains; to the east, the azure ocean.

The planet’s curvature became apparent.

With the blackness of space at his back, it felt as if he possessed the entire planet before him.

Yan Xing let out a long exhale and then deactivated the flight mode, allowing himself to drift downwards.

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