Bizarre Realm

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Magic energy cannons fired directly at the ground, shattering the creatures emerging from below into fragments.

A nimble figure descended from the sky.

——Fortification Position[Mechanical Master]!

Amidst a flash of magical light, countless mechanical creatures gathered together. As he landed, several magic energy cannon platforms appeared, and luminous spiritual light shone from the armor on that figure. All the magic energy cannons aimed directly forward, and with their bombardment, the crisis of the last second was completely resolved.

"Hello, friend."

The man removed his hat with a slight gesture, standing nearly six feet tall, with a bristly beard and a cigar hanging from the corner of his mouth. His peculiar mechanical goggles gleamed with spiritual light as he smiled and gestured, "Are you the Pioneers of the Mechanical Heart?"

Litch’s expression was one of doubt, recalling recent rumors, hesitantly saying, "Mechanical Master—Tucker?"

An otherworldly visitor.

It is said he comes from a world called Aberon, active on the Eastern Continent. He had collaborated with the Pioneer Battle Group of the Mechanical Heart and repaired his Floating Airship with the help of the explorers’ advance party during the Screaming Isles exploration.

"Yes." The man took a puff of his cigar, removed his mechanical goggles, and nodded, "I know your group’s technical advisor—Orn."

Many otherworldly visitors come seeking ascendance to Immortality, and the Mechanical Master—Tucker is no exception.

——Tucker[Mechanical Master][Magic Cannon Master]?!

This guy usually operates alone, occasionally seen at the Star Port of Setting Sun City for refueling his Floating Airship, but he never stays long and seldom engages with the natives. Litch knew him because someone in the Battle Group was familiar with him; they exchanged a wealth of resources from the Mechanical Heart using the Mechanical Master’s ascension pathways—Magic Cannon Master, Alchemist, Armor Master, Battlefield Artisan, and other ascension knowledge.

Knowledge equals wealth.

The entire Divine Terra knows that one can exchange knowledge for equivalent resources and wealth from the Mechanical Heart Half-Plane. Some otherworldly visitors, upon arriving at Divine Terra, use their unique knowledge to exchange with the Mechanical Heart for a significant amount of startup capital.

At least two-thirds of the materials used on this Floating Airship were funded by the Mechanical Heart.

Otherworldly visitors possess the unique knowledge of their world, and the legacy of Mechanical Masters is widespread in the Aberon World. They are considered lower-tier Legendary Mages because a strong Mechanical Master typically owns a Floating Airship, Mechanical Guardian, and Magic Energy Cannon Tower.

"Are you also collecting Thunder Stones?"

The Mechanical Master nearby put down his cigar and pulled out a peculiar weapon from behind him. It looked like a sniper rifle with countless alchemy marks engraved on its surface, and at the center is a very unusual crystal stone, the legendary ’Dragon Crystal.’ After loading the bullet, Tucker aimed at a target more than ten kilometers away, and the mechanical goggles flashed with spiritual light. In the next second, he pulled the trigger.

Bang!

An alchemy bullet streaked across Flowing Light, instantly exploding a near-Legendary Power Elemental Fiend’s head twelve kilometers away into fragmented debris.

——Arcane Firearm[Mechanical Master].

Mechanical Masters can transform traditional Magic Wands, Magic Staffs, Scepters, and so on into Arcane Firearms—a conduit for transmitting destructive spells.

They also utilize modern Curious Firearms and are masters of modification in this area.

Tucker played a role in the modification of the Purgatory Roar Type III, being a Legendary Level Mechanical Master skilled in alchemy, magic energy structures, armor modification, and other extraordinary techniques.

The armor on his body is different from the magic energy exoskeleton armor; it is a type known as ’Guardian’ Auric Armor.

The Floating Airship began to descend.

With a light buzz, an alchemical vehicle resembling a speedboat flew from the deck. This thing is called ’Demon Rudder,’ and currently, only the most elite groups of the Mechanical Heart are equipped with it. It requires magic power to operate and has anti-gravity runes engraved on its surface.

A creature that appears human, yet is not a human, landed.

——Automaton[Demon Tomb Modified Body].

It had a metal-formed head, and its body composed of wood and steel, with the surface plated in Mithril. Beneath the interconnected armor plates are bundles of fiber tendons, a peculiar material of the Alchemy Path used for making bionic prosthetics. A Secret Technique Badge was engraved on this creature’s forehead, and its wise eyes gleamed with the light of wisdom.

Automatons from the Aberon World.

This one is also an assistant to the Mechanical Master. Automatons reportedly awakened wisdom during the Apocalypse War, after which the Aberon World gained a wise race of mechanical creatures.

Transcendents of the Alchemy Path can create new automatons through Melting Furnaces, but not all subsequent automatons possess sufficient wisdom.

Compared to Golem armies, the cost of Automatons is slightly lower.

"Master."

The Automaton nodded slightly to others and turned, saying, "The Thunderstorm Cloud is approaching fast."

"Our lookout spotted a large warship."

More people?

Upon hearing the message, Litch grew tense, but seeing the Divine Dragon Banner emerge from the distant clouds, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It’s the Zhen Dan people’s Dragon Flag."