Chapter 104: Shipgirl Creation
A Mark of Destiny was functionally equivalent to a high-tier independent manifestation. Besides being free from destiny interference, it also expressed the concept of "myself existing in any spacetime." Therefore, not only were attacks causing time paradoxes through time travel rendered ineffective, but even various instant-death attacks could be canceled.
Even if someone truly managed to force it through, Lucian's Divine Avatar would show up at their door to teach them how to behave.
"I can connect the ability of destiny with the functions of the World Teleportation Gate, enhancing the World Teleportation Gate's ability to locate coordinates." Lucian's thoughts stirred, and he muttered, "Besides that, I can also use the power of illusion and destiny to screen Divine Court residents from various worlds."
Both illusion and destiny could see through a person's essence. The compatibility of these two abilities was very high. When their rules were connected, stacked, and fused, the resulting effect underwent a qualitative change.
The current Lucian, even if he fought a war against the Tenkai Pantheon of the DanMachi World, would basically have a 9-to-1 ratio. Lucian took 9, Tenkai took 1. Leaving this 1 for Tenkai was also a precaution regarding Tenkai's own reaction upon encountering external enemies, just in case Tenkai pulled off some ridiculous, threat-triggered anime power-up.
For example, forging something like a Holy Sword of the Planet.
But Lucian himself was a mechanic exploit, so he truly didn't fear things like special attacks. Therefore, the water content in this 1 point was also very high; 9-to-1 could be considered modest.
"Next, construct the Reception Function."
The massive World Teleportation Gate flickered slightly, and Lucian's Divine Avatar operated, adding the new function. In the future, upon finding the coordinates of a new world, after confirming the opposing world was harmless, Lucian would utilize the Reception Function to bring over individuals who met the criteria.
Accompanying the activation of the function, beams of light manifested, revealing a total of several thousand people. This was also the Divine Court's first large-scale external recruitment. Among them, Lucian probably only recognized about six or seven.
Ren Hakuei, the First Imperial Princess of the Kou Empire.
Dunya Musta'sim, the princess of the Musta'sim Kingdom. But the country was overthrown by the magicians led by Matal Mogamett.
Myron Alexius, a noble of the Reim Empire, a half-blood of the Fanalis tribe.
Toto, a female gladiator from the Reim Empire's arena, and canonically a household member of Alibaba.
Marga, a commoner from the 5th Level Clearance Zone in Magnostadt, a four-year-old loli. In the original work, her mother died because too much mana was drawn when she had a cold, and she herself almost died from having all her mana drained. Now, her mother was still alive.
There were also two passersby who had only appeared in the original work: one from a thief troupe, and one from a merchant caravan. The member of the thief troupe was named Leila. Her job was to pretend to faint and blend into the merchant caravan, then lead the caravan into the thief troupe as a guide. A short-haired energetic girl with fair skin, a blonde.
The caravan leader's daughter, Sasha, had a gentle personality with black hair and dark skin, and she had helped Leila when she collapsed on the road.
In the original work, after Leila and Sasha became friends, Leila decided to stop doing such things, and with Aladdin's help, destroyed the thief troupe.
The original work didn't explain it, but Lucian saw Leila's past experiences through magic. Her father was a thief, and she was forced to join the thief troupe after her father died. The current timeline was relatively early. Leila hadn't joined the thief troupe for long, yet her destiny had already been altered ahead of time.
"I haven't explored the coordinates of any new worlds yet, so I'll leave it at this for now."
I can start creating people, though.
Because he possessed Ill Ilah's data, Lucian could use Him as a template to complete the creation of Shipgirls. Mainly, Shipgirls belonged to sci-fi fantasy, being the anthropomorphization of warships, yet they had several types.
One: Digital lifeforms.
Two: Mechanical lifeforms.
Three: Mutated humans or cyborgs.
Four: Personified weapons.
Lucian's Vassal Weapons essentially equated to personified weapons. Their personality depended on the user, and after taking shape, they could also semi-independently transform into humanoids for combat.
Mutated humans and cyborgs—Lucian hadn't even considered this category.
The difference in manifestation between digital lifeforms and mechanical lifeforms wasn't large. The former meant the soul determined the physical body, while the latter meant the physical body determined the soul. Both were silicon-based lifeforms. But none of the above could fully satisfy Lucian. The two most core points were potential and extensibility.
Until—Lucian acquired the template of Ill Ilah.
Although Ill Ilah was not in a mechanical form, to Lucian's abilities, the superficial lifeform didn't matter. Lucian focused on Ill Ilah's essence. Using Him as a prototype, he could manufacture a race with potential rivaling that of Gods.
The soul used Ill Ilah as a prototype to form the spiritual core.
Energy used the Heavenly Fire as a prototype to form the energy source Spark.
The physical body was defined by rules, utilizing the Authorities of illusion and destiny to autonomously derive based on the energy and soul.
Body, soul, and energy. Under the operation of rules, the three converged, thus forming a personality based on the settings. The final concept, which was the Authority extended from the Spark, would be defined by the personality. Just like the Magic Slots and Vassal Weapons, it might not necessarily be strong, nor would it necessarily bring satisfaction, but the born abilities would inevitably have the highest compatibility with the user.
"Let's begin."
Lucian established the rules, and subsequently, the Spark flickered with the light of the Heavenly Fire.
Seed of Heavenly Fire—
Using the Spark as the source, the world as the soul, and the rules as an extension, Lucian constructed a mysterious humanoid form upon the foundation of the Spark.
"Lexington reporting for duty, Commander." The pink-haired mature beauty looked at Lucian, revealing a gentle smile.
Shipgirls could deploy their armaments through the form of fantasy; the humanoid form was just one of her appearances. Exactly as Lucian had anticipated, the Shipgirl he created was a mechanical lifeform possessing dual characteristics. She was both a machine and a Goddess. Therefore, her armaments were all extended and perfected by her own Calculation Power—they were weapons of sci-fi + myth.
Accompanying the collection of concepts, the Spark would gradually perfect itself, eventually evolving into an Authority.
"A pleasure to meet you for the first time, Lexington." Lucian offered a slight smile.
As a newly born Shipgirl, her personality was set by Lucian. That is to say, her personality existed before her experiences, ultimately shaping her complete state. Currently, her mind only contained the instinctual knowledge brought about by being an innate deity, as well as some basic common sense regarding the Divine Court and the outside world.
Hmm. Basically, a deeply affectionate, older-sister type who's also a bit of a big kid?
The initial Shipgirl had already been born; following this model would suffice. Subsequently, Lucian built a Shipgirl Factory at the edge of the Divine Court. The factory was a rhombus-shaped crystal floating in the air, serving as an architectural unit of the Divine Court. It absorbed concepts and the power of illusion within the Divine Court, constructing Sparks within the crystal, gestating souls, and subsequently producing Shipgirls.
The Shipgirls' personalities would be molded according to those in Lucian's memories. If the materials were exhausted, random settings would be applied, but they would always stay close to Lucian's preferences; no malicious personalities would appear.
"Finished." Lucian was completely satisfied.
Because of the essential difference, even the initially born Shipgirls possessed strength equivalent to First-Tier Adventurers, harboring the trait of immortality. Furthermore, Shipgirls would grow by absorbing related concepts, and their battlefield was not the ocean, but space.
Having accomplished the creation of a race, the current Lucian's heart was filled to the brim with satisfaction.
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