Chapter 2120: Chapter 54: Starting Today, Serving as the Dragon King of Demolition
ââThe manufacture of temporal convergence material requires the use of Star God Level ether.
(Chinese curse words), why is it the same thing again!
Taking a breath, Ian was not actually angry because this wasnât a deliberately designed difficulty, but rather the temporal convergence material required an immense amount of energy, only a perpetual motion machine could provide.
For the Star Gods, as long as they have their ether, creating a perpetual motion machine is straightforward. If it doesnât work, a lower-level True Aether Furnace can be used as well. Creating temporal convergence material is only a bit slower, but itâs not impossible.
Although the True Aether Furnace is over there at the Steep Ridge Fortress, Ian also has an idea... That is why not invite the Duke of Steep Ridge to join the task?
Since at this point heâs about to become the target for Terraâs powerful beings, even if he launches the Apocalypse Armamentâs antimatter cannon against everyone, he canât withstand twenty to thirty of the Fifth Energy Level anyway.
If thatâs the case, might as well grab him to be part of the work, let him and the Galewind Dragon King repair the walls together!
Besides this, Ian has another option.
Temporal convergence materials require Star God ether... which sounds like a stringent requirement, probably incomprehensible for other Cradles.
But for the Terra Cradle, Star God ether is abundant!
Not only the Luminary Fountain, even Ianâs side has the power of the Realm of Light!
Although one Fae needs it, and a Domain of Void transformation requires it... but that doesnât mean there are no other sources of Star God ether.
In this world, there are many places where it exists.
For instance...
Ian looked up towards the top of the Firmament.
One of the two moons... the pitch-black, previously destroyed by the Skyfall Spaceship, shattered moon [New Moon].
Within the fragments of New Moon, thereâs absolutely a large amount of âRites of the Star Godsâ remnants!
Moreover, within the Terra Comet Cloud, those stasis fragments, essentially fragments of temporal convergence materials, surely contain a vast amount of Star God ether!
If those forces can be utilized, perhaps repairing the Cradle Wall isnât impossible!
...
On the other end of space-time.
Still on the way back to Terra, the Ash Dragon King Galewind Dragon King suddenly heard something.
[Ian?]
He was unsure: [When did you arrive?]
"I just thought about it, and came."
Stardust scattered, then coalesced. Ianâs vague form appeared beside the Galewind Dragon King, walking alongside him: "What, not welcoming me?"
[Of course not...] The Galewind Dragon King turned his head, still in disbelief: [I didnât expect anyone could queue-jump halfway into Subspace Curved Space-Time... seems my sensing was correct, youâve indeed got one foot into the realm of The Creator!]
"Iâve already stepped inside the door and turned to leave."
Ian chuckled: "Did you feel it? The limit of your lifespan?"
[?]
The Galewind Dragon King paused, having sensed Ianâs advancement to Star God, triggering The Endâs invasion, he simply turned and fled at full speed, having no time to focus on his own bodyâs condition.
And upon examining now, He was shocked: [Unbelievable, Iâve gained another five hundred years of life!? How did this happen?!]
"Your death isnât genuine death."
Ian explained, laughing, the essence of the lifespan to this True Dragon King: "Thatâs a return of âreporting work progressââyour soul spirit will leave its body, merge into the Great Aether Circulation, to report to the Star God about the civilizationâs growth you watched over."
"If the civilization grows well, you can continue a second term on the planet... when the civilization grows into the Milky Way, preparing to manufacture its own perpetual motion machine, you can use that civilizationâs perpetual motion machine to transform into a Star God, becoming one of that civilizationâs guardian Star Gods."
"This is the Dao of True Dragonâs advancement, very simple. You may be creations of the Star Gods, but They do indeed love you, even more than most civilizations."
"Just..." Speaking this, Ian slightly shook his head, amused: "Now the Great Aether Circulation doesnât permit unrestricted entry and exit, thus no return after you pass."
"To that civilization, itâs practically death."
[So thatâs it...]
The Dragon King pondered, nodding, as he stopped his curved movement at Ianâs suggestion, and gazed at the faintly flickering sunlight ahead: [Death doesnât count as the End to us... haha]
He laughed, shaking his head: [No, it actually is the End, Ian. Weâve been with Terra for centuries, isnât Terra our homeland?]
[If not absolutely necessary, I would never leave Terra. But, what you said is true .]
The Dragon King, with gentle yet firm gaze, stared towards Terra: [If needed, I wonât fear death, but rather bravely sacrifice.]
"Not your turn."
Ian shook his head slightly: "At least this space-time isnât your turn."
[At your command.] The Dragon King didnât mindâitâs easy for him to get angry when others speak like this to him.
But as the words came from Ian? The first to achieve Star God realm, unlocking their lifespan constraints, truly qualified to say this.
[Whatâs the plan next?] The Galewind Dragon King knew, Ian wasnât merely here to chat, to say his lifespan restrictions had lifted: [Let me guess... you plan to repair the Cradleâs breach?]
"Yes."
Ian nodded: "But just as you think, that breach is too vastâradius of five light-years in space-time, such enormous wall has a crack, enough to fill countless suns."
"With our strength, we canât fully repair it... so my actual aim is just to see the âEndâ existence on crackâs other side, and that half-repaired âTime-Space Stasis Layerâ, how the Calamity of Lightâs source is."
"If it meets my requirement, then maybe, we donât need the complex task of repairing âCradleâ."
"But rather a simpler plan."
[What plan?] The Galewind Dragon King curiously asked, knowing Ian always comes up with ideas none could think of or accomplish, surely no exception this time.
"Very simple."
Ian turned his head, looking towards Terra.
"If the wall canât be fixed, then donât fix it."
"Humans only need a planet, after all, we orbit Terra, and recreate a âTerra Cradleâ."