Chapter 420 - 316: They Are All Treasures!

And then there’s this ’tablet’.

The controls are quite simple. As a modern man, Long Yi easily picked up the logic behind this so-called giant’s tablet. Basically, it’s not much different from a standard smart tablet.

Yes, it even allows for remote communication!

But, you need another tablet for that.

Well, in this world where there are neither base stations nor satellites, what exactly is the use of this? To play Angry Birds? In digging around the giant’s tablet, there were no games, but I found some other tools instead.

A map? Nice, that’s useful.

Weather reservation? Wait, isn’t it weather forecast?

A calculator? That’s good, but the mathematical formulas are all in giant’s language.

In all, there are only three usable functions.

I don’t know if the owner of this tablet was too lazy or deleted all the other functions.

Long Yi opened the map, and four despairing characters appeared on the dark screen.

’Unidentified Area’

Darn, I knew it. This thing’s unreliable.

Although this gadget runs on giant’s power, its user-friendliness is almost identical to the tablets Long Yi knows. However, there is no address book here, and I’m not sure how it makes calls.

After living in this world for so many years, Long Yi finally encountered something resembling modern civilization again.

He shoved the massive tablet into the void, took a few turns, but didn’t find much else.

Well, it may not seem very useful, but it’s still better than nothing. Maybe someday I’ll be able to master this and develop an ’Ace Combat’ game to play.

After thanking the Chief Elf Craftsman and the Elven Empress, Long Yi returned to the Imperial City using the Shining Silver.

Upon leaving the Elf’s shop, Long Yi felt unsatisfied. Hence, in a secluded area, he took out the tablet again.

He was still using the map earlier, but the moment he pulled out the tablet, a line of prompts appeared.

’The map hasn’t been updated for over ten thousand years. Would you like to replace it with the latest map data?’

My god, this thing can actually be updated!

Long Yi felt like his heart was about to jump out.

He quickly chose yes.

’Contacting map auto-drafting satellite... Stitching map... replacing... Map has been replaced, located thirteen satellites, positioning successful.’

The symbol representing Long Yi had appeared on the Imperial City map on the tablet.

Thirteen! Satellites!!!

Long Yi was stunned by the term. Even though the Giants’ technology was advanced enough for them to freely travel in the universe, making the existence of artificial satellites not surprising, the fact that they were still working more than ten thousand years later, and could even automatically map, was astonishing!

How outrageous giant technology is!

The outlines of various imperial city buildings in the tablet were quite clear, but the image quality wasn’t high. It seems like the Giants have not made much progress in optical technology, or maybe they’ve got other techniques to compensate. But for Long Yi, this was more than enough!

Eagerly, Long Yi dragged the map over the Black Dragon Kingdom, and sure enough, it was the same as he remembered.

Long Yi kept dragging his hand back and forth between Black Dragon Kingdom and White Dragon Kingdom.

Wait a minute! Something’s not right!

Long Yi realized that this was not the latest map. The borders between Black Dragon Kingdom and White Dragon Kingdom remained the same despite the change in borders after two battles between the two countries.

Upon closer examination, Long Yi found that this was a six-month-old map. The map would only be redrawn once a year, with the last redraw occurring six months ago.

Of course, if Long Yi demanded an immediate full redraw, it would take a week.

That’s also fine!

Giant’s technology, I love you!

Huh? Wait, if it’s the Giants’ technology, could there be a killer satellite?

Long Yi searched meticulously and was stunned to discover that there was indeed this option!

’Request Satellite Attack’

A satellite attack request requires approval, and once approved, the Giant Satellite will use its tremendous cannon to bombard the target area. However, a problem came up. The ’Request Satellite Attack’ option was grayed out because there was no one authorized to approve the satellite attack.

Darn it! What the hell is going on? I was so close to remotely killing the Black Dragon Emperor!

Tucking away the technology tablet that had brought the excitement, Long Yi decided he would figure out how to use it later. He had another even more significant reveal to share with others.

He gathered the leaders of the Mechanic Division, Crystal Core Division, and Magic Division of the Royal Research Institute in a large secret room. No one else was allowed inside.

When they heard what Long Yi was proposing, nearly everyone was overjoyed! What did this mean? It meant that Long Yi had a new creation for them to see!

The door was locked. Long Yi looked at everyone’s eager faces and proudly announced, "Ladies and gentlemen. Today, I bring you something you could only dream of!"

Boom!

A massive metal behemoth stood firm.

"A real golem!"

Though aged and slightly damaged, this was a real golem! This was the ultimate killing machine that the human could imagine!

The tall and cold metal body, covered with massive scars, was a testament to the intense battles it had survived!

Look at those bite marks. Only a member of the Dragon Clan would have such terrifying bite marks, and yet could not completely puncture it!

Look at the scorched marks, made only by the dragon breath! Yet it did not stop its operation!

The deadly blow came from the power source in its chest. An explosion had destroyed the internal components of the golem, stopping it from functioning. However, most parts of its body remained intact.

Everyone was thrilled!

"Alright, listen up, gentlemen!" Long Yi put away the golem, clapped his hands, and caught everyone’s attention.

"As far as I understand, we’ve made great strides in crystal core power supply manufacturing and molten beast creation. I hope you can form a new team to restore this object as much as possible. I will distribute the relevant data later."

"Don’t dawdle! Give it to us right now!" an old man yelled.

"Hehehe, calm down. That’s just the first part. The second thing I want to tell you is that we must carry this as a top-secret until you even couldn’t remember. "

"How is that possible!" A vice-dean yelled.

"That’s easy." Little Zi stepped forward with a grin.

"Nooo, Long Yi, please don’t, we can talk this out, being threatened by Little Zi is too..." the vice-dean visibly wilted.

"Because this is so important, I must be clear from the beginning. Since you’ve all seen it now, you’re obviously part of the project. Little Zi will test you all. If any of you are spies, you better step forward now. You can use any information you have to save your own lives. Otherwise, if Little Zi finds out you’re lying, I won’t give anyone a chance to argue. I’ll chop you up into pieces directly- friend or foe, I won’t hesitate!"

A stunned silence followed Long Yi’s declaration. They were used to Long Yi’s usual laid-back attitude, but his seriousness now made it evident how important the golem was.

"Test me, I have a clear conscience!" Dean Ma Deburg of the Crystal Core Research Division stepped forward.

"Come on, what do I have to fear?" Dean Angidd also stepped forward with a smile.

Long Yi nodded approvingly, "Don’t worry, we are only eleven people here. We can all do it together."

Little Zi released eleven female demon avatars, each behind one person.

Chief Tutor Ding Ge’s eyes lit up, "Little Zi, did you evolve again? Can we chat about it later?"

Little Zi chuckled, "Sure, if you remember."

As she spoke that, the demons began to lift their hands, preparing to touch the back of everyone’s heads.

Suddenly, the vice-dean who had spoken out before shouted out, launching a magic missile! But the female demon easily avoided it. At the same time, all of the demons turned towards him, and a powerful mental pressure quickly subdued him.

"There really is one..." Long Yi sighed, shaking his head.

Stunned, Angidd gaped at him.

"Karl!!! You! How could you!" Angidd was in complete disbelief. Karl was one of the people he trusted most, cautious but always rigorous. He was even promoted to vice-dean! A spy! Was he another high-ranking officer in the institute after Reiz?

Karl was on his knees, his lips and eyes trembling. He had hidden deep, never revealing any info to the outside world. He had carefully memorized everything he knew about the White Dragon Empire’s plans and patiently awaited his return to his country. After Reiz’s death, the Black Dragon Empire had already sent a secret message to prepare all his information for his homecoming. Karl had been undercover in the White Dragon Empire for thirty years. Now, his most glorious moment was finally about to arrive.

But he wasn’t expecting this. A golem showed up.

Earlier he’d dismissed the battle armors of the White Dragon Empire. They were no match for dragon riders and perished under their dragon breath. But the appearance of the golem gave Karl the shivers. Obviously, these massive golems were not designed to fight humans. They were created to combat the Dragon Clan! (To be continued...if you enjoy this work, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com)