Chapter 266: Chapter 193: I Think It’s Just Okay

Amidst the calls from the crowd, the ark ship smoothly slid into the sea, standing steadily on the water’s surface.

Thunk!

At that moment, a loud noise suddenly came from inside the hull.

It was as if a heart began to beat, as if a giant beast opened its eyes. Made from the Disaster Insect Shell, the Predator overlooked the mortals at the shore, proclaiming its birth to the world.

People’s hearts skipped a beat along with it.

But in the next moment, that chilling and cold feeling faded from everyone’s hearts, replaced by emotions of friendliness and warmth, as if it was thanking people for their blessings...

"Good heavens, that ship is alive..." Many sailors’ throats bobbed up and down, their eyes full of disbelief.

"Look closely, the ship’s shadow is actually different from the body!"

Someone else exclaimed, as the sailors widened their eyes.

In fact, the physical body of the ark ship was already captivating enough, its silvery white steel hull was without a trace of flaws, shimmering with a sparkling starlight. The radiance flowed and ebbed with the heartbeat of the central mainframe on the hull, appearing and disappearing like the breathing of a giant beast.

Thus, the first impression of the living ark ship was one of cold majesty, but its ’shadow’ reflected on the sea surface was completely different from the body.

The sea waves slightly undulated, and the reflection connected to the ship’s bottom in the water turned out to be a streamlined golden Fortress!

No one knew what that ’Fortress’ actually was, but it was beautiful, flawless, perfect, burning with a golden flame underwater, giving off a sense of inviolable sanctity.

"Do you think there’s still time to apply to become a citizen of Ark Kingdom?"

"Sigh, I’ve tried already, but the city’s main hall is overwhelmed, the place is always packed, who knows when I’ll be able to successfully schedule an appointment to get inside..."

Beside the coastline, people were already chatting enthusiastically, the Imperial Count gazing at the newborn ark ship, Elio found his heart inexplicably complex.

Originally, the craftsmen were just building an ordinary cargo ship without any combat capabilities. Relations between great nations aren’t child’s play; neither the Blood Vulture Duke nor the Frost Falcon Duke would casually hand over real warship technology.

Yet the Ark Kingdom brought forth seafaring technology unheard of by the empire’s people.

Lin Lan, that old monster, was indeed unfathomably deep, the shipyard built by the workers was merely a medium for carrying the enigmatic technology...

The empire’s people always respected true strength, and in Elio’s heart, he equated Lord Lin Lan with the Imperial Dukes and the major figures behind the Civil Servant Group.

Without a doubt, the world was about to undergo a new round of reshuffling, and he had personally witnessed this spectacular opening ceremony.

Lin Lan scrutinized the reflection in the water intently, while Hoffman beside him was already staring wide-eyed, and then, a light, nimble female voice sounded in their ears.

’It’s a pleasure to serve you, great Foreigner!’

Lin Lan lifted his gaze, only to see light dots merging from sunlight and starlight coming together in front of him, forming an illusory human figure.

Hoffman felt his knees go soft, for a moment, he couldn’t help but want to kneel before the Prophet.

In the empire’s territory, the Civil Servant Group held control over most of the prophets’ human rights, kneeling to a prophet meant kneeling to them, the rules set by those great figures had been deeply embedded in his mindset.

Lin Lan reached out to steady the nervous old man beside him.

"Next time, just call my name, 23333."

In Hoffman’s bewildered gaze, Lin Lan gave a congenial smile to the Celestial Official. Long before the workers had completed the ship’s mainframe, Bai had already reported the arrival of colleagues to him.

One must admit, Brother Tianli was considerate, knowing there was no skilled helmsman on his side, so he simply assigned a ship spirit!

"I understand, Lord Lin Lan."

The Celestial Official 23333 bent slightly, letting out a light, nimble laugh: ’Please give this ship an appropriate name.’

"A name..."

Looking at the steel giant on the sea, Lin Lan couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional, from a small Molecular Reconstructor to today’s sea Starship, he really had supported the magical industry of Ark Kingdom.

"Let’s call it..."

Lin Lan thought for a moment, and then smiled: "Let’s name it ’New Hope’.

"Woohoo!!"

With an excited cheer, an Elf pirate who had been waiting impatiently at the shore threw herself onto the ark’s new ship. She began whirling around the brand-new deck, and in the blink of an eye, she dove into the ship’s interior.

"Let’s go take a look too, Mr. Hoffman." Lin Lan called out to the old man beside him.

"Yes, my lord." Hoffman quickly bowed his head, making a heartfelt response as the lead worker from the empire.

And at the moment Lin Lan stepped onto the deck, the system popped up the appraisal panel as usual.

[Determining item for you!]

[Item: New Hope]

[Quality: Purple]

[Effect 1: Blessing of Mortals and Courage; New Hope is crafted by the mortals of the new era, able to open a path for civilization in the conceptually chaotic sea]

[Effect 2: Blessing of the Eternal Fierce Sun; New Hope ignores all celestial calamity pollution on the sea surface, and any long-range attack method launched from the hull will receive the grace of light flame, tremendously increasing damage to the final celestial calamity]

[Effect 3: Starlight Tamed by the Foreigner; the main material of the hull is Disaster Insect Shell from the stars, and New Hope can continuously absorb the deep-seated fear within enemies, greatly reinforcing the overall strength of the hull]

[Effect 4: Blessing of Dr. Tianli; New Hope is equipped with a Starship auxiliary navigation system, allowing Celestial Official 23333 to activate New Hope’s starship mode temporarily, drastically boosting ship performance, enabling New Hope to sail into the depths of any Gray Realm for a certain period without route constraints]

[Effect 5: Living Ship; New Hope possesses a certain vitality, able to autonomously repair any internal damage to the hull]

[Effect 6: Nation; New Hope is forever connected with the Eternal Fierce Sun and the Foreigner’s nation]

[Description 1: An unprecedented creation of civilization, it is both the bridge connecting the past and future, and a heavenly kingdom in motion, where Gods and mortals join hands; any praise appears pale before this extraordinary feat]

[Description 2: Once started, it’s started?]

Looking at the text on the panel, Lin Lan’s eyes were shining brightly at this moment!

Things are getting better! The ark is getting better! If anyone learns from the Alliance and blocks their doorstep again, they can rely on the New Hope to make them fly away!

As Lin Lan grinned from ear to ear, a drowsy black cat emerged from a card.

It yawned, licked its paws, and flicked its ears, then was drawn to the panel.

Vivian stared intently at the appraisal panel for a moment, and then decisively gave her opinion: "I think it’s just average."

Lin Lan: ...

Only to see the Hajimi Goddess turn her head, looking eagerly at Lin Lan: "Lin Lan, actually my magic power is also very powerful, meow! When are you going to conquer the Alliance?"

She began to roll around in the panel: "I also want to bless the ships of the new civilization, meow!"

Lin Lan grumpily closed the system panel.

He let out a soft sigh and looked at the shimmering Chaos Sea. The ark finally had its own ship, and there was so much more that could be done next.

Exploring the endless sea, opening the Justice Route, and also, it was time for the Ark to establish deeper connections with the new Empire...