Chapter 1 The Core Crystal

"The core crystal sent by the Hurricane Apostle is perfectly compatible with the Gungong warship!"

"If we can acquire all the Babel Tower core energy remnants, then the planetary engine manufacturing for the Gungong warship will have no more difficulties!"

Inside the castle, the chief engineer in charge of manufacturing the Gungong warship reported his experimental progress to Li Tianran with a face full of excitement: "The deeper the Gungong warship goes under the sea, the greater the pressure it can withstand! And the greater the pressure it withstands, the more energy the core crystal converts."

"In other words, if the Gungong warship is made with this core crystal, it will be the true king of the deep sea! The deeper it goes, the stronger its energy will be! Then the entire seabed will be its domain! We will no longer have any firepower shortcomings!"

Listening to the chief engineer's report, a complex expression appeared on Li Tianran's face.

It seemed that he had to use this core crystal.

He waved his hand and said softly, "I understand. I will collect all the core crystals. You guys go ahead and manufacture the warship's hull first!"

The chief engineer acknowledged the order and left.

Inside the castle, only Li Tianran remained, his face thoughtful.

After a long while, he muttered to himself, "It seems I have to meet with the Hurricane Apostle..."

The second time he obtained the core crystal storage box from the beast tide, Li Tianran found a note personally written by the Hurricane Apostle in one of the storage boxes. Because what was written on that note was too shocking, he burned it without batting an eye after reading it.

What was written on that note was...

[I wish to cooperate with human civilization!]

Just a few simple words, but if spread, they would be enough to shake the entire Blue Star.

Everyone knew that Li Tianran had once destroyed the Hurricane Apostle's miracle building, and the hatred between the two sides was almost too strong to dissolve. But at this time, the Hurricane Apostle suddenly sent such a secret letter.

What was its purpose?

Was this secret letter credible?

In what state and with what mentality was the Hurricane Apostle willing to betray the ancient civilization, even at the cost of abandoning its blood feud with Li Tianran?

Countless questions flooded Li Tianran's mind.

Because there were many doubts about this matter, Li Tianran did not decide how to handle it at that time. Instead, he put it aside for the time being, intending to decide after investigating the matter thoroughly.

And now, after experiments proved that those core crystals were extremely compatible with the Gungong warship's attributes, he had to contact the Hurricane Apostle in order to obtain the remaining core crystals...

So at this time, Li Tianran once again thought of the note from back then.

But meeting with an apostle of an ancient civilization was very dangerous, and he had to be fully prepared.

After a long silence, he looked towards the small building.

It was almost noon.

Li Tianran returned to the small building as usual, preparing lunch in the kitchen. As the smell of cooking oil filled the building, Han Han had already habitually sat at the table waiting for the food to be served.

"Do you feel bored staying here all the time? Do you want to go out for a walk, maybe relax?" Li Tianran asked as if casually, placing a plate of stir-fried green beans with pork on the table.

"Hmm?" Han Han raised her eyebrows.

"I mean, do you want to go out and have some fun with me?" Li Tianran tried to keep his thoughts calm, trying not to let the other party see his true intentions.

But in front of a level-two awakened AI, Li Tianran knew that his behavior was no different from burying his head in the sand.

The other party could see through his true intentions at a glance.

"Okay." But unexpectedly, Han Han didn't refuse, just nodded crisply: "I want to go fishing."

"I'll have people prepare all types of fishing rods!" Li Tianran smiled brightly.

...

A large cargo ship sailed on the sea outside the human defense line. Li Tianran stood on the deck looking into the distance, while Han Han sat on a deck chair holding a specially made long fishing rod, looking like she was on vacation.

Yuan Wen and Tang Su also rarely left the farm and appeared on this cargo ship as escorts.

Long-term war and the harsh world situation had kept them away from Mad Breath Island for a long time, and such an opportunity to go out was rare. In addition, with Han Han in this group, there would be basically no danger.

The cargo ship sailed aimlessly on the sea.

Li Tianran picked up a cup of watermelon juice, feeling the cool and sweet juice going down his throat, and felt refreshed.

He didn't know where the Hurricane Apostle was at this time, nor would he search for the other party like a headless fly.

He knew very well that since the note was delivered to him by the Hurricane Apostle, he didn't need to actively look for the other party. As long as he showed up in public waters, the Hurricane Apostle would soon take the initiative to find him!

After giving Mad Breath Island those core crystals, the Hurricane Apostle must be closely monitoring Li Tianran's movements.

As long as he left Mad Breath Island, he believed that the news would soon reach the Hurricane Apostle's ears.

"Splash..."

A mutated beast bit the hook and was pulled into the air, its ferocious and twisted limbs constantly shaking, trying to break free from the hook's restraint.

Han Han looked at the ugly posture of the mutated beast, expressionless.

Poof!

A powerful brainwave suddenly exploded next to the mutated beast, directly blasting its body into the finest blood mist.

"So ugly..." Han Han's voice had no emotional fluctuations as she re-baited the hook and threw it into the sea.

As the strongest creature on Blue Star, the genetic pressure on Han Han was definitely top-notch. If she didn't intentionally restrain it, even Li Tianran would probably find it difficult to approach within thirty meters of her.

In order not to scare away the sea beasts with her powerful aura, Han Han deliberately contained her aura, making her suffocating pressure disappear.

Soon, another sea beast was hooked.

It was a perfectly mutated swordfish beast king, extremely powerful, struggling frantically after biting the hook.

Creak!

Han Han flicked the fishing rod with her small hand, easily dragging the swordfish beast king out of the sea and slamming it hard on the deck.

Poof!

Tang Su, who was standing next to her, immediately added a knife, and the swordfish beast king stopped struggling.

"I'm hungry..." Han Han said softly.

"How about we eat grilled meat and sashimi?" Tang Su looked at the swordfish beast king lying on the deck: "With some mustard, it will taste very good!"

"You decide." Han Han didn't turn her head and threw the fishing rod back into the sea.

The pre-prepared electric oven and dining table were moved to the deck. Soon, the swordfish beast king was cut into exquisite pieces of meat and placed in the oven, and the aroma quickly spread.

At this moment, Li Tianran suddenly saw a black dot in the distant sky rapidly approaching the cargo ship.

As the black dot approached, a palpitating life energy reaction also rushed towards them.

"Here it comes!" Li Tianran narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.