Chapter 1480: Chapter 1480: I Want Them All

Carefully savoring the words of Salt White Lamiya, Yang Yu knew that the Lamia had thrived not by mere chance, but by paving their path step by step.

In this almost isolated desert, the Lamia have developed a unique civilization and found their way of survival.

Looking up at the massive cube, Yang Yu saw that its name was full of question marks, and he had no idea how many stories surrounded it.

But perhaps... there would be more stories.

The rapid absorption and directional transmission of magic power was indeed special.

If the pipes in the last layer of the ruins were transporting magic power delivered by these cubes, there might be such a cube buried in the desert.

These cubes shaped this desert, collecting all the magic power flowing into it and channeling it somewhere else.

The Lamia Clan could decode the cubes and understand the ruins thanks to the help of special individuals within their race...

Speaking of which, why does the Lamia Clan have so many Mechanism Experts?

The barren desert should have nothing, so why add the setting of understanding machinery when creating a race specifically adapted to the desert?

Yang Yu pinched his chin and furrowed his brow slightly as he suddenly thought of something.

The Lamia Clan possessed the skill Sand Diving, and the cube in front of Yang Yu could turn the surrounding land into sand...

Is it possible that the original purpose of creating the Lamia Clan was to place similar cubes underground to expand the desert?

The Lamia Clan were the engineers of these cubes, for only they could handle the various issues arising when placing the cubes.

The reason the Lamia Clan forgot their initial mission might be due to a piece of unknown history, or perhaps, newer technology replaced their original work...

After all, many Legendary Equipment can self-repair to some extent, and breakthroughs in this technology could have liberated the Lamia from their original role.

Following clues and recollecting what Salt White Lamiya said earlier.

When the Lamia first discovered the massive cube, was it possible that it was damaged initially, and a special ability-wielding Lamia quietly repaired it, causing that disaster?

Yang Yu imagined countless possibilities in his mind, but finding evidence to verify those possibilities seemed unrealistic.

"Your Majesty, I have a question: You all possess the Skill Sand Diving.

If you can dive to a certain depth, maybe you could find more such cubes beneath the thick sand bed.

Would you go searching for them?"

"I don’t really know our limit for Sand Diving, exactly how many meters, but we generally don’t dive too deep.

Firstly, it’s very dangerous; once someone diving faces danger, reaching their location is extremely difficult, let alone bringing them back out.

Secondly, there’s no need to dive too deep; beyond a certain depth, there’s no trace of life at all, and everywhere is just sand.

Our technology is advancing rapidly, and if we really want to explore the limits, various mechanical simulations could be used instead.

Considering various factors, diving too deep is purely laborious and unrewarding.

Even if we found many similar cubes, we wouldn’t move them without understanding their specific function, disrupting this desert.

This desert is extremely barren, but it has isolated many dangers, allowing us to live here safely, away from the noise of civilization."

Salt White Lamiya said this while approaching a certain test bench and tossing a palm-sized cube to Yang Yu,

"Although this can’t leave here, some things can have the same effect as this cube.

This represents the effort of many geniuses here.

This device is called the ’Mini Magic Absorption Cube,’ which can rapidly absorb surrounding magic, approximately one or two Super Large Magic units worth.

However, like large cubes, it causes desertification of the surrounding land.

... This is the experiment result here.

We are unsure if it would still have the same result when taken to other places.

We only made five prototypes.

Actually, it’s not us who made it but some geniuses in the past.

We analyzed the principle on this basis and improvement, making the Shark Catcher."

Salt White Lamiya took a spear from a nearby test bench, handing it to Yang Yu, continuing:

"Shark Catcher - Shark Catching Spear Magic Suppressor Version 15.1.

This spear does not desertify the surrounding land; just set the formation, and it can quickly create a Barrier, rapidly expelling magic power within the boundary.

Its effective range covers down to twenty meters underground but does not affect our normal Sand Diving, making it the most practical Magic Suppressor.

The only downside is that each spear has a maximum sensing range; to create a broader magic suppression area, a lot of manpower might be needed, and the larger the enclosed area, the longer it takes to expel the magic within.

Fortunately, unlike the Mini Magic Absorption Cube, this does not absorb the user’s magic, allowing Mages to control it.

If the mages in your team can control multiple poles simultaneously, one person could set up a magic suppression area.

Remember, this has a charging time; after moving it to a new location, it takes at least tens of seconds to be reusable.

If you intend to use this for something, try to get it done in one go, don’t let it easily escape the magic suppression range.

It’s not necessary for me to explain the principle of unleashing a tiger back to the mountain, is it?

I have already told you everything I know, although your achievements are great for us, giving you both these things would result in a considerable loss for me.

So, you shall choose one!

Which will it be: the enigmatic cube or the coordinated-use spear?

I personally recommend the spear, as the existing technology is mature, but the cube has unexpected effects, potentially exhibiting stronger effects elsewhere."

After some thought, Yang Yu gave his answer:

"I have many interesting items with me, as well as various rare objects from your perspective...

Honorable Queen, I’m sure there are things you could use.

Since you trade with the outside world, let’s strike a deal now.

Besides these two items, I also need some other things.

... At least two.

If Your Majesty is willing to trade those to us, that would be wonderful."