58: Chapter 58 Red

Within the Divine Kingdom, the Bronze Hall of the Ancient Gods.

Fang Yun sat cross-legged inside the bronze hall, the Origin Divine Rune on his forehead slowly emitting a golden light.

At this moment, his consciousness was completely immersed in the rune, inside of which existed a mysterious space.

An indifferent mechanical voice sounded.

"Divine runes carry the power of heaven and earth, bear the changes of laws, and contain supreme might."

"Current biological life level detected as demigod; recommending to learn the basic divine rune crafting method."

Afterward, Fang Yun felt a string of information transmitted into his consciousness; this was a type of divine rune's structure and energy circulation method.

In his eyes, every bit of power change and energy circulation was seen clearly, just like a master teacher teaching him bit by bit.

Soon, Fang Yun attempted to outline it within his consciousness.

The first attempt failed quickly, but he seemed to have grasped a certain feeling and quickly continued with the second attempt.

He carefully observed which step he had failed just now, compared it with the teaching in his mind, and quickly corrected it.

On the second try, he successfully drew the first divine rune. According to the mysterious voice's introduction, this divine rune was the basic flame divine rune.

A single basic divine rune basically had no use, nor did it have all sorts of magical effects.

But Fang Yun knew that these were only basic divine runes, and those subsequent powerful divine runes were all evolved from the most basic divine runes.

Only by learning the basic runes well could he lay a good foundation for drawing powerful divine runes in the future.

A tree of a fathom's girth grows from a tiny sprout; a nine-story terrace rises from accumulated soil.

"Basic divine rune Flame has been mastered. Current basic divine rune learning progress: 1/9999."

The mechanical voice without a trace of emotion continued to sound, without any fluctuation.

Hearing this voice, Fang Yun found it somewhat hard to believe: "How many?"

9,999 basic divine runes? Fang Yun felt a bit dizzy; this was simply too many.

Fortunately, inside the bronze hall, it could accelerate his speed in comprehending divine runes. At the same time, the Ancient Gods' blessing could also enhance his divine soul ability and various perceptual abilities.

Fang Yun let out a long breath: "Sigh, take it slow."

Thinking of those ancient gods he had once seen in the murals who could destroy heaven and earth with a wave of their hands, he knew just how formidable the Origin Divine Rune he had obtained—hailed as recording the source of power for the ancient god race—truly was.

He handed over all affairs within the Divine Kingdom to Eve to handle, while he wholeheartedly comprehended the remaining divine runes.

As the number of comprehended divine runes continuously increased, Fang Yun increasingly felt the unfathomability of divine runes.

Every time he comprehended a type of divine rune, he seemed to feel that, in some ethereal way, he had a better understanding of the rules of this world.

He recalled his father's previous introduction regarding divine runes: divine runes themselves were deities' understanding of the rules of heaven and earth and the modes of energy operation, merely expressed through the form of divine runes.

Then, what he was comprehending now were the divine runes of the ancient god race; wouldn't that mean he was learning the ancient gods' understanding of the rules of heaven and earth and energy operation?

For the time that followed, he stayed inside the bronze hall all along, not even resting.

A demigod's powerful physique was sufficient to support him in long-term uninterrupted study, until he felt a bit of a headache from continuing to comprehend, and only then did he stop.

"Hiss, is this overusing my brain? I didn't expect that even with the blessing of the bronze hall's enhancement to divine soul power, it's still difficult to sustain non-stop study. It seems there is still a daily limit to how many divine runes I can comprehend."

After calculating, Fang Yun discovered that he had mastered a total of 7 basic divine runes today.

"Forget it, let's continue tomorrow. So many basic divine runes cannot be accomplished overnight."

Just as he left the bronze hall preparing to return to the real world, today's Destiny Magic Dice refreshed again, and he casually selected the amplification.

Previously, to prepare for the exam, Fang Yun had always chosen enhancements that boosted combat power. Now that the exam was over, he could continue choosing resource-enhancement type dice.

But after glancing at them and discovering they were all white dice, Fang Yun was somewhat speechless and directly refreshed them.

Right at this moment, a dazzling crimson light appeared before his eyes.

The moment Fang Yun saw the red light, his heart was enveloped by wild joy!

"Red die? It finally came out!"

Top-grade red! This was the strongest magic dice! The previous [Golden Age] and [Time Flies] had already made him feel terrifyingly strong; he wondered what kind of amplification this red die would bring.

In his excitement, he subconsciously clenched his fists, causing Eve on his shoulder to be suddenly woken up.

"Ah!"

The little sprite groggily opened her eyes, and not paying attention for a moment, almost fell directly off Fang Yun's shoulder.

"Master, what are you doing..."

Eve rubbed her eyes with a bewildered expression.

Only then did Fang Yun react, hurriedly steadying his movements.

As long as he was within the Divine Kingdom, barring special circumstances, Eve would almost always stay by his side.

Sometimes lying on his shoulder to sleep, sometimes lying directly on his head.

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a red magic dice, it even has flashing special effects on the interface."

Fang Yun was not stunned by the huge surprise; he hurriedly checked the red magic dice that had just been refreshed.

[Destiny Magic Dice has refreshed. Red die 'Mechanical Ascension'. Do you wish to select it?]

[Mechanical Ascension: This talent guides the civilization of the Divine Kingdom towards the path of mechanical ascension, summoning pioneer lives from a higher-dimensional mechanical civilization to descend upon the Divine Kingdom.]

[Flesh and blood ultimately have their limits, while machinery forges eternity, allowing mortal bodies to rival gods.]

Fang Yun didn't hesitate in the slightest and directly chose to confirm.

[Mechanical Ascension: Obtain the higher-dimensional mechanical life race 'Mechanical Pioneer Race', initial quantity 100,000.]

[Racial Traits: 1. Mechanical life, composed of special metals, energy cores, and higher-dimensional intelligence, does not rely on flesh and blood to reproduce. 2. Absolute loyalty; influenced by talent rules, forever loyal to the Divine Lord, and will not produce betrayal behaviors.]

[Glorious Evolution: Due to the existence of the Mechanical Pioneer Race, the development efficiency of the Divine Kingdom's mechanical civilization is greatly enhanced. Technological research speed +500%, industrial construction speed +500%, mechanical manufacturing efficiency +500%, energy utilization efficiency +300%, technological breakthrough success rate +200%.]

Looking at the information floating before his eyes, a trace of pleasant surprise flashed through Fang Yun's eyes.

One hundred thousand Mechanical Pioneers!

These were definitely not one hundred thousand foolish smart robots; this was a higher-dimensional mechanical life race.

With a thought in his mind.

The next moment, in the western part of the Divine Kingdom's core area, above a vast plain, space began to fluctuate violently.

Countless silvery-white metallic lights emerged from the void.

"Boom—"

The earth shook, and accompanied by flashes of mechanical light, one hundred thousand Mechanical Pioneers officially descended upon the Divine Kingdom.

Their appearance was completely different from the robots Fang Yun had imagined; the Mechanical Pioneers were not simply steel bodies.

They possessed a human-like form, their bodies constituted by a silvery-gray special alloy, with light blue energy lines flowing across their surfaces.

At the position of their chests, an energy core the size of a fist slowly operated, emitting powerful energy fluctuations.

After the one hundred thousand Mechanical Pioneers descended, without any unnecessary actions, they simultaneously raised their heads to look at Fang Yun in the sky.

The next moment, all the Mechanical Pioneers knelt on one knee.

"Highest authority life detected, Divine Lord identity confirmed."

"Mechanical Pioneer Race protocol initiated, civilization construction mission activated."

A cold mechanical voice without any emotion sounded.

"Leader of the Mechanical Pioneer Race, serial number 001, reporting to Divine Lord Fang Yun."