I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

Slave trade, missing persons, organ sales, hallucinogen trade... and even collusion with foreign cults, using hundreds of people in their own autonomous territory as sacrifices in exchange for better political resources and promotion channels.

The deeper we investigate, the more shocking these bloody criminal facts become.

Unknowingly, this evil network of power has become deeply rooted in the Granville Empire.

Even though the situation has been somewhat restrained in the past decade with the rise of Emperor Aaron, the father of Hiltina and Ophelia, such a deep-rooted force is by no means so easy to eliminate.

This involved too many people and too many things... and the large-scale cleanup that the imperial family was determined to carry out encountered great obstacles.

To the extent that, Hiltina had to temporarily put aside the task of conquering the night world and assist the imperial military in investigating the evil forces of the empire.

Although Hiltina herself was not very willing to call herself the princess of the empire... but no matter what, her bloodline and origin meant that Hiltina had an inextricable and inseparable connection with the Granville Empire.

This great movement in the empire has even affected Hiltina's hometown, Qiuye Territory where the "Forest Ranger" family is located... She has reasons to be involved, both emotionally and logically.

Of course, Hiltina was busy—

This means that apart from Akshia and Last, Dean Yin’s last meal ticket is also gone.

"I finally found a third meal ticket besides Xiao Xia and Xiao Tina... I thought I could live a life of ease and comfort from now on, and even upgrade myself automatically just by lying down."

"But...why—"

"Why did it become like this?"

Dean Yin felt like crying as he felt that he had been growing rapidly beside Last and was only one step away from promotion, but now he was stuck in a stagnant state again because of Fanpiao's running away from home.

It rubbed its rumbling belly and suddenly recalled many years ago, when it was just an ordinary snow marten. The survival instinct etched into its genes to survive the long winter when food was scarce.

Hibernation

……

Star University, Ashes Academy, Mechanical Research Institute.

The gate of the first test site, which had been closed for two weeks, opened quietly.

Last walked out slowly from the steel door.

There was a hint of fatigue in his body movements, but his eyes were still bright and clear.

If it were a typical adolescent, young, energetic and impatient student, they might feel bored or impatient with the boring mechanical drawings and modification experiments.

If you can't hold on for half a day, you will start thinking about slacking off.

But for Rast, there is no such worry.

In the nearly infinite time loop of Deep Blue Harbor, his character was also polished to the extreme.

For someone who can spend thousands of cycles and several years honing the skill of carving just to please himself—

Whether he was locked up in the Ashes to study mechanical blueprints for a month or a day, it made no difference.

"According to your request, the mechanized transformation of the two emblems, the 'Iron Moon' and the 'Seven Realms', has been completed."

"Because it originally had a mechanical structure, the transformation went quite smoothly."

"Speaking of which, although the world has entered the information age... due to traditional inertia, the night travelers in the academy still prefer to use weapons such as knives and swords."

"Therefore, the emblems and ceremonial attire they received as rewards from Night World quests were mostly based on cold weapons like swords."

"It's quite rare to find someone like you who's been accustomed to using firearms from the very beginning and even obtained two firearm-related emblems from the Night World."

A kind and experienced voice came from behind Rast.

This is an old lady with silver hair, wearing a plain white researcher's robe.

She is already very old, but she seems to be in good spirits.

Several mechanical messengers, all pure silver, with precise structures and rune circuits engraved on their surfaces, were floating up and down beside the old man.

According to Laster's personal experience, the technological level of the present world where Star University is located is roughly the same as that of the Blue Planet in his previous life.

However, because this world has extraordinary people, "Night Blades" and Sequence Long Stages, as well as magical technology, rune circuits and other things that did not exist in Last's previous life.

These fantastical things, combined with existing technologies, have also spawned a completely new development path.

For example, the profession of [Mechanic].

There is no need to become a Night Traveler, nor to step onto the Sequence Long Steps... relying solely on mental strength and understanding of mechanical creations, even ordinary people who are powerless can possess abilities comparable to those of extraordinary people.

For example, Ophelia is a unique genius in the field of mechanics.

If Ophelia had practiced step by step like a transcendent, then given her age and accumulation, it would have been impossible for her to achieve such amazing achievements at such a young age.

Of course, becoming a mechanic... and stepping into the advanced stages of the sequence and possessing the "Night Blade" itself do not conflict, and the two paths can run parallel.

Many of the Night Blades that they awakened were not good at frontal combat, but were more focused on analytical reasoning or logistics. They would also choose to be mechanics as a side job, using technology to make up for their shortcomings in frontal combat.

On the other hand, with the exception of the "Emblematic Costume" and items rewarded in the Night World, most extraordinary weapons, including firearms, cannot be brought into the Night World. Even if brought in, most of them are unusable...

This rule of the night world also restricts the mechanic's power in the night world, and he can only exert his full combat power in the real world.

However, this rule is not completely impossible to circumvent for the Ashes Academy of Star University, which represents the highest level of mechanics in the world.

If you carry out mechanized modifications and enhancements based on existing heraldic costumes or extraordinary props, you can circumvent the restrictions of this night world rule, bring mechanical creations into the night world, and participate in the strategy of the Echoes of History.

Of course, this mechanized transformation itself also depends on the compatibility of the original heraldic costumes, extraordinary props and machinery.

Transforming Hiltina's rapier into a laser sword like in the Star Wars movie, and transforming Rust's sniper into an anti-material sniper rifle, it is obvious that the latter is more powerful in terms of transformation cost, difficulty, and transformation effect.

buzz-

A crisp mechanical sound rang in Rast's ears.

A small silver mechanical messenger suddenly floated and flew to Last's side.

Then, it extended its mechanical arm and placed the two emblems of honor lightly in Rast's palm.

Last took over his "Iron-Patterned Moon" and "Seven Levels of Realm", and with a slight thought, the two modified emblems turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

According to the request that Rast made to the Ashes Court, the appearance of his two main weapons did not change much after the modification.

Instead, all the enhancements were focused on range, power, and a variety of alchemical warheads to deal with different enemies in different situations.

Or to put it more bluntly, Last strengthened his "Iron Moon +0" and "Sevenfold Domain +0" to "Iron Moon +11" and "Sevenfold Domain +12".

Of course, the transformation of these two gun-type emblem costumes was not the focus of Last's research in the Ashes Court this month.

"I'm sorry to bother Dean Agatha during this time."

He looked at the old lady with silver hair in front of him and expressed his sincere gratitude.

Although she looks quite gentle, the old woman in front of him named Agatha is actually the dean of the Ashes College of Star University.

Although it has the same suffix of Dean as Dean Silver... the Ashes College headed by Dean Agatha is an important department in Star University responsible for providing equipment and weapons support.

In terms of importance, the Ashes House is second only to the Lionheart House, which dominates the Night World strategy, in Starry University. It is on par with the Relics House, which is responsible for collecting Night World intelligence, researching rules, and analyzing lost history. It is a world apart from the small and insignificant roadside academies like the Institute for Magical Beasts.

According to the information released by the Ruins Institute, Dean Agatha herself is one of the strongest mechanics known on the continent.

To be able to let such a person who stood at the top of the mechanics spend a whole month to help him improve his mechanical creations and prepare for war...For a moment, Last couldn't help but feel confused.

I never thought that Dean Yin was such a big shot before.

Just by saying hello and submitting an application, the head of a hospital can come forward to help you prepare.

Could it be that I owed a ferret a huge favor without realizing it?

"It wasn't because of the ferret."

As if she had noticed what Rast was thinking, the old lady with silver hair chuckled.

"Come to think of it, that ferret still owes me a fish cake, but it's not that grand."

Dean Agatha looked at Luster and revealed a gentle smile: "It was that little girl Ophelia who asked me to do this."

"Although that little girl didn't join Starry University, I was invited by the royal family to serve as her tutor for a period of time. I could be considered Ophelia's mentor in the field of mechanics."

"She seems to owe you and Axia a great favor, and she's been feeling guilty about it... That's why she came to me specifically to ask for my help in bringing Axia back from the remnants of history."

So, it was because of Ophelia?

Luster was slightly stunned.

I refused to meet myself, and instead asked my teacher to help me...

He originally thought that the second princess should be the evil type with a white-skinned and black-hearted side.

Now it seems that he is still a tsundere.

"Well, that's a bit off topic."

"Debugging of the prototype has also been completed."

"Well, let's take a look at the new weapon tailor-made just for you..."

As she said this, Dean Agatha couldn't help but express a hint of anticipation in her words.

She looked at the mechanical crystal on the experimental table not far away, which was reflecting a metallic luster and looked like a crystal.

Then, he spoke word by word.

"Anti-mythic weapons designed with mythical creatures and legendary warriors as imaginary enemies—"

"Taboo Index 0-13: Zenith Sword Prototype"

Chapter 136 Taboo Index 013 Zenith Sword (Two in One)

Listening to Dean Agatha's words.

Last's gaze turned to the operating table that was slowly rising not far away.

On the surface of that silver crystal, which was as crystal clear as crystal but reflected a metallic luster, there was a row of tiny numbers etched by laser.

"0-13"

Rast's eyes grew more serious.

This small mechanical crystal is the core component of the "Zenith Sword Prototype", the main achievement of him and Dean Agatha in the Ashes Court over the past month.

However, the [Taboo Index] that Dean Agatha mentioned earlier...

And what do the numbers [0-13] engraved on the crystal in front of me mean?

Such doubts just arose in my heart.

The next moment, he heard Dean Agatha's gentle words ringing in his ears again.

"[Taboo Index], this is a list of names stored in the Arcana Tower, a list of names with the highest level of confidentiality."

"According to the confidentiality of the Arcana Tower, only the deans of the colleges of Starry University, the ministers of the major departments of the Granville Empire, and the noble members of the Oath Council are qualified to view the Taboo Catalogue."

"And even for us, we only have access to a small portion of the Taboo Index related to the areas we are responsible for. For example, I can only view the directory related to the mechanical field."

"The complete [Taboo Index] is probably only worthy of viewing by a few people, such as the old principal, His Majesty Aaron, and the dean of the Ruins Institute."

Dean Agatha's words now had a hint of seriousness.

"As for the meaning of the [Taboo Index], it's actually very simple..."

"Only those classified as 'taboo' by the Mystery Tower are eligible to be included."

"As for the basis for the classification of the confidentiality level of "Taboo", I believe you should have heard of it before."

She looked at Rast, and a slight smile appeared on her old face.

"The specific assessment process is very complex, requiring repeated verification and assessment across different dimensions and fields. There's even a dedicated review team within the Arcane Tower specifically for the certification of taboo levels."

"But to put it simply—"

Dean Agatha paused for a moment.

"Qualified, potentially threatening the existence of legendary creatures..."

"It's [Taboo]."

……

Rast's eyes couldn't help but shrink slightly.

He had indeed heard the word "taboo" before.

If I remember correctly, when Dean Yin introduced Axia Night Blade "Angel of Death" to him, the two labels he gave were "Ultra-High-Risk Night Blade" and "Taboo".

Furthermore, in the Echoes of the Sixth Age, when Chief Cecil and the legendary gravekeeper Noah mentioned the existence of the deep sea to him, they both used the term "forbidden creatures" to describe it.