I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 302 - 302 301.F2 then A_1

Chapter 302: 301.F2, then A_1 Chapter 302: 301.F2, then A_1 Lu Ban realized this, and suddenly, the world around him seemed to become unreal.

The ship, the ocean, the Temple, all appeared like artificial constructs made of data, and he felt like a player in a game who kept dying, clearing levels, and strategizing through a game in a world of endless cycles and reincarnations.

Compared to Feng Yu’s replacement bodies and the Night Country’s transformation of knowledge into temporary items of prayer, these great existences hidden behind the curtain were obviously much more sophisticated.

They somehow obtained information about each of these scenarios and constructed the System of the Silent Lands, tossing the Chosen by Gods into these scenarios to watch them struggle, suffer, die, and harvest, finally pocketing the knowledge acquired at the cost of their lives.

At the same time, they were using the Chosen by Gods to gamble for their own interests, releasing certain things, sealing others, destroying some, and creating some.

“It seems you’ve almost got it.”

Feng Yu’s voice arose beside Lu Ban’s ear.

“This is the panorama of the Silent Lands, and it is the panorama within these Foreign Domains, both those you know and don’t know. Those Divine Beings whose true faces are known to none, beyond the universe, govern the Chosen by Gods in such a way, making them understand knowledge that is polluted.”

Just like Feng Yu would replace her body when one became too polluted.

The Outer Domain Gods would treat the Chosen by Gods as expendables, discarding them like trash once their Sanity was gone.

Even if the assignments given by Silence now seem normal and there’s no intent to harm the world Lu Ban inhabits, that doesn’t change these facts.

When playing a game, would you grieve over the death of a minion?

Rather than going through the trouble of micromanaging to keep this minion alive, it’s easier to just create another one. All you need to do is press F2 to select them all, then hit A, and you’re done.

It’s not that you have any malice or benevolence towards this minion; you’re just mechanically carrying out actions for your own purpose.

For those Outer Domain Gods, humans, the Chosen by Gods, and other races within the Foreign Domains are all the same.

“But thinking about it this way, one could derive another conclusion.”

Lu Ban had a sudden epiphany.

“If these Divine Beings are omniscient and omnipotent, then they wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble. So it can be inferred that these Divine Beings are not all-knowing and all-powerful. One might even further deduce that they need us to explore knowledge within these Foreign Domains, requiring constant repetition and trials. Could this indicate that their powers are also bound?”

“You mean they’re also sealed?”

Feng Yu quickly grasped Lu Ban’s meaning.

If these gods were truly all-powerful, they could directly intervene. Their reliance on the Chosen by Gods and the frame of the Silent Lands indicates that they’re restricted to this place.

Thus, it’s more likely that these Divine Beings had their powers sealed to various extents, are trapped in slumber, or due to some reason cannot directly interfere, able to act only within the current framework. Whoever first attains sufficient knowledge to escape will be able to suppress other entities.

As he thought this, Lu Ban heard noises coming from the engine room.

First there was a slippery noise, like tentacles dragging across the floor, followed by the sound of water, then a slight explosion, and shortly after, Lu Ban felt the tremor of the earth.

No, it was the tremor of the ship.

A rhythmic sound began, which, over time, became more steady, and in its stead was the revival of the entire steel giant.

Click—

A crisp switch sound, and the cabin lit up.

Lu Ban saw lights in the engine room too, where the Bandaged People and the Merman were tinkering with intricate equipment. Mainly, the Merman was studying them; he did not seem like it was his first time handling these machines, pressing buttons with proficiency, jump-starting the Star Cluster’s engines.

As for the Shadow Demons, Lu Ban couldn’t find any trace of them.

However, the bodies of the Bandaged People seemed to have grown larger, as if they had swallowed something.

“They managed to deal with the Shadow Demons?”

The more Lu Ban thought about it, the less he felt he could show himself recklessly. These guys definitely had some trump card; direct confrontation would likely put him at a disadvantage.

“Perhaps those Shadow Demons were originally placed by the people behind them…”

Feng Yu fell into thought. Lu Ban, hearing her tone, could picture her propping her chin, pondering deeply, and although he hadn’t seen it, his intuition told him it must be quite interesting.

“Perhaps there’s a third-party existence, in addition to Silence and their Divine Beings. There might be other Divine Beings paying attention to this place.”

After the engine room started normally, with the rotation of the turbine, the Star Cluster began to sail slowly.

However, moving such a heavy ship requires immense power, so the Star Cluster’s movement was extremely slow.

The two men waited for a while before finally leaving the engine room.

Lu Ban looked at the equipment operating smoothly and frowned slightly.

“How does this thing stop?”

He asked Feng Yu to deactivate his hand’s invisibility and pressed the stop button, which, in Lu Ban’s understanding, should be the switch to turn off the engine.

No response.

“Is it broken?”

Lu Ban pressed it several more times.

Dada dada—

Still no response.

“That’s not right…”

Lu Ban then pulled down the lever that controls the speed, and according to the scale, the turbine should now be rotating in reverse, moving the whole ship backward.

But the Star Cluster continued to accelerate forward without any sign of slowing down or reversing.

“Could it be that these devices were not started in the normal way?”

Lu Ban thought about the merman’s actions.

His world might not necessarily have this kind of mechanical ship, but he used it as if he were an experienced driver, which certainly wasn’t learned on the spot.

Well, although Lu Ban also didn’t know how to operate a ship, it was clear that the other was very professional.

Lu Ban speculated that the superpower ability the merman might possess was to grasp the operating principles of these machines or to make the machines run on their own in some way.

So it was superpower abilities that were in control here.

Using normal means, it was impossible to stop the machines.

With this in mind, Lu Ban made a decision.

He materialized “Testament” and chose one of the speech bullets.

Aiming at the machine, Lu Ban pulled the trigger.

Bang—

The next instant, the machine was sent flying at high speed, crashing into the wall, with parts flying and even the lights flickering a few times.

Without a doubt, the equipment was definitely broken.

“Oh no, will such actions cause the ship to explode?”

Lu Ban realized belatedly that at a location connected to the power room, a little accident could result in an explosion.

However, the expected catastrophe did not occur.

Lu Ban saw after the control panel that managed the whole ship was completely destroyed and had flown to the other end of the room, the ship continued to move forward slowly, as if the control panel still existed.

“…Is this the superpower ability of the Foreign Domain?”

Lu Ban couldn’t help but marvel.

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