Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1439 - 1012: Sphinx_2

Seeing this sword sheath, the first thing Reiger thought of was the sheath of the Sword of Moslo.

The feeling this sheath gave him was almost identical to that of the sheath of the Sword of Moslo.

"Please use this sheath together with Marfa."

Melo looked at Reiger with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Naisa, standing nearby, also explained.

"This sheath is made from Mana metal. Only sheaths crafted from such magic-power-rich metal will make the Holy Swords feel comfortable."

In other words, for the Holy Swords, this was akin to the most luxurious presidential suite.

Reiger took the sheath, curiously examined it for a while, and then inserted Marfa into it.

As soon as Marfa was inserted into the Mana metal sheath, its dazzling brilliance was immediately subdued, returning to a simple and unadorned state.

Reiger could feel Marfa sending waves of comfort, security, and ease towards him, making him understand that Naisa and the others were right; this sheath indeed made the Holy Swords feel comfortable.

"Let’s go."

After attaching the Holy Sword to his waist, Reiger did not linger any longer.

"Yes."

Naisa and the two bishops closest to Reiger responded simultaneously, and Melo raised his hand, prompting the accompanying knights to gallop forward, clearing the way for Reiger and the others.

"Please follow me, Sir." Melo said to Reiger, "I’ve prepared transportation for us."

With those words, Melo led the way.

Reiger, along with Naisa and the others, followed, leaving amidst the surrounding cheers and shouts.

The crowd seemed reluctant to just let them leave and attempted to follow behind Reiger as he departed.

However, the troops from both the Holy Sword Church and the Karedohart Empire no longer allowed such behavior.

To prevent ill-intentioned individuals from blending in with the crowd and potentially harming Reiger, the forces from both entities began to disperse the crowd, block the roads, and prevent anyone from approaching Reiger.

In such circumstances, Reiger and his companions boarded the luxurious carriage prepared by Melo’s party and left the headquarters of the Church.

...

Initially, Reiger thought that the transportation Melo referred to were these luxurious carriages.

Who would have thought that these luxurious carriages were only for a short distance, not the true means of travel?

The real means of transport was waiting in a vast, airport-like plaza.

As the luxurious carriage drove into this place, Reiger looked through the window and saw the so-called transport.

"That’s..."

Seeing the massive object parked in the center of the plaza, Reiger was utterly stunned.

It was, astonishingly, an immense warship.

The entire length was about 300 meters, with a width close to 50 meters and a height near 60 meters, constructed from strange golden metal, with numerous dark cannon muzzles mounted on it, giving Reiger a sense of déjà vu as if he had returned to his previous life and seen an aircraft carrier from that time.

"This is the ultra-large floating magic-guided battleship, Sphinx."

Seeing Reiger’s surprised face, Melo proudly introduced it, puffing out his chest.

"This floating magic-guided battleship is one of the three largest magic-guided battleships in the entire Source World, directly controlled by our Karedohart Empire. It mounts 496 protective arrays, 111 magic-guided battleship cannons, and 3 super magic-guided main cannons, making it a veritable steel behemoth on the battlefield, a mobile fortress of war."

"Once set sail, the protective arrays on this ultra-large floating magic-guided battleship will link and activate, forming a magic shield strong enough to withstand strategic-level magic barrages head-on and even block sanctifiers’ sniping."

"The 111 magic-guided battleship cannons, each can fire shells with destructive power far exceeding tactical-level magic, and the 3 super magic-guided main cannons, any one of which can launch strikes comparable in power to strategic-level magic. In theory, should all three fire simultaneously, they could turn an empire into scorched earth within two hours."

This ultra-large floating magic-guided battleship is the only one of its kind held by the Karedohart Empire, and it will not be deployed unless the Abyss directly invades the empire’s territories.

"Upon knowing that the Sir intends to go to that place in person, my father decided, against much opposition, to dispatch this floating magic-guided battleship Sphinx and deployed an elite knight order to board it, ready to escort you at your convenience."

Melo discreetly pointed out the king’s intentions and showcased the empire’s regard for Reiger.

"...The empire truly is extravagant."

Like Reiger, an astonished Naisa regained her composure, pursed her lips, and said those words.

"This is our duty."

Melo replied with a sweet smile that left Naisa speechless.

Since that day, these two seemed to be continually locked in a rivalry, and now seeing Melo’s grand display, Naisa seemed somewhat unwilling to concede.

"Had I known, I would’ve personally invited an Archbishop to put on a show of strength."

Naisa thought to herself.

Compared to an empire like Karedohart, the Holy Sword Church naturally lags far behind in terms of magic-guided technology and military might.

The Church’s true pride lies in their far superior extraordinary individuals than ordinary powers.

In terms of the number and quality of extraordinary individuals, the Church could at least match the empire.

Coupled with various ancient magic-guided grand rituals, in true strength, the Church would not fall short of an empire.

Unfortunately, against a massive magic-guided battleship used for war, the Church’s stance appeared weak.

This left Naisa secretly annoyed.

As for Reiger, he was already astonished by the magic-guided technology of this world.

"The magic-guided technology of this world has advanced to such an extent?"

To the point of developing even magic-guided battleships, could this world’s magic-guided technology surpass that of the ancient magical civilization on the Akasha continent?

"Indeed."

"When the ancestors of the Reinnaier clan first arrived in this world, it already had a background where all major races of life flourished."

"In contrast, on the Akasha continent, when the Reinnaier clan’s ancestors first started Dimensional Travel with the help of the Dimensional Cube, humanity had yet to develop any civilization and were nothing more than primitive tribes barely surviving amidst monsters."

It was because of arriving in this world that the ancestors of the Reinnaier family began to gain power and grow.

He helped the Source resist the Abyss while returning to the Akasha continent with power to aid humanity against monsters, leading to the rise of the ancient magical civilization.

"Perhaps the magical technology of the ancient magical civilization was brought back from the Source by the Reinnaier family."

"And magic and swordsmanship, this should also be the extraordinary power of the Source, acquired by the Reinnaier family and brought back to the Akasha continent, leading to the swordsmen and magicians of the Akasha continent."

"In other words, the magical civilization of the Akasha continent can be traced entirely back to this world."

Since that’s the case, it’s only natural for this world’s magical civilization and technology to be more prosperous than the ancient magical civilization on the Akasha continent.

"The Source World is fundamentally a world of highly advanced magical civilization."

"Countless races of life reside and reproduce here, among which are miraculous races of life, so with such beings present, the development speed of extraordinary power naturally won’t be slow."

"The strength of this world might be far greater than I imagined."

Thinking of this, Reiger suddenly furrowed his brow.

"Even a world like this can hardly resist the invasion of the Abyss...?"

So, how strong is the Abyss, truly?

Reiger couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.