Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 551 - 31: Ancient Technology

After temporarily reaching an agreement, Empress Isabella’s demeanor softened considerably.

Upon agreeing to exchange an interstellar spaceship for her personal freedom, Empress Isabella arrived at the control panel of the flying device, quickly activating the communicator and connecting to a special encrypted channel.

The Empress seemed distrustful of her ministers within the Empire; this time, she contacted her private guard—the Empire Assassin Court.

Beep.

The signal connection was unresponsive for a long time. Just as Su Ziyu furrowed his brow, planning to inquire, the signal suddenly connected in front of him.

Soon, an elderly man with a hooked nose and bloodstains on his face appeared on the display screen.

"Your Majesty the Empress?"

As the elder opened the communicator, he pulled a sleeve sword from beneath him, droplets of blood dripped off the gleaming blade. Upon seeing Empress Isabella, his expression displayed some excitement, seeming relieved as he spoke, "Thank goodness. You’re alright."

The expression of Empress Isabella instantly turned serious, and she said in a deep voice, "Master Dandy, what happened?"

This elderly man with a hooked nose was called Master Dandy. Just as he was about to speak, his expression changed. Holding the communicator in one hand, the image briefly blurred. Su Ziyu could capture a swiftly turning flashing phantom, followed by a cold gleam. When the communicator’s image stabilized, what appeared before him was a cold corpse wearing heavy exoskeleton armor. The peculiar sleeve sword had pierced directly through the neck of the exoskeleton armor, severing the enemy’s throat completely.

So quick!

Su Ziyu’s face turned a notch more serious; this elderly man was unusual. He was truly at the legendary level. By other plane standards, the target should also be a legendary-level assassin, dangerous even without any high-tech equipment.

But why didn’t such a formidable person use a Spiritual Light Blade?

"Your Majesty the Empress." Master Dandy retrieved his sleeve sword, gasping as he said, "The Mechanical Pantheon has initiated a rebellion."

"They’ve already taken control of the assembly hall."

"The entire Imperial Capital has fallen; The Golden Palace also has their insiders. The Empire Guard has been defeated by them."

"They secretly have control of Prince William; now only the Judgment Court and Assassin Court people are still resisting."

Boom.

A muffled explosion sounded.

Master Dandy’s figure once again darted across, walking upright on the cold, smooth metal wall, raising a hand for another icy gleam, his figure descended from above, inserting the weapon into the head of another knight wearing exoskeleton armor.

"Your Majesty the Empress."

"You absolutely must not return now." The elderly man gasped as he landed; he seemed very old, with declining physical functions, rapidly losing stamina during combat, and he said with a solemn expression, "The Bishop Order of the Mechanical Pantheon has attacked the Spiritual Energy Suppression Center; the Imperial Capital is extremely dangerous now."

"They want to shut down the Spiritual Energy Suppression Field."

Bang.

The elder’s words made Empress Isabella’s face turn livid. She pounded the control panel heavily, her expression grim, asking, "How many people from the Empire Knight Order have survived?"

The elder showed a trace of bitter smile, slowly saying, "Not many are left."

"The Mechanical Pantheon secretly manufactured three Titans."

"We..."

The elder’s speech was suddenly interrupted because the signal encountered interference, as if something messed with the communication.

"Damn it!"

"These shameless traitors!" Empress Isabella’s face turned livid. She glanced at Su Ziyu, then took a deep breath, saying, "It seems I temporarily cannot pay my ransom."

Su Ziyu furrowed his brows, shrugged, and shook his head, saying, "I could see that."

Empress Isabella looked up at him, expressionless, saying, "You could still hand me over to the Mechanical Pantheon."

"Perhaps they’d be willing to trade for an interstellar spaceship."

Is this giving up resistance?

Su Ziyu looked at her clenched fist, sensing the increasingly stronger Spiritual Fluctuations inside her, and with a half-smile he said, "Oh?"

"That’s easy to say, but your body doesn’t seem very honest."

A sudden curve appeared on Empress Isabella’s lips; her expression seemed to have a suppressed madness, as if she had made a difficult decision, shaking her head, saying, "You really aren’t one of the rebel army?"

"As far as I know, the rebels have always had connections with the Mechanical Pantheon."

Su Ziyu nodded, saying, "Certainly not."

"I have long said I’m just a passing traveler."

Empress Isabella turned to gaze at Su Ziyu, her expression solemn as she said, "Then perhaps we can consider changing the agreement."

"You assist me in quelling this rebellion."

"I’ll give you everything you want, as long as I can offer it."

Su Ziyu looked somewhat astonished, sizing up Empress Isabella, saying, "You are currently my captive, yet you intend to use unsubstantiated promises to persuade me to assist you?"

"Moreover, I can’t imagine what you could offer as payment right now."

Empress Isabella took a deep breath, her expression slightly fluctuating, slowly saying, "The first thing you did after imprisoning me was to strip off the Interstellar Warrior Armor, correct?"

"My Plasma Light Saber is also with you, right?"

"Do you truly only desire the Interstellar Warrior Armor? Or are you perhaps searching for the Ancient Lost Empire’s top-tier technology too?"

"Only the Emperor of the Empire knows where these are stored."

"The eighteen transformation processes for Interstellar Warriors, the manufacturing technology for Super Alloy Interstellar Armor, the application technology of Nanoneurotechnology..."

"If you’re willing to help me."

"I can give you all these things, along with the interstellar spaceship you want."

While saying these things, Empress Isabella continuously observed Su Ziyu’s expression changes. Even though Su Ziyu’s face showed no obvious reactions, her intuition confirmed that these things she mentioned really mattered to him.

Because it’s difficult to deceive with one’s eyes.

Her words made Su Ziyu fall into contemplation because, holding the Scepter of the Mind, he could use Mind Reading to determine the truth of what she said; this woman was serious.

The technology she mentioned could be regarded as the Empire’s core secrets.

The Empire rose to prominence precisely because it excavated these technological data from the Ancient Ruins; however, they initially chose the route of Spiritual Ascension.

In fact, the Empire mastered technology enough for two Ascension paths.

One being the already failed Spiritual Ascension, and the other is the sealed Mechanical Ascension.

These documents undeniably have strong allure for Su Ziyu because Interstellar Warrior Armor can also wear out in combat. The more high-tech the equipment, the harder it is to repair once damaged. Without corresponding technical reserves, the Interstellar Warrior Armor is merely disposable for him. Besides, the ancient technology she spoke of is enough to directly propel a civilization into the interstellar age.

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