Bound to the eldritch Sea: SSS-Tier Navigator

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Preparing for War

Kevin happily stored the equipment.

Then, while Lilith and Anne stared in shock, he summoned more than 100,000 B-Tier items.

Lilith and Anne had not yet climbed back onto their tall chairs, so the items buried them from the waist down.

Only Anne’s little head was still visible. Everything below her neck was buried.

Looking at the B-Tier items filling the hall, Lilith and Anne could no longer remain calm.

"Kevin, are you carrying out some kind of mass-extinction experiment in the Terror Sea? How did you get so much loot? This is ridiculous!"

As she complained, Lilith pulled Anne out of the pile with all her strength.

Anne put her hands on her hips, ready to complain just like Lilith. But when she saw the B-Tier items sparkling at her feet, she began to drool.

She soon realized how serious the situation was.

Kevin had gathered this much loot in just over ten days—and he even had B-Tier loot to sell.

If this continued, Kevin would completely destroy the prices in the First Sea Area’s Eldritch market.

Realizing this, Anne looked at him warily.

"Kevin, if you keep doing this, you’re going to bankrupt the entire Eldritch market."

Lilith nodded.

"That’s right, Kevin. If you sell these C-Tier items to the Survivors, who will still want to trade with Eldritch merchants in the future? You have to promise that you’ll trade all the supplies you obtain in the future only with Anne and me."

Kevin nodded, unconcerned.

"As long as you can handle the volume, I’ll always give you priority when exchanging items. Also, you should prepare some SSS-Tier items for our next deal."

Lilith’s eyes trembled when she heard this.

She was certain that Kevin was not joking.

That meant Kevin had the ability to obtain the same amount of loot again in a short time.

Lilith and Anne could no longer remain calm.

They looked at Kevin and said in trembling voices, "If you’re serious, then for today’s deal, we’ll have to invite our superiors to handle it personally."

Kevin raised an eyebrow.

"Your superiors? Who are they? People from the black market or the Eldritch market?"

"Both," Lilith explained. "I suggest that you negotiate with both sides instead of choosing only one. Anne and I will contact the higher-ups from the black market and the Eldritch market separately. Only they can provide the SSS-Tier items you want."

Kevin waved his hand.

"In that case, we’ll do it next time. For now, calculate the value of these B-Tier items for me. I want to upgrade my ’Mechanical Sovereign’ Talent to the SSS-Tier level. I also need a clear way to develop this Talent, along with the resources required."

Lilith and Anne exchanged a glance.

Kevin’s request was already beyond their authority. However, Kevin had offered far too much.

More than 100,000 B-Tier items could be exchanged for more than ten SSS-Tier items at the usual one-to-nine rate.

Yet Kevin only wanted to upgrade his ’Mechanical Sovereign’ Talent to SSS-Tier and obtain enough resources to develop it to an advanced level.

The value of this request was far lower than the value of the hundreds of thousands of B-Tier items Kevin had provided.

So Lilith and Anne left the castle hall separately and contacted their superiors.

A moment later, darkness filled the castle hall.

The beautiful decorations on the walls transformed into a starry sky surrounded by endless nothingness.

Then, two hazy figures suddenly appeared in front of Kevin.

One wore a yellow robe. Beneath the hood was a deep, endless starry sky.

The other wore a black robe. Tentacles like earthworms crawled all over the bottom of the robe.

Kevin only glanced at them, but his head instantly felt as if it had been struck by a massive hammer.

[Sanity -50]

[Sanity -50]

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Kevin listened to the notifications beside his ear and frowned deeply.

He could feel the two terrifying beings in front of him examining and scanning him from every angle.

"Lucky Survivor, you possess an unmatched Talent. We are very curious about your future growth, and we look forward to seeing what you achieve."

"If we agree to your request and raise your ’Mechanical Sovereign’ Talent to a higher level, what will you do next?"

"Will you conquer the First Sea Area, or travel to the Second Sea Area and challenge Pelosi’s authority?"

Faced with this choice, Kevin simply shook his head.

"There’s an old saying in my hometown: only children choose one. Adults want both."

As soon as he finished speaking, soul-shaking laughter echoed through the space.

The two figures soon began to fade and slowly disappeared.

At the same time, their voices rang out beside Kevin’s ear once more.

"We’ll be waiting for the day you fulfill your ambitions."

As soon as they finished speaking, a huge amount of information flooded into Kevin’s mind.

It was the most basic knowledge of mechanical life.

Kevin felt as if he had gained the power to give life to all kinds of mechanical structures.

He could use electronic signals to form a network of souls. He could also combine metal and rock to create mechanical bodies.

The technological blueprints stored in his mind began to break apart and reorganize under the influence of a mysterious power.

They transformed into entirely new fields of study, giving rise to countless new theories and areas of knowledge.

When these fields of knowledge finally formed a dense network, Kevin realized that the starry sky before him was actually filled with scientific formulas and theories about the elements.

He looked down on this knowledge like a god. With nothing more than a slight movement of his finger, he could completely change the physical laws of the real world.

It felt as if he had become a deity.

However, Kevin soon returned to reality.

He tried moving the space in front of him again, but nothing changed.

Just as Kevin began to feel discouraged, the two tall chairs in front of him suddenly transformed into two three-meter-tall robots.

Seeing this, Kevin’s pupils shrank in shock.

He quickly opened his Talent panel.

As expected, his original S-Tier ’Mechanical Sovereign’ Talent had become the SSS-Tier ’Cyber Ancestor.’

[Talent Name: Mechanical Sovereign → Cyber Ancestor]

[Talent Rank: S-Tier → SSS-Tier]

[Description: You have ignited the Cyber Spark and gained complete control over the Mechanical Dimension and the Book of Truth. You possess the most advanced technological knowledge in the universe. You can give life to all metal and mineral materials, granting them electronic souls known as "Sparks."]

[Talent Effect One: Cyber Spark. You can give souls to all mechanical creations and become their master.]

[Talent Effect Two: Book of Truth. Your Mechanical Kingdom can design and produce the most advanced machines in the entire universe.]

[Talent Effect Three: Digital Eye. Your vision will become completely digitalized, allowing you to view the electronic information panels of all things.]

Kevin read the description of his new Talent and quietly drew in a sharp breath.

The ’Cyber Ancestor’ Talent completely surpassed his understanding of mechanical Talents.

According to its description, Kevin could give a soul to any mechanical structure, turning it into an independent being with its own thoughts and will. These beings would regard Kevin as their master and obey his orders without question.

This single ability was enough to make Kevin the ruler of the Terror Sea.

The ’Book of Truth’ also gave Kevin access to the most fundamental systems of knowledge and theory in the entire universe.

No technological creation would hold any secrets from him.

As long as he spent enough time designing it, Kevin could create any machine he could imagine.

Space fortresses, Gundams—he could build them all.

If there was one thing that could limit this Talent, it was the fact that Kevin could not create mineral resources out of thin air.

To build advanced machines, Kevin still needed to gather materials.

Even so, this Talent was far stronger than ’Mechanical Sovereign.’

With ’Mechanical Sovereign,’ Kevin had to scan, analyze, and study everything himself.

Now, he no longer needed to do any of that. He only had to prepare the materials and activate Design Mode. After that, he could simply wait for the finished product.

The ’Digital Eye’ also gave Kevin enhanced electronic vision.

Kevin merely glanced at the two mechanical beings in front of him, and all their stats immediately appeared before his eyes.

"What a convenient ability. It’s just like playing a video game," Kevin secretly praised.

At that moment, the castle hall doors opened again.

Lilith and Anne walked in and each handed Kevin a ring.

Kevin took the rings and asked in surprise, "What are these?"

Lilith smiled and explained, "We already know about your new Talent. To be honest, even we don’t possess a Talent this powerful. Do you know that anyone who possesses an SSS-Tier Talent will eventually become an Old One at the very least?"

"What is an Old One?" Kevin asked in confusion.

Lilith smiled and began to explain.

It turned out that the ranks of the Eldritch Entities in the Terror Sea ended at the Monarch level. However, the evil gods were even more powerful than Monarchs.

That meant the Old Ones stood above the evil gods. They were also beings who had transcended the Terror Sea.

Kevin’s eyes trembled when he heard this.

"In other words, Survivors with SSS-Tier Talents may one day break free from the chains of the Terror Sea and escape this Eldritch World, right?"

Lilith nodded.

"In theory, yes. But even among the Old Ones, who can truly escape these chains?"

At this point, Lilith sighed.

"The two great beings just told us that you paid far more than the value of what we provided. So, you may make two more requests."

Kevin raised an eyebrow.

"Really?"

"Of course," Lilith said seriously.

Kevin smiled.

"In that case, here is my first request. When the storm begins a few days from now, I want the location coordinates of every Eldritch monster."

Lilith gasped when she heard this.

"Are you insane? Are you planning to hunt them?"

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