Chapter 70: Fourth Sign-In!

[Sign-In available! Sign-In? Y/N]

’What are you waiting for, system? You know I will never miss a Sign-In, right? Sign-In right now!’

[Sign-In successful!]

[Reward: Primordial Matter Forge!]

[Congratulations! Host has gained one of the extremely rare items available through Sign-Ins!]

Before Neolan could question the sudden congratulations, his attention shifted toward the front of the spacecraft. Through the holographic glass, he could see that the IDOM-05 was already travelling through the fabric of space-time, with strange colours stretching endlessly around it.

’Even this much technology is still not enough. Even when we could travel through space-time, those bastard Demons managed to seep Demonic Energy into our technologies. Tch!’ He cursed inwardly before forcing himself to calm down and shifting his attention toward the reward description window.

The system seemed to have provided him with something that was way more valuable than an ordinary technological device, and he wanted to know exactly what he had received. With that thought, Neolan examined the information displayed before him.

[Primordial Matter Forge: A primordial fabrication device created at the dawn of time itself. It is recognized as one of the most prominent creations ever to emerge throughout the entirety of existence, possessing capabilities that render even the most advanced manufacturing technologies of countless civilizations utterly insignificant.

The Primordial Matter Forge can construct virtually any physical object imaginable by decomposing supplied materials into their fundamental atomic components and recombining them according to a specified design.

It does not rely on ordinary manufacturing processes, assembly lines, or the limitations that constrain conventional technology. Instead, it reconstructs matter itself, transforming raw materials into finished creations with a level of precision that would be considered impossible by even the most advanced scientific standards.]

[Item has been stored in the Inventory]

Neolan couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed by the sheer description of the item. Despite its extraordinary capabilities, he didn’t particularly need this specific reward to begin his current project, as he could already create AEGIS-01 himself.

Its complete blueprint was vividly imprinted in his mind, and he already knew the materials and technologies required to construct it.

He had figured out what he needed to accomplish his goal, so the reward wasn’t something he had been waiting for before he could proceed. Nevertheless, its appearance at this particular moment was extremely convenient, as he could already imagine how useful it would become in the future.

The Primordial Matter Forge could handle much of the fabrication work, allowing him to focus on other tasks that required his direct attention, ’This... can help me save a massive amount of time when creating AEGIS-01. Now I don’t need to upgrade the technology in a hurry.’

A small smile appeared on Neolan’s face as he considered the time he could save with this device. He was already eager to take it out of his Inventory and examine its actual appearance, but he couldn’t do that immediately while sitting in front of the Goddess of Niflheim. For now, he decided to leave the reward stored away until he had an appropriate opportunity to inspect it.

Neolan dismissed the system windows and shifted his attention toward the holographic glass in front of him. All around the IDOM-05, the seemingly rainbow-coloured fabric of space-time stretched in every direction, creating a view unlike anything that could be seen in ordinary open space.

The colours continuously shifted around the spacecraft as it travelled through the folded fabric, making the surrounding environment appear both unusual and difficult to comprehend.

The spacecraft was travelling a million light-years in a minute and a half. Although such a journey might not have been entirely beyond the capabilities of Earth’s most advanced civilization, the speed at which a Wrap Drive could connect two distant points in space remained extraordinary.

The technology allowed the IDOM-05 to cross a distance that would otherwise be impossible to cover within such a short period.

Information about spacecraft equipped with this technology was highly classified within the Federation. Only a few individuals who held sufficiently high positions, including Neolan, had access to such information.

For ordinary people, the existence and capabilities of these spacecraft remained hidden behind layers of restricted knowledge, far removed from anything they could access themselves.

WHOOOMM!

The IDOM-05 continued moving through the fabric of space-time while Neolan considered the different plans he could now carry out sooner than expected. The Primordial Matter Forge had removed some of the urgency surrounding his technological preparations, giving him more room to focus on the other problems he needed to resolve.

However, the moment his thoughts returned to his unfinished plans, another concern immediately surfaced in his mind.

’Alice... what was she doing in Ousvault? I need to move quickly and get her out of the Empire. That bastard of a father is no longer her father...’ Neolan clenched his fist as he recalled the truth, and his expression gradually turned serious.

The situation had already changed considerably compared to what he remembered, and several events had occurred much earlier than he knew about. He had also accounted for the butterfly effects themselves as he knew from the novels but even then...things were moving too fast.

’Things seem to have moved too quickly, damn this butterfly effect!’

He knew he couldn’t afford to waste time if he wanted to deal with everything before the situation became even more complicated. His immediate objective was clear, but accomplishing it would require him to manage several matters without allowing one to interfere with another.

The Goddess of Niflheim suddenly spoke, pulling Neolan out of his thoughts, "Sir Neolan, we are just three seconds away..." Neolan immediately arched an eyebrow as he realized how quickly the time had passed while he was spacing out.

He had been thinking about Alice and his plans for the future, yet the journey was already nearly complete. Before he could give the matter any further thought, the three seconds passed in a blur, and the fabric of space-time in front of the IDOM-05 folded once again.

In an instant, the IDOM-05 emerged into open space at a completely different set of coordinates.