SWNOVELXO Chapter 817: Ultimate Ether Device
"Can you tell us your plan?"
Seeing Maximus so confident against the Overlords, they asked curiously.
"It's simple, just unite all sources of law before the Overlords come out of seclusion," Maximus smiled.
He didn't really have a plan against the Overlords besides brute force.
At his current stage, conspiracies and tricks were no longer effective.
Only greater strength and bigger bargaining chips could allow him to stand against the Overlords.
Fortunately, if everything went according to plan, he wouldn't have any problems with them.
Meanwhile, hearing his words, the Absolutes were speechless.
That's it?
Unite all sources of law before the Overlords come out of seclusion?
Although they knew the Shadowcrest Family had done this seemingly impossible thing, they should only be able to merge one path into the Source of Knowledge at a time.
By the time the Overlords come out of seclusion, they might not even finish merging a hundred paths, much less their source of law.
"No need to rush. Think this through. Also, inform the other Absolutes in seclusion about the news."
Hearing this, the Absolutes couldn't help but sigh in relief.
At least they didn't have to decide on the spot.
With time, they could discern what choice would benefit them more.
Furthermore, by uniting more Absolutes, they would have a stronger voice if they chose to reject it.
After promising to inform Maximus once they had decided, they said their goodbyes.
Meanwhile, after settling the Absolutes, Maximus continued managing the place as he worked on the Ether Device.
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Soon, ten thousand years passed.
After spending billions of plane origin to ask for the Heavenly System's assistance, Maximus optimized the Ether Device ahead of schedule.
From a pseudo-ultimate treasure, the Ether Device finally reached the realm of an ultimate treasure!
Looking at the exquisite machine, made of countless precious materials, Maximus couldn't help but smile.
"Success! It's indeed good to have plenty of plane origin."
With the Heavenly System answering doubts that would have taken thousands of years to solve, Maximus quickly completed the Ultimate Ether Device.
Urging the path of knowledge, the Ether Device began to light up as it gathered all origins of law.
Using the Ether Chip, it connected to his Plane Source Physique to condense the chaos outside the Aeon Plane and siphon Plane Origin into it.
Calculating the device's efficiency, Maximus couldn't help but nod.
"Not bad. It should be able to generate 1,000 Plane Origin per day."
Although it was nothing compared to the Automated Extraction Machine's 10 million Plane Origin capacity, the Ether Device wasn't meant just to generate energy.
Its main function was as a relay—a relay to transmit and distribute his energy.
By connecting it to the Void Outposts, it could greatly strengthen their barriers.
Initially, a Void Outpost could only withstand the siege of a few Tier 12 dark beasts.
With this Ultimate Ether Device, even in the face of thousands of Tier 12 dark beasts, it should be able to last for a while.
Even when confronted by the Archon of Darkness, a Tier 13 dark beast, it could withstand a few hits, so long as it had accumulated enough Plane Origin.
Moreover, it could greatly strengthen the Dark Plane Blaster.
Initially, even if they used plane origin, it could only fire 10 consecutive shots and needed a long cooldown due to equipment damage.
However, with this ultimate-level Ether Device, it could channel Plane Origin more precisely, allowing at least a hundred consecutive shots.
Once equipped at every Void Outpost, they would be ready even if they faced a dark disaster hundreds of times more severe than before.
Of course, this wasn't the most important function of the Ether Device.
The reason it was one of his top priorities was because the Ether Devices were key to his plan, the plan to unite all sources of law into one.
Maximus was tired of watching his family slave away to help him merge other paths or treasures into the Source of Knowledge.
Although it served as an alternative form of training, he didn't want them to endure such torture any longer.
These Ether Devices, each containing a miniature Path of Knowledge, allowed powerhouses to remotely connect to the Source of Knowledge.
This unique connection enabled them to integrate their paths of law, sources of law, and even ultimate treasures externally.
From his family, Maximus could now outsource this exhausting task to everyone!
Not only would it save them from heavy labor, but it was also countless times more efficient.
Although the indirect connection made the process slower, with hundreds of Absolutes, tens of thousands of masters of the Ocean of Law, and millions of masters of the River of Law, it was not a problem.
Of course, this all depended on whether there were enough of these ultimate-level Ether Devices.
At his current rate of creating one device every hundred years, it would take millions of years just to make thousands.
Fortunately, there was Eve and the Space-Time Lab to handle most of the time-consuming work.
After the rough production, Maximus only needed to handle the precision parts.
To boost efficiency further, he even planned to send the four Spirit Goddesses of the Etherium Realm to learn directly from Eve.
With abundant Plane Origin, he was confident he could cultivate them into Tier 12 spirits.
There were also the Void Ants. After a bit of cultivation, they should be able to begin working.
From building the automated production machine for the Rings of Origin, the first generation of Omnis, and the Ether Devices, it was nothing to the top auxiliary species of the Aeon Plane.
Although he didn't have Tier 12 dark beast bodies to cultivate them, he had Plane Origin, which was easier to absorb.
As long as the Void Ants condensed an Absolute of Law, mass-producing everything he needed would no longer be an issue.
"Huh~ Calm down…"
Suppressing his wild thoughts, Maximus focused on what needed to be done now.
"It's time to call those Absolutes and see what their decision is…"