Chapter 441: Super Cluster Bomb
In the Shadowcrest Outpost Office:
Liam was with Neo, Aria, Luke, Sam, and Lux.
They looked at the virtual map, showing the entire structure of the Shadowcrest Outpost.
"What is this, Neo?" Liam asked, not knowing why Neo had called them here.
"This is the super bomb I designed and planned with my wife," Neo said, pointing to the virtual map.
"The outpost? You plan to turn it into a bomb?" Luke asked excitedly, thrilled by the plan.
"Awesome!" Sam also gave a thumbs-up.
"Is this even possible? We only have a few more months before we are attacked," Liam asked in disbelief.
Although he was tempted by the plan, he doubted they could accomplish it in just a few months.
The Shadowcrest Outpost spanned a large area; from above, it looked like a fortified continent.
"In the past hundreds of years, Aria and I were quite bored; So—" Neo explained, scratching his head.
With the stabilization of the Shadowcrest Outpost, Neo and Aria didn't have much to do, and could easily earn points while lying down.
Bored, Aria decided to make the Shadowcrest Outpost into the largest trap she had ever conceived.
Thus, when creating the blueprint of the base, Aria designed secret nodes that could be connected to form a super-clustered bomb.
Unfortunately, before it could be fully implemented, Aria was dragged by her lazy husband to lie down and relax while collecting points.
Hearing Neo's explanation, the people in the room couldn't help but be speechless.
"What are you two thinking? What if something goes wrong with your plan and it explodes?!" Liam reprimanded.
"Fortunately, it's just the main nodes and structure of the bomb. If you also add the explosives..." Luke couldn't imagine such a tragic scene.
While enjoying a feast and celebration after the completion of the outpost, suddenly the largest firework show exploded at their feet.
"I consulted with my father-in-law; this is not a defective product, I swear!" Aria said, fearing that Liam would scold her husband.
"Oh? You consulted with Father?" Liam suddenly paused and asked.
If it was checked by their father, then Liam had absolute confidence.
He didn't know what his father's brain was made of, but he could say for sure that it would always come with foolproof and perfect ideas.
"Yes, there are only some problems in a few places..." Aria muttered, hiding behind her husband.
Aria consulted Maximus about the blueprint when the deed was already done; too lazy to change anything Aria just let it be.
"So it's still defective!" Liam muttered, reprimanding the two for their recklessness.
What Liam was angry about was not their recklessness and wild ideas, but that they didn't tell them.
As the eldest brother, Liam was willing to go along with his brother and sisters' craziness.
Even if they wanted to do things that were borderline deadly, Liam would do his best to keep them alive.
However, putting them in danger without even telling them was inconsiderate of the others' lives.
"Brother, no need to reprimand them; anyway, nothing happened," Sam suddenly chimed in.
Neo and Aria also got the cue and quickly apologized.
"We are sorry brother!"
"Brother Liam, this will never again we promise!"
"Fine," Liam took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
After seeing his brother calm down, Neo continued to introduce his plan, talking about the points that needed to be renovated and improved.
While taking notes and seeing the massive project, Liam frowned.
"We can't use the people in the base, or the trap would be useless."
A trap that is known by everyone is not a trap by a show.
Using the people in the base is equivalent to putting up a sign, warning people that it's a trap.
"Luke, can your little toys do this?" Liam asked.
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Luke hadn't been idle in the past hundreds of years.
With an abundance of materials, that even the soil and rocks they were on were tier 9, Luke managed to create his dream robot army.
Containing hundreds of trillions of robots, his army was invincible.
Not to mention, slight modifications to the outpost base, Luke was confident he could even recreate it in just a few years.
"However, I need Sam's help; some parts need to be more delicacy and power."
While Luke's robots were in quantity, Sam's robot was in quality.
Although he only had one, it was a super robot with tier 10 power.
At full power, Sam's super robot could even possess millions of magnitudes of power.
"Can you help?"
"Gladly," Sam quickly nodded.
"That's good! Continue..." Liam motioned.
While they discussed the renovation work, Lux, who was at the side, continued to be silent.
Initially, Lux planned to sell the Shadowcrest Outpost once they left the dimensional battlefield.
Lux had even made deals in advance with second-rate families and organizations in the outer domain.
Shadowcrest Outpost was undoubtedly the biggest and most perfect outpost in the Outer Domain.
If obtained, these second-rate forces would have the earning capacity of those from the Inner Domain.
However, hearing they planned to turn the outpost into a bomb, Lux knew his transaction couldn't continue.
Although he was confident of selling even an empty box with his eloquence, it would cost his reputation.
Reputation is the most important thing in business; it was also Lux's number one creed.
He could die, but he couldn't let his reputation be tarnished.
Unfortunately, the promise he made was about to be broken.
After the meeting ended, Liam noticed Lux's unusual behavior.
"Tell me your problem," Liam motioned to Lux.
Lux sighed and told him his problem.
"Another thoughtless brat!" Liam muttered, ruffling Lux's hair.
"Brother, I—"
"What, you thought you'd grown up, that you don't take your brother and sisters into consideration anymore?!"
Seeing his brothers being so secretive and uncommunicative, only thinking of their interests, Liam felt he had failed as the eldest brother.
Was he too busy managing the empire and this outpost that he couldn't even take care of his brothers?
With a fire in his chest, Liam looked at Neo, who was smiling while he reprimanded Lux.
"You two, it's time to teach you the Shadowcrest ancestral punishments..."
...
A few days later, after escaping his elder brother's evil clutches, Lux wiped the sweat from his brow.
In the beginning, Lux still wanted to fight back.
With a stronger magnitude of power and powerful treasure, Lux was sure he could defeat his brother.
Unfortunately, reality taught him that an elder brother is an elder brother for a reason.
Calling the others for backup, Lux was beaten into submission without Liam even moving an inch.
Furthermore, because he fought back he was beaten more tragically than Neo by his sisters and nieces.
Under such a desperate situation he can only use his eloquence and escape the immediate punishment.
They were at war; any delay in time was deadly.
Temporarily escaping his punishment, Lux hurriedly met up with the second-rate forces in the outer area he was in contact with.
During these few days, while Liam was giving him hell, Lux thought of a way to salvage his reputation.
If he couldn't sell the Shadowcrest Outpost, why not sell the blueprints?
Not only would he earn more, but his business partners would also be more interested.
After meeting at their usual spot, Lux began to tell them about his plan.
"You plan to sell us your outpost's blueprint?"
"Yes."
"I didn't expect you to be so willing."
The reason they were eager to acquire the Shadowcrest Outpost was to study it.
Otherwise, with their manpower and connections, why couldn't they just create their own massive outpost?
Unfortunately, creating such a big outpost in the Dimensional Battlefield was not easy.
Not only do they need an overwhelming power that could suppress everything, but they also needed the perfect plan and layout to execute it.
Seeing the rise of the Shadowcrest Outpost, an unknown force rising from impossibility, they were greatly astounded.
Thinking Lux wasn't willing to sell the blueprint of the outpost, they thought of directly buying the outpost.
They didn't expect Lux to offer the blueprint so easily.
Thinking it was a trap, they hurriedly asked various questions, looking for any loopholes.
After being drowned in the barrage of questions, Lux smiled.
"Don't worry, I wouldn't sacrifice my reputation for this little money."
"This blueprint not only has the structure of the outpost, but it also includes resource allocation, industrial models, weapon models, points farming strategies, and more."
The most important thing behind the blueprint was the thought behind it.
It is not just some haphazard plan that anyone could conceive with some time and resources.
Liam created the Shadowcrest outpost using his knowledge and experience with the Moonlight Empire.
The Moonlight Empire blueprint plan was deduced and perfected by their father.
Although their father was somewhat lazy, the empire-building plan he created was a perfection.
They even thought that there was no other empire-building plan more perfect than their father's.
What they didn't know was that Maximus deduced the empire-building plan using his transcendence knowledge and hundreds of trillions of epochs worth of time.
It was the most perfect and efficient plan he could conceive, combining all the possibilities and problems one might face.
If a person could get their hands on it, they could rule multiple dimensions without any problem.
Meanwhile, hearing Lux's proposal, the people in the room couldn't help but be tempted.
However, hearing the price Lux proposed, they couldn't help but be speechless.
What little money for the sake of reputation?
The price Lux proposed was almost all their reserves!
"How is it, gentlemen? This is a one-time deal," Lux tempted like a devil.
Gulping down in temptation, they sealed the deal after an intense discussion and bargaining.
"Now, it's time to seal the finale," Lux muttered, looking at the points in his accounts.