Just like that, a massive spaceship was dragged by Takumi and appeared above Guiliyuan.
Everyone who witnessed the scene was dumbfounded.
What exactly was this?
Takumi returned to Guiliyuan with the enormous object.
Then he dragged the Ark and lowered it directly into the sea near Yaoguang Shoal.
There was nowhere else large enough to place something of this size.
Guiliyuan simply didn't have such an open area—unless he placed it outside the region.
After the Ark settled, Zhongli, Venti, and the others arrived one after another.
"Hey."
"Takumi, what did you pick up this time?"
Venti looked down curiously at the Ark.
Everyone else landed beside him.
What exactly was this thing?
Zhongli examined the Ark closely.
It looked magnificent.
Ganyu crouched down, knocking here and there with great curiosity.
"This is the Ark."
"A vessel built by Himeko's world—by the previous civilization—to find a new home for humanity."
"And now, they've sent someone to Teyvat."
"There's someone inside."
Looking at the Ark, Takumi couldn't help smiling.
When they heard this, everyone froze.
Himeko's world?
Previous civilization?
That was an overwhelming amount of information.
Zhongli stared at Takumi in surprise.
The mention of Himeko's world made him even more curious.
He needed to find time to speak with Takumi about this.
The others also realized how much information Takumi had dropped in a single breath.
Too much to process.
For now, though, they focused on the enormous vessel below.
"Takumi, is the passenger plane you're planning to make going to look like this?"
"The type that can carry many people at once?"
Guizhong examined the vessel thoughtfully.
While she could never recreate an interstellar ship like this…
Creating something that flew only within Teyvat seemed possible.
As long as it was safe for passengers.
The thought made her excited.
She already had several ideas.
She could design something based on this structure.
If even Mars could be reached with such a vessel, then flights across Teyvat would be nothing.
No need for rockets.
But she would have to research the conditions of the sky and upper atmosphere.
After all, the environment above was very different from the environment below.
Takumi nodded.
"I'll leave it to you."
"Anything is fine."
"Let me wake up the person inside first."
Now was not the time to discuss aircraft designs.
What Takumi needed to do next was awaken Griseo, who was sleeping inside.
Hearing this, Zhongli and the others exchanged glances.
Then vanished.
Now that they understood the situation, they wouldn't interfere further.
They left everything to Takumi.
Takumi didn't mind.
Once they were gone, he began opening the spaceship.
He had already analyzed most of it on the way back.
This thing was truly impressive.
The pre-civilization's technology was terrifyingly advanced.
Takumi approached a sealed door.
Raising his hand, he invaded the Ark's system.
A moment later, the door opened.
Seeing this, Takumi stepped inside.
While walking, he hacked deeper into the system, gathering what he needed.
For example—the coordinates of the Bounced World.
And the information carried in the Ark.
Takumi didn't believe there would be nothing stored within the Ark's systems.
There had to be more.
Especially the pre-civilization's technology.
Those things were extremely valuable to him.
Just as he began hacking through the system, the Ark's sirens blared.
Griseo, who had been in stasis, began waking up.
Takumi sighed helplessly when he sensed it.
After muttering to himself, he used the Herrscher of Reason's authority to take full control of the Ark's systems.
The alarms were instantly silenced.
No need for that noise.
As for Griseo waking up?
She was supposed to wake up anyway.
The fusion of the Herrscher of Reason and the Herrscher of Thunder's electromagnetic abilities pushed deep into the Ark's systems.
Together, they worked remarkably well as a hacking tool.
Though still not perfect—neither was designed for pure hacking.
If he had the Herrscher of Corruption earlier, it would have been far easier.
Maybe even silent.
He also had another question.
Logically, the alarm should have triggered the moment he opened the spaceship door.
Why did it wait until he accessed the database?
Su must have altered something.
But that didn't matter.
It was likely deliberately sent for him.
Takumi refused to believe Su didn't understand how Honkai worked.
Looking at the stored data, Takumi's eyes widened.
Various archives of the pre-civilization—
Were all preserved inside this Ark.
While thinking, Takumi walked deeper inside.
He began copying everything into his mind.
Weapon schematics.
Technological theories.
After processing the knowledge, Takumi's eyes gleamed.
Good grief.
Amazing.
There was even data on creating God Keys.
Super-transformation surgery.
Mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, biological engineering…
All kinds of technological resources filled the database.
Takumi absorbed everything without hesitation.
As his knowledge expanded…
His power began to change.
Most notably:
Two new Herrscher powers awakened.
Up until now, Takumi possessed the powers of the Herrscher of Reason, Wind, Geo (Rock), Thunder, Death, Consciousness, Space, Forest, and Ice.
Nine in total.
Including the ones he awakened now, he possessed eleven.
The newly awakened powers were the Herrscher of Corruption and the Herrscher of Domination.
Especially the Herrscher of Corruption.
As soon as the ability awakened, Takumi instinctively used it to seize full control of the Ark.
Then he rapidly absorbed all the knowledge within it.
While receiving enormous streams of data, he approached the stasis chamber where Griseo slept.
But as he neared—
Griseo awoke.
The moment she opened her eyes, she sensed it.
A terrifying Herrscher aura.
Lawyer reaction?
Where was she?
Panicked, Griseo quickly sat up and grabbed her paintbrush defensively.