Lisa perked up with interest, her curious eyes locking onto Ryen.
"Is that the pinnacle of redstone technology you once mentioned—the one-shot kill masterpiece?"
Ryen nodded.
"Exactly. Now that things in Liyue have been settled, it's time we deal with the Ender Dragon."
"Whether it's for collecting dragon eggs, or unlocking my new mod, we'll need to slay a large number of Ender Dragons to make it happen."
"Manually killing them ourselves would be too much of a hassle. It's better to build the Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon once and for all."
"This way, we just need to train a few Qianyan soldiers, and they can help collect dragon eggs and handle the dragons."
Just as he finished speaking, Tartaglia moved closer, intrigued.
"So all the dragons in Liyue… were hatched from dragon eggs?"
"That Ender Dragon—must be a really strong monster, right?"
Ryen didn't treat Tartaglia differently from the others. He simply nodded and explained:
"It's considered one of the final bosses in this world. At least in the End, defeating it without a solid strategy is extremely difficult."
Hearing this, Tartaglia became even more excited.
"Can I try—"
"No!"
Ryen rolled his eyes.
"You haven't even learned how to walk properly yet, and you want to sprint?"
"Besides, the Ender Dragon is crucial to our future plans. Now's not the time for you to solo it."
"And your Vision and Delusion powers don't work very well in this world. If you really want to fight, just go beat up some mobs instead."
Only after Ryen mentioned it did Tartaglia notice that his elemental power had been suppressed to a level even weaker than when he first awakened his Vision.
But for him, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Compared to the elemental energy granted by his Vision, Tartaglia valued martial skill even more.
Perhaps, returning to the roots of being a regular human was a better path for sharpening himself.
Besides, now that he shared Ryen's physique, while still strong, his pure physical ability was far inferior to the zombies and other mobs in this world.
Which meant…
This world was full of beings that could go toe-to-toe with him.
Paradise.
This was paradise for Tartaglia!
Thinking like that, the Ender Dragon didn't seem so important anymore.
"Ryen, what do we need to prepare?"
Lisa asked softly. When it came to redstone tech, Lisa was always extremely enthusiastic.
Over the past few days, she had even created some redstone contraptions in Teyvat on her own.
Now that they were back in the Minecraft world and the first thing she heard was about building a Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon—naturally, she was overjoyed.
"We need to bring a lot of stuff… but honestly, it's kind of hard for me to list them all off right now."
Ryen rubbed his forehead, clearly a little troubled.
The principle behind the Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon wasn't actually that hard to understand…
TNT explosions produce propulsion force, and when that force is applied to an arrow, it pushes the arrow to unleash immense power.
The result? Instant peak lethality. Even an Ender Dragon connected to Ender Crystals, constantly regenerating, would be instantly obliterated.
It's similar to the idea that speed equals power—even a feather, if launched at the speed of light, could easily smash through any object in the world.
But understanding the principle is one thing. Actually designing a mechanism that maximizes the force on the arrow is an entirely different challenge.
How many TNTs are needed for proper acceleration?
How many dispensers?
How should they be arranged?
How should the wiring be adjusted?
How can the timer be calibrated to hit the exact moment the Ender Dragon spawns?
These all require precise design logic.
Ryen had certainly dabbled in redstone tech before, but the Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon was something only hardcore experts played with.
He wasn't at that level—yet.
"Let's take it one step at a time."
Ryen shook his head helplessly.
"Bring along one set of every redstone-related component. We'll figure things out over there."
"By the way, you guys don't have anything urgent going on, right?"
Seeing everyone shake their heads, Ryen finally said:
"Since we're all free, let's prepare for long-term research."
"Once the Orbital Dragon-Slaying Cannon is set up, we can start working on arming the Dragonrider Legion."
At the mention of the Dragonrider Legion, Jean and the others immediately lit up with excitement.
Rosalyn and Tartaglia also looked invigorated.
Just imagining the day they face Celestia—thousands of dragonriders roaring out, surrounding Celestia from all directions—was enough to make their blood boil.
Everyone quickly returned to the villa to gather supplies.
Since Rosalyn and Tartaglia still didn't know much, they stuck close to Ryen to receive a brief introduction about this world.
Especially upon learning that Liyue had already built a new city in this world, Rosalyn was ecstatic.
Everything was going just as she had hoped.
A wilderness world entirely under Ryen's control—it was incredibly awe-inspiring.
Liyue's development had far exceeded their expectations.
Just like Rosalyn had always thought—a world with no known upper limit was the ultimate trump card against Celestia.
And worst-case scenario, if fighting Celestia truly became impossible…
They could evacuate all their citizens to this world in minutes and rebuild Snezhnaya here. It wouldn't even take a year.
True, accomplishing great things required unwavering courage, but blind courage alone was just recklessness.
A proper retreat path… was absolutely necessary.
Rosalyn's eyes carefully examined every plant and tree in this world.
She didn't understand why the sky and earth were all made of cubes, but that didn't stop her from memorizing everything she saw.
She needed to report this back to the Tsaritsa as soon as possible.
And ask her to speed up the mobilization of manpower.
The two of them alone were far from enough to participate in this world's development and construction.
If they were going to cooperate with Ryen and his people, they would have to contribute properly too.
Rosalyn's goal was to establish a Snezhnaya stronghold here, so that in case things went south, they could retreat at any time.
And in that case, the Fatui truly weren't fit to take part in this project.
If anyone harbored disloyal intentions, the rear base would explode.
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