Lin Lan curiously observed the core area of the Alliance Battleship.

His gaze had already been drawn to the ’Power Furnace’ within the core area.

A spherical glass dome about three meters in diameter was placed at the center of the ground, inside which flickered a cloud-like viscous light mass.

Four silver-white columns of unknown material were symmetrically embedded into the thick glass dome.

The ends of the columns become flattened, and under their rhythmic squeezing and tapping, the cloud-like light mass constantly contracted and expanded, pulsating like a heart, then pumping pure light into the complex network of pipelines at the base of the glass dome.

"This is the Magic Furnace Core of the Alliance Battleship!"

Eleanor licked her red lips: "It’s said that the cost to make this thing is over ten thousand Bright Gold Coins..."

Lucia’s arm was already fitted with treasured tools, and she was eagerly cutting the base of the furnace with a small Light Beam Cutter.

Lin Lan raised an eyebrow.

Good grief, are they starting to dismantle the ship already?

Several Alliance military personnel responsible for the core area’s operation had been tied up and gagged, thrown against the wall.

They watched the Chaos Pirates’ misdeeds with wide eyes, frantically twisting their bodies and emitting low whimpers, as if it was their flesh being cut by Lucia, not the ship’s core.

Oh no! The Ark Lord truly has knowledgeable talents!

"This big machine can refine the built-in magic power resources and transport them via special pipelines to various areas of the ship."

Lucia’s eyes sparkled: "When visiting the museum at White Tower Academy, Grandma Eli never let me get too close to the retired Magic Furnace Cores from the frontlines... Hehehe..."

She chuckled smugly: "Now I can do whatever I like, and she can’t stop me!"

"Actually, I’ve never quite understood what this ’magic power’ of the Alliance really is."

Lin Lan stared at the light mass in the glass dome and rubbed his chin: "When I first heard the term ’magic power’ a few months ago, I thought maybe you could systematically learn magic, and then use magic power to conjure up huge fireballs or ice spikes."

"What a strange idea! It doesn’t sound scientific at all."

Lucia rolled her eyes at Lin Lan: "Would you throw Sun Ore directly at your enemies?"

She wiped the sweat from her forehead: "The Alliance’s ’magic power’ is merely a resource similar to ’Sun Ore.’ It itself doesn’t have destructive power but can be harnessed through various mediums."

"But explaining this thing is really too troublesome."

Lucia put on her goggles and continued to bend over to cut the furnace base: "In short, magic power has long been integrated into every aspect of the lives of the citizens of the Alliance, and graduates have the opportunity to participate in the development of magic power resources, showcasing their talents in companies under the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, like construction, vehicles, and pharmaceuticals."

"So the Alliance Chamber of Commerce can exploit ordinary people wantonly using magic-guided technology."

Eleanor coldly added a comment.

Lucia nodded.

"Ordinary citizens cannot access this; only scholars at the ’Mentor’ and ’Professor’ level have the qualification to apply for research on magic power origins."

The young girl regretfully tapped the glass dome in front of her.

She put one hand on her hip and sighed: "Even though ’Magic Elements’ are actually everywhere, only the Alliance officially has the channels and ability to acquire large amounts of magic power resources along the routes."

Only then did Lin Lan understand the decisive action to dismantle the ship: "So even if we obtained the Alliance Battleship, we wouldn’t be able to operate it?"

"Magic power resources are the foundation of the Alliance’s nation-building, and this resource has long been monopolized by the White Oak Main Island and the Star Ladder Main Island."

Lucia responded: "Even the Fortress Main Island needs to submit a request to the Main Island Council to receive magic power supply."

Lin Lan pondered thoughtfully.

Just thinking with his butt could make it clear that nowadays the Alliance is absolutely unlikely to trade magic power resources with Ark Kingdom.

"But we can definitely make a huge profit with the ship’s furnace core."

Eleanor spoke in a very experienced tone: "Either use it as collateral, waiting for the Alliance officials to spend a fortune to ransom the battleship, or dismantle it and sell the materials to the Imperial people..."

With a snapping sound.

Under the efforts of the Blond Witch, the sturdy Magic Furnace Core shook slightly, the pipelines extending to the shield area instantly broke, and a small portion of the light mass surged out from the gap.

Lucia’s expression remained unhurried, the girl switched the high-temperature cutter and skillfully welded the gap shut.

Lin Lan instinctively reached out to touch the magic light points in mid-air, only to discover they were like slippery fish, quickly avoiding his fingertips and disappearing into the air in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Lucia hopped up, the girl extended her hand, and the ethereal magic light points gathered in her palm.

She grasped the light points and cautiously placed them into the glass bottle she wore close to her body.

"A Witch is naturally adept at utilizing magic power resources."

Seeing Lin Lan’s surprised expression, the girl spoke cheerfully, wearing an expression of ’I’m quite impressive.’

She winked at the boy: "That’s why Witches can make magic scrolls that obscure the view of the sea."

"After all, the God who once showed favor to the Elves is the source of magic power."

At this moment, Vera’s voice reached everyone’s ears.

"Sister Vera!"

Lucia happily waved her arm at the older sister stepping into the battleship’s core area: "You’re here too!"