Chapter 1602: Chapter 1602

After the Interstellar Fortress Transformation Factory was completed, Du You immediately put it into use. He directly located a suitable planet in the starry sky and then dragged the factory over to conduct manufacturing on-site.

Du You chose a metal planet; theoretically, this type of planet is the best.

After all, being composed of metal, it’s inherently stronger. The downside is its excessive mass, which results in longer acceleration or deceleration times. However, the advantage is also clear—it has greater tolerance and can endure higher speeds.

Overall, when moving the interstellar fortress over long distances, these metal planets have faster travel speeds and higher mobility. Moreover, due to their larger mass, the firepower of the Star Compression Cannon derived from them is greater.

However, such interstellar fortresses are rarely built because transforming an entirely metal planet is far too difficult. Based on the Alliance’s standard planetary transformation speeds, it would take at least a hundred years or more to modify such a planet. With this much time and resources, wouldn’t it be better to create multiple structures?

After all, in actual combat, the difference doesn’t feel significant—once the defensive layer is breached, it’s just a matter of a single shot.

But for Du You, none of this posed an issue. His factory’s manufacturing time was fixed at one year, and the required materials wouldn’t increase regardless of the type of planet. So naturally, Du You opted for metal planets.

Du You then selected three relatively large and sturdy metal planets and used his interstellar fortress blueprints directly for transformation. This approach was faster, completing the process in about one or two months.

Once this was finished, the second functional building with a Tier 7 rating was also completed.

"I see. Functional buildings with a Tier 7 rating cannot simply mass-produce powerful combat capabilities. The higher the tier of the building, the greater the restrictions, making the Skill Hall comparatively better overall."

"Exactly. Although a Tier 7 world can generate Tier 7 combat strength, the material requirements are its biggest bottleneck. You need the resources to produce these structures, and the materials themselves directly limit the quantity. Furthermore, such constructions cannot be used in other worlds—they’re similar to guardians, and no methods can circumvent this." Lin Yucha added.

Starry Sky Beast Transformation Factory (Tier 7):

Starry Sky Transformed Beast, Level 60: 2 units/month, full price 5,000 black crystal coins/unit

Starry Sky Transformed Beast (Tier 7): 1 unit/year, requires the corpse or live specimen of a Tier 7 Starry Sky Beast; other materials must be provided separately.

Before their eyes stood the second functional building with a Tier 7 rating. This particular building had an additional feature—it could produce peak Tier 6 Starry Sky Transformed Beasts. However, the monthly output was merely two units, which was rather low.

Once the production was complete, Du You understood why the output was so limited—the combat strength was simply too formidable.

The Starry Sky Transformed Beasts created through functional buildings were vastly superior to those fused and modified naturally within this world. The integration process was impeccably perfect, resulting in a rounded starry sky beast the size of a small mountain, with massive amounts of metallic components added to its internal structure.

Its surface was covered in armor made of a special alloy. Not only was its melee combat capability unaffected, but it even became more formidable with increased agility. Opponent firepower was unlikely to land accurately.

Moreover, the movement speed of this Starry Sky Beast was faster, and its ranged attack effectiveness heightened significantly. Being a unified entity without relying on human operation or piloting, it could be equipped with more powerful and numerous weapons.

A single Starry Sky Beast was essentially a massive armory, with firepower equivalent to the combined total of five Tier 6 warships.

Although there was only one Starry Sky Transformed Beast, it would likely emerge victorious even against a fully assembled Tier 6 fleet in direct confrontation. In terms of sheer combat strength, this seemed comparable to Du You’s own power when he was at Tier 6.

Apart from lacking laws in its composition, its combat capabilities might even surpass some lower-tier indigenous divine spirits. This was the extraordinary power of these Starry Sky Transformed Beasts.

Given its immense capabilities, the price wasn’t excessively high. This creation would undeniably become the strongest weapon in Du You’s territory aside from those with a Tier 7 rating. Furthermore, since it wasn’t classified as Tier 7, it could be taken to other worlds.

Reflecting on how the American Alliance once used their Combined Battleships to suppress him, those might not compare to the strength of a single Starry Sky Transformed Beast.

If they ever saw one, their expressions would undoubtedly be priceless. Well, he could consider selling some to the Asia Alliance, letting them handle the publicity. That would certainly stir things up for the American Alliance’s upper class.

However, the Tier 7 Starry Sky Transformed Beasts also shared a similar drawback to the interstellar fortress—special materials. Besides unique resources, they needed the corpses or live specimens of Tier 7 Starry Sky Beasts.

It’s worth noting that Tier 7 Starry Sky Beasts could still be modified directly using the interstellar fortress, although it required some purple crystal coins and was faster and more convenient. Even so, Du You accepted this reality.

There was no choice—the transformed Starry Sky Beasts indeed became stronger post-modification and better suited to this particular world.

These specially modified Starry Sky Beasts possessed top-tier combat strength in this world. Unless a fully equipped and weaponized interstellar fortress was deployed, nothing could rival them.

Each weapon of this level was a doomsday device, banned even by the Star Ring Alliance. Once Du You managed to produce a few, he might truly gain the qualification to negotiate equally with the Star Ring Alliance. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

According to Du You’s calculations, if he used the best materials, the resulting weapon might even stand up against elites in the late Tier 7 stage, surpassing the versatility of Skill Hall’s revival-like transformations.

Nonetheless, material constraints meant the number constructible wouldn’t be very high—this limitation was inevitable.

Whether defending his territory or waging war externally, ultimately relying on guardians remained the most practical approach.

"Although there are quite a few weaknesses and issues, at least it’s a functional building capable of creating powerful combat strength—reaching Tier 7 at that. We should be satisfied. With this, our presence in this world will hold significant weight. Even top-tier forces would hesitate to act recklessly here."

"Master is right. The actual value of this structure is indeed extraordinarily high," Lin Yucha agreed with Du You’s sentiment.

"So, what shall we do next? We seem to be temporarily idle. Since we can’t leave this world yet and must wait for others to act, I’ve decided we’ll utilize the Skill Hall to cultivate here," Du You remarked to the two sisters.