Chapter 447: Two Divine Artifacts

By the time Donald found the hiding place of the deep-sea serpent Leviathan, the Sea God Bassetto had also completed the absorption of divine power. As a sea god, it was easy for him to absorb and integrate such powers from beings like the deep-sea serpent, who also belonged to the marine realm.

With his power slightly enhanced, Bassetto’s eyes lit up upon seeing so many materials, especially those two divine substances that could be used to forge true divine artifacts. One was the shell of a deep-sea giant turtle that had existed for who knew how long, and the other was the backbone of a deep-sea giant whale. Judging from the still-strong divine radiance emanating from them, it seemed these two beings must have been powerful semi-gods—either prey of Leviathan or remnants discovered by the deep-sea serpent.

“How should we divide these?” Bassetto asked, licking his lips as he stared at the massive semi-god remains, each at least hundreds of feet in size.

Donald could tell this guy was extremely eager for these divine artifacts, likely due to their scarcity. After thinking for a moment, he suggested, “Since there are two such large divine artifacts, let’s give one to each of us. I see that Your Highness Bassetto previously used a secondary divine-grade round shield, suggesting you focus on close combat. How about this semi-god turtle shell? It’s perfect for forging a divine armor. With such armor, even lower-tier gods would find it hard to break through your defenses…”

Hearing Donald’s words, Bassetto’s face lit up with joy, but he soon shook his head slightly dejectedly. “According to our previous agreement, this division would put Your Highness Donald at a disadvantage. But I really need these materials, so I’ll owe you an extra favor. Unfortunately, I’m not good at forging divine artifacts and will have to pay a price by seeking help from another true god to turn them into divine artifacts!”

Upon hearing this, Donald suddenly smiled and said, “Although I’m not a true god in the field of forging, I believe few in the entire main world can surpass me in alchemy. It’s quite easy for me to create a divine artifact core. How about letting me take care of it?”

“Really?” Bassetto asked, both surprised and hesitant to believe it.

“How about you take a look at this, ‘Wrath of Nature’?” Donald didn’t explain further. Instead, he simply threw the divine artifact in his hand to Bassetto to examine.

As soon as Bassetto took hold of Donald’s long spear—the divine artifact—he felt the immense power surging within it.

“This…”

Bassedo, who had now been a true god for ten years, was by no means a novice god either. He quickly realized that the true divine artifact in his hands was the most powerful primary divine artifact he had ever seen. Both its materials and the powers bestowed upon it were extremely strong and perfect, with even the potential to surpass the limits of primary divine artifacts and become intermediate divine artifacts.
“What a powerful divine artifact!”
Now, Bassedo was completely convinced by Donald’s words. If one could create such a powerful divine artifact, crafting a divine artifact core should be a trivial task.
Thus, Donald took both of these massive materials for divine artifacts. Bassedo didn’t try to claim the other scattered divine artifacts either, because once Donald completed the divine artifact armor core he had promised, its value would be countless times that of these materials.
As for the remaining ordinary materials and precious sea products, Donald suggested dividing them evenly. Bassedo knew the other party didn’t really care about these things, but since his kingdom was newly established, he indeed needed these resources, so he simply took them.
Having obtained the two desired materials, Donald didn’t set off immediately for the next destination. Instead, he had someone guard nearby while he searched for a deserted island at sea to begin forging the divine artifact.
Although the underwater environment was similar, Donald, accustomed to human life, still found the sea oppressive, which was why he chose a deserted island to start the forging process.
Under Bassedo’s eager gaze, three days later, the divine artifact armor core made from the shell of a semi-divine deep-sea turtle was finally completed.
Donald refined the enormous turtle shell, with a diameter of nearly 500 feet, to one-tenth of its original size and added materials such as refined gold, blue-patterned magic metal, and cold steel to make the armor core even more durable.
With this foundation, along with the immortal attributes of the divine artifact granted by its powers, Donald could envision a powerful defensive armor capable of resisting attacks from intermediate divine artifacts.
Once completed, the armor was about 20 feet tall, perfectly fitting Bassedo’s true form. It was a half-body armor design, with a unified, shiny, and hard chest plate. The slightly curved structure of the pectoral muscles allowed it to absorb some external attacks, providing better protection for its wearer. On the shoulders, Donald designed a pair of streamlined, hard horns based on the standard knight’s armor design, which could also be used to counterattack enemies during defense.

The waist and abdomen area features a four-segmented plating design, intended to enable Basedo to use the strength of his waist for twisting and striking. The entire armor isn’t particularly ornate, but it’s form-fitting and practical—a true weapon for battle.

Setting aside Basedo, who eagerly took the artifact and rushed to get started, determined to complete the final step in its creation and endow it with sovereign powers, Donald planned to build a magic ship using the thousand-foot-long backbone of a deep-sea whale. He had long wanted to craft a large magic ship from superior materials. Although the original magic ship appeared very powerful to outsiders, it was modified from the undead pirate ship of a legendary lich, so its performance and size didn’t meet Donald’s own standards.

In his past life, whether through anime or movies, he had seen many models of superships or warships. Compared to those, the old pirate-ship design was like the difference between a small raft and a motorboat.

While guarding Basedo as he completed the artifact, Donald had already essentially finished constructing the hull of the new magic ship. This time, the hull was designed to be more streamlined and rational, with a total length of 1,800 feet—equivalent to 560 to 570 meters—in length and a width of 250 feet. The original magic ship paled in comparison, like a lifeboat on the Titanic.

Most importantly, no matter how powerful the previous magic ship was, it was merely at the level of a legendary alchemical device. But this magic ship, with its structure built from divine materials, was truly a precursor to an artifact. However, Donald still needed some time to carefully consider how to endow this massive artifact with the appropriate sovereign powers.