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Chapter 348: After the modification - 320 Tai Sui

Chapter 348: After the modification: Chapter 320 Tai Sui

The elevator doors slowly opened, revealing a narrow hallway that led to a spherical space with a diameter of about forty meters.

The inner walls of the space were covered with precision equipment and intricate cables, various indicators blinking incessantly.

At the very center, a large metallic device resembling a gyroscope was suspended, rotating randomly. It seemed to be the core of the Space Jump Engine that Noah had mentioned.

Zhao Zijing’s heartbeat instinctively accelerated, considering Kepler 22b is six hundred light-years from Earth. If the Space Jump Engine could be brought back to the real world, it would mean that Earth’s civilization would open the doors to interstellar colonization, officially leaving the cradle of the Solar System and embarking on a journey to the stars and seas.

Its value is hard to measure in monetary terms.

"The last mutated monster is just ahead."

The spider robot hurried forward, and soon at the bottom of the spherical space, there was a layer of slow-moving flesh adhered.

It’s about half a meter thick, with hair and blood vessels irregularly distributed on its surface. Numerous exposed nerves tangled with cables, creating ripples as the gyroscope rotated.

The spider robot extended its mechanical arm, shooting a laser to cut a slit on the "Tai Sui’s" surface. Not only did no blood seep out, but the wound also quickly healed.

"This thing’s self-healing speed is very fast, my Von Neumann Automaton cannot eliminate it without harming the Space Jump Engine, so I need your help."

Dr. Noah said, "Kill it, and everything will end. As a reward, I can provide the technology blueprints of the Space Engine on a USB stick."

Zhao Zijing’s finger twitched unconsciously, taking a deep breath, "As a reward, that’s a bit too generous."

"On our Earth, Apple Company’s market value is 3.8 trillion US Dollars, Microsoft market value is 3.36 trillion US Dollars, and Heng Da’s market value is negative 2.4 trillion yuan.

If we bring the entire set of Space Engine technology back, start an interstellar colonization company, its value would be at least ten Apples, or negative 115 Heng Das."

Li Cheng casually said, "I’ve already thought of a name, let’s call it Anran Company, interstellar colonization, safe travels, and sudden arrivals."

Zhao Zijing’s eye twitched, "Uh... wasn’t Anran Company the unlucky energy company that almost caused the United States economic crisis due to financial fraud? The name isn’t very auspicious."

"Then Kodak Company, harvested wood, mission accomplished."

"It’s already reorganized."

"Lehman Brothers, thunderous and swift, roaming the universe."

"Bankrupted."

"Jianlibao, want to be healthy? Drink Jianlibao."

"You’ve stopped acting and started reciting ads, right?" Zhao Zijing’s eyelid twitched wildly, "Can’t you come up with a more auspicious, less depressing name?"

"Sorry, can’t do that."

Li Cheng spread his hands, "I’ve never had much luck in business. Last time a friend brought me to invest in a film, everything was settled, the cast included Wu ○ Fan, Li ○ Feng, Wu ○ Bo, Fan ○ Bing, Zheng ○ Shuang..."

??? What an all-star cast of Pure Hell, is the Chaoyang District Prison’s Spring Festival Gala short on people?

Zhao Zijing’s face showed a pained expression, feeling that if she continues to stay with Ant Feng, phantom limb pain would appear sooner or later.

But she also knew, in such a critical situation, Ant Feng was still joking around with good reason, so she stopped using telekinesis to lift the flesh, silently observing.

Unfamiliar with the trivial matters of the other Earth, Noah the Priest paused for a moment, calmly said, "We’re limited in time..."

"Limited in time? I don’t think so."

Li Cheng grinned, "Remember the task restriction? Survive for 48 hours, it’s been less than 24 hours, we still have plenty of time."

With that, he sat down on the spot, took out mahjong, poker cards, Uno cards, Monopoly, appearing completely unhurried.

"System sets task time usually in two ways, one is very strict, forcing players to make every move correctly, finishing the target just in time."

Li Cheng shuffled the poker cards, speaking cheerfully, "The other is giving a relatively broad time limit, if one can decode the worldview, complete hidden tasks, it will greatly reduce risks, shorten task duration, and accomplish the target in advance."

The spider robot calmly said, "Sounds like the second scenario."

"Exactly, if we help you activate the Space Jump Engine, directly leap to Kepler 22b’s planetary orbit, completely eliminate collapse risk, the remaining time would become idle time."

Li Cheng smiled, "This possibility’s premise is that we deciphered the worldview, completed hidden tasks."

"Wait," Zhao Zijing also realized, "Didn’t we kill the Wing Membrane Demon count?"

"Of course... it didn’t count."

Li Cheng spread his hands, "Our process of entering the tower was basically linear, there was no room for choice. The only choice was whether to listen to the Demon’s suggestion at that time.

And just when we were hesitating, the Demon suddenly attacked, and throughout the subsequent battle, it didn’t use the Flash skill until death.

The mutated monster, unlike players, doesn’t have cooldown restrictions. To lure someone to kill it, it should first attack the most threatening Talisman Nail, or me.

Unless, the Flash wasn’t voluntarily triggered by it but came from an external order, like the Space Jump Engine’s designated teleportation."

"Huh?"

Zhao Zijing’s pupils shrank, "Wait, who’s controlling the Space Jump Engine? Noah or this flesh? If the goal was to kill the Wing Membrane Demon, it could’ve been easier, just teleport it far outside the tower, exiling it.

Or directly embed it into the wall.

At least, if the Demon was passively attacking, why not stop and inform us?"

"From the Demon’s perspective, after severely injuring Andre, both sides can foresee a fight is inevitable with only one survivor, no need to waste words explaining.

As for why not exile the Demon, I guess one, it couldn’t be done, Space Engine’s supply insufficient, unable to locate and control such a small yet highly energetic target.

Secondly, the mastermind needed to ensure the Demon stopped communicating with players, thus prioritizing the destruction of the severed head in the Demon’s hand during teleportation, making it unable to speak."

Li Cheng spoke casually, Zhao Zijing suddenly remembered, indeed, the severed head in the Demon’s hand was destroyed immediately at the time.

"Looking at this layer’s situation, the only thing that can mobilize the Space Engine is the flesh occupying the core beneath, merged with the engine."

Li Cheng chuckled, stood up, walked through the descending hallway, condescendingly overlooking the flesh with hair and blood vessels, "I was correct, true Noah the Priest."