Chapter 529: 528
Lu Zixun returned to his apartment when he realized that he had forgotten something.
He forgot to ask Gu Beihan why he had to be careful of Yang Guohong.
Sitting on the sofa pondering for a while, Lu Zixun figured he could take some time to check on Yang Guohong himself.
“The channels will be restored, the Three-layered World also harbors Ancient Gods, Gomora wants to sacrifice all humanity of the Crimson Land, test subjects that seem useless might have other uses.”
Sending these pieces of information to Ge Changming, Lu Zixun, as a salted fish, began to empty his brain.
Tomorrow, he was to enter the ruins with Lin Siyin and others, an excellent opportunity for Lu Zixun to survey the situation of these ruins.
Mainly, he needed to check if the ruins were habitable.
As for the myriad problems Xiong Kang prattled on about, Ling had already made plans.
Thinking about these matters, Lu Zixun fell asleep without realizing it.
“Captain, the twisting in the Abyss is increasing by the day, we need more Chattering Gold to seal the surface.”
Right now, by the Abyss, Gu Linchuan had a headache.
The rate of the increase in distortion was simply too fast, so fast that even the Night Watchmen didn’t know how to handle it.
“Chattering Gold can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause! Have you found the reason for the increase in distortion?”
Although he said this, Gu Linchuan still ordered more Chattering Gold to be brought over.
“We analyzed many reasons, ultimately believing it to be the Void!”
A scientist dressed in a white lab coat came over and said nervously, “The distortion originates from the Void, and if something happens within the Void, the distortion will increase as well.”
Hearing this, Gu Linchuan felt an even greater headache.
Of all places that could have problems, it just had to be within the Void, meaning that this problem was essentially unsolvable.
Gu Linchuan remained silent for a moment before slowly asking, “At this rate, when will the distortion in the Abyss spread out?”
“Captain…”
After a pause, the scientist pursed his lips, “It has already spread out, though only in small amounts, like water in a swimming pool. We can classify this into four stages.”
“First Order, when water has just begun to be poured in, people standing in the swimming pool will only feel very cold, somewhat uncomfortable.”
“Second Order, when the water reaches up to their waist, they can only stand forcedly in the water.”
“Third Order is when the water reaches their necks, some people can float, while others are directly drowned.”
“Fourth Order is when the water submerges their heads, those who didn’t learn to swim in the Third Order will drown directly.”
Hearing this, Gu Linchuan inhaled sharply, “Is there no way to solve this situation?”
“There is.”
After some thought, the scientist nodded, “If the Chattering Gold, which hinders the will’s distortion from spreading, is used to construct an enclosed city, raising the pool’s height so water can’t enter, humans would have more breathing time.”
“I’m talking about a permanent cure!”
A visibly agitated Gu Linchuan shouted.
“No way.”
The scientist flinched and said with a pained expression: “Distortion is fundamentally an unreasonable energy; despite our prolonged research, we haven’t found a way to counteract distortion.”
The choice on how to use the limited Chattering Gold fell into Gu Linchuan’s hands.
Faced with such decisions, Gu Linchuan was extremely conflicted.
One option was to reduce the water outlet speed, and the other was to elevate the ground to prevent flooding.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Linchuan still chose the former.
After making this decision, Gu Linchuan sighed, aged by more than just ten years,
Gu Linchuan, constantly combatting the distortion with Spiritual Energy, felt exceptionally weary and muttered to himself, “Perhaps, I should rest.”
Gu Linchuan didn’t believe the distortion would cease pouring into the Crimson Land.
Thus, as long as the spread to the Crimson Land was slowed, there was still hope for humanity.
…
“Didn’t you say the ruins were absolutely safe?”
Seeing the expression on Lu Zixun’s face, Lin Siyin quietly said, “The instructor didn’t specify, just mentioned that the ruins are too variable. We should steer clear of the strange creatures and if possible, gather some ores to exchange for points.”
If Lu Zixun had known that Yang Runwu would discuss the situation in the ruins, he wouldn’t have skipped class. Now, Lu Zixun was beyond regret.
He had attended only one training class, and regarding what was inside the ruins, he knew absolutely nothing.
Having heard Wang Linfan speak, Lu Zixun’s mouth twitched, this was indeed awkward.
“The contents of the ruins, presumably, your instructors have already taught you. Everyone, proceed with caution, the ruins are not the Trial Tower.”
“These teleportation gates all lead to the same ruins, just that we’ve made several to save resources,”
Wang Linfan lightly coughed and said solemnly, “Alright, everyone gather around, we’re preparing to enter the ruins now.”
Lu Zixun felt that this teleportation gate wasn’t very reliable; it looked too fancy.
Approaching the teleportation gate, Lu Zixun stood silently before four or five colorful gates.
It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Xiong Kang, but now, more than ever, he needed to be cautious.
After all, the network VV used was not from the Demon Country.
Regarding this, Lu Zixun was about to send a message about the artificial intelligence in the Demon Country when he suddenly stopped,
paused for a while, deleted all the text in the message box, and sent only a “Hmm.”
Before Lu Zixun could fully appreciate the engine of the ruins, the second message from Xiong Kang came: “I suggest giving up and thinking of a new method. After all, with current technology, there’s no artificial intelligence, but plenty of artificial stupidity.”
Having received the designs from Xiong Kang, the corners of Lu Zixun’s mouth slightly curled up.
It felt as if this thing was custom made for the Demon Country.
“I managed to find you the blueprint for the large-scale ruins. Although it’s troublesome to design and activation needs the Power of Faith, it also requires artificial intelligence.”
Having had a good sleep, Lu Zixun woke up to this great news from Xiong Kang.
…
Lu Zixun squinted his eyes and asked,
“It is safe, staying around the teleportation gates is very safe.”
Sweeping her eyes around the surroundings, Lin Siyin whispered, “However, every year there are those who arrogantly venture deep into the ruins, hence the institute repeatedly reminds us.”
“Oh.”
Thoughtfully nodding, Lu Zixun continued to ask, “Siyin, based on what you’ve said, is the area inside the ruins vast?”
“You want to die, you!”
With cheeks flushed, Lin Siyin looked around to see that no one was paying attention before she relaxed, “Outside, you should address me as captain!”
“Alright, captain.”
Before Lin Siyin could answer Lu Zixun’s question, they heard Wang Linfan speak, “The trial in the ruins begins, everyone be cautious, may the Crimson be with you!”