Chapter 196: Chapter 196: New Weapon - Fenrir Type VI (Seeking Full Subscription)
BANG! BANG! BANG! This wasn’t the sound of someone being hit, but of Noah clapping its hands.
Since it was made of iron, the banging sounds were quite reasonable.
"Not only was the match brilliant, but Mr. Lu Luo’s explanation was also very insightful," Noah said.
"I believe many people now understand the reasoning. Never underestimate your opponent under any circumstances.
Because you never know how many trump cards your opponent truly holds.
Mr. Lu Luo accomplished what others didn’t even dare to imagine, and that is why he won.
Of course, Ms. Bai Yuetong has also received 4,000 Tokens. This is undoubtedly a significant amount of resources, enough to exchange for many things here.
Many items in the Game Center are excellent. You can even exchange them for knowledge and concepts not found inside the Wall!
I believe Ms. Bai Yuetong will be very interested in this."
Bai Yuetong didn’t know what this blathering robot was all about. However, seeing Lu Luo so compliant in front of it, she figured the boss behind this robot must be quite formidable. Therefore, she decided it would be better for her to keep a low profile.
"Alright. It’s all within my control," she said.
Noah’s electronic eyes flickered rapidly.
"Hahaha, Ms. Bai Yuetong, you’re quite humorous. I very much like your personality and abilities.
May I be so bold as to ask if you would be willing to become the new Defender?
Although you lack combat abilities, I greatly admire your wisdom. The games here should suit you!
As a researcher, Ms. Bai Yuetong, you must face many daily frustrations related to technology, support, and concepts.
If you could stay, many issues could be easily resolved, and you would gain access to resources that not even the entire human world can provide. What do you think?"
After Noah finished speaking, it didn’t look at Bai Yuetong but stared at Lu Luo beside her.
Lu Luo squinted slightly. He made no extra movements and didn’t interfere with Bai Yuetong’s choice.
He knew Noah wouldn’t allow him to interfere with her decision either.
Resources that the whole human world can’t provide? This guy sure talks big.
Bai Yuetong was smart, and she clearly sensed something was off about the atmosphere.
Although she found this place quite enticing, she didn’t want to cause any more trouble for Lu Luo and the others at this time.
So, with a smile, she shook her head at Noah.
"No thanks, little robot! He was the one who won, not me. If it had been a normal game, I would have lost just now.
Besides, if it weren’t for saving someone, I don’t like gambling to begin with!
As for concepts and such, I can think about them on my own. And if I can’t figure them out, I have him!"
Bai Yuetong’s refusal shocked many of the seasoned gamers nearby, but they didn’t dare to speak up at that moment.
Noah didn’t get angry. As for the nickname ’little robot’—well, how to put it? It was quite excellent.
Noah didn’t try to persuade her further. Even if Bai Yuetong was a genius among geniuses, Noah’s status and position made such efforts unnecessary.
"Alright then, you two take care!"
"Yes, Lord Noah."
"What? What did you say? Noah? You’re saying it’s Noah?" Bai Yuetong looked at the little robot in surprise.
Noah smiled but said nothing more, nor did it explain.
Lu Luo also offered no explanation. He had always been wary of Noah, although such wariness seemed quite futile.
And so, Lu Luo left with a still-shocked Bai Yuetong and a hefty sum of 4,000 Tokens.
Becoming fully corporeal in the Game Center, Qi Xinzhu saw the two holding hands and involuntarily bit her lip. However, she maintained her composure and promptly handed the keys to them.
"There are 13 keys in total. We can go now."
With Bai Yuetong’s intelligence, she knew the moment she saw the door that only 75 Tokens were needed to leave this place safely.
So she immediately understood what Qi Xinzhu and the others meant.
"Are we leaving now?"
"Yes, we have enough Tokens. Let’s go now!"
Lu Luo nodded. Although this place seemed wonderful and offered benefits, the risks involved were simply too great.
Even though Noah appeared harmless and benevolent, one couldn’t truly treat it as a harmless entity.
It’s an Eighth Order Calamity, the Monarch of the Smart Mechanical Beings!
The docile side it shows is just a facade. One must look beyond appearances to see the essence.
If the essence is like the Big Bad Wolf, wouldn’t that be better?
Alright, Lu Luo didn’t quite understand what Noah’s essence was or its original intentions, but he just didn’t want to continue interacting with Noah. If he had to give a reason, it would be that the Doomsday Disc was guiding him!
Just as they were about to leave, Bai Yuetong tugged at Lu Luo’s hand.
"I still have 4,020 Tokens here! I just checked, and the design diagram for the Dark Energy Particle Sniper Cannon is only 900 Tokens.
With these 4,000 Tokens, we can exchange for so many things. Are we really leaving all that behind?"
Hearing Bai Yuetong, Lu Luo hesitated. The items here were too valuable.
Many items, if brought inside the Wall, would be priceless treasures that money couldn’t buy.
Especially for Bai Yuetong, many design diagrams and similar items were of great value.
If they didn’t seize this opportunity, the chances of obtaining these items in the future were too slim!
Qi Xinzhu remained quiet beside them, and Gu Fangyi didn’t speak either. Only the somewhat money-minded Zhou Kai added a remark.
"Since we’re not planning to come back anyway, why not spend all the Tokens here?"
Lu Luo was silent for a moment. He finally nodded, turned to Bai Yuetong, and said,
"You have 1 minute. The rest of you have 30 seconds. Spend the remaining Tokens!"
"Yes!" Everyone immediately scattered.
But just a few seconds later, Bai Yuetong started shouting.
"Lu Luo, come help me! I can’t hold it!"
Lu Luo was somewhat puzzled. What was she doing? But when he saw what was in Bai Yuetong’s hands, his confusion completely turned into surprise.
Bai Yuetong was struggling to hold up a rather strangely shaped alloy greatsword.
She simply couldn’t lift such a heavy weapon, so she could only prop it up with her hands and wait for Lu Luo to come over.
"What are you doing? Didn’t you want to exchange for design diagrams?"
Bai Yuetong shook her head and said proudly,
"I only exchanged for the design diagram of the Dark Energy Particle Sniper Cannon; that’s a technological barrier we can’t overcome on our own.
As for other design diagrams, if you just tell me such a thing exists, I can figure out the specifics myself!
So I don’t need design diagrams for anything else!"
Bai Yuetong’s eyes glittered. She had seen many blueprints, and after a single glance, she could grasp the general concept.
The concept is the most important thing.
Noah valued Bai Yuetong’s grasp of concepts highly, which was why it had wanted her to stay.
When Bai Yuetong said she could devise the content just by knowing the concept, it wasn’t mere bragging. Understanding one principle often illuminates others; that’s frequently the case.
"Then this sword, why did you exchange for this?"
"I know you haven’t had your own weapon for a long time. I don’t understand alchemical weapons, but I do understand mechanical weapons.
This sword is the second most expensive mechanical weapon here, priced at 3,100 Tokens.
Check it out! This kind of heavy weapon should really suit you now."
Women only slow down your sword-drawing speed, but a wealthy woman won’t. A wealthy woman will just buy you a better sword.
Stop trying so hard, Lu Luo. Effort is useless. Find yourself more wealthy women!
Lu Luo was also somewhat surprised. The mechanical greatsword before him, well, it looked incredibly formidable and complex.
Moreover, he really did lack a main combat weapon.
Looking at the greatsword, Lu Luo didn’t know what emotions he should express.
"Bai Yuetong, thanks."
"Hehehe!" Dumb Hair could only giggle foolishly at this time.
Lu Luo grabbed the greatsword, and the Observer simultaneously provided its attributes.
[Fenrir Type VI]
Grade: Epic
Attack: 20-85
Effect 1 - Sixfold Separation: The blade can be separated into: No. 1 Main Battle Greatsword, No. 2 Auxiliary Combat Blade, Nos. 3-4 Flanking Serrated Swords, and Nos. 5-6 Thin-Wing Daggers.
Effect 2 - Energy Core: Fenrir Type VI can perfectly channel your energy.
Description 1: This is an extremely heavy weapon. You need at least 25 points of strength to wield it perfectly.
Description 2: Used during the Mechanical Crisis by Fenrir, a Seventh Tier Smart Mechanical Being war weapon.
This sword was just too powerful!
Lu Luo wanted to thank Bai Yuetong, but he suddenly realized he didn’t have an appropriate way to do so.
Should he offer his body in return? That doesn’t seem quite right either.
"Uh, this sword... thank you, really."
Lu Luo was a bit awkward, but Bai Yuetong appeared quite nonchalant.
"Heehee! Let’s hurry and go. Time is almost up. If we’re late, we’ll have to join the next round of games, and that would be too troublesome!"
"Alright!"
Possessing Noah’s Star, Lu Luo directly stowed away the Fenrir Type VI. Then, with everyone in tow, he pushed open the door leading out of the amusement park.
「In the small courtyard」
The clown Zhou Ke’er approached Noah.
"They’ve used up all their Tokens."
"Effort yields reward. That’s a good thing."
"Is it not necessary to keep Lu Luo and Bai Yuetong? After all, they seem to be candidates Your Lordship is very satisfied with, right?"
"Indeed, I am very satisfied, especially with Miss Bai Yuetong. She’s simply my ideal candidate.
Without any Sequences or abilities, she has achieved so much. It’s truly astonishing!"
"Then why did Your Lordship not keep Bai Yuetong?"
"According to your human saying, ’a melon plucked too early isn’t sweet.’ It’s not the time yet.
Oh, by the way, cola is sweet, isn’t it?"
"Ah? Yes, cola is sweet."
Zhou Ke’er didn’t understand why Noah asked this, but he responded based on his own understanding.
To him, cola certainly was a type of sweet beverage.
However, what he didn’t know was that if Lu Luo were there, he would have definitely explained cola’s specific taste in detail.
The taste of cola is actually a blend of bitter, astringent, and sweet flavors.
Unfortunately, Zhou Ke’er wasn’t Lu Luo, and he could never imagine that all their hard struggles in the Game Center meant less to Noah than an accurate description of a beverage’s taste.
"Good, as long as it’s sweet.
Go inside the East Ring Wall and spend some time with them. Then, apologize to that little girl on my behalf."
"Does Your Lordship need to apologize as well?"
"The world within the Wall is, after all, the domain of humans, where Exotic Species cannot move about freely.
Moreover, if humans were truly that weak, they would have perished long ago. There are still some talented individuals among them.
Remember to apologize to that little girl. Be humble about it. Otherwise, you will definitely die."
Definitely die? That little girl named Qiao Xiao Mi? Zhou Ke’er nodded.
"I understand, Your Lordship. Is there anything else?"
"The apology is merely incidental. Your real task is to keep an eye on Bai Yuetong for me.
Nightmare Demon is in the East Ring, and he’s grown too reckless.
Young people often don’t understand how to follow rules, and their actions can easily cross boundaries.
An Eighth Order Exotic Species that loses its sanity will pose a threat to the world and could harm what I desire."
"I understand!"
「Elsewhere」
Lu Luo and his five companions stood at the entrance of the Southern Ring amusement park, all with strange expressions.
The apocalyptic, mechanized crisis they had envisioned had not materialized.
The amusement park was operating as usual, and the crowds coming and going seemed completely unaware of what Lu Luo and his group had experienced.
"Lu Luo, what’s going on?"
Qi Xinzhu had experienced the Nightmare Demon’s world, so she wasn’t unfamiliar with the ability of high-level Exotic Species to distort and shape space.
But compared to Noah’s amusement park, the Nightmare Demon’s world was much cruder.
Noah’s amusement park, however, felt both logical and reasonable to them.
Aside from the various unique games, there wasn’t the slightest sense of the alienation typical of an Alternate Space.
This was probably the difference between a mature Eighth Order Exotic Species and a newly promoted one.
Lu Luo wasn’t too clear about the mechanics of the amusement park world. At Noah’s level, even those with a Grade S Sequence couldn’t hold their ground.
Thus, he could only speculate about the situation.
"The world we were in previously should belong to Noah’s Domain, a Domain constructed over a long period.
This Domain is already quite stable. After all, it has its own unique way of functioning.
So, the group truly pulled into the game space just now consisted of only 98 people.
And these 98 people likely had no contact with others, so after we disappeared, no one else noticed anything.
Of course, all this is just my personal guess. No one can clearly describe a Calamity’s true power."
"Don’t think too much about it. The opponent is not an existence we can comprehend. Let’s go back, I’m exhausted!"
Bai Yuetong was still clutching the design plans she had exchanged for. She and Qiao Xiao Mi were just ordinary humans.
The day’s events—the amusement park, the deep-sea adventure, and then the gambling game—had utterly exhausted her.
Right now, all she wanted was to find a place to sleep soundly and sort through the day’s events in her mind.
"Isn’t your brother still inside? Aren’t you worried about their safety?"
Lu Luo reminded her kindly, but Bai Yuetong’s attitude was not so kind.
"Why bother with them? If they can’t even make it out of a place like this, they might as well be dead.
And that Jin Chen, just let him die quickly! I’d be annoyed if he even died slowly.
And that old woman, Gu Wanyun, I don’t know what’s so good about her singing that so many people in the Alliance like her."
Bai Yuetong’s harsh words made Lu Luo understand their next step: return to the East Ring first.
"Understood! Let’s go."