Chapter 2593: The Will to Bury an Old Era
As expected! Being well-prepared was the right call!
This Wisdom Sect terminal database had been lying dormant in the fish's belly for 2.2 billion years, decayed to this extent. The moment it was freed from suppression, it immediately showed signs of activity?
Back then, who knows what caused it to fall into the Minghe Star Domain?
The truth has long been buried in the river of history. Perhaps only by truly activating this data terminal can we get a glimpse of what happened!
Wang Youzhi clicked his tongue in amazement:
(๑͡°ก͡°) "As expected of the highest technological crystallization of the Eternal Era. Even after over two billion years of time's passage, it still cannot be worn away?"
"The moment it broke free from the suppression of the Minghe force field, it started trying to absorb energy and reboot itself?"
Jiangnan's eyes sharpened: "Don't let this thing boot up yet. We don't know what the situation really is! The terminal database contains backup data of all consciousness entities from the Wisdom Sect's Silicon race!"
"If the highest intelligence of the Wisdom Sect awakens, then based on what Dazhi said about the level of the late Eternal Era, just this one terminal alone wouldn't be something we could handle easily!"
"When that happens, this thing won't be an opportunity—it'll be a disaster!"
Wang Youzhi grinned:
(￢↼￢) "Relax, don't you know whose territory this is?"
As he spoke, the figure of Black God suddenly materialized above the terminal database. With a single stomp, a massive black cube-shaped coffin completely enveloped the terminal database, isolating it from the inside out!
Black God laughed: "Let's head back to the Lost Kingdom first and figure out how to digest this thing!"
With a snap of his fingers, everyone found themselves already hovering over the Lost Kingdom.
The Lost Kingdom had now been transformed into an extremely prosperous starry-way relay station. Especially during the preparation period, the flow of visitors had skyrocketed!
Even moving all this stuff here wouldn't be noticed by the people in the Lost Kingdom.
This was a higher level of space—within the dimensional gap, Black God called the shots.
He could do whatever he wanted.
In a stretch of void space bathed in starlight, the enormous terminal database floated, surrounded by a pile of junk.
Dawei Tianlong pulled a long face: "If you were going to act, why didn't you do it sooner? I've been grunting and pulling here for ages—I've lost weight from exhaustion!"
And even this massive Dawei Tianlong looked extremely tiny next to the terminal database.
At this moment, everyone looked up at the terminal, deeply troubled.
Chong Feiyu scratched her head incessantly:
(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ٥)୨ "We've got the opportunity in hand, but the problem is how to digest it. No one knows whether this thing is a treasure chest or Pandora's box once it's turned on..."
Jiangnan grinned: "A bunch of half-baked people like us putting our heads together won't come up with anything useful anyway."
"Let's call in a professional to help us evaluate. Sister Li Bing asked me to find some fun stuff for her back then..."
"Isn't this fun enough?"
With that, he made a call to Li Bing.
...
At the Dawn Laboratory on Ice God Star, Li Bing was currently cutting Glazed Horn, analyzing it with professional instruments. Staring at the scrolling data, she seemed a bit irritable.
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Tch—Why won't it match? It shouldn't be like this? This crappy lab—so many ideas can't be realized here. Aaaah!"
Li Bing scratched her head in frustration, just as Yang Cheng ran in holding a smart brain:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ) "Ice... Ice God? Your phone..."
Without turning around, Li Bing waved her hand:
(︶～︶〃)ﾉ "I'm not taking it! Didn't I tell you not to disturb me during my research?"
Yang Cheng sweated profusely:
(•́ω•̀٥) "But... but it's South God calling. He said he found something fun for you and asked you to come take a look."
Li Bing tilted her head: (๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Xiao Nan?"
With a flick of her vine whip, she grabbed the smart brain.
ᕦ(˵ಡ̫ಡ) "What fun thing? Unless it's something as important as making babies with me, don't call me over, sister is busy~"
"Oh, by the way, I've finished the upgrade for the Vine Weapon. Come by when you have time."
On the other end of the line, Jiangnan's mouth twitched. So as long as it's about making babies, you're available?
"Aren't you always saying our technology level is too low? I got my hands on a Silicon terminal database. Fun enough?"
Li Bing froze on the spot, her mind going blank as if hit by a sledgehammer.
(๑ʘ̅口ʘ̅๑)!!!
Her heart was instantly filled with immense joy—the kind of excitement that made you want to dance and jump on the spot.
ᕦ(*º口º) "Ha? You went to the Guangke Star Domain? That reckless?"
A Silicon terminal database? Is that really something you can just get your hands on?
"Hehehe—don't worry about how I got it. Get over here quick, I need your advice!"
Li Bing: !!!
ﾚ(ﾟꇴﾟ;)ﾍ "Don't move! Stay right where you are—I'm coming to kiss you right now!"
With that, she tossed the smart brain aside and ran out like the wind, her face flushed red.
But suddenly remembering something, she dashed back into the lab, pulled a preserved plum candy from her drawer, popped it into her mouth, and ran out again. Halfway, she slapped her own head in annoyance.
She yanked a bracelet off her wrist, pulled it hard until the bracelet expanded into a circle, and tossed it forward. It instantly transformed into a dimensional star gate.
٩(*♡ヮ♡)۶ "Ahahaha! Here I come~"
With that, she plunged headfirst into it.
Yang Cheng stared dumbfounded at Li Bing, who was exploding with excitement. What could get the Ice God this worked up? He'd never seen anything like it.
Yang Cheng's eyes gleamed as he looked at the ring, crouching down to admire it up close.
He couldn't help but let out an "Ooh hoho~" sound.
...
In the void starry sky of the dimensional gap, Li Bing, wearing her white lab coat, ran over like a small whirlwind.
The moment she arrived, she saw the impossibly huge terminal database.
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Sis—is this it? Ooh hohoho—such a huge mechanical prosthetic? A ship model I've never seen before! Aaaaah—treasures! They're all treasures!"
Jiangnan smirked smugly:
(๑¯ิꇴ¯ิ) "You see~ Mmph—!"
Before he could finish, Li Bing rushed up and chomped down on him, kissing him with such intensity that it left afterimages.
It was more ferocious than a zombie biting someone!
Jiangnan was completely stunned by the kiss. Green light shimmered across his body, restoring him every time it flashed.
Li Bing's innate spiritual skill was Memeda—a restoration method like this, Jiangnan had only experienced after returning from the 53rd district!
At this rate, his health bar was filling up to the point of overflowing, you know?
And the most important thing—it tasted like preserved plum!
After a bout of Memeda, Jiangnan was completely dazed, swaying like he'd been drinking.
(❥⁼̴△⁼̴❥) "Y-you actually went for it, huh?"
Li Bing wiped her mouth excitedly, then turned around sheepishly to look at Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao.
(⌒ꇴ⌒;)୨ "S-sorry—I couldn't help it. Borrowed a few kisses. Want me to give you girls a few too? Hehe~"
Zhong Yingxue's face was red. She covered her face and said:
(ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) "It's... it's fine. I understand."
Xia Yao, on the other hand, looked excited and pulled out her future diary to start recording.
Jiangnan, sucking on the remaining half of the plum candy, also had a flushed old face. So there were bonus gifts, huh?
But Li Bing didn't feel embarrassed at all. She looked up excitedly at the rhomboid crystal, trotted over, and gently stroked it.
٩(꒪ͦﾛ꒪ͦ๑) "Ooh~ ooh hoho—what material is this? Looks so high-end? Xiao Nan, is this really a Wisdom Sect Silicon terminal database? How on earth did you get it?"
Jiangnan grinned: "It is indeed Silicon, but not from this era's Silicon race. Oh, right, don't kiss this thing—it's been soaking in the Golden River..."
As he spoke, Jiangnan recounted the whole story.
Li Bing got even more excited, her face reddening:
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Such a precious treasure? It would be an understatement if I didn't offer myself to you, work like a horse for you, or something like that!"
"Inside might lie all the brilliance of the Eternal Era, right? Even getting a tiny bit of it would be enough to catapult humanity to the top!"
"The Silicon technology blockade would become meaningless. Why not open it up and decipher the data inside?"
Jiangnan scratched his head:
୧(｡･ˇ_ˇ･) "That's exactly what we're worried about. The terminal database is damaged, but no one knows the exact situation. What if the highest intelligence inside hasn't been destroyed? What if it reboots, self-destructs, or does something else? That would be bad."
"So we wanted your advice on how to digest this thing."
Li Bing raised an eyebrow: (๑◔～◔ิ) "Isn't that simple? From the very beginning, don't give them a chance. Swap the tiger cub for the cat, usurp the throne! Even if Silicon consciousness entities are sealed inside, never let them awaken. Kill them on the spot, destroy them, seal them away—that's the safest way."
"Don't even think about cooperation, win-win, or anything like that. I don't know how glorious the late Eternal Era was, but a race capable of creating an army like the Giant God Soldiers—do you think their highest intelligence would cooperate and win with humanity?"
"They'd probably only think about making a comeback, right? Gods never deign to join hands with ants."
Jiangnan squinted—that was exactly his own thought too.
No matter whether any Wisdom Sect consciousness entities remained, they had to be eliminated.
Otherwise, it would definitely become a hidden threat.
The starry sky was a world where people devoured each other. Mercy toward others was cruelty toward oneself.
This was not the time to be a saint!
"All we want is the data. Let the will of the old era be buried along with the era."
"What do you think, Da Zhi?"
Black God said calmly: "The Wisdom Sect's journey ended 2.2 billion years ago in the Minghe Star Domain."
"If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm. You understand that better than anyone."
Jiangnan's eyes narrowed: "Looks like there's nothing to worry about. What you hold in your hand is what's yours."
Li Bing said excitedly: (͡°ꇴ͡°) "If my guess is right, this terminal database should be in an energy-depleted hibernation state—its most vulnerable moment."
"Under normal circumstances, even if the terminal self-destructed, it would never enter such a defenseless state."
"As long as we make some preparations before turning it on, it's not impossible to seize power. This highest intelligence must be taken by one of our people."
Everyone exchanged glances and said in unison:
"Ai Jiang!"