'Hmm?' Li Yu suddenly realized sothing. The true target of these black-armored n was him, and the ones who destroyed Blazing Eye Star were confird to be the Morgan Family. Did that an...
Mo Duo's expression was incredibly gloomy. Not only had her tribesn been almost entirely wiped out, but the mastermind behind it had actually transplanted their eyes onto other creatures to continuously accumulate ntal power.
Such inhuman thods were more than enough to ignite the fury in Mo Duo's heart.
Li Yu pondered for a mont before pulling Peyton in from outside. The man's eyes were unfocused, as if his mind was wandering beyond the heavens.
"Do you know anything about the Morgan Family's plans regarding this?" Li Yu asked, pointing at the severed head.
"Regarding what?" Peyton asked in confusion. He then noticed the anomaly on the head and walked straight over. As he observed it closely, his expression gradually changed.
"Are these... transplanted eyeballs? Interesting. Is this the thod they use to accumulate ntal power for the Ghost God Orb?"
A slight ripple of emotion appeared in his tone as he praised, "What a genius idea, though it probably took them a long ti to figure out how to bypass the rejection reaction."
"Although this allows for the rapid accumulation of ntal power, the ntal power from these types of people will likely co with side effects."
Peyton discerned quite a few details, ultimately offering high praise for the concept. eting Mo Duo's murderous glare, he shook his head and said,
"When I left, the Morgan Family had likely not started this experint yet."
"They invested heavily into this. After all, these consumables possess genuine ntal power."
This matter had clearly piqued Peyton's interest. He muttered softly, "I wonder where they found these people. They couldn't have just robbed the Imperial Academy, could they?"
"The Imperial Academy..." Li Yu's mind stirred. After a mont of thought, he asked, "The Star Glory Empire seems to be continuously training people to control ntal power. What are they doing it for? It can't all be for experints."
"There are many uses. Interrogation, undercover work, protection, piloting chs, and so on..."
"Piloting chs?" A few question marks practically popped up over Li Yu's head. He could understand the forr uses, but was piloting chs what he thought it was?
Peyton returned to his indifferent attitude. "ntal-Linked chs are a relatively important combat force for the Empire. They are huge..."
He thought about it and added, "Extrely huge..."
"But..." Li Yu paused and did not continue. He had wanted to ask if they couldn't just use Artificial Intelligence to control them.
However, he imdiately realized that if they used Artificial Intelligence, the competition would no longer be about the technological content and strength of the chs, but rather whose Artificial Intelligence was more overpowered.
Instead of clashing head-on, one could just hack into the opponent's Artificial Intelligence and take control of their chs.
Therefore, all equipnt controlled by Artificial Intelligence nowadays ca with a manual mode precisely to avoid this vulnerability.
Small armor was fine; even on manual, there was not much delay. But operating large chs manually would be a massive hassle.
Glancing at the "Titan Symbiotic Armor" on Li Yu's body, Peyton seed to recall sothing and, in a rare display of initiative, said, "Most of the Empire's chs were reverse-engineered from Titan Technology."
"Titan Technology uses ntal power as a control thod, so the Empire continued this approach."
Li Yu suddenly understood. So there was this underlying reason. He nodded, dropping the subject, and shifted gears. "Get ready to help modulate a Dual-Attribute Genetic Chain."
"Let's go..." Peyton nodded and was about to follow Li Yu to modulate the gene chain.
"Not right now. Tyron Tower is currently on lockdown, so we have to wait a few days," Li Yu added.
Due to the previous battle, Tyron Tower had just announced a temporary lockdown for a few days, making entry impossible for the ti being.
"Oh." Peyton nodded without any change in expression and walked straight out of the room.
Mo Duo stared at the severed head, her eyes brimming with hatred. The blazing red eyes on the head were staring wide open.
......
On the other side, in the lounge on the top floor of Tyron Tower, the culprits who were currently being fiercely condemned on the Athyst Civilization's Interstellar Network were resting quietly.
Boiling Blood's group and the black-armored n were in two separate lounges, each reporting to the people backing them, mutually non-interfering.
Boiling Blood's face was grim as he explained to the holographic screen, "The opponent was about to ntally control Kansa. To prevent information from leaking, we had no choice but to strike."
Rui Jin frowned, wanting to reprimand them, but considering the high status of the Sun-Hunter Squad, he only said tactfully, "The impact caused by this is massive. His Royal Highness the Prince has already received several calls from very prominent figures. You have put His Highness in a very difficult position."
Boiling Blood clenched his fists. Rui Jin was practically pointing at their noses and calling them trash.
"We will not let His Highness down!"
Rui Jin said in a deep voice, "We just received news that the Athyst Emperor will dispatch the Purple Crystal Royal Fleet to pick up Kansa. You have one last chance before they arrive."
He paused, his voice filled with killing intent. "His Highness's orders are to either capture Kansa or kill him. If His Highness cannot have him, then neither can the Athyst Emperor!"
"I understand..." Boiling Blood received the directive, his eyes instantly turning ruthless.
In the adjacent lounge.
"You guys are really embarrassing right now. Not only did you lose the target, but the borrowed test subject died, and his head was even cut off..."
The flippant tone held no trace of anger. The remaining two black-armored n knelt on one knee toward the pitch-black holographic screen, their heads bowed.
"We don't know how Saster's people suddenly discovered our plan either," a black-armored man admitted honestly.
A nonchalant voice replied, "...It doesn't matter. I don't know what's gotten into that Athyst Emperor, but he refuses to let intervene any further."
"You two can just find a random place and kill yourselves..."
"Yes!" The two black-armored n did not hesitate at all, even when ordered to commit suicide.
"Wait..."
The two black-armored n, who were about to leave, instantly stopped in their tracks. They turned around and listened to the voice's instructions: "Saster seems to be looking for sothing, right..."
"Investigate this matter thoroughly before you go die."
"Yes!"
The voices of the two black-armored n betrayed almost no emotional fluctuation.
......
"The Athyst High Command indeed didn't know about the black-armored n's actions. They are preparing to send the Purple Crystal Royal Fleet to pick up." Kansa's expression was a mix of excitent and worry.
The Purple Crystal Royal Fleet was one of the most powerful fleets of the Athyst Civilization, with the other being Saster's Pathos Fleet.
Sending the Purple Crystal Royal Fleet to retrieve Kansa was enough to prove how much value the Athyst Civilization placed on him.
"Then what are you worried about?" Li Yu noticed Kansa's anxiety.
Kansa let out a bitter laugh. "I don't know what to do after I go back. The Athyst Core isn't in my hands."
He had been perfectly composed earlier when discussing various conditions with the Athyst Emperor, but just as the Athyst Emperor had said, he had to return eventually.
Once he returned, how could he possibly have the strength to oppose the Athyst High Command?
"That's simple..." Li Yu mused for a mont before saying, "They can't do anything to you in a short while anyway."
"Doesn't your Athyst Civilization have internal racial conflicts? Find a few howorld natives to oppress people from other planets. Do whatever makes them as hated as possible."
"Then find soone to publicize it. That guy—Simpson, I feel like he's pretty good for this. Primarily use your influence to keep the heat of this issue from dying down."
"Finally, contact the Athysts on other planets and clarify your stance. Essentially, use the thod of surrounding the howorld with fringe planets..."
As Kansa listened to Li Yu's words, his eyes gradually widened. It was as if thunder had exploded in his mind, opening an unknown door before him.
"It's a real waste that you haven't joined The Reforrs..." Hunter comnted faintly.
"The Reforrs' enemies are too mixed. This thod still works for the internal affairs of the Athyst Civilization, but it's hard to foster a shared hatred among different races," Li Yu said, shaking his head. He then turned back to Kansa.
"Rember to hint to the Athyst Civilization to co buy the Athyst Core from ."
Kansa nodded blankly, still digesting the knowledge Li Yu had imparted to him.
The lockdown on Tyron Tower lasted for two days before normal operations resud. In just those two days, the passenger traffic at the Inuit Hub had decreased by almost a fifth.
This was already a staggering number, causing much of the public opinion within the Athyst Civilization to flare up, criticizing the Athyst High Command's inaction.
The backlash only slightly subsided when the Athyst High Command announced that the Purple Crystal Royal Fleet would head to the Inuit Hub to temporarily take charge of security and protection.
"No wonder the Purple Crystal Royal Fleet hasn't made a move these past two days. So they were waiting for public opinion to reach its peak before moving to kill two birds with one stone. They really know how to play the network."
Seeing the announcent released by the Athyst High Command, Li Yu suddenly felt a bit of admiration.
At the mont, he was holding a Small Scepter. It was only about the length of a finger, with an exceptionally smooth, silvery-white tallic surface. The front end extended into a curved blade, and a hazy cluster of white light flickered uncertainly upon it.
"Power of the Scepter: By utilizing this, you can extend your ntal power into the minds of other lifeforms, and you beco immune to control by other ntal powers."
This was the Second Clone's harvest. After returning from the previous mission and waiting for a few days, the Second Clone had been dispatched once again. This ti, however, it was to escort the Mind Scepter.
"Marvel World - Day 14: Hydra is covetously staring at the Mind Scepter, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who took over your brainwashing work also have ties to Hydra.
They sent you to escort the transfer of the Mind Scepter in an attempt to snatch it for themselves."
"Obtained Special Item - Power of the Scepter. Do you wish to extract it?"
He had to admit that this "Power of the Scepter" was quite formidable. Being immune to control by other ntal powers was equivalent to filling a massive gap in his defenses.
After all, his current ntal power was not all that strong.
However, immunity to ntal control did not an immunity to ntal obliteration. Li Yu was quite clear on the distinction between the two.
Placing the scepter on the "Titan Symbiotic Armor", it was devoured in re monts. Next to the blue cube icon on his chest, a silvery-white scepter icon erged.
The black armor he had stripped off the black-armored man last ti was also devoured by the "Titan Symbiotic Armor", granting him a few reasonably decent, powerful thods.
anwhile, Clone One was having a rather miserable ti in the DC World.
"DC World - Day 2: With no identity and no money, even though you won't go hungry, this kind of life still leaves you feeling displeased.
You decide to leave Gotham City. On your way out, you encounter a kidnapping incident. The Riddler is having his daily spasm, playing a cat and mouse ga with Batman.
You are taken as a hostage and innocently dragged into the ss. Furious, you kill the Riddler. At the critical mont, Batman arrives and witnesses the scene of you killing the Riddler.
You break free from Batman's obstruction and leave the area directly. He is powerless to stop you."
"Obtained Special Item - Riddle Challenge. Do you wish to extract it?"
The "Butterfly Effect" was formidable indeed. Clone One couldn't leave even if it wanted to, and it had actually slaughtered the Riddler right in front of Batman. Tsk, tsk...
Li Yu felt a bit of schadenfreude as he extracted the reward.
"Obtained Special Item - Riddle Challenge: Forces the target to solve your riddle until they succeed.
Note: The given riddle must be solvable and logically traceable."
It was a green "?" symbol flashing with a faint light. The effect was actually quite good; it was clearly a tool that tested IQ.
In a great mood, Li Yu took Peyton to the recently unlocked Tyron Tower, ready to modulate his gene chain.
"Has your C-grade Gene Chain been developed to its limits?" Peyton inquired. The number of interstellar travelers on the streets didn't seem noticeably reduced.
Even though two battles involving high-level lifeforms had occurred, causing a terribly negative impact, many interstellar travelers had no choice due to the Inuit Hub's critical geographical location.
If they didn't want to take a massive detour, they had to resupply their logistics here.
"Not yet..." Li Yu shook his head. "I bought so Gene Chain Developnt Potions over the past two days, and the effects were surprisingly noticeable. It should be soon."
"You've never used Gene Chain Developnt Potions before?" Peyton found it a bit strange.
"No."
Peyton's expression shifted slightly. "Then your speed of developing gene chains is quite fast."
The essence of Gene Chain Developnt Potions was to stimulate gene chain fusion through external substances. However, biological bodies inherently possessed drug resistance. If used too many tis, they would lose their effectiveness.
This forced more companies to continuously develop new Gene Chain Developnt Potions, and the increase in costs also led to exponential price hikes.
The flow of people at Tyron Tower was still imnse. Various interstellar races stread endlessly, so human-like, others beast-like, creating a cacophony of noise.
There was no helping it; the reputation of the Tyron Chamber of Comrce was simply too vast. Even the previous battles couldn't deter the endless stream of interstellar travelers.
Many interstellar travelers only recognized the Tyron Chamber of Comrce. If goods weren't purchased from the Tyron Chamber of Comrce, they just didn't have that "flavor."
Card Master was on the seventy-fifth floor, but Li Yu didn't head straight for the seventy-fifth floor. Instead, he arrived at the seventy-sixth floor—Fisher Restaurant.
This was because the seventy-fifth floor was temporarily sealed off, prohibiting entry.
It was quite a famous restaurant within the Athyst Civilization, which was why it could occupy an entire floor of Tyron Tower.
The place was almost entirely packed with interstellar travelers. Their signature dish was roasted Kabby at—a pink, spherical creature with incredibly tender at that was also commonly kept as a pet.
Because of this, the restaurant frequently faced criticism and even cyberbullying.
The black-armored man and the guy with the transplanted Blazing Eye had both died on the seventy-fifth floor, so Card Master was bound to be investigated. The lockdown of the seventy-fifth floor did not exceed Li Yu's expectations.
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