Chapter 1235 - 1097: What Is It?

Chapter 1235: Chapter 1097: What Is It?

Once he’d drilled small holes into the integrated metal shell, everything became much simpler.

The self-destruct device was just the usual stuff; remove the trigger and you’re done. Qu Jianlei handled it all without even needing Little Lake’s help.

Strictly speaking, the encryption on the Teleportation Array Plate that Qu Jianlei used was also a self-destruct system of the same type.

If someone obtained the Teleportation Array Plate and had a Gold Attribute expert like Paranoid helping them, dismantling the self-destruct device wouldn’t be difficult.

When he was encapsulating it, Qu Jianlei had already realized this flaw, but he really couldn’t completely avoid it.

All he could guarantee was that a Gold Attribute Supreme couldn’t safely dismantle the device; if a Gold Attribute Fake Nascent Soul made a move, then he had no way to stop it.

But thinking about it, the entire Empire had only a few dozen beings above Supreme; how many of them could be Gold Attribute?

Besides, those above Supreme usually stayed hidden and didn’t like to show themselves, so the secrecy level of the Teleportation Array Plate was already quite high.

Anything made by people can’t be absolutely uncrackable anyway; it just comes down to the difficulty level.

Qu Jianlei didn’t dwell on it too much—mainly because dwelling on it was useless. He just tried to be as thorough as possible.

The secrets of the Teleportation Array Plate couldn’t stay secret forever; all he could do was try his best to delay the leak.

After opening the metal shell, Qu Jianlei discovered a Second Layer of encapsulation inside.

But this layer was much simpler. After breaking it open, he found that inside there was actually an Array Plate built from six black stones!

He wasn’t unfamiliar with these black stones; they were actually... the kind of material that could carry inheritances!

"What the hell!" For a moment he was a bit stunned. "This core... is actually something from the Divine Text System?"

"Boss, this time we really hit the jackpot!" Claire couldn’t help shouting.

"And material that can carry a Soul Body!" Paranoid also got excited.

In the middle of the six black stones, a wooden plaque was fixed in place; its material was the same as the one they’d gotten from the Ghost Cultivator!

After that burst of excitement, everyone present fell silent, all looking at the boss with... very complicated expressions.

"This really is... an unexpected surprise." Qu Jianlei spread his hands with a wry smile. "Totally beyond what I’d expected."

As for whether the others believed him—well, not entirely. Boss, if you hadn’t noticed anything, would you really have spent twenty million to buy this robot?

Mu Yu simply stated, "It really was cheap. We profited."

After the auction ended, she had also bought some things during the cleanup phase. While none of them were treasures worth mentioning, she knew the relevant prices very clearly.

However, the others didn’t stop at such a shallow level of thinking. Granny Jia frowned and asked.

"So this means... someone can use a Divine Text Treasure and integrate it with current technology?"

This question was actually very important.

Everyone knew that there were many forces studying Divine Texts, and over time they had obtained quite a few research results, some of which had even spread out.

But to effectively integrate the Empire’s technology with a Divine Text Treasure... that kind of achievement was honestly a bit terrifying.

It’s not that others absolutely couldn’t develop this; if their own boss put in some effort, he might well be able to achieve the same.

But Boss’s Divine Text Mastery was already frighteningly high; could there really be someone who could be compared to him?

Qu Jianlei’s mood was heavy as well. To be honest, he truly hadn’t expected that someone could reach such a level in Huaxia Language.

This meant that the secrets he had worked so hard to keep might be cracked one by one by other forces.

Unless... the other side had accidentally obtained some inheritance and could use certain Divine Text Treasures.

Qu Jianlei could only pin his hopes on that possibility; otherwise, the outcome was something he really didn’t want to see.

But what Paranoid was thinking was, "Even if someone has this kind of mastery in Divine Texts, they definitely aren’t some huge power."

"Otherwise, there would be way too many things they could do. There’s no way they’d still be unknown by now."

His judgment was based on Qu Jianlei’s own experiences

—with the boss’s level of strength, he still had to run around hiding and avoiding trouble; a smaller force simply couldn’t withstand pressure from all sides.

Only then did Qu Jianlei breathe a sigh of relief, but Qinghu’s words made his nerves tighten again.

"I suggest we don’t be so optimistic. If it’s a major force like the Military, they also have the ability to keep it secret."

Paranoid was also stunned when he heard that, and didn’t say anything more—he just let out a sigh.

His ties to the Military were deep, so of course he understood the army’s ability to keep secrets—the most cutting-edge technological achievements would never be displayed in public.

Right then, the Nutrient Injection also spoke up. "If this really is a Military achievement, would the robot be this crude?"

"Why can’t it be this crude?" Paranoid, who loved to bicker with him, retorted. "Military products put the most emphasis on being tough and durable!"

"Alright, you two stop arguing." Granny Jia spoke, looking thoughtful.

"What we need to consider now is: where did Kempas get this robot from, and will there be trouble coming down the line?"

Once the initial excitement passed, everyone started throwing out a whole bunch of questions, and the possible consequences... honestly did look potentially serious.

After listening for a while, Qu Jianlei felt a bit of a headache coming on and had to clear his throat lightly.

"Alright, it’s not like we’re afraid of a little trouble... You all keep discussing. I’ll figure out how to use this thing."

Hearing that, Mu Yu asked curiously, "Its usage... could there be some other way to use it?" ℴℴ𝘮

"Mm." Qu Jianlei nodded, but didn’t explain further and went straight into his own room.

The Paranoid glanced at his junior schoolmate. "You know Boss’ abilities. We just have to wait and watch."

Qu Jianlei really did have some ideas, because the core of this robot wasn’t a tech-side computation unit.

"Little Lake, the intelligence in this Wooden Plaque... is it a Soul Body?"

The intelligent presence in the Wooden Plaque wasn’t something only he had noticed, but none of the other Supreme beings reacted.

Everyone was already mentally prepared for this and didn’t find it strange—it was originally a highly intelligent robot.

The key point was that the electromagnetic fluctuation inside the Wooden Plaque was extremely faint.

For people who had fought Ghost Cultivators, wiping out that bit of fluctuation was a piece of cake, not worth taking seriously.

Still, Qu Jianlei felt he’d better figure things out first.

Big Head Butterfly slowly turned its body. "I can’t really judge, but it’s not a purely digital fragment."

"I’m more inclined to think it’s a Low Tier life intelligence... when it comes to stuff on the mystic side, we have to rely on you."

Qu Jianlei rubbed his nose and made up his mind. "Alright then, I’ll poke at this guy."

Before this, he really hadn’t tried to make contact with the intelligent fragment in the Wooden Plaque.

It wasn’t that he was cowardly; it’s just that anything involving Spiritual Power is best not to mess with recklessly.

Flower Scorpion was a textbook example—she accidentally received a Ghost Cultivator’s consciousness and passed out for three months.

And that was a human Soul Body; if the Soul Body belonged to some Alien, who the hell knew what variables would pop up.

That time, Qu Jianlei had also taken a bit of a loss; you have to know he usually even resisted doing Soul Search.

After all, it’s his own mind; if you don’t have to mess with it, don’t mess with it. If your foundation gets damaged, the trouble only multiplies.

But at this point, he had no choice.

He split off a wisp of Divine Sense and carefully reached toward the Wooden Plaque.

The moment he touched the Wooden Plaque, a violent consciousness surged over. "Get out! Leave my territory!"

Oh come on... Qu Jianlei’s brows creased slightly. The fluctuation might be weak, but the temper sure wasn’t.

He slightly reined in his Divine Sense, not withdrawing, just making it more condensed.

Right after that, another string of consciousness flooded in.

"Get out! Leave my territory! Get out! Leave my territory! Get out! Leave my territory..."

Is this a looping recorder? Qu Jianlei’s brows knit tighter. This... doesn’t feel very smart, does it?

The Little Lake in his mind could indirectly sense the consciousness on the other side through him.

But at this moment, Little Lake showed no reaction at all—whether it was scared stiff or for some other reason, he couldn’t tell.

Qu Jianlei listened to the other side repeat itself dozens of times before tentatively releasing his own consciousness. "This is not your territory!"

Yet the other side gave no response whatsoever to his statement, still repeating, "Get out! Leave my territory!"

Competing at who can loop more? Qu Jianlei continued to release his consciousness. "This is not your territory! This is not your territory..."

The whole situation felt like two little kids arguing, purely competing to see who could yell louder.

But for now, Qu Jianlei had no other plan; at least this form of communication carried relatively low risk.

After he’d repeated himself a dozen times, the other side seemed to gradually catch on, and its looping frequency plummeted.

After another four or five repetitions, the consciousness on the other side finally changed, haltingly expressing itself.

"This... is... my territory, this is... my territory, it’s always been mine..."

Qu Jianlei also adjusted his line. "Now it belongs to me, now it belongs to me."

The IQ on the other side really felt quite low; it took listening to him repeat seven or eight times before it reacted.

"You, you’re... a robber, you’re a robber, I’ve always been here, always been here!"

Shit, what the hell is this thing? Qu Jianlei’s brows furrowed.

He felt like he was bullying someone with an intellectual disability; it honestly felt a bit undignified.

And the other party’s attitude made it clear it had been in this Wooden Plaque for a long time.

That also gave Qu Jianlei a faintly strange feeling, as if he were a robber breaking into someone else’s home.

This feeling... how to put it... kind of reminded him of how the Myriken treated the Indigenous People of the Americas.

That said, he really wasn’t being unreasonable here—the robot was clearly something he had paid for!

Even if it was a bargain find, he had paid money. Doesn’t that make him the owner?

Taking a step back, even if Klei hadn’t acquired this thing in a very proper way, was this Wooden Plaque really that guy’s birthplace?

Qu Jianlei absolutely didn’t believe that. The Wooden Plaque should be something like Soul Nourishing Wood that can host Soul Bodies, not where they’re born.

In other words, the other party had just moved in earlier; you couldn’t say it was truly the proprietor!

He was still mulling it over when Big Head Butterfly began to spin.

"Boss, why are you always so draggy about everything? The other side... should be an Artifact Spirit, right?"

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