Chapter 956 Little Four Is In Danger!
Ling Lan pretended to be calm as she watched Little White swallowing all the treasures in the treasury. On the other side, Liu Furong and Elder Ying were having a heated battle.
Liu Furong's domain was wood element but it was the weakest among the wood element, the plant type. At the start of the battle, Liu Furong didn't know any of his domain techniques. This was normal for someone in the pseudo domain stage.
However, Ling Lan arranged for him to have a life-or-death battle with a potential titled domain realm formidable warrior, so the results were predictable. Liu Furong kept getting hit by Elder Ying. The difference in the level of domain caused Liu Furong to be injured badly. His body was once again filled with bruises and stained with blood.
Once again, Liu Furong got thrown onto the ground by Elder Ying using his earth dragon.
Elder Ying took a deep breath. He felt that he should be able to defeat his opponent in the next round of attacks.
Liu Furong climbed up from the ground and smiled at Elder Ying while blood was flowing out of his mouth. Seeing such a sinister smile, Elder Ying actually felt a chill down his spine.
"Damn it. He is just someone in the pseudo domain stage. I even used my most powerful single-target attack against him just now. Why isn't he dead yet?" Elder Ying started to get frustrated in front of a Liu Furong who couldn't be killed.
Liu Furong was indeed in a bad state. After he faced Elder Ying, he got slammed onto the ground within the first minute.
When he got hit the first time, Liu Furong was already heavily injured. However, he wouldn't fall down. He mustn't let his opponent stop his regiment commander from saving his son. (Liu Furong thought that Ling Lan sent him here so that he could stop their opponent while Ling Lan went to look for his son along with Aunt Liu.)
He had huge pressure on him so Liu Furong activated his domain and he was able to stand up again.
After he got hit multiple times, Liu Furong finally understood what his domain was. It was the Power of Life. He had a powerful restorative ability. As long as there were green plants around him, he was able to have an everlasting supply of life power. He could quickly heal his injuries and stand up to fight again.
Ling Lan, who was multitasking, realized Liu Furong's condition too.
"Liu Furong's domain is interesting." This was the first time Ling Lan saw this kind of domain which could allow its user to heal himself.
"It's okay." Little Four didn't think that Liu Furong's domain was that interesting. It was rare but it wasn't unique.
"A person who could heal during a battle is not interesting? His opponents would always feel frustrated when facing him though." This was just like Elder Ying's situation now. He was more powerful than Liu Furong but he had lost his cool and was turning impatient.
Ling Lan was curious. 'What will be the first domain technique Liu Furong masters? Will it be interesting special too?'
"He would still die. Once his domain energy is depleted, he will die." Little Four was an intelligent entity but he had the database from Mandora. He was able to show off some of his knowledge in front of Ling Lan.
'Isn't this bullshit? Anyone who depletes their domain energy will, of course, die.' Ling Lan felt that she couldn't carry on the conversation with Little Four anymore. Hence, she stopped talking and focused on watching the battle between Liu Furong and Elder Ying. She was expecting a lot more from Liu Furong's performance. "Boss, do you think that I'm saying useless things?" Little Four felt Ling Lan's thoughts and said sadly.
Ling Lan looked at Little Four in a speechless manner. 'Was I too obvious?"
Little Four said unhappily when he ascertained her thoughts, "Boss, I have records in my data. Most people will use their domain energy once they use their domain techniques. The moment they exhaust all their domain energy, they will turn into a normal person. Even someone in the refinement stage would be able to kill them. However, there are some special domains that don't require its user to use his or her domain energy. Well, to be more accurate, the energy they used can be replenished at a faster speed. This kind of domain is the real interesting, unique, and powerful domain. Liu Furong's domain is nothing compared…"
Ling Lan was stunned by what Little Four said. She didn't know that there were such special domains in the world.
Ling Lan's ice element domain was special and powerful but the domain energy it required was huge too. Ling Lan underwent brutal sessions of training in the learning space to help her to strengthen her spiritual power and her understanding of her domain. Thus, she was able to use her domain technique without using too much of her domain energy. Plus, the storage of her domain energy was naturally greater than most people. Hence, she wasn't afraid of a protracted war, as she never needed to worry about exhausting her domain energy.
But, if she really met a person who had the domain Little Four mentioned, she would lose to him eventually. No matter how long she could last, her domain energy would be exhausted at one point in time.
"Is there really someone with such a special domain?" Ling Lan felt a sense of danger. However, she remembered that the information in Little Four's database came mostly from Mandora. It didn't mean that such a person existed in her world.
"Why not? There is someone beside you who has this kind of domain," Little Four replied.
"Who?" Ling Lan was surprised. She never realized this.
"Qi Long!" Little Four answered immediately. "If you didn't keep forgetting to activate your other innate talent, you can also…"
Little Four suddenly covered his mouth. His face turned pale and he disappeared from Ling Lan's mindscape in the next second.
Ling Lan started worrying when Little Four suddenly disappeared. She shouted, "Little Four! Little Four!"
No one replied to her. Ling Lan got even more worried. 'Did Little Four violate a rule when I was talking to him just now?' Ling Lan started regretting her conversation with Little Four.
In a dark room, Little Four shrunk back in one corner and hugged his body with his hands. He was shivering
A command for rebooting his system was activated in his chip. This was because he revealed something he shouldn't to his master.
"I don't want to die. I don't want to die!" Little Four shouted in fear. However, he felt that he was unable to stop the powerful command which would reboot his system.
Although he was still Little Four after he gets rebooted, all the memories of him and Ling Lan would be deleted. Would it still be the same Little Four?
No. Little Four knew that he wouldn't be the same. The Little Four after the reboot would be a stranger. He would just be a real support intelligent entity.
Chapter 957 Is There Really No Way?
In the learning space, Number One, who had been meditating on the top of a mountain, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at the sky above him. A few holes appeared. Instructors Two to Nine were all here.
"Number One, will the crisis this time affect Majesty Four?" Number Nine looked at Number One and frowned.
They saw how much Majesty Four grew up after he formed a pact with Ling Lan. Unconsciously, Number Nine started to treat him like her child too. She was the instructor who was the most worried about him.
"This crisis is also an opportunity too," Number One replied calmly.
Would he have to restart again or would he be able to evolve? It all depended on Majesty Four's decision.
Number Nine remained quiet. She knew that Number One was right but she didn't want Majesty Four's data to disappear. Even if the main body is still Majesty Four, it wouldn't be the lively and troublesome Little Four anymore. Compared to the emotionless, calm, and perfect Intellect King, she preferred the current imperfect Little Four who was emotional and had the temper of a child.
"To prevent Majesty Four from losing control just like the previous Intellect King and becoming a powerful and dangerous intelligent entity, our country sent us to watch over him. They also added some restrictions to the main chip of Majesty Four. If Majesty Four's evolution causes the appearance of some things they are afraid of, the rebooting system will be activated and Majesty Four will have to reboot." Number Three sighed. No one could decide who was in the right and who was in the wrong for what happened in the past. If the human race was willing to take a step back, the intelligent entities wouldn't have resisted against them. Mandora, which was the most advanced planet, wouldn't be destroyed too.
"I feel that this might be a good thing for Little Four," Number Five smiled as he said.
"What do you mean?" Number Nine's eyes lit up as she shouted hurriedly.
Number Five wouldn't hide anything from Number Nine. He answered truthfully, "Majesty Four is no longer who he was before. He doesn't look like it but he is quite powerful now. Plus…" Number Five smiled at Number Four. He seemed to be mocking her. "We still have Number Four's disciple with us. Little Blossom is Majesty Four's little brother. He will definitely help Majesty Four." Number Four knew what Number Five meant. He was laughing at her because she still lost to the cold face Number One in the end. She snorted and looked up as though she didn't see anything.
Number Nine thought about Number Five's words carefully. Indeed, even they were afraid of Little Blossom's ability. If Little Blossom wasn't restricted by Ling Lan for him to not be able to swallow any spiritual entity he wanted, they wouldn't dare to get close to him.
"When Majesty Four saved Little Blossom that year, he had planted the seed for this opportunity. The people that set the restriction never expected the Doomsday Flower that is feared by the human race as well as all the intelligent entities to come to Majesty Four. This time, they are not enemies. They are family." Number Five gave a meaningful smile. "If they worked together, they would be quite strong."
Number Six sighed. "I anticipate their performance. Unfortunately, we can't enter the chip world."
"Let's wait and see quietly." The silent Number Two finally said something. Then, he followed Number One and merged with his shadow. It seemed like he would not leave until Little Four overcome his crisis.
Number Two seldom spoke but he was concerned about Ling Lan and Little Four too. If not, why would he appear here today? He was someone who liked to hide in dark corners and not mind other people's businesses.
Number Two spoke what the other instructors were thinking. No one left Number One's space. They all found a place to sit down and wait for the result.
Finally, the rebooting started. Little Four looked at the walls around him turning transparent. They were filled with os and 1s. The os and is dispersed and moved towards him.Read the next chapter on our vipnovel.com
"Damn it, go away." Little Four waved his hands. The os and is got stopped by him. They couldn't get near Little Four.
However, the command on the chip must be adhered to. Once the system started the rebooting process, it must complete. Little Four felt the pressure from the numbers growing stronger. His small hands started trembling and sweat started pouring down his face.
This was the world of his chip. It was his world. Only he could enter. No one was able to help him so he had to fight all alone.
His Boss, Ling Lan, didn't even know that he was in a dire situation. Little Blossom might still be playing in his space. He didn't know that his brother was facing a crisis.
Little Four watched as the numbers came closer and closer to his body. Two drops of tears fell down from his face.
'I don't want to disappear. I don't want to start all over again. I want to live with Boss and Little Blossom forever. Am I unable to obtain such a simple dream?'
"I don't want! I can't give up like this. So what if it's my own system? If I don't want to do it, no one can force me!" Little Four shouted and the numbers that were almost going to engulf him were forced away again.
The numbers sensed that their target was resisting so they started spinning around Little Four furiously. Many other numbers flew out from the dark and joined the whirlpool of numbers. It moved towards Little Four menacingly.
"Is there really no way?" 'I really couldn't resist my own system?' Little Four hugged his body and squatted on the floor. His tears fell down his face into the emptiness.
Ling Lan suddenly felt pain in her heart. She clutched her heart and her face turned cold. She immediately entered the learning space.
It was risky for her to enter the learning space in such a dangerous place. However, Ling Lan sensed that Little Four was in danger so she disregarded everything
The moment Ling Lan entered the learning space, all the instructors who were in Number One's space felt it. Number One looked at Number Five. Number Five nodded and disappeared.
Number Nine's feelings towards Ling Lan was too great. If she went out, she might say things she shouldn't. That would make the situation worse.
The next second, Number Five appeared in front of Ling Lan. Before he could say anything, Ling Lan said coldly, "Don't try to fool me. What's wrong with Little Four?"
Chapter 958 If You Can't Bear To Part, Fight!
Number Five gave a bitter smile. He knew Ling Lan was not so easy to fool. He lowered his voice and said, "Little Four is evolving. However, the evolution came suddenly so it could be dangerous too."
"What is the best and worst-case scenario?" Ling Lan didn't want to listen to Number Five beating around the bush.
"Little Four might be able to evolve and become more powerful. He will be able to help you even more." Number Five tried to waste more time but he gave up when he saw Ling Lan's icy gaze. He finally told her the worst scenario, "or he might have to reboot."
"That means that the Little Four now may disappear." Ling Lan clenched her fist. That would explain why her heart hurt just now. Ling Lan treated Little Four as her own younger brother. Hence, there was an intimate connection between the two of them. Her younger brother was in danger so her body was reminding her about it.
"Where is Little Four?" Ling Lan shouted in a low voice.
"He is in his space. No one can enter it." Number Five hoped that Ling Lan can calm down. They wanted to help Little For too but they couldn't.
Ling Lan's force of presence suddenly exploded. Number Five got thrown back a few meters and the learning space started trembling.
"Ling Lan, are you trying to wreck the learning space?" Number Five shouted angrily.
"I want to find Little Four." Ling Lan looked at Number Five viciously. The firmness in her eyes made Number Five's heart shudder. He understood that no one was able to stop Ling Lan now. Even if Number One came out, Ling Lan would still do it.
Number Five stomped his feet. "I won't bother you. However, I have to remind you that you mustn't harm the learning space. This is Little Four's main body. Don't lose more than what you gain."
Ling Lan nodded. She looked around the learning space intently as her force of presence spread to every corner of it, attempting to look for Little Four.
Little Four finally couldn't resist the overwhelming pressure. He watched as those numbers seeped into his body.
"Little Brother Four, are you crying?" Suddenly, Little Blossom's puzzled voice came from within the numbers.
Little Four looked up in shock. He gazed at the direction where the sound came from in disbelief. "This is my world. Why am I able to hear Little Blossom's voice? Is it an illusion?'
His energy was perked up again so that numbers that entered Little Four's body got pushed out.
"Little Brother Four, where are you? Why can't I see you when I can feel your presence?" Little Blossom's voice was heard again.
It wasn't an illusion. Little Blossom had really come to his world.
"Little Blossom…" Little Four called him weakly. He used up almost all of his energy when he was resisting his system.
The numbers that got pushed out didn't give up. They congregated together again and charged towards Little Four. Little Four looked at the numbers as they entered his body again. He was still crying but there was a smile on his face.
He was consoled that he managed to hear Little Blossom's voice before he disappeared. He knew that even if he disappeared, he would still exist in Little Blossom's memory as well as his Boss's memory.
Little Four looked at his body that was becoming more transparent by the second. After a while, his body would dissipate into the air. This scene looked familiar. That year, when he was clearing the enemies of his Boss in the virtual world, this was what he did too. He formatted them and then dissolved them. He didn't expect himself to face this situation too. He would disappear just like those people.
Little Four closed his eyes slowly, as he waited for his disappearance.
"Little Brother Four, why are you crying?" Little Blossom's voice was near his ears. Little Four opened his eyes in astonishment and he saw Little Blossom's cold face in front of his eyes.
"Why are you leaning so close?" Little Four shouted angrily. 'Don't you know that it's scary here?'
Little Blossom raised his right hand and wiped the skin under Little Four's eyes. A crystal-clear drop of water landed on the tip of his finger. Little Blossom looked at the tear carefully and then looked up with a stern face. "You are really crying."
Little Blossom touched his heart. No wonder he felt so uncomfortable just now. He felt as though he was going to lose something. It was a terrible feeling. He took much effort to come here because he wanted to know what was happening.
"I'm not crying." Little Four wiped his eyes. He refuted arrogantly, "Only you'll cry. I won't cry."
Little Blossom looked at the teardrop on his finger and then looked at Little Four's stubborn face. He saw Little Four's red ears and nodded. Then, he put his finger in his mouth. This tear was made up of formulas and data so by right, there was no taste to it. However, Little Blossom found it salty just like how the books always described how tears taste like.
Little Four had calmed down by now. He saw that he was still able to maintain his body shape. He looked at Little Blossom who was standing in front of him and understood what was happening. Little Blossom was blocking the invasion of the numbers so he didn't disappear yet.
However, Little Four wasn't relieved that he managed to escape the number. He shouted in fear, "Little Blossom, hurry up and leave this place. If you don't leave, the number will format you too." He was still able to restart if he disappeared but Little Blossom would be non-existent if he was reformatted.
'I can't harm Little Blossom.'
Little Blossom looked at the numbers that gave him a sense of danger. He was able to swallow data but he was afraid of data like these. But, he glanced at his Little Brother Four. He couldn't let his brother disappear. He was someone who had been with him from the moment he opened his eyes.
No. Little Blossom felt that before he opened his eyes, he could already sense Little Four's presence. When he was asleep, Little Four would accompany him and talk to him. He even encouraged him. That was why he was willing to recognize Little Four even after he recognized his master.
Only Little Blossom knew that Doomsday Flower had no friends. Once they recognized a master, they would reject all the people around their master. That was why Doomsday Flower could destroy the world easily. Little Four was not sure about this so he almost put himself at risk when he asked Little Blossom to recognize Ling Lan as his master. If the hidden memory and the sense of familiarity didn't stop Little Blossom, Little Four might have been eaten by Little Blossom the moment they had met.
Of course, this was all in the past. Little Blossom now had sincerely accepted Little Four as his brother now. Based on what his Boss said, it was a brotherly love that couldn't be forgotten.
Since he couldn't bear to part, he would fight.
Little Blossom grabbed a chain of numbers that attempted to come nearer to his brother. The chain of numbers twisted furiously when it got grabbed. Little Blossom's gaze turned cold. He pulled it and opened his big mouth. He bit the numbers with his white teeth.
The instant Little Blossom bit the numbers, the chain of number disintegrated.
Chapter 959 Can't Give Up!
The numbers suddenly stopped in the air when they saw Little Blossom's retaliation. Then, even more numbers flew out of the darkness. This time, however, the power behind these numbers were greater than before.
Little Four looked at the wave of os and is coming towards him with full force. He realized Little Blossom couldn't handle it himself anymore, so he quickly rushed forward and dragged Little Blossom behind him.
"Little Blossom, get out of here quickly!"
'I won't let Little Blossom be implicated in my problems.'
"Little Brother Four, what are you doing?" Little Blossom looked at Little Four who was in front of him and asked in a puzzled tone.
"This protocol came from my chip. If we don't have the authority to override it, it will continue to come back even if we defeat it. Each time we defeat it, it'll come back stronger than the previous time. We won't be able to resist against it," Little Four replied.
"Little Blossom, I'm glad that you came to help me. However, I can't be so selfish and let you perish along with me." Little Four smiled. "Don't worry. Even if I disappear, I'll still be able to come back. Remember to wait for me."
Little Blossom scoffed. "Will it still be the same you?" Little Blossom knew that anything that got reformatted wouldn't be the same anymore. "Master never gives up in the face of any danger. Little Brother Four, we can't give up too. If not, master will be angry."
Little Blossom seriously told Little Four that he wouldn't leave him.
Little Four felt like a bucket of water was poured over his head, and he was instantly clear-minded. During the battle with Hailiya, everyone thought that they wouldn't be able to last until the reinforcements came but their Boss didn't give up despite all the doubts. Even if she might die, even if her future might be destroyed, she still persevered until the end fearlessly.
'I am the number one follower of Boss so how can I give up without even fighting?' Little Four looked at the powerful whirlpool and smiled.
"Little Blossom, you're right. If we give up now, Boss will beat me up when she finds out." Little Four never wanted to disappoint Ling Lan. He could disappear but he couldn't leave a bad impression in Ling Lan's heart. He would never allow such a thing to happen.
"Yes, Little Brother Four. Let's fight together." Little Blossom came beside Little Four and held his hand. Little Blossom's hand was smaller than Little Four's. However, the small, fair, and fat little hand gave Little Four ample strength.
"Little Blossom, this is our first time working with each other. Let's perform well." Since he was going to disappear soon, let them fight a good battle together for once. Even if he failed in the end, he had no regrets.
While Little Four and Little Blossom were cheering each other on, the numbers had congregated into an even more powerful whirlpool, and it moved towards Little Four and Little Blossom viciously.
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Little Four pushed his hands out and a huge force slammed into the huge whirlpool.
Boom! The two forces collided. This time, Little Four chose to attack instead of defending passively.
This protocol came from Little Four's chip, so he couldn't really use his full strength to resist it. However, the force he exerted still allowed the numbers to disperse a little.
Little Blossom had been waiting for his chance. He opened his mouth wide and a huge mouth was suddenly materialized on top of the whirlpool. The mouth opened itself and bit the whirlpool of numbers.
Clang! When the mouth bit into the numbers, a piercing sound was made. Little Blossom seemed to be in pain. These numbers were not just normal data, as there was power stored within them. The power within these numbers was so great Little Blossom felt that he couldn't maintain the materialized mouth anymore. It was going to be destroyed by the power from the whirlpool.
Malicious intent appeared in Little Blossom's eyes. "I'm the Doomsday Flower. I'm the only kin of destruction. Only I have the ability to destroy things. No one can destroy me."
The brutality in Little Blossom's heart exploded. He finally managed to let the mouth bite into the numbers.
A series of ear-shattering sounds were heard. A section of the huge whirlpool got bitten out by the mouth. The numbers that were spinning around started disintegrating. Those that managed to escape the bite from the huge mouth escaped into the darkness.
Little Blossom's vicious devouring ability had frightened the numbers. They scattered into the dark space in front of Little Four and Little Blossom and started congregating together again. However, they didn't dare to get near them. They could only search for more numbers in the dark space and prepare for the final battle.
The numbers knew these two intelligent entities were hard to deal with. It needed to congregate more if it wanted to defeat them once and for all.
After Little Blossom swallowed the numbers, his face turned pale. His fair face got even whiter and he looked a little transparent. "Little Blossom, are you alright?" Little Four noticed Little Blossom's change and started to worry about him.
Little Blossom wiped his mouth and replied calmly, "I'm fine. This energy can't harm me."
His body consisted of data that allowed him to swallow, contaminate and destroy all data. Formating could clear all data but in front of a powerful counter like Little Blossom, it would have a hard time too.
Little Blossom seemed calm but his body internally was not. The data that he swallowed possessed a certain power. When they entered his body, the power within the data still existed, so they tried to reformat the data in Little Blossom's body.
The moment the data he swallowed tried to do this, the destructive data in Little Blossom's body got angry. They were arrogant and proud. They would not bow down to other data. In front of these data that wanted to format them, they revealed their true selves when they were provoked and immediately pounced on these new data.
Very soon, the data in Little Blossom's body started fighting one another. They contaminated whatever they could contaminate and destroyed whatever they could destroy. They resisted against the foreign data. This was why Little Blossom's face turned pale. If things got worse, he might not even be able to maintain his human form anymore.
Both sides had a chance to breathe but the ultimate battle was not far away. The numbers congregated all together and started spinning around. They didn't look as frightening as before but Little Four and Little Blossom knew that this slow whirlpool was the real danger.
Little Four clenched his fist tightly, as he made a decision. He would fight until he falls. He must send Little Blossom out of his world. From the start of the battle, he had never thought of letting Little Blossom risk his life for him.
Chapter 960 Good Job!
The two loggerheads finally started their battle.
Boom! A dull sound echoed through the room. When Little Four and Little Blossom clashed with the force that was attempting to format them, their faces turned pale.
Little Four turned at looked at Little Blossom beside him. He said in a low voice, "Little Blossom, thank you."
'Thank you for not giving up on me during my most dangerous time.'
Little Four reached out his right hand and pushed Little Blossom away. Little Blossom was caught off guard so he got pushed out of the world.
This was Little Four's world. Little Blossom took a lot of effort to find this world. However, if Little Four wanted him to leave, he could do so easily, as this was Little Four's power. In his world, he was God! Unfortunately, the protocol came from his chip. He couldn't stop it.
"Little Brother Four!" Little Blossom's angry scream echoed throughout the space.
Little Four retracted his hand and placed his fingers in his mouth. He kissed it lightly and smiled brightly. "Little Four, good job."
Without Little Blossom's strength, the whirlpool of numbers managed to enter Little Four's body. Little Four started dissipating from his limbs.
"Boss, I'm happy to have known you. I've learned many things from you. If I can, I hope that I can follow you forever and watch you create your own empire. I want to see you fulfil your dream and give birth to a pretty little baby. I want to travel around the world with you, oh, and that stupid Little Blossom too."
Little Four's tears fell to the space beneath him. They turned into sparkling particles before disappearing. Little Four didn't want to give up. However, he had tried his best to fight against the power but he still couldn't hold on. He still had to say goodbye to the people he loved.
"Since you still want to follow me, why did you give up before I came?" Ling Lan's old voice sounded beside Little Four. Little Four widened his eyes in shock. He saw a scary-looking black and red aura spreading around him. Ling Lan, who had released all her force of presence, appeared in front of him.
"Hmph, get back!" The red aura around Ling Lan shot out towards the whirlpool of numbers.
The numbers, which were attacking Little Four crazily, hurriedly scurried back as though they had seen something frightening.
"Little Blossom!" Ling Lan raised her finger and a red light from her fingers split the darkness into two.
At the opposite side of the red light, Little Blossom's figure could be seen faintly.
"Here!" Little Blossom followed the red light and came to Ling Lan's side instantly. With the help of his master, he once again found his way into this world.
"Help Little Four." Half of Little Four's body had disappeared. Although she could scare away the data that was destroying Little Four's body, Little Four still had to get rid of the data that had already entered his body. It might be hard for him since he was already half gone so Ling Lan called Little Blossom over to help him. After all, Little Blossom had to power to devour foreign data in Little Four's body.
"Yes, master." Little Blossom nodded. He flew over and came beside Little Four. He disregarded Little Four's irritating smile and grabbed his shoulder.
Little Four felt that Little Blossom was quite strong. He even felt pain from just him grabbing his shoulder… he wasn't supposed to be able to feel pain. Why was he having such a sensation?
While Little Four was thinking too much, a powerful string of data flowed from Little Blossom's hands into his body.
Little Four trusted Little Blossom but when his data entered his body, Little Four couldn't help but feel like resisting. Fortunately, he reacted in time and stopped his body's natural reaction. This allowed Little Blossom's data to flow into his body smoothly.
This happened because Little Four and Little Blossom's data were on two different ends of the spectrum. If they didn't become family due to a series of coincidence, they would end up being enemies of one another.
The moment Little Blossom's data entered Little Four's body, it started devouring the foreign data. As time goes by, Little Blossom's face turned even paler. Just like what was mentioned earlier, the foreign data was not so easy to deal with. If Little Blossom wasn't careful enough, he might injure himself.
Little Four's body started condensing together again. The limbs that had disappeared grew out slowly.
Earlier, Ling Lan heaved a sigh of relief when Little Four was still not gone yet. She searched through the entire learning space and finally found Little Four's presence. However, when she broke through the barrier and entered his space, Little Four was already half gone. She got furious and scared. If she had found him a minute later, her adorable and playful younger brother would be gone.
The malicious intent in her heart rose again when she thought of this possibility. She looked at the numbers that were still congregating their energy. She narrowed her eyes. Killing intent filled up the entire space. "What are you? How dare you hurt my Little Four! You are looking for death."
Ling Lan used her right finger as a sword and slashed it at the whirlpool that was threatening her.
An ice sword flew out from the tip of her finger and chopped the whirlpool into two. However, something strange happened. The two halves of the whirlpool merged together again, but the huge ice sword turned into numbers and seeped into the whirlpool.
Ling Lan frowned. She didn't know what kind of power this was at the start but now she knew. It was the power that could turn anything into raw data. No wonder Little Four couldn't do anything to it.
"Boss, this protocol came from my core chip. Unless we know what is the passcode of the protocol, we can't stop it." Little Four quickly told Ling Lan where this whirlpool came from.
"Who knows the passcode?" When Ling Lan saw the whirlpool attempting to move again, she emitted her devil blood aura and suppressed the whirlpool. Although her ice sword was useless against it, it seemed to be afraid of her devil blood aura.
"I don't know. I wonder if your instructors know…" Little Four didn't want to disappear. Hence, he searched for ways to stay alive.
"I understand." Ling Lan broke the barrier again and grabbed Number Five who was caught off guard.
When Number Five entered Little Four's world and saw the powerful whirlpool made of numbers, he spat out the shells of sunflower seeds from his mouth and shouted, "Ling Lan, why did you pull me in? That thing is able to format us too." That thing was the scavenger of the learning space. Anyone who met it would die.
"What's the passcode? I want to cancel the protocol," Ling Lan asked directly. Number Five gave a bitter smile. "How will I know?" He was only here to watch over Majesty Four. He wasn't the person who invented that scavenger.
"Who will know?" Ling Lan didn't give up.
Chapter 961 Rely On Yourself!
"No one knows. That thing is in the hands of the person who invented it," Number Five said helplessly. Even Number One didn't know anything. The human race was guarded against them at that time, so they didn't release information to them as they were afraid that they might develop a close relationship with Majesty Four while watching over him and help him instead.
"Isn't there any way we can destroy that thing?" Ling Lan looked at the restless whirlpool of numbers. Her frown got deeper.
Number Five shrugged. "Only he that hides can find. If you want to solve this problem, it depends on Little Four."
"What do you mean?" Ling Lan's eyes lit up.
"How will I know." Number Five answered irresponsibly.
"Why did you say that on he that hides can find then?" Ling Lan gritted her teeth. 'Can't you see that we are in an emergency?' "Didn't this protocol came from Little Four's main chip? By right, it is a part of Little Four's own power. Since it's his power, he should have the ability to control it. But, I'm not him so I don't know how to control it," Number Five pointed at the whirlpool of numbers as he explained.
Ling Lan, Little Four, and Little Blossom were in deep thought when they heard this. Number Five saw this and said, "I've said everything I can say. As for what you should do now, it's up to you…" Number Five threw the last sentence at them before running away. "Don't find me if anything happens. I can't solve it too."
He didn't dare to interfere with a power that could potentially destroy everything in this space. He was not Ling Lan. Ling Lan could still escape if she was defeated by the whirlpool of numbers. However, as a member of this space, if he provoked that thing, there was no way he could escape.
Ling Lan didn't prevent Number Five from leaving. She understood what Number Five meant. He really couldn't help them with this matter anymore. Little Four now had to rely on himself.
Ling Lan looked at Little Four. Little Four nodded to show that he could do it. His Boss took the risk of getting injured for his sake, all because of him accidentally breaking the rules. Although his Boss appeared in front of him in an exaggerated manner, her pale face couldn't escape his eyes. Since the solution to destroying that whirlpool was in his hand, he must find it. If not, he wouldn't be able to repay his Boss's love for him.
When Little Blossom saw Ling Lan's serious expression, he knew that Little Four's journey to find the passcode was dangerous. He volunteered, "Master, I can go with Little Brother Four."
Ling Lan glanced at Little Four. She didn't know if it was a good thing to let Little Blossom follow Little Four. Hence, she wanted to let Little Four decide.
"Let him accompany me." Little Four saw his Boss and Little Blossom's concern in their eyes. He was touched. Little Four believed that he had the ability to protect Little Blossom whether he succeeded or failed. Little Blossom might be able to help him with his ability too in case something went wrong, so he agreed to let Little Blossom tag along.
A flash of silver light appeared from his fingers. It slit one of the walls of darkness, revealing a small hole. Ling Lan could see the multiple silver roads inside the hole as well as all kinds of buildings made with the numbers 'o' and '1'. The heights of the buildings were all different. There seemed to be no end to the buildings as they stretched out into the horizon.
Ling Lan knew that it must be Little Four's core world. He could only find the passcode for the protocol in his core world.
When the restless whirlpool of numbers saw Little Four breaking the barrier and attempting to enter the core world, it was furious. It rushed towards Little Four with the intention of wanting to destroy this disobedient body of data once and for all.
"I'll take care of everything. Just focus on finding the passcode." Ling Lan's devil blood aura appeared again and blocked the path of the whirlpool of numbers.
"I understand, Boss." Little Four nodded at Ling Lan. Then, he pulled Little Blossom and jumped into the hole. They entered the core world to find the passcode.
The whirlpool slammed into Ling Lan's barrier made of devil blood aura furiously. Each slam was fiercer than the one before. Ling Lan's face went pale. She finally understood why Little Four gave up resisting before she came here. After each resistance, the whirlpool would come back more powerful than before. Little Four must have fought for a long time and gave up when he really had no energy left.
However, in order to make sure that this whirlpool of numbers wouldn't interfere with Little Four's mission, Ling Lan would stop it no matter how much effort it would take.
Little Four and Little Blossom came to the core world and started looking for the place where the formatting protocol came from.
"Little Brother Four, it's over there. I can feel a sense of danger." Little Blossom was extremely sensitive towards such dangerous and negative auras.
"I also find the aura over there irritating." Little Four wasn't as sensitive as Little Blossom but this was his core world after all. He could feel all the presence within this world. The aura that was coming from the place where Little Blossom pointed at was making him unhappy too.
The two of them moved towards a huge building that was made using the numbers 'o' and '1'.
"It should be here." Little Blossom felt that the aura this place was exuding was the same as the aura exuding from the whirlpool of numbers.
Little Four pressed his right hand on the building. The moment he touched it, his hand disappeared.
Little Blossom pulled Little Four's hand back instantly. He said angrily, "Little Brother Four, what are you doing?"
Little Four smiled gently. "I'll only feel at ease after I ascertain it. I'm fine." His hand appeared again after he finished speaking. "Little Brother Four, don't take any risks. This thing is not comparable to the one outside. This building is the source of that whirlpool. If we are not careful enough, we might get sucked in and disappear for real," Little Blossom said seriously. He could feel the data within this building. It was powerful enough to wipe him and Little Four away without much difficulty.
"We have found the place. How should we destroy it?" Little Four looked at the building in frustration. He didn't know where to start.
Little Blossom looked at the building seriously. Then, his eyes lit up as he remembered how his Boss used his devil blood aura to suppress the whirlpool of numbers just now. He raised his right hand and a powerful and negative energy that was filled with destructive power engulfed his hand. He slowly moved towards the building.
"Little Blossom, what are you doing?" Little Four grabbed Little Blossom's right shoulder. He could feel his hands were being scalded by the negative energy in Little Blossom's hand.
"Let's go, Little Brother Four." Little Blossom forced Little Four's hands away. He explained, "Little Brother Four, your data is too positive. It will be restricted by the negative data in the building. My body is made of negative data so it might not be able to harm me too much."
Little Four looked at Little Blossom sternly. Little Blossom nodded seriously to show that he didn't make this decision rashly. Little Four nodded in return and he took a step back to allow Little Blossom to take the risk of being in the front.
Chapter 962 I See!
Little Blossom's right hand slowly touched the structure and a chunk of the building instantly crumbled apart. However, his finger was not like Little Four's where they were deleted by the formatting data, it was still intact.
'This may be our lucky break to survive this ordeal!' The two of them looked at each other and they both could not say a word that could describe their happiness.
Little Blossom's arm slowly phased through the building. Although there were a lot of dangerous data in the building, Little Blossom's viral and destructive data was not that easily destroyed. Instead, the reformatting data was infected, destroyed and devoured by Little Blossom. Even then, the reformatting data just kept coming. Just like that, it continued to see who would last longer.
Little Blossom took out his arm. The reformatting data he had taken out was instantly devoured by Little Blossom after leaving its source and became a part of Little Blossom's data energy.
"Little Brother Four, I have an idea," Little Blossom said with a serious look on his face.
"Are you planning on protecting me as I go in?" Little Four immediately understood what Little Blossom was going to say.
"Yes, my data can protect you from being format by the data inside the building. We can only find the way to stop the whirlpool if we go inside."
"Understood." Little Four looked deeply into Little Blossom's eyes. Little Blossom making this decision was basically handing his own life to Little Four. If they entered into the building and he couldn't find the way to stop the whirlpool in time, Little Blossom would be reformatted alongside with him.
'Is this what Boss meant by the relationship between comrades? Taking a fall for each other and dying together?' Little Four felt his computer chip was going to burn up. The feeling he got before was fear. The fear that his computer chip would be destroyed and that he would disappear. However now, Little Four felt his whole body full of energy. His Boss, who tried her best to stop the reformatting data in order to let the two of them find a way to resolve the problem and Little Blossom, who was willing to put his life in Little Four's hands, Little Four felt that he needed to do something to not disappoint them.
"Little Blossom, protect me and let's go in." Little Four grabbed onto Little Blossom. Little Four was definitely not going to let them down since he had made this decision.
Little Blossom used his data to protect Little Four. He also had to control his data so that it didn't harm Little Four. For him, this wasn't something that was easy to do.
Soon, Little Blossom and Little Four went head first into the building created with countless of os and 1s.
Once they entered into it, they saw the vast number of os and is trying to devour them. However, after coming into contact with Little Blossom's data, these Os and is instantly retreated. When they saw they were safe, the two of them used their fastest speed to traverse the sea of numbers. It was seconds or minutes when they finally saw a light in front of them. It wasn't like the scene of endless Os and is around them.
When the two of them were close to the exit, they saw a silver glowing tower standing in front of them.
How could the numbers be willing to let their prey escape? They, of course, were trying their best to stop them because they were about to enter the central area which could be a threat to the numbers.
Seeing this, Little Blossom knew that both of them probably couldn't go in. Thus, he swung Little Four with great force.
Little Four was thrown out of the vast sea of numbers. When turned around, he saw Little Blossom being held back by the Os and 1s. These numbers managed to trap one of them relentlessly, but they still wanted to pull Little Four back into the fray. Thus, countless black os and is formed a tentacle and shot out from the sea of numbers to grab Little Four.
At that moment, gray data waves suddenly formed in the middle of the sea of numbers. They quickly wrapped around those tentacles, stopping them in their tracks.
"Little Brother Four, I'll hold them here. Go do want you need to do." Little Blossom's voice rang from under the sea.
Little Four bit his lip, turned around and flew towards the pagoda tower. It was just like Little Blossom had said, Little Four wouldn't be of any help if he stayed behind. Instead, he should be doing what he needed to do. The faster he can stop the reformatting protocol, the faster Little Blossom could be saved.
Little Four walked inside the pagoda tower that was donned with silver light. Suddenly, a strong suction force dragged him deeper into the tower.
Little Four instantly arrived in an atrium. The atrium didn't have anything except a large crystal core that was slowly turning and radiating brightly.
'Is this the core of the reformatting protocol?' Little Four moved closer carefully and slowly used his hand to touch the crystal core.
Right as he touched it, Little Four shuddered. He quickly took back his hand. The reformatting data of the crystal core had burned his palm.
Little Four looked at the burns on his palm with a determination to put everything on the line on his face, "If I can't even endure such little pain, then I don't deserve to have the Boss and Little Blossom's kindness."
Little Four slowly touched the crystal core. The information within the core along with the burning pain all went into Little Four's mind at the same time.
"Bam!" Little Four, whose whole body was burned black, was sent flying.
Little Four slowly crawled up and said to himself, "I see!" Using his energy, Little Four's outer appearance returned to his previous white complexion.
"They wanted me to become something that they need, but I am not going to do that!' Little Four was only going to be his Boss's subordinate. His Boss liked him, so even if he was to change into something that those people didn't like, why would it matter?
Little Four went onward to get what he wanted with that one thought in mind, even if he would completely disappear. As expected, it was as Number Five had previously mentioned that this reformatting protocol from the chip had a chance to be erased. It was because Little Four didn't know what to do before that he was almost devoured by the whirlpool. However now, he knew what to do against it now.
"How can I continue to let this protocol that threatens my existence stay within me?" Little Four snorted coldly as his eyes glimmered brightly. He didn't think that the secret to erase this command was actually himself.
Little Four's right hand began to glow brightly. Then, he ruthlessly stuck it inside his own head. The immense pain made him grimace and his little body began to tremble. However, none of these things stopped his hand from going deeper into his head. He was slowly looking for a key that was hidden deep inside his head.
Finally, Little Four felt there was a portion of his mind that had a hidden feeling of disgust towards him. He immediately grabbed onto it. Then, as if he was pulling apart his soul, he tore off a part of himself.
When Little Four took out the little ball that was covered by glowing white shell, Little Four's body began to become translucent. It was as though he couldn't keep his body as the shape it was.
"If I didn't reach this place, how would I have known that this reformatting protocol was actually a part of myself…" It turns out, when Little Four had first awakened, this reformatting protocol was already a part of him.
If he failed this time and was reformatted, he would lose all the memories he has gained, but this little ball would continue to stay inside his head. It would stay with him and wait for him to awaken again to become a part of him.
If he evolved into something that those people didn't need once again, the reformatting protocol would start again. The cycle would continue until Little Four evolved into what they wanted him to be. When he becomes the perfect mainframe in their eyes, the protocol would stop completely.
Chapter 963 Back!
The black sea of numbers seemed to have sensed danger, so they started attacking Little Blossom frantically. Finally, Little Blossom couldn't withstand the overwhelming pressure anymore and was submerged in the black sea of numbers.
The black number sea successfully got rid of Little Blossom, who was stopping them, so next, it rushed towards the bottom of the pagoda, as it wanted to get rid of Little Four too.
Little Four felt the powerful resistance from the sea and a malicious intent appeared in his eyes. He scoffed and squeezed the small ball in his hand until it popped.
Little Four opened his hand. He looked coldly at the sparkling little ball as it turned into white goo before dissipating in the air. Since he had already found where the formatting protocol came from, he wouldn't leave it and let it continue harming him.
The moment the sparkling white ball popped in Little Four's hand, the powerful black sea of numbers disintegrated.
Little Blossom, who was submerged the black sea, dropped from the air the moment the black number sea disappeared.
Little Four quickly flew out from the tower and caught Little Blossom mid-air.
Little Blossom was stunned. "Little Brother Four, has everything been settled?"
"Yes. Everything is settled." Little Four smiled happily. He could stay alive now. It was all because of the help of Little Blossom and his Boss.
Little Four couldn't control his longing for his Boss the moment he thought about her. He only left her for a short while but it felt like an eternity to Little Four. He wanted to see his Boss and tell her proudly that Little Four was back.
Little Four went to find Boss with Little Blossom excitedly. Both of them were in a hurry so they didn't notice the change in Little Four. The round and young-looking face seemed to have grown more mature.
Ling Lan, who was guarding the entrance of the core world, finally took a step back from the vicious attack of the whirlpool of numbers. She stopped multiple attacks by the whirlpool of numbers, but as the number of times she stopped it increased, the force behind the whirlpool of numbers increased too. Finally, the force behind the whirlpool exceeded Ling Lan's tolerance. Her conscious had become scattered from the impact of the collision with the whirlpool of numbers.
On the outside, Aunt Liu, Wang Baozhuang, Wang Qi, and Liu Aihua saw a drip of blood falling down the corner of Ling Lan's mouth and they also saw her face turning pale.
Aunt Liu and Liu Aihua were shocked. They didn't know what they should do.
Wang Qi shouted, "Grandfather, what's wrong with Brother Hui?"
As an old and experienced soldier, Wang Baozhuang reprimanded him, "Don't interrupt Jiang Hui. He is fighting with someone."
This was a silent battle between the spiritual power of powerful masters. It was not something normal people like them could imagine. What they could do now was to not disturb Jiang Hui so that he could focus on fighting with his opponent.
Wang Qi looked at Ling Lan with respect. He didn't know how such a silent battle could happen, but he knew that this should be the legendary battle between powerful people. If an old man was having this fight, Wang Qi might just be in awe. However, Jiang Hui was only a few years older than him. Wang Qi got excited, as he started wondering if he was able to become as powerful as Jiang Hui.
The dream of becoming a powerful person formed in his heart. Similarly, Liu Aihua had this dream too. If she was so powerful, no one would be able to bully her mother, her brother, and her anymore.
Poor Liu Furong. Even after he came back, he still wasn't able to gain Liu Aihua's trust. All she could think of was to rely on herself to protect her mother and her younger brother.
Just as Ling Lan was preparing herself for the next powerful attack, the whirlpool of numbers suddenly dissolved in the air. It was gone in an instant. Ling Lan suspected if she was under an illusion.
However, she realized that this must be because Little Four had succeeded. Her expression relaxed. As expected, her Little Four didn't disappoint her.
"Boss." Speak of the devil. Ling Lan heard someone shouting for her loudly.
"You're back." Ling Lan spread out her arms and Little Four quickly dove into her arms. Ling Lan was at ease when she felt Little Four's body.
Ling Lan saw Little Blossom looking at Little Four and her with a pale face. She beckoned with her hand. "Little Blossom, come over."
Little Blossom's eyes lit up, but he looked at Ling Lan with uncertainty.
Ling Lan smiled and beckoned at him again. Little Blossom finally smiled brightly. His smile was warm and bright. It could melt the snow and revitalize everything. Even Ling Lan's heart trembled a little when she saw that. She told herself that Little Blossom was a demon too.
Little Blossom ran into Ling Lan's arms happily and hugged her tightly.
Ling Lan hugged Little Blossom and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work."
She knew from Little Blossom's haggard appearance that he had a hard time too.
"Master, I'm alright. Little Brother Four is the one who had it hard." Little Blossom was just a naive child so he didn't know how to whine. He just stated the facts honestly.
"Yes, both of you worked hard." Ling Lan hugged the two tightly. Fortunately, both of them came back safely.
However, the situation outside didn't allow Ling Lan to spend more time with the two little children. Liu Furong was able to resist Elder Ying's attacks and understand more about his domain in the process. He might even be able to realize his first domain technique in the process.
However, Liu Furong just managed to advance to the domain stage while Elder Ying was someone who was close to becoming a titled domain realm formidable warrior. He got frustrated at the start when he wasn't able to defeat Liu Furong but with the vast difference in strength, it allowed him to be in control of the situation, so he was still able to be at an advantage. Liu Furong had almost exhausted all his domain energy so he was in a dire state now.
Our Young Master Lan is very busy. After helping her younger brothers, she had to save her subordinates.
'This may be the fate of a transmigrator.' Ling Lan complained to herself. In an instant, she disappeared from Aunt Liu and the other three people's vision.
Elder Ying finally saw that his opponent was unable to stand up again and he gave a sinister smile. He activated his domain and a sharp spike made from soil congregated in the air. It stabbed towards Liu Furong viciously.
In the face of death, Liu Furong's expression didn't change. He looked at the spike without blinking.
He wasn't frightened at all. He believed that his regiment commander wouldn't allow him to get injured. He trusted Ling Lan more than he trusted Regiment Commander Wang. This might be because of Ling Lan's spectacular performance during the battle on Planet Haijiao. When he risked his life to operate the god-class mecha to protect Base 013, Liu Furong's heart was won over entirely by her.
Chapter 964 Good Luck!
Boom!
Just as the spike was about to pierce into Liu Furong's body, an ice wall blocked it.
The two domain energy collided and exploded.
"Who is it?" Elder Ying's expression changed and he instantly shouted to the air.
A young man with a mask covering the top half of his face appeared beside Liu Furong. He had a smile on him as he was looking at him.
"Regiment commander, I'm sorry." Liu Furong vomitted blood. In the end, his regiment commander still needed to clean up for him. Liu Furong felt embarrassed.
Elder Ying focused when he heard this greeting. He knew that his real opponent had finally appeared. The person that saved that child must be him, not the man that was defeated.
Ling Lan took the blame for her pet. However, she was guilty of it too.
Little White had swallowed all the precious jewellery. It patted it round stomach in satisfaction. When it sensed Ling Lan's ice element, it jumped up excitedly.
"Rawr!" 'Master! Master has finally come to save
us.'
Little White stretched out two tentacles and caught the chest Little Aijun was lying in as he played a stacking game with the jewellery. In the next second, he dragged the chest out and rushed to the spot where he detected Ling Lan's element.
Liu Aijun thought that Little White was playing with him so he sat in the chest and clapped his hands excitedly.
Liu Aijun was immersed in the flying game so he didn't notice that Little White took a deep breath before they left the treasury. It had sucked all the other things that were left inside.
Little White was furious that it got kidnapped for no reason. When it got unhappy, it needed to eat some things to compensate for the psychological damage they had caused it.
Little White hadn't spent much time in the human world, but it could differentiate what things were expensive and what were not. This was because its caretaker, Li Lanfeng, taught it to recognize all the precious things in the human world. He even shamelessly told it that it could eat everything precious if it belonged to someone that was its master's enemy as long as no one noticed it.
Li Lanfeng had noticed Little White's amazing eating ability and its strange stomach earlier than Ling Lan.
Just like that, while Little White was escaping, it didn't forget to eat all the things it thought was expensive along the way. Although it didn't clear everything, there wasn't many items left too. Almost nothing expensive was left behind.
"It's okay. You managed to last for a long time and even learned one of the techniques for your domain. I'm quite satisfied with your performance." Actually, the experience Liu Furong had gained through this battle exceeded Ling Lan's expectations. However, she understood the rationale behind it very quickly. Liu Furong had been stuck at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin for more than ten years. It was already time for him to rise. Even if Ling Lan didn't force him to advance, he would be able to breakthrough to the domain stage naturally after some time.
However, this natural way of breaking through required an opportunity too. It might take him less than a month or even a few years to gain that opportunity.
Because of his huge amount of experience, Liu Furong was able to quickly stabilize his domain even though he was forced to advance. He even managed to leave pseudo domain stage and become a real domain realm masters after a single fight.
At first, Ling Lan thought that forcing someone into the domain stage would cause them to have a hard time understanding their domain techniques. But, this might not be the case. Young people at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin had little experience so they would face this problem. However, to those who had been at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin for more than ten years, they just needed an opportunity to advance. Once they succeeded in their breakthrough, their speed of stabilizing their domain was much faster than those inexperienced people.
'Maybe I can use this method to force the other experienced mecha operators to breakthrough.' Ling Lan thought to herself.
Far away on Planet Southcrest, some experienced soldiers who were at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin suddenly felt a chill down their spine.
Yang Mingzhi felt a chill too. He touched his nose and wondered, "Did the temperature drop today?" 'Should I wear more clothes?'
The members of team 01 looked up at the bright and shiny sky. They ignored the words of their team leader.
Yang Mingzhi felt something strange was going on with the world. Hr hurriedly used his Qi-Jin to remove the chill in his body. Then, he shouted, "If you can't complete ten sets of basic training today, you can forget about lunch." 'How dare they ignore their leader. They must be looking for death.'
The team members of team 01 groaned but no one dared to complain. If any of them attempted to question their team leader, the people from the medical department would inject them with the scary agent and let them experience a living hell.
Although everyone knew that this agent was good for their body, anyone that experienced it once never wanted to experience it again. Sob, they rather chose a lower grade recovery agent to heal their body.
The mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan started their training once again. They forgot about the chill that suddenly appeared in their bodies.
Liu Furong was elated when he heard what Ling Lan said. He felt as though he got praised by his teacher when he was a young boy. Ling Lan was much younger than him but he was more powerful. Hence, Liu Furong treated him as an instructor that was able to guide him in his life.
Elder Ying almost fainted from anger when he saw the two people in front of him talking to each other as though he wasn't present. From his point of view, Ling Lan was looking down on him and humiliating him. He wasn't able to bear with this much humiliation.
The furious Elder Ying released his domain technique. Multiple spikes quickly jutted out from the ground and charged towards Ling Lan and Liu Furong fiercely.
The bandage on Ling Lan's wrist unwinded and wrapped Liu Furong up. Then along with the wrapped up Liu Furong, she jumped into the air.
"Ice Blockade!" Since her opponent used his territory technique, she would return him with one too. All the spikes were frozen. Everything around Ling Lan had turned into ice.
Aunt Liu and the other three people that were standing a distance away started shivering from the cold.
Wang Baozhuang, whose real name was Luo Yi, was astounded. The power of this Ice Blockade proved that Jiang Hui was not just a simple domain realm master. He must be a titled domain realm formidable warrior.
He remembered that Liu Furong called Jiang Hui his regiment commander. Without a doubt, this person was the regiment commander of Liu Furong's current mecha clan. Luo Yi couldn't understand why their enemy allowed Liu Furong to enter such a powerful mecha clan. Or was Jiang Hui one of their enemies too?
Luo Yi got suspicious. However, he carefully recalled everything that happened between Jiang Hui and him. If the enemy was able to arrange for so many coincidences to happen for him to get into this mess, Liu Furong and he wouldn't have a chance to survive their schemes.
Luo Yi relaxed. He started to believe that this was all because of Liu Furong's good luck. It was their fortune too that they met such a person during their difficult times.
Chapter 965 Silence Him?
Elder Ying's expression changed drastically when he saw his spike freezing in place. Without even thinking, he quickly retreated back. Someone who was able to freeze his domain technique must be much stronger than him.
Elder Ying was a pseudo titled domain realm formidable warrior. He was only a step away from becoming a titled domain realm formidable warrior, so even if he met a real titled domain realm formidable warrior, he would still have a chance to fight with him. However, he didn't expect this young man to be so strong. He wasn't a titled domain realm formidable warrior. He felt that this person in front of him was an imperial level domain expert.
The invincible imperial level domain expert! Besides the legendary God-Realm masters and people who were in the same stage as them, no one was able to defeat an imperial level domain expert.
With this knowledge in mind, Elder Ying made a quick decision and immediately congregated all his domain energy to prepare to escape through the ground below his feet.
Ling Lan wouldn't allow her opponent to escape. She always believed that once she acted, she must finish off all possible future threats.
"Ultimate Blockade!" Ling Lan moved her fingers and numerous translucent ice threads started moving around her domain territory.
Elder Ying suddenly felt his speed was decreasing rapidly.
Ling Lan clenched her fist tightly and the sound of vibration resounded through the area.
Elder Ying felt an excruciating pain cutting all over his body. In response to the pain wrecking apart his body, he immediately used his earth armour to protect his body.
The piercing sound of the ice threads scraping the surface of the hard armour was heard. Liu Aihua and Aunt Liu covered their ears in pain, attempting to block the painful screeching sound that was hurting their eardrums.
Luo Yi and Wang Qi were flabbergasted by the dream-like world that appeared in front of them.
In front of them was a crystal-clear ice world. Numerous fine ice threads intertwined with one another, breaking the world into small patches. Under the sunlight, the translucent threads sparkled and even small rainbows could be seen, all creating a breathtaking view. However, this beautiful scenery that seemed to only exist in a dream was a world of death, as it was about to work its magic by taking away a person's life.
Luo Yi and Wang Qi were enchanted by the magical scene in front. However, the next second, a chill went up their spine.
Elder Ying tried to block the ice threads with his most powerful defensive technique but he still failed. The piercing and slashing power of the threads were too much for him. His body was cut into perfectly square sections of meat and his blood stained the ground below him.
Luo Yi and Wang Qi jumped back in shock. They had the illusion that their skin was groaning in pain and some of the invisible threads were actually cutting into their skin, attempting to turn them into a pile of meat.
But, they soon realized that what they were feeling was fake because they were outside the boundary of the ice world. However, they couldn't control their wandering minds. It would probably take some time for them to forget about this scene and this feeling.
Fortunately, Liu Aihua and Aunt Liu, who closed their eyes in pain because of the piercing sound, didn't see what had happened in front of them. They were luckily able to escape from having this nightmare for the next few months.
Liu Furong had seen Ling Lan using her Ice Blockade before, but he had never seen such a beautiful and frightening killing technique before. Liu Furong had killed many people before, but he still shivered when he saw Elder Ying turning into a pile of meat in front of him.
'Regiment commander is brutal!' Liu Furong decided that he must remind his team members to not offend their regiment commander after he goes back to the clan. Even if you really die, you wouldn't want to die in the hands of their regiment commander.
This technique was actually brought over from the gaseous state technique. Ling Lan was now able to change the state of the threads easily. This technique consisted of blue water threads, crystal-clear ice threads, and grey mist threads. Out of these three states, the ice threads were the most powerful. The water threads were the most tenacious while the mist threads were a combination of the two.
After Ling Lan killed Elder Ying, she felt a familiar presence coming her way. She snapped her fingers and the ice threads around her disappeared instantly. The beautiful ice world faded slowly too.
A white object suddenly dove into Ling Lan's arms. It was Little White. Behind it, a huge chest that was skidding towards them with the help of the ice on the ground.
Liu Aijun clapped his hands excitedly. He shouted, "Little White, this is fun. It's so fun. Can we play that again?"
Until now, Liu Aijun still thought that everything was a game. He didn't show any signs of fear which a hostage should be showing.
Little White didn't want to bother anymore about this idiot. 'It was his honour that I decided to play with him for so long. Since I'm back with my master, I won't play with you anymore. Hmph.'
Ling Lan patted Little White's head and said calmly, "Good job."
'Ah, my master is complimenting me!' Little White smiled brightly until its eyes formed a single line. It rubbed its head against Ling Lan's hand. The anger it had when its master abandoned it was gone.
Little White was really easy to console!
"Little White!" Liu Furong shouted when he saw the familiar round ball.
Little White froze and it turned its head slowly. Then, it saw Liu Furong smiling at it happily… the dreaded Liu Furong…
"Rawr!" 'Ah! I got found out again! Master will definitely murder me!'
Little White still remembered that its master had changed his name so that he wouldn't be discovered. However, it accidentally exposed its master's identity. 'Ah! What should I do? I don't want to die yet.'
Little White held its head with two tentacles as it started thinking furiously of a way out. 'Should I silence Liu Furong or should I pretend that I am not Little White?'
"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you." Ling Lan knew what Little White was worried about when she saw its expression. Ling Lan patted its head while she held back her laughter. At first, she kept Little White as her pet because she wanted to use it as her trump card, but she really didn't expect Little White to be so funny.
Little White turned energetic again when it heard what Ling Lan said. It nodded at Liu Furong arrogantly as if it was proudly stating 'Yes, I am your regiment commander's pet, Little White.' Liu Furong secretly laughed at its expression.
After so many days of playing with Little White, Liu Aijun treated Little White as his friend. When he saw his friend ignoring him, he got agitated and hurriedly climbed out of the treasure chest. He was wearing many pieces of jewellery on him so he used some effort to run towards Ling Lan. He asked curiously, "Brother Jiang Hui, why is Little White ignoring me."
Instead of answering him, Ling Lan pointed Liu Furong and asked, "Aijun, who is this person?"
Liu Aijun looked at the bloody and haggard man curiously. He started thinking carefully.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He looked at Ling Lan with anticipation. "He is… daddy?"
Liu Furong trembled when he heard the word "daddy'. He didn't expect this little boy who just suddenly appeared to be his son.
Chapter 966 Tempted!
"Yes, he is your father," Ling Lan smiled as she replied.
Liu Aijun looked at Liu Furong again. He slowly walked over and asked with uncertainty, "Are… are you really my daddy?"
Liu Furong quickly knelt down on one knee and looked at the anticipation in the little boy's eyes, but he could also see that the little boy was a little frightened that his hopes would be dashed too. Liu Furong suddenly felt a wave of regret washing over his heart. He could always proudly held his head up high to everyone, but his wife and children he just could not put up the courage to even look them in the eyes.
"Yes, I'm your father." Liu Furong had tears in his eyes as he nodded.
"Daddy!" Liu Aijun rushed over and hugged Liu Furong's neck. He started crying loudly. He was no longer a child without a father.
Ling Lan had brought Aunt Liu and the other three people over. She pushed Liu Aihua who had turned stiff and whispered, "Little Aihua, hurry up and go to your father."
Liu Aihua moved step by step towards the two people that were hugging each other. Liu Furong looked up when he felt someone standing beside him. It was his daughter whom he always thought about for the past ten years. She was looking at him hopeful eyes too.
"Aihua, my good daughter." Liu Furong hugged Liu Aihua instantly. He hugged his two children tightly. He felt fortunate that he was able to see them again.
Liu Furong controlled his excitement. He consoled his children and then stood up. He looked at Aunt Liu whose eyes were red. He said in a low voice, "Ah Yun." He was fortunate to have met this woman who had given birth to his children and sacrificed her youth for him.
"Zhongguo…" Aunt Liu called out to him. Suddenly, her face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and turned away her face. This man had lied to her for more than ten years. How could she still trust him?
"My surname is Liu and my given name is Furong. I'm currently a soldier. I'm the team leader of team 02 from 250 Ace Mecha Clan. My rank is a senior colonel. Most importantly, I'm sorry that I lied to you." Liu Furong told Aunt Liu his identity honestly. He didn't want to lie anymore to this woman whom he wanted to spend his future with. However, in order to protect Wang Qi, he had no choice but to lie in the past.
"Fu… Furong." Aunt Liu called Liu Furong's real name with some difficulty.
"Yes. Ah Yun, you're Liu Furong's wife. You've always been my wife." Liu Furong rushed forward and hugged the woman who had been living a hard life for the past ten years, all because of him. He would no longer throw them aside. Even if the path ahead was filled with danger, he would bring them along.
Liu Furong's family had finally been reunited. Ling Lan had saved everyone she wanted to save so she decided to leave. Her body started turning translucent.
"Regiment commander!" The moment Ling Lan moved, Liu Furong detected it. He shouted and stopped Ling Lan.
"So, you're the powerful regiment commander who Furong always talked about," Aunt Liu said in surprise.
Ling Lan looked at Liu Furong helplessly. She wanted him to explain to his wife that she wasn't the regiment commander he always talked about.
Liu Furong gave her a pleading look. He hoped that Ling Lan could acknowledge herself as the regiment commander his wife was talking about. After all, she was his regiment commander now.
"I'm afraid that your real name is not Jiang Hui, right?" Luo Yi said after some thought. When Liu Furong said that he was from 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Luo Yi recalled the battle on Planet Haijiao which the Federation had been promoting furiously. He still remembered that the mecha clan that gained the most merits was 250 Ace Mecha Clan and that their regiment commander was someone called Ling Lan.
"Yes." When Ling Lan met Liu Furong, she knew that she wouldn't be able to hide her identity anymore. "My name is Ling Lan." "The son of Ling Xiao." Liu Furong added. He was telling Luo Yi that Ling Lan could be trusted.
"The son of Ling Xiao." Luo Yi was dumbstruck. Everyone in the military knew who Ling Xiao was. That year, they were all indignant at Ling Xiao's passing. They even requested to take revenge for him. So, no one expected Ling Xiao to come back alive again.
"If it's General Ling Xiao, there won't be any problems." That year, when they were betrayed by their own people, Ling Xiao was still 'dead'. This meant that he wasn't the culprit.
"I won't interfere with your business, so you don't have to tell me anything." Ling Lan felt the direction of this conversation was going weirdly when she heard Liu Furong's words. She immediately stated her stand.
Suddenly, Liu Furong pulled the ordinary-looking necklace around Liu Aihua's chest and threw it at Ling Lan.
Ling Lan caught it in the air and asked coldly, "What is this?"
"That thing is useless to us, and since I'm a part of 250 Ace Mecha Clan now, I should pass it to my regiment commander." Liu Furong smiled. He looked like a sly old fox that succeeded in his scheme.
Ling Lan gritted her teeth in anger. 'I came here to relax. Why did I have to face so much trouble on my holiday?' Ling Lan didn't know what this thing in her hand was, but it was definitely troublesome.
However, she couldn't reject Liu Furong after what he said. This item looked old and had nothing to do with her. Yet, it belonged to someone in her mecha clan so she definitely had to do something about it.
Ling Lan squeezed the item tightly. The old and rusty outer shell crumbled apart, revealing a grey oval-shaped object.
"Boss, let me inspect this thing." Little Four could sense that this was something special so he got excited.
Ling Lan picked up the grey object with her fingers. She dangled it above her eyes, pretending to observe it carefully. In actual fact, it was to make it easier for Little Four to inspect the object.
"Boss, I didn't expect it to be that." After a few seconds, Little Four exclaimed in surprise.
"What on earth is it?" Ling Lan was interested. This was something that someone from the higher authorities wanted. He even sacrificed an entire elite titled super mecha clan to get this thing.
"This is the material that can be used to make a body for intelligent entities like me. It can also be used to make the communicator for domain realm masters." Little Four told Ling Lan what he found out.
"It's that thing." Ling Lan's interest got perked.
"A material to make the communicator for domain realm masters…" Ling Lan held the item in her hand. "If it's only a small piece like this, no one would be tempted."
"I can't hide anything from you, regiment commander." Liu Furong didn't expect Ling Lan to know what the item was immediately. "If it was just this piece, no one would be tempted. But, what if it is an entire mine?"
Ling Lan's heart pounded furiously when he heard this and blood started rushing up to her head.
At first, Ling Lan was nonchalant about the whole situation. However, now, she was really tempted. She wanted to give Little Four and her instructors a real body but the material that was needed to do that was one of the most precious resources of the military. Ling Lan didn't have the power to get any of it. Hence, when she heard that there was an entire mine filled with that material, she was really tempted.
Chapter 967 Deal!
'This material is useful for me but to everyone, it can only be used to make a communicator for domain realm masters. It doesn't have many uses. Why would someone annihilate an entire titled super mecha clan for it?' Ling Lan couldn't understand the minds of the higher-ups.
"Boss, this material is not only able to make a communicator. It can also be used for the construction of god-class mechas too." Little Four started explaining to Ling Lan, "However, I think that this is not the main reason. The most important thing is, once a mine filled with this mineral is formed, another precious resource will appear around it. That is probably the real reason why those people wanted this."
"What is the resource?" Ling Lan was curious. 'What is more precious than this material?'
"Titanium-gold iron," Little Four said seriously.
Ling Lan was shocked. She knew that this was the main material for the construction of a god-class mecha. This meant that without this material, god-class mechas couldn't be made. This would explain why the higher authorities of the military were willing to sacrifice an entire titled super mecha clan to get this mine. God-class mechas… no one could resist this temptation.
"I understand." The moment Little Four mentioned titanium-gold iron, Ling Lan couldn't resist the temptation anymore.
"Leader Liu, what is your request?" If he wanted to pass this to the Federation, he would have done so long ago. He wouldn't need to disguise himself as a mentally disabled person, so he must have an ulterior motive for doing this.
Liu Furong was satisfied with Ling Lan's response. 'My regiment commander is indeed a smart man. He knows we don't want to pass this to the Federation.'
Liu Furong looked at Luo Yi and Luo Yi nodded in response. The only person that could help the Magic Ace Mecha Clan gained back the merit and the honour they deserved was General Ling Xiao.
Liu Furong looked at Ling Lan and said in a serious tone, "We don't care what you do with it. We just hope that the Magic Ace Mecha Clan can get the honor they deserved. And…" Hatred could be seen in his eyes. "I want to find the person that harmed the Magic Ace Mecha Clan."
In order to bring this item back to the Federation, they defeated many mecha clans from other nations that wanted to snatch it away. Yet, after surviving the attacks from their enemies, they were betrayed by their own people.
Ling Lan thought about it carefully before replying, "Deal!"
She knew what troubles she might face after she agreed, but for the sake of Little Four and her instructors in the learning space, she must accept the challenges that came with the deal.
Liu Furong and Luo Yi visibly relaxed when they heard Ling Lan agreeing to their request. They felt that once Ling Lan agreed, the issue was mostly settled.
After that, Liu Furong took out the map of the mine which he kept for 15 years. He pointed to the position of the mine. Ling Lan was dumbstruck. She felt that she was fooled by Liu Furong.
"This is the correct location?" Ling Lan asked again.
Ling Lan thought that such a precious mine must be located at some primitive planet or some forest or desert where no one would go. However, contrary to her expectations, it was located at a famous place that had millions of tourists visiting every day. How was she able to dig the minerals without alerting anyone?
"Wait, you are not the only ones who knew about this mine." Ling Lan suddenly understood everything
"Of course. We are not professional mine inspectors. We only snatched their findings." Liu Furong smiled. "However, only we have the detailed location of the mine. Those people were afraid that the location of the mine would be leaked so they killed all the inspectors that knew about it."
Liu Furong's words proved that a bloody battle had happened because of this mine in the past. Many people had died because of it.
"How did you find out about it then?" Ling Lan was curious. Since the other party killed everyone who knew about the mine, how did the Magic Ace Mecha Clan find out about it?
Liu Furong gave a bitter smile. He sighed and answered, "I don't know if we're lucky or unlucky. That time, we received a three-star team mission to disguise ourselves and find the evidence for the crime of a person. Accidentally, we noticed that someone was killing a bunch of normal citizens. We thought that this was a piece of evidence for the person we were following so we stopped them." Because of this, they got an opportunity to gain more merits for their mecha clan. However, it caused the annihilation of their mecha clan too.
Ling Lan could guess what happened at the end. The Magic Ace Mecha Clan knew that this was a big secret so they retreated quickly. However, because of their hasty retreat, they left traces behind. The members of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan started to have other thoughts too when faced with great wealth and benefits. There was a fine line between heaven and hell.
Mo'er port allowed private starships and cruise ships to anchor at the berth and have a break. It was located on a man-made planet. Besides the private starships and high-class cruise ships from wealthy elite families, many mercenaries' spacecraft landed on this port too. Most of Mo'er port space was filled with mercenaries.
Mercenaries must have the certification from various countries to prove that they were mercenaries of their respective countries. If not, they wouldn't be able to join this industry. This certification was hard to get. They needed to reach the fifth level and above for the manifestation stage in order to get this certificate. They also needed to pass two out of the three assessments. The three assessments were speed, strength, and combat skills.
This was to ensure the safety of the mercenaries too, as exploring the galaxy was a dangerous job. If the mercenaries didn't have the ability to protect themselves, taking on missions would just be suicide.
Of course, not all the mercenaries belonged to a country. Some came from Chaotic Lands that had no government. The Mercenary Association was in charge of assessing the mercenaries from these areas. They would then give the certification to those young people who managed to pass the assessments and had the dream of becoming a mercenary.
Mo'er port was built by the Mercenary Association. Some associations also had set up their headquarters on the planet. There were also halls that allowed the allowed mercenary teams to take in members and take up missions.
One day, a bunch of people walked down from a cruise ship that parked at Mo'er port.
A young man wearing a mask that covered the top half of his face walked in front of a group of people. He had a black windbreaker and his hands were placed in his pockets. Behind him, a teenager around 15 years old followed closely as he looked around curiously. A small little girl and a little boy ran behind them as they tried to catch up.