novelzi Chapter 224 - 183: The Unknown Matters
Chapter 224 - 183: The Unknown Matters
In the timeline of his previous life, there was a segment about the story of Black Feather Spirit that Lu Heng didn't know.
And in this life, no one else would ever know either, because it didn't happen.
In the previous life, the first time Yuan Yaoyao was conscripted,
her father, Yuan Hecheng, had run around trying to buy her a Skill Crystal Core, but in the end, he wasn't able to buy a high-level one, only securing a D-level Crystal Core with minimal effect.
However, Yuan Yaoyao didn't die during her first deployment to the Abyss Battlefield.
But she did die during the second conscription.
On her second deployment, she entered the same world.
When Ze Wei'er Matrix was caught by the military, she, as the Black Feather Spirit, went into battle just like this life, severing all the drones.
But she was no match for Alex Austin, and in the end, while covering for Ze Wei'er Matrix's escape, she was destroyed by Alex Austin.
After Ze Wei'er Matrix escaped, he took back the fragments of the Black Feather Spirit and then recreated the second generation of Black Feather Spirit.
Therefore, in his past life, the Black Feather Spirit that Lu Heng saw was the second generation, which looked almost the same as the first generation but was no longer the same.
In this life, because Lu Heng appeared and held off Alex Austin, Yuan Yaoyao survived.
Hence, the events of the past life did not occur.
And Lu Heng would never know of this event from his previous life; the questions he had about the Black Feather Spirit remained etched in his memory.
...
At this moment, Yuan Yaoyao was boasting about how powerful the implanted Light Computer Chip was.
She had even retracted her face shield, revealing her face, which indeed looked as it originally did, yet it was impossible to tell if it was the synthetic skin or if she hadn't undergone facial transformation.
However, Lu Heng was contemplating other issues. He pointed at her and said, "Take off the outer battle armor."
Yuan Yaoyao puffed up her cheeks and mumbled, "No."
"What's not okay about it?" Lu Heng frowned, considering how he would explain to Yuan Hecheng if she had undergone full-body modifications.
Yuan Yaoyao pursed her lips and muttered, "I'm not wearing clothes... just a tank top and..."
"Then forget it." Lu Heng simply asked directly, "Aside from the implanted chip, what else has been augmented?"
Ze Wei'er Matrix, having a basic understanding of the psychological burden humans faced toward mechanical augmentation, began to explain:
"You might have some misunderstandings about mechanical transformation; it's not for the sake of transformation itself but to enhance the operating efficiency of the individual.
"Only when the mechanical body has higher operational efficiency than the organic body, do we replace the organic body with a mechanical one.
"The original body of the Black Feather Spirit has an ability to change the malleability of metal materials.
"The strength of this ability is related to the total amount of Source Energy, and the total Source Energy is related to the total volume of the body's cells.
"Thus, preserving more cellular tissue can lead to a stronger 'Fluid Metal' ability and also enhance the efficiency of the 'Mechanical Heart' and 'Metal Ion Reduction' abilities.
"Therefore, there's no need to replace limbs at this stage. In the future, when mechanical limbs that can substitute for organic ones and improve efficiency are developed, then a replacement can take place.
"Currently, the augmentation plan I've designed involves gradually replacing the skeleton with metal to enhance the body's resistance to impacts..."
Lu Heng raised his hand, indicating he didn't want to hear any more about his augmentation plan.
For now, it seemed that Yuan Yaoyao had not been forcibly modified, so there wasn't too much of a problem.
With only four days left before their return, it was necessary to complete the remaining Challenge Tasks as quickly as possible.
After two encounters and the memories of his past life,
one thing was certain, Ze Wei'er Matrix's technical strength had indeed reached a level where even the Sikes Civilization had no way to handle him officially.
He had just been persecuted by the military a day ago, and yet he had already comfortably resettled in a courtyard filled with many plants.
He likely hadn't been much delayed in his re
However, if he used Shadow Traversal to enter and then encountered danger, there would be no means to exit.
"Isn't that too risky?" Su Muyu was a bit worried.
"Don't worry, I'll just make a quick round for a look, and come out in 15 seconds."
Lu Heng gave her a reassuring look, then used Shadow Traversal to dive underground, rushing towards the base at the highest speed while internally counting the time.
As Shadow Traversal only lasted 15 seconds, he had at most 7.5 seconds to turn back.
With the combined acceleration from Shadow Traversal and Windwalker, Lu Heng charged into the base at a speed of 260 meters per second.
Under Shadow Vision, as he neared the base by about thirty meters, he saw the underground structure of the base.
A single glance revealed at least six stories of underground construction.
This was the Descent Faction base with the most underground levels he had seen in all his investigations.
Lu Heng circled around a third of the underground structures, noted some exterior details, and at the 8-second mark, immediately turned back. He rushed up to the surface, finishing the reconnaissance in the last second.
"How did it go?" Su Muyu asked intently.
Whew!
Lu Heng exhaled and answered, "There are six levels of construction underground. I feel this base is likely what we're looking for, but I haven't found the Abyss Pollution Source yet. I need to change directions and try again."