Chapter 118 System: I've woken up and leveled up.

Zhou Jue nodded and was about to step out when a long-lost crisp sound suddenly rang in his mind.

【bite】

[System hibernation complete, restarting... Restart progress 10%... 50%... 100%!]

[The Multiverse Coordinate Anchoring System No. 001 has successfully devoured the 'Core Data Stream' and is currently undergoing version iteration... Iteration complete!]

[Dear Host, your lively, adorable, clever, and universally loved system darling is back in full force! Did you miss me?]

A series of notification sounds, like electronic firecrackers during the Lunar New Year, exploded in Zhou Jue's mind.

Zhou Jue's steps suddenly stopped.

"Brother Tong! You're awake!"

"Xiao Jue? What's wrong?" Chief Zhang, who was walking ahead, noticed her unusual behavior and turned around with concern.

Zhou Jue blinked, the overwhelming joy surging from the bottom of her heart almost making her lose control of her expression.

I'm back!

Her little system, which had been depleted of energy and gone into hibernation, has finally returned!

Although the hibernation period was short, I missed it terribly!

And judging from the noise, it even seems more humane?

"It's alright, Grandpa Zhang." Zhou Jue took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.

"Well... I suddenly thought of something really happy."

"Something good to hear?" Grandpa Zhang chuckled, thinking she was referring to the completion of the "Tianjian Pass".

"There will be many more happy things to come!" He didn't ask any more questions, and led Zhou Jue and Cheng Gan around the main building that was becoming "lively" and got into a private car.

The car drove towards the other side of the island.

This is a valley that has been specially cleared out. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has only one narrow exit, making it very secluded.

"This is our designated 'coordinate point.' All the equipment and energy modules are ready and waiting for the channel coordinates to open."

"Okay, Grandpa Zhang."

At this moment, Zhou Jue's mind was engaged in a rapid exchange with the system.

"Brother Tong, waking up at the right time is worse than waking up early. The coordinates for the 'two-way stable channel' are right here. Set them!"

"Host, tell everyone to back off!"

After Zhou Jue repeated the order, Grandpa Zhang did not hesitate for a moment and immediately commanded: "Everyone, evacuate the valley! Move the warning line back 500 meters! No one is allowed to approach without my order!"

Soon, only Zhou Jue remained.

"System, begin."

[Received! 'Two-way Stable Channel' program initiated! Anchoring to target world... Anchoring successful! Constructing channel singularity...]

Buzz—

There were no earth-shattering explosions, nor any dazzling special effects.

On the open ground in front of Zhou Jue, the air underwent only a very slight distortion, like ripples on water.

Immediately afterwards, a vortex resembling a door appeared silently, spinning quietly, its interior seemingly filled with countless stars.

"That's... done?" Grandpa Zhang and Cheng Gan both widened their eyes.

[Singularity construction complete! Reporting to the host, this is currently just a 'portal,' and maintaining it consumes negligible amounts of energy. When it's necessary to open the 'portal' for passage, simply insert an energy key.]

[There are 6 energy keys in total, all of them are here. They will turn off after half an hour once activated.]

[However, host, you are not restricted by keys or time; you can use this passage anytime, anywhere.]

[This is a magnificent system! I opened a backdoor for you!] (Hands on hips jpg.)

"Brother Tongzi, you're so cool!" (Frantic thumbs-up emoji)

Zhou Jue nodded: "Grandpa Zhang, the coordinates have been locked. We can open the passage at any time in the future."

"Here are the keys, they're all here."

Grandpa Zhang was so excited that his hands trembled slightly. He didn't take the key, but instead walked around the small starlight vortex door twice, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

"Good! Good! Good!" He said "good" three times in a row, overwhelmed with emotion.

This means that their exploration of that world can be put on the agenda immediately!

"Take the keys for now. I'll submit a report this afternoon and then we'll distribute them."

Suppressing his excitement, he took Zhou Jue and rushed to several core laboratories, handing over the resources and data Zhou Jue had obtained in the apocalypse to the researchers who were already waiting there.

When the scientists who had dedicated their lives to the country's scientific research saw the materials, technologies, and data that exceeded their expectations, the entire laboratory was abuzz with excitement.

By the time I finished all of this, it was already afternoon.

Zhang Shou Z looked at Zhou Jue, waved his hand, and gave a firm order: "Alright! Leave the rest to us old men! Your task now is to go back, eat well, and get some sleep!"

Zhou Jue stopped refusing and returned to his small building with Cheng Gan.

Back in his room, Zhou Jue couldn't wait to call out to the system.

"Brother Tongzi! I've missed you so much!"

The system smugly replied: [Hehe, host, I've leveled up and unlocked two core functions: "Analysis of All Things" and "Energy Simulation"] (Chapter 92: Function Introduction, Appendix at the end of the chapter)

From now on, I'll be your walking encyclopedia and money-saving expert.

Wow!

Time slipped by quietly as Zhou Jue and the system flattered each other.

...

At 3 p.m., three special operations assault teams, codenamed "Sharp Sword," "Azure Dragon," and "Thunderstorm," totaling 300 soldiers, arrived at the base on time aboard transport planes.

They were true elite soldiers who had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood; each of them had sharp eyes.

Under Qi Si's personal supervision, three hundred people, in batches, walked into the "Tianjian Pass" with their heads held high.

The results came out very quickly.

On the holographic map, three hundred dots of light are neatly arranged and uniformly green, representing absolute loyalty!

Not a single yellow dot, and not a single red dot!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this result.

Qi Si also revealed a genuine smile. Standing in front of the three hundred people, her voice was resolute:

"Attention, everyone! Ready to move out!"

Although the soldiers did not understand the specific mission, the principle of "obeying orders" was ingrained in their bones.

Half an hour later, in the valley.

Three hundred fully armed soldiers stood in neat rows, completely silent.

Before them stood Zhou Jue, Cheng Gan, Zhang Shou Z, and Qi Si, who was personally leading the team.

Zhou Jue handed two keys to Zhang Shou Z and four keys to Qi Si, then opened the passage, which would close in half an hour, and explained that she didn't need the keys.

Qi Si made arrangements on the spot: one team stayed behind to take over the defense of the valley, while the other two teams each carried the equipment they had prepared in advance and prepared to set off.

After giving his instructions, Qi Si personally stepped forward and inserted the key into the energy key slot.