Blue Star, Dafeng Mountain.

Li Tianyi stood outside Master Xuanqing's door and gently knocked.

A child of about ten years old opened the door. "Uncle War God, Master has gone out on business."

"Oh! Little Tiger, do you know where the Celestial Venerable went? I need to talk to him about something." Disappointment flashed in Li Tian's eyes.

"I don't know." Little Tiger turned around and was about to close the door when he suddenly remembered his master's instructions. He quickly took out an envelope from his pocket. "This is what my master asked me to give you."

Li Tian was overjoyed and quickly opened it, only to find a single character on it: '游' (yóu).

Unable to figure it out for a moment, he asked, "What else did the Celestial Venerable say?"

Little Tiger shook his head and slowly closed the door.

What else could Li Tianyi say but leave?

Lost in thought, he didn't even see Wang Xue'er in front of him and bumped into her.

"oops!"

Wang Xue'er fell to the ground, her face full of displeasure. "Brother Tian, ​​don't you watch where you're going? You bumped into me and it hurts so much."

Quickly help him up.

Clang!

A delicate piece of iron fell to the ground and broke in two.

"What are you doing?" Wang Xue'er asked, her eyes red and her voice trembling with tears.

Li Tianyi then realized what had happened and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I broke the things your father left you."

He quickly picked it up, saying, "I'll go fix it right away."

Just as I took a step, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that the center was empty, with a small bump the size of half a grain of rice at the very back.

"Xue'er, I can find your father, believe it or not?"

"real?"

"Hmm!" With a firm squeeze, the metal sheet cracked, and a miniature USB flash drive fell out.

"Quickly, take a look and see what's hidden inside!"

Wang Xueer immediately took out her equipment and connected.

"Hidden? Hidden?" Li Tianyi instantly realized, "Could it be that the Celestial Venerable wants me to get what I want from here?"

Keep your eyes glued to the screen.

"There are multiple layers of passwords. If you enter the wrong one, this thing will self-destruct." Wang Xue'er was a little anxious, and beads of sweat kept rolling down her face.

Li Tianyi quickly recited the strongest calming mantra.

She gradually calmed down and typed commands faster.

A few minutes later, a click sounded.

Woohoo!

A projection appears.

“Xue’er, by the time you see this, your father may no longer be here.” The lean middle-aged man, Wang Yu, adjusted his glasses. “Don’t be sad. Your father is going to the Egyptian pyramids this time. If he can return safely, he will help China’s telecommunications industry reach unprecedented heights.”

Wang Xueer was in tears, choked with sobs and unable to speak, as she clung tightly to Li Tianyi.

The scene suddenly changed.

Some special communicator models that have just entered mass production are shown one by one.

"These are all my painstaking creations, I hope they can help you!" Wang Yu smiled and stared at the big screen. "Xue'er, the code and blueprints have been automatically entered into your computer. This item will self-destruct in ten seconds, so discard it."

Goodbye, my dear Xue'er, Daddy will always love you.

Li Tianyi quickly pulled out the USB drive and threw it far away.

boom!

The explosion was as loud as a hand grenade.

The people inside the core shelter rushed over.

At the same time, dozens of guards from the middle perimeter also arrived, forming a battle formation and keeping watch on the surroundings.

Li Tianyi forced a smile, "It's just a small experiment, everyone don't need to be nervous, go back to your posts!"

"Boring!" Fang Yi rolled her eyes.

"You're delaying my research on new drugs." Su Wanru glared at him and left quickly.

The others followed suit and left.

The surroundings quickly became quiet.

Wang Xue'er suddenly turned around, tears streaming down her face, and grabbed Li Tianyi's arm. "Brother Tian, ​​I beg you, please save my dad, okay?"

"It's been a long time, I don't know..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted, "As long as you're willing to go, I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

She shook her chest. "Including those things I'm unwilling to try, that's fine too."

Li Tianyi was both amused and exasperated. He pulled her into his arms and said with a serious expression, "Xue'er, your father is also my father. You don't need to beg, I'll go anyway."

"Thank you, honey. You're so good to me." She gave him a sweet kiss and whispered in his ear, "Tonight, I'll take good care of you."

"We'll talk about it tonight." She gently pushed him away. "I need to study the map to pinpoint Dad's exact location. You go back and rest first."

"Mmm!" Wang Xue'er's pretty face turned red. "I'll take a bath and wait for my husband."

He jogged away.

After confirming that no one was around, he pulled out a mini map and frowned, thinking, "If I'm not mistaken, Dad should have gone to the main pyramid and is trapped there."

"If that's the case, even if we find it, it'll probably just be a pile of bones. Sigh!"

Feeling a bit down, I wandered aimlessly outside...

More than half an hour later.

Li Tianyi arrived in Dafeng Town as if by some strange twist of fate.

Looking at the dense array of factories and bustling crowds, I felt a momentary daze, as if I had returned to the eve of the apocalypse.

"I swear: no matter the cost, I will get everyone back to the pre-apocalyptic era."

“That’s what I think too.” Ma Youshan looked much older, his face was tired, and he laughed heartily.

"Uncle Ma, how did you get yourself into this state?" Li Tianyi asked worriedly.

"Too many things to do, too many things to handle." Ma Youshan lit a cigar and took a deep drag. "Xiao Tian, ​​while I'm still able to work, I'll train some more people for you, and then I'll retire and take care of my grandson."

"Okay, I'll transfer some shrewd people over. You can take charge for a year or two, that should be enough."

"Remember your promise, don't try to trick me into doing something else later." Ma Youshan said sternly.

"Absolutely not."

"That's good." He patted him on the shoulder. "You're under a lot of pressure too. So, what brings you here?"

"I need some guns and bullets, as well as some emergency equipment."

"That's all?" A hint of doubt flashed in Ma Youshan's eyes.

"Well, that's all." He pulled out a bottle of pills. "Uncle, these should be helpful to you. If there's nothing else, I'm going to the factory."

Go!

After Ma Youshan left, he uncorked the bottle, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, making people feel refreshed.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you're very thoughtful."

If it were anyone else, they would have jumped up by now. Even a single pill inside could create a peak Grandmaster. There are twenty pills here. If he absorbs them all, he can also join the ranks of Grandmasters, and it's not impossible that he might even break through to a completely new realm.

......

Two hours later, near the pyramids.

The surrounding area was littered with the remains of level zero monsters, and flocks of zombie birds flew overhead from time to time.

Ignoring them, Li Tianyi headed straight for the largest pyramid.

grumble!

I quickly looked toward the location from which the strange sound came, but I didn't see any living creature.

"My intuition tells me that there are definitely living creatures here, and more than one."

Close your eyes and feel it with your heart.

He suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the three o'clock position.

He casually unleashed a sharp blade of light, which split open fifty meters away, releasing several fist-sized rats.

The rat exuded a faint black aura, had blood-red eyes, and incisors that were about ten centimeters long.

The first rat to dart out lunged menacingly.

A swarm of dark rats followed behind.

Li Tian felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly swung his Po Jun sword, the sharp blade striking the swarm of rats.

Squeak, squeak!

The losses to the rat population gradually increased.

They were all killed, their bodies scattered everywhere, blood flowing freely, yet they refused to retreat.

"At this rate, we'll be worked to death."

The thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately put away the Po Jun weapon and pulled out a regular submachine gun and incendiary bombs.

The moment the flames shot up, the rats finally felt fear and scattered in all directions.

Li Tianyi exhaled a long breath of stale air, bypassed the area, and sprinted towards the main entrance of the pyramid....

They finally arrived, but couldn't find a way in.

"Ask Xue'er."

The call connected, and I briefly explained the current situation.

"Give me half an hour, and I'll definitely help you find the entrance."

Just as Wang Xueer was controlling the spy satellite to take pictures from all angles, Quan Shengli appeared in the communications room and said, "I'll help you."

"Thanks!"

The two men each operated a spy satellite, taking detailed pictures of the pyramids.

A large number of photos are being analyzed...

Li Tianyi waited patiently for half an hour, but there was still no news from Wang Xue'er. He frowned slightly, "Could she have run into some trouble?"

He picked up the communicator, opened his mouth, then closed it again, thinking, "Don't disturb her."

Silently reciting the calming mantra, my body and mind quickly recovered.

Time flies, and another half hour has passed in the blink of an eye, but there is still no news from the other side.

"What went wrong?"

Quan Shengli frantically typed on the keyboard, and a three-dimensional pyramid projection appeared.

"Brother Tian, ​​take a closer look, what does it look like?"

Li Tian looked very carefully, and then went through the area he saw in his mind. He exclaimed in surprise, "Teleportation Tower!"

“Far more than that!” Quan Shengli pointed to the very center. “See that giant pillar? What does it look like?”

"Antenna!" Li Tianyi frowned.

Wang Xue'er appeared, her face grim. "Assuming our deduction is correct, this is very likely a teleportation point of some interstellar empire, and there are definitely some unknown things hidden inside."

A hint of worry flashed in her eyes as she paused, "I wonder how Dad is doing now?"

"Don't worry, Brother Tian will definitely bring our dad back."

"Yes, I believe you." Wang Xue'er nodded emphatically. "Brother Tian, ​​come back safe and sound!"

"I will."

Just as he was about to hang up, Quan Shengli called out, "Wait, let me send you a plan of the pyramid, it might be helpful."

We're already in the 10G era, yet the file took almost a minute to transfer, which shows how big it was.

Li Tian glanced at it once and immediately felt dizzy and his eyes sting.

He quickly put it away and looked up at the top of the pyramid. "No matter what's hidden inside, it won't change my belief in saving people."

He suddenly turned around and ran wildly towards the spot where he had found the mouse...

at the same time.

Interstellar space, an unnamed planet.

A humanoid creature shrouded in black mist suddenly opened its eyes. Its entire eye sockets were as black as ink, and occasionally a ghostly light would flash through them, making it eerie and evil.

With a flick of his hand, the shape of a pyramid appeared on the ground.

The camera zoomed in rapidly, revealing Li Tianyi.

"Tsk tsk! I didn't expect that the vegetable garden would actually produce such a powerful medicinal ingredient. It's time to go and harvest it."

The humanoid creature's lips curled into a wider smile...