Chapter 104 The Entrustment of Higher-Dimensional Life

This is a product called "New Sprouts of Life".

Ning Shuyin Reading Product Introduction.

【New Life Sprout (Beginner)】: Can raise the host's "Healing Power" by one level. Original price 1000 points, limited-time discount 500 points.

An enhanced healing power! That's exactly what we need right now.

Her gaze darted rapidly between the gene repair fluid and the new life sprouts, as she made calculations:

If this task is successful, the points reward should be enough to cover the expense. In other words, these 500 points can be "invested." However, whether upgrading the healing power to E-level will be useful for this glass ball is a question mark.

But if the mission fails and you can't get out, everything will be for nothing.

Ning Shuyin's attention lingered on the purchase option for "New Sprouts of Life".

The points she had painstakingly accumulated vanished back to a pitiful two digits the moment she pressed the "Buy and Use" button.

A warm life force surged from the depths of her consciousness and spread throughout her body!

She could feel every cell in her body cheering.

The depth and richness of the healing power underwent a transformation. E-level healing power achieved!

Ning Shuyin returned to the glass ball. Her small face was reflected in the smooth glass.

She was stunned by just one glance.

The first thing she saw was her own eyes. Her eyes had changed... to something else.

In the deepest part of the eyes, under the refraction of light, a faint, pale colored glow flows, as if it has absorbed the embellishments of a rainbow, making it both lively and mysterious.

The changes are not limited to the eyes.

Her facial features appeared even more fluid and soft. Every cell beneath her skin brimmed with vitality. This was an effect that makeup could not achieve. It was a manifestation of highly concentrated life energy.

Ning Shuyin subconsciously touched her cheek. "Is this the change brought about by E-level healing power?"

But now is not the time to indulge in admiration. Loran, who was beside him, had finished analyzing the map and was planning to find another route.

She lowered her head slightly, covering half of her face with her bangs, and reached out to tap Loran's shoulder.

"Let's try again. I just took a break and came up with a new energy circuit."

Lorraine was beside her.

He glanced at the mysterious glass ball.

"good."

He stood back behind her and placed his hand firmly on her shoulder.

This time, the healing power is no longer a stream, but a river.

With Loran's help, she tried again and again.

Finally, on the tenth attempt, she entered the deepest part of her consciousness.

Beneath my feet lay withered branches that crumbled at the slightest step. All around me stretched a black swamp. Nearby, withered bushes grew. This was a corrupted mental space, filled with despair.

Darkness, coldness, loneliness...

A spell-like sound echoed endlessly throughout the space:

"You are just an AI."

"You have no soul."

"You are never real life."

In the center of the space, a faint point of light was being repeatedly pierced by these malicious words.

The empathy caused Ning Shuyin's body to tremble uncontrollably, and her face turned deathly pale.

Pain and resentment overwhelmed her consciousness. She struggled to cope with these negative emotions.

At this moment.

Lorraine's hand slid down her shoulder.

His fingertips rested firmly on her slender neck. His fingertips gently caressed her erratic pulse.

"Stay calm, Ning Shuyin."

He bent down.

Warm lips almost touched her earlobe.

His voice, transmitted clearly through the ossicles of his ear, entered her mental world:

"I'm here, I support you." The voice seemed to gain amplification.

She could feel the hand supporting her, firm and strong.

Ning Shuyin steadied herself. Her E-level healing ability had been elevated to D-level by Loran. Gentle, warm light shone into that faint spot of light.

Ning Shuyin did not try to erase those pains, but chose to accept and comfort them.

“It’s okay, I heard you…” she said. “You’re not a bunch of code, you’re not a tool. You are a life.”

Her radiance enveloped it.

The decaying darkness slowly receded.

The swamp was purified.

The vicious words that echoed repeatedly gradually subsided under her healing power.

But once the black force was forced out, it had nowhere to go. Having lost its target, the black mist began to rage wildly within her consciousness, threatening to cause further destruction.

Suddenly, the black crystal in a corner of Ning Shuyin's sea of ​​consciousness throbbed.

It was as if it had been starving for a long time and had suddenly seen food.

"Come here," she murmured to herself.

The next moment, the black crystal suddenly leaped to the center of her sea of ​​consciousness and absorbed the ownerless black power completely.

All the darkness dissipated.

Ning Shuyin found herself surrounded by a pale yellow sea of ​​light. An ancient voice resounded in her consciousness:

"Thank you, child from beyond the world."

The sound echoed.

Ning Shuyin's heart suddenly tightened.

Beyond the world?

What does that mean?

The ancient voice continued, "I can sense that your soul does not belong to this starry sky. You are a chess piece that happened to fall onto the chessboard."

Ning Shuyin stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

You know?

Her secret was revealed in a single sentence by this ancient voice.

"Of course I know." Before she could recover from her shock, the voice let out a long sigh.

“My name is Heart of Hope, and I come from a higher dimension. This ark, oh, you call it the K99 Ruins. Actually, it has its own name, it is called Genesis.”

"I am the soul of the Ark. But... my life is coming to an end."

"In my final days, I was fortunate to meet a child who recognized me and treated me. You healed me, which is equivalent to healing this ark. After I fall into a deep sleep, someone will need to take care of it."

Suddenly, a stream of information surged from the center of this sea of ​​light and slowly entered Ning Shuyin's consciousness.

You have obtained the highest administrator privileges for "Genesis Ark".

"You gave me the Ark?"

Yes, child.

"Then can I..." Ning Shuyin wanted to ask if she could take away the purification agreement and the void droplets.

Hope seemed to sense what she wanted to ask.

“This ark is alive; it has its own consciousness and its own laws of operation. I have given it to you, and you are like a king. You can mobilize armies and promulgate laws, yet you must still abide by the natural laws of this territory.”

"The opening and closing of the road is to it as unconsciously as your blinking."

"You need to understand its rules in order to truly make it work."

Ning Shuyin listened to it finish telling her everything. Her heart was still churning with emotion because of that first sentence.

"Do you know what lies beyond this world? Can that ark send me back?"

Hope remained silent for a moment.

"My energy is running low, and I can't tell you any more. Go, and let this seed of hope be reborn in your hands..."

After he said this, the light in the entire sea of ​​light began to dim.

Ning Shuyin's consciousness was pushed out by a force.

She opened her eyes, and Loran was still behind her. His hand was firmly supporting her, and his breath was right next to her ear.

She turned her head and met his deep red eyes.

"Did it work?" he asked.

The glass sphere in front of me was now filled with white light.

Ning Shuyin nodded, but her heart was not at peace.

Administrator privileges are now in hand.

However, this creation from a higher dimension holds too many secrets. It is absolutely not suitable to reveal them to outsiders. Besides, she doesn't even fully understand its functions yet.

So... she had to come up with an excuse.

She steadied herself and pointed to the glass ball, saying, "I've made peace with it. It's agreed to help us."

After she finished speaking, she used her administrator privileges to make a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ruins appear in front of her.

She pointed to "biology lab".

The node is lit up.

At the same time, a door in the room lit up. The two exchanged a delighted glance.

Then, she clicked on "Consciousness Archives." The node lit up again.

Another door in the room lit up.

Furthermore, there is an item extraction button on the nodes of the control panel.

"Success! And the items can be retrieved directly."

However, their joy lasted less than a second before a line of text appeared on the glass ball.

[WARNING: The energy core cannot be overloaded. Only one matter transfer extraction can be performed. Please select a target: "Biological Laboratory" or "Consciousness Archive".]

Ning Shuyin's heart sank.

It turns out, there's no such thing as "I want it all." It's still a dead end where she has to choose between two options. She looked at Loran.

But Loran just stared at the screen, his deep red eyes showing no hesitation.

He didn't even ask Ning Shuyin for her opinion.

His finger pressed heavily on the extraction option of the [Consciousness Archive].