Cheng Huaijin had heard of the interdimensional summoning array from Old Dadak's story. That mysterious array had brought Li Yingshan fame as a genius, destroyed the Li family's century-long fortune, and nearly killed Old Dadak.
The formation was found by Old Dadak next to a vending machine.
Wu Yutao had also mentioned this formation. According to Wu Nian, Wu Yutao used it to summon Cheng Huaijin to this world, which was the direct cause of Cheng Huaijin's transmigration.
This formation was given to Wu Yutao by a bee-shaped robot.
...Is it a machine again?
Xia Chouyu is a cyborg, and Wu Nian, or rather, Blue, is also a cyborg.
They all have ties to the Hunter organization.
All the seemingly unrelated things gradually became connected. Perhaps there was no rigorous logical reasoning, no interlocking chain of evidence... but Cheng Huaijin had a strong intuition that everything was related to this hunter organization!
The array diagram is very likely in the hands of the Hunter organization.
Cheng Huaijin summoned the Armored Tiger and asked it, "There's something I need your help with. You're a mechanical life form; can you find a way to locate Xia Chouyu?"
The armored tiger saw the electronic data and nodded to indicate that there was no problem.
Cheng Hua Huaijin flipped over and mounted the armored tiger, following Xia Chouyu's trail.
"You mean Xia Chouyu is right here?" Cheng Huaijin jumped off the back of the armored tiger, squatted down, and rubbed the white sand between his fingers.
Moonwave Lake is one of the most popular attractions in Changyexing.
Iron Tiger confirmed that the final location was here.
Cheng Huaijin looked around. The area was surrounded by mountains, and Moonwave Lake was situated in a basin. Although the lake was not large, it was extremely deep, and the water was very cold. To prevent tourists from accidentally falling into the water, railings had been erected around Moonwave Lake. It didn't look like a camp of the Hunters organization at all.
Cheng Huaijin knelt on one knee, concentrating on sensing the elemental fluctuations around him. The armored tiger watched Cheng Huaijin squatting and pacing back and forth, then lay down on the beach, bored, its tail swaying idly, its gaze following Cheng Huaijin's every move.
The Star of Long Night has no moon, but they created something similar to the moon, modeled after Earth. At this moment, the simulated moonlight shines on Moonwave Lake, making it shimmer and quite charming.
Cheng Huaijin reached the lakeside: "It's at the bottom of the lake." She looked at the armored tiger, "Wait for me, I'll go take a look."
She took out a breathing apparatus, put it over her head, and took off her coat before walking into the water.
The armored tiger looked at her, its ears twitching but it didn't make a sound.
After a while, Cheng Huaijin climbed up from the lake. The lake water was really cold, but thankfully she was in excellent physical condition.
Her clothes were soaking wet and clung to her body. Cheng Huaijin had really grown a lot taller. Less than two years had passed, and she was completely different from the thin little girl she used to be.
"There's a lot of sticky stuff down there, probably at the bottom of the lake. I wonder how deep this lake is, and if I can swim to the bottom..." Cheng Huaijin wiped his face with a towel and muttered to Ironclad Tiger.
Compared to his other pets, Cheng Huaijin didn't spend much time alone with the Armored Tiger. In truth, Cheng Huaijin didn't fully trust the Armored Tiger.
Iron Tiger was entrusted to Cheng Huaijin by the so-called "first generation" mechanical life form in the Mechanical City. Cheng Huaijin found it difficult to lower his guard against the shrewd artificial intelligence.
Ironclad Tiger has always had a detached personality. It seems to care about nothing. It will respond when Cheng Huaijin calls it, but it has never taken the initiative to go to Cheng Huaijin.
Cheng Huaijin was still thinking about the First Generation's entrustment—to awaken Astaria Rose.
Astaria Ross, the head of the Ross Corporation, a guy who appears in the news every day, does she really need a student like her to wake him up?
Unless, of course, the Astaria that is active in the public eye is not the real Astaria.
Moreover, based on the First Generation's statement that he was "omnipresent," Cheng Huaijin had always suspected that the First Generation was actually inside the Iron Tiger's body.
Ironclad Tiger watched Cheng Huaijin silently, and Cheng Huaijin stopped wiping the water.
She asked, "Do you know how to infiltrate the Hunters organization?"
"Perhaps Astaria Rose is in there too."
The armored tiger's ears twitched, and its tail stopped wagging.
“I read a diary signed by Astaria, in which she said that she created the first mechanical heart and gave it to a robot called Little Bug.”
"Is it you? The First Generation? You're the Little Bug?"
Ironclad Tiger looked at Cheng Huaijin with a calm yet slightly bewildered expression.
...Was I wrong? The original wasn't hidden inside the Panzertiger's body?
At the bottom of Moonwave Lake, inside the Night Star base of the Hunter organization.
Xia Chouyu was lying on a machine that resembled an operating table.
His eyes were closed, his expression relaxed, and his body was divided into five parts. His limbs and torso were quickly restored by five repair robots.
Combat recovery can only maintain combat needs; to restore it to its original state, a thorough repair is required.
As the last line was connected, Xia Chouyu opened her eyes.
A purple light flashed in his eyes, and Xia Chouyu looked in one direction.
At the same time, the armored tiger, which was by the lake, seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and its eyes rolled back as it collapsed to the ground.
Cheng Huaijin quickly ran over and patted Iron Tiger's head: "What's wrong, Iron Tiger?"
Ironclad Tiger used to often fall into a deep sleep, but as its level increased, it improved a lot and slept much less than before. How come it suddenly fell into a deep sleep again?
The armored tiger opened its eyes, and in them was a purple color that Cheng Huaijin recognized.
"Hello, Miss Cheng," said Iron Tiger.
Cheng Huaijin's expression turned cold: "You're the original? Where's Iron Tiger?"
The first generation said gently, "Iron Tiger is currently asleep. I'll borrow its body for a while."
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