"No matter what it is, whether it's a human, grass, plastic, cloth, or even soil and stone, as long as it's exposed to the scorching sun of steel for a long time, it will turn into steel."
Jack's voice trembled slightly, as if he were recalling something terrible.
Ye Li immediately pressed, "How long will it take?"
Jack paused for a moment, seemingly snapping out of his reverie.
He looked at Ye Li, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, and said, "Oh? You're good at grasping the key points!"
"Nonsense, you've said a lot, but it seems like this is the only important point!"
Ye Li was internally ranting, but on his face he put on a humble smile and continued to ask, "So, how long will it take?"
Jack was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Seven days!"
"Seven days?"
Ye Li exclaimed in surprise, his brows furrowing.
It took at least 10 days to complete the first three worlds.
"Seven days from now, all creatures exposed to the scorching sun of steel will be transformed into robots within one hour!"
Jack said seriously.
He even raised his already mechanical arm: "Like this!"
"What does it feel like to become a robot?" Ye Li asked curiously.
"A puppet, a puppet controlled by the steel sun, tireless, without freedom, living only by commands, what do you think that would feel like?" Jack countered.
His voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of undisguised pain.
"That must have been a terrible feeling," Ye Li said softly.
“o(￣ヘ￣o＃) Hmph…”
Jack gave a helpless, bitter laugh.
"Then why didn't you turn into a robot?" Ye Li asked curiously.
Jack pointed to the round sphere embedded in his forehead, emitting a pale blue glow: "Because of this."
“We call it the core technology,” Jack explained helplessly. “This thing has been helping me resist the transformation of my body into steel, but as you can see, it’s effective, but not entirely useful. More than half of my body has already turned into steel. Even if I stay in this cave, it won’t be long before I’m completely turned into a robot.”
"So, you want me to help you destroy that steel sun?"
Ye Li has now basically guessed the mission of this world.
However, this system was quite sneaky, providing no warning whatsoever.
If he hadn't encountered the NPC, at his leisurely pace, he might not have been able to reach the final destination in seven days.
“Yes.” Jack nodded and explained, “If the Steel Sun can be destroyed, the world could potentially return to its original state.”
Ye Li asked curiously, "What if you can't turn back into your original form?"
Faced with this question, Jack's eyes suddenly hardened, and he seemed to fall into deep thought.
After a long pause, he slowly spoke: "In any case, we must leave ourselves with some hope, mustn't we?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Li immediately retorted, "Without hope, there will be no disappointment!"
Jack's body trembled violently, and then he fell into a long silence.
Ye Li continued, "Destroying that thing shouldn't be easy, right?"
Jack said calmly, "Of course. If you want to destroy the Steel Sun, you have to defeat Vic first."
"Vic? Your brother?" Ye Li asked curiously.
The main reason is that the two people's names are indeed too similar.
“My partner, also a core researcher in technology, is a scientist even more capable than me. He created the Steel Sun single-handedly,” Jack said.
Ye Li could smell the gossip again.
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