Chapter 409 428. The Role of the Core
Logically speaking, the spiritual body should not be able to understand the things inside the array plate, but no matter how independent she is, she is essentially a part of Xu Zhi, which is why she avoided the shock caused by looking directly at this thing.
The moment the formation was put together, Xu Zhi immediately recognized what it was.
There is no doubt that this is a fragment of the [Rule].
Moreover, this fragment looked very familiar to Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi vaguely felt it while he was piecing it together. This seemed to be the "rule" in the wooden sign.
It may not be accurate to describe it as "fragment", Xu Zhi thinks it should be called "key".
Because, in the process of piecing together these fragments of rules, she involuntarily used some of her own superficial understanding of the rules, and the regular pattern on this array plate was not static, but was changing at any time, like a flowing rule, guiding Xu Zhi step by step to think and understand.
When Xu Zhi finished the puzzle, she found that her understanding of the rules of the wooden cards had reached a new level.
Simply put, it’s getting started.
From not understanding it at all, to being able to understand 1+1=2, and this is just the beginning.
"So, this thing is actually a teaching material?"
Moreover, it was a special edition textbook. If she had not known the rules in the wooden sign in advance, she would have no idea how to solve the formation.
"So, she also knows that I am trying to comprehend the rules of the Lost Land."
"That's normal. After all, those wooden signs should still have her handwriting on them."
What makes Xu Zhi uneasy is whether the other party knows more?
For example, the secret of her talent circuit.
But no matter what, at the moment, the other party did give her a big gift.
She casually destroyed the array plate. Since all her [understanding] was through the vision of her spiritual body but was entirely done by her main body, her spiritual body did not undergo any changes. It was as if she saw a profound math problem that she could not even understand, but she used her special ability to completely replicate the problem and gave it to her main body to solve.
The reward for solving the problem naturally has nothing to do with her; she just acts as a "bridge".
The spirit body couldn't care about the progress of the main body at this moment. Not long after she destroyed the formation, she felt the breath of her colleagues heading towards Lotus City. She also wanted to know what the [Cup] wanted to do with these living archbishops, so naturally she couldn't miss it.
After returning to Liancheng, before they could summon the god, the god's will came down impatiently.
The content is also very simple, asking them to place these agents in the center of the Lotus City circuit.
Xu Zhi thought to himself, is it true that the flesh and blood of an agent is needed to perform some kind of sacrificial ritual?
The circuit was carved into the foundation of Lotus City, and Xu Zhi had long discovered that there was a passage in the center of the bottom floor, an underground passage to Lotus City. That was the secret passage prepared for today when Lotus City was built.
After entering the secret passage, you can reach a basement that has been specially dug out in the center of the foundation. In that empty basement, you can clearly see the appearance of the huge circuit core that covers Liancheng.
At first glance, it seemed like a mysterious pattern composed of dense blood vessels. Even Xu Zhi could not fully accept the information on this core circuit at the first time. Even when he saw it for the first time, his spiritual body's brain short-circuited for about three seconds, and then slowly began to move.
The main body also temporarily put other things aside and began to understand this core circuit. Although it could not see the whole picture, it could start from the core to disassemble the general function of this circuit.
However, even for the main body, analyzing this circuit was more difficult than she had expected. It was as if some secret was exerted on the circuit to disrupt people's thinking, causing Xu Zhi's thoughts to be diverted every time she thought of a key point. She could not even control this disturbance.
Then she realized that the person who was disrupting the circuit was at a much higher level than her, and she was temporarily unable to break through the fog and see the truth. She needed some guidance.
So, Xu Zhi waited for the changes in the circuit after accepting the agent.
Soon, the three surviving agents were thrown into the center of the loop, and even the body of the dead Moth was not spared.
The agents had wounds on their bodies, so when the blood flowed from the wounds to the circuit, a dazzling red light suddenly appeared, and then, like a glutton that had been hungry for a long time, it wrapped around the three agents. However, the red light did not take their lives immediately. Instead, the bodies of the dead moths quickly melted into a pool of blood and merged into the circuit.
"So, there must be a reason for the agent to be alive."
When the original body saw this scene through the spiritual body, he began to think constantly, what could be the reason?
She watched the red light continuously enter the "bodies" of the three agents, and suddenly realized, was it an invasion?
The moment she realized this, she saw clearly the lines on the core that input "invasion", and also "devouring".
Such a huge circuit, even its core is larger than the entire core of some large circuits, so it is naturally impossible for it to contain only one function.
But, these agents are all going to die, what’s the point of invading them?
Xu Zhi realized that this might be the key.
Hack some dying agents.
No, that's not right.
She remembered what [Deng] had said to her, that death is not the end.
Xu Zhi vaguely felt that she had found the key. Her idea was definitely correct, but the way forward seemed to be obscured by layers of fog. Even though she had thought of this, she could not go any further, as if something was deliberately preventing people from thinking in this direction.
Xu Zhi cursed silently in his heart: "Everyone who solved the riddles except himself should die! Anyone who locked other people's minds should also die!"
But at least, she now knew part of the significance of this core circuit, and that it was indeed very important for the Cup that these agents were alive, because there was a high probability that they would play some role later, so He would hope that as many agents as possible would be thrown here alive.
"So it seems that the moth's self-destruction prevented the invasion?"
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Xu Zhi frowned. Could the agent be resurrected?
After resurrection, the invaded people will be infected by the [Cup] and become traitors?
This seems to be the simplest logic.
But Xu Zhi felt that this was not the truth, or rather, nothing she could think of now was the truth, the truth was locked up.
She was already a named person and understood some of the rules. Even under the premise that the talent circuit was created by the rules, there were still secrets that even she could not imagine. It was enough to show that the secret was at least at the [God] level.
"It's really interesting. What on earth are you so-called gods doing?"
Even if she couldn't figure it out, Xu Zhi would just stop thinking about it as usual. Perhaps when she discovered some clues or when her strength improved, the answer would naturally emerge.
Or maybe someone else will find the answer first and crack the secret.
After all, she is not the only one in this world, and all the mysteries have to be solved by her.
Soon, the invasion ended, and the flesh and blood of the three surviving agents began to separate. However, as agents, they had extremely strong self-healing abilities, so an extremely cruel scene appeared in the basement.
The flesh and blood of the three living people were constantly being stripped away by the circuits, but they continued to heal themselves and provide blood and flesh again, as if they were an inexhaustible resource of flesh and blood.
However, to say that they will not run out only means that their extraordinary abilities will be completely used up and their vitality will be exhausted.
After all, no matter how powerful the self-healing ability is, it still needs the support of the person's vitality, and the constantly flowing flesh and blood also contains the vigorous vitality of their agents.
Especially [Cast], even though it only has a [Mechanical Heart], it still bleeds continuously.
The blood that flows directly from the heart is exceptionally fresh and extremely delicious to the [Cup]. After all, the heart is the source of life.
It's a pity that they can only watch and cannot taste these flesh and blood that are extremely attractive to the archbishop. After all, as the flesh and blood of the three agents continue to flow, they can feel that this ritual circuit is slowly becoming active.
It was as if all the previous things were just effects when it was not full. When it was full, perhaps, there would be an even more shocking scene.
The three already injured agents could not hold out for long under this cruel exploitation and died one after another.
After their death, not even a finger was left, as they were all swallowed up by the circuit.
When the flesh and blood of the four agents completely melted away, the archbishop present felt deeply the dissatisfaction coming from this bright red circuit.
Even three living agents and one dead moth cannot satisfy it.
What else would satisfy you?
The flesh and blood of God?
Xu Zhi was surprised by the greed of this circuit, and she didn't dare to think about what the final purpose of such a greedy circuit would be.
She must not let this circuit affect her.
Soon, Greed received no response, the red light on the circuit gradually dissipated, and then, His voice appeared again.
This time, her instructions were very clear, and Xu Zhi immediately understood what she meant.
He asked the archbishops to start a war, and it would be best if the war spread to Liancheng, no matter how many believers died.
He wanted to turn Liancheng into a meat grinder, and whoever was torn apart would become one of the flesh and blood sacrificed to the circuit.
This is probably the reason why He raised these ordinary believers, so that they can be part of the sacrifice and bring more sacrifices.
After all, there are only a few archbishops. No matter how strong their personal abilities are, the speed at which they collect sacrifices is far less efficient than that of a large number of ordinary believers combined.
The highest quality sacrifices have been eaten by the circuit, but this is not enough, far from enough, more is needed.
When Xu Zhi and others walked out of the underground, they found that the red light covering the Lotus City had dissipated. Now, the Lotus City has returned to its former appearance, but the only people living in it are the believers of [Cup].
Yes, the most important function of the early shroud is to convert a large number of ordinary believers and protect Liancheng. Of course, the most important thing is to protect the circuit of Liancheng. When all the agents who can cause threats are dead, it can be lifted.
Xu Zhi also discovered that after the red light was removed, the fog covering Liancheng was spreading outward.
She was very clear about the effects of the fog. Once a rational person was exposed to it, he would become suspicious and irritable. As long as there was fog, it would be very easy to start a war.
However, things don't always go smoothly.
When the archbishops except Xu Zhi were actively preparing for the war and planning how to guide the battlefield to Liancheng and whether to take advantage of the death of the agent, a news suddenly came from the outside world.
Gods of other attributes sent down messages.
Don't go near Lotus City
This almost made it clear that the god who gave the order knew what the Cup was planning to do.
But since He knew, why didn't He stop it earlier?
Before all this starts, wouldn't it be a permanent solution if we sent someone to destroy the circuit?
Or did He not know about this until the moment before He gave the order?
Or perhaps, gods of other attributes also have some kind of plan against the [Cup], and this plan allows them to react now?
There are too many possibilities, and Xu Zhi cannot be sure which one is the current situation.
The only thing that is certain now is that it is impossible for Him to set the battlefield in Liancheng.
However, the [Cup] is not the thing to worry about now.
The spread of fog will only make people's minds less and less firm. When a person becomes suspicious, only power can give him a sense of security. How can ordinary people obtain extraordinary power?
Only take refuge in the [Cup].
Therefore, it is the outside world that should be anxious. They need to find a way to isolate the fog. It is impossible to build a cake city like Liancheng. The fog now corrodes all the air, and even high places are not immune.
Temporarily constructed enclosed environments or safe houses cannot accommodate too many people.
Luzhou, which could have been spared from the disaster, was thrown into chaos at the headquarters of [Gods Heavy Industry] because of the rampage of the Archbishop. The core [Casting] attribute agent was poached, and the load-bearing pillars of the headquarters collapsed, causing holes in the city's protective shield, which could be broken with just a casual move by the Archbishop.
No matter how you look at it, it's not the [Cup] that's in crisis.
Arrogant sneered at this and said, "Not coming? I want to see how you can hold on."
In fact, given the current situation, the outside world must send people to Liancheng, because it is obvious that the fog is spreading in Liancheng.
But all this has little to do with Xu Zhi.
Her spiritual body could now relax peacefully again, but unfortunately, her real body was even busier than before.
The gift given by [Lamp] forced her to change her plan. She originally planned to comprehend the rules of midnight first, but now that she was sleepy and someone gave her a pillow, it would be a bit rude not to sleep.
And now the situation has changed, she must break free from the control of the wooden sign immediately.
Therefore, she planned tonight, under the cover of midnight, to directly comprehend the rules of the wooden sign and cut off the connection between the wooden sign and herself, or, to try to become the new owner of the wooden sign.
(End of this chapter)
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