Chapter 226

"What are your plans for the afternoon?"

Gu Hongying sat on top of a metal robot and tried to interact with it. The robot's oval pixel eyes changed from "0v0" to "=～=".

The morning classes didn't actually cover any profound knowledge. They just reviewed the math, physics and chemistry that they were very familiar with in high school. After not having touched these for more than a year, it felt like a lifetime ago when they picked them up again.

As exchange students from Miller Kerr University, their first week of classes only lasted half a day in the morning. The remaining half day allowed them to do whatever they wanted, such as strolling around the snow-capped peaks of Kunlun Mountain, so as to adapt to the learning environment and teaching style of Kunlun Mountain as quickly as possible.

Hao Zhizhi squatted on top of a metal robot. This metal robot was quite special. There were many small pits on its metal surface. From time to time, a small metal ball would suddenly pop out from a pit, just like the game of whack-a-mole.

Hao Zhizhi: "I plan to go to Kunlun's Fufeng to see if I can get any inspiration."

She has reached a bottleneck in making talismans recently and has not made any progress.

"I'm going to Qifeng." The metal robot under Eric was like a flowing liquid. He tried to control the robot into a fixed shape. "I've been designing weapons for myself recently."

"I haven't decided yet." The robot that Yu Tu chose was the most stable. It just circled around the other three people at a steady speed. "I plan to take a look around with Yu Jian."

No one knew how to practice spiritual cultivation specifically, so Yu Tu could only explore on his own to see if he could find the exact direction.

The four of them put together their schedules and made plans for the afternoons for the next week.

"Even the study plan has been arranged, but the adventure has not appeared yet." Gu Hongying continued to "harass" the robot he chose, "Xiao Fang, do you know what an adventure is? Xiao Fang - Xiao Fang? Are you listening? Speak, Xiao Fang~"

"I felt like we were meant to be when I first saw you. You must be my lucky robot." Gu Hongying began to speak rapidly, "I've been so honest with you, you don't have to be so secretive, Xiao Fang? Xiao Fang?"

The electronic expression of the metal robot, which Gu Hongying called "Xiao Fang", was annoyed by him and turned into uneven eyes.

After Master Yi's class ended in the morning, Yin Li told them that after passing the Kunlun certification (a silver sword-shaped icon appears on the watch), they can return to the Machine City and choose the robot they like the most. There is a very small chance of encountering an "adventure" - but only within 24 hours after certification.

"Why don't we just forget about it?" Eric had already taken time to deal with some family matters during the hour he was waiting. "Given our luck, it should be difficult."

It was rare for him to admit that he was a poor guy, mainly because it was too stupid to just sit here and wait.

"Hongying, I remember that you had a very tight schedule for yourself this afternoon. Are you sure you want to continue waiting?" Hao Zhizhi finally couldn't help but stretched out her claws to the small metal ball. "If we wait another quarter of an hour, we will have to go back and eat instant noodles."

Gu Hongying's face was full of confusion: "The adventure has a time limit..."

The robot that Yu Tu was sitting on had already taken him and the other three people around for more than 70 or 80 times. Yu Tu was almost confused by all the turns: "Isn't this kind of thing called 'adventure' usually linked to luck? Which one of us looks lucky?"

Gu Hongying, Hao Zhizhi, Eric: "..."

It really touched my heart!

Holding on to a glimmer of hope, they waited for another quarter of an hour and successfully waited until the Kunlun canteen closed. The only two options left were to eat instant noodles or bread.

Gu Hongying jumped off the little robot that had shut down automatically after being harassed by him: "Forget it, I can't delay my sword practice this afternoon. I'm ready to go. Are you guys still waiting?"

Time had already reached his bottom line, and Gu Hongying decisively chose to give up.

Hao Zhizhi and Eric had originally held a nonchalant attitude, and seeing that he had given up, they no longer insisted and chose to log out directly. The three of them left cleanly and neatly, and no one forgot that they had a little companion. No one spoke a word from beginning to end, as if some invisible force made them forget that there were not three of them when they came in, but four.

After the three of them logged out, Yu Tu, who was becoming increasingly dizzy, wanted to jump off the robot and log out together, but the image in front of him became double, and he couldn't see the logout button on his watch at all.

Before Gu Hongying and the others logged out, Yu Tu just felt a little dizzy, but it was not as serious as it is now.

Yu Tu felt like his brain was being shaken, but his intuition still didn't tell him that there was any danger. Yu Tu thought dazedly, it was so strange, why didn't he have the slightest thought of leaving the robot when he felt unwell before?

His dizzy consciousness could no longer give him an answer. Yu Tu's eyes went dark and he fell headfirst. The expression of the small robot that was holding him disappeared at that moment, and a brown mark similar to that of a musk deer appeared.

Brown markings flew out from the metal surface, and the silver-black robot was instantly transformed into flowing liquid metal. The metal re-condensed into a shape similar to a musk deer, faintly covered in colorful colors.

In this space called the "Machine Maze", an invisible force seems to be cutting the dark silver ground. The square ground is rotating and shifting on the ground, and finally forming a passage leading to the underground.

The robots that were sliding silently on the ground like metal blocks all stopped in place. A ray of light that came from nowhere connected each robot and faintly formed a huge "net". This net covered every corner of this space. The strange sound seemed to be everywhere, like a short-circuited current, or a clear clanging sound.

The net flickered in space for a long time, and finally wrapped up the unconscious Yu Tu and the metal creature that was holding him. A sound that sounded like a machine but not a machine was heard.

【The standard candidate has been detected. 】

【Reviewed and found to be correct.】

[The forbidden passage is opened. 】

The net formed by the light turned into brown lines after the sound ended. Most of these lines condensed on the surface of Yu Tu's skin, and a small part fell on the metal creation.

The shuddering sense of danger at the entrance of the underground passage had been lifted. The metal creature carried Yu Tu and slowly entered the deep passage.

“Kacha——”

There seemed to be a crisp cracking sound ringing in his ears. Jiang Jiang, who was looking down at the materials, suddenly raised his head with a frighteningly serious expression on his face.

The members of Special Team 6 were reporting to her their speculations on the latest update of the comic book titled "The Language of Mountains and Seas", but they were startled by her action and the smooth report was instantly stuck.

"Pause for a moment." Jiang Jiang made a pause gesture. She closed her eyes slightly and released her perception. The perception wandered throughout the building, and everything seemed normal.

“Kacha——”

The cracking sound was heard a second time.

Jiang Jiang's consciousness locked onto the source, which was the door of the [Qilin Conference Room].

[Qilin Conference Room] occupies a single floor. The door is exceptionally large and carved with ancient patterns. Now these patterns are fading at a very fast speed and then peeling off the door.

Everyone in the Alien Bureau knows that the [Qilin Council Room] is the safest place in the entire Alien Bureau. No matter what means are used, no one can open this door if the owner of the door refuses.

The previous owner of [Qilin Council Chamber] was [Mirror]. After [Mirror]'s demise, the identity of the owner was transferred to Jiang Jiang.

On the day he became the owner, Jiang Jiang finally knew the meaning of those seemingly chaotic patterns on the gate—they were the Taoist symbols of Qilin.

The name "Qilin Council Room" is not entirely to commemorate the Qilin, a mythical beast that cannot be reincarnated, but more because the patterns on the door are the condensation of Qilin's life force. After activation, these patterns can form the outline of the Qilin, and the position of the eyes is inlaid with the refined heart of the Qilin.

The predecessor of [Mirror] was Di Ting. Perhaps because they were both divine beasts, some mysterious force forced him to forget this incident. He only remembered that this door was very important, but he could not recall the reason behind it. So he stayed in the [Qilin Council Room] and never left unless necessary.

Later, he died and Jiang Jiang took over. Some restrictions were lifted and the shocking secrets were revealed to the world.

Jiang Jiang didn't know why Qilin's lifelong power and his most important heart were sealed in this door, but after becoming the owner, she felt that the day when this door broke was a sign that a disaster was about to begin.

Jiang Jiang stood up abruptly: "The meeting is suspended. Group one will send out notices to all provincial and municipal garrison offices to activate combat readiness and start irregular patrols. Group six will contact Miller, Kunlun, and Chang'an Academy to have them make preparations. Group five will contact the Lord of Guixu to inquire about recent changes in the star map..."

Commands were transmitted one after another with her as the center, radiating to all directions of the inner world. The whole building became busy in an instant, and many people showed worries on their faces.

After arranging the work, Jiang Jiang went to the [Qilin Conference Room] on the top floor of this floor. The brown patterns on the door had all peeled off and turned into dust suspended in the air. The dust vaguely formed a strange creature - that was the outline of a Qilin.

There was an empty space where the Qilin's eyes should be, as if the refined heart had disappeared.

Jiang Jiang's heart sank.

She had only been the director of the Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs for twenty years. She knew a lot, but not that much.

She only knew that the Alien Bureau was also part of the plan, but she was still unclear about what role they played in the plan.

Jiang Jiang raised her wrist, and the messages on her watch flew towards her like snowflakes. She quickly classified them according to their urgency, dealt with the most urgent messages first, and temporarily postponed the other messages.

She found a name from the list, used the power of the talisman to dial the number, and Jiang Jiang silently counted to ten in her heart.

When he counted to ten, Di Xiu's face appeared on the communication screen projected in the air.