Chapter 66
Almost as soon as Turing finished speaking, the light in his eyes quickly faded.
Ji Chuyao’s knees softened and he fell directly in Si Chen’s direction.
Out of human decency, Si Chen didn’t try to dodge.
But Ji Chuyao was really heavy, especially since he had a lot of mechanical prosthetics. The moment Si Chen caught him, he felt as if he had been hit by a car.
After some thought, he decided to place Ji Chuyao on the ground.
After all, there was no need for it now.
Si Chen felt his prosthetic eye through his eyelid, feeling a little strange.
No wonder it was worth a hundred points at the House of the Mind. It turned out to be the eye that Turing had used.
After that electric shock, the Eternal Life Abyss became docile and quiet.
This kind of neurotoxin could directly terminate a person’s consciousness. Fortunately, the Eternal Life Abyss had tough skin and thick flesh. This poison won’t kill it; only that its very much hard-earned intelligence was slowly going down by one.
The Eternal Life Abyss would normally be nagging its mother about how it was hungry, but now, when Si Chen waved the biochip in front of it, all it knew was to open its mouth and wait for the biochip to be put inside, looking dazed.
Si Chen seemed a little distressed.
Zeus’s carefully crafted biochip tasted like chocolate covered almond pralines.
After eating the three biochips, the Eternal Life Abyss finally recovered, “Burp.”
The door of the main control room couldn’t be opened.
Si Chen found Blood Moon and forcefully opened the door. He then left, carrying Ji Chuyao on his back.
Because Ji Chuyao was too tall, it was more like dragging that carrying.
Standing outside the door were Li Pingan and Chu Linglong, still unclear about the whole situation.
“What happened?” Chu Linglong looked curiously into the room, tears still on her face.
Si Chen briefly summarized, “Zeus is dead.”
Chu Linglong was startled. “How is that possible?”
She had been unable to gauge Zeus’ exact strength, but no matter how she thought about it, he certainly couldn’t have been a pushover.
“He killed him.” Si Chen turned his head to the side, looking at Ji Chuyao, whose head was buried into the crook of his neck.
Ji Chuyao’s breath brushed against his skin, making it itch.
Si Chen hadn’t introduced Ji Chuyao before and Chu Linglong thought him nothing more than another nanny robot, so she hadn’t paid him much attention.
Chu Linglong’s eyes fell on Ji Chuyao’s face and she found that he looked a bit familiar.
Though she was not of the main direct line, Chu Linglong was still a promising member of the Chu Family’s second generation.
That she found Ji Chuyao’s face familiar proved that she was no ordinary person.
“Who is he?”
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“He’s from the Ji Family.”
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Chu Linglong abandoned Li Pingan and followed after him. “Zeus is dead… so the Space Fold is over?”
She took out her mobile phone and looked. Sure enough, it now had a signal.
Chu Linglong tucked her hair behind her ear. “I’ll ask the driver to pick me up. Do you want to go together?”
“No need.”
Chu Linglong pursed her lips and handed over a business card, movements quite formal. “Although you rejected me before, my conditions still stand. If you would be willing to join Eight Directions Technology, I can arrange a better position for you. I will negotiate with Serpent Staff Gene. You can sign a contract for just 20 years.”
Most descendants of the Great Families start building their teams while very young.
Chu Linglong felt that Si Chen seemed stable and was a malleable talent and so she wanted to win him over.
When the Great Families sign on people, it’s basically for a minimum of 50 years; some employment contracts even last for 200 years.
Because the duration was too long, to call it slavery wouldn’t be too far off.
She thought that the conditions she offered were quite generous. She ought to be called “Corporal 'Respect the Wise'“.
Si Chen took the business card, smiled gently and said, “Thank you”.
He didn’t tell Chu Linglong that the contract between himself and Serpent Staff Gene was renewable every 2 years.
This was the attitude most of the Great Family’s direct descendants have towards low-level civilians — ignorant and arrogant.
In contrast, Ji Yuanji was foolishly cute.
Sure enough, beauty is created by contrast. Thinking so, Si Chen’s affection for Ji Chuyao inevitably increased by one.
**
With Zeus’ death, the base lost its power supply.
Fortunately, in this futuristic world, many infrastructures have been equipped with their own backup power and are able to remain operational for a while longer.
Otherwise, being trapped in the deep dark underground would be scary for anyone.
Leaving the exhibition hall, the corridor walls, which previously appeared brand new, were now covered with rust. The posters hung on them looked like faded old photographs. The lights were dim.
Chu Linglong said that she couldn’t understand the words on the poster.
Si Chen thought for a while and covered his prosthetic eye.
The language on the posters suddenly changed to Carolian, which he had never learned and didn’t know.
No wonder he could read them before.
The robot, Little A, parked by the door was still powered on but a red exclamation mark had popped up on the square screen that served as its face. The words “program error” written below it.
This corridor was twisted and winding, much like a maze.
But Si Chen already had the experience of walking out of a maze.
Compared to the labyrinth that trapped White Skirt, this place was still much too crude.
It took him 10 minutes to walk out of the medical examination center.
A verification code was required to use the elevator. Si Chen walked around the circular corridor, sweating all over. He couldn’t find the stairs.
Si Chen had no choice but to try to wake Ji Chuyao.
But maybe because of energy exhaustion or what, Ji Chuyao had fallen into a deep sleep.
Si Chen thought for a moment. He put Ji Chuyao on the ground, held Blood Moon with both hands and chopped at his neck.
Sure enough, Ji Chuyao’s defense system was passively activated.
He opened his eyes slightly and there was a burst of blue-green light in his pupils. The moment he saw Si Chen, his expression turned a little confused.
Si Chen asked, straight to the point, “The elevator verification code.”
“UA01LD75SDFD643KFSQLXDN7.”
A full 24 digits.
After saying so, Ji Chuyao passed out again.
Si Chen entered the verification code and this time, the elevator finally worked.
Even though he was mentally prepared, when he reached the 9th underground floor, he still couldn’t help sighing.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, he was met with large pieces of masonry laying between the carriage and the hall door.
As for the electrical system, it was completely broken. It was pitch dark and the only light source on the entire floor came from the elevator behind Si Chen.
This was the center of the Machines’ explosion. It was a miracle that it hadn’t completely collapsed. The surface of the load-bearing walls had been blasted away, exposing the thick steel bars underneath. The ceiling of the dining hall had fallen and one could see clearly into the floor above.
Above looked like some kind of archive room, with rows of electronic safes against the walls. Several cabinet doors were wide open.
Si Chen withdrew his gaze and turned on the thermal sensor system of his prosthetic eye.
He called out, not holding on to much hope, “Dongfang Changye?”
Sure enough, no one responded.
Si Chen didn’t think that anything had actually happened to Dongfang Changye.
The energy core installed into these nanny robots were only Level Threes. If one wanted to blow up Dongfang Changye, one would need to at least be at Zeus’ level.
Maybe he didn’t hear or maybe he had already left.
After all, Dongfang Changye’s current identity was still unclear. It would be better for both of them to leave Space Fold without telling the other.
The Eternal Life Abyss had eaten the biochips. It started to once again feel an uncontrollable sense of sleepiness.
It murmured, “Mom…food here…food…”
It’s words drifted away as it fell asleep.
The state of the Eternal Life Abyss also affected him and Si Chen felt extremely sleepy. He felt groggy, like he had a fever.
But, dragged down as he was by his family, he didn’t dare rest.
Si Chen felt a little regretful.
He shouldn’t have chosen to regard Chu Linglong and Li Pingan like carry on oil bottles and chosen to act alone.
Or, he could have waited for the support on the ground to come down before heading to the ninth underground floor.
Relying on his memory, Si Chen walked towards the room he used to stay in, picking his away among the debris.
As he passed by the dining hall, he felt like he’d stepped on something.
Si Chen moved his foot and found that it was half of a hand that had been blown off.
The three fingers were still tightly holding a Teru Teru Bouzu with a mournful face.
Si Chen was silent for a moment, then moved away.
The way back was blocked in many places.
With Ji Chuyao on his back, Si Chen felt as if he was scaling over mountains.
He threatened viciously in a low voice, “I will allow you to sleep for another half an hour. If you’re still not awake by then, I’ll throw you to the side of the road.”
Anyway, he won’t die.
After walking for a long time, Si Chen finally saw the familiar door.
There was no need to open the door. It had already been ripped from its frame by the aftermath of the explosion.
With the Space Fold ended, the power of time was displayed in all its glory.
The floor was as brittle as paper. Pits appeared at every step.
Fortunately, Ji Yuanji was still in the closet.
He was a direct descendant of the Ji Family, one who had the honor of having family dinners with Ji Sicheng. It was to be expected that his body would be built well.
Seeing that the child was fine, Si Chen was inevitably relieved.
Now they only needed to wait for Ji Chuyao to wake up. Then they could put Ji Yuanji back together and they could finally get out of here.
The sound of the closet door opening woke Ji Yuanji up.
Ji Yuanji, who was stuck in the closet, slowly opened his eyes. His expression was confused for a moment. His golden pupils shrank. “Si Chen Ge…”
“Hm?”
“Who’s behind you?”
Si Chen was taken aback and replied, “Your Xiao Shu.”
Ji Yuanji asked in a trembling voice, “Does Xiao Shu…use an axe?”
A chill suddenly went down Si Chen’s back.
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Who did he bring with him?😁
Oh, new Xiao Shu in family???
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