Chapter 348
Separation! Terrifying Scope!
Chapter 348 Separation! Terrifying Scope!
Upon hearing Chu Sheng's words, Ah Xin looked up at the top of the pyramid and then spoke without thinking.
"That's possible."
Her ability to divide areas is something everyone knows, so Chu Sheng's question is actually just a matter of habit.
As Ah Xin spoke, a thought struck her, and the barrier that had been canceled because of the meeting with the Xuanwu Fire Seed Base reappeared.
This time, the barrier still enveloped the entire floating island, but the difference was that the barrier was now like a funnel, high at the edges and sloping downwards, reaching its lowest point at the center. The height of the barrier just exceeded the Dark Moon Tower, extending downwards to exclude the nuclear bomb.
Ah Xin deliberately made the barrier semi-transparent, so that everyone could easily see the changed area of the barrier.
"Is this okay?" Ah Xin looked at Chu Sheng, then glanced at Hui Dui, and asked, "If it's not okay, I'll revise it again."
"From our level, can we see this nuclear bomb through those barriers?" Hui pointed to the areas surrounded by barriers that were clearly higher than the nuclear bomb's location.
Upon hearing this, Ah Xin shook her head, "You can see it."
"I'm not directly blocking it; I'm just covering the area enclosed by the barrier. The things inside the barrier won't be visible, but the nuclear bomb can still be seen, even if there's space covered by my barrier along the way."
At this point, as if remembering something, she continued, "By the way, my sequence has advanced to the eighth level, and I have gained an additional ability: I can add a protective barrier to certain items individually. Do you want me to add it to this nuclear bomb?"
As she spoke, she looked at Chu Sheng with some concern and said, "This thing is a bit terrifying. If someone else has the means to detonate it remotely, we'll be in big trouble."
Upon sensing the power of this sacrificial object, they immediately understood what sequence radiation was.
Upon hearing this, Chu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "This sacrificial object is very stable. As long as I don't want to detonate it, it basically won't be detonated."
He paused, glanced at everyone, and continued, "But you're right, sequences are incredibly varied, and there might be some strange sequence that could detonate it. You could add another protective shield to protect it."
This nuclear bomb inherited the stable properties of the extraordinary material it was fused with, which is why he dared to show it to others.
However, since Ah Xin still has other means of protection, adding an insurance policy wouldn't be a bad idea.
This nuclear bomb is good enough, but adding a protective shield would make it even more versatile.
Upon hearing his words, Ah Xin nodded, and immediately pointed her right index finger at the nuclear bomb at the top of the pyramid. A light green beam shot out and then instantly transformed into a light green, semi-transparent shield that enveloped the nuclear bomb just before it hit it.
"Okay."
"As long as my mental energy is not completely exhausted, this nuclear bomb will not be attacked by any means, and nothing will be able to enter or leave this shield, not even the air!"
"I have cut off the flow of air and the entry and exit of spiritual energy. No matter what material or spiritual product can touch this nuclear bomb!"
As she spoke, she thought for a moment and continued, "However, if it's a rule-based ability, my barrier basically can't stop it."
"But there's no need to worry too much. If a rule-based ability does detonate this nuclear bomb, my ability can limit it to a certain range."
"No matter, spirit, or energy can break free of my shield!"
She said it with great confidence.
While Chu Sheng and the others were talking, Lin Chaoyuan and Wang Er, who were not far from them at the Xuanwu Fire Seed Base, also noticed something was wrong with the floating island.
The once unobstructed view of the floating island has now turned into a desolate expanse of hard rock.
Lin Chaoyuan was not a sequence ability user, so he couldn't see that far, but Wang Er could clearly see a three-meter-tall nuclear bomb floating in the center of a floating island made of barren stones, enveloped by a light green special technique.
The moment he saw the nuclear bomb, a message entered his mind.
After he fully understood the information, his expression became somewhat strange.
His drastic change in expression naturally puzzled Lin Chaoyuan, who asked, "What's wrong?"
"They have hidden methods, didn't you already know that?"
“No.” Wang Er shook his head, his neck stiffly twisting as he looked at Lin Chaoyuan and said, “It’s not because of that.”
"Commander, you are not a sequence transcendent, so you may not have seen it."
"The nuclear bomb we gave them is floating in the center of that floating island."
Lin Chaoyuan frowned upon hearing this, but didn't take it seriously. "We've given them the nuclear bombs. How they handle them is their business, as long as they don't launch them at us or other Spark bases."
"No, sir!" Wang Er looked back at the nuclear bomb, his eyes practically overflowing with envy.
"That nuclear bomb has become a sacrifice!"
As he spoke, he described the capabilities of the sequence radiation missile.
Hearing his words, Lin Chaoyuan fell silent.
He looked in the direction of the nuclear bomb that Wang Er had mentioned, knowing he couldn't see it, but still wanted to look, and remained silent for a long time.
After a long silence, Lin Chaoyuan sighed heavily, "I underestimated that Comrade Chu."
"They actually managed to develop something like sequence radiation."
He didn't doubt Wang Er's words. After all, it was too easy to verify. Although the people and things on the floating island had hidden themselves again, they hadn't left. It was still relatively easy to get up there.
"It's a pity we don't have any extraordinary materials left, otherwise we could ask Comrade Chu to build a similar nuclear missile."
As he spoke, he sighed again, looking in the direction of the nuclear bomb, and muttered to himself, "I wonder how the plan is going. Communication still hasn't been restored."
Thinking about it, he seemed to remember something, and looked at Wang Er again, asking in confusion, "By the way, what is the cost of using that nuclear bomb sacrifice?"
"You only mentioned the ability, not the cost. The cost must be considerable, right?"
“I don’t know.” Wang Er shook his head. “The cost of using that nuclear bomb offering seems to be hidden. We can only see its power, but not the cost.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoyuan pondered for a moment and nodded, "That makes sense."
“Demonstrating nuclear capabilities can deter those with ill intentions, and hiding the costs can keep them from knowing the consequences of using them, which is indeed a good approach.”
"That light green, shield-like thing you mentioned should be the ability to protect against nuclear weapons."
"Heroes emerge from among the young!"
He spoke to Wang Er as if sighing, or perhaps reminding him, "Little Wang, you need to learn from others. Even if I'm gone, you can still support the base."
Wang Er didn't speak, and Lin Chaoyuan didn't continue either. Instead, he perked up and touched the card in his chest pocket. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Since they've hidden themselves again, we should go."
"Sir, aren't we going to say hello?" Wang Er asked, puzzled. "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to just leave like this?"
Based on the most basic question of politeness, Wang Er looked at Lin Chaoyuan.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoyuan shook his head. "Since they've gone into hiding, that's a sign they're preparing to leave. The fact that they haven't come to say hello means they don't intend to make contact."
"Besides, we still have this transaction card, so it's easy to find them. Comrade Chu also said that even if we don't use the card, he will still come once a month."
"What needs to be said and done has already been agreed upon and done beforehand, so whether or not we need to give prior notice is no longer important."
As Lin Chaoyuan spoke, he patted Wang Er on the shoulder, "There's no need to go over and say goodbye now, and it's not necessary."
Upon hearing his words, Wang Er suddenly realized, "I see. I really do need to learn more from you." "I don't really understand these things."
"Don't worry too much about it. In your opinion, there's really no problem."
"Normally, we should say goodbye to people when we leave."
Lin Chaoyuan smiled, took out a palm-sized compass from his pocket, checked the direction, and said, "According to the plan, we are going to head northwest, and now is no exception. It's time to set off!"
Having solved the Xuanwu problem, they also obtained a firearm as a sacrificial offering and made friends with Chu Sheng and his team, who could craft sacrificial offerings, purchase food, and produce medical supplies and medicines.
He no longer has the pessimistic thoughts he used to have.
As long as they have extraordinary materials, they will not lack food and medicine. After arming the people in the base with more sacrificial offerings, he could even try to transform the two nuclear bombs in the base into sacrificial offerings.
Life is getting better and better.
Right now, all he wants to do is ensure the survival of the people in the base, wait for the plan to succeed, and then restore communication with the other Spark bases.
With Lin Chaoyuan's decision made, the people at the Xuanwu Fire Seed Base were also making preparations quickly.
A moment later, Xuanwu, which was originally adjacent to the floating island, began to move.
Xuanwu is not fast, but it is very large, and often it can cover several kilometers in a single stride.
As Xuanwu began to move, Chu Sheng and the others on the floating island were also drawn to its attention.
"Why did they leave?" Chu Sheng frowned. Although he had exhausted Lin Chaoyuan and the others, he could still maintain contact with them.
He was still hoping to get more information out of them.
Upon hearing his words, Hui was also somewhat puzzled and began to calculate with his right hand.
Although Wang Er, a sequence ability user, was present, he only needed to calculate Lin Chaoyuan, an ordinary person, so the energy consumption was not high.
Half a minute later, he stopped what he was doing and looked at Chu Sheng with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" Seeing him looking at him like that, Chu Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "They couldn't have left because of me, could they?"
"My interactions with them were quite harmonious, and I even gave them a lot of discounts."
“No, that’s not it.” Hui shook his head, then pointed to the barrier that was still on the floating island and said, “They saw this barrier and thought we were leaving, so they prepared to leave as well.”
"Moreover, because the barrier would cover up our affairs, Elder Lin thought we didn't want to continue our contact. In addition, you have done everything you should say and do, so he left directly."
"He thought we didn't want to be in contact, so he didn't come over to say hello."
Everyone: "."
You mustn't tell, you really mustn't tell!
From the perspective of Elder Lin and his colleagues, this is indeed the case.
Chu turned his gaze to Xuanwu, watching it take seven or eight kilometers with each stride, going further and further away. He wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
say what?
He said he wanted to study that Xuanwu (Black Tortoise)?
He said he actually wanted to get some intelligence from them?
These are two things that can't be said out loud!
Regarding the matter of information, Elder Lin was aware of it, and Chu Sheng also understood that Elder Lin knew, and Elder Lin was equally aware that Chu Sheng understood that he knew as well.
But you can't just blurt things out.
It's acceptable to mention it during discussions, but it would be inappropriate to explicitly state the truth.
And researching that Xuanwu is even less likely.
If Elder Lin were to proactively share some information with him, then Xuanwu would be the bottom line; he would never be allowed to research or understand it.
After a long silence, Chu Sheng sighed, "Fine, I'll just leave then."
Although he had not studied the Xuanwu, he had some guesses based on the information he had obtained about the sacrificial offerings.
Thinking it over, he glanced at Hui without making a sound.
If any member of the team has a sacrifice that will turn into Xuanwu, then Hui's team will undoubtedly have the highest probability.
After all, he now has a tortoise shell offering to help with the calculations.
With continuous improvement, it may eventually transform into a Black Tortoise.
Just as he glanced at Captain Hui, Captain Hui also glanced at him. Without dwelling on why Chu Sheng was looking at him, Captain Hui addressed the group, saying, "Now that they've left, we should move on."
"Continue south?" An Xi asked from the side, "Or should we look for another direction?"
"What do you guys think?" Hui didn't answer immediately, but looked at the others.
Upon hearing this, no one spoke immediately, but instead began to ponder.
After several minutes, Zhu Qing shook her head. "I don't care. It doesn't matter which direction I go."
"How about we try heading south?" Zhuo Wu suggested from the side, "I heard you say before that we're in the Southern Wilderness."
"Continuing north should allow us to reach other areas more quickly, but heading south might mean encountering something unexpected."
As he spoke, he asked with some curiosity, "Won't we just crash into that world barrier?"
That's how it's written in novels.
Hui nodded upon hearing this, but then shook his head. "Continuing north will take you to other regions, but going south is the same."
He paused, glanced at everyone, and continued, "Besides Chu Sheng and An Xi, I only told you about our current location before, and I didn't tell you about the division of this world."
"Now I'll tell you something."
"We are in the Southern Wilderness, but we also have the Eastern Lands, the Northern Deserts, and the Western Mountains!"
"These are the four core regions, and beyond these four core regions lie the so-called endless East, South, West, and North Seas!"
He paused here, noticing everyone was looking at him and waiting for him to continue, and without keeping them in suspense, he continued, "And beyond these four seas, there are the four extremes of the east, south, west, and north!"
"There are twelve regions, with three regions in each direction."
"So if you go south, you can reach the South China Sea from the Southern Wilderness, and then cross the South China Sea to reach the Southernmost Point."
"It doesn't matter which direction we go," Chu Sheng said, picking up where Hui left off and glancing at the others.
"After all, the Southern Wilderness is very large. Even if we only consider the Southern Wilderness, the shortest straight-line distance is 25.9 billion, 200,068,371 kilometers."
"It's larger than the area where Pluto orbited the sun in the previous Earth era. Basically, you could say that the Southern Wilderness is larger than the solar system."
(End of this chapter)