Chapter 564: Self-position

Wu Pifu is not familiar with this thing called a Super-Brain Auxiliary Device. Judging from the answers he got when asking Chu Minghao and Liang Min, this thing is actually exactly what it says on the tin: an auxiliary for the Super-Brain.

"This Super-Brain thing is likely the special extraordinary path for us Gaia humans. To be honest, even after experiencing the Final Producer, the research from the Thirteen Singularities Company, and the continuous research from the Human Revolutionary Alliance, our understanding of the Super-Brain is still extremely shallow. Even now, we don't know how the Super-Brain's mechanism actually occurs, because from the perspective of energy conservation, even a single moment of using the Super-Brain by me or Liang Min would be enough to drain us into husks. But none of this happened; at most, the load of the Super-Brain caused our physical bodies to collapse."

"The function of the Super-Brain Auxiliary Device is to completely activate the potential of the Super-Brain while bearing the load the Super-Brain places on the physical body. Not only can it significantly increase the duration of the Super-Brain World, but it also allows for unimpeded use of the Super-Brain World for a certain number of times. Most importantly... your Super-Brain World will unfold its true side... The first time I used it, I even felt like I could punch the universe to pieces!"

This is what Chu Minghao clearly stated about the Super-Brain Auxiliary Device. The Dragon Knight system is simpler: a type of quantum-state light energy weapon, usually paired with large mechs, though it also has a single-soldier form. It is a type of telekinetic weapon that only a Super-Brain can use.

The Super-Brain Auxiliary Device is not something manufactured by any person or organization. The Final Producer is the creator of the Super-Brain Auxiliary Device, and its structure and mechanism of action are likewise unknown. Simply put, why this thing can assist the Super-Brain, why its structure is the way it is, and what these structures actually represent—unfortunately, after the Final Producer incident, even with various factions frantically researching it, the only conclusion reached was... we don't know.

Just like the Super-Brain itself, how the Main Brain came into being and the mechanism of its birth are also unknown.

Therefore, even up to the Fourth War, the three Super-Brain Auxiliary Devices produced—one each for Chu Minghao, Liang Min, and Xu Wanfang—remained mysterious even after being manufactured. And the strangest thing is that these three Super-Brain Auxiliary Devices truly only conform to the characteristics of the user; their essence seems like a living thing that adjusts its internal structure on its own.

In short, the birth of this thing feels like opening a blind box; it has quite a "black technology" feel to it.

"... I have kept the thing I promised you in mind."

Xu Ruonan followed behind Wu Pifu to the lounge. As she walked, she said, "I have been arranging manpower to try and re-manufacture the Super-Brain Auxiliary Device. Thanks to my cousin Xu Wanfang, the Xu family does indeed possess the structural diagrams and various manufacturing data for the Super-Brain Auxiliary Device. But this thing... you should have already asked President Chu Minghao and Mr. Liang Min, right?"

Wu Pifu nodded, and Xu Ruonan smiled easily, "That's fine then. This thing is similar to a black-box operation; every Super-Brain Auxiliary Device that can be manufactured seems as if fate itself wants it to be born. My family's engineers and scientists have been frantically rushing the progress, but every time there is new progress, it's always when you return from the Dream World, like this time."

Wu Pifu walked into the lounge without a word. He poured himself a drink, then looked at Xu Ruonan, signaling her to continue.

Xu Ruonan found a chair at random and sat down before continuing: "The best material for a Super-Brain Auxiliary Device is the brain tissue of a latent Super-Brain, but naturally, it's impossible to get that now. Even if we could get it, we wouldn't dare to. So we must find substitutes. Fortunately, the Main Brain can judge items and materials from the Dream World. With this, my family's personnel can finally find substitutes... but, as you should know, the more precious an item in the Dream World, the more it either carries huge danger or is the body tissue of a powerful extraordinary life form. No matter which it is, a huge price must be paid to obtain it."

Wu Pifu went "uh" and said, "... 0.7 Dream World?"

Huge danger, powerful extraordinary life forms—when grouping these two with the 0.7 Dream World, Wu Pifu felt a strong sense of unreality.

It was roughly the same as someone telling him that the kindergarten final exam was very difficult, while he was currently preparing for his postgraduate thesis defense.

Xu Ruonan rolled her eyes incessantly. She said angrily, "That's why I really hate you Super-Brains!! What do you think? Currently, our human exploration and activity range in the Dream World is mainly concentrated in the 0.9 Dream World, okay!?"

Wu Pifu hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "What about Chu Yuyan and Hao Cheng? They went down to the 0.6 Dream World a long time ago. Now... I forgot to ask before, have they tried entering the 0.5 Dream World?"

Xu Ruonan was choked up, her eyes rolling back so far they were almost white. She took several deep breaths and said, "No, Mr. Wu, I need to correct a few of your common-sense errors. First, Chu Yuyan's team belongs to the top-tier team within the human civilization's Watchman force. Do you understand what a top-tier team means? It means that among the nearly 100,000 Watchmen currently, you can barely find a second team like Chu Yuyan's. Even if you add up all the extraordinary people in Gao Zhanggong's guild, you can't find another one!"

"Secondly, even Chu Yuyan's team suffered heavy casualties when trying to enter the 0.6 Dream World. If it weren't for your sudden appearance and intrusion into that Dream World, Chu Yuyan himself might have been gone!"

"Finally, even a top-tier team like Chu Yuyan's is currently mostly exploring and accumulating in the 0.7 Dream World. At least from the intelligence I know, they currently have no plans to re-enter the 0.6 Dream World. By the way, another team you are familiar with, Lin Nianzhi and Wang Yihui's team, recruited over a dozen Watchmen. I heard they suffered huge losses in a 0.7 Dream World over a month ago, and six Watchmen died on the spot!"

Wu Pifu still couldn't quite believe it. He asked uncertainly, "0.7 Dream World?"

"That's right!"

Xu Ruonan was truly angered. She stood up, put her hands on her hips, and faced Wu Pifu: "I'm saying, do you really have no self-awareness at all? Do you know how terrifying the 0.7 Dream World is!? Don't have that 'we are so weak' attitude! The sources of pollution in the 0.7 Dream World are often capable of destroying armies and cities. Numbers are almost meaningless in front of them. The high-tech weapons we bring down often cannot break their defenses, and our extraordinary powers appear too weak compared to them! You... I'm really going to be angered to death by you!"

At this moment, Gao Zhanggong also walked into the lounge. After hearing a few of Xu Ruonan's words, he roughly understood the situation. He immediately sat down beside Wu Pifu with a bitter smile, taking a cigar out of the desk drawer. While lighting it, he said, "This time I really have to stand on Miss Xu Ruonan's side... Brother Wu, many times I really feel you have no common sense at all."

Wu Pifu knew his own situation; he was the product of countless personality iterations, so he truly lacked common sense many times.

Gao Zhanggong said, "Our technological weapons have less and less effect the lower the Dream World layer is, and sometimes they can't even be used. Only extraordinary power can be consistent throughout. But our extraordinary power is too weak. Also, don't underestimate the 0.7 Dream World. Anyone who can establish a sanctuary in the 0.7 Dream World is currently the elite of the elite among us humans. The reason lies in... Titles!"

Wu Pifu was stunned, then immediately nodded. He knew about this.

The 0.9 Dream World can only establish a Level 3 sanctuary at most, 0.8 is Level 4, and 0.7 is Level 5. Only by establishing a Level 5 sanctuary can one obtain a Title.

At the same time, the first Title is the one most suited to the recipient, which is their "Destiny Title."

For example, Wu Pifu himself: his "Pifu" (Commoner) Title is the core of all his combat modes and the center of all his extraordinary systems. Having or not having the Pifu Title is a qualitative change for him.

Seeing Wu Pifu show such an expression, Xu Ruonan and Gao Zhanggong both felt sad. Xu Ruonan sighed and said, "That's why I really hate you Super-Brains... For us, the 0.7 Dream World is already a desperate situation that requires risking huge life danger to enter. For you, for Chu Minghao, and for Liang Min, it is an absolutely safe place similar to a backyard. Ahhhhh..."

Seeing Xu Ruonan start screaming meaninglessly, Gao Zhanggong shrugged helplessly and said, "Although Miss Xu Ruonan didn't put it very nicely, this is the fact. Brother Wu, according to last month's statistics, currently only fifty-one people in all of humanity possess Titles. Chu Yuyan's team alone accounts for four Titles. My guild has hundreds of Watchmen, and only seven have Titles. Then Lin Nianzhi and Wang Yihui's team only has two Titles. Other people you are familiar with who have Titles... If I put it this way, you should understand the significance and difficulty of the 0.7 Dream World to us, right?"

Wu Pifu nodded silently.

Xu Ruonan said angrily, "Then are you going to help me fight that extraordinary monster or not? That's right, killing this monster is also good for me. I have my eye on its unhatched egg; that can serve as a summon for my extraordinary system. But this extraordinary monster can indeed serve as material for your Super-Brain Auxiliary Device. One word: will you help me or not?"

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and said, "Fine. I need to go back to my 0.7 Dream World once. There are still a few of my team members inside, and I'm afraid something might happen to them if I don't go back for a long time. Then... never mind, I'll help you take care of this monster in three days. I have many things to busy myself with here as well."

Xu Ruonan then turned from anger to joy, finally snorted, and left with her head held high.

After Xu Ruonan left, Gao Zhanggong smiled bitterly at Wu Pifu and said, "Brother Wu, your mindset hasn't adjusted yet."

"What?"

Wu Pifu asked in confusion.

Gao Zhanggong said meaningfully, "You are a Super-Brain, and you are a Super-Brain whose strength has been verified... Let's put it this way: you are the ultimate strategic weapon at the bottom of our human civilization's box. You are the trump card that can only be flipped during the strategic decisive stage. You, Chu Minghao, Liang Min, the three of you..."

"Are suppressing the foundation of our human civilization! The three of you..."

"Are the roots of our humanity!"

(End of chapter)