Chapter 1127: Many Problems

On the way from Long An to the Weapon Research Institute, inside the vehicle, Lin An took the opportunity while Chu An returned to frankly discuss the problems he had encountered during this period.

Although, Chu An probably already knows.

"Is it the black sphere in the Evil God Dungeon and the pyramid structure, as well as that eye you saw in the Trial Tower?"

He lightly nodded, sitting beside Lin An, Chu An gently pushed up his glasses, thought for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Actually, pyramid structures have been researched by various countries even before the Apocalypse."

"This type of building is indeed interesting; many researchers try to infer its true purpose from its background story."

"According to historical documents, in the concept of ancient Egyptian civilization, the pyramid was considered a \"charger\" for soul ascension, not a tomb."

"This point, however, is related to the effect you tested."

"The ancient Egyptians believed that the body needs food for energy, and likewise the soul needs energy. After sunlight gathered at the top of the tower is focused onto the pharaoh, it can agitate the soul, allowing it to ascend to the higher spiritual realm. They hoped to achieve eternal rule this way."

Lin An listened, his eyes showing thought, and he unconsciously asked:

"I was thinking, like in ancient Egyptian legends—such as the sphinx, sacred scarab, snake woman—this series of half‑human, half‑beast beings, could they have actually existed? They might have become mutants under the contamination of \"spiritual energy? \""

"It's possible."

Chu An nodded and gave his opinion:

"Although the information you've gathered suggests that spiritual energy did not exist before the Apocalypse, the pyramid structure has a characteristic: it is an energy‑storage structure. Even if the sun had no problems early on, with sufficient energy gathering it might possibly achieve the effect of spiritual‑energy contamination."

He neither denied nor confirmed it.

Lin An listened, slightly doubtful:

"An energy‑storage structure?"

"Yes, an energy‑storage structure."

Chu An took out a blank sheet of paper, placed it on his lap, and explained softly:

"Lin An, you should know humans have many ways to generate electricity, right? Likewise, there are many ways to store electrical energy. Commonly, we use batteries to store energy. But in fact, several storage methods are widely used, such as... storing energy via mechanical potential energy."

"For a simple example, suppose I have a coal‑fired power plant that produces more electricity than can be used immediately, and I want to store the excess. Using batteries would be too costly. The best solution would be to set up several pulley‑motor units, using the electricity to lift stones to a height."

"When electricity is needed, we simply \"push\" the stones down; the potential energy from their fall drives the motor to generate electricity again."

"Similarly, hydroelectric dams work on this principle: excess electricity pumps water into an upstream reservoir, and when power is needed, the water is released to drive turbines and generate electricity."

"Huh?"

Lin An blinked slightly; although he understood the principle Chu An described, he wondered what it had to do with the pyramid.

"Are you saying the pyramid's stones can be pushed down to generate electricity? That's why it was built so tall?"

"It's hard to explain; Lin An always felt Colonel Chu describing the pyramid as an energy‑storage structure was odd. He could grasp aggregation, but storage—can it really store energy?"

He lightly shook his head, and Chu An gave a stiff smile:

"It's not about pushing the stones down, but it does involve the stones."

"The original pyramid's material is granite, which consists of quartz and metal ions. Quartz has a piezoelectric effect, so granite exhibits a \"capillary\" phenomenon: when water flows inside and outside the pyramid under gravity, friction between the water streams generates electricity, which ultimately collects at the top."

"In a sense, this thing is both a generator and a primitive energy‑storage structure."

Lin An listened, his eyes narrowing; this was still the first time he had heard such a theory.

"So, is this technique taught by the survivors, or was it passed on by other escapees?"

In his doubt, Lin An couldn't help discussing with Chu An an idea he had earlier:

"Could we use the pyramid structure to artificially create mutants?"

"Compared to hunting high‑rank mutants in the city or wilderness, artificially producing them would be relatively easier to kill."

"The simplest way to raise an Awakened One's rank is by hunting mutants. Lin An, who has plenty of points, estimates that if Long An's Awakened Ones could farm experience this way, they could likely train a large number of third‑rank beings in a short time."

"To be honest, being unmoved is fake."

"In theory, it's possible."

Chu An spoke calmly.

"But you must consider that each time the pyramid structure provokes a mutant to appear, it means sacrificing an Awakened One."

"Moreover, according to your description, late‑stage Sunwalkers should also have consumed many mutants and humans before reaching high rank."

"In other words, wanting to artificially produce third‑rank mutants, the number of 'people' consumed is not a small figure."

"Of course, producing a few on a small scale still yields benefits outweighing the costs, but mass production would be too risky and would consume too many Awakened Ones."

"Small‑scale production..."

After nodding thoughtfully, Lin An no longer dwelled on the pyramid issue. If he gets a chance, he'll just take a look at the Egyptian war zone. He clearly remembers that there should be a highest‑grade spiritual‑energy node there.

The blank sheet was handed over; Chu An pointed to what he had written and continued discussing other matters with Lin An.

"The gray sphere inside the Evil God Dungeon and that eye..."

"The former actually isn't very meaningful, because we can only guess its source; even if we knew the other side came from another dungeon world fleeing disaster, it would only prove that every world is experiencing an apocalypse. Without being able to say more, it's actually useless."

"But there is one point worth noting: in your speculation, could the myths of various nations and eras actually be these escapees playing roles? If so, we could instead reverse‑engineer some truth from those legends, finding useful equipment or props for ourselves."

Looking at Chu An's A4 sheet covered in writing, it was full of weapons from various legends.

"As for the True Eye, our country's high‑level officials have long suspected that a mysterious organization still exists within Western nations, or perhaps they are the actual rulers."

"The True Eye serves as their totem for mutual identification, secretly controlling human society."

"Combined with your guess that the escapees impersonated deities, many things can be linked together."

"**Will?"

Lin An instantly threw the question back, and in a flash thought of the most famous organization in conspiracy theories.

He nodded, Chu An waved the pen in his hand, and let out a light laugh:

"Actually, they do indeed exist, and they once tried to invade us for a long period."

"If you pay attention, you can notice that before the Apocalypse, many commercial organizations had their shadows behind them, including some celebrities who deliberately made gestures only this organization would make."

"However, you don't need to worry; in our subsequent research, that organization may have originally been controlled by escapees, but later it probably disappeared."

The whole ** will be in modern times, more like acting and expanding on 'instinct', and should have nothing to do with fugitives.

Otherwise, the North American war zone wouldn't be completely without clues. If there are still some special lives behind this organization, they should be able to provide something.

I suspect that the meaning of this eye is more likely that some survivor or fugitive is trying to leave this symbol, warning of something...

Or rather, to remind us to be careful of something..

But later, it turned into a kind of totem worship.