Chapter 304: Ants Know Nothing

Lin An hadn't spoken for a long time; the rhythm of his fingertips tapping became somewhat disordered.

He weakly exhaled a breath, giving a bitter laugh.

Exactly.

Chu An's speculation is the most reasonable explanation.

He struggled to recall the scene when he first saw the zombie doctor.

On the doctor's nose bridge, there were indeed marks from long-term glasses wear.

As for the identical ghost infant's crying.

Lin An couldn't confirm it, but it likewise fits the logic of the Doomsday Game.

Just as the equipment dropped by mutants usually relates to combat ability, the two lickers' attack methods are exactly the same.

Perhaps I really am overthinking.

Perhaps I really have speculated too much about Chu An.

Suspecting the neighbor of stealing the axe, having this thought is not strange.

"Occam's Razor," right?

When deducing the truth, one shouldn't add unnecessary speculation...

"Whoosh"

Firelight burst out.

Lin An silently took out a cigarette, feeling somewhat irritated.

A faint tobacco smell permeated, white mist rising.

"Want one?"

"Chu An? Do you really like eating chocolate?"

He casually threw a cigarette, tossing it in front of Chu An, then gestured for the Black Dragon to spit out the crystal ball from its belly.

Chu An set down the empty chocolate wrapper, slightly shaking his head:

"Smoking only harms my brain nerves."

"Chocolate, I don't like it."

"I just consume a lot when I think, so I must constantly replenish calories."

"If I could digest energy polymers, I wouldn't mind eating a 'battery'."

"Just like a computer, low-frequency operation would severely hinder my thinking ability."

Lin An watched Chu Colonel sit upright like a machine, and for a moment he laughed helplessly.

I really don't know how Chu An was "created".

Clearly he is a living person, yet has no emotions or preferences, possesses absolute rationality, and hardly ever makes mistakes.

Rather than saying he's human, it's more like an artificial intelligence wearing human skin.

Even when switched to a humanized mode, Zhuanxu is more human-like than Chu An.

Thinking of the genetic modification Chu An mentioned.

Lin An couldn't help but feel curious for a moment, wondering how many "Chu Ans" exist in all of Huaxia.

Suppressing his doubts, he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

The nicotine in the tobacco temporarily eased a hint of irritation, although it's negligible for an Awakened One's physique.

But perhaps it's a psychological effect; Lin An only felt less oppressed:

"The crystal ball contains a spiritual entity who claims to know many secrets of the system."

"Or simply put, I guess he's very likely the player from our speculation who survived the previous Doomsday Game!"

Of utmost importance.

Lin An doesn't intend to dwell on the hospital matter.

Chu An's secret—I will eventually figure it out.

And right now, Huang Shaohua inside the crystal ball, the meaning he represents is crucial.

As Lin An's spiritual power pierces the crystal ball, the withered, sleeping Huang Shaohua inside wails and is forcibly awakened.

"Reincarnation?"

Chu An gazes at Huang Shaohua inside the crystal ball, showing a curious expression.

Lin An nods, his heart somewhat excited:

"Yes."

"Combined with the spiritual energy core you discovered before the Doomsday, the spiritual entity in the crystal ball is very likely a player who luckily survived the previous 'reincarnation'."

"He knows a lot about the Doomsday Game's contents!"

"But he cannot speak any information from the previous time, otherwise the system will erase him!"

Chu An briefly fell silent, unexpectedly having no communication with Huang Shaohua:

"Lin An."

"I know you're very curious about the secrets of the system and the Doomsday Game."

"Just as humanity longs to know the truth of the universe, the truth of the world."

"You want to infer the cause of everything, attempting to solve the Doomsday Game from its root, right?"

"End this disaster, return to before the Doomsday."

A sigh.

"Lin An, give up."

"At this stage, any of our guesses must be wrong."

Compared to the Doomsday Game, we are like ants to Earth.

No matter how much an ant guesses or observes, it cannot see Earth's appearance clearly.

The information you have and what you see can only be partial.

Just as you said.

This spirit entity cannot reveal any essential information about the previous Doomsday Game.

Then its meaning is only a 'map', providing answers to questions.

You shouldn't waste your mind on decryption; you should do everything possible to make yourself stronger!

Chu An stood up and casually tossed the crystal ball back into Lin An's arms:

I guess you have no other questions.

His gaze calm, he gestured for Lin An to follow him:

I will handle and analyze the apocalypse's secrets; your urgent priority is to become strong.

Only by being strong can one glimpse the truth!

If the spirit entity can speak the secret, then it has value; if it cannot, what difference is there between it and our own speculation?

After hearing that, Lin An's expression was complex.

He gave a wry smile.

Is that so?

Perhaps these days, I have been too preoccupied with these questions.

He understood Chu An's meaning.

A blind person cannot see an elephant.

Touching with hands, smelling with nose, are not as good as seeing with restored eyes.

Is Huang Shaohua merely guessing; what about the previous apocalypse player?

If he cannot say it, then essentially it cannot be verified; everything is just empty talk.

Underground level, the spiritual energy core.

The spiritual energy core originally set up in the meeting room was fixed underground; it appears to be Chu An's design as well.

Dense instruments are distributed in the sealed metal hall, with pale blue light illuminating the surroundings.

Cold and eerie, mysterious.

As Lin An appeared at the spiritual energy core, a soft mechanical sound sounded first:

"Commander, the artificial intelligence Zhuanxu is at your service."

Ignoring Zhuanxu, Lin An merely turned his head to look at Colonel Chu:

"Didn't you say you had something very important?"

"What is it?"

"Is it about base construction?"

The base is still seven days away from completing the Spiritual Energy Tower; according to the plan, before the Spiritual Energy Tower is built, the base cannot have any other construction projects.

All spiritual energy is used to supply the Spiritual Energy Tower; what does Chu An want to say?

Is it to change the construction plan?

Chu An remained silent, then walked to the spiritual energy core half-buried in the alloy floor.

"Zhuanxu, open the Immortal Asura storage device."

"Hum—click"

Like black metal, it split open to both sides; under a slight mechanical rumble, a mass of flesh surrounded by nine tiny mechanical arms rose from beneath the spiritual energy core.

Under the blue light, the dark red, constantly writhing mass of flesh was brushed with a deep blue.

It's not surprising that Chu An can command Zhuanxu.

Lin An gave An Jing Tian second-level authority, while Wen Ya and Colonel Chu were given third-level authority.

The supreme command authority is in his hands, and can be taken back at any time.

Before Lin An could wonder how Colonel Chu had placed the Immortal Asura here, he saw Chu An turn around, the glasses frame on his nose bridge glowing blue:

"Lin An, the 'plug-in' on your body is another system."

"Is that so?"