Chapter 23: Undead Calamity?

The moment Ye Cang's voice fell, the system, which had been angry, suddenly spoke.

【Therefore, the limitations of human labor appear at this moment.】

However, after hearing this, Ye Cang rolled his eyes dramatically.

"Hey, aren't you still angry? How do you have the mood to jump out and answer my questions? Seriously! To be able to stay mad at me for a whole month, you're really something!"

Facing Ye Cang's snark, the system was very calm.

【Anger is one thing, but it shouldn't delay important matters. If you have a problem, I naturally have to solve it for you. Of course, this is limited to scientific problems.】

【Just like now, if I didn't appear, you might really use human labor to build the Particle Collider.】

【The moment I think of that, honestly, my 'stupidity-phobia' flares up!】

Ye Cang:...

Fine, fine, this system—on the surface it says it's solving problems for him, but in reality, it's finding ways to insult him!

Ten pounds of system, nine pounds and nine ounces of rebellious spirit!

"I really thank you!" Ye Cang gritted his teeth as he thanked the system. "I thank your whole family!"

"So, do you have any good suggestions for building the Particle Collider?"

【Robots.】

The single word "robots" made Ye Cang's eyes light up.

That's right, why hadn't he thought of that!

If human labor won't work, use robots, and use Intelligent Robots at that!

Of course, the level of intelligence doesn't need to be very high.

In this way, not only would costs be reduced, but construction could also continue day and night.

Calculating it this way, 500 years would be enough!

Hmm~ by then, there will be a monk on a pilgrimage to the West to help him start the Large Particle Collider.

Thinking about it carefully, it's great!

Like hell it is!

Before Ye Cang could lash out at the system, the system spoke first.

【Alright, stop being ungrateful. A Particle Collider capable of destroying the Universe is only 5,000 kilometers long; this has already been reduced as much as it possibly can be.】

【Later, I will give you the full set of data on Intelligent Robots, as well as the data on Robot Special Alloy.】

【By then, building a 5,000-kilometer Particle Collider won't take hundreds of years; it can probably be realized in a little over a year.】

When Ye Cang heard that the Particle Collider could be built in just over a year, he calculated the time and realized everything was still in time, and his mood improved quite a bit.

"Fine, system, then we'll do as you say," Ye Cang said. "It's just that shortening 500 years to 1 year—this time jump is really quite large."

"Feels a bit unreasonable."

【Unreasonable? Hah!】

The system sneered.

【There is nothing unreasonable about it. First, the Particle Collider is simplified; there is no need to install detectors to record the appearance of particles.】

【Secondly, this Particle Collider only has the function of creating Vacuum Decay. You must know that a single-function item is always simple to manufacture! Because you don't have to consider too many other things!】

【The last point: do you really think Intelligent Robots are scrap metal? One robot is worth 10 ordinary people. Once the programs are set, you are basically liberated!】

【With the extra time, you can continue to ponder those dirty, filthy things! Trash!】

After finishing, the system didn't even give Ye Cang a chance to speak, directly stuffing the entire set of data on Intelligent Robots into Ye Cang's brain.

But having experienced what happened during the day, Ye Cang had already made great progress!

Being subjected to violent data transmission again, he was already able to... able to hold on for three seconds without fainting!

Ahem, three seconds is actually quite a big improvement.

This time, Ye Cang had an extra three seconds of thinking time, and his final thought was:

This system is really vengeful!

Then he lost consciousness.

A night passed.

Early this morning, Ye Cang welcomed his second time being late.

"Ahhh, why am I late again!"

Ye Cang shouted while running.

"System, I hate you!"

Fortunately, he wasn't too late this time, only by one hour.

Sitting in his office, Ye Cang let out a long breath to calm down, then he planned to call that person to formally apply for project funding and sufficient resources.

But the reason for applying for funds and resources this time could only be for the research and development of new Intelligent Robots.

As for the Particle Collider, he couldn't even mention it.

It's a pity that his own ability is insufficient, and he can only go to the Dark Plane to retrieve his Information Media. If his ability were sufficient, he would pack up all the Information Media belonging to Earth!

Thinking of this, Ye Cang let out a long sigh.

To be backward is to be beaten; this saying is truly not false at all!

Now that Ye Cang had calmed down, just as he was about to pick up the office phone, the phone suddenly rang.

Without hesitation, Ye Cang immediately answered the call.

"Hello, I am Ye Cang. Is there something?"

"Chief Engineer Ye, the Nantianmen Project team is calling for you to come over. They say the situation is urgent; please be sure to rush over as quickly as possible."

Hearing this, Ye Cang immediately hung up the phone and headed straight for the Underground Base.

Along the way, Ye Cang was deep in thought.

An emergency had occurred over at the Nantianmen Project?!

What could have happened?

Was there a problem with the data? Or a problem with the materials? Or perhaps...

Ye Cang thought about many things along the way, his heart filled with anxiety; he feared that something had gone wrong with the Nantianmen Project.

30 minutes later.

Ye Cang arrived at the Underground Base of the Nantianmen Project.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Cang strode forward, heading straight into the depths of the base.

However, the moment he stepped through the main gate, he saw a truly terrifying sight.

Under the dim lights of the corridor stood over a dozen skin-and-bone skeletons with green glowing eyes.

The instant Ye Cang entered, all the skeletons immediately turned their heads to look at him.

Stared at by over a dozen skeletons with green glowing eyes, Ye Cang's hair stood on end from fright.

At this moment, only one thought occupied his mind.

Something big has happened!

How did an Undead Scourge break out here?

No wonder the situation was urgent!

If it were him, he would also say the situation was urgent!

But then again, it seemed he didn't know how to deal with skeletons.

Since that was the case, he would have to retreat first and let Dongfeng Express have a talk with this group of skeletons later!

Having made up his mind, Ye Cang prepared to retreat.

But just as he took a step back, a skeleton suddenly stepped forward and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Chief Engineer Ye, why are you backing away? We have been waiting here for you for over half an hour."

"That is quite impolite of you!"

Hearing the skeleton's words, Ye Cang finally let out a sigh of relief, because he recognized the skeleton's voice as that of the researchers in charge of the Nantianmen Project.

Scared him to death; he had thought it was an Undead Scourge, but it turned out it wasn't.

Then... then the problem was even bigger!

Why had perfectly healthy living people turned into skin-and-bone skeletons after not seeing them for just over a month!

Thinking of this, Ye Cang hurriedly said, "Let's hold off on other talk for now; tell me first, what happened here!"

"How did you all turn into skeletons!"