Chapter 35: Metal Rubik's Cube

Because this is a complete waste of time!

The Nantianmen Project is only enough to deal with the Taotie's offensive; as for a counterattack, it is simply not enough.

What's more, the future battlefield will be in space.

Looking at it this way, the Luan Bird and the Xuan Nv are truly stretched thin!

What is needed at this time is a true space battleship!

But...

We haven't even figured out the aerospace carrier platform, and you want a space battleship?

It is very obvious that taking too big a step will tear your crotch; even with a system that lets you fight monsters above your level, this matter is still not very realistic.

And the Interstellar Warrior Project...

The system says there is no such closed loop, so there is no technology...

It can only be shelved for now.

Besides this, there really is nothing left to be busy with...

This makes Ye Cang, who is sitting in the office, a little bit irritable.

"Damn, these days are too leisurely!"

"Every day, besides strolling around, I just drink tea and read the newspaper. If you count the days, in another 8 or 9 months, the Taotie and the others will be attacking!"

"What's more, after the Tianhe Battle, the Taotie will launch an all-out offensive. The Nantianmen Project is simply not enough!"

"Upgrading the Nantianmen Project into a space battleship—forget it, the Nantianmen Project hasn't even succeeded yet, and I'm already thinking about upgrading. I'm afraid of tearing my crotch!"

"Ah! So annoying!"

Saying this, Ye Cang grabbed his hair hard.

Then, with a thud, Ye Cang slumped onto the office desk.

As a result, this bump actually gave Ye Cang a bold idea!

But before he could write down this idea, the voice of Zhizi Gai suddenly sounded.

"The robot construction team has discovered a problem they cannot handle on their own; please head over to resolve it immediately!"

When Ye Cang heard the prompt from Zhizi Gai, he couldn't help but frown.

The construction team discovered a problem they couldn't handle?

What kind of problem could there be at 10,000 meters underground?

Could it be...

After thinking for a moment, Ye Cang asked, "Zhizi, what happened to the construction team?"

"How did it collapse? Was the whole team wiped out?"

"No," Zhizi Gai replied, "The construction team discovered a strange object at 10,000 meters underground. Here is a picture."

After saying this, a picture appeared before Ye Cang's eyes.

When Ye Cang saw the picture, a look of confusion couldn't help but appear in his eyes.

That is a silver-white 3-order Metal Rubik's Cube?

Thinking he had seen it wrong, Ye Cang specifically enlarged the picture to examine it carefully.

Yes, it is indeed a silver-white 3-order Metal Rubik's Cube.

It's just that half of this Metal Rubik's Cube is embedded in the rock, and the cube as a whole is very smooth, with not a single scratch on the surface.

It looks especially new, as if it had just been placed there.

However, thinking about it carefully, it's not very realistic. To say nothing else, the temperature 10,000 meters underground is over 200℃ alone; even I would have to wear a special protective suit to go there!

Looking at the Metal Rubik's Cube, Ye Cang pondered for a moment, and then he understood!

If nothing unexpected happens, I have discovered a secret hidden for ten thousand years.

Next, I will be drawn into a series of bizarre and eerie events, and finally, after overcoming obstacles and experiencing life and death, I will discover the truth!

I am a descendant of an ancient civilization, and the Metal Rubik's Cube is...

Thinking of this, Ye Cang silently rolled his eyes. Hmm, melodramatic plot, common trope, very boring.

Stop with the wild imagination in the future!

Ancient civilization, my foot; I'll just pull out a nuke!

Subsequently, Ye Cang got up and left the office, changed into a special protective suit, and prepared to go there in person.

After all, a Metal Rubik's Cube appearing 10,000 meters underground...

To say there's no problem, only a ghost would believe it!

A moment later, Ye Cang took the elevator from the entrance and spent nearly an hour arriving at 10,000 meters underground.

Although he was wearing a special protective suit, the moment the elevator door opened, he still felt a wave of heat rushing toward him.

Looking at the huge space in front of him, Ye Cang felt no waves in his heart, and then he boarded a transport robot and headed straight for the location of the Metal Rubik's Cube.

About half an hour later.

Ye Cang arrived at the location of the Metal Rubik's Cube.

Just like in the picture, the Metal Rubik's Cube was quietly embedded in the rock, its surface as smooth as new.

Looking at the Metal Rubik's Cube, Ye Cang thought for a moment and let a robot dig the cube out.

However, Ye Cang did not touch it directly with his hands.

The situation regarding the cube is currently unclear; what if this thing is a radiation source? Wouldn't I be dead then?

Therefore, it must be tested.

As for how to test it, there are naturally professional testing robots.

After some testing.

It was confirmed that the Rubik's Cube was not some kind of radiation source, and that the material of the Rubik's Cube was a metal with extremely high inertness.

This metal with extremely high inertness was a brand-new metal, one that had never existed on Earth.

Besides this, the detection robot was actually unable to detect the age of the metal Rubik's Cube.

However, it could be confirmed that the metal Rubik's Cube was safe.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Cang picked up the Rubik's Cube and left this place; he planned to go back and study it carefully.

He entered the elevator and returned to the surface.

After wrapping the Rubik's Cube in a protective suit, Ye Cang returned to the office.

He placed the Rubik's Cube on the desk, and then... the situation reached a stalemate.

As mentioned before, the material used to manufacture the Rubik's Cube was a metal with extremely high inertness.

High inertness meant a stable structure, which also meant the metal was extremely hard! Furthermore, it did not fear corrosive liquids like sulfuric acid.

Therefore, Ye Cang could not take the Rubik's Cube apart and could only look at it.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Cang tentatively reached out and poked the Rubik's Cube.

With this poke, he discovered something surprising.

The metal Rubik's Cube was actually very icy, not hot to the touch at all!

One had to know that ten thousand meters underground, it was over 200 degrees; for the Rubik's Cube to have been there, it would be a lie to say it wasn't hot!

Even if it had cooled for an hour, it should still have had a warm touch, and definitely not an icy one.

This Rubik's Cube had something to it!

However, as for what to do, he really had no clue at all.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Cang carefully picked up the metal Rubik's Cube and began to rotate it.

Surprisingly, this metal Rubik's Cube could be rotated, and it was very smooth; it took no effort at all to turn it.

Furthermore, while rotating the Rubik's Cube, Ye Cang also discovered that there were actually differences in color on this metal Rubik's Cube.

Yes, differences in color.

When he first discovered this, Ye Cang thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

But after observing it carefully, he confirmed that the six sides of the silver-white metal Rubik's Cube indeed had differences in color.

That difference in color was very subtle.

So subtle that it was almost impossible to detect!

As for how Ye Cang discovered it, it was purely a coincidence.

After all, some scientific discoveries are also purely coincidental, so don't dwell on it!

Having discovered the difference in color, the next step was naturally to solve the Rubik's Cube!

Restore the six sides of the Rubik's Cube!

One reason was to see what would happen after the six sides of the Rubik's Cube were restored, and the other was purely because his obsessive-compulsive disorder had flared up; he had to restore the Rubik's Cube today!

For an ordinary person, restoring a 3x3 Rubik's Cube is undoubtedly a major project!

But for Ye Cang!