Chapter 215

When Li Yu first heard Hong Dou's cold, mechanical voice, he was still somewhat puzzled. This was the territory of the City Lord's Mansion; what kind of special signal source could there be?

The very next moment, Hong Dou displayed the supernatural abilities she had gained after her evolution.

Although it was a "virtual-level" arcane art, Li Yu's high level of inspiration still provided him with a vague, intuitive perception.

He felt as if he could see an invisible force spreading out, covering an area so vast it far exceeded his imagination.

Clearly, Hong Dou's virtual authority was skyrocketing.

Previously, her scanning range had been limited to a few streets at most.

But now, it had surged by an unknown number of times.

The vast Ancient God Camp was swept in an instant.

Following that, it reached the distant Wanfu City.

And the forbidden zones even further away.

Very quickly, there was a result. As red light flickered, a projection was released by Hong Dou, and Li Yu immediately knew what that special signal source was.

It was not the special mechanical life form, Sacred Nest powerhouse, or even the powerhouse from the Tiangong Sect headquarters coming to meet him that he had subconsciously anticipated.

It was... a satellite!

In the forbidden zone of the Ten Thousand Ghost Frozen Plain, in an area far from the Ancient God Camp.

In three locations—a secluded valley, a forest, and a mountain peak—there were groups of people conducting some kind of experiment, all attempting to launch a massive satellite.

The image Li Yu saw came from the fourth satellite.

Upon seeing it, Li Yu also heard Hong Dou's follow-up voice:

"Special signal source discovered!"

"Based on observation and initial contact, it is judged that the creator of this signal source is the master's enemy organization, the 【Sacred Nest】. I have autonomously launched a supernatural machine soul invasion and begun permission verification... Forcefully passed."

"Started virtual signal simulation to deceive the source's central brain. Success."

"Started taking over the signal source. Takeover complete."

"It is known that this signal source is called 【Sacred Nest Eye Unit 01】. Its core is Tiangong Sect satellite casting technology, combined with the Sacred Nest's unique flesh-modification technology, to meet the needs of adapting to the special environment of the three forbidden zones."

"Its functions include high-definition surveillance, 24/7 full-map scanning, and it is equipped with stealth technology and a primary central brain capable of real-time analysis of surveillance footage."

"Additionally, it is equipped with an attack system. It can launch surprise attacks as an individual ghost-object entity, with combat power roughly equivalent to an adult individual of the forbidden ghost race 【Flying Demon Dragon】 that ravages the depths of the Ten Thousand Ghost Frozen Plain. It can also launch a combined combat technique, the 【Full-Orbit Death Ray Network】, which can kill a large number of entities below Sequence Five in a short time, or focus fire to kill a Sequence Four entity."

"The prerequisite for launching the Death Ray Network is to gather one hundred and eight satellites and stabilize them in the sky orbit above the three forbidden zones."

As these incredible sentences rang out.

Li Yu didn't have time to marvel at the unfathomable and powerful nature of Hong Dou's current methods; his gaze immediately focused on those three satellites.

No other reason—it was too bizarre.

Coming from Earth in his previous life, he had seen what satellites looked like.

But the three before his eyes looked more like a combination of mechanical satellites and flesh monsters.

Their exterior looked like a giant eyeball, flesh membranes, and various metals and pipes fused together.

Even, each one seemed to be "alive"?

Not only were they filled with wildness, but they also constantly released waves of contamination.

Horror-filled roars, as if only emitted by ghost-objects, also came from within these "flesh satellites."

That group of practitioners, clearly Sacred Nest personnel, each gripped the specially made mechanical reins in their hands, carefully controlling the flesh satellites while waiting for the storms that blew up from time to time within the forbidden zone.

This scene also left Li Yu stunned.

At the same time, he reached a conclusion in an instant: this was the conspiracy the Sacred Nest had been quietly pushing, the 【Starlink Project】.

Launching a large number of satellite oddities to achieve comprehensive surveillance coverage of the three forbidden zones and Wanfu City.

According to the Sacred Nest's claims: once this plan was completed, after Wanfu City became a nation, there would be no need to worry about espionage activities from the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects, let alone worry about being invaded. It could be said to have only benefits and no drawbacks.

Of course, this was a lie.

The essence of this plan was that the Sacred Nest wanted to encroach upon the City Lord's Mansion's authority and weaken its control over Wanfu City.

The City Lord's Mansion was not stupid, so naturally, it rejected the Sacred Nest's proposal.

Authority was something no organization would yield even an inch of.

As for the scene before him?

He didn't know if it was a private experiment by the Sacred Nest.

Or if it was because of the 【Wanfu City Nuclear Explosion Incident】 that the City Lord's Mansion had relaxed restrictions, allowing the Sacred Nest to launch some test units first to see the results?

Just as Li Yu was guessing in his heart!

Hong Dou's voice continued to come through:

"Fully taken over 【Sacred Nest Eye Unit 01】!"

"The non-mechanical parts stitched and fused into this object all come from the Ten Thousand Ghost Frozen Plain itself, originating from wild people, cave dwellers, or ghost-object flesh."

"Therefore, this object has a high probability of bypassing the restrictions of the three forbidden zones, achieving the goal of perfect concealment and surveillance without blind spots."

"Unit 01 is about to be launched!"

"Unit 02 is ascending!"

"Unit 03 is about to enter orbit!"

"Started a new round of machine soul invasion. Units 01 through 04 have all been taken over."

"Signal network detected. In the three regions of Wanfu City proper, Horror Valley, and the Ancient Black Forest, dozens of test units are being launched simultaneously. Should I take them all over? Evaluating."

"Not taking over for now. The distance is too far; there is a certain probability of being discovered by the 【Sacred Nest Central Brain】."

"Master!"

"Do you want to experience the functions related to the Sacred Nest Eye test units?"

These sentences, and even the subsequent actions.

Li Yu didn't need to worry for even a single breath; it had even anticipated Li Yu's thoughts.

Hong Dou's evolution was terrifyingly visible to the naked eye.

How could this be a mechanical maid?

It was clearly an invincible existence that combined a personal maid, a super central brain, and a combat robot.

Of course, there was one more role, but he just thought about it and didn't dare to say it.

As for Hong Dou's "invitation," although Li Yu was also very curious about what miraculous uses the flesh satellites of this horror-filled otherworld could have.

He didn't use them immediately, but instead asked:

"If you maintain the invasion and takeover state, will you be discovered by the Sacred Nest central brain?"

"Replying to Master!"

"Hong Dou's current 【Xu Kequan Module】 has recovered 50% of its past state. As long as it is within my machine soul domain, neither the Sacred Nest central brain nor the Tiangong central brain at headquarters can override my permissions."

"If the Sacred Nest central brain leaves Wanfu City, although it could destroy my domain, I could also discover it in advance and restore everything to its original state."

A very detailed answer, telling Li Yu that everything was fine.

Naturally, he had no more hesitation.

"Start showing!"

"Whoosh—"

It was as if his words had become law.

The next moment, an extremely shocking scene was projected before Li Yu's eyes.

Four large square projections were combined, showing the East District of Wanfu City, parts of the Ten Thousand Ghost Frozen Plain, and a small portion of the distant view of the Heihe and Horror Valley outside the city.

In a trance, Li Yu felt as if he had returned to his previous life, with a sense of déjà vu like watching a "panoramic Earth documentary."

But very quickly, when the detailed scenes were fully displayed, he was forcefully pulled back.

Thrilling and terrifying!

Surprising and brilliant!

This was the feeling that emerged in Li Yu's heart after seeing the specific scenes of the four projections. It was no wonder he felt this way; although his predecessor had lived in Wanfu City from childhood to adulthood, in reality, his understanding of Wanfu City and the three forbidden zones was pitifully small, and the little knowledge he did have came from the fragmented words of that pair of perverted cannibal foster parents.

Some common sense was missing.

For example, with such a large population in Wanfu City, where did the food supply come from?

Relying entirely on buying from outside was clearly unrealistic, and it would be very easy to be scammed to death by the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects.

After Li Yu descended here, he was single-mindedly focused on cultivating the path to godhood, and soon completely detached himself from the category of "mortal."

Not long after, he became the Demon Star Command Master, and everyone he associated with was from a major power or a God-Chosen.

Naturally, he never had the chance to fill in such common knowledge again.

But now!

He saw it with his own eyes.

The four projection screens broadcast to the 【Sacred Nest Eye Test Unit】 not only had clear images but also had detailed explanations.

Even more incredibly, there was corresponding sound.

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Clearly, these test units were networked, connected to the large amount of surveillance spread throughout Wanfu City, completely achieving real-time full coverage.

For example, at this moment, Li Yu looked at the screen below, where it seemed to be outside Wanfu City, a fertile plain irrigated by the flowing Heihe.

A large number of mortals dressed as farmers and low-level practitioners were busy working.

They seemed to be farming.

Thick rice ears, taller than an adult, hung heavily.

Through the thin husk, one could see the rice grains inside glowing with a faint red, bloody light.

What made Li Yu look sideways were the strange bones that could be seen everywhere in the fields, as well as the Heihe water being splashed out bucket by bucket by the farmers.

Some looked like human bones but were not; they were much thicker and clearly had some extra special bones.

The Heihe water was even more outrageous; one bucket down, it turned into ice upon hitting the ground, and poisonous mist rose.

Yet this planting method resulted in a bumper harvest.

"Heihe Plain!"

"A fertile plain irrigated and washed by the 【Heihe】 all year round, most suitable for planting improved blood rice. Coupled with irrigation from Heihe water containing the essence of biological bones, it allows blood rice to achieve an extraordinary grain production cycle of five harvests a year."

"Wanfu blood rice, along with valley aquatic products, Black Forest fresh fruits, and frozen plain forbidden milk, is listed as one of the four major specialties of Wanfu City."

"Although the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects openly designate 【Wanfu City】 as a land of demons and have many bans against it, this cannot stop Wanfu specialties from being pursued by the wealthy and noble families of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects. Some specialties have even reached the level of luxury goods."

"Half-Demon Spirit Pet Capture Squad!"

"A slave-catching squad composed of major organizations within the city or powerful private individuals, targeting the countless ghost-object tribes scattered throughout the three forbidden zones."

"Although most ghost-objects have terrifying lethality and a wildness that cannot be tamed, some can be domesticated as pet slaves."

"The most popular among slave-catching squads are Shark Women, Eagle Women, White Demon Women, Snake Women, and so on."

"In addition to domestic sales in Wanfu City, they are also sold to the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects through some special channels. Some high-ranking officials and nobles who hide their true nature very well will purchase them privately."

Such scenes and explanations.

In a very short time, they filled the gaps in Li Yu's common knowledge in this regard.

At the same time, he finally understood!

Why Wanfu City, being just a single city, could support such a huge population.

And, had the courage to establish a nation.

Besides being a place of outstanding people and emerging talents, plus the support of a group of evil god sects.

Another important reason was that the resources were too abundant.

The three forbidden zones!

The produce of each place was jaw-dropping.

The key was that it had already supported Wanfu City for so many years, and the three forbidden zones not only showed no signs of depletion but were becoming increasingly abundant.

As if, the three forbidden zones were also growing?

Besides these, Li Yu had another special gain.

Caught off guard, he saw a scene.

Within the Demon Star space, despite having "Play Star" as the City Lord's Mansion envoy promising to protect him and not let the Xi King cross the line.

But after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, and he didn't know what moves the Xi King had, so he inevitably felt a bit worried.

Until this moment, he saw it.

The Xi King Mansion was located in the East District and was being monitored by Unit 01.

That originally magnificent and extremely luxurious mansion was now completely shrouded in gloomy water Qi, and a massive monster very familiar to Li Yu was rampaging inside.

This monster was simply like a "Forbidden God" shrunk countless times.

Only it wore a human body, the Xi King.

At this moment, he seemed to have completely fallen into a state of madness.

Like a giant, wriggling gray-white leech, he kept pouncing on his own children one by one.

In his mouth, he shouted repeatedly:

"Good Jing'er, come here quickly, let Father eat you."

"Raised for ten years, used today. Good Ling'er, Father needs your flesh and blood."

"Eighth daughter, ninth daughter, don't hide, Father has found you, oh."

"Children, all come here, return to Father's body, bloodline and bones, to feast the Forbidden God."

While crazily devouring his children to resist the contamination from unknown sources, the Xi King also tried to leave the mansion, seemingly wanting to come to the Ancient God Camp to take revenge on Li Yu.

Unfortunately, every time he made this move, he would encounter an invisible heavy blow that would beat him back.

Moreover, a warning sound rang out:

"Xi King, a restraining order has been issued."

"You are not allowed to approach the 【Calamity Star Command Master】."

"For the sake of fairness, the Calamity Star Command Master will not approach your East District territory either."

Must say!

This scene, and the voice, made Li Yu feel a sense of peace of mind.

Although he had already received the notice, and there were spoilers from the Command Masters in the Tianjiao Society's star group.

But seeing it with his own eyes at this moment, he was still a bit surprised.

The City Lord's Mansion would actually issue a restraining order for him, a mere Sequence Six Calamity Star Command Master, against a high-ranking, powerful East District overlord like the "Xi King."

And, it was strictly implemented.

The Xi King could go anywhere, except approach Li Yu.

However, there were still some things in this scene that Li Yu found puzzling, such as the fact that outside the Xi King Mansion, a large number of high-sequence powerhouses of the Forbidden God Sect, "Invisible Demons," had clearly appeared.

But these powerhouses did not extend a helping hand to the Xi King; they just watched from the sidelines.

Just as he was puzzled, the test unit networked with the 【Sacred Nest Central Brain】 once again displayed an explanation.

Or rather, it was a deduction from the super mechanical life central brain:

"Due to the Xi King losing half of his origin will in the Ghost Domain conquest, his realm dropped, and his talent was destroyed. The Forbidden God Sect has decided to give up on cultivating the Xi King as the next sect leader."

"Suspected to have changed plans, wanting to transform the Xi King into some kind of special weapon."

(End of chapter)