Chapter 131: Highest Authority Card

Such a good thing—we can't just let it go to waste here!

Su Hao grinned, then dispatched two skeleton warriors to pull the pipes off the black iron robot maintenance device from the top of the nearby rectangular cabinet.

Seeing this, the surrounding manufacturing-type robots merely glanced at the book, then turned and walked toward other devices to continue their maintenance work.

After waiting about another ten minutes with no further abnormalities, Su Hao's face lit up with a bright smile, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Since you all have no objections, I won't hold back.

Su Hao waved his hand, storing the black iron robot maintenance device inside his storage bag.

Next, Su Hao followed the same procedure, spending another twenty minutes to ensure no mishaps, then stored the bronze and silver robot maintenance devices—both pieces of equipment—into his storage bag.

Without these three important devices, the workshop appeared empty, and the manufacturing-type robots seemed somewhat at a loss.

They looked at each other, momentarily unsure what to do next.

Finally, their eyes flickered with light; after briefly communicating via a specific channel, they walked to a nearby corner, sat on a chair, and entered hibernation.

All the manufacturing-type robots took no aggressive action against Su Hao, who had seized the three important instruments.

How come these robots' intelligence doesn't seem very high?

Or perhaps...

Their mechanical cores lack any attack-related settings?

Su Hao stroked his chin, feeling the latter possibility was more likely.

How could someone capable of designing and manufacturing so many machines leave such a huge loophole? Clearly, the designer did it intentionally.

Perhaps it was to let them focus on their duties, thereby improving work efficiency, so they deliberately set it up this way.

The designer probably never imagined that outsiders would intrude into this workshop.

Perhaps in his view, the external bronze robot guard, the silver gate, and the traps at the two-hundred-meter passage made safety here completely unnecessary.

But how could he have imagined that Su Hao would easily deal with the external bronze robot swarm, and that the astonishingly defensive silver gate would inexplicably rebel?

Su Hao didn't even need to exert himself—he didn't lift a finger personally, relying only on hellish creatures and skeleton warriors as summons, and easily walked in, then effortlessly collected the three important devices.

These three cabinets don't look simple either.

Su Hao looked at the three rectangular cabinets beside the original maintenance machines, had a slight thought, and applied the Item Appraisal Technique to them.

【Second-Tier Energy Conversion Box】

Supernatural Grade: Second Tier

Effect: It can convert the energy crystals stored inside into energy at a faster rate, providing power to other devices more efficiently.

……

I told you this is also a good thing.

Su Hao showed no hesitation, waving his hand to store it inside his storage bag.

After storing the three maintenance devices and three energy conversion units in his storage bag, the workshop now had only a few manufacturing-type robots and their energy seats left.

Su Hao glanced at the chairs beneath the maintenance robots, hesitated a moment, then temporarily abandoned the idea of taking them. Since leaving them behind wouldn't cause loss, he decided to first charge the maintenance robots' power, then take the chairs when he departed.

Afterward, Su Hao confirmed nothing else was missed, then headed straight forward to the side of a bronze mechanical door.

Considering that the pyramid might contain third-tier supernatural-grade silver robots.

For safety, Su Hao did not lead the way himself as before; instead, he sent two skeleton warriors to open this bronze door.

After the two skeleton warriors conducted a rough exploration and confirmed there were no safety issues, Su Hao then followed them inside.

This final room isn't large—about ten square meters—mostly empty, with only a mechanical control panel placed on the left wall near the door.

On the tabletop of this control panel, a black-backed, blue-edged card was inserted.

【T235 Experimental Base Advanced Permit Control Card】

Description: Holding this permit card grants one authority within the T235 Experimental Base second only to Lars.

……

This is indeed Lars's experimental base!

Looking at the appraisal results, Su Hao nodded in satisfaction, then a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Lars has been dead for who knows how many years, so that would mean...

Whoever holds this permit card would be the highest authority in this experimental base?

Thinking this through, Su Hao had no intention of handing this permit card over to the blue projection.

Now, even without this permit card, the blue projection can already control the elevator, forcing the so-called trial-takers to obey his orders and go down to the first underground level for trial.

If we were to hand the highest permit card to the blue projection, granting him even more authority, he would gain control of the pyramid and the ability to command bronze robots, even silver ones.

If that happened, Su Hao would surely be doomed here—wouldn't that be suicide? Moreover, only someone with a screw loose would give away something that could grant the highest authority.

Hey? Wait a moment!

Since merely holding this permit card grants the highest authority within this pyramid,

then couldn't I gain control of the elevator, descend to the second underground level, or return to the surface and leave this pyramid?

According to the appraisal information, this pyramid recognizes the card, not the person.

Anyone who holds this permit card can obtain the highest authority within this pyramid, aside from Lars.

Now that Lars is dead, logically, the holder of this permit card would be the big boss of this pyramid, naturally able to bypass the blue projection and gain full elevator access.

With elevator access, Su Hao effectively gains an escape route from the pyramid.

If he truly encountered a large number of silver robots, Su Hao could use the elevator to exit more safely, greatly enhancing his security.

However, Su Hao still doesn't know how to use this permit card to obtain the pyramid's highest authority; he'll have to experiment.

Afterward, he inserted the permit card again into the console before him, beginning to tinker with how to use it.

(End of Chapter)