Chapter 1133

After Vetrix provided the address, Fujiki You Xuan immediately assembled a team from the Kaiba Corporation's task force and relevant professional researchers, quickly arranging for everyone to head to the address given by Vetrix to investigate.

An hour later, the news came back: what Vetrix said was true.

At the coordinates he provided, an abnormal reaction of spatial fluctuations was indeed discovered, and it was inferred that something close to an interdimensional conduit very likely existed at those coordinates.

The site was quickly sealed off, and more experts were mobilized from various places. A temporary research base was established at the site, and they began to treat this conduit as a top-priority research project.

After all, knowing that this conduit might be directly related to invaders from another dimension, it wouldn't be strange if new assassins crawled out from the opposite dimension every second. Even more exaggeratedly, if the dimensional travel capability on the other side was mature enough, it wouldn't be impossible for them to move an entire army over directly.

Therefore, researching this conduit naturally became the top priority for the research team. If the research progressed smoothly and quickly enough, then throwing the Duel King of their own dimension to the other side would certainly have an even better effect.

The title of Duel King was loud and clear, even among researchers who didn't play cards. In the eyes of the general public, a "King" was almost equivalent to a trump card existence like a weapon of mass destruction. If such a weapon could be actively deployed to the other side, one could imagine that the other side would certainly be in chaos for a while, and it was unlikely they would have any thoughts of invading again for some time.

As for Fujiki You Xuan himself, developing and designing cards was fine, but when it came to spatial technology, it really wasn't his specialty. So, there was no need for him to personally keep an eye on the conduit side; he just needed the person in charge there to notify him of any progress.

As for Fujiki You Xuan, he was currently more concerned with card development, or more accurately, the progress of Number extraction.

Facts proved that Kaiba Technology was still top-tier. There had already been a precedent for successfully extracting "Number 9: Dyson Sphere," and the duelist from whom the Number was extracted had been observed afterward, proving that there were currently no adverse reactions; post-surgery, there were only symptoms of dizziness, vomiting, and weakness, and that only lasted for two days.

According to the extraction team's doctors, it was likely just that the Number originally bound to the body had been forcibly extracted, and the sudden loss of extraordinary power, the disappearance of special abilities, and the sudden weakening of physical fitness had brought about temporary discomfort, but after resting for two days to adapt, it was fine.

At least Number extraction had been proven feasible, so the extraction of the Numbers from Vetrix and his three sons was also put on the agenda.

Among them, Fujiki You Xuan was quite interested in the Dyson Sphere held by V; both the original form and the upgraded Chaos Dyson Sphere were very much to his personal taste.

The Heraldry Crest held by Vetrix went without saying; the anime effect of the Crest was fully worthy of the status of a trump card. And although the Crest required three Xyz Materials, the materials were all Level 4. Level 4 monsters were relatively common, so as long as it was a deck with a large number of Level 4 monsters, it could be splashed in, and its versatility was decent.

However, the developers at Kaiba Corporation had originally worried, saying that "Numbers" were confirmed to be very dangerous monsters, and almost every single one harbored a powerful spirit and was the type that would exert a reverse influence on the duelist.

The so-called reverse influence meant that the Numbers would conversely affect the duelist's mind. While they brought astonishing extraordinary power, they would also stimulate the deepest darkness in a person's heart, and it was even possible for the self to be swallowed.

But after practical testing, Fujiki You Xuan had already confirmed that this side effect did not apply to him. The erosion of the human heart by Numbers was not absolute. The anime protagonist Yuma held a large number of Numbers but never had any side effects—though the final plot confirmed that Yuma was born extraordinary, so it wasn't strange that he could control Numbers at will.

Then there was the second male lead, Kite Tenjo, who could also control Numbers without being eroded with the help of technology. However, the price was that he had to transform into "Photon Mode" for every duel, but using this mode to duel for his life had side effects; frequent long-term use would cause a huge burden on the duelist's body.

This was why Kite had always looked very weak from the middle of the anime onwards. Simply put, because of the hastily made Photon system, his body was already "poro poro da" (battered and bruised).

But at least this proved that the erosion of Numbers could be defended against, using either scientific or metaphysical means.

And now, Fujiki You Xuan's duelist level, Fate Power intensity, and spirit level had all reached a quite high level; even occasionally pulling out an Earthbound Immortal for a stroll was no problem, so a mere one or two Numbers naturally weren't a big issue.

After actual testing, Fujiki You Xuan also confirmed that forcibly controlling them by relying on his Fate Power level was entirely feasible. Moreover, the Number cards he got his hands on only showed a little resistance when used for the first time, but after dueling for a turn, they generally became obedient. There would be no rejection reaction the next time he summoned them.

Clearly, these Number cards acted like they didn't want to at first sight, but once they were truly on the field, their bodies were quite honest. As the saying goes, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar, and the third time is comfortable; for Fujiki You Xuan, controlling them wasn't very difficult.

However, he occasionally thought that many of the bosses he was currently grinding should have been defeated by Yuma Tsukumo according to the original work, and some of the Numbers he collected should have originally been in the hands of the protagonist Yuma.

Now that Yuma's bosses had been snatched and their loot licked by him, he didn't know what this ZEXAL dimension next door had been twisted into...

Of course, that wasn't something he could consider for the time being. After all, these bosses weren't ones he had actively provoked, but rather they had all grouped up and run over here, insisting on delivering themselves to his door; then Fujiki You Xuan indicated that besides signing for them, he didn't seem to have any other choice.

In addition to the Numbers, other project developments also had gratifying progress.

And this time, the new reinforcement was a popular card, a well-known character who had served as the face of the Yu-Gi-Oh! IP many times: Dark Magician Girl.

Speaking of her status in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, it naturally goes without saying. Not only could one often see "LSP" (lecherous) bullet comments like "I made mistakes regarding her when I was young" on video websites crowded with gentlemen, but she also secured a place for the old Yu-Gi-Oh! IP in the 3D section.

Of course, not the classic old-version standard skin. Since it was Fujiki You Xuan's scientific research achievement, it naturally had to come up with some new tricks.

The new card reinforcement Fujiki You Xuan released this time was a reinforcement from the "Shining Sarcophagus" series, the new series of old cards that paid tribute to the classics from Yugi Muto.

Magician's Disciple - Dark Magician Girl.