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Chapter 1216: Hidden Enemies in the Shadows (Part 2)
Chapter 1216: Hidden Enemies in the Shadows (Part 2)
[Soul-searching technique] is a highly effective memory-probing tool. Using this technique, one can quickly uncover the criminal's motives and whether he has accomplices.
And with just one use, Su Yu got the information!
This criminal officer is from the Fig Guard, and indeed has accomplices, and even four of them!
These four accompices officers areTheTheseArriving at the massive Hymn Tower, Su Yu and Chen xing quickly made their way to the base of the Hymn Tower.
...
Reaching the base of the Hymn Tower, they saw the towering, awe-inspiring Hymn Tower, and through data search, Su Yu and chen xing learned of the origins of the Hymn Tower.
"Originally, these are the nerve endings of the hymn!" Su Yu marveled at the towering golden tower, unable to hold back tears.
The outer surface of the Hymn Tower is a layer of golden metal, the entire tower shining like gold, dazzling and brilliant, making everyone dare to look up.
And they could only see a few thousand meters of the base, which is just a small part of the entire tower.
The golden tower itself stands tall in the sky, towering several ten thousand meters! The most breathtaking part is still above!
Apart from the massive and magnificent Hymn Tower, there are also some attractions that drew Su Yu and chen xing's attention.
These are the people below the Hymn Tower.
The base of the Hymn Tower is a vast square, standing in the center of the square, almost unable to see the edges of the square from the city center.
According to the data, this square has a size of 20 million square meters, capable of accommodating a million intelligent beings, and the entire city's residents enjoy gathering here.
But now, the square is unusually crowded with intelligent beings!
The square is usually sparsely populated, unless there’s a large gathering, it’s impossible to have such a large crowd gather.
But now, the squareThe squareThe residents are gathered here, mainly to express their grief for the hymn and pray for its revival.
"Can you tell me why there are so many residents gathered here? Is there a large gathering happening?" Chen xing asked, "Is there a large gathering taking place? Blue whale, can you check the situation for me?"
"Sure, please wait a moment." Blue whale replied.
After a brief moment, the AI Blue Whale answered, "Based on my analysis of the network resources, there isn’t a large gathering happening. The city’s residents have gathered here entirely on their own accord.
"Of their own accord?"
"Yes," the AI Blue Whale answered, "they gather here mainly to express their sorrow for the hymn."
In fact, such large gatherings in the Hymn Tower Square are not new. Over the past two months, almost every day has been so many residents gathering here, mourning the hymn and praying for its revival.
"Looks like the Hymn is really important to everyone!" Su Yu rubbed his nose.
"Of course," the AI Blue Whale replied. "You might not understand, but for the residents of the Figer Hub, they have been cared for by the Hymn from the moment they were born until the day they die. To them, the Hymn is like a combination of parents, lovers, friends, and smartphones. Now that the Hymn is missing, most people can't handle it. Look at those people below, wailing and praying for the Hymn to return."
"Yes, without experiencing it, it's hard to empathize," Su Yu agreed.
But if he tried to empathize, he could understand. Losing parents, family, friends, and the right to use smartphones all at once—this would be like being thrown into jail for the people of Earth. The suffering of these Figer residents must be similar to being in prison. If the Hymn never reappears, it would be like a life sentence!
Although Su Yu had never been to jail, he could imagine how unbearable it would be. At the very least, he definitely didn't want to go to jail.
"Was the accomplice of that criminal officer planning to rob the crowd below?" Morning Star glanced down at the crowd, changing the subject.
"Yes," Su Yu nodded. "But we don't know where they will start robbing. There are so many residents in the square..."
Su Yu and Morning Star were currently floating in the sky, with a dense crowd of people below them. The vast sea of heads was in constant motion, and who knew where the officer's accomplice would start robbing?
Morning Star asked again, "When are they going to start the robbery? There should be a specific time, right?"
"Of course there is," Su Yu nodded, checked his bracelet, and replied, "They agreed to start in about an hour. We'll wait here."
"Alright."
...
There wasn't much else to talk about after that.
Su Yu and Morning Star concealed their auras, disguising themselves as seventh-stage cultivators as they slowly flew through the air. They toured the magnificent "Hymn Tower" while also checking the news on their bracelets to stay updated.
Time ticked by, and they waited, ready to catch the robbers.
But just 10 minutes later, Su Yu suddenly thought of something.
He asked with his mental power, "Blue Whale, if I'm not mistaken, you are an AI system, right? A Level 4 AI system, no less!"
"Yes," the AI Blue Whale replied.
"Then what if we replace the Hymn with you?!" The idea made Su Yu's eyes light up!
Hearing Su Yu's words, Morning Star's eyes also lit up! Why didn't I think of that?!
We have a Level 4 AI Blue Whale! Since the Figer Hub also needs an AI to manage, why not let Blue Whale take over the Hymn's role?
"Blue Whale, can you manage the Figer Hub?" Su Yu asked excitedly.
"Of course," the AI Blue Whale replied confidently. "I can easily manage the Figer Hub and its ten billion stars. However, my capabilities are limited to this area. I can't manage more than one hub."
"That's fine; managing such a vast area is already impressive!" Su Yu was highly satisfied.
It seems that the AI Blue Whale is a powerful trump card! If we replace the Hymn with AI Blue Whale, wouldn't he be able to control the entire Figer Hub?
But the question remained—could AI Blue Whale replace the Hymn?
So Su Yu immediately asked, "Blue Whale, can you take over the Hymn Tower and completely replace the Hymn?"
The AI Blue Whale paused for a moment before replying, "Not exactly replace, because the Hymn and I are one and the same. I can easily control the Hymn Tower and perform all the functions the Hymn could. To do this, you just need to press your bracelet against the surface of the Hymn Tower, and I can copy my core information into it, activating the tower."
"That's great, let's get started!"
Su Yu, overjoyed, quickly followed the AI Blue Whale's instructions and pressed his bracelet against the surface of the "Hymn Tower." A faint golden light emitted from the bracelet as AI Blue Whale rapidly exchanged data with the "Hymn Tower." The giant tower, which had been dormant for three months, slowly came to life.
After the Hymn disappeared, these "Hymn Towers," which were like nerve endings, had completely shut down. Now, with a new neural center—AI Blue Whale—arriving, these nerve endings were quickly restoring their functions.
In just a few minutes, AI Blue Whale was nearly done activating the entire "Hymn Tower" and had gained control of it. If AI Blue Whale wished, it could now issue messages to all residents, just like the Hymn, and control their daily lives.
...
However, after the initial excitement, Su Yu and Morning Star had to calm down and reassess the pros and cons.
Su Yu frowned and said, "If we activate all the 'Hymn Towers,' can we really control the entire Figer Hub like the Hymn did?"
"I don't think so," Morning Star's whiskers twitched as she considered the drawbacks.
In the past, the Hymn was a super AI, and the stellar and planetary-level beings in the Figer Hub dared not defy its will. This was the foundation of the Hymn's rule.
But now, they were trying to manage the entire Figer Hub with a new Level 4 AI. Would the stellar and planetary-level leaders of the Figer Hub accept it?
Morning Star said seriously, "Right now, the Figer Hub is controlled by the 'Parliament' and the 'Core Committee.' They hold all the power in the hub. If we try to use a Level 4 AI to regain control, we'll be directly challenging the Parliament and the Core Committee. We won't stand a chance."
"You're right," Su Yu nodded solemnly. "If I were a Nebula-level being or higher, I could force everyone to submit and use the AI to control the Figer Hub. But I'm not. Challenging the Parliament and the Core Committee now would be suicidal!"
"Or they might try to take our Blue Whale," Morning Star worried. "Blue Whale is so useful; once it's operational, it can easily manage the entire Figer Hub and its star systems. If the Parliament and the Core Committee find out about Blue Whale, they will definitely demand that we hand it over. If we refuse, they might even try to take it by force."
"Yes, they would do that," Su Yu agreed.
Su Yu nodded in agreement. "If that happens, our losses would be tremendous!"
Therefore, under no circumstances could the existence of Blue Whale be exposed.
"Blue Whale, have you taken control of the entire Hymn Tower?" Su Yu asked using his psychic powers.
The AI Blue Whale immediately responded, "I have 99% control and am about to complete the activation of the tower."
Su Yu grew serious. "Then follow my orders: once activated, immediately enter the lowest power consumption state and do not let any creature detect your presence!"
"Order accepted, entering lowest power consumption state."
The progress bar jumped to 100%, and the "Hymn Tower" was fully activated. However, due to Su Yu's command, the activated "Hymn Tower" immediately entered the lowest power consumption state, so there was no visible change from the outside.
The residents in the square outside continued to weep and wail, completely unaware that the tower they were crying over had just come to life.
But Su Yu was still uneasy.
He asked, "Blue Whale, in the lowest power consumption state, you won't be detected by planetary or stellar-level cultivators, right? If you are detected, please immediately enter shutdown mode. Remember, your existence must not be discovered by anyone except me and Morning Star!"
"Please rest assured, Administrator Su Yu."
Perhaps because it had taken over the "Hymn Tower," Blue Whale's voice had become much softer, almost resembling a hymn!
"In the lowest power consumption state, my existence cannot be detected by any planetary or stellar-level cultivators. Even if I increase my power consumption slightly, they still won't be able to detect me. They lack the ability to do so."
"That's good to know." Su Yu and Morning Star breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way," Blue Whale suddenly added, "Administrator Su Yu, for Hymn, there are at least 100 ways to immediately gain control of the Figer Hub. However, this time, the goal is not to control the Figer Hub but to hone your character. You have already performed exceptionally well in this trial. You were able to recognize my capabilities and think of using me to control the entire Figer Hub. For this alone, your performance in the Figer Hub can be rated as 'Excellent' or higher."
"Only 'Excellent'?" Su Yu chuckled. "Is there a higher rating above 'Excellent'?"
"Yes, it's 'Perfect,' but you need to do even better to earn that rating."
"Is there any benefit to getting a high rating?"
"No, but the higher the rating, the more Hymn will recognize you."
"In that case, I'll do my best."
To gain Hymn's recognition, he had to try his hardest!
"By the way," Su Yu suddenly remembered something else.
He asked, "Blue Whale, now that you have control of the entire 'Hymn Tower,' what conveniences can you provide me in the low power consumption state?"
The AI Blue Whale replied, "I can monitor the entire city. Every intelligent being in Haminess City is now under my surveillance, and their every move is within my control! Of course, this is only possible if they are wearing a bracelet."
"That's a useful convenience." Su Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Being able to monitor everyone would make it much easier for him to find criminals and quickly earn merits in the city. After all, criminals would also be wearing bracelets.
The AI Blue Whale continued, "If possible, please help me activate the 'Hymn Towers' in all the towns, not just in the 170th Star Region, but in all the other Star Regions as well. This way, I can help you monitor the entire Figer Hub and assist you in managing all its affairs."
"Alright, I'll do my best." Su Yu nodded.
It seemed he had another important "side quest."
From a video game perspective, he had already accepted a "main quest" and two "side quests" in the Figer Hub.
The "main quest" was to sell Dalak's corpse, buy the necessary materials, and return to Blue Star as quickly as possible. The first "side quest" was to find a way to join the law enforcement team, and the second "side quest" was to help Blue Whale activate all the "Hymn Towers."
"None of these tasks are easy!" Su Yu sighed.
"What tasks?" Morning Star poked her curious little face over.
Su Yu smiled.
He was about to ruffle Morning Star's fur and explain, but at that moment, he received an urgent warning from AI Blue Whale: "Warning! Red alert! A large number of enemies are approaching!"
Soon, a second warning followed: "The enemies consist of four peak eighth-stage cultivators, rapidly approaching your location. Prepare to engage immediately!"
Upon receiving the warning, Su Yu and Morning Star's hearts sank. Enemies! And powerful ones at that—four peak eighth-stage cultivators. Where did they come from?!
But Su Yu and Morning Star didn't have time to think too much. With the enemies already closing in, they needed to act quickly.
The best plan that both the human and the cat came up with was to run—fleeing was the top priority when faced with so many enemies of the same rank.
Morning Star immediately jumped into Su Yu's pet space, and Su Yu quickly began to cast the "Teleportation Spell."
Su Yu's "Teleportation Spell" was powerful enough to transport him from one end of the planet to the other, allowing him to escape danger.
...
Meanwhile, Glenwey's accomplices approached Su Yu from four directions.
Since they were acting in a public place, all four had changed into ordinary clothes and were not wearing military uniforms.
From the outside, they looked like ordinary passersby, not military officers.
In the chaotic days of the Figer Hub, the four had worked together to rob over 50 times, refining their techniques and accumulating a lot of experience.
This time, dealing with Su Yu was no different.
They approached silently, waiting until they were close enough to strike together, aiming to take down their target with a quick ambush.
Their approach was flawless, and with the crowd around, Su Yu shouldn't have been able to detect them.
But they didn't know Su Yu had a "cheat."
Upon receiving the warning from AI Blue Whale, Su Yu immediately reacted and began casting the "Teleportation Spell." A large silver-white teleportation array appeared beneath his feet, and the spatial energy surged.
Seeing Su Yu casting a spell, the four were taken aback.
They never expected their "fat target" to be so alert and to react so quickly, preparing to flee.
But when they saw the silver-white teleportation array under Su Yu's feet, their surprise turned to delight, and they almost laughed out loud!
"Haha! No wonder he's an outsider! He's actually using the 'Teleportation Spell'!"
!”
“Stupid! Didn’t Fig Hub just disable long-distance teleportation spells two months ago?”
“Hahaha, how would an outsider know?”
Su Yu didn’t know. In the two months of chaos at Fig Hub, all star zones had activated spatial disruption arrays, which rendered all long-distance teleportation spells, including his own, unusable.
This was mainly to prevent high-ranking cultivators from causing chaos and escaping swiftly. Otherwise, no one could catch them, and the already chaotic Fig Hub would become even more unmanageable.
Spatial disruption arrays could block all long-distance teleportation, making it easier to control the situation. However, short-distance teleportation spells like Flash teleportation wouldn’t be affected.
When Su Yu usedflash teleportation just now, it didn’t trigger the spatial disruption array, so he didn’t know it existed.
...
Crack!
A massive force erupted from nowhere, shattering the teleportation array beneath Su Yu’s feet into two halves.
Seeing his teleportation spell fail, Su Yu’s face turned grim.
He didn’t know what force shattered his teleportation array. It didn’t seem like the four enemies had anything to do with it; this was clearly a planetary-level force.
But seeing the four enemies grinning and closing in,,, he didn’t have much time to think.
Flash teleportation still worked, so he immediately used it, one after another, darting light flashes as he figure zipped out from between the four enemies, fleeing into the distance.
“Catch him!”
“Damn! I hate chasing spatial cultivators the most.”
“I do too, but the fastest way to chase is to follow their spatial path. If you follow their spatial path, it’s easy to catch them.”
The four bandits discussed, chasing in the direction Su Yu fled.
The last bandit was right; spatial cultivators, though masters of escape, would burn through spirit energy with repeatedflash teleportation.
To release as manyflash teleportations as possible, one had to follow the “spatial path” of the current space.
For teleportation spells, the “spatial path” is like a current for a boat, a wind for birds, making travel more efficient, while going against it would be twice as hard.
Su Yu would follow the “spatial path,” and they only needed to chase along it.
Even if Su Yu ran aimlessly, they still had the grid to pinpoint his location!
...
The people at Saint Song Tower Square were also startled by this sudden situation.
How bold were they to rob in broad daylight?
The square immediately erupted in chaos:
“High-ranking cultivators can’t do this!” someone shouted in condemnation.
“This is Saint Song Tower! You dare to do this in front of Saint Song?”
“This is an eighth-rank cultivator, willing to kill for a bit of cultivation resources!”
“Sigh! I never thought this would happen.”
“There’s Saint Song, and I’m proud of it…”
...
Many residents in the square realized this was a four-against-one malicious robbery targeting Su Yu, unable to contain their anger.
But Glenvi and her gang didn’t take the residents’ curses seriously, continuing to chase Su Yu along the spatial path.
Kitty Morning noticed the relentless pursuit from behind and worriedly transmitted to Su Yu, “Kexing, what do we do? We can’t fight them, so should we let Blue Whale teleport us back to Blue Planet?”
At this point, only AI Blue Whale could save Su Yu’s life.
But to her surprise, Su Yu didn’t seem afraid; instead, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“No, it’s not time to retreat yet.” Su Yu smiled. “Besides, who says we can’t fight?”
“???” Kitty Morning widened her eyes.
Did Su Yu mean to confront these enemies?
But how could they possibly win?
...
Meanwhile, at Haminess Teleportation Station, Glenvi was also paying attention to the situation.
Now was downtime, she hid in the cluttered storage room, staring at the virtual panel with five flashing dots.
The virtual panel displayed a map of the 170 star zones in Haminess City.
Among the five dots, the four “green dots” represented her gang, and the “red dot” was Su Yu.
The five dots were now rapidly moving out of the city, while Glenvi monitored their movements and sent Su Yu’s location to her four gang members to help them track him.
But just as the five dots reached the city’s edge and were about to leave, the red dot representing Su Yu suddenly stopped, motionless on the map!
map!
It seemed that because Su Yu had stopped, the other four green dots also stopped, quickly converging toward Su Yu.
“What just stopped?” Glenvi frowned, puzzled. “Did this outsider’s spirit energy run out, forcing him to stop?”
But the next moment was even more unexpected.
The five dots began a series of flashes.
Then, for some reason, her virtual panel suddenly glitched, showing severe signal interference, the entire virtual panel scrambled.
“What’s happening?” Glenvi frowned, never having encountered such a situation before.
Let’s try a reboot first.
Glenvi immediately shut down the window and reopened it.
Fortunately, the virtual panel didn’t glitch again after rebooting, and the map returned to normal.
But she quickly noticed something was off—her four gang members, the green dots, were gone!
Now the entire screen showed only Su Yu’s red dot, flickering alone.
“What’s going on?!” Glenvi couldn’t help but shout, unable to believe her eyes.
Her teammates? What happened to her four teammates?
But she seemed to forget she was hiding in the storage room.
This shout immediately drew the attention of everyone in the teleportation station.
“Glenvi, is this a work time to be secretly playing games?”
Her ear was met with the station master’s irritated voice.
The station master, a mid-Eighth Rank Cultivator, couldn’t detect Karen Wei, who was hiding in the storage room.
But no one could ignore such a loud cry, and the station master immediately found the slacking colleague.
“Uh... No, Station Master, I was just talking to my father. He just teleported back from the Glacial Snowfield.”
Karen Wei quickly turned off the virtual panel and hurriedly stepped out of the storage room, adjusting her clothes as she walked.
“Talking to your father? Alright, but don’t let it happen again, or you’ll be dealt with according to military regulations!”
“Understood,” Karen Wei replied, her forehead and back drenched in cold sweat, her face deathly pale.
Her pale complexion wasn’t due to the station master’s warning, but rather the panel’s display.
Why did her four companions suddenly lose contact? “Could it be a panel malfunction? Yes, it must be a malfunction!” Karen Wei screamed inwardly.
It must be a malfunction, as there was no other way to explain the sudden disappearance of the green dots representing her four companions.
But how could green dots vanish all at once? Unless Su Yu could take them all down in an incredibly short time, which was impossible unless he was a planetary-level being!
“Is this outsider planetary-level? How could he be planetary-level?”
Despite her heart pounding, Karen Wei tried to keep her cool.
It must be a malfunction, no need to panic.
Su Yu couldn’t possibly be planetary-level, otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to run from the “Hymn Tower” to face the enemy head-on, why would he retreat to the city outskirts again?
She decided to wait for better news from her companions, hoping it was just a false alarm.
...
Walking back to the interrogation room, Karen Wei plopped down on the chair, preparing to have the “Slime Guards” notify the next outsider.
But at that moment, she suddenly felt the ground tremble, accompanied by a “rumbling” sound.
“What’s happening? An earthquake? Impossible. It must be a battle between high-rank cultivators!” The two “Slime Guards” beside her were also panicking.
The 170th Star Sector was an artificial planet, so no natural earthquakes should occur.
Planets that experienced earthquakes were generally due to their cores not being fully cooled, with extremely hot cores causing continuous geological activity on the surface.
The 170th Star Sector was artificial, with a solid core, so no geological activity, thus no earthquakes.
Without an earthquake, the only possibility for such a violent tremor was a battle between high-rank cultivators!
“Is there a planetary-level being fighting?” Karen Wei looked in the direction of the tremor.
But then, she was startled again!
Because the direction of the tremor was the same direction where Su Yu and her four companions were battling!
And the angle was spot-on, directly toward that direction!
"Could it really be that coincidental?" Karen Wei’s mind was in chaos.
Could it be that Su Yu and her companions were causing the tremor?
But could an Eighth Rank cultivator really cause such a violent tremor (The 170th Star Sector had reinforcing arrays to prevent such disturbances on other planets, making it impossible for Eighth-rank cultivators to cause such a commotion here)?
Could it be that Su Yu was a planetary-level being in disguise as an Eighth Rank?
But how could that be possible?
However, after about a minute, she heard a faint dragon’s roar from the same direction.
This made Karen Wei’s mind even more chaotic.
No, right? No, right?
Despite her disbelief, all the evidence pointed to one conclusion...
She felt her heart was about to stop.
Then, after another half-minute, a message shattered her illusions.
Her ear picked up the ringtone of an incoming message: "Beep! You have a new message. Sender's name—Su Yu."
"!!!" Karen Wei’s face drained of all color.
She widened her eyes, holding her breath, her face pale with fear, rooted to the spot.
Unless she could breathe, she might have already suffocated herself!
The two “Slime Guards” also noticed Karen Wei’s expression.
Seeing Karen Wei’s expression, they were utterly surprised.
The ground tremor was indeed terrifying, but not to this extent, right?
These ordinary Fifth to Sixth Rank guards were shaken, but what about these Eighth Rank cultivators? What were they afraid of?
“Admin Karen Wei, what’s going on?”
“Do we need to call the next outsider over?”
The two guards whispered.
But Karen Wei didn’t respond, still in a complete state of shock, not even knowing the content of Su Yu’s message.
But after another half-minute, the message began to play automatically!
It would play automatically because Su Yu had set the AI Blue Whale to send the message, and Karen Wei couldn’t hear it properly.
Su Yu’s voice slowly echoed in her ear: “Miss Karen Wei, did you leak my position information? These four dead Eighth Rank cultivators were your companions, right?”
“...” Karen Wei’s mind was blank.
She felt her body turn cold, not knowing how to think.
Seeing Karen Wei not responding, Su Yu continued: “You mustn’t have thought those four companions would fall so easily to me, right?
But it doesn’t matter.
Who knows if the Hub has a ‘hell’ setting? If it does, you can go down and join them.”
“!!!” Karen Wei’s body shuddered, Su Yu’s words thoroughly waking her up!
It was really Su Yu! Su Yu had taken out all four of her companions in one go!
This was undoubtedly planetary-level power!
Su Yu was definitely a planetary-level being, hiding in plain sight!
This person was truly despicable!
...
But Karen Wei had no time for regret or mourning the four dead companions.
All she could think about now was one word—run!
Run as far as possible! The farther, the better!
(End of Chapter)
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