Chapter 697: Narcissus
Chapter 697: Narcissus
In the main office of the United Heavy Drive Branch, a female assistant stood before Yang Ling. She gave a slight bow and then handed over a translated telegram from headquarters.
"Miss, the Jinbei Province Government has likely dispatched personnel to search for the relic. United Heavy Drive is also expected to participate. Therefore, headquarters hopes that before our second batch of personnel arrives, we can initiate the backup plan and take action first. This matter is entrusted to you, Miss."
Yang Ling took the telegram and read it. "But to initiate the plan, we'll need a lot of high-energy nutrient agents. Do we have enough in storage?"
The female assistant replied, "It's already been prepared in advance. Although the Handling Bureau has tightened the blockade and confiscated a portion under the pretext of inspection, these were all prepared by us in advance to deal with the review. Before that, the company had already stored enough for our operation."
After speaking, she looked at Yang Ling, seemingly waiting for her confirmation.
Yang Ling softly said, "I'll follow the plan."
The female assistant didn't say anything further. She bowed slightly, took the telegram from Yang Ling's hand, and then left with the same expression she had when she arrived.
After the assistant left, Yang Ling went to her desk, opened a drawer, and took out a box of medicine. She then entered the private elevator designated for her.
As the elevator descended floor by floor, it eventually reached the underground hall. Yang Ling stepped out, and her footsteps echoed clearly in the vast and dimly lit underground space.
She walked straight to the porcelain jar containing the active consciousness body embryo. She tapped the Dimensional Token, and after a moment, a large amount of high-energy nutrient fluid, flashing with fluorescence, began to flow from the connecting tubes into the jar.
Although this active consciousness body was just an embryo, it had been modified and could be rapidly matured using a large amount of high-energy nutrient fluid. While it couldn't achieve a complete form, it could be supplemented through other means, allowing it to reach the combat strength expected of an active consciousness body.
Although this would weaken the vitality and potential of the active consciousness, the company's primary goal was the relic. Compared to a Tier Three Relic, the sacrifice of a single active consciousness body was well worth it.
At this moment, Yang Ling took out the box of medicine, opened it, and removed a small, red pill about the size of a pea. After swallowing it, within just a few seconds, she felt dizzy, her breathing quickened, and various strange sounds and noises filled her ears.
In front of her eyes, a strange scene appeared. For a moment, the massive porcelain jar seemed to disappear, and inside was a fish-like creature without scales but with smooth skin and four limbs. It raised its conical head to stare at her, but after a moment, the image quickly vanished, and everything returned to its previous state.
This spiritual resonance caused a strong feeling of nausea, and she covered her mouth and walked forward a few steps, then placed her hand on the porcelain jar.
As more high-energy nutrient fluid was pumped into the jar, a faint light began to emanate from within. After an unknown amount of time, there was some movement inside the jar, and then a strange creature slowly emerged from the opening at the top.
At first glance, the creature resembled a fish, measuring about three meters from head to tail. It had four slender limbs on its belly, a slightly smaller head relative to its body, and a streamlined shape with a smooth, hard surface. Its body was a dark blue-black color, shimmering with a flowing luster.
When it took a deep breath, neon-like fluorescence flashed on its surface, and the light was relatively soft. After emerging, it was still connected to the nutrient delivery tubes, but with a slight shake, it broke free. Then, it gracefully and silently slid down the wall of the porcelain jar.
At this point, Yang Ling still had her eyes closed, as if the effects of the medicine were still clouding her consciousness.
The creature circled around her once and then gently attached itself to her side. Its ribs slowly opened, revealing a white, soft interior with long tendrils extending out and touching her body and limbs. Some of these tendrils pierced her skin and entered her body.
Yang Ling looked at her hand where the tendrils were connected, then glanced at the reflection of the smooth porcelain jar. Without turning back, she took a deep breath, opened her arms, leaned back, and entered the creature's body, pressing against the soft tissues inside.
As the ribs slowly closed, she felt a sudden unification of their bodies and minds, as if they had merged into one in an instant. She felt as if she had gained a powerful body with an abundance of vitality.
This active consciousness body, "Narcissus," from the United Heavy Drive, when combined with someone like Yang Ling who possessed spiritual contract power, could unleash incredible strength. Both parties could draw power from each other.
Yang Ling slowly adapted to the body, naturally assuming a quadrupedal stance as if the limbs had grown from her own body, and she controlled them with ease, without any hesitation.
She took a few light steps forward with this body, landing almost silently, and felt that she could walk freely on walls and ceilings.
Her colorful beard under her chin moved slightly, as if sensing something. This was her spatial perception organ, capable of clearly receiving and probing information from the outside world.
Soon, footsteps sounded from above. After noticing, the fin-like structures on her back, like ribbons, moved, and the colors on her body gradually faded, as if blending into the air.
"Narcissus" had strong invisibility, greatly enhancing her survival ability in the Fusion Zone, as the primary purpose after entering the Fusion Zone was not to defeat powerful enemies but to survive first.
The footsteps grew closer, and the female assistant walked below. She looked at the broken blood vessels falling from the porcelain jar, walked over, and peered inside the steel structure frame. She found it empty.
Suddenly, she seemed to sense something. She looked up and saw a streamlined head, like an eagle or a fish, slowly emerging from what was once empty. Then, the entire body appeared, and the pair of green, narrow eyes at the front stared at her.
Far from being afraid, she showed a kind of fanatical look and said, "Miss, have you successfully fused?"
Soon, a mental message was transmitted to her Dimensional Token.
"Yes."
The female assistant, usually indifferent, now showed an excited expression. She bowed and said, "Director Yang will be very pleased to see your high level of compatibility."
"I need to eat."
"Eat?"
The female assistant straightened up, her eyes shining with a strange light.
"Everything is ready today."
Two days later, on October 3rd, at 7 a.m., a sightseeing airship flew out of the Ocean Zone port as usual and hovered in the high skies over the open sea.
Chen Chuan stood in the cabin of the airship, brandishing the Snow Queen Saber and slashing forward. Instantly, a rift was cut open, and blinding light poured out.
Over the past few days, he had absorbed the remaining high-energy nutrients with the Snow Queen Saber, and now the existence of the rift could easily last for more than four hours.
This meant he could use the entire morning for cultivation.
However, with the growth of the Snow Queen Saber, he could maintain the rift for even longer if he wanted to. The reason he didn't keep it open for that long was that if the rift existed for too long, it might attract things from the other side. If not handled carefully, it might even expose the rift, making it counterproductive.
So, the current situation seemed just right.
He sat down in place, placed the Snow Queen Saber beside him, and began his mental cultivation for the day.
Four hours passed in a flash, and just as his cultivation was about to end, he suddenly sensed a chill, and a faint shadow seemed to flicker in the rift, along with some intense waves of virtualization on his second self.
He had seen many such scenes in recent days, but today's visitor seemed unusual.
He gripped the Snow Queen Saber and stood up, focusing on the front. Suddenly, it was as if an invisible entity had slammed into the rift, and the rift, which was closing, seemed to stop.
He stared intently, feeling something trying to squeeze out, but he saw nothing in his gaze. However, a distorted shadow was cast on the ground.
"Clang..."
He drew the Snow Queen Saber from its sheath, and before the sheath hit the ground, he raised the saber and slashed at the rift!
But after this slash, a strange feeling arose within him. His eyes flashed, and his mental power surged, following the original opening of the rift.
As this slash passed through the upper end of the rift, when the saber's momentum ended, it fell precisely at the lower end of the rift. As the saber light faded, the original rift also disappeared, as if erased by an eraser from the air.
The invisible entity beneath his feet also vanished, leaving only a faint trace of scorched and corroded marks on the floor where the shadow had fallen, proving it had been there.
Chen Chuan maintained his stance for a moment and then looked at the Snow Queen Saber in his hand again.
Apparently, this saber could not only open rifts but also mend them, rather than letting them close on their own. He had been unable to do this before due to his insufficient strength. However, the Spider Mother's split offspring could easily do such a thing, let alone the more mysterious entity within the blade.
His heart was slightly excited. If so, the space for utilization and manipulation would be much larger than before.
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