Xiao Ai said, "We can hypothesize one by one. In the first illusion, you don't have to remind Little Four and quickly kill Sadler. After the passage is blown up and sealed, you don't have to worry about Little Four. Continue forward and find the other crashed Falcon Spaceship as soon as possible to escape from the Dead Silent Star."
Ding Meng said, "What about the second illusion?"
Xiao Ai said in a deep voice, "The Blazing Shark Spaceship's flight path will definitely choose Planet V4. After landing, don't worry about Xueyan and the others. Seize the time to cultivate and refine the poison energy. Try to return to the Green Arrow Base as soon as possible."
Ding Meng fell silent.
Xiao Ai said, "For the third illusion, you don't have to persuade Zheng Ming at all. You should let him take Miss Qiao on the road as soon as possible."
Ding Meng couldn't help but ask, "Are these the best choices?"
Xiao Ai said, "In my calculations, these are the best choices."
Ding Meng asked, "Why?"
Xiao Ai said, "It's very simple. Because you saved a lot of time, sped up the pace of things, and pushed the matter forward. If this was reality, you wouldn't be at this place right now, and your strength wouldn't be at this level. If this was an illusion, the refinement of the essence has already created many illusion fragments. If these fragments can be combined into one and finally take shape, then the origin has been successfully constructed."
Ding Meng fell silent again. After all, Little Rascal knew him best. Little Rascal sighed and said, "Xiao Ai, I admit that your starting point and principles are to serve the final form of the K-virus, but the choices you mentioned, Ding Meng … he really can't do it. He can't do it because he's not that kind of person …"
"I understand!"
Xiao Ai took the initiative to explain. "It's because he has always followed his inner feelings and moral principles when making choices. In other words, value rationality and not instrumental rationality. In the judgment of instrumental rationality, the eighth origin's degree of construction is not full, which means that the construction has not been completed."
Ding Meng suddenly said, "Do we have to abandon those people if we want to complete the construction in one go?
Do we have to prioritize our own interests in everything and turn a blind eye to everything else? "
"Yes!" Xiao Ai's voice was very mechanical.
Ding Meng sneered. "Let those massacres, bullies, and ugliness do whatever they want?"
"Yes!" Xiao Ai's voice didn't change.
Ding Meng suddenly grew agitated. "Family, friends, friendships, feelings, all the values and rationality are to be abandoned?"
Xiao Ai said, "Yes!
To be more accurate, it should be called heartless. Only then will your heart be firm enough, and you can become the strongest as soon as possible. "
Ding Meng could not help but retort, "What's the point of becoming the strongest?
Living in a world of instrumental rationality, where the entire world is a cold and heartless tool, what's the difference between living like that and being dead? "
Xiao Ai also sighed. "I'm sorry, ACT 5570. I didn't mean to offend you. I'm just trying to understand the eighth origin based on my own point of view. Of course, it goes against your will, and the direction of the Diamond Star Technique will follow your will."
Ding Meng sighed. "I'm not blaming you. I just feel that Captain Sileman's words might be more meaningful. The mission of us Origin Ability users isn't to pursue fame and fortune, but to fight for those who can't fight. I've been working hard for these words."
Xiao Ai was silent for a moment before saying, "Although the eighth origin isn't fully formed yet, it now has new content, and it also has new qualities and functions. You can see it if you focus your mind."
Ding Meng's telekinetic vision had already noticed that there was a bright spot flickering in the center of his brain. This meant that Xiao Ai's judgment was correct. The eighth origin was indeed still in the construction stage, and the patterns inside were all moving, just like film clips. They had not completely merged into one, nor did they form a direct connection with the other seven origin points. However, the origin energy fluctuations coming from this origin point were unprecedentedly strong.
Little Rascal finally spoke. "This origin point has greatly developed your brain and increased your telekinesis. Its content and expression is to return to the past, but time cannot be reversed in a three-dimensional space."
Ding Meng said, "What does this mean?"
Little Rascal said, "Although time cannot be reversed, it can be slowed down. Now, use your telekinesis according to my instructions."
Ding Meng immediately activated his telekinesis vision and spread it out of the sensor cabin. He could see that Cartel was still busy in the hall outside. He was constantly walking around the shelves as if he was picking up some materials.
This time, the number of telekinesis dots had increased by a lot, from the original thirty or forty to around five hundred. They fluttered about within the range of his telekinesis vision. When his spherical field of vision was reduced to a diameter of three meters, all of the dots condensed on the surface of his field of vision. The originally transparent surface of his field of vision immediately flashed, as if it had undergone a transformation. It truly had a form of substance, just like a light blue crystal ball.
An inconceivable phenomenon finally appeared. As long as Cartel left this special three-meter range, his movements would clearly slow down. It was like a third of a slow motion scene in a movie. Every time he walked, every time he turned, and every time he raised his hand, it was slow and light.
Ding Meng was shocked. "This … this isn't me controlling him?"
Little Rascal explained, "This is because your telekinesis has undergone a qualitative change. This three-meter-wide space is a special Origin Ability field created by telekinesis. It has a repulsive effect on the planet's gravity. To put it simply, the gravitational pull on your body has decreased, indirectly causing time to slow down. Once time slows down, one second in the outside world will pass for three seconds inside the force field …" Little Rascal explained.
Ding Meng said in surprise, "It's that amazing?"
Little Rascal finally became happy. "This effect is huge. Think about it, as long as your Origin Ability foundation is deep enough, you can keep this anti-gravity force field open to cultivate. Three years of your cultivation is only one year in the outside world. By the same logic, the movements of other people outside the force field will be three times slower in your eyes. The speed of light type Origin Ability users will be reduced by 30%, while your movements will be much faster in their eyes …"
Xiao Ai said, "So your choice isn't completely unreasonable. After all, as you cultivate the Diamond Star Technique, there are limitless possibilities for its effects. In the end, it all depends on the gene fusion body itself."
Ding Meng sighed. "It seems like it wasn't all for nothing."
Little Rascal immediately warned him, "Don't get too cocky. Don't use this anti-gravity force field carelessly. It consumes a lot of energy, and you still haven't completely constructed the core. This is the reverse origin crystal's energy supporting the refinement of essence. So, you should seize this rare opportunity to cultivate. You've only taken the first step on this long journey."
Ding Meng silently calculated. That was indeed the case. The more he cultivated, the harder it would be. He finally had a better understanding of the word "harder".
Right now, the refinement of essence wasn't enough to support the construction of the eighth core, so he could only wait for the energy storage space of the Diamond Star Fusion Art to be ready. After thinking about it, Ding Meng decided to activate the control panel and have Cartel let him out first.
After the blades of the sensor cabin opened, Cartel didn't come over. Instead, he stared at a crystal bottle on the workbench.
"What's this?" Ding Meng came over.
Cartel didn't even raise his head. "This is your sword."
"My sword?"
Ding Meng's eyes widened. There was a white and yellow powder floating in the bottle. It looked like powder, but it also looked like smoke. "Did you melt my sword?"
Cartel shook his head and said, "No, I'm the one who extracted the essence."
"Hiss …" Ding Meng sucked in a breath of cold air. "You can even talk about gold and platinum?
Then what about my sword? "
Cartel turned his head and said, "You came out just in time. I was just about to ask you, what kind of sword do you want?
What kind of sword do you want? I can make you a new one. "
Ding Meng thought about it and said, "I don't have any special requirements. As long as it's sharp enough and can be infused with Origin Energy, it's fine."
Cartel stroked his beard and stared at him. "Aren't your requirements too low?
How can you casually use such a good material?
It has to be a high standard. "
Ding Meng was helpless. His eyelids drooped as he said, "I can't think of any high standards."
Cartel slapped his forehead. "I forgot that you're trained in Telekinesis. Come, come, let me show you something good. It's really suitable for you."
As he spoke, he turned on his wristband, and a holographic screen appeared. After a large row of densely packed data and codes appeared on the holographic screen, three large words appeared: Catoptric Deflection!
Ding Meng was curious. "What is this?"
Cartel had a proud expression. "Kid, this is a gift from an old friend of mine. It wasn't easy to get my hands on it. I'm the only one who knows how to make this sword. It's much better than your broken sword. Normal materials can't make it at all …"
Little Rascal said, "These codes should be the theory behind the sword. They're all hidden in his wrist device and not stored in his photon computer. Maybe it really is a good thing."
Cartel changed the hologram and a round virtual bead appeared on it.
"What is this?" Ding Meng's eyes opened wide.
Cartel's proud expression became even stronger. "This is Aqua Stone. I have a lot of them here, and they're all high quality goods."
Aqua Stone was not a real stone but a highly condensed liquid metal. It had a very good compatibility effect. It could contain Crystal Sources, Origin Energy, Silver Core Energy, and technological energy. This material was usually used to make small tools or to install in the key parts of large mechanical units. Using it to make weapons was a rather extravagant activity. Of course, it was not as extravagant as using it to buy Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls.
With the Aqua Stone as the center, the four sides of the sword formed an 'X' shape. Ding Meng was puzzled. "This doesn't look like a sword. It looks more like a large clamp."
Cartel was speechless. "What do you know? I'm only showing you the concept, not the real thing. If it's really made, you'll love it so much that you won't be able to put it down. Let me put it this way, no one else can use this sword. It's completely made for you."
"You're exaggerating?" Ding Meng expressed his doubts.
Cartel was dissatisfied. "You don't believe me?"
Ding Meng said, "That's not it. Mister Cartel, you're making a sword for me. I'm just a little embarrassed."
Cartel glanced at him. "If it wasn't for your money, I wouldn't have bothered with you even if you begged me. But don't thank me yet. This sword isn't as easy to make as you think. I don't even have enough materials."
Ding Meng was curious. "Even with the Starlight Group's wealth, you're still lacking materials?"