Xiao Ai said, "Let me explain it to you in layman's terms. In the past, you used your telekinesis vision to absorb Origin Energy to become an Origin Ability User. The Origin Energy in your body is the most natural dark matter energy in the universe. Through the construction of the origin, you accumulated them together to produce quantitative changes. That's how you came to the ranks of Warrior, War Venerable, and War Master."
Ding Meng hesitated. "Aren't they now?"
Xiao Ai said, "After you started cultivating the Diamond Starfusing Art, the accumulation of Origin Energy changed. You refined even more Origin Energy and converted it into Origin Energy. As a result, you became even stronger than ordinary Origin Energy users."
Ding Meng said, "Is it a qualitative change now?"
Xiao Ai said, "Correct. You should have noticed that your Origin Energy has been transformed into white molecules under the effect of the imprint. This new molecule can not only contain Origin Energy, but it can also contain more. It can also fuse with other types of energy, such as the energy from Shenguang Technologies. I analyzed it carefully while you were resting. It can be said that it's made up of pure natural crystals that are dozens or even hundreds of times stronger. How can a human Origin Ability User contain this kind of energy?"
Ding Meng frowned. "But back in the warehouse, this energy instantly restored me. I didn't feel any discomfort."
Xiao Ai said, "I'm guessing this has something to do with Little Rascal. But when Little Rascal opened the warehouse, you couldn't contain it anymore. Not only was the quantity huge, but there were also many complex molecules that I couldn't analyze."
Ding Meng said, "I understand. The Diamond Starfusing Art allows me to convert Origin Energy and Crystal Energy, but this imprint allows me to absorb more types of energy. For example, Shenguang Technologies' energy, or more types of energy in the universe?"
Xiao Ai nodded. "That's the gist of it. The situation was very critical back then, and Little Rascal definitely didn't have time to explain all this to you. That's why he left the imprint to you. At least for a short period of time, you'll be fine absorbing the energy in the warehouse. If it were someone else, their body would have exploded."
Ding Meng sighed. "No matter what, whether I find it or activate it, I must bring Little Rascal back."
Xiao Ai said, "There's another way to bring Little Rascal back."
"What way?" Ding Meng quickly asked.
Xiao Ai said, "If we can find the Mou Xing civilization in the universe, then all our problems will be solved."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "This is at least a hundred million times more difficult than dealing with the water droplets."
Xiao Ai said, "I also know that this is unrealistic, but since you mentioned the droplet, I also need to remind you that the droplet is not dead."
"What?" Ding Meng was so shocked that he stood up at once. "This guy is really... still alive?"
Xiao Ai said, "This kind of Kelvin spore lifeform is almost unkillable, but you can rest assured that the intense cosmic storm in the wormhole has already beaten it back to its original form."
Ding Meng asked in a low voice, "Where is it now?"
Xiao Ai's words were shocking. "It's in your body!"
Ding Meng was extremely shocked. "How is that possible?"
Xiao Ai said, "Enter the elementary consciousness space!"
Ding Meng immediately sat down cross-legged and opened his telekinesis vision. The elementary consciousness space had not changed. There was a dark beach, a simple hut, rough rocks, and endless waves. The phantom was standing on the beach and spreading out his right hand. A crystal clear water droplet was floating in his palm.
Ding Meng carefully observed it and said, "So, it's in my brain, but I can feel that it only has a weak vitality now. It doesn't have the powerful and dangerous aura it had before. What's going on?"
Xiao Ai explained, "Actually, this kind of spore lifeform was originally born in the most extreme and cruel environment in the universe. After billions of years of evolution, it was able to adapt to that environment. However, when it truly appeared as a life form, it was influenced by its origin."
Ding Meng frowned. "Origin?"
Xiao Ai said, "I'll have to give you another example. For example, in the oceans of the human world, there must be a lot of cellular lifeforms. They don't have sunlight or oxygen, and their lives are very short. This is the initial form of spore lifeforms. However, if they are trapped in eternal darkness and the environment is extremely hot and cold, they will have existed for billions of years. After continuous evolution and elimination, they will have a very strong ability to adapt. However, at this time, their memories will be blank."
Ding Meng asked, "What do you mean?"
Xiao Ai said, "It's very simple. They don't have any experience. They're just purely surviving. However, this kind of lifeform has an extremely strong ability to replicate and evolve. I'm guessing that their original environment must have been discovered by another civilization. This civilization is very likely to advocate force and desire to be strong, so they have the same memories."
Ding Meng said, "You're saying that the origin of the Droplet is a blank piece of paper. Someone left a message on this blank piece of paper. These messages are about killing, war, devouring, evolution, and so on. The Droplet grew according to this train of thought."
Xiao Ai said, "Absolutely. Let's not talk about other things. Just look at the people it devoured. Chu Ming Liang, Quan Jinwei, Fuuma Jin, Xue Yue Mountain, Ge Ping, Kun Ping … Which one of them doesn't advocate force? Chu Ming Liang is a typical old fox and a schemer."
Ding Meng nodded. "I understand now. The Droplet is like a child. It was instilled with dark thoughts when it was born. When it grows up, it will definitely be evil."
Xiao Ai said, "But in the previous space storm, not only was its physical body destroyed, but its previous memories were also all gone. It is now in its original form, just a blank piece of paper, a pure cellular soul. It instinctively chooses to survive. On the Expedition, it can only choose to rely on you."
Ding Meng said, "It's strange. I didn't control it, but it doesn't seem to want to go out."
Xiao Ai said, "Because your universal telekinesis has completely suppressed it. And according to my observation, it will grow up and leave you sooner or later. It's worth mentioning that your future actions and thoughts will deeply affect it. But Ding Meng, you are qualitatively different from people like Chu Ming Liang. If you have a positive influence on it, it won't harm people in the future."
Ding Meng nodded and withdrew his telekinesis. "Should we do something now?"
Xiao Ai said, "I suggest that we recharge the two souls first. Their energy is almost depleted, and the situation on the Expedition is very bad. If there are any more accidents, no one can save us this time."
The first thing Fuuma Jin and Xue Yue Mountain did after waking up was to operate the main control panel. After various screens were generated, the two of them remained silent. In fact, Ding Meng saw it. He did not understand other things, but he could still recognize the three-dimensional model.
The Expedition was shaped like an apple placed on a stone slab. Now, half of the apple had been cut off, and the stone slab was also tattered. Many parts of the exterior were damaged, and it could be said that it was like a stone slab drifting in space.
The bridge was located inside, and the thrusters and engines were installed on the wings. If it was at the tail, then the Expedition would be a space coffin. But Ding Meng and the others were lucky. The violent space storm in the wormhole did not cause any destructive damage to the core facilities.
Fuuma Jin said, "We can't accelerate now, at least not casually. The energy converted by the silver core stone must be used for detection and search as much as possible."
Xue Yue Mountain also sighed. "This ship is too damaged. Many parts need to be repaired. At the very least, the booster compartment, the energy compartment, and the engine compartment must be repaired. Otherwise, we won't be able to sail far."
Ding Meng said, "If everything is fixed, how long can we last?"
Fuuma Jin seemed to be worried. "At our current speed, we can only accelerate slightly every once in a while, and then use the stacking speed to drift. This energy can last for more than 40 years, but it's definitely not going to work. The quantum radar can currently detect an area 0.05 light years away, but the feedback is still nothing but darkness. There is nothing."
Ding Meng also nodded with a serious expression. "We have to accelerate!"
Xue Yue Mountain said, "Warp flight is definitely not possible, and it's not realistic to enter warp mode either. But if we keep stacking speed according to the third universal speed, and at the same time keep the radar working for a long time, the energy can be maintained for a much shorter time."
Ding Meng said, "How long can it last?"
Fuuma Jin extended two metal fingers. "Two years at most. After two years, if we don't have any supplies, or if we can't find a planet, and are still in this space, that will be the worst outcome."
Ding Meng naturally understood this outcome. By then, the SS Expedition would be completely exhausted and become a ghost ship in the depths of space. Not to mention whether other starships would be able to discover them, even if they encountered meteorites or space junk, they would not be able to avoid them. They could only wait for death.
Ding Meng said, "We can't wait for 40 years. That's a slow suicide."
Fuuma Jin said seriously, "The elders and I have the same idea. We can't just wait. We have to actively search for a chance of survival. The problem now is, which direction should we fly in?"
Ding Meng pondered and said, "I have an idea. We can find out by absorbing Origin Energy."
Origin Energy was omnipresent in the universe. The difference was whether it was thin or thick. Origin Energy users could feel it when they cultivated. A simple example would be the five suns of the K8 system on the Dead Silent Star. The closer one was to the Lieyang Star, the denser the Origin Energy was. By sensing the thinness of the Origin Energy, one could roughly determine the position of the star.
Fuuma Jin was once an Origin Energy user, so he naturally understood the Origin Energy involved. He immediately did some calculations on the control panel. "Brother Ding is a combat master. On average, he can determine the direction of flight once every 20 days."
Xue Yue Mountain said, "You've all forgotten one thing. The rest cabins on the SS Expedition have long been destroyed. This ship doesn't even have a single sensor cabin. How can we cultivate?"
Ding Meng knew that in this desperate situation, there was no way to hide anything. He could only take the initiative to say, "I can absorb Origin Energy without a sensor cabin!"
Fuuma Jin and Xue Yue Mountain stared at him as if they were looking at a monster. "Are you for real?"
Ding Meng sighed helplessly. "What else can I do? Think about it. I became a combat master at the age of 22. Do you think I could rely on the absorption speed of the sensor cabin to cultivate?"
Fuuma Jin and Xue Yue Mountain were speechless. So in the end, you're the real monster!