Hui Kong explained, "There's a machine in the Technocracy called the Scavenger. It's used to collect and process materials left behind by wars or research failures."
Huan Sha replied, "It's recorded, but the missing materials I'm talking about are in the records of Yiben City and the Genesis Court, not the Scavenger. The missing materials refer to the disappearance of data. Someone deliberately erased some information."
"Every war?" Lu Yin asked.
Huan Sha nodded. "Yes, every war."
"Are there frequent internal wars in the Technocracy?" Lu Yin asked Hui Kong.
Hui Kong replied, "Yes. Yiben City and the Genesis Court are like two separate entities, and there are many conflicts. Yiben City was the one who attacked the Human Domain, but the Genesis Court is different. That's why I stay in the Genesis Court's territory all year round."
"Can you calculate how many materials have disappeared?" Lu Yin asked Huan Sha.
She shook her head. "Too many. This information is only recent, and it's not all of it."
Lu Yin and Hui Kong exchanged glances. If only Yiben City or the Genesis Court's materials had disappeared, then it wouldn't be a problem, as it would be normal for someone to deliberately steal materials. However, if both sides had materials that had disappeared, then something was wrong. From the looks of it, the war was more likely to make some materials disappear rather than the materials disappearing with the war.
Could it be that someone was controlling the war between Yiben City and the Genesis Court from behind the scenes?
Who?
The mainframe?
Yiben City was backed by the Sixth Mainland, while the Genesis Court was backed by the Wang family. Lu Yin knew this.
Now, he was even more curious about where the missing materials had gone. He suddenly recalled the mechanical ants that he had fused with before. They were densely packed and endless, and they were also in the Technocracy.
His scalp went numb when he thought about it. There were just too many of them. Who had built them?
"Did the information mention mechanical ants?" Lu Yin asked.
Huan Sha shook her head. "No."
Not long after, Huan Sha left.
Hui Kong said, "I'm leaving as well. Brother Lu, be careful of people coming from that region of space."
"Aren't you curious about where the materials went?" Lu Yin asked.
Hui Kong laughed. "That's a matter for the Technocracy. It has nothing to do with what you're looking for."
Hui Kong only cared about what Lu Yin was investigating, but Lu Yin was the leader of the Great Eastern Alliance, and he wanted to lead the Fifth Mainland in a counterattack against the Astral Tree Domain in the future. Regardless of whether it was the Human Domain, the Astral Beast Domain, or the Technocracy, Lu Yin was concerned about all of them. The Technocracy was too mysterious, and there was no way for him to send anyone there. The disappearance of the materials that had been discovered this time could be an entry point.
He wouldn't let it go so easily. Of course, there was also the possibility that it would be useless. His city and the Sky Founding Academy existed at the same time, so it wasn't impossible for someone to steal materials.
"Bro, can you stay for a few more days? I want to ask about the Technocracy," Lu Yin said.
Hui Kong nodded. "Alright, then I'll stay for a few more days and tell you what I know."
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That night, Lu Yin activated his communicator in a sealed room. Four screens appeared in front of him: Wang Wen, Wei Rong, Qiong Xi'er, and Shui Chuanxiao.
"Eh?
Appear together?
Looks like something big happened. "Wang Wen was astonished.
Wei Rong bowed to Lu Yin. "Alliance Master, the Sword Sect's Elder Lian Xin has entered the Gu Flowzone and has yet to appear."
Lu Yin nodded. "There's no need to worry about the Sword Sect. There's something I need to discuss with all of you, and it's something that concerns our lives."
When they heard this, their expressions turned solemn.
Lu Yin would usually discuss this matter with one of them.
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However, now that all of them had appeared, it meant that something big had happened.
Shui Chuanxiao was curious. His current mission was to infiltrate Lu Xuanjun into the Bason Flowzone, and he had almost succeeded. Could there be something more important than destroying the Neohuman Alliance's Innerverse and Outerverse headquarters in the Bason Flowzone?
Lu Yin organized his thoughts and then glanced at the four of them. He then said, "I have an enemy who is very, very powerful. Once he appears, even the Hall of Honor will find it difficult to resist, let alone me."
When they heard this, their expressions changed.
Qiong Xi'er was speechless. "The Sixth Mainland?"
Lu Yin looked at Wang Wen. "I told you about him."
Wang Wen's expression turned solemn. "He's here?"
Lu Yin shook his head.
They all relaxed. Even if they didn't know who their enemy was, it was fine as long as he hadn't come. That meant that they would have time to deal with him.
"I don't know," Lu Yin replied.
Shui Chuanxiao couldn't help but ask, "What enemy?"
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "It's not convenient to reveal what enemy it is. In any case, this enemy will appear in the Technocracy's Genesis Courtyard. I'm here to discuss how to deal with this enemy."
"I want to know how obsessed this enemy is with the Alliance Master," Wei Rong asked.
Lu Yin did not hesitate. "Must kill him."
Wei Rong's eyes narrowed. He had to kill Lu Yin. Even if he looked at Lu Yin's enemies in outer space, there weren't many who had reached the level of wanting to kill Lu Yin. Even the Sword Sect and the other major Flowzones in the Innerverse would not want to kill Lu Yin. At most, they would chase him away.
"Do you want to kill him, or do you dare to kill him?" Shui Chuanxiao asked.
Lu Yin answered, "Both."
Wei Rong's fingers twitched. This was troublesome. Lu Yin's background was as great as the heavens, and the Hall of Honor was right there. Even the Sixth Mainland had to be wary of him. If an unknown enemy actually dared to kill him, then it meant that the enemy was either staking everything or fearless. Wei Rong was leaning towards the latter, as Lu Yin would not be so serious about it otherwise.
"There are only a few ways to deal with this enemy. Resolve the hatred," Qiong Xi'er said.
"Impossible." Lu Yin.
Qiong Xi'er replied, "Kill him."
"Can't do that."
"Conceal yourself."
"Can't do that either."
"Then there's only one way." Qiong Xi'er frowned. "Divert the trouble."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he raised a hand to write in the void. He wrote down all of his enemies, and the first was the Neohuman Alliance. He did not have much hatred for the Neohuman Alliance, but he hoped to drag the Neohuman Alliance into this mess. Next was the Sixth Mainland, and the various great powers of the Innerverse, including the Seven Courts and the Xia family of the Neoverse.
Qiong Xi'er's expression became increasingly strange as she watched Lu Yin write down one enemy after another. Just how hateful was this?
Out of the group, Wang Wen was the one who understood Lu Yin the best. He was not surprised, as he had long since known about this. Wei Rong was not surprised either, as he had even assumed that the Hall of Honor was his enemy. Shui Chuanxiao and Qiong Xi'er were truly surprised, especially Shui Chuanxiao, who looked at Lu Yin with a strange expression. What kind of person could provoke so many enemies?
"Come on, let's analyze the situation and see who we can divert this enemy from the Genesis Academy," Lu Yin said loudly. He did not believe that if they worked together, they would not be able to find a way to delay the Cosmic Astral Tree from pursuing him.
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No one knew the outcome of Lu Yin's discussion with Wang Wen and the others, as it took several days.
After a few days, Lu Yin sent Hui Kong off.
Hui Kong was rather reluctant to part with Lu Yin, as the two were friends that had transcended time.
Before he left …
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Hui Kong had drawn up a star chart of the Technocracy for Lu Yin, as Lu Yin needed it.
After Hui Kong left, Balsam arrived right after him.
Balsam had brought many of Shamrock Enterprises' special medicines to Lu Yin as a congratulatory gift for the Great Eastern Alliance's takeover of the Blazing Mist Flowzone.
"Are these the strange plants that you've collected, Alliance Master Lu?"
Balsam stood outside and looked at the plants running around as if they had come to life. The trees, in particular, were trying their best to escape. She was rather surprised.
Lu Yin nodded. "How is it? There's quite a lot, right?"
Balsam smiled. "If Alliance Master Lu likes these, then Shamrock Enterprises can give you a lot of them. We've collected too many of these strange plants."
Lu Yin was delighted. "Really?
Then I'll have to thank you. "
"May I ask why Alliance Master Lu is collecting these plants?" Balsam stared at Lu Yin. She had just observed the plants, and there was nothing worth paying attention to.
Lu Yin felt a little awkward.
Balsam smiled. "If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then forget it. I'll contact my company and have them send some plants over."
Lu Yin looked at her seriously. "I won't hide it from you. I went to Earth's Swamp and saw a prisoner there. He's been imprisoned because his research has harmed too many people. The direction of his research is immortality."
"Immortality?" Balsam was shocked.
Lu Yin nodded. "He has some research results, but he offended someone important and was imprisoned for eternity. I'm looking for these plants because I want to use his knowledge and research. I think that his research results are pretty good."
"Immortality?" Balsam was uncertain.
Lu Yin nodded.
Balsam's eyes flashed, as she didn't believe him. There were too many people in the universe researching immortality, and even Shamrock Enterprises had people researching it. After all, Shamrock Enterprises was a very good platform. However, she didn't think that Lu Yin's research was reliable, but she couldn't deny it. Immortality was a temptation to everyone, and no one was an exception. No one had ever been able to achieve immortality in history, except perhaps for the Progenitor realm.
However, the Progenitor realm didn't exist in the Fifth Mainland, as that realm was too far away.
"If Shamrock Enterprises is willing, I hope to cooperate with you in researching immortality," Lu Yin said to Balsam.
Balsam smiled. "It would be Shamrock Enterprises' honor."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "That's great. I'll find time to visit Leaf King."
There was a loud crash, and the two turned to look. Within the manor, a large tree had crashed to the ground. This fellow had jumped up and tried to escape. Although he had jumped high, he had also landed heavily.
As the tree fell, a small tree walked out from its crown. It was a sapling.
Balsam didn't know why, but she had a strange feeling when she saw the sapling.
Lu Yin saw that her gaze had changed, and his heart sank. He hadn't expected her to be able to tell that the sapling was different. He had been careless, and if he had known earlier, he would have hidden it.
Lu Yin suddenly raised a hand and patted Balsam's shoulder, startling her and causing her to subconsciously attack. "I'm not joking with you. Immortality can definitely be researched. Do you know who the person who researched it offended?"
Balsam stared blankly at Lu Yin. "Who?"
"I can't say."
Balsam's brows rose, and then she frowned. As the president of Shamrock Enterprises' Innerverse, she always had an elegant temperament and everything was under her control. However, she had just been startled by Lu Yin, and now, she had been choked. She didn't feel good, and her expression turned ugly.
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