Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 754 - 336: The Grand Plan, Gifts, and Sneaking Out (Part 2)

He remembered that He Yun and her brother had mentioned before, in the Underground Shelter Plane, there was a group of dangerous individuals specializing in attacking underground shelters. Several shelters around Shelter No. 88 had fallen victim to them.

They had also set their sights on Shelter No. 88. Under their pressure, the energy demand for the underground shelter surged, prompting He Yun to attempt the plan of ascending replicas.

If they came knocking, they would truly be fortunate. In the underground shelter during the apocalypse, there were few opportunities to see the sea. If they were sent into the Blind Abyss, they’d probably cry out of gratitude.

He Yun understood Wu Chang’s implication and shook her head, saying:

"Taking care of them is just He Yi’s exercise after dinner. After I strengthened his mecha with your cousin’s technology, those rats couldn’t even scratch him. Eighty percent of the groups attacking the underground shelters have already been taken out by him."

"He led people to the surface mainly to collect various samples for me and record surface data. As for what I use them for, you’ll see very soon."

He Yun took Wu Chang to her laboratory. On her workbench floated a metallic cubic container.

She poured the soil collected from the surface into the cubic container, inserted a fresh flower, and within a few breaths, the flower completely withered, turning into the same ashen gray as the soil, scattered within it.

"The pollution of the surface soil is severe, containing some unquantifiable components. Once living things ingest it, they get infected, die, and ultimately become part of it."

Next, she pressed a button on the console, injecting energy from the Desire Stele into the cubic container.

With the infusion of energy, the ashen color in the soil reversed, turning a light brown.

This time, when another fresh flower was inserted, it held up for five minutes before starting to decay, and almost fifteen minutes before it finally withered and died.

More crucially, the withered flower retained its color from when it was alive, not assimilated by the soil.

Wu Chang widened his eyes upon seeing this. He saw clearly that He Yun wasn’t simply using energy to kill off the polluted parts of the soil.

She was separating the Power of Faith from the Desire Stele, injecting it into the metal container, where it condenses into a power similar to divinity, using divinity to purify the soil.

In a sense, the metal box floating over the experiment table was essentially a "Demigod".

The creation of an artificial demigod reminded Wu Chang of the Essence Armor and Disqualified Monster crafted by Ertz.

If he had joked about He Yun grasping the essence of Schultz’s research from before, now it seemed she truly had.

In the metallic container, he didn’t just see the shadow of Essence Armor but also He Yun’s original "Technology Mysticism".

She not only learned from Schultz but also perfectly integrated it into her knowledge system.

And most importantly, how many days have passed?

In this time, he couldn’t even finish a semester’s mandatory courses. If he had her brain, wouldn’t he easily qualify for graduate studies?

"How did you manage to do this?"

He Yun explained:

"Your cousin’s research had large segments dedicated to studying gods, or rather, a power called divinity."

"This power is fascinating. I still can’t understand its principles nor explain its existence, but it truly seems like a power only gods could wield. Depending on the guiding conditions, it can achieve almost anything."

"Even the strange components in the surface soil vanish under its influence."

Wu Chang’s expression turned extremely peculiar, deciphering the principles of divinity scientifically sounded unbelievable. Yet for some reason, his inspiration told him He Yun might indeed pull it off.

"So what you’re going to create on the third underground level is a magnified version of this metal box?"

He Yun replied:

"You can understand it that way."

Wu Chang rubbed his face, realizing He Yun’s potential exceeded his expectations.

"I have a question, the Power of Faith contained within the Desire Stele isn’t infinite. While it temporarily suffices for the underground shelter, it’s far from enough to purify the surface."

"How do you plan to solve the Power of Faith issue?"

Speaking of Power of Faith, He Yun showed a slight, approving smile and said:

"The project on the third underground level is still in its infancy. To fully realize it, there are two things I need your help with."

Wu Chang helplessly looked at He Yun. She had laid so much groundwork before, even demonstrated the surface purification, seemingly waiting for him to ask this question.

"Go ahead, what do you need me to do?"

He Yun said:

"Firstly, I want to visit the plane where your cousin is. The birth of technology has a very close connection with its plane of origin. Different living environments, different development histories, and ultimately the technological theories born out of it show vast differences."

"I must see that plane with my own eyes to systematically learn from its technology and better understand his research."

Wu Chang clicked his tongue. Just the first condition was tricky. He didn’t answer directly but asked:

"And the second?"

He Yun’s face showed a hint of awkwardness as she said:

"The second favor is related to the Power of Faith you mentioned earlier."

"To obtain the Power of Faith, one naturally needs to gather faith. I don’t understand religion, but you have someone who does. That little girl who follows you and is born as a god, if I’m not mistaken, her name is Erin, right?"

"I want her to come to my world to spread the faith and help me gather the Power of Faith."