CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 199 DRAGON ISLAND MECHANICAL CITY DISTURBANCE (TWO IN ONE)_2

"Beep... System misjudged, the space level is too high, unable to forcibly breakthrough..."

"Beep... System is about to be formatted..."

"Beep... Beep... Beep..."

"Buzz..."

The Space Gate closed. As Galatron disappeared, the energy fluctuations of dozens of mechas around instantly vanished, halting all movement and operations.

Qin Shou dusted off the dirt on his clothes and tucked away the Zombie Transformation Card into the System.

Synthesizing zombies back then was purely out of mischief; who would’ve thought it would one day be useful for playing dead?

"Haha, mission accomplished!"

Qin Shou glanced around at the Second-level mechas, his mouth almost watering.

"So many Second-level Nine-star mechas! That poor guy Chen Xinghe sure was extravagant, but now they’re all mine!"

In a whirlwind, he stored all those mechas into the System Space. Qin Shou’s entire demeanor shifted in an instant.

Overnight riches!

A bona fide tycoon!

Yes, this is the aura of a nouveau riche.

...

Meanwhile, at Dragon Island Mechanical City.

At the very moment the Intelligent System vanished into the Earth’s Core World, the entire Mechanical City suddenly began to tremble violently. From deep underground, faintly audible mechanical electronic synthesized sounds emerged.

The Mechanical Department students undergoing trials at Dragon Island noticed the anomaly and quickly evacuated the Mechanical City.

In the central castle of Dragon Island, several Unbreakable Realm experts suddenly received orders and headed toward the Mechanical City to investigate.

...

Earth’s Core World.

Outside the newly established Transmission Array, Qin Shou took out his Beast Cultivation Main City identification, and the barrier covering the Transmission Array opened a gap.

"Hiss..."

Beside the massive Transmission Array, the greedy snake let out a roar.

Su Liang and Yan Bo saw Qin Shou’s return and rushed over to inquire.

"Qin Shou, where is the Intelligent System lifeform?"

"Xiao Qin, that Intelligent Life didn’t come with you, right...?"

Qin Shou smiled, took out a small black box, charred halfway and palm-sized.

"Mr. Su, Third Uncle, mission accomplished. The Intelligent Life has been neutralized."

Upon seeing the charred black box, both men rejoiced.

"Qin Shou, how did you manage it?" Su Liang asked in astonishment.

Qin Shou waved his hand, a peculiar grin on his face. "Mr. Su, if you’ve been paying attention to me, you should know what I used to excel at."

"Excel at?"

Su Liang seemed puzzled, while Yan Bo, quite aware of Qin Shou’s reputation, mused aloud. "Hmm... Although the Intelligent Life’s computational power far exceeds that of humans, when it comes to adaptability and flexibility in thinking, it still falls short of human cleverness.

If Xiao Qin devised a scheme to lure the System’s main body away from the Mechanical Army’s protection, the System might not notice anything amiss, allowing Xiao Qin to capture it in one fell swoop."

Qin Shou gave him a thumbs-up—a gesture of approval.

Third Uncle sure knows how to make people look good.

This black box was just a little gadget made by Big Big Wolf. Once burned and tampered with, it should be enough to fool the Federation’s researchers.

Times have changed; the current Big Big Wolf is no longer the amateur Little White just starting in Intelligence Development.

In certain aspects of technology, even the Federation’s best researchers couldn’t match Big Big Wolf.

"By the way, Qin Shou, how about your friends? Are they alright?"

Su Liang suddenly remembered that Qin Shou wasn’t fighting alone.

"No worries, they’ve got their hands full right now. Let me take you back to the Beast Cultivation Main City first; you can’t leave those injuries unattended."

Qin Shou changed the topic, withdrew the greedy snake, and led the two into the Transmission Array.

After embedding dozens of Earth Core Energy Crystals, the light flickered for tens of seconds before the three finally emerged from the disorienting experience.

The depth of the Earth’s Core World relative to the surface was evident from this.

Taking a look at the Transmission Room’s surroundings, Qin Shou glanced at the words "Fanxing City" before quickly locating the Transmission Array leading to the Beast Cultivation Main City.

"Buzz..."

The trio entered the Transmission Array again and promptly arrived at the Transmission Square in the Beast Cultivation Main City.

"Hiss..."

The greedy snake burst out through the Space Gate again as Qin Shou took flight with the two injured men, quickly making his way to Qin Long’s office.

"Principal, bad news! Mr. Su and Dragon Family’s Lord Yan Bo were severely injured in a battle with Muto; they’re outside right now..."

Qin Long’s old face stiffened. "Little Su and Little Bo are critically injured? Lead me to them right away!"

...

Beast Cultivation Main City’s medical center.

An entire day and night passed before the fatigued Qin Long emerged from the emergency ward where he had stayed behind to monitor.

"Principal, how are Mr. Su and Third Uncle?" Qin Shou asked.

Qin Long sighed heavily, the wrinkles on his aged face seemingly deepened.

Qin Shou’s face darkened—what’s the situation? Didn’t make it in time after all?

But the next moment, Qin Long straightened his old waist and said, "Sigh, those two brats? What could happen to them? They just keep giving this old man a hard time. They’re nasty little troublemakers."

Qin Shou: "..."

If they’re alive, why are you sighing?

And are you seriously pretending to have back pain?

How exactly are they wearing you down?

This is insane!

Qin Long shot an amused glance at the speechless Qin Shou before adding, "Qin Shou, I heard you not only rescued them in the Earth’s Core World but also destroyed a mecha with an Intelligent Life System?"

"Absolutely."

"Hmm, not bad. Elder Long certainly didn’t misjudge you."

"That’s all?"

"What do you mean?"

"I saved their lives and foiled the Intelligent Life’s evil scheme to eradicate humanity. As a superhero who saved countless lives, both beautiful and smart, Principal, don’t you think I deserve some sort of reward?"

"Ah, you have a point, Qin Shou. As Principal, I hereby grant you the school’s ’Student of the Year’ award. Work hard next year too!"

Qin Shou: "..."

"Haha, Principal, you must be joking!"

Qin Long solemnly replied, "Why would I? You started the joke first."

Qin Shou’s smile froze. This old man has turned wicked.

Qin Long chuckled slyly. "Back to the point—you saved those two unlucky fellows, and they owe you big time. That Muto corpse’s front limbs? Take them."

"Muto front limbs? What good are those?" Qin Shou asked in confusion.

Qin Long patiently explained, "Muto’s ability to release electromagnetic pulses comes from its front limbs.

Take them to the Weapon Department; they can modify them into Electromagnetic Pulse Energy Guns or even install them onto mechas—excellent results either way.

If you don’t want them, you could sell them for a fortune."

That made sense to Qin Shou. The Muto front limbs were indeed solid as a weapon, but used to synthesize monsters? Their effects should be even stronger.

While pondering, Qin Long tossed Qin Shou a Space Wristwatch.

"Inside is a Shengsheng, consider it a reward for eliminating the Intelligent Life."

"Shengsheng?"

Qin Shou recalled the details from the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his mind.

[In the mountains resides a beast named Shengsheng, it resembles an ape with white ears, able to crawl and move upright. Eating it enhances one’s ability to run swiftly.]

Shengsheng appears as a long-haired simian beast with white ears, capable of both crouching and walking upright. Legend has it that consuming Shengsheng meat bestows great swiftness.

"Boosting agility? Eating it increases mobility?" Qin Shou asked.

Qin Long nodded. "Legend has it that Shengsheng is a magical beast capable of understanding past events but unaware of future occurrences."

"If you’re interested, you could try cultivating this Mutant Beast—it could be worthwhile for someone like you who doesn’t merely stop at three or two beasts."

Qin Shou froze. What did he mean?

Had he discovered something?

Or maybe he was probing?

Or could it be the old man knew all along and just never explicitly said so?

Is my acting really that bad?

Qin Shou accepted the Space Wristwatch, thanked him, and quickly left.

...

In his room, Qin Shou began reviewing the spoils from this mission.

A pair of Nightmare Level Muto front limbs, a Manda Dragon Beast corpse x1, fifty Second-level Nine-star mechas (including damaged ones), a Cosmic Creature Mecha x1, a Classic of Mountains and Seas Mutant Beast Shengsheng x1, and an Intelligent Life x1.

After eating the Shangfu Bird and Heluo Fish meat, he activated a rather useless Fake Talent, increasing his chances of advancing to the Unbreakable Realm significantly.

He successfully advanced to Vajra Seven Stars, with about sixty Muto Eggs left—enough to make it to Vajra Nine Stars.

With two star-level advancements in one go, it was anyone’s guess how the school’s year-end assessments would unfold.

Ah, and those "Working Monsters" of Big Black Face and Third Uncle still needed a chance to be properly returned.

Not to mention bringing back Little Brother and Brother Monkey to see if he could trick some Little Vajras into becoming his secret weapons.

That reminded Qin Shou—the main body of the Intelligent System had possessed Galatron.