I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 549, Section 2.1-62: The Lost Crown - The Treasure of the Dynasty

“But the world is fair,” Mu Yegui said softly. “Although humans are weak, they have been given unlimited creative abilities.”

In comparison, although the Samuro clan is powerful, they have difficulty reproducing and do not live in harmony with each other. Their nature is nothing but killing and bloodlust. To humans, aren't they just like wild beasts?

So what if I’m powerful?
What good is having almost eternal life?

To be killed by one's own kind is true death. Fratricide is the cruelest rule established by the laws of the world; even the laws themselves cannot tolerate their existence and seek to exterminate them.

They say the Samuro are a race favored by the rules, but in reality, they should be considered an abandoned race. This race has long since vanished from history, and she is the only one left in the interstellar space. Here, she finally meets her fellow race members—the first time in a true sense that she has met someone of her own kind.

"I am not human, I am just wearing human skin." Noyce said softly, reaching up to lift her sleeve to reveal her scarred arm. Her fingertips lightly traced the scars, and she could vaguely see the cold inorganic metal beneath the cut skin.

He walked up to the display stand, looked at the strange, recessed patterns on it, and said, “When I was very young, a massive war broke out on the planet I lived on. In this war, I lost my parents, my home, and was even taken away by the enemy.”

Seeing my exceptional physical gifts, they experimented on me, cutting off my limbs and replacing them with sophisticated machinery. Initially, my body rejected the machines, causing me to suffer from fever and vomiting, but I persevered. Later, seeing that my body no longer rejected the machines, they gradually replaced all my internal organs.

Later, I was trained into a humanoid weapon, only able to obey their orders and carry out missions, killing lives I didn't want to kill. If it weren't for an accident that dragged me into a black hole and brought me here, I might still be under their control.

But am I even truly alive now?

Noyce was very beautiful; her face was flawless from every angle, perfectly matching the features created by machinery. Every detail was just right, without any imperfections.

He reached up and touched his face, chuckling to himself, "It's so fake, isn't it? It conforms to their aesthetic, their most perfect work. It's merely a work of art, not an independent life."

"The concept of life itself is a paradox. There is no definition of what it means to be alive. Animals are alive, humans are alive, plants are alive. In my view, everything exists in some special form. It is not necessary to be able to move or jump in order to be considered alive."

Mu Yegui grabbed Noyce's hand and pressed it to his chest, continuing, "I don't have a human heart, and there's nothing beating there. Do you think I'm alive like this?"

Noyce's mouth moved, her face flushed slightly, and she abruptly turned her head to the side, pulling her hand back, and stammered, "I...I understand."

Why does the hand he's touching feel hot?!

Mu Yegui tilted his head, not understanding why Noyce would suddenly make such a big move.

"Quick, quick, look what this is!" Noyce pointed at the display stand and exclaimed.

A very strange pattern; it seems that only by fitting it into the mechanism can the switch be activated. They entered by breaking through a wall, and normally they should be able to obtain the item, but there are no shortcuts available.

"Let's break down the wall one more time," Mu Yegui said slowly, glancing around at the surrounding walls.

“…Let’s try to crack it.” Noyce suggested after a second of silence.

Mu Yegui nodded, but there was a hint of resentment in his expression, as if he was sulking after being rejected.

She walked to the collapsed wall, picked up a stone from the ground that was about the same size as the pattern, shaved it into the exact same shape, and casually pressed it into the wall. However, there was no reaction.

“Perhaps we still need the real thing,” Noyce said slowly.

"It's not that advanced, at most the weight hasn't been reached." With a slight glance at Noyce in his cool silver eyes, Mu Yegui stepped aside and said, "Controlling the force to increase the weight little by little until the right weight is achieved, you should be very good at that, right?"

Noyce nodded, reached out and pressed down, gradually increasing the pressure.

At a certain point, a 'crack' was heard, the ground shook, and a wall not far away collapsed.

Seeing that Nuoyi was about to let go, Mu Yegui quickly called out to him, "Wait."

Neuss was slightly taken aback, so he could only maintain that position and force without moving.

Mu Yegui brought back a few more stones and handed them to him, asking as he did so, "Estimate the weight."

He weighed the stones in his hand, then shaved off some of them. As the weight of the stones was added, Noyce reduced his strength accordingly. Finally, he withdrew his hand during that instant of replacement, and the weight was thus replaced.

“I suspect there’s a trap. Once you let go, something will fall down and block the opening, so it’s better to keep your strength there.”

It is indeed impossible for humans to control this precise weight, but Noyce, as a being composed of machinery, had a perfect grasp of this force.

The timing of placement is also very important. Basically, you need to replace it before it reacts, and the error needs to be accurate to the millisecond.

If it weren't for Mu Yegui and Noys standing here, things wouldn't have been so easy. Of course, if it weren't for Mu Yegui and Noys, it would have been unlikely that they could have broken through the wall.

This can be considered their unique way of entering.

Mu Yegui and Noyce passed through the hole in the wall and stood on the other side. Mu Yegui bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it at the 'weight' on the display table, sending it flying.

As the weight disappeared, a loud 'boom' was heard, and a huge rock crashed down, blocking the opening.

"As expected," Mu Yegui said.

Noyce: "..." Although they wanted to verify it, they were blocked like this. What should they do when they return?
“It’s okay, we’ll break down the wall.” Mu Yegui pointed to the wall and said to him seriously.

Her delicate and beautiful face wore a serious expression, her voice was soft and sweet with a hint of childishness, her slender arms had no excess muscle, and her figure was so fragile that she could be pushed over at any moment. It was hard to imagine just how terrifying the power contained within her body was.

"No, maybe there are other exits when we get back. We can look for them then," Noyce said slowly, turning her head away.

Mu Yegui: "..." Is her suggestion really that unacceptable? It's clearly very practical.

(End of this chapter)