Eternal Night

Chapter 683 Indifference or...unwillingness?

Wu Pifu meditated silently on the shuttle.

He discovered that ever since he switched to his current physical form, any use of traditional Chinese martial arts, internal energy, or similar techniques would increase the burden on his body, causing it to collapse rapidly.

On the contrary, ordinary meditation can slightly relieve the physical and mental burden, although it is almost useless. At this time, Wu Pifu will not waste time and will meditate silently during the journey of several hours.

As for Zhi, he was still all smiles and smirking, engrossed in playing something on the shuttle's onboard computer.

From the moment he appeared until now, he had always seemed carefree, as if nothing bothered him, but unknowingly he had been making far-reaching plans and had done a great deal.

After playing for a while, Zhi seemed a bit tired, so he directly asked Wu Pifu, "You're really good at holding on. Do you usually train this hard?"

Wu Pifu's attitude towards Zhi is different now than before. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "It's not always like this. I sometimes eat and drink when I have free time, and if I have the opportunity, I also play some computer games."

Zhi simply nodded casually, then asked, "And most of the time?"

Wu Pifu thought about it carefully, and after recalling for a while, he said, "Leveling up by fighting monsters and going into dungeons?"

Zhi was momentarily speechless, but his expression quickly became somewhat enlightened.

Wu Pifu has an extremely fierce personality and an indomitable spirit. He is also extremely strong, so he is likely to be constantly fighting monsters, leveling up, and running dungeons (Dream World) on weekdays.

After thinking for a moment, Zhi said, "The strong are easily broken, especially in the dream world. The extraordinary is corrupted. I have seen too many people who have had a good encounter in the dream world and their strength has increased by leaps and bounds, but they also died a quick death. I have even seen some who did not die but ended up as monsters, suffering miserably. They can occasionally regain their senses, but when they do, they are in even more pain and can only live in the dream world. They cannot even return to the human world... You are being too radical."

These words clearly carried great goodwill, but Wu Pifu didn't find them strange at this point, so he shook his head and said, "I am an Extreme Path Seed, so I won't suffer any backlash no matter how much extraordinary knowledge I acquire. Also, I am a Super Brain, so if I don't go to the Dream World to fight monsters and level up, should I let ordinary people go?"

Zhi was taken aback again, but when Wu Pifu said he was an Extreme Path Seed, he chuckled happily and said, "Extreme Path Seed, you're actually an Extreme Path Seed? That certainly reduces the dangers at the transcendent level. But you should also know that although Extreme Path Seeds are immune to transcendent disasters, they all face misfortune in their later years. Once they reach the Ascended Body, there will be a huge backlash. You should be careful and prepare in advance."

These words were sincere and full of goodwill, completely different from how he had interacted with Zhi and Wu Pifu in the past.

However, Wu Pifu remained silent, and after a long while, he suddenly asked, "Where is Mi?"

Although Wu Pifu's question seemed abrupt, Zhiyou, being extremely intelligent, naturally understood what Wu Pifu wanted to ask. He nodded, remaining silent for a moment before finally saying, "He's gone mad... He wants to destroy all the superbrains because he believes his father died in the battle that gave birth to the Final Producers. He..."

"Like a child who never grew up, I always dreamed that my father was a towering hero, that he shielded all of humanity from suffering with his own body, like a lone warrior who used his crippled body to withstand all malice, protecting him and all of humanity..."

"So he hates all supercomputers. He thinks all supercomputers are monsters, inhuman, and the real culprits who enslave all of humanity. He wants to protect humanity, he loves all of human civilization, just like his nonexistent father did. He even went mad because of this, and he didn't hesitate or waver in turning himself into a monster..."

"He... spent his whole life chasing after that unseen figure, but he never imagined that figure was still in frozen dormancy while he went mad, hahahaha..."

Zhi laughed until tears streamed down his face. He writhed in his seat like a worm. After his exaggerated laughter subsided, he simply hugged his knees and remained silent. A moment later, he actually fell asleep.

Wu Pifu remained silent.

After a long silence, he reached out and clenched his fist: "A hero... a lone warrior?"

Several hours later, Wu Pifu and Zhi emerged from the shuttle. The port staff immediately began loading and unloading the Dragon Rider systems. At the same time, Wu Pifu saw the chairman of the First Company leading a group of people rushing over, bowing and scraping respectfully to him, before hurriedly taking the two Dragon Rider systems away.

Wu Pifu looked around and saw the entire port in a state of chaos, with cargo being transported up and down everywhere. Thousands of people were running around the port, and a large number of cargo vehicles were being loaded and unloaded. Apart from the leader, who was from various time and space, the others were all humans from this time and space.

"Let's start the battle soon," Zhi said to Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu could sense all of this. He was about to speak when he suddenly paused for a moment, then turned and walked towards a certain direction of the port.

Knowing this, he didn't find it strange and casually followed Wu Pifu away.

Before long, the two arrived at a restricted area at the edge of the port. There were guards outside the restricted area, but they had obviously been notified and let Wu Pifu pass. Soon, Wu Pifu arrived at his destination, where two humanoid mechs, each a hundred meters tall, were parked. At the feet of the mechs, Xu Wanfang stood there wearing a large, strange metal helmet. At the same time, hundreds of floating automatons and various tools were working on the two mechs.

Xu Wanfang said without turning his head, "I'm sorry, I'm not able to move around right now, but I'll be fine soon. I'll need your cooperation... Mr. Wu, you've never piloted a mecha before, have you?"

Wu Pifu, on the other hand, was quite interested. He could tell that these two mechs were obviously built in a very rushed manner. Apart from the key structures and parts, even the outer shell was not installed. They did not have the cool feeling of the super robots in Wu Pifu's memory at all.

But it was still a mecha, a robot, and even without a cool exterior, Wu Pifu still watched it with great interest.

Xu Wanfang naturally sensed the emotions emanating from Wu Pifu. He chuckled softly, "It's a pity we don't have enough time, materials, or personnel. Otherwise, these mechs would be incredibly cool... Two mechs, one for me and one for you. They'll be used in conjunction with the Dragoon system when attacking the Final Producer platform. Unfortunately, only I can use my supercomputer auxiliary device, and we don't have the materials to build one for Mr. Wu." Wu Pifu had already used the Dragoon system on Europa. It was indeed a powerful weapon, but unfortunately, it placed a tremendous burden on his supercomputer. So he shook his head and said, "No need. I'm not suited to use the Dragoon system right now. It's too much of a strain on me. I'm better at fighting with my bare hands."

Before Xu Wanfang could speak, Zhi said from the side, "Are you stupid? We're letting you pilot the mechs and use the Dragon Rider system not so you can use them to attack, okay? It's to hide your true strength!"

"What?"

Wu Pifu looked at Liaozhi with a completely bewildered expression, then looked at Xu Wanfang. For a moment, he couldn't understand what kind of riddle the two of them were playing.

This mech is so tall and imposing, and it's even equipped with a dragon rider system. Is this thing used to hide its true strength?

Xu Wanfang gave a wry smile and said, "Mr. Wu, I never expected you to be so powerful. So after confirming that you didn't have a super brain assist device, I did initially plan to have you assist me as the main attacker against the final producer. But now I realize that I was really looking down on things... You are a special super brain, right? And you should have special abilities similar to Mr. Chu Minghao?"

Wu Pifu had nothing to hide, so he nodded and admitted it.

Xu Wanfang also frankly said, "So I urgently revised the initial battle plan. Now you will be the main attacker, and I will assist you. I will do my best to hold off Mr. Chu Minghao, and then you will launch a surprise attack on the End Producer. You don't need to kill him, just destroy the connection between him and the End Producer platform. Once the connection is broken, the End Producer will be expelled into the imaginary space, and this mech equipped with the Dragon Rider system is the cover!"

"I don't understand, speak like a human."

Wu Pifu still didn't understand why he was hiding himself after getting into the mecha.

Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "What don't you understand? You don't have a super brain auxiliary device. These two mechs are special models. After being equipped with the Dragon Rider System used by the super brain, whether you have a super brain auxiliary device or not is a completely different matter. In the perception of other super brain holders, you are like a candle flame, while Xu Wanfang is like a star. Do you think the enemy will target you first when you both appear on the battlefield piloting the same mechs?"

Wu Pifu suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is. The super brain assist device has this function? But are you sure you can handle it? That's Chu Minghao, you know."

Xu Wanfang said with a wry smile, "We have to go whether it works or not. I will delay Mr. Chu Minghao. He is not an avatar of the End Producer, but merely someone who has been corrupted and controlled by the End Producer... If it really doesn't work, he will surely wake up the moment I die in front of Mr. Chu Minghao!"

Wu Pifu fell silent. He looked around but couldn't find Xu Shilan, so he turned his puzzled gaze to Xu Wanfang.

Xu Wanfang said solemnly, "I put my sister into a coma, otherwise she would definitely not have agreed to this battle plan... Don't worry, Mr. Wu, I have also experienced many dream worlds, and I have my own trump cards to save my life. After all, at my point in time, I was the only hope left for humanity, so I will not die easily unless absolutely necessary!"

Wu Pifu remained silent.

He could sense Xu Wanfang's sincerity and awareness, so he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Going to one's death... is not just his prerogative; others, other people with a clear conscience, also have the right to go to their deaths!
"it is good."

Wu Pifu said, "Call me when the battle starts, and... if you really want to die, you'd better have a good talk with your sister before you go into battle. In my timeline, she can never get over your death."

Xu Wanfang looked surprised, then smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

Wu Pifu turned to leave, but suddenly he stopped and looked up in a certain direction outside the spaceport's canopy.

Just now, a vast will swept across the entire spaceport. The feeling within that will had the significance of the super-brain world, but it was as vast as the ocean and as expansive as the universe.

"...A lifetime producer?"

Wu Pifu murmured.

Xu Wanfang said, "Yes, ever since Mr. Wu deployed the super brain space on Europa, the end producers have been using this super brain space sensor to scan the entire solar system from time to time."

Wu Pifu was curious and said, "Speaking of which, the Azure Government is already starting to collapse, so why hasn't the current president taken any action at all?"

Xu Wanfang paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know. This is also my question. The current situation is completely different from what I know about the battle with the Endermen. There are now visitors from various time-space nodes, as well as Mr. Chu Minghao as the Endermen's henchmen and guards. Moreover, it is obvious that the Endermen are not unaware of the betrayal and siege from the outside world... I don't understand why He doesn't take action."

Just as Wu Pifu and Xu Wanfang were puzzled, Zhi, with his hands in his pockets, said nonchalantly, "What else can happen? There are only two possibilities. One is that He doesn't care. In His eyes, we are all insects, and no matter what we do, we can't stop Him from becoming the final producer. As for the second possibility..."

Wu Pifu and Xu Wanfang both looked at Zhi, who then burst into laughter and said, "He doesn't want to, does he...?"

"He has not yet become the final producer, and He is resisting becoming the final producer, using His last strength to suppress the final producer who destroys everything, or perhaps He is waiting for you to go and kill Him."

(End of this chapter)