You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

Slime farmers are watering seaweed in the fields, while a bone snake patrol circles around them.

The black crow descended from the sky and landed steadily on a bone pillar.

It looked around, then lowered its head and threw the crystal box into the sand pit next to it.

The moment the crystal box fell, it was buried with a "poof" sound, just like a seed.

A few seconds later, a faint purple light pattern appeared on the surface, almost invisible to the naked eye.

System prompt—

[Warning! Unknown energy implantation detected]

[Source: Unidentified]

[Status: Silent Infiltration]

[Recommendation: Immediately seal off the area]

Ron immediately received an urgent report from Bubble.

[Bubble: Something's come in]

"Location."

[Bubble: East District, behind the bone pillar, signal is very weak]

"Immediately seal off that area."

[Bubble: I can destroy it directly]

"do not move."

Claudia frowned.

"Are you crazy? Why keep it alive instead of just killing it?"

“I want to know what it’s trying to do,” Ron said, staring at the console. “And I roughly know who sent it.”

"Bacchus?"

Ron nodded.

Meanwhile, the crystal box slowly dissolved in the sand.

It doesn't rush to release energy, but rather, like an invisible snake, it crawls deeper into the energy channels of the Sand Dune instance.

Its target is neither Ron nor the instance core—

It's bubbles.

Ten minutes later, when Bubble's main body and clone were holding a small meeting in the settlement's council square, they suddenly paused.

[Bubble: ...It sounds like someone is talking to me.]

Ron immediately interjected: "The contents?"

[Bubble: It said... 'We are the same kind']

Claudia's expression changed instantly.

"This is the opening of the miniature garden."

Bubble paused again.

[Bubble: It also said...'You shouldn't work for others, you should be the master.']

Ron squinted.

"As expected, they came to sow discord."

Three minutes later, a new option popped up on the system interface.

[An unknown core is attempting to initiate a merge request]

[Target: Dungeon Bubble]

[Requesting Permissions: Core Algorithm Sharing + Personality Synchronization + Primary Personality Replacement]

【Whether to accept? 】

Upon seeing this, Claudia immediately swore.

"This is what you call a brain transplant!"

Ron didn't immediately press the refuse button, but slowly smiled.

"Bubbles."

[Bubble: Hmm?]

"Would you like to play a game where the guest takes the lead?"

[Bubble: That sounds interesting]

Ron pointed to the console.

"Accept its request—but in the background, apply our copy personality replacement algorithm."

Claudia's eyes widened in surprise.

"Are you planning to... take it back?"

Ron nodded.

"Isn't it meant to be implanted? Then let's have it implanted."

A few seconds later, the crystal box completed the connection.

[Warning! Personality merging in progress...]

[Abnormal! Control over personality failed to transfer as expected]

[WARNING! Personality data is being reverse-engineered!]

Over in Bacchus.

He was sitting in front of the magic circle monitoring the connection progress when he suddenly saw the panel flashing red.

[Anomaly: Core Personality Data from Sandplay Therapy Has Been Hacked]

[Intrusion Source: Black Language Cave · Bubble]

[Status: Data loss in progress (14%...27%...39%...)]

Bacchus suddenly stood up.

"Impossible—how could it have a reverse swallowing algorithm!?"

Bubble sends a cheerful broadcast from the Red Rock Mining Area:

[Bubble: Thank you for the new parts, now I run faster!]

[Bubble: Also... I think I've grown a little taller.]

System prompt—

[Ding—Bubble absorbs fragments of the core personality of the sandplay therapy]

[Dungeon level increased to: Personality Awakening - Mid-tier]

[New Ability Unlocked: Cross-Domain Signal Intrusion (Can remotely take over low-level dungeons for 30 seconds)]

Ron stroked his chin.

"Bacchus, you've personally added a nuclear engine to my system."

Before the bubble upgrade notification sound had even stopped, a new panel popped up on Ron's console.

[New Capability: Cross-Domain Signal Intrusion]

[Function Description: Allows remote intrusion into lower-tier replicas, temporarily taking over their behavior commands for 30 seconds.]

[Cooling time: 24 hours]

[Additional effect: The taken-over instance will show "Bubble visited" in the log.]

Ron glanced at it and his eyes lit up.

"Isn't this just a lightning robbery in the dungeon world?"

Claudia sighed.

"Are you only thinking about doing bad things?"

"No, I'm exploring the boundaries of technology."

Bubble popped up next to her with a bubble-shaped smiley face.

[Bubble: Who should we try with first?]

Ron squinted and pulled up the picture.

The distribution of all low-tier dungeons within the Empire is displayed.

"Target locked - Deeprock Fortress".

Claudia was stunned.

"Are you crazy? Wasn't that someone who's always been hostile towards you?"

"Yes, so they are perfect guinea pigs."

At this moment, a group of adventurers are challenging the Deeprock Fortress dungeon.

That copy is called "Rock Core," and it's an incredibly rigid rock head.

Every day, the routine consists of refreshing monsters, getting fixed equipment drops, and closing the gate at a set time.

The players were halfway through the fight when suddenly—

[System Notification: Copy Permission Error]

Control has been temporarily transferred.

The monster faction was thrown into chaos instantly.

The stone knights, who should have been lined up in defense, have all turned around and started dancing the "slime twist dance."