Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

Lin Yi said "Okay" and followed behind Wu Shuang.

Everywhere here, there are flowing rainbow colors, but they are like fleeting bubbles, not very clear.

In a way, the scenery here is somewhat similar to the outer edges of the mountains and forests on Earth, with vegetation and very tall trees, except that the density of these trees is very low.

Each towering tree shone with a faint light, as if it had a unique purpose.

The light converged along the tree roots into the underground veins, and Lin Yi guessed that these towering trees might be the energy source of the Tungsten Frost race.

After flying for a while, Lin Yi became attracted to a certain area.

The traces of human creation are immediately noticeable; the rest of the area is covered in vegetation, but this large square area is unique in that it contains metal equipment.

Rows of mechanical lifeforms, identical to the spare individual units of the tungsten frost in front of them, stood there in unison, performing the same actions.

The individual machines gathered together to form a square formation, but in the middle of the formation was a large open space with a huge sign.

The logo features lines that resemble the wind.

Next to the sign, a large amount of supplies are being transported via a semi-transparent conveyor belt into a cube-shaped storage device.

"These are the supplies you need, currently being organized." Tungshuang landed next to the cube with Lin Yi. "One-third of the energy is also being stored and will be loaded simultaneously with the supplies."

"Hmm!" Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction as he watched the supplies being transported, then casually asked, "Where's your core machine? Aren't you going to come out and show yourself?"

Lin Yi had originally thought that the core machine would be the one to receive him, but he didn't expect it to be this old acquaintance.

"The core is working at full capacity to calculate the application of the method of transforming life force," Tungshuang said frankly. "The method you provided needs some modifications when applied to mechanical life forms."

"Even so, thank you for agreeing to this transaction."

"You will gain the friendship of our race, and the evolved super-life form race, Mr. Lin Yi."

Lin Yi listened to this but didn't care; it was useless. He'd rather have something more practical.

"Of course, if you would like to speak with the core machine, we can arrange that immediately."

Lin Yi waved his hand in refusal: "Never mind, I was just asking. I'll leave once the supplies are packed."

"By the way, how do we transfer permissions?"

Wushuang nodded: "As you wish."

She took out a control panel that resembled a mobile phone but was much smaller and handed it to Lin Yi.

"This is one of the permission controllers for the Dream Fragment Continent. The permissions you need have been pre-loaded for you."

"As for the specific areas that can be changed, you can select them yourself."

As he spoke, Wushuang took out two more items.

A small cube that shimmers with a faint light and is full of energy loops.

It's a card-like thing, similar to a display screen, with constantly changing symbols on it.

"This is the Source Cube," Tungshuang explained, handing the item to Lin Yi.

"And this is one of the access permissions to the Dream Fragment Continent."

"The Dream Fragment Continent does not exist entirely independently outside the dimensional gap world. Sometimes there are brief fluctuations that cause abnormal changes in its location coordinates."

"At that time, although we can teleport using the spatial imprint left in the dream fragments, it will be quite dangerous."

"With this access card, you can safely enter the Dream Fragment Continent."

As Lin Yi listened, he accepted the three items.

Lin Yi glanced at the access card and control panel twice and then tossed them into the alternate dimension.

His attention was focused on the source block.

The source cube feels slightly cool to the touch. It's about half the size of a regular 3x3 Rubik's Cube, but it's unusually heavy.

Lin Yi estimated that this small cube weighed about 10KG, and interestingly, this weight kept changing.

After fiddling with the Source Cube for a while, Lin Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any precautions I need to take when activating this?"

According to the plan, Lin Yi intended to activate it after taking the supplies.

"Theoretically speaking, no," Wushuang replied.

"However, in terms of ease of use, you can connect to a complete computing machine when activating it, making it easier and more efficient to control."

"Um?"

"Does that mean you're going to find something like a computer to control it?"

Wushuang shook his head, then nodded: "That's roughly the idea."

"Yours..." Wu Shuang pointed to the shield Lin Yi was carrying.

"This interesting little guy can serve that purpose."

"And when activating the source block, it connects to your..."

"Its name is Shield."

What little guy? That sounds weird.

"Yes, the shield. When you activate it, you set the shield as the interactive medium, which will most likely cause the shield to evolve in sync."

"Oh?" Lin Yi raised an eyebrow; he was interested in this.

"Does that mean the shield will most likely also have a more powerful body?"

Even if the shield had a mechanical entity with dimensional-level combat power, it wouldn't be of much help, since there's only one. But it's better than nothing.

"Yes, that's what I mean."

Lin Yi smiled and patted the shield.

"Did you hear that? Want to give it a try?"

The familiar clicking sound rang out again, and the mechanical lizard shield reappeared, with Kuku climbing onto Lin Yi's shoulder.

"Giving it a try is fine, but I don't like fighting, and besides, I can actually evolve on my own if necessary."

The shield, unusually, didn't act arrogantly as soon as it appeared. Instead, it spoke in a low voice with a thoughtful expression.

Lin Yi then frowned.

Self-evolving? This shield wasn't mentioned to me at all.

Lin Yi glanced suspiciously at the shield that seemed to be deep in thought, moved his lips slightly, and suppressed his doubts for the time being.

Never mind, I'll ask again later.

Wushuang glanced at the man and his shield, and wisely refrained from bringing up the topic again.

"Do you want to activate the source cube soon?" Tungsten Frost asked.

Lin Yi glanced at Wu Shuang, his expression indifferent, and said nothing.

"Please don't misunderstand, I just wanted to remind you that the activation of the Source Cube usually takes about 600 hours under sufficient energy conditions, during which a relatively safe and stable place is required," Tungsten Frost quickly explained.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Yi nodded to indicate that he understood, and Wu Shuang did not ask any further questions.

There was a moment of silence, but fortunately, the loading of supplies was nearing completion.

Wushuang walked over, and returned two or three minutes later, handing Lin Yi two more things.

Resource blocks and energy orbs.

"Is this one-third of the energy needed?" Lin Yi threw the resource cube into the alternate dimension and examined the sphere in his palm.

It's quite heavy when you hold it, and it emits a deep blue light that flows gently inside.