Survival on the Internet: A Bizarre Start at Sea

Su Zhisu groaned, feeling as if a block of ice had been stuffed into his brain.

The cold, vast aura of the "moon" is creating a violent conflict with his fragile soul and body.

A sharp whistling sound rang in my ears, my vision went black intermittently, and warm liquid flowed from my nostrils.

"The mental shock... is coming soon..."

"I don't have much time left..."

He endured the splitting headache and stared intently at the final piece.

"We must take advantage of this moment...to communicate!"

He sent the message again in the alchemical language, this time with a hint of the "moon" aura mixed in.

"As the holder of the power of 'Moon,' I reiterate my purpose!"

"I have come to fulfill my promise, to bring the key to the unfinished 'Perfect Container' project!"

"I demand to speak with 'The Mediator' Liliana Thea!"

The information, accompanied by that lofty aura, impacted the core protocol of the final work.

The blue light in the final piece reached its peak.

"Sizzle... A high-level aura intervenes... Agreement conflict..."

Basic Commands: 'Purify', 'Guard', 'Revive'

"New variable: The inheritor of the 'Creator' carries a key associated item and has already possessed some fourth-tier status and authority, now triggering the aura of an unknown higher-tier..."

"Recalculate..."

"Calculation result: According to the rules of the 'Trial', the target has proven his 'worth' by using his own power to attract the descent of a fourth-tier rank and authority, and has not violated the rules."

"The final ruling is hereby given:"

The final work slowly lowered its hands.

The pale light in his palm dissipated.

"Successor, you have passed the 'qualification' verification."

"You have proven that you have the 'possibility' and 'value' to 'intervene' in this matter."

Its voice remained indifferent.

"Next is the second verification."

"Prove that you have the ability to 'complete' or 'end' this matter."

It turned slightly to the side, making way for the last section of the platform leading towards the furnace.

But its single crystalline eye remained firmly fixed on Su Zhisu.

"You are about to enter the furnace area. Within ten minutes, establish contact with the 'Harmonizer' and prove your worth to 'her'."

"If you fail to obtain a response from the 'Harmonizer'... in order to protect the Successor..."

"I will execute the expulsion procedure and expel you, the inheritor, from the Eternal Forge."

Su Zhisu wiped away the blood from her nose and stood up unsteadily.

The stinging pain in my brain and the chill in my soul remained intense.

"Ten minutes should be enough time..."

He glanced at the enormous furnace suspended in the center of the space, enveloped in pale flames.

I took one last look at the final work.

Without hesitation, he strode along the platform toward the furnace.

His steps were a little unsteady, but incredibly firm.

The final piece, like the most loyal guardian, quietly followed him a few meters behind, neither too far nor too close.

As it drew closer, the details of the furnace became increasingly clear.

The furnace walls, made of dark crystals, are covered with countless fine and intricate alchemical runes, which slowly wriggle and flow like living things.

The pale flames burned silently inside the furnace, emitting no heat whatsoever, which only made the surrounding air feel even colder.

At the heart of the flames, the humanoid silhouette was curled up, as if in eternal slumber.

Beside it, a giant, dark blue egg phantom emanated a steady yet powerful life force, resonating clearly with the marine iguana egg in Su Zhisu's pendant.

"Lelena Thea...is she in those flames?"

"What has she become?"

Su Zhisu arrived at the end of the platform.

There was no road ahead.

Below is a dark abyss, and in front is a floating furnace, the two separated by tens of meters.

"Ten minutes...how am I supposed to get there?"

He tried shouting in the alchemical language towards the furnace.

"Liliana Thea! Can you hear me?"

"I am Su Zhisu! I have been entrusted by Edgar Thorne to return his pocket watch!"

"I brought marine iguana eggs!"

The sound echoed in the spherical space, absorbed by the writhing tubes and tissues, without eliciting any response.

The flames burned silently in the furnace, and the figures huddled motionless.

"No response... Is it that she can't hear me, or is she unable to respond?"

"Or...is she no longer in a state of being able to 'respond'?"

Time passed second by second.

Behind him, the final work stood like a cold sculpture, but the countdown in the single crystal eye was crystal clear.

Su Zhisu took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"Send more complete message packets using alchemical language!"

He recounted Edgar's notes, his obsession with his soul in the pocket watch, the origin and condition of the marine iguana egg, and his experience of receiving a portion of Amadeus's legacy...

He packaged all known clues and his own intentions into a complex alchemical cipher and threw it at the figure in the furnace.

The information packet was swallowed by the pale flames.

A few seconds later, the flames flickered slightly.

The huddled figure seemed to twitch a finger very slightly.

"There's a response!"

Su Zhisu's spirits lifted.

But that's all.

The figure did not move again, and no information was sent back.

"Not enough...the communication is too weak."

"A more direct connection is needed..."

His gaze fell on the phantom of the marine iguana egg in the furnace.

"Resonance... the resonance between the eggs of the marine iguana..."

He immediately retrieved the real, blue-black marine iguana egg from the pendant storage.

The moment the giant egg appeared, the phantom of the egg in the furnace shone brightly!

There seems to be an invisible bridge connecting the two.

A clear sense of resonance and attraction to life emanated from within.

At the same time, the [Thorne's Pocket Watch] on Su Zhisu's wrist vibrated so violently it almost exploded.

The watch case was scorching hot, as if Edgar Thorne's soul-stirring obsession was about to burst forth.

"Edgar..."

Su Zhisu looked at the pocket watch, then at the figure in the furnace, and then at the sea iguana egg in his hand.

A vague thought flashed through my mind like lightning.

"Amadeus's 'Perfect Container' Project... The life-giving substrate of the marine iguana egg is key..."

"Edgar's soul's obsession is in the pocket watch... Liliana is skilled in soul resonance..."

"Could it be... that Liliana bound herself to the phantom of this egg to maintain some kind of state, waiting for the real egg to arrive so she could complete the final step?"

"Is she waiting for... a marine iguana egg?"

"And is Edgar's obsession with his soul the 'key' that unlocks it?"

This speculation made his heart race.

He glanced behind him.

The countdown to the final work has already passed the halfway mark.

Only five minutes left.

"Let's take a gamble!"

Su Zhisu no longer hesitated.

He held the marine iguana egg in his left hand and Thorne's pocket watch in his right, using his strange powers to connect the two.