Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

Su Mu looked at An Xin's shy gaze and immediately understood what she meant. He scratched his head, grinned, and said, "Okay."

"By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

"No." An Xin hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "You haven't eaten either, have you?"

Su Mu nodded.

Sitting in the living room, Yu Yao glanced at An Xin, snorted softly, and muttered under her breath, "She still hasn't wiped the bread crumbs off her mouth, and she says she doesn't."

"I just really want to talk to this guy."

Su Mu heard Yu Yao muttering, but didn't quite catch what she said. He glanced at her. An Xin, though she hadn't heard clearly either, guessed what Yu Yao was going to say and quickly laughed it off.

"Ignore her, she hasn't rested well."

"Oh," Su Mu replied, then looked at An Xin, "Then, I'll cook you a pack of instant noodles."

"You usually cook for me, but today it's my turn."

"Okay," An Xin happily agreed. "Then I'm in for a treat today."

Su Mu got up and went to the induction cooker in the RV. Just as he started cooking, Yu Yao's voice came from behind him, "Cook more. An Xin has just recovered and eats a lot."

"Don't listen to her nonsense." Before Su Mu could speak, An Xin hurriedly said, "I've just recovered and don't have much of an appetite. I can't eat that much."

"Just cook half a packet for me."

As she spoke, she didn't forget to glare at Yu Yao.

"Okay..." Su Mu sensed that the two of them were hiding something from him, but he didn't ask any further questions. He glanced at An Xin and responded.

Yu Yao, who had a haughty expression, was called to An Xin's side. They muttered something to each other, and occasionally bursts of playful laughter could be heard.

A dozen minutes later

Su Mu and An Xin were chatting after eating instant noodles when they suddenly heard Cheng Jun calling from outside, "Su Mu! Su Mu!"

"Come quick, there's something good here!"

"I'll go take a look." Su Mu greeted An Xin, went outside the RV, and looked at Cheng Jun not far away. "What good stuff?"

"Come quick!" Cheng Jun waved to him excitedly, "If you're any later, you won't be able to see it."

"It's over there by the stone wall."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu also became curious about what kind of good thing it was, and why it had an expiration date. He followed Cheng Jun up the stone wall, glanced at the setting sun, and couldn't help but wonder if it was related to the sun.

The two walked quickly north along the stone wall, Cheng Jun muttering every now and then, "Almost there, just ahead!"

This ancient stone wall is somewhat similar to the Great Wall of ancient times. The only difference is that it only has crenellations on one side, like the walls of an ancient city, but it is not as high.

Su Mu followed Cheng Jun for about fifty or sixty meters and jumped to the other side of the stone wall. Then Cheng Jun pointed at the stone wall and said, "Look here!"

"A golden dragon?!" Su Mu turned his head to look at the stone wall and was immediately shocked.

A dragon several meters long was carved on the stone wall, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, which gilded it with a faint golden hue, making it look quite mystical.

"Isn't it cool?" Cheng Jun crossed his arms and chuckled. "I discovered it by accident while I was playing with the Gatling gun earlier."

"So I brought you here to see it too."

Su Mu hummed in agreement, gazing at the stone dragon gleaming with golden light, feeling as if it were alive. While pondering this, he activated his resource sensing ability.

A moment later, he discovered a different kind of energy inside the stone dragon, flowing back and forth along its body.

A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes. He quickly stepped forward and reached out to touch it.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Jun noticed his strange expression and followed him over. "Is there something here?"

"Yes." Su Mu didn't hide anything and nodded slightly. "The golden light on this stone dragon isn't just due to the sunlight."

"It's also related to what's inside."

"What is it?" Cheng Jun asked, intrigued. "Could it be some kind of strange object?"

"We don't know yet." Su Mu shook his head. "Let's break this stone dragon and see."

"Let me do it," Cheng Jun said, placing his hand on it and exerting force with a sudden thud. Instantly, cracks appeared all over the stone dragon.

Then, with a series of pattering sounds, pieces of gravel continued to fall.

A moment later, a golden dragon shadow appeared before the two, about three feet long. Although it was a phantom, its scales were clearly visible, and its dragon eyes were quite intelligent.

It didn't fly away, but hovered there, curiously observing Su Mu and his companion.

"This?!?!" Cheng Jun exclaimed in shock, instinctively nudging Su Mu. "Dragon Soul!"

"Su Mu, there's actually a dragon soul inside!"

"I saw it." Su Mu nodded, equally shocked. He had considered that there might be sequence artifacts inside, or even dragon bones or scales.

But I never expected there would be a dragon soul.

Just as the two were in shock, the golden dragon soul seemed to be attracted by something, and with a whoosh, it quickly entered Su Mu's body and disappeared.

Su Mu was startled and quickly looked down at himself. He soon discovered that the dragon soul was actually circling the mechanical heart, slowly flying around it.

He even looked like he was really enjoying it.

He sensed it and it seemed that the dragon soul was slowly adapting to the energy of the mechanical heart. Moreover, he did not sense any danger from the dragon soul, so he was slightly relieved.

"Are you alright?" Cheng Jun looked at him, his face full of worry.

"It's nothing," Su Mu shook his head. "It's parasitizing my body."

"There are no abnormalities so far."

"Sigh." A hint of self-reproach flashed across Cheng Jun's face. "It's all my fault for bringing you to see this golden dragon."

"Otherwise, that thing wouldn't have entered your body."

"Alright, I'm not blaming you." Su Mu looked at him and said with a smile, "Besides, what if this dragon soul entering my body is a good thing?"

"I should thank you."

"But this is something you and I should keep to yourselves; don't tell anyone else."

"I know." Cheng Jun nodded, the self-blame on his face fading somewhat. "If you feel unwell, you must tell me."

"Understood." Su Mu nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the broken stone dragon. "I have a feeling there's something else inside."

"Otherwise, a dragon soul could not appear out of thin air."

"Then I'll look again," Cheng Jun said, and began to destroy the stone dragon again.

As the rubble continued to fall, several glittering golden scales suddenly appeared and fell out.

"There really is something!" Cheng Jun quickly picked it up, quite surprised. "This looks like dragon scales, doesn't it?"

"It should be a dragon scale." Su Mu picked up a scale and examined it. "Otherwise, how could it contain a dragon soul?"

"Yeah, that's true." Cheng Jun chuckled, looking at the dragon scale in his hand. "If I could get this onto my weapon..."

"Then my golden warhammer will definitely be even more imposing."

Su Mu handed him the dragon scale again, smiling, and said, "Then try it later, let me see your domineering warhammer!"

Now that he possesses the Dragon Soul, he naturally won't compete with Cheng Jun for the Dragon Scales anymore.

"Good!" Cheng Jun laughed and put the dragon scales into his pocket.