ATPnovel Chapter 182 Sacrificing oneself? What a joke!!!
Chapter 182 Sacrificing oneself? What a joke!!!
In a flash, Su Chen saw the process of Earth's birth.
He discovered that the Earth was not formed naturally.
Instead, an incomprehensible advanced civilization planted a "seed" full of life energy into a nebula.
It has evolved over a long period of time to become what it is today.
These mineral veins of laws within the Earth's core are the outer shell of the seed.
"Awakening?" Su Chen frowned. "What will happen if I awaken?"
"Awakening means evolution, it means that this planet will no longer be bound by the natural laws of the universe, and will become a truly 'living world'."
"But the price is that the sower must sacrifice their independent consciousness, merging with the Seed of the World to become an eternal guardian."
Su Chen sneered inwardly.
Sacrifice oneself?
Isn't that just a form of suicide?
He was reborn to live a carefree life, not to become some kind of planetary nanny.
"What if I don't awaken?"
"Then the seed will remain dormant until the next successor appears."
"Or, it might be discovered by greedy outsiders who would forcibly strip it away, causing the planet to completely collapse."
The sound gradually faded away, and Su Chen's consciousness returned to reality.
He found himself still standing in front of the crystal, surrounded by people watching him nervously.
"Advisor, you were spacing out for a full ten minutes. Are you alright?"
Lin Xue ran over, her eyes full of worry.
Su Chen shook his head, his face somewhat gloomy.
He glanced at Gramo and noticed that the guy was secretly slipping a small piece of crystal into his pocket.
"Gramor, put the things down."
Su Chen's voice was as cold as ice.
Gramo was startled and quickly took the crystal out and threw it on the ground.
He scratched his head awkwardly: "Hehe, Mr. Su, I just wanted to take it back and study it, that's all."
"No one is allowed to take anything from here without my permission."
Su Chen surveyed the entire room, his tone leaving no room for argument:
"Gramor, you just said this is an S-class ore vein?"
Gramo nodded repeatedly: "That's right, definitely S-rank, or even higher!"
"If the bigwigs of the Star Sea Council knew about this quality, they would definitely rush over without regard to the cost."
Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.
He remembered the "secondary cleanup" agreement.
What the parliament fears is not that human development is too fast, but rather that humanity has discovered this "seed of the world".
"Gramo, if I change the quality of these ores to Grade C, do you have a way to hide it from the council's automatic monitoring system?"
Su Chen stared at him and asked.
Gramo was stunned: "Huh? Grade C? Mr. Su, this is a treasure! Why are you belittling it?"
"Stop talking nonsense, can you do it?"
Gramo shrank back: "It's possible, as long as we add a layer of spoofing frequency to the transmitted data."
"The Wotans' interference technology is quite impressive. But if they do this, we won't be able to use these ores to trade for resources."
"We won't exchange resources; we'll use them ourselves." Su Chen looked at the scientists:
"From now on, this place is classified as top secret. Only announce to the public that some low-grade energy deposits have been discovered."
"If anyone dares to utter even a single word of this, I guarantee they won't see the sun rise tomorrow."
The scientists looked at each other, though somewhat reluctant.
But seeing Su Chen's murderous gaze, they all quickly nodded in agreement.
Su Chen stood underground, looking at the flowing runes, pondering in his mind.
Pioneers, Seed of the World, Star Council... This game is getting bigger and bigger.
At that moment, he noticed a message flashing across the screen.
"I found a fragment of the Pioneer in a cell in District 7..."
"Su Chen, if you see this message... the Earth's Law Mineral Vein is a 'Seed of the World'... whatever you do, don't let the Council know!"
Su Chen's pupils contracted. Who was this person sending the comment?
How could he know so much?
The cells in District 7... Could it be the cell of that reborn person named Ye Chen?
It seems I'll have to find a way to contact this guy.
Back on the surface, before Su Chen could even catch his breath, Lin Xue hurriedly pulled him to the medical center.
"Something's wrong with Yiyi."
Lin Xue's voice was trembling with tears, which made Su Chen's heart jump.
Upon entering the special care ward, Su Chen saw Liu Yiyi lying in the energy repair chamber, her face as white as paper.
Two extremely unstable energies swirled around her body.
One was a holy gold, the residual power left behind by the Seraphim.
The other one was a deep black, a lingering effect of being corrupted by demonic souls.
These two forces surged wildly through her meridians, repelling and intertwining with each other.
"What happened? Wasn't it stable before?"
Su Chen stared at the monitoring screen, where the vital signs curves were a complete mess.
Lin Xue wiped away her tears and pointed to the data report, saying:
"It was stable at first, but ever since you came back from underground, the fluctuations in Earth's laws have become stronger."
"Yiyi's soul has been severely damaged. She is now like a leaky bag, unable to hold back this energy at all."
"These energies are fighting inside her, constantly draining her life force."
Su Chen frowned and asked, "How much longer?"
Lin Xue was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "At the current rate of consumption, it will take at most three months."
"If a way to repair her soul cannot be found within three months, her soul will completely disintegrate, and even a great deity could not save her then."
Three months.
Su Chen nodded slightly; time was very short.
"Starry Sea Terminal, search for a soul repair solution," Su Chen commanded in his mind.
The terminal quickly provided feedback: [Target soul incompleteness rate detected: 37%. Recommended solution 1: Immerse yourself in the "Soul Spring". Note: The nearest Soul Spring is located in the Annihilation Starfield, 400 light-years from Earth.]
Option Two: Construct a "Soul Support" using the power of primordial laws. Note: Requires a law core of S rank or higher for guidance.
The first proposal was rejected by Su Chen immediately.
400 light-years is a distance that even with Earth's current technology, it would take a lifetime to reach.
Moreover, as the ruler of the world, his power would rapidly decline once he left Earth.
At that point, let alone saving others, even their own survival will be a question.
The second option... Su Chen thought of the Seed of the World in the Earth's core.
"The core of the primordial laws... isn't that the seed they're talking about?"
Su Chen muttered to himself.
But then he remembered the voice of the pioneer—awakening requires sacrifice.
If he forcibly guides the power of the Seed of the World in order to save Liu Yiyi, will it trigger any uncontrollable consequences?
"Advisor, what are you thinking about?"
Looking at his unpredictable expression, Lin Xue asked softly.
Su Chen shook his head: "It's nothing. Lin Xue, keep an eye on her. No matter what medicine you use, you must save her life."