Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 27 The Inheritance of Illusion - Ideal Land in a Dream

"Come!"

Perseus gripped the hexagonal copper sheet with his five fingers, unleashing a surge of Force and suction, which, combined with his projected mental energy, acted upon the surface of the hexagonal copper sheet.

Suddenly, the rock wall in front of them began to tremble.

"Click click click..."

The dense cracks spread outwards like a spider web, touching the underground water veins, and the extremely high water pressure immediately accelerated the collapse of the surrounding rock layers.

As the crack widened, scorching spring water, mixed with a large amount of broken rocks, gushed out from the rock wall, and the hexagonal copper piece embedded in the rock layer fell into his hand.

"Snap—"

The copper sheet, only the size of a washbasin, looked very light, but in reality it was as heavy as a small mountain. Perseus's eyes narrowed as he sensed this unusual weight.

"This density...something's not right..."

Having no intention of staying to study, Perseus gripped the copper plate and charged upwards.

Then.

The next second after he left, seemingly due to his earlier actions, more and more rock walls collapsed, and a large amount of water gushed out from the breach. The scalding heat mixed with white mist made the entire pit shrouded in smoke.

However, Perseus couldn't afford to worry about that change right now.

The planet was completely abandoned. Its outermost atmosphere had been shattered by the bombardment, and lava had poured into the underground river. Under such circumstances, no life could possibly survive.

On the contrary, it was the copper sheet.

The fact that it can maintain its energy reserves even after countless years means that this thing is definitely more special than we imagine.

"Number 1, scan this copper plate."

Back above the pit, Perseus activated the smart brain and aimed the bracelet at the copper plate.

Soon, a beam of light swept across the copper sheet.

"An unknown type of energy crystal, containing highly enriched energy, estimated level... Fifth-order World Lord level!!!"

Realm Lord level?

"Only World Lord level?"

Suddenly, a phantom image was projected onto the bracelet. Number 1 glanced at the hexagonal copper plate and then pulled out the calculation data.

"To be precise, it's at least at the World Lord level!"

"Master, the scanning device attached to the smart bracelet is only at level four. It can only determine that the energy has reached the level of a World Lord, which means that the energy value of this copper piece exceeds the upper limit calculated by the device..."

This means that the bracelet can only detect fourth-tier items, and the energy of the hexagonal copper plate overflows, so the only conclusion that it can be drawn is that the energy exceeds that of the realm master.

"So, according to your estimation, what's the grade of this thing?"

"Highly enriched energy often appears in solid form. The energy value contained in this copper piece can be easily estimated based on its weight. However, I do not recommend that you use it as an energy crystal."

Why?

Perseus frowned. "With so much energy, I can use this copper plate to break through to the realm lord level as quickly as possible."

Number 1 did not answer immediately, but simply pointed to a line of small print after the data.

"Suspected presence of an unknown form of mental fluctuation"

Only after confirming that Perseus had seen it did he begin to explain the reason.

"Apart from some extremely special soul life forms, there is no soul that can leave the body in the universe. This is the fundamental rule of the universe."

"The unknown mental fluctuations are very likely related to inheritance!"

"Master, a tool that carries the inheritance can possess the energy of a realm lord. The quality of the contents within is very likely to exceed the level of a marquis, and it may even be... a king's inheritance."

The system-recorded lineage is far superior to Perseus's purely unorthodox methods.

His Fire Dance Whirlwind technique is developed step by step, and it will take time to continuously improve it.

A complete lineage, even if it doesn't surpass the upper limit of Fire Dance Whirlwind, is at least at this stage inferior to the 'Self-Created Secret Technique,' which has only just been developed to the level of laws.

"Then we can't conduct this research here."

Perseus flew toward the floating spaceship above, and as soon as he entered the hatch, he quickly ran toward the laboratory.

Seeing how anxious he was, Number 1 didn't even arrange for him to control the spaceship's direction, and simply turned back towards Galer Star according to the previously preset route.

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"Master, should I take the spaceship directly back to Galer Star?"

"You can arrange that. I have important matters to attend to right now. By the way, let Tuo Er and the others decide on their own how to take over the Castle Chamber of Commerce. If they really can't handle it, then let me know."

With the "Origin" system developed by the Virtual Universe Company replacing the calculations, there is no longer any need for Number 1 to participate in the puzzle research.

However, Perseus didn't say it outright, but he was happy to do some supporting work on the sidelines.

Especially when it comes to things like handing over tools when preparing medicine or simply processing medicinal materials, even though most intelligent robots can do these things, Number 1 still feels more secure having this intelligent life form watching over things.

That hexagonal copper piece was indeed very special.

After conducting the required tests according to the established procedures, Perseus quickly discovered that the copper piece was actually pure energy material.

"This is going to be tough—"

If it is ordinary metal, he can use a technologically advanced mental imprinting device to replicate the secret technique; if it is biological material, he can also find a similar biological storage device to interface with.

The problem is, this is pure energy matter.

The extremely high concentration of compressed energy means that the inheritance is very likely a one-time event. The hexagonal copper plate has been lying underground on the planet Gulan for an unknown period of time, and may have even experienced multiple earthquakes and lava eruptions. If the energy inside the hexagonal copper plate is barely maintaining a balance, then any slight movement could cause this 'energy information plate' to collapse.

"Luckily, I have the [Everything Puzzle]."

Perseus reached out and gently touched the hexagonal copper plate.

[Extractable material found. Should we extract the puzzle piece?]

"yes!"

[Please select the extraction direction: A. Energy element puzzle, B. Celestial element puzzle, C. Redundant element puzzle - Information]

Perseus's gaze quickly locked onto the second option, "Stellar Element Puzzle".

What is this?

The other two types of puzzle pieces are used to enhance strength and record information.

A celestial body... This is the first time I've ever seen one.

However, Perseus always remembered that he extracted the puzzle pieces in order to obtain the inheritance.

Therefore, at this moment, he only paused for a moment on the second option before immediately turning around and choosing to extract redundant elements to piece together the puzzle.

There were more puzzle pieces than I expected.

1... 2... 10... 100...

The puzzle pieces are nested layer upon layer, with some individual puzzle pieces having nearly a hundred hooks or grooves.

Similarly, since Perseus is currently only a third-tier Domain Lord, at the level of a two-star card, his level is relatively low when facing inheritances involving immortality.

So even though he replicated it in sections, he still extracted a total of 1736549 fragments from the original hexagonal copper sheet, filling the entire laboratory, which made Perseus's head spin.

Regardless, at least the relevant information has been extracted.

Because these fragments were originally a whole, the "Origin" system completed the puzzle faster than expected.

In just three days, it completed the final remake, reducing the original 1736549 fragments to 56342 cards.

Of course, the cards are all from the same set...

【Two-Star Miscellaneous Cards - Ideal Land of Dreams (Part 1) lv10】

[Introduction: This illusion technique is a fragment of a legacy created by the "God of Blindness and Folly" recorded in ancient history. It is based on the happy moments in the memories of countless lives, constructing a pure land for the soul called "Ideal Land in Dreams". It has a powerful soul defense, surpassing the soul-corroding ability of a king, and also covers multiple illusionist techniques including illusion attacks, soul defense, and soul enslavement.]

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【Two-Star Miscellaneous Cards - Dreamland (352) lv10】

[Description: Based on ancient historical records... the techniques of illusionists, containing special cosmic coordinates]

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