LRAB Chapter 81: A crushing victory, granting an invitation to the God-Making Project, allowing direct pa
Chapter 81: A crushing victory, granting an invitation to the God-Making Project, allowing direct pa
Chapter 81: A crushing victory, granting an invitation to the God-Making Project, allowing direct participation in the project.
Looking at the chaotic trading scene below the audience, Chen Bo thought to himself that his plan was working perfectly.
I reckon this will earn me a lot of Mora. But, it's best to keep our future collaborations with Dolly a secret.
If the people watching the game find out that I was the one who partnered with Dolly, then my reputation will be ruined.
On the other side, in the audience seats.
Kavi watched the audience with growing anxiety and couldn't help but nudge Elhesen, who was calmly flipping through a book beside him.
"Hey, sir, aren't you nervous at all?"
Al-Hysen's gaze never left the book in his hands; he merely turned a page casually.
Why should I worry?
Kavi panicked: "Didn't you also bet on Anil to win? What if he loses—"
"I didn't buy it," Al-Hysen replied crisply.
"What?" Kavi was stunned. "Why? This is a great opportunity to make money! I bet a lot on Anil Win."
Al-Hysen finally looked up and calmly glanced at Kavi: "I have more Mora than I can spend right now."
That one sentence left Kavi speechless for a long time.
Alas, the troubles of the poor are something El-Heinz would never understand.
In another corner of the arena, Farusan and Cole had finished their secret operation.
Because Dolly isn't alone; she has many employees under her, and no one can compete with her.
Since they couldn't outmaneuver Dolly, Farusan and Cole had no choice but to find a secluded corner to sit down and take stock of their spoils.
This wave is expected to be very profitable.
As the match time approached, both teams finally entered the arena.
The arena wasn't large, only twenty meters in diameter. It would have been much bigger, but after watching the agile Moon One, a certain sage decided to shrink the arena.
"Ready for the match!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, Chen Bo snapped his fingers.
With a deep, muffled boom, a massive shadow instantly enveloped the entire arena!
Everyone instinctively looked up and saw a giant mech, even taller and more imposing than the Relic Guardian, descend from the sky and land heavily behind "Moon One"!
The mecha was six meters tall, incredibly robust, and covered in thick armor, making it look extremely muscular.
Chen Bo originally wanted to design a larger version of Narcida, but then he thought that a large mecha wouldn't have a skin, and Narcida wouldn't live inside it permanently. Once Narcida's consciousness left, the skin would collapse.
You can't use it once and then deplete your skin every time you use it.
So they simply designed it in the direction of a legacy motorcycle.
The host, holding the microphone, gaped so wide his mouth could fit an egg; he was completely dumbfounded.
He stammered, "A-Anil, didn't you say you were helping your mentor in the rainforest and didn't have time to level up?"
Chen Bo nodded, his face earnest: "Yes, I casually dismantled a relic heavy machine in the rainforest, and my mentor helped me with a 'tiny bit' upgrade. Let me introduce you, this is the upgraded version, Sun One."
"A tiny bit!"
The audience erupted in cheers.
After a brief silence, a deafening roar of angry curses erupted!
"I'll kill you, you swindler!!"
"Dolly, you must know what's going on inside, right?"
"Dolly! Come out here!!"
"Refund!!"
"Is this big enough?"
Size matters, and Sun One looks even more robust than the three Relic Guardians.
Countless people are frantically searching for Dolly, wanting to devour her alive.
However, Dolly, being such a shrewd businesswoman, had already foreseen this when she decided to buy back the notes, and indeed, she had already slipped away.
On the arena, the "Silver Guardian" was a whole head shorter than the behemoth named "Sun One".
Moreover, its limbs are far less robust than those of Sun One.
Amidst the intense anticipation of the crowd, the armor on the head section of "Sun One" slid open, revealing the cockpit inside. "Moon One" gracefully took off and settled in smoothly.
Pilot a mech!
The game bell rang.
Game start.
Lyra was sweating bullets, but she had no choice but to grit her teeth and launch an attack.
The Silver Guardian launched volleys of missiles, bombarding various locations on Luna 1.
However, apart from producing a series of crisp "clinking" sounds and a few insignificant sparks, it seemed to have no effect whatsoever.
The thick armor only had some scratches; it was still a long way from being penetrated.
Moreover, "Sun One" stood still, without dodging or resisting, and simply endured all the attacks.
The onlookers were puzzled.
"What's wrong? Why isn't it moving?"
"Could it be a problem with the power system? After all, it's just a student's project; it's perfectly normal for it to malfunction."
"I knew it! Something this big was bound to have flaws!"
"This is probably the first time we've manufactured something this big, so there shouldn't be any malfunctions due to inexperience."
The host excitedly exclaimed, "Oh? 'Sun One' seems unable to move! Is it just a facade? Lyra's chance has arrived!"
"Since the armor is thick and difficult to penetrate, knocking the opponent out of the arena is also a form of upgrade."
In the audience, those who hadn't thrown away their tickets were filled with anxiety again.
Beside the arena, Chen Bo leisurely took a sip of water and said to the host, "A tiny upgrade, it certainly didn't disappoint me."
Subsequently, the Silver One, the Relic Guardian, unleashed all its offensive capabilities.
However, Luna 1 remained completely still.
This was a tactic agreed upon by Chen Bo and Naxida, designed to test the defensive capabilities of Sun One.
"The tests are complete," Chen Bo said immediately. "Sun One, you may attack now."
On the arena, inside "Sun One," "Moon One," also known as Nasita, nodded: "Then I will begin my attack."
The next second, this behemoth moved.
Its enormous mechanical hand shot out like lightning, grabbing the "Silver Guardian's" attacking wrist.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, it swung the five-meter-tall mech around and slammed it to the ground like a broken sack.
"boom!!"
Another clean and crisp over-the-shoulder throw! The "Silver Guardian" was once again slammed hard onto the ring floor. The ring, reinforced with special materials, instantly shattered, spiderweb-like cracks spreading out and shards of stone flying everywhere!
Lyra, who was remotely controlling the device from below, quickly activated the capture net on her shoulder, attempting to influence the actions of Sun One.
A massive metal net, large enough to cover the entire arena, was launched.
However, "Sun One" did not use its floating cannons to intercept; it simply grabbed the metal net with both hands and pulled hard.
"Rip—the net was torn in two."
Pure, irrational, absolute power!
Overwhelmed by weight, overwhelmed by strength, overwhelmed by defense.
In conclusion, it was a complete and utter crushing defeat.
Before Lyra could react, Nasita controlled "Sun One" to leap slightly, and its huge metal foot aimed at the energy core on the chest of "Silver Guardian" and stomped down.
"Crack!!"
With a piercing metallic crack, accompanied by a flash of lightning, the core of the "Silver Guardian" caved in, completely shutting down and collapsing to the ground, motionless.
The Sun One also has a core on its chest, but Chen Bo designed a very thick armor plate around the core to prevent it from being exposed.
Therefore, Sun One has no weaknesses.
The outcome is decided.
"Sun One" landed lightly and unharmed.
The entire room fell silent.
I bet on Chen Bo's winnings, but I didn't make much money because the odds weren't high.
However, those who just sold their certificates at a low price suffered huge losses.
"My Mora!!"
"Why should I throw it away! Why should I sell it!!"
"This is definitely match-fixing."
"It wasn't a fixed match. Both sides gave it their all. It's just that Anier hid Sun One and deliberately misled us."
"Anil and Dolly aren't in cahoots, are they?"
Countless gamblers beat their chests in despair, tears of regret streaming down their faces.
Chen Bo asked Naxida, "How are you feeling?"
Nasita replied, "Everything was as expected; there were no surprises."
This powerful Sun One is the result of Chen Bo's research over this period of time.
It is powerful enough to confront the Relic Heavy Machine head-on and destroy it.
It was an absolute crushing defeat; the skill and size were simply too overwhelming.
However, the Sun One was not without its drawbacks. Due to the thickness of its armor, it was very heavy, making flight extremely difficult.
The acceleration is very slow.
This problem can only be alleviated after we obtain the levitation stone.
However, the iteration of Sun 1 ended there.
Because Chen Bo doesn't believe that simply stacking armor is the right development path; the right path is to master higher levels of power.
For example: alchemical metals, living metals.
For example, the heart of God.
For example, Destiny Technology.
It doesn't need to be huge to have devastating power.
competition is over.
Chen Bo secretly met up with Francine Colley.
Each of the two men was holding a stack of receipts.
"Anil, we—we've all come back!"
Farusan cleared her throat and concluded, "I did some serious calculations on the way here, and this time, I can probably make a net profit of 32 million Mora."
"Three—thirty-two million?!" Cole covered her mouth; she had never seen so many Mora in her life.
Farusan was much calmer, after all, she was already a mentor, and it was normal for a project to have a funding of several million Mora.
After all, the prize money for the competition is only one million Mora.
Unexpectedly, the off-the-books scheme has already yielded so much profit.
Chen Bo laughed heartily, "We'll earn even more in the future! My treat, let's go to Lombard Tavern, we're drinking until we drop!"
As soon as Chen Bo finished speaking, a notification popped up on the virtual screen.
Invitation Letter
[Your Excellency Anil, in recognition of your exceptional talent in the field of mechanical engineering, we cordially invite you to participate in a top-secret research project. For details, please await your summons at the top floor of the Wisdom Palace.]
[Signature: Council of Sages, Council of the Order]
Before Chen Bo could take a closer look, Farusan, who was standing next to him, also frowned.
"Anil, I just received an invitation. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the god-making project that Senior Nafis previously publicly denied."
"That's utterly absurd! I can't be bothered with those arrogant young people. I'll just refuse them outright."
A project to create a god?
Chen Bo was overjoyed.
It must be because of my and Farusan's outstanding performance in the competition that they were noticed.
After all, given this rate of progress, it's no exaggeration for Chen Bo to call himself a mechanical genius.
However, it seems that Farusan knows more inside information.
"Senior, what exactly is this god-making project?" Chen Bo asked, feigning curiosity.
"What else could it be but a bunch of madmen trying to seize the authority of the gods?" Farusan's tone was clearly disdainful. "When you were competing, the sage Nafis of the Biophysical School even made a public statement in the void, vehemently condemning this blasphemous act."
As she spoke, she operated her virtual terminal.
"Let me find it for you. Sage Nafis's article is really well-written, with clear reasoning and evidence—"
However, a few seconds later, Farusan stopped moving, a look of surprise and uncertainty on her face.
"Strange—why can't I find it? Was it deleted?" She searched several more times, not believing it, but the result was the same.
"Not only is the article gone," Farusan's face darkened, "I just tried to contact Sage Nafis, but his communication has been offline the whole time."
A sage's public statement was deleted, and he has lost contact with the person.
Something is definitely not right here.
However, Chen Bo really wanted to participate.
A project to create a god? Isn't that just the god of the true machine?! A giant mech for the scattered soldiers!
If I can gain control, then the entire schemes of the Order of the Fathers and the Doctor will only benefit me.
Chen Bo looked at Farusan and said, "Sage Nafis must have had his article deleted because he leaked classified information about a project."
"Do you remember? The Doctor appeared at the Order of the Order before. This is very likely a project that the Order of the Order and the Doctor are working on. I just accepted an invitation to go in and investigate, to gather some information."
Ke Lai looked at Chen Bo with concern: "Won't this be dangerous?"
Farusian immediately replied, "I'll go with you."
Chen Bo shook the bracelet on his wrist and said, "There is no way to block the bracelet's signal. Senior Farusan, it's better if you stay outside. If I discover anything and encounter danger, I'll have to ask you to rescue me."
Chen Bo then added, "Besides, I'm just participating in the research as an ordinary researcher, what danger could there be?"
Because he inherited Anil's identity and social connections, Chen Bo is now a legitimate member of the Xumi clan and can pass the political vetting process.
He parted ways with Fiona Schenko.
Chen Bo and Naxi Da chatted.
"Narcissus, the God-Making Project will allow them to create a ready-made divine body for you, like an external armor."
"I am confident that I will take control."
For Chen Bo, this invitation was a pleasant surprise.
If you can participate in the design, incorporate your own technology into the mecha, add your own algorithms to the program, and secretly seize control.
In that case, the problem is solved directly.
I wonder if I'll get to meet the professor directly. If I can pretend to be a fanatical scholar, gain the professor's approval, and even steal some of his techniques along the way, then this would be a real win.
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