Chapter 122 Crimson Tumor

He Feng's face twitched, and a faint smile appeared on his lips, even though he knew these words shouldn't be used in a congratulatory message.

"We can't get any adults here, they're all busy right now, so we can only ask some kids who have free time."

Ji Chun scratched his head, speaking awkwardly.

"Next time, use different words. That's what you say to someone who's about to die," He Feng said calmly, without the slightest displeasure.

"I read it in a magazine from a pre-civilized era, found it useful, and then I learned it."

Ji Chun's gaze remained fixed on He Feng's face without any attempt to hide it. Seeing that there was a chance, he was so excited that he immediately took the next step.

Then, with a glance and a sweep of their eyes, the children, as if rehearsing a rehearsal, handed a blueprint to He Fengmi.

A three-meter-long and two-meter-wide blue sheet of paper was being stretched out by four or five children, who timidly buried their heads under the paper and held it above their heads.

The square sheets of paper, fluttering in the breeze, reflected the wind's path, as if the creations described on them were about to leap off the page.

A giant cannon, which enlarged the previously captured Tier 2 weapon "Hellfire Cannon" several times in size.

However, with the scale reduced, it is actually more exquisite and less bulky than the original.

That was the final result after repeated disassembly and reverse modeling, but it didn't look much like the original version that He Feng had originally seen.

Gone is the original's coldness and roughness; the black, rusted muzzle of the cannon, as I remembered it, has been removed, and a conical spiral magnet has been placed on it in a clever way.

The energy concentrator inside the medicine chamber, which used to be twisted into a knot at the rear, was nowhere to be seen. Instead, a lot of additional cables were added for power supply, making the overall design lighter.

The dense annotations reveal a massive amount of maddening detail; it's practically an inhuman creation.

"My lord, please take a look."

A hint of fervor flickered across Ji Chun's face as he spread his hands out as if admiring a meticulously crafted work of art.

"This is?"

He Feng was somewhat baffled. His gaze fell on the view, which was constructed with dense stripes, and he casually offered his new insights.

"Perhaps it's just an enlarged version of the drawings, with more details, that's all."

"No, this is a work of art," Ji Chun suddenly interjected, surprising He Feng with her forceful remark.

"Those people didn't realize the ingenuity of these things at all. They just followed the instructions step by step on the rough second-level blueprints without any ambition."

As he spoke, Ji Chun's eyes sparkled, and his voice trembled noticeably with excitement.

"My lord, have you considered that the technology blueprints we've acquired can actually be combined with each other?"

He Feng remained silent, his gaze fixed on the fluttering blueprints.

Clearly, Ji Chun was right, and that's exactly what he did.

This time he observed much more carefully, turning it over and over several times. This thing, which was obviously too complicated to be made out of thin air by one person, was simply impossible.

He could see the influence of many of the technology blueprints that the Azure had once obtained in the improved Hellfire Cannon.

Examples include the focused muzzle of a plasma cannon, the underlying structure of a naval gun, and the original framework of a lava cannon.

They fit together in a strange way; all you need to do is enlarge them proportionally and then roughly simplify them together.

"You must have other ideas, right?" He Feng said calmly, as if he had expected this.

"The improved lava cannon is already considered a built-in city module of the fortress. This kind of low-level device can probably only be installed when the fortress is upgraded, so..."

"You want to do it 'incidentally' when you advance in rank, right?" He Feng looked at Ji Chun scrutinizingly, his dark eyes instilling a sense of fear in one's eyes.

"No one can predict the consequences. Just like the Tianlan, the Weilan could also be completely destroyed because of your reckless actions. This is not just your problem."

He Feng whispered in Ji Chun's ear.

"The lumpy monsters inside the fortress will gradually revive as the technology blueprints are entered. I can't say when they will wake up."

He quickly straightened his face and resumed his deliberate manner, as if what he had just said was nothing important.

"Of course, for the Azure now, having enough weapons to support its exploration is also crucial. I support your exploration, but you'd better ask yourself."

Ji Chun's face showed surprise, but he regained his composure after only a few seconds.

After a moment, he took a deep breath and exhaled his inner turmoil, then said.

"I am willing to take this responsibility, regardless of the outcome."

As expected, based on the predictions of the intelligence system, Ji Chun would make this rash decision.

Several streams of information flashed through He Feng's eyes as he dragged the object he was predicting onto the now-empty intelligence panel.

[Intelligence 3. The Tier 2 Explosive Plasma Cannon (Explosive Lava Cannon Modified) will be installed on the Azure during the spring season. Since the Crimson Flesh Tumor is currently in a dormant state and cannot reach the mutation threshold, the "mutation" event will be hindered.]

This was the result after refreshing the page several times, and everything was exactly as he expected.

After a long period of observation, He Feng had already grasped some information.

Firstly, after machine tools collect technical drawings, they accumulate a certain amount of contamination.

The level of pollution will more or less affect the thinking and appearance of the people on the fortress, which can be seen in the survivors of the remaining second-tier fortresses.

It's practically a different species, transcending the realm of humans.

Once the prescribed limits are exceeded, "mutation" will follow, instantly or subtly transforming all humans living on the fortress.

When a Tier 1 fortress is upgraded to Tier 2, the amount of pollution accumulated is practically explosive.

Regardless of how many technology blueprints you have obtained before, they will be instantly filled upon reaching the second tier, leaving you with absolutely no chance of escape.

Now, He Feng is wondering if this novel contraption will cause him a major upheaval, allowing the Crimson Tumor to escape the control of the Light Sphere.

The outcome is safe, and there is no need to be alarmed at this time.

He Fengguang felt a deep sense of unease just looking at the words "scarlet tumor" in front of him.

There's no other reason than that this thing was like a thorn stuck in his throat, getting in his way in every aspect, especially causing him headaches.

If we can completely master and control it in the future, we might even be able to get rid of this monster from the fortress's control system.

No matter how difficult it is, he has to do it so that the journey of the Azure can proceed more smoothly.

Bringing his thoughts back, He Feng looked at Ji Chun's hesitant demeanor and instead saw a hint of determination in him.

This boy, who used to be chased around everywhere, is now truly willing to take on responsibility, which gives him a sense of pride, like a patriarch.