Chapter 126 Replacing the Cage with a New Bird

After a long while, Ji Chun put his hands on his head, knelt down on the ground, and buried his body in his hands.

My nerves were already in a daze, as if my whole being was caught between the boundary of life and death.

The strong wind whistled past his ears, and the immense fear stretched his sense of time several times over.

His face was contorted in pain, and he was crying silently with his mouth wide open.

Suddenly, a warm, large hand landed on his back.

"what!"

Ji Chun screamed hysterically, letting out a loud screech like a pig being slaughtered.

But he was turned over, his body limp, and he stood on the ground in a curled-up position, looking exactly like a dead arthropod.

A large, gentle hand wiped away the tears streaming down the young man's face.

Then.

They gave him a few electric cannon shots without a shred of pity.

A sharp, electric-like pain shot through him, and the intense pain finally made the tearful man open his eyes and look at He Feng, who was squatting in front of him.

"Looks like he wasn't scared out of his wits."

Slowly standing up, He Feng nodded as he looked at Ji Chun, whose consciousness was gradually returning.

"If there's nothing else, then come and get to work with me. We don't keep idle people on the Azure."

He waved his hand, put his blood-stained and sweat-stained clothes on his back, straightened his back and took a few steps over the heads of the people.

He went to the control panel and continued operating it with great seriousness.

"I'm not dead! I'm actually alive! Lord, you're alive too!"

Ji Chun touched his body in surprise, but could not see any signs of missing arms or legs.

There wasn't even a decent wound on his body.

Unsurprisingly, they won this arduous battle.

A quick glance to the side revealed a massive pillar of flesh and blood, cut in half horizontally, in the direction He Feng had come from.

A huge block of solid ice was attached to the lump of flesh, and ice crystals were constantly growing on it, sprouting new black thorn-like frost.

The source of the ice crystals was a laceration on its abdomen that could have caused a fatal injury, shaving away nearly two-thirds of its underside.

The tissues break down, the blood vessels twist and spasm, and then twitch slightly under the impulse of the remaining nerves.

The situation was clear: it was dead, destined to become this ordinary pile of flesh.

This is quite convincing evidence.

"My lord, you're still alive! That's wonderful!"

"I almost thought we were both going to die here, sob sob sob~"

"Stop crying, come and lend a hand," He Feng said, rolling his eyes.

"oh!"

Ji Chun dusted off the dust that had just settled on his clothes, turned around, and hurried over to He Feng.

Even though his trousers were soaked with coal dust and urine, it didn't stop him from being as light as a swallow.

After He Feng finished inspecting his assigned section, he readily gave up his spot and watched from the side.

"Hmm, all the recruitment procedures for the upgrade have been completed. Let me see what else is needed..."

Ji Chun pondered the graphics constructed from various complex information on the light screen. After thinking about it seriously for a moment, he suddenly frowned.

"That's strange, is that really how it is?"

He scratched his head, then his hands danced across the keyboard like dragons, causing the images on the black and white slides to flicker.

His eyes scanned through hundreds of images, and the wrinkles around his eyes gradually increased and changed accordingly.

"My lord, come and take a look!" Ji Chun waved his hand, gesturing for He Feng to come closer.

"You just take care of your part. I don't understand your part, so you can make the decision yourself."

"My lord, this is different," Ji Chun quickly waved his hand and said.

His expression shifted from solemn to slightly joyful.

He manipulated the keyboard with ease, bringing up a second-order cross-sectional view of the Azure's hull, and lowered his voice.

"Who knows, this might be an opportunity for our fortress."

Putting aside his post-war weariness, He Feng couldn't help but become interested after Ji Chun's suggestion.

After all, after a hard-fought battle, we definitely need some good news to boost our morale; otherwise, we really won't have any energy left.

As he moved closer, the exquisitely detailed design of the ship's hull came into view.

Its streamlined body is as heavy as a whale, yet as delicate as a seabird.

He was mesmerized by just one glance.

The upper living area was bustling with activity. The cluster of buildings, large and small, where the bridge should have been, was filled with rusty buildings reminiscent of the 20th-century Industrial Revolution.

Simple words like "tavern," "market," and "restaurant" are drawn in the sky, telling the story of increased comfort and changes in lifestyle here.

The middle-level areas, however, remain unchanged, but have expanded their living space considerably and are mixed with agricultural areas, further increasing the population density.

The rust zone was strictly isolated, with most of the heavily polluting industrial areas located at the lowest level, a concealed location that ensured the relative safety of industrial equipment during naval warfare.

Despite being dressed in a heavy, iron-black outfit, perhaps because it was only available in black and white tones, He Feng could still sense a touch of warmth in it.

Zooming in further, the bold lines gradually become clearer.

In the end, through the barriers of these lines, He Feng seemed to see something different.

Twisting and twisting, yet permeating every crevice of the fortress.

Those things are the fibrous strands that differentiate from the scarlet sarcoma.

In addition, there were large and small, swollen, dark shapes resembling lymph nodes, Ji Chun pointed to them and continued speaking.

"These are them. I noticed just now that they seem to have lost their vitality and become listless."

We changed direction again and chose one of the countless black dots to stop at.

"These things are really something, like a rabbit with three burrows. You see, our fortress is full of these kinds of things."

"Although these things are still in a dormant state, their instinctive possessiveness drives them to want to fill the void in their minds and they all want to be kings."

"And the head..." Ji Chun glared fiercely at the motionless tumor, then let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"I'm lying here!"

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his breathing became rapid.

"So, I have a bold idea."

"Since the heads of these things are the same ones we just defeated, perhaps we can turn the tables and make use of their characteristics."

"The internal structure of the computer room is independent, right? It is highly likely that it has never had any contact with the outside world. I guess: their communication may not be chemical or physical information."

"They may communicate through mental means."

Hearing this, He Feng was momentarily speechless.

"Do you even understand mental power?"

"It's all hearsay. Back when I was working in the same old place, I heard about some amazing people who could send words into other people's minds without saying a word. They were very rare to find psychic ability users."

He Feng nodded silently.

"Then what should we do?"

"To give a psychic with supernatural abilities control over their 'mind'!"