Chapter 650: Blank Book of Edicts, Kui Zi’s Heart Raced
The Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest posed no threat to Demon King Castle.
Xu Lang's mind started wandering with wicked ideas.
"Should I go rob other buildings right now?"
Facility resources could be smelted into Nightmare Essence, which Xu Lang desperately needed right now.
If he left other buildings' resources alone, they'd just get destroyed anyway. Better to hand them over to Demon King Castle for safekeeping.
This idea was a bit outrageous and quite volatile, potentially deviating from the script in his dreams.
Besides, a new day was about to start - he could farm points!
"Time to sleep!"
Xu Lang called the girls to get on the bed.
...
Sleeping on the Nightmare Bed, the explosions outside couldn't affect anyone's slumber.
Everyone slept soundly.
Except for one person.
That person was Kui Zi.
Farming points felt great, but going too hard could also be a bit rough. Since she'd been the Main DPS today, the after-effects hadn't worn off yet.
With nothing better to do, she opened the storage space.
"So many new things have appeared lately."
"Twelve Legendary-grade collections... normally only Commander Tier monsters drop Legendary items... Huh? When did we kill this many monsters?"
"I've been holed up in the 'Research Institute' for too long. I should come out and farm with everyone from now on."
Though Kui Zi could easily shuttle between the Demon Box World and the dormitory building, she rarely participated in group activities.
The path of mechanical intelligence was simply too vast and profound.
Ever since Xu Lang handed her and the researchers like Zhang Shu the wreckage of the Apocalypse Fighter Jets, her growth had been rapid, her knowledge base iterating daily.
Knowledge meant power - this theory was especially fitting for the path of mechanical intelligence.
In the past, Kui Zi's understanding had been limited. She thought that no matter how important knowledge was, it still needed raw material support.
One was the foundation, the other was the design plan.
But not anymore.
With sufficient cognition, even the most common water droplet could transform into energy surpassing batteries!
Given enough preparation time, she felt she could take down Wang Yazhi, the second strongest combatant in Demon King Castle.
Even in a sudden encounter, she could hold her own.
That was the confidence her seclusion had brought her.
"What's this? A Book of Edicts."
Kui Zi flipped through the storage until she spotted an interesting item.
[Blank Book of Edicts]
[Type: One-time Use Item]
[Level: 22]
[Rarity: Excellent]
[Effect 1 (Blank): Write an edict, enforce it upon use, then effect expires]
[Effect 2 (Blank): Write an edict, enforce it upon use, then effect expires]
[Effect 3 (Blank): Write an edict, enforce it upon use, then effect expires]
[Effect 4 (Blank): Write an edict, enforce it upon use, then effect expires]
[Effect 5 (Blank): Write an edict, enforce it upon use, then effect expires]
[Description: Enforce commands... including commanding one's own body and the elements between heaven and earth. An interesting book... Heaven above, earth below, left on the left, right on the right - is gravity a universal edict?]
"If I write down 'let me remain calm forever'... can it be realized?"
"Edicts... Source Code..."
"How are these two somewhat similar?"
Kui Zi's fingers itched with anticipation. Finally, she directly extracted the Blank Book of Edicts.
It was a pure white book, its surface faintly shimmering with flowing light. It looked thick but actually only had five pages.
"A distinctly themed Heaven's Judgment Building item."
"If I could use it to modify the Source Code, just a tiny bit... I could achieve a breakthrough like a quantum leap on the path of mechanical intelligence!"
Kui Zi was sharp. She quickly grasped the vague thought in her mind and understood why this item attracted her so much.
A tiny variable that violated the rules should fall within the Blank Book of Edicts' influence.
And that tiny variable could bring her an Epic-grade enhancement!
"I'm not a Heaven's Judgment Building player. I don't know the optimal way to write edicts. Maybe my idea is wrong... Even slightly changing a physical constant could cause heaven to collapse and earth to shatter!"
Though Kui Zi thought this, her heart kept pounding faster.
Finally, she activated her Sequence power, forcibly forcing herself back to calm. All the pheromones and endocrine secretions in her body rapidly changed.
At that moment, she was as cold as ice, able to analyze every problem from the most rational angle.
"The biggest issue right now is convincing Xu Lang to give me permission to use this item."
Though this book was only Excellent-grade, since it was placed in the storage room, Xu Lang definitely valued it highly.
And that was indeed the case. This Book of Edicts, personally delivered by Solaris, was something Xu Lang wanted to fuse with Great Thief Forty-Two's Book of Law.
Kui Zi was a woman of action. Knowing the best way to convince Xu Lang, she immediately got moving.
Even though her body ached after being Main DPS.
But a wily rabbit has three burrows.
She dove into the blankets, deciding to sleep well and deal with it tomorrow.
...
Inside the dream, Xu Lang was listening to reports from Li Shuwen, Wu Huihui, Floating Life Play, Sword Saint, and Rainy Night Blade when he suddenly felt something strange.
Extracting a bit of his Heart God, he immediately understood what was happening outside.
What the hell was Kui Zi doing?
To be fair, Kui Zi was the hardest type to develop. She was born a prodigy, proud by nature, and passionately devoted to academics, completely uninterested in that sort of thing - like a female science geek.
Now suddenly so proactive, Xu Lang was a bit confused.
But confused or not, he was definitely enjoying it.
"All of you, withdraw. Continue extracting Nightmare Power. I need it badly lately." Xu Lang tapped the armrest of his throne and said flatly.
Everyone felt a chill of determination.
This was the first time Xu Lang had stated his needs.
"We will not fail your trust!" Wu Huihui replied in a thunderous voice.
Her dream image was a mountain-like armored elephant demon, her voice majestic and terrifying. Though she had now reverted to her human form, some traits remained.
The five Nightmare Apostles left. Xu Lang pondered alone in the dream, a certain matter lingering in his mind without an answer.
Tang Heng's Madness state was too insane. At first, he thought it was related to that badge, but later proved they had nothing to do with each other.
Power was power.
Honor was honor.
"Suppose Tang Heng's Madness state is the same type as the players', or the same kind of power."
"Then, how exactly did he fall into Madness while still maintaining his self-awareness?"
"Moreover, once a player's SAN value hits negative 100, they sink to the deepest abyss and transform into a Mad Vanguard..."
Xu Lang had a vague feeling.
That Mad King Building was restricting Mad King Building players.
This rebellious son was definitely hiding something!
He felt like entering the Simulation Dream to ask Tang Heng what was really going on, but back then his Nightmare Eye couldn't even detect anything. Using words probably wouldn't work either.
Those palace guards were just projections after all, and the information contained in projections was very limited.
"Fusion!"
Xu Lang waved his hand, and the world before him instantly transformed.
The edges of the world melted into countless elusive threads of light, while a large alchemy furnace appeared at the very center.
This alchemy furnace was the Beacon he'd set for the Simulation Dream, allowing him to switch dreams faster.
In the dream, Xu Lang, truly like a king, waved his hand again. The furnace lid flew up, and two crystals were tossed inside.
They were the Memory Crystals of Rasputin and Osykas respectively.
"Let's start refining first. Let's see if there are any surprises!"
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