âIâm not too sure what it was. Iâve also asked your grandfather. He said that it was a round crystal. When he went to seek help from my father-in-law, it was taken away for research. He didnât return it to him,â Zhou Lingfeng said after some thought.
âA round crystal? Was it spherical or circular?â Zhou Wenâs expression immediately turned odd.
âI remember your grandfather said it was circular. He gestured back then. It didnât look very big,â Zhou Lingfeng said as he thought.
Zhou Wen hurriedly rummaged through his things when he heard that. He remembered that there had indeed been such an item before.
Back then, he had found a small metal slab in the temple in Zhuolu. The small metal slab was very similar to the large metal slab that chained Earthâs Companion Beast. Zhou Wen had used the passcode left behind by the former principal to open the small metal slab.
Inside the small metal slab was a circular crystal similar to the one Zhou Lingfeng had mentioned. It wasnât very big, about the size of the silver Yuan Datou coin from many years back.
Zhou Wen still remembered that one side of the crystal was engraved with an anchor, while the other side was engraved with a womanâs side profile.
As he hadnât figured out what use it had, he had thrown it in a corner after putting it away. If Zhou Lingfeng hadnât mentioned it, Zhou Wen would have forgotten about it.
Soon, Zhou Wen found the circular crystal and handed it to Zhou Lingfeng. âTake a look at this.â
After Zhou Lingfeng took it, he looked at it carefully. After a long while, he said, âIâve never seen that thing before. Iâve only heard your grandfather describe it. Itâs been so long that Iâve almost forgotten it. Where did you get it from?â
Although Zhou Lingfeng couldnât figure out if the crystal slab was the item his grandfather had picked up, Zhou Wen felt that it was most likely the case.
The metal slab was opened with the former principalâs passcode. The things inside must have been placed in by the former principal, just like the trapped Earth Companion Beast.
Furthermore, there was a symbol of the anchor and the womanâs side profile on the crystal. It was definitely related to the true owner of the Experimenter. This thing was most likely what An Jingâs mother had said could take her back.
Zhou Wen took back the crystal slab and bade Zhou Lingfeng farewell before turning to leave. He wanted to know if it was the device the woman had mentioned. He just needed the woman to take a look to know.
However, he was somewhat puzzled. He didnât sense any energy from it. He hadnât discovered anything special about it when studying it previously. How could such a thing take the woman back to where she came from?
As he pondered, Zhou Wen returned to the yard where Optimus was. An Sheng was still waiting at the door. When he saw Zhou Wen, he hurriedly welcomed him.
Before An Sheng could say a word, Zhou Wen said, âHas An Tianzuo finished his interrogation?â
âIt should be soon.â An Sheng turned his head and looked inside.
âCome in.â An Tianzuoâs voice sounded.
After Zhou Wen and An Sheng entered, they realized that the woman in the ball of light was crying her heart out.
âWhatâs wrong with her?â Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
âShe doesnât know anything. Sheâs just a puppet that had been used,â An Tianzuo said with a nasty expression.
âHave you confirmed her identity?â Zhou Wen actually wanted to ask if she was An Jingâs mother.
âI donât know,â An Tianzuo said coldly before turning to leave, looking extremely impatient.
âI think itâs highly likely. Otherwise, Overseer wouldnât be so vexed,â An Sheng whispered to Zhou Wen before quickly chasing after An Tianzuo.
Zhou Wen watched An Tianzuo leave before looking at the woman who was still wailing. He didnât know what An Tianzuo had said to her to turn her into this.
âWhy are you crying?â he asked the woman.
The woman ignored him and kept crying.
âStop crying. Look at this.â Zhou Wen took out the crystal slab and waved it in front of the woman.
When the woman saw the crystal slab, her crying stopped a little. However, she was still sobbing. She glanced at the crystal slab with an indifferent expression as though she didnât care at all. Her eyes were gray and hollow.
An Tianzuo, that bastard. What did he say to make the womanâs heart turn so ashen? Zhou Wen pondered for a moment. Seeing that the woman wasnât looking at him, he said, âDonât you want to know the truth? Donât you want to know why they treated you like this? Donât you want to know if thatâs your daughter? Only by returning there can you know the truth.â
The womanâs expression didnât change in the beginning, but towards the end, she gradually turned to look at Zhou Wen and the crystal slab in his hand.
âIs this the device you mentioned?â Zhou Wen asked again.
The woman nodded. This left Zhou Wen overjoyed. He never expected that the crucial item to resolve all the mysteries was already in his hands.
âHow do I use this thing?â he hurriedly asked.
The womanâs eyes were filled with tears as she shook her head and said, âItâs useless. The Experimenter has already been destroyed. Itâs useless even if we find it. We need the Experimenter to activate it.â
Zhou Wen was immediately at a loss when he heard that. The energy system and technology in that world were completely different from this world. He had nowhere to start.
âIs there no other way?â he asked with a frown.
âI donât know. I only know that thereâs a device on Experimenter that activates it. I donât understand how those devices work at all,â the woman said in pain.
Zhou Wen was somewhat helpless. However, since this thing needed to be activated, it also meant that it needed energy to drive it. Zhou Wen planned on using his strength to give it a try. Even if his energy wasnât compatible with it, he still had the combat suit.
The combat suit and the crystal slab came from the same place. Their energies should be compatible.
With this in mind, Zhou Wen waved his hand and shrunk the ball of light that trapped the woman. He placed it in his pocket like a glass bead before teleporting to the sea.
This was because he didnât know what would happen if the crystal was activated. He couldnât test it in a populated area.
Of course, Zhou Wen didnât wish to immediately activate the crystal. He only wanted to see if his strength was effective against the crystal.
Zhou Wen held the crystal in his hand and circulated the Lost Immortal Sutra, allowing his energy to flow into the crystal bit by bit.
The Lost Immortal Sutraâs energy was constantly injected into it, but the crystal didnât react. No matter how much energy Zhou Wen injected, the crystal didnât react at all.
Towards the end, Zhou Wen even used the power of the Ninth Heavenâs Human Sovereign, but he was still unable to effect any changes to the crystal at all.
Is this thing that hard? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. Under the full strength of the Ninth Heavenâs Human Sovereignâa top-notch power at the Apocalypse gradeâhe still couldnât activate the crystal. Perhaps it was due to the incompatibility between energy systems, but for the crystal to remain undamaged or deformed at all implied somewhat terrifying.
After some thought, Zhou Wen put on the combat suit again. He wanted to use the energy of the combat suit to activate the crystal. As the energy of the combat suit was injected, the anchor symbol on the crystal lit up.
However, there was too little energy left in the combat suit. Just as the anchor symbol lit up, the combat suitâs energy was nearly drained. Zhou Wen had no choice but to stop injecting energy.
From the looks of it, the energy of the combat suit should be able to activate the crystal, but I have to think of a way to charge it up. Zhou Wen thought about where to charge the combat suit.
A person can only go to the Destiny Platform once. Even if I go up again, I wonât be able to trigger the baptism of the Destiny powers. If I could have a few more baptisms, I should be able to fill up the combat suitâs energy. Zhou Wen knew that it was impossible and thought of the Destiny Platform in-game.
The Destiny Platform in-game could provide repeated baptisms, but he couldnât take anything external into the game.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment. The combat suit comes from the same place as the phone. Perhaps I can take it into the phone.
Although he didnât think he could count on the idea, he didnât have any other good solutions. Therefore, he put on his combat suit and switched on his phone to give it a try.
Just as Zhou Wen took out his phone, he suddenly heard the combat suitâs voice in his brain. âSystem connection established. Do you want to log in?â