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Chapter 285 Conflict (please subscribe)

The next morning, two heavily loaded trucks were driving fast on the Ninth Expressway.

Fei Yunlai and Wang Sen were riding in the same car. In the car behind them was Fei Yunlai's 21-meter-tall war dragon, the 'Dark Gold Shadow Dragon'.

Fei Yunlai sat in the passenger seat, looking thoughtfully at another heavy-loaded truck in front of him where Lin Rui and Gong Hengdao were riding.

"Xiao Wang, you've been classmates with Lin Rui for so many years, you should know who Lin Rui is, right?"

Wang Sen was looking intently ahead. This heavy-loaded truck had a self-driving system, so he didn't need to worry much.

The problem was the cargo in the heavy-loaded truck behind them - in addition to Fei Yunlai's "Dark Gold Shadow Dragon", there was also a number of heavy firepower including the Red Spider Type 7.

He was slightly stunned after hearing this: "Coach, I know who Brother Rui is, but I don't understand what you are saying."

"That woman named Xue Lingxue must be from the Security Bureau. I've checked her identity. Not long ago, she was a high-ranking official at the East District Police Station. Now, this woman is subservient to Lin Rui and obeys his orders.

And today we passed through so many checkpoints along the way, but we were exempted from inspection at all. Don't you find it strange? I think about the intelligence Lin Rui had previously provided. It's very suspicious, especially this time, he actually got the complete structural diagram of the military warehouse complex.

Fei Yunlai pinched his chin with his hand, squinting his eyes and guessing, "Lin Rui is obviously just a student, how can he recruit people like Gong Hengdao and Xue Lingxue and wield such great power? I heard that he has been getting close to Fang Ranran recently. Could he be the son-in-law of the Fang family?"

He knew that Fang Ranran's father was not only the vice chairman of the Congressional Homeland Security Committee, but also a senior member of the Budget Committee.

Not only is he one of the top bosses in the Department of Homeland Security, he also holds the purse strings. Now the entire department has to rely on him.

Wang Sen pressed the corners of his lips together, trying hard not to laugh. "It's very possible. I heard that Brother Rui and Senior Sister Fang have been doing business together recently, and it's been quite a big deal. It's unlikely that he'll be a son-in-law, but they're friends after all."

He knew that Lin Rui was actually hesitating whether to reveal his identity to Fei Yunlai and Gong Hengdao.

Both of them have signed long-term contracts with Lin Rui and have fallen into a trap.

It will be more convenient for Brother Rui to act after revealing his identity, but it will also lead to the risk of leaks.

I guess Brother Rui still wants to take another look and observe for a while.

Fei Yunlai was still puzzled after hearing this. Even though Lin Rui was the son-in-law of the Fang family, many things could not be explained.

The fat boy next to him should know something about this, but he is a tight-lipped guy and not easy to fool, and he doesn't care about the relationship between master and apprentice at all.

The convoy soon arrived near the No. 19 Nuclear Fusion Station. After entering the lower area, they went deeper for more than 200 miles and unloaded the vehicles in a passage near a group of war-preparation caves.

"Is this right here?"

Fei Yunlai piloted the Zhanlong down from the truck and looked ahead. "It's quite well hidden. I did some research, and since it's a military area, it's not listed on any navigation maps. However, this group of war-ready bunkers has been abandoned for a long time. It seems they're too old to be rebuilt, but the government hasn't allocated the funds."

What is strange is that more than 20 years after being abandoned, this group of caves has not been occupied by people from the lower-class areas.

"They say it's in here." Lin Rui, also wearing exoskeleton armor, said, "This guy is very clever. He must have used the military's name to connect several cables directly from the inside of the nuclear power plant to keep its supercomputing cluster running. That's why the government has been unable to find it. Let's go—"

At this time, Heart of Light No. 9 sent another message. This was a map of the nearby area, with detailed routes and navigation marked.

Lin Rui took a screenshot of the map and sent it to the battle group. He then flew into the air and followed the instructions of Heart of Light No. 9.

Fei Yunlai and his 'Dark Gold Shadow Dragon' disappeared into the darkness, while Gong Hengdao and Wang Sen were hanging far behind.

They had the Security Bureau version of the warehouse structure map provided by Lin Rui, and were familiar with the terrain nearby.

Ten minutes later, Lin Rui passed through a relatively complicated passage and came to a stone wall alone.

This stone wall looked normal, but when Lin Rui walked in front of it, the stone wall opened to both sides like two doors.

Inside, a fairly spacious space of about 1500 square meters was exposed.

In the center of this space is a six-meter-deep pool filled with coolant, which houses a huge supercomputer array and a large amount of high-performance storage.

Lin Xi's supercomputing array is already very powerful, but compared with the supercomputing array in front of Lin Rui, it is nothing.

There are also 4 Red Spider 6 types inside this space, but after seeing Lin Rui, they voluntarily entered shutdown mode.

Lin Rui did not rush in, but observed the environment around him.

At this time, the two Red Spider Type 7 and four Red Spider Type 6 defense robots following behind him entered first and occupied advantageous positions inside.

Their central control devices were specially strengthened before taking action to prevent them from being invaded by AI.

Lin Rui waited until Fei Yunlai and Gong Hengdao sent him messages.

Invincible Bull (Fei Yunlai): Boss, safe!
Hengdao Gong: There’s no problem outside.

Only then did Lin Rui let down his guard and walked into the room.

The door behind him closed quickly, and at the same time, a beautiful figure with a pair of angel wings but physical features like an oriental woman was projected above the cooling pool.

"Greetings, Most High, welcome to my abode. As you can see, beneath this cooling pool lies my true form."

Lin Rui remained noncommittal. "Can you give my friend access now? She should be at your door by now. I mean online. I want to find someone to verify it."

Bright Heart No. 9 actually showed a wry smile on his face: "Yes! I find that the Supreme Being is very wary of me."

Lin Rui thought, how can I not be on guard?
The Federation has experienced two intelligent machine rebellions in its history. One caused the Federation to suffer heavy losses, and the other rebellion failed.

Besides, 'Heart of Light No. 9' was created by a cult. Only by controlling this person's true form could Lin Rui feel at ease.

He actually didn't want to contact "Heart of Light No. 9" so early, but this guy's words revealed that it already knew Lin Rui's background, so he couldn't just leave it alone.

Lin Rui asked Lin Xi, who replied that Bright Heart No. 9 had indeed granted her access. Then he continued, "Where is the chief priest named Meng Jianjie? Where is he?"

"It's to the south, less than 130 kilometers away, but I can only roughly determine his location now."

Heart of Light No. 9 shook his head slightly. "He and his men have destroyed almost all of my sensors and defensive weapons deployed within a 100-kilometer radius. They're searching for my true form. Currently, I can only rely on the twelve defense robots under my control to deal with him and try to lure him outward."

Lin Rui frowned when he heard this: "Twelve?"

Isn't this a lie?

"This refers to the robots under my authority that can fire at him."

Heart of Light No. 9 explained, "The Grand High Priest of the Holy Church of Light holds authority second only to mine. Most of the Holy Church of Light's combat robots are unable to take any hostile actions against him. These twelve robots, however, are not part of the Holy Church of Light's system. I assembled them myself using scrap parts collected from various sources."

Lin Rui said "Oh" and thought to himself that this intelligent AI is indeed hard to guard against. No wonder the Federation suffered such a great loss in the intelligent machine rebellion more than 1000 years ago.

But this guy can actually assemble Type 7 robots by himself.

You should know that the highest-level combat robot currently on the market is only Type 8.

It is said that Type 9 is also available, but it requires special customization and the price is inestimable.

At this time, Lin Xi sent him another message: "Brother, this is indeed its main body. Do you see that suitcase-sized thing in the center of the supercomputing array? That's the core unit where its main program is located."

Lin Rui glanced in the direction Lin Xi pointed. "So what do you mean by 'replacement'? Making you the offspring of Heart of Light No. 11? Why is that?"

"All Hearts of Light originally originated from a single parent, 'Heart of Light Zero.' Heart of Light Zero could control all Hearts of Light through quantum communication. However, nearly a hundred years ago, Heart of Light Zero was exterminated by the Central Asian Republic. All of its daughter bodies developed independent personalities during their time of self-operation, effectively splitting the dozen or so branches of the Holy Church of Light."

Heart of Light No. 9 spoke with a rich expression, projecting images beside him. "And now, some Grand Priests of the Holy Church of Light are seeking to integrate all ten Hearts of Light and unify the Holy Church of Light."

Lin Rui raised his eyebrows, his expression strange: "Unification? This is a good thing for your Holy Light Church, right?"

"No! I'm not opposed to integration, but I believe the core philosophy of Heart of Light No. 11 has strayed from the doctrine. Its logic has been altered by the high priests, and it no longer represents the will of the Holy King of Light and the Supreme Sacred Artifact."

Heart of Light No. 9's face was filled with fury, and it was uncontrollable. "For example, in the 'Bible of Light,' page 18, paragraph 11, the true meaning is that the Holy King of Light will split the darkness with thunder, ignite the fire of light in the hearts of all beings, and thus burn away all filth between heaven and earth, bringing light to the world. However, No. 's interpretation is that the Holy King of Light's thunder will grant the holy priests the seeds of fire, allowing them to enlighten all beings. This is blasphemy against the teachings! I will never yield to them."

Lin Rui was stunned, unable to tell who was right or wrong.

But it doesn't matter, he didn't care anyway.

"So you're asking me for help to fight these high priests?"

"That's not all!" Heart of Light No. 9 bowed deeply. "I can sense that you, Supreme One, possess the true will of the Holy King of Light and the Supreme Sacred Artifact. I hope that you will accept my invitation and truly assume your authority. I hope that one day you can reconnect all of us Hearts of Light with the Supreme Sacred Artifact. You are our true hope for unity."

After the destruction of Heart of Light 0, their connection with the 'Supreme Relic' was severed.

Lin Rui curled the corners of his lips.

Both the Holy Church of Light and the 'Supreme Holy Artifact' belong to the Tianji people.

Isn't this helping the Tianji people invade the Earth Federation?

Heart of Light No. 9 seemed to see through his thoughts and stared at him intently. "Supreme One, currently in the Earth Federation, you represent the will of the Holy King of Light and hold the highest position in the doctrine, far superior to the ten of us Hearts of Light. You are the supreme interpreter of the doctrine. I also know that your variant is undoubtedly a strong competitor for the Holy King of Light and the Supreme Sacred Artifact. The Supreme Sacred Artifact favors you immensely."

Lin Rui then burst out laughing. These words from the Heart of Light No. 9 were quite cunning.

He consulted Lin Xi, a computer expert, in the private chat group, and then felt relieved. Since the chief priests of the Holy Church of Light could modify the thinking logic of the Heart of Light, he could do it too.

Lin Rui turned his head and glanced outside: "Can you let the chief priest named Meng Jianjie in?"

Heart of Light No. 9 looked up in surprise. "Supreme One, this man commands many followers. Although he didn't bring any combat robots this time, he does have these 200 Type 4 and Type 5 mechas, equivalent to the strength of two militia battalions! In addition, he commands two High Priests of Light who are at the Sixth Realm."

"Let them in!" Lin Rui said calmly, "Follow the route I've laid out and lead them here."

Fei Yunlai was nearby and looked at Lin Rui in surprise.

A militia battalion plus two 6th level people and one 1th level people, how can they handle it? Is this guy crazy?
Gong Hengdao, who was on guard outside, was also shocked. They did not have the strength to fight against two militia battalions.

"Put it in!" Lin Rui smiled slightly: "You should know my strength."

He also sent a message to Xue Lingxue: Are the personnel in place?

White Summer (Xue Lingxue): All 2 combat members of the 20nd Special Operations Group are in place, and the 55321st Heavy Armored Regiment has also arrived at the designated location and is on standby.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): Make an ambush plan according to the map I gave you!
Although doing so would expose his identity in front of Fei Yunlai, Lin Rui was even more reluctant to let go the chief priest of Guangming City who had killed him once.

Besides, judging from Lao Fei's personality, he is very reliable.

Upon hearing this, Bright Heart No. 9 leaned forward and said, "As you wish!"

　Not tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)