Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

"Yes."

Blood Rose lay sprawled on the ground, on all fours.

To make it easier for Zuo Chang to operate, she thoughtfully bent over and lifted her buttocks: "General, is this alright?"

"Raise it a little higher."

"Yes."

After much effort, Zuo Chang finally managed to attach the device.

Infused with magical power, the elements emitted from the device instantly wove into a bodysuit with a hissing sound. Blood Rose felt a large, icy hand caress her entire body, and she trembled involuntarily.

Zuo Chang asked, "How are you feeling?"

Blood Rose blinked: "I don't feel anything, it's like I'm not wearing anything at all."

It seems like not wearing anything is the best thing.

Zuo Chang added, "There's a button on the back of your neck. Press it, and the mask will cover your face. Don't take off your battle suit for the next few days. I'll summon you when needed."

Blood Rose nodded solemnly: "Understood."

Chapter 77 No electricity, no luck!

"Scanning—"

"There are no enemies."

The Giant Hammer Destroyer stopped to scan the area, confirming there was nothing unusual, before continuing its journey.

Zuo Chang remained calm, sensing that his magical power was being depleted.

Blood Rose also felt the same way, and she said, "General, it seems that it is time."

"superior."

At Zuo Chang's command, Blood Rose immediately began its operation.

Her stats aren't high, but as the "Chief of the Security Bureau," her combat effectiveness is at least average.

At this moment, she strode forward with agile movements, looking like a female leopard.

"Life form not in the database detected. Mark as enemy!"

"Initiate the exclusion process!"

The Giant Hammer Destroyer spotted the Blood Rose instantly and immediately went into battle mode, its two shoulder-mounted machine guns beginning to spin—

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!"

Gunshots rang out, deafeningly loud.

This level of attack was not enough to harm Blood Rose. She remained calm and moved freely through the hail of bullets.

After a volley of fire, the Giant Hammer Destroyer's thrusters spewed flames as it charged forward at lightning speed, delivering a powerful blow to Blood Rose's body: "Die, you ant!"

Brick and stone splash.

Zuo Chang remained hidden in the shadows, gazing intently at the battle situation, completely motionless.

He watched as Blood Rose braced herself with one hand and flipped backward to dodge, and thought it was incredibly graceful: "Truly impressive! The seventh realm is indeed the seventh realm; her flexibility and reaction speed are far beyond what I can match now."

"destroy!"

The Destroyer missed its first strike, and the gears at the junction of its arms spun wildly, sparks flying, as it swept the grappling hook on its other hand.

The sweep was incredibly powerful. Blood Rose already had a plan to dodge it in her mind, but before she could execute it, everything suddenly went black!

The next instant, she was already in her own kitchen.

She blinked, and it took her a moment to realize what she meant. She thought to herself, "Is this all there is to it?"

Yes.

That's it.

"Scanning……"

With a single swipe of its claw, the giant hammer destroyer sent the insect vanishing.

If it were a living organism, it would definitely notice the anomaly.

There's no blood or flesh, no corpse at the scene, so where did the intruder go?

But the Destroyer is a creation. After scanning twice and confirming that there were no biological reactions in the surrounding area, it determined that it had killed the intruder!

"The enemy has been eliminated."

"Execute the planned operation and proceed to the supply station to recharge."

Boom!Boom!

The Hammer Destroyer took a step and walked to the other side.

Zuo Chang watched as it entered the charging station, and immediately moved forward along the base of the wall, smoothly entering the Secret Ritual Plaza!

They're all just settings.

The Hammer Destroyer "lives" strictly according to its pre-programmed routine. After each battle, no matter how much energy it loses, it will go to a supply station to recharge, just in case.

If Zuo Chang appears during the fierce battle between the Destroyer and Blood Rose, and is within the Destroyer's detection range, he will be marked as "Intruder Number Two," and will be killed after Blood Rose is defeated.

Only when the Destroyer is charging does its reconnaissance system temporarily go into hibernation, making it possible to successfully infiltrate!

At this moment, Zuo Chang was already standing in front of the "technological furnace".

He looked up at his target and knew that all he had to do was draw his sword and destroy the furnace completely, and his goal would be achieved.

But why bother?

He slowly walked towards the central control panel, thinking, "The Tech Forge is a semi-automatic forging furnace. Once the parameters are set on the control panel and materials are manually added, the furnace will forge weapons and equipment on its own. This is considered high technology even in the Four-Digit Community, let alone 96511?"

Previously, in the casting workshop of Fengming City, the production tools used were manual bellows.

Without damaging the technological furnace, simply taking away its key components would achieve the same goal.

The issue is……

Looking at the large blast furnace in front of him, which covered an area of ​​more than 300 square meters, Zuo Chang really didn't know which component was the "key".

He has the max-level "Masterful Craftsmanship", but Masterful Craftsmanship only involves forging, not the furnace used for forging.

For the time being, it's indeed a bit difficult to know where to start.

After thinking it over, Zuo Chang focused his attention on the monitor on the center console.

He thought to himself, "If I want to use technology to forge a furnace, I need to input the parameters first. I should take the monitor and data cable with me first."

Just do it.

Zuo Chang stepped forward, first unplugging the numerous data cables, tidying them up and putting them into his backpack, then reaching out with both hands to pick up the monitor—

A bright light suddenly appeared, out of nowhere!

Zuo Chang was startled. He turned his head and saw an old man with white hair and a hunched back standing next to him!

The old man's body was translucent, like a ghost.

He looked Zuo Chang up and down and said, "Sir, what is your name? I can sense... that you have extraordinary forging skills, seemingly no less than mine!"

Who is he?

How did it come out?

This part wasn't included when I first explored Sky City!

Zuo Chang became wary, put down the monitor, and placed his palm on the Moon Crown Sword.

The hunched old man smiled kindly and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm already dead, just a remnant soul. I can't harm you."

Zuo Chang asked, "A remnant soul?"

The old man shook his head slightly and said, "Remnant soul is your term. According to our custom, it's called 'spiritual digitization.' Sky City is a city of knowledge. We have mastered the technology to digitize spiritual data and upload it to the 'cloud.' That's the ultimate application of forging technology... This might be too advanced for you. Just think of me as a ghost!"

If we're talking about being ahead of its time, then yes, it was ahead of its time.

If it were a native, they probably wouldn't understand.

But Zuo Chang is a time traveler. Although the world he lived in before did not achieve "mental datafication," the concept still existed.

only……

He asked, "The ultimate application of forging technology? Sir, I don't think mental data has anything to do with forging. If you say it's biotechnology or brain technology, I can accept that."

The old man with the data smiled slightly: "No. That is forging technology. Do you see the technological furnace beside you? Back then... all nine million people of Sky City were thrown into it, enduring the baptism of flames and the crushing of iron hammers, thus abandoning their physical bodies and allowing their spirits to live on forever, reaching the other side of eternal life! This is the beginning of the tragedy of Sky City."

"...?"

Zuo Chang was completely bewildered.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Those nine million people, are they all immortal?"

The old man shook his head: "Once immortal."

"one time?"

"Yes, once."

Ugh.

The hunched, ghostly old man hesitated for a moment, then said, "Immortality based on mental data is actually immortality in another paradise. It is a vast world, endless and extremely rich, clearly devoid of matter, yet never lacking in matter; whatever you want, you can have! We call it the 'cloud,' or the 'network'!"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Heh... This is too bizarre for you."

"But then, three hundred years after our immortality, a terrible catastrophe occurred! That catastrophe plunged everyone into a deathly silence, from which there has been no sign of awakening to this day!"

As Zuo Chang listened, he began to understand the meaning behind the words.

He crossed his arms and asked, "Is the internet down? Or is the power out?"

yeah--

The ghostly old man looked at Zuo Chang and found that he seemed to know a lot!

He said, "The power is out..."