I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

After all, there are still quite a few outlaws in the United States, and their goal is nothing more than money.

It's not that they can't afford ten SS-grade obsidian crystals, but it's already beyond their price range. It would be more appropriate to hand over the entire sea serpent's corpse to them.

“Five coins… I feel like we’re at a disadvantage… eight coins,” Yan Shan said without hesitation.

"That's still too many, six." Hyde's voice hardened as he bargained with Yan Shan.

Qin Tianhai demonstrated China's formidable bargaining skills, saying:

"Hey, we're already being very merciful by sharing with you. Considering all the expenses of this operation, shouldn't we be a little more sincere? One price: seven SS-grade obsidian crystals."

"…make a deal!"

Hyde and his team were quite satisfied with cutting off three, so they notified Congress to prepare supplies for the trade.

Lansenk, after communicating through clandestine means, decided to hand over supplies to China.

With so many resources, China will definitely accept them immediately. These Western countries are extremely good at defaulting on their debts; we must receive the goods before we can hand them over.

"Laoshan, all the supplies have been collected," Qin Tianhai said after receiving a call from China.

"it is good."

With a whooshing sound, the earthy yellow halo transformed into a crescent-shaped blade of light and shot out, parting the surging waves in all directions. In the eyes of Yan Ziming and the others, this blade of light had become the center of the world, possessing endless attraction.

Luther's gaze sharpened, and his assessment of Yan Shan's strength rose another point.

Swah——

The sea serpent's corpse, which required the Swift Sword to dissect, was instantly split in two, leaving Hyde and the others deeply shocked.

Sequence-level defenses shouldn't be that weak!

"It must have been dead for too long, causing its internal muscles to lose activity and its defenses to be weaker than before?" Luther guessed.

Yan Shan tossed the severed part of the sea serpent's body onto the shore, saying, "Take it, how you distribute it is your own business; everyone turn the ship around and head back home!"

“Wait,” Luther called out to them.

"Ignore him and just leave." Qin Tianhai had no intention of paying him any attention. Did he think he could just throw a tantrum and start a war?

"Can I see what that little girl inside the boat is holding?"

A single, brief sentence caused Yan Ziming and his group to become extremely solemn!

Chapter 85 Defective Product, Devouring?

He discovered the crystal core of the sea serpent!

A storm raged within Yan Ziming's heart!

After waking the drowsy little girl, Mo Xin, Yan Ziming asked seriously:

"Mo Xin, is it his cane that's causing this? I have a feeling that his cane is somewhat similar to yours."

"Huh? How is that possible? Mo Xin is a one-of-a-kind person in the whole world, how could she possibly have... wait a minute?"

After carefully listening, Mo Xin's voice changed from indifference to surprise.

"This is unscientific! Mo Xin was born after absorbing all of Death's spirituality and being nurtured by her master's side for a long time. How could she possibly—"

Mo Xin, the little girl, spoke with an incredulous tone, confirming Yan Ziming's thoughts.

She had felt something strange about Luther's cane before, as it was similar to the one she had when she first met Mo Xin, exhibiting the same fluctuations.

In other words, Luther's cane is a divine artifact of the same level as Raiche!

It may not be a divine artifact, but it was inevitable that it would give rise to an existence like Mo Xin.

"Hmph~~ I knew it! How could there be someone on the same level as the noble Mo Xin?" Mo Xin, the little loli, said smugly after probing for a moment.

"Tell me?"

"That's not a fully formed artifact spirit, it's just a defective product. It can only transmit very simple mental fluctuations, far inferior to Mo Xin!" Mo Xin emphasized repeatedly to highlight her status.

Defective products?

Yan Ziming repeated it, and immediately felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

To replicate someone like Mo Xin in this world would require astronomical resources, even for a superpower. Moreover, even if one had the money, they wouldn't know where to begin.

Because the origin of the Raichi is quite mysterious, Yan Zimo still doesn't know what material the Raichi is made of, or how Mo Xin was created by Liu Mengxian before she met him. These are all technologies that have long been lost.

But there will still be plenty of shocks.

Yan Ziming realized that she had underestimated the strength of a superpower, and a hegemon of Earth at that. Its advanced technology was certainly no less than that of China, and this defective artifact spirit was most likely one of its products.

While China may be leading in nuclear energy reform, the United States remains the undisputed hegemon and technological leader in other areas. China still needs many years of accumulation to truly dominate the world.

However... this thing is still a joke compared to Mo Xin!

Yan Ziming praised the little girl to cover up his unease.

If this kind of artifact spirit could be mass-produced, it would be an epoch-making invention no less significant than China's crystal core reform, causing a sensation around the world!

Even if it's just a defective product compared to Mo Xin, in the eyes of ordinary people, it's definitely better than artificial intelligence and has countless applications, like the stars in the sky!

"Mo Xin, can you figure out the specific manufacturing method? Try to get it over here!"

"Alright... I'll try my best, but I need to make contact with the cane first."

"...Is there no other way?" Yan Ziming asked, unwilling to give up.

Getting Rachel to touch that cane was an impossible task; she couldn't possibly fight Luther, as someone else could easily subdue her with one hand!

"No, perhaps..." Mo Xin extinguished Yan Zimo's hopes, but also gave him a glimmer of hope.

"Perhaps what?" Yan Ziming asked anxiously.

"If Uncle Yanshan can fight him, then you can let him use me for a while. That way, you'll have a chance to get close to that cane."

"...Could your solution be any more unreliable?"

Yan Shan and Luther both hold significant positions in their respective countries, representing a portion of their national will, and thus cannot be easily turned into a war.

If fighting breaks out, that's a declaration of war!

A declaration of war between two countries!

"Then I can't help you... I actually really want to devour it so I can go even further!"

Mo Xin, the little girl, licked her lips and said with a hint of longing.

"Further? To what extent?" Yan Ziming asked curiously.

"Hmm...it depends on the situation. It will probably allow me to appear in physical form, thus extending the duration of the battle."

Yan Ziming almost jumped for joy, feeling his blood boiling.

—To appear in physical form?

Isn't this what they call "transformation" in novels?!

The thought of having a little loli at home that he could tease at will filled Yan Ziming with excitement!

Am I the protagonist of some light novel?

"Zi Mo, your smile is disgusting. Are you thinking about something lewd based on Mo Xin?"

Lost in his daydreams, Yan Ziming was jolted back to reality by Mo Xin's disgusted voice. He coughed awkwardly a few times and said:

"Ahem, I'll try my best to get you to touch it."

……

"Luther, are you sensing something's wrong?"

Sensing the increasingly somber atmosphere, Hyde moved closer to Luther and asked in a low voice.

The deal is done, and we have the sea serpent's carcass. It wouldn't be good if there were any more complications!

At the same time, his gaze couldn't help but fall on the cane in Luther's hand.

The weapon wielded by the strongest man in the United States is said to be the latest model from a top-secret laboratory. In addition to its unparalleled power, it seems to have many other functions. Perhaps this function has discovered something unusual.

The materials used were treasures stolen from China in the early years. It took hundreds of billions of US dollars and more than ten years to develop the prototype. It is impossible to replicate a second one.

Of course, if a second such treasure could be found in China, it wouldn't be impossible to create a second one.

But is that still possible?

Maybe it's possible. Most of China is currently occupied, and mutated species are ruling there. There are still quite a few places where we can try to dig. Who knows, we might actually find something?

China is a vast country with abundant resources, and there are countless treasures left over from the past. Perhaps we could secretly send an expedition team to take a look, and we should be able to find something.

"This child sensed an unusual fluctuation; that thing is very unusual, and I cannot ignore it!"

Luther stroked the tip of his cane, and as if in response, it glowed with a faint, shimmering white light, as if imbued with a spiritual quality.

Upon hearing this, Hyde's heart skipped a beat; this was very unusual... what could it be referring to?

He didn't dare to think about the sequence-level crystal cores because it was too shocking and beyond their imagination.

On the other hand, Yan Shan and his group continued to ignore Luther's demands.

"Ignore them. If they're so capable, let them stop us. I want to see if they have the guts!"