Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

"What do you mean by 'I don't understand'?"

"It's just... incomprehensible. System files of this level are beyond my understanding. I never knew the Hela Empire's AI technology was so advanced!"

Jing Yuan didn't care how powerful the robot was; he only wanted to use it to find the Hela survivors.

He said to Mu Qing, "Can you wake up the robot and control it so that it can lead us to the Hela people?"

"I think it's impossible," Mu Qing said directly.

"Why is it impossible!"

She explained, "When we first encountered the robots, their first instinct was to fight and try to eliminate us. When they were unable to fight back, they chose to self-destruct!"

I suspect their programs have a security system in place, preventing them from communicating with any outside groups.

Jingyuan nodded; he had guessed something about the robot's unusual behavior.

"Do you have any way to find the Hela people behind this robot?"

Mu Qing frowned; he really knew how to assign tasks.

If she could read the data, that would be the most convenient thing. But right now, she can't read the system data inside the core either, so there's nothing she can do.

Suddenly, Mu Qing had a flash of inspiration and said, "I have an idea."

"You said."

"I'll wake it up first, then give it a spaceship and see if it goes back on its own. If it does, then we'll follow it and see where it goes."

Jingyuan nodded. "Good idea! Let's get started!"

For Jingyuan, now he'll try any method that comes his way.

Mu Qing began attempting to repair the core.

After repairing the core, she did not activate it. She then erased the systems of one of the ships.

After completing these preparations, Jingyuan prepared to take the robot and two spaceships to a place far away from the lighthouse.

This time, Jingyuan only brought Mu Qing with him.

Jing Yuan manually piloted the spaceship to a desolate area.

Then Mu Qing was instructed to activate the robot.

The two piloted another spaceship and hid at a distance, secretly observing the situation of the robots.

After the robot started up, it did not get up immediately. Instead, like a human, it slowly sat up, held its head, and looked thoughtful.

The robot looked up and was startled: Where did this come from?

Chapter 263 Following All the Way

Jingyuan and Muqing were observing the robot from a distance. When they saw this scene, Jingyuan was somewhat puzzled.

"Why does this robot seem so human?"

Mu Qing was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

"That means this robot is like a human."

Mu Qing looked at Jing Yuan and said, "That's strange. Aren't robots made to imitate humans?"

“That’s true.” Jing Yuan frowned and said, “But didn’t you think its actions just now were a bit unnecessary?”

"Really?" Mu Qing said dismissively, "The old world's research on robots has always been aimed at the standard of 'being like a human.' The actions you see are just to make it look more like a human."

"Does a robot have to completely imitate a human? Besides, it is a robot that collects materials. Wouldn't it be more convenient to make it an exploration robot or a transport robot to collect materials?"

After Jingyuan said that, Mu Qing also thought it made sense.

She said, "When we first encountered the robots on the Dawn, they were still carrying supplies. At the time, we didn't think anything of it. But there should be a more efficient way to use robots to carry supplies."

"That's right!"

"Look, it's boarding the spaceship."

Jingyuan deliberately left a spaceship for the robot.

After waking up, the robot looked around at its surroundings and then boarded the spaceship.

Once inside the spaceship, they can no longer see it.

Soon, the spacecraft took off.

Jingyuan and Muqing also boarded the spaceship and followed behind.

"Are you sure it will go back?" Jing Yuan asked Mu Qing.

“It will definitely go back,” Mu Qing said. “Luckily, you were smart enough to leave behind a robot with a complete core. Didn’t you think of going to find the Hela’s descendants back then?”

Jing Yuan nodded and said, "Yes. We need to build the Soul-Destroying Tower. There's strength in numbers. I also want to unite the Hela people to fight against the ecosystem together."

"What if the Hella people disagree?"

Jing Yuan looked at Mu Qing and said frankly, now that things have come to this, the Soul Extinction Plan is only being carried out by the Lighthouse.

Under Bai Yuekui's leadership, Longgu Village resolutely implemented the plan to conquer the savages.

While Steelflame Fortress offered support, it only provided some materials.

The Burya people, the Genes, wanted to integrate into the ecosystem.

If we find the remnants of Hela, it's uncertain whether they will support Jingyuan's plan to destroy souls.

Perhaps they have their own plans.

“Let’s talk about it when we get there! We’ll reason with them and appeal to their emotions.” Jing Yuan looked at Mu Qing. “Actually, even if their leaders don’t support them, having some high-tech talent to support them is enough.”

On the Dragon Bone Village side, although Bai Yuekui did not support it, several technical personnel from Dragon Bone Village, led by Mu Qing, were helping out on the Dawn.

"I'm curious, why did you guys choose to come and help us?"

Mu Qing smiled, "Am I helping you? We're saving humanity, you know!"

"Isn't Bai Yuekui also saving humanity?"

"Sigh!" Mu Qing said, "I know you must hate Boss Bai right now, but she does have her reasons. Over the years, she has been shouldering the burden of fighting against the ecosystem all by herself."

If you hadn't brought Mark back, we wouldn't have known that Boss Bai had done these things to him.

I cannot judge whether Mr. Bai's approach was correct or not.

We simply want to do our part in combating the ecosystem.

Since Boss Bai can't help, we'll come to Lighthouse to lend a hand; it'll be our contribution.

Jingyuan nodded. "I still have to thank you for that."

After speaking, Jingyuan pressed the communication button on the control panel to connect to the lighthouse.

"Jingnan, Penny, I'm going out for a bit. I'm leaving the lighthouse in your care."

“Okay!” Jingnan replied readily and calmly as always.

“Jingyuan, where are you going?” Penny asked.

"The girl named Mu Qing has repaired the robot, and we are using it to track it down to find the Hela survivors."

"Then wait a moment, I'll go with you."

“No need! We’re already on our way. Penny, you’re now the strongest fighter in the Lighthouse. If the Zeon people on the Lighthouse make any moves, only you can keep them in check.”

"Okay, I understand! Be careful in everything you do."

"Don't worry, as long as I don't encounter the Twelve Kings, I'll be fine. Even if I do, I'm not necessarily without a fighting chance!"

After ending the communication, Jingyuan focused on tracking the robot's spaceship.

Mu Qing left backdoors on both the robot's body and the spaceship for easy tracking.

The robot did not detect anything unusual along the way and flew directly towards the beautiful new continent.

Several hours later, they finally entered the territory of the beautiful new continent.

After entering the land area from the ocean, the robot began to communicate frequently with a signal wave.

All of this was detected by the monitoring devices set up by Mu Qing.

"Is it possible to tell what they are communicating?"

"I don't know. The monitoring device I set up is very simple; it can only monitor, but it can't transmit signals back."

"It doesn't matter, as long as he leads us to the Hela people."

"The spaceship has begun to adjust its course."

"It seems it couldn't communicate with headquarters before either; that was probably a location signal."

Jingyuan immediately changed direction and followed.

Suddenly, Jing Yuan's pupils dilated, and he immediately stopped the spaceship.

"What's wrong?" Mu Qing asked quickly.

"I sensed the aura of a Devouring Beast!"