The Last Sentinel

Dark clouds churned over Tokyo Bay, and the thunder faded.

Amidst the thick fog and clouds, a massive warship appeared and disappeared.

A spaceship slowly landed on the deck of the giant ship, where thousands of warriors lined up to welcome it.

Two figures, one old and one young, emerged from the spaceship. They were none other than Feng Lang Ju Xu and Ye Feng, who had just returned from the Supreme Council meeting.

"Now that I, Wolf, have become the captain of the [Kunpeng], Xiao Ye, you can rest assured!"

"Don't hold back when it comes to funding; being polite to me is being cruel to yourself."

"Especially in the current environment, with the new council just established and the proportions of various funds still unclear, the more money you ask for, the more resources will be allocated to your projects later!"

"Although I look down on that old man Hughes, we still need to learn from his methods of applying for funding."

"It's like a bag of screws costs 900 merit points, a coffee cup costs 5,000 merit points, and a goat costs 8,000 merit points. You still need to learn a bit. Sometimes, the budget doesn't need to be perfectly reasonable, but it has to be plentiful. Only with more resources can you have room to maneuver, and only then will you have sufficient resources for mecha in the future!"

Faced with the Wolf King's "patient persuasion," Ye Feng nodded, "Understood, I will apply for as much funding as possible for mecha!"

The Wolf King patted Ye Feng on the shoulder, "Alright, you can go back to base now!"

"No—" Ye Feng shook his head. "The mecha base is operating normally. Going back now won't increase the mecha construction speed. I think I'll go work in the archives instead!"

The Wolf King blinked. "Are you sure? You and your two little wives haven't seen each other for quite a while, have you? Martial artists are known for their fiery tempers, so it's normal for them to have two wives. I can understand..."

Ye Feng's tone was firm: "Women will only slow down my sword-drawing speed. How can I waste my prime years on women at such a young age! I should obey the Speaker's orders and go to the archives and library for secluded cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the Wolf King couldn't help but applaud, "Good, good! Good! As expected of a young junior entrusted with such an important task, you have courage and determination! Then go to the archives to cultivate!"

Ye Feng nodded, "Yes, please feel free to ask if there's anything you need, senior. I'll come out of seclusion to help at any time."

"Hmm!" The Wolf King waved his hand. "Go, go!"

Back when the Supreme Council was in session, Ye Feng was already thinking about finding a quiet place to study Hughes's [Dark Matter Technique] in reverse, and then contacting the seven people that Hughes had arranged to leave, so as to inherit Hughes's last resource legacy!

The archives of the Kunpeng, a cabin no bigger than a badminton court, is located in the core of the Kunpeng's personnel department and is the most important data storage room.

Before Ye Feng became the archivist, the captain always held the same position in this archive. Zhao Donglai was both the archive administrator and the captain, and the administrator's authority was very simple: he controlled the launch key of the Kunpeng's ultimate weapon, the Star Destroyer Cannon!

This explains why Wright, that good-for-nothing second-generation, took the captain's position, but because he wasn't the database administrator and didn't know the launch key for the Star Destroyer, Ye Feng was able to turn the tables in the end.

"Congratulations, Sentinel, on becoming the archive administrator of the [Kunpeng]!"

Congratulations, sir!

Ye Feng said, "I'm going into seclusion. Don't wake me unless it's urgent!"

"yes!"

Ye Feng pushed open the alloy iron door of the archives and was greeted by a huge data center office, with rows of circular high-rise data centers shimmering with a blue sci-fi glow.

In the center of the archives, Ye Feng sat cross-legged, a flickering flame, with a canopy overhead.

On the screen above, scenes of Ye Feng and Hughes fighting began to play in reverse.

"Divine Trio: Return to Origin!"

One after another, divine lightsabers roared out. Hughes raised one hand. At this moment, every detail of Hughes' body, such as the angle of wrinkles, skin tension, blood flow speed, and heart rate, was fully analyzed by Ye Feng. Inside Hughes' body, the cerebral cortex was highly active, and neurons were rapidly connecting. At the same time, muscle cells and connective cells began to awaken...

Such meticulous observations were also reflected in the chat group.

Hongmeng's First Deepest Affection: Forgive my bluntness, but don't we have the Dark Matter Technique in our group? Ye Feng, why are you learning it backwards as Hughes suggested? It's a waste of time! @Master of Machines, download a set of your Dark Matter Technique for Ye Feng!

Master of Machines: I understand. As the ultimate form of mechanical life, of course I understand dark matter. I even understand antimatter and virtual matter! But please, Boss, what I understand is the dark matter of my universe. I haven't come into contact with the dark matter of my home universe, so I don't really understand it!

HarmonyOS's First Deepest Affection: What does that mean?

Immortal God of Magic: To say that the idealistic sword cultivators have low cultural literacy is wrong. What the Master of Machinery means is that the dimensions are different and the settings for dark matter are different. They are both called dark matter, but their composition and principles are different. It's like everyone calls it staple food, but in the north it's noodles and in the south it's rice. They are not the same thing at all.

Hongmeng's First Affection: You know a lot, you're really awesome. Immortal God of Magic, how about we have a cosmic spar? Let this unsophisticated idealistic sword cultivator broaden his horizons and appreciate the style of a master?

The Immortal Mage's group status has been changed to "AFK".

Fifteenth Realm Martial Artist: Old Mage is really getting cocky. When I said I'd turn you into a limited edition folding model, that was just talk. But when Hongmeng said he'd make you into a folding model, he was determined to do it. The biggest problem with the Mind-Only Sword Cultivator is that he has to keep his word and deliver on his promises. If he can't, it will turn into a demon in his heart. It's too late for you to run away now.

Master of Machines: Although the rules of my hometown are different from the rules of my universe, dark matter is essentially the same thing, just like bread and steamed buns. It's the same principle on both sides. I can give Ye Feng some guidance.

Ye Feng: Thank you all, everyone!

Before long, Hughes' dark matter technique had been played in reverse three times on the sky.

After reading it three times, Ye Feng felt he had some clues, but he still didn't quite understand.

HarmonyOS's First Deepest Affection: Mechanics, how's it going? Have you figured it out yet?

Master of Machines: Actually, I understood it the first time I watched it, but I couldn't believe it, so I watched it a couple more times. How would you evaluate Hughes's dark matter technique? If normal dark matter techniques are like the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" or the "Nine Yin Manual," then Hughes's dark matter technique is like the "Sunflower Manual" or the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual"! It's about injuring yourself a thousand times to kill the enemy a hundred!

Ye Feng: Boss, do you mean that to cultivate this technique, one must first castrate oneself? Is it really that much of a sacrifice?

Master of Machines: The negative effects are not as simple as you think. Castration is nothing. To put it bluntly, after you start cultivating, your lifespan and destiny will start burning, burning wildly. You will live for at most thirty years out of three hundred years!

Hongmeng's First Deepest Affection: Holy crap, the aftereffects are this severe! No wonder that guy Hughes only led the Human Alliance for thirty years before he was forced to retire! It turns out that old scoundrel Hughes still had a trick up his sleeve after leaving!

Master of Machines: Based on my understanding of mechanical lifeforms, the origin of Hughes's Dark Matter Technique is definitely illegitimate. When normal mechanical lifeforms impart techniques or technology, it's always done through legitimate channels and transactions. They rarely apply these negative effects to scientific formulas. This Dark Matter Technique has likely passed through many hands, with each person who obtained it adding their own traps. This resulted in the Dark Matter Technique being riddled with problems and riddled with code by the time it reached Hughes! It's like a mixture of one percent good and ninety-nine percent bad—purely a trap and a source of harm!

Ye Feng: Boss, should we cultivate this technique or not?

Master of Machines: Of course I'll cultivate! At most, I'll just fill in the gaps; I'll need some time.

Ye Feng: How long?

Master of Machines: Three.

Ye Feng: Three days?

Master of Machines: Part Two.

Ye Feng: ...

Master of Machines: One! OK! Repair complete!

Ding!

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A group member, "Master of Machinery," is sharing with you a cultivation technique based on the laws of the Pangu universe: Dark Matter Energy! Please download and check it!