Chapter 1239 - 1101: Greedy for Wealth, Fearful of Death

Chapter 1239: Chapter 1101: Greedy for Wealth, Fearful of Death

Qu Jianlei really plans to use the Crystal, mainly because the efficiency of the Energy Box is too low.

He just wants to borrow the robot’s core, as for the appearance and materials, he intends to make major modifications.

He can’t tolerate his clone being too ugly, and... it would easily attract attention, right?

"Crystal..." Jelly pondered for a moment before speaking, "I’ve heard of this, is the energy density very high?"

Qu Jianlei laughed, "You really don’t care about anything, the energy density is definitely high, you can rest assured about that."

In fact, he felt half-relieved himself, apparently this guy really isn’t calculating, not scheming at all.

After gaining Jelly’s approval, Qu Jianlei took down that Wooden Plaque.

After disconnecting from those six pieces of Obsidian, Jelly’s mood seemed a bit low.

But Qu Jianlei didn’t pay attention to this and took out a piece of wood of the same material, intending to carve it into the same shape.

"Huh?" Jelly’s emotions fluctuated noticeably, "This large piece of Soul Nourishing Wood?"

The wooden plaque it resides in serves as the robot’s core and isn’t very big, only about half a palm size.

It can’t be any bigger actually, combined with those six pieces of Obsidian, it’s already nearly volleyball-sized.

Add in two layers of sealing and the self-destruct mechanism... you can imagine, the size is definitely not small.

The piece of Soul Nourishing Wood that Qu Jianlei took out is at least ten times the size of the wooden plaque.

He answered casually, "There isn’t a smaller one."

Without hesitation, Jelly expressed, "I want a larger piece of Soul Nourishing Wood, no matter what, you are taking my residence."

"I bought it with money!" Qu Jianlei emphasized again.

No matter if he agrees to the opponent’s conditions or not, he won’t lose on moral grounds.

Then he curiously asked, "Didn’t you say you would die if you leave the wooden plaque?"

Jelly answered righteously, "That’s because I didn’t know you had Soul Nourishing Wood in your hand, it’s a product from the Cultivation Realm!"

Qu Jianlei solemnly stated, "I understand your needs, but the Soul Nourishing Wood is mine... why should I give it to you?"

"This..." Jelly really couldn’t answer, after pausing for a while, it said, "We both come from the Cultivation Realm."

Qu Jianlei said helplessly, "That’s too vague a reason, isn’t it? When you scolded me, your temper was pretty bad."

Jelly sulkily replied, "At that time, I didn’t know you were from the Cultivation Realm..."

"By the way, you just asked me how to become stronger, with larger Soul Nourishing Wood, I have the space to develop."

Qu Jianlei became more helpless, "What does your space for development have to do with me?"

"If you really want it, you can buy it with money, but I feel you seem like a pauper, so, what can you give me?"

"I’m not poor, just have no use for money," Jelly’s thoughts were indeed a bit chaotic.

But then, it seemed a bit more normal, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

However, Qu Jianlei truly followed its logic, "You say you aren’t poor, is it because you haven’t been paid for your work?"

Jelly answered naturally, "That’s right, before I was too lazy to care."

"Then you should work to pay off your debt," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, "Calculating at two thousand silver coins a day."

The opponent is at the Mortal Ascension Stage, equivalent to A-level, and a price of two thousand a day isn’t little for an A-level.

A year can earn over seven hundred thousand, save for two years and you’ll have enough to buy a Storage Talisman—assuming you can buy one.

In fact, the main income for A-level Awakened isn’t salary, no need to elaborate on this.

Especially with the Golden Crow Bing losing the robot, it basically can’t do much work.

Jelly didn’t care about this, instead, seriously asked, "How much is that piece of Soul Nourishing Wood in your hand worth?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at the Soul Nourishing Wood in his hand and gave a price, "Depends on the specifics, five billion to fifty billion."

The range in quotes is two orders of magnitude, yet that’s the reality!

On Dream Star’s independent stall, it can only sell for about five billion.

But once it hits the auction house, just revealing a hint of its usage, plus the auctioneer’s hype, fifty billion isn’t much.

Jelly was also clearly surprised, "The price range flexibility is that large?"

But then it was a bit astonished, "Meaning, I’d have to work at least seven or eight hundred years for you?"

"That’s not much, is it?" Qu Jianlei casually remarked, "You’re just at the Mortal Ascension Stage, what higher salary are you hoping for?"

"If you were a Golden Core, I’d offer a hundred thousand a day!"

Yet Jelly was still grumbling, "But these seven to eight hundred years... that’s too much of a time consumption, right?"

"Be content, that calculation is at five billion, if it’s calculated at fifty billion, you’d have to work seventy or eighty thousand years for me!"

Jelly was silent, after a long time, it sighed, "But, I still want something bigger."

"Start with this piece," Qu Jianlei wouldn’t indulge its quirks, "Since you’ve transferred, the original wooden plaque should be mine."

Jelly was clearly dissatisfied with this answer, but in the end, it obediently agreed.

Ultimately, it was the allure of living in a big house that was too enticing.

As for how to move in... Actually, it’s really simple, just stack two pieces of wood together, and the Golden Crow Bing has moved into its new home.

But as soon as it went in, it sent out a message, "There are still some miscellaneous scents here, they need cleaning."

Qu Jianlei replied casually, "This piece of Soul Nourishing Wood, we got it from a Ghost Cultivator, maybe there’s some lingering aura of other soul bodies."

"That Ghost Cultivator really deserves to die!" the jelly mumbled softly, "What did the soul bodies do wrong?"

It is an Artifact Spirit, and can also be considered a soul body, just a bit special.

Qu Jianlei restored the original Wooden Plaque, then planned to split a wisp of Divine Sense to enter it.

At this moment, the Big Head Butterfly started rotating, "Boss, I also want to control this robot!"

"Why are you joining the chaos!" Qu Jianlei scolded it, "Haven’t you controlled enough robots?"

Little Lake can infinitely replicate segments; as long as the computing power is strong enough, there’s no problem controlling as many robots as needed.

Its past record was controlling more than three hundred robots simultaneously.

This was not its control limit, but because that was the demand—anyway, it was far from reaching its computing power bottleneck.

However, Little Lake didn’t think it was joining the chaos.

"Boss, controlling the control system and actually controlling a robot... are two completely different things, okay?"

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, but ultimately shook his head, "I really can’t figure out, what’s the difference between the two."

"There’s a big difference!" Little Lake was getting anxious, "One is just controlling the system, the other is equivalent to having its own body!"

Qu Jianlei still shook his head, "What you’re saying is somewhat too idealistic, too much based on feelings... it’s essentially the same thing!"

"Absolutely not the same thing!" Big Head Butterfly started rotating quickly.

After about three or four seconds, it found new evidence, "The core is exclusive, with dedicated connections."

"Boss, you speak without back pain; I dream of having my own body, not just data intrusion!"

"..." Qu Jianlei was silent; at this moment, he indeed somewhat understood Little Lake.

However, he did not intend to back down, "The ownership of this one is on hold for now, you can try it first."

"If it works, we can calculate a solution and see if we can find an alternative."

He had become accustomed to replacing various Arrays, so equipment should be no exception.

With an existing sample, the calculation difficulty is not high, especially since he had a feeling this shouldn’t take too long.

The main reason was that he believed Cultivators studying Imperial Technology surely started halfway, how complex could the structure be?

Big Head Butterfly rotated a bit, "Why should I be the one to experiment?"

"Look at your guts," Qu Jianlei shook his head with a laugh, "You’re upfront when snatching things, but don’t dare to take risks."

"Think about it yourself, I’ll send this guy into the Spirit Gathering Array to recuperate first."

Mainly because with Golden Crow Bing around, he couldn’t comfortably say too much to Little Lake, lest it realizes there’s another "Artifact Spirit."

He carried the piece of wood to another room, which was empty, but within the range of the Spirit Gathering Array.

As he left the room, he ran into the Nutrient Injection—this guy wasn’t exactly trouble-free, either.

The little fellow curiously asked, "Why send the soul-body-housing wood in, without devouring the data?"

You could tell from this question that this guy actually understood everything, even guessed that Little Lake could devour other intelligent programs.

Of course, this was also because they were getting more familiar, without this foundation of trust, the consequences could be serious.

Qu Jianlei rubbed his forehead, "The thing inside the Wooden Plaque... how should I say it? It’s somewhat like the Marvels of Heaven and Earth we’ve encountered."

The Nutrient Injection responded quickly, immediately thinking of what he meant, "The gel sealed in the transparent box?"

"Yes," Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, then nodded, "It has its own intelligence."

"That’s a huge gain!" Nutrient Injection’s eyes lit up, "How much did that Marvels of Heaven and Earth auction for in the end?"

But then he frowned again, "So why are you sending it into the Spirit Gathering Array’s range then?"

Before he finished speaking, three strands of Spiritual Power fell down—Granny Jia, the Paranoid, and Qinghu.

Can this even be a bit private? Qu Jianlei shook his head with a laugh.

However, this matter had to be explained to everyone, "I had a very friendly communication with this soul body..."

According to his statement, it was not only persuading the other party to leave the Wooden Plaque, but also discussing how to make the other party grow.

After his testing, the Spirit Gathering Array was more helpful for this soul body, which led to the current result.

The Nutrient Injection didn’t mind others eavesdropping; he frowned, "But it’s a Spirit Gathering Array, can this soul body be trusted?"

The Spirit Gathering Array is considered one of the team’s top secrets.

Previously mentioned, once this Array is leaked, it could overturn the entire Awakening cultivation system.

Even the Nutrient Injection himself only knew the secret of the Spirit Gathering Array recently—at least on the surface, that’s how it appears.

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