I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 831 441: An Unexpected Turn of Events

He had originally planned to stop, but this time he was truly tempted.

This world, through such means, must have connected to a large number of worlds, thus possessing a more massive quantity of concept power.

As long as Gu Shanhai harvests it away, the Dao Fruit can mature in an instant.

Then once he becomes stronger, he can devour two and a half more worlds, leaving the Ascending Empire as a cover, allowing him to easily infiltrate, further plundering its already mature concept system.

Especially with the Dao Fruit's maturity, it would take at most three months; otherwise, it would take at least about ten years to complete the first step. But now it can be done all at once, how could Gu Shanhai not be tempted?

Of course, saving time costs is one thing, but what truly tempts him is naturally the vast amount of concept power.

The more the better, his Dao Fruit· Multiflower would become more potent, and naturally, the more, the better.

Previously, conquering one world after another carried risks, but now, he could acquire a lot all at once.

However, there is a precondition: he must be careful when opening the door to avoid being discovered.

Additionally, Gu Shanhai is also very interested in the knowledge of this civilization; after all, being able to colonize other worlds, though less efficient, still represents the civilization's excellence. As long as Gu Shanhai can find a way to integrate, he will reap a huge bounty.

After sending Didor away, Gu Shanhai started his research.

"Originally, I thought of letting the Ascending Empire retire peacefully, but now I'm afraid that's not possible."

"As for Didor, I hope this Sun King can run far away."

Gu Shanhai is sparing Didor's life, but he didn't say he wouldn't continue using him. He plans to use Didor's bloodline as a blueprint to create a shield, temporarily mitigating the impact when the worlds interconnect.

If they can attract positively, they can certainly shield negatively. In this aspect, Gu Shanhai is still confident.

However, this shielding is not lasting, mainly using the burning of Didor's bloodline as a temporary shielding method. He can clone a large amount of bloodline, but the main inducement is not the quantity of bloodline, but because the shield will create some abnormal parameters if it continues for too long.

Gu Shanhai doesn't believe that a powerful civilization capable of colonizing other worlds would ignore these abnormal parameters. These parameters are apparent to any discerning eye, confirming it as an anomaly of the inter-world path, roughly seen but not reminded.

Not reminding doesn't mean not showing or being invisible.

So he can only delay for a while.

"Estimated maximum is about ten days, I wonder if it will be enough."

Gu Shanhai really doesn't have a good grasp, as if the other party has mastered enough types of concept power, even if Gu Shanhai temporarily doesn't integrate them into the Dao Fruit· Multiflower for dimensional reduction, he still has to research.

And ten days is the maximum limit, if less, it could be just three to five days.

"Pressuring the Ascending Empire a bit shouldn't be a big issue."

If it doesn't work, then a high-energy computer will be made to assist as hardware.

The Four Saints Beasts System can do it, but Gu Shanhai won't go that route. Mainly, rushing it might lead to irreversible damage to the hardware. The Nine States Instrument can be repaired, but the repair costs are too high, higher than making a new one. More importantly, repairs have to be done by oneself.

If it's made through the Ascending Empire, who cares if it breaks?

"Use virtual reality as a server, digital life as data nodes, and intelligent machinery body as hardware."

"With this computer, I can increase my efficiency by at least tenfold."

Tenfold is quite significant, Gu Shanhai's base efficiency is already very high, and this tenfold is enough for exponential growth.

With Gu Shanhai's strength, achieving a tenfold increase is highly compressed already, more than that, even squeezing the Ascending Empire dry might not bring more.

"Initiate the plan." Gu Shanhai commanded.

As the command was given, the Four Saints Beasts System moved the entire Ascending Empire.

And Gu Shanhai began designing the blueprint for the high-energy computer. There's no need for him to worry about production; he'll just input it into the Four Saints Beasts System, and it will handle it for him.

"If technology isn't enough, make up for it with quantity."

Gu Shanhai looked at the blueprint in his hand, and in the short term, there's no way it would be sophisticated. A bit rough doesn't pose a significant problem, just transform the whole planet into a high-energy computer.

A month passed in a flash, and in the midst of fervent transformation, the entire planet had turned into a gigantic sphere constantly emitting various mechanical lights. Gu Shanhai used it to continuously deduce various data.

"Even tenfold is too reluctant." Gu Shanhai sighed.

A month ago, he was still brimming with confidence, but after the completion of the planetary high-energy computer, he found it couldn't achieve tenfold, only about threefold.

The data discrepancy was too large, leaving him a bit helpless.

"Fortunately, threefold is reluctantly enough."

When the planetary high-energy computer had issues, the spatiotemporal fluctuation bloodline device made gratifying progress. If nothing unexpected happens, the original ten days of time could be extended to a month, reaching threefold the original.

This gave him a lot more time, and it could be considered good news.

The main contributor, of course, was Didor, who had left the planet a month ago for some uninhabited small planet. It's not very livable, but being able to save his own life is already quite good. Naturally, he wouldn't think too much.

Didor didn't use the knowledge in his bloodline to fuse with the Moon's concept power; instead, he used the most primitive method.

Exactly, he ate it raw.

The scene was gruesome, but the good news is he successfully mastered the power of the moon and sun, without combining them into the concept of stars.

Precisely because of this, as an external attachment to the shielding device, its effects improved.

Otherwise, Gu Shanhai couldn't have conjured this ability from thin air.

"The next step is the quantum collider; I wonder if luck can substitute for skill." Gu Shanhai wasn't very confident about it.

He had conducted several tests, but the results weren't promising.

Sometimes, it could accurately calculate the relevant data, but other times, it would directly deviate, leaving Gu Shanhai uncertain about what to do.

"This quantum collider might have been made from partial knowledge that drifted in from another world, having a fifty percent chance of inaccuracy."

In the vast groups of worlds, each world penetrates and compresses others, yet remains isolated. It was only now that Gu Shanhai noticed this, leaving him at a loss.

Thus, it is likely not a purely technological matter but also contains some special concepts, like quantum or luck, which affect it only upon activation. As of now, Gu Shanhai hasn't been able to detect it further.

The reason is naturally his limited understanding of concept power—only partial knowledge. If he had full knowledge, he wouldn't be so busy.

"Forget it, a fifty percent chance isn't bad; before, I still needed to gather capital." Gu Shanhai had considered using the glorious peony to boost his luck.

But the channel opened by the quantum collider is fixed. If too far, his planetary high-energy computer would have delays; if too close, it could be disastrous. If the crowd-funded planet collapses and affects the computer, and he ends up on a world blacklist and gets excluded, that would be a worse loss.

Might as well give it a try since, even if it fails, it can be reopened. It's not like failing to open means it can never be opened again, so there's no need for unnecessary complications.