Preparations

After the group finished their conversation, Fu Li, still completely Fu Li, took out the summaries of the [Source Theory] and [Transmigration Theory] and read them through, studying them word by word.

To be honest, there's nothing in the entire text that's hard to understand.

More than an hour later, he exclaimed in amazement:

"I want to play with [Source Theory] too! I've already finished learning it!"

Su Luo ignored him and focused on her studies.

Can studying [Source Theory] make one a strong person?

"Can you create cheat codes just by studying [the Source Theory]?"

"Cannot."

Su Luo raised her head and replied calmly.

"You've learned nothing! I never said that [Source Theory] is necessarily better than [Transmigration Theory]."

"It's not that following the 'Source Theory' makes one strong, but rather that strong people prefer to follow the 'Source Theory'."

At this moment, the Laboratory, having completed its high-speed cruise maneuver, detected an unusual phenomenon in deep space.

Above the distant Fixed Star system, a phantom image of an iron pot with a diameter of over a million kilometers hangs upside down, steadily enveloping a colossal structure resembling a World Tree, layered upon layered.

Endless streams of light and Tides of energy flowed and rolled between the pot's shadow and the city-state, like a cosmic furnace steaming all things, creating a vast and wondrous spectacle.

"[Lan Cijiu]." Kundina recognized it at a glance.

This is the elusive [Lan Cijiu] from the previous era, whose Divine Dragon are shrouded in mystery, and his Epic iron pot.

At the same time, Kundina remembered something and took out the [Burning Feather Phoenix Skirt] and [Sigh of the Star-glow Goddess] and handed them to Su Luo.

"Oh, right, here's your two-piece women's outfit back."

The previous era promised to return it at the end of the era, but an accident occurred, and it was stored in the System Space to be returned in this era.

Despite Fu Li's impolite gaze, Su Luo calmly accepted the two Epic- level items.

He then fed [The Sigh of the Star-glow Goddess] directly to [The Genli Zhi Mo], and then sewed [The Burning Feather Phoenix Skirt] into a robe.

After [The Genli Zhi Mo] swallowed [The Sigh of the Star-glow Goddess], it began to AFK in place, entering a kind of transformation.

"This looks like they're refining some kind of elixir."

Su Luo detected the energy flow trajectory in the distant star field and instantly saw through Lan Cijiu's operation.

"This is an attempt to recover their strength," Song Shige said.

The chances of [Lan Cijiu] surviving from the previous era are slim, and its Essence naturally needs to be replenished.

The fact that he dares to be so arrogant even though the first day of the Fourth Era hasn't ended and the Indigenous people are so powerful shows that this is something he has no choice but to do.

"He has an information-related Talent, and he dares to come up so confidently. He probably sees through some of the Essence of this era. We can be bolder too," Su Luo analyzed.

Kundina nodded slowly, glanced at the data displayed in the Laboratory, and said:

"He's only a billion kilometers away from us. Based on the speed of light in this world, what we're seeing is him from ten hours ago..."

"Taking into account the speed and turning distance of the Laboratory, we can get there in a dozen hours. Let's go straight for it and take them down!"

Kundina seems to dislike [Lan Cijiu].

"I really want to go up there and take him down, but the Laboratory is inaccessible. That vessel is located in the main habitable zone of this Fixed Star system, surrounded by Isolation Zone," Su Luo, shrugging.

"Within a sphere with a radius of one billion kilometers equal to that of Fixed Star, there are some peculiar [Retardation Particles] that possess a powerful interception effect on any high-speed object. If Laboratory were to collide with one at pseudo-light speed, it would only explode."

When an object passes through this sphere, its relative speed is less than 0.3 times the speed of light. These Retardation Particles will only generate extremely weak interaction forces, which are close to Vacuum and have almost no resistance. They will not even affect the natural radiation of the Fixed Star.

However, if the low-speed limit is exceeded, it will bring endless microscopic impacts. The rate of increase in drag is exponentially higher than the rate of increase in relative speed. At the current speed in the Laboratory, an impact would be no different from Elbow Strike to White Dwarf.

The technology behind these particles is not advanced, nor is their mass high; they are simply large in size.

It is specifically designed to protect Fixed Stars, essentially adding a shell to Fixed Star.

Fixed Stars of advanced civilizations need protection; Fixed Star with high-speed objects can disrupt the Fixed Star's internal balance.

Pseudo-light-speed objects are not uncommon in [Eternal Paradise], so it is necessary to shield the Fixed Stars to prevent citizens' toys from damaging Fixed Star.

"Then... is there really no other way?" Kundina frowned.

[Lan Cijiu] It took him a lot of effort to restore his Attributes, which means he is not at his peak right now.

Based on past information, [Lan Cijiu] is the weakest of the Rainbow Badge on the surface, and she would be unwilling to give up without giving him a good beating.

If you can't even kick someone when they're down, what kind of Survivor?

Betting on his weakest point now is the most profitable strategy. Humans are gamblers by Essence; not gambling is gambling that you will lose.

"There is a way, but it might require some energy," Su Luo replied calmly.

Although Isolation Zones are troublesome, resourceful Scholars always find a way.

"The first method is simple and brutal. Since the Retardation Particles in the Isolation Zone will hinder the progress of the Laboratory, we can simply push the particles away and create a cleanup area around the Laboratory... However, the energy consumption is terrifying."

"The second method..."

Su Luo rummaged through the System Space and found the hero fragments of the Second Era [Shen Haozi].

First of all, thank you [Sai Wangli].

In the previous era, he must have treated the material library in Su Luo's System Space as a garbage dump and didn't dump it all, otherwise Su Luo's many rare materials would have really disappeared.

[Shen Haozi]'s body is made of extremely unusual materials, allowing him to evade attacks at a microscopic level before they collide with the opponent's particles, and consuming very little energy.

This Isolation Zone and this place are a match made in heaven.

If Su Luo weren't inherently kind, she would have used this material to make a Bomb, then launched it into Fixed Star at pseudo-light speed for a grand fireworks display.

"I used this [Phase Material], along with an [Electromagnetic Force Field Printer], to rebuild the entire Laboratory, but it also required an enormous amount of energy."

I want both options, to have both on my left and right.

"So the next plan is to go to the nearest energy building to replenish and upgrade the energy, while also finding a few other guys to try and reach [Sai Wangli], and then steal something from the [Security Headquarters] in this star system."

"They must break the law and violate discipline!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Laboratory changed course and sped toward the colossal, artistic energy building with a radius of ten thousand kilometers, shaped like a long sword piercing the Void, at the edge of its field of vision.

This building doesn't have top-tier energy reserves, making it less than an optimal target for plunder.

However, Su Luo sensed a faint aura of the [Deep Sea] lingering above the building.

In other words, there are Survivors from the [Deep Sea Survival] game who activate their Soul Spirit on it.

That's good.

The cup goes home.

"Miss Qiao Wenxi, please return to where you belong..."