"Leave this Earth?!" Mo Cheng said in shock.
"What? Leave the Solar System!" Jeff retorted.
"What Solar System? We're obviously talking about leaving the universe." Ran Bing corrected him helplessly.
As soon as Arthur finished speaking, Mark's three closest aides expressed their astonishment aloud. The others wore different expressions, but most were surprised and confused.
After a brief pause.
"Arthur." Mark, whose temperament was steady, spoke first. "Can you explain what you just said?"
"No problem." Arthur slowly approached the glass wall of the cultivation tank and explained to everyone:
"Just as I told you when I first arrived at your Lighthouse, Umbrella has ventured into most Parallel Universes and conducted a certain amount of research on the bubble walls between universes. Once we detect the existence of a cosmic bubble wall, we can calculate when the passage will open.
"But this requires a carrier-grade computer for the calculations, and the transport ship docked in your Lighthouse simply won't do. That's why I said we should 'find'—" he emphasized the word "find"—"a way to return to our universe before temporarily living in your Lighthouse.
"Now..."
"Knock, knock." As he spoke, Arthur extended his right hand and tapped on the tank wall.
"Now that we have this biological computer, if we can repair it, we'll be able to calculate when the passage will open again.
"Once the passage opens again, all it will take is for our company to dispatch a frigate. Hum... whatever Lord of Light and Shadow, whatever King-class Extinction Beast—they'll all die.
"Of course, as friends, I'll also take you with us when we leave this apocalyptic world and return to our universe to start a new life. How does that sound?"
"Ar... Mr. Russell!"
Hearing this, the older generation—Morgan, Xue Feng, Dr. Carrie, and the others—were not