Xu Huo was silent for two seconds before saying, "Were you specifically waiting for a chance to catch me on the island, or are you monitoring this place around the clock?"
It was a trap of a question. Bookworm's answer could reveal a lot indirectly.
But the text on the terminal screen flickered twice, and what finally appeared was: "No comment."
Weren't we just having a perfectly reasonable discussion?
The moment he turned away, his attitude changed. So this was a case of using someone when he needed them and discarding them afterward.
Xu Huo didn't dwell on it, though. Instead, he asked, "How long will it take to retrieve the data?"
"At least half an hour," Bookworm replied. "Terminals like this come equipped with intelligent agents and should have multiple layers of encryption. They may also have several sub-agents. To avoid triggering an alarm, it's best to bypass all of them."
Triggering an alarm would mean risking the terminal's self-destruct function. And once the information channel was cut off, remote control of the Super Dimensional Instrument would be out of the question.
Bookworm was clearly a better partner than the Inspection Department.
"Can you calculate the location of the Super Dimensional Instrument?" he asked.
"That won't be difficult, but I'll have to successfully bypass the intelligent agent first," Bookworm said. "I can give you the location of the instruments simulating the non-game areas right now."
"They should be deep underwater," Xu Huo said. "Even if I knew where they were, it would still be difficult for me to leave the island."
There were also smaller Super Dimensional Instruments on the island.
"The smaller Super Dimensional Instruments are positioned high in the air, well above the island's blockade barrier, and controlled independently by another intelligent agent. It'll take more time