Little Boy

Yun Jingheng opened his eyes in an unnamed ice cave in the Far North.

The surrounding moonlight was gradually drawing closer into his body.

The silvery-white light no longer radiated outwards as before, but instead slowly flowed into his limbs and bones along his meridians.

His breathing was extremely light, and as the last ray of moonlight entered his chest, he became completely still.

"It's been a long time, Master. Your seclusion lasted 122 days, 11 hours, 43 minutes, and 58 seconds. During this time, Miss Ye visited you 617 times."

Yun Jingheng stood up and stretched languidly.

"Hmm~ What's the situation outside now?"

"Master, the situation on the mainland has changed dramatically in the past four months. I have compiled a list for you in order of importance as follows."

Half-Sweet Coffee's voice remained calm and unhurried, but his speaking speed was slightly faster than usual.

"First, the war between the Federation and Star Luo has entered a stalemate. The Federation, under the personal command of the Vast Ocean Douluo Chen Xinjie, has captured three port cities of Star Luo within four months and advanced another four hundred miles into the interior. However, they have encountered the Holy Dragon Douluo Enci and are unable to advance further in the short term."

"Rumors of peace talks between the two countries have been circulating for half a month, but neither side has formally sent anyone to make contact. The reason is the second point."

"Secondly, after you went into seclusion, the Federal Parliament officially withdrew all arrest warrants and false accusations against you and former Shrek members, and publicly admitted that there was a major cover-up in the ' Shrek City Incident,' but has not yet apologized."

"The council is deeply divided over this. The peace faction advocates for the prompt restoration of relations with the Sea God Pavilion, while the war faction is pressuring the military and still wants to use the Spirit Pagoda or the War God Temple to restrain Shrek. Currently, the peace faction has a slight advantage."

"Third, the reconstruction of Shrek City has been fully launched."

At this point, Half-Sweet Coffee's tone became slightly more subtly animated, "The Sea God Pavilion is being replanned according to the original Shrek City site, with the original city area as the boundary. The first batch of above-ground buildings has already been erected, and the foundations for streets, city walls, and parts of the plazas are complete."

"All the Shrek members have moved underground. Lan Muzi and Tang Yinmeng are in charge of overall coordination. The project has never stopped, and building material suppliers are traveling back and forth day and night. In short, no one is stopping it, and no one dares to make the first move."

Upon hearing this, Yun Jingheng gave a very soft "hmm".

He stood at the entrance of the ice cave, gazing at the sky outside.

Four months ago, it was still a scorched wasteland.

The city has now been built.

He suddenly felt a strong urge to go back and visit.

Look at that vast lake, and those people who have emerged from the earth.

"Continue," he said.

"Fourth, the Tang Sect has completed the reorganization of its covert operations in the south and along the Star Luo Empire border. Tang Wulin, as the Tang Sect Clan's leader, has appeared three times in the Star Luo Imperial City."

"The Tang Sect has not signed any explicit treaty with the Star Luo Empire, but Star Luo Empire has tacitly allowed the Tang Sect to move freely across the border."

"Furthermore, Tang Wulin returned to the Far North a month ago, accompanied by Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui Aruheng, and Sima Jinchi. They are all currently involved in the war, and I have observed what appears to be Divine Power within Tang Wulin."

"Fifth, the Spirit Pagoda has completed two rounds of internal purges. Gu Yuena, as the tower master, eliminated six branch tower masters who were directly related to the old subordinates of Qiangu Dongfeng, and gradually stopped all intelligence cooperation from the Spirit Pagoda against Shrek Academy."

"The situation within the Spirit Pagoda has stabilized, Leng Yaozhu has stepped back from the limelight. The Federation is extremely dissatisfied with this, but has not taken any action for the time being."

"Also, Gu Yuena sent a message saying that she has something urgent to discuss and will contact you privately after you finish your quarantine."

"Sixth, the Abyss aspect."

Half-Sweet Coffee's voice noticeably deepened, "In these four months, the Abyss has launched three medium-scale attacks."

"The Blood God Legion, relying on the Plasma Decomposition Weapon and tower arrays you shared, repelled the first two attacks. The third attack, led by seven Emperor with energy levels only at the Titled Douluo, approached the main valley entrance but was killed by Tang Wulin and his team."

"Since then, the Abyss has remained still, but the frequency of the crack's fluctuations has been increasing. Three days ago, the crack began to expand irregularly."

"I predict the next attack won't be far off, it might be just around the corner."

Yun Jingheng slowly exhaled and walked towards another cave.

The snow crunched underfoot, and the wind blew from the north, making it colder than it had been four months ago.

How is the Little Boy doing now?

"Master, since you went into seclusion, Miss Ye has been using the storage tanks sent by Shrek to recharge the Little Boy's energy. There are currently three tanks left."

"Master, I've conducted seven simulations regarding the Little Boy's critical threshold."

The sound of the Half-Sweet Coffee lowered, yet remained remarkably clear in the empty cave.

"The Little Boy itself was made with uranium enrichment as its core. Miss Ye used the storage tank provided by Shrek to power it, serving as a medium for plasma decomposition. Four months have passed, and its capacity is approaching the theoretical limit."

It paused, as if retrieving some extremely precise model. "If you personally infuse it with Divine Power, the Little Boy's explosive yield will increase at least threefold. That's the bottom line."

"It could be up to five times more powerful. The blast radius would expand from the planned regional tear to the entire interface between the first and second layers. The power would be sufficient, but that's where the risk lies: the larger the yield, the more uncontrollable it becomes."

"Based on my current calculations, if you directly fill it with Divine Power, its explosive threshold will change from '90% stable detonation' to '70% overload'."

"According to my calculations, the explosive force will instantly wipe out the Far North, with the direct blast radius reaching Ming Capital. Within seven days, high doses of radioactive dust will spread globally, causing severe genetic mutations in all living organisms, and even leading to species extinction."

Yun Jingheng stopped and stood three meters away, looking up at the world-destroying weapon he had personally developed.

"Half-Sweet Coffee," he said, his voice low but extremely clear in the cave.

"Exist."

"Just tell me directly. What is its theoretically optimal critical value right now?"

Half-Sweet Coffee didn't answer immediately, seemingly going through all the data again.

A few seconds later, a beam of light projected down onto Yun Jingheng's head.

The three-dimensional structure of the Little Boy slowly rotated, and a silver-white bursting core path in the middle was highlighted.

The four structural components— the Divine Box, the converter, the uranium core, and the guidance ring—all lit up.

"If you were to inject Divine Power, the theoretically optimal critical value is 73.6%."

"This is the optimal value I calculated based on the current missile structure, Divine Box capacity, converter tolerance, and the mass and bonding strength of the Abyss Plane," said Half-Sweet Coffee.

"What happens if we exceed that?" Yun Jingheng asked.

"Once it exceeds seventy-six, the detonation peak value will begin to overflow."

"If it exceeds eighty, the tear between the first and second layers will nearly double, but the Far North will experience a significant backlash."

"If it exceeds 90, the overload scenario will be established, the Far North will disappear first, and the indirect impact will cover the entire continent."

The man with the Half-Sweet Coffee paused, then added, "Therefore, every single percentage point you allocate cannot be based on intuition; it must be injected precisely."

"I suggest dividing it into three parts: the first at 23:60, the second at 25:00, the third at 24:80, and leaving the last 0.2 for a last-minute micro-call after you enter the Abyss."

Yun Jingheng pondered for a moment, then reached out Quasi-God box, slowly injecting a ray of colorful light into it.