Arriving at the Base; Senior Sister's Puppet! / Should I Wake Up My Wives? That's the Big Question!

Danzhu "..."

In the end, both of them got to play the games they liked, and Danzhu, as usual, only stayed angry for half an hour at most, and was very easy to coax...

A week later, Ling Xi and Cangxuan set off again in their spaceship, this time heading to the Headquarters Underground Base in Europe!

Compared to the hidden bases scattered around the world, the headquarters base is much more impressive. Moreover, since the underground base of the headquarters was already almost completed before Ling Xi left, the headquarters has not changed much since Ling Xi left.

Moreover, compared to the hidden base, the headquarters has more than a dozen entrances, and each entrance is maintained by a Soul Steel computer to ensure its normal operation!

Therefore, Ling Xi won't have to carry the several-ton iron gate this time...

The two arrived at one of the entrances. Cangxuan first entered a voice-activated password, then Soul Steel Computer appeared and performed a genetic test on Cangxuan and Ling Xi, which was also a form of password. Finally...

"Fusion Warrior Ling Xi, Pioneer Cang Xuan, welcome back!"

Prometheus spoke through the Soul Steel Computer, clearly still recognizing Ling Xi and Cangxuan.

As they spoke, the previously sealed stone wall changed, and the boulders on both sides opened automatically, revealing an entrance, inside which was an elevator.

"Long time no see, Prometheus."

Ling Xi greeted him with a smile. This artificial intelligence, created from the Reason Herrscher Core of the Previous Era, had helped humanity solve many problems in the Previous Era. Even Mobius used Prometheus's computing power almost every day.

"Yes, it's been a long time, Mr. Ling Xi."

Prometheus also answered, asking, "Where do you intend to go?"

As they spoke, a holographic map unfolded before their eyes, marking the three main areas of the base.

The first basement level was the main working area of the original base, where Mobius's adaptability training and various training rooms were located!

The second floor was a rest area, which was also originally planned to be used as an ecological zone for cultivating food, but unfortunately it was never used!

The third and final layer is the core area of the base, namely the Hall of the Elysian Realm and the Hibernation Zone, built more than two thousand meters underground. Unless there is a disaster of the magnitude of a tectonic plate cracking, this area can basically be guaranteed to be safe.

"Ling Xi, we're going to the third floor."

Cangxuan said quietly, "The Divine Key and most of the equipment are on the third floor. By the way, Senior Sister's doll is also on the third floor, and the Divine Key is managed by Senior Sister's doll. If we want to take the Divine Key, we need to get Senior Sister's doll's consent."

"Senior Sister Doll?"

Ling Xi was taken aback and asked, "You mean the Klein Puppet?"

After Ling Xi returned to her own world, although she had been waiting for the Doctor's summons, she also took the time to catch up on some settings from the Previous Era and learned about the Klein Puppet. However...

Isn't our own Klein alive now? Why does he have a puppet now?

"Yes."

Cangxuan calmly said, "After all, both the hibernation zone and the Elysian Realm need someone to maintain them, but for tens of thousands of years, it's obviously impossible for humans to do this work. So the Doctor created the Klein Puppet to be in charge of the maintenance of headquarters, and..."

"The senior sister's doll has the ability to self-repair, and there are plenty of parts available. The headquarters' energy supply is inexhaustible, so according to the Doctor's estimate..."

Cangxuan stroked his chin and said seriously, "If the senior sister puppet is not destroyed by external forces, then she can operate in the headquarters for at least 200,000 years."

Ling Xi: "..." Two hundred thousand years?

Goodness, our own Doctor is really just taking advantage of every opportunity.

Klein has already entered hibernation, yet the Doctor still insists on creating a Klein Puppet to exploit him. Is this what capitalists do? Doctor, look, is that streetlight on?

Chapter 517: Arrival at the Base, Senior Sister's Doll!

Of course, hanging the Doctor on a street lamp or something is just a thought, after all, Doctor did to Klein wasn't exploitation, it was... care!

However, the base and the Elysian Realm can operate normally thanks to the dolls created by the Doctor, which have a theoretical lifespan of 200,000 years. If only Cang Little Xuan's designed lifespan could be that long in the original comic, although Cang Little Xuan was probably asleep because of energy issues.

"Let's go to the first floor first."

After a moment, Ling Xi decided to go to the first floor to take a look. Although it had only been four or five months since she left, Ling Xi still wanted to see her home after 50,000 years.

That is, the place where I lived during the last period of my life.

"Yes, ma'am."

Prometheus received Ling Xi's order and replied, "The elevator will go to the first underground floor. Please enter the elevator."

Ling Xi didn't go in immediately. Instead, she turned back to look at Cangxuan, then took her hand and said with a smile, "Let's go, Little Xuan, let's go see where I used to live."

"Actually, I saw it three years ago."

Cangxuan smiled slightly, and said with a hint of helplessness, "But since you want to go, I can only go with you."

"Hehe..."

Ling Xi didn't say much, and led Cangxuan directly into the elevator. Then, Prometheus's image disappeared, the elevator doors closed, and the stones outside the elevator closed together again, as if nothing had happened.

Since the first level is only about 500 meters deep, the two of them quickly reached the first level.

"Sigh, things really have changed."

Upon entering the hall, Ling Xi turned on the automatic following lights. The first thing she saw was a world covered in a layer of dust. However, apart from being a little stuffy, the air didn't have any strange smells. After all, the ocean had been around for 50,000 years, and most of the organic matter in it had already decomposed.

"Although I know that 50,000 years have passed, everything that happened here feels like it happened just yesterday."

Ling Xi surveyed the hall. She had passed by here countless times with Elysia and Seele, as it was the main passage to the ground floor and the lower levels, and the restaurant was also downstairs, so she came here almost every day.

"Yes."

Cangxuan nodded slightly and said, "Because for us, it only feels like three years have passed in terms of physical sensation, so everything here looks so familiar, it really feels like it was just yesterday."

"Let's go, Ling Xi."

Cangxuan pinched his nose and said, "There's dust everywhere here, and the air doesn't circulate well. If I stay here too long, I'll feel very uncomfortable."

This place is more than 500 meters underground, and without ventilation equipment, there is definitely not enough oxygen, so Cangxuan was already feeling a bit uncomfortable.

"Okay, let's go."

Although Ling Xi wanted to stay a little longer, and even wanted to visit the Doctor's lab, Cangxuan was clearly feeling unwell, so Ling Xi had to give up the idea.

The two returned to the elevator, then crossed the second floor area and headed to the core area of the third floor, preparing to find the Klein Puppet and the Divine Key.

Of course, although the base is divided into three levels, they are not three levels like stairs, but three major areas, each with dozens of floors of space. After all, when the underground base was built, Mobius had already considered the construction of an ecosystem, so the space in the base is very ample.

Of course, in the end, only the core area of the last layer is actually used...

Before long, the two successfully reached the third floor. Compared to the first floor, the third floor base was still operational. So when the two stepped out of the elevator, they were not faced with complete darkness, but with a brightly lit hall!

"Wow, has this light been on for 50,000 years?"

Ling Xi was clearly surprised to see lights here.

"How is that possible?"

Cangxuan rolled his eyes at Ling Xi and said, "The lights here were obviously recently replaced, and they weren't always on. Prometheus probably did it. As for the replacement, Klein could have done it with his robotic arm."

"All right..."

Ling Xi nodded sheepishly. "I knew it! What kind of lamp can burn for 50,000 years?"

Compared to the previous two elevators that led directly to the core area, the third floor, being the truly core area, was clearly not so easy to access. The two underwent identity verification twice more, and finally...

At one of the entrances, Klein... no, it should be said that the Klein Puppet appeared in the holographic image. This was the final security check, manually confirmed by the Klein Puppet.

"Hi, Klein, I'm back."

Looking at his Klein Puppet, Cangxuan waved to greet it.

"Please come in."

Upon seeing Cangxuan and Ling Xi, Klein was not surprised. She immediately activated the system to open the doors to the Hall of the Elysian Realm, since she had already received this information from Prometheus. As for Ling Xi ...

Although she had never actually met or known Ling Xi, Ling Xi existed in her database. Moreover, according to the data, Ling Xi had special relationships with approximately seven people, including the Doctor who created her, her prototype Klein, and Previous Era. Therefore...

Therefore, Klein knew that Ling Xi was one of his own.

"Long time no see, Klein."

Upon entering the hall of the Elysian Realm, Cangxuan rushed to the side of the Klein Puppet and happily hugged her in his arms.

"Cangxuan, please don't do this."

The doll stared blankly at Cangxuan, appearing somewhat resistant.

"Hehe, a hug won't hurt you."

Cangxuan looked happy and didn't want to put the doll down. Although it wasn't his real senior sister, it was still very comfortable to hold.

After Ling Xi entered the hall, she silently looked around at the environment. It looked... exactly the same as in the game!

Of course, it's not exactly the same, because in the game, most of the Flame-Chasing Moths, including the Doctor, Elysia, Eden, Aponia, Sakura, and Klein, died in the Previous Era, and now...

Because of my interference, they are all alive and well, but they are still asleep, waiting to awaken in the future.

As for the Hall of the Elysian Realm, thanks to the restoration by Soul Steel and the maintenance and cleaning by the Klein Puppet, the environment here is quite clean, and most things look new, unlike the two floors above which are full of vicissitudes...

"Alright, Cangxuan, why don't you just state why you've come?"

After being held and cuddled by Cangxuan for a while, the Klein Puppet became too lazy to struggle. However, it still asked Cangxuan and Ling Xi about their purpose in coming here. After all, it couldn't have been just to come home and visit more often, could it?

Chapter 518: Should I wake up my wives? That's a big question!

"Oh, I almost forgot about the important matter."

Klein's reminder prompted Cangxuan to suddenly remember something and ask, "Klein, do you know where the Doctor put the remaining Herrscher Core?"

"Of course I couldn't possibly know."

The Klein Puppet looked at Cangxuan with a helpless expression and said quietly, "Although the Doctor has given me most of the permissions in the base, I am not qualified to ask about these things. Besides... the Herrscher Core is stored by the Doctor himself, right? I suggest you ask the Doctor about this."

"I think so too, but the Doctor is in hibernation right now."

Cangxuan smiled slightly and said, "So, Klein, why don't you activate Elysian Realm? Let's go ask the Doctor in the Elysian Realm."

"Activate the Elysian Realm?"

The Klein Puppet hesitated for a moment before saying, "Activating the Elysian Realm requires a lot of energy, and even more energy is consumed each time it is activated. The last activation was two hundred years ago, when the first phase of the Project Fireseed was launched. However, according to the Doctor's plan, the next activation should be when humanity enters the industrial civilization."

The Elysian Realm is like a supercomputer, and naturally, it requires a lot of energy to operate. In the Previous Era, with human maintenance, energy was not a problem, but...

During this period of dormancy, energy needs to be used in the most critical areas, so facilities like the Elysian Realm, which support the future, naturally do not need to be activated in this era.

The last activation was due to Kevin and some immigrants from the Previous Era awakening to carry out the first phase of the Project Fireseed. At that time, the activation of the Elysian Realm was also mainly for the implementation of the Project Fireseed.

Furthermore, although all the Flame-Chasing Moths in the Elysian Realm are memory entities, they also possess self-awareness. If they were locked up in the Elysian Realm for tens of thousands of years, they would probably go insane. So...

Before the birth of the First Herrscher of the new era, there was neither a need nor the conditions for activating the Elysian Realm.

Ling Xi silently observed all of this. So, the Elysian Realm hadn't been activated yet at this point in time. But... that was normal. After all, according to the settings she'd seen in the game, the memories within the Elysian Realm seemed to possess self-awareness, especially...

My own snake wife... according to the storyline I've seen, it seems that the real-world Mobius in the game was killed by the Mobius in the Elysian Realm. That's really awkward...

So, if the Elysian Realm were to operate for tens of thousands of years, wouldn't that be equivalent to imprisoning them there for tens of thousands of years?

"Yeah..."

Cangxuan thought for a moment and asked, "Klein, is it really not possible?"

"It's not impossible, but..."

Klein hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ling Xi and said, "The Doctor said that if Ling Xi comes here and requests to activate the Elysian Realm, then let me activate the Elysian Realm."

"Ling Xi?"

Cangxuan Xuan immediately turned to look at Ling Xi and smiled slightly, "Ling Xi, it's up to you to decide whether to activate the Elysian Realm."

"How much energy is required after activation?"

Ling Xi did not make a choice directly, but instead planned to ask about the energy consumption issue first.

"Activation requires approximately 1% of the total energy. After that, the energy consumption is about 10% per month. Currently, the total energy of the Elysian Realm is 86%!"

Klein unfolded a holographic display panel in front of the two of them, which showed detailed parameters of energy consumption.

"In other words, the Elysian Realm could only operate for less than a year?"

Even Ling Xi was shocked by this data. She had thought that the Elysian Realm could last for several decades or even hundreds of years, but... it couldn't even last for a year.