This was the first time Miss Sword Case had felt such a profound fear of death.
She was terrified that her best friend was trapped in the Rubik's Cube and would never get out, that her best friend would be forever trapped in that madness and perish.
Miss Sword Case didn't have much of a feeling about death before.
After all, she was born from the Star Gate and is an eternal being.
Even if the world perishes, she will never die.
But once you have something to hold onto in your heart, even an immortal being will feel fear of death and separation.
Qin Ze patted Miss Sword Case's head. "I'm fine."
"I was just thinking about some things from the past, and my head is starting to hurt."
Miss Sword Case said earnestly, "If there's anything you need, be sure to tell me."
Qin Ze nodded. "Of course, we're best friends."
Miss Sword Case chuckled for a while, then took her three children to play nearby.
Qin Ze looked out the window; the Abyss on Central Street had disappeared.
But the mess and collapsed buildings everywhere testify to the disaster that once occurred here.
The survivors searched for the injured and maintained order in the ruins.
Cries, pleas for help, and angry shouts filled the air.
The underground city's power supply system malfunctioned, plunging the entire city into complete darkness.
Qin Ze recalled the blood he had vaguely seen flowing in the Abyss out of the corner of his eye; if he wasn't mistaken, it was the heart of the God of Machinery.
But what puzzled Qin Ze was why the Heart of Machinery in the Abyss was so volatile.
However, the heart revealed by the Sand God in the mechanical space is as gentle as water.
They are two extremes.
Brother Devour asked, "Do you think the Sand God is lying?"
Qin Ze said calmly, "It's half true and half false."
An absolute lie will be seen through at a glance.
Sophisticated lies often conceal a layer of truth, making them difficult to discern.
Qin Ze was trying to figure out the Sand God's purpose.
It must have been the Sand God who conveyed the invitation to Sha Zhenzhu to come and visit through the Intelligent Brain.
Qin Ze didn't think the Sand God was hospitable at all.
The Dharma King spoke up, "Didn't He say He would wait for you here to complete your mission?"
Qin Ze said, "I can't see the innocence of the Dream God in His eyes."
When Qin Ze communicated with the Dream God, he sensed sincerity from him, which was probably why Old Huang entrusted the Heart of the Gods to this Socially Anxious person.
As for the Sand God, Qin Ze felt that He was hypocritical; He spoke at length, but it was all unsubstantiated statements.
Furthermore, the Sand God repeatedly mentions that His task is to guard the Heart of Machinery here, but He doesn't say who assigned Him this task.
Rather than saying that the Sand God is waiting here for a "heart-receiving person," it's more accurate to say that he is trapped in this place.
The world is like a cage; He cannot leave. To hunt the Chaos Beast, He can only rely on the rats for help.
The Magician said, "Now He has a new mouse, you."
Qin Ze was indeed quite interested in the Chaos Beast, so he might as well go with the flow and catch that Little Butterfly.
"Were you all asleep just now?"
Almost the instant the blood-red light appeared, the Local Area Network network lost contact with Qin Ze.
Brother Devour replied, "Although you are in a deep sleep, you still have some awareness of the outside world. We saw those fleeting shadows of the gods that passed by you."
Qin Ze lowered his head and patted his chest.
He had always thought this heart belonged to Old Huang.
Old Huang treated him with utmost sincerity, to the point that Qin Ze couldn't help but suspect that the other party might be trying to use him for reincarnation.
It turned out to be the Heart of the Gods, a truly extraordinary object.
The words the Dream God had told him when he gave him this heart involuntarily came to Qin Ze's mind.
"The heart is the key to solving everything."
If you have a key, you need a door.
Now that we have the key, where is the corresponding door?
"Why did Old Huang give me the Heart of the Gods? Who was I before?"
With all sorts of power and buffs now stacked on Qin Ze, he has the strength to overturn the chessboard.
With a piece stacked like this, isn't Old Huang worried about it getting out of control?
Qin Ze murmured, "Unless... His initial goal was to train chess players."
Only a truly skilled player can maintain firm control over all the variables on the chessboard.
And this brings us back to that question.
"Who exactly am I that makes Old Huang so painstakingly open his heart and soul?"
When others open their hearts to you, they're only giving you material things in return.
But Old Huang, He truly gives His own heart and lungs.
A bold idea suddenly popped into Qin Ze's mind. "Could it be... that I really am the reincarnation of Old Huang's father?"
The Dharma King said, "I think you, Old Huang, are more reliable."
The Magician grinned and said, "Why not think about it from a different perspective? Maybe you're a descendant of Old Huang."
A Bing asked, "Could it be that our great-grandmother is the Goddess of Life?"
Brother Devour said in a serious tone, " The Goddess of Life is the mother of all living beings; She can be the milk for everyone."
While Qin Ze and his classmates were chatting on the Local Area Network, the giant light bulb hanging Underground City No. 1 suddenly lit up.
Light dispelled the darkness, shining upon every corner of the dungeon.
Light can bring people a sense of security.
Most of the mice that had been panicking in the ruins have calmed down.
At the same time, the Grand Elder's voice echoed above the underground city.
"Residents of Underground City No. 1, do not panic. The disturbance just now came from deep within the earth. The great Sand God has already quelled this disaster for us."
Upon hearing this, all the mice knelt down and worshipped, their faces filled with utmost piety.
The Grand Elder continued, "The restoration and compensation work for Underground City No. 1 has begun, and the Temple will personally oversee it."
"Don't be afraid, everyone. The Sand God will protect every member of the Sand Race."
The Temple Army entered from one end of the Central Street.
They split into two groups.
They maintained order at the scene to prevent criminals from committing crimes.
The other team quickly launched a rescue operation, digging out the rats buried in the rubble one by one.
Qin Ze glanced around and easily noticed that the entire Temple Army consisted of at least Advanced Martial Artist.
Without a doubt, the world's top combat power is firmly controlled by the temple.
Next, Qin Ze temporarily settled down in Underground City No. 1.
He kept his promise and used the Shelter Space to extend the cultivation time of his clones from twenty-four hours a day to thirty hours.
Adhering to the principle of training to the point of exhaustion, Qin Ze personally supervised the training.
During this period, the Sand God never showed himself again.
The Heart of Machinery did not vibrate at all; not even the slightest fluctuation occurred.
Qin Ze personally transformed into a rat and explored the underground city, discovering a spatial restriction deep underground.
Unable to find a way around the barrier, he knew he had to forcefully break through it to find out what lay behind it.
This will inevitably alarm all the rats in the city and the Sand God.