socalfunplaces Chapter 37: Modifying the Dome Light System
Chapter 37: Modifying the Dome Light System
Hong's gaze seemed to pierce through Luo Feng's body, reaching the deepest part of his consciousness.
At this moment, Luo Feng felt as if he had been seen through from the inside out. All his secrets seemed to be exposed before Hong's unfathomable eyes.
Luo Feng quickly communicated with Babata in his mind.
"Babata, quick. Assess it. What level are the Dome of Light and B6 Laser Cannon that the Gym Leader mentioned? Do you have a way to modify them?"
"Don't rush. Let me take a look... Tsk tsk, my god, it's ridiculously primitive! What's the essential difference between this energy conduction method and boiling water with firewood? Over ninety percent of the energy is wasted during transmission! And that energy focusing array at the muzzle is practically a sieve! What idiot designed this? They should be dragged out and shot a hundred times!"
Babata's tone suddenly changed, becoming tinged with admiration.
"However, the core energy theory of this system is quite interesting. Although it's crude, the approach is correct. In the context of a rudimentary civilization in the universe, it's a brilliant idea. Leave it to me. A piece of cake. Don't even mention modifying it, I can build a whole new one for you."
Having received Babata's affirmative answer, Luo Feng suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, raised his head to meet Hong's gaze, and uttered two words clearly and firmly.
"Can."
Thor's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
He rushed to Luo Feng in one stride, grabbed his shoulder, and squeezed him so hard he almost crushed his bones.
"Not bad, kid."
Thor's voice rose with excitement, and his spittle almost sprayed onto Luo Feng's face.
"That system was pieced together by combining the world's top technologies and core components excavated from ancient civilization ruins. So many experts and professors have worked on it for so long but still haven't fully figured it out."
"Second brother."
Hong's voice rang out.
Thor's arm stiffened for a moment, and he reluctantly released Luo Feng, but he still stared at him intently, his eyes conveying a clear message: Kid, this isn't over until you tell the truth.
Hong slowly raised his hand, gesturing for Thor to step back.
There was no surprise on his face.
Upon hearing the "yes," his tense shoulders even relaxed almost imperceptibly. He had long anticipated this answer, or rather, he had been waiting for it all along. At this moment, Hong's eyes showed a sense of relief.
Hong's reaction confirmed Luo Feng's suspicions.
The owner really knows everything. Every word he said and every step he took was just a way of verifying something.
"My God. My God. Luo Feng!" Babata shouted in his mind, waving his fist, his voice distorted. "He really knew. This native named Hong is terrifying. He stole my Wood Crystal before and even subdued the Cloud Vine I cultivated! I thought he just discovered it by chance, but based on Hong's behavior just now, he definitely did it on purpose! He must have obtained other relics. The B6-level laser cannon is not a product of Earth at all; Hong must have obtained it from some relic. His understanding of the universe far exceeds your imagination."
Hong ignored Thor, who was still blowing his beard and glaring at him, and looked at Luo Feng again, asking a more direct question.
"What do you need?"
Luo Feng composed himself and quickly organized the information Babata had given him into his own words.
"I need full, ultimate control over the Dome of Light system, including its core source code and the interface protocols of all its sub-modules."
"In addition, I also need the complete design drawings of the Dome of Light system, including all the information on the energy core and the muzzle focusing array, such as the three-dimensional structure diagram, the energy conduction mathematical model, and the mechanical data reports of all the applied materials."
He rattled off a string of technical terms that only the world's top scientists could understand.
"Hehe, hack in. Even if he doesn't give it to me, I can still hack in silently!" Babata added arrogantly in Luo Feng's mind. "But since he asked, let's just go through the motions and save myself the trouble. I'm also a little curious, which monster on Earth is worth Hong using a B6-level laser cannon capable of killing a sixth-tier star!"
These technical terms left Thor, who was standing next to him, completely bewildered.
What happened to this kid who's been missing for days? He's like a completely different person.
He looked at Luo Feng, then at Hong, feeling like an outsider who couldn't get a word in edgewise.
"Source code. Energy focusing array. Luo Feng, when did you start knowing all this weird stuff?"
Luo Feng could only bite the bullet and give a vague explanation.
"While exploring Kirishima, I stumbled upon some... well, serendipitous encounters."
"Another fortuitous encounter." Thor looked annoyed. "Why do you have so many fortuitous encounters?"
Hong had no interest in listening to their bickering, nor did he press Luo Feng to reveal what his so-called "adventure" was.
He looked at Luo Feng, a hint of almost imperceptible approval flashing in his eyes.
He was preparing to issue the order to fully grant access.
"Alright. From now on, in the Dome of Light Monitoring Center, your authority is equal to mine and Thor's..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Di-
A communication request came in.
Hong frowned and immediately connected the call.
A holographic projection popped up, and the technical director of Dome Light appeared on the screen, sweating profusely.
"Reporting... Reporting to the Curator. Lord Thor."
"A violent energy burst was detected again in the target area of the Pacific Ocean."
"It's stronger than anything we've recorded before. And the intensity... the intensity is still increasing exponentially."
The technical director pointed in horror to a huge data analysis chart behind him.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it.
On the screen, two glaring red curves are frantically intertwining and colliding.
Each collision causes the surrounding data charts to display garbled text and emit an overloaded buzzing sound.
The technical director's voice trembled violently as he pointed to one of the curves, which, although fluctuating wildly, had a relatively smooth shape.
"Master... based on a preliminary comparison using the energy model... one of them matches the highest alert record for the Octopus Beast King in our database... with a 99% match rate."
"What?" Thor roared, "That old octopus! How could it suddenly go mad?"
The technical supervisor did not answer, but instead pointed to another curve with an even more outrageous rate of ascent.
"Another one...another one..."
He swallowed hard.
"There is no record of it in the database, and the energy reaction pattern is completely unknown... It is very likely that it is the unknown target that we have been tracking all along."
"The two of them... are locked in combat."