Chapter 62 The Heavily Armed "Scrap Recycling Machine"

Using a "void crystal core" as an engine?

This thought flashed through Lin Yuan's mind, and even he was startled by it.

It was too crazy.

This thing was the source core of a "Void Devourer," a "singularity" capable of devouring space and destroying everything.

Installing it on the "ghost"—wouldn't that be like keeping a prehistoric beast in one's own home that could turn on its master at any moment?

"No, no, that's too dangerous."

Lin Yuan quickly shook his head, nipping this suicidal idea in the bud.

You have to eat one mouthful at a time, and take one step at a time.

He had finally managed to go from a scrap yard owner to a national treasure-level "technical expert," and his life was precious.

He couldn't afford to get carried away and end up killing himself.

He carefully placed the "void crystal core" into the "ghost"'s "subspace storage module."

This module was a new feature added during the construction of the "ghost" using technology from the "Eternal Flower."

It could open up a storage space of about one cubic meter, independent of the main universe.

It was perfectly suited for storing dangerous or special items.

After finishing all this, Lin Yuan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He felt like he had just fought a world war and his whole body was falling apart.

He checked the "ghost"'s energy reserves.

There was less than 70% left.

The recent turmoil, running for his life and conducting "scientific experiments," had consumed a huge amount.

"I need to find a place to replenish energy," Lin Yuan calculated in his mind.

The "ghost"'s "Adaptive Lattice Armor" could slowly absorb bio-energy from the surrounding environment.

But this method was too inefficient, like a slow wireless phone charger; it wouldn't be full even after charging all night.

If he wanted to charge quickly, he still needed a "power bank."

For example... that "deep blue star" from before.

"It's a pity that the one from earlier was used up for the experiment," Lin Yuan felt a bit of heartache.

He glanced at the map.

This was the depths of the "giant beast skeleton," an area he didn't recognize at all.

To escape earlier, he had blindly drilled around and had long since deviated from the "path of the sanctuary."

And his connection with the Command Center was also lost.

Now he was a complete "loner."

"What should I do now?"

Lin Yuan was a bit worried.

He was like a rich second-generation kid driving a top-tier sports car who got lost in the Sahara Desert.

The car was a good car, but there was no navigation, and the surroundings were full of beasts wanting to eat him.

"Calm down, calm down."

Lin Yuan forced himself to calm down.

He carefully sorted through his current situation and the "assets" he possessed.

First, he had a super drone that could be called a "BUG" level — the "ghost."

Second, he had an omniscient "alien Wikipedia" — the "ashilya" database.

Then, he had just obtained a god-level passive — "Void Affinity," and a "legendary" material — the "void crystal core."

Finally, he still had 5000 points, a huge sum of privilege points.

"Looking at it this way, my net worth seems quite wealthy, doesn't it?"

After Lin Yuan calculated this, the panic in his heart immediately lessened quite a bit.

That's right, what is there to be afraid of!

He had upgraded his gear and was now decked out in god-tier equipment!

Still afraid of not finding the way home?

"The top priority is to restore the connection with the Command Center."

Lin Yuan quickly determined his primary goal.

He remembered that when building the "ghost" before, Academician Wang and the others, in order to prevent connection interruptions, had specially installed an "superluminal quantum communication module" on the "ghost."

However, that thing consumed an enormous amount of energy.

Furthermore, it required an extremely precise "spatial coordinate" to perform a "point-to-point" connection.

"Coordinates... coordinates..."

Lin Yuan began to search frantically in the "ashilya" database.

"Got it!"

Soon, he found what he wanted.

"The 'Eternal Flower' civilization has a technology called 'gravitational singularity beacon positioning'."

"Simply put, every independent universe or subspace has a unique 'gravity center.' It's like everyone's fingerprint."

"As long as we can calculate the 'gravity center' coordinates of this 'Cosmic Graveyard' we are in, and then calculate the 'gravity center' coordinates of the universe where Earth is located, we can use these two coordinates to perform reverse positioning and re-establish communication!"

This theory sounded incredibly sophisticated.

Although Lin Yuan was still a bit confused, he knew this thing was feasible!

"System! Immediately start calculating the 'gravity center' coordinates of the current subspace!"

【Command confirmed.】

【Calling 'high-dimensional penetration scan' and 'Miniature Curvature Gravity Engine' to conduct multi-dimensional gravitational field detection...】

【Warning: This operation will continuously consume a large amount of energy.】

"Consume! Consume until it dies!" Lin Yuan was now wealthy and bold.

"Hum—"

The body of the "ghost" emitted a slight, yet extremely complex hum.

Countless invisible detection waves and gravitational waves spread out in all directions with it as the center.

This was an extremely vast and precise calculation process.

Lin Yuan watched the energy reserves slowly decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye, and his heart ached a little.

But he also knew this was a necessary investment.

Just as he was waiting for the calculation results, he remembered another thing.

"Right, I still have 5000 privilege points!"

He quickly opened the system's "upgrade interface."

Before, to build the "ghost," all his privilege points had been cleared to zero.

Now he had become an "upstart" again.

Looking at the glaring number "5000," Lin Yuan's heart began to stir again.

"This money is a waste just sitting in my hands. How about... upgrading the 'ghost' again?"

He clicked on the upgrade options for the "ghost."

Rows of dazzling, sci-fi-style upgrade projects appeared before his eyes.

【Upgrade options:】

【1. 'Adaptive Lattice Armor' enhancement: consume 1000 privilege points to increase the armor's self-repair speed by 50%.】

【2. 'Miniature Curvature Gravity Engine' overclocking: consume 1500 privilege points to unlock the engine's 'Short-Range Spatial Warp' mode. Warning: This mode puts a huge load on the engine and requires a 24-hour cooldown after each use.】

【3. 'nanocluster plasticity tool arm' module expansion: consume 2000 privilege points to unlock the 'energy weapon' module. Can transform the tool arm into a 'plasma cutting sword' or 'high-energy particle cannon'.】

【4. 'subspace storage module' expansion: consume 500 privilege points to expand the storage space from 1 cubic meter to 10 cubic meters.】

【5...】

Looking at these tempting upgrade options, Lin Yuan's saliva was almost drooling out.

He wanted every single one!

Especially that "Short-Range Spatial Warp" and the "energy weapon" module!

"Spatial Warp"! That's teleportation! With this thing, what is there to fear from being hunted in the future? If I can't beat them, I'll just "flash" and slip away!

"energy weapon"! That's even better! Plasma cutting sword! High-energy particle cannon! Isn't this ten thousand times cooler than his previous "armor-piercing spike"?

In the future, if he encounters something like a "Void Devourer," he can even consider not running and just "standing and fighting" it!

"Buy! Buy it all!"

At this moment, Lin Yuan was like a "shopaholic" who had just received a year-end bonus and was shopping crazily online.

He had 5000 privilege points now, he was wealthy and bold!

Without thinking, he directly chose upgrade options 2 and 3!

【Confirm consumption of 1500 privilege points to upgrade 'Miniature Curvature Gravity Engine'?】

"Confirm!"

【Confirm consumption of 2000 privilege points to upgrade 'nanocluster plasticity tool arm'?】

"Confirm! Confirm!"

【Upgrade started...】

【Upgrade is expected to take 10 minutes.】

Lin Yuan happily watched his privilege points instantly drop from 5000 to 1500.

Although it pained him a little, the money was well spent!

He was now incredibly looking forward to seeing just how terrifying the "ghost" would become after the upgrade was complete!

This would be a truly armed-to-the-teeth, from-the-future... super war machine!

It was the most expensive and most powerful... "scrap collector" in the history of human civilization!