289: Leave

Xin Xin looked back at Tian Ming and asked, "Then I'll send her consciousness back to her main body?"

Shen Yuan looked at Tian Ming, shaking her head slightly, her eyes filled with determination. Tian Ming knew he couldn't stop her, so he looked at Xin Xin and nodded slightly.

Xin Xin reached out her hand and gently tapped. Shen Yuan's figure gradually blurred, like particles dissolving, slowly dissipating.

"Husband, the child and I are waiting for you!" Shen Yuan's voice was ethereal, and she slowly vanished from Tian Ming's sight.

While Xin Xin returned Shen Yuan's consciousness, she also dissolved Shen Yuan's clone. Some lingering thoughts are better not kept; keeping them only causes pain.

Looking at Tian Ming, Xin Xin smiled faintly and said, "Don't be sad, it's not a permanent farewell. It's not like you can't see her again. Besides, she and the child will be fine. Duke Lawrence wouldn't let them die, even if he died himself."

Tian Ming looked at Xin Xin, silent for a long time, then slowly asked, "Do you enjoy torturing people?"

"I don't like torturing others, but I like torturing you. Do you remember what I said before? Don't think of yourself as a god, but you still have naive ideas. Do you think a god is omnipotent? Even the fully formed Yuanchu God, isn't he still trapped in this universe? Nothing is omnipotent."

Tian Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I don't need your help."

"Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting." Xin Xin giggled, turning into a streak of light and disappearing from Tian Ming's sight.

Walking out of the Commander Center office, Tian Ming came to the surface. The rescue plan had fallen through. What he hated most was when things developed out of his control, but that's exactly what happened.

"Boss, come here, I'm Shen Yi. Have my sister come too. I'm in the Underground City Brain Science Research Office." Shen Yi called Tian Ming through the communication frequency.

Tian Ming sighed, said nothing more, and went alone to the Underground City Brain Science Research Office.

The Brain Science Research Office is located in the deepest part of the Underground City. It was just put into use not long ago, and most of the researchers are from the original Beidu Base.

Shen Yi asked Tian Ming to come over, naturally because of Shen Yuan. Shen Yi's research direction is aircraft, but because of his sister's situation, he often had interdisciplinary exchanges with those scholars. He naturally understood that Shen Yuan's current body was a clone, so he wanted to find the exact location of her main body through long-distance perception.

Tian Ming entered the office and immediately saw Shen Yi. Shen Yi's originally handsome face was covered with stubble, and he looked a bit tired.

Seeing Tian Ming arrive, he quickly stood up. There were several other scholars with him, including Professor Zhang from the Beidu Base Ability Research Institute.

After greeting each other, Shen Yi saw Tian Ming come alone and asked, "Where's my sister?"

"She went back!" Tian Ming said.

Shen Yi frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean by 'went back'? Where did she go back to?"

Tian Ming had Ji Ruping send over the received video. After Shen Yi watched it, his expression changed repeatedly. From the content of the video alone, he already understood what Tian Ming meant by 'went back'.

Professor Zhang patted Shen Yi's shoulder and comforted him, "Xiao Shen, don't be like this. Your sister is very valuable to Duke Lawrence; she'll be fine. Besides, the method we discussed might not even work. It's very difficult to deduce the location of the main body from the perspective of long-distance perception."

"So we're just going to let it go?" Shen Yi's face was full of unwillingness.

Tian Ming remained silent, his face showing no expression. Shen Yi turned his head and looked at Tian Ming. Seeing that he showed no reaction, a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

"Do you want to punch me again?" Tian Ming asked very calmly.

"My sister is carrying your child, and you're just going to let her stay trapped in that glass jar?" Shen Yi's face was filled with anger, and his tone was full of questioning.

Tian Ming asked word by word, "Tell me, how do we rescue her? How do we break through all blockades in a millisecond? Destroy all self-destruct devices and kill Duke Lawrence? If I had even a shred of certainty, I wouldn't be standing here."

Shen Yi was speechless. He turned his head, remaining silent. After a long time, he finally calmed his emotions. He also understood that Tian Ming was hesitant to act, and once they failed, there would be no second chance.

"What do you plan to do?" Shen Yi asked.

"Either wait for Duke Lawrence to show himself, or I continue to grow stronger until I can control living organisms. Only then will I have the confidence to save her," Tian Ming said.

"Aren't you unable to control living organisms?" Shen Yi asked.

"I couldn't before, but it's not absolute." Tian Ming raised his right hand, and his right hand visibly transformed into metal.

Tian Ming continued, "Among all the Corpse Kings, there is a type of Red Crystal Core that can grant me new abilities. For example, speed, etherealization, and this hand. I've seen three different colored Red Crystal Cores, and there's also a transparent Red Crystal Core that gave me the Nanometer Avatar ability. I still need to find a Corpse King that can grant me the ability to control living consciousness or create illusions. Only then will I have the confidence to rescue Little Yuan."

Shen Yi frowned and asked, "Will such a Corpse King really exist?"

Tian Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know. I've already sent Iron Dude and Dr. Qiao to the other side. Once they evolve to a certain level, they will report back to me regularly. We will definitely find such a Corpse King!"

As Tian Ming finished speaking, Shen Yi sighed. He walked out of the office without a word. Tian Ming was helpless with this brother-in-law and could only shake his head slightly.

Professor Zhang walked over and said to Tian Ming, "Xiao Shen is very smart. He researches aircraft, but in just over ten days, he was able to get started in an interdisciplinary field. It's quite impressive. He just has a strange temper and is quite stubborn."

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "Little Yuan is his only relative. As a brother, I can understand him."

Professor Zhang said, "It's better to focus on the present. Only by becoming stronger will things take a turn for the better."

"Mm!" Tian Ming nodded slightly.

Emerging from the Underground City once more, Tian Ming looked at the bustling tents outside the Shelter and exhaled a long breath.

He touched his earbud and connected to Ji Ruping.

"Send me the construction plan. I'll personally participate in the construction to quickly give the Shelter the ability to defend itself."

Ji Ruping's voice came through the earbud: "Okay, Boss, I'll send it to you right away."