351: Xiao Ran's sigh

Then, he picked up the phone placed beside him, took a deep breath, and silently thought about changing the shape of his finger.

A magical scene unfolded; the index finger part of the glove, as if alive, began to slowly deform.

The metal material, like soft liquid, gradually transformed into a shape that fit the phone's port under Xiao Ran's gaze.

Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Ran's eyes, and with a mix of anticipation and nervousness, he slowly inserted the deformed finger into the phone's port.

Just as Xiao Ran was tensely operating, in the distant starship Command Room, Li Yang and his group were gravely and vigilantly staring at the constantly fluctuating data on the light screen.

Their eyes were filled with focus and anticipation, and everyone held their breath, as if afraid of missing any subtle change.

“Controlling the target network...”

The prompt messages on the light screen kept flashing, and a tense atmosphere spread throughout the Command Room.

Finally, when a line of large green characters “Control Successful!” appeared on the light screen, a gleam of pleasant surprise instantly flashed in Li Yang's eyes, and his tightly strung nerves relaxed.

He slightly clenched his fist, secretly delighted.

“The first step is successful!”

And Hua Dong and Researcher Hua Xi, standing beside Li Yang, were so excited they almost jumped when they saw the “Control Successful” prompt on the light screen.

Researcher Hua Xi waved his hands, shouting with a flushed face.

“Fantastic! Just as we expected, when a native civilization uses the empire technology system, the power of rules won't interfere at all!”

Hua Dong also couldn't hide his excitement, his eyes sparkling with delight as he nodded repeatedly and said.

“Yes, the Squad Carter sent out before tried to directly control this civilization's network through a smart AI, but they encountered Mo Ming's interference and couldn't succeed at all. But now, with the target person operating it, it was completed smoothly. This fully demonstrates that the power of rules really only targets external factors.”

However, after the excitement, Hua Dong quickly calmed down. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then eagerly said.

“Although the network has been successfully controlled, this is far from enough. This alone cannot fully determine the characteristics of the power of rules. It would be best to have the target person operate high-power weapons for use, only then can we draw more accurate conclusions.”

Li Yang's gaze remained fixed on Xiao Ran's figure on the light screen, his expression calm, and he slowly said.

“It's alright, no need to rush, we'll take it step by step. At the very least, we have successfully found a breakthrough, which is already huge progress. As long as we continue to explore in this direction, we will eventually unveil the mysterious veil of the power of rules.”

“However, we now face a problem: what reward should we give him?”

Lin Bi tilted his head slightly, a curious expression on his face, and couldn't help but ask everyone.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Ran's successful network control, and the reward setting was undoubtedly a key link in promoting the further development of the plan.

“What's so difficult about that?”

Li Yang's expression was relaxed, and he waved his hand carelessly.

“Just tell him he can use the glove's functions, isn't that enough? It's just a battle armor glove, and its functions are enough to open his eyes.”

One must know that this seemingly ordinary battle armor glove actually contained the Empire's advanced technology. The mere function of being able to fire miniature energy lasers was enough for Xiao Ran's current use.

“I have an unexpected surprise here too.”

Hua Dong said excitedly while rapidly browsing the newly acquired data via the smart AI.

“After we successfully controlled the network, all those deeply hidden data within their civilization can now be freely queried. These data are priceless treasures!”

His eyes sparkled with excitement, as if he had discovered a huge treasure.

“Hiss...”

Researcher Hua Xi gasped slightly, a surprised expression on his face.

“I just took a look, and it seems their early martial arts only increase physical strength. The principles behind it are very interesting. Let me study it, and perhaps I can get inspiration from it to develop a new modification technology.”

For Researcher Hua Xi, who was obsessed with research, this was undoubtedly a very attractive discovery.

Before he finished speaking, the two exchanged glances, as if telepathically, and hurriedly rushed towards their respective research labs.

Their steps were urgent, wishing they could immediately throw themselves into new research work to unearth the immense value hidden behind these data.

Li Yang and the other Team Members continued to stay in the Command Room, fully focused on observing Xiao Ran's every move.

Their gaze was fixed on the light screen, anticipating Xiao Ran's upcoming interaction with the empire technology system, and what interesting changes this civilization would undergo under their influence... Meanwhile, Xiao Ran, on the other side, was eagerly awaiting the system's response.

Before long, the task completion prompt indeed sounded in his mind.

“System, is the task completed already?”

Xiao Ran was somewhat incredulous, after all, in his understanding, a task like invading and controlling the world's network shouldn't end so easily.

“Yes, rewards are being sent... Congratulations, the battle armor glove's attack function is now unlocked.”

The system's emotionless voice, however, sounded incredibly pleasant to Xiao Ran.

“battle armor glove?”

Xiao Ran was slightly stunned, then suddenly realized.

“So this glove is just a small part of a set of battle armor...”

Recalling the shocking scene in the system's previous demonstration video, where the person in battle armor destroyed countless “large ships” with a raised hand.

Although he knew his battle armor glove would certainly not be the same as the one worn by the person in the video, an uncontrollable excitement and anticipation still surged in Xiao Ran's heart.

“Then let me see how strong this attack is.”

With that, Xiao Ran eagerly raised his finger, aimed at the sturdy wall in the room, took a deep breath, and silently recited the attack command in his mind.

In an instant, a dazzling miniature laser shot out from his fingertip like lightning, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, and pierced straight through the wall.

Where the laser passed, the wall was instantly burned with a smooth hole, its edges still emitting wisps of smoke.

“Wow, is it that strong?”

Xiao Ran couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes full of shock and surprise.

In the martial arts world he originally belonged to, an Inner Breath Realm expert was already a formidable presence among ordinary people, but now it seemed that this seemingly inconspicuous miniature laser, if it hit a person, even an Inner Breath Realm expert would likely find it difficult to withstand.

“Is this the power of technology?”

Xiao Ran murmured to himself, his awe and longing for technology growing even stronger.