Chapter 310: War Spirit (Please Subscribe)
That day, Lin Rui experienced the process of 'quantum teleportation' for the first time while fully conscious.
The sensation was hard to describe, as if his entire being had been thrown into a cement mixer, thoroughly shred to pieces, and then reassembled all over again.
By the time Lin Rui and Wang Sen, along with several others, disembarked from the escort spacecraft, they all vomited severely.
Even Fei Yunlai was not faring much better, his face deathly pale and his legs slightly shaking.
He had previously gone through quantum teleportation over a dozen times but had yet to adapt to it.
Fei Yunlai was actually feeling a surge of nausea and the urge to vomit; he was just forcibly maintaining his composure to not lose the demeanor of a seventh realm expert.
"Quantum teleportation is just like that," Gong Hengdao, the only one on the starship who didn't experience 'seasickness', said with folded arms and an indifferent expression as he watched everyone: "It's essentially based on quantum entanglement transfer technology and also involves gravitational distortion. The process is like entering a mixer; it gets better after adapting a few dozen times, but some people with light-based talents will adapt much faster."
The essence of quantum teleportation is a technology that transmits information and matter using the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, involving the reassembly of matter and human bodies, even human souls, by using quantum states that are entangled with the teleporter, previously established in the target area.
Thus, quantum teleportation can bypass any substance and even ignore gravity.
The various starships of the Federation rely on this technology to break through the terrifyingly dense atmosphere and gravitational field of Tianji Star and directly enter the interior of Tianji Star.
Just now, they had used this method to bypass the layers of earth and rock between two locations, directly shuttling to this abandoned military dock.
Lin Rui's stomach churned for several minutes, nearly vomiting out all the bile, before he began to feel a bit better. He then quickly returned to the martial arts club at Mingde University with Wang Sen and Ji Xueying, preparing for the descent of his other body.
Lin Rui was in such a hurry because his other body had received an urgent message from Meng Weiyun over tens of thousands of miles away.
This senior sister had actually arrived in the capital ahead of him and was waiting for him at an inn near the southern gate of Luo Capital City.
Meng Weiyun was prepared to personally introduce Lin Rui to the third Divine Envoy and, at the same time, retrieve the medicines she had previously ordered.
Fortuitously, Lin Rui's official ship was to dock in the capital in three hours' time.
Besides, he was quite worried about the safety of his other body.
As Lin Rui's official ship drew ever closer to Luo Capital City, the safety situation for the few of them was deteriorating rapidly.
The current powers of the Great Song, entangled and complex, were further complicated by the involvement of Earth Federation forces, with too many people not wishing to see Lin the Twelfth take up the post of the Spy-Execution Bureau's Command Envoy.
Lin Rui's other body had sensed people spying nearby on multiple occasions.
Li Li, the senior brother who was always on the official ship, had also issued a warning to him not long ago.
Therefore, their current operation did indeed carry some risk; if anything happened to his other body at this time, Lin Rui's main consciousness would likely not be able to descend in time, relying only on the intelligent auxiliary AI to cope.
Lin Rui believed that after the incident at the 'Zhongyi Martial Arts Fitness Center,' where over a thousand people were injured or killed, the ninth base city might well enter a state of martial law, and the investigative efforts of the military and police would soar drastically. The Nursery Rhyme Killer, timid as he was, would definitely lie low for a while and not dare to strike again anytime soon.
Hence, he decided to stay put in his other body over the coming period, navigating the complicated situation within Luo Capital City.
Just as Lin Rui returned to Mingde University, he received a message from Guang Ming Heart No. 9.
Lin Guangming: Supremacy, all the spoils of war have been accounted for and appraised. You can take a look at the data list I've sent you.
Lin Rui opened the list sent to him, and as he saw the part count of the Red Spider Type 7 reached five sets, the Annihilator Dragon Type 7 parts reached three sets, and that there were enough parts to assemble four Battle Dragon Type 7 Mechas, four Sky Dominator Type 7 exoskeleton armors, and three Emperor Type 7 exoskeleton armors, his lips couldn't help but curl slightly upward.
This time's earnings were so substantial they were almost overwhelming, especially the illegal cultivation equipment and secondhand parts, which could significantly enhance the strength of their group.
Of course, the greatest gain was the Soul Power points; Lin Rui had already checked—993,232 points of Soul Power.
He was now so close to being able to exchange for a 'Imperial Flame Battle Dragon'.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Lin Xi, you're in charge of cleaning up those black bank cards. There's no rush on this; prioritize safety. No. 9, keep an eye on her, cover her back. Also, we need to finish assembling those combat robot parts as soon as possible.
The god metal and the nano-positioning chips inside those black cards had been dealt with before they even started the quantum teleportation.
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They had to transfer the funds from those black bank cards out and launder them into safe accounts before they could use them.
Lin Xi: Received. The money isn't a big issue; I have ways to slowly transfer it. Unless those underground money exchanges decide to ruin their own reputation and confiscate that amount directly, I'll eventually be able to clean it all up.
Lin Guangming: Understood! I will assist Lin Xi to my fullest capability, but Supremacy, regarding the task you gave me to assemble the robots, I have some thoughts.
Lin Guangming: "I have tried to engrave symbols on robot parts, attempting to create combat robots and mechas above the S-grade. However, all my efforts ended in failure. From what I've learned, Supreme One, you possess exceptional formation skills. When the time comes, would you be able to consult for me? It might require your personal effort to design a set of formations for combat robots and mechas."
Lin Rui's brow furrowed slightly before he gave a reply, "Send me the relevant documents and design drawings. When I have time, I'll have a look."
Naturally, Lin Rui wished for Heart of the Light No. 9 to assemble a more powerful masterpiece combat robot. The problem was that, despite his expertise in advanced runes and high-level formations having reached the standard of a Great Grandmaster, he knew nothing about mechanics.
But he thought he'd take a look anyway and might spend some time researching it.
After all, in their current short-handed situation, combat robots would be a powerful augmentation.
Moreover, Lin Rui was very uneasy about this intelligent AI and planned to have his sister help keep an eye on things. It would be best if Lin Xi personally programmed the core processes of these combat robots' AIs to prevent No. 9 from leaving any backdoors.
Lin Rui was comforted by the fact that his sister's hacking skills were becoming increasingly proficient, and she had already become a solid support for him.
Soon after Lin Rui arrived in his new body, he heard a knock at the door.
Sensing Li Li standing outside, Lin Rui said, "Senior Brother Li, is that you? Come in."
Li Li entered, carrying a large wooden box. "Junior brother, these are the potions you ordered. I have managed to fulfill the mission and bring them back for you."
Lin Rui opened the box to see that it was actually a refrigerator disguised as a rosewood box. Inside, divided into ten layers, there were altogether hundreds of syringes.
Nearly half of these injections were ordered for Meng Weiyun, with another 12 Type-5 bloodline strengthening agents for Wang Sen. The rest were his own—a personal supply.
Considering he was currently being shadowed by several parties, and that he would attract even more attention upon disembarking in the capital, Lin Rui had arranged for Li Li to retrieve these ordered injections in advance.
Lin Rui sent a message to Wang Sen to come to his room to collect the goods and turned to Li Li with a cupped-hands salute: "Thank you, Senior Brother. You have been through great trouble this time."
Li Li smiled wryly and waved his hand. "What's this about? But indeed, it was perilous this time. I almost failed miserably. Junior brother, although your newly assumed position as Commanding Enforcer of the Espionage Bureau carries both status and power, it is also fraught with danger. Be extra cautious going forward."
This time, for Lin Rui, Li Li had gotten the regulating agency for the alternates to parachuting the syringes and refrigerator down to the surface of the Sky Suspension River to submerge into the deep riverbed, where Li Li would then dive to retrieve them.
However, despite his meticulous secrecy, he nearly had an accident on the way back to the ship.
Several powerful senses had swept over him simultaneously.
Fortunately, Ji Xueying's main battle AI reacted in time. Although Blood Blade Ji was a native of the Tianji Star, her battle AI settings were quite exceptional. She instantly unleashed several strong blade auras, cleansing the entire river surface and blocking those prying senses.
Lin Rui, having read the message from Li Li, was also secretly alarmed.
Of course, even if this matter was detected, Lin Rui had ways to deal with it.
He was the esteemed Commanding Enforcer of the Espionage Bureau, the beloved disciple of the Third Divine Envoy, and a native of the Tianji Star who had passed the highest Heavenly Demon Test.
What if he bought some Heavenly Demon items for his senior sister and casually investigated what was going on with the extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons?
Of course, it was best not to be discovered at all.
Afterward, like usual, Lin Rui proceeded to the deck to practice his swordsmanship.
Today's practice felt different from previous days. He noticed an increasing number of boats shuttling along the river, and as they passed by, they would create fierce, conflicting gusts. Lin Rui had to be careful not to get swept off the ship by these gusts or even harmed.
Three hours later, Lin Rui saw a bustling port ahead with a forest of sails—an immensely prosperous dock.
Lin Rui found any words inadequate to describe the prosperity of this river port. He looked out and saw the countless berths forming one continuous line, the end of which he could not see.
It was then that Lin Rui received an alert.
Alert: Mid-ranked battle spirit detected, capture?
Alert: High-ranked battle spirit detected, capture?
Alert: Top-ranked battle spirit detected, capture?
Alert: One-star Marshal-ranked battle spirit detected, capture?
After receiving this series of prompts from the Battle Spirit Ring, Lin Rui was momentarily stunned, wondering if this was some sort of wholesale distribution of battle spirits.
He scanned the area, searching for the source of these battle spirits.