Behind the alloy doors indeed lay the Central System's machine room.
However, as soon as the door opened, what ca into view were Abyss Tentacles covering the ground, walls, and ceiling.
In the middle of the machine room, there was a spherical, semi-transparent machine containing a glowing sphere within.
Lu Heng imdiately recognized it; this was the intelligent light computer invented by the Sikes Civilization.
This type of super-intelligent light computer is typically used in the central systems of a civilization's star chains.
On a planet, there is usually only one of such a central intelligent light computer.
At this mont, the Abyss Tentacles, which plastered the walls, had already extended into the light computer, affecting its operation.
After the alloy door opened, the tentacles began to spread outward, reaching out to attack both teams.
Chen Zihang saw the Abyss Tentacles and imdiately ordered, "Quick! Defense array, purging flas."
The Superpower User in his team imdiately deployed a defense array to resist the Abyss Tentacles, while two of them joined forces to spew a torrent of flas, burning the Abyss Tentacles.
Seeing these flas, Lu Heng's eyebrows twitched; these were flas specifically designed to counter Abyss Energy, very effective at purging Abyss Demons.
Under the scorching of the flas, the entire room's Abyss Tentacles rapidly disintegrated and were ultimately completely eliminated.
Lu Heng felt the Abyss Energy being eradicated and checked the task data.
As expected, he saw that the second Challenge Task, "Find the Abyss Pollution Source and eliminate the contamination," had been completed.
...
After the Abyss Tentacles in the machine room were burnt to ashes, the light computer was also badly damaged by the flas but had not completely stopped working.
Chen Zihang hurriedly sent people in, trying to extract useful technological data from the light computer's database.
His team included specialized computer talent, albeit human computers differed vastly from those of the Sikes Civilization.
However, their purpose for entering was clear, and in the fifteen days prior, they must have had the computer specialists learn the Sikes Civilization's computer technology.
Upon teleportation, they had already been loaded with the universal language of this world; thus, the learning process wasn't too difficult.
While Chen Zihang's team was copying the data.
Lu Heng also entered the machine room, attempting to communicate with the light computer to fulfill the last wish of Lakrini Sikes.
Before her death, Lakrini Sikes hoped that Lu Heng would send a warning to the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization, alerting them of the Abyss Descent.
Therefore.
Lu Heng recorded a ssage for the light computer to transmit, "Greetings, Sikes Civilization. This ssage is sent at the behest of Lakrini Sikes to issue a warning about the Abyss invasion. The Abyss has descended..."
The recording was completed, and he had the light computer send it.
As for whether the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization could receive it, and what sort of response they would have afterward, that was beyond Lu Heng's control.
In his past life, this abandoned planet in Orion Lambda 838 also had an Abyss Battlefield like this.
Only, he didn't know whether any Superpower Users had sent this warning ssage in his past life.
In any case, Lu Heng had entered the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization a year later in his past life, but he didn't witness the Sikes Civilization mounting an effective defense against the Abyss invasion there.
He wondered whether sending out the warning this ti would change the fate of the Sikes Civilization.
...
After the ssage was sent, ti arrived at the point of return.
The info panel of the Abyss Battlefield showed that the Main Quest was complete, and he could return.
At the sa ti.
Lu Heng was presented with three world task reward options to choose from.
Clearly, by eliminating the two Abyss Pollution Sources—the Central System machine room and the out-of-control chanical Servant's main brain—he had altered the world's state of affairs, fulfilling the World Task's completion condition.
Therefore, the three-option World Task rewards were triggered.
[Complete the World Task, you may choose one reward from the following three options.]
[1. Spend 600 Divine Energy to establish a Space Anchor Point; upon return, you can spend Divine Energy to co back to this world.]
[2. Spend 600 Divine Energy for Law Integration of the chanical Beast No. 101, allowing you to take it back to the main world.]
[3. Spend Divine Energy to upgrade a Skill that has full Training Level, the amount of Divine Energy consud varies with the Skill Level.]
After the three-option rewards appeared, Lu Heng glanced at Chen Zihang and noticed no change on his face.
His teammates were the sa, showing no sign of contemplation.
It seed they hadn't received the three-option World Task rewards.
The World Task rewards required a contribution that would change the world's frawork.
Lu Heng had first destroyed the main brain of the out-of-control chanical Servant, then cleared the Abyss Tentacles in the Central System machine room.
Having been involved in the elimination of both Abyss Pollution Sources, whereas Chen Zihang's team hadn't participated in clearing the out-of-control chanical Servant's main brain, they only completed half of the World Task contribution and naturally did not receive World Task rewards.
At that mont.
Lin Zeyu's voice ca through the communicator, "I've received the world task reward, how should I pick from the three options?"
Since the three were now bound as team mbers, their contributions were shared, aning Lin Zeyu and Su Muyu also got to pick from the three world task rewards.
In Lu Heng's three options, the second was related to the chanical Tiger, so it was uncertain what their second options were.
"What are all three of your reward options?"
Lin Zeyu read out the three reward options, then Su Muyu continued, "Mine are the sa."
The first and third reward options were the sa for the three of them, it was just the second option that was different.
Lu Heng's second reward was to perform Law Integration on the chanical Tiger, which could be brought back to Blue Star.
Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu, on the other hand, were very lucky, their second reward option was the relatively rare addition of a Skill Slot.
Adding a Skill Slot was basically one of the best rewards among the three options for world tasks.
Of course, if the first reward was used well, its value could be infinitely high.
"Pick the second one. Add a Skill Slot," Lu Heng decided for them.
Su Muyu thought for a mont and asked, "Shouldn't we have one person pick the first reward, so we can still enter this world in the future?"
Lu Heng had already considered this matter.
Actually, in a vehicle team, having one person set up a Space Anchor Point was a good strategy.
It was equivalent to planting a flag in this world for the team, allowing future return visits.
However, a Space Anchor Point could only be used by one person, aning whoever picked the first reward and set up a Space Anchor Point, would be able to teleport here, but the rest of the team mbers couldn't.
"I have more Skill Slots, so letting go of one reward to pick a Space Anchor Point is acceptable to ," Su Muyu shared her thoughts.
"No need; this world is a resource-depleted planet, and Chen Zihang will take the technological data back, so this world is of average value. Five Skill Slots are very rare, and at this point in ti, you probably can't find a second person in the whole world with six," Lu Heng still decided to have them all pick Skill Slots.
It was the end of May in the Abyss Descent, and at this point in ti, getting to six Skill Slots wasn't sothing that could be achieved just by Money Ability.
Superpower Users who initially have five Skill Slots are very rare, let alone adding one more, that's even harder.
Maybe two years after the Abyss Descent, there would be more Superpower Users with six Skill Slots, but right now they were an extrely rare existence.
Once Lu Heng confird the Skill Slot selections for them, he chose the second option himself to perform Law Integration on the chanical Tiger.
After picking their rewards, the chanical Tiger following behind Lu Heng shook its tallic body, undergoing so subtle changes.
"Ti's up, if there's nothing else, let's return," Lu Heng gave Chen Zihang a nod, signaling a goodbye.
"Okay, see you," Chen Zihang waved farewell.
Lu Heng waved his hand, notifying the two team mbers, "Return."
Choosing to return, a bright light appeared in front of them, too blinding to keep their eyes open.
After the brightness subsided, darkness enveloped them once again.
A series of data prompts appeared in the darkness:
[End of Abyss Battlefield, returning to the main world...]
[Complete Main Quest 1: Find a way to join the Central System Camp or the Rogue chanical Servant Camp. Gain 200 points of Divine Energy.]
[Complete Main Quest 2: Join one of the camps. Gain 200 points of Divine Energy.]
[Complete Main Quest 3: Survive for 15 days under the hostile camp's pursuit. Gain 200 points of Divine Energy.]
[Complete Challenge Task 1: Destroy a number of enemy camp combat units, reaching 30. Gain 600 points of Divine Energy.]
[Complete Challenge Task 2: Find and eliminate the source of the Abyss Pollution. Gain 600 points of Divine Energy.]
[Complete Challenge Task 3: Double-faced Spy, join both camps simultaneously and survive until the end of the ti. Gain 600 points of Divine Energy.]
After a mont, a faint light began to slowly return in front of them.
Lu Heng slowly opened his eyes and found himself back in the Training Room of the Coastal Qionghua Tianshulu District.
Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu had also teleported back, their minor injuries already healed.
"Phew... Back again, feels great," Lin Zeyu moved his arm, feeling an inexplicable sense of relaxation.
Besides the three of them, there was now an extra chanical Tiger in the Training Room.
This chanical Tiger was over three ters long, with a shoulder height of 1.3 ters, standing on its claws with its head reaching up to a human's chest, very large in size, weighing almost two tons.
To call it a chanical Tiger was only because its external shape sowhat resembled the tigers of Blue Star, whereas its true form was more akin to a ferocious chanical Beast.
Moreover, because its outer shell was made of Liquid tal, capable of shape-shifting at will, it was reflecting a tallic luster all over, exuding a sci-fi aesthetic.
"Holy smokes! It can actually be brought over," Lin Zeyu's eyes widened in shock upon seeing the chanical Tiger.
"My luck isn't that great; my three options didn't include adding a Skill Slot, so I brought the chanical Tiger back," Lu Heng explained with a shrug.
"Wow! You call this bad luck? Why don't you give the chanical Tiger to ? I'd rather trade a Skill Slot for this chanical Beast, just having it as a statue in my house would be explosively cool," Lin Zeyu's eyes were full of envy.
Su Muyu smiled and reached out to touch the chanical Tiger, saying, "Jealous, huh? I live right next door; I can see our tiger boy every day."
"I'm moving in first thing tomorrow, right beneath your floors," Lin Zeyu slamd his palm with determination, deciding to move over from Blue Sea International the very next day.
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