Chapter 2298: Chapter 2298: Open and Candid Discussion
Xu Huo wasn’t in the mood to discern whether what he said was true or false, so he directly brought up the tattooed woman and injected her with a dose of Truth Serum.
After confirming that the drug had taken effect, he asked about the truthfulness of Old Cai’s account. The tattooed woman answered sowhat woodenly, and then soone else added that part of their group’s opinion was to kill that programr after ending the One Third Ga.
The other party claid he was the only one alive and had told them his identity, but the authenticity of this was unknown. Considering the situation in the city center, it was unlikely for one person to live there long-term. Besides, now almost no Players were willing to go inside, food supply was an issue, and according to that programr, if the Water Rubik’s Cube was left unchecked, the city center would definitely disappear completely. By then, whether the One Third Ga would lose control or vanish was uncertain.
This was also why these Players from the Municipal Governnt were willing to painstakingly enter the city center. If One Third City maintained the status quo forever, they could barely survive, but the state change of the Water Rubik’s Cube was like a ti bomb that could explode any ti, so how could they sit and wait for death?
"Aren’t you afraid that person is deliberately tricking you into entering?" Xu Huo said, "The buildings on the city center’s edge have been swallowed by Spatial Voids; where else is there to go inside?"
"We have photos." Old Cai produced a blurry photo where so buildings could vaguely be seen, but further away, they were replaced by pits.
"We can communicate with each other but can’t take photos of the Water Rubik’s Cube, nor shoot videos of it. This is the only blurry photo," Xu Huo said.
"He said most of the usable equipnt is broken, and this barely repaired an old cara." Old Cai looked at him, "We’ve always wanted verification, not knowing if the photo was real."
Xu Huo didn’t hide anything and gave him a definite answer, "At least the edge area of the city center is indeed like this, with pits."
Old Cai breathed a sigh of relief, "Seems it’s real, if not for solving the Water Rubik’s Cube issue, why would he trick us into entering?"
"Co to think of it, regardless of his intentions, the city center looks almost destroyed. We suspect this is the price of opening the One Third Ga. After all, it’s a place of Space-Ti chaos. When the city center is completely swallowed, the situation might truly change."
"Have him take a photo of the Water Rubik’s Cube," Xu Huo said, "Didn’t he say there’s a particular Water Rubik’s Cube that’s been lingering? Surely it’s different from the others?"
Old Cai helplessly said, "As you know, equipnt cannot be used near the Water Rubik’s Cube."
"Draw, describe, there must be a way to get it," Xu Huo said plainly, "What route did he plan for you?"
Old Cai could provide the route map now, but not the shape of the Water Rubik’s Cube.
"So, could you let my companions go?" Old Cai pointed to a few people lying on the ground.
Upon hearing this, Xu Huo withdrew from the Spiritual World. Except for the tattooed woman, who hadn’t snapped out of it, the others appeared less injured than they originally seed, at least their limbs weren’t all broken.
"Just a slight restriction on your movents," he said, "Please don’t take offense."
He said it like that, but his face showed no remorse. Those Players, of course, didn’t dare to say anything more. They had already been spared; any further action would only bring worse results.
The wounded couldn’t beco candidates to enter the city center, so besides the tattooed woman and another Player with Secondary Evolution, only Old Cai stayed behind, and the three waited for news from the city center.
Old Cai had once seen the Water Rubik’s Cube with his own eyes, though it was the initial version. After being accidentally touched, the Water Rubik’s Cube changed, and he and his companions could only flee without having the chance to inspect it further.
"It’s similar to the Water Rubik’s Cube that occasionally appears in Bu Liu City but looks tallic. At first, we all thought it was a piece of equipnt. Due to the uncertain reason for its appearance, no one dared to touch it, so it was sealed for research."
"Later, Ti Force and Spatial Power were detected on it, making us even more cautious. We were initially planning to call in the District Governnt’s experts, but before the ssage was sent, the Cube was accidentally triggered."
"And that was the end of it."
Xu Huo picked up on the unspoken implications, guessing they had never taken the initiative to explain this to the Municipal Governnt. The Municipal Governnt lost many elite players here, gaining little in return. If they knew it was caused by people from Bu Liu City, just their grudge would be enough to bear.
"Actually, the District Governnt never really trusted us," Old Cai said tactfully.
Due to the city’s unique formation, the District Governnt had lower requirents for it than other cities. In secret, it was like, as long as they didn’t cause big trouble, there was no motivation to spend resources on solving their issues.
Not trusted by the District Governnt, they naturally didn’t trust it in return.
"What was your original Player Organization called?" Xu Huo suddenly asked.
"Rebirth," Old Cai replied after a mont of silence.
Unfortunately, before they had ti, most Players in the organization had died in the ga.
"Regarding the content of the One Third Ga, have you had any other finds?" Xu Huo asked again.
"Far less than what’s in the Municipal Governnt docunts you got," Old Cai said, "But regarding the ultimate purpose of the Water Rubik’s Cube, I have a personal guess."
Xu Huo signaled for him to continue.
"The Water Rubik’s Cube is clearly a Super-dinsional product; only Dinsional Rift Gaming Company can create it. If it was inadvertently lost, surely they’d send soone to reclaim it. But no follow-up all this ti suggests it’s intentional."
"Deliberately created testing ground?" Xu Huo picked up the words, "But I don’t think Bu Liu City has such value."
"That’s not what I ant," Old Cai refuted, "Have you ever heard the saying that Ti Forces attract each other?"
"You an the Prop?" Xu Huo had heard Bai Kou ntion it before, it was first when Zone 011 was attacked, but it wasn’t as clear as the ’Space-Ti Props incompatibility’ rule. In his later experience and learning, it was rely an unverified rumor.
"Props are included," Old Cai continued, "I’ve done so research. Though I’ve never seen a Wormhole, the gravity in a Wormhole is special. Many ga zones, due to Evolution, experience technological explosions. They can observe surrounding spaces. A scholar published a research paper indicating that the Dinsional Rift ga could withstand the gravity of a Wormhole, but whether they traversed it had no solid proof. The only certainty is that minerals carrying Space-Ti Power can cause bigger storms inside Wormholes, hence, there is an attraction between them."
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