Xiao Fu was very proactive in transforming into Fire Seed Life.

"As long as the Sea God is not damaged, it can be used. Its body has integrated the functions of the Light Wheel Well and Circumference Light Device, which we can operate."

Under Zhou Yi's orders, the Sea God hovered above the dying Duke Baili.

He touched the outer hull of the submarine, invoking the Light Wheel Well inside.

Within the disc-shaped scanning area, four fiery cores emerged.

Two connected by a line of fire were the Red Kestrel and the Sea God, indicating they were in a state of consciousness link. The third was Hunter, whose flame was significantly smaller, indicating an insufficient accumulation in the realm of consciousness.

The fourth fiery core, the most vigorous and bright, also larger in scale than the others, belonged to Duke Baili.

Xiao Fu exclaimed, "That's a good Spark, very suitable for transformation into Fire Seed Life."

Zhou Yi noticed that there were also differences between the forms of the flames.

The Red Kestrel's twin flames were not large, but the fire was pure and even in color.

Hunter's flame was mottled in color.

Duke Baili's flame was not as pure as the Red Kestrel's, but what mattered was its size.

Xiao Fu explained, "These are also two indicators of the Light Wheel Well."

"Brightness represents the depth of consciousness information, with a bright Spark indicating a high degree of expertise in certain areas. The size and scale represent the total amount of consciousness information; the larger the Spark, the more information has been accumulated."

Zhou Yi immediately understood.

The Red Kestrel was a rescue vehicle with deep expertise in rescue operations.

Duke Baili, being a sea lord, had acquired a large amount of information.

Xiao Fu reminded, "We should transform him first, otherwise he's about to die."

Thus Zhou Yi activated the Circumference Light Device.

This Circular Flow device consisted of numerous intertwined light beams, with a central terminal being a globe covered in meridian-like lines.

He directed the Circumference Light Device towards Duke Baili.

Numerous bolts of electricity shot out from the globe, wrapping Duke Baili in layer upon layer to form a light cocoon.

Gradually, the light cocoon cracked and stretched, eventually becoming a thin sheet of light captured by the Circumference Light Device.

This consumed nearly 3000 points of energy from the no. 2 body.

Xiao Fu said, "Now you can resize it and fix it anywhere. We Reverse Flows usually install it on our own bodies, which makes it convenient to read and access at any time."

After some thought, Zhou Yi used the Circumference Light Device to imprint the light sheet onto his left shoulder.

Instantly, a small silver triangle appeared on his shoulder skin. It had two parallel lines along its base, resembling a small rocket in the process of liftoff, which, to the uninitiated, might seem like a tech company's electronic tattoo.

Now Zhou Yi could access Duke Baili at any time.

The process was quite similar to switching to the no. 2 body.

Except Xiao Fu had been fixed as a backup system in the system disk, and Duke Baili was purely an external hard drive.

The Conscious Key connection was complete.

Zhou Yi saw himself standing in the darkness, with a large transparent container in front of him shaped like an electron tube. The container, a double helix structure composed of the Conscious Key, rotated and chased slowly in black and white, extending into the distance, with a small armored humanoid walking solitarily inside.

This was the Life Core.

"Duke Baili."

Zhou Yi leaned on the transparent container and greeted.

The tiny life inside looked around, "Who... who's there?"

It quickly realized, "Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi descended into the Life Core, and the next second, he appeared on its internal helical structure.

Unlike his own Life Core, however, he could move around freely and choose his position.

Still, to proceed with a Conscious Key connection, he needed the other party's consent.

Zhou Yi's sudden appearance shocked Duke Baili's little eyes, "What is this place? Why am I here? Am I dead? Who exactly are you..."

"You're not dead; you're lucky."

Zhou Yi said, "This is your Life Core, which records all the information of a life, akin to your own consciousness space."

Duke Baili asked, "Is this my genetic species??"

Zhou Yi let out a sound of surprise.

The genetic species were indeed similar to the Life Core.

"Xiao Fu."

"Present!"

The no. 2 immediately explained, "The genetic species is just one part of the composition of the Life Core and is the 'Inner Track' in the Conscious Key, which is the part of self-recognition, but can no longer extend and evolve further."

"It retains information that can only circulate within a limited region, continuously looping through past records."

"But a complete Life Core, including the Inner Track, Outer Track, and Life Core, conducts internal and external information exchange through the Conscious Key, thereby being recorded into the Life Core, constituting the movement of consciousness."

"After Circular Transformation, the Fire Seed Life can retain the complete form of the Life Core. As long as consciousness information is fed into it, it will keep running. In other words, they have just switched to an alternate form of existence."

"A multitude of Fire Seed Life forms interconnected, creating a vast consciousness cluster. They use the Conscious Key to perform ultra-fast exchanges and generate new conscious information. This is the Fire Civilization. The Fire Civilization is an original Circular Flow Technology System created by us, the Reverse Flows. So, the most important thing right now is..."

Xiao Fu was effusive, going on and on without end.

Zhou Yi had already locked him up in a dark room.

This youngster, whenever it came to discussing Reverse Flows, would blabla nonstop, always boasting uncontrollably.

Zhou Yi told Duke Baili, "You are currently in a Memory Core state..."

The sea lord on the Conscious Key was stunned, "This... to possess such power."

"Do you need to control my Memory Core?"

"No, I need you as my source of information."

Zhou Yi corrected, "Only if you activate the Conscious Key connection, can I access various information from this Memory Core. You can also refuse."

"If I refuse, will you kill me?"

"Guess."

"..."

"I will cooperate."

Duke Baili made the safest choice, opening up the Conscious Key under his feet.

Zhou Yi returned to the external perspective.

At that moment, a light extended from each side of the Memory Core, making it look even more like an electronic component.

Fire Seed Life forms were already in a connected, callable state.

Zhou Yi began to experiment.

"Duke Baili, your age."

"From the time I became conscious, to now, I am 304 years old."

"What food do you like?"

"Shells, chicken."

"Do you have a partner?"

The response was delayed this time.

"I had a partner with whom I reproduced; later, my Light Seed was stolen by it and vanished without a trace."

Zhou Yi hissed in his mind.

Tragic.

No wonder the other party didn't want to answer.

After some trial and error, Zhou Yi figured it out. Accessing information from Fire Seed Life was like typing relevant words into an external hard drive, enabling a flood of related information in return.

This method of obtaining information was quick and convenient, and he could immerse himself in some of Duke Baili's memory scenes, like watching a first-person movie.

However, certain private information, such as Duke Baili's ex-wife running away with his money, he'd rather not face, causing some delay and only providing simple information without details.

Zhou Yi understood.

Even a sea lord has past events they prefer not to recall.

With that, the first Fire Seed Life, Duke Baili, was tested and in good condition.

No wonder Xiao Fu often boasted about how incredible this technology was. Speaking truthfully, the capability of these Reverse Flows was indeed handy.

...

Zhou Yi rode a Hunter back to above Shell City.

The four Jingangs of Jade City had completed the preliminary demolition, leveling the entire city wall to the ground. Consequently, the houses, streets, and various buildings inside were exposed in the night.

One must honor their word; if they say they'll demolish, they must demolish.

But now that the lead villain was gone, there was no need to destroy the city anymore.

Duke Baili had fled, and its soldiers had also disappeared without a trace. Still, many new humans remained in place, choosing to stand with Jade City. However, even they appeared a bit lost, skittish at the slightest noise.

Zhou Yi announced through the Hunter.

"The chief villain, Duke Baili, has been removed."

"I regret disturbing the residents of Shell City, and I wish everyone a pleasant night."

"Lastly, Wasteland Development Company, Jade City in the Sand Port Region, sincerely welcomes your visit and stay."

"Live in Jade City, fear neither day nor night."

After finishing the slogan, Zhou Yi started to organize the team.

He took the residents of Shell City who were willing to follow along and temporarily housed them in the empty rooms of Building 4. Then, he carried away the spoils of war from the sea.

The one big and three small from Jade City orderly returned to Yalong Bay Base.

The war in the Sand Port Region had come to an end.

Shell City was also nice, but the Wasteland Development Company's public base and industry were in Mao Valley Town.

Ensuring the existing base was well-managed was more reliable than meddling with an unfamiliar enclave.

As the submarine base slowly entered the Dead Sea, the expeditionary force began their journey home.

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