After settling the Big Buddha slightly, Zhou Yi started his new work.

The first thing to handle was the "Light Absorption Collector".

This device, made by Alchemist Ye Si, passed the simulation verification by the Program Department and the Recursive City Data Center, with very friendly final average results.

Each collector can adsorb and gather at least 50,000 Light Absorption Monsters, keeping them inside the core spherical mirror.

Ye Si grouped them in sets of 30, allowing 1.5 million Light Absorption Monsters to gather together, to achieve a qualitative change effect.

The external structure of the collector is cubical, designed to be assembled like bricks.

The Program Department manufactured the model according to the various parameters provided by Ye Si, but also found issues.

703 came to report: "Chairman, the collector contains 78 optical components, including Fresnel lenses, parabolic mirrors, and numerous lenses of specific sizes… These optical components can currently only be obtained in two ways."

"Either through skilled mirror craftsmen's hand polishing, or manufactured by the Legal Front."

"Ye Si ordered them from the Craftsmen Guild. It took two years to gather the lenses needed for 30 collectors. This can only be done by skilled craftsmen, strictly controlling errors, otherwise, the entire device's light density will be insufficient, failing to attract the Light Absorption Monsters, and may even be completely ineffective."

"We contacted the Craftsmen Guild. They said the quickest it would take is one year to make 30 collectors because some lenses inside require very high craftsmanship, which only a few craftsmen can achieve."

Zhou Yi frowned: "Too slow. What about the Legal Front?"

"For the Legal Front, we contacted Mirror City. That's a place professionally manufacturing various optical components and related devices. Their most famous unique technology 'Intercepting Mirror' requires a lot of mirrors and optical devices. Once they have a blueprint, mass production can be quickly achieved."

703 paused: "The optical engineer from the Mirror City production department estimates it will take seven days to replicate the 2,340 components needed for 30 collectors."

"The main consumption is in data trial and error and mold casting. If mass production is conducted, subsequent production will be faster, ensuring 100 outputs per day."

"Their quoted price is 5 Light Seeds per collector for the Light Concentrator, while the Craftsmen Guild's price is 2 Light Seeds per collector. Mirror City also offers installation and after-sales service, ensuring a damage rate below 0.5%."

Zhou Yi thought, the production efficiency difference is significant, and so is the price.

Using Light Seeds to improve efficiency is very cost-effective.

Since there's a need to buy.

Zhou Yi said, "Order 60 first and see the results."

"Yes, Chairman."

As scheduled, the first batch of Light Concentrators will be delivered to the company in eight days.

...

Next.

Zhou Yi looked at an important item obtained from the exhibition.

The Evil Brain worth 1 million Light Seeds.

This biological weapon is housed in a metal container, with an observation window allowing a view of the pitch-black brain soaked in a special liquid.

The "Panoramic Reading" shows that its intelligence is very low, but its consciousness intensity is extremely high, akin to the Wuhu Elevated Bridge of a Light Core Body.

Zhou Yi prepared to study this, to find out what it was exactly.

Unfortunately, the consciousness domain expert Ice Pot was still working on Mars.

Zhou Yi could only call on the Cat God to act as a protector.

This concept life form said: "Chairman, the Big Buddha can join. It's not afraid of being attacked, having high consciousness resistance."

Indeed.

Ultimately, Zhou Yi arranged a three Light Core lineup, with Cat God as the vanguard, Big Buddha as the guard, and himself sitting in the Guangna Organ of Hei Fu.

He then turned the knob on the outside of the Evil Brain.

With a click.

The Evil Brain in the metal container suddenly expanded rapidly, with a large amount of black adhesive stuff overflowing and covering the surroundings, turning everything into a pitch-black world quickly.

Big Buddha turned into an illusory Buddha image, enveloping Zhou Yi inside.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, its consciousness intensity is very high, possibly at LV3 or higher."

"Our consciousness has been forcibly connected to it."

Big Buddha's experience against the Dead Sea Master now came into play.

"The consciousness here is not in a normal state but in a chaotic movement."

Big Buddha said: "Zhou Yi Buddha, please be very careful."

Zhou Yi also noticed.

Through the mirror on the Light Core, he saw footprints everywhere in this black mud world, appearing and disappearing quickly.

It was like there were invisible people walking here.

The Cat God's body flashed with electric light: "Chairman, lifeforms detected in the distance, quite a number of them."

"Let's take a look."

Zhou Yi ordered, and the four of them moved forward, soon finding a tall giant trapped in the black mud.

Some kind of large tadpole-like monsters were entangled around it.

These monsters had an elliptical head and a long tail connecting to the black mud. They looked like tentacles or data lines, deeply piercing the giant's body.

The giant's most prominent feature was its two horns, with a body like a shadow. Its eyes had been bored into by the tadpole monsters, making it seem hollowed out.

Zhou Yi was surprised.

The appearance matched Sun Hao's Dream Demon exactly.

A large Dream Demon was sealed here.

"It's not dead. This guy has Light Core Level intensity."

Cat God said, "But it's already sealed by these things."

As for the tadpole monsters, it couldn't judge them.

The odd thing was, Zhou Yi's group seemed completely unnoticed by the monsters.

They ignored this group of strangers, focusing solely on locking up the Dream Demon, as if the two shared a mortal feud.

Zhou Yi didn't recall any group being a mortal enemy of the Dream Demons.

To figure out the situation of this Dream Demon, perhaps getting closer, making contact, and initiating consciousness synchronization was necessary.

But that came with unpredictable risks.

Big Buddha made a discovery.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, it's not a seal—those black creatures are connecting and using it."

"They treat the Dream Demon as a tool, mobilizing and using consciousness power. Truly amazing beings with tremendous talent."

Zhou Yi swiped the crystal plane to focus and zoom in, clearly seeing the large Dream Demon's body riddled with holes infested by the leech-like tadpole monsters, making it look eerie.

The tadpole monsters were further stimulating and utilizing its power, creating rippling waves on the black mud layer.

Zhou Yi was puzzled.

Weapon Hunter Fang Qiao said the Evil Brain had strong consciousness attack capabilities, but here it felt non-existent. Had he exaggerated the danger, or was there an issue with the Evil Brain?

"Chairman, it's because of Big Buddha."

The Cat God crackled: "It's covering all of us, hence taking on the attacks. The consciousness attack has been active since we entered. Big Buddha is bearing strong impacts, the closer to the Dream Demon, the higher the intensity. If it were me, we couldn't get this close—only the strongest, Big Buddha, can do this."

"Big Buddha just hasn't mentioned it."

Zhou Yi was stunned: "Big Buddha, can you handle it in your current state?"

It said: "Zhou Yi Buddha, rest assured. I can cope with LV3 level consciousness shocks. It's a beneficial exercise for my abilities, though I can't sustain too long, roughly one hour only."

This time was enough.

After an hour's busy work, until leaving this constructed consciousness world, Zhou Yi's group gathered no more information.

The Big Buddha gained significantly.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, I request to continue practicing, I can recover in about five hours and return to withstand the pressure."

"This aids greatly in boosting my consciousness intensity."

It became addicted to leveling up.

Compared to the Dead Sea Master, this intensity was like normal mode.

Zhou Yi agreed.

The Evil Brain research was handed to the medical department.

Two days later.

Da Vinci sent news: "Chairman, we found a significant discovery by chance."

"Please come to laboratory number 2 in the medical department."

Zhou Yi promptly reached the site.

In the lab, Da Vinci and Four-armed Mechanical Doctor Galen were busy, along with Book-eating Demon Chen Yin and Ni Ge.

Da Vinci said: "Chairman, after obtaining the Evil Brain, we initially planned a biopsy. However, considering the potential impact on its performance, we chose a conservative approach, unveiling a part of its Light Soot layer. Please see."

In the magnified image, the pitch-black surface of the Evil Brain stripped of a part showed a yellowish substance, akin to animal fat.

"Under this stripped part, an interesting structure was found."

As Da Vinci spoke, the lens continued to magnify.

A material, appearing vascular, surfaced on the Evil Brain's cortex, black in color, firmly attached, with roots penetrating deep inside.

Zhou Yi immediately recognized it as the tadpole monsters seen in the Black Mud World.

Da Vinci explained: "These creatures merge almost symbiotically with the brain, forming a unique circulatory system, maintaining the Guangna Organ's normal operations."

"The Evil Brain's surface covered by Light Soot also well protected them. Our examination shows this Guangna Organ brain surpasses A-level in intensity, its external effect in the consciousness domain, beyond current measuring methods. Consciousness cannot be directly measured."

"To continue research, the initial approach seems needed, conducting a biopsy."

"Then, Ni Ge came to mind. With natural biological tools, his adventure vine has 'identification' capability, highly sensitive to organisms, so we sought his help to possibly safely separate this vascular creature."

"Upon arriving, he told us a shocking conclusion… Mr. Ni Ge, please explain."

The Mud Tree Person, with a heavy gaze, looked at Zhou Yi, voice hoarse: "Chairman, it's the bugs."

"These destroyed our place, flew over here."

Zhou Yi's pupils contracted.

The Insect Horde that destroyed the Mud Tree Civilization… Tadpole monsters are their bugs?

Zhou Yi frowned: "Didn't you say they are fragile and couldn't cross worlds?"

"Yes."

Ni Ge sighed, pointing to the Evil Brain: "So they created a spacecraft. This Light Core Level brain is their crafted vessel for crossing worlds. Fully merging with the brain, they transcended the Space Hole as an organ life form…"

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Brain Ark?

These insects play wild...

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