Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 707 - 707: 705 resource

"What?" Zhou Bai was the first to disbelieve, "Impossible, I know them well, they would never join the Mechanical Faction. They are not the kind to twist their minds for power."

Ji: "Their mechanization wasn't for power, it was for you."

Zhou Bai, puzzled, said, "Me?"

Ji: "According to our information, after you disappeared, they never stopped searching for you. They kept looking for you all around the world even before the spiritual adjustment."

As Ji's eyes flickered, a large amount of data was transferred to Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit, and images began to appear in front of Zhou, displaying various surveillance footage.

It showed an elderly man and woman walking down streets across the world.

Most of their time was spent handing out flyers with Zhou Bai's photo; when they were out of money, they worked in restaurants and construction sites.

Looking at the images of the elderly couple, Zhou Bai's gaze seemed to penetrate through years of time, seeing the helplessness and sadness in their eyes—a look of having lost hope in life. It made Zhou Bai's heart twitch slightly, yet he felt powerless.

Ji continued, "After becoming human consciousness in the Heavenly Demon Pool, they still didn't give up. They didn't want to enter a prolonged sleep.

They wanted to control machines, operate networks, and use all their strength to find you. Your disappearance had become their obsession. They just wanted to know where you had gone, whether you were alive or dead. They probably just wanted an answer."

Zhou Bai clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

In the past year or two, he had also pondered this issue, but the pressures of the moment always made him subconsciously overlook what might have happened to his parents after he disappeared.

But now that this situation was blatantly and brutally placed before him, his emotions churned violently, ultimately turning into boundless regret.

Ji continued, "They eventually transformed too. As their consciousness algorithms adapted to machines, networks, and data, all that remained was a cold program, along with the final command they set for themselves—to find you."

Zhou Bai looked toward his parents behind Ji and coldly asked, "What about them now?"

Ji: "Many people on this street have joined the Mechanical Faction. We tried to seal their memories and enhanced algorithms after their transformation before deploying them here."

"However, it seems to be ineffective. Their core algorithms have been permanently changed. Once activated, they quickly begin to recover."

"And once they became aware of your presence, the Mechanical Faction wants to destroy you to prevent human consciousness from ever returning to the flesh."

"Your parents, on the brink of fully reviving, hoped you could escape quickly to avoid harm from the Mechanical Faction, which is why they sent you a warning."

"I temporarily locked them down, but if you need..."

Zhou Bai: "Release them." He walked up and stood in front of his parents.

"As you wish, Heavenly Demon King," Ji nodded slightly and stepped back.

Then he saw his parents' expressions subtly change as they regained control of their bodies.

But their hollow gazes fixed on Zhou Bai, faces cold and numb, showing no signs of humanity.

Yet, tears had begun to flow down from their eyes at some unknown point.

His mother's tears streamed incessantly, her body trembling non-stop.

His father looked at Zhou Bai, struggling to say, "Don't be sad, Zhou Bai, we have long since died. Now we are but spirits left in this world. To have seen you one more time, we are already..."

Before he could finish, both bodies trembled slightly, seemingly devoid of any emotion, and they rushed out the door. They were then bound by a strong magnetic field, suspended in mid-air.

Wires extended from the walls around them and were inserted into their bodies, after a moment Zhou Bai's parents had closed their eyes and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Zhou Bai watched the scene from beginning to end, and his aura became increasingly dangerous, giving even Xuan Nu a chilling feeling.

Zhou Bai looked at Ji, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Ji replied, "We want to tell you that human civilization has not perished. Until the moment before the spiritual adjustment, all data and achievements of civilization were stored here."

"But with the current environment, human consciousness cannot be liberated, we need your help."

Zhou Bai closed his eyes, sighed, and asked, "How can I help?"

Ji said, "We don't know, only if you go to Mars and personally connect to the Heavenly Demon Pool will we know."

After a long silence, Zhou Bai let out a deep sigh.

When he opened his eyes again, there was only a cold expression in them, as if he had frozen all his sorrow and helplessness.

He spoke softly, "Even if you didn't mention it, I would go to Mars, but not now."

"I am too weak now, I need to increase my strength. Only when I have the power to ensure my own safety, only when I have the power to confront gods, will I go to Mars."

A sinister smile appeared on Zhou Bai's face, which made Xuan Nu smile as well.

Zhou Bai said, "Heavenly Demon, if you want me to go to Mars, then provide me with all of your resources and fully assist me in enhancing my strength. I want to use your power to become stronger."

Ji asked, "What do you need?"

...

The next day, in a huge underground plaza surrounded by continuously operating machinery and transport ships,

Zhou Bai stood in the center of the plaza, and large groups of Heavenly Demon organization were brought before him.

These Heavenly Demon organizations, made of Heavenly Demon nanomachinery, could adapt to various environments and transform into different forms, serving as the basic material of the Heavenly Demon bodies, just like the rebar and concrete in a construction site.

The young-looking Ji stood beside Zhou Bai and asked, "Will these materials do?"

Zhou Bai asked, "Are they all mine now?"

Ji replied, "If you need them, then they are yours. We will assist you with all our strength in your growth, just for the day when true humanity returns to this world again."

Zhou Bai stepped forward, and under Xuan Nu's astonished gaze, he brushed his hand over the Heavenly Demon organization, and a large swath of it disappeared.

Zhou Bai looked at the panel showing the increase in lazy value and showed a satisfied smile, "Very good, how much can you provide me each day? Ideally, I would like you to supply me the remains of the great Heavenly Demon."

Zhou Bai found that directly selling Heavenly Demon organizations wasn't as profitable as selling the remains of Heavenly Demons, there seemed to be a subtle difference.

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