Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 708 - 708: 706 Secrets and Foolishness

Hearing Zhou Bai's question, Ji shook his head, "This siege on Central City has depleted a large amount of our reserves. If we provide the remnants of the Heavenly Demon, we might not be able to withstand the counterattack from the heavens. If you need them, it might take a few months..."

"Okay, okay, then providing the Heavenly Demon Sect will do," Zhou Bai hastily said. "I'll take as much as you can give."

He was tired of arguing with the Heavenly Demon; after all, it was all free. As long as the quantity was large, laziness points could still be explosively earned. It was too labor-intensive to convince the Heavenly Demon about strategic planning, and the payoff wasn't worth it.

Then Zhou Bai just stood in the square, continuously selling the materials transported by the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Watching the materials swiftly disappearing, watching the laziness points swiftly rising, Zhou Bai felt waves of faint satisfaction.

Ever since he obtained the auxiliary cultivation system, Zhou Bai had been trembling with fear every day and night, walking on thin ice, trying every means to earn laziness points. This was the first time he could earn such a large amount of laziness points so effortlessly.

His previously somewhat gloomy mood seemed to improve a bit.

This interaction with the Heavenly Demon brought more surprising news from one piece to another, whether it was the state of the Heavenly Demon, the state of the sapient algorithm, or his parents' situation, all of them felt more oppressive than the last.

"The matter of the Heavenly Demon, I will resolve it sooner or later. Mars, I will definitely go there."

"My strength must be stronger, my temperament must also be stronger."

After a night's rest, Zhou Bai's demeanor seemed more restrained, as if all the sadness had been buried deep in his heart.

These repeated shocks, these repeated pains did not defeat him, instead, they made his mind grow increasingly stronger.

In the sea of consciousness, Christina endured for a long time and finally couldn't help but ask, "Zhou Bai, what on earth is going on? Did your parents really side with the Heavenly Demon? What have you been doing on that screen these days? Why don't I understand what you guys are talking about?"

The sights and scenes of the past few days had left Christina infinitely puzzled and baffled.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Bai's mouth, "It's nothing." He didn't want to mention anything about the sapients at the moment because he didn't know what Christina's stance on sapient beings would be, and he didn't want Christina to become an enemy too.

Christina said, "Just tell me, please. Actually, I've also remembered a bit of my memory recently. If you tell me, I'll tell you."

Zhou Bai, surprised, said, "Oh? Then you go first."

Christina hesitated for a moment, various thoughts flashing through her mind.

'Will Zhou Bai blame me after he knows?'

'What if he ignores me?'

'I have to speak up eventually... might as well just say it.'

Christina abruptly closed her eyes and blurted out, "It seems like you and I came out of the void together. Your arrival in this world might be related to me; maybe I pulled you here!"

Her pair of paws clasped together, just like human hands in prayer, "I'm sorry, I might have dragged you into this dangerous situation, causing you so much trouble." After speaking, she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Zhou Bai with some worry and fear.

Hearing what Christina said, Zhou Bai's gaze sharpened, and the power of the Primordial Spirit in the sea of consciousness stirred slightly.

Regarding why he had come here, Zhou Bai had always had his suspicions, and he had always thought it was either an accident or related to the auxiliary cultivation system or even Christina.

For Zhou Bai, the situation that had led him to travel to this point in time filled his heart with complex emotions, which continually changed as time went by.

Initially, he was very displeased, but he gradually got used to it. Now, with each piece of information he acquired, his emotions reached a peak of complexity.

On one hand, traveling to this era had bestowed him with an auxiliary cultivation system, allowing him to avoid the great extinction of intelligent beings. Theoretically, this could be considered a lifesaving grace.

On the other hand, his disappearance had caused great pain to his parents, relatives, and friends.

Especially last night, when he saw the surveillance footage about his parents, and saw their aged, desperate appearances, Zhou Bai felt an intense impulse to return to the past, wishing he had never traveled through time.

However, the churning Primordial Spirit energy calmed down after a brief surge.

Now, Zhou Bai was increasingly able to calmly handle all kinds of contradictions and unexpected situations, his mind more resolute than ever.

"Tina, don't overthink things we don't fully understand," he said. "What exactly is happening between you and me will be known eventually. For now, it's just a possibility."

"As for the events of these days, I can simply tell you that I probably come from a very distant past, a time when humans ruled the whole world, even possibly creating the Heavenly Demon."

Christina exclaimed, "What?!"

The revelation completely shocked Christina. Whether it was time travel or the ancient humans creating the Heavenly Demon, it was all overwhelmingly surprising to Tina.

Elsa, too, was gaping as she listened, "Even hearing this kind of news, I can only show an expression as shocked as Sister Tina… Ouch."

Christina withdrew her claws, her face filled with shock as she said, "Traveled through time? Actually traveled through time? And from a very distant future… How is this even possible…"

Zhou Bai said, "As for other matters, I can't be sure. When I later examine the Heavenly Demon Disk thoroughly and uncover all its secrets, then I'll know what really happened."

Following that, Christina and Elsa both stopped talking, seemingly stunned by the incredible information and began to silently process it.

Zhou Bai didn't say much more. After revealing part of the truth, he felt much more relaxed, having at least someone to communicate with.

Afterward, he continued to trade materials related to the Heavenly Demon organization, earning laziness values.

Although these base materials were not as valuable as a real Heavenly Demon, over the course of a day and a night, they still provided Zhou Bai with more than two million laziness values.

'Indeed, with the assistance of the Heavenly Demon, my strength will increase much faster in the future. First, I'll use laziness values to increase star points, then enhance other qualities. Once I've maxed out my potential here at Heavenly Demon, I'll seek an opportunity to seize the original Taoist texts 07.'

'For now, I will first max out the star points of the Madness diagram with laziness values.'

Two days passed, and Zhou Bai earned laziness values like crazy every day. With Xuan Nu constantly by his side, she thought to herself, 'Zhou Bai is working so hard on his cultivation, I must not relax either. I need to adapt quickly, so Zhou Bai can infuse more Power of Deformation into my body.'

By the end of the second day, Zhou Bai's laziness values finally broke through four million points, enough for him to acquire the second star point in the 'Madness diagram.'

Madness - Foolishness: In addition to trust, targets with lower wisdom than you can also become your dependents. They cannot transmit or harvest corruption but can share one of your abilities. The lower their wisdom compared to yours, the stronger the ability manifests… Note: Foolishness is also a form of madness, and madness is a blessing, as is foolishness. The more foolish, the more they can see the truth of this world.

Cultivation method: Rough viewing.

Laziness (0/4 million)

After reading the introduction of the star point, Zhou Bai slightly paused and then looked towards Christina and Elsa within his Sea of Consciousness, exhaling in relief, "Truly, heaven also helps me."