Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 716 - 716: 714 Technical Extraction

Zhou Bai looked at Em, Xing Jun, and Xu Dela in front of him and said, "You three are here to assist me. Next, I want to try to borrow the power of the Heavenly Demon to see if I can combine the technology of the Heavenly Demon and the Taoist Body to unleash an even greater power."

"Of course, you also serve as my real-world experimental subjects. I will use you to test my abilities and weapons."

Xing Jun looked at Zhou Bai standing before him, feeling a mix of emotions. He never imagined that such an insignificant student from Dao School could have grown to this extent.

Zhou Bai walked up to Xing Jun with a smile, "Are you not content? Do you feel that a student who could have been easily eliminated with a flick of the wrist has now climbed above you? After forsaking so much to become the Heavenly Demon, am I not growing faster than you in these two years?"

Looking at Xing Jun before him, Zhou Bai remembered his classmates who had died in Donghua City, the sacrifices of Du Bing who had fought to protect Jing Xiu and Xia Li, and a faint murderous intent flashed in his eyes, which he quickly suppressed the next moment.

Within the Quantum Communication Network, Ji's voice echoed in Xing Jun's mind, "Xing Jun, don't provoke Zhou Bai. No matter what he says, just comply and let him rely on the power of the Heavenly Demon."

Xing Jun didn't know what Zhou Bai's true identity was nor why the Heavenly Demon would follow his lead so willingly because he wasn't privy to that part of the history of the Homo sapiens.

So Xing Jun responded, "Don't worry, Lord Heavenly Demon. I know what to do. Zhou Bai knows nothing about the Heavenly Demon. He is like an ignorant child who has suddenly stumbled into a treasure trove without recognizing the treasures before him. I will guide him well."

Xing Jun controlled his metallic face to display a respectful smile, "I do not feel discontented. With this immortal and indestructible body, and a near-infinite lifespan, most things in the world seem trivial to me.

For everything will pass; only the Heavenly Demon is eternal."

Looking at Xing Jun's cold face, Zhou Bai thought to himself, 'This Xing Jun still retains quite a bit of his humanity. But according to the human hierarchy, he is a level 6 Heavenly Demon. I wonder if he can become a Foolish Retainer; I'm curious whether the effects of the Folly will work on the Heavenly Demon.'

Zhou Bai extended a finger nervously yet eagerly, "Open your mouth."

The next moment, as the substance known as Folly was ingested by Xing Jun, numerous sensing instruments began scanning the black viscous fluid that quickly started to dissipate and vanished completely from within Xing Jun's body.

Ji: "Did you detect anything? What exactly did Zhou Bai feed you?"

Xing Jun exclaimed in surprise, "It disappeared, undetectable. It's not any substance we know of."

Ji, monitoring various parameters of Xing Jun's body, found no anomalies, "What is Zhou Bai trying to do?"

Suddenly, Xing Jun said, "No, it seems my computing speed has increased."

Ji: "What? How is that possible? I was just... Has it really increased?"

Ji and Xing Jun repeatedly checked the changes but couldn't figure out why. It was as if a power beyond the Heavenly Demon's comprehension had forcibly increased Xing Jun's computational speed.

In fact, Xing Jun had been shared Zhou Bai's Star Point of Penury, enhancing his reaction speed.

In Zhou Bai's perception, the Folly had indeed taken effect, and Xing Jun had become his Foolish Retainer.

"Good! So it really is possible... It seems that the object of the Folly's effect is not flesh and blood but something more ethereal and profound."

Having transformed the other into a Foolish Retainer, one of the four types of retainers, fulfilled the requirements to activate the fifth star point.

Zhou Bai smiled as he activated the fifth star point "Wisdomless - Sacrifice" ability, and the power of the Celestial Calamities immediately affected Xing Jun's metal body and consciousness algorithm.

All knowledge that Xing Jun possessed was reorganized and combined by the power of the Celestial Calamities into strings of text and numbers, appearing on the cultivation system's interface.

Zhou Bai glanced at it and revealed an expression of realization, "Xing Jun indeed possesses a vast amount of Heavenly Demon technology, but this list is clearly processed by the Celestial Calamities. Could it be that it has been reorganized into different knowledge sets based on the founder's understanding?"

Extract "Basic Artificial Intelligence" for 3000 Laziness Points

Extract "Basic Mechanical Engineering" for 3000 Laziness Points

Extract "Basic Electromagnetic Principles" for 3000 Laziness Points

Extract "Basic Optics" for 3000 Laziness Points

...

Row after row, a dense array of knowledge was displayed before Zhou Bai, and he finally confirmed a speculation he had long held.

"The Celestial Calamities are far more than just the power of Taoism. The technology employed probably far exceeds that of the Taoist system and might even encompass the Homo sapiens' scientific system."

"The base of the Celestial Calamities might be something vastly more immense, more profound, and more universal."

"Xuan Nu said that I wield a deformed power, and Dr. Zhuang believes I cultivate the Original Dao Repository, mastering the power of the void."

"Where do the Celestial Calamities come from? Are they truly from the void?"

Zhou Bai remembered the strand of hair he had brought back from the void, still not knowing what being it belonged to.

"Forget about that for now." Zhou Bai looked at the list of knowledge on the panel, immediately spending Laziness Points to learn.

After spending over a hundred thousand Laziness Points, Zhou Bai had thoroughly learned all the knowledge that Xing Jun possessed.

Zhou Bai felt a whirl of information flash through his brain, a vast array of knowledge continually poured into his mind without feeling crammed or overwhelmed, as if he had always known it. Check for the latest updates on My Virtual Library Empire (NovelFire).

"This is much quicker than learning."

"However, all of Xing Jun's knowledge is basic. Aren't there intermediate or advanced levels? Or does the Celestial Calamities consider all the knowledge possessed by Xing Jun to be basic?"

Zhou Bai closed his eyes, quietly recalling the various knowledge he had learned. Countless pieces flashed rapidly through his mind, and with the multiple enhancements to his Taoist cultivation, star points, and physique that had since improved his brainpower, he was able to easily access this extracted knowledge.

About half an hour later, after quickly recalling the categories and hierarchies of the knowledge in his mind, Zhou Bai thought to himself, "With the amount of knowledge I have now, becoming a professor back in the past would be a breeze."

"Pity, there's no advanced or core technology about consciousness upload, consciousness algorithms, nanorobotics, or Quantum Communication Networks among the knowledge Xing Jun possesses."

"The technology that Xing Jun controls only allows him to use nanorobots to form various shapes and weapons."