The Source of the End Chapter 5

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Chapter Five: The Transaction
The sun had just risen above the horizon. In the spacious bedroom, two naked people stood facing each other.
Xiao Huang's body was ramrod straight, her eyes vacant, as if she had lost her mind and become a puppet to be controlled.
A three-centimeter-diameter round crystal was embedded in her navel, emitting a faint
golden light.
Sweat slowly slid down her hair, and the damp love fluid from her lower body felt cold and sticky. She couldn't control
her body, but her mind could still receive everything from the outside world.
Just now, while enjoying physical intercourse, she suddenly felt a tingling sensation in her body, and thus she
reached a small orgasm. But after the orgasm, she became like this, and Ace also seemed to have become a different person; his
once gentle and captivating face had become ghostly.
"I... what's wrong with me..."
"Who... is he... could he be the Collector?... But... I clearly didn't feel his power before
..." Xiao Huang's thoughts were filled with doubt and confusion, and she was also worried about her situation. The ghostly smile in front of her
no longer excited her, but chilled her to the bone!
Ace's hand was pressed against the crystal between her navel, and his strange behavior left her completely baffled.
"Target control crystal source has been activated and is copying..."
"Copying complete..." As soon as the sweet electronic voice in her mind finished speaking, Ace suddenly pulled his arm back. Xiao Huang
was also freed as his hand withdrew, and like a collapsing block, she collapsed to the ground, twitching slightly.
The golden crystal between her navel had disappeared without a trace, and blood flowed from the torn wound, staining her tender white abdomen red.
"The target's control crystal has immense scientific research value, congratulations."
The sweet electronic voice deliberately simulated an exciting tone, but it failed to alleviate Ace's angry expression.
It continued, "You should use the target as a mother to breed Collectors. Direct recycling is not the best
option."
"Hmph!..." Ace's angry voice didn't echo in his mind, but instead spoke out,
filling the entire dormitory: "I've had enough! Conduct a physical examination immediately, I've changed my mind!" "
What do you do with the remaining two Collector S-type mutants?"
"Recycle!"
Ace, already dressed, was putting away the syringe filled with golden liquid when
a dangerous signal popped up in his mind. "Something's wrong!" He suddenly looked up. Xiao Huang, who should have been lying on the ground, had disappeared, and
the artificial intelligence hadn't detected any target.
"The control crystal has left the body... and she's still not dead? Interesting!" He quickly covered his head with his hands as a dark
shadow shot towards him with great force!
"Boom!"
The impact propelled Ace through the fragile wall, sending him flying like a cannonball before crashing
onto the main road connecting the three districts of Stone City.
The loud noise attracted the attention of the core district guards. Panicked people scattered in all directions along the road,
and several unfortunate, dilapidated trucks were overturned by the impact.
At the same time, on the barren wasteland, the convoy maintained its formation and moved forward at a steady speed.
The paint was severely corroded, and the exterior was covered with black dents, but the three-pointed star emblem on the front of the vehicles was still barely visible.
Belina sat alone in the back seat, her blonde hair neatly styled, a black retro dress and stilettos giving her an air of nobility and elegance
, but the anxious look on her face ruined her composed demeanor.
A restless unease made her unable to sit still. She brushed a stray strand of blonde hair from her forehead and hurriedly
asked the driver, "How much longer until we get back?"
"My lord, about half an hour,"
replied the driver, Bellina's experienced chauffeur. He sensed something was amiss. He didn't know
why the lord had gone to the Light of Hope, but old Krell had been in the passenger seat when they left Stone City. On the return trip
, old Krell hadn't returned with them, and the rest of the convoy had no news of him. No one
dared to ask the lord.
A growing sense of unease intensified. Bellina immediately commanded, "Get back as fast as you can
!"
The experienced driver, infected by Bellina's anxiety, knew something serious must have happened. For safety's sake,
he asked with concern, "But my lord, leaving the convoy like this is dangerous..."
"Since when have my orders become invalid?!"
Bellina's bloodthirsty gaze, reflected in the rearview mirror, startled him. He hurriedly obeyed,
"Yes... Lord City Lord."
...
The overturned vehicles narrowed the avenue, and some old cars were already smoking. Ace stood in the slightly sunken
center, the ground beneath his feet cracked, staring intently at Xiao Huang not far away.
Unlike Talisha and Belina, Xiao Huang's human form hadn't changed much. Silver chitin almost
completely covered her long legs, and a sharp bone spur grew from her heel, forming a natural high heel.
Three bright, slender silver tail feathers, like a long skirt billowing in the wind, danced behind her, needing no
embellishment. Of course, they weren't soft, smooth feathers, but layers of sharp blades, reflecting
a dazzling cold light.
The chitin growing from her skin, like silver armor, outlined
beautiful patterns along her elbows, waist, and collarbone, but it didn't cover her exposed nipples, adding an unusual beauty to her.
The silver chitin between her navel formed a peacock's eye pattern, suggesting something bright and beautiful within
, rather than a bleeding wound.
"Sister Huang'er! You…"
Two assistants, drawn by the commotion, saw Ace standing amidst the ruins and
Xiao Huang in her transformed form, and immediately understood what had happened.
Amidst the scattered, panicked crowd and the arriving guards with guns, the two assistants tried to dissuade Xiao Huang before things escalated
: "Good sister! This is the city; it'll be dangerous if humans see us!"
"Xiao Huang! You've gone mad!"
Xiao Huang wasn't insane, but she wasn't lucid either. The primal, bestial instincts deep within her,
the moment she lost control of the crystal source, relentlessly assaulted and churned her brain.
Her gaze was vacant as she stared at the wound on her navel, her fingers lightly touching the torn flesh. The pain
had long since numbed her; she murmured blankly, "Give it back to me...give it back...give it back to me!"
"Give it back to me!!! Ah!!!" A
powerful sound wave emanated from Xiao Huang, spreading outwards! The curious crowd in the distance was stunned by the ear-piercing sound
, but this was only the beginning. Her beautiful face began to contort, her eyes growing increasingly red.
The three tail feathers swaying behind her whirled and suddenly shot out countless sharp blades, creating a storm of blades!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Help!"
"Ah…!"
The blades scattered like a torrential rain; ordinary people couldn't withstand it! Either their bodies were pierced directly, or
their entire limbs were severed. Those who were too close were instantly riddled with bullets!
Some people managed to hide behind the car, but the car's metal sheeting was no match for the flying blades, and they
were still riddled with bullets. Guards who approached with guns didn't even have time to scream before being sliced to pieces.
After the downpour, blood splattered on nearby buildings and walls; the closer one got, the
denser the severed limbs became, and the blood continued to spread. A few "lucky" ones only had their thighs or arms severed,
their agonizing screams creating a hellish scene.
Ace remained unharmed, countless blades embedded in the ground, forming an irregular
circle. His two assistants were also forced to change forms, becoming exactly like Talisa before them,
supported by four bone blades, taking on a half-human, half-spider form, with Y-shaped bone blades swaying on their long tails.
"Your energy reserves are at 55%. Three S-type Collector mutants. Strength... Third-tier evolved
human... 89% chance of winning."
In Ace's eyes, various optical sensors and his own numerical values were displayed. The crosshair followed
the movement of his gaze, locking onto the three strange "women" in front of him.
At this moment, Xiao Huang moved. The speed she unleashed was too fast for the naked eye to detect.
She shot straight towards Ace. In her berserk state, she had only one intention: to tear the man in front of her to pieces,
to take back what was hers from him, and then to devour him piece by piece!
But the prerequisite is that you have to be strong enough!
There was no exaggerated speed, nor any turbulent airflow. The other party simply raised his right hand and grabbed
her neck, squeezing it tightly. In the eyes of the two assistants, the rapidly shooting Xiao Huang seemed to have conspired
to jump into Ace's hands.
She felt like she was suffocating; the delicate hands were squeezing her painfully, her mouth agape, unable to
inhale a single breath. She could even feel the faint cracking of her ligaments breaking. She quickly summoned the three feathers behind her,
rapidly converging them into a massive, sharp blade, aiming it at Ace's head.
Ace tilted his head, a simple dodge, and the blade grazed his handsome face. At
that moment, the blade suddenly split into three feathers, attempting to entangle and strangle him.
With a flick of his right hand gripping her neck, Xiao Huang was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily
into a building on the right side of the road, causing the entire building to collapse!
From the moment Xiao Huang was launched towards Ace until she was thrown back, less than five seconds passed; the two
assistants, now in transformed forms, had no time to react!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Countless blades sliced through the collapsing dust, shooting towards Ace. He quickly
crossed his arms to protect his head, but the blades seemed to hit an impenetrable wall,
scattering upon contact and piling up on the ground.
"Ah!..." Ignoring her injuries, Xiao Huang launched another attack towards Ace. Her two assistants seized
the opportunity, joining her in the assault.
Bone blades and feathered tails struck Ace. Seeing the attack's effectiveness, the two assistants raised their scissor-like foot blades,
clamping them around Ace, their fingers transforming into bone spikes that stabbed forcefully! This was their strongest attack; even
Belina wouldn't have been able to withstand such an attack.
Why was there no blood when they hit him? Why was there no scream? The handsome man before them maintained
his defensive stance, motionless.
Upon closer inspection, a faint blue ripple could be seen between the sharp bone blades and Ace's skin.
Both the previous blade attacks and the current bone blade pincer attack were blocked by this ripple.
"What...what is this..."
Without giving the three a moment to breathe, Ace's left and right hands instantly grabbed the backs of his two assistants' heads, forcibly
closing them together! Their beautiful faces were completely shattered, bright red blood mixed with broken teeth splattering
onto Ace's combat vest.
The next moment, his large hand, gripping their heads, along with his bent-over body, slammed the two assistants' contorted faces
into the ground with tremendous force. The astonishing power shattered the ground, sending up a shower of fragments,
burying their heads deep in the earth, their fates unknown.
The three feathered tails closed again, but before they could thrust out, they were caught by Ace's strong left arm. The sharp blades on them
were indeed like feathers, casually twisted into a ball. His right fist lashed out instantly, sending Xiao Huang flying
backward.
Blood dripped slowly from the drooping tail feathers, for it no longer belonged to Xiao Huang…
“Source body self-check, energy remaining 40%, no damage detected…” The blood and dust,
the collapsed buildings and the screams of pain seemed irrelevant to him. A ghostly smile curled at the corner of his lips as he pulled
a syringe from his military trousers and walked towards the two paralyzed assistants on the ground.
“City Lord! You’re finally back… Something terrible has happened!” A guard stumbled to Bellina,
but Bellina ignored everyone who came to report and slowly walked towards the scene of the incident.
Upon entering the city, her powerful sensory perception had captured some images, prompting her to immediately fly towards this location.
Running was ultimately too slow; no matter how fast she ran, she couldn't outrun the dissipation of her three sisters' lives.
Her stiletto heels pounded on the blood-soaked ground. No matter how terrifying the scene, no matter what dangers lay ahead
, nothing could stop her. But what good was it?
Her fate was sealed the moment she left the Light of Hope.
Three emptied round crystals slowly fell from Ace's hands to the ground, each crisp sound striking
Bellina's already shattered heart.
Bellina knew that saying anything now was useless. It was all her fault for being too cowardly, too naive. If
she had used her advantages like her sisters, constantly expanding her power, instead of cowering here, running away from everything,
perhaps the outcome would have been different.
Her retro dress was torn, her stiletto heels were sliced open, one, two, until six bone spurs appeared. She transformed into her
Blade Spider Beast form.
The eight-sided bladed bones on her long, thin tail, like outstretched giant claws, slammed towards Ace without hesitation, only to
be easily dodged by him.
Seizing the opportunity, Ace launched an attack, landing a straight kick on Bellina. However, Bellina
remained unmoved, her spider-like bladed feet firmly gripping the ground. Giving her no chance to breathe, she unleashed dozens of punches in an instant,
the force of which sent Bellina flying, her sharp blades carving deep grooves into the ground.
"The physical strength of the Blade Spider Beast Mother is approaching the sixth tier. You have no combat attachments, so external force cannot penetrate it, only
causing minor damage."
In Ace's eyes, Bellina, locked on by his crosshair, displayed her various abilities and stats around her
, along with a simulated diagram of the damage inflicted by his punches.
Giant claws composed of bone blades, whipped around by her tail, relentlessly lashed at him. With each strike, the terrain
crumbled from the force, gradually sealing off his footing. Although he dodged time and again, he couldn't inflict
damage, meaning he was facing the danger of running out of energy.
Belina launched herself at him with lightning speed, but he dodged to the side. "Damn it!" He had just dodged
Belina's attack, but he couldn't avoid the giant bone claw that descended from the sky and slammed down on him!
"Boom!"
The already ravaged ground was blasted into a large crater. His combat gloves were torn by the blade, and
he desperately held back the giant bone claw pressing down on his head. The powerful force caused a trickle of blood to splatter from the corner of his mouth.
"Energy remaining 24%, body damage 8%. It is recommended that you evacuate immediately. The collection center has dispatched a
shuttle, which is expected to arrive in three minutes."
Ace's expression grew colder and colder. He slowly curled his bloodied lips into a smile, stomped his feet, and
pushed off the giant bone claw composed of eight bladed bones above his head.
In that instant, he issued a command to the artificial intelligence!
"Left arm energy replenishment!"
Upon receiving the command, the sweet electronic voice immediately warned, "Using Polaris Technology will
cause extreme damage to your current body! And violate the regulations of the Interstellar Alliance!"
"I said! Left arm energy replenishment..." Ace's entire left arm began to emit a blue light along the blood vessels,
rapidly converging towards his palm. The skin and flesh of his entire left arm began to peel away, revealing an unknown synthetic metal, which suddenly
spread out to both sides, rapidly splitting and recombining, transforming into the shape of a bright silver-white crossbow.
Everything was completed in the blink of an eye. The converged light instantly erupted, shooting towards
Belina, who was preparing to launch the next wave of attacks.
"Hiss! Whoosh!"
The bright blue ray pierced through Belina, as if nothing could stop it, continuing to penetrate building after building behind Belina
until the light dissipated.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The moment the light dissipated, a series of violent explosions followed, scorching flames spreading everywhere. Many innocent humans were reduced to ashes before they even understood what was happening. A 　　passage about ten meters wide
was blasted open behind Bellina . 　　 The dilapidated car surrounding Bellina gradually liquefied into molten iron in the flames. Her near-sixth-tier physical strength 　　prevented her from being directly blasted into pieces, but she watched as her empty chest continued to melt, her flesh 　　dissolving like heated slush. 　　 "Is this what death feels like...? No... the pain I imagined..." Her slightly parted lips trembled, 　　but apart from blood, she couldn't utter any words. She wanted to reach her daughter, but the loss of strength made it impossible for 　　her numb body to support itself. 　　 Blood and flames stained the sky crimson. If anyone were lucky enough to witness this scene, 　　compared to the towering Ace opposite her, people would be more inclined to believe that the tall and handsome Ace had defeated the evil 　　monster city lord. 　　 Regret and sorrow intertwined in her mind. The unspoken words, along with her mutated limbs, began to fade, and 　　she returned to the noble Bellina. Until she fell, her large eyes 　　reflected only Xiao Huang and her two daughters… 　　 The flames continued to burn, gradually spreading into a sea of fire. The sudden disaster ruthlessly ravaged the unprepared 　　humanity. 　　 Ace wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Although his left arm had returned to normal, it still 　　emitted a large amount of steam and smoke. He took out a syringe with his right hand and slowly walked towards the lifeless Bellina. 　　 "Your energy remaining is 8%, and your physical damage is 33%. Please bear with it; the shuttle will arrive in one minute 　　..." 　　 Just when Ace thought the matter was over, a gray-white military Hummer suddenly rushed into the fray, 　　its screeching tire tracks leaving long trails of blood on the ground. 　　 Three people of varying builds stepped out of the vehicle. Although they were all clad in gray-white assassin robes, obscuring 　　their faces, the one on the left stretched his wide robe high, the fitted assassin robe unable to conceal his 　　burly and robust physique. 　　 The one in the middle was relatively slender, using her robe to accentuate her curves, clearly a woman 　　, and undoubtedly possessing a captivating figure. 　　 If one were to find a common thread among the three, it would be a 　　fist-sized character, written in seal script, on the chest of their assassin robes.

The man standing at the front on the left, his tight-fitting combat suit accentuating his physique, rivaled
any model from the old era. A long sword hung at his waist, its scabbard alone conveying a sense of antiquity and age.
In this era, many fought with melee weapons; without overwhelming strength,
they were no different from toys. Compared to the simple and convenient firearms, melee weapons had gradually become mere "tools."
As for his cloak, he had casually tossed it onto the hood of the vehicle when he got out, yet the man still used a black mask
to conceal his face, revealing only his deep-set eyes that radiated intense killing intent.
"Hahaha! This guy's pretty tough!" The burly man's tone, though unrestrained, severely
disrupted the atmosphere.
"Rin, go save him... I'll hold him off." The woman in the middle spoke in a low voice. As soon as she finished speaking, she
slowly raised her hand and grabbed at Ace from a distance. The surrounding air seemed to be compressed together, and the floor beneath her feet
collapsed in a circular motion, fixing Ace in place. Blue ripples spread across his body, as if he were resisting something.
"This is... a superpower!"
In the process of becoming evolved humans, different development paths emerge. Some evolved humans
possess unparalleled strength within their generation, some have extraordinary speed, and some develop strange abilities
with different effects on different individuals.
Of course, it's not as exaggerated as creating fire out of thin air, making ice with bare hands, or destroying the world.
Nor is it self-regeneration, night vision, or underwater breathing. These abilities are rare among evolved humans
and cannot be classified as superpowers.
Superpowers here are generally divided into three categories: force fields, electric fields, and magnetic fields.
The strength of an evolved human's application and control over these three forces is distinguished by their application. Perhaps this isn't the whole story of superpowers, because some evolved humans
possess abilities that baffle humanity…
In the few seconds Ace was trapped, a dark figure had already circled him twice, each
time taking away two naked women from the ground.
"Hey! Boss only told us to bring back something… anyway, just two pretty women,
Ye Lin, you brought four! Can this car even fit them all?!" The burly man beside him
said to the knife-wielding man who had checked the four women's auras and then placed Xiao Huang and Belina in the back seat.
Seeing that he had rescued four people but only put two in, he couldn't help but add, "What about these two! If
you make a mistake when we hand in the report next time, it's not my fault!"
The knife-wielding man called Ye Lin ignored the burly man muttering beside him; he truly didn't understand why
he had to partner with someone who didn't care about the mission objectives. He walked to the driver's seat and started the engine.
The woman who was suppressing Ace in the middle switched from using one hand to both. A
shield of light blue energy completely enveloped Ace, and seeing that he was about to collapse, she immediately said in a deep
voice to the burly man beside her, "Wang Biao... it's up to you."
"Hey! Let me try." The burly man walked in front of the woman and assumed a fighting stance. The moment the woman was released,
Ace rushed towards them at lightning speed. The burly man immediately raised his fist, which was the size of his head, and
swung it at Ace!
"Bang!"
The two fists collided, and the impact created a gust of air. Although Ace's fist was several times smaller than his opponent's,
the enormous force generated was still too much for the burly man to withstand, and he let out a muffled groan.
"Let's fight with strength! I've never lost before!... Hah!" The burly man lowered his body and punched again
. His opponent seemed to lack the strength to keep up and was instantly sent flying by the force of his punch, crashing heavily into an overturned vehicle.
Ace struggled to his feet from the dented vehicle, panting heavily. He watched as the other car started up,
disappearing from his sight with a screeching sound and exhaust fumes.
Xiao Huang and Belina had been rescued, and although he had obtained their control crystals, he still couldn't accept it
. He had no energy to change the outcome.
"You can no longer fight. Activate backup energy. Activate source protection system."
"Body damage reached 53%. You need immediate treatment!"
"Whoosh!"
The black dot in the sky rapidly enlarged. The streamlined shuttle, unrestrained by gravity, slowly landed in
front of Ace. Two handsome men stepped out, trying to help him, but Ace pushed them away.
Breathless, Ace gradually closed his eyes, contemplating everything. When he opened them again,
a sinister smile appeared on his handsome face. After issuing a command to the artificial intelligence in his mind, he slowly boarded the shuttle.
...
On the high outer wall of Stone City, a woman lazily adjusted her glasses, her white coat fluttering in the wind
. She watched the shuttle gradually fly away from the city engulfed in flames, then glanced back at the vehicles speeding across the desolate land
, a meaningful smile on her face. But then her brow furrowed, and in the next instant, she vanished without a trace
.
Shortly after the woman disappeared, the scene shifted to the underground area of Stone City's core. The lights were still
bright and glaring, and all the instruments were functioning normally. In the display room, a
metal rod bearing a trefoil symbol unfolded itself, revealing sophisticated instruments and a liquid inside. Bright red Arabic numerals were
counting down on the instruments...
...
The greyish-white military Hummer continued to speed along. This vehicle could easily fit five people, if
it weren't for the fact that the man named Wang Biao was so enormous, his legs and other body parts almost filling the entire back
seat. Xiao Huang and Belina sat on his laps, held in his arms.
To his right, Belina's soft skin was soaked in blood. The empty wound on her chest, scalded by the high temperature,
had stopped bleeding, and the charred flesh emitted a faint fragrance, making Wang Biao swallow hard. Compared to all this,
he preferred Xiao Huang on his left, who was relatively intact. He took the opportunity to squeeze and knead her bare, full breasts.
Seeing Wang Biao's actions, the woman in the passenger seat, her face hidden by a robe and veil, said in a low voice, "Wang Biao
...we're on a mission...you'd better be serious..."
"Hahaha! What are you afraid of! Is someone chasing us?... But speaking of which... these two women
are really something... That guy really went all out, two words... what a waste!" The long robe and mask also
covered Wang Biao's face, so his expression couldn't be seen. He continued to speak to the woman in the passenger seat in a teasing tone:
"Hehe... Cang Yue... seeing these two beauties... are you jealous?"
"Hiss..."
Ye Lin in the driver's seat slammed on the brakes, kicking up a cloud of dust at the rear of the car. He hurriedly glared at Cang Yue in the passenger seat,
uttering a weak and tense voice through the black mask: "Barrier!"
Cang Yue seemed to sense something as well. She quickly circulated her energy in her hands, and a layer of dark purple energy formed a light screen, instantly
covering the entire car. With a faint muffled sound, a huge mushroom cloud rose out of thin air from the barren land.
The scorching heat and towering flames instantly engulfed the vehicle...
...
The desolate and barren land remained as gray as ever, and the corpses of strange beasts scattered everywhere seemed even more powerless. The towering metal tower,
like a nail driven into this desolate world, stood
in the main control room inside. Ace, just emerging from the treatment pod, stood before a massive screen,
carefully examining each piece of information: "How long was my treatment?"
"Six days. The crystal source concentration was completed two days ago and is currently being processed." The voice was still sweet, but
the AI's appearance had been altered according to Ace's requirements.
It possessed human-like features and body structure, but its physique was exaggeratedly tall. Measuring it
revealed a height of 1.8 meters; its legs alone, measured from its navel, were a full
1.2 meters. Combined with its slightly levitated position, it was a full head taller than Ace.
Its smooth, pale purple skin, along with its matching purple hair and beautiful features, created an eerie beauty.
The only flaw was its large, empty eyes, devoid of pupils and lifeless.
The screen shifted to a space inside the tower, where numerous cylindrical containers filled with blue liquid
flowed through pipes into a large instrument, eventually emerging from a conveyor belt at the end of the instrument as
transparent pills emitting a blue glow.
"The crystal source has been processed, with a production capacity of only four thousand tons. You cannot complete the transaction at this time..."
"How much time is left?"
"Draat. Chif's fleet is currently stationed at the orbital space station. Do you wish to begin the transaction?"
Ace sighed softly, saying helplessly, "Let's begin..."
Unlike normal meeting places, this was at the top of the tower. Although thousands of meters high, there
was no cold wind. On the round metal table, there was only a plate full of blue pills as a welcome gift. Ace
sat alone in a high-backed metal chair, watching the black dot in the sky gradually enlarge.
The enormous spherical ship was hardly aesthetically pleasing, hovering atop the tower—the so-called Drat
. Chif descended slowly from a beam of light. The moment it landed, one could hear its mouth spewing disgusting liquid
and a nauseating alien language: "Hehehe... my old friend... I'm so glad to see you...
hehehe."
A giant, upright-walking toad—this was the most fitting description of Chif. If it weren't for its
strong metallic texture and the alloy armor that conformed to the toad's shape, no one would believe it was a high-ranking
cosmic life form.
Shaking its large belly and mouth, the high-backed metal chair creaked as it sat on it, its disgusting tongue
swirling around its mouth: "Hehehe... my old friend... how did you become such a lowly creature
... it's horribly ugly."
"Chif, you too."
"Alright... my old friend... I have good news and bad news... which do you want to hear first?"
As Chif spoke, it extended its large tongue, picked up a blue pill, and swallowed it.
Ace leaned back in his chair, legs crossed, one hand propping up his head, looking at Qifu with disgust. In
the past, this guy wouldn't even have been worthy of seeing him. If it weren't for the drastic changes in his star system
, he wouldn't have become Qifu's so-called old friend. "Stop talking nonsense...speak."
"The good news is...the Interstellar Federation hasn't discovered your true location yet, you're not in danger...hehehe
...the bad news is...the Interstellar Federation has temporarily suspended all your domain lord rights...and sealed off your entire
star system."
"Bang!"
The edge of the metal table dented from the impact, scattering blue pills everywhere. Ace, still leaning back, maintained
his punching stance, his handsome face contorted, seemingly unable to suppress his anger: "
Why do you think...I came to this filthy planet?"
"Hehehe...uh..."
"Bang!"
The crisp metallic clang interrupted Qifu, adding another fist mark to the metal table. Ace, burning with rage,
stood up, roaring angrily at Qifu: "To save the entire star system!...I—" "Damn Star Domain!
...Damn Interstellar Federation! ...Damn war!"
"Hehehe...Calm down...my old friend...calm down. Since you have such good resources, why
not just turn this place into a processing plant? ...Anyway, you've already violated enough interstellar laws." The fat
tongue rolled up a few more blue pills and began to pry open its three-fingered frog paw, saying, "Let me
calculate..."
"Interfering with the natural development of lower life forms."
"Slaughtering lower intelligent life forms."
"These two don't seem to pose much of a threat to your status as a domain lord...hehehe..."
"But you extract the souls of lower-level intelligent life! That alone is enough to make you lose everything and be
imprisoned in the Dark Dimension for tens of thousands of years... Hehehe."
Chif's ugly mouth grinned into a grotesque smile, his large eyes narrowed into slits, and his round body
slowly rose to his feet, looking at the furious Ace before him. He said, "Hehehe... Don't be angry... my old friend, you
are an extremely evil crystal collector, and I am a crystal dealer who deserves to be eaten by the Star Serpent... We are..."
"On the ship..."
Seeing that Ace's distorted face remained unchanged, Chif picked up a blue pill from the plate, held it up to his eyes, and
examined it carefully. "But... old friend, you're really something. No one expected that
the crystal source extracted from the soul of such a lowly being as a human would be so... interesting."
"Hehehe... Speaking of which... last time you had a full 20,000 tons of goods... but this time,
you only have 4,000 tons... I'm sorry I can't help you... my old friend."
Chif's businessman-like face became even uglier in Ace's eyes. The smile squeezed out of his mouth seemed to mock
his incompetence. The damned interstellar war had consumed the resources of his entire star system. If he couldn't salvage it, his
star system would collapse and be reduced to a low-level cosmic star system. The races in the star system would also be downgraded, and
he himself would be labeled as a "lower intelligent life form."
"I need time..."
"I'm sorry... my old friend... business is business... hehehe." Chif said with regret
, but his ugly smile widened, his large eyes filled with excitement, because he knew
Ace well; "old friend" wasn't just a casual term.
"Fine... you win."
Ace took a deep breath to calm himself, reluctantly taking out a beautifully packaged box. Just as he held it
up to Chif, Chif snatched it away. Ace hurriedly opened the box and saw ten
transparent pills emitting a red glow neatly arranged inside. His large tongue immediately curled up and swallowed one.
A moment later, his round body began to sway, his expression becoming increasingly dazed, and he started uttering incoherent
, strange alien language: "Ah...I...I feel it!...Sorrow...Grief...Joy
...Anger...Fear...It's coming...It's coming...This is it...This feeling...Ah!...
Becoming clearer...Closer...Just a little bit more...Ah!!...Just a little bit more!!!"
Chif's expression began to contort, his obese body tensing and trembling, his frog-like paws clenched tightly into a fist, as if
trying to express the feeling he was experiencing from the depths of his soul: "Heh...Heh...This...
Ah!...I...This feeling...No interstellar race!...No interstellar language!...
Can express this...Ah...So wondrous!"
"Heh heh heh...You truly amaze me, my old friend." Chif finally slumped into a chair, saliva
slowly dripping from his protruding tongue, as if the feeling he had just experienced had brought him to a "climax."
"As an old friend... I can give you 8760 interstellar hours, which is one year on this planet
." Seeing Ace take out another box containing ten red pills and open it in front of him, the limp
tongue immediately sprang out, sticking to the box, trying to pull it back, but it held tightly to Ace's hand.
"Oh... two years... hehehe... I'll give you two years."
"Three years!"
The tongue suddenly exerted force, pulling the box back, while the frog-like hand with only three fingers gripped both boxes tightly, afraid
Ace would raise the price again, and quickly replied: "Hehehe... deal!"
...
Back in the control room, Ace watched the spherical spaceship on the screen gradually fly out of the star system before
rubbing his tense forehead.
He wasn't happy about getting a three-year buffer period. The longer it dragged on, the more
detrimental it would be to his star system. There were still many problems to solve. After recovering Belina and her three "sisters," the collected
red liquid made him happy, but without a mother organism to reproduce, how could he expand production? The addition of Xiao Huang's golden
liquid further puzzled him.
Humans, a species listed as a lower form of intelligence in his own star system's records, possessed
souls that even he couldn't comprehend. The extracted crystals from these souls could fetch astronomical prices on the interstellar black market.
In a universe teeming with diverse species, all sorts of crystals competed in the contraband market.
And the crystals extracted from humans, this lower form of intelligence, were currently unmatched by any other crystal,
allowing users to experience the indescribable beauty of the rich souls of this species,
directly opening up a new market.
Take the blue pill from earlier, for example; just a thousand tons could buy a
habitable planet with a favorable geological environment and abundant natural life. "What models of collectors can we produce now?" Ace 　　asked the artificial intelligence
beside him, sitting in the control room . 　　 The large screen instantly shifted to a breeding room in the tower, 　　where various alien beasts of different shapes and sizes could be seen—those that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water. To humans, these alien beasts were simply 　　alien beasts; they had no interest in anything other than devouring any life with flesh and blood. 　　 For Ace, the alien beasts were divided into different models, numbered A, B, C, and 　　D, and their strength was also differentiated by four levels. The Collector S-type was a special model, one he personally designed 　　and painstakingly integrated with human genes. 　　 The Interstellar Federation was searching everywhere for his original body, and the interstellar war had reached a critical juncture. But at this 　　crucial moment, the mother body he designed, due to the integration of human genes, underwent some changes that he couldn't understand 　　, disrupting the normal collection process of the first stage. Unable to escape, he could only forcibly enter the second stage for retrieval. 　　 But now even the second stage had been disrupted. After concealing his original body's whereabouts, he immediately activated 　　his consciousness source carrier, the current Ace, and used the third stage, as planned by artificial intelligence, to salvage the situation. 　　 The graceful figure of the artificial intelligence floated behind Ace's chair, its slender hands kneading his shoulders, 　　hoping to relieve his stress through massage. However, its answer to Ace's question had the opposite effect: "Because you lack a mother body, even with the four models (A, B, C, and D) restarting the first phase, you still cannot collect 　　20,000 tons of crystal resources 　　within three years ." 　　 "The Interstellar Federation has blocked your star system and access; you have no support... It's very regrettable." 　　 Seeing Ace's brows furrow even more upon hearing this, it immediately tried to salvage the situation with a sweet electronic voice: "Golden control crystal..."

"The source has been analyzed and is now undergoing experimentation."
The screen shifted to another cultivation room, where humans of varying ages were placed in
tanks filled with green liquid. Circular crystals, though dim and lifeless, were present on their navels, foreheads, and chests.
"Our energy reserves are running low. The experiment doesn't need to continue... It's useless..."
Ace glanced at the large screen and helplessly closed his eyes. He couldn't understand why this was happening.
The control crystal source, as a control and extraction device, could be implanted into any species to directly
extract their soul and convert it into edible crystal source—simple and convenient.
This direct extraction of a species' soul severely violated interstellar laws.
However, unlike the ease and convenience for other species, the problem of humans being unable to implant control crystal sources remains
unsolved. It's not that humans are truly incapable of implantation, but rather that humans implanted with control crystal sources simply cannot extract a soul
.
Even if a human's DNA were altered, fusing the control crystal source with the human, and a natural birth occurred after ten months of pregnancy,
the resulting human would merely be a lump of flesh controlled by the system, devoid of any independent consciousness.
The only way to extract souls was through the use of gatherers, what humans called alien beasts. Utilizing their unique abilities, these creatures forcibly
devoured humans, indirectly extracting their souls in the process. The effect was negligible, yielding
only 10% pure souls. Yet, this 10% was enough to drive the entire cosmic black market into a frenzy.
He even considered domesticating humans like livestock, turning them into a processing factory. But
strangely, with the slightest restraint, not a single soul could be extracted from humans.
He had taken the blue pills; even the 10% purity was incredibly pleasurable. The 30% red pills drove him
mad. The 50% pure gold pills, weighing less than a kilogram, were too precious for him to consume.
He had also experienced the joys and sorrows of the human soul. What fascinated him even more was the indescribable, inescapable,
and deeply captivating feeling within it.
He hoped to find the answer in the history of human civilization, but all he found was a simple word: "love."
Perhaps he was wrong. Research in the database showed that this so-called "love" was merely
a product of the eruption of human sexual desire, the increase in hormones, and the process of mutual mating for satisfaction. To quote a human saying,
how can there be love without action?
He shook his head, pulling himself away from these strange thoughts, and looked at the AI behind him still diligently "serving" him.
He couldn't help but laugh: "Heh, thinking back... I still haven't named you...
"
To be continued
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