Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 249 Permissions
Within the military corps, there are indeed many who adhere to certain principles.

These people may not be afraid of sacrifice themselves, but if a goal requires the lives of other comrades to be paid for, they will find it extremely difficult to agree to it, and they will not be willing to force it even if they have no other choice.

Is this a sign of tenderness and weakness?

That's not entirely true. What's the point of forcing someone to take a mission they know will lead to certain death? In the end, the mission is more likely to fail.

From this perspective, it's more accurate to say that personal life and death are trivial matters; the core principle is to achieve the goal.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that many people are indeed weak-willed, but we won't discuss that for now.

As for Su Xun...

Although he is usually peaceful in his dealings with everyone, he is, after all, someone who survived to the end in a darker and more chaotic apocalypse in his previous life. From the bottom up, he can be said to be quite ruthless, even cold-blooded.

Just like when Yin Danyi asked this question, Su Xun only had the analysis of pros and cons in his mind. For him, the trolley problem was never a problem. He might be able to build good relationships with many people, but when it came to a goal that he had to achieve, there was very little that he could not sacrifice.

Fortunately, Yin Danyi didn't care about these things. Since he had brought this broken sword to Taodu, it meant that the other party was fully prepared and willing to bear the consequences.

Although the area of ​​Taodu is not very large for a superhuman who is likely to reach a high level, since the other party does not mind, for Su Xun, this is equivalent to binding another powerful guardian to the city, which can be regarded as another layer of insurance.

However, one cannot simply accept whatever the other party says about the abilities and applications of this broken sword. Therefore, under Yin Danyi's guidance, Su Xun was the first to try to establish contact with it.

With Su Xun's knowledge and strength, there was no turbulence in the process. In fact, as the other party said, as soon as he came into contact with it, Su Xun had a feeling—unlike the stereotypical feeling of relying entirely on instinct to control flying swords and other so-called 'magic weapons', this broken sword in front of him seemed to have a complex and precise structure. With many things that he could hardly understand... something akin to rules, they constrained one spiritual power after another, together constructing such a physical entity.

He suddenly understood why his attempts to connect the blade with materials had all failed... because it wasn't a sword at all; it was more like a phenomenon, only this phenomenon appeared as a sword to people.

In that instant, Su Xun suddenly remembered what Fuxi had once said: the Fuxi they saw deep in Mount Tai was merely a projection of his true form, and what this projection looked like depended on what the observer thought it should look like.

Although there may be some differences, the principle is roughly the same. The difference is that the original owner of this sword may have intended to forge an extremely sharp divine sword, so he directly defined this 'projection' as the shape of a sword.

With a thought, the sword tip changed its appearance according to his will, becoming either a blade or an arrowhead, but both were broken and damaged. Clearly, the damage had reached its core, directly changing its state.

Finally, Su Xun restored it to the shape of a sword.

"Wow, you're quite talented."

Yin Danyi smiled as she looked at Su Xun, seemingly expecting a look of surprise or shock on his face, as if she were showing off the good stuff she had brought out.

He asked, "You don't even have the highest authority, how about that? Isn't that amazing?" To his disappointment, Su Xun simply shook his head.

"Fortunately."

Not to mention that he had seen it before with Fuxi, Su Xun had also come into contact with similar things in his previous life.

To paraphrase a saying that has circulated in the West in the past, the most advanced technology is like magic, and the most profound magic is like technology. After humans came into contact with spiritual power, the so-called 'technology' and 'magic' actually led to the same destination, ultimately just two different forms of intelligent life using spiritual power.

Although this sword tip clearly contains extremely profound principles and is obviously a creation involving the tenth level, it can be said that most of its structure is something that even Su Xun cannot understand, making it a pure 'black technology', but at least its essence has not reached the point of being completely beyond imagination.

Having acquired the so-called 'highest authority', Su Xun no longer doubted its destructive power, but he also became somewhat aware of some of its shortcomings.

What Yin Danyi said before was somewhat exaggerated. It is indeed not rigid in its use, but at the same time it is extremely demanding. As a weapon, it can basically only be placed in one place and triggered like a fixed bomb, and cannot be used to fight the enemy normally.

For a weapon of this caliber, the symbolism of each part is likely closely linked to its function. How can one wield a sword that is missing its hilt and cannot be repaired by conventional means? Only a willing and cooperative entity like Tao Du can make it useful.

Su Xun felt very sorry about this and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "If only it were intact."

Even a damaged or incomplete piece has such destructive power. If the legion could possess the complete version, then whether it be Oswell, Mahish, or any other calamity, they could all lie on the ground waiting to die.

Yin Danyi said, "If it were complete, it probably wouldn't be here."

"Right."

Su Xun paused for a moment, then spoke again: "So, to make it work, it probably needs to be done through something like self-destruction, right? If this thing eventually self-destructs, the price you have to pay might not be so simple, right?"

After establishing a connection with her, Su Xun could sense that this broken sword and Yin Danyi herself had a deeper level of binding. This was not surprising, as the sword tip had previously existed in the form of her special ability.

Yin Danyi, however, didn't care at all. He said, "Actually, I don't think it will ever work. It's a fuse that will never be triggered... Its only purpose is to put your minds at ease."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the tree spirit's avatar. Although his expression remained complex, it was clear that he trusted the other party completely.

Seeing his expression, Su Xun asked, "If that day really comes, will you hesitate?"

“Hesitation won’t help.” Yin Danyi spread her hands: “You have the highest authority now. You can make it explode if you want it to. It’s not up to me.”

(End of this chapter)