Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Guo Ling pointed at Tan Ping and continued, "So, going through the central water supply system is the fastest way to achieve results. And you are the key figure in the final link of this path. This is why they have been afraid to do anything to you. They hope to obtain your password and 'joyful eyes' as soon as possible. Because of this, they put themselves in your shoes and threw me into the dungeon and locked me up with you. They thought you would act like them and do something with me, so that they could capture your eyes in that dark cell through the night vision system."

Zhang Chuyu interrupted with a playful smile, "What happened? Tell me more."

"Get out!" Guo Ling glared at him.

Tan Ping continued Guo Ling's words, "Unexpectedly, we escaped thanks to your dual-image ability. So, they're now staring blankly at the central water supply system, desperately searching for us while preparing to activate their backup plan at any moment."

"Yes, that's why I told you not to switch to virtual form. With the help of the Hydrogen and Helium tribes, it would be easier to be exposed in virtual form."

Tan Ping nodded: "I understand this, but since I am now the deadlock in their plan, why can't we wait and see, hide, and then spread the news to lure them into the trap, instead of taking the initiative to attack?"

Zhang Chuyu yelled, "Sis, now that we know where they are, just go ahead and kill them! What are you waiting for? What if they don't fall for it? I'm furious when I think of that scumbag Tan Jia. I can't wait to give him back those slaps!"

Guo Ling also said, "Aside from this sentimental description, the logic is actually very clear. Currently, they're all concentrated at the central water supply system. Before I fell into the underground prison, I saw a convoy of seven pure black luxury cars driving into the garden below. This must be where the central water supply system is located, and those cars must be Tan Guan and his men. If we want to take them out, now is the best time. If we adopt the strategy of waiting for them to tire themselves out, they can only send a few people to capture Tan Ping, not all of them, which would easily alert the enemy. Secondly, and most importantly, Tan Ping is a deadlock that has a time limit. Once this time passes, they will definitely come up with a backup plan. Once the backup plan is activated, Tan Ping's value will be lost, and the original reason for 'waiting for them to tire themselves out' will be lost."

After listening to Guo Ling's analysis, Tan Ping nodded in agreement and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's take action."

Zhang Chuyu waved his fist happily: "Let's go! Let me show you my driving skills!"

"Driving skills? You want to drive? And you're an experienced driver?" Guo Ling asked.

"Of course! I have several cars in my basement garage! Now that we can't transform into virtual form, we can't just stupidly walk to that central water supply system! We must drive to a nearby location and wait for an opportunity to act!"

Guo Ling slapped his head fiercely. "That's right! This isn't Wuming City, let alone Kunlun City. The level of technology here far exceeds those two cities."

"Oh, there's one more thing!" Zhang Chuyu shouted again.

"Hey, could you please not be so jumpy?" Guo Ling protested.

"The three of us are all so good-looking. We need to put on some makeup first, and then get in my car. Sister, you lead the way for us, let's go!"

"..."

Within the high walls, many rooms in the "Big Ingot" area were in chaos.

"Where on earth did they go?! How could they just disappear out of thin air? Find them for me!"

"Hurry up! If we can't find them before dark today, we'll all be laid off!"

"Can we ask our guests from the Hydrogen and Helium tribes to help look for them? Aren't they in virtual form?"

"They've already helped us catch that pretty boy. How can we trouble them again? This will make them doubt our professional ability and put us at a disadvantage in subsequent negotiations!"

The only thing that remains calm and elegant is probably the garden not far from the entrance of the high wall.

The rockery, the secluded paths, the yellow flowers, the green leaves, the pavilion—all remained exactly the same as usual. Not even the herd of zombies that had just filed in from the central avenue had disturbed them.

Directly below the garden, after extending for several hundred meters, the terrain becomes hollow again.

A massive underground dome, composed of solid rock and dense soil, covered this hollow area. Beneath it lay a complex central water supply system, like a vascular structure. Encased within the dome was a beating heart, it supplied the source of life to the entire core P1 planet.

In the center of the structure stood a massive suspended reservoir. Like an industrious giant, it absorbed and stored clear springs from the planet's depths through hundreds of thick pipes jutting from its base, then transported them through a network of equally thick pipes crisscrossing the sides. These pipes extended in all directions, connecting to even more numerous and thinner pipes. Together, they delivered every drop of water without loss to every corner of the planet, bringing life and vitality to cities, villages, and every home.

These countless pipes intertwine with each other without interfering with each other, as if they can sense each other's existence, forming a complete network. They are all made of the most advanced materials in the entire core P1 star, and even in the Andromeda Galaxy. They are both tough and corrosion-resistant, and can maintain a long service life in extreme environments.

Therefore, the entire system operates accurately and continuously without any human intervention.

Looking closely at the core lifeline of the planet, Carbon Crown felt a moment of hesitation and entanglement, but immediately threw it away.

At this moment, he, his core team members, Tan Jia, and the few members of the Hydrogen and Helium tribes gathered together on an operating platform overlooking the entire reservoir. The platform extended from the dome and could directly reach the top of the suspended reservoir.

At the top of the huge reservoir, there is a circular device, which is divided into ten sections. Five of the sections separated from each other have keyboards marked with numbers, and the other five areas separating them are embedded with a simple sensor.

Tan Guan stared at the circular device and sighed, "No news about Tan Ping yet?"

The people around him looked at each other, and no one dared to answer.

He felt the irritation in his heart gradually accumulating, and it was almost suffocating him.

Tan Jia observed Tan Guan's expression and, knowing the patriarch's suffering, he coughed and suggested in his distinctive voice, "Patriarch, since our distinguished guests are still here, should we set a deadline? If Tan Ping hasn't been recaptured by then, we can switch to the backup plan."

He was the one representing the Carbon Clan in connecting with the visitors from the Hydrogen and Helium Clan, so he naturally didn't want to mess things up. Furthermore, the other party had privately promised him that if the collaboration was successful, in addition to the benefits openly agreed upon with the Carbon Crown, there would also be additional benefits for him, the Carbon Jia Clan.

Although they did not specify what this "extra benefit" was, Tan Jia had already started to imagine it after seeing the amazing effects of stimulants and sedatives.

After listening to Tan Jia's advice, Tan Guan looked at Hydrogen Ao who was not far away from him.

This extremely savage-looking Hydrogen Clan Grand Marshal filled him with an inexplicable fear. Although he knew that the image presented by Hydrogen Ao was virtual, it was actually no different from a holographic image.

The aura of hydrogen sadness, hydrogen thoughts and helium potential brought by Hydrogen Ao is relatively much calmer.

Among the four of them, Hydronsa is the full-power representative to contact Tanjia, Helium Diving is responsible for the product coordination of stimulants and sedatives, and Hydronian is responsible for comprehensive security work.

Just after they arrived in Houkun City from Xumi Star, home to the Helium Clan, Hydrogen Nian sensed a familiar disturbance. Having previously encountered the Wuming City Jigsaw Team on Taibai Star many times, he was wary. Sure enough, he later discovered that the disturbance originated from Guo Ling!

Therefore, after he reported the situation to Hydrogen Ao, Hydrogen Ao planned to take advantage of the situation and let Hydrogen Nian capture Guo Ling, and give him to the Carbon Clan as a "gift" to help Tan Guan and Tan Jia implement the most efficient plan - get the last two passwords of the central water supply system from Tan Ping's mouth and eyes, reopen the reservoir in this system, and then pour stimulants into it first, and after the system transports it to each terminal water pipe along with the water flow, pour in the sedative.

In this way, they can verify the effectiveness and side effects of these two products on embodied forms in the shortest possible time.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ling risked arrest to rescue Tan Ping as well. As the two of them escaped from the underground prison in virtual form, Hydron Ao happened to temporarily assign Hydron Nian something else—they had thought everything was set in stone. This single oversight caused the entire situation to develop in a different direction.

Hydrogen Ao was also a little anxious.

He already knew that the entire territory of the Hydrogen Clan had been closed, and that the Clan Leader Hydrogen Memory had arrived in the Helium Clan and formed a solid strategic alliance with the Clan Leader Helium A to investigate the existence of the Silicon Clan throughout the entire Helium Clan territory.

When he led his team out of Kunlun City, the Xumi Star of the Helium Clan, he had bet on the Carbon Clan and, in order to concentrate his superior forces, hadn't left any presence in the entire Helium Clan territory. If Hydrogen Memory and Helium A had quickly noticed this, the Helium Clan's territory would have been closed off—and the Silicon Clan in his body had been defeated by the Helium Clan's policy of scorching the walls and clearing the countryside the last time.

If the hydrogen and helium families close their doors to themselves, the purpose of spreading out in the universe again will be like a mirage.

In any case, action in the carbon family must be accelerated.

So, facing Tan Guan's inquiring gaze, Hydron Ao replied, "It would be best if we could catch that Tan Ping back."

Carbon Crown's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, "If you can do it, go for it!"

At this moment, a valiant and mature female voice rang out from under this huge secret dome: "You don't have to arrest me, I came here on my own."