Void Jigsaw Puzzle

When Zhong Chenmu appeared in Linjiang Tower, his face looked ashen.

He walked past Pierce's office without even glancing inside.

Pierce, who was sitting behind the desk, noticed the boy's absent-minded state, but did not stand up to greet him. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, walked to the bar, and poured himself half a martini.

He knew that time was running out for this young man.

"You're finally here. We hadn't heard from you for over a day, and you left so hastily yesterday. Do you know how worried we were..."

Guo Ling saw Zhong Chenmu and stood up to greet him, but before he could finish his words, he noticed that Zhong Chenmu's aura was not right.

Not only did his face look pale, but even his body was shaking, as if his soul had been taken away.

Guo Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he realized the seriousness of the situation.

He turned around and winked at Fan Ting: "Accompany Old Man Liu to look after the child first. Don't come out of the conference room for now."

Fan Ting also noticed something strange about Zhong Chenmu.

In the past, he would have waved and said hello, but today, he seemed to ignore everyone and just dragged himself over like a zombie.

She nodded at Guo Ling, stood up and walked into the meeting room.

Just now, after Zhu Tong dragged Old Man Liu in, neither of them came out.

She pushed the door open and looked inside, only to see the two of them concentrating on watching an animated movie, with Zhu Tong giggling from time to time.

Fan Ting breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to close the door.

Guo Ling stared at Zhong Chenmu and asked, "What happened? If you don't feel ready to tell us yet, take a break and don't try to handle everything by yourself. If you need any support, just let us know."

Zhong Chenmu forced himself to speak. "If I hadn't been ready, I wouldn't have come here at all. There's something very urgent and important going on, and we must make a quick decision. But before that, I have some bad news to tell you... The child's parents are dead. I saw their bodies with my own eyes."

He seemed to have used up all his strength to say the last sentence, and after finishing it, he collapsed and fell on the workstation beside him.

Although Guo Ling had been mentally prepared for such an outcome after analyzing the situation with Old Man Liu, he was still shocked when he heard the news.

Over the past few months, although they have understood and gradually accepted the disappearance of their relatives and loved ones, that was, after all, caused by a broken civilization and happened before the 'singularity moment'.

The disappearance and death of Zhu Tong's parents actually happened to them.

It seems that the civilization of Wuming City is facing unprecedented challenges.

And if the information conveyed by the Hydrogen Clan is true, the "cosmic rogue" Silicon Clan has obviously set its sights on Wuming City and has begun to take action.

The gap between them and the Hydrogen Clan is already huge. Now that they are facing the Silicon Clan head-on, do they have any chance of winning?

After the shock, feelings of grief and despair began to spread.

Guo Ling sat silently opposite Zhong Chenmu. The two looked at each other with tears in their eyes.

However, behind the wetness, Guo Ling saw a hint of stubbornness.

This stubbornness is like a tiny spark that has just been produced by drilling wood to make fire in a dry bush.

Then, it ignited the surrounding dead wood, gradually burned, and then grew rapidly with the help of the wind.

Yes, Zhong Chenmu's eyes were becoming more and more determined and passionate after being powerless just now.

This kind of determination and passion seemed to be contagious, causing Guo Ling's own eyes to begin to heat up. He felt that the shaky belief in his heart seemed to have gained some support, and the heavy feeling that had been suffocating him just now was also greatly relieved.

With his eyes focused, Zhong Chenmu stood up from his workstation.

He saw the number "111111110" that had just completed the jump in the system in his mind.

This was the highest value in the history of the system. He didn't know if it would get higher, but at least, for a nine-digit binary number, it was only one 1 away from the maximum value of "111111111".

This was an unprecedented challenge, and he had no other choice.

Blood debt must be repaid with blood. No matter what kind of advanced ethnic group you are, as long as you violate our bottom line and hurt our principles, we will fight you to the end!

Zhong Chenmu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Guo, you must know that from now on, in order to find our loved ones and complete the incomplete civilization, we must first survive. We are already powerless in the face of the Hydrogen Clan, and there are not many solutions. Now here comes the Silicon Clan, who are even more unethical and even all other clans are afraid of them. We have nowhere to hide, no way to avoid them, we can only resist and fight! I firmly believe that we have a chance, because the Hydrogen Clan and the Silicon Clan are not united, and even have a feud. The possibility of us surviving and growing strong in the cracks is not impossible, and it is even very high!"

Guo Ling was already infected by the young man's scorching gaze and the fighting spirit he exuded. A fire ignited in his chest, and he wanted to say a few passionate words like the young man before him, but in the end he just nodded: "When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. We will follow your instructions and work together."

"So, we need to tell Xiaotong this bad news right away. She was so determined to join us, so she needs to be prepared. We're really going to fight, not just play. If she can't make it through this, we'll have no choice but to give up. Of course, I'll also try my best to get her into a better team... because we'll no longer be an independent group."

Guo Ling was once again deeply shocked. Intellectually, he agreed to tell Zhu Tong about this matter as soon as possible. After all, such things would spread quickly. Instead of letting her learn the truth from others, it would be better for them to tell her first so that they could manage her emotions earlier.

However, he really couldn't understand why the advance team would no longer be an independent team.

"Wasn't it originally an independent team? Why are they taking away that independence now?"

Zhong Chenmu ignored Guo Ling and walked towards the meeting room where Fan Ting and others were.

He pushed open the door of the conference room and said to the inside: "We will have a meeting in this conference room in five minutes. I have something very important to tell you."

Zhu Tong turned around and shouted happily, "Brother Xiao Zhong is finally back! It feels like we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

After saying that, she closed the tablet, jumped off the chair, and rushed towards Zhong Chenmu.

Zhong Chenmu was in a complicated mood, but with a faint smile on his face, he opened his arms and hugged Zhu Tong in his arms.

He felt the fragile body of this seven-year-old little sister, and his belief in his heart was extremely firm.

At the same time, he silently said in his heart: "It has been confirmed that the universe gangsters have invaded Wuming City. It's your turn to take action."

He knew that Hydrogen Nian would not ignore this message.