Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing thought about it and agreed.

He examined his body and found that his internal energy had recovered considerably, and there were bandage marks on his body.

Then he began to look around. This place seemed to be a laboratory, with all sorts of instruments inside.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Ye Qing asked.

Z didn't look up. He said calmly, "According to the time, it should be 6 hours, 49 minutes, and 27 seconds!"

"Hmm?" Ye Qing's expression shifted. "It's been that long? I need to go out!"

“I suggest you rest a while longer before going out. Your internal energy is only about 20-30% full right now,” Z said. “You also have injuries. Going there won’t change anything.”

Ye Qing's expression shifted between light and dark. He had to admit that what Z said made some sense.

"How did you escape the pursuit of that blue iron lump?" Ye Qing asked.

“The power of technology is boundless,” Z said. “You only use Blue Crystal to absorb, practice martial arts, and power your exoskeleton devices, but its uses go far beyond that. For example, you can crush it with the instrument I invented and then reassemble it, just like those two sniper rifles in your Sky Net. Blue Crystal can be made into bullets, and of course, it can also be used to make explosives!”

“The full-force attack I used to save you just now was comparable to that blue iron lump!” Z said.

Ye Qing's expression shifted, and he asked again, "Why did you save me?"

“Two reasons,” Z said while treating Qi Ping’an’s wounds. “The first reason is that you promised me you would come with me to find your parents!”

"The second reason is..." Z smiled slightly. "I'm conducting a huge experiment, and you are now one of my samples. It would be pointless for you to die here now!"

Ye Qing's expression shifted. "An experiment? But Brahma has always wanted to kill me! You'd be so kind?"

“Although I am one of Brahma’s people, my relationship with them is merely one of cooperation. I provide Brahma with some research materials, and in return, they… give me a stable laboratory, like this place.” Z said, “Do you know where this is? I think you should all be very curious about why Louis Vigus and Van Guis both seem to have reversed their aging process?”

"Did you do this?" Ye Qing asked, her pupils shrinking.

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with me. I'm still young and not that heartless. I just want to tell you that this place is where Louis Vigus can regain his youth." Z smiled slightly and said, "It's a few floors below. If you're mentally prepared, I can take you to see it later!"

Throughout the entire conversation, he remained remarkably calm.

Ye Qing felt that this Z was a bit sinister; he couldn't figure him out at all what he was up to.

Back on the island of exile, he approached me once and said some strange things, saying he wanted to work with me to find his parents!

Then they talked about history, technology, and other nonsense.

Now, on the verge of death, he has actually saved me again.

"What do you mean by the experiment you mentioned?" Ye Qing asked.

"Do you remember what I told you on Exile Island? My biggest wish." Z placed Qi Ping'an's arm on the bed, then took off his mask, turned to look at Ye Qing, adjusted his glasses, and asked with a smile.

Ye Qing thought for a moment and said, "You said you also wanted to be like us martial artists, roaming freely!"

“Yes!” Z said, “I also want to become a martial artist. I’ve done research, and the cell activity of martial artists is more than ten times stronger than that of ordinary people. Super martial artists are even stronger. If a super martial artist doesn’t suffer from any health problems from war, he should be able to live to be around 120-150 years old in a normal life!”

“And after breaking through to the Super level, their lifespan might be even longer!” Z said.

“I’ve been researching this all these years,” Z said. “I hope that one day, an ordinary person like me can also walk the path of martial arts and be able to directly transfer your true energy to me, for example.”

Upon hearing Z's words, Ye Qing felt that the person in front of him was a madman.

“Unbelievable, right!” Z said, “But by now, I actually have some methods. In a while, maybe a month, maybe two or three years, but within five years in any case, I should be able to completely figure out this method!”

"So what? What does this have to do with your experiment?" Ye Qing asked.

Z smiled and said, "Ye Qing, the universe is so vast, don't you want to go and see it?"

"What is that?" Ye Qing asked.

He didn't know why this guy was talking about this just now, but now he's talking about something else!

“These iron lumps came from the stars, you know? This means that there are other civilizations in this endless starry sky,” Z said.

"So?" Ye Qing asked.

"So, I want to explore this vast universe in the future! I need a strong physique and formidable martial prowess." Z smiled slightly and said, "I need to live long enough to see more civilizations and more advanced technologies!"

"What does this have to do with the experiment you're going to do? Why am I a sample?" Ye Qing said.

“I want to conduct a social experiment, one that involves the entire world,” Z said. “Ye Qing, neither of us experienced the arrival of that blue iron lump thirty years ago, but we all know that that battle nearly wiped out the Heavenly Net!”

"As far as I know, Blue... is merely a not-so-powerful entity within that civilization," Z said with a slight smile. "Now that Blue has descended again, what do you think the casualties will be this time?"

"I don't know!" Ye Qing said.

"When all the iron lumps descend, say ten blue ones, a hundred blue ones, or even iron lumps of a much higher level than blue, do you think humanity on Earth will be able to withstand them?" Z asked, his eyes filled with boundless excitement.

"Would you like to hear my deduction?" Z asked excitedly.

Ye Qing looked at him.

Z said with a smile, "My guess is that humanity cannot be destroyed overnight. When these iron lumps descend upon the world, humanity will fall into chaos and flee for their lives. The rules that your Heavenly Net has painstakingly constructed will completely collapse. Driven by humanity's instinct to survive, the whole world will descend into chaos, probably before the iron lumps even make their move!"

"Human beings themselves may die first due to the competition for resources among themselves!"