Technological advancement begins with devouring.

"At most a year from now, or maybe sooner, a major crisis will erupt on Earth." Jiang Chen got straight to the point: "I've made a lot of preparations for this crisis, but I'm not confident I can resolve it. If I can't, then I'll have to rely on you."

"What exactly is the crisis? Why does it seem like no one else knows about it?" Luo Feng asked, frowning.

After leaving Ruins No. 9, Luo Feng had met quite a few people, but apart from Jiang Chen, none of the others seemed to show any anxiety about the impending crisis.

“A terrifying monster is about to be born, and I cannot stop it. Hmm... You also received the inheritance from the ruins, so you should know that the level above the God of War is called the ‘planetary level,’ and that monster is an existence that is above the planetary level, reaching the ‘stellar level.’”

Jiang Chen gave a brief answer without providing a detailed explanation.

The Golden Horned Beast was said to have emerged four days later in the waters near Hawaii.

But that area of ​​the sea is too vast; it would be almost impossible to find an egg there.

Jiang Chen deployed a massive number of deep-sea probes, but more than half a year later, he still couldn't find anything that resembled the Golden Horned Beast's egg.

For life forms of the size of interstellar behemoths, even an egg, once disguised, would be impossible to detect with Earth's technology.

Perhaps the probes Jiang Chen sent out have already passed by the Golden Horned Beast's egg countless times, but only mistook it for an ordinary rock.

Changing the subject, Jiang Chen continued, "I built this base to deal with that monster and create a powerful weapon of war. But I'm not confident I can defeat it. If I can't, Earth's hope rests on you."

"Me?" Luo Feng was completely taken aback.

Although he received the inheritance from Ruins No. 9, Luo Feng is currently only a peak War God, not even reaching the Planetary level.

Send him to deal with a stellar-level monster? Are you kidding me?

Luo Feng immediately frowned and said, "A stellar-level monster has appeared? Where did you get this news? Aren't the most powerful monsters on Earth just a few royal-level monsters? One of them was even killed by our gym leader. Could it be that some beast king in the ocean is about to break through?"

"No, they came to Earth from space. You don't need to ask about this anymore. I can guarantee it's true, and currently I'm the only one on Earth who knows this."

Jiang Chen didn't explain further, but simply said, "You are the only one who passed the death test of Ruins No. 9, and only you have the chance to obtain the true inheritance of that force. If you succeed, your strength can be improved in a short time, and you might have a chance to deal with that monster."

Luo Feng frowned as he looked at Jiang Chen.

After a long pause, Luo Feng asked solemnly, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"Would I joke about something like this?" Jiang Chen retorted.

Luo Feng stared at Jiang Chen for a while, seemingly trying to confirm whether what Jiang Chen said was true.

After a moment, Luo Feng nodded and asked, "What do I need to do?"

“This is Fog Island in Australia, you’ve been there before.” Jiang Chen tapped a few times on his bracelet, and a projected map appeared in front of the two of them.

Jiang Chen pointed to a location in Australia and said, "There is a powerful inheritance here, and I want you to find a way to obtain it. Of course, before you actually obtain the inheritance, you must pretend to know nothing about all of this, otherwise you may die there."

After a pause, Jiang Chen continued, "After receiving the inheritance, you have a maximum of one year to improve your strength. Within that year, you must reach the Stellar level, no matter what method you use."

"This..." Luo Feng's eyes widened as he looked at Jiang Chen in confusion and asked, "How do you know all this? Also, since there is such a powerful inheritance, why don't you go and get it yourself, instead of waiting for me to go?"

Jiang Chen, of course, wouldn't say that he didn't want to be around Babata, fearing that Babata would see through his secret. He casually made up an excuse, saying, "It's more suitable for pure mentalists and martial artists, while I want to follow the path of technology. That inheritance isn't suitable for me. Only you are the most suitable."

With the system at his disposal, Jiang Chen wasn't really interested in Hu Yanbo's inheritance; his only interest was in Hu Yanbo's legacy.

A sum of money measured in units of Chaos is a huge fortune, even for an immortal.

However, whether that inheritance falls into Luo Feng's hands or into his own, it makes no difference.

Given their relationship, if Jiang Chen wanted to borrow it, would Luo Feng refuse?

Luo Feng didn't think that much about it; he just looked puzzled, unable to understand why Jiang Chen knew so much.

Jiang Chen refused to elaborate, and knowing Luo Feng's nature, he wouldn't press for details. He simply said, "If it's not too urgent, I'd like to go home first and see my family. After all... what you've said seems quite dangerous, and I'm worried about what might happen..."

"You obtained the method to break through to the planetary level in Ruins No. 9, right? Go back and break through to the planetary level first, then set off as soon as possible."

Jiang Chen pointed to the fighter jet outside the base and said, "That fighter jet is yours to use. It's much faster than the King-level fighter jet in your Extreme Martial Arts Academy. You'll be home in less than an hour."

"Okay." Luo Feng was also decisive, without lingering, he flew directly to the fighter jet and quickly left.

Watching Luo Feng leave, a strange light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes: "Prepare for both possibilities. Hopefully, the outcome won't be worse than in the original story. Oh, and I should also inform Hong not to disturb Luo Feng for now..."

Perhaps because Jiang Chen's influence was becoming increasingly astonishing, Hong was quite easy to talk to.

After Jiang Chen expressed his desire to "borrow" Luo Feng for a period of time, Hong readily agreed.

Although he was very curious about the situation inside Ruins No. 9, there was no need to meet Luo Feng in person; having Luo Feng send the information from inside via email would suffice.

Hong was still willing to give Jiang Chen face for such a small matter.

"Now that Luo Feng's side is settled, I need to accelerate my own development. Although I haven't decided what kind of super weapon to build yet, the combination of technology and alchemy, along with extraordinary materials suitable for alchemy, is essential. Besides the monster materials from Earth, I remember there's also a batch of special metallic materials on Mars..."

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind. He summoned Jarvis and asked, "Jarvis, how's the spaceship's construction progressing? When will it be completed?"

"Master, it will be completed before the New Year!" Jarvis asked, "Master, should we adjust the priority?"

In the current task list, the spaceship under construction is the top priority. Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "No need to adjust, just complete it as soon as possible."