hsntnovel Chapter 2600 Crossing Species
Chapter 2600 Crossing Species
Chapter 2600 Crossing Species
Han Li was quite familiar with Qu Jianlei's situation; this guy hadn't fully recovered, yet he insisted on divination.
However, he also understood that Qu Zhenzun's actions were intended to dampen the spider's arrogance, not to recklessly show off.
The current deficit has not been fully recovered, and after the divination, we went into battle again. It would be better to take a short rest.
Qu Jianlei also believes that the computing unit and the warship will take another year to be delivered, so there is no need for everyone to rush the time.
What's remarkable is that the spider was actually willing to take the initiative to cooperate, which means it has at least figured out its own position.
So, everyone reduced their frequency of attacks, basically playing once every month or so, taking it slow and steady.
After three consecutive battles, a new situation arose: the clones of the human-faced bee began to roam around recklessly.
Clearly, although its main body has perished, there is still some connection between its clones.
Upon discovering the loss of three powerful clones, the remaining clones, whose consciousness still remained, clearly panicked.
However, it's better if these clones don't take any action; once they do, their strength is exposed.
Of the remaining clones, only one possessed the cultivation level of a near-soul-splitting cultivator, while the other four were at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
Spider didn't bother to calculate the fate of other Nascent Soul level or even lower clones, simply stating that they were no problem.
As mentioned earlier, the competition among those who worship incense to become deities is quite fierce.
Those Nascent Soul clones are unlikely to pose a threat to the human race and will most likely be devoured by other insectoids.
So, only two more battles remain.
In one battle, they annihilated the near-Nascent Soul stage cultivators, leaving four Nascent Soul peak cultivators, who were then divided into four groups by the Five True Venerables and killed simultaneously.
Qingkong, Jin Ge, and Xi Wu all acted alone, while Han Li accompanied Qu Jianlei, along with the Three True Venerables of All Things and the Spider.
Unfortunately, despite killing all nine clones, they still failed to discover any significant treasure.
But it doesn't matter anymore. The alien bees that were originally planned to take five years to subside actually took a little over two years in total.
Even if you add two years for travel, it still won't be five years.
Qu Jianlei and Han Li had completed their missions and could have considered returning.
However, when receiving the computing unit and the warship, the big-headed butterfly suddenly appeared.
It timidly indicated that it wanted to buy some more supplies, but the cost wouldn't be much, not even as much as a legion-class warship.
Xiao Hu is really getting a bit cocky. He thinks such a large sum of money isn't much.
However, Qu Jianlei didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, he asked, "Did you buy this for the spider?"
“It’s for me,” the big-headed butterfly hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned around, “The Spider Lord… teaches me how to get distracted.”
"You two are really..." Qu Jianlei was speechless, "...truly crossing ethnic boundaries in your feelings!"
“No, that’s not true,” the big-headed butterfly said, spinning its wheels a little faster. “It was the one that tried to take control of me first…”
This spider was no pushover; after arriving in the Empire, it wandered around and discovered the existence of the small lake.
In fact, given the current characteristics of artificial intelligence, many True Beings will find something amiss—it doesn't quite resemble a spirit.
However, with Qu Zhenzun protecting him, he claimed it was a spirit of the artifact, and even if others had doubts, they wouldn't take it seriously anymore.
Anyway, at most he's at the Nascent Soul level—but he might not even be that high, so is it really necessary to target him like that?
It's true that some artifact spirits are quite peculiar, and exceptions are not uncommon.
But the spider was different; it was at the Nascent Soul level and clearly sensed the problem with the small lake.
Spiders have almost no taboos when it comes to doing anything except targeting human cultivators—they even once wanted to devour the Azure Dragon.
After careful examination, it discovered that the spirit was not only weak, but also seemed to be an illusion!
Spiders have devoured other lives and souls more than once or twice.
It could intuitively sense that this thing not only had no taste, but even if it were devoured, it would probably not benefit it in any way.
In fact, even if it were quite delicious, it wouldn't swallow it whole; it couldn't afford to offend the spirit master, Qu Zhenzun.
But what Little Lake could do really intrigued it—how could you control so many ordinary weapons?
The spider wasn't just curious; for a creature at the quasi-divine realm, understanding other methods of manipulation was also essential.
Of course, no matter how much it wanted to, it wouldn't dare cross the line—there was no need for it to provoke Qu Zhenzun.
But it was still genuinely curious about how the other party had managed to do all that.
So it secretly hijacked a piece of digital information.
Although the spider doesn't understand artificial intelligence, it is all too clear about how these fragments of consciousness operate.
So much so that after it intercepted a piece of information, neither Qu Jianlei nor even Xiaohu realized it.
The spider's methods were also quite formidable; it managed to block this information from being communicated with the outside world.
In other words, Xiaohu's clone was locked in a dark room and couldn't ask for help from the outside world.
Even more amazingly, the spider, without any instruction, had a natural talent for understanding digital life and secretly stole a company-class ship, implanting fragments into it.
Then, it began to coerce and entice the other party to hand over power—you watch from the sidelines, I'm going to pilot this warship!
However, although this piece of digital information cannot even be considered a complete copy of Xiaohu, it is exceptionally stubborn.
Strictly speaking, Xiaohu's setup of the subroutines was so perfect that it would absolutely not allow anyone to use it to inquire about core secrets.
So the message this segment is sending to the spider is: Don't even think about taking control, I'll just confess!
The spider didn't think that revealing itself was a big deal—you're not even a clone, you just quietly disappeared, who would care?
Let alone Qu Zhenzun, even your own spirit mother body might not discover this for a long time.
However, Spider didn't want to make the relationship that way, because it wasn't necessary, was it?
It explained its request, saying it was purely out of curiosity and wanted to try out other ways to control its clones.
The key point is that it implies: I'm not here for nothing... If you have any questions, you can ask me.
For example, after being a spirit for so long, don't you want to control some kind of life form and secretly go out to play for a while?
This suggestion hit Xiaohu right where it hurts!
Big-headed Butterfly was so obsessed with this that even this short fragment of data was moved by the suggestion.
Then the two sides communicate with each other to obtain more information.
The "face" issue that Qu Jianlei had previously questioned was indeed the message that Xiao Hu had conveyed.
However, Little Lake did not come away empty-handed—as a digital life form, how could it possibly do a losing business?
Big-headed Butterfly learned a lot about distraction, which may not be applicable to the boss, but it is definitely worth learning from.
To be honest, the intelligence of spiders is a bit hard to describe; at the very least, it's highly erratic and extremely unstable.
But Xiaohu didn't think so, because the other party could actually understand what "independent consciousness" meant!
The spider complained with some regret: I wouldn't say I have independent consciousness, but I'm glad that I still exist.
The big-headed butterfly had absolutely no intention of betraying its leader, but it developed a deep empathy for the spider.
In terms of cultivation, the other party is its senior, but its understanding of the world... is just so-so.
After hearing its explanation, Qu Jianlei remained somewhat silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.
"It's not that I haven't thought about your matter, it's just that I've been busy lately, as you know, I haven't been able to take care of it!"
"Boss, what are you saying? I didn't mean to blame you," Big-Headed Butterfly said, spinning around again.
“You said it yourself, if I understand the concept of distraction, I can help you, and I’m trying my best.”
“That’s right, it’s none of your business,” Qu Jianlei waved his hand. “Actually, when I went to the Dead Zone, I even thought about trying it.”
Upon hearing this, the big-headed butterfly immediately stopped spinning. "The Dead Zone?"
“Yes,” Qu Jianlei nodded, “I was mainly worried that you wouldn’t adapt well.”
"I can't adapt!" The big-headed butterfly's body began to spin wildly. "Let me possess the Crystal Clan? Don't even think about it!"
“That’s also a form of life,” Qu Jianlei said casually. “You’ve never had an independent personality, why don’t you give it a try?”
“I would never try,” Xiaohu answered without hesitation. “If I can’t be a human being, I’d rather I’d never have lived!”
"I know!" Qu Jianlei nodded slightly. There was nothing he could do; starting from too high a point easily led to similar confusion.
"You know?" Big-headed Butterfly said, somewhat annoyed. "Then what are you saying? Who are you insulting?"
“I know you have high aspirations and it’s not suitable for you, which is why I didn’t tell you. But at the time, I really felt it was a choice.”
"Taking over the body of a Crystal Clan member isn't actually difficult; it's just that your pride has to be taken into consideration..."
"Don't treat people like this," the big-headed butterfly said, spinning wildly. "I know you meant well, but can you please stop insulting people?"
"Do you think I want to?" Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes. "Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you. What do you want to buy?"
He never ignored Xiaohu's needs and kept making various attempts.
However, the two of them were too familiar with each other, and Qu Jianlei knew very well about this guy's aesthetics and values.
To be honest, he really thought that the Crystal Clan was very suitable for the Big Head Butterfly—the conversion difficulty was the lowest.
However, he also knew that Xiaohu would never agree, which is why he didn't mention it.
Now look what's happened! A spider just said a few words, and this guy actually thinks he's found a kindred spirit!
Is it the aura of a great ruler? Qu Jianlei believes it's necessary to let it know: I've always been thinking of you, but I'm not interested in using my words!
“I just wanted to find out about the distraction,” Xiaohu repeated, “it’s for your own good.”
“We’re both doing this for each other’s good,” Qu Jianlei nodded, “but the outside world is very complicated.”
"I'm not some leaky little cotton-padded jacket... Of course I know that!" Xiaohu was about to explode. "My IQ is very high!"
"Or do you want to buy something?" Qu Jianlei didn't want to argue with it anymore. Little cotton-padded jacket... Do you even have a gender?