Night, with few stars shining.
A bonfire emitted a warm glow, dispelling the night's chill. Yang Tao glanced at the progress of the Neutronium Collector.
In at most half an hour, he would obtain the first, and also the last, Neutronium Dust.
"Hey, what exactly is that machine of yours for?"
Lena asked curiously.
Yang Tao returned to the table, took out some roasted meat from his backpack, placed it on the table, and said, "Neutronium Dust, used to make various equipment."
"Neutronium Dust? What is that?"
"I'm not sure what exactly it is. For me, it's just a special material, like Dark Iron."
Yang Tao took a sip of steaming Knowledge Tea and asked, "You're not leaving? Aren't you afraid I'll be like those two ruffians we met before?"
"You? I am Lena! Do you also want to become scum?"
Yang Tao smiled slightly upon hearing this, pulled out a staff emitting a silvery-white light from his backpack, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll test if my spell works..."
"Arcane Interference..."
A beam of light hit Lena, startling her, but her body felt no discomfort.
"Level: Advanced"
"Attribute: Healing"
"Mana Cost: 30"
"Fires a beam of Arcane Interference. The target hit cannot use any energy for 331 (1% of HP) seconds."
"What kind of ability is this?"
"Arcane Interference. It just temporarily prevents you from using your abilities; it doesn't restrict your physical body..."
Upon hearing this, Lena immediately tried to connect with the engine hidden in her genes, but she found that while she could connect with the engine, she couldn't mobilize any energy at all. This discovery reminded her of the helplessness she felt when she was sealed.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Her originally beautiful face showed a hint of fear.
"Are you men always thinking about such things? Come on, I'll just... I'll just pretend I was bitten by a dog. Once I recover, I'll just blow up this planet!"
With that, Lena closed her eyes, appearing as if she would let him do whatever he wanted.
"What do you mean by closing your eyes and looking like you're giving up? I'm just experimenting with a spell. Can't you stop acting like a broken pot? I'm picky too! I don't just eat anything."
Lena immediately became furious upon hearing Yang Tao's words, revealing her true nature. She slammed her hand down on the table, and with a crash, the table shattered...
Fortunately, Yang Tao was quick. All the food on the table was put into his backpack.
"Hey, what do you mean? I am a God! A Goddess! Am I not beautiful? And you're still picky!"
"The table is worth 500 points. Also, a Goddess? A table-smashing Goddess? My little follower has more charm than you. Besides long legs, being tall, and being pretty, what else do you have?"
Lena looked at her long legs, snorted, and said haughtily, "You have good taste!"
"What are points? I'll pay you back!"
"Oh... a patrol spaceship is enough. Goddess, do you have the ship now or will you pay by card?"
Lena suspected her ears were playing tricks on her: "A patrol spaceship? Is this table made of gold?"
"As the saying goes, rarity makes something valuable. If you can find a table within a thousand meters, I'll eat these fragments."
Lena: "..."
"Fine, I'll figure something out!"
No sooner had she spoken than Yang Tao took out an identical table and placed it on the ground. The food reappeared on the table. If it weren't for the debris on the ground, Lena would have wondered if everything that just happened was an illusion.
"This table is worth 1000... And you're a Goddess from the Scorching Sun System, you wouldn't try to go back on your word, would you?"
The unspoken meaning was, you can run, but you can't hide.
"You..."
Lena sat back down in the chair and grumbled, "How could I? Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."
A few minutes later, the effect of Arcane Interference disappeared, and Lena could once again communicate with the Dark Dimension...
This made her breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Yang Tao was also very excited as he took out a small handful of black Neutronium Dust from the Neutronium Collector.
"Finally!"
"Is this the Neutronium Dust you mentioned?"
Lena walked closer curiously, looking at the Neutronium Dust in Yang Tao's hand, which was about the size of her pinky finger. She truly couldn't understand what use this thing had.
"You wait..."
Yang Tao put this thing into the Transmutation Tablet, then exchanged a large amount of dust and put it into the Crafting Table. Soon, a Neutronium Ingot, which would distort the surrounding space just by being held, was freshly made.
He put all of it into the Transmutation Tablet, then took out a small handful of Neutronium Dust and placed it on the crafting table.
"Lena, try to pick it up."
"You're looking down on me..."
Lena reached out her hand towards the Neutronium Dust, but the dust seemed to be stuck to the crafting table, not moving at all.
Even when Lena used Dark Energy, it was the same.
"This..."
Patting Lena's shoulder, Yang Tao chuckled, "It's fine if you can't; I won't laugh at you..."
Lena immediately retorted upon hearing Yang Tao's words, "This thing is too small; I can't get a grip on it. If you're so capable, you pick it up..."
A Neutronium Ingot, roughly the size of her forearm, appeared on the crafting table. Yang Tao made a welcoming gesture.
"..."
The unyielding Lena immediately reached out and grabbed the Neutronium Ingot. Fortunately, this thing was regulated by the rules of Minecraft, otherwise, with its density, even standing nearby would cause one to be torn apart by gravity.
"What... what the hell is this thing? Are you using some strange ability?"
"Don't worry, absolutely not."
Yang Tao reached out and directly picked up the Neutronium Ingot, tossing it up and down. He chuckled and said, "Guess how heavy this thing is?"
"I don't know, at least over a hundred tons."
"Heh heh, 320 million tons... Even the initial dust was 3.95 million tons. Also, let me tell you, the largest aircraft carrier on Earth is only about 60,000 tons. Of course, no matter how much more, it's impossible to have a 66-fold difference."
Lena watched the Neutronium Ingot flipping up and down in Yang Tao's hand, silently swallowed, and said, "This is impossible!"
"Don't think that just because I'm a Goddess, I don't know anything. If this thing really has such a density, the space here would have collapsed long ago."
"The power of the rules simply binds it."
Yang Tao put the Neutronium Ingot into his backpack. Now that he had the Neutronium Ingot, the next step was various singularities. Conventional mineral singularities were fine, but some special singularities were truly a headache.
"My business is done, and it's time for me to go. Are you coming with me to find Qiangwei and the others, or will you continue to escape reality on Earth?"
"I... I'm not escaping reality."
"Stubbornness won't change the facts, Lena."
Yang Tao looked up at the distant sky; a white spaceship flew from afar.
"If you don't like humans, you can simply leave. What does Xiong Bing Company, what does Earth have to do with you? Even Qiangwei, Cheng Yaowen, Ge Xiaolun, and so on, are just a bunch of mortals. You can completely return to the Scorching Sun System and continue to be your Goddess right now!"
"But you didn't. You still stayed on Earth. I think you already have the answer in your heart, you just don't want to face it."
Yang Tao walked over to Lena, chuckled, and revealed her truest thoughts.
"Regardless, now you have to face your enemy..."
The spaceship had already landed in front of them, and an alien wearing white armor descended from the ship.
Lena, who had been speechless from his words, glanced at the alien from the Taotie Civilization and said, "Why isn't he here for you?"
"Joke. I, Yang Tao, have always been kind to others. How could I have enemies?"
Even if there were, besides 'beasts,' other enemies would probably have grass three feet tall on their graves by now.
"Also, if you can deal with these guys, I'll give you 600 points. All in all, you'll earn 100 points."