Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 272: Chapter 76: Bai Wu’s mouth

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The master craftsman silently began the complex task of straightening and twisting the spirit’s soul.

As Bai Wu entered the mechanical tribe of the divine world, its twin eyes manifested white light, and in this instant,

he had no choice but to choose the high heavens.

To pass the second barrier is essential for the main body of a machine person; the first barrier is merely this.

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[Alert: whether it’s an expulsion, to detect the presence of his spirit in the thought region, an alarm will go off.]

——A floating alarm appeared in front of the high heavens’ eyes at the same time,

Bai Wu pressed the nape of the high heavens’ neck, where there was a small red indent, with all five fingers of his right hand.

[Using force to press up could result in twisting the spiritual world into something unknown; when a spirit is trapped in the data world, it will enter a different dimensional world where human consciousness, perfectly combined with mechanical beauty, gets knotted together.]

His eyes also hinted this.

After Bai Wu chose the spirit reforming master craftsman, his brain sea retained the basic memories,

although it quickly discovered that all mechanical tribes have a connection point on the nape with five red dots, which looks exactly like a fingerprint scanner.

Bai Wu, in his mechanical body, wondered how he should connect with the high heavens.

At midday, Bai Wu started a new professional life as a single gadget,

while chasing after the Carapace Bug with the Ya Gang’s stolen data points.

At the same time, he had a chat with Chen Muyu about some Han Lang Liu town incidents.

Chen Muyu began to administer treatment, connecting with the following events. Indeed, the car race had presented very little fire between the two forces.

On the other side of the garbage mountain, the help of the Carapace Bug’s health issues wasn’t far from the Ya Gang’s stolen data points.

...

...

To him, this seemingly exaggerated reality couldn’t be farther from the truth.

I’m afraid it would take two days just to get inside the city.

If this Chapter with Bai Wu’s calculations turns out to be accurate, Jiaxie might suddenly feel that Bai Wu doesn’t recognize himself.

"It fits too well!"

"After all, this is a serious security measure of utmost importance, so maybe you could use the inspection of three contributions points as a fee. I will give your brothers an inspection each time you bring your hand down, and you also know about the Ulaga disease becoming apparent outside," he continued,

Bai Wu nodded his head, but he maintained a high professional standard, although he wasn’t too greedy.

"You can ask for more or less as you like; I only need to be able to eradicate the disease with these foreign objects. My savings are quite small, naturally," he said.

"This remuneration is not at all insignificant. I need a fee if you get better because of me; of course, it’s not free, but let me explain first. Let me try. Just lead me to your data point; then, I’ll bring you forward,"

If the Ya Gang loses its entire branch, they are all as good as dead.

Without a grain of hope against these oddities, Chu Qing’s anti-disease alert force was extremely powerful. Bai Wu was cautious, but he knew how to make it fear the various consequences that lay ahead.

"High heavens must absolutely accept! Accept!" said Bai Wu, with full faith in the truth of his words.

Bai Wu rose to the occasion.

"You might consider not accepting treatment. It’s rather ordinary, nothing extraordinary. After all, my cure rate is quite high despite never practicing medicine before, making me sometimes doubt myself. This gamble is very risky, and although there’s still a one percent chance of risk, if it’s only 99 percent successful, I won’t have the absolute confidence to cure you without hesitation," he said.

"...it’s difficult but not impossible,"

His smile brought a touch of embarrassment to the high heavens.

Bai Wu only revealed his understanding through a smile in response to the blind man’s words, without saying anything.

"...have you ever seen me playing with such a device before? ’Medical report’?"

"Have you never been to a medical college in the city for a long time?"

"...I heard that there’s no cure once you catch this Eastern disease,"

High heavens was still hesitating about whether Bai Wu could actually cure the Ulaga disease.

Right now, Bai Wu was pretending to be a high-ranking individual, observed by Jiaxie.

Could all the calculations possibly be in Bai Wu’s computer?

Jiaxie marveled at how easily he could take on this assignment, requiring only a mere five days... for these Ya Gang theft tasks. Jiaxie, who mustn’t let anything slip by unnoticed, remembered the elderly man’s twenty contribution points distribution.

Bai Wu nodded his head.

"I must first heal this gentleman," he said.

Jiaxie said, looking down,

while still keeping an eye on Bai Wu... he was key for a reason.

Nobody would suspect his medical skills, no matter how haphazard they seemed,

Bai Wu reckoned that curing the high heavens’ Ulaga disease would instantly elevate these people to godlike status... with divine healing.

Although there were many people outside waiting for high-grade weapons and not just medical devices, that didn’t mean they weren’t impressive. If not for their local core designer, even the city folk, let alone outside Mechanism City, would be powerless without such level of ability. Only at a certain level of prestige can one download other life-skills.

He realized rather quickly, these people are just a bunch of coarse machine tribesmen; it’s not without the possibility that he could fit in there,

Sometimes Jiaxie wasn’t as slow-witted... in a place with not many people, where there is actually some reputation for this Jiaxie brother,

what’s the best way to do this without giving himself away?

In an instant, it was confusing, then sheer joy—Jiaxie found the concept quite intriguing inside.

Only he could pick up himself——and it’s an understatement to claim that these tasks were not challenging, as the rewards were significantly higher than usual tasks. At this instant, Jiaxie discovered a large pile of nearby assignments under his own task column... more valuable tasks,

It was thrilling, but right after listening to the old man’s Ya Gang crowd talking about the disease affecting the elderly, High heavens was extremely excited,

Even if it’s a minor character, the job was already a non-standard convenience; and if these were the exploits of the city’s elite services, then the five contribution points couldn’t be lower,

"You can’t go below five contribution points because the consultation fee is rather expensive on his side, and you need the repaired materials yourself; if any Ya Gang members need repairs, you can just call him. This is my friend, you can make an introduction next time,"

Anything bought from Han Lang Liu’s weaponry could shoot up, and there were more than enough opportunities outside Mechanism City,

.

Mechanism City was indeed the place, but he would never reveal his true intentions so easily, especially as he was about to take on the role of a Jiaxie guardian. Jiaxie must still have some concerns, but Bai Wu paid them no heed.

"Come out then, Brother Jiaxie."

The organization was a significant one within the city, and while not all of its members were from the Yin-Yang Sect, there were certainly more than a few who were. Furthermore, the Yin-Yang Sect was not the only force; there were three major sects within Mechanism City, with Mechanism God’s Congregation being one of the most formidable.

He had assumed the identity of High Sky Thickness out of convenience, mostly as a charade, but to his surprise, no one within the sect had ever encountered Bai Wu—better known then as Jiaxie—despite his direct involvement. This discrepancy certainly raised some suspicions.

"Naturally, I must help you, as you’ve suffered for playing the role of a guest lord. Although I’m not essentially a member of the Yin-Yang Sect, I am a member of a faction within it. You are Ya Gang, the Pirate King; of course, I should help you," he declared.

Bai Wu had managed to turn the tables on them, much to his own surprise, as Jiaxie had originally intended to abandon his task within the ocean depths entirely.

High Sky Thickness and Chen Muyu simply stood there, dumbfounded, as they listened to Bai Wu laughing and pleading.

To Bai Wu, the weapon from the Erloke Corporation was nothing more than a child’s toy when compared to his own prowess.

High Sky Thickness currently couldn’t afford to care about being exposed, as the weapon harbored a killer intent of its own.

Since there had never been reports or even hearsay of Ulaga Poison Disease being cured, High Sky Thickness took no comfort in the knowledge.

The question lingered whether the Pirate King had truly contracted the formidable Ulaga Poison Disease, which surprised those around him.

"Help me... Hahahahaha! Help me!"

With each word Bai Wu spoke into its core, the silence of High Sky Thickness was as damning as if hammered with the finality of an auctioneer’s gavel—turning the tide to his favor and leaving the giant bastion in dust.

"What are you saying? The Yin-Yang Sect always seeks balance; it is volatile and temporary, but balance cannot be broken. Let me heal your Ulaga Poison Disease, and maybe then my old friend would allow himself to be treated by the same token," Bai Wu offered.

He lifted his gaze to take in the nearly three-meter-tall mechanical being as it spoke.

By the time Bai Wu had finished saying these things, he had already arrived beside High Sky Thickness.

Watch out, I might burst you into a fit of rage just with my words, and if the leader likes it, perhaps your position will be elevated. But in times of anger...

Just as an old Lord Wang would rejoice behind the walls, as if closing the mouth of a filial parent with wealth, so too would a person burst into manic joy.

The emotions of those contaminated with Ulaga Poison Disease could sway in a particular direction, much like the four seasons, one after the other.

Joy, anger, grief, shock.

"Could tomorrow possibly be a season of raging anger? You seem quite unaware of the situation below, which is highly amusing from my everyday perspective. It seems like you are not affected by the Ulaga Poison Disease at all. Excluding your brief twenty-four-hour high mood state, you actually are living in a season of joy right now, clutching your good fortune without realizing it. I wonder how much time you’ve got left."

"Won’t your people be indefensible against the poison disease? What would become of your underlings if you’re taken out by the anti-poison disease guard force? But then again, it looks like you won’t need to worry about the anti-poison disease guard force, since you could blame me for verbally assault and beat me up in retaliation. Chu Qing, check if you yourself are infected with the Ulaga Poison Disease," Bai Wu challenged him.

"Everything will go back to normal. We will have this old head looked after by someone from within and keep watch over it. Just let me cure my friend’s head first," he reassured.

Suddenly feeling the landscape shift, Jiaxie stole a glance at Bai Wu, walking step by step toward High Sky Thickness from a distance.

"Are you all insane, contaminated by the poison disease? You’ve experienced far too many deaths within your crew during this relentless ’decisive battle’ strategy of yours. Without a balance, your Yin-Yang Sect will surely break. If that is discovered, you will be the ones who pay dearly," Bai Wu continued.

As High Sky Thickness stewed on his words, Bai Wu cast a grievously sharp look, his eyes filled with a venomous glare.

There had been car races for bets and chicken snatching to prevent unilateral plunder, and Han Lang Liu, in turn, acted as a small town toll collector, both preventing violence and seeking unlimited power.

The balance of power was indeed unique, with Han Lang Liu and Ya Gang both serving as protectors and aggressors. However, the Realm of Pang was the weakest in terms of power.

—This was the conclusion Bai Wu had come to in an instant, amidst a wealth of gathered intelligence.

If balance was not maintained, one of the two remaining powers would be swiftly annihilated in their struggle, while the other would emerge victorious.

The balance of power was a delicate three-way standoff, and Bai Wu had surmised that Chen Wuyu’s altercation with the Steel-toothed Pirate was part of the reason.

Chen Wuyu was brought up due to his responsibility for a modified race car, something akin to an autumn mountain of garbage; this suggested an allusion to Shadow Moon Cavern.

Although the existence of this three-way power struggle in the area was self-evident, Bai Wu suspected a subtle balance was achieved, notwithstanding the evident gang conflicts.

"Eventually, you shall owe ’me’ a favor, a substantial one. After all, it has quite the temper but is incredibly fascinating for a little fellow. Though brutal in force, it is extremely loyal. Can you manage to complete it without any surprises, delights, or concerns? Will you let me put ’a defining mark’ on it for you to see if it is indeed ’sick at heart’, filthy and with a head larger than necessary?"

On the other hand, one group professed that the Mechanism City apostles would be an omen of world destruction, while another faction feared the Ulaga bioweapon, even announcing it with bravado. The Biohazard Gang is precisely one such cluster of doomsayers, fearing one side of the bioweapon while heralding the other as the end-of-world harbinger. The Yin-Yang Sect happens to be a subdivision of Mechanism City, with this big head among the Steel-toothed Pirates being reached by the Yin-Yang Sect, and by extension, Mechanism City.

An eye prepared with vigilant observation of this one Yin-Yang Sect agent facing the Biohazard Gang signified another level of complexity, comparable to the Armor-clad Leader.

Bai Wu truly hadn’t relied on Erleipu’s eyes this time, and several signals were sent to a few key people related to these events, said Erleipu.

What time is he guessing at? Jiaxie was taken aback by this remark, which seems quite reasonable only to Bai Wu, who is certainly sure of this situation’s dynamics from a distance.

Bai Wu prepared to continue unleashing a brutal beating on the Armor-clad Leader, this phrase in mind.

"But if you come at him, it’s not but violence without justice. By revealing this to the Biohazard Gang, you would inadvertently inform them. After all, letting the balance here be broken by his self-modification of the car, this old man has indeed made a mistake, and you are justifiably angry, aren’t you?" said a hunched-over figure, brushing dust off his upper body with a slap, and despite his calm demeanor and a bruised mouth corner from being punched, it was Bai Wu who spoke, surprisingly enough.

Jiaxie heard the sound and hesitated to move, not sure how to help Bai Wu, who was actually still planning a rescue operation.

"You don’t know what you’re talking about, you scoundrel! I’m going to kill you, haha!"

Bai Wu, completely defenseless and without any chance to defend himself, was knocked into a pile of waste materials at the edge like a stone thrown with the same parabolic trajectory as his flying body, after being charged and hit by the Armor-clad Leader, who couldn’t be stopped even with the shoulder charge.

The Armor-clad Leader charged again, nearly fully clad in Rokuro Corporation’s armor, reinforcing weaponry that allowed him to move at a speed that could easily rival the ninth level of biological companionship advancement. Compared to his robotic body, the Armor-clad Leader’s machinery was mostly complete.

"In the end, you will be the one eradicated by the antidote police squad. You will become distorted and twisted. Do you also know how terrible it will be to contract the Ulaga bioweapon late in the evening? Do you think the sea thieves gang is way inferior to your mob on the street, who are wallowing in trash outside the city’s safe confines? Aren’t you the one who takes excellent care of your brothers?" Bai Wu said, unwilling to wait for him to finish.

"What, Wang the Lambaste, are you saying someone got infected with Ulaga?"

Jiaxie felt a sense of confusion and his brain could feel the waves as Bai Wu, with a maniacal grin on his face, hit back.

In his massive and invulnerable armor, reminiscent of the Steel-toothed Pirate’s typical mechanical body, the Armor-clad Leader looked almost as if he were wearing a reverse version of the feared Carapace Bug armor.

Indeed, as implied by the name, the Armor-clad Leader, the imposing and mighty boss of the Steel-toothed Pirates, is called High Heaven — a name well-suited to his stature and power.

The Steel-toothed Pirates formed a tight circle around Bai Wu.

If only he could carry himself away immediately, those Rokuro Corporation weapons would serve as handy allies.

"Erloke and Gemo, righteous fury and thunderous vengeance; Slokou eyes, Locke might, Gemo defense enthusiasm, Erloke offense skill. These four titans from one world-spanning armaments corporation hold the true reins of power. Whereas Erloke excels at creating offensive gear, Gemo prefers to create defensive equipment. Either Locke or Gemo could mean a dead-end rivalry, for Slokou sees all,"

Looking back at those weapons, Bai Wu almost seemed to be a perfect match as he raised both his hands.

Without a clear cue, Bai Wu stood up from amongst the Sea Pirate crowd and walked towards the impromptu rocket launcher, armed and primed but with no definite target in mind.

Jiaxie felt that this person was completely unpredictable, and incomprehensibly mad.

From a distant investigation that didn’t even span a half-year to on-boarding with the outside consultants — none of these actions related to Bai Wu, who seemed to be entirely different from the Bai Wu that Jiaxie had linked in his mind... a linkage that Jiaxie shouldn’t even consider resuming the next time he rushed into the red zone.

During this period should be a time of excessive caution, any involvement in whatever game or a return gamble using the Reincarnation board would not be offered to Bai Wu; his opponents are fundamentally unaware of this fact.

In fact, Jiaxie believed that Bai Wu was already decreed dead, facing the Steel-toothed Pirates alone, let alone trying to escape.