69: Chapter 69 The Outcast, Number 0!

Plague Divine Domain.

Chen Mo, who had just finished the Weekly Exam, returned once again to his own Divine Domain.

"Divine Lord, it was Blood One's uselessness."

In Blood Beast Canyon, Blood One lowered his head in shame, not daring to look Chen Mo in the eye.

"I don't blame you."

Chen Mo sighed softly, but he didn't say much more; this failure was also a form of motivation for Blood One.

"Refine that bit of divinity as soon as possible. Only then will you have the possibility of competing with that big fellow."

"Yes!"

Blood One finally raised his lowered large bald head, his eyes filled with the light of progression born from 'knowing shame and then finding courage'.

"Alright, you may leave."

Chen Mo waved his hand, while he himself walked toward the outskirts of Blood Beast Canyon.

"Welcome back. Time elapsed: 78 Divine Domain days. Divine Domain area +148 kilometers, Power Of Faith +1,357,800, total sub-race count +6,725, Tier 3 units +156, Tier 4 units +13, Tier 5 units +2."

Flipping through the Divine Domain log on the panel, Chen Mo arrived at the mountain hollow where the Blood Beasts were kept.

One could see that the area was divided into dense small squares of less than a hundred square meters.

Inside each small square were Blood Beasts, but besides adult Blood Beasts, there were also many cubs and some elderly Blood Beasts about to be 'released from the cage'.

The 'released from the cage' Chen Mo referred to naturally meant being converted into parasitic hosts.

In fact, in the face of the hundredfold time flow of the Divine Domain and the Chaos Blessing's tenfold growth efficiency, these creatures with an average lifespan of less than thirty years had at most a dozen days to live.

For the Plague Divine Domain, only viruses capable of constant self-replication could resist such terrifying erosion by time.

"Not bad. In less than a week, the number of Blood Beasts has nearly doubled."

Chen Mo was quite satisfied with the reproductive capabilities of the Blood Beasts. For a species bred as blood food, fast growth was perhaps one of its few merits.

"The first batch of Blood Beasts about to die of old age can begin conversion."

Chen Mo spoke softly, looking at a Tyrant galloping toward him from the distance.

"Yes, Divine Lord." The Tyrant responsible for guarding this area braked sharply, immediately kneeling to receive the order, its eyes becoming excited in an instant.

For a Mutated Species, living things were the food that accelerated the progress of mutation.

Of course, the current Mutated Species had already moved away from their original loose management.

In the plan established by the Divine Lord, every batch of Blood Beasts awaiting conversion would be provided with priority to the strong within the race and the Lickers about to complete their third mutation.

"Mm."

Chen Mo nodded, and his figure vanished instantly.

Compared to the reproduction issues of the Blood Beasts, he was actually more concerned about the Jikai Race side.

When Chen Mo appeared in Mech City, Number One sensed it instantly.

"Divine Lord, you've come."

Number One hurriedly ran out from the Command Tower at the very center of Mech City.

"Not bad, even better than I imagined."

Chen Mo looked around. In just a few days, the area of Mech City had already increased several times over.

"Thanks to the three hundred newly converted Research Subjects, with them here, our work efficiency has increased by more than 50%."

Number One spoke very seriously, while not forgetting to guide Chen Mo's gaze toward a large factory in the distance.

"The nutrient solution factory has also been upgraded. Now, not only are the raw material requirements lower, but the output has also increased more than tenfold, enough to satisfy those fellows in Blood Beast Canyon."

"Very good."

Although Chen Mo was looking at Number One, his Divine Sense had already reached the underground of Mech City.

Compared to the surface of Mech City, the signs of modification underground were actually much heavier; dense tunnels extended like spiderwebs to ten thousand meters below ground.

This wasn't just for mining. For instance, Chen Mo saw a massive cavity at the deepest part, where two or three hundred figures were constantly busy, along with many mechanical parts that were not yet fully completed.

"It's a bit of a waste of talent."

Chen Mo looked at the Research Subjects busy in the underground laboratory and couldn't help but shake his head with a light laugh.

The primary role of the Research Subjects was supposed to be researching Spirit Machine Armaments.

But now, these Research Subjects could only toil away producing civilian equipment like 'Portable Mining Machines', 'Magma Converters', and 'Automatic Ore Screening and Refining Devices'.

"Divine Lord, there is one more thing I need to report to you."

Number One's voice sounded again, and it was rare for it to carry a hint of 'unusual' emotion.

"What is it?"

Chen Mo looked at Number One, waiting for him to continue.

"Among the 7,400 Jikai Race members who completed the cataclysm this time, there is one..."

Number One's voice suddenly paused, and he hesitated for several seconds before continuing.

"One 'kin' has undergone an 'erroneous cataclysm'. According to the instructions of the Digital Pan-Will, I need to seek your permission before destroying it."

"Erroneous... cataclysm."

Chen Mo's eyes suddenly lit up.

In fact, compared to most viruses, digital virus alpha could be considered one of the most stable.

From its prototype to the current version, Prion X had undergone at least thousands of autonomous or human-intervened mutations, but digital virus alpha was still exactly the same as it was at the beginning.

"Is it the effect of the Chaos Blessing?"

Chen Mo's eyes grew even brighter.

"Take me there."

"Yes, Divine Lord."

Number One didn't say much regarding the 'joy' Chen Mo displayed.

Although according to the logic of the Jikai Race, all unstable factors should be directly eliminated, the Divine Lord's will stood above their logic.

Before long, Chen Mo was brought by Number One to the highest level of the Command Tower.

This was originally the place Number One used to set up the 'Heavenly Eye Detection System', but now it had been turned into a cage.

In the lightless room, a figure less than half the height of an ordinary Jikai Race member was curled up in a corner, its body trembling slightly.

"Clack..."

The mechanical gate slowly opened, and the corridor lights illuminated the dim room at this moment, while also lighting up the small figure curled in the corner.

She slowly raised her head, a pair of pale gold simulated eyes revealing a luster that other Jikai Race members did not possess.

That was... the fluctuation of emotion.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

Chen Mo's figure slowly approached.

Chen Mo looked at her, and she looked at Chen Mo, her lips trembling slightly as a voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz slowly drifted out.

"Divine Lord! Number 0... is not an outlier! Please... do not destroy Number 0."

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