78: Chapter 78: The matter is settled, time to head to the Taklamakan Desert! The bewildered Old Taoist Xu Que!

After entering the control room of the flagship, Chu Xiao spent only a short time learning before he masterfully grasped the control methods for the entire Giant Cosmic Warfleet.

This was all thanks to the [Infinite Comprehension] Golden Finger. Otherwise, even if Chu Xiao held the authority over the [Giant Cosmic Warfleet], he would have had no idea how to operate it.

Or rather, the power he could exert while controlling it would have been greatly diminished.

After all, what lay before him were hundreds of thousands of space battleships of all sizes!

What kind of concept was that?

If every battleship required a few people to operate, it would take millions of people to fully control the fleet.

However, it wasn't a big problem.

These space battleships were very advanced. Besides manual control, they could also be given instructions to operate in an unmanned mode. The disadvantage was that it was too rigid; even with human-like settings, it couldn't compare to being controlled by a real person.

There was no doubt about it—this choice was the right one!

“The [Giant Cosmic Warfleet] is indeed excellent, but I can't stay inside and control it every day!”

“System, help me purchase the [Super-powered Robot A-Li]!”

Chu Xiao rubbed his chin, suddenly remembering that there was a super robot in the Golden Finger prize pool earlier. The price wasn't expensive either, only 10,000 pleasure points.

[Ding!]

[10,000 pleasure points consumed!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining [Super-powered Robot A-Li]. Would you like to materialize it immediately?]

[Current pleasure points balance: 72,910.98]

The System's voice flashed by.

Chu Xiao said, “No need to ask, just materialize it!”

At this moment, he felt a little excited.

Super-powered Robot A-Li from the future... with such a nice name, it must be a beautiful girl. Maybe even a cat-girl or a fox-girl.

Just as he was thinking about it...

A light screen appeared before his eyes. Within the screen, a humanoid creature was materializing bit by bit. First came a pair of furry animal ears that looked very much like fox ears.

“As I thought! It's a half-human, half-beast animal-type robot!”

“No doubt about it! Definitely half-human, half-fox!”

“...!”

Chu Xiao rubbed his hands together.

Immediately after.

His expression suddenly turned a bit sour.

Beneath that pair of furry fox ears was not a peerlessly beautiful angelic face, but the face of a handsome, dashing, and somewhat wicked-looking man...

In the blink of an eye, the materialization was complete.

A male robot with fox ears appeared before him. He had a high bridge on his nose, narrow fox eyes, delicate features, and a tear mole under the corner of his eye, accentuating his extraordinary handsomeness...?

What the hell?

Why is it a male robot?

This must be a Golden Finger item pulled from a female-oriented web novel!

“First meeting, Master, please use me to your heart's content!”

A-Li knelt on one knee.

Chu Xiao: “...First meeting, no need to be so polite! From now on, you'll help me take over this Space Battle Fleet! Contact me immediately if anything happens! Also, don't run around. For now, stay parked above Jianghai City and watch the house for me! Monitor the Yuhuwan Villa area for any situation, especially the small shack in the backyard—absolutely do not let anyone in!...”

After a series of instructions.

“Understood! Master! A-Li will definitely not let you down!” A-Li nodded seriously and began attempting to take over the Space Battle Fleet.

Chu Xiao also granted him partial control over the battleships.

He gave a few more instructions.

“Familiarize yourself here first! If anything happens, just contact me!” Chu Xiao chose a small space battleship to use as his means of transportation.

Before leaving Jianghai City, he didn't forget to bring Old Taoist Xu Que along.

Poor Old Taoist Xu Que hadn't even woken up yet!

A few minutes later.

Above the Taklamakan Desert, a rift opened. A cold, Black-Armored Battleship flickered faintly, and two figures fell from it.

Chu Xiao landed slowly while holding Old Taoist Xu Que. A heatwave hit him, and the dry climate made him feel a bit uncomfortable. As expected of a desert region, it was like a furnace.

Besides the scorching heat, this area was also filled with a dense aura of Fire-element Spiritual Qi. The concentration of Qi was many times higher than in Jianghai City.

“Master, wake up...”

“Master? Get up to take a piss!”

Chu Xiao called out a few times and patted Old Taoist Xu Que’s cheek.

“Huh?”

“Take a piss?”

Old Taoist Xu Que opened his eyes dizzily, staring at the incredibly hot sun in the sky. His aged eyes were filled with bewilderment and confusion.

What's the situation?

It's daylight?

When did I fall asleep?

Why does my face hurt so much!

Where is this?

A desert?

Questions popped up one after another in Old Taoist Xu Que's head. He looked around and subconsciously patted his own face, crying out, “What's going on! Where is this!”

Chu Xiao rubbed his nose and smiled. “Uh! This is the Taklamakan Desert basin!”

Old Taoist Xu Que: “...????”

The old fellow looked completely dumbfounded.

Chu Xiao said, “Master, you suddenly fell asleep yesterday and couldn't be woken up no matter what. Then Chu Chen came, and I killed him. After that, I called a plane and it brought us to the Taklamakan Desert! That's how it happened, and that's the whole process! Do you have any more questions?”

Old Taoist Xu Que felt like his brain had stalled. He froze for a long while before spitting out a sentence: “Let your Master cast a divination!”

The black turtle shell shook, and several copper coins clattered onto the ground. He squatted and looked at them for a long time, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter. When he turned to look at Chu Xiao, his eyes were full of shock.

“Master, what did you calculate?” Chu Xiao asked with a smile.

Old Taoist Xu Que swallowed hard and quickly waved his hand. “Nothing! You're looking for your grandfather's corpse, right? Let me cast another divination!”

He performed the divination again.

According to the hexagram, Old Taoist Xu Que quickly locked onto the location of the Tomb of King Guigui. He said, “Follow me!”

Chu Xiao followed behind, thinking that this divination technique was truly impressive. He quickly asked, “Master, when you have a moment later, why don't you teach me this divination technique?”

“No!” Old Taoist Xu Que immediately shook his head with a very serious expression.

Chu Xiao was puzzled. “Aren't you my Master? It's only natural for a Master to teach his disciple skills!”

“I can teach you any other skill, but I cannot teach you this Art of Divination and Calculation! This art is too dangerous and will bring heavenly retribution! Dying without heirs is a common occurrence! Most importantly, it shortens one’s lifespan! It's not that your Master is stingy, it's just that there's really no need for you to learn this!”

Old Taoist Xu Que said with a smile, while in his heart he was still thinking about the previous divination, still feeling lingering fear.

This boy is truly a Heaven-Defying Prodigy!

He actually managed to slay the Chu Family Old Ancestor, that immortal monster!

It simply defies all logic!

What kind of disciple did I, this old Taoist, take in? If he were to learn this divination and calculation art on top of everything else, it would be unthinkable!

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