19: Chapter 19: Perched high above the abyss, observing the gears of the universe's rise and fall!

Are you kidding me? A worldwide crisis was solved just like that?

Zhao Jinlong's mouth twitched as he felt a bit doubtful about life.

His eyes widened, and he couldn't speak for a long time, only muttering to himself, "It, it's really solved like that? We don't have to worry about being infected by the Crystal Disaster anymore?!"

His stuttering appearance made him look somewhat dazed.

[Zhao Jinlong: Aba Aba JPG.]

However, before he could continue speaking, he met 002's cold gaze.

"Do you have a problem with that?"

Frowning slightly, 002's cold voice rang out.

Causing Zhao Jinlong to shake his head like a rattle-drum.

None.

None.

What kind of opinion could he possibly have.

Even if he did, he would have to swallow it back down. Judging by the cold expression on the girl's face, Zhao Jinlong was certain that if he dared to question her a few more times, he would definitely experience the cruelty of the other party sweeping away the autumn leaves like fallen leaves.

For the association to solve the Crystal Disaster was as easy as pie, so dealing with him would just be a matter of convenience, right?

Zhao Jinlong shivered.

He quickly suppressed the imagery in his mind.

Compared to these, what he cared about more was actually the process by which the association solved the Crystal Disaster.

The mysterious Chaos Girl did not make a move; simply by having her subordinate men in suits equip the corresponding protective Gear and form a special operations team, they easily solved the Crystal Disaster that everyone feared and panicked over.

This was even more terrifying than the girl displaying powerful strength to shatter the Crystal Disaster core.

The latter!

Merely represented that the girl's strength was terrifying, adding another brick to her already formidable image.

The former!

Represented that the association possessed an extremely deep understanding of these anomalies.

Even the content blocked by the black squares in the Gear Live broadcast was understood by the association.

Otherwise, there was no explaining why the operations team had prepared protective Gear in advance that could effectively prevent the erosion of the [Crystal Disaster].

Right, Gear Live!

Zhao Jinlong's pupils constricted, his eyes suddenly lighting up as if he had thought of something.

The Gear! The infinitely mysterious Gear!

The Authorities had always tried to contact it, but could not find the slightest trace, having no direction even like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But the equally unfathomable association might know something.

After all, just from obtaining intelligence on the Crystal Disaster, one could tell that the association's foundation was quite extraordinary. Regarding these mysterious entities, they might have their own channels of understanding, and knowing a bit more couldn't hurt!

Anyway, trying wouldn't waste anything.

Holding this reckless mindset, Zhao Jinlong voiced the doubts in his heart.

But next.

The response from the "Chaos Girl" completely shocked him.

——

"Hmm?"

"The Gear? I know it! An old friend."

"It is a power within the association, one of the internal members of the association. It usually keeps a low profile, only likes observing things, and has a strong interest in the evolution of all things... Didn't I tell you?"

002 nodded.

It seemed as if she was just chatting casually, but what she said caused an earthquake in Zhao Jinlong's heart.

What?

The Super-A-grade "Gear" defined by The Authorities was actually a component inside the "Association"?

Hearing such big news abruptly.

Whether it was the Netizens or Zhao Jinlong, all of them widened their eyes in stunned silence.

Especially Zhao Jinlong, who knew the importance of the "Gear"; his scalp went numb. Good grief, the "Gear" that they had spent countless manpower and material resources searching for was right beside him the whole time?

If his brain hadn't flashed with inspiration and he hadn't taken the initiative to ask, who knew how long he would have been kept in the dark!

"These..."

"Are not important!"

Ignoring someone's resentful gaze, 002 waved her hand casually. "Its presence in the association is not high, and it is in a dormant state for most of the time. The content you saw is merely its passive perspective."

"Rather than saying it's showing you a live broadcast, it's more like it's using you to form its brand-new perspective, observing changes in the outside world while its main body is dormant."

"It instinctively observes the world and comprehends the evolution of situations, rarely taking the initiative to interfere with external objects. With its dawdling temper, you can just treat it as if it doesn't exist. Its internal code names within the association are Observer or Mechanical."

"..."

——

"An, Observer? So what we saw was merely the impact passively caused by it?"

"Holy crap, live streaming and science popularization, possessing such a magical and boundless ability, and it's actually just a member of the association? Is the composition inside the association this complicated? This is way too exaggerated!?"

"Hiss, I thought this was an alien civilization, but it's actually the association's power too?"

"The association really is even more awesome than we thought! Thinking JPG."

"..."

The rhetoric prepared by 002 was exposed under the gaze of everyone.

As expected, the Netizens were all dumbfounded.

The unfathomable Gear Live broadcast room was actually also shaped by a member of the association, and it was even the passive influence unconsciously emitted while the other party was sleeping.

This powerful strength had already exceeded the scope of their imagination.

And as an association composed of these powerhouses, its terrifying foundation was even more unfathomable.

While everyone else was dumbfounded.

Su Xiu also won big.

[Ding——]

[001 Mechanical Snail triggered massive emotional fluctuations, Emotion Points +8232]

[Emotion Points +12491]

[Emotion Points +7901]

[Pan-Human History Guardian Association triggered massive emotional fluctuations, Emotion Points +12011]

[Emotion Points +20338]

[Emotion Points +18102]

[...]

Relying on a wave of bullshitting and glib talk, he obtained a double harvest, which made Su Xiu very satisfied.

At the same time, it also made him more determined in his plan to turn the "Association" into a gold-plated brand.

Originally, it was just meant to act as a white glove to recover certain out-of-control sequence anomalies; he couldn't possibly do everything personally.

He didn't expect to have this kind of harvest.

He was now starting to change his plan a little bit.

His gaze flickered slightly as various thoughts flowed through his eyes.

However, before the vague outline in his mind could take shape.

002, who had transformed into a bat and left the cemetery, easily slipping away from the public eye, followed a mysterious perception and arrived at where Su Xiu was.

Swish——

Swish——

The bat flapped its wings and landed.

Large swaths of darkness aggregated into a new human figure.

002 walked out from within with elegant steps.

Slowly coming before Su Xiu.

"Master!"

"Mission accomplished, the item has been brought back."

Surging flesh rolled as the split body controlled by 002 pulled out a special device from its stomach pouch.

It was impressively the container sealing the Crystal Disaster core.

Unlike deployment.

If one wanted to recover a released sequence anomaly, it wasn't something that could be done just by lifting a finger.

It was necessary to dispatch the corresponding operations troops and even resort to force to solve it.

This was also the purpose of Su Xiu creating the association.

Just as 002 returned.

The long-dormant editor also began to fluctuate.

[Ding——]

[004 Crystal Disaster recovery successful]

[This compilation is complete, recording document]

[Archiving complete]

[Extracting corresponding abilities from the current document...]