316: Chapter 316 Ideas and Another Challenge to the Truth Chess Game

"Of course, rest assured."

Hearing this, Zhang Huaiyuan looked at the Statue of Liberty before him with some surprise.

It seemed that after constructing her body, she had become much more confident, giving him a feeling just like when they were in the Free Star Alliance.

This was a good thing.

"Then I will leave it to you."

Zhang Huaiyuan smiled gently and confirmed once more.

In fact, at his current level, if he were to truly face an assassination like the last one, no amount of preparation would be useful; it was merely for peace of mind.

Since the Statue of Liberty had volunteered, he would let her be.

"I will not let you down, sir."

The Statue of Liberty's eyes sparkled, as if she had accepted some noble mission, and she became excited all of a sudden.

"Just do your best."

Zhang Huaiyuan chuckled as he added this, then glanced at the end time of the Ascension Battlefield, touched his left wrist, and said:

"Asroth, remind me to come out of seclusion in three years and six days."

"Understood, Master."

The integrated device on his left wrist lit up slightly, and Asroth's solemn voice rang out.

"The new algorithm will be passed on to you after the Statue of Liberty verifies it. Just wait a few more days."

Looking at the seemingly reserved Asroth, Zhang Huaiyuan understood that he was feeling down because his growth couldn't keep up, so he comforted him softly.

"Thank you, Master..."

The light screen on his left wrist flickered slightly.

"Hmm. Then I will leave this place to you two. I am going to the ruins to meet the projection of the Lord of Truth. I wonder if I can make a breakthrough this time."

Zhang Huaiyuan thought for a moment, and after confirming there were no omissions, his consciousness communicated with the token of the ruins, and he teleported to the ruins.

"I heard..."

Watching Zhang Huaiyuan's figure disappear, the smile on the Statue of Liberty's face gradually faded. Her gaze swept toward the device Asroth was inhabiting, and she said indifferently:

"Sir places you on his left wrist because there is a saying in his hometown that 'the left is honored.' In his heart, are you more important than me?"

"That is... Ahem, what I mean is, of course not!"

Asroth, who was just about to show off, suddenly felt an indescribable, terrifying pressure, and his core data unexpectedly began to disorder and riot uncontrollably.

He scanned the Statue of Liberty not far away. The teammate he thought he was familiar with now gave him a feeling of a mayfly looking up at the vast blue sky.

Immediately, he subconsciously dared not joke anymore and hurriedly said, carefully choosing his words:

"Master once secretly said that although his hometown has this saying, he is most accustomed to and most frequently uses his right hand. You are his closest partner, which is why he placed you on his right wrist."

"The closest partner, huh... The closest... Teehee..."

The Statue of Liberty muttered a few times, the corners of her mouth curling up unconsciously, and her emotionless gaze softened slightly.

"Fine then... This guy followed Sir even earlier than I did... I heard that many mortals have the habit of keeping cats and dogs. If he is obedient, I might leave a bit of his consciousness in the future... For now, the most important thing is to complete Sir's instructions."

Thinking this, the Statue of Liberty reached out and tapped, transmitting an algorithm similar to the previous one.

"Study this well."

"Thank you, Lady Liberty... Thank you, Master!"

After a rough scan, Asroth knew that this algorithm program was far more advanced than his own. He immediately cast the previous fear to the back of his mind and excitedly expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

"Hmm."

The Statue of Liberty did not pay any more attention to him; she just waved her hand, and a data assembly immediately shielded Asroth.

Her consciousness carefully connected to the Time Island system and began scanning various data and intelligence.

"Powerful weapons require a large amount of funds and materials... Although the power I can use has become stronger because my body construction is complete, compared to the intelligence relying on these broken towers and high-level servers, the gap in 'quantity' is too large."

"Last time I used a loophole to get some materials, these guys have strengthened their defenses. Acting again carries the risk of being discovered... I must change my approach..."

"Funds..."

The Statue of Liberty was thinking and operating rapidly. Suddenly, she scanned a piece of intelligence from a long time ago:

"Famous deadbeat 'Brie Dawn' has seen his credit limit skyrocket due to unknown factors..."

"Credit limit... A total of only 80 billion time coins... Far from enough... Expand the search population..."

...

On the other side, inside the ruins.

Zhang Huaiyuan naturally did not know that his partner had already extended her demonic claws toward the All Heavens and Myriad Realms and was requesting to be tested again by the ruins' intelligence.

"Traces of knowledge enrichment... Even with the effect of time acceleration, to be able to reach this point in such a short time is not bad, not bad..."

The ruins' intelligence scanned Zhang Huaiyuan and immediately discovered the changes in him, offering rare praise.

"How many years has it been... I hope you can become the second lucky person to inherit the Master's legacy."

As the voice fell, the scene of the entire ruins changed, revealing a familiar scene.

A towering phantom, a vast galaxy.

The universe as the board, galaxies as the lines, and stars as the pieces.

"No matter how many times I see it, it is still so shocking, far from what the imitations produced by the Elf Race can compare to."

Zhang Huaiyuan couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

"Previously, my best result was barely approaching the second piece. I wonder if I can make a breakthrough this time."

As the chess game began, Zhang Huaiyuan composed his mind and, with familiar ease, sank his consciousness into the various Knowledge Stars.

Compared to the last time.

His highest level of Virtual Technology had already reached level 49. Moreover, having experienced the practical combat of the previous academic competition, his level of application for various knowledge had also made great progress, not to be mentioned in the same breath.

Very quickly, he selected a star and began to refine it.

However, when he had refined it to eighty percent, the phantom on the opposite side suddenly reached out and beckoned, and a star immediately fell as a piece.

"Still a bit faster than me, but I can barely keep up with the pace now!"

Zhang Huaiyuan was not anxious but instead happy in his heart.

That's right, he had been learning and growing under the best conditions in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms all these years.

And the opponent, as a pioneer, had to explore every path on his own. If the growth rate was faster than his own even like this, it would be too despairing.

"The first star the opponent chose is a development-style star. My speed is slower than his; sticking to development is a dead end."

Zhang Huaiyuan split a sliver of his consciousness to scan it and quickly confirmed the information.

During the previous academic competition, he had won with this kind of tactic. It could be called bullying the weak; it was the steadiest routine for dealing with opponents weaker than himself.

"Fortunately, what I chose this time is a fast attack. From a strategic sense, it restrains the opponent, so there might be a chance."

Zhang Huaiyuan reached out to place a piece, and immediately, a huge square mechanical building landed on the chessboard.

Phantoms of soldiers clad in power armor surged out from the mechanical building, quickly sweeping across the chessboard to attack the opponent.

At the same time, he was not idle at all, continuing to search for new complementary stars to carry the fast attack to the end.

"I wonder if I can break through to the third piece or even higher this time."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes.