rustle…
In July, thin, misty rain enveloped the whole world. The weeping willows in the corners of the Martial Arts Field were soaked in moisture, and the roof tiles and eaves were black.
When Lin Tuo finally heard this message, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a virtual panel popped up in his field of vision, displaying the same small characters on it.
A graphic that resembles a progress bar is in the center of view.
"It's finally here!" Lin Tuo was shocked, surprised and happy.
It has been half a month since he returned to the earth, and the global spirituality collection plan has been launched for a while, and he has become more and more anxious in his heart, and even began to doubt whether the progress of the upgrade exists.
However, all doubts disappeared the moment I saw this line of small print.
"Teacher—" Standing in the martial arts arena, Huaxi's eyes lit up in a training uniform, and he asked a question as if thinking of something.
"I'm going back to the study, don't bother me if there's nothing important!"
Lin Tuo got up, without explaining, just dropped a sentence, turned and entered the room.
Looking up at the sand table, at this moment, the default galaxy pattern has not changed, and it looks the same as before.
The Flower of Wugou is in a dormant state on Pluto, and on the earth, a large area of the central area of Huaguo has brightened up.
The candlestick where Hathaway was hiding was placed on the table, and she was also resting. When she saw Lin Tuo walking in, the flame trembled, and Hathaway's figure condensed: "What happened?"
"Not sure yet." Lin Tuo said succinctly, staring at the sand table, and began to wait anxiously.
Referring to the last upgrade, this process is not done overnight.
"I don't know how long it will take."
With this thought in mind, Lin Tuo actually worried about gain and loss.
In the previous half month, he had been looking forward to the arrival of the upgrade, but at this moment, when it really appeared, he became frightened again.
What if I still can't find a solution to my problem after upgrading
What if all the hard work is in vain
Lin Tuo's heart beat faster and he was fidgeting. He knew very well that the life and death of the earth and its associated black boxes depended on this!
Is it life or death
In the end, there is an answer.
In this unprecedentedly anxious atmosphere, Lin Tuo's face was heavy and expressionless, and his mental power was affected and dissipated, forming a heavy pressure.
Rao Hathaway, who was used to escaping, also fell silent, clenched her fists, looking forward to and apprehensive, guessing faintly, but she didn't dare to disturb.
Finally, three hours later.
With a mysterious "upgrade complete" message pouring into Lin Tuo's mind, in Lin Tuo's field of vision, the evolution sand table was suddenly shrouded in white brilliance!
After about five seconds, the white light dissipated!
On the letter icon in the upper right corner of the virtual panel, there is a small red dot.
[update completed]
finished? !
Lin Tuo took a tight breath, and instead of clicking on the mailbox immediately, he looked towards the sand table, and his heart sank at that moment!
no change!
Different from the last upgrade, the sand table has changed from being flat to a sea of stars.
This time, only from the outside, there are almost no changes!
"What's going on? Could it be... calm down!"
Lin Tuo felt cold all over, and forced himself not to think about it, but opened the mailbox with his mind, and he saw an "update notice" lying in the list.
Without hesitation, click on it.
In the next second, a stream of information was injected into his consciousness violently.
Everything about this update is also presented in his mind.
In the study.
Hathaway was nervously floating in mid-air, and Huaxi's face with pursed lips protruded from the window behind her.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
The two stared at Lin Tuo who fell into silence, as if waiting for the verdict of fate.
Finally, after about two minutes.
Lin Tuo, who closed his eyes to read the information, finally opened his eyes, exhaled lightly, and showed no expression on his face.
At this moment, he finally knew the changes in this upgrade:
The first item is computing power upgrade.
As expected, the calculation ability of the upgraded evolution sandbox has been enhanced again, that is to say, the areas where several sandboxes are located can continue to accelerate.
Of course, the acceleration here is not out of thin air, but needs to consume energy including ether and spirituality.
The exact number is still to be explored.
In short, it must grow with the rise of complexity.
The second item is the improvement of toolbox freedom.
Previously, in the toolbox of the system, functions including time acceleration switch and isolation cover opening and closing were provided. After the upgrade.
There are several more functions here.
Moreover, the degree of freedom of some original functions has also been improved.
For example, the original time acceleration only had an on/off option, and the speed could not be adjusted. It could only be adjusted automatically according to the complexity. This time it can be adjusted.
At the same time, Lin Tuo also has more editing rights to use the isolation cover. For example, he can directly open holes on it without using the star gate.
For example, the sandbox wrapped in the isolation cover can be "moved"...
What surprised him the most was that he was able to cover the observation mode area with a black box.
To put it simply, only the creative mode had the shield before.
In the future, the area will also be available in the observation mode.
As long as he wanted, Yang City could be sealed off with an isolation cover alone. Of course, this kind of blockade was only limited to the material level and did not involve the spiritual world.
The corresponding change is that on the main interface of the system, there is no distinction between "observation mode" and "creation mode".
There is only one "observation scope" interface.
In the past, including many city areas lit up these days, as well as several sandboxes, are tiled in the form of cards.
The difference is that the surface of the cards in No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 sandboxes is covered with a layer of light black color, which means that they are in the closed state of the isolation cover.
The third item: price reduction
Due to the unification of the ranges of the two models, in the store, the purchased goods in the original two model areas are offline.
Transformed into a unified dynamic consumption.
That is to say, after the upgrade, Lin Tuo can consume ether to light up any area in the entire star sea, bringing it into the control of the sand table.
The price is dynamically adjusted according to various factors such as the population of the selected area, the distance from the sand table itself, and the difficulty of transformation.
The most obvious change is the price cut.
Except for some super-large cities, the amount of ether consumed to light up the rest of the places has been greatly reduced.
Similar to areas such as Shanghai and deserts on the earth, the price is comparable to the "creation mode", and a thousand points can light up a million square meters.
Item 4: Optional location expansion
In the past, Lin Tuo could only choose to light up the planet, but after upgrading, he can even directly light up a vacuum.
That is, in theory, any corner of the entire galaxy can be brought under control.
Of course, this is almost impossible. To achieve this, the amount of ether consumed is too terrifying...
In contrast, the biggest change is the fifth point: the visualization of the spiritual world
Thinking of this, Lin Tuo looked at the sand table rotating like a galaxy in front of him, and silently spit out the idea of "switching the spirit world" in his heart.
In an instant, in his field of vision, the original corner of the universe suddenly faded away.
Instead, there was an equally deep void. Inside, there were some scattered golden spiritual light clusters, as well as turbulent ether ripples like water waves.
Spirit world!
As the thoughts turned, what appeared on the evolution sand table was the spirit world corresponding to the solar system!
The slowest, but largest area of the ripples clearly represents Earth...
A little further out, there is a small vortex, which undoubtedly refers to the Mars Rim Continent...
And at the position near the edge of the sand table, an obvious aftermath corresponds to the position of Pluto...
"This... this is..." Shocked, Lin Tuo raised his hand and tried to penetrate the sand table, but found those images that were also illusory.
Even with the + sign on the sand table card, he couldn't select the range of the spirit world.
That is to say, the corresponding spiritual region of the solar system is only for "observation"... no intervention for the time being.
From a comprehensive point of view, this upgrade obviously does not reach the complete state of the evolution sand table.
Among other things, its internal will has not appeared... (as long as it still exists)
Although it has many upgraded functions, it does not show clear attack and defense capabilities.
However, after scanning these updated details one by one, especially after seeing the solar system in the spiritual world, Lin Tuo heard a bang in his mind... as if something exploded.
An idea sketched into shape!
"In this case, I can completely grasp the traces of any outsiders trying to enter the solar system with the help of the sand table..."
"The problem is that, even when they are found, they are difficult to stop."
"My biggest advantage is not my own strength, but the ability of 'dimension reduction strike' brought by the sand table... And this ability cannot be applied to the spiritual world, but only to the material world..."
"If. I can find the trace of the other party, and the other party has not reached this section of the earth, pull the other party into the material world, into a 'sandbox' that I can control, and then I can achieve a super-dimensional strike...
But I lack this ability...
No! I have this ability! "
Unstained Flower!
Lin Tuo's eyes lit up, and he suddenly looked in the direction of Pluto!
He still clearly remembered that when he was waiting for others to return, he was forcibly pulled into the pale planet by the Wugou Flower.
What if it is operated consciously
"'Move' the sandbox where the Wushou Flower is located, and place it on the opponent's route, as a 'trap'.
Then observe the spirit world to determine the attack range... When the opponent enters, activate this extraordinary item, thereby creating a large number of space cracks... "
"This plan is not perfect, if the other party is wary, it may not be able to achieve the maximum effect.
In addition, after entering the material world, it may also have the ability to return to the spiritual world...
But referring to my experience on Pale Planet, compared with the energy level of the search ship... it should be able to drag the other party in the material world for a short period of time...
And as long as it takes a while, for me, it's enough... enough! ! "
Quickly sort out this idea from beginning to end.
In the study, Hathaway and Huaxi, who was looking in through the glass window, saw the eyes of Lin Tuo, who was bowing his head and thinking, flashing dazzling light at the same time.
The repressed mental power pervading the martial arts hall also boiled.
"Lin Tuo... you... don't tell me..." Hathaway felt the change in him and asked in surprise.
Then, Lin Tuo, who had been expressionless for half a month, had a long-lost smile on his face:
"I think, I have an idea."
"You... you mean..." Hathaway's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe it.
"Wow." Huaxi, who was waiting outside the door, finally opened the door and jumped in, her wet little face was full of confirmation-like expectations:
"Have you... found a way...?"
"I'm not sure about the success rate yet, but...at least I can try." Lin Tuo didn't finish his sentence. The plan is one thing, but the result is another.
Although the memory of the commander Du Heng gave him a rough understanding of the military strength of the Ueno star region, it did not mean that he knew the enemy completely.
However, compared to his lack of resistance before, he has now ushered in a turning point.
Heaven pays off.
Everything he did during this time was not meaningless!
According to the plan, if the operation is done properly, even if there is no way to completely stop the enemy, it is likely to destroy most of the opponent's battle sequence.
And if there are only a few remnants left, even if they reach the earth, Lin Tuo will have the strength to fight.
Next to them, Huaxi and Hathaway didn't know what Lin Tuo's plan was, but they were excited. Huaxi even asked happily if they could inform all parties of the news.
Give a reassurance to those who are worried about this.
Among other things, just the Tianyuan Continent she was in charge of, the atmosphere was tense during this period.
"Let me think about it again. If possible, it's best to do a drill in advance..." Lin Tuo said.
Huaxi nodded, and said: "Then I'll go cook, there are still a lot of delicious food for the congratulatory gift at the Palace Banquet last time."
During this time, Lin Tuo hadn't had a good meal.
Seeing a turning point, Lin Tuo was about to agree, but at this moment, his mental power covering the room suddenly jumped.
Turning his head, he looked towards the sand table almost instinctively.
I saw that at the edge of the spiritual world of the solar system, corresponding to the position of the Oort Nebula in the real universe, a fleet of extremely small but extremely eye-catching fleets slowly appeared in the spiritual covering.
"Crack!" The teacup that Lin Tuo had just held in his hand suddenly shattered, and the room fell silent!
…
The vast spiritual world corresponds to a corner of the solar system.
On this day, countless warships broke in suddenly, sailing into the deep cold night with a cold, silent, and vigorous attitude.
"Having entered the star field where the target coordinates are located, the entire army has entered the battle array."
Almost at the same time Lin Tuo discovered them, an order came from the data hall of the largest warship in the center.
As a result, the Ueno Fleet, which was silver-white and round in appearance, looked like a wave of fireflies from a distance, changed its formation.
Go straight to where the sun and stars are.
…
Li Shan, martial arts hall, and study room.
Lin Tuo stared at the fleet, and his originally loose heartstrings tightened again.
The door was closed again.
Huaxi and Hathaway had already been kicked out, guarded under the eaves, waiting nervously in the misty rain in July.
With a trace of bitterness and melancholy on Lin Tuo's face, he turned his head and looked through the window again at the smoggy and blue Taihe Mountains in the distance.
Silently retracting his gaze, the expression on his face was only dignified.
"So, you sensed their arrival, so you rushed to the life-and-death line to upgrade?" Lin Tuo stared at the illusory galaxy and whispered softly.
He couldn't tell if it was true or not, but he seemed to be able to sense a bit of tension from the sand table that was originally just a dead thing.
At this moment, if Lin Tuo realized something, perhaps, the current state is indeed not the original upgraded version, but just a rush product.
Perhaps, he was never the only one who was urgent.
Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Lin Tuo let out a deep breath, his eyes were cold and stern:
"Although it's a little unexpected, but... there are enemies coming from afar, so we must treat them seriously."
Thinking about it, the sand table in front of Lin Tuo suddenly switched back to the real universe!
He raised his right hand, towards Pluto, and grabbed it hard!
(end of this chapter)