Mountain and Sea Realm, near the outskirts of a certain border city.

"Yao Guang, it’s been a long time!"

With arms crossed over his chest, Tianyou jumped down leisurely from his personal aircraft.

Standing opposite Tianyou, Yao Guang, shrouded in a black robe, raised her head in surprise, apparently not expecting to see him in such a place.

"Indeed, it has been a long time, President."

Maintaining the title from the Ascension Society days, Yao Guang glanced around subtly.

"You should still be in confinement, right? Why are you here?"

Facing Yao Guang’s probing, Tianyou candidly responded.

"Of course, I came for you."

"The recent destruction events in major cities and that awakened intelligent construction machinery all seem to be your doing, right?"

"After all, apart from you, I can’t think of anyone else capable of such feats."

Pausing slightly, Tianyou continued.

"It seems you’ve developed something remarkable..."

"That improved Sun Gear drastically shortens life’s evolutionary cycle, even making formerly illusory legends tangible."

"Sadly, only that construction machinery perfectly integrated with the Sun Gear, stepping from legend into reality."

Gazing deeply at Yao Guang, Tianyou suddenly sighed.

"Considering you didn’t experiment on the Mountain and Sea People, how about coming back and turning yourself in with me?"

"Your research is promising, and there’s no need to take any shady paths; the Prophets will surely support you."

The Ascension Society was established because Mountain and Sea Civilization’s technology had reached a bottleneck, and normal scientific processes could no longer advance it.

In such a situation, only by taking unconventional paths, even those that violate the moral baseline of Mountain and Sea Civilization, can a breakthrough be achieved.

Even if ultimately unsuccessful, at least some wrong options can be eliminated.

However, the birth of Sun Gear technology opened a new research path from scratch.

Before exploring the full potential of Sun Gear, this technology, like the Artificial God technology, can help Mountain and Sea Civilization achieve further leaps.

The birth of these two technologies, essentially similar to the Implant technology, is enough to renew Mountain and Sea Civilization.

To make an inappropriate lateral comparison,

the impact of these three technologies on Mountain and Sea Civilization is roughly equivalent to the impact of electricity, nuclear technology, and computers on human civilization.

"So you came to arrest me, but unfortunately, I have no way back..."

Not at all surprised by Tianyou’s intentions.

Yao Guang gently removed her hood, revealing her distinctive and mysterious golden lines corroded by the Sun Gear.

As a Fifth Generation Skeleton, Yao Guang’s Flesh and Blood Armor had long achieved perfect symbiosis with its skeletal form.

Thus, when those golden lines spread across the Flesh and Blood Armor, it also meant that the skeleton protected by the Flesh and Blood Armor also showed the same corrosion state.

As a fellow Skeleton, Tianyou naturally knew this, which is why he was particularly shocked.

"You experimented on yourself!?"

Tianyou knew Yao Guang was crazy, but he didn’t anticipate she would go this far.

In any civilization, any era, experimenting on oneself is the craziest form scientists can take.

Especially in Mountain and Sea Civilization, which values and respects life, Yao Guang’s actions were inexplicable.

"This is a glorious evolutionary path, one destined to be recorded in history..."

"I don’t want anyone else taking away my ’first’ honor."

The corners of her mouth slightly raised, Yao Guang appeared so frenzied at this moment.

So frenzied that not even Tianyou, the once President, could understand her obsession.

"Was it the Divine Lamp?"

"You made a wish to the Divine Lamp!"

After a moment of astonishment, Tianyou suddenly focused on the pendant on Yao Guang’s chest.

Driven by human instinct, Tianyou shifted the blame for Yao Guang’s transformation to the Genie of the Divine Lamp.

"Didn’t I warn you not to pursue the Divine Lamp?"

"The power of the Genie contradicts the world order and isn’t the right path!"

Although Yao Guang obtained the Divine Lamp after the dissolution of the Ascension Society, Tianyou, knowing her nature, warned her early on.

What he didn’t expect was that even if Yao Guang did not actively pursue the Divine Lamp, her strong obsession and Wish Power still attracted the descent of a Divine Lamp.

"Don’t falsely accuse!"

"I’m a legitimate Elf and didn’t lead her astray..."

At this moment, Genie Nephthys emerged from the pendant.

Shrouded entirely in a white mist, Nephthys responded with a slightly regretful tone.

"In fact, I was advising her against it before you arrived."

"But she was already mad, unwilling to believe what I said."

Hearing this, Yao Guang just glanced indifferently at Nephthys, calmly saying.

"I’m not mad; I know exactly what I’m doing."

"That Outer God might indeed have other thoughts and motives, but the knowledge it imparted to me can be proven as ’truth’."

"As long as I’m still in the Mountain and Sea Realm, it absolutely can’t do anything to me."

At last, Tianyou fully understood the entire incident, a rare anger surfacing in his gaze.

"Yao Guang!"

"Do you remember what I told you on your first day joining the Ascension Society?"

"We can research or even dissect Gods, but we must never underestimate any God!"

"Their power, their wisdom, their experiences far exceed our imagination. Don’t presume to influence or even control a God!"

It was obvious that Yao Guang had violated this lesson from Tianyou.

She arrogantly believed she wouldn’t be influenced by the Outer Gods, thinking everything that happened was within her control.

"I’m not attempting to control the God; I’m simply acquiring some free knowledge!"

With firm determination in her eyes, Yao Guang didn’t feel her actions were wrong.

"In this world, free knowledge never truly exists."

"Especially when the other party is a duplicitous Exotic God..."

"The ’free’ you perceive has a hidden price tag that you’re simply not aware of yet."

As the conversation was going nowhere, Yao Guang, too tired to argue further with Tianyou, turned to leave.

Because she had noticed that the Guardians of the nearby city were heading toward the outskirts.

"President, you won’t be able to stop me!"

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