Chapter 188: Chapter 188: Strategic Dimensional Folding Space
Five days passed in a flash, and Tang Qing, that protagonist-level fuel source, still wasn’t completely burned up.
But it was nearing its end.
This batch of fuel could only allow the Tai Sui God to evolve once, but the remaining resources could probably contribute about ten percent to the next level’s progress.
After the Tai Sui God’s armor value reached 40 points, it naturally unlocked a new module slot.
At first, Qi Suian was torn between choosing the Taiyin Red Blood Stone or the Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant.
But when the module slot appeared, Qi Suian didn’t hesitate for a moment and directly chose the Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant as the module.
He knew that using the Taiyin Red Blood Stone as a module would enhance both the Greeder’s Gluttonous Feast and the Taiyin Red Blood Dragon modules. Even Qi Suian himself could receive the same enhancement.
After all, given the precedent of the True Martial Jade Vein Lotus syncing through the viral bloodline armor, the Taiyin Red Blood Stone would surely be able to sync with Qi Suian as well.
However, in Qi Suian’s view, the folding space of the Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant could protect all modules simultaneously. Paired with a transformation module, it would allow the Tai Sui God to return to a normal size and weight.
It was more like the "growth starter-pack" modules of the past. Although it didn’t directly increase combat power, it served as a foundation.
A foundation is crucial. After all, a skyscraper is built from the ground up.
Having made his choice, Qi Suian installed it immediately.
[SSS-Rank: Strategic Dimensional Folding Space]
After the module was successfully installed, it was just as Qi Suian had predicted. It wasn’t for storage, but a special space for housing, maintaining, and managing all of the Tai Sui God’s modules.
Furthermore, it could bear the Tai Sui God’s own weight. Combined with structural reorganization and under the AI’s control, the Tai Sui God completed its transformation.
It returned to its normal size and weight.
In addition, the Subspace Stable Pocket and the expedition-grade ecological circulation device also underwent massive changes.
The former now had a larger capacity, while the latter transformed from a life-support pod in a semi-dimensional structure into something resembling a three-bedroom apartment.
Of course, there were also improvements in aspects like stability, durability, and protection.
At this stage, unless his enemies possessed spatial technology, they would be unable to perceive Qi Suian. He was now well-protected.
The only shame was that he couldn’t use these modules to generate any kind of spatial abilities.
As for the Strategic Dimensional Folding Space, that thing was like a server room, outputting a massive number of functions.
’Could this lead to everything getting wiped out in one go?’
Before this folding space existed, all the modules were externally mounted. They would get damaged in every battle, and maintenance and repairs were extremely difficult.
Now, although they were all centralized, they were superior in every aspect.
Worrying about getting wiped out all at once was rather pointless. It was like how a person would die without a heart; you can’t just get rid of it because it’s a weak point.
Besides, if an enemy was strong enough to shatter the Strategic Dimensional Folding Space, their power level was almost certainly high enough to crush Qi Suian with ease.
’At that point, I shouldn’t be worrying about the Tai Sui God, but how I’m going to survive.’
Moreover, even if everything did get wiped out, it didn’t really matter.
As long as the Tai Sui God was fine, the modules could be repaired and rebuilt. They weren’t consumable modules; even if they were all destroyed, he could just build a new set.
Although Qi Suian had always said the module slots were the main body, the module slots themselves existed on the Tai Sui God.
From the very beginning, the Tai Sui God itself was what was most important. If the modules were gone, he could just install new ones.
Anyway, no matter the quality of a module, it would become SSS-rank upon installation. It was just that losing certain rare modules would be a hassle, but it wasn’t like they were irreplaceable.
"Next, let’s go find the Red Blood Dragon," Qi Suian said.
"At its current size, it can provide the Tai Sui God with enough energy for at least two evolutions."
Qi Suian not only wanted to install the Taiyin Red Blood Stone, but also needed to reserve a module slot for the next Doomsday World.
’Who the hell knows what kind of weird situation the next world will be.’ If he got thrown into some extreme environment, having a spare module slot would give him some peace of mind.
As for the other survivors, he could only do his best to kill them afterward.
The survivors weren’t logs; they wouldn’t just stand there and let him kill them. Not to mention, they were all scattered.
There was no way to deal with the rest. Fortunately, the number of survivors was constantly dropping. ’Let them live for now.’
Actually, there was another way: just keep dragging it out. After the Red Blood Dragon completely devoured the cold energy, even if not all the survivors were dead, their numbers would be decimated.
But the problem was, once the Red Blood Dragon had finished its meal, he wouldn’t be able to defeat it.
One option was to weaken the enemy, the other was to strengthen himself.
Qi Suian would definitely choose the latter. After all, if you weaken one enemy, there will always be another.
But if you become stronger, that power belongs to you.
’What? The Tai Sui God is an external power?’
In Qi Suian’s eyes, whether a cat is black or white, it’s a good cat as long as it catches mice.
’Don’t worry about whether it’s external power or not. As long as I survive and my enemies die, or I achieve my goals through it, then it’s useful power.’
[At your current power level, it will be very difficult to threaten the Red Blood Dragon. Its strength is far greater than Tang Qing’s.]
[Without using the Floating Cannons, your only option is likely a division strategy.]
The so-called division strategy meant using the speed of the Wind Master aviation system to fly over and carve off a piece of the enemy each time.
Cut and run, then toss the piece into the Melting Furnace for fuel.
It was a continuous, uninterrupted process of carving away its flesh and bleeding it dry until it was completely hollowed out.
But this had one prerequisite: the Red Blood Dragon couldn’t be pushed so far that it abandoned its original plan.
If it gave up and turned to hunt Qi Suian instead, this tactic would be useless.
"It’s not like there’s no solution. We can actually set a custom orbit for it." A particularly insidious idea suddenly struck Qi Suian.
"We’ve already deduced the Red Blood Dragon’s route, right? So let’s just use the Floating Cannons’ Dark Energy Beams to create a perimeter, forcing it to stick to its original path."
"Then we’ll go for its tail, carving it out bit by bit. The moment it dares to move, it dies."
Qi Suian had provided a very... constructive suggestion.
The Red Blood Dragon wasn’t Tang Qing. It was unlikely to fly into a rage when facing a mortal threat.
That’s why the method was like killing it slowly with a dull knife.
[It is possible, but the duration may not be very long. Although the Floating Cannons have been enhanced in quantity and quality due to the Tai Sui God’s evolution, they are still just weapons.]
[If you operate them for an extended period, it could cause them to overload and explode. Given the Red Blood Dragon’s size, the current number of Floating Cannons is insufficient for a proper rotation.]
[Secondly, there is a high probability that the Red Blood Dragon does not have a complete physical body. It may be an intangible existence or an energy-based lifeform. Your containment plan has a significant chance of failure.]
The AI provided Qi Suian with a new analysis, indicating that the plan was likely to remain on paper only.
Qi Suian wasn’t too discouraged. Instead, he said, "Then let’s just play it by ear."
"First, let’s find it."
It wasn’t surprising that his suggestion was vetoed. After all, it was just a crazy idea he’d come up with on the spur of the moment.
Perhaps it was fueled by a bit of protagonist-style plot armor, but whether it could be implemented wasn’t something you could decide with a snap judgment.
At the very least, it required a meticulous plan.
The Red Blood Dragon didn’t have plot armor, but you couldn’t deny that it was no ordinary lifeform.
Qi Suian certainly wouldn’t underestimate it.
The AI immediately projected a trajectory map for Qi Suian. By combining time calculations with previous data, it quickly deduced where the Red Blood Dragon had drifted with the weather patterns.
The Tai Sui God took flight. Now that the folding space was housing the modules, the AI could use the transformation module’s structural reorganization ability to optimize the Tai Sui God’s interior and exterior, putting it into a more flight-appropriate configuration.
Previously, with the modules externally mounted and without the help of the folding space, such adjustments were impossible, which was why the transformation module had been shelved.
Things were different now. After the adjustments, the Wind Master aviation system made the Tai Sui God at least ten percent faster.
This wasn’t the limit. During the flight, the AI continued to make adjustments, seeking to find specialized forms suitable for various scenarios and flight modes.
The transformation module was finally, bit by bit, beginning to show its true worth, no longer useless as it had been before.
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"This feeling... it’s strange. It seems... the Taiyin Red Blood Stone is approaching!!!"
The Red Blood Dragon’s eyes snapped open, its expression first one of confusion, then shock.
’This... this shouldn’t be. Could it be that something I don’t know about has happened recently?’ the Red Blood Dragon thought, feeling uneasy.
It was an old monster that had lived through several eras. However, it came from an ancient, feudal society, which had one defining characteristic: a poor flow of information.
And when the Red Blood Dragon had awakened from its hibernation, the winter doomsday was already long underway, so it had little contact with survivors.
Even though it realized the times were different, it hadn’t yet personally experienced just how vast that difference was.
So, it knew something was wrong, but it couldn’t pinpoint exactly what the problem was.
’No, I can’t just sit here and wait for death. I must take action, or else...’
The sense of unease in the Red Blood Dragon’s heart grew, especially as its original body, the Taiyin Red Blood Stone, drew nearer and nearer.
For the other party to dare to seek it out meant they were confident.
If it were captured and forced back into the Taiyin Red Blood Stone, it would be absolute torture.
When it was still ignorant, it had never seen the splendors of the world, so it didn’t care.
But now, it had experienced them. It was no longer what it once was. How could it be willing to return to that dark and sunless life of the past?
"But I... what should I do?" For a moment, the Red Blood Dragon was at a loss.
To take action, it would have to abandon its plan.
But how could it be willing to do that?
Half of the month had already passed.
It only had to hold on for another fifteen days, and its grand plan would be complete.
Forcing it to give up now was tantamount to giving up halfway.
It wasn’t that there were no gains, but the gains didn’t match what it had envisioned.
In the Red Blood Dragon’s eyes, failing to earn the target amount was the same as a loss.
