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"You've got to be kidding me. I never thought Jack was this kind of person. While it's better for fewer people to know, you can't just eliminate everyone who does. Xiao Ting probably knows something too; if you take her out, then you and Fatty will truly be lifelong enemies. No doubt about it."
I frowned and thought for a moment. "What if he's in City?"
Jack's expression changed several times before he replied, "Zhang, are you messing with me? With A San's ears, if he's in City, all our words would have reached him by now."
I knew that Jack had been looking around earlier because of A San and the Hakka People's listening and visual abilities. If A San and the Hakka People were within a certain range of us, our conversation was practically like holding a video conference, with at least two other people eavesdropping or observing.
"Exactly, so let's keep this conversation to ourselves from now on."
"Is he really here? Weren't you just saying he was in Laos?"
"What I mean is that not only is A San here, but there are also several Hakka People who possess awakening abilities. We don't even know what abilities they have. So we should avoid saying anything too extreme. Currently, they are quite far from us. Based on my communication with A San, both listening and seeing have distance limitations; they can't monitor us from an infinite range."
Jack wiped his forehead and mouthed to me, 'So what's your stance on A San? From what I know, he's very close to Cao Mingzhe. Is there a chance he might leak our secrets?'
I shook my head. "We can't touch him. I'll try to control how often he interacts with Cao Mingzhe; at least for now, he won't have the opportunity to meet him. I've asked him to buy me a weapon aimed at the Robor Desert Eternal Life Gate. If this weapon can be brought down there, I’m confident I can destroy the Eternal Gate. For now, his position is crucial—it's sensitive, so you shouldn't approach him either."
"What kind of mysterious weapon is this? You seem so confident; it must be quite something."
I smiled slightly. "This is one of those exceptions I mentioned earlier; this weapon also needs to be kept confidential. When it comes out, it will shock you—it's an Antimatter Bomb."
"Shit! You got it from Europe, right?"
"How did you know?"
"Not long ago, a lab in Europe lost an Antimatter Bomb test device; the explosive material—the internal antimatter—was something we helped acquire. How could I not be aware of that?"
Hearing Jack say this left me both surprised and delighted. My understanding of this device was limited to knowing its immense power and simple triggering mechanism; I had no idea how to operate it. Now that an expert was right in front of me—this was the real deal, not just some amateur—I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Really?! That's great! I was just worrying about this and even thought about taking it down with me. I can't figure out when to trigger it. I was planning to detonate it myself, but now it's your job."
"Zhang." I saw Jack's expression as if he had just lost his father. "Do you know how dangerous that thing is? It almost detonates by reverse triggering; as long as you don't provide it with a stable power source, it could explode at any moment. Do we really need that thing to destroy the Eternal Gate of Lop Nur? If possible, I suggest finding another way. Let's not risk our lives over this."
At that moment, I felt a bit sorry for Jack. He had just been pulled onto this ship, only to find out it was a sinking one. The problem was, there was no way to get a refund once you boarded. You had to stick with it until it sank or reached shore. Given the circumstances, I could only be honest with him and eliminate any false hopes.
"Jack, it's not that I'm reckless. You haven't seen the Eternal Gate of the Hakka People, but you've definitely seen that altar-like stone platform. The Eternal Gate is right on top of it. Similarly, there's a stone platform with a hexagonal groove on top; that should be the keyhole. You know that the key to the Eternal Gate is a piece of hexagonal iron.
But underground in Lop Nur, I've already seen one such stone platform before entering the Underground Passage, identical to the one I saw in the Hakka People's Underground Cavern. Do you know what that implies? The Eternal Gate in the Hakka People's Underground Cavern is a simplified version, and it's overly simplified. I believe there are likely many similar stone platforms underground in Lop Nur, possibly forming a group or array of Eternal Gates.
Moreover, I think my assumptions are the most idealized and straightforward ones; the Eternal Gate of Lop Nur cannot be simpler than what I've guessed. If that's the case, even if we carry a ton down there, it would be like a drop in the bucket compared to the vast and complex terrain underground.
To destroy the Eternal Gate of Lop Nur, we must acquire an extremely powerful weapon. Besides the Antimatter Bomb, can you think of anything else or bring something even more powerful?"
Jack scratched his nose; it wasn't just touching or rubbing—it left two red marks on his high nose bridge. He was almost going to break skin.
"Zhang, have you been thinking about me for a long time?"
I couldn't help but laugh; he was probably calculating something.
"You must have investigated me; otherwise, how would you know we worked on the Antimatter Bomb? You know about our experiment in the Nevada Desert where we detonated an Antimatter Bomb, right? Zhang, you can't treat me like this!"
I didn't expect my words would lead to such a misunderstanding. However, from Jack's tense expression, it was clear that this weapon was powerful enough. Moreover, and most importantly, its triggering mechanism was absolutely reliable. As long as we could bring it down there, our concern wouldn't be how to trigger it but rather how to delay its activation—let's not have all of us underground when it goes off.
I needed to keep Jack calm; he was a professional talent we couldn't afford to scare away. Given his current state, he seemed quite jumpy.
"Jack, you've misunderstood. Do you know who ordered this weapon? It wasn't me; it was Xiao Guolin. He had already ordered this weapon before entering Lop Nur underground; he had a premonition that I would also enter the Underground Passage of Lop Nur. This weapon was prepared for himself; he was originally the one who intended to destroy the Robor Desert Eternal Life Gate."
"I am just an Executor, the one who brought this weapon to him. He is waiting for us below, and he is still alive."
"How do you know he is still alive? Can you contact him? No, that can't be!" Jack exclaimed almost nervously.
"Of course, it can't be." I shrugged. "Do you remember the information Xiao Guolin left for me? We looked at it together in my shop."
Jack nodded. "Yes, I remember. Although I didn't quite understand it."
"Those were some of Xiao Guolin's dreams; he recorded them. Normally, they wouldn't hold much value, and we couldn't act based on his dreams. But if this information was received by two people simultaneously, then it becomes something worth pondering, right?"
"Who is the other person?"
"Cao Mingzhe."
(To Be Continued)
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