I Have A Computer in my Brain - Chapter 58

“Stop!”

A commanding voice suddenly sounded from afar. Then, a middle-aged man approached. As soon as he appeared, everyone’s attention was on him. His bearing was powerful and his figure tall and imposing. He looked like a general in charge of the lives and deaths of many.

The middle-aged man stared at Lin Yun curiously. Lin Yun felt his entire body being scanned by a strong Spiritual force.

“Boy, is your name Lin Yun, and are you sixteen-years-old this year?” The middle-aged man asked slowly with a serious expression on his face.

Lin Yun froze before finally reacting. “Are you Du Zi?”

“Shut up, are you fit to call Du Zi by his name?” The fat middle-aged man yelled loudly.

Du Zi did not seem bothered by it. Instead, a smile appeared on his face. “Is there anything your father wanted you to tell me?”

When he heard the question, Lin Yun answered quickly, “He asked me to ask you, does it still hurt?”

“Sputter.”

The captain who always kept a straight face couldn’t help but laugh. Suddenly, Lin Yun understood. Does Du Zi still hurt[1]?

“Bastard, how dare you make a joke of Chief Du’s name!” The fat man scolded loudly as if he was greatly insulted by Lin Yun’s joke.

“Hahahaha!”

Du Zi didn’t seem to mind. He laughed. “Old Lin, Old Lin, I didn’t expect you to still remember me.”

Then, he stopped smiling, looked around, and asked, “What’s going on, who sounded the alarm?”

Wang Cheng quickly walked over and said angrily, “Who do you think you are, behaving so cocky? You’re almost as cocky as our base’s officer-in-charge. I sounded the alarm because these two murderers tried to rob the base.”

Wang Cheng had just finished speaking when his father ran to him and slapped him in the face. His father reprimanded him loudly. “No one would think you’re dumb if you keep quiet! How dare you be rude to Officer Du? Step back!”

Wang Cheng covered his face and looked at his father doubtfully. He didn’t understand why his father was so protective of this middle-aged man named Du Zi, who was not even a senior officer in the base. With his father’s background, even the highest chief of the base was inconsequential to him.

“Robbing the base? It’s what your father used to do.” Du Zi was not annoyed. Instead, he stared at Lin Yun, amused. His expression was like a man looking at a junior from a younger generation.

It seemed that his father was close to Du Zi. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such a casual joke. Lin Yun explained, “We didn’t rob. My team has just destroyed a Demon stronghold and seized a box of potions. When exchanging for Contribution Points, Wang Cheng wanted one of our bottles for himself. When we found out, he sounded the alarm and tried to kill us.”

Du Zi’s face suddenly changed as he asked coldly, “Did this really happen?”

“Yes, calling up the Skynet System video records can prove our innocence,” Lin Yun said aloud.

The fat man’s face suddenly turned pale. He kicked Wang Cheng down and scolded loudly. “You’re disgraceful! How many times have I told you that you have to enforce the law impartially? Why won’t you just listen! What potion did you take? Hand it over, quickly!”

“But father, that’s…” Wang Cheng grimaced and stuttered as he tried to explain.

“Brat, I don’t care what it is. Didn’t I tell you, even if it’s the most expensive Elixir of Immortality, you cannot appropriate it? Have you ignored everything I have been teaching you over the years?”

Wang Cheng was still very hesitant and said with a trembling voice, “But…”

“No buts. Take the potion out and hope for clemency. Do you know who Lord Du Zi is? He’s the Chief with the highest position on the frontline around this area. If you don’t take the stolen item out quickly, I will have to deal with you impartially even if I’m your father!” The fat man said coldly, half in reminder and half in threat.

“Then… okay.” Wang Cheng trembled as he reluctantly took a golden potion out from his inner pocket.

The golden yellow potion was packed in a transparent crystal test tube. At first glance, it seemed to be nothing special. But upon closer examination, the liquid inside seemed to be swirling about slowly. This potion seemed to be alive.

Suddenly, Du Zi and the fat man froze.

Du Zi’s figure flashed, and in the next moment, the potion was already in his hand. Lin Yun didn’t manage to see how the potion ended up in his hands. There was no doubt that Du Zi’s Physical Strength was above Level 6.

Du Zi stared at the golden potion in a daze for a while and said softly, “It’s really an Elixir of Immortality.”

With just that quiet sentence, the crowd exploded.

“Oh my God, is that the Elixir of Immortality that’s said to be able to give one eternal life?”

“One bottle of this potion is said to be worth several planets. How could it appear in a Demon stronghold?”

“Is it really true? If I were Wang Cheng, I’d keep it for myself too.”

“Wang Cheng is so stupid, he already had it in his hands. Why didn’t he drink it immediately?”

…

Elixir of Immortality? Lin Yun looked at the fat man’s pale face and the trace of regret in his eyes. He suddenly understood the true value of this potion.

How many planets was it worth?

For true power, eternal life was the ultimate pursuit. Who cared about planets?

Du Zi quickly recovered from the shock, looked at the mess surrounding him, and humphed.

Suddenly, everyone’s minds seemed to be hit with a thunderclap. The soldiers stopped talking and looked at the chief in horrified shock.

“Do you think that just anyone can take the Elixir of Immortality?”

Du Zi looked around and said in a cold voice, “Taking the Elixir of Immortality can indeed keep you young and prolong your life. But it has two side effects.

“First, after taking the Elixir of Immortality, it must be taken again every 10,000 years to repair the broken cells. Otherwise, the body will quickly shrivel up and die.

“Second, after taking the Elixir of Immortality, it’s impossible to level up your strength again. Even Skynet’s Strength boost has no effect.”

Hearing that, Lin Yun pondered. “As expected, there’s a hefty price to pay for eternal life. However, for ordinary people, the lifespan of 10,000 years is enough to make them desperate.”

It seemed that many people also thought so. Lin Yun noticed that many soldiers still looked at the Elixir of Immortality in Du Zi’s hands with fierce desire.

“Do you think you can take the Elixir of Immortality directly? You will explode!”

Du Zi seemed to understand what most of the soldiers were thinking and said cruelly, “When taking the Elixir of Immortality, there must be a Spiritual Master to guide the power of the elixir for you. Otherwise, the medicine’s volatile nature will reduce you to minced meat. Things that need spiritual protection will seriously deplete the Spiritual Strength of the Spiritual Master. If you’re thinking of finding a Spiritual Master to aid you, first think if you can afford to pay for it.”

Hearing that, the soldiers no longer looked at the Elixir of Immortality full of yearning. If they were acquainted with a Spiritual Master, they would not have had to become ordinary soldiers on this dangerous border.

Du Zi turned his head and looked at Lin Yun with a smile. “First of all, I want to congratulate you. This Elixir of Immortality can get you a lot of Contribution Points. These Contribution Points would be enough to buy a good mecha.”

A mecha!

Lin Yun’s heart was suddenly filled with great joy.

“However, this potion was discovered in the stronghold by our 6-person team. So, the Contribution Points must be shared equally among us six.” Lin Yun was not blinded by joy and remembered his teammates.

The captain beside him heard Lin Yun’s words and his face changed ever so imperceptibly. He knew that it would be easy for Lin Yun to take all the Contribution Points for himself. After all, Du Zi was on such close terms with him.

“Very good, you didn’t forget your teammates when there’s a benefit. I support your decision. However, you said that this potion was found from a Demon stronghold. I’m still puzzled. How can such a precious potion exist in a common stronghold?”

Du Zi frowned slightly and said grimly, “Tell me exactly how you obtained the potion.”

So, Lin Yun told him everything, from accepting the mission, until the part where he brought the potions to the base.

Du Zi frowned and lowered his head in contemplation. After a long time, he said gravely with a serious expression on his face, “This Elixir of Immortality should have come from the Human Alliance. If I’m not wrong, there must be a traitor inside the Human Alliance. The old man whom the ghost soldiers were guarding should be an Alchemist, not repair personnel.”

Du Zi continued, “If the communication system was paralyzed, how did the Demon base know about it so quickly? How were they communicating? If it’s just to repair the communication system, there’s no need to send three ghost soldiers as guards. So, their purpose must be to protect the Alchemist who is supposed to authenticate the Elixir of Immortality.”

It turned out that the old man had just pretended to be under the effect of Spiritual Bewitchment. Lin Yun suddenly realized that the Demon stronghold was the one closest to the area controlled by the Humans.

“Unfortunately, we killed everyone in the base. Otherwise, if we question their officers, we might get some clues which can point us to this traitor,” Lin Yun said regretfully.

“Since they managed to get their hands on an Elixir of Immortality, they must be someone in a high position. The production of the Elixir of Immortality requires the blood of the Dragon King and the Phoenix. It’s not something that ordinary people are able to procure. Someone like this would never leave clues for you. You don’t have to get involved in the search for the traitor.”

Du Zi spoke in a low voice as he looked at Lin Yun. Suddenly, he shouted, “This is not good!

“Since this potion is so precious, how is it possible that the Demon Race didn’t send troops to recover it?” Du Zi quickly looked around and shouted loudly, “Everyone, return immediately to your combat posts and stay alert.”

As soon as his voice fell, loud sirens echoed over the base.

“Alert, the Skynet Crystal is under attack!”

[1] Du Zi is pronounced the same as stomach in Chinese