Chapter 67

In fact, after entering the room, Tang Ling noticed the huge machine because other than that, there was nothing else in the room except for another messy bed .

So, it was easy to guess that the second exam had something to do with the machine .

What kind of machine is this? Tang Ling frowned, not having any words to describe it .

It looked nothing like the machines left behind by the old civilization and was different from the machine that Su Yao brought him to test his strength with . Instead, it looked very advanced . It was perfectly constructed, forming an irregular rectangle, under which was a hole big enough for a person to enter .

Above the body of the machine was a transparent item that looked nothing like glass or crystal . It was more transparent than glass and more textured than crystal .

A closer look at the transparent material revealed complicated yet natural patterns . The patterns extended downwards and blanketed its entire maroon body .

If he likened the patterns to something, he would relate it to something called CPU, the integrated circuits that were formed under microscopes . However, in comparison, the natural sense of the patterns was not something the integrated circuits on the CPU could have .

“Is it not that intricate?” Tang Ling had doubts lingering in his heart . He was very interested in the computers of the old civilization, so he spent extra effort to try to understand a CPU .

During the zenith of the old civilization, their CPU was a product of nanotechnology . It was understood that the integrated circuits on the CPU were extreme microscopic, so a machine known as the ‘stepper’ must be used to generate it . It basically used the theory of light exposure to etch the complicated integrated circuits on the empty chips .

The shorter the wavelength of the stepper, the sharper the stepper’s etching blade would be, and the higher the precision would also be .

It was a core technology of the old civilization . Even during the peak of their era, only a few countries had control over such technology .

Therefore, they controlled the source of many core production lines since microchips were vastly required .

The machine before Tang Ling’s eyes had patterns as thick as the size of a thumb . He was puzzled as to why such an advanced machine was not as intricate as a CPU .

However, upon a closer look, Tang Ling’s sharp eyesight finally noticed that the thumb-sized patterns were not a single line but consisted of countless tiny lines .

Due to its highly concentrated grouping, Tang Ling’s naked eye could not see through it at first glance, but his eyesight was considered ‘disgusting’ for being able to notice that .

The old civilization never had such technology! This must be a machine that surpassed the old civilization!

Tang Ling was even more certain that super technology existed in this era . He had no idea where the super technology came from, but he could not help but think that the CPU was the core processing unit of the entire machine .

In short, it was operating, analyzing, processing, and controlling all sorts of data .

With such a huge machine and a CPU of similar size, what was it built to analyze? Could it be…?

Tang Ling was immersed in his thoughts .

Yang Kong yawned and lazily pointed at the last in line . It was a girl named Christina . “Time is precious . You first . ”

What first ? The young boys and girls waiting for the exam looked at each other in confusion .

Fei Long glared at Yang Kong with an annoyed gaze before he cleared his throat and explained, “To put in simple words, the second exam is about testing your talents . Before you is the one and only Genetic Talent Measuring Machine of Safety Sector No . 17 . If there is no unusual anomaly, this measuring machine is a hundred percent accurate . All you need to do is—”

Before Fei Long even finished, Orston confidently asked, “Then, what if there is an unusual anomaly?”

Yang Kong chuckled in disdain .

Fei Long also showed a faint smile as he walked over and tapped Orston’s face . “Little man of the Gordin family, how badly do you want to be different?”

“You?” Yang Kong flipped his eyes white .

Orston was depressed, so he dared not go against Fei Long and he could do nothing to Yang Kong, the science maniac who was full of himself .

“Idiot!” Yu softly commented .

Agitated, Orston turned to Yu with angry eyes, but Fei Long stopped him and told him to shut up .

Then, he said, “There’s no need for all of you to think about the special situation . The chances are a hundred million to one or less . However, in the event that it happens, even if the machine cannot provide an answer, it will give warnings of the anomaly . Unless…”

Fei Long wanted to add more, but Yang Kong said impatiently, “There’s no ‘unless’ . Based on the statistical probability, if the number falls below a certain level, it won’t provide a lot of actual meaning . ”

Fei Long glared at Yang Kong with an annoyed gaze again, but when he thought about the special situation where a demonstration was not even possible, he did not argue .

He briefed the boys and girls on how to proceed with the exam and stopped talking .

“Well then, let’s begin . ” Yang Kong sounded strict which was rare for him .

The first girl, Christina, then entered the measuring machine through the hole .

After she went in, a transparent door sealed the hole and nine halos appeared on the door, emanating a soft light .

“Sit down . Remember the essentials that Fei Long told you earlier . Otherwise, if the calculation goes wrong because of your own reasons, you won’t be given a second chance . We’ll simply assume that the candidate had no talents,” Yang Kong reminded .

“He’s right . Even if you have the Genetic Chain Talent, when your mind is exposed to the stimulation of the measuring machine and you cannot feel it, you are also considered useless . ” Fei Long did not sound like he was joking either .

Both of them echoed each other’s reminders, making Christina feel even more nervous . Unfortunately, she had no better option at the moment . She nervously knelt down on her knees like how Fei Long instructed them earlier with her feet and palms facing upwards .

Yang Kong nodded after he saw Christina sit down . He walked to the back of the machine and clicked a transparent monitor to operate it .

With a beep, the maroon measuring machine glowed white and the whole room darkened once more . Similar to when Tang Ling and the others came in, the light was absorbed and they could not even see their fingers .

Only the machine was glowing white, making it look like it was floating in the void .

Broooom!

A heavy noise of something moving came from the ceiling . Tang Ling looked up instinctively and saw that the whole ceiling was slowly retracted to both sides, revealing the transparent roof .

The room was at the top of the building, and if the roof was transparent, then they would be looking at the sky above Safety Sector No . 17, but it was obvious that Tang Ling and the others were not looking at such a mundane but reasonable scene .

“Look up . If you gaze at it frequently, you’ll understand how it feels when even despair is annihilated,” Yang Kong suddenly spoke and his calm tone contained a sense of frantic madness .