Chapter 1015: Win and it’s young models at the club, lose and start all over again

Hearing the super brain's smug words, Qi Yuan couldn't help but frown, casting his gaze toward the simple and crude combination lockbox in the corner.

Unlike the many sci-fi-looking large servers around it, the lockbox before him seemed somewhat out of place, like an antiquity displayed in a museum, its entire body emitting a dark, dull metallic luster that seemed to have weathered long years.

Almost instantly, Qi Yuan realized that the super brain was not lying; the final ancestor module was very likely hidden inside this safe!

Of course, he knew very well that the opponent's choice to tell him such important information was definitely not out of kindness, but rather treating the ancestor module inside the safe as bait to keep him indecisive or even lure him into actively seeking death!

After all, the super brain had already realized that the Chief Helmsman's true goal in infiltrating this place was to obtain the ancestor module hidden in the root database and awaken the real Mu Qingqing; he would never give up easily before achieving his goal.

Therefore, facing the ancestor module within arm's reach, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent; he had to at least give it a try.

As long as he temporarily abandoned the idea of escaping under the lure of the ancestor module and stayed here to study how to crack the password, it was equivalent to the fish taking the bait.

Once delayed until the super brain successfully removed his S-grade permissions, he would once again become meat on the chopping block, unable to escape even with wings.

If he was bold enough to try and open the lockbox, that would be even better!

Without knowing the password, entering the wrong one would immediately trigger the lockbox's self-destruct sequence, leading to total destruction…

Despite sensing the super brain's hidden malicious intent, Qi Yuan still stepped forward without hesitation and walked to the half-person-high safe.

Seeing this scene, a touch of human-like contempt appeared on the super brain's face, and it then reminded him in a teasing tone:

"Chief Helmsman, although this safe is a product of the Old Era and lacks any intelligence, being backward has its advantages—its mechanical structure is extremely simple, and whether it can be opened depends entirely on a ten-digit password."

"Now you have only one chance to enter the password. If the password is correct, the safe will open automatically; if it's wrong, everything will vanish into smoke…"

At this point, the super brain's expression became increasingly excited, as if it couldn't wait to see someone's agonizingly conflicted expression, and it continued:

"By the way, according to the rules of the Cyber Branch, the consciousness data Mu Qingqing uploaded into the ancestor module has the highest SSS-level priority, making it like a Final Arbiter."

"Including myself, no intelligent creation produced by the Cyber Branch can take action against the ancestor module, nor do we know what the password to open this lockbox is."

"This means that due to insufficient permissions, even if you called over the most advanced intelligent robot currently in the Cyber Branch, you wouldn't be able to command it to help crack the safe's password…"

Hearing the super brain's "kind reminder," Qi Yuan's expression remained calm as usual, only silently observing the safe before him while rapidly weighing his options in his mind.

A ten-digit numerical password meant at least ten billion different permutations.

In other words, if he randomly entered a string of numbers, the probability of opening the safe was one in ten billion, countless times harder than winning the lottery!

If he were in the outside world, he could completely let a phantom body enter the password for him, while also using the spacetime compass's time-reversal function to gain almost infinite room for error; even trying them one by one, he would eventually find the correct password.

But in the Great Void, not only was a Cultivator's cultivation completely suppressed, but even Immortal Artifacts lost their intended effects; this path was simply not viable…

Could it be that he would really fail this time, give up his current goal, and choose to flee directly?

Facing such an extremely difficult situation, even though Qi Yuan had experienced countless storms and his will was as firm as a rock, he couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

Given the super brain's cunning, once it knew he was determined to get the ancestor module, it would surely strengthen its defenses; once this opportunity was missed, it would likely be even harder to achieve his goal in the future.

By the time he teleported back next time, heaven knows what terrifying measures would be waiting for him.

More importantly, without knowing the password, even if he could get close to the safe again, it would be useless…

For a moment, Qi Yuan's expression shifted between light and dark, and his heart grew increasingly irritable.

Damn it… a success rate of one in ten billion, with only one attempt… unless he was a Child of Destiny like Lin Zhen with Heaven-Defying Luck, he was bound to lose…

Wait!

Just as Qi Yuan was considering whether to run away, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind, and he remembered that he still held a trump card that could be called a BUG.

So-called probability, in the end, was a matter of Luck; as long as his Luck was good enough, he could guess the safe's password even by rolling his face across the keyboard!

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, and he instantly made a decision.

He had never been an indecisive person, especially after obtaining the Substitute Puppet, he had become even more daring, ready to go all-in at the slightest disagreement.

Win and it's young models at the club, lose and start all over again—what the hell was there to fear?

With that thought, he took a deep breath and called out to the System without hesitation:

"System, activate the Luck Loan function!"

The next moment, a notification from the System sounded in Qi Yuan's ear:

"Ding! The Host has activated the Luck Loan function. For the next fifteen minutes, you will gain a massive Luck bonus by overdrawing your future Luck; any event with uncertainty will develop in a direction favorable to the Host."

"Please note that after fifteen minutes, the Host will fall into a state of low Luck for three days; the effect of the bad Luck will depend on the amount of Luck consumed by the Host…"

As the System's voice faded, Qi Yuan's body shook, and he suddenly felt much more comfortable all over, as if he had become the darling of the world, with everything he did feeling divinely assisted.

"Chief Helmsman, you have ten breaths of time left. If you don't act, I'm going to capture you…"

Meeting the super brain's expectant gaze, Qi Yuan gritted his teeth, simply closed his eyes, and reached out his right hand to randomly press the safe's numeric keypad.

He would just do the inputting and leave everything else to Luck!

Seeing this, the super brain was instantly stunned, looking at Qi Yuan with eyes full of astonishment.

Although it had always maintained an attitude of waiting to see a good show, it was mostly to enjoy the expression of the Chief Helmsman struggling in agony and helplessness; it didn't think the opponent would actually have the guts to try entering a password.

It hadn't expected this fellow to be so bold as to throw caution to the wind and start entering a password randomly, just to gamble on a one-in-ten-billion chance of winning…

In the eyes of the absolutely rational super brain, what the man was doing was a complete act of suicide, utterly incomprehensible.

Madman!

Just as the super brain was prepared to witness an explosion, Qi Yuan's heart also jumped into his throat, but his hands didn't stop for a second, and he soon pressed the final digit.

"Beep!"

After a soft sound, the safe door that had been tightly closed for countless years opened in response, and inside lay a dark metallic cube about an inch in size—it was indeed the tenth ancestor module!

Success!

Opening his eyes, Qi Yuan was instantly overjoyed; he immediately put the ancestor module into his storage space, then activated the teleportation function and silently left the root database, completely ignoring the super brain nearby…

Meanwhile, looking at the empty safe, the super brain, which had turned into a phantom, widened its eyes; its expression went from blank to dazed, then to disbelief, feeling that its worldview was being insulted.

Holy crap!!!

A full ten-digit password, ten billion possibilities… he actually fucking guessed it right?