Chapter 54: Unknown Terror, Watchtower Island

Lin Fan adjusted his train of thought and re-examined the content on the computer, his fingers dancing across the keyboard once again.

This time, he decided to use a brand new method to break this lock.

"Password incorrect." The System chimed again with a prompt.

"Let me give it a try. I have long studied the Dao of breaking Restrictions, and perhaps I can unlock it with my Melody Method."

Yin Miaoxue said softly, her voice as smooth as silk.

"Mm, go ahead and try."

Lin Fan stepped aside, yielding his seat to Yin Miaoxue.

Yin Miaoxue gently extended her slender fingers, dancing them skillfully across the keyboard.

A beautiful electronic melody rang out, and the content on the screen suddenly became clear.

As Yin Miaoxue input her commands, the encryption wall on the computer was gradually undone; one could almost hear the sound of that protective net collapsing.

"Success," Yin Miaoxue said softly.

A hidden archive suddenly lit up on the screen, its contents dense and packed.

Lin Fan looked at the dense documents on the screen, his brows furrowed tightly; he seemed unable to find any useful clues.

He casually clicked on a file, but inside was still endless text, chaotic and disorganized, with no discernible key content whatsoever.

He sighed and clicked on another document, but the result was the same as the last one—still a heavy accumulation of text, leaving him with no leads.

With no other choice, Lin Fan had to ask Xiao Du for help.

"Xiao Du, what do you think of this?"

In Lin Fan's mind, the familiar, soft and cute voice of Xiao Du rang out:

"Master, have you run into trouble again, and do you need this professional to step in?"

Xiao Du's tone carried a hint of teasing, but she quickly regained her composure.

"It seems you haven't encountered an ordinary obstacle. These files far exceed standard encryption technology; they look more like some kind of deeply modified virtual defense."

"Then do you have any solutions?" Lin Fan asked anxiously.

"Hard to say, the content is too complex. According to my analysis, the key to solving these problems might not be on this computer."

Xiao Du paused, then added:

"First, lend me your quantum phone; I will perform a comprehensive check on this computer."

Immediately, Lin Fan's No. 000 phone vanished, taken by Xiao Du into the System space.

"Give me 30 minutes!"

About fifteen minutes later, Lin Fan's brows gradually relaxed; it seemed some important information was emerging.

At this moment, Xiao Du's voice rang out in his mind again, her tone even steadier than before:

"Lin Fan, these files have been overwritten and encrypted multiple times. I don't know the correct decryption method, and I cannot crack the content in a short time.

However, I have discovered some interesting things."

Lin Fan asked hopefully, "What interesting things?"

"This computer is not an Earth creation; its construction may involve existences that transcend common sense."

Lin Fan frowned slightly, "Existences that transcend common sense? What does that mean?"

Xiao Du continued to explain: "The System of this computer seems to have some kind of consciousness participating in it.

It has created a relatively independent existence through the dimension between virtual space and reality—Watchtower Island."

"Watchtower Island, great, how do I get there?"

"To find it is too difficult, or rather, it doesn't exist at all."

Xiao Du cupped her chubby cheeks and continued.

"You were sent off the island by this computer. The secret to entering the island is likely hidden inside as well.

The key information is right there, in those encrypted files.

It would be great if we had a supercomputer, but relying only on your little phone, who knows when it will be cracked."

But Lin Fan wasn't even listening to the rest of what Xiao Du said, muttering to himself,

"A place that doesn't exist, the boundary between reality and virtuality. 'Void' and 'Existence'.

Why is this so similar to the True Interpretation of the Void Realm Dao that I have comprehended?

Let me try!"

Lin Fan circulated the true intent of the Void Realm Dao, his entire being becoming flickering and indistinct.

Subsequently, he slowly injected the flickering Void Power into that old laptop.

At first, the old laptop was silent, with no changes on its surface.

But as the power of void and reality gradually permeated, the original mottled shell began to shed its rust, revealing a black-gold radiance.

The screen, which had been flickering incessantly, began to stabilize, and an image suddenly popped up.

In the image, a figure wearing a white lab coat appeared; he had a lean build and handsome features, and the gaze beneath his glasses revealed an aura of calmness and wisdom.

He was busy in a laboratory filled with a sense of technology.

"This…" The figure in the image matched Lin Fan's father from his memories perfectly.

Jiang Xingyue's words suddenly exploded in Lin Fan's mind,

"My father was sliced up for research, his consciousness uploaded to a computer, and he is forced to work endlessly…"

Lin Fan's eyes constricted violently, and a towering rage surged in his heart.

"I must drag out the mastermind behind this!" He gritted his teeth, his eyes cold and filled with resolute killing intent.

Just then, the image on the computer vanished instantly, and the computer screen went silent.

A moment later, a line of crimson text appeared on the computer.

"Lin Fan, strictly speaking, I am no longer your father, but I must tell you—do not enter, Watchtower Island, do not enter!"

"Do not enter…

Hmph, so what if I go?

Xiao Du, crack the encrypted files in the computer with all your might; let us see what kind of evil this Watchtower Island truly holds."

"Very well, Master. Leave the decryption to me."

As she spoke, Xiao Du poked her head out from the System space and tentatively landed on the ground.

Her figure was petite, and her round face was full of an adorable, dazed expression. Her pair of bright, large eyes blinked incessantly.

"What a cute doll," Yin Miaoxue was instantly attracted by Xiao Du's adorable appearance and scooped Xiao Du into her arms.

"Xiaoxue, let go… let go of me…" Xiao Du's petite hands struggled weakly against Yin Miaoxue.

Lin Fan turned around calmly and walked towards the second underground floor.

This was the workshop of Zhang Tie and Zhang Ming, two top-tier engineers and also Lin Fan's most trusted partners.

On the second underground floor, the walls were inlaid with layers of transparent reinforced glass, with complex energy conduits embedded inside, and blue electric arcs flashing across from time to time.

The surroundings were filled with various high-end, sophisticated equipment:

large ion furnaces, quantum computing cores, and an operating antimatter generator,

every piece of equipment emitting a low hum.

In the central area, the two were focused and hunched over an experimental workbench.

Zhang Tie stood by the experimental bench, his face covered in grease, his thick arms nimbly controlling a robotic arm to precisely embed micro-components into the core of the generator.

Zhang Ming was on the side, inputting commands rapidly onto a virtual screen; data and formulas intertwined in the air, the display so complex it was dizzying.

Lin Fan stepped inside, his calm and stern aura instantly drawing both their gazes.

"Zhang Tie, Zhang Ming, we need to build a space shield that only a Level 6 civilization can master, to ensure that this place can withstand any attack until I return from Watchtower Island."