Chapter 146 The Programmer and the Code

"Old Wan, this sword, could it be..."

Gao Hongyi looked at the ordinary longsword, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"That's right!" Wan Lihao nodded.

"Hiss!"

Gaining confirmation from Wan Lihao, Gao Hongyi immediately gasped.

"That old man really went all out!"

Qiao Yu cautiously poked his head out.

"Teacher Wan, Teacher Gao, if it's alright, I'll start spraying?"

"Go! Spray away, today the entire session is on Young Master Wan!"

Gao Hongyi waved his hand magnanimously.

He was joking; Wan Lihao's own combat strength was already terrifying, and with this sword, flattening the entire Dark Forest wouldn't be a problem.

"Alrighty!"

With affirmation, Qiao Yu curiously glanced at the sword and then stepped directly into the Dark Forest.

The familiar fountain of blood reappeared.

But this time, not a single monster dared to approach, even until the sun went down.

It seemed that ordinary longsword really had a terrifying deterrent.

One day, two days, three days...

As time passed, Qiao Yu's position went deeper and deeper.

At first, Qin Xuan, not wanting to be outdone, wanted to compete with Qiao Yu.

But how could a normal person compare to a freak like Qiao Yu, who was simultaneously absorbing and replenishing the Dark Forest?

The trees of the Dark Forest had already spread the news; recently, there was a very generous gardener.

Wherever he went, he would irrigate the land, and countless trees began to line up to welcome Qiao Yu's arrival.

As Qiao Yu gradually began to stray from the team, Wan Lihao could only carry his sword and guard him alone.

"What kind of freak is this kid!"

Wan Lihao was equally astonished.

Having gone so deep into this place, he was surrounded by black trees that blotted out the sky.

The intensity of the wind blades in this place made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, but this kid had actually made it all the way here, spraying blood.

Since he had started teaching at Kyoto University, he had never seen a student who could reach this place.

"Why is it still not working!"

Gradually, the wounds on Qiao Yu's body began to scab over, and as his blood spraying momentum slowed down, he opened his eyes in confusion.

His defense had now reached 500 points, even more terrifying than his strength attribute.

But no matter how deep he went into the Dark Forest, his defense could no longer be increased.

"Could it be that the limit is only this much?"

Qiao Yu sighed regretfully.

But that made sense; if the Dark Forest could really infinitely increase defense, it wouldn't just be a C-grade dungeon.

"Teacher Wan, I'm done, let's go out."

Qiao Yu called out, but did not receive a response from Wan Lihao.

"Teacher Wan?"

Qiao Yu called out again; the surroundings were silent, and his call even echoed.

For some reason, he suddenly had a very ominous feeling.

"You made me search so hard for you!"

A cute voice rang out, but Qiao Yu's hair immediately stood on end.

This voice, could it be...

Qiao Yu swallowed and slowly turned his head.

A pair of delicate white feet came into view.

Further up was a pure black lace skirt.

Further up, an innocent, fair face came into Qiao Yu's view.

The owner of that face was smiling, but Qiao Yu froze instantly, his heart turning ice-cold.

How did the Mechanical Empress find him!

Wasn't this the Dark Forest dungeon?

"Why aren't you talking? Why did you use the Empress's Heart that I gave you?"

The Mechanical Empress's tone was full of grievance, like a pure girl abandoned by a heartless man.

"Ah, this... Let me make up, ah no, let me explain!"

Qiao Yu hurriedly replied.

"Speak, I'm listening."

The Mechanical Empress stared at Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu was now in a dilemma; he could only hope that Wan Lihao would quickly notice the abnormality on his side.

"This is a long story, allow me to explain it in detail."

Qiao Yu's mind raced, and he began to make things up on the spot.

"At first, I really did treat the heart you gave me as a treasure and kept it close to my body."

"But that day, I met a very pitiful boy; he was a programmer."

"He loved his girlfriend very, very much, and that day was his girlfriend's birthday."

"But his boss at the company told him that he had to write a very difficult piece of code before he could go home."

"On one side was work, and on the other was his girlfriend; he was in a difficult situation."

"Tell me, could I just sit by and do nothing?"

"I immediately used the Empress's Heart to help that young man write the code!"

Qiao Yu finished the entire story without blushing or skipping a beat, but his heart was very uneasy.

Such a fake story; he felt that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it, but he really couldn't make anything else up.

Teacher Wan, if you don't come to save me soon, you'll only be able to collect my corpse!

"Wuwuwu!"

A burst of crying pulled Qiao Yu back to reality.

A look of confusion appeared on Qiao Yu's face; he looked at the Mechanical Empress and found that the Empress was crying her eyes out.

"What happened afterwards? Did that boy and that girl end up together?"

The Mechanical Empress asked.

"Ah? What?"

Qiao Yu was stunned by this question; could anyone believe such an outrageous story?

"Of course! It was because he wrote that piece of code that the boy got promoted and raised, and successfully married the girl he loved!"

The Mechanical Empress's eyes began to sparkle.

"That's great! I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."

Even Qiao Yu's thick skin couldn't help but feel a little ashamed at this apology.

He felt like a strange uncle tricking a little girl.

"It's nothing, it's my fault too; I'm too kind, I can't help but want to help others."

Qiao Yu recalled that the Mechanical Empress seemed to have been staying in the Empress's Tower in the Mechanical Kingdom since she was born.

No wonder she was so gullible; children really shouldn't stay at home all day.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yu hurriedly asked.

"By the way, how did you appear here? Aren't you unable to leave the Empress's Tower?"

"Someone helped me create a clone; as long as the clone stays in the Empress's Tower, I can come out."

The Mechanical Empress's words made Qiao Yu's eyes narrow slightly.

"What does that person look like? Is it a man or a woman? What did they say to you?"

"Nothing, she's a woman, oh right!"

The Mechanical Empress's eyes lit up.

"She also gave me a book!"

The Mechanical Empress took out a paper book from her arms like a little girl showing off her toys.

In this world that relies entirely on data, paper books were already like antiques.

Qiao Yu took the book and was immediately stunned.

"Holy shit!"

He couldn't help but blurt out a national essence because the book was prominently written with eight characters that left him dumbfounded!