Luo Ji?
Luo Ji!
Emrys' pupils contracted sharply, a tumultuous wave rose in his heart, finally turning into an extremely heavy sigh.
"Three-Body Problem!"
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With the system's prompt, the mist shrouding this universe finally lifted before Emrys' eyes.
It turned out that this was the Three-Body universe!
If so, then... Emrys' gaze turned to mid-air, his eyes slightly narrowed. In this seemingly empty air, there was actually a 'Sophon' hidden, sent by the Three-Body civilization to lock down Earth's technology.
Maximus' intuition was not wrong.
They were indeed under surveillance, but the thing monitoring them, from a macroscopic perspective, was merely the size of a 'proton'.
No wonder even the unfailing psionic power couldn't find the source of the 'gaze'.
The Three-Body people reduced a 'proton' from eleven dimensions to two dimensions, imbued it with intelligence through etched circuits, and finally created a microscopic supercomputer. This thing—in essence, was just an ordinary 'proton'.
And humans called 'proton' a 'Sophon'!
At least, with Emrys' current power, it was impossible to find the 'Sophon'. Only a battle-hardened Thunder Warrior like Maximus could, by virtue of his monstrous intuition, sense the Sophon's surveillance.
While he was pondering.
The future famous, but currently unknown, 'Empty lord' Mr. Luo Ji, who changed girlfriends seven times a week, wanted to try and leave.
But as soon as he took a step, he felt his hair stand on end, the source of which was naturally Maximus.
This pure biological instinct, this resistance to death, made him silently retract his outstretched foot, and he could only force a somewhat awkward smile towards this—Superman.
"You—know me? Are you looking for me?" Luo Ji asked with a mournful face. If he had known he would be so unlucky today, he shouldn't have gone out!
What kind of situation is this!
"No."
Maximus shook his head, raised his hand and pointed at Emrys.
"I don't know you, he asked me to save you."
That person... Luo Ji looked at that person.
Short black hair, looking about twenty years old, extremely handsome, with a temperament completely different from those around him, like those people he saw on TV who were often in high positions.
"Listen——you, hello?"
Luo Ji waved his hand, attempting to greet him.
"Hello, Mr. Luo Ji."
Emrys walked towards him, stopping at a suitable social distance, observing the young man in front of him.
He was very young, but also very naive, far from having even a trace of the future 'Swordholder'. No one would have imagined that this seemingly unreliable bastard, who looked like a pampered lord, would alone protect human civilization for nearly a hundred years, and be hailed as the greatest sinner in history—the Swordholder!
"We... do we know each other?"
Luo Ji was clearly a bit confused.
From almost being hit by a car for no reason, to being saved by a three-meter-tall guy who looked just like Superman, his alcohol-addled brain felt dizzy, as if he hadn't fully sobered up yet.
"No."
Emrys' gaze was burning, his fervent eyes made Luo Ji feel very uncomfortable.
Normally, he would have already shown his unruly nature, saying a few rude things, but now—he was very well-behaved. The reason was simple: he didn't dare.
Just by looking at the monster beside this young man, who was nearly three meters tall, had arms as thick as his own body, and could even flip a car with his bare hands, Luo Ji had no doubt that a single punch from the other party could turn him into a meat patty!
Adhering to the principle that one must bow their head when under someone else's roof, Luo Ji decisively conceded, shrinking his neck and asking.
"B-Big brother, I don't have any money on me. Although I'm very grateful that you saved me, how about I treat you to a meal another day?"
"Alright."
Emrys nodded.
"No need for another day, let's make it today. What do you think, Luo Ji—Dr.?"
...
Luo Ji's eyelids twitched wildly.
Are you even gothic? 'Another day' means—I don't want to see you today!
But facing Emrys' half-smile expression, and Maximus' three-meter-tall, extremely oppressive gaze, Luo Ji gave an awkward laugh.
"Okay, alright—then today it is."
What else could he do?
Forget his slender arms and legs, even if world boxing champion Tyson came, he probably couldn't withstand a single punch from this 'monster'.
"You just said you didn't know me, but how did you know I was a Doctor?" Luo Ji held it in for a long time, but finally couldn't help but ask.
Emrys looked into Luo Ji's eyes, smiling meaningfully.
"I just guessed."
..
Luo Ji twitched his lips.
"Unfortunately, it seems this meal will have to wait for next time, Dr. Luo Ji." Suddenly, Emrys looked into the distance, his lips curving slightly.
"Someone is here to pick you up. I wish you a pleasant journey, and by the way—allow me to introduce myself, I am a trader. If you have any needs,
You can come to me anytime. Of course—this requires a price."
Trader?
Luo Ji felt a bit confused. Does he want him to buy a new crypto or something?
A thin black hot-stamped business card was slipped into his hand. It felt like metal yet not metal, paper yet not paper, its strange texture left him somewhat bewildered.
"Wandering trader, Merlin Emrys." He subconsciously read out the words on the hot-stamped business card, and couldn't help but ask.
"Trader? What do you sell?"
"Everything."
Emrys snapped his fingers, and with a gentle smile, slowly said.
"Everything you can think of is within the scope of my business."
Even a clay figure has three parts of fire, let alone Luo Ji who was inherently stubborn and couldn't stand others showing off. He immediately retorted.
"Then I want to buy an atomic bomb!"
"You can."
Emrys' expression was calm, and he said lightly.
"But if you want to destroy a country, I have something even better—a Volcano Cannon, pollution-free, disposable, highly efficient."
...
Luo Ji looked at Emrys with an expression like he was looking at an idiot, already suspecting in his heart, could this guy have escaped from a mental hospital?
"Not satisfied?" Emrys smiled very 'gently'.
"It's alright, I also have Light Spears, Macro Cannons, Continental Shelf Oscillators, Earthquake Devices, Atmospheric Molecular Poison Mist. If you think the power is too small—I can also recommend 'Cyclone Torpedoes', 'Atmospheric Incineration Torpedoes', 'Geocore Penetration Torpedoes', and other 'Extinction Order' series specifically used to destroy planetary civilizations. How about it?"
It's no exaggeration to say.
In terms of overall technological level, the Three-Body world might be able to crush Warhammer 40K, but when it comes to how to destroy a race or civilization,
let alone the Three-Body people, even if the zero-Returners were brought in, they probably wouldn't eliminate as many as the Imperium does in a single day.
"Do you have some kind of problem?"
Luo Ji's eye twitched. He didn't understand how someone could talk about destroying civilizations the moment they opened their mouth. Where did this fanatic come from?
"Mr. Luo Ji, please believe us, when it comes to extinguishing civilizations, we are professionals."
Emrys said very seriously.
This world is crazy, this world is crazy... Luo Ji closed his eyes in pain. He vaguely had a feeling that his carefree days were about to be gone forever.