Bai Ye stared at Jiram for a moment, then asked, "Don't you need to destroy the intrusion point?"
"Huh?" Jiram was startled again, then lowered his voice, "How did you know?"
Bai Ye said, "I killed that sea beast just now, and a mission suddenly appeared."
Jiram asked, "What's the mission objective?"
Bai Ye replied, "That depends on what your mission is. We might be able to cooperate."
Jiram was definitely on the human side, piloting a mecha hunter. Moreover, in this region, the two major forces, humans and sea beasts, had no spies, traitors, or infiltration.
Those sea beasts couldn't communicate, only making "roar" sounds.
Therefore, Bai Ye thought their hidden missions might have a high probability of being the same.
Bai Ye could accept cooperation like with Gao Ming, but he wasn't keen on combat cooperation.
Bai Ye didn't like entrusting his back to anyone. This behavior didn't necessarily represent safety; it was more likely to be dangerous.
However, if their missions overlapped and their objectives were the same, Bai Ye wouldn't mind compromising himself occasionally.
After all, he had a mecha!
Alright, that was the key.
Nu Hai Lin Wei was powerful, but considering that the sea beast named "Poisonous Woman" might be stronger than "Abomination," Bai Ye felt the difficulty was still considerable.
After all, Nu Hai Lin Wei was already a golden-grade item. Although two more effects wouldn't elevate Nu Hai Lin Wei to super-grade, it could be imagined that Nu Hai Lin Wei would reach the peak of golden-grade.
Of course, its characteristic of being at least half-crippled on land was still troublesome.
Therefore, he could guess the difficulty level based on such rewards. Having a mecha as assistance would definitely make things much easier for Bai Ye.
Another point was the content of the last mission: destroying the intrusion point.
Normally, as long as the sea beast responsible for guarding, Poisonous Woman, could be killed, destroying the intrusion point should be a simple matter.
After all, if no one stopped him, he could just destroy it.
But based on Bai Ye's experience from his previous life, things wouldn't be so simple.
If killing Poisonous Woman was enough to destroy the intrusion point, it wouldn't be listed as a separate mission. In fact, this was likely a final mission.
Jiram said, "I don't know yet, but it's highly likely I have this mission, and nine times out of ten, it will fall on me."
Bai Ye asked, "Oh? What's the situation?"
Jiram explained, "Although we all know the sea beasts come from the sea, we've never known the location of the intrusion point. This is the core reason for researching sea beasts."
Jiram pointed to his head as he spoke.
"About a year ago, we... well... it should be the natives who obtained the head of a sea beast. That sea beast had rushed onto land and was killed. Its corpse was relatively easy to recover, so when the head was sent to the research institute, it was not brain-dead yet."
"Through a neural connection technology, they read the sea beast's memories, thus discovering the origin of the sea beasts. They learned they came from another parallel world, or dimension. They also learned that due to tectonic shifts, earthquakes occurred in the seabed, creating an intrusion point connecting the two worlds."
"However, memories accessed through neural connection technology after death are fragmented. Moreover, this technology is actually the same system used by the mechas' neural systems."
"Even between humans, when mutually using neural synchronization without malice, there are still certain risks. Therefore, connecting with sea beasts is naturally a more dangerous undertaking, and each connection can only be maintained for a very short period."
"So, the information mentioned above was obtained through more than ten connection attempts over the past year."
Bai Ye summarized, "So, you've also been searching for the intrusion point and trying to destroy it, but so far, you still don't know where it is?"
"That's right," Jiram said. "But it's only a matter of time. I think it's purely a matter of plot progression."
Bai Ye responded, "Oh?"
Jiram continued, "My mission has always been to hunt sea beasts. It's so monotonous that I'm about to puke. The most annoying thing is that this mission has no hints at all. It simply tells me to kill sea beasts, but it doesn't say how many to kill."
Bai Ye pondered, "So, you think that after killing a certain number of sea beasts, the next stage of the plot will be triggered, and your subsequent mission will appear?"
"That's right," Jiram confirmed. "Another possibility is that the core of this mission is a time limit, not a quantity limit."
Bai Ye asked, "The mortality rate for mecha combat is quite high?"
"Of course," Jiram replied. "Piloting these things is inherently dangerous. If the neural synchronization doesn't reach the required value, the mecha can explode, and the pilot is done for. At best, there will be some sequelae."
Bai Ye inquired, "Such as?"
Jiram elaborated, "Sometimes you can't control saliva secretion, your strength decreases, your vision blurs, you might fall out of bed occasionally, or walk into walls."
Bai Ye tested, "Dementia?"
Jiram nodded, "Your summary is very accurate."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes. He didn't expect Jiram to be so humorous.
Jiram continued, "As for the dangers of combat itself, I don't need to elaborate. Anyway, in this area, besides you, I've seen two other chosen ones. They received missions like mine, but now their bodies are probably already food for the fish in the sea."
Bai Ye deduced, "Then the probability of a time limit is high. The core of this mission is likely a survival mission."
Jiram nodded, "And although my mission hasn't changed, there have been some developments at the base."
Bai Ye asked, "Have they found the intrusion point?"
"Not yet," Jiram replied. "Those scientists have developed a cluster energy bomb with a power equivalent to ten thousand tons of TNT. It can also form an energy pulse aftershock that can be continuously released. What do you think they made this for?"
Bai Ye surmised, "To blow up the intrusion point."
Jiram exclaimed, "That's right! So, I think I might be about to see the end of my ordeal."
After speaking, Jiram looked at Bai Ye expectantly.
Bai Ye asked, "What are you looking at me for?"
Jiram said, "What about your mission?"
"Just like yours, it's to blow up the intrusion point," Bai Ye replied. "However, my mission is vague. It just tells me to blow up the intrusion point, but it doesn't say where that damn intrusion point is or how to blow it up. That's why I came to ask you. Now it seems your answer is the correct one."