Bai Ye stared at Jerome for a moment, then said, "Don't you need to destroy the breakthrough point?"
"Ah?" Jerome blinked again, then lowered his voice, "How did you know?"
Bai Ye said, "I killed that sea beast just now, and a quest suddenly appeared."
Jerome asked, "What's the quest content?"
Bai Ye replied, "That depends on your quest. Maybe we can cooperate."
Jerome was definitely on the human side. He piloted a mecha hunter, and besides, there were no spies, traitors, or infiltration between the two major forces in this region, humans and sea beasts.
Those sea beasts couldn't communicate, they just made "ao ao" sounds.
Therefore, Bai Ye felt that their hidden quests might have a high probability of being the same.
Bai Ye could accept cooperation like with Gao Ming, but he wasn't very fond of combat cooperation.
Bai Ye didn't like entrusting his back to anyone. This kind of behavior didn't necessarily represent safety; it was more likely to be dangerous.
However, if the quests overlapped and the objectives were the same, Bai Ye wouldn't mind compromising himself occasionally.
After all, he had a mecha!
Alright, that was the key.
The Sea Dragon Roar was very strong, but considering that the sea beast called Poisonous Woman might be stronger than Abomination, Bai Ye felt the difficulty was quite challenging.
After all, the Sea Dragon Roar was already a golden-quality item. Although two more effects wouldn't elevate it to super quality, one could imagine it reaching the top tier of golden quality.
Of course, its characteristic of being at least half as effective on land was still quite troublesome.
Therefore, based on the level of reward, he could guess the difficulty. Having a mecha as assistance would definitely make Bai Ye's task much easier.
Another point was that the content of the last quest was: destroy the breakthrough point.
Normally, as long as the sea beast responsible for guarding it, Poisonous Woman, could be killed, destroying the breakthrough point should be a piece of cake.
After all, if no one was stopping him, he could just destroy it.
But based on Bai Ye's experience from his previous life, it wouldn't be that simple.
If killing Poisonous Woman could destroy the breakthrough point, it wouldn't have been listed as a separate quest. In fact, it was likely the final quest.
Jerome said, "I don't know for sure yet, but there's a high probability of this quest, and it's highly likely to fall on me."
Bai Ye asked, "Oh? What's the situation?"
Jerome explained, "Although we all know those sea beasts come from the sea, we've never known the location of the breakthrough point. This has been the core reason for studying sea beasts."
As he spoke, Jerome tapped his head.
"About a year ago, we... well... it should be the indigenous people who obtained the head of a sea beast. That sea beast had rushed ashore. After it was killed, its corpse was relatively easy to recover, so when the head was sent to the research institute, it wasn't brain-dead yet."
"Through a neural interface technology, they read the sea beast's memories, thus discovering the origin of the sea beasts. They learned that they came from another parallel world, or rather, a space. They also discovered that due to tectonic shifts, an earthquake occurred at the seabed, creating a breakthrough point connecting the two worlds."
"However, the memories obtained through neural interface technology after death are fragmented. And this technology is actually the same system as the neural system used in mechas."
"Even when humans synchronize using neurons with each other, without any ill intentions, there are still certain risks. Therefore, connecting with a sea beast is naturally a more dangerous matter. Each connection can only be maintained for a very short period."
"So, the information mentioned above was obtained through more than ten connections over the past year."
Bai Ye summarized, "So, you've also been searching for the breakthrough point and attempting to destroy it, but you still don't know where it is?"
"That's correct," Jerome replied. "But it's only a matter of time. I think it's purely a matter of plot progression."
Bai Ye asked, "Oh?"
Jerome continued, "My quest has always been to hunt sea beasts, it's so monotonous I'm sick of it. The most annoying part is that this quest has no hints. To put it bluntly, it just tells me to kill sea beasts, but it doesn't say how many."
Bai Ye pondered, "So, you think that once you kill enough sea beasts, the next stage of the plot will be triggered, and your subsequent quests will appear?"
"That's right," Jerome affirmed. "Another possibility is that the core of this quest is a time limit, not a quantity limit."
Bai Ye asked, "The mortality rate for piloting mechas in combat is quite high?"
"Of course," Jerome replied. "Piloting these things is inherently dangerous. If the neural synchronization doesn't reach the required level, the mecha might explode in severe cases, and the pilot won't survive. In milder cases, there will be some side effects."
Bai Ye inquired, "Such as?"
Jerome listed, "Occasionally uncontrollable saliva secretion, decreased strength, inability to focus vision, sometimes falling out of bed, or bumping into walls while walking."
Bai Ye tested, "Dementia?"
Jerome nodded, "Your summary is very accurate."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes. He hadn't expected Jerome to be quite humorous.
Jerome continued, "As for the danger of combat itself, I don't need to elaborate. Anyway, in this area, besides you, I've seen two other Chosen Ones. They received similar quests, but now their bodies are probably being eaten by fish in the sea."
Bai Ye stated, "Then the probability of a time limit is very high. The core of this quest is likely a survival mission."
Jerome nodded, "And although my quest hasn't changed, there have been some developments at the base."
Bai Ye asked, "Have they found the breakthrough point?"
"Not yet. Those scientists have created a cluster energy bomb with a power equivalent to ten thousand tons of TNT, and it can also generate residual energy pulses for continuous release. What do you think they made this for?"
Bai Ye replied, "To blow up the breakthrough point."
Jerome exclaimed, "Right! So, I think I might be about to see the light at the end of the tunnel."
After Jerome finished speaking, he looked expectantly at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye asked, "What are you looking at me for?"
Jerome replied, "What about your quest?"
"Just like yours, it's to blow up the breakthrough point," Bai Ye said. "However, my quest is vague. It just tells me to blow up the breakthrough point, but it doesn't say where that damn breakthrough 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."