Bai Ye stared at Jeram for a moment, then asked, "Don't you have to destroy the thrust point?"
"Ah?" Jeram was stunned again, then lowered his voice, "How did you know?"
Bai Ye said, "After killing that sea beast just now, a mission suddenly appeared."
Jeram asked, "What's the mission objective?"
Bai Ye replied, "That depends on your mission. We might be able to cooperate."
Jeram was definitely on the human side. He piloted a mecha hunter, and moreover, in this area, the two major factions, humans and sea beasts, had no such things as spies, traitors, or infiltration.
Those sea beasts couldn't communicate and only made "roar" sounds.
Therefore, Bai Ye thought that their hidden missions might have a high probability of overlapping.
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 missions overlapped and the objectives were the same, Bai Ye wouldn't mind compromising himself occasionally.
After all, they had mechas!
Alright, that was the key.
The Fury Sea Scale Armor was very strong, but considering that the sea beast called the Poisonous Woman had a probability of being stronger than the Abomination, Bai Ye felt the difficulty was quite high.
After all, the Fury Sea Scale Armor was already a gold-quality item. Even if it didn't gain two more effects to elevate it to super quality, one could imagine it reaching the peak of gold quality.
Of course, its characteristic of being at least half-crippled on land was still quite troublesome.
Therefore, with rewards of this magnitude, one could guess the difficulty level. Having a mecha as assistance would definitely make things much easier for Bai Ye.
Another point was that the last mission objective was to destroy the thrust point.
Normally, as long as the sea beast guarding it, the Poisonous Woman, could be killed, destroying the thrust point should be a piece of cake.
After all, if no one stopped him, he could just destroy it.
But based on Bai Ye's experience from his previous life, this wouldn't be so simple.
If killing the Poisonous Woman could destroy the thrust point, there wouldn't be a separate mission for it. In fact, this was likely the final mission.
Jeram said, "I don't know for sure yet, but it's highly likely I have this mission, and it's very probable that this task will fall on me."
Bai Ye asked, "Oh? What's the situation?"
Jeram explained, "Although we all know those sea beasts come from the sea, we've never known the location of the thrust point. That's also the core reason for researching the sea beasts."
As Jeram spoke, he pointed to his head.
"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 after being killed, its body was relatively easy to recover. So, when the head was sent to the research institute, it hadn't suffered brain death yet."
"Using a neural link 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, space. They also learned that due to crustal movement, an earthquake occurred on the seabed, creating a thrust point connecting the two worlds."
"However, the memories seen through neural link technology after death are fragmented. And this technology is actually the same system as the neural system used in mechas."
"Even when humans synchronize their neurons with each other, without any malicious intent, there's still a certain risk. Therefore, linking with sea beasts is naturally a more dangerous matter, and each connection can only be maintained for a very short period."
"So, the information above was actually obtained through more than ten connections over the past year."
Bai Ye summarized, "So, you've also been looking for the thrust point and trying to destroy it, but you still don't know where it is?"
"That's right," Jeram confirmed. "But it's only a matter of time. I think it's purely a matter of plot progression."
Bai Ye responded, "Oh?"
Jeram continued, "My mission has always been to hunt sea beasts. It's so monotonous that I'm about to throw up. The most disgusting thing is that this mission has no hints. To put it bluntly, it just tells me to kill sea beasts, but it doesn't say how many to kill."
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 mission will appear?"
"That's exactly right," Jeram agreed. "Another possibility is that the core of this mission is a time limit, not a quantity limit."
Bai Ye asked, "The death rate for piloting mechas is quite high?"
"Of course," Jeram replied. "Piloting these things is inherently dangerous. If the neural synchronization doesn't reach the required value, in severe cases, the mecha will directly explode, and the pilot naturally won't survive. In milder cases, there will be some sequelae."
Bai Ye probed, "For example?"
Jeram listed, "Occasionally losing control of saliva secretion, a decrease in strength, inability to focus vision, occasionally falling out of bed, or bumping into walls while walking."
Bai Ye ventured, "Dementia?"
Jeram nodded, "Your summary is quite accurate."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes, finding him surprisingly humorous.
Jeram added, "As for the danger of combat itself, there's no need to elaborate. Anyway, in this area, besides you, I've seen two other chosen ones. They received missions similar to mine, but now their bodies are probably being eaten by fish in the sea."
Bai Ye concluded, "Then the probability of a time limit is very high. The core of this mission is likely a survival mission."
Jeram nodded, "And although my mission hasn't changed, there have been some developments at the base."
Bai Ye inquired, "Have you found the thrust point?"
"Not yet," Jeram replied. "Those scientists have developed a cluster energy bomb with a power equivalent to ten thousand tons of TNT, and it can also form an energy pulse aftershock that continues to release. What do you think they made this for?"
Bai Ye responded, "To blow up the thrust point."
Jeram exclaimed, "Right! So, I think I might be about to break through."
After speaking, Jeram looked at Bai Ye expectantly.
Bai Ye asked, "What are you looking at me for?"
Jeram queried, "What about your mission?"
"It's the same as yours, to blow up the thrust point," Bai Ye replied. "However, my mission is vague. It only tells me to blow up the thrust point, but it doesn't say where that damned thrust 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."