The young man who brought Silin and the others here was Kensa of the Mist Bodhisattva Royal Family. He was one of the more influential princes, but he wasn't a high profile prince in the affiliated schools. Gen Xingming and Bel, the descendants of the three kings, were a lot more high-profile than they were.
A prince who could show up here was definitely a special one, and Silin thought that Kensa might very well be the next heir to the throne.
On the way to this planet, Kensar seemed to be more amiable. They were all young people, and the four of them were relatively close in age. Although their statuses and backgrounds were very different, Kensar said that if they could get that person's approval, they would all work together for the Empire in the future.
White Night didn't like to talk much. Even though the other party was a prince and very likely the next emperor, White Night and Hadar still kept a cold expression on his face. Kensa and Hadar didn't mind. In fact, they really didn't.
There were a lot of things Silin didn't know, but White Night and Hadar knew a lot more than Silin. Maybe it was because they were born and raised in the Mist Bodhisattva Empire. Even though Silin had read a lot about the history of the empire, he didn't know much about its secrets.
"Who is that person?" Silin asked.
White Night didn't know either. He finally gave face and looked at Kensa and Hadar when he heard Silin's question.
Hadar knew a little, but he didn't want to say it because he had never met that person in person. Up until now, everything he knew about that person was from his grandfather, Christian Lang. Hadar didn't know what that person looked like or what his temper was like. Moreover, there had never been any pictures or images of that person. Other than the three heavyweights, even the people from Black Viper's headquarters had never seen that person.
"That one …" Kenza sighed. "I've only met him once, not too long before you guys. I can't tell you right now, but I'll warn you first. Calm down when you see that person. "
Recalling the scene when he first met that person, Kensar felt as if he were in a dream, and he was truly shocked. For a long time after that, he felt that whenever he closed his eyes, he would see that pair of cold eyes staring at him from the darkness, causing him to have nightmares.
In the past, I'd only heard that Black Viper was the progenitor of the entire Black Viper race. Every three leaders of Black Viper would visit Black Viper, and every successor to the Mist Bodhisattva throne would visit Black Viper a couple of times before they inherited the throne. Kenza didn't believe in God, but most of the time, that feeling was beyond imagination.
Kensar shuddered involuntarily at the thought of that time.
Since Kensar did not want to go into detail, Silin could only fill in the blanks with his own imagination. Huimao squatted on Silin's shoulder and wagged its tail slowly. It raised its paw and scooped up the dried fish from the bag to eat. Silin's shoulder was full of fish scraps, and he could smell the fishy smell from afar.
The planet in the middle of the "missing area" on the star map was a very strange planet.
Why was it strange?
From the data analysis of the probe, it could be seen that the planet's environment was very suitable for human habitation. However, anyone who saw it for the first time would feel an inexplicable sense of fear. It was as if they couldn't explain why.
There were no satellite arrays around the planet, but there were a lot of space fortresses a certain distance away from the planet. These fortresses protected the planet very well, and every person who wanted to enter had to undergo a strict inspection. Even a prince like Kensar was no exception.
After the strict inspection, Silin's group of four was finally allowed to enter the planet. However, they didn't use the same spaceplane as before. Instead, they used another spaceplane from the space fortress. It had a dedicated pilot.
The guards of the space fortresses answered directly to the Mist Bodhisattva Emperor's orders. They didn't give face to anyone, be it the three kings or a prince. Not even the former emperor was an exception.
The solemn atmosphere made everyone nervous. Fortunately, Silin and the others had strong mental fortitude, so they weren't truly intimidated. That being said, Silin and the others admired the guards stationed here. They were all experts among experts, and they obeyed orders and were merciless enough to act like human robots.
The pilot was completely focused on piloting the spaceplane after greeting Kensar. He wasn't affected by Silin and the others in the slightest, and his attitude was one of "don't disturb me". Even when Huimao was chewing on the fish ribs inside the dried fish, the pilot didn't react in the slightest.
"This guy looks a lot like you," Silin said to White Night.
Bai Ye looked at the person who was busy working in front of the control panel and said nothing.
When they finally entered the planet, they could see it more clearly.
There wasn't much machinery here. Most of the environments were primitive. Forests, mountains, just like the place where Silin and the others were tested. The only difference was that the environment here was more primitive, and it was large enough that it felt like they had entered a primitive kingdom of giant beasts.
There were all kinds of dinosaurs, pterosaurs in the sky, and many animals that hadn't been seen on other planets. Every leaf of the ferns on the ground exuded an ancient aura.
It really was a primitive place. No wonder he was called the Black Viper Progenitor.
The spaceplane flew into an area protected by a hemispherical barrier. There was a special landing spot there.
It was the only place where mechanical things could be seen. There were buildings and machines, but no people. There were only a few robots here, and they gave Silin the same feeling as the robot he'd seen in the Underground Network. There was a difference in familiarity.
"Let's wait here for now. They'll notify us when he arrives," Kensar said to Silin and the others, pointing at the approaching robots.
The robots that looked like humans brought food to the four of them and chatted with Kensar for a while.
Huimao looked at the robots for two seconds and then ignored them. He circled around the food on the table, sniffing it from time to time. White Night and Hadar didn't mind. Instead, they cut off some meat and gave it to Huimao.
Silin only ate a little and stopped eating. Not everyone could eat as much as Huimao. Silin was curious about his surroundings.
Through the hemispherical barrier, Silin could see giant creatures walking by, as well as groups of animals that had only existed for a short time in history, only to be seen in fossils.
These animals were not animals that had disappeared from one or a few planets, but creatures that had appeared and disappeared in the development of a considerable number of planets.
Right now, it wasn't easy for people to restore those creatures. Many fossils were too damaged or affected by other factors to restore their genetic material as a whole. Cillin had seen a lot of simulated creatures cloned by researchers using equipment to calculate the possible genetic information arrangement, but these creatures were all unstable. There were always problems of one kind or another, and even if they managed to survive, they weren't like the theoretical ones. Too much randomness made it impossible for many creatures to be restored. This had always been a regret in the minds of researchers.
But here, Silin saw many creatures that were classified as species that could not be restored at this stage by the authorities of the organization.
If they could not be restored, where did they come from?
Silin did not think that these were creatures that had survived naturally. In just a short time, Silin had seen "extinct species" from at least a hundred planets.
Moreover, the existence of these species was distributed according to a kind of ecological stability. The people who created them had put a lot of thought into it. The entry of one species would not cause an overall change, and the disappearance of one species would not cause a chain reaction.
Who had the means to do this?
Just as Silin was thinking, Huimao, who was burying his head in food, pricked up his ears and looked in a certain direction with wide eyes. At the same time, the robots that were talking to Kenza also told Silin and the others that "that" was coming.
The animals that had been strolling lazily around the area spread their hooves and claws and ran away, afraid that they would be too slow.
After almost all the animals in the area had run away, the hemispherical barrier was closed. Feeling the smell in the wind, Silin's eyes narrowed. No way …
Huimao ran to the top of the building and looked into the distance, then shouted, "Wow! What a big snake! So f * cking big! "
Snake?!
White Night's pupils shrank, and he looked in that direction. Kenza and Hadar straightened their clothes and stood there like obedient children.
Silin could already feel the movement under his feet, and the dense branches of the tall trees in the distance were falling to the sides. Just by looking at the movement of the branches, he could tell how big this thing was.
After the sound of the trees breaking and the branches being squashed, the sound got closer and closer. Finally, the big guy appeared in front of them.
Its armor-like scales were scattered with dark stripes, and there were two slightly protruding lines on its back. Its broad triangular head was covered with hard scales, and there was a horn on the top of its head. This horn was like a crown, and it was crowned. It also indicated that this big guy was the overlord.
With the arrival of this big snake, Silin felt the temperature suddenly drop a few degrees, and the light reflected by its scales was cold.
It didn't climb directly into the area. Although the barrier was closed, this big guy didn't seem to like coming to this place.
When he saw the snake, Kenza took two steps forward and bowed. Unlike the bow he used when facing Christie Lang and the others, Kenza's bow now was completely the etiquette of a junior to an elder, and it was the etiquette of the royal family. Kenza's expression was much more respectful, and even his voice was cautious.
"Greetings!"
Hadar followed suit and saluted. It was not a royal salute, but it was respectful enough.
However, this made Cillin and White Night stand out, because they didn't even have any reaction from the beginning. The two of them looked up at the big snake in front of them. Is this the "person" they were talking about?
So "that person" isn't a human. No wonder Kenza told them not to be too shocked.
Silin finally understood why the Mist Bodhisattva Empire treated this kind of beast better than the League of Stars.
It was not a python, but a viper. Although Cillin did not know how the viper had grown so big and looked like this, he was certain that it was a viper, a venomous viper.
After looking at them, the big snake flicked its tongue at them. Although it still looked cold and indifferent, its two round eyes were as cold as ice as it stared at the tiny people below it. However, Silin could sense that this big guy was very impatient.
In fact, Silin thought that if this was a human, it probably would've spat on them instead of flicking its tongue.
The big snake ignored them and looked at Huimao, who was staring at it curiously from the top of the building. It was this cat that was making strange noises just now.
"Who are you?" the big snake asked.
As it spoke, Silin saw the fangs in the big snake's mouth. This snake was extremely poisonous.
Kenza and Hadar, who had just finished saluting and hadn't straightened up yet, heard the big snake's words. They looked to the side and saw the cat jump in a beautiful parabola onto the two big nostrils at the top of the big snake's snout.
Silin and the others: "..."
How the fuck is this guy so bold!?
Kenza felt the hair on his back freeze, and his hair was about to stand on end. The robots also quietly gathered around Kenza. If the big snake went berserk, they would protect them and escape, especially Kenza. They couldn't let anything happen to this prince.
Huimao jumped onto the big snake's nostrils and looked at the two slender eyes that were looking at him. He raised his paw and patted the thick, cool scales he was sitting on and said, "Hello, my name is Hubeilu, and my nickname is Wheeze."
Silin covered his face. Who cares about your nickname at a time like this!
Strangely, the big snake didn't go berserk. Instead, it said, "You're quite bold."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Huimao said proudly.
Kenza cursed in his heart. Isn't this a compliment? What are you so proud of?
"Yo, you're over two hundred years old, aren't you?" the big snake said. Its voice was filled with affection.
Over two hundred years old?
White Night, Kenza, and Hadar looked at Silin. Was this little cat that old?
The corner of Silin's mouth twitched, and he nodded.
"Then how old are you?" Huimao asked. He couldn't calculate the age of this big snake because it was too strange. It didn't seem like it grew up naturally. Something must have happened during its growth that caused it to mutate.
"Me?" The big snake stuck out its tongue. "I don't remember. About a thousand years old."
A thousand-year-old snake?
This was the first time Silin had seen one. No wonder this old guy was called the "ancestor."
Letting Huimao play around with its nose, the big snake looked down at the people below. "These are the candidates for this batch?"
"Yes." Kenza secretly wiped his sweat. It really scared him. He should stay away from cats in the future.
The big snake looked at Silin and the others and nodded. "Come on up. I'll take you there."
Kenza gestured for Silin and the others to climb onto the back of the big snake. The big snake would take them somewhere. There, they would learn about the origin and development of the Black Viper.
This wasn't the first time Silin had climbed on the back of a snake, but this time, the snake was much bigger than Bonar. The scales on its back looked ferocious.
After Silin and the others climbed onto the back of the big snake, the big snake didn't say anything to Kenza. It turned around and left in another direction.
In this primitive environment, the big snake was indeed at the top of the food chain. Wherever it went, other animals would avoid or hide, so there was no obstruction along the way.
After climbing through a forest and coming to an open area, the big snake sped up and brought Silin and the others to a mountain range.
There was a big hole in the mountain range. This should be the big snake's nest.
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