The Star Chain Fleet and the Star Core Fleet kept on advancing toward the Sea of Dark Matter.
The burning battleships didn't pay any attention to this black permanent star that seemed to be on the verge of dying.
Like everything else in the universe, the permanent stars would experience the process of birth, growth, evolution, and death in the end. In comparison to the humans and other lifeforms, the permanent stars had many ways of dying. However, the way of death of this permanent star was evidently special and unnatural, as if it had been extinguished by an external force.
It was because of the long distance that Jing Jiu couldn't see clearly what the solidified ash layer covering the surface of the permanent star was; but he guessed that it might have something to do with the dark matter.
This was the edge of the Sea of Dark Matter, where the dark and the light were engaged in the final battle. There seemed to be nothing in the vast and empty universe, but it was full of a suffocating smell.
The suffocation was mostly due to the absence of anything, not because of the great pressure from the outside world.
The Scorching-Sun Battleship halted in the outer space of the black galaxy, illuminating the universe a bit. Some cracks in the space and turbulence of particles could be observed. These were probably the remnants of the explosion of tens of millions of huge nuclear bombs. Judging from the intensity of the radiation background, the explosion should have occurred during the period of the distant ancient civilization more than one hundred thousand years ago.
His ring emitted a faint glow as he kept in touch with the battleship and received all sorts of data.
The light in the transport spacecraft was gentle and bright. Neither Hua Xi nor the biochemical officer noticed it.
By now, Jing Jiu realized that the grave-like universe outside the window was the most important star region of the distant ancient civilization.
It was interesting that Chaotian was on the other side of this graveyard.
The black planet was getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere grew increasingly depressing. Gradually, they could see the scene of a civilization that looked like a withering flower outside the spacecraft.
The transparent objects that looked like thin wings were dyed black, looking like moths flying in the sky. It was unclear what system they belonged to in the distant ancient civilization.
Many other objects resembling the Stargate in the science fiction were floating outside the atmosphere of the black planet.
The gray materials used to construct the space gates had countless black spots on their surfaces, looking like rotten mushrooms.
There were many spores drifting in the atmosphere, looking like smoke.
The regular humans couldn't see those tiny spores, but they couldn't evade the surveillance equipment on the spacecraft and Jing Jiu's eyes.
The spacecraft made some cracking sounds as it withstood the impact of the smoke. The surface of the spacecraft didn't show any sign of being polluted. It seemed that the spores had lost their vitality.
The whistling of the wind replaced the sound of the impact, indicating that the density of the atmosphere was getting higher and closer to the ground.
The mountains, valleys, and plains had been infected by darkness for many years, and then eroded by wind and rain for more than a hundred thousand years, adding a sense of desolation.
From afar, the forest and grassland were black under the dim light, like an ink painting.
The spaceship cut open a passage in the atmosphere. The wind howled far away, and the black forest shook, throwing out countless black powder.
There were no tall buildings on the surface of the planet, only thin ribbon-like pipes connecting countless buildings floating in the air, just like the relationship between blood vessels and muscles. Most of the pipes were broken or collapsed, and the buildings were in ruins. It was impossible to tell what they looked like in the past.
Not long after, the spaceship arrived at the wasteland at the north pole of the planet.
The ground here was covered with a gray substance, and a ring-shaped base was built there.
The perimeter of this circular base was at least four hundred kilometers. It was incomparably huge. Looking from the sky, it looked like a crater that had been bombarded by an asteroid.
The ring-shaped base had a gravitational field of the highest energy level, which could be clearly felt even from far away.
Hua Xi glanced at Jing Jiu, but she did not detect any change of emotion on his face.
The spaceship landed in the ring-shaped base. It was as quiet as a speck of dust falling into a porcelain plate, and it did not attract any attention.
Two military officers walked out of the ring-shaped base to welcome Jing Jiu and his companions.
It was then that another spaceship broke through the atmosphere and flew over, followed by the sound of a zither.
Hua Xi could not help but frown.
Shen Yunmai walked down from the spaceship, followed by two young men dressed like little Taoist children, who held a zither and a sword in their arms.
It was absurd to see such a scene on the planet left behind by the distant ancient civilization, in the ring-shaped base, and under the protection of the gravitational field.
"Nice to meet you, Advisor Shen."
The two military officers stood at attention and saluted Shen Yunmai excitedly.
Shen Yunmai said expressionlessly, "He is now the chief advisor of the military, and his rank is higher than mine."
The two military officers came back to their senses and said to Jing Jiu, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Advisor."
Having said this, they turned to Shen Yunmai again and said in a louder voice, "Nice to meet you, Commander!"
Though Shen Yunmai was the commander of the Star Fleet, his authority was not as high as Jing Jiu's.
He waved his hand disinterestedly and led the two children toward the base, saying, "Let them show you around first."
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This galaxy was probably the birthplace of the distant ancient civilization, or at least it had been an important residence for the humans of the distant ancient civilization.
The mortals in the Federation of the Milky Way had no idea about this planet and the ring-shaped base.
There were only a few traces in the hidden network.
The city recorded in the top-secret information was located outside the ring-shaped base.
This planet was the place where the distant ancient civilization was first occupied by the Sea of Dark Matter, and the city was the place where the dark night first appeared. The lifeforms infected by the dark night turned into the monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter, and they began to slaughter and swallow the living humans and other lifeforms. The whole city and even the whole planet had turned into a hell.
It was unknown what method the ancient civilization had used to isolate the planet, sealing off the monsters and the humans who were still alive.
More than one hundred thousand years later, the new humans found this planet according to the clues provided by the female priest.
They landed in this city and found to their surprise that it was still the same as it had been more than one hundred thousand years ago.
It seemed that the monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter, the process of the infection, and the horrible scenes were still taking place.
As far as the humans were concerned, this was the most precious first-hand information. Through the observation and study of this planet, they had a deeper understanding of the Sea of Dark Matter and those monsters, and they had more methods to exterminate these monsters and prevent the contamination of the planet.
To avoid causing a panic, the government of the Federation of the Milky Way guarded this planet closely. Only the soldiers who had passed the strict examination were allowed to enter the base. The research institute under the base was even more heavily guarded. Many researchers had never returned to their hometowns after coming here.
The former director of the research institute was the current president of the Science Academy of the Federation. Shen Yunmai had worked here for half a year. Normally, this planet should be safe at the moment; but the military and the research institute were still observing and experimenting around the base cautiously, not daring to go too deep into the base.
The monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter didn't need energy to survive. No matter how powerful the distant ancient civilization was, they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't hide in the deep part of the ground, waiting to wake up one day.
Jing Jiu had read the information and didn't need the introduction from the officer; but he didn't stop the officer from talking; otherwise, the footsteps in the passageway would be too monotonous.
Hundreds of researchers were in the underground laboratory. The base was very spacious, and the footsteps and voices could be heard far away, echoing vaguely.
Outside the French window were the black fields, streets, buildings, space gates, and corpses.
The black dust was actually the dust or the powder; and some places were the black ointment, though it was unclear if they were the rotten leaves.
Jing Jiu halted his steps and looked at the window, recalling the art installation under the ice cap at the south pole of the Main Planet.
A bird was struggling in vain on the surface of the ocean, full of black ointment.
The officer thought Jing Jiu was interested in the French window, saying, "The high composite material has a good resistance to impact; so it's safe."
Hua Xi exclaimed with widened eyes, "Now that all the monsters are dead, who will attack?"
The officer was taken aback at first, and then explained to Jing Jiu, "The smooth metal and glass can both prevent the contamination; but we have to consider the strength of the materials."
Jing Jiu didn't ponder the hidden meaning in what Hua Xi said, nor did he care about the officer's explanation. All he did was look at the window in Silence.
The city was right outside the window, soundless.
The wind blew over the forest, and the fallen leaves were all black.
It was deathly quiet.
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