Xiao Ran stayed in the study and looked at what Na Zi and Fades had sent back. It was a detailed video recording and a thick analysis.
In the video, an incomparably huge black sphere occupied a corner of the universe. This was a black sphere that swallowed everything. Not a single ray of light could be seen. It was like a black hole, but it didn't swallow anything.
The periphery was a spatial tear, with extremely wide space turbulence. Even further out was a dense asteroid belt, like a land of death.
There were many things indicated in the analysis. First, it was speculated that the black sphere was some kind of protective barrier. The key point was that it was uncertain whether this thing was a special black hole or a barrier, because it couldn't be reflected in the existing data, and it couldn't be confirmed with the naked eye.
If it was a barrier, then it was debatable whether this barrier protected the solar system or sealed it.
The second uncertainty was whether the solar system existed in this land of death. The surveillance drones sent out couldn't get close and were destroyed. The powerful space turbulence and spatial tear marks made it impossible for the drones to get close. At least, they couldn't find a way to go deeper. Even with the current ability of the Burning Legion, it was very, very, very difficult to go deeper.
The two uncertainties made Xiao Ran feel at ease and made Xiao Ran feel uneasy. Whether the solar system existed in the real universe could not be confirmed. In short, it was a huge obstacle that blocked the possibility of continuing the investigation. The star field and the current star map of the territories were very different, at least 95% different.
Based on this point, there was a second preliminary analysis of the sphere, and that was that the star field represented nothingness. What nothingness? It was a space that didn't exist. It was like a cake with a small piece missing from the inside. It was also under the universe, but that place was actually the missing piece.
But Xiao Ran knew that there was actually a third problem, and it was also a complicated one.
There was an existence on Earth similar to Prometheus. Perhaps it wasn't as strong as Prometheus in terms of ability, but it definitely had the same ability as Prometheus.
Could it be that the special system called Eternity had sealed Earth and created such a barrier? This was not impossible.
It was also because of the same situation that Xiao Ran's Earth was facing the invasion of countless otherworlds. Then what was going on with those otherworlds? Could that form of invasion only exist on Earth? Is the Earth actually a separate world?
Xiao Ran thought about the situation when he returned to Earth. The whole process was normal, but now that he thought about it, the whole process was abnormal.
And the most abnormal part was the time.
Na Zi and Fades had left and then sent back a message. This didn't make it clear which region Earth was supposed to be in, but it pointed out to Xiao Ran that there was a major problem of time conflict.
The flow of time between the real universe and Prometheus was different. This was something that Xiao Ran already knew, but that kind of understanding was very one-sided. He only thought that Prometheus had the ability to control time and was omnipotent, but even if it was omnipotent, it shouldn't cause a time conflict.
In other words, if two participants returned to the real universe at the same time, and one of them left first and went through many mission worlds, then returned to the real universe after countless missions, would he meet the second participant who hadn't started the mission yet?
And when the second participant met the first participant after returning to the real world, and the second participant also chose to return to Prometheus to complete the mission, would he meet the first participant who hadn't completed countless missions in Prometheus?
This was just a debate between two participants, but the more participants there were, the bigger the debate would become, so it was absolutely impossible to completely affect time. Even territories had certain rules, let alone the real universe.
This meant that Prometheus still had a certain limit to its control of time, but Xiao Ran had stayed on Earth for many years, and only one day had passed after returning. How could this be explained?
Now, with the proof of the S-class pilot, the time between Prometheus and the real universe actually continued to flow under a certain ratio. There wouldn't be a situation where decades, or even hundreds of years had passed after returning to Prometheus, but only one day had passed after returning. This ratio was not small, probably more than ten days in the real universe and one day in Prometheus.
However, there was really no way to explain the situation that Xiao Ran encountered. On the day that Xiao Ran returned to Prometheus, he felt that it was somewhat similar to the situation that would occur during a regular mission, and the biggest possibility of this situation was that Earth and the real universe were not in the same place, or there was not a direct connection, which was why such a situation occurred.
Thinking further, even if Earth might be connected to the real universe, which was inside the black sphere that was now discovered, then perhaps this black sphere had completely divided Earth and the real universe into two different worlds.
The process of Xiao Ran returning to Earth was actually to return to the real universe first, and then to enter Earth from the real universe. Xiao Ran didn't know that there was an extra relay point in the middle. In fact, the years after Xiao Ran returned to Earth were probably just a moment to the outside world, so all the situations could be explained clearly.
"What the hell is going on? Is Earth really that special?"
Xiao Ran frowned slightly. Speculations were just speculations, and he couldn't really be sure what the situation was. There were only two ways to get the answer. The first was to find out from the protector of Earth, and the second was to find out from Prometheus.
The first required Xiao Ran to return to Earth, but Xiao Ran couldn't freely return to Earth, and he had to wait for Prometheus to give him a hint. Until now, Xiao Ran had only returned to Earth once as an S-class pilot, and the second method would probably have to wait until he completely controlled Prometheus.
However, the current situation at least made Xiao Ran feel relieved. Even the Burning Legion couldn't be sure of the situation in that star field, and it was difficult for them to infiltrate, let alone the other legions. Moreover, even if the real universe was really chaotic because of Prometheus, there was no need to worry about it affecting Earth.
Next, it was time for the fourth mission in this mission cycle, which was also the time for the special mission. Now, the significance of the normal mission to Xiao Ran was very small, but the special mission was different. He could enter some of the more special worlds in the real world.
This time, the mission cycle passed very quickly. The first mission was the unicorn, the second mission was skipped, and the third mission was the war between legions. In the blink of an eye, it was already the fourth mission.
Originally, Xiao Ran didn't plan to continue with the mission, but this special mission made Xiao Ran very excited. If he was lucky, he could enter a chaotic world, such as the world of the Super Mecha Wars, or enter a fantasy world, or even enter the world of Steelpula.
Xiao Ran felt that this kind of mission was still a little interesting. Now that the Burning Legion's S-class pilots had all been sent out, it was obviously not suitable to carry out a special mission of the legion's scale. Xiao Ran was still struggling with whether to lead a group alone or to give up this mission and choose to stay.
For the mission, Xiao Ran hoped that he could go to a world that would be of greater help to the Burning Legion, or a world that was very interesting. Xiao Ran felt that the world of Mech War Z was very interesting, especially the Baoyu of this world. Xiao Ran was also very covetous. Now that he had one in his hands, there were more Baoyu waiting for Xiao Ran in that world.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ran still decided to continue. He shamefully gave in to Prometheus' threats and chose to continue. There would be plenty of opportunities for Baoyu in the future. When he controlled Prometheus, he could go to whichever world he wanted. For now, he should just play it safe for now. Besides, he might not necessarily enter the world of Mech War Z.
Moreover, even if he entered Mech War Z, Xiao Ran felt that he might be arranged to be the boss. Seriously speaking, he also had the ability to create dimensional beasts. He might even become the big boss behind the scenes of various forces in that world. If Prometheus didn't deliberately target him, there were still many choices.
However, the waters of that world were a little deep. Xiao Ran felt that if there was really a chance to go to that world together, it would be better to wait until everyone was there before going. The current situation was really a little inappropriate.
Since Xiao Ran had decided to continue staying, he didn't plan to return to Prometheus. However, Cruzet and the others had already started to prepare for the special mission. The timing of this special mission was a little coincidental. It happened to be the first mission of the incorporated legions. Moreover, it was in the absence of all the S-rank pilots.
This made the forces of the various legions somewhat weak. Cruzet and the other 'native' pilots of the Burning Legion also had to shoulder the responsibility of helping these legions smoothly through this mission. Even the A-rank pilots of the Burning Legion would have a certain mission.
Everyone would enter the same mission under the name of the Burning Legion. As for Xiao Ran, it was definitely unnecessary. Xiao Ran estimated that if he really brought a team into the mission, there was a high possibility that they would be thrown into a very difficult world. There was no need to let those participants who had just climbed up from the ground to take the risk with him. The allocation of high-level pilots for this mission was already very tight.
Although there were so many legions, they were all affiliated legions of the Burning Legion. In essence, they were one legion. Therefore, there was no unachievable condition for going on this special mission together. Without Xiao Ran, the difficulty of the mission should be the same as the current situation.
Soon, the time for the mission to start was up. Many participants left the camp territory. The territory seemed to be quiet all of a sudden. Xiao Ran was left alone at home to take care of the children. Nothing happened on this day.
After a day of leisure, Cruzet and the others also returned safely. They also brought back a lot of good things for the legion.
A complete set of technical information on Getta. This was a set of technical information that completely supplemented the technical information of the Demon God. There were also some random and useless things. Then, they fought with the King of Destruction in that world. The underlings of the King of Destruction were killed, but the real King of Destruction escaped and was once again sealed.
The process was bumpy, but the ending was good. The harvest was so-so. The main thing was that everyone received a certain special evaluation.
Getta had always been a very awkward thing within the Burning Legion. Although it was used for research, it only carried out limited research. Other than the derived Guardian series, it was basically useless. Xiao Ran had never allowed the technical department to carry out in-depth research on Getta's energy source. That thing was a little disgusting to Xiao Ran.
However, with a complete set of technical information on Getta's follow-up, the restrictions on Getta's research could be slightly relaxed. They could also find a suitable territory to start further research and development and create a version of the Getta series that belonged to the Burning Legion.
For example, Getta Dragon, Getta Emperor?
The information on the Demon God was supplemented. The Burning Legion also had a certain amount of research on the Demon God. After all, there was the Photon Force Research Institute in the Mech Warfare J, so their understanding of the Demon God was much better than their understanding of Getta. Some supplements were actually not that important.
However, the development of the battle with the King of Destruction was a little interesting. In Xiao Ran's opinion, the biggest gain was the technical aspect of Getta. And as the legion's territory increased, the real gains they could obtain in the mission world would definitely become smaller and smaller. After all, the things they obtained would not have any meaning in the mission world, and the restrictions of the mission world also determined this.
This mission was led by the Burning Legion. At the very least, it allowed the legions that had just crawled up to stand a little straighter. The gains they obtained could also allow them to strengthen themselves a little. The Burning Legion leading the team in this mission was necessary, and there was no need to continue this.
The progress in the real universe was not fast. After all, the time difference was too short compared to the time difference in the mission world. During this time, there was no way to see too many results. Only Cang's side moved very quickly. They gathered the strength of all the participants and directly slaughtered the royal family. They also wiped out the forces of Eon completely.
Then, they used the influence of their respective families to start controlling the entire empire. According to Cang's estimation, it would take about half a year to completely calm down and clean up everything. After that, they still had to leave two participants in the empire to stabilize the situation.
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