There were countless fragmented spatial fragments in this world, and in each spatial fragment, there were continents, rivers, and even oceans of various sizes. In these spatial fragments, there were often relics of ancient civilizations. The indigenous people of this world called these spatial fragments the "lost worlds." As civilization developed, these lost worlds had become a part of the lives of the local indigenous people, and they were even the homes of some rare races in this world.
This was all the information we had about the "lost worlds" of this world until today.
But today, an unexpected ancient mystery suddenly emerged from these seemingly ordinary lost worlds. Everything was confusing and clueless, and no one could grasp the main point. But just the facts that had been exposed were enough to make everyone nervous. Intuition told everyone that we were in contact with an unprecedented secret.
And this secret pointed to the biggest cornerstone of the New Empire: Gaia, the home planet of the 15th Celestial Zone of the old Empire.
The surface of the stone square where the Sky Tower was located was engraved with lines passed down from ancient times. At first, no one noticed these curved stone grooves until Lin Xue inadvertently set her "eyes" on the entire Sky Tower. Only then did she see the full picture of these lines. In the monitoring room of the Sky Tower, the ancient engravings on the square matched the silhouette of the home planet of Gaia. In fact, this broken world and the nearest frontier of the old Empire were separated by an indescribable void "distance."
If this was just a confusing "information recording problem", then what we discovered next was even more unbelievable. The floating river that we had just toured by boat an hour ago was exactly the same as a river on the home planet of Gaia in terms of shape and size. The ancient garden that we had visited before was exactly the same as a prairie in the northern hemisphere of Gaia. This kind of "not the slightest bit different" was not as simple as matching the contours, but it included every detail of the terrain in the entire area. Therefore, just by comparing the two places, we were a hundred percent sure that they were exactly the same.
Since the Empire went into hibernation, the home planet of Gaia had stopped geological evolution. All artificial planets created by the Empire had this function. When the system was on standby, everything on the entire planet would be frozen to prevent accidents when the system restarted. So, until today, the home planet of Gaia still maintained the landform of the last day before the fall of the old Empire. And this "lost world" in this remote universe …
"It hasn't evolved either." Sandora had released a batch of probes ten minutes ago to collect data on the flow of information in this small piece of lost world where the Sky Tower was located. Now, she had come to a conclusion. But this conclusion did not make her happy. "In fact, we don't even need to probe to know that the lost world is built in a dimensional fragment. It is even less dynamic than a rocky planet that has cooled at the core. This place can maintain its appearance for tens of millions of years — unless the entire floating continent weathers away."
"This place hasn't changed, and it's the same on Gaia," the angel sister mumbled with a naive look on her face. "In other words, these lost worlds are like snapshots, preserving their original appearance when they were born. They were born when the home planet Gaia went into hibernation. That's basically it. "
There was only one problem that Sandora and Alaya were arguing about. Whether it was Gaia or the lost world here, neither had any geological changes over a long period of time. The similarity in their characteristics was completely unquestionable, and there was only one possibility.
"The lost world is the broken home planet," Sandora concluded.
"It's getting more and more unbelievable." Icetis frowned. "Absurd, very absurd. Sandora, I know this is your internal affair, but I really can't help but interrupt. You have no impression of the things here at all? "
Sandora glanced at Icetis. She had been asked this question several times in the past ten minutes, and now she was too lazy to answer the other party. Sister Bing did not mind. She was thinking about something else. "Well, let's be sure of one thing: the home planet Gaia is now intact in your shadow space. There are no scratches at all, as if it had just been unwrapped. But here … We can confirm that there are two places that are 100% identical to the landforms on the home planet Gaia, the floating river and the ancient garden. Could they be replicas? Maybe someone from the old Empire replicated the home planet of the fifteenth sky zone and threw it into this godforsaken place. Then, for some reason, the replicated planet was blown up, and the broken pieces are everywhere … "
"That's even more ridiculous." I glanced at Icetis. "That was the capital planet of the fifteenth sky zone back then. How could it be replicated just like that? Also, Gaia doesn't know anything about it? Do you think someone could replicate a Father Shrine without anyone knowing, and then throw it into the void to blow it up? "
Icetis thought about it. She probably felt that what she said was unreliable, so she decisively shut her mouth and drew circles at the side.
"Hey, Ah Jun, I have an idea. Can I say it?" Shallow Shallow suddenly tugged on my sleeve and asked softly. "… Go ahead."
Although Qian Qian was good at surprising me most of the time, I had to admit that her out-of-this-world thoughts often hit the nail on the head with uncanny accuracy. Thoughts that weren't bound by common sense had limitless potential. I was also very curious as to what Qian Qian was thinking.
"Let's go take a look at the other lost worlds?" Shallow Shallow thought for a while and counted with her fingers. "I remember calculating the number of lost worlds here. A conservative estimate would be the size of several home planets, and there is only one home planet. So, there must be some fragments that can't match with Gaia. Also, even if there are land fragments that can match with the home planet, there are actually quite a few differences, right? For example, the plants on the ancient garden, we have never seen them on the home planet. We are too focused on the same things, and seem to have forgotten that we can look for differences. Maybe we can find an answer from them? "
I looked at Qian Qian in pleasant surprise. I was surprised that my cute girlfriend's intelligence had improved by leaps and bounds. I happily pinched her nose and said, "Girl, I almost forgot about this! How did you remember? "
Shallow Shallow was embarrassed and proud as she puffed out her chest. "I played for half the night yesterday, and everyone came to find trouble …"
In an instant, the air around us froze. Icetis laughed dryly and continued to draw circles on the ground. She was almost drawing out the underground water.
It was unrealistic to explore all the spatial fragments in this messy world at the same time, but the number of lost worlds that were connected to the home continent at the same time was not small. There were at least dozens of lost worlds, and with this number, we could start exploring on a larger scale. Now, no one had the mentality of going on a sightseeing tour … Well, except for a few heartless fellows like the five Protoss cops and a bunch of dolls, no one else had the mentality of going on a sightseeing tour. So, we acted quickly. First, we dropped a sufficient number of probes and let these agile fellows go to the other lost worlds on our behalf. It didn't take much time, but it was a little troublesome. We had to teleport from the Tower of the Sky to the Hanging River, then from the Hanging River to the home continent, and then from the projection points all over the home continent to the various spatial fragments. But the probes had the ability to warp, so the problem we didn't care about the least was the problem of distance. Also, we got the periodic calendar of this world from Sha Gina. This calendar, which had been summarized by countless senior explorers, allowed us to directly grasp the time and location of most of the lost worlds and the home continent, which would save us a lot of time and effort.
"The probes have already set off, but some worlds will only open up after a while." Sandora flipped through the periodic calendar in her hand. "We will probably get all the information tonight or tomorrow morning. We still have some time now. Should we continue to explore this tower? "
I looked at the Tower of the Sky that Araya had projected. This was an abnormally large building, and even Araya could only explore half of the bottom of the Tower of the Sky. What we had found so far was definitely only a small part of it. No matter what, it seemed that it was necessary to continue exploring.
"Continue," I exhaled. "Such a large tower can't just be a place to store surveillance devices. It has collected so much energy, so it must be of some use. My target is the shadowy areas on the upper level of the Tower of the Sky that we can't scan."
The upper level of the Tower of the Sky was a place that Araya couldn't access with his current visitor authority. There might be a higher level of security, and there might even be defensive facilities that couldn't be shut down. If it was a defensive facility created by a normal civilization, we could naturally ignore it. But they were the creations of the Old Empire — even we had to be careful. But of course, we wouldn't give up just because of such a small danger. Just out of caution, I looked at Sha Gina and Sona. "We are going to an unknown area next. Even we don't know what that place is. Do you still want to follow us?"
"Is it dangerous?" Sona glanced at me and nodded resolutely. "It's alright. Dracons aren't afraid of danger!"
"Don't worry," Sha Gina said straightforwardly. "Since all of you are quite strong, Sona and I will hide as soon as we can."
I looked at Chestnut again. This sister of mine had the lowest combat strength in our family. Although she was also studying in a military academy, she was still quite weak. Not to mention, her major was the deceptive way of being a maid …
"Don't worry about me, Big Brother," Chestnut smiled confidently and said valiantly. "The maid style Arcane Charging Combat Technique and the maid style Heavy Firepower Bombardment Technique are prepared for this kind of situation!"
But none of them sounded like they were prepared for a maid! What did Anveena write in the textbooks!
Araya used the crystal cluster to activate the final teleportation and sent everyone to the highest floor of the Sky Tower that she could access. This teleportation obviously took a longer time. Usually, it would just be a flash of white light, but this time, I felt that the teleportation light lasted for several seconds. It was obvious that the remaining scanning system was still determining the level of the visitor. When the white light dissipated, we found ourselves in … a huge forest.
Lush shrubs and vines grew all around us. Towering trees were everywhere. This place looked just like a primeval forest! However, we had never seen any plants before. Not only were their shapes different from common plants, even their leaves weren't the usual green of plants. Instead, they were dark green with a cold metallic blue color. A light breeze blew from an unknown location. The rustling of the branches in the forest was mixed with the crisp sound of metal clashing.
What a strange place, what strange plants.
"Forest!?" Sha Gina exclaimed in surprise. She looked at the towering ancient trees and lush shrubs and vines around us. "How can it be a forest? We're not in the tower … Have we been teleported outside? "
"No, we're still in the tower. Look up," Sandora retorted and pointed directly above us.
Through the lush foliage above his head, he could vaguely see the "sky". There was a blue sky, white clouds, a warm sun, and a display that said, "The current ecological index is good. There are 72 days left until winter."
"The sky was created using a holographic projection. It's actually a dome." Araya flapped her wings and flew high into the sky. After crashing through a bunch of branches and dropping a bunch of feathers, she finally came into contact with the 'sky.' Her voice came from the sky and was amplified to the point where we could hear her clearly from here. Then, we saw a huge square gap suddenly appear in the sky. Behind the gap was a large complex metallic pattern. "I interfered with part of the projection. This is the roof of the tower."
Then, Araya restored the sky projection. The sky that was suddenly missing a piece of the ceiling looked strange.
* Huala — Kacha — Plop! * After a series of messy noises, the angel sister fell in front of me along with scattered feathers and rotten leaves. She had weeds on her head. "Brother Monarch, I'm back." Her tone was extremely calm. This was a typical behavior that she was used to.
She was already used to being messed up by her own clumsy actions …
I went forward to help this clumsy fellow pluck the weeds from her head and wings. Sandora completed her inspection of the surrounding environment. She frowned and said, "As expected, the space here has been expanded. The entire floor is a huge ecological zone with complete lighting, air, and water circulation. There's also a slight adjustment to the magnetic field … Wait, the lifeforms here aren't right. It's not just their appearance … They are of a different origin from the plants on Mother Continent!"
As Sandora said that, a holographic projection appeared in the air. It displayed a small piece of bark sample that she had collected.
"Look at these fibers. There are many crystalline structures in the middle that have replaced the cellular tissues. The native plants of this world don't have such a phenomenon." Sandora pointed at the magnified area on the holographic projection. I saw biological tissues that looked like crystal grids.
This was just a minor issue. But now, we couldn't ignore any minor issues. Sandora's discovery made me a little concerned. Based on the information that we currently had, the plants and animals that grew in the 'Lost World' of this world were related to the origin of the mother continent. In other words, even if they were completely different species, they had the same form of life. For example, as long as there was a multicellular organism on Earth, regardless of whether it was an animal or a plant, they were all made up of cells. It was the same in this world. No matter how strange the species that grew in the Lost World were, they were still made up of cells. However, the plants that grew in the tower space were different from everything on Mother Continent. Their basic structure was actually a type of crystal. It was obvious that they came from another life system that had a different origin from the plants on Mother Continent.
"It's something from Mother Planet." Araya studied it for a while and concluded, "This crystal structure is unique to the plants on Mother Planet."
"In other words, this floor is a sample of the ecology of Mother Planet Gaia?" The elder sister thought of a possibility.
"Not necessarily." Araya threw away the grass stick in her hand. "I can only confirm that these plants have the same origin as the plants on Mother Planet. But as for their specific species … This is the first time I've seen them. These trees, flowers, and vines are all not found on Mother Planet. "
The question that had popped up in everyone's mind countless times today: Why?
Why are there species that are obviously of the same origin as the plants on Mother Planet, but have never been seen before, here?
"Araya, your name has appeared again."
Monina's voice came from afar. She had just run out to investigate the situation and had made a new discovery.
Monina found a round metal platform in a small empty space about a hundred meters away. This metal platform could be one of the monitoring points of the ecological zone. We saw Araya's name on the holographic projection next to the platform again. She was the chief designer of this floor known as the 'First Ecological Dome'. I had already seen a similar situation before, so I was much less surprised this time. I looked at the angel sister. Her face was as perplexed as anyone else's, so there was no need to ask for her answer.
"I don't remember. I have never seen anything here before," the angel sister replied straightforwardly.
"Alright, let's continue to the other areas." I knew that I would only be getting questions one after another today, but I still decided to continue moving forward. "Alaya, are you able to find a way to teleport to the higher floors?"
After reaching this floor, Araya's visitor authority could no longer be used. The upper floors of the Sky Tower were completely out of our control. We could teleport to the lower floors through the crystal cluster, but it wouldn't be so easy to teleport to the higher floors.
"We can teleport, but we can't confirm what's there." Araya summoned her Holy Light Model again. The red dot that represented everyone's location had stopped at the edge of the shadowy area marked with 'No data'. "The crystal cluster's coding method is universal. You can enter the floor and go anywhere you want, but we might have to face the guards of the Core Zone."
There was no need to worry about the guards anymore. I heaved a sigh of relief as long as we could teleport.
No matter what lay ahead, there was only one thing we had to do now …
"If you're a man, go up to the hundred floors!!"
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