bioinnovel Chapter 352 Deep in My Memories!
Chapter 352 Deep in My Memories!
"Contact within twelve hours."
Nie Qingcheng placed the communicator in Zhang Yan's hand, her tone steady, "One message before entering the ruins, and one message after exiting. If there is no news for more than twelve hours in between, Qin Xiao will activate the contingency plan."
Qin Xiao stood to the side, nodding rapidly.
"Brother Yan, I really won't say anything this time. Whatever my sister-in-law says goes."
Zhang Yan glanced at him.
Qin Xiao immediately shut up.
It was very windy at the dock.
The sea-devouring shark is already waiting underwater.
This operation was not a combat mission, but the risks were not low.
Deep memory retrieval.
Confusion.
The core of Xuanwu.
And there's that person who shares 81% genetic similarity with him.
These are not things that a Tyrannosaurus Rex can smash open.
Nie Qingcheng took a step closer and straightened his collar.
"This time, we're investigating his/her background."
"Um."
"Come back if you can't find it."
"Um."
"Come back once you find out."
Zhang Yan looked at her and said, "I know."
Nie Qingcheng paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "You'd better know."
Zhang Yan squeezed her hand, then turned and dived down.
The sea-devouring shark cut into the sea surface and quickly sank into the deep water.
During the last segment of the signal that stabilized, Zhang Yan sent a message.
"Preparing to enter the ruins."
Nie Qingcheng replied quickly.
"I'm waiting for you."
Zhang Yan closed the communication interface.
The deep sea fell silent again.
The system navigation points to the entrance of the East China Sea Relics Site.
The vortex was more stable than last time, and Xuanwu maintained its position well. Zhang Yan didn't detour but directly piloted the Devouring Shark into the vortex.
Water flow extrusion machine body.
A few seconds later, the field of vision suddenly opened up.
The interior of the ruins remains dark.
But there was no pollution alert this time.
Xuanwu's life signal is very stable.
As soon as Zhang Yan entered the core area, the dark figure in the distance moved.
The enormous Xuanwu swam out from the depths of the ruins, moving slowly but carrying an undeniable sense of oppression.
A system notification popped up.
Xuanwu's core status: Stable.
Residual pollution from the ruins: None.
Four Spirits Binding: Valid.
Zhang Yan emerged from the Devouring Shark and landed on a platform using the White Tiger short-range vehicle.
Xuanwu approached without making a sound.
But Zhang Yan could sense its consciousness.
wait.
obedience.
There is also a very ancient kind of weariness.
Zhang Yan raised his hand, and the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship lit up.
"I want to access deeper memories."
Xuanwu did not refuse.
The next second, it slowly lowered its head, and the largest plate on its carapace tilted towards Zhang Yan.
The runes inside the ruins lit up one by one.
It's not the kind of memory replay we had last time.
This time, the entire core area was mobilized.
A system notification then popped up.
A legacy-level deep memory transport array was detected.
Risk: Medium.
It may cause a short-term loss of consciousness.
It is recommended to control the reading time.
Zhang Yan read it but did not return it.
If that person is truly connected to him, this connection must be clarified now.
Before the sealing battle, he couldn't go into battle with such a huge unknown.
He affixed the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship to the Xuanwu deck.
"start."
Blue and white light diffused from the palm.
All the runes on the Xuanwu's back armor lit up.
Zhang Yan's vision went black.
When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in a city that was collapsing.
No.
Not standing.
It's running.
His perspective was shaky.
All I could hear were alarms and explosions.
Your body isn't your own.
Younger, but also weaker.
Zhang Yan immediately realized that this was not something he could do as a bystander.
This is from a first-person perspective.
He is experiencing the final moments of 30,000 years ago through that person's perception.
A massive mechanical structure is falling ahead.
A dark red crack appeared in the sky.
The shadows of the four spirits faded away one after another in the distance.
Someone is shouting.
The sound is unclear.
The owner of this body was holding a broken core and was rushing towards the central tower.
Zhang Yan wanted to look down, but he could only follow the actions of the memory's owner.
He couldn't control it.
We can only endure it.
The central tower is cracked.
A group of people were standing at the base of the tower.
The face was blurry.
They saw the body run towards them, and someone reached out and took the core.
Then, Zhang Yan heard a sentence.
"You're not a mechanic, so how can you hear it?"
The body did not answer.
Or rather, he answered, but his voice was swallowed up by the noise of memory.
The screen suddenly jumped.
Zhang Yan saw the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship.
Complete.
Suspended at the core of the central tower, it emits an extremely strong blue-white light.
That's not the nearly complete state he has now.
Rather, it is the true complete entity.
The four spirits are located in the four directions respectively.
Xuanwu Town.
Azure Dragon anchored.
The Vermilion Bird burned away the pollution loop.
The White Tiger tears open the gap between reality and higher dimensions.
The essence of nature's craftsmanship lies at the very center.
That person was standing on the edge and shouldn't have participated.
But suddenly, the Heart of Heaven cast a beam of light upon him.
Everyone around turned around.
At that moment, Zhang Yan clearly sensed the emotions of this body.
It's not about glory.
It's bewilderment.
He was just an orphan.
He was neither a core mechanic of the Mohist school nor a bloodline successor.
He inadvertently resonated with a fragment of the Heart of Heaven and was brought here.
Then it was selected.
The screen flickered again.
The seal is activated.
The moment the Ruins pressed down, Zhang Yan saw it from this perspective for the first time.
It has no shape.
It's not just a simple monster.
It was a vast consciousness that lay beneath reality.
It doesn't just squeeze in from outside the crack.
It's like it's risen from the bottom of the world.
Zhang Yan finally understood why the escapee had said, "It was always there."
Because in this memory, Xu truly doesn't seem like an outsider.
It's more like something that's been startled awake.
Sealing is not closing the door.
It's about pushing what's awakened back deep inside.
The light of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart surged.
All four spirits are overloaded simultaneously.
The central tower began to collapse.
That person was enveloped in the light of the Heart of Heaven.
Zhang Yan heard a very soft sound.
It's not a human voice.
It seems more like the judgment of the craftsman's own mind.
"Record the characteristics of consciousness."
"Preserve the path of resonance."
"Waiting for the next awakening."
Zhang Yan was startled.
Next time?
The image was violently torn apart.
The City of Heavenly Crafts has fallen.
The four spirits are asleep.
The heart of nature's craftsmanship is shattered.
The man knelt in the ruins, a light-colored mark shining on the inside of his wrist.
Zhang Yan stared intently at the mark.
It's exactly the same as the birthmark he's had since he was a child.
The next second, the memory vanished.
not over.
It was cut off.
The next part is blank.
Zhang Yan was pulled back to reality.
He knelt on one knee on the Xuanwu deck, his hand still touching the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship.
There was a brief sense of disorientation in my mind.
A few seconds later, he regained consciousness.
A system notification popped up.
Deep memory reading has ended.
Valid information extraction complete.
An unknown resonance marker has been activated.
Zhang Yan did not check the system first.
He looked down and pulled up the cuff of his left sleeve.
On the inside of my wrist, the light-colored mark that I've had since childhood rests quietly on my skin.
It used to be very light.
It's so faint it's like a scar left by an old wound.
But now, with the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart at 99.2% completeness, it lit up briefly.
Faint blue and white lines emerged from the edges of the mark.
A flash.
Extinguished.
Zhang Yan stared at his wrist.
Xuanwu's consciousness vibrated slightly beside him.
This is not a warning.
Yes, it's confirmed.
A new message then appeared on the system panel.
A stable resonance path was detected between the host and the recorder from 30,000 years ago.
Path status: Not fully open.
Unlock condition: The Heart of the Craftsman is 100% complete.