bioinnovel Chapter 376 Seven Gates!
Chapter 376 Seven Gates!
Zhang Yan did not go up immediately.
The black scorpion stopped at the edge of the spherical space, its six segments retracted, like a silent machine.
A black sphere hangs in the center.
The light of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart has not yet completely dimmed.
Nie Qingcheng's voice came through the headphones, coming through the low-frequency system.
"Zhang Yan".
"exist."
"Are you able to move now?"
"able."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
"My legs feel a little weak, but otherwise I'm fine."
"Where's the system?"
Zhang Yan glanced at the interface.
The gold interface has disappeared, replaced by a completely new module.
Door Maintenance Agreement.
grey.
Not available.
There was a row of cold, impersonal instructions next to it.
Zhang Yan said, "The system has added a new module."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "Is it dangerous?"
"No danger is detected."
"That is the unknown."
"Um."
Nie Qingcheng paused for two seconds.
"How long have you been down there?"
Zhang Yan glanced at the mechanical clock on the back of the black scorpion.
"According to the Black Scorpion's timing, it's been forty-seven minutes."
Nie Qingcheng's voice turned cold.
"It shows you were silent for seven minutes."
Zhang Yan frowned.
He looked down at the system clock.
The system showed that he only had six minutes and thirty-two seconds to access the upper-level protocol.
The Black Scorpion has been on the countdown for forty-seven minutes.
Seven minutes on the ground.
The three times are different.
Zhang Yan said, "The flow of time is inconsistent."
There was a moment of silence on the communication line.
Qin Xiao's voice broke in.
"Brother Yan, what do you mean? Is there a time issue on your end?"
Zhang Yan said, "It's not certain yet."
Qin Xiao immediately said, "Should we retreat? I'll bring some men down to pick you up."
"Need not."
Nie Qingcheng immediately said, "Qin Xiao, don't move."
Qin Xiao was taken aback: "Sister-in-law?"
Nie Qingcheng's voice was very steady.
"No one is allowed to go down without Zhang Yan's permission. This is not a place where numbers can solve the problem."
Zhang Yan said, "I'll double-check a few more data points and return in ten minutes."
Nie Qingcheng said, "Five minutes."
Zhang Yan remained silent.
Nie Qingcheng continued, "Zhang Yan, I'm not discussing this with you."
Zhang Yan looked at the black sphere.
"Okay, five minutes."
He began to organize the information he had just received.
Information is not ordinary data, but rather a structured understanding that directly enters consciousness.
Seven gates.
Global blocking network.
Shennongjia is the first gate and also the main control gate.
The locations of the remaining six gates have now appeared on the system map.
North Atlantic Deep Sea.
Underground in the Sahara Desert.
Beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
Deep within the Andes Mountains.
Beneath the Siberian permafrost.
An unnamed abyss in the Pacific Ocean.
The seven gates are located extremely far apart, in a place that defies any logic of human civilization.
They are not meant to be found.
They are for isolating the outside world.
Zhang Yan stared at the system panel.
The shielding efficiency curve was displayed.
30,000 years ago, 100%.
In the early stages of the infiltration of the ruins, the figure was 78%.
After the Mohist civilization discovered the Ruins and sealed them using the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship, the gate lost its active maintenance.
Efficiency subsequently declined.
20,000 years ago, 69%.
Ten thousand years ago, 58%.
Eight hundred years ago, 49%.
Currently, it's 41%.
Zhang Yan remained silent.
Nie Qingcheng asked, "What did you see?"
Zhang Yan said, "The condition of the door is worse than expected."
"How bad is it?"
"The shielding efficiency is only 41%."
On the communication channel, Qin Xiao couldn't help himself.
What does "41%" mean?
Zhang Yan said, "This means that things outside can already sense this place."
Qin Xiao cursed.
"Seriously? The market's already sealed off, and they're coming again?"
Nie Qingcheng did not curse.
She only asked one question: "Stronger than the Ruins?"
Zhang Yan looked at the system's label for "external existence".
Unable to assess.
Not this dimension.
The upper limit of its strength is unknown.
"It can't be confirmed," Zhang Yan said, "but the ruins aren't the only ones."
The communication channel went silent.
That's a very strong statement.
Qin Xiao lowered his voice.
"Brother Yan, are you sure?"
"Sure."
"Wasn't the thing that said something from outside the world was approaching before it died just to scare us?"
"no."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "Why did it remind you?"
Zhang Yan said, "It doesn't want to be swallowed by anything else. It might be devouring the world to hide itself even deeper."
Qin Xiao said in a deep voice, "This thing is afraid?"
"meeting."
Zhang Yan looked up at the spherical inner wall.
"I was afraid, so I made arrangements in advance."
The sound of stargazing suddenly came through.
She was listening near the low-frequency system on the ground.
"Zhang Yan, you just mentioned seven gates?"
Zhang Yan did not answer.
Guan Xing speaks very quickly.
"The ancient texts of Guantiange contain fragments of the 'Seven Realms Lock,' but we've always assumed they refer to the seven nodes of the Sealed Ruins. Is this what you're seeing now?"
Zhang Yan said, "Don't spread it yet."
He immediately understood by observing the stars.
"I know. Only I can hear this here; I won't record it in the cabinet's public archives."
Nie Qingcheng said coldly, "You'd better remember this."
Observe the stars in silence for a second.
"Miss Nie, I know better than anyone that the fewer people who know certain things, the safer it is."
Zhang Yan did not participate in this conversation.
He walked toward the first broken rune.
The fracture point is located on the lower left side of the inner wall of the sphere, about three meters from the ground.
The black scorpion raised one of its limbs to support Zhang Yan's body, bringing him to the point of breaking.
The probe was ejected from the robotic arm.
Zhang Yan observed closely.
The runes are not carved into the rock.
It's as if it exists directly on the surface of space.
The probe cannot touch the symbol body; it can only contact the bearing surface.
The system scans automatically.
The first fracture.
Damage level: Low.
Repair is feasible.
Materials needed: Stardust, in small quantities.
The original function of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart is: Inactive and cannot be repaired.
Zhang Yan said, "The first fracture is relatively small, and it requires a material called Stardust."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "Where can I find it?"
"I don't know for now."
"nature?"
"Ultra-stable metals that may exist in the core of meteorites."
Nie Qingcheng paused.
"I'll check."
Zhang Yan immediately said, "No need for now."
Nie Qingcheng did not respond.
Zhang Yan knew that she had already made a note of it.
He turned to the second fracture.
The black scorpion moves.
This time the fracture was even longer, like a dark line that had been forcibly torn apart, and all the surrounding runes went out.
The system scan took twelve seconds.
The second fracture.
Damage level: Medium.
Repair is feasible.
Requirement: A large and stable energy injection.
Recommendation: The Heart of Heaven is 100% complete, and should be used in conjunction with the Four Spirits Energy Matrix.
Zhang Yan said, "The second location requires a lot of energy."
Qin Xiao immediately asked, "Can the mecha handle it?"
"It may require the cooperation of the four spirits."
"That's alright." Qin Xiao's voice recovered a little. "At least we have some."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "Risks?"
"Energy backlash from within the gate, level unknown."
"unknown?"
"Um."
Nie Qingcheng said, "Write this down and add it to the list of highest risks."
"it is good."
Zhang Yan headed to the third location.
As it approached the third fracture, the Heart of the Creator suddenly trembled.
Zhang Yan stopped.
Nie Qingcheng immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"The Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship is responding."
"withdraw."
"Let me scan it first."
"Zhang Yan".
"Scan only, do not touch".
After a four-second delay, Nie Qingcheng said coldly, "Thirty seconds."
"it is good."