bioinnovel Chapter 491 Mo Yuan!
Chapter 491 Mo Yuan!
The Chaos Mech's speed decreased to near a standstill.
The city ahead was so close that the optical detector could no longer capture its complete outline.
Hundreds of buildings are suspended within an artificially stabilized space bubble.
The highest tower emitted a soft white light, pushing back the surrounding darkness.
The main structure is enormous; Zhang Yan retrieved the scanning data, showing a diameter of 83.7 kilometers.
Each petal-shaped module is independent of the others, but they are interconnected by energy cables.
Thousands of defense satellites and energy nodes surround the entire city in a three-layered shield network.
The density is more than 20 times that of the first gate of Shennongjia.
A line of small text popped up in the lower right corner of the screen: "The scan could not penetrate the internal shield, and the structural analysis has been aborted."
Zhang Yan closed the scan report without saying anything.
Guan Xing tapped the monitoring screen in the passenger seat with his fingertip.
The scale exceeded expectations.
The communication channel lit up.
The twelve frigates lined up in a row at the edge of the space bubble.
The hull material was the same ultra-high density alloy he had ever seen, and the design was much more streamlined than that of the dead ship.
The bridge of the lead ship sent a communication in the ancient Mohist language, dating back 30,000 years.
The Heavenly Craftsmanship system automatically translates the text, and the meaning appears on the main screen.
[Your Highness, the Ruins have awaited you for 30,417 years. Please follow the guidance to enter.]
30,417 years.
Zhang Yan's expression remained unchanged as he touched the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart on his chest with his fingertips, sending a confirmation signal.
The signal uses the underlying frequency band authorized by the maintainer, which is consistent with the encryption protocol of the ancient Mohist language.
The lead ship paused for two seconds.
The escort fleet cleared a path.
Zhang Yan pushed the control stick, and the Chaos Mech slowly followed the guide cursor.
The boundary of the space bubble is a visible, extremely thin film of light, from which refraction marks can be seen.
The moment it passed through, the external pressure sensor readings stabilized.
The bubble has a stable field, no spatial turbulence, and the temperature is twelve degrees higher than outside.
The air is so clean that there are no floating impurities.
The buildings along the way slowly unfolded into view.
The streets were well-lit and had roads, but there were very few people.
Zhang Yan scanned his field of vision and saw fewer than thirty pedestrians.
Their faces are very similar to those of Earthlings, and their walking posture is ancient, lacking the fluidity of modern cities.
With 1,700 people scattered across a city spanning 80 kilometers, emptiness is inevitable.
The stargazer paused for a moment on the navigation screen.
There is an abnormal energy fluctuation on the third frigate to the left rear.
Zhang Yan glanced at the radar.
The third frigate's course was off by about three degrees, which was inconsistent with the standard spacing of the entire fleet.
Numbers 9 and 11 also have similar offsets.
The positions of the three ships form an encircling arc.
He memorized this detail and did not adjust the speed.
Continue following the guide cursor.
Reception does not equate to goodwill.
Guide the cursor to bring the Chaos Mech to the docking area at the outer edge of the largest petal of the central lotus structure.
Before Zhang Yan opened the hatch, he received a quantum entanglement communication packet from Nie Qingcheng, which was delayed by about six hours.
[Signal will be transmitted upon arrival. No immediate report is needed; just confirm you are safe. The network on Earth is stable; the reconnaissance aircraft has been passively blocked and suppressed. There are no new signs of infiltration at the moment.]
Zhang Yan extracted the communication, stuffed it into the metal box on his chest, and reached out to push open the hatch.
The platform's gravitational field is taken over the moment you step on it, with a gravitational force of approximately 0.9G.
It is artificially synthesized air, has no odor, and is kept at a suitable temperature.
Mo Li stood at the entrance of the parking area, accompanied by an elderly man with white hair.
Mo Li performed the standard greeting, properly and without any exceptions.
The old man waited until Zhang Yan approached before bowing down.
Bend your back until it is parallel to your knees before standing up.
His face was etched with deep lines, and his eyes held a sense of relief, as well as something he couldn't quite put his finger on.
His voice was deep and hoarse, with a rough quality honed by the years.
"Young Master, I am Mo Yuan, Chief Elder of the Elder Council."
"You've come at just the right time."
After a moment, he added.
"It might already be too late."
Zhang Yan didn't respond to that. He glanced at Mo Yuan's face.
It was clear that the other person wasn't deliberately leaving things ambiguous; they had been troubled by something for a long time and had finally found someone to tell them, but were still carefully considering their words.
"Let's go inside and talk."
Zhang Yan said.
Mo Yuan stepped aside to the right and gestured for them to proceed.
Zhang Yan did not move.
The three frigates did not enter the port.
He looked at Mo Yuan.
"Is this a matter of following the rules, or is someone unwelcoming to us?"
Mo Yuan was silent for three seconds, then sighed softly.
"There are disagreements within the council of elders, young master. This is not a new phenomenon."
He pushed open the inner door.
"You'll understand once you go inside."
Guan Xing climbed out of the passenger seat and quickly followed.
The light inside the corridor is warm, and the wall material and the spherical space of the door network share the same origin.
Occasionally, a row of runes would peek through the smooth surface, flashing by.
After the runes on the corridor walls flashed seventeen times, the door to the council chamber appeared at the edge of the field of vision.
Before the door opened, Zhang Yan touched the headset with his fingertips.
"Open all the internal energy frequencies you can reach and record the data."
Guan Xing twitched his finger and replied with a "yes".