Golden light suddenly flashed within the Relic Base.
When the glow faded, everything returned to normal. The 14-by-14-meter stone doorway directly opposite the altar once again opened into a Space Gate resembling a mercury mirror.
In the command center, Sanguinius and Lion had witnessed the entire process of how their father opened the Space Gate, and they became even more convinced that Roboute had been right.
As for Sui Yang, standing atop the altar, he had actually sensed the emotional fluctuations of his two sons. But he did not pay much attention to them, because sometimes, the more one tried to explain, the less clearly one could explain it.
Glancing at his instantly healed palm, Sui Yang walked to the edge of the altar and looked out at the Advance Team gathered by the third Space Gate, ready to explore another universe for Atlas and for humanity.
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Near the third Space Gate.
Not only had fourteen Advance Team members gathered there, but there were also numerous technicians in white protective suits, as well as engineering personnel in black-and-orange protective gear.
Moreover, the Advance Team members' equipment was worlds apart from what they had worn two years ago. Each of them was equipped with a sealed protective suit capable of maintaining pressure, resisting radiation, and operating continuously in a vacuum for seventy minutes. Their specially made Exoskeletons also protected every inch of them.
These were the "Hazardous Environment Vestsuits" specially developed by the R&D Department for the Advance Team, abbreviated as HEV.
The cost of conventional Exoskeletons and corresponding protective gear was nowhere near that of an HEV, which was also far more expensive than a Tyrant. In terms of overall appearance and effectiveness, it was already close to Power Armor.
After all, Sui Yang had clearly stated that