Yao Yuan Civilization

Upper level of the cavern.

"What? You didn't feel anything at all!?"

Yao Yuan Shou's tombstone trembled slightly. "Can your consciousness not connect directly with the outside world?"

"...If you mean self-awareness, then of course it's inside your own body. If it's outside and not in your body, doesn't that mean you're dead?"

"That is not how it works. Do you not observe the world through consciousness and exchange information with the outside?"

"We use our eyes and bodies. Though I'm not made of flesh and blood, I can still sense the outside through my body's special power. It's just that my perception is much weaker here, and things farther away become very blurry."

Both sides realized that the ways they understood and perceived the world were completely different.

Yao Yuan Shou suddenly grew excited. "No wonder you can survive in a world where consciousness resonates so wildly. You're naturally rather dull... no, naturally more resistant to interference! What powerful survivability! When I move on the surface, I rely on overloaded self-protection, and I can only do it by consuming a huge amount of stored energy."

The last two sentences sounded more like an attempt to save face.

Luka said, "That passage in the basement... are there other rooms below?"

"That is a mine tunnel, leading to the deeper area where the Black Wall is. The farther down those Silver Alloy metal layers go, the more mixed they become, while the closer they are to the surface, the higher their purity."

"The Black Wall here was all mined out from the mine tunnels as well."

Yao Yuan Shou explained, "Black Wall always sinks underground. When it comes into contact with that Silver Alloy, it seeps and settles downward through vibration. Strange, really. It isn't a matter of weight at all.