Advanced Experimental Base

Above the upper cone, endless energy transformed into a waterfall of crimson flames, rapidly pouring into the cone's interior.

Within the central void, a three-ringed spherical device was spinning madly. The crimson energy flowing from the upper cone condensed into a golden liquid.

After being modified by the three rings, the golden energy was injected into the cone below. The sky, illuminated by the energy, turned scarlet, as if the sun had fallen.

No one noticed that all detection devices had gone silent, including Yuan. Everyone's attention was captured by the mysterious object in the crater.

"Your Excellency, do you think this could be something left behind by Wu Daozi? Didn't he say he was researching Beast Bodies here before? Perhaps this is his experimental base."

Yuan nodded and said, "It's not impossible. There's definitely something about that optical avatar."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan looked around.

"However, no one knows what the situation is inside. Besides, it's a God-making civilization, right? Are their experimental bases this fragile, to be broken so easily by you?"

At this, Bruis irritably scratched his head.

"I had the same thought, but then I considered it's been thirty thousand years. After so many years of time's erosion, it's reasonable for it to lose its original sturdiness."

"Makes sense, but not entirely. Perhaps we can change our perspective."

"Please enlighten us."

"It's simple, a comparison will make it clear. Look!" Saying this, Yuan pointed to the palace in front of the crater.

"Based on the data from this palace complex, it's a large-scale high-level computer. Moreover, it's highly likely to be the Dark Matter Computer I desperately need. This is the threshold of God-making Technology. Frankly, without it, I wouldn't even qualify for the title of god.

Whether it's a true Dark Matter Computer or just a model, these palace walls have also endured thirty thousand years of erosion. Even more so, with the added scouring of wind and sand.

See, isn't it still as good as new?"

"You mean?" Bruis felt a tickle in his head, as if something was about to grow.

"Experimental base, the importance of stability is self-evident. So, what if it's like this?"

With that, Yuan's face took on an inscrutable expression. His hands moved through the air, and the energy of his Battle Armor, under Qiming's operation, followed the direction of Yuan's fingers.

Remove the yellow sand from the ground!

Remove the useless statues!

Remove the useless outer palaces!

Leave the palace complex that forms the Supercomputer!

Leave the cone suspended in the air!

Bring the experimental base model to the ground, and elevate the Supercomputer of the palace complex and the cone.

"Whoa!" A collective gasp went through the crowd. They couldn't imagine that with just a gentle wave, such a massive experimental base model was so starkly exposed before them.

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant. Your Excellency, you are as wise as ever." Bruis's face was almost entirely filled with admiration.

"Brilliant?"

"Yes!"

"They are the truly brilliant ones. Thirty thousand years, and this is just a mentor at the Super Seminary. I can't imagine how advanced the knowledge and technology of those God-making civilizations have become in these thirty thousand years.

Wu Daozi said the principal of the Super Seminary was to become the will of the universe. I used to scoff at that. Now, I realize how terrifying it is!"

Yuan sighed deeply. Before, seeing gods was like a frog in a well. Now, seeing gods, he felt even more like a mayfly. The more he knew, the more he understood the terrifying nature of these gods.

"Your Excellency, you shouldn't be so self-deprecating. While these gods left early and are currently ahead of you, you are barely twenty years old. It's not about starting early, but about reaching the end.

I don't understand gods, but I know that in any civilization, technology and knowledge will inevitably stagnate at a certain level. Like us, the Taotie took only 2700 years to go from a primitive civilization to an Astral Civilization, but how long have we been stagnant?"

Looking at Yuan's melancholy, Bruis didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only offer solace through his own understanding and methods.

"Tens of thousands of years, a full ten thousand years of standing still. So, you don't need to be so anxious."

"Huh? You're comforting me now. You're probably overthinking it. I'm not anxious. Anyway, as long as I don't court death, my life is endless. I'm just a little uneasy!"

"You sense danger?" Hearing Bruis's words, the Taoties behind them also changed their expressions. They put down their picks and took out their weapons, becoming alert.

Yuan shook his head.

"I don't know, I'm unclear. I don't understand Wu Daozi's purpose in bringing us here. People give for a reason. We're not related by blood, not master and disciple, not friends. He inexplicably gave me such a great gift, and I truly can't figure it out. Moreover!"

At this point, Yuan paused, looking up at the rapidly spinning three-ringed sphere in the sky.

"Since just now, I've had a bad feeling. Look, isn't that three-ringed sphere spinning faster and faster?"

Bruis and the others followed Yuan's gaze. They saw that the sphere formed by three rings in the center of the suspended hourglass-shaped cone was spinning faster and faster.

This time, even the Taoties behind them couldn't remain calm. They gripped their weapons tightly, their bodies becoming increasingly tense.

"That's right, it seems to have actually sped up."

There seemed to be special devices on the cone, and they couldn't see the energy changes in the sky. However, the three-ringed sphere seemed to have no cover, which made Yuan sense something was wrong.

"There's too little data, and I don't understand Wu Daozi's intentions. But from the current perspective, the cone above should be the power source, and the palace complex below should be the modified Dark Matter Computer.

With sufficient energy and advanced supercomputers forming a high-level computing cloud, and the base below acting as the operating system for calculation and compilation, this is a very complete high-level experimental base."

Saying this, Yuan's eyes looked down into the crater.

"If Wu Daozi wants to cause trouble, it can only be in that base. God-making knowledge, Beast Body data?"

"Your Excellency, I can take soldiers in to scout the path for you." Hearing Yuan's muttering, Bruis immediately became excited.

God-making knowledge and research materials on Beast Bodies – it could be said that as long as they were obtained, with Yuan's wisdom, the Taotie's troubles could be quickly resolved.

Even if the information was outdated, it could still push Yuan's research forward significantly.

"Regardless, the situation is unclear right now, and we can't rush in. Although the information from the palace complex's computer has benefited me greatly, it doesn't mean the experimental base below is without danger.

Bruis, I've told you, when the situation is uncertain, you need to change your approach."

After speaking, he brushed the sand off his hands. This place had brought him many surprises, but the pervasive sandstorm was also quite annoying.

"Go ahead, Bruis. The model is ready. I'll have the central system guide you. Go dig!"

"Huh? Digging again?"

"It's not digging!" Yuan's face was full of mystery.

"It's digging a path for our survival!"