Bruis froze for a moment. Seeing Yuan's expression and realizing he was not joking, he swallowed with difficulty.
"Your Excellency, you... do you know something?"
"Unspeakable, unspeakable. Bruis, we should not have much time left. Go 'dig.' Do not spare the energy—dig up the Experimental Base."
"Yes, Your Excellency. I understand."
Did Bruis truly understand? Yuan did not know. What he knew was that the sense of crisis in his heart was growing heavier and heavier.
"Qiming, follow the inventory list and move some of the warship supplies into the laboratory. Be ready to disengage at any time. We are in trouble."
"Understood, Master. Beginning execution of the command. I must remind you that your use of the word 'dig' is not accurate. Bruis and the others have already begun bombarding the area around the Experimental Base with large-scale energy weapons. The Experimental Base's records and data are at risk of damage."
"That is not important."
It was not as though Yuan had failed to consider Qiming's reminder. But the urgency in his heart now made him unwilling to wait any longer.
He raised his head and glanced at the opposing cone suspended in the sky. Though he could not see any changes, the rapidly spinning three rings always gave him the feeling of a death warrant.
In any case, he had already gained quite a lot. That was an unexpected windfall. As for anything else, how much profit could ever be called enough?
"The price of fate's gifts has long been marked. One unexpected windfall is enough. Any more, and they will burn your hands."
After explaining softly, Yuan shifted his gaze to the ruins before him. This planet gave him a feeling of utter contradiction.
The Dark Matter Computer and energy supply equipment before him were the same. The information on them was incredibly exposed, as if they were not afraid of others learning their secrets—or perhaps they had deliberately displayed them for others to see and study.
But why do that? There was no life on this planet either. Wait, life!
"Qiming, bring up Dobilun Star's planetary data. Using thirty thousand years as the benchmark, project backward the possibility of life having existed."
"Understood, Master. Command received. Retrieving Dobilun Star's life development projection data.
Stellar system operational data! Planetary lifespan! Atmospheric data! Soil desertification reverse-calculation data! Desertification spread reverse-calculation data! Dobilun Star Dead Sea evolution reverse-calculation data! ...Analyzing data. Calculation mode activated. Five percent, ten percent..."
Did this planet truly have no life? After briefly examining some of the data Qiming had retrieved, Yuan's answer was no.
Whether it was the remaining soil, the atmospheric composition, or the Dead Sea that had not completely dried up, all of it indicated that this planet absolutely had the potential to give birth to life.
"Calculation complete. Calculation mode deactivated. Master, your assumption was correct. According to the projections, Dobilun Star showed traces of life thirty thousand years ago. But after that, there were no longer any signs of life."
"As expected!" Yuan cried out inwardly in alarm. If life had existed, then traces must have remained. Even after thirty thousand years, it was impossible for nothing to have been left behind.
What was more, there had been a Super Seminary mentor here thirty thousand years ago. Looking at the ruins before him, Yuan's heart stirred.
Since the other Experimental Base had already been buried underground, what about the rest of this planet?
"Qiming, activate the warship's Drilling Detection Equipment. Input the data for thirty thousand years of Geological Evolution and inspect the underground. We might find something.
"Understood, Master. The warship's drilling equipment has been activated. The accompanying detection system is now online."
"Begin!"
At Yuan's command, the hatch beneath the warship opened wide. Large drilling equipment started moving forward, followed by dozens of smaller detection devices.
Under Qiming's control, the drilling equipment charged through the underground at high speed. With detailed data on geological layer changes, its progress went smoothly, while the detection devices updated the monitoring data in real time.
Suddenly, the drilling equipment halted, as if it had entered some hollow space.
"What happened?"
"Master, the drilling machine has discovered a large karst cave. The detection devices are scanning it. Data is being compiled."
"Display the data."
Yuan leaned back in his chair. Outside the warship, artillery fire filled the heavens. The Violent Factor sleeping within the Taotie bodies was now on full display. They had not fought for a long time, and after digging through dirt for so long, they had finally been completely unleashed today.
After all, the officer had said not to spare energy and to bomb as hard as they could. When had soldiers like them ever fought such a rich man's battle? Back on the battlefield, they had always needed to consider energy reserves. But now? They had gone completely wild!
Yuan had no mind to worry about them now. Letting them vent was fine. As for the records inside, it was best if they survived, but it did not matter if they were destroyed.
Qiming compiled the data quickly. The next moment, over a hundred blue projections appeared before him.
That day, a god arrived.
The god rode a gigantic Steel Demonic Beast into our world. Kings, nobles, and leaders of every race bowed before him.
The god's arrival brought long-lost peace to the world. From then on, there were no more natural disasters or famines. Favorable weather and peaceful lives became synonymous with the world.
One day, many small demonic beasts appeared beneath the god's Steel Demonic Beast. They led us in building many things, and that was also the day we learned what the god was doing here.
Beast bodies, Super Genes—unfamiliar terms appeared in our world. To please the god, princesses, noblewomen, and even queens wandered around the god's residence in splendid garments.
Two years later, for some unknown reason, war returned to the continent. This war was exceptionally terrifying. It was no longer a clash of cold weapons; powerful Beast Gods had taken their place.
Some resembled dogs but were not dogs, some resembled dragons but were not dragons. All kinds of powerful Beast Gods shattered the world into pieces.
Then one day, the god became dissatisfied with the changes in the world and intervened to stop the war. The world was able to regain its peace once more.
Seeing this, Yuan could not help letting out a cold laugh. What a god. His tastes were certainly broad—he welcomed anyone. Then he continued reading.
One day, the god drew an enormous blueprint. It depicted a strange object. Kings and nobles ordered and supervised us, forcing us to build what the god required.
We did not know what it was, but we clearly knew that we did not possess the ability to build it. Fortunately, the god did not make things difficult for us. With the help of those small demonic beasts, we quickly constructed it.
During the process, many people died. So many, so very many. Terrifying, far too terrifying.
On the day it was completed, the god was extremely pleased and generously displayed a miracle before us. Under the god's mighty power, the clear daylight was suddenly swallowed by darkness.
The device we built began spinning rapidly. We thought we were about to witness a myth with our own eyes, but we did not know.
Disaster had descended!
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