"Wind direction normal."
"Navigation system normal."
"Reconnaissance payload normal."
"Data transmission system normal."
"Flight control system normal."
"Power and communications systems normal."
"Drone squadron, deploy!"
As drone after drone took off, corresponding footage appeared on the screens in front of Luo Yan.
After rising to a certain altitude, the drones spread out under the pilots' control, scouting the complex of buildings above from different angles.
At the same time, the pilots activated the drones' infrared thermal imagers, lidar, and other equipment to capture images and data from the ground.
After being compiled, all this data would be used by the computers to automatically generate a three-dimensional model of the palace complex for analysis.
Through the footage transmitted by the drones, Luo Yan and the others saw a majestic palace. It was far more magnificent and splendid than it had appeared from below.
Under the radiance of the Light of Guixu, strands of rainbow light hung above the complex, which resembled a heavenly palace.
Behind the palace buildings, seven or eight waterfalls of varying sizes plunged down from the ten-thousand-zhang cliff. The enormous volume of water filled the palace complex above with endless mist.
When illuminated by the heavenly light, the mist transformed into streaks of rainbow light.
The rainbow light hung over the palace towers, between the divine walls, around the stele pavilions, and atop the corner towers.
It made the jade towers and golden terraces seem like a celestial paradise in the heavens.
Even though the view on the screens was far less magnificent and mysterious than seeing it with their own eyes,
it still left Luo Yan and the others utterly captivated.
Even Jia Miao, Lin Wei, and the Guixu scholars were deeply shaken by the spectacular palace.
The others were even more overwhelmed.
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