When Alarm Clock Girl arrived in the Dead Silent Dimension, the entire exterior of the Origin Extraction Channel had already been surrounded by seven temporary isolation belts built by the Mechanical Civilization.
The first layer was a pure Mechanical Blockade Array.
The second layer was the high-concentration Evil Tide Water Curtain provided by the Evil Tide Civilization.
The third layer consisted of several dozen Gray Rule Spires arranged by the Decayed Civilization.
The three sides had different Power Levels, and their styles were different as well.
When pieced together, they even looked somewhat mismatched.
But as long as they worked, that was enough.
Saine had never demanded that all Vassal Civilizations become like the Mechanical Civilization.
As long as they could be incorporated into Skynet's unified command and play their part at critical moments, that was enough.
The gear dress on Alarm Clock Girl turned gently.
She did not approach the channel immediately, but stood at the perimeter and watched for a long time.
The Dead Silent Dimension was too quiet.
This silence was unlike the order of Gear Time-Space, unlike the brightness Light Universe Time-Space had once possessed, and even more unlike the uncomfortable, alienated gloom of Evil Swamp Time-Space.
It was like a well that had been dry for many years.
When you lowered your head and looked down, you could see the cracks at the bottom of the well, but you could not hear the sound of water.
The Moonlight Goddess arrived afterward, the Moonlight Treasure Box hovering above her palm.
When the silver-white radiance spilled down, even the few patches of Gray Nebula outside the channel were lit with a touch of softness.
However, that softness lasted only a very short time.
The underlying color of the Dead Silent Dimension was too heavy.
When moonlight fell