Lin Yu: We picked this up

"Spatial structure, Mindscape series..."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot muttered two terms that Old Zheng and Lin Yu had mentioned that would be somewhat unfamiliar to people from the Barren Realm, and looked like she was thinking seriously.

Half a second later, she smiled.

"I don't understand, could you explain it to me in simpler terms?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zheng sighed softly and explained, "Simply put, it's a series of facilities developed based on variants of soul energy, mental energy, and Entities Mind Matter from the Mist Island Realm. One of them ended up here and was stuffed into the shell of your Barren Realm's Alchemical Equipment... This should also be evidence that Supervisor Tennyson's equipment was most likely inherited from a certain Player."

"And just as the boss said, the function of this facility is to fold the 'spatial structure' to form a teleportation channel, so someone should be coming out of here soon... If it's not a person, then the worst outcome might be someone throwing a bomb or something. Anyway, let's take precautions first."

As Old Zheng spoke, he brought the [Mind Manifestation Instrument] in front of him and used the Mind Matter within it to create a protective layer in front of him.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot exclaimed, "Wow... does that mean there's been an attack? Could it be Omia Boson's doing? That's surprising. He actually chose this method after receiving the email?"

Lin Yu said in a low voice, "No... I don't think it's necessarily Omia Persson, or rather, it's highly likely not Omia Persson."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot somewhat surprised. "Why would you make that judgment, Arthur?"

Lin Yu stared intently at the dark, unstable spatial structure that emitted violent spatial fluctuations and spoke seriously.

Because this thing... is a transfer channel.

"He did indeed connect to a passage somewhere in the Barren Realm... but at the other end of this passage was not a stable spatial structure, but another, much larger 'passage'."

Upon hearing Lin Yu 'Lin Yu words and sensing the seriousness in his tone, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot also became somewhat serious.

Although Old Zheng had already taken protective measures, it was still not something that Nightless Sky Fire Apricot should take seriously.

Even if a bomb were thrown at her, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot felt that it was highly unlikely to kill her.

But if even Arthur gets serious... then it's a different story for Nightless Sky Fire Apricot Ancestor.

"Crack!"

She straightened her neck, fixed her head, and looked at Lin Yu.

"What does this mean, Arthur... just say it."

The [Azure Sea Sky Dome] had already appeared in Lin Yu's hand, and an invisible, transparent water curtain blocked the dark Spatial Passage.

"This means... the other end of this Spatial Passage is actually the 'Gate of Boundary' of your Barren Realm in the Great Wilderness, so those who came here shouldn't be Native of the Barren Realm, but... people from another world."

As Lin Yu spoke, he drew his long, black sword from behind the water curtain.

"Whoever he is, it's highly unlikely to be Omia Persson himself—at most, he was summoned by Omia Persson."

As Lin Yu spoke, he made his judgment.

Just as Old Zheng could instantly tell that this thing came from Mist Island through its alchemical shell, Lin Yu could also determine that this Spatial Passage connected to the Gate of Boundary.

Old Zheng was familiar with the energy fluctuations of the Mist Island Realm; even the slightest features could not escape his perception.

Lin Yu... is also familiar with fluctuations in spatial structure.

Although not as proficient Old Zheng, the extremely chaotic structural features behind this Spatial Passage were too obvious—it was likely Spatial Passage at the level of "passing through the world barrier" that could exhibit such extreme chaos and imbalance.

Ordinary Spatial Passage simply cannot reach this level.

At the same time...

In the collection and inheritance of a Previous Generation "Player", there was no need to leave behind an ordinary "Mindscape Series" facility with spatial functions, and to deliberately disguise it as an alchemy facility.

This thing must have a very specific purpose.

Even...

The instant he sensed the fluctuations of the "Gate of Boundary," Lin Yu suddenly remembered what Huo Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had just mentioned about Omia Bosen's business scope and the characteristics of the Alchemy Component he designed...

What they have in common is that they both contain a lot of Otherworld Materials.

The existence of this facility can also explain some of the issues in this regard.

Meanwhile, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot clearly realized the same thing after hearing Lin Yu's explanation.

"Wow... It seems that Supervisor Tennyson inherited from this former 'Player' wasn't just the facilities, but also connections across Other Worlds... Hmm, in that case, it might not have been just Supervisor Tennyson who inherited it; perhaps he, Omia Bosen, and their Hidden Organization jointly inherited it."

"With this instrument, it's even more uncertain whether the device that Supervisor Tennyson created is intended for use by someone within the City That Never Sleeps."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke, Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"I'm afraid I can conclude that those Alchemy Component were definitely not sold to people in your world..."

"However, now is probably not the time to dwell on these things—for us, dealing with the visitors who are about to arrive is perhaps a more important matter."

As Lin Yu spoke, his Life Force had already reactivated and returned to his body.

Since the visitor was not "Omia Boson" and might not even have had good intentions, the plan to disguise the corpse was naturally canceled.

When Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, Lin Yu realized... that what awaited them was likely a fierce battle.

Therefore, not only Lin Yu, but also Old Zheng, Stiller, and Qin Siyu also removed their disguises and stood behind the water curtain of [Azure Sea Sky Dome], making the most basic preparations for battle.

But...

Indeed, the other party did not give them any more time to make further preparations.

The instant Lin Yu's Life Force was restored...

The entire expanded black space was fully formed, and from the black Mindscape device, a pitch-black human figure emerged.

The seemingly flowing black shadow transformed into an elastic mesh after the humanoid figure appeared, outlining a clear, bulky, and wide humanoid silhouette.

The spatial structure was changing drastically. The human figure walked outward step by step from the center of the black Rings. The entire black shadow area was stretched and deformed, like a plastic film being poked by a finger.

Rather than being in a cross-dimensional Spatial Passage, the humanoid figure seemed more like it was trying to... squeeze out of it.

"As expected, they came from another world... Directly World-Crossing and then continuing through this Spatial Passage, which isn't even part of the Barren Realm's technological structure, creates an effect that's almost like needing to 'cross the barrier' again..."

Lin Yu spoke in a low voice, gripping the long sword in his hand tightly.

Although the "spatial barrier" once again became an obstacle for the visitors, it clearly didn't hold them off for long...

"Crack!"

With a faint sound in the air, the stretched and deformed Spatial Passage suddenly returned to the Rings, and the dark figure also revealed its true form through the Spatial Passage.

It was a round, plump figure—although the shadows had receded, the identity of the newcomer remained unclear.

Because the creature that appeared in everyone's view was a creature wearing a huge metal shell that could hardly be called clothing.

Like a mobile, copper-rusted metal humanoid Prison Cage, its head is a huge, airtight metal sphere, and its torso is made up of four smaller, thick metal barrels that serve as its limbs.

Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot did not launch an attack on each other immediately.

After all... although they were prepared for the other party to have malicious intentions, neither of them ruled out one possibility.

What if this guy really is here for an exchange?

Lin Yu, having activated [Azure Sea Sky Dome], was very confident. Even if the opponent launched the first attack, he was able to neutralize the opponent's initial attack and take advantage of the initiative.

So...

Rather than "seizing the initiative," it's better to observe first... If acting rashly turns a potential negotiating partner into an enemy, then the whole thing would be counterproductive.

Although Lin Yu's Combat Power is not bad now, he still prefers to solve problems through "negotiation".

He himself is a "Player" type who prefers and excels at negotiation.

While Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot remained vigilant and observed...

From the large metal lump, which resembled some kind of industrial-style sculpture, and the metal pillar topped with a metal ball, came a kind of "whooshing" sound, like a train whistle.

Then...

A deep, muffled voice came from inside the metal object.

"Hello... fellow travelers from the Barren Realm..."

"So it seems you're the ones who got your hands on this 'Transfer Gate' —so, let me ask you this: are you the inheritors, or the robbers?"

The metal object made no attempt to conceal its intentions or beat around the bush; it went straight to the point and asked the question.

Although the words were clearly not very polite, Lin Yu still felt somewhat relieved when he heard the metal object speak.

After all...

For him, speaking up is definitely better than not speaking at all.

Lin Yu could change someone's attitude during a conversation if they were rude, but he couldn't deal with someone who completely refused to communicate.

So, Lin Yu looked at the other person and answered their question.

"We... are not robbers."

"Of course, we are not in a situation of 'legal inheritance,' nor were we designated as heirs by the Previous Generation owner of this instrument."

Lin Yu spoke without hiding anything, directly stating the truth.

The negative answers from both sides clearly piqued the curiosity of the large piece of metal.

"Neither of you are involved; it's neither a robbery nor an inheritance. So what's your situation?"

Lin Yu had already prepared his explanation.

"Recycle."

"We... recovered the instrument."