Dream Master

Chen Xuan thought it over and found that the guess actually made sense.

"Those Devils really did have some capability. They actually managed to send Lucy to the moon."

"They relied not on abilities, but on their control over human society... or rather, their wealth." Lin Qing added, "I made another discovery that might serve as supporting evidence."

"What?"

"If we compare the technology of that world to this one's, we can see that they were quite close. Even where there were differences, they generally did not exceed ten years. Then I checked this world's historical records. After 2040, first-generation lunar development technology had basically matured. Humanity's push toward the moon entered a period of rapid growth, and all kinds of Earth-moon commercial companies sprang up."

Lin Qing paused. "In other words, the Devils only needed to establish a private aerospace company to secretly send Mother Body Lucy into space."

"If that's the truth, then I'm relieved." Chen Xuan sighed.

Originally, faced with a future that had changed so inexplicably, he had felt uncertain. This explanation happened to fill the theoretical gap, showing that their operation to wipe out the Devils had been the turning point that shifted the world line. N5 being gone was instead a good thing.

"So that Ancient Insect no longer poses a threat at all?"

"Based on this hypothesis, yes." Lin Qing nodded. "Unless the Angel Alliance has other Mother Bodies in its collection."

"I'll have Elorie ask around when the time comes."

Chen Xuan was rather concerned about what exactly that Ancient Insect on the moon was.

Since it could feed on N5, did that make it an Artifact too?

At least for now, the size differences between Artifacts were astonishing, and their appearances were endlessly varied. There were even humanoid individuals like Liu