At the command center, military officers and Players were discussing the projection and where to reenter the Ruins. When they heard the door open, their conversation stopped abruptly. Relations between the military and the Special Defense Department had improved considerably, but the military was still in charge here, so everyone in the room paused their work when Jiang Qiao brought Xu Huo inside.
"Carry on." Shangguan Jing, who had once clashed with Xu Huo, was the military's lead on this operation. When he saw Xu Huo again, there was no trace of resentment on his face. After telling his subordinates to continue working, he invited Xu Huo to sit in the next room.
Xu Huo followed Jiang Qiao inside. Shangguan Jing had clearly already briefed his superiors, and he didn't say much. He simply opened the detailed information the military had compiled.
"We've devoted a lot of manpower and resources to exploring beneath Cangxian Lake, but we still haven't found much," Shangguan Jing said. "Quite a few of our people disappeared inside the folded spaces, and we haven't heard from them since. If it's all right with you, I'd like to assign a few people to accompany you underwater."
Xu Huo made no commitment and first studied the materials carefully.
The first file was the earliest version.
When energy fluctuations were first detected beneath Cangxian Lake, a sizable ancient civilization's Ruins were found in the lakebed's rock strata. The site was fairly extensive. It took the military three whole months just to survey it and explore inside. The Ruins contained not only a palace symbolizing royal power, but also an altar dedicated to the ancient civilization's deities and a designated site for rituals. In addition, there was a cemetery built specifically for members of the royal family. The military had