They drifted down from the passage. The surroundings were exactly as they had been when Feng Qingmo left last time, except the stalactites had gone dark, leaving the entire space pitch-black.
He snapped a few glow sticks and tossed them into the corners. The space immediately lit up.
When Feng Qingmo brought Long Jingxuan into the passage, a certain Intelligent Life finally breathed a sigh of relief. It had been most afraid that the two of them wouldn't dare come in and would simply fly back in their fighter.
Some equipment in the room lit up, and a progress bar began to slowly advance.
"Is this the stone platform you mentioned? Take me up to have a look." A faint blush still lingered on Long Jingxuan's face. Somewhat shy, she avoided Feng Qingmo's gaze and looked around instead. But aside from the stone platform, there was nothing else in the space.
Feng Qingmo took her hand and flew up to the platform. The hollow was still there, but the spiritual fluid inside was gone.
Long Jingxuan took out a high-powered flashlight and shone its brilliant beam on the stalactites above.
"I think I can figure out what these stalactites are for, and roughly how they work." After studying them for a while, Long Jingxuan shook her head. "But first, we have no way to move this space back to Base City. And activating these things would definitely require an enormous amount of energy. I'm afraid the electricity in our Base City wouldn't be enough..."
Feng Qingmo was about to speak when a faint light suddenly flickered on one of the walls.
At first, it was very dim, but it gradually grew brighter. When it reached a certain intensity, it suddenly began expanding in a circle, quickly forming a glowing ring