Wan Lan put on specially made gloves and gently touched the pages on the shelf. Once she confirmed they were not so fragile that they would crumble at a touch, she said:
"These have been preserved very well. Could this be the warship's archive?"
"This room was probably set aside specifically for them. These books are intact because someone deliberately left them here. The things here are very valuable. They most likely contain records of Sintar's history." Mu Bingge withdrew her gaze and frowned.
That sense of familiarity grew increasingly distinct, as though they were gradually approaching something.
Ye Buyu opened her Terminal and sent a message to the Difficult Problems Crusher group, asking people to come transport and analyze these precious materials.
Yu Qin and Meng He spoke up.
"We'll stay behind to help transport these things. You keep going."
The group set off again. This time, before Ye Buyu could find their bearings, Mu Bingge looked in a certain direction with a solemn expression.
"I can sense it over there."
Everyone followed Mu Bingge's gaze. Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Buyu began clearing debris in that direction.
As she worked, Wan Lan asked, "Is it [Abyssal Erosion] sensing something? You can sense that power here?"
Mu Bingge shook her head, then nodded, her cool face filled with conflicting feelings.
"I'm not sure. It isn't the power of [Abyssal Erosion], but it feels familiar. I suspect it's the previous person chosen by [Abyssal Erosion]."
Su Wuwei offered a guess. "Trust your instincts. This is Sintar 178, after all. Didn't you say she turned Sintar's survivors into her followers? Perhaps this warship was the last place they existed as humans."
"Whether it is or not, we'll know once we go inside." Lou Guanshan dragged a Calamity over a meter tall