The tunnel, filled with endless flowing light, felt like a journey through time, blurring and blurring the senses, as if the mind had sunk into an old dream deep in memory.
I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly my vision cleared and I regained consciousness.
Han Xiao's vision cleared, and as he looked around, he found himself in a boundless, white world filled with countless orbs of light. He was deeply impressed by the scene.
"Phew, I'm coming in."
Han Xiao calmed himself down, turned to look at the collapsing passage, and reached out to grasp it.
A surge of energy erupted from within him, forming a mark on his palm, and the Sanctuary passage immediately stabilized.
He withdrew his palm and looked at it. The mark was composed of eight patterns, which was exactly the First Sanctum Access at Lv8.
"We need to hurry..."
Han Xiao steadied himself and immediately began to act. This was his second time entering the Sanctuary, and he was already quite familiar with the place.
The longer you stay inside the Sanctuary, the more time passes in the outside world. Last time, when we entered the Third Sanctum, we were delayed for quite a while because we were testing the Sanctuary's functions. This time, we don't need to be so slow. Our actions are purposeful.
Han Xiao used various mediums to call for the Sanctuary Revival, and there was an immediate response.
Beams of light converged and condensed in mid-air before him, forming a Sanctuary Revival Mark that hovered silently.
He reached out and touched it, and the Sanctuary Revival Mark merged into his palm, transforming into a tattoo-like mark.
After examining the resurrection targets within the brand, Han Xiao nodded and, without delay, immediately began touching the various Information State light spheres to collect different data.
The data stored in the First Sanctum is closely related to mechanical technology. It contains countless advanced blueprints developed by iterative civilizations, many of which are Universal Treasure specifically for Mechanic Class. The value of this data to Han Xiao far exceeds that of the Third Sanctum.
Han Xiao's First Sanctum Access level than the Third Sanctum Access, and a larger memory capacity, allowing him to take away more technical data at once. Naturally, he had no reason to miss such an opportunity and plunder technology extensively here.
One by one, the technologies of the ultimate civilizations of each iteration entered Han Xiao's mind, gradually reaching the upper limit of his memory capacity.
"Finally saturated, the memory capacity of level eight access is much higher."
Han Xiao's looting operation stopped just in time, and he was quite excited.
This plundering greatly supplemented his technical expertise, acquiring the trump card technologies of multiple iterative ultimate civilizations, enough for extensive research, and significantly increasing the number of blueprints in his inventory.
These ultimate technologies from the most advanced civilizations are all sophisticated and complex. Some of them are as strategically valuable as the High-Dimensional Apocalypse Teleporter of the Federation of Light. By taking these precious technologies out with him, he has gained a batch of new trump cards to fight against the World Tree Civilization, thus increasing his war capital in the interstellar society.
After a brief moment of joy, Han Xiao suppressed his emotions. Having completed these two tasks, he had achieved his goal of opening the Sanctuary.
Looking around, Han Xiao suddenly remembered something and used his Sanctuary privileges to access the Iterative Civilization Message Board.
Last time he entered the Third Sanctum, due to access restrictions, a significant portion of the message board was blank. This time, with even higher First Sanctum Access, he should be able to see more content. Han Xiao planned to take a look before leaving.
The Sanctuary Authority Mark emitted rays of light, which quickly wove together to form a message board like a light curtain, hovering in front of Han Xiao.
Han Xiao carefully reviewed the information and compared it with the content from the Third Sanctum in his memory. Sure enough, he found that many of the missing contents from last time had now become visible.
He read on line by line, his gaze lingering on the fifth-to-last paragraph of the record by the Federation of All Stars, before looking at the last four paragraphs, which had the most missing content. Compared to his observations at the Third Sanctum, most of the content in the last four paragraphs was still obscured, but some new information was also revealed.
The fourth-to-last paragraph contains the most content, with several pieces of information appearing amidst large gaps:
[... According to the research results of the Joint Observatory, the Great Restart will occur after ███. Learning from the lessons of the previous iteration, we have formulated the "Information State Stripping Plan," hoping that this long relay can end in our hands... Our civilization is called ███. If subsequent civilizations ███ towards us... then it proves our plan ███. Please change course...]
"Is this the next iteration of the Federation of All Stars...?"
Han Xiao pondered for a moment; it seemed to be another message from a civilization that had failed to survive the Great Restart.
Although the permissions were insufficient to display the civilization's name, preventing the search for its Information State orb, it was learned that the civilization's plan to survive the Great Restart was called the Information State Stripping Plan.
"Information State stripping... that sounds interesting."
Han Xiao stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
Apart from this section, the other information appearing in the last four paragraphs is fragmented and of little value; level eight access is insufficient to fully view this part of the content.
After reviewing the messages again and memorizing them, Han Xiao closed the message board, stopped lingering, and flew towards the Sanctuary Passage.
The second day after Han Xiao entered the Sanctuary.
The main base of the interception circle is where numerous Beyond Grade A are on standby. When there are no combat missions, they each do their own thing.
In the private activity room, some of the Beyond Grade A rested or entertained themselves, chatting casually.
Kasuyi was playing cards with the Secret Master, while a group of people watched from the sidelines.
"Black Star has gone missing. I wonder how many troublesome guys he'll bring back this time..."
The Sun Hunter, about the size of a finger, stood on the card table, arms crossed, speaking in a deep, muffled voice.
Kasuyi played a "Kasuyi" card, and upon hearing this, smiled helplessly:
"It's indeed troublesome, after all, we have intricate relationships with some historical Beyond Grade A."
The first two batches of resurrected Beyond Grade A didn't have much connection with the current Beyond Grade A, but this time the resurrected beings are different; many of them are "acquaintances" of theirs.
"Well, to be honest, I'm not ready to meet my ancestors yet." Milizaus had a bit of a headache.
He is the Astral Spirit Dragon of the Astral Spirit Dragon, a branch bloodline of a Beyond Grade A magical blue dragon, who can be considered his ancestor.
Milizaus wasn't the only one who had this experience; the Beyond Grade A that Black Star was preparing to revive, and many others present, had similar relationships.
If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, but many people have grudges against each other, and the thought of their enemies about to resurface makes many people uneasy.
Normally, death ends all hatred and resentment, but now that enemies have collectively risen from the dead, should we still pursue past grievances?!
Especially the victims of the Tragedy of the Pinnacle, represented by Dilron, were considered by many to be unlikely to let the matter rest.
"Once these people are revived by the Black Star Sanctuary Revival, it'll be good enough if they don't start fighting." Kant shook his head.
Hila, who was resting with her eyes closed in the corner, didn't open them and spoke coldly:
"What's there to be afraid of? Black Star can revive them, and he can also put them back in their graves. If they cause trouble, I'd be happy to send them to the Netherland."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at her, somewhat speechless.
That makes sense, but saying it to our faces feels like you're also subtly warning us...
Everyone pursed their lips and looked away.
Hmph, even though they're sisters, Aurora is cuter!
"Hila is right, at a time like this, we cannot afford to waste a single soldier," Kasuyi chuckled.
After Han Xiao entered the Sanctuary, Kasuyi and Hila became the backbone of the association. K'suye was the vice president, while Hila did not have enough prestige. However, Han Xiao entrusted her with the intelligence channels of the Child of Destiny, so Hila temporarily enjoyed a transcendent status.
"On the other hand, although Black Star is shameless and cunning, he is extremely hardworking and dedicated in both fighting for the interests of the Super A Tier and maintaining the security of interstellar society. He's almost like a completely different person," the Sun Hunter said, clicking his tongue.
"That's because you don't understand him. Cunning is just a means to an end. I've always thought Black Star was a far-sighted idealist with lofty pursuits that transcend reality, all for the sake of cosmic peace." Baigel's tone was solemn; he was a seasoned sycophant.
"Come on, Black Star is just an opportunist. It's just that his interests are the same as ours. We're all on the same side, but don't try to flatter him." Heber scoffed.
The group engaged in a heated discussion about what kind of person Black Star was. Since Han Xiao wasn't there, and they couldn't usually complain about him in front of him, they could say whatever they wanted now and had a great time.
On the other side, Manison sat alone on the main base's lookout tower, silently gazing at the starry sky.
He was fiddling with a Rubik's Cube-like polyhedron in his hand, like some kind of mechanism, its intricate mechanical structure constantly sliding and making clicking sounds.
This is an early childhood education toy for the Machine Race, used to cultivate Mechanical Sense from a young age.
"Perhaps our ancestors are returning..."
Manison muttered to himself, his feelings somewhat complicated.
He was the second Beyond Grade A being born in the Machine Race, and he also had a distant ancestor. Although he became an independent species after advancing to Beyond Grade A, this relationship still holds true.
Especially since Manison is currently the sole leader of the Machine Race Machine Race, considering them his most important asset, if the Machine Race's ancestors were to return and seek to regain Machine Race leadership, whose orders would the Machine Race obey? Two tigers cannot share one mountain; would his own position be threatened?
Unfortunately, the target of the Sanctuary Revival is determined by Black Star; as long as the medium is found, the target can be freely chosen for revival.
Manison couldn't influence Han Xiao's thoughts; he even suspected that Black Star was doing it on purpose.
Leaving aside Old Manison's thoughts, Clottey and Oulu were also struggling with their own dilemmas.
The two were at the base's airport dock, watching giant starships sail into the port along their orbits.
Oulu lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of pale blue smoke, and slowly said, "Your former loyalists will soon be revived. Are you nervous?"
"Why should I be nervous?" Clottey asked expressionlessly.
"Hey, don't tell me you don't have any psychological trauma from them at all," Oulu scoffed.
Clottey remained silent.
He is now the highest-ranking member of the imperial family, but he is still a junior in front of the previous generation.
Clottey didn't become Pillar of the Nation immediately after advancing to Beyond Grade A. Before he grew up, the previous generation of Pillar of the Nation supported the empire's prestige.
At the same time, there is a lineage of succession. Due to his powerful superpower, Clottey is a key figure being cultivated by the Empire. The previous Pillar of the Nation was his special training instructor, who can be considered half a teacher, leaving him with some indelible impressions.
If Gaud hadn't perished, he too would have received his special training, with experienced mentors guiding newcomers, a tradition passed down from generation to generation.
"Although Black Star's starting point is for the greater good of the war..." Oulu took another drag of his cigarette, shook his head, and said, "This kind of behavior will probably put many people in unforeseen situations."
Clottey shook her head.
Faced with the impending resurgence of many predecessors, the entire Beyond Grade A group inevitably harbors their own thoughts and intentions.