Chapter 435 Feeding Ground
2:06 am.
[Scan progress 9%]
Just as Lin Xian was thinking that he and his group might not be able to leave Haiyan Island tomorrow, the metal dice flipped over another number.
"Hey, Lin Xian, look!"
KIKI exclaimed in surprise: "The number on the dice has changed again!"
"This time it turned into 5, what does that mean?"
Lin Xian looked at it and paused. This was the first time he noticed the change of the metal dice in time. He looked at the countdown and found that there was no number that matched. He couldn't help but frowned.
"There's no connection, but this thing is definitely under some control, otherwise how could there be such a change..."
"What a strange thing." KIKI used her telekinesis to play with the metal dice. She tried to flip the dice, but at this time, no matter how she fiddled with it, the metal dice did not change or react at all.
"Not moving again..."
Kiki got excited at this point and immediately summoned the mobile computer in her power armor: "Okay, let me take a closer look."
"How do you want to study?" Lin Xian asked.
"First, record the numbers, the changing times, and anything that has a pattern." Kiki said, "I think these numbers must represent something, there must be some secret."
Lin Xian nodded. "That's right, but if you don't put it in the mechanical space, you'll have to rely entirely on your telekinesis to hold it, or use my specially made electromagnetic arm, which consumes quite a bit of energy."
"I know. If there is no other impact, I will put it in the car and use Infinity to supply energy. There should be no problem. By the way, I will ask Director Ding to study it as well." KIKI said confidently.
Lin Xian thought about it and decided that it would be more useful than putting it in the Black Star Forge. He simply said, "We have to be careful. If this thing falls, our train will be completely destroyed."
"no problem."
KIKI studied it for a while, and the air became quiet. She couldn't help but look at Lin Xian who was scanning the device carefully, and said hesitantly
"Lin Xian..."
"Um."
"Don't think too much. I don't think the countdown is a big problem for you."
Lin Xian looked up. It sounded like KIKI was comforting him, but he could hear a hint of nervousness in her words. He immediately understood that although the little girl spoke lightly, she was actually very worried about his unknown countdown. So he thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm not that worried. We used to escape the darkness every day, with life and death hanging in the balance. We even survived desperate situations like Dawn City. Now, for me, if I could really come into contact with the dark civilization, it might be a good thing."
KIKI looked at Lin Xian, her eyes flickering. "I know what you and the Phoenix Society are planning. What do you think the foundation will do next?"
Lin Xian shook his head. "I'm not sure. We don't have much time left. The Night Walker Organization, the North American Defense Front, and the Storm Alliance have already joined forces to investigate and liquidate the Crimson World and the Foundation. With the Isotropic Device, all 13 Star Abysses have already implemented action plans. It's only a matter of time before the true face of the Dark Civilization emerges. Investigating Star Abyss 13 and the Foundation isn't our primary goal."
"I know. The main goal is to reach the polar regions. By the way, we want to see if flying across the Pacific Ocean like you, the Sword Bearer, will attract Foundation forces from the Republic Islands and the Star Abyss Sea. Look, haven't we caught some clues now?"
KIKI floated over and saw that there was no one around. She naturally sat astride Lin Xian's arms, pressed her body against his chest, feeling the warmth of his chest, and whispered softly, "I just remembered that you weren't like this before. You even had to be wary of me eating a piece of bread. Why are you acting like a savior now?"
Lin Xian scoffed at this and said helplessly, "Hey, this guy is no savior at all. We can't just follow the Phoenix Dawn Center's large team and slowly rescue people all the way. It will probably take them two months to cross South America. If we take the ocean route, we can reach the poles in less than half a month. With Xinghua Heavy Industry over there, my mechanical abilities can develop rapidly. I'm also thinking about myself."
"Okay, okay, you're right~"
After saying this, Kiki raised her face and looked at Lin Xian. "Oh, right, that divinely inspired Chen Yanxiu said that the dark civilization's plan is to fuse all life into one. Do you think they're talking about the mycelium network? That's what I thought of the moment I heard it."
"The mycelial network in Yijin City is somewhat similar to this prototype," Lin Xian said. "It's similar to the cloud network of human digital consciousness. If life forms become like this, then there will be no meaning for individual existence."
"Is this how advanced civilizations are born?"
“I don’t know…”
"Do you think the two starships that the Vanguard Project escaped with can reach the distant stars?"
"How should I know? Hey, I'm scanning. Why don't you take a break? Why are you asking so many questions?"
"Oh, I can't sleep. When I heard your countdown, I felt a little uneasy..."
"Don't think too much. Take a rest. We may have bigger troubles next."
"Okay...it's just a little hot in here, ouch!"
"What's wrong?"
"You rascal, you...you hit me."
"You insisted on sitting on me like this!"
"I don't care!"
"Then don't move..."
It was a quiet night, and Lin Xian was silently scanning. He didn't find anything unusual in this secret submarine base all night. To be on the safe side, Ning Jing also took Abai to the entrance of the upper passage to stand guard, to guard against the strange monster in the flood discharge channel separated by a wall outside.
Lin Xian would contact Infinity remotely every once in a while to confirm the situation. Kiki finally couldn't resist the exhaustion and fell asleep hanging on Lin Xian's body. Lin Xian used the electromagnetic force arm to control the metal dice and checked it occasionally. However, after a few hours, the number on the dice didn't change. It seemed completely random, which made Lin Xian's doubts deepen.
[Scan progress 80%]
The giant device in front of him was the largest single mechanical device Lin Xian had ever scanned. As the blueprint became clearer and clearer, Lin Xian's expression became heavier.
At 9:25 in the morning, it was still dark and the geothermal well was still scorching hot.
KIKI woke up from a deep sleep, blinked dazedly, and whispered, "Lin Xian, what time is it?"
After a while, she didn't hear a response, so she immediately stood up from Lin Xian's arms and looked at Lin Xian, only to find that Lin Xian's face was as gloomy as water. After a night of scanning, he looked tired and there was a little sweat on his forehead.
"What's wrong?" KIKI saw Lin Xian's expression and immediately realized that something was wrong.
[Scan progress 100%, obtain the Deep-3 nuclear heat introducer blueprint]
Lin Xian put away the light curtain after scanning, breathed a sigh of relief, and let KIKI leave his body. He stood up and walked to the edge of the mechanical arm, looking at the huge deep well below, and said with dry lips and teeth
"This device is not used to feed deep-sea monsters..."
"What is that for?" asked KIKI.
Lin Xian shook his head, a look of surprise and doubt on his face. "This Earth's core heat source device emits a large amount of nuclear heat into the surrounding waters, attracting almost all the strange entities in the entire South China Sea here. Don't you think it's strange? If the strange entities don't feed on these, why do they need to be fed?"
"Huh?" Kiki was slightly startled when she heard that, then thought: "Right, Director Ding said those strange entities all have their own batteries and rely on absorbing dark energy to move. Then, isn't the purpose of the Foundation to closely monitor those monsters? After all, isn't this a monitoring center?"
Lin Xian turned around and looked at KIKI: "You forgot one thing, they only have one surveillance target."
"Unica No. 1!"
KIKI's eyes widened after she finished speaking, and she reacted immediately because she was smart.
"Those monsters that gathered here were all devoured by Uniga No. 1. This place..."
"It's that monster's feeding ground!!"
(End of this chapter)
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