Chapter 38
The scholars' halos stopped flowing, all the "whispers" froze in place, and the glowing round core at the core flickered rapidly in brightness and darkness.
The spiral vortex on As's shadow body suddenly expanded, almost sucking in all the surrounding light.
In the cracked model No. 0052, the fake clouds floated more happily, and even a small ball of cotton-like thing swayed and fell onto As's body.
"Which one?" As's voice was low.
"Erin and Leah! Who else could it be!"
Li Yichuan spoke rapidly, his finger swiping through the air, creating a flickering screen. It showed the chaotic scene of the two blonde girls tangled up in a tangle of data cables, arcs of electricity blasting around them, creating faces.
"At the twist point of observation sphere No. 99544! They spilled the corrosive fluid and pressed the wrong button!"
"Civilization reset..." A scholar's aura trembled and hummed, "That is the ultimate procedure for a dying civilization... It requires large-scale intervention in the space-time continuum..."
"Interference! That was an accidental touch!" Li Yichuan interrupted without hesitation. "It's a reverse reset now, and the energy index is abnormal. If we don't stop it, not only will the sphere No. 99544 be affected, the distortion point of the entire link may even affect the adjacent observation sequences!"
One of As's shadow tentacle suddenly shot out, not targeting Li Yichuan, but accurately poking the No. 0052 model that was "leaking cloud" in the corner of the exhibition hall.
Black particles emanated from the tip of the tentacle, quickly repairing the cracks in the sky membrane and stuffing the disobedient fake cloud back in. The action was rough but efficient.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, there's a sudden technical failure." As's voice regained a bit of the calmness of a tour guide, but the outline of the shadow was still fluctuating violently.
"This guided tour is temporarily suspended. Emergency protocols have been activated. Please follow the guidance light stream to the safe rest area."
As he spoke, several soft milky white light bands rose from the ground, gently but irresistibly surrounding the Aperture Scholars who were still in shock, guiding them to quickly leave the exhibition hall.
After dealing with them, As's entire "attention" instantly shifted to Li Yichuan.
"Coordinates." Shadow said concisely.
"Follow me!" Li Yichuan turned around and ran, crushing the reflections on the ground again.
As's huge shadow body did not move, but thinned and stretched, turning into a flowing shadow and following Li Yichuan closely.
Wherever it passed, the ripples on the liquid floor were instantly smoothed out.
The two of them passed through the strange corridors of the museum at an incredible speed——
The walls on both sides are inlaid with countless still moments of civilization, including dinosaurs roaring to the sky, pyramids stopped halfway, and steamships floating in the pink sky.
Inside the cosmic distortion point.
It's getting worse.
Irene and Leah, the two culprits, were being tossed around in a mad spin.
Their smart baseball caps had long since flown away, their hair was a mess, and their silver-gray uniforms were covered in glittering data fragments and strange mucus.
"Stabilize the core data flow!" The taller Leah tried to grab something while rolling, but she only caught a handful of splashing blue arc ghost faces. The ghost faces exploded in her hands, leaving her face charred.
"Console! The console is out of control!" Irene shouted.
She tried to approach the silver console that was furiously flashing error codes and emitting sparks.
It was easily blown away again.
At this moment, the "ceiling" at the twisting point was suddenly torn open.
Li Yichuan poked her head in, the nebulae in her pupils spinning at an unprecedented speed, scanning the chaos inside.
She was still chewing the last bit of supernova debris in her mouth, and her cheeks were bulging.
"Wow, that's worse than I thought," she commented vaguely.
Immediately afterwards, a shadow instantly covered the background color of the entire distortion point.
As's power intervened, and the madly rolling space was forcibly held down. The speed slowed down significantly, but it did not stop and continued the reset process.
"Ash! Position and reset the core!" Li Yichuan shouted.
Shadows spread, quickly focusing on the console that was emitting sparks.
As's tentacles stretched out from the shadows, ignoring the dangerous arcs of electricity, and directly plugged into several interfaces of the console.
"Authority overwrite is blocked! The reset command has deeply intervened in the target sphere's space-time axis!" As's voice was filled with the noise of electric current interference.
"Then reversely inject the stable parameters! Start from the inside of the civilization base!" Li Yichuan was sorting out the data cables.
"For example... find something from their civilization that's particularly durable and difficult to reset!"
"Searching... Based on the characteristics of the civilization on Observation Sphere 99544... Locating cultural symbols, collective subconscious imprints, and historical turning points..."
The shadow tentacles operated quickly on the console, and the holographic projected light code was refreshed frantically at an unprecedented speed.
"We found it, but whether it's a civilization artifact, history, or memory, we can't confirm the data."
"Number 99544 is in the process of civilization transition. Their old civilization has been evacuated, and the new civilization has not yet developed."
Upon hearing this, Li Yichuan fiercely kicked the spherical crystal fragment nearby. "It must have been moved away by those idiots who like to steal the fruits of civilization."
"Sample!" As asked as he operated, "What are the remaining samples of this civilization's replacement?"
"They are living beings with thoughts. But there is no other way." Li Yichuan said with a frown.
…
The shadow tentacles spread out and began to accurately locate the four civilization samples on the earth, as well as Ji Dongzang and Zhouyou in the center of the earth.
"The transfer channel is open. Target: Temporary isolation and observation area of the archives." As announced.
Ji Dongzang's consciousness was the first to awaken from the chaos.
She found herself in a pure white, infinitely extending space.
There is a soft white surface under your feet, and looking around, there is only soft light and endless emptiness.
There were several other people lying around him.
Zhou You rubbed her eyes and sat up. The camera was completely broken and hung around her neck.
The other four also woke up one after another.
Gao Jie woke up and found that the mutated white tiger was gone, feeling a little anxious. Sui Chunsheng walked silently to her side and looked around vigilantly.
Xia Changjie and Qiu Lian also stood up.
Then, the space in front of them fluctuated slightly.
Li Yichuan's figure appeared. She was still wearing the loose T-shirt, barefoot, and seemed to be chewing new snacks in her mouth.
But the nebulae spinning in her eyes revealed a hint of seriousness.
Around her, a shadow gathered, forming the rough outline of As. It was silent, but brought a huge sense of oppression.
"Welcome to the High-Dimensional Transfer Station, fellow survivors of the old world," Li Yichuan said, his voice echoing throughout the space. "As you can see, Earth has turned a page. Now it's the world of the furries and feathers."
Her words were simple and blunt.
"You six are a backup for human civilization. Because of some unexpected events..."
When she said this, she touched her nose feeling a little guilty.
"...and due to the General Administration's rules and regulations, you can't stay on Earth."
Seeing that no one spoke, Li Yichuan could only continue talking on his own.
"We're administrators. This is the temporary quarantine area of the Multiverse Archives. As for what will happen to you...you'll be safe for now. For now." She emphasized.
As's cold, shadowy voice continued, "The observation period begins. It will last until the General Administration has completed its assessment of the Earth's perfection and the stability of the sample. During this period, you will remain here."
Stranded? In a higher-dimensional universe? A pure white, infinite void?
They remained silent, digesting all of this.
Only Gao Jie and Xia Changjie seemed anxious. They still had companions on Earth: Gao Jie's white tiger and her daughter's head, Xia Changjie's robot and Pang Dahai...
In the silence, Sui Chunsheng stepped forward and asked, "Can I help you?"
Li Yichuan dug out a can of soda as big as her head from somewhere, tilted his head back and took a sip before replying, "I'm not helping."
Hearing this, Sui Chunsheng retreated silently.
Ji Dongzang felt that this jar was a little familiar, like the cans used to transport things on Earth.
It just looked a little broken, with a hole here and a pit there, and there was liquid flowing out, colorful, but Ji Dongzang couldn't tell what color it was.
At this moment, a group of figures descended from it.
They are different from Li Yichuan's casualness and As's weirdness.
They wore a uniform white uniform with extremely tough lines, without any emblems, and a transparent mask covering half of their face, with cold data streams flowing on the mask.
Their movements were in perfect unison and silent, exuding a sense of absolute order and efficiency.
The leader glanced at the six samples below, then looked at the projections of Li Yichuan and As, and made a mechanically processed flat voice:
"Multiverse Civilization Supervision Bureau, Civilization Heritage Recovery Department. Pursuant to Order No. 9, we are taking possession of this civilization sample. Please release your unauthorized links."
Li Yichuan clicked his tongue, but still nodded to Asi.
As's shadow tentacles slowly pulled out from the console.
Without any unnecessary movement, the staff from the General Administration worked in groups of two, took out a square device emitting soft white light, and scanned the samples on the ground.
"Sample identification: Human civilization individual six. Vital signs stable, with varying degrees of consciousness loss. Meets transfer criteria."
The device emitted a cage of light, enveloping the six people. The feeling of weightlessness returned, even colder and more irresistible than when As was transferred before.
"Hey, be gentle! They are about to become 'human batteries'!" Li Yichuan couldn't help but shout.
The head of the General Administration simply glanced at her. "Administrator Li Yichuan, Supervisor Asi, you are involved in illegal operations that have caused a major accident. Please appear at the General Administration hearing at standard time to be questioned. These samples will be transferred to the Civilization Ark for deep purification and archiving according to procedures."
As the words fell, the light cage condensed, and the figures of the six people instantly disappeared in the pure white space.
The staff from the General Administration did not stop, turned around and stepped into the blue channel, and the channel was immediately closed.
The quarantine area returned to calm, with only Li Yichuan and Asi left.
"Civilization Ark...deep purification..." Li Yichuan's face was not very good, and he stuffed the drink into As's shadow. "Tsk, what a boring ending. I hope those broken cans haven't reached the warehouse of the General Administration yet."
As's shadow slowly undulated, swallowing the entire jar and throwing out a piece of scrap metal: "Our troubles have just begun."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
