Although the first ancestor of the Bai family left the earth hundreds of years ago, he also left deep marks in this world.
However, with the end of the war of destruction, a gap has appeared in civilization and history. No matter how famous the figures of two or three hundred years ago were, they have disappeared from the public's memory.
However, for Governor Lin Chen, who possessed the legacy technology, the Bai family's ancestors were a topic that could not be avoided. After all, the interstellar technology used by the old humans was created and promoted by the Bai family.
"Indeed, this is one of the five energy halls from back then, and it's also the best-preserved one." Lin Chen looked at the Earth's core energy being transmitted through the transparent pipes above him, his eyes a bit dazed, as if recalling past experiences: "About twenty years ago, I had just entered the Netherworld and was exploring various ancient ruins across the entire landmass, trying to break through to a higher realm. It wasn't until I discovered the Fengchuan Hall underground here that I decided to stay and use the huge energy supply here to build a strong city to protect humanity."
"But a city can't be built solely on energy. There are many like-minded Force users out there, and we've joined forces to cleanse the surface of the earth of radioactive contamination and expel and kill the mutated monsters that inhabit it. It took quite a while to finally free up a piece of land for ordinary people to live on."
"But even so, without this energy hall left over from the old days, even if we wanted to, we wouldn't be able to build such a large city to shelter millions of people."
"So, I should be somewhat grateful to your Bai family."
Lin Chen turned around and looked at the beautiful white-haired girl. She was only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a hint of childishness between her eyebrows. When he founded Luogong City, Bai Shiying was not yet born, and she might not be able to understand his complicated emotions.
But Bai Shiying only raised her eyebrows slightly and chuckled: "But you also have hatred for our Bai family. Your parents, your grandparents, and even your family and relatives may have died indirectly or directly because of the Bai family."
When she said this, she did not have any taboos and did not avoid such a sensitive topic.
Officially, all surviving descendants of the Bai family were wanted criminals by the entire human race. Even if the Bai family wasn't solely responsible for the world's desolate ruin, they were directly responsible.
"It's not hatred, actually. The Bai family isn't the only one involved in the war of destruction." Lin Chen shook his head and said with some regret, "I just feel deeply sad and regretful about Lord Bai Wuyi's failure."
Bai Wuyi has almost become a taboo name in the eyes of humans in the dark age. He is one of the culprits of the destructive war and also the great-grandfather of Bai Shiying.
This was the first time Bai Shiying had heard such remarks. Most people, when they saw her, would mock and abuse her even if they did communicate with her. When Lin Chen said this at this moment, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Bai Shiying stared at him curiously: "You..."
"When my grandfather was young, he fought for Lord Bai Wuyi. He was an absolute fanatic. He narrowly survived the War of Destruction, but contracted incurable radiation and died a painful death a few years after the war." Lin Chen glanced at Bai Shiying and continued, "But he never regretted it during his lifetime and always told my father that Lord Bai Wuyi was the overlord of mankind and a hero of civilization."
He was a new human being born in an underground shelter. He did not witness the destructive war with his own eyes, nor could he understand what his grandfather's mentality was before his death, but he could understand that kind of emotions and thoughts.
"I've thought more than once about what kind of future the Earth would have faced if Lord Bai Wuyi had won."
The regret on Lin Chen's face was not fake.
If the Earth is completely unified and becomes a solid block, ending internal strife and disagreements and fights between nations, then a brilliant interstellar civilization will truly be born on Earth.
Instead of being on the verge of extinction due to internal and external troubles like today.
"It's a pity there's no if." Bai Shiying didn't show the same regretful expression as Lin Chen regarding his great-grandfather's failure: "It's like something that has already passed, and there's no turning back."
She paused, then continued, "But instead of reminiscing about the past, it's better to be concerned about how the nightmare you caught is doing."
Bai Shiying appeared here, naturally not because she wanted to visit the Energy Hall, nor because she wanted to discuss historical possibilities with Lin Chen.
Instead, they united and prepared to completely eliminate the threat from the nightmare. It goes without saying how much benefit they could gain from the dead body of a powerful creature from an alien world.
"Don't worry, the nightmare is being suppressed by the defense matrix." Lin Chen glanced at Bai Shiying and continued walking into the passage ahead with the girl. "Deep within Fengchuan Palace is the control tower for the core area. I named it Luo Palace. It provides a defense formation for the entire city. And that nightmare monster is restrained in the ninth layer of the defense matrix."
Luogong City has such a powerful defense matrix that can repel all monsters within the city. Naturally, it does not rely on the power of the Force users, but on the support of the entire Fengchuan Palace.
Therefore, even a powerful nightmare would find it difficult to resist the pull and suppression of this matrix if it was injured.
"Several high-ranking officials from the Executive Department are also present, doing their utmost to suppress and dissolve the nightmare." Lin Chen explained as he walked, "However, the nature of this nightmare is too powerful. We can suppress and restrain it, but we cannot destroy it directly. That's why we would like to gain Miss Shiying's support."
"Although I know nothing about nightmares, I have mastered some soul secrets that might be useful."
A proud young girl like Bai Shiying would never make a big promise unless she was 100% sure of it.
She had only briefly battled the nightmare in the Yangtze River Basin, using a secret method to break free from it. But because the nightmare didn't last long, she didn't know much about it.
"That's perfect. Even if we can't destroy Nightmare, it would be great if we could seal her." Lin Chen smiled and nodded. "This powerful alien monster can cause great damage to our human race. We must not let her move freely."
He controlled the defense formation and naturally understood the power of the nightmare. If he didn't have the spiritual treasure, the Fengchuan Hall, and the defense matrix, he would probably be lost in the nightmare at the first sight.
After all, not all Force users have the talent and strength of Bai Shiying.
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