Just as Lin Tao sprinkled the juice of the Sky-Breaking Grass on the two 'shadows', Zhe also flew out of his pocket.

Since it had already exited the space-time channel, Zhe did not have so many worries. After it appeared, a metal bead as big as a finger suddenly made two hissing sounds and shot out two flashes of lightning.

Two flashes of lightning shot straight towards the two 'shadows'.

The speed of the electric light was faster than the speed at which Lin Tao sprinkled the juice of the Sky-Breaking Grass. In an instant, it had landed on the two 'shadows'. The two beams of electric light seemed to be different from ordinary electric currents. As soon as they touched the two 'shadows, they were immediately trapped in place.

At the same time, the juice of the Sky-breaking Grass sprinkled by Lin Tao had also fallen on them.

The strange electric light, coupled with the juice of the Sky-Breaking Grass, caused the two shadows to twist and turn, then gradually shrink. In the end, they shrank back towards the ring on Lin Tao's index finger.

After a short while, the two 'shadows' completely disappeared.

"Huh? The face of your ring seems to be made of special materials." Zeng was a little surprised. While speaking, the metal bead made another whoosh sound, and shot out a beam of light, which landed on the face of the ring.

"What are you doing?" Lin Tao shook his hands and shook off the beam of light.

"Don't I just want to analyze the raw materials of the structure?" Zhe disagreed.

"And then take it back to the Mechanical Clan in exchange for some gifts from the Mechanical Clan's strong men?" Lin Tao frowned.

"Information collection. This is what every member of the Mechanical Clan who goes out needs to do."

Having said that, after Lin Tao got rid of the scanning beam, Zhe felt that Lin Tao did not like others digging out his secrets at will, so he took the initiative to retract the beam.

"Huh? Don't you use this kind of thing to capture 'shadows'?" Lin Tao's heart moved, and he asked calmly.

"We, the Mechanical Clan, are unable to capture the 'Shadow'. However, in our database, there are four clans that can capture the 'Shadow': the Etna, the Moore, the Dark Star, and the Three-Eyed Clan. They usually use their own bodies as carriers. Once they capture the 'Shadow', they will trap the 'Shadow' in their bodies until the 'Shadow' wakes up again."

Zhe had no reservations about this.

This aroused Lin Tao's interest, because using this special method to capture "shadows" is a method passed down by the later human interstellar federation.

"Which method is better, being trapped inside the body or using special substances like I did?" Lin Tao asked.

"This requires an analysis of the structural components of the ring surface. Otherwise, insufficient data will make it impossible to make a judgment." Zhe said.

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Tao raised his right hand and said, "Try to analyze it, but tell me the result."

With Lin Tao's consent, Zeng shot out a scanning beam again.

It took a while for Zhe to retract the scanning light.

"What's the result?" Lin Tao asked.

"The archive is being created and analyzed." Zhe Yi replied briefly and there was no further words.

Since Zeng hadn't said anything further for the time being, Lin Tao couldn't help but glance around. This was a dense forest with thick leaves all around, and it was impossible to see outside.

Lin Tao couldn't help but fly away quickly.

Before he had taken a few steps, he immediately saw the situation outside. It was also night, but unlike Etna, the night sky here was full of bright moon and sparse stars. It was as if he had returned to the Earth of the future interstellar federation of mankind, or as if he had returned to the Mingyuan star field.

Thinking of this, Lin Tao quickly raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

At this point, the watch has recovered and time is ticking again.

Lin Tao frowned slightly, and after some operations, he found Zheng Tuo's signal and dialed it.

Beep...beep...

Fortunately, this time the call did not show that it could not be reached. I only heard a "beep" sound, and after ringing several times, it was immediately connected.

"Lin Tao!"

Zheng Tuo's voice, which was slightly feminine and contained a hint of disbelief, came out from the watch and reached Lin Tao's ears.

Lin Tao was excited, and just as he was about to respond, a few words suddenly flashed through his mind. They were the words of Elder Mengqin.

'After entering the secondary space-time channel, due to the different time in the outside world, even if you go back again, the time on the other side may be several months, or several years, or even decades.'

When this sentence appeared in his mind, Lin Tao couldn't help but frowned.

"Lin Tao, answer me, is it you?"

Seeing that Lin Tao didn't say anything, Zheng Tuo's voice came again. His speaking speed was much faster and his tone was a little anxious.

At this moment, Lin Tao realized that Zheng Tuo's voice was different from before he left. It seemed more mature. No, not mature, but a little older.

Could it be that a lot of time has passed since the trip? Lin Tao's heart sank. He remembered that when he left, it was the year 1993 in the Federation calendar, and it was less than a year before the eight giants separated from the Interstellar Federation.

I don’t know how much time has passed and whether the eight great families have broken away. Moreover, in the absence of him, would the Mingyuan Star Region have been affected by the power of the eight great families and the power of the Star Pirates?

Lin Tao took a deep breath and said, "Zheng Tuo, it's me. I'm Lin Tao."

"Lin Tao, is it really you?" Zheng Tuo's tone suddenly became excited, and he felt faintly choked.

"Master Lin Tao! It's really Master Lin Tao!"

"Master Lin Tao is back. He...he is really back."

"Brother Lin! It's Brother Lin's call! Brother Lin is finally back..."

…

In the watch communication, Lin Tao could vaguely hear other people's voices. These people's voices were no longer young, but Lin Tao still knew them well. They sounded like Bai Fan, Tong Xuelin, Zheng Cheng and others. They all seemed to have gathered together.

"What happened?"

Lin Tao was puzzled as to why all these people gathered together, as if they knew he would come back.

Zheng Tuo's voice of relief was heard over the communication line: "We...we are currently in a meeting to discuss whether to surrender to the Interstellar Federation. However, now that you are back, I think this meeting is meaningless."

"What happened?" Lin Tao asked, "By the way, how long have I been away?"

"How long have you been gone?" Zheng Tuo was obviously stunned for a long time before he spoke in astonishment: "Lin Tao, don't you know? Since you disappeared that day, it has been almost two years."

What? Two years?

Then, isn't it the year 1995 in the Federation calendar? In the year 1995 in the Federation calendar, the historical records of the later human interstellar federation record that it was in this year that the eight great families officially announced their separation from the interstellar federation, thus triggering the largest civil war among humans.

"What day is it today?"

Fortunately, Lin Tao also understood that this period of time was only a day and a night for him, but due to the special nature of the sub-time and space channel, a long period of time had already passed in the outside world, so Lin Tao hurriedly asked.

"What date? November 7th. There is still more than a month until the federal calendar year 1996."

Zheng Tuo was puzzled, but at this moment he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Lin Tao, have you not been in the Interstellar Federation during this period?"

This is no wonder. After Lin Tao disappeared that day, they mobilized almost the entire power of Mingyuan Star to search for him, but no matter whether they used watch communication or other channels, they could not find Lin Tao's whereabouts.

During that period, they had just defeated the attack of the three major powerful families, and it was not appropriate to spread the news of Lin Tao's disappearance. Even within Mingyuan Star, only a small number of people knew about it, and they were the ones who came to the meeting this time.

In the past two years, Zheng Tuo refused the requests of Xie Annan and others to meet with him on the grounds that Lin Tao was secretly designing a new type of mecha. Fortunately, Lin Tao had foresight at the time and left behind the design drawings of several mechas.

Zheng Tuo asked Tong Xuelin, Peng Haokong and others to make all-out efforts to attack the enemy, and occasionally came up with a new type of machine. This discouraged most people, including the spies from the Interstellar Federation and wealthy forces.

However, Xie Annan is on Mingyuan Star after all.

After a while, they realized something was wrong. Through his leadership and the messages sent back to the Interstellar Federation, the Interstellar Federation seemed to have noticed this as well, and they issued an integration order to the Mingyuan Star Region, asking Lin Tao to come forward and integrate the Mingyuan Star Region into the Interstellar Federation.

But Lin Tao was not on Mingyuan Star, and seeing that the other party's deadline was approaching, they had no choice but to gather together those who knew about Lin Tao's situation and plan to hold a small meeting to decide whether to integrate into the Interstellar Federation.

Because only Lin Tao can operate the giant mecha with the strongest attack power. If this mecha does not appear on the battlefield, the opponent will probably notice it soon, and the eight giants may even launch a second joint attack.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lin Tao actually took the initiative to contact them.

Lin Tao frowned when he learned everything.

Suddenly, Lin Tao's heart trembled, and he asked in a deep voice: "Zheng Tuo, what's wrong with the eight wealthy families now?"

Is it because the Great General of the Stars has not yet appeared, and they have already fallen into the disadvantageous position in the attack of the eight giants, so they have to adopt this strategy? Even without the giant mecha, the performance of the Extreme Wind Phoenix and the newly developed mecha is quite good, and Zheng Tuo still has a lot of strengthening potions in his hands. Even if the war really breaks out, as long as the number of enemy ships does not reach a certain number, it is not enough to be afraid.

However, Lin Tao still forgot that a force and a large number of troops are only secondary. What they need is a wolf that can lead the flock! Without a backbone, everything will be uncertain, which is also the problem faced by Zheng Tuo and others.

"The eight great families?" Zheng Tuo was startled for a moment, then quickly reported, "Ever since we wiped out the fleets of the three great families, led by the Liu family, the eight great families have been hiding in their territory and haven't made any moves. I don't know what has happened to them recently, but they are actually planning to unite to deal with the Star Pirates."

Speaking of the Star Pirates, Zheng Tuo said, "By the way, Lin Tao, I don't know what happened in the Star Pirates during this period. They sent out the Star Pirates to attack the merchant ships of the eight wealthy families, which led to the discord between the two sides."

Lin Tao frowned when he heard this.

The eight great families are hiding in their territory and not coming out? Are the Star Pirates fighting against the eight great families?

What is going on?

It is now the year 1995 in the Federation calendar, and Lin Tao clearly remembers that according to later information, on September 1, 1995 in the Interstellar Federation calendar, the eight major families announced their separation from the Interstellar Federation, thus starting the next few hundred years of war between the two sides. In the later stages of the war, even mysterious star creatures appeared.

That was the giant insect tribe mentioned by the Etna people! Now, the timeline matched.

However, the actions of the eight great families, the Interstellar Federation, and even the Star Pirates are inconsistent with later information.

Could it be that, because of his rebirth, the history of later generations was completely rewritten? Lin Tao's heart sank.