High Above

"I see, this is why the virtual realm machine gods suddenly started to merge and give birth."

Now, Ian can understand why the two previous virtual machine gods went against common sense and started fusion and evolution - they were precisely to fight against the virtual demon, so they abandoned themselves when not necessary and merged into a new and more powerful existence. .

Moreover, he did not see any 'seeds' around Ulakan the Destroyer. Presumably in the recent period, the Void Realm Machine God has placed its own larvae, and as an adult, it will participate in the battle with the Void Realm Demon. war.

"Only those who can see the virtual realm can know this abnormality, but there are very few people who can know the virtual realm, at least the third energy level, or fairies..."

The young man murmured to himself: "This can be regarded as an apocalyptic disaster. The contract between Dragon Island and humans must be in this regard."

Ian looked up and stared at the dim night sky, he still had doubts in his heart.

If according to the goblin and the various classics he has read, the virtual demon is a spiritual life produced by the activities of intelligent life, then the lair of the virtual demon should be around the surface.

After all, on Terra, the most intelligent life is on the surface.

Of course, there are other possibilities... such as the center of the earth. That place might have a large number of ancient virtual demons. As for why, it is of course the same as Archduke Thorin choosing the center of the earth as the construction site of hell.

But no matter which one it is, it is unlikely to be located in the void of the universe.

A virtual realm demon that can injure the fourth-level mountain king must at least be born from the activities of billions of intelligent beings.

And the number and strength of the virtual demons that can be dealt with by hundreds of virtual machine gods combined with Dragon Island may not be enough for all humans in Terra, right?

Especially when the other party is still in the universe...this means one thing.

"In the Terra Star Territory, I'm afraid Terra is not the only one that can breed life, right?"

Ian narrowed his eyes, and he had some realization in his heart: "In the past life, the Earth, the satellites of Jupiter and several satellites of Saturn all had the conditions to breed life. The poles of Mars can also breed some simple life... and the same should be true for the Terra star field. .”

"Although I don't know much about the situation in the Terra star field, there are indeed several giant gas planets, and it is not uncommon for them to have satellites that can breed life... If the fire of an alien civilization falls in those places, especially if you are lucky Fire that falls in the right area can indeed give birth to a lot of intelligent life."

But here's the problem - there is currently no news in this regard from Terra.

Although Terra as a whole looks relatively low-end now, it is probably not difficult for the strong ones among the Ascendants to go around the surrounding planets. With their psychic matching technology, they can directly predict the fate of other planets. Whether there is intelligent life or even direct sighting is not difficult.

But there is no similar news on Terra.

This is not evidence, but it is enough for Ian to make his own judgment.

And, not only that...

"If only the soul moves..."

Ian thought about the Flower of Karin, his temporary Hades, the future Hell of Archduke Thorin, and the 'Evils of the Void' on the path of spiritual disasters. He seemed to be aware of a possibility: "As long as the soul moves, it should be possible to create Is it from the devil?"

"Could it be that……"

After pondering for a moment, the young man shook his head slightly: "Forget it, it's not the time to worry about this. If the temporary Hades will really lead to the birth of demons... Then next time you talk to the Suming Cult, let's talk about this issue."

He will definitely go to Dragon Island in the future, and Ian doesn't intend to make blind guesses.

"There are more threats in this world than imagined. We must not relax at any time."

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Ian put it back into the crystal box and took it with him. He smiled calmly and said, "But to be honest, the scene of the virtual machine gods flying into the sky... really looks like a galaxy."

In the real world, the blue sea is tidal, the night is dim, and only the moonlight shines on the sea like a veil.

However, in the virtual realm, the light points all over the sky are connected to form a river, rolling straight into the high sky, majestic and surging.

The scenery of the two worlds overlapped in the prophet's eyes, making him stare quietly.

"I hope one day I can see the real galaxy."

At noon the next day, the team led by Xia Hui embarked on a journey home.

…

Terra 774, in mid-April, Xiahui led the convoy back from Harrison Port with a full load.

The fleet was loaded with a large amount of alchemy raw materials, bringing back a large number of orders from various places and even other countries. It also established a legal talent recruitment channel and opened up a new Harrison Port-Xiahui Ling trade route.

In addition, there are several quite unique trophies in the convoy.

That is, the ‘captives’ of the Dragon Worship Cult.

Unlike what the Dragon Cult captives thought, Ian was not at all interested in the 'secrets' and 'motives' they spoke of. After bringing these people back to Xiahui Territory, the first thing he did was to Adlbert met and delivered the prisoners to him.

"These people are excellent experimental materials - the second energy level, with dragon blood, very tough bodies and souls, strong regeneration capabilities, and very anti-human thinking patterns."

Ian said this. He patted Adlbert on the shoulder and guided him: "Think about it, if these people's attack is really successful, how many innocent people will be killed? You also caught someone who wanted to attack us. People from the territory, right? When they attacked, did they ever think that ordinary people would be injured?"

"Of course not. They don't treat ordinary people as human beings at all - so why should we treat them as human beings?"

"Well...even if they are all heinous criminals, we can't become inhumane mad scientists!"

At the beginning, Adlbert was a little led by Ian, and almost half-consciously agreed, using these people as experimental materials.

But in the end, his overly good moral concept still made him reject Ian's proposal: "At most, it is to conduct some simple experiments that do not involve bioethics... Experimenters at the second level are indeed rare, and I will not waste them. But treating their bodies and souls as consumables... I can't do that!"

"Well……"

But after hearing these words, Ian was stunned: "I don't intend to let you consume them..."

——These people are so rare. How can they be used up so quickly? They must be squeezed slowly to maximize their value!

"Ah?" Adlbert, who knew that he had misunderstood, couldn't help but blush a little, and he said calmly: "I thought you were like Archduke Thorin, asking me to kill people to refine souls and analyze soul data... Everyone does this. I thought you were going to do the same..."

"...Is it possible that all the researchers in this world are of the Spiritual Knowledge Academy style?"

Ian feels that Adebert's morals need to decline, while the average morality of Terra continent researchers needs to rise.

Just aside, the four second-level ascendants of the Dragon Worship Cult, who were discussed as experimental bodies, looked horrified, but they were soon forced to take Ian's potion and lost consciousness. Thrown into the underground holding room in the alchemy area of ​​Xiahui Ling.

After instructing Adlbert, the dead king, to take good care of these precious experimental subjects, Ian contacted Anfa as soon as possible.

【Ian? 】

Obviously there are very few people who contact Anfa through the Dragon Worship Cult channel, so as soon as the communication is connected, the elf in the distance knows who the caller is, and even knows why Ian wants to contact him: [This is all me I'm really sorry for the trouble caused here. I thought I could stop these bastards in Canaan Moore, but I didn't expect that in order to bypass my intelligence network, they even joined forces with the Dragon Worship Cult in other countries...]

"It's not a big problem. I considered the consequences when I cooperated with you."

Ian smiled and said: "I plan to leave that member of the Elf Dragon Cult to you. In my hands, he is nothing more than experimental material, but in your hands, he may be used to attack your enemies."

【Um】

Anfa's voice was a little tired. Obviously, he had also become busy after returning to Canaan Moore: [In half a month, there will be a team disguised as a caravan and go to Xiahui Commander Limore (the Elf Dragon Worship Cult) name) and bring them back to Canaan Moore... They will communicate in secret words to prove their identity, and I will also ask them to bring gifts to express my apology]

[In addition, I have another piece of news that I just want to tell you - it is about the ruins of the pre-era civilization around Half Moon Lake that is now named the 'Underground Alien Research Institute']

"Xenogeneic Research Institute?"

Hearing this word, Ian couldn't help but frown: "This name is a bit familiar..."

【Yes】

While Ian was thinking about his memories, Anfa said: [It is the huge underground ruins where the descendants of Qiangang Dragon are lurking - our exploration team members have found the entrance and main body of the ruins, which is the pre-epochal civilization. A large biological research institute that sank into the ground due to geological changes is unprecedented in scale and extremely large. No wonder it can allow the descendants of true dragons to grow.]

[I originally wanted to tell you this news... Soon after, the Empire, Canaan Moore and Cangtian Royal Court will organize corresponding teams to explore this ruins, and the Dragon Worship Cults in various countries also have quotas for leading people]

[Ian, are you interested? This is an unprecedented joint operation among the three countries. You will definitely learn a lot of new things. If there are any gains, the Three-Nation Joint Exploration Team will also give you very high returns! 】

And just when Anfa invited Ian, he happened to think of where that familiar word came from.

——Silver chip!

Opening his eyes wide, the white-haired boy was shocked. He finally thought about where the term 'Xenogeneic Research Institute' came from.

That was exactly the permission name that appeared when I used the silver chip to connect to the core main control system of the 'Sequoia Base'...

——Director of the Federal Institute of Xenozoology...

——Codename ‘Forerunner’!

It was indeed updated before 12pm!

All the foreshadowing is over, it’s time to speed up the main plot!

However, there is still some time before the official start, so it’s just an interlude, so don’t worry!