Chapter 23: Hope for the Future (Subscription Requested~)
Inside the house.
The candle flame of the seven-star lamp dispelled the darkness.
The girl Ah Ruo held a clean silk cloth in her hand, dipped in water and carefully wiped the spiritual circle in the room, and her delicate ears were quietly erected.
Behind her, the discussion between Yan Jing and Fu Shudao had reached a critical stage.
She is still an apprentice and not qualified to participate, but that doesn't stop her from auditing.
Fu Daochang took her everywhere during this time, hoping to inherit it in this way.
"I can stay for two more days, and according to the instructions of the god of Lihuo, I must go to the reconquest tomorrow, and only by recovering it can I complete my mission and return safely."
Yan Jing straightened up, paused, and solemnly gave his answer,
"If the operation goes well, it is not impossible to go to the lighthouse after that."
Fu Shudao's plan is currently only theoretical, and no one knows whether the observatory will be successfully recovered tomorrow, let alone what the long-abandoned lighthouse will be doing now.
In the final analysis, this plan was only thought of by Fu Shudao, and it is unknown to what extent it can be implemented.
Either way, Yan Jing had to complete the main quest first.
Dongdong~
There was a knock on the door, interrupting their discussion.
"Venerable, Dao Chief, the concentration of chaotic energy in the deck area has been detected, and the situation is even worse than expected."
Shen Qiong's voice sounded outside the door.
The two people in the room glanced at each other and walked quickly to the door.
Pushing the door out, he saw Shen Qiong holding a phalanx mechanical measuring instrument, and Yan Jing took two steps forward to check.
In the central area of the measuring instrument, there were several glass pillars containing special liquids inside, and there were scales on the left and right, and Yan Jing noticed that none of the liquids in this row of glass columns were low.
"It's a third higher than last night...... How did this happen and check around the Sky Survey? ”
Fu Shudao pointed to the scale in one of the places, looked at Shen Qiong and asked with a solemn expression.
You must know that last night, the Winged Snake Group surrounded the Sky Survey, which once forced Shen Qiong and the others into a desperate situation, and the concentration of chaotic energy at that time was only two-thirds of what it is now!
"I have sent someone to the watchtower, and I have also focused on inspecting the surroundings just now, there is no sign of the activity of the Chaos Monsters, generally speaking, if there were Chaos Monsters that can attract Chaos energy of this scale, we should have noticed it a long time ago."
Looking around the deep night around the Sky Survey, Shen Qiong's meaning was clear.
Since there are no Chaos monsters around, there is only one possibility left, and it is very likely that somewhere in the Shenzhou world will be invaded by Chaos on a large scale again.
This conclusion made the faces of several people sink in unison.
At this moment, the news came from the team members on the watchtower,
"Captain, look overhead!"
Several people looked up at the sky in unison.
The night sky, which should have been shrouded in pitch darkness, was flooded with a large blue-purple halo at some point.
On closer inspection, it is not the light emitted by the starry sky, but a kind of indescribable nature, as if there is a certain existence in the starry sky wriggling by, casting a terrifying light and shadow.
Suddenly, there seemed to be countless tentacles curling and stretching in the night sky.
The sky of the Divine World is only a small area where it has set foot.
Even a brief glimpse of it still silenced everyone on deck, and a pinprick headache welled up in their minds.
Even Yan Jing, who was sheltered by the Dragon Tiger Yama Statue, actually felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.
This immediately reminded him of the observatory that Nan Ke and the Torch held in high regard.
Could it be that the purpose of the observatories that have been set up in various parts of the world is to observe the existence of such horrors?
Or is there other horror slumbering among the stars?
The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw a heavy expression on each other's faces.
Although the world of Shenzhou has fallen, the invasion of chaos has intensified more and more.
......
This night.
Most of the ship's crew slept peacefully for a long time.
The problems that had plagued the Sky Survey in the past seemed to have been solved with the arrival of Yan Jing.
Now that he is in charge, the tense spirits of the boat people finally have time to rest.
On the other hand, the high-level officials of the Sky Survey were worried all night.
Although the anomalous halo that suddenly appeared in the sky in the middle of the night did not pose a threat to the Sky Survey, the crisis hidden behind it made people have to deal with it with 120,000 points.
Several people gathered for a while to discuss, and soon came to a consensus that the observatory must be taken as soon as possible to buy time to recapture the lighthouse.
In fact, in addition to the function mentioned by Fu Shudao, the lighthouse itself is also a transit station to connect with other dragon boats, and in the face of the upcoming crisis, huddle for warmth is undoubtedly a good way to deal with it.
"King Kong is not bad Dazhai Master"
Because of this, when the sky grew brighter, the Sky Survey moved forward at full speed with the energy of the source blood it had just collected.
The factory at the front of the deck has opened for the first time in many years.
The lights are on.
The abundant supply of blood has allowed many devices that have been mothballed for many years to be reactivated.
The flatbed truck for transporting goods pushes back and forth, the wheels run over the ground and make a "gurgling~" sound, and various materials are taken out of the warehouse and processed on site.
Several collection ships were transported to the platform for pre-war modification and overhaul, and fully equipped crews shuttled through them, armed with various tools, to remove some unnecessary gathering equipment and replace it with combat equipment.
People talked about how to proceed with the next phase of the operation, where the Sky Survey could be transformed, and the occasional argument was particularly lively, such as the sparks that burst and the fiery atmosphere to dispel the morning chill.
Compared to the silence of the previous morning, although this state is noisy, it also gives people a sense of strength from the inside out.
It seems that the days of standing still and even going backwards are about to pass forever in this high-spirited scene.
A scroll is spread out on a table in the central area of the factory.
Yan Jing and the others sat around the table.
The design of the observatory is presented in front of everyone's eyes.
"The appearance of this observatory is somewhat unexpected."
Looking at the appearance of the observatory on the design drawing, Yan Jing said in surprise.
In his vision, since the function of the observatory is to observe the stars, the appearance is always somewhat similar to that of the current observatory, and the spherical platform and huge telescope seem to be standard.
However, the observatory of the Shenzhou World is completely different from what he envisioned.
From the appearance alone, it looks more like a planet, the overall shape is a sphere, suspended in mid-air, and there are several ring tracks in the surrounding area, looking at the data on the design drawing, these ring tracks seem to be able to rotate continuously.
"Since the Chaos Invasion, if you want to observe the sky, ordinary means can't achieve the desired effect at all, and this design was also given to us by the God of Li Huo through the divine envoy back then, and I don't know what it will become now."
Fu Shudao raised his hand and brushed over the design drawing, recalling the scene when he used the observation station, and said with emotion.
"Today's battle has determined the future of the Sky Survey, and there is no advance or retreat!"
Zhao Henian got up, pressed his hands on the scroll, and said in a deep voice.