After analyzing the current situation of the planet, Xia Xiu controlled the [Ice Wanderer] to drive over the vast ice field.

A deafening rumble echoed through the cold air, and four huge wheeled tracks spun wildly, the massive shovel heads in front of them sinking into the impregnable layer of snow.

Ice chips splashed everywhere, accompanied by the crunch of snow crushed by the tracks, a wide plough mark was spread out little by little on the ice field, and the edge of the snowdrift that was pushed away from the snow, the miniature avalanche formed by the mixture of fine snow and broken ice, retreated under the power of the rambler.

"Due to the strong electromagnetic interference in the storm ring, electronic technology is basically impossible to apply here, and if artificial islands and expedition teams want to issue rescue signals, they can only use traditional mechanical navigation tools or continuously release genealogical signals." Xia Xiu in the cab looked at the endless snow, and felt quite tricky for a while.

In addition to exploring and dealing with the Land of the Sea of Fog, he is also tasked with retrieving the missing artificial islands and the Heavenly Expedition.

I hope that by the time I arrived, none of these people had sent them all.

[Lineage sharing turned on, frequency adjusted to 121.5 MHz-]

[Thermal imagers and night vision devices have also been turned on—]

[Hundreds of drones made by Tinder have also spread around——]

[Radar mapping is now open-]

Inside, a giant virtual screen dominates the entire forward view, flashing with a series of complex data and graphs.

[Search time: [03:22]-[04:45] (UTC/UTC)]

The radar has been on for almost an hour and still has not detected any relevant reactions.

And just when Xia Xiu thought that he might have to wait for a day or two, a clear and rhythmic voice broke the silence of the room, and the radar system sounded an alarm.

[Dididi!! ]

An unusual frequency fluctuation began to appear in one corner of the screen.

At first it was slight and barely noticed, but soon this fluctuation became more and more frequent, eventually transforming into a stable pattern.

Xia Xiu immediately put away his inattention, and he focused his eyes on that area.

A data drone has found a clue.

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Time|Bearing|Distance|Altitude|Speed|ID|Remarks

[03:45]: 312 degrees, 37km.

There are large structural echoes with regular shapes that are not naturally formed.

[04:10]: 315 degrees, 36km.

There is a structural extension, which may be a wall or a fortress.

Exception Log:

[03:50] - Slight beam diffraction phenomenon, presumably due to reflection properties of surface ice.

[04:20] - Signal loss for a brief intermittent time, considering that the underground structure may have some sort of signal shielding.

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"Adjust the angle of the scan, zoom in on the image, and I want to see what it is." Xia Xiu, as the captain of the ship, quickly ordered.

[Adjust the scanning angle——]

[Lineage signals begin to come in—]

Puff~

A screeching sound began to sound on the screen, followed by a series of rapidly pulsing blocks of signal color on the screen, like the chaotic colors before the chaos began.

Soon, the gibberish began to converge, as if gradually awakening from a chaotic dream, forming a blurry image.

The images grew clearer and clearer under [Adam's] modulation, like silhouettes emerging from the fog.

The image on the screen begins to take shape, with clear outlines outlining a massive structure, the edges of which are constantly refined under the radar scanning.

Contours begin to sharpen, image zoom is activated, and the camera seems to descend slowly in the air, gradually approaching this mysterious structure, and its details begin to become more and more revealed—the curved construction, the sturdy shell, and the intricate design patterns, which appear unusually regular, with too perfect geometry to contrast with the surroundings.

"Adjust the sailing route to the signal location."

[Understood, adjustments have been made and the current maximum speed of the Edifier is: 17 km/h-]

[Estimated to take a day to arrive-]

"It's a bit slow." Xia Xiu couldn't help but say.

On the console of the ship, the gray wind was curled up lazily, its green eyes were half-closed, its breathing fluctuated with the slight tremor of the ship, and when Xia Xiu said "a little slow", it opened its sleeping eyes, and the pair of green eyes looked extremely clear, like the water of a glacier that had just melted.

The gray wind and watery gaze fixed on its master, and then, gently, with a hint of dissatisfaction and accusation, let out a soft cat meow.

"Meow~"

It's as if it's complaining: where it's slow, it's always been at this speed, and for a giant ship, it's fast.

Xia Xiu, who was the [Flame Source], was naturally able to understand the language of the machine he had made, and he smiled on his handsome face, and then went straight to Gray Wind's side, picked it up, and rubbed its cat head frantically with one free hand.

"It's a bit slow, but it's not a big deal."

As he spoke, a fire of data began to burn in his hands, and the patches of color that were constantly overlapping in azure began to pour into Grey Wind's body.

"Crown Blessing: Shattering the Flame—"

『Tinder Source · Type I morphing!'

In the control center of the Iceborne Rambler, the stream of data jumps like a living fire, revealing azure digital patterns that quickly spread across the displays inside the ship.

The patterns flickered like ancient runes, each flickering as if to tell their secrets.

Puff p

Under the cover of the fire of data, the entire Icefield Walker began to change dramatically, like an awakened mechanical behemoth.

The surface of the ship slowly appeared smooth azure geometric lines, which were like veins of life, blooming with soft fluorescence, and had a mysterious and complex connection with each other. The lines flow across the surface of the ship, giving it an unprecedented dynamism.

Then, the entire ship began to emit a series of metallic deformation sounds, which were the rhythm of metal plates and gears interacting with each other, reassembling the shape of the ship.

Four massive turbine engines seemed to have been condensed from the void and clinged to the four sides of the ship.

The shiny copper and matte black iron contrast in the four engines at the rear of the Iceborne Rambler.

These massive mechanical marvels, filled with gears, pistons, pipes, and steam, are the result of the precision craftsmanship and crowning power of the Om Messiah.

The massive copper flywheel turns slowly but forcefully, transforming the power of steam into endless forward momentum.

The shell of the engine is engraved with intricate patterns and decorative rivets, and on the front of the engine, a huge circular iron door can be opened, revealing the blazing energy burning inside.

It wasn't coal or wood that burned, but the [fantasy particles] of the Om Messiah, glow-green particles leaping wildly, generating a huge amount of energy to power these giant machines.

The steam hissed loudly through the pipes, through the delicate manometers and valves, and finally out of the exhaust port at the rear of the engine, making a roar like the roar of a beast.

Bell-shaped exhaust pipes mounted on the engines exhaust hot steam to the ship's flanks to reduce thermal damage to the hull and improve propulsion efficiency.

Not only do these turbine engines rotate 40° to the left or right to minimize airflow disturbances, but they also provide enough thrust to free the entire ship from the ice field.

When they are in full swing, a total thrust of more than a million or even tens of millions of pounds propels the Ice Walker out of the snow-white cover into the vast sky.

"Meow—"

Grey Wind felt an inexhaustible amount of power in his body at this moment, and for the first time he sensed what terrifying power the blonde young man in front of him was caressing his head.

"Let's go, head to the destination."

Xia Xiu held Gray Wind high to face the huge radar display projection, and Gray Wind looked at the location above and let out an excited meow.

Gray Wind: "O(≧▽≦)O"

Copper and iron weave on the bodies of the Ice Ramblers, who have been given new life in the glow of fluorescent green particles.

Pulsating geometric patterns of energy like ancient runes, they shimmer along the silhouette of the ship, casting a mysterious aura over the behemoth.

Four massive engines slowly awakened, and from their slumber came not just hot gas and steam, but beams of glowing green particles that looked like substance.

These beams, using the engine as a chamber, are focused into a dense stream of energy, which erupts along the iron thrusters, washing over the silence of the vacuum.

The powerful particle propulsion beam freed it from the snowfield, and like an iron beast, it broke through the shackles in an unbeatable posture against the sweeping wind and snow.

The huge steel body cut through the wind and snow, and the glow-green particle beams ejected by the four monster engines drew a brilliant trail behind it, which was a bright band of countless ice crystals and snow particles, like a neon meteor trail, leaving the imprint of human wisdom in the dark and white world.

The snow covered by the steel body of the giant ship competed with the steam breath of copper and iron, and under the heat of the particle beam, those hanging ice and snow blocks seemed to encounter the spring sun, began to melt, evaporate, and turn into water vapor in an instant.

The snowfields along the hull of the ship were swept by the beams, boiling and vaporizing in an instant, as if the heavens and the earth had to give way wherever the ship passed.

[Fifty thousand meters away from the target location, the speed is stable-]

[40,000 meters from the target location, maintaining the current rate-]

[35,000 kilometers from the target location, expected to approach the target location in five minutes-]

[···]

[One kilometer away from the target location, activate the ground contact scan-]

[Five hundred meters from the target, begin contact preparations-]

[100 meters from the target, deceleration completed-]

In the midst of the bitter storm, [Ice Wanderer] was like a giant star falling from the sky, carrying an irresistible power, piercing the dark and white sky. Huge figures loomed among the dense snowflakes, like a moving mountain range, inexorably passing through the barrier of the blizzard.

The rumbling roar was nearly swallowed up in the wind, but it was enough to make the entire ice field tremble.

The powerful engine flames that erupted from the bottom of the limbs of the [Icefield Walker] collided with the flying snow particles, instantly evaporating into a hot mist, as if a microclimate had formed around it.

The huge tracks crushed the ice, leaving deep marks, and the de-icing shovel at the front of it was like the hand of a titan, sweeping through all obstacles.

With the system reporting "Destination Arrived".

[The Ice Walker] initiated its near-natural forced landing procedures.

The robotic arm contracted, the huge tracks tightened, and the entire body gradually adjusted to a landing attitude.

The roar of the engines grew louder and louder, accompanied by the howling of the surrounding storm, creating a deafening symphony.

With the power of technology that does not belong to this world, it slowly unloads its weight onto this ancient ice field.

As the last bit of distance vanished, the bottom of [Icefield Walker] lightly touched the ice, releasing a heavy thud like the low cry of a behemoth.

The air currents intertwined with the flying snow to form a huge vortex, with the behemoth that had just landed at the center.

"Perfect landing."

Xia Xiu picked up the unfinished gray wind and began to walk outside the cab.

After passing through layers of heavy metal gates, Xia Xiu finally came to the deck.

The cold wind is like a cut blade, inadvertently cutting through the skin, bringing a biting chill to people.

The young man with blond hair and golden eyes stood on top of this white ice field, and the snowflakes, like broken feathers, gently brushed his cheeks, leaving a moment of coolness, and then melted into droplets.

His ears were filled with the howling of the wind and snow, as if all the sounds of heaven and earth were swallowed up by the boundless wind and snow.

When you calm down, you can faintly hear the sound of the wind and the sound of snowflakes hitting the ground, soft and almost silent.

The world seemed to be white and silent, and even time seemed to freeze in this cold color.

Xia Xiu opened his mouth, and the hot breath he exhaled immediately turned into a white mist, diffusing in his vision, blurring the world in front of him.

Between breaths, the sharp cold penetrates into the lungs with each inhalation, irritating every inch of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, and leaving a faint warmth with each exhalation.

Faced with such a poignant world of ice and snow, the blonde youth couldn't help but sigh:

"What a place where birds don't."

With that, he jumped straight from the huge ship.

The blonde young man who jumped from the 21-meter-high ship landed gracefully like a fluttering feather, his feet wrapped in a strange layer of air ripples, making him walk on the snow as if he were walking on the ground.

"Adam, can you detect signs of life?"

Xia Xiu took a step, and the [Mobius Ring] flashed, and he instantly appeared a hundred meters away, and then he teleported towards the scanning point in front of him step by step.

[No signs of life detected—]

"Are you sure?"

At this moment, Xia Xiu had already come to the top of the most high-end iceberg here, he looked ahead, and his golden eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise.

In front of him, there is a huge tower-like structure, intricately designed with luminous elements, which is the clue found by the radar, gray wind and snow covering the entire tower, in this dark and heavy scene, a huge creature with glowing spots roams the desolate surface under the dim sky.

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, mysterious beasts stand under the eternal twilight.

Its size was unusually large, like a moving mountain, its huge figure casting deep shadows in the afterglow of the setting sun, and its heavy steps seemed to tremble even the earth, but there was an indescribable calmness in its movements.

Between the cracks in the behemoth's skin, there was a faint but determined blue-white light, and their translucent bodies blended slightly against the gray background.

[The object ahead has no signs of life, and no mechanical structure-]

[Adam]'s reply rang slowly in Xia Xiu's ears.

(End of chapter)