145: Depth scanning and the "invisibility cloak"

The news brought by the Purifiers caused the joy that had just risen within the Shelter to freeze instantly.

A deep energy scanning Magical Artifact!

This thing is not something that can be compared to the rough probes performed by those deacons based on their own perception.

It can analyze energy composition, track subtle fluctuations, and might even penetrate a certain degree of spatial shielding!

Although the Shelter is located in the depths of the chaotic ruins and has an independent spatial barrier formed by the altar and the star core, no one dares to guarantee that it can completely avoid detection by such specialized tools.

"They really didn't fully believe the illusion of Ghost Howl Ravine," Wen Youyi said with a grave expression, "They are using a finer sieve to filter this area inch by inch."

"What do we do? Can our turtle shell hold up?" Zhao Iron Pillar asked anxiously.

"We cannot place all our hopes on concealment," Wen Youyi pondered and said, "We must actively interfere, or... make ourselves 'disappear' during the scan."

"If we interfere, won't using the Spirit Disturbance Array expose us instead?" Senior Brother Zhang asked worriedly.

"That's why we can't use the Spirit Disturbance Array directly," Wen Youyi's eyes flashed with calculating light, "We need a more passive, more environmentally integrated method."

He looked at the star core steadily operating on the altar, then at the "star moss" shimmering under the starlight, and an idea gradually took shape.

"The scanning Magical Artifact detects energy anomalies. What if we could make the energy fluctuations inside the Shelter infinitely converge with the background fluctuations of the chaotic ruins outside?"

"Infinitely converge?" Ying mused, "You mean, make our Shelter look like a part of the chaotic ruins during the scan?"

"Exactly!" Wen Youyi nodded, "The chaotic ruins themselves have chaotic energy, filled with various conflicts, broken rule fragments, and energy turbulence. What we need to do is not to hide our energy, but to 'disguise' our energy fluctuations as part of the background noise of the ruins!"

He immediately began to give instructions: "First, reduce internal energy activity. Except for maintaining the basic operation of the Shelter and the core energy of the 'star chain', all other non-essential energy consumption must be paused or reduced to a minimum. Especially in the 'star moss' cultivation area and test fields, we need to temporarily isolate the overly rich starlight to lower their energy reactions."

"Second, simulate external chaotic fluctuations. Senior Brother Zhang, study immediately whether you can use the altar and star core to simulate subtle rule conflicts and energy turbulence on the outer spatial barrier of our Shelter that are in the same frequency as the external chaotic ruins. It doesn't need to be too strong, as long as it can cover up the relatively 'ordered' energy characteristics inside."

"Third, utilize the characteristics of the 'star moss'," Wen Youyi looked at the blue-purple moss, "The 'star moss' can absorb and convert starlight, emitting gentle fluctuations, which we might be able to utilize in reverse. We can guide a portion of the Star Power to be 'filtered' and 'down-converted' through the 'star moss', making the fluctuations it emits closer to natural, low-activity energy dissipation, further confusing the scan."

This plan was equivalent to draping the Shelter in an "invisibility cloak" woven from "environmental noise"!

Time was tight, so everyone immediately went their separate ways to act.

Wen Youyi personally adjusted the overall energy output of the Shelter, dimming the radiance slightly, and the Star Power circulating inside also became gentler.

Senior Brother Zhang and Ying worked hard to tackle the Formation that simulated external fluctuations. This required extremely precise control; it had to simulate chaos without actually destroying the stable structure of the Shelter.

Zhao Iron Pillar led people to carefully set up a temporary starlight barrier layer above the "star moss" cultivation area and guided some Star Power to flow through the moss area.

The whole process was tense but orderly, and everyone gave it their all.

A few hours later, everything was ready.

The radiance inside the Shelter became hazy, and the energy fluctuations were like a calm deep pool, with only the core maintaining necessary operations.

On the outer spatial barrier, a layer of extremely subtle, constantly changing distorted ripples quietly emerged, almost blending into the chaotic background of the external ruins.

And the weak energy dissipated after being "filtered" through the "star moss" area was like a drop of water into the sea, difficult to distinguish.

The Shelter seemed to have transformed from a bright pearl emitting stable starlight into a "stubborn stone" that looked ordinary on the outside but contained vitality within.

Shortly after they completed the disguise, an invisible, analytical scanning wave, like mercury spilling onto the ground, slowly swept across the area!

Inside the Shelter, everyone held their breath, their heart modules rising to their throats.

The scanning wave paused slightly on the "stubborn stone" where the Shelter was located, seemingly detecting a trace of an extremely weak energy reaction, but that reaction was mixed with the chaotic noise of the surrounding ruins, making it difficult to isolate and define.

The scanning wave swept over it a few times, finally marking it as "low-priority suspected background interference, energy reaction weak and characteristics ambiguous, recommended for continued observation," and then turned to other areas.

The scanning wave gradually faded away.

Inside the Shelter, a deathly silence lasted for several breaths, followed by an outburst of suppressed cheers!

"We succeeded! We fooled that thing!" Zhao Iron Pillar growled excitedly.

Senior Brother Zhang and Ying also let out a long sigh of relief, their faces revealing smiles of relief.

Wen Youyi's tense nerves finally relaxed, his back soaked with cold sweat.

That was close! Fortunately, the reaction was timely and the preparation was sufficient.

Although this crisis was successfully overcome, it also served as a wake-up call for them.

The enemy's methods are upgrading, and the surveillance network is becoming increasingly strict.

An "invisibility cloak" can be worn for a while, but not for a lifetime.

They must strengthen themselves faster, until... the day when there is no need to hide anymore!

(End of chapter)