191: Chapter 191 The Galactic Heart

Gao Yuan didn't expect that this advanced civilization actually came from the North Star System.

The North Star System has over a hundred planets; these two North Star Snake People are guards of Planet 12, the 'Astronomical Proving Ground'.

Regarding information about these snake people, Gao Yuan also learned...

In the advanced civilization world of Polaris, the residents actually live beneath the sand; their lifestyle, physiological structure, and even their entire civilizational ecology are completely different from the world he is familiar with.

The residents here are anaerobic, meaning they do not need oxygen to sustain life, but instead survive and multiply in an oxygen-free environment. Their body structures are unique, allowing them to extract necessary nutrients and energy directly from the sand, without needing to rely on photosynthesis or the ingestion of organic matter like creatures on Earth.

Sand can effectively absorb solar energy, which can then be supplied to the snake people within the sand.

However, they cannot be directly exposed to the sun, as that would cause their skin temperature to become too high!

Gao Yuan was stunned...

So they all live beneath the sand; no wonder he hadn't seen anything earlier!

While he was thinking, the decryption system suddenly sounded an alarm.

"Stop decryption..."

Just as Gao Yuan shouted, a chip suddenly exploded!

Gao Yuan's heart skipped a beat...

Finished, am I going to be discovered?

He had forcibly decrypted the chip of an advanced civilization, and as a result, the chip exploded.

Would he be discovered by the advanced civilization?

Gao Yuan didn't have time to continue analyzing! He didn't dare decrypt the other chip that hadn't exploded and put it away!

If he was discovered this time, and they blocked the wormhole and locked down technology, he wouldn't have another chance.

Gao Yuan had to figure it out.

Now these two aliens couldn't be relied upon.

Gao Yuan had to travel across again before the other side could react!

This time there were no guards; for convenience, Gao Yuan implanted the remaining chip into his wrist!

Traversing the wormhole again!

Seeing the endless sand dunes outside, Gao Yuan knew he had arrived! For safety, he wanted to try summoning the Space-Time Gate to see if the Space-Time Gate he was bound to could appear here.

If it could be summoned, then Gao Yuan would possess supreme authority.

But after trying to summon it for a long time, there was no reaction.

Gao Yuan understood; the Space-Time Gate only connected the Real World and the Future World.

Encountering Polaris, hundreds of light-years away, there was no connection at all with the Space-Time Gate.

Gao Yuan could only give up; what a pity.

This time no guards were seen on the sand; Gao Yuan parked the warship, and the transformer was turned on again. Gao Yuan found that the transformer was very useful here, with almost no time limit, which probably had something to do with the special climate here.

The snake people lived beneath the sand dunes day and night.

Gao Yuan also tried to burrow beneath the sand dunes.

Probably because of the transformer, even with such high temperatures, Gao Yuan didn't feel anything unusual!

To investigate, Gao Yuan also pushed aside the sand with his hands and crawled in.

As soon as he entered this time, Gao Yuan noticed a difference!

Beneath the sand dunes, there was actually a mezzanine layer where many snake people were lying; the temperature beneath the sand dunes began to become suitable, and many snake people were like they were charging, lying here for a while before getting up to work.

Gao Yuan also lay there, mimicking the snake people.

This mezzanine layer was covered with smart recliners; lying on them, one could receive the warmth of the sand.

Gao Yuan felt an unprecedented comfort, his whole body feeling warm and cozy.

While he was feeling comfortable, someone next to him spoke to him: "Jili, why did you come down?"

"I want to rest!"

"Go down once you've rested enough!"

Gao Yuan didn't know who this snake person speaking was, and he didn't dare say much for fear of exposure.

"Okay!"

After saying that, Gao Yuan stood up and walked downward.

To avoid going the wrong way, he followed behind other snake people.

Passing through this mezzanine, below was the monitoring base.

Gao Yuan looked at the scene below, filled with wonder!

The entire base was constructed from a transparent material never seen on Earth; it could both reflect light and absorb energy, allowing the base to maintain a constant temperature in any environment. The internal structure of the base was intricate, like a maze, filled with various advanced technological devices.

In the center of the base was a massive control center with a giant holographic display screen, which was currently displaying various data and images of Earth. He saw Earth's climate change, the development of human society, the trajectory of technological progress, and even the living conditions of every individual organism were recorded in detail.

In other areas of the base, Gao Yuan also saw various unknown technological devices whose functions were beyond his understanding. Some devices were analyzing Earth's atmospheric composition, some were studying the genetic structure of Earth's organisms, and others were simulating natural disasters and social changes on Earth.

Gao Yuan suddenly felt a surge of fear. The advanced civilization's understanding of Earth was so deep; why had they gone to such great lengths?

While he was looking, someone approached.

"Jimmy, what are you doing here?"

"Looking at this data!"

"This isn't your job!"

Gao Yuan had now completely taken over 'Jimmy's' identity; to his surprise, no one suspected his identity at all.

It even seemed like no alarm messages had been received here.

Everything seemed very peaceful, which made Gao Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

Gao Yuan was still wandering around when he saw someone waving at him: "Jimmy, come here!"

Gao Yuan ran over and looked at the snake person.

"Archive this data!"

After saying that, someone handed Gao Yuan a fist-sized ball; Gao Yuan took the ball and silently put it in his pocket, not knowing what was recorded inside, but wanting to take it back to examine!

Just as he put the ball on his person, the snake person who gave it to him looked at him strangely but left without saying anything.

Gao Yuan saw a spot with his name on it, and next to it was Lu Yuan; however, his spot was empty, as he probably couldn't return and was still on the Moon.

"Identity verification complete! Access granted..."

A virtual reality system appeared in front of Gao Yuan; his surroundings changed, and he seemed to be in a technology center, with no one else around.

"Welcome, Guard Jimmy! How can I help you?"

Is this a smart assistant?

Gao Yuan thought to himself, if it was, he wondered if it could answer his questions.

He tentatively asked a question.

"What is the monitoring base's primary mission?"

"The monitoring base is primarily for monitoring data on intelligent life in various proving grounds, thereby screening for the most suitable intelligent life to create the most optimal aerobic organisms!"

"Why screen for aerobic organisms?"

Gao Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

"To destroy the Oxygen Spiral Arm and enter the Galactic Center of the Milky Way!"