182: I, Lu Chen, am right here. Do you dare to come?

Inside the conference hall at this moment.

Everyone was actually waiting for Lu Chen's opinion.

Lu Chen was silent for a moment.

He already had the answer.

"This is truly the root of the silicon-based organisms' fear!"

Lu Chen gently set down his teacup, sighing inwardly.

This is indeed the complexity of carbon-based life, the complexity of what it means to be human.

Under normal circumstances, they would have already joined forces to fight the enemy.

But this is humanity, after all!

Carbon-based life.

The ripples in Lu Chen's cup spilled onto the table.

Lu Chen looked at the holographic projection, pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully:

"It seems those crystals are not weapons, but a special kind of 'dimensional organism,' or perhaps they are recording something—just as we use bronze ware to record rituals and music, they are using silicon crystals to preserve the routes of every attack. Look at these trajectories, aren't they?"

Lu Chen pointed at the holographic projection; his meaning was already very clear.

Indeed, these things were special.

However, their routes still followed a pattern.

Someone spoke up:

"The Chinese Academy of Sciences used the 'Heavenly Eye' to analyze the quantum frequency bands of the crystalline organisms and discovered that they are repeatedly transmitting nine-dimensional string waves. I wonder if they are sending a message to the Heavenly Dao..."

"Leaders, in their undead memories... there are signs of the Jianmu civilization."

Lu Chen was direct.

He pointed out one thing: these special organisms definitely had a connection to the Huaxia civilization.

Perhaps they were a part of a past civilization.

Perhaps they might even have been 'us' once, people of Huaxia.

The air suddenly became heavy.

In fact, Jianmu did not just represent a civilization that had disappeared.

It was also an extremely secret Huaxia project!

Lu Chen saw five pairs of pupils constrict simultaneously—that was the reaction only those who knew the top-secret 'Jianmu Project' would have.

The giant bronze tree discovered sixty years ago deep in the Qinling Mountains had been carbon-14 dated to be 120,000 years old, and the patterns on its branches perfectly matched the dark matter distribution map released by NASA.

"So they are not invaders?" one of them asked, taking off his reading glasses. "But rather... lost travelers?"

Ning Xiwei's bone ring lightly touched the floor, and the holographic projection in the room transformed into a holographic image of the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits.

In the hands of some bronze standing statues wearing gold masks, there floated the exact same dodecahedrons as the original Mars star map.

Lu Chen said:

"Three months ago, our intelligence found nano-scale information crystals inside the jade zhang in the No. 3 sacrificial pit. Many things are actually self-evident."

One of them suddenly stood up, the painting 'A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains' behind him making him appear even more imposing like an emperor. "Comrade Lu Chen, then let us immediately activate the 'Hetu Protocol', merge the data chains of the Dunhuang Academy and the Lenghu Laboratory into the Military Commission's System, and then hand everything over to you for unified command!"

A very decisive choice!

And at the same time, a choice that showed extreme trust in Lu Chen!

"And this." Lu Chen took half a jade cong from his sleeve; at the broken edge flowed the fluorescent light of a Fusion between Lantian jade and silicon-based organisms. "Xiwei used a Necromancy Spell to reconstruct the shattered crystal. Hidden inside is the lost 'Star Variation Chapter' of the 'Guicang Yi', which can also explain many things."

One of them rubbed the patterns on the bottom of his teacup and suddenly laughed out loud. "Hahaha, when the great Elder Qian proposed naming the space project 'Chang'e', it seems it wasn't just for romance—yes, that Supreme Spell God, although no longer with us, the things he left behind are still helping us to this day."

As he spoke, he flicked his finger against the jade cong, and twelve golden hexagrams instantly enveloped the round table. "Hmm, then notify the 'Grandmist' space station to adjust the orbital angle according to the coordinate System of the 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing'. It wouldn't be impossible for us to set out against the Heavenly Dao once again this time."

The holographic sand table erupted with a bronze light—the meeting had made its decision.

When they spoke again, their voices seemed to carry a reverb that spanned dimensions:

"Tell the Human Alliance—"

"Huaxia agrees to activate the 'Zhou Tian Star Formation'."

"But the Dunhuang Academy must lead the decryption of the star map."

"All data must be integrated into the Liangzhu civilization's algorithmic core."

"Let those organisms... go home! Even if it means we have to send them on their way with our own hands."

Twilight gathered outside the window. As Lu Chen exited the conference hall, he saw Ning Xiwei's black robes fluttering slightly in the wind.

At this moment, the palace lanterns on both sides of Chang'an Street lit up one after another, each one shimmering with lamplight.

It was another time of ten thousand lights!

...

When twilight stained the Kunlun Mountains, Lu Chen's figure swept across the mountain peaks covered in snow all year round.

The 'Luo Shu' Talisman runes floating in the Kunlun mountain-protecting Formation glowed with a cyan light under the moonlight. Below, the college complex had lit up with star-shaped lights—that was an additional layer of defensive barrier constructed using the Big Dipper Nine-Star Formation, and each lamp corresponded to a Talisman of the Star Officials of the twenty-eight mansions.

Lu Chen pressed the warm jade cong in his sleeve; it was the silicon-based life crystal brought back from the Human Alliance.

This time, he had indeed gained quite a lot.

However, as far as the current situation was concerned, it was not very useful yet.

Solve the current matters.

He still had to enter the 'Eternal World' again. That giant server hadn't caused any trouble in the end.

He could exit on his own at any time.

But if you died inside, it seemed you really died.

Recently, more and more people were playing that thing.

However, in that world, as long as you didn't court death, you wouldn't enter chaotic places.

Most countries and cities were the same as this world.

Peace was the priority.

Back to the present.

He pushed open the bronze-cast dormitory door, and a wave of heat carrying the scent of sulfur rushed to meet him.

Good heavens, because of Lu Chen.

The women all had special dormitories.

Is this considered a privilege?

But it also came with responsibility!

Ignis was curled up barefoot on the Black Fire Vine couch, her dark red hair flowing like lava down to her waist, her fingertips toying with a piece of charred beast bone—that was the remnant left behind when she burned through the entire Artifact Refining Room of the Flame Tower during her Awakening of the Flame Demon Bloodline.

"Xiwei's Necromancy Spell can trace the memories of silicon-based organisms," she said, her pupils flashing with gold-leaf patterns as she looked up. "But be careful, otherwise the Heavenly Dao will take the opportunity to brainwash you all again, especially Xiwei. We all know you are taking Xiwei on a long trip this time."

"Okay."

After chatting with Ignis for a while and getting close, Lu Chen left.

He came to Shelley's dormitory.

Once inside.

Frost and mist filled the air, and Shelley was writing 'The Northern Lands' in the void with a pen made of ice crystal.

This was the story about the Northern Lands that she wanted to organize.

A little girl's literary dream?

Aurora-like runes floated on Shelley's ice-blue dress, and the ice crystals condensed on the tips of her hair refracted wondrous light and shadow with her breathing.

"You're here? Little Skeleton?"

"Yes, I'm going out this time."

"Oh, last night the Arctic observatory detected a gravitational anomaly in the star Beta Orionis," she said, her voice like the cracking of a glacier. "It matches the dimensional folding parameters you mentioned at the Human Alliance, so I expect there will be trouble this time."