Chapter 744: Ruins and Despair

The liveliness of the Star Glory Empire could not affect the Ancient Starpath.

On a certain Barren Planet, looking down from high above, the Surface was almost entirely Desert.

There was no star here. Gusts of icy wind blew past, whipping up unceasing sand and dust.

Sandstorms wandered aimlessly across the Earth, and beneath the sand, wriggling traces frequently emerged, as if there were some creatures.

On a Spaceship, looking down at the Earth below, Ron opened his Smart Terminal, seemingly talking to someone.

"Suspected Civilization Ruins discovered, requesting exploration and support Authority."

A moment later, a gentle voice came from the other side: "Exploration permitted, currently positioning, a Dimensional Rift is about to open..."

Then, behind him, a Dimensional Rift boomed open, filled with densely packed Transformers.

Clatter...

Only after releasing hundreds of thousands of the Transformer Legion did the Jade Void Palace close the Dimensional Rift.

The Transformer Legion arranged themselves neatly in front, blotting out the sky and covering the sun.

Both Ron and Joseph couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

They used to be just small fries, when had they ever seen such a grand formation.

"Transformer Legion--Jade Cauldron Legion--Seventy-Ninth Squad--Blade Noble, awaiting your orders." The squad leader at the very front was a silver-white warrior all over, the Mechanical Longblade at his waist a full twenty meters long, emitting an imposing Aura.

"Joseph, are you sure you felt something abnormal here?" The corner of Ron's mouth twitched: "Creating such a grand formation, if we end up with Gained Nothing, it would be too embarrassing, right?"

"Probably... It feels the same as when I'm about to pick up money." Joseph's gaze trembled, also somewhat uncertain.

"How could there be such a grand formation, I thought it would just be a few exploration squads." Ron was still somewhat astonished, but also couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

"Please have everyone search the planet below, and report any special discoveries to me."

Ron said to Blade Noble. A Data Stream flashed in Blade Noble's eyes.

Whoosh——

In the next moment, the Transformer Legion before them scattered like birds and beasts, acting separately, diving into patches of yellow sand to explore.

With so many Transformers, Ron naturally didn't need to waste too much time exploring.

"Say, are all Lifeforms at the same tier as the Dragon Sovereign this wealthy and imposing?" Joseph asked curiously.

"I don't know, I feel like probably not..." Ron imagined the lives of those big shots, but couldn't quite picture it.

"Your Excellency Ron, we discovered a special phenomenon."

Before long, Blade Noble sent back information, along with pictures.

Ron took a glance. In the picture was a massive room, like some kind of hall.

The walls and load-bearing pillars were carved with incomplete and mottled murals.

In the center of the room was a large Metal Device, like a cryo-chamber.

And on the Ground around the cryo-chamber, there were a large number of dried bones. Who knew how much weathering they had gone through; you couldn't tell what parts the bones belonged to.

There was also some dust on the Ground, like weathering powder from bones lacking sufficient structural strength.

"Great, there really are Civilization Ruins." Ron breathed a sigh of relief, and Joseph also relaxed.

This was only his first operation; not returning empty-handed was the best outcome.

Although he trusted his friend, he didn't expect that applying for support would bring such a massive formation, causing his pressure to increase out of nowhere.

But now that they found Civilization Ruins, at least they would have some harvest.

The Transformers had already worked together to use tractor beams to suck a patch of Desert dry, revealing the Civilization Ruins beneath the Ground.

The group rapidly descended, landing within the Civilization Ruins. Following Blade Noble's signal, they ventured deep into the center of the Civilization Ruins, observing the city's scenery as they walked.

Although the marks of time's erosion on the Civilization Ruins were extremely severe, they could still barely reconstruct the original appearance of this civilization when it existed.

The buildings rose and fell in a continuous stretch. From the mottled patterns, one could still vaguely discern their former beauty; this civilization's attainments in art seemed quite high.

"Seems like a ruin of a civilization with a rather high level of advancement," Joseph said.

"The higher the better, only then will there be a harvest." Ron was full of anticipation.

Everyone quickly arrived at the center of the Civilization Ruins.

This was an extremely massive room, like some kind of Research Base. Things somewhat resembling circuit modules had already aged and peeled off.

Blade Noble's troops were within this base.

Ron and the others quickly entered the hall shown in the pictures.

According to the overall Scanner scan, they discovered no less than ten thousand dried bones left by Lifeforms here. Looking at those corpses that had weathered in time due to insufficient bone strength,

This was at least a large-scale Research Base with a scale of over fifty thousand people.

"See if there are any low-temperature safe boxes, or condensation chambers and the like." Ron said to Blade Noble.

In this kind of ancient Civilization Ruins, the power supply Equipment had basically all been destroyed.

Only storage Equipment specifically set up to handle the passage of long periods of time had hope of surviving.

Blade Noble nodded; his subordinates had already begun working.

Ron and Joseph walked towards the cylindrical chamber in the center of the room.

Most of the metal in this Research Base had turned mottled, only this chamber remained as new.

Its entirety showed almost no seams. Joseph touched it; the metallic feel was very peculiar, seeming to even have some residual warmth.

Some exploration-type Transformers had already reconstructed the original biological image based on some relatively well-preserved skeletal Corporeal Forms.

These organisms should also be carbon-based, approximately two meters tall, which was considered quite tall, except there was a peculiar curvature starting from their waist.

Causing their whole bodies to look as if they moved at a 145-degree angle.

However, the Universe was full of all sorts of strange organisms, so they were no longer surprised by this.

Ron tentatively took out a Weapon and slashed at it, finding he couldn't leave any marks on it at all.

Subsequently, he looked at Blade Noble: "Your Excellency, can you open it..."

Swish!

Without a word, a mechanical cannon rose from Blade Noble's shoulder. An Energy Beam burst out, blasting onto the chamber.

In the next moment, a peculiar scene occurred. Although the chamber was knocked flying, it remained completely unscathed.

The energy released by Blade Noble exploded on the smooth metal surface without any waste, yet still failed to leave a mark.

"Hm?"

Blade Noble let out a human-like sound of inquiry. A mechanical structure extended from his chest, forming an Energy Cannon Port of an even larger diameter. The energy was highly concentrated, preparing to unleash a much more ruthless strike.

Seeing this, Ron's brow twitched, and he hurriedly called out to stop him: "Alright, alright, Your Excellency Blade Noble, no need to try anymore."

He just wanted to try and see if it could be opened, he didn't intend to violently destroy it.

Blade Noble could only stow away the Energy Cannon, saying: "I cannot scan the structure of this metal. Even if I increase the Power Level, I'm afraid I still won't be able to open it."

"We should need the Legion Commander's help, I'll send an inquiry now."

Hearing this, Ron's brow twitched again, and he stopped him once more: "No need, no need, no need to trouble the Legion Commander first, let's explore more... explore more..."

He didn't want to cause too much of a commotion only to end up getting nothing.

Various thoughts flashed by. Ron turned to look at the other Equipment in the room, seeing if there were any Instruments that could still operate.

A moment later, he really managed to find one. It was a device stored separately in a Metal Box, which seemed to have undergone specialized maintenance and preparation for long-term storage.

After testing, although the internal functional modules had aged somewhat, they could barely be used.

Blade Noble's arm assembled into a slender metallic flexible probe and inserted it inside.

Buzz——

The Equipment jolted violently, as if some mechanism had activated. The seams lit up in the blink of an eye, and a Holographic Screen astonishingly popped up.

Then, a Recording began playing on the screen.

A biological entity of that civilization appeared on the screen, slowly speaking.

No one could understand what he was saying, but it didn't prevent them from understanding the images in the Recording.

Scenes of this civilization before its demise flashed by on the screen.

It narrated from the earliest history of the civilization, from the development of Primitive Organisms, learning to use tools, similar to the developmental course of most civilizations.

Attempting to build rockets, exploring the Starry Sky, developing Technology, exploring other Star Systems, and developing a magnificent civilization.

After a long period of time, enemies appeared. Overwhelming power forced them into a steady retreat.

In order to preserve their civilization, they initiated Project Fireseed.

And copied all the data of their civilization into several copies, then had them flee in different directions.

One of the seeds landed on this planet. They originally wanted to quietly develop and continue their civilization.

However, disaster struck again. For some unknown reason, the planet they were on underwent a drastic celestial change at a certain point in time.

They were inexplicably transported to an unknown place. There was no warm light from a star here, only a tyrannical cosmic environment.

They had no choice but to move all their Tribesmen's activities Underground.

Unfortunately, as time passed, various energy sources were gradually exhausted, and they were ultimately destroyed.

As if so their civilization wouldn't be forgotten, they left behind traces proving their existence at the very last moment.

This Equipment also stored most of the data and information of their civilization.

This was a very sad story, moving even on a civilizational scale.

But on the scale of the entire Interstellar space, it was nothing surprising.

Almost every day, civilizations disappeared silently.

"First, let Lord Claptrap receive the Database as soon as possible. Once the language is deciphered, we'll know what this Recording details, as well as the level of their civilization and exactly what that cylindrical chamber is..."

Ron couldn't help rubbing his hands together. Judging from the Recording just now, this destroyed civilization was not to be underestimated at its peak.

Many of the technologies that flashed by on the screen were things he had never even heard of.

This also meant that his operation this time finally yielded some harvest, and it seemed the harvest was not low.

And right at this moment, Blade Noble's mechanical pupils rotated, a Holographic Screen popping up as he spoke:

"Combat traces discovered on the far side of this planet. Currently detected three A-Tier Lifeforms, their Power Levels all below one hundred thousand."

"What?" Ron was somewhat stunned, looking at the Holographic Screen.

Various Energy Radiances surged, causing the Ground to rumble incessantly.

"Coming to snatch things?"

This thought immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Captain Blade Noble, how about we sit on the mountain to watch tigers fight first, then wait until both sides are heavily injured..." He proposed.

Right at this moment, Blade Noble's Holographic Screen blurred for a moment, and the communication was suddenly cut off.

"PJ-12138!"

Captain Blade Noble suddenly raised his voice, mechanical buzzing sounds ringing continuously.

Ron blanked for a moment, then reacted in the next instant. This string of code should belong to the Transformer that discovered the combat traces.

"Coordinates .., all Transformers heed my order, activate war mode!"

A series of commands issued from Captain Blade Noble's mouth. Then his Mechanical Faceplate fell into place, and his entire person shot up into the sky, directly smashing through the Earth's soil layer.

Dust and gravel fell with a rustle, leaving behind Ron and Joseph, both looking dumbfounded.

"One subordinate dies, and he wants to hack the other party's entire family, too overbearing..." Joseph muttered.

"That hits the spot perfectly..." Ron's expression was excited, the Armor on his body activating, spewing out purple flames as he hurriedly gave chase.

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"We asked you to go undercover, what exactly did you do to have the entire Mithril Church hunting you down!"

Craig's heart was bitter. A sleeper agent he had managed to develop with great difficulty actually caused such a huge disturbance.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come to rendezvous. Pursued and intercepted for several days, forced to stay far away from the Star Glory Empire and venture deep into the Ancient Starpath, yet still failing to escape.

The key point was that this woman was unwilling to share the secrets she stole with them, claiming it was unsafe, afraid she would be abandoned.

Were they, The Reformers, the kind of guys who would abandon their own people!?

Xi Qi was heavily injured and surrounded. Two A-Tier Lifeforms from the Mithril Church were engaged in a bitter battle with Craig.

Widow's sharp tail stinger slid across her cheek, warm liquid flowing down her chin onto the Ground.

"So you are a sleeper agent for The Reformers. When did this happen, what exactly do you want to do?" Xi Qi's lips were tight, her face pale, not saying a word.

Various thoughts surfaced in her mind, ultimately returning to calmness.

A dazzling back figure seemed to surface before her eyes.

What a pity, just one step away, underestimated the Mithril Church.

Widow whispered in her ear: "It's fine if you don't say anything now. After we return, the Pope will make you spill all the secrets, make you permanently immersed in your most painful memories, you won't even be able to die!"

"That's right, that memory, that memory on Heavenly Desolation Star..."

Widow smiled hideously. Looking at this woman's Facing Death With Equanimity expression, she felt very displeased.

However, right at this moment, a series of sonic booms from breaking the sound barrier rang out.

Boom!

A massive figure smashed into this Earth, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

"Transformer Legion on operation, everyone cease your attacks!" Blade Noble's cold mechanical voice spread across the battlefield.

Following that, continuous 'bang bang bang' sounds of landing rang out. A massive number of Transformers descended layer upon layer, countless Energy Cannon Ports instantly locking onto the several people in the center.

"Transformer Legion?"

Widow blanked slightly, then her expression changed slightly.

Weren't these the Dragon Sovereign's people? Why would they appear here, such a coincidence?

And she didn't notice that an unprecedented light bloomed in Xi Qi's eyes.

(End of this chapter)