Chapter 821: Eternal Civilization — Ultimate Intelligence

"Huh, why are the readings in this spatial Chaos Zone so anomalous? It's as if a large-scale Energy Riot occurred here..."

A lifeform that looked as lean as a monkey was fiddling in front of the Instruments. The hair on its fingers was trimmed quite appropriately, so it wouldn't interfere with its work.

"Sang Lin, you already said it's a Chaos Zone. Isn't it perfectly normal for the readings to be anomalous?" another guy with a similar appearance but several times rounder in physique said lazily.

"Let's hurry back. We've collected just about enough of all kinds of resources. This place is very dangerous; we'd better not run around recklessly."

"Batu, you don't understand. Although this Void Storm is unstable, under normal circumstances, both the upper and lower limits of the fluctuations would be within a certain range." Sang Lin looked somewhat excited as he stared intently at the instrument's screen and said:

"But according to the readings just detected, the upper limit of the fluctuations has already exceeded three times the peak value. There must be an anomalous situation."

"Maybe we can find some good stuff to take back and exchange for points, so we can trade for a better Spaceship."

The Cockpit they were in was very cramped; it looked somewhat difficult to even accommodate two people.

Beneath the somewhat dilapidated metal wall panels were exposed electromagnetic twisted wires, which indeed looked very dilapidated.

Batu curled his lips: "Just like Uncle Slin, repairing Spaceships every day; how relaxed and happy is that."

"That's too boring..." Sang Lin shook his head. Just thinking about that kind of life made him shudder involuntarily.

"Beep, beep!"

While the two were chatting idly, the Radar Panel suddenly popped up a warning, only without any voice prompt; it looked very backward.

"Detected an anomalous region. Huh, why does it look like a Black Hole reading? It even absorbed the Radar detection waves?" Sang Lin's body jolted, clearly intrigued.

However, Batu was a bit hesitant, saying: "Should we inform the Base first and have them send people..."

Swoosh!

The surface of this old Spaceship trembled incessantly. The metal shell seemed like it was about to fall off as the Thrusters spewed out blazing flames.

Before Batu could finish his sentence, Sang Lin had already pulled the thrust lever to the maximum.

In a short while, the two arrived at the target region. The scene here looked a bit strange; the surrounding space was like a mirror surface, reflecting special colors.

"Spatial mirror phenomenon? The space here was obviously shattered and hasn't been repaired for long." Sang Lin continuously adjusted the Instruments. The probe of the Optical Detector contracted and locked onto an object in the center of this region.

"It seems to be a lifeform. Is it a human?" Sang Lin was somewhat surprised.

On the screen, a figure floated quietly in the Starry Sky, surrounded by dense, exceptionally magnificent flashing colors.

"Space-Tempered Crystal!" Sang Lin's eyes lit up as he looked at a small Crystal on the figure's body!

This was an extremely valuable material. It only had a chance of being produced when space became chaotic.

"Why do I feel something isn't right? Sang Lin, let's go back." Batu looked around; he always felt like many people were staring at him.

"This guy seems to still be alive." Sang Lin hesitated: "Could he also be someone from a certain Wandering Outpost?"

"He has a Space-Tempered Crystal on him. If we save him and leave him near here, his life will be in danger sooner or later."

Batu's heart-pounding feeling deepened, and he couldn't help but tug at Sang Lin, saying: "Let's hurry up and leave. This place is too scary."

"Soon, wait until I pull him out." Sang Lin operated the Instruments. The Metal Clamps under the Spaceship opened, extending two mottled Mechanical Arms toward the direction of the lifeform.

It was just that in the Deep-Level Space, invisible to the naked eye and Radar, a large number of Transformers were surrounding this dilapidated Spaceship, looking down on it.

"What does it want to do?" Primordial Foreseer asked hesitantly.

Every Transformer had more or less suffered some damage.

The wounds on the Eternal Machine God wouldn't vanish into thin air even after the fusion was undone; they would be distributed among the Transformers participating in the fusion.

"It looks like it's preparing to pull Heavenly Venerable out," Celestial Paragon guessed.

"Take them out!" Heaven-Shaking Sovereign said gruffly. He had already raised his Energy Cannon, and blazing red energy quickly converged.

"Wait..." Li Yu's voice suddenly sounded, making Heaven-Shaking Sovereign pause his movements.

"Let them take me back. I can use them to learn about the outside world."

Li Yu also didn't expect that he would actually be discovered while healing here.

He had already charged out of the Barren Universe Zone for a while.

Although he had borrowed the Eternal Machine God to break through the most dangerous Chaos Zone.

The latter part, although not as dangerous, wasn't too easy either.

To avoid too much damage to the Eternal Machine God, he forcefully pushed through the rest of the journey using his physical body. Although his life wasn't in danger, he still suffered some injuries.

Therefore, he was undergoing self-repair here, preparing to set off again when he was mostly healed.

He didn't expect a Spaceship to suddenly appear today, and it looked like it was preparing to pull him away.

However, this was just right; he could formally learn about the Outside Civilizations through them.

Two Mechanical Arms clamped onto him, and then slowly pulled him out of this region, returning to that dilapidated Spaceship.

Buzz!

The Vacuum Chamber opened, and Sang Lin Impatiently came before Li Yu, carefully plucking that small Crystal from his body.

He couldn't help but glance at the other party, feeling that there was an inexplicable Aura about him that made him involuntarily feel a sense of reverence.

Batu also leaned in, his facial features scrunched together, and asked in confusion: "He... Ah...!"

He let out a scream and nimbly jumped to the other side of the cabin.

Because Li Yu had opened his eyes.

"Ah, so you're fine. Then I can rest assured," Sang Lin actually looked relieved.

Li Yu could vaguely understand his meaning, thanks to a certain ability from Aquaman.

He didn't care about Sang Lin's little action just now; he could have as many of those small Crystals as he wanted.

The Symbiotic Colonization Armor derived a Data Probe that was hard to see with the naked eye, inserting it into the data lines through a hole in the metal wall panel.

The main control screen of this Spaceship seemed to blur for a moment and then returned to normal. Li Yu also spoke: "I'm fine, thank you both for your kindness."

"It's nothing. Between Wandering Bases, we should help each other," Sang Lin waved his hand dismissively.

Li Yu's eyes flickered, based on the information he just retrieved from this Spaceship.

Wandering Outposts were gathering places for Civilization Remnants left behind after a Civilization's Demise. They wandered in the Starry Sky, Eking out a miserable existence while seeking the hope of rebuilding their civilization.

The other party obviously also considered him a member of a Wandering Outpost.

From this, one could see how harsh the survival environment of the Outside Civilizations was.

Within the Barren Universe Zone, although there were Civilization Remnants, they were considered a rather rare group among the stars.

But here, listening to the other party's tone, the existence of Wandering Outposts was simply commonplace.

"Where is your Wandering Outpost? How about I send you back first, or are you coming back with us?" Sang Lin asked.

"I'll go back with you guys. My Wandering Outpost has probably already moved far away from here," Li Yu shook his head and said.

Batu carefully leaned in and whispered: "Hey, Sang Lin, if we secretly bring a lifeform back and the Enforcement Team finds out, we're done for."

"It's fine, the Enforcement Team can't be bothered to search Small Spaceships like ours."

Sang Lin agreed after only hesitating for a moment.

After all, he had obtained a Space-Tempered Crystal from this guy. If he just left him here, he would feel somewhat apologetic.

Consequently, he turned the Spaceship around and prepared to return.

The information in this Spaceship was ultimately limited. Li Yu prepared to return to the Wandering Outpost with them to acquire more information.

...

Somewhere in a Star Sector an unknown distance away.

Giant planets purely made of metal floated in the Starry Sky.

They were bound by invisible forces, revolving around the Central Planet.

It wasn't a conventional star system distribution. Nearly a hundred large metal planets were arranged on the same orbit, operating in Mutually Non-Interfering trajectories at extremely precise angles.

Normally, if there really was such a star system structure, the internal planets would have been forcefully torn apart long ago due to the chaotic Gravity.

But such a situation did not happen here.

Interstellar fortresses and heavy strongholds were scattered all over this Star Sector. The tail lights of the Thrusters echoed the starlight, looking austere yet distant.

Those carrying out activities on the planets were all Mechanical Lifeforms. The architectural style was also extremely heavy industry-oriented and full of geometric features.

And on the most Central Planet, there was a grayish-black tower-like metal building. Its exterior had sharp edges and corners, and complex mechanical components were spread throughout the hollowed-out structure.

In the Palace, metal statues stood atop tall metal pillars. Each one was remarkably lifelike, and their designs were equally exaggerated, coming in all sorts of shapes.

And on the central metal circular altar hovered a lustrous white sphere, with data fluctuations rippling on its surface from time to time.

Hum!

One of the metal pillars lit up with a blue Luminescence from the bottom. Along the vertical grooves on the pillar's surface, it quickly spread to the metal statue.

The statue's pupils lit up, and its entire body became active, as if a consciousness entity had descended here remotely.

"Ultimate Intelligence..." This statue looked at the lustrous white sphere and let out a mechanized voice.

"Mechanical Lord Hashar, welcome your descent."

His descent was like a signal. The rest of the metal pillars also gradually lit up, and numerous metal statues began to animate.

And the first thing they did after descending was to show respect to the Ultimate Intelligence.

As more and more statues animated, the place gradually became lively.

"Hashar, I heard that you encountered quite a bit of trouble recently when conquering the civilization codenamed 'Barlow'," an animated entity that looked like a mechanical spider spoke up.

"Just an accident. Who knew they had a Mechanical Lord-level lifeform; the information collected previously was wrong," Hashar shook his head and said.

"According to the latest intelligence, Civilization Zero is sending people to explore The Ruins. Should we also make preparations early?" a mechanical statue suddenly spoke.

"The Ruins is very difficult to break into. Civilization Zero is just doing useless work."

"Their internal problems are already so massive that they are irreversible. They can only use external conflicts to divert attention."

"We just need to watch calmly. Try not to Provoke Trouble with them; we don't have a second Titan Civilization to help us draw their fire."

Numerous Mechanical Lords were discussing here. The Ultimate Intelligence didn't express any opinions until the last metal statue animated, and then its voice sounded:

"Lords, not long ago, I sensed traces of activity from the Eternal Core."

"The Eternal Core!?" The numerous Mechanical Lords seemed somewhat surprised.

This Mechanical Lord said decisively: "Impossible. The three Eternal Cores are safely stored here."

Halfway through, he added: "Of course, Ultimate Intelligence, I am not questioning you..."

"The traces of activity flashed past quickly. According to the coordinate positioning, it appeared at the edge of The Ruins." The Ultimate Intelligence continued: "Therefore, I reasonably deduce that it should be the one we lost back then when we supported the Titan Civilization."

"The one that supported the Titan Civilization?" Some Mechanical Lords didn't quite understand until a Data flow passed through their pupils, and they learned of this piece of information.

"But that Chaos Zone is difficult to break through. How could the lost Eternal Core suddenly appear?" The Mechanical Lords were quite puzzled.

"The Chaos Zone surrounding The Ruins already shows signs of self-repair. The appearance of this core might be a signal. We should also set our sights on The Ruins."

The Ultimate Intelligence's voice was calm and indifferent: "During the peak of the Titan Civilization, they possessed no less than twenty-four Titan Artifacts, as well as the Supreme Forge. This is a considerable amount of resources, enough to support our civilization's continued Evolution for a very long time."

"Civilization Zero is beset with domestic strife and foreign aggression, no longer at their peak. Meanwhile, after such a long period of accumulation, our underlying Strength has risen. For us, the Titan Civilization Ruins are not to be missed."

Following the Ultimate Intelligence's explanation, the numerous Mechanical Lords also carefully analyzed it. It indeed made a lot of sense, but there was one problem constantly placed before them.

"Ultimate Intelligence, but the Chaos Zone outside The Ruins is still difficult to break through."

The Ultimate Intelligence did not answer this question, but instead issued an order: "First, go investigate the traces of the Eternal Core. Mechanical Lord Hashar, I will give you the coordinates. You go check it out first."

"No problem, Ultimate Intelligence." Hashar nodded. Subsequently, the lustrous blue light faded, and the metal statue returned to its previous form once again.

The Ultimate Intelligence was the administrator of the entire Eternal Civilization, forever aiming for the overall interests of the Eternal Civilization. No Mechanical Lord would show disrespect to it, and they would always follow its orders.