Chapter 978

Dragon Clan.

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What, what kind of technology is this? So Aglaea is actually still a signal base of Aohema?

Kaisa was completely dumbfounded; for a moment he could hardly describe Aohema's technology, feeling as if it overlapped with Greece from thousands of years ago…… clearly backward yet advanced in some fields.

After all, the display on a phone only became widespread after decades of human technological development, yet a stone slab can display? What material is that stone slab? Those engineers on Earth would probably cry…… The technology researched for decades was cracked by a single Aohema stone slab.

Chu Zihang was also obviously shocked; he saw Ti Bao as a 'tri-phase messenger,' thinking Aohema's main means of information exchange was still at the manual delivery stage, never expecting it to directly leap a thousand years of development into…… the electrical age?

"Aglaea's golden thread can actually do this; in a sense, her golden thread is equivalent to…… a cable? By differentiating characters through the vibration frequency of the golden thread, similar to Morse code, then unifying them into text and transmitting to another person……"

For the Aohema people, achieving this would be incredibly difficult; if it were left to Aglaea alone, the workload would be…… no, that's impossible. Chu Zihang on the spot rejected that idea in his heart.

"Not to mention the language issue, this stone slab communication is already strange enough. Speaking of which, how many more surprises does Aohema have that we don't know about?"

——

"This really is… unexpected."

"Hehe, you wouldn't think we're ignorant savages, would you?" Ti Bao crossed her arms and gave a hehe laugh, "You two can also freely use the currency you brought; Talandon's scale will measure the value of all things, so you needn't worry about being penniless and unable to live in the Holy City."

"Titan, isn't it wonderful?"

After greeting them, Ti Bao went to attend to her own affairs.

Dan Heng and Xing exchanged a glance: "…There are far too many things that defy common sense."

The two came to a rooftop with an excellent view, planning to use March 7's camera to capture KefaLe ahead. But just then, someone behind them suddenly called out.

"——What are you two doing?"

Only saw a stranger walking toward them: "You two are the heroes who defended the Holy City, right? I, Damiyanusuosi, have seen your brave figures."

"Hello. We are… soldiers from a distant city-state." Dan Heng introduced himself, "We've just arrived in Aohema, hoping to leave some mementos. So we came to a place with a wide view… uh, to make… no, to capture? Anyway, we want to preserve this scenery."

It was clear Dan Heng was desperately trying to think of a modifier, but the other seemed not to mind, laughing heartily: "Oh——you mean taking a photo, right?"

Xing struggled to hold back laughter.

"Exactly, that's what I meant."

"Haha! You two have found the right person—I, Damiyanusuosi, have studied travel and keeping memories—after all, my identity is the Holy City's well‑known explorer! Come, hand over your photo‑stone device."

Dan Heng wearily rubbed his forehead: "……I don't even want to analyze their naming conventions."

Xing handed March 7's camera over to Damiyanusuosi.

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Azure Archive.

"Oh dear, are you asking a local to help take a photo?" Muyue said with a grin, "I didn't expect they'd have camera tech here too—Weng Faluos's technology unexpectedly keeps up~"

In the office of Convenience Store 68, Lu Bamu Ailu and several club members stared intently at the sky. But the moment they saw Xing hand the camera over to that local without any guard, a bad premonition shot up her spine, making Ailu instantly realize what it was.

"Wait…!" Ailu suddenly sat upright.

"Wait wait wait——! Not good, very not good!"

"What's up, Xiao Ai?" Muyue blinked.

"The camera! That's March 7's camera, not a locally bought photo‑stone device!" Ailu jumped to her feet, hands on the table, shaking the stacked takeout boxes, "That camera holds March 7's photos and experiences from other worlds—if that kind of guy sees it——ahhhhh!"

"Their contract with Aglaea is about to break! They might even turn against her and be fiercely hunted by the Golden Descendants, and then……"

Ailu wanted to speak but stopped, no longer wanting to dwell on it further.

In any case, the consequences are very serious!

That kind of beautiful woman, when angry, must be terrifying, right?

Jiadaizi let out a soft sigh: "Indeed, the boss is right—if we let that guy look around freely, wouldn't that expose the existence of the 'Outer World'? Xing was careless……

——

"Oh, it's a model I've never seen, but it's no trouble for me. Is it here? And here… hah! Easy peasy, I've totally figured it out…… Come on, you two, please stand still and look at me!"

With a click, the other had already taken their photo; I have to say, his technique is not bad.

"Hehe, as long as you two are satisfied. Oh! By the way, I actually have something I'd like to ask the two heroes—since we happened to meet, I can just ask……" Damiyanusuosi adopted a more serious tone, looking seriously at the two: "You two, you're actually not from a foreign land, are you?"

Dan Heng immediately went on alert: "What do you mean?"

"Rumor has it that refugees who just entered the city say——you're from the 'Outer World,' picked up by Lord Bai'e on the roadside."

「「I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, sir, rumors are just rumors. 」Dan Heng calmly denied his words, then began to fabricate their origin without changing expression: 「We come from 【Talasa Bolisi】, a sparsely populated border village. To come to the Holy City, we endured many hardships, fortunately we met Lord Bai'e in the Deep Abyss, and only then arrived here. 」」

「「Talasa Bolisi...? 」The man's excited expression instantly dropped to freezing point, instantly becoming disheartened, 「Ah... I thought I could finally prove the existence of the 【Tianwazhijie】. 」」

「After giving thanks, Damianus left thoughtfully。」

「「Fortunately, I have a bad premonition. 」Dan Heng stared at his retreating back。」

「「You're quite good at making things up, Dan Heng. 」」

「「I feel I didn't manage to deceive him. After all, 【Talasa Bolisi】 is just something I made up on the spot; if he really is an explorer and knows the geography of 【Wengfalusi】 inside out, we would have been exposed long ago. So I didn't leave any evidence. However… even though the starry sky is a taboo in 【Wengfalusi】, there will still be people who look forward to it. 」」