[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d":3,"chapter-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-196":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lord of All Heavens: From a Wasteland Farm to a Divine Court of Myriad Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2344389,4582,"Chapter 196: Nexus Embers, Star Dust Glimmers","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>The ruins outside the Prism Nexus core zone were more shattered than Lingna remembered. Massive server arrays looked as if devoured by a beast, twisted and broken metal frames like the ribs of a monster. Through cracks in the dome streamed the pale, radiation-laced glow unique to the Star Dust Wastes. The air reeked of acrid burning, the sweet metallic tang of leaked coolant, and something else… a faint scent of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alarm that the Doctor’s fleet was approaching pierced Lingna and Ellie’s hearts like icy steel needles. Seventy-two hours! They had just survived a near-fatal ordeal, barely catching their breath, and now annihilation loomed at their doorstep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirmed… hyperspace fluctuation… scale… medium-sized fleet… flagship energy signature… matches… Doctor’s core!” Zero’s console hovered above them, its pale blue scanning beams vigilantly sweeping the surroundings. “Nexus… defense system… damage rate 99%… energy reserves… below 0.5%… no effective… resistance capability…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ellie quickly tended to her wounds. The shadow-erosion injuries on her ribs and shoulder were the worst—alive, constantly trying to spread into surrounding tissue, radiating a chilling aura. She forcibly sealed them with high-concentration energy gel, but only temporarily. She glanced at Liyana, still unconscious but breathing steadily, then at weak Lingna. A cold resolve flickered in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Split up,” Ellie’s voice was hoarse from pain but crystal clear. “I… find… usable transport… or… escape route.” She pointed into the ruins. “Zero… scan… records indicate… emergency escape vessel… storage point…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingna,” Ellie’s gaze settled on Lingna, especially her mutated right arm. “You… sensed the Star Dust resonance… find it! It may be… Lin Mo’s only clue… and… our key… against the Doctor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Dust resonance! Lingna’s spirit lifted. Yes—the ancient engine’s coordinates in her mind… their source lay deep within this Nexus! Brother Lin Mo might truly be here! She nodded firmly: “I understand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero swiftly projected the remaining structure map of the Nexus, marking the escape vessel storage point Ellie sought (northwest lower hangar) and the area where Lingna sensed the strongest Star Dust resonance (deep within the core control zone, near Zero’s former main server array).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move!” Ellie moved without hesitation, her form slipping into shadow like a hunting leopard, swiftly vanishing into the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingna watched Ellie disappear, then looked at the unconscious Liyana, her heart heavy with worry. Ellie’s wounds… but she knew now was no time for hesitation. She drew a deep breath, forcing her weary, aching body forward under Zero’s guidance, heading deep into the core control zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper they went, the more brutal the battle scars became. Walls bore scorch marks from energy weapons and massive claw rips—clearly left by corrupted creatures. The ground was littered with shattered android remains and warped metal shards. Ambient energy currents grew fiercer; occasional sparks erupted violently in the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes on Lingna’s right arm glowed faintly. The Star Dust resonance in her mind grew clearer, warmer—like a lighthouse in darkness, guiding her. This feeling… it couldn’t be wrong! It was Brother Lin Mo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around a massive, violently torn alloy gate, Lingna finally reached the deepest part of the core control zone—the hall where Zero’s main server array once stood. It was equally ruined. Giant server cabinets lay overturned, smoking. Fractured data cables hung like dying serpents. In the center, where Zero’s core host had been, only a vast, torn-out foundation pit remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lingna’s gaze instantly locked onto the scene beside the pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a crude, makeshift “shelter” had been built from broken alloy plates and energy conduits. Inside lay a still figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was as pale as paper, eyes tightly shut, his breath barely detectable. His body was wrapped in an extremely faint, flickering milky-white Star Dust glow—so weak it seemed ready to vanish at any moment. The source was a tiny core, no larger than a thumbnail, hovering above his chest, radiating a stubborn pulse of life. It was this core, resonating powerfully with the coordinates in Lingna’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Lin Mo, a figure knelt, back turned to Lingna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a heavily damaged robot. Its lower body was gone; its remaining metal torso was dented and burned, exposed wiring sparking erratically. Its single remaining mechanical arm carefully held a rag soaked in coolant, gently wiping away nonexistent sweat from Lin Mo’s forehead. Its head sensor was reduced to one dim electronic eye, now fixed unblinkingly on Lin Mo—filled with clumsy, relentless… “protection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrench! The robot who, in the Elf Woods, had been nearly destroyed defending Lingna from the Doctor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrench…?” Lingna’s voice trembled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound, Wrench’s lone intact electronic eye turned slowly toward her. The dim eye flickered, its recognition routines struggling to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…G…irl…” A cold, broken, static-laced electronic voice echoed—yet it made Lingna burst into tears. “…Protect…Lin Mo…Lord…mission…ongoing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been here all along! In these ruins, with this broken frame, guarding the last flicker of Lin Mo’s Star Dust will—until now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingna could no longer hold back. She staggered to Lin Mo’s side, tears blurring her vision. “Brother Lin Mo…” She reached out tremblingly, wanting to touch the faint Star Dust glow—but afraid to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero’s console floated over, its scan beam locking onto Lin Mo’s Star Dust core. “Lin Mo Lord… vital signs… extremely weak… Star Dust core… energy depleted… continuing to decay… connection to… virtual cradle… extremely faint…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Virtual cradle? Lingna remembered the consciousness space Zero had built for Lin Mo in the Star Dust Sanctuary. So this core was his final anchor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How… do we save him?” Lingna asked urgently, her eyes fixed on her mutated right arm crystal. Her chaotic energy seemed to instinctively repel Star Dust energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Requires… same-source Star Dust crystal… or… high-efficiency… pure energy… for replenishment…” Zero’s voice carried resignation. “But… Nexus energy… exhausted… outside… Doctor’s blockade…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same-source Star Dust crystal? High-efficiency pure energy? Lingna’s heart sank. They had nothing. And they were surrounded by the Doctor’s fleet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, the resonance of the Star Dust coordinates in her mind shifted—not just pointing to Lin Mo’s core, but… toward a relatively intact metal wall deep within the core control hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingna snapped her head up, following the resonance. The wall seemed covered in an almost invisible energy camouflage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zero… scan that wall!” Lingna pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero’s scan beam immediately focused. “Detected… weak spatial shield… beneath camouflage… hidden space! Energy signature… highly pure… same-source as Star Dust core!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same-source? Pure energy? Hope flared in Lingna’s eyes! Was there a backup energy source hidden here—left by Lin Mo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She charged toward the wall without hesitation. Wrench’s electronic eye followed her closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the wall, the emerald veins in Lingna’s right arm crystal flickered faintly, resonating at peak intensity with the coordinates in her mind. She cautiously pressed her crystal palm against the cold metal surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall rippled like water—the camouflage vanished, revealing a heavy, sealed gate forged of unknown alloy. At its center, a complex emblem formed of rotating Star Dust points glowed slowly, radiating a gentle yet vast aura. The design bore a striking resemblance to the ancient Elf Ark coordinates etched in Lingna’s mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Access… verification…” A cold, non-Zero electronic voice issued from the gate. “Detected… high-dimensional space key signature… and… primordial Star Dust resonance… access… granted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy gate groaned open with grinding machinery. A stream of pure, warm, milky-white light—rich with life—flooded out like a gentle tide, instantly dispelling the surrounding chill and oppression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingna, Zero, and Wrench were stunned by what lay inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber was not a warehouse of energy stores, but a small circular room. At its center floated a fist-sized, perfectly spherical crystal, radiating a soft, steady milky-white glow. The light was warm, vast, filled with hope and the depth of the stars—the purest Star Dust crystal! Its energy level far surpassed the faint core on Lin Mo’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the Star Dust crystal, instead of a pedestal, lay a small patch of… emerald-green, living soil. In it, a tiny, tender two-leaf sprout swayed gently, emitting a pure natural aura. On its leaves, faint thorned crescent patterns were barely visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Dust crystal’s light cradled the sprout like a guardian; the sprout’s natural aura, in turn, nourished the crystal’s glow—forming a delicate, harmonious energy cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High-purity… Star Dust crystal… and… unknown… natural symbiont…” Zero’s voice was filled with disbelief. “Energy cycle… perfect… tier… S-class…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope! Hope in the face of despair! Lingna trembled with excitement. With this, she could save Brother Lin Mo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushed forward, eager to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zero’s urgent alarm blared again—this time, icy and dire:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warning! Detected… ultra-high-intensity… spatial lockdown field… covering… entire Prism Nexus fragment perimeter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Source… Doctor’s fleet… deployment… complete!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lockdown completion… 100%! All forms… of spatial jump… have been… completely blocked!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor’s flagship… energy signature… rapidly approaching… this zone! Estimated… contact time… under 15 standard hours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last escape route was sealed. The Doctor’s core was coming himself to close the net. They were trapped in these ruins. The only hope lay before them—in this chamber—but would they have time to use it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingna looked at the floating Star Dust crystal and the swaying sprout, then back at the unconscious Lin Mo and Liyana, then beyond the gate to the silent ruins. Despair and hope intertwined. Cold blockade against warm Star Dust light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Doctor’s icy will seemed to pierce the ruins, locking onto this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Game over. Key acquired.】\u003C\u002Fp>",1563,"2026-06-21T00:09:53.357Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e567b76384922258a833e618edc6e72402554eb4a9b5c14b7fa9897786ffd74e","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-197","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-195",247,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-cover.jpg"]