Chapter 1842: Chapter 1839: Frozen Land
As such a vast land came into view.
Han Dong’s face was full of confusion, and even Pope beside him showed nearly the same expression.
Pope’s knowledge system encompassed almost the entire universe,
Moreover, due to the previous [External Implant Celestial Event], he was compelled to delve into the Shattered Dimension, encountering anti-life substances.
Pope, afterward, also collected related books on the Shattered Dimension through various channels, conducting a comprehensive knowledge completion.
As such, Pope could accurately record the entire navigation route.
Even based on the current exploration route, he could draw an extremely complex “Dimensional Map” within his mind,
Due to the chaotic nature of the Shattered Dimension, it requires using a large number of partial differential equations to correct, in order to obtain the correct map for different times and different positions.
Not many individuals at the same tier can achieve this.
If an emergency requires retreating, he can also escape along the already explored route in the safest and most efficient manner.
Pope’s brain had been operating steadily,
Until now, all the planets within his stellar brain stopped functioning, expressing incomprehension at the sight before him.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t figure out why various spatial parameters would tend towards stability here.
“How is it possible?
Our route is absolutely fine, we’ve been heading deeper all along.
The coefficient of spatial instability should be increasing… It hasn’t yet reached its maximum value, so theoretically it shouldn’t be decreasing.
However, in just a few minutes, the parameters of this area stabilized to between 0.1 and 0.2 times those of the normal world.
In such environmental parameters, we can freely move around this area even without relying on the plant spaceship.”
“Is it possible that we inadvertently came close to some ‘boundary membrane’ while navigating, causing space to stabilize?”
“Impossible,
A mere hundred days of subluminal flight isn’t enough to traverse the Shattered Dimension… Moreover, I can be sure that we are currently deep inside, not at the border.
This area has a significant problem; in the knowledge I’ve acquired, such a [phenomenon] has never been mentioned.”
Upon hearing Pope’s words, Han Dong, on the contrary, smiled.
“If it involves a blind spot in your knowledge, Pope, then I can be almost sure of one thing… It seems we’ve really hit the jackpot~
The light emitted by this region can only be captured by my Demon Eye,
Combined with the gradually stabilizing space and the unexplained situation you encountered, Pope,
This suggests one thing: this area isn’t a region that should inherently exist within the Shattered Dimension but an accidental area born due to the influence of some substance.
A certain remnant page of the “Book of Dead Spirit” is most probably among them.”
Pope slowly nodded, “Only this way does it make sense… It’s very possible that the influence of the ‘Book of Dead Spirit’ on this area has led to this anomaly.
Moreover, there may be other secrets hidden in this land.
This must contain relatively complete [Ancient Relics], and the ‘Book of Dead Spirit’ is highly likely to cause all corpses within to revive, turning into extremely dangerous ‘Dead Spirits.’
They might even undergo ‘anti-life’ changes due to environmental influence, forming even more dangerous entities.”
“Hm, let’s explore slowly.”
An intercontinental-sized land slowly unfolded before their eyes,
Similar to an ‘island’ floating in the universe.
[Upper Surface (Smooth, with land structure)]
The main feature is the “ice layer,” with about 90% of the land covered by a thick ice layer, and even containing oversized glaciers and ice river structures.
A multitude of ‘bunker-like’ relics are scattered across the surface,
Some large, some small,
Some in simple geometric shapes like hemispheres or squares, about the size of half a football field,
Some in spiral shapes like a snail shell, comparable to the size of a medium-scale city,
Furthermore,
Near the center, there stands a towering white stone tablet nearly a thousand meters high… The light spied by the Demon Eye emanates from thousands of crystal balls embedded in the top of the stone tablet, resembling ancient crystallized eyeballs.
[Lower End]
The lower part of this torn intercontinental land
Branches down into massive pure white columns, akin to skeletal or limb structures, which seem capable of rooting stably in dimensional space, perhaps even enabling extremely slow dimensional migration.
Pope, observing the ice layer and architectural structures, started explaining:
“These bunker-like relics likely originate from the ancient Vodas race, ancestors of the Womi People… During ancient times, these beings were also known by another name—[Ice Demons].
The formation of the Terminal North Continent is closely related to this race, and a part of quality Vodas blood flows through that guy Aslan.
Unlike the Womi People, these ancient beings were heavily reliant on [Cold].
They required temperatures of minus 241° or even lower to sustain life, and these bunkers served as concentrated refrigeration facilities.”
“That cold?”
“Exactly due to this trait, these guys couldn’t survive being swept into the Shattered Dimension… let alone its extreme environments.
If energy supply in the bunker is cut, they’d suffer and likely die of heat within a short time.
However,
The white stele standing in the center isn’t a relic… but something established recently, likely intended to attract other life forms drifting amid the Shattered Dimension.
The completion of such a project implies there are survivors here, and quite a few of them.
Nicholas, this plant spaceship should have a ‘stealth function,’ right? Quickly activate it.”
“By the time I gazed upon the land, it was already activated.
Given the high spatial stability here, let’s dock the plant spaceship at a relatively safe distance… Then, we quietly infiltrate?”
“Alright, let’s wake Eugene up… Time is of the essence.”
Even Pope found 119 days of dimensional drifting monotonous and boring,
Such an intriguing phenomenon appearing before him,
His desire for knowledge ignited every cell, urgently tempting him to step on this mysterious land, seemingly destroyed and fragmented, to explore its mysteries.
Clap!
Unexpectedly, a hand gently rested on Pope’s shoulder.
A faint laughter transmitted into his body, instantly suppressing the impulse brought by the craving for knowledge.
“Don’t rush~ Eugene’s state’s not too well.
Let him have a good sleep… He’s quite an important force.”
“Hm.”
Both turned their eyes toward Eugene in the corner.
Even by ‘vision,’ one could perceive an extremely nauseating smell,
Due to excessive fatigue, Eugene’s body’s system was conducting efficient repair tasks, accompanied by multiple times, even dozens of times quicker, ‘metabolism.’
Not only was foul saliva trickling out of his mouth,
But the ears, eyes, and nose were also emitting secretions from metabolism,
His entire body’s pores were open, with strands of green mixed with yellow fluid being squeezed out with each of Eugene’s breaths.
If the spacecraft didn’t possess an exceptionally efficient recycling system, the entire planet might get polluted, turning into a giant septic tank.
During the time waiting for Eugene to sleep.
Han Dong continued to observe the land, hoping to identify any life forms inhabiting it, making preliminary preparations.
About six hours passed.
“What’s that?”
Han Dong didn’t witness any living creature on the planetary surface,
Yet unexpectedly, he discovered a black spaceship with a distinctly different design style and material structure approaching from another end of the Shattered Dimension, slowly descending onto this planet.
“Hmm? Are there more life forms exploring the Shattered Dimension, attracted by the light from the stone tablet, arriving here?”