Time back to half an hour ago.

Standing next to the crystal clear space debris, Lu Zhou heard the voice from the holy relic and confirmed to him for the last time.

"Have you figured it out?"

"I've figured it out."

"Let's get started."

Looking at the space debris in front of him that began to gradually cover with a layer of white mist, Lu Zhou suddenly thought of something and spoke.

"Wait a minute."

"Repentant?"

"No," Lu Zhou shook his head, "Can I make a request?" ”

"What requirements?"

"Send my teammates out of this ruin safely."

The voice was silent for a moment.

Just when Lu Zhou had a trace of doubts about whether it could do this, the voice suddenly continued to speak in a relaxed tone.

"Absolutely, it's not that hard."

The moment the words fell, the white mist entangled in the space debris was suddenly put in a circle. I saw that under the entanglement of the hazy white mist, the winding lines were mixed together.

Like a broken puzzle, the lines and their corresponding tunnels are broken up and reassembled under the dictation of some special law.

In the soap bubble-like debris of the four-dimensional space, Lu Zhou saw his teammates, and even the wrist-borne computer he had left earlier.

Under the control of that mysterious power, all the pieces of the puzzle that remained of the relics that did not belong to the ruins were moved to an area close to the surface.

"Incredible," taking in all these changes, a shocked expression appeared on Lu Zhou's face, "It's like ......"

"Like what?"

“…… It's like the power of the gods. ”

Chased by the "collapsed" tunnel, Lu Zhou watched as his teammates escaped, one by one, from the boundary that the debris of the four-dimensional space could dominate - that is, the exit of the ruins.

Under the domination of this power, all living beings are as small as ants, and like marionettes, they are at the mercy of invisible chains.

"Gods? That's it? There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and he continued, "Far from it. ”

Capturing the hidden information in this sentence, Lu Zhou's heart moved slightly, and he subconsciously asked.

"So you've seen it?"

"It depends on how you understand the concept of gods," continued in a casual tone in a tone that did not hide anything, and the voice did not conceal it, "If you are referring to the primitive beliefs of the indigenous planets, that gods are probably just their imagination of the unknown and mysterious. But if you're referring to some kind of great will that governs the universe...... At least it's hard for you to prove that it must not exist. ”

Lu Zhou: "That sounds a bit awkward. ”

"Any rigorous theory will sound a bit awkward, and since this is the new universe, the laws of the old universe may not necessarily apply. Of course, my advice is that if you can't perceive that kind of existence, it's better not to bother thinking about it. Anyway, with your understanding of the universe and the truth, most of you will not have the opportunity to come into contact with that level of things. ”

There was a hint of mockery and superiority in that voice, which was quite unpleasant.

However, considering that this guy is a lonely old man from outside time, and he adheres to the fine tradition of respecting the old and loving the young, Lu Zhou didn't pay too much attention to his arrogance.

"Now that your compatriots have been sent to the surface, if you don't want to waste any more time here, it's almost time for us to go."

"Let's go," Lu Zhou nodded, looking at the space fragments that changed their internal form again, he suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Speaking of which, where are we going next?" ”

"A little deeper than here...... Aren't you curious? Those Martians in your mouth, why are you building such crooked tunnels in this place? ”

Lu Zhou: "...... Why? ”

"Because of greed and instinct, by the way, the original appearance of this ruin, is actually straight."

Lu Zhou: "......?" ”

Almost as soon as the words fell, the soap bubble-like debris of four-dimensional space moved again.

However, this time the change is a little different from the last time.

I saw that the tentacle-like lines that were winding and circling seemed to be pulled by some unknown force, and were gathered into a ball by the white mist that was entwined around them, and finally compressed into a point.

Looking at this strange phenomenon in front of him, Lu Zhou couldn't help frowning and asked.

"What is this doing?"

"I said it was a key," the voice continued, smiling faintly, "and the use of the key is to open the door." ”

Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, suddenly startled, and reacted suddenly.

"Could it be—"

"Haha, looks like you've already guessed it! That's right, the ruins are about to dismantle and return to their oldest form! If you want to regret it, it's too late! ”

I don't regret it, it's just a little unexpected.

Lu Zhou guessed that the fragments of the four-dimensional space distorted the original appearance of this ruin, but he didn't expect that not only that, but it even hid part of the space outside the three-dimensional coordinate axis......

And now, it's been returned!

Layers of crack-like cracks appeared on the surface of the "soap bubble", like a broken glass ball falling to the ground, and the space fragments floating in mid-air exploded into tiny fragments.

A circle of milky white ripples spread out along the bursting singularity, like a series of tiny bubbles rushing around, through everything it touched.

Lu Zhou subconsciously raised his hands, and even almost activated the nitrogen shield.

However, he soon realized that the spreading ripples did not affect him in the slightest, but only passed through his body and then sank into the wall behind him.

It's as if it's happening in another world.

Just as he was thinking this, the tremor of the sky falling apart suddenly came from under his feet.

The tremor didn't last long, though, as a twisted ripple came in from all directions, and soon he felt a flower in front of him, and after a whirlwind of the sky, the gravitational pull of Mars threw him again into an open grotto.

This time, Lu Zhou didn't feel much pain, as if he was just being turned upside down.

Slowly getting up from the ground, his pupils contracted to a point the moment he saw the behemoth that had stopped in front of him.

"This, this is ......"

It was a silvery-white spacecraft with a streamlined shell and a long fusiform silhouette. As for why Lu Zhou knew that it was a spacecraft, it was naturally because he had seen this thing before.

It was a memory of the old universe.

And it once belonged to a powerful civilization!

Looking at the spaceship in front of him and being silent for a long time, Lu Zhou suddenly spoke.

“…… You are General Reinhardt. ”

The air was quiet for many seconds.

In the communication channel, there was a light sigh with a little loneliness and nostalgia.

"I didn't expect to hear this name in the new universe."

"It's really nostalgic."

Restraining the light tremor in his voice, Lu Zhou swallowed his saliva.

“…… So, this is your ship? ”

The voice said lightly.

"It used to be."

The spaceship of the Jialan civilization!

That's a civilization that once physically conquered a star!

Glancing at the solid dome above his head, Lu Zhou took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and the thoughts in his mind turned quickly.

"Are there any other weapons on the ship? Or something like a shield. ”

Although he seems to have been buried alive underground, if it is a spaceship of the Jialan civilization, it should be a little trouble to come!

After hearing Lu Zhou's inquiry, the voice gave a very honest answer.

"Basic shields and weapons, of course."

Lu Zhou was overjoyed.

However, just as he was about to give the order to start the spaceship, a long sigh came from the communication channel.

“…… But I'm sorry, whether it's the shield, the weapon, or the ship's engine, I'm afraid it won't start anymore. ”

Lu Zhou: "??? ”

Moment.

The air was eerily quiet......

(End of chapter)