Inside the Exotic Species Research Institute.
The first layer, Accumulated Water Plains, originally illuminated by the Sun Lamp, suddenly plunged into darkness, causing panic among all the small exploration teams and logistics personnel lingering on this level. But very soon, the lights reignited, and many Sun Lamps that had previously gone out began to flicker on again. Miniature repair robots started up, mending broken lights, and cleaning flooded channels.
The second layer, Twilight Sanctuary, also experienced the same ’shutdown and reboot’ event—As the entire sanctuary restarted, numerous disc-shaped cleaning machines and repair robots hidden beneath the earth surged out from various warehouses and material buildings. One after another, compressed capsules automatically decompressed, releasing those maintenance modules preserved for over a millennium.
The third layer, Crimson Court, the crimson color disappeared.
All warning and danger signs were eliminated in an instant, and what appeared were tags of interwoven orange and green saying ’Under Maintenance’ and ’Temporarily Closed’!
Many exploration team members were stunned by this mystical phenomenon; they had never encountered such a situation, and for a moment, they were rooted in place, hesitant to move forward.
"Really?!" However, successors like Imperial Grandson Aina and Gaer from major factions, were filled with disbelief: "The reactivation of the relic?!"
"This relic of the pre-genesis civilization is actually being restarted by someone—it’s intact enough to be restarted?!"
"Quick!" Without any hesitation, Gaer led the team, hastened towards the ’Central Abyss’, urging fiercely: "Though we don’t know who did it or whether it’s a sudden situation, we must quickly enter the Subspace now!"
"Go quickly!" At the same time, Imperial Grandson Aina also urgently pushed the team into action: "The relic is rebooting, and although we’re unclear about the specifics, this place will soon become very dangerous!"
"In this relic, those dormant pre-genesis defense facilities are about to truly activate!"
Central area of the Crimson Court.
Yisen Gard, Anfa and Sio, lying in wait for other exploration teams to arrive and planning to be ’one step behind’, also noticed this anomaly.
However, compared to others’ incredulity and disbelief, the trio instead had a sense of realization.
"Ian just went in a few minutes ago, and the entire Exotic Species Research Institute undergoes such a transformation..."
Sio took a deep breath, exclaiming: "What exactly is his identity? A resurrected pre-genesis man?"
"I think it might be his Dragon Blood, which was once some core authority Dragon Blood of the Exotic Species Research Institute back then..." Anfa stared at the no-longer-scarlet Crimson Court, subconsciously muttering: "No wonder, I always felt his Dragon Blood was excessively pure..."
Yet Yisen Gard remained silent, his brow furrowed.
Not out of fear from the abnormal situation, but at this moment, the blond young man was merely pondering something.
——No matter what level of authority Ian holds, or what kind of transformations he can trigger, all of these are insignificant matters.
——In fact, the stronger Ian’s authority, the more changes, the more terrifying the matter becomes.
Because it’s quite simple.
"Such authority, yet..."
He said with a stern expression: "Still a foreboding of ’one’s own death’ remains."
"Ian, your true enemy... who exactly is it?"
At this moment, Ian took a step forward within the Subspace Research Institute.
With one step, he moved from the ’Director’s Exclusive Passage’ in the Subspace to the main control room of the Federal Institute of Exotic Species Research.
In the brightly illuminated panoramic screen room, there was only one plain seat.
On the seat, an ancient and incomplete corpse was placed there.