This is also the reason why many tourists are discouraged. The remains of the No. 1 ground tower do look a bit scary due to the disasters they have undergone and their age.
However, Ling Ling did not quite agree with Chen Sirui's statement.
How is it possible that there is no problem with the structure... If there was no problem back then, it would have been equipped with a natural disaster engine and taken off again. How could it still remain on the ground
Although the tower was not damaged in the battle with the deep space behemoth, a lot of its structure was destroyed during the forced landing.
Subsequent repairs did not take into account the possibility of re-suspension, so in theory, this is indeed a very typical ground-high tower.
After hearing what Chen Sirui said, the reporters felt relieved and followed the staff into the ruins of the ancient tower.
Instead of passing through the badly damaged ordinary aisle, they were guided by the staff to bypass the crumbling rusty road surface and pass through the honeycomb room with the walls removed, moving little by little towards the gravity elevator leading to the eighth floor.
The reporters were very nervous along the way. Celis, who had not seen much of the world, hugged Lingling's arm tightly. Even Chen Sirui showed a little uneasiness in his expression.
Only the staff of the Ancient Monuments Association and Ling Ling remained calm. The former because this was where they worked, and the latter needless to say.
However, after passing through the demolished honeycomb room and stepping into the gravity elevator, everything suddenly became clear.
As the only functioning facility in the entire No. 1 ground tower ruins, this gravity elevator has certainly been refurbished, but its last maintenance probably dates back to the last day-night cycle.
Of course, even so, it is still more trustworthy than other facilities in the ruins, and it even has a few eternal lights, which instantly makes it a lot warmer.
"Go to the eighth floor."
Chen Sirui's voice was still steady, but the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead showed that, despite being the president of the High Tower Club, Chen Sirui was still an ordinary person and not a person with special abilities.
I can't hide my instinctive fear of the unknown and terrifying environment.
After the failure of the artificial ability users, there are not many ability users left in the world. They are all guests of honor in various suspended towers. The individual combat capability they possess cannot be replaced by any weapons.
Chen Sirui also has a person with special abilities as a bodyguard, but this person usually hides in the dark, and even Chen Sirui himself doesn't know where he is.
But what is certain is that as long as there is danger, this person with special abilities will step forward and solve the danger for him.
The gravity elevator slowly descended. Fortunately, when this elevator was first designed, it had already taken into account the need to carry more than thirty passengers, so it did not need to run back and forth several times.
Ling Ling and the staff were fine, but the other reporters, including Chen Sirui and his assistant, turned pale and blue in the face. If they stayed any longer, they would probably lose their minds.
After everyone stepped onto the gravity elevator, the elevator door slowly closed and the elevator was pushed upwards.
With an uneasy mood, everyone gradually approached the starting point of this era.
... ... .
“Here they come.”
Su Yiyao opened her eyes, but Luo Xue still kept her eyes closed.
From the moment Chen Sirui's aircraft landed, Luo Xue and Su Yiyao knew that the group of people who intended to witness "false testimony" had arrived.
But the strange thing is that these people seem to be shrouded by some kind of power. Neither Luo Xue nor Su Yiyao can use their spiritual sense to detect the detailed situation of these people.
It's like it's covered with a thick fog, as if it's deliberately concealing some unknown existence, which is really frightening.
This world... actually existed something that even they couldn't see through. Even Su Yiyao put away her carefree thoughts and focused on observing this group of people.
Luo Xue's spiritual sense was slightly weaker than Su Yiyao's. She could only sense the existence of this group of people, but... she couldn't even detect a few people clearly.
This is indeed a strong enemy. It seems that after thousands of years, human civilization has also given birth to a powerful existence. Even Su Yiyao feels that it may be a threat.
So, Luo Xue's initial plan was to take down this group of people directly, but now it seems... I have to wait a little longer and see the situation before considering taking action.
If they are really unable to defeat the enemy... Luo Xue and Su Yiyao can only lie dormant for the time being and wait for the right opportunity.
After all, more than a thousand years have passed now, and Luo Xue has no idea what changes have taken place in the post-apocalyptic world, but the ceiling combat power should no longer be limited to the Nascent Soul stage.
The gravity elevator was running and rising slowly. As it got closer, Luo Xue finally sensed their presence clearly, but at the same time, the owner of this mysterious power seemed to have noticed the spying.
“Stop!”
Su Yiyao's voice rang in Luo Xue's mind, and at the same time, both of them stopped spying.
"I was discovered..."
Su Yiyao's expression became more serious. She was also a little unsure about the opponent's strength level.
Judging from the perception of breath, it seems that he is only between the Jindan and Yuanying stages, but his level of sensitivity is unknowable. However, as soon as he was slightly touched, he was detected by it and almost fell into the opponent's trap.
This kind of opponent is undoubtedly the most dangerous, and the unknown is the real horror.
Ling Ling, who was hiding in the crowd, suddenly changed her expression from relaxed to serious. Even Celis, who was standing next to her, suddenly felt that the atmosphere around her was suffocating.
The reporters felt as if their hearts were tightened, but in the blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had happened.
But the impression left on everyone is not so easy to fade away.
"The ancient relics from thirty days and nights ago are indeed..."
Chen Sirui's eyes flickered slightly, but it was worth it. Only in this environment would it be easier for people to believe his arrangement.
“Ding~”
The gravity elevator finally reached the eighth floor. As the elevator door opened, everyone finally arrived at the starting point of this legendary new era.
The first proposal for mass production of the Scourge Engine was made in this historic place.
Everyone walked out of the elevator, but Ling Ling was the only one who was a beat slower. It was not until Celis pulled at the corner of her clothes that she seemed to come to her senses and followed Celis out of the elevator.
"Sister Ling, are you feeling unwell?"
Celis looked at Ling Ling with some worry. She hesitated whether she should insist on bringing Sister Ling to this damn place.
"No."
Lingling shook her head, but her expression beneath the mask remained solemn.
She sensed a hint of danger, which was particularly evident when she stepped into the elevator.
Is someone trying to harm me
Ling Ling had experienced this kind of thing many times in the past thirty days and nights. There were countless assassination attempts against her. Even in the most recent day and night, Ling Ling had smelled the murderous intent, but without exception, none of them worked.
But none of the previous assassinations were as dangerous as this one, which made her hair stand on end.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Lingling denied this idea.
No, it shouldn't...
No one knew the whereabouts of her as a sage, Ling Ling was very sure of this. The person who appeared here was just the guardian of an inconspicuous clerk in the publicity department, nothing more.
So... what's going on
Excluding this possibility, the first thing Ling Ling thought of was the influence left by the giant beast in deep space, or it should be called the remnant sound, which was still lingering above the earth. The previous incident of the ability user losing control was known to the remnant sound.
As the center of the out-of-control incident, if the remains of Tower No. 1 have always contained the remnants of the deep space beast and have not been triggered until now... it is not impossible.
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Recommend a book, a friend's orange article~
Lai Ling traveled through time and space and ended up in the body of a notorious, bad-tempered, abusive, and useless nanny who abandoned her teammates.
The top student who was cheated the most by her vowed to make her pay the price, but Lai Ling was in no mood to care about that. She would be tested soon and would be expelled if she failed.
This body has some unspeakable problems. If it is expelled from school, it will be a living hell in this dangerous world.
Lai Ling had no big ambitions, so she just wanted to be an ordinary, inconspicuous wet nurse and not drop out of school.
Who knows...
The noble young lady lay beside her and threatened with gnashing teeth: "You must stay with me, otherwise I will definitely..."
The loyal blonde girl who had been through life and death with Lai Ling many times stopped her without leaving a trace and said sarcastically: "Sister, what are you talking about? Miss Lai Ling is my teammate."
The war was about to break out. Lai Ling looked for help at the silver-haired girl standing beside her with empty eyes. She and she had always been in sync with each other. She originally thought that the girl would save her from the fire and water, but she didn't expect the girl to look at her expressionlessly:
"Who do you choose to make a contract with?"
Chapter 258 The Mastermind
Being wary of the remnant sound of the deep space beast, Ling Ling stepped into the eighth floor, but soon, her attention was unconsciously focused on the scene in front of her.
After all, this is a place that is familiar yet unfamiliar to her, but unforgettable.
It was here that she parted with Sister Xueer and embarked on the path of researching natural disaster engines, all the way to today.
Celis, who had supported her in the past, had long passed away, and now that her old friend's descendants were around her again, Lingling couldn't help but feel sentimental and sighed softly.
The other reporters were more relieved. After all, after walking all the way here, at least the eighth floor was relatively human-filled, with only some dilapidated laboratories.
You know, the other floors look pretty much like scenes from horror movies... like mutated researchers are about to pounce on them at any moment.
Finally stepping onto the eighth floor, Chen Sirui calmed himself, turned around and looked at everyone, spread his arms and said, "Everyone, as everyone knows, this is the origin of Lingxi Laboratory. It is also the place where the plan to create people with special abilities was formulated and abandoned."
After saying this, Chen Sirui paused for a moment, and then a reporter asked impatiently,
"Chen Hui, you took so much trouble to bring us to this place. You don't want us to revisit the workplace of the former sage, do you?"
"Of course... Just be patient, it's impossible to be just like this," Chen Sirui smiled slightly, "Back then, the No. 1 ground tower suffered a tragic disaster, and many experimental materials could not be taken away in time, so they were left here.
"The Antiquities Association found a record of the Sage's experiment among the documents that were accidentally left behind, and handed it over to me. I took a quick look at the copy and found it incredible, so I invited you all here today to be witnesses so that we can determine whether this record is... true or false."
After Chen Sirui finished speaking, almost all the reporters frowned. Why were they asked to come for such a thing? Shouldn't they notify the Sage
Could it be that the experimental records contain some unspeakable secrets? For example, the Sage's secret love history...
That’s not right. There’s no need to be so cautious about this kind of gossip.
Ling Ling even scratched the back of her head while being alert. Did she really leave any experimental records
Besides... what's so good about experimental records? They are just a bunch of boring repeated experiments and data, with maybe only three or four minor differences in several of them. She can write hundreds of such experimental records in one round of verification.
Even if some of them were indeed left over from that year... it is meaningless. Either they have failed, or they have achieved results, or even have been iterated for dozens of generations.
However, before everyone could come to a conclusion, an elderly reporter pushed his glasses, stared at Chen Sirui with sharp eyes, and said,
"Chen Hui, as far as I know, although Tower No. 1 was hastily evacuated after the disaster and left behind a lot of things, after the crisis was over, the accidentally left behind data should have been collected. It is impossible for the experimental records left by the sage to exist."
The older reporter obviously knew more about these past secrets, and pointed out the most fatal mistake in Chen Sirui's statement in a very sharp manner.
But... Chen Sirui had already anticipated this problem, or rather, this problem was not a mistake at all, but rather a support for his perjury.
"Because the record was hidden by the sage, the person who is qualified to organize the data cannot be found," Chen Sirui explained calmly, "As for why the sage didn't come to take it away later... To be honest, I also think it is a suspicious point, so I asked everyone to come and witness it together."
Chen Sirui didn't prepare a proper explanation to deal with all the doubts. What he needed was to plant a seed of doubt. Besides, if he filled in all the holes... it would seem too deliberate and would arouse suspicion.
As expected, when the older reporter heard what Chen Sirui said, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but in the end he buried more of his doubts in his heart and nodded to indicate that there was no problem.
After all... No one can guarantee anything without seeing the experimental records left by the sage.
Seeing that the reporters were beginning to be skeptical, Chen Sirui did not force it. The effect he needed had been achieved. If he went any further, it might be counterproductive.
So he stopped keeping the secret and turned to nod slightly to his assistant.
Upon receiving the order, the assistant walked straight to a honeycomb room that seemed no different from any other laboratory. In front of everyone's eyes, he opened the secret compartment of the laboratory table and took out the false evidence.
An old file, the fragile paper represents the years it has gone through, and the neat and beautiful ancient characters make people think of the gentle and quiet legendary woman.
"...Signed, Ling Ling."
Celis glanced at the record. She didn't recognize the strange ancient characters on it at all. She felt dizzy after reading the whole thing. Only at the end of the signature did she see the words she was familiar with.
"The Sage's name is Lingling?" Celis blinked, turned her head and whispered to Lingling, "Sister Ling, the Sage has the same last name as you... Are you the Sage's descendant?"
"... maybe."
Ling Ling did not comment, her attention was also focused on the experimental record.
It has to be said that the person who forged this record had indeed conducted a systematic study of Ling Ling. Not only was the writing style of the experimental record almost identical to her own, but even the handwriting was imitated meticulously.
The only problem with the entire experimental record is that the handwriting is deliberately made to look old. After all, the paper can be antique, but the words on it cannot be changed.
However, this kind of aging should have been done with the help of the ability of a person with special abilities. Ordinary people cannot see it, and even antique experts may not be able to identify it. Only Ling Ling, who can judge by traces of spiritual power, can detect clues.
Therefore, the truth of this record was so real that even Ling Ling, the person who spread the rumor, was moved in his heart.
"Even I almost thought I wrote this..."
But this is impossible, because after Gao Tong's death, Ling Ling has never participated in the specific experiments of Lingxi medicine, so how could she write experimental records
Although Lingling is still the leader of the Lingxi medicine project, she is only responsible for development. All matters related to the experiment are left to Celis—not the little Celis now, but the Governor Celis back then.
It was mainly Lingling's own refusal. She originally did not want to continue to participate in the Lingxi Medicine Project because her father had given up this failed project before his death.
But after all, there is no choice but to take on the responsibility of leading this project because humans at that time really needed a large number of people with special abilities to fight the disaster.