Actually, Yu Sheng had more questions in his heart, and he could feel that Baili Qing was hiding some more crucial secrets. For example, how does Boundary City, this gigantic "anchor," manage to control the entire Boundary Land at depth L-0? What exactly are the operational mechanisms and construction processes of this anchor? In what ways would excessive and rapid technological development affect the stability of this "anchor"? And what was the state of Boundary Land like before this "anchor" took shape...

After all, this city didn't appear out of nowhere; it must have gone through a process of establishment and perfection. From the details Baili Qing inadvertently revealed, it seems that Boundary Land might have really experienced a chaotic period with average depths far exceeding L-0—could it be that there were human indigenous people in Boundary Land at that time? And did these indigenous people find a way to pull their homeland from the Deep Layer to L-0 using an "anchor"?

This sounds incredible because it is common knowledge that only at depth L-0 can rational species survive long-term. If Boundary Land really had a period of chaos with depths exceeding zero-level, it would not be possible for a large human population to survive here.

He hesitated for a moment but decided to ask anyway.

But in response to his question, Baili Qing just shook her head.

"There are very few historical records about the period before the establishment of Boundary City, and even the history following its establishment was chaotic for a time. It seems we rebuilt this place on top of ruins, but why it became ruins in the first place is a mystery—perhaps, as many scholars speculate, that period of history 'stuck' at the point of the Second Singularity Explosion. You should still remember the history I told you about, the history of the world's destruction and rebirth.

"At the moment of the universe's rebirth, everything in the world was shattered and reassembled once, leading to many... 'historical legacy issues,' literally historical legacy issues.

"This indirectly gave rise to the 'Archaeological Association,' a group of scholars passionate about archaeological research who banded together and grew into a large entity. They continuously excavate at the most deceitful and unstable temporal collapse points, trying to patch the missing history of various races or find evidence of some lost civilizations—the Bamosa people and the Wooden Gold Man are their biggest shareholders, and the Special Service Bureau, controlling a vast amount of Exotic Realm intelligence, with a large Mysterious Objects trading platform and containment vault, also closely interacts with them."

Baili Qing paused here, gazing contemplatively at the endless darkness outside the connecting bridge, her tone tinged with a bit of emotion: "Tracing roots and seeking origins is the instinct of 'civilization.' The Archaeological Association is dedicated to finding the remnants of old world civilizations and has been searching for years for an ancient relic group known as 'Lost Deep Lake.' Scholars in Boundary Land are also attempting to piece together the history before Boundary City's establishment, trying to reconstruct what we call 'home' from the past... I am not an expert in this field, but I have always held these people in awe."

Yu Sheng listened silently. He found it difficult to truly feel what Baili Qing was talking about because he was not a "Boundary Land person," but he knew he should respect these feelings. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental—

He always felt that the "creator" who caused the "Second Singularity Explosion" had some sketchy craftsmanship...

Of course, he knew such words were inappropriate, given that the entire universe has persisted to this day because of the Second Singularity Explosion—just think about Anka Aela's homeland, which was gone. Compared to that, what more could one want?

Muttering to himself, Yu Sheng had already arrived before the massive cuboidal "building."

The gray-white concrete outer walls bore no decoration and exuded a suffocating sense of oppression from up close. The long connecting bridge led directly to one of the cube's top corners, and the entrance gate at the end of the long bridge was actually very wide, enough to let two or three cars drive in side by side—yet it still seemed small compared to the whole cube, like a gap prepared for ants.

Yu Sheng could hardly imagine how this thing was built and how it managed to remain floating in this dark space, but it was undoubtedly another piece of "high technology" at the disposal of the Special Service Bureau.

Led by Baili Qing, the gate opened, and Yu Sheng, carrying Erin, stepped into this "Containment Facility."

In front of them was a spacious corridor with sentry posts at intervals, mounted machine guns and detectors on the ceiling, and surveillance equipment everywhere.

Heavily armed personnel appeared and, after exchanging a few words with Baili Qing, silently led the way forward.

Throughout the journey, Yu Sheng curiously observed this place.

He noticed that the entire interior of the containment facility felt just like its exterior—massive concrete constructs, harsh lines, and various bare surfaces. The building's color scheme was predominantly white and different shades of gray, so much so that the black armor worn by the armed guards became the most striking "color" here.

This cold and colorless feeling gave Yu Sheng a strong sense of deja vu, but before he could say anything, Erin, perched on his shoulder, suddenly looked up and said to Baili Qing, "This place is so colorless—just like you."

Baili Qing, however, was not offended by the puppet's somewhat rude comment. She calmly explained, "'Color' is a medium for concealment and illusion. Some containment items use color to transmit their power or even escape control. This 'container' has been specially reinforced against such items. As for your feeling that this place is similar to me... it's just a coincidence."

"Does the Angel Fragment have a tendency to escape using color?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.

"Not really. So far, there has been no indication of any 'escape' tendency," Baili Qing shook her head. "It's just that the security level here is high enough, and it has a fully functional laboratory that can be activated at any time. So, it has been brought here."

As she spoke, they had stopped before a gray-white alloy gate. After a series of cumbersome and meticulous identification and handover procedures, the gate finally opened slowly.

Inside, there was a structure similar to an airlock, with a second door on the other side.

But just as Yu Sheng was about to walk in, the reception staff suddenly stepped forward and blocked him, turning to look at Baili Qing. From under the heavy protective helmet came a somewhat muffled voice: "Director, does the visitor need extra protection?"

"No need," Baili Qing shook his head. "He's the one who knocked down this fragment."

Through the thick protective helmet, Yu Sheng couldn't see the expression on the reception staff's face, but he clearly noticed the person's body stiffened for a moment. After about two or three seconds of hesitation, the reception staff awkwardly lowered his hand and stepped back two paces.

"Let me reemphasize, I didn't knock it down; it didn't want to live anymore..."

Yu Sheng whispered to Baili Qing, who was already stepping forward, "I know, but this way is more convenient."

Yu Sheng pouted and followed him inside.

After passing through the second airlock door, the real laboratory finally came into view.

The lights were bright, but the place still lacked color. The spacious room was filled with many advanced pieces of equipment that were hard to understand. In the center of the room was a complex round platform. A mechanical structure hung from the ceiling above the platform, with its end integrating a large number of analysis and monitoring devices.

Several staff members wearing heavy protective suits were waiting in the laboratory.

Yu Sheng's gaze bypassed those staff members and immediately noticed the "sample" placed in the center of the round platform.

It was a white, semi-transparent crystal, irregular in shape, about the size of three fists.

It just lay there quietly, looking harmless.

Yu Sheng suddenly felt that his earlier concerns shared with Baili Qing were justified—such an innocuous-looking white, semi-transparent stone. If it were lying by the roadside, no one would guess it was a remnant fallen from the "Dark Angel." If some unfortunate person with the Innate Death Holy Body picked it up without thinking, they might slip it into their pocket...

Of course, something this size wouldn't easily fit in a pocket; it would need a rather large one.

Yu Sheng walked over curiously, and under the nervous, almost horrified stares of several staff members, he closely examined the crystal for a long time. He then turned to whisper to the puppet on his shoulder: "Can you see anything?"

"What's there to see? It's just a stone," Erin shook her head. "Although it's releasing some faint energy... its intensity is weaker than the two chickens Hu Li keeps."

A researcher, hearing the puppet on Yu Sheng's shoulder suddenly speak, glanced over in surprise but quickly looked away and nodded at Baili Qing: "We did indeed detect this crystal's continuous emission of faint energy waves. Moreover, over the past few hours, its readings have remained quite stable. However, this radiation is very low in intensity and is virtually harmless to humans."

Baili Qing nodded, "Anything else? Any other discoveries so far?"

"There is... and this is its most peculiar feature." The researcher said, taking a tray from a nearby lab table and handing its contents to Baili Qing.

It was another crystal fragment—very similar in texture and color to the large crystal on the round platform but slightly duller in luster and only the size of a pinky finger.

"What is this?" Baili Qing asked.

"A secondary crystal," the researcher explained. "Derived from the Mother Crystal, this fragment in front of you was just a silicon-rich stone half an hour ago."

Baili Qing's expression grew serious.

"Are you saying... it can assimilate surrounding materials?"

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