Extraordinary pedigree

"Blackstone Fortress..."

Xia Xiu repeated softly, his mind quickly searching for any clues about this name.

He searched through the books, papers and journals he had read in his mind, and even the secret research reports and top-secret files of the Kingdom of Heaven, but could not find any information related to this term.

His brows furrowed, and his eyes gradually turned from deep thought to the commander-in-chief, "What on earth is that?"

The commander-in-chief didn't say much. He slid his finger in the void and called up a virtual projection.

On the screen, a blurry but shocking outline appeared - it was a huge space fortress, the black shadow was like a sleeping giant, suspended in the endless abyss of the void.

That ominous outline exuded endless power, and it seemed that even the image of it exuded some kind of heart-stopping oppression.

Alex's voice was low and slow, and every word weighed on the heart of the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven:

"According to the fragments we extracted from the wreckage of the night ship, this 'Black Stone Fortress' is not an extraordinary creation."

He paused and scanned the projection with heavy eyes, "Its structure is completely different from any technology we know, and even exceeds the existing technology scope of the Kingdom of Heaven. Preliminary judgment is that the core design of this fortress is likely to come from some kind of technology. An ancient existence involving the manipulation of void power - which is why we speculate that it is related to the void dragon or the star god."

Xia Xiu stared at the virtual projection.

Void power, ancient existence...the combination of these terms foreshadows unknown terror.

He was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask: "So how do they compare to the Gospel Holy Seat of Yahweh?"

The Governor did not hesitate at all, and responded almost instantly: "The two cannot be compared alone. The Holy See of the Gospel is made of great power, while the Blackstone Fortress... is an important weapon of civilization."

He turned to look at Xia Xiu, his eyes as deep as the sea:

"The Holy See of the Gospel relies on divine power, which is enough to leverage destiny and divinity, but Blackstone Fortress... is the pinnacle of ancient civilization. They do not rely on divine power, but are based on civilization and technology, and contain far beyond ours. The technology and energy of understanding.”

His tone became more solemn: "Whoever can control the Blackstone Fortress will be invincible in the Ether Guide Chain."

"And, more importantly, we not only found information about the Blackstone Fortress in the wreckage of the night ship, we also found their coordinates, as well as some chilling things..."

The commander-in-chief began to zoom in on the screen, and the huge virtual projection screen slowly lit up in the center of the command room. Through the mist-like light screen, a star map gradually unfolded.

The deep cosmic background is shrouded in dim light, and the dim light of hundreds of stars flickers on the star map, as if a silent signal is conveying the loneliness and coldness of the Milky Way. ,

In the upper right corner of the screen, Terra's coordinates were marked with bright points of light, while on the other side of the star map, a strange red light appeared like a nightmare.

As the light spot moves, the perspective focuses on the red area.

In the center of the screen, a huge irregular structure slowly appeared - this is the [Blackstone Fortress].

The structure was huge and complex, suspended deep in the galaxy like a twisted maze.

The black crystal surface outside the fortress shimmers with faint light, and the surface is covered with countless rune carvings, as if it is constantly absorbing the undercurrent of the universe.

The star map system began to automatically enlarge, and the huge fortress rotated. The virtual light depicted its outer outline more and more clearly. Each side of the fortress showed a different geometric structure - some parts were sharp and abrupt, as if out of control. Force is pushing it to extend outward; while other parts are integrated, as if some unknown technology is forcibly merging the various structures into one.

Purple and green light veins flashed from time to time on the smooth surface. These energy veins seemed to connect the entire fortress, like an ancient and awakening giant beast.

The data display at the bottom of the projection screen started to flow: [Blackstone Fortress No. 1].

===Virtual Star Map Navigation System===

Current location: Terra

Current location coordinates:

[X: 412.12, Y:-320.88, Z: 89.00]——

Destination: Blackstone Fortress No. 1

coordinate:

[X: 35.99, Y:■■■.25, Z:-■5.12]

Distance: 13.000 light years (straight line distance, located near the ■■■ star area)

Voyage time: 12/Terran days (Aether/warp voyage, no effects of chaos, no effects of ether storms and radiation——)

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The data was constantly updated, and the energy intensity of the fortress' shell was marked as extremely high. The pulsating light began to change frequently, suggesting that it was absorbing the surrounding energy.

The image on the screen suddenly shook slightly. On the edge of the northern edge of the Milky Way, a violent and chaotic force was stirring - it did not belong to this sea of ​​stars, and it had never really belonged to any known material world.

In the center of the projection screen, a whirlpool-like crack began to gradually appear. It was like a huge vortex, with the characteristics of a crack. The center was like the "pupil" of the eye, which was the most active and dangerous part, while the surrounding vortexes were like It is the "iris" or "white of the eye" that is always "looking" out in this area of ​​the Milky Way.

It is like an eternal eye, suspended in the starry sky, staring at the surrounding universe.

Its core is like an endless abyss, deep and cold, swallowing any soul that tries to peek into its secrets.

In this bottomless darkness, energy flows like a living thing, rippling, rotating, and twisting.

The light is constantly twisted at its edge, forcibly stretched and compressed by the power of this eye.

Those bright stars gradually lose their luster when approaching the Eye of Terror, as if they were dragged into some kind of abyss of another dimension and can no longer escape.

Its outer layer is like a circle of blood-red halo, emitting strange energy fluctuations, constantly shaking the surroundings of the galaxy.

The shape of the vortex is full of irregular changes, like a never-ending storm.

Purple, red and dark blue energy ripples intertwine, sometimes expanding, sometimes contracting, as if absorbing the surrounding starlight and matter.

The center of the eye is deadly-a pure nothingness, a rift between the universe, connecting to an indescribable deep world.

The data stream on the screen flickers, showing that the fluctuation index of ether radiation is rising sharply.

[Warning! ! ! ]

[Warning! ! ! ! ]

[Warning! ! !]

The note next to it warned that as if some hidden taboo had been triggered, the details of the image became blurred, and chaotic ripples gradually covered the entire star map, as if even light could hardly maintain its own form.

This is a huge, burning eye, always watching the surrounding galaxies.

In the last frame of the display, the eye twisted and rotated again, like a pupil that contracted instantly and then expanded again.

[Puff——]

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The collapsed star map was reflected on the faces of Xia Xiu and the general, and the distortion of light seemed to leave a heavy shadow on their expressions.

Xia Xiu frowned slightly, staring at the torn and rotating void crack, and his mind was full of questions.

"What is that eye?"

His voice was low, with an unconcealable uneasiness.

The chief's eyes were still fixed on the residual image of the star map, and his voice became deep, as if he was recalling some horrible scene:

"Coordinates copied from the wreckage of the night ship. We observed this phenomenon with the tools of the Super Astronomy Department - it was an abnormal rift located in a region called Cadia."

He paused and continued, his tone filled with indescribable heaviness.

"According to their analysis, it was a huge, vortex-shaped crack that connected the real space and the ether. The laws of time, space, matter, and even energy in that area are no longer as stable as in the universe we are familiar with."

Xia Xiu's expression became more solemn, and the scene of the rift seemed to be much more complicated than he had imagined.

And the chief's words continued to push this scene deeper, making the conversation even colder.

"There, we clearly observed the fluctuations of the domain of the four monarchs for the first time... They also saw us."

"The observation angel of the Super Astronomy Department was attacked by the over-the-horizon Meme outside the distant galaxy."

The chief's voice was low, but it triggered a chill.

The old man recalled the scene on the observation deck that day, a moment that could not be erased from his memory.

His expression became more and more serious, as if he was reliving that terrifying moment - the eyes of several observing angels exploded in an instant, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Their bodies were eroded by an unknown force and covered with a layer of strange red hair. Even the pure light of the [Unknown Land] could not resist the sudden terror.

Those angels did not suffer ordinary injuries, but were cursed by an extremely rare curse.

The general whispered, with a hint of suppressed gloom in his tone:

"The healing angel later told me that those curses were not accidental. They were cursed by the Prince of Pleasure. They saw the kingdom of the Prince of Pleasure, a paradise of depravity and distortion."

Xia Xiu frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but recall the so-called deal between the four monarchs and himself. His sensitive intuition told him that the real purpose of the four monarchs cooperating with him was related to the huge vortex eye.

The chief's voice was still low, and he continued:

"That rift... the power of chaos nearby is extremely strong. The influence of the Four Lords is more obvious there than anywhere else. Through that rift, the power of chaos can directly affect the real universe and change the laws of physics."

"The observation angel of the Super Astronomy Department said that the rift has been defined as the key portal for the power of the Chaos God to penetrate into reality."

Xia Xiu listened to these words, and his intuition became more certain.

The rift is an endless wound in the universe, connecting to an unknown abyss, and continuously infiltrating the corrupt power of chaos into reality.

What's more disturbing is that chaos is not limited to lurking, it is actively affecting reality.

The chief narrowed his eyes and still said in a deep voice:

"The people of the Super Astronomy Department... they saw countless Chaos Legions. Those legions have occupied the planets around the rift and covered the entire star region."

He paused, with a hint of confusion and subtle shadows in his tone.

"However, it seems that due to some unknown reason, these Chaos Legions cannot spread completely and can only shrink in that area, as if they are trapped by something."

Trapped by something...

Xia Xiu murmured this sentence in his heart, recalling the four [Seals] in the hands of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" - the branches of the "History of All Realms".

And, the Apocalyptic War predicted by them.

The four monarchs of byd, it turns out that they are waiting for him here...

"I think the only good thing is that the Cadia sector is 13,000 light-years away from Terra. This distance... If the Parker Solar Probe were to use real-life, non-black box technology, it would take a full 2.1 billion years to fly. this journey.”

The commander-in-chief's voice was somewhat heavy and helpless.

Xia Xiu raised his head and looked at the bitter smile on the commander-in-chief's face. He couldn't help but smile the same way, and then added:

"What a pity, this is not just the physical universe, we also have the ether ocean. If we break away from the guide chain and conduct real ether navigation, we can make non-linear progress in the subspace, and the light-year distance can be greatly shortened.

But the problem is that the ether is full of dangers such as distortions of time and space, storms, radiation pollution, etc.

If these obstacles can be avoided, in theory, no matter how far the distance is, it can be reached quickly.

And those four monarchs... who were born from the ether, are obviously able to easily ignore these problems that we cannot avoid. "

Xia Xiu's words hit the nail on the head, pointing out the dangers in ethereal navigation and the natural advantages of the four monarchs.

[Ether Ocean] should have been the hope for all civilizations to break through the interstellar barriers, but in the face of the power of chaos, this hope has become a double-edged sword.

The commander-in-chief nodded, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

He continued:

“As you said, many forces on Terra are now trying to solve these problems.

The current ether guide chain technology is a channel established between Terra and the Sun relying on the crystal sky and lineage.

This is currently the safest way to travel. Not only can it avoid most dangers in the ether, it also forms a powerful defensive measure. "

He paused slightly and his tone became more thoughtful:

“As for plans for future interstellar voyages, there are currently two mainstream ideas.

One is to continue to expand the guide chains until they are spread throughout all the star areas that we can reach - this will be a huge project, and it is too whimsical. What is the difference between building this thing and creating a wonder?

Another idea is to create and launch a large number of chaotic mapping stations and navigation stations, through these stations to draw stable ether routes, and at the same time cultivate a large number of ether navigators, those beings who are born with the ability to perceive and control the flow of ether - however, mapping stations The speed of scrapping in the ether far exceeds the speed of its creation, and the creatures in the ether will not allow these things to exist. "

Xia Xiu recalled the terrifying rift on the star map, and the two possible solutions were running through his mind.

He knew that expanding the guide chain might bring long-term stability, but it would be time-consuming and a huge amount of work.

With the current four-layer guide chain technology, even if it is laid until Terra explodes naturally, it is not known whether the guide chain can cover the entire solar system.

Moreover, the guide chain relies on the stability of [Crystal Sky] in the early stage, and if it develops in the future...

[Crystal Sky] is the shackles that shackle Terra.

And relying on ether navigators... It is easy to cultivate navigators, but it is difficult to establish surveying and mapping stations and navigation stations.

To draw one or more navigable channels in the [Ether Ocean], the number required may be hundreds of trillions.

Which civilization would waste so many resources and create so much "ether garbage"?

The current mainstream ideas on Terra are actually not very good.

Non-mainstream ideas are more whimsical and unreliable.

Some people are still thinking about seizing the "Void Dragon"'s secret method of super-light speed navigation; some are thinking about using gravity slipstream; some are even thinking about taking refuge in monarchs and gods, asking them to reward several observable waterways for human navigation...

Whether mainstream or non-mainstream.

Xia Xiu was able to clearly understand one thing:

Most people on this land have no grand idea of ​​tearing apart the hypocritical starry sky and leading mankind out of Terra.