From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 479 Arrival at the Sykes Civilization, Resolving the Professor Crisis
Lu Heng pondered and asked questions, trying to gather as much information as possible: "Is the Reincarnation Source Essence an indivisible part, or can it be divided into many parts?"

Bai Guang: "It can be divided, but lower civilizations are not capable of dividing it."

This information was crucial for Lu Heng, because he had touched the source of reincarnation in his previous life and knew what form that source of matter existed in.

In the original understanding, the essence of reincarnation is indivisible, but in Bai Guang's answer, the essence of reincarnation can be divided, but lower civilizations are not capable of dividing it.

A hidden message can be gleaned from Bai Guang's answer.

The hidden message is that the Zero Civilization possesses the ability to divide the Reincarnation Source Essence.

This information leads to a possible speculation: the Zero Civilization may have possessed more than one copy of the Reincarnation Source Essence, but they lost one of them.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Lu Heng continued to ask, "Which civilizations have been to the Zero World? Which of them do you suspect?"

Bai Guang: "There are four suspected civilizations that took the essence of reincarnation: you humans and the Sykes civilization, and the Abyss demons are the Bloodline Demons and the Shadow Demons."

Lu Heng then asked, "Are only the human and Sykes civilizations summoned to the Zero World?"

Bai Guang: "It's not just these two civilizations, but only these two civilizations recently."

It seemed like an ordinary answer, but Lu Heng sensed an important piece of information in it.

Why were the humans and the Sykes civilization recently summoned to the Zero World?

While this phenomenon could be explained by coincidence, no detail of any implicit information should be overlooked when analyzing intelligence.

Why were the civilizations summoned to the Zero World human and Sykes civilizations? Why not the elven civilization, or some other magical civilization?
This likely contains crucial information.

Both humanity and the Sykes civilization can be categorized as technological civilizations.

That's right, the civilizations recently summoned to the Zero World are all technological civilizations. Is this just a coincidence?
The recruitment patterns in the Abyss Battlefield are not random.

This can be seen from the fact that the Siren world recruits marine-type ability users; the recruiting will selects different recruits based on the environment of the target world.

In other words, the civilizations that were summoned to the Zero World were all technological civilizations, indicating that the reason for the summoning was likely related to technology.

This led Lu Heng to wonder if the Zero Civilization was a technological civilization.

However, even if the Zero Civilization developed from a technological civilization into a demigod civilization, once it reaches the level of a demigod civilization, it cannot be viewed through the lens of an ordinary technological civilization.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Heng offered, "I can go to the Sykes civilization and help you find the Reincarnation Source Essence."

Bai Guang: "No need, we can make contact with the Sykes civilization."

Lu Heng added, "I have allies in the Sykes civilization, which will make this mission much easier. Moreover, even if I don't find it at first, I can ask my allies to keep monitoring the situation in the Sykes world."

After a two-second silence, Bai Guang agreed: "Okay, do as you say."

After saying this, the white light began to fade, preparing to leave.

Lu Heng quickly said, "I don't have a spatial beacon for the Sykes world yet, I need your help."

The ability 【Astral Travel】 cannot teleport to all worlds at will; it can only teleport to worlds that have spatial beacons.

The spatial anchor points rewarded by world missions can be used as spatial beacons, but Lu Heng does not have any spatial anchor points from the Sykes civilization.

This is also why Lu Heng couldn't help when Xavier Matrix was trapped and Yuan Yaoyao asked for his help.

Bai Guang: "This request is not difficult to fulfill."

After saying these words, the white light disappeared, leaving behind a ball of light the size of a walnut in mid-air.

Lu Heng walked over, stretched out his finger, and gently touched the ball of light.

The light scattered, forming tiny specks of light that landed on the skin of the fingers.

Lu Heng closed his eyes and tried to activate his [Astral Travel] ability. Sure enough, he saw a newly appeared spatial beacon, which was none other than the beacon of the Sykes world.

Having finally obtained the space beacon of the Sykes civilization, it's time to resolve the Xavier Matrix incident, which has been dragging on for a long time.

Lu Heng sent a message to the team members, including Yuan Yaoyao, to gather at Quenching Fortress.

……

After half an hour.

In the council chamber of Quenching Fortress, Lu Heng got straight to the point: "I've obtained the spatial beacon of the Sykes civilization, which allows me to teleport there. So I plan to set off tomorrow to the Sykes civilization to help Professor Xavier escape his predicament."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yaoyao immediately perked up: "Really? Brother Lu, you're really going to help the professor? That's wonderful!"

Lu Heng continued, "What I am about to say is confidential. Once we leave this council room, you cannot mention it to anyone else without my permission."

Yuan Yaoyao glanced at Lin Zeyu beside her, looking like a little adult, and repeated, "Did you hear that? Don't you dare tell anyone."

Lin Zeyu covered his forehead, speechless, and said, "Lu Heng was talking about you, can't you tell? We're a team, a team, understand? We don't need any special reminders to keep it a secret."

Yuan Yaoyao frowned immediately, snorted in dissatisfaction, then turned to look at Lu Heng, pouting as she asked, "Brother Lu, were you saying this on purpose for me to hear?"

Lu Heng reached out and poked her forehead, scolding, "Why are you thinking so much? Everyone has to keep this meeting a secret, including you."

Yuan Yaoyao glanced at Lin Zeyu and snorted, "Did you hear that? Everyone has to keep it a secret."

“Yes, yes, you’re right.” Lin Zeyu decided to stop arguing with a child.

"What you said doesn't match your true thoughts. Don't think I can't tell; my calculation skills are excellent." Yuan Yaoyao had an expression that said she had already seen through Lin Zeyu.

Lu Heng coughed lightly, bringing the topic back to the main point: "This time, we have another mission in the Sykes civilization: to find something called Reincarnation Essence."

"These are things lost by the Zero Civilization. Currently, the Zero Civilization suspects four targets: in addition to Blue Star, there is the Sykes Civilization, as well as the Bloodline Demons and Shadow Demons of the Abyss World."

"So there are two things to do on this trip to the Sykes civilization. The first is to help Professor Xavier establish a new base."

"The second thing is to find the source of reincarnation, or at least confirm whether the source of reincarnation is in the Sykes world."

After explaining the purpose of the trip, the others raised a few more questions. After the discussion, Lu Heng announced the disbandment of the group, and everyone went back to make preparations.

……

the next day.

Lu Heng's team of four, plus Yuan Yaoyao, a total of five people, teleported to the Sykes civilization together.

Su Muyu already had a spatial anchor point from the Sykes civilization, so she could teleport there even without a stargate. However, using a spatial anchor point for teleportation consumes divine energy. Therefore, Lu Heng could save divine energy by opening a stargate and taking them there directly.

After the teleportation ended, the group of five walked out of the star gate and appeared in the sky.

As soon as the five people came out, they were pulled downwards by the planet's gravity, passing through the clouds and falling to the planet's surface.

The five of them used their abilities to float up. Lu Heng released the power of the Wind Lord, hovering in mid-air, and then checked on the others.

Su Muyu spread her energy wings.

Yuan Yaoyao put on the half-body Black Feather Spirit Armor.

Lin Zeyu then released a Void Hook, which hung in mid-air.

He opened his spiritual energy field to express his gratitude to his teacher, hovering in the air.

After confirming that all four of them were alright, Lu Heng said, "Let's first check our location."

Su Muyu has released the Azure Phoenix to confirm the planetary environment below.

Since this spatial beacon was given by the Zero Civilization, Lu Heng was unsure of its exact location.

Judging from its location, being in mid-air is a good choice, as it is unlikely to be discovered by the main civilization of the target world, nor will it result in an embarrassing situation such as being stuck underground.

Su Muyu quickly confirmed the location: "This is the capital planet of the Sykes civilization."

Lu Heng looked at Yuan Yaoyao and asked, "Have you gotten in touch with Professor Xavier? What did he say?"

Yuan Yaoyao nodded and replied, "We've already made contact. The professor is in the underground base on planet M2."

Xavier Matrix was originally one of the most powerful scientists in the Sykes civilization and once possessed the ability to confront the Sykes military.

The reason they were in trouble was because the mechanical demon crisis broke out, which caused the Sykes civilization's fleet to bomb Second Gaia into ruins.

The entire planet was destroyed, resulting in the complete annihilation of Xavier Matrix's base on the second Gaia planet.

Moreover, he is a key target of the Sykes military, which means he has to be very careful with his every move, as he could be arrested at any moment.

Therefore, three years have passed since the destruction of the second Gaia planet, and Xavier Matrix has only established a small underground base on planet M2, barely enough to assemble ground-based machinery.

Planet M2 is resource-poor and lacks an industrial base. In such a barren land, it is impossible to recreate its former glory.

That's why Yuan Yaoyao sought help from Lu Heng.

after an hour.

The group found a place to stay on the capital planet of Sykes. With the Blackfeather Spirit and the Mechanical Tiger there, they could move around on the capital planet like ordinary Sykes citizens.

After checking into the Mechanical Inn, Yuan Yaoyao used the Black Feather Spirit to inspect the surrounding environment. Once she confirmed that there were no problems, she connected with Xavier Matrix.

Xavier Matrix appeared on the hologram, greeting Lu Heng with a gentle and refined manner: "Long time no see, friend from the human world."

Lu Heng smiled and replied, "Hello, Professor Xavier. I'm here to help you rebuild the base. What do you need my help with? I hope to achieve my goal in the most direct and fastest way possible."

In the Sykes civilization, no one understands the world better than Xavier Matrix.

Therefore, Lu Heng did not intend to arrange the plan himself, but rather let Xavier Matrix formulate the plan.

No one knows better than Xavier Matrix what he needs.

Xavier Matrix remained silent for five seconds before speaking, "I apologize, my current computing power is limited, and the thought process took a little longer than expected."

In the past, Xavier Matrix possessed powerful computing capabilities, enabling it to complete even the most ambitious plans instantly.

This time it took a full five seconds. For humans, five seconds isn't even enough to pour a cup of tea, but for Xavier Matrix, it took a very long time.

Xavier Matrix continued, "I have come up with three plans, but we need to discuss with you which one to use."

"The first option takes a long time. Building a base on planet M2 requires a large amount of integrated machinery and a large amount of steel materials."

"Transporting such a massive amount of resources to Planet M2 is a very complicated matter; you'll need to find a Sykes citizen and register a company."
"Then, under the guise of investing in and building the M2 mining company, the machines and resources will be transported to planet M2. The whole process will take many years."

Lu Heng couldn't stay in the Sykes civilization for that long, so he directly asked about the next option: "What's the second option?"

Xavier Matrix continued, "The second option, returning to the capital star system, also requires you to find a Sykes citizen, register a company, and then find a way to raise funds to acquire a heavy machinery factory."

"After that, I need to spend five to ten years transforming this machine factory into a base capable of manufacturing military equipment."

The second option is obviously faster than the third, since it doesn't require building from scratch step by step.

The exact timeframe for completing the plan depends on the technological level of the acquired heavy machinery factory.

This plan is barely feasible, but Lu Heng cannot wait for the entire plan to be completed. He must leave after acquiring the heavy machinery factory, and the remaining tasks will have to be completed by Xavier Matrix himself.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "What about the third option?"

Xavier Matrix paused for half a second before saying, "The third option is a bit dangerous. Actually, I've already set my sights on a base."

"Once I seize this base, I can recover half of my peak strength in just two weeks."

Upon hearing the proposal, Lu Heng raised an eyebrow and asked, "Which base are you interested in?"

Xavier Matrix uttered a very famous base name: "Second Gaia Synchronous Orbit Starship Base".

Lu Heng paused for a moment upon hearing the name and asked, "The Second Gaia Star?"

Xavier Matrix confirmed: "Yes, the second Gaia planet was indeed destroyed by a nuclear bomb, but only the ground buildings were destroyed; the space base in geosynchronous orbit was not destroyed."

"Because the second Gaia was destroyed, there are no plans for large-scale reconstruction of the second Gaia in the short term, which has led to the abandonment of the space base in geosynchronous orbit."

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and asked, "Even if such an important base is temporarily abandoned, it's impossible for it to be left unattended; there should be troops guarding it."

Xavier Matrix replied, "Yes, there is indeed a fleet guarding the Second Gaia star station in synchronous orbit, but the fleet is small, and you can take it down with your capabilities."

Lu Heng raised a second question: "Taking this base is not a problem, but after we take it, the Sykes civilization will definitely send a fleet. How do we deal with that?"

Xavier Matrix replied, "Therefore, I hope you can take over the second Gaia geosynchronous orbit star base without alerting the Sykes military."

(End of this chapter)