Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 211 The Truth About Divine Radiance

There was too much data in the base, so Qiu Ci only checked the log section. Just as she had guessed, this base did indeed exist to seal away the chaotic energy. The logs mostly recorded that the system was operating normally, with occasional minor fluctuations but mostly no major problems.

The change began more than two thousand years ago, when the logs first recorded a minor damage to the external monitoring equipment. Over the next five hundred years, the number of damage records increased, with one record appearing almost every few years. Moreover, the degree of damage progressed from minor to moderate, severe, and finally irreparable.

The dense records over the past five hundred years documented the gradual dismantling of the base by the temple. Qiu Ci's brows furrowed deeper as she read, until her gaze settled on the last record.

—The 32E5.81R6 coordinate point capture device is missing. The current capture failure rate is 98.5%. There are zero capture devices remaining. The base equipment is completely damaged beyond repair. Chaotic matter is about to leak!

Qiu Ci checked the time and found that the last record was more than a thousand years ago. That is to say, the temple discovered this base as early as two thousand years ago, and then tried every means to dismantle the base's facilities and take away the sealing device that contained the chaotic matter, which led to the chaotic matter going out of control.

No wonder the civilization on this continent is so similar to that of Blue Star. She had originally thought it was because, like the Lanru Continent, Blue Star had actively imparted knowledge to the locals. But now it seems that this is not the case. This knowledge was probably not taught by Blue Star, but rather found by them within this base.

She suddenly remembered the materials she had seen in the Federal Library. She had wondered why they didn't mention Earth, only referring to it as a god-like civilization. She had initially thought that Earth's name had disappeared into history due to the passage of time, but now it seemed that they simply didn't know about it.

Because of the special nature of the central control room and the leakage of chaotic matter, they did not obtain complete data from the central control room, so they were unaware that the so-called god-level civilization actually came from Earth.

Everything on this continent started from this base. They stole the base's facilities and data, and then developed a civilization similar to that of Earth.

Qiu Ci was overwhelmed with mixed feelings: anger at being offended, amazement at their progress, and agonizing over how to handle the aftermath. Although Earth had never been stingy in sharing knowledge with other races, this kind of proactive plundering was still infuriating.

She could ignore the facilities that had already been dismantled at the base, but the sealing device that contained the chaotic matter had to be retrieved. Although she didn't know exactly what kind of device it was, it was definitely not something the temple could control.

[Beep! Data reception complete.] The constantly flashing screen suddenly stopped. [Master, Master, I've leveled up again! I feel incredibly powerful now!]

The dog system excitedly flew back, and upon closer inspection, it had gained even more weight. The entire ball of light, including its luster, was different; the dazzling gold was almost blinding. Yet, it remained oblivious, excitedly circling around her again and again.

【Master, Master, do you need to synchronize your cultivation? I've mastered all the knowledge from high school; I can get you to graduate in no time! Master, you can finally stop being illiterate.】

Qiu Ci's lips twitched. "Thank you!" She really knew how to rub salt in the wound.

You're welcome, it's all part of the job! Hehehe!

"..." You're getting all worked up over saying you're fat.

She grabbed the dangling ball of fluff in front of her. "Alright, now that you've received the data, you should know what the chaotic matter is really like right now, right?"

The dog gang then stopped and said seriously.

The sealed magic array is located beneath the base and hasn't been completely damaged yet, but all the base's sealing devices are missing. Those are the true devices suppressing the chaotic matter; the loss of the sealing devices is why chaotic matter is constantly leaking out. Just as she suspected, the temple took the base's sealing devices. They were able to suppress the beasts infected by the chaotic matter using these devices, thus gathering so many people bound to the system. As for why they did this, she guessed it was due to access restrictions.

To use the creations of Blue Star, one needs driving permissions. Since the Divine Radiance Continent has no connection with Blue Star, they naturally cannot have such permissions as the Juan Mountain.

Then how would that sealing device be used? The only possibility is by using a system that is also a creation of Earth and possesses intelligence.

The system can drive the sealer, and the sealer can suppress chaotic matter, but chaotic matter naturally repels the system. This forms a closed loop: the temple needs people bound to the system, and the system needs the temple's sealer.

"Master, master, do you want to sync? Do you want to sync?" the dog system urged again.

“Synchronize!” Qiu Ci nodded. Although it was not very safe here because of the chaotic matter, there would be no problem with the psionic machine. After thinking for a moment, she reminded him, “Also, synchronize the data of Juan Shan and Xiao Er.” Upgrading was something that couldn’t be done alone; she had to involve her friends.

[Don't worry, Master. Xiao Erben is my subsystem. It was already synchronizing when I received the data.]

Qiu Ci glanced at the top of Juanshan Mountain and realized that Xiao Er had indeed gained weight and was almost sliding down the top of Juanshan Mountain.

"Master?" Juanshan was a little flustered. It was the first time he had synchronized his cultivation with the system, and he was at a loss for what to do.

"Just calm down and relax," Qiu Ci comforted her, then added after a moment's thought, "Don't worry, your body is genetically modified now, so it can completely synchronize with the system's cultivation."

She wasn't sure about the others, but Juanshan was different. His body was originally created by her, so there was no problem with him being synchronized with Xiao Er.

Juanshan felt reassured and sat down with her.

[Beep! Cultivation Module 3.0 (High School Version) activated. Cultivation synchronization begins. Progress: 10%...30%...55%...]

Qiu Ci closed her eyes, and a multitude of images flashed through her mind. In an instant, she seemed to have returned to the past, and the scenes she had experienced flashed before her eyes, from Blue Star to Lin Yuan to Lan Ru, everything appeared like a revolving lantern.

She felt more and more things entering her mind, but she couldn't tell what they were. They seemed like endless knowledge or some kind of enlightenment. She felt as if she had been elevated to a level that others could not reach. Her state of mind and understanding had changed. It was as if everything in the world was right in front of her and could be driven by a thought.

Her divine sense expanded, seemingly transcending time and space. The faint sound of flowing water echoed in her ears, as if a great river was approaching. Just as she was about to step forward, her divine sense encountered some kind of barrier that blocked it.

Click!

Suddenly, she faintly heard a cracking sound, and she immediately opened her eyes.

[Ding! Cultivation completed simultaneously.]