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The shield quickly retrieved several core log files and displayed them in front of Lin Yi in the form of a light screen.

"See, kid? This is the whole record of how you were inexplicably sent back to your hometown last time."

On the light screen, from the appearance of the two intelligent beings, to scanning the battlefield, to analyzing Lin Yi and making future predictions, and finally making a decision, an agreement was reached to trace Lin Yi's individual origins.

After reading it, Lin Yi understood. These two members of the Light Clan felt their existence was affecting the success rate of their "mission," and used the Origin Protocol in an attempt to permanently expel themselves from the Marvel Universe?

No, how did they know they weren't native to the universe? And didn't they ever consider that if they could come here once, they could come here a second time?

Putting that aside for now, the Zhiguang Clan clearly underestimated the energy required to "send" Lin Yi back.

The energy consumption was far greater than they had anticipated, and this agreement nearly caused the Lightbringer Clan's energy array to shut down. As a result, the Lightbringer Clan has now entered a state of collective silence and standby.

If even one of those energy blocks had been missing, it's unlikely that the tracing back to the source would have been successful, which is somewhat dramatic.

"Look at this, what did I tell you? I said they have almost no way to perceive or travel to higher universes!" The shield retracted one of its forelimbs connected to the monitor and pointed to a line of data.

Lin Yi's gaze fell on the data, which clearly listed the analysis of the Zhiguang Clan before executing the Origin Tracing Protocol, as well as the probability of Lin Yi coming from various universes.

The most probable source is the unknown, intangible universe. But Lin Yi feels he belongs to the 2% probability category—the insurmountable and incomprehensible region. This description seems more in line with the concept of the higher universe here.

When Lin Yi saw the log clearly analyzing that it was impossible to obtain the spatial coordinate parameters of the universe from which the target individual originated through the tracing protocol, and that only an attempt at tracing and teleportation could be made, he was lost in thought for two seconds.

Then, it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, and his whole body felt light and airy. This was the lightness he had never felt in the three years since he returned.

But at the same time, he felt a pang of sadness and helplessness. What did all the fear and anxiety he had endured over the past three years amount to?

However, it seems the shield was right after all; they didn't know where the higher universe was, let alone want to teleport on a large scale.

The reason I was able to be sent back is probably because I came from the real original universe and carry something like a cosmic mark.

The Zhiguang Clan simply followed the mark and "pushed" Lin Yi back. It was like placing Lin Yi in their own intelligent car and then ordering the car to go home. The Zhiguang Clan couldn't ride in the car, nor did they know exactly where their home was, but the mark was the car, and the mark knew.

"Check again..." Lin Yi pointed to several keywords in the last communication data of the Zhiguang Clan on the light screen: "What exactly do they mean by 'key' and 'hub'?"

Despite asking the question, Lin Yi had a certain suspicion about the word "key." The Celestial Venerable had once said that the Celestial Race needed a key, and that key was the orange gem in Lin Yi's possession. But now it seemed that the "key" wasn't a single key.

Based on the information revealed by the Zhiguang Clan, they already possess two keys and a hub.

As for that hub, what is it? And where is it located?

Could it be...?

Lin Yi suddenly remembered the portal on the planet of the Qi Yuan Clan. Could that thing be the nexus?

But when Lin Yi took out the so-called key and tried various methods, the light gate did not respond at all. Could it be that he was using it incorrectly? Or did he need something else to assist him?

"The corresponding information has been found." Just as Lin Yi was pondering, the shield had completed the search, and two brand-new images appeared on the screen.

Lin Yi's pupils contracted; he had guessed correctly. The picture showed the portal and orange gem he had seen on the planet of the Qi Yuan Clan.

"Can you find out what these 'hubs' and 'keys' are used for? And how are they used?" Lin Yi pressed, knowing that this thing couldn't just be used for tracing.

This time, the shield shook its head, its mechanical voice sounding somewhat helpless: "We can't find any more specific functions or usage instructions."

"Why? Didn't you already infiltrate their tribal network?" Lin Yi asked, somewhat surprised.

The shield tapped the lizard's head: "Indeed, I can perfectly impersonate the Lightbringers and infiltrate their network, but... the data regarding the Hub and Hub Key is encrypted at a higher level, requiring advanced verification to access. And right now, the Lightbringers are in a low-power, silent standby mode, so the verification server won't respond at all."

"Moreover, this data belongs to the core information of the Zhiguang Clan. All their core information seems to be stored by special individuals, not in the clan network, and can only be shared to a limited extent through encrypted channels when needed," the shield explained.

After a pause, the shield continued, "Take the complete execution code and energy mobilization permissions of the individual traceability protocol that you just saw. They are also stored in the possession of a special individual. These two intelligent beings only know about the protocol and its functions, and can request to call it. So don't expect to find anything in the memory of these two things..."

"However..." Shield's tone shifted, his voice rising again, "I did find some other useful things!"

"Regarding the other vision entities you mentioned earlier, besides the Lightbringers and Celestials, I found their codenames and some basic information, but not their specific coordinates," Shield said, displaying several more images on the screen.

There are six images in total, all of which are monochrome silhouettes.

The silhouette of a sharp longsword, codenamed "Advance." The outline that resembles an energy core, codenamed "Energy." Multi-layered, spreading ripples, codenamed "Oscillation." And a constantly rotating spiral vortex pattern, codenamed "Vortex."

The remaining two images are: one depicts the outline of a group of countless tiny dots, codenamed "The Clan"; the last is the silhouette of a cloak, codenamed "Destruction"...

Upon seeing the image of "destruction," Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.

This silhouette looks a bit like... the cloaked quantum being I first met.

But it probably isn't, because the silhouette is larger and looks more like a man or a robot wearing a cloak.

Other images are also difficult to identify in terms of specific races, but the image codenamed "Vortex" has a large "X" on it, and the image codenamed "Tribe" has a counter next to it.