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After Aurora's halo dissipated, even the air in the observation cabin seemed much fresher.

Ren Yi was the first to open the hatch and walk out.

The crowd followed one by one, and a chilling air, comparable to that of a cold storage room, rushed towards them.

The ground beneath my feet was some kind of dark gray composite material, which was as hard as metal, yet it seemed to have an attraction effect, producing very little sound when I walked on it. It was spotless, as if someone cleaned it regularly.

"This place...it's huge!"

Ivan looked up at the bottomless darkness above and couldn't help but sigh.

They were at the very bottom of this cylindrical building. The Abyss, like a fat worm that had invaded an anthill, stood out starkly against the orderly and coldly technological surroundings.

"Idol, look at those!"

Esting pointed to the rows of pillars that surrounded them.

Each of these "pillars" is about two meters tall, streamlined and oval-shaped, with a smooth, silvery-white metal surface. Each "pillar" is spaced at the same distance, arranged neatly, and extends into the distance.

The Abyss fell right into the center of the circular arena, crushing many of these "pillars".

The broken cable dangled on the ground, occasionally crackling with sparks, but since the boat wasn't afraid of electricity, no one paid much attention.

"This looks like... some kind of hibernation pod?"

Aurora guessed with a serious expression.

"I think so too."

Nathan strolled over to a well-preserved cabin and examined it closely.

He was about to reach out and tap it when several arcs of light suddenly flashed across it, so he withdrew his hand.

"Pack people up here like cans; it's either an interstellar voyage or a doomsday shelter."

"How about we knock one open and see?"

Ivan was eager to try.

"Don't move."

Klaus stopped him.

He picked up a completely broken piece of cable and pointed to the core wire inside, which was hundreds of times thinner than a hair, to show everyone:

"The structure of these lines is very sophisticated, far beyond my current understanding. They are not ordinary civilian cables, but are usually used in some kind of... high-precision experimental equipment."

"...And the drainage system here...can maintain a dry space at a depth of 18,000 meters..."

The engineer became more and more excited as he spoke.

"I'm absolutely certain this is a highly classified research laboratory!"

Even Klaus, the best physicist in this group, said this, so everyone looked at each other and started to think.

Ivan's eyes lit up:

"A laboratory?! Does that mean there are super soldiers inside?"

Klaus's eyes widened when he saw these things, hahaha!

Everyone's eyes were wide open in disbelief... This is lost ancient technology!

[A secret laboratory 18,000 meters deep in the ocean—I know this plot well. Next up is the battle against the aliens!]

A high-tech laboratory?

Nathan, however, offered a different perspective, exploring divergent thinking:

"It's also possible that it was built as a final resting place to escape disaster!"

In short, a future high-tech collective cemetery.

In that case, we shouldn't touch it casually, lest we be contaminated with some inexplicable prehistoric virus or curse!

Thinking of this.

Nathan solemnly pulled out an unconventional spellbook from his pocket and began chanting towards the cabins:

"Oh, sleeping souls, what kind of dreams are you having within these cold iron boxes?"

He read it with great expression, and even added exaggerated body language.

Ivan and Sean rolled their eyes at the same time.

Unexpectedly, the explorer had barely finished speaking when...

"Buzz—"

A soft, low humming sound arose.

Countless blue light paths suddenly lit up on the ground, intertwining into a net that quickly spread throughout the entire space, surrounding the area of ​​the hibernation pod!

"alert!"

The captain gave the order.

Like a tranquilizer, all the jovial people instantly became quiet and stared nervously at their surroundings.

The light grew brighter and brighter.

"Click".

The ground tectonic plate closest to Ivan suddenly sank down, revealing a square hole.

However......

A white disc slowly rose up until it was level with the ground. The indicator light on top flashed twice, and then a ring of small brushes extended and began to...

Spinning in place?!

Why does this thing look so familiar?

"Click, click, click..."

With a series of soft sounds, dozens of identical white discs rose one after another from the ground.

These discs completely ignored the uninvited guests and worked diligently on the ground, buzzing and leaving no trace of dirt in their wake.

Why does it look so much like... a robot vacuum cleaner?!

"Don't be careless..."

It's a disguise, definitely a disguise, the purpose is to lower their guard!

A disc buzzed toward Ivan's feet.

Ivan frowned, but he didn't move an inch. He wanted to see just how powerful these little gadgets really were!

The robot came to his boots, seemingly blocked, and stopped. The blue light above its head flashed a few times, and then... sprayed a small amount of white foam onto the toe of Ivan's boots.

Two robotic arms extended...

He carefully polished both of his boots until they shone brightly, then turned the flashing red light on top to blue, and left satisfied.

"..."

"..."

"There seem to be words over there..."

Sean had stayed on the deck and hadn't come down to the ground because his tail was inconvenient, but now he had a better view from his high vantage point.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

Behind the layers of cabins, something seemed to be flashing on the walls of a relatively spacious hall.

"Let's go take a look."

The group walked toward the area that was flashing.

It was a huge background wall, which should have been inlaid with some illuminated lettering, but most of it has now fallen off or been damaged, leaving only a few letters stubbornly holding their positions.

"...FRIEND...NET..."

Nathan stared into thought as he tried to decipher the few remaining letters.

"Could it be... a research center for the physicalization of social network avatars?"

"It could be a code name for some kind of advanced technology! Like the holographic technology used in 'Past Days'!"

"Astin said excitedly."

A tattered signboard lay askew in the ruins between the bar and the wall, mostly buried by collapsed debris, with only a corner showing.

There's a cartoon logo with a smiley face in that corner.

He stepped forward and lifted it up, exposing the relatively intact signboard to the crowd.

All I saw was...

On the bright yellow background, besides the smiley face logo, there is a line of colorful gradient artistic lettering in a flowing, elegant style.

Staring blankly at them, he read aloud, word by word—

"My...best...friend...internet...cafe...?!"