The insects in my house are dragons.

Gollum-

The Water Dragon was like a real water dragon, carrying Yun Che and the other two into the water with ease.

This time, the feeling of going into the water was different from the previous times. I was no longer in contact with the water; it was more like sitting in a submarine.

Kongkong, Iris, and Yaya stayed in a "cabin" with Yun Che, watching the scene outside: swimming fish, seaweed, clams...

This seems to be the duck's first time in the water. While I was worried about whether it would leak, there were some good things about it.

After all, it is more familiar with water than flying in the sky.

Yun Che glanced at the constantly rotating gears and some intricate mechanical structures beneath his feet, finding this mechanical supernatural being even better.

This is better than the reason for the birth of mechanical superhuman beings.

As far as he knew, there were no mechanical supernatural beings at the very beginning of the existence of supernatural beings. They came into existence later, but how they came into existence and why they came into existence were unknown.

soon.

With Shui Lianglong's efforts, they arrived at the entrance to the original air chamber.

However, to the surprise of both Dr. Niu and Yun Che, the original entrance was now... blocked!

How could it be blocked?

Although Yun Che and his group had engaged in some battles with the terracotta warriors inside, the overall commotion was not significant. Furthermore, with Granny Yin's intervention, the terracotta warriors didn't even put up much resistance afterward.

Yun Che also inexplicably became the "inheritor".

Previously, the "manager" had him grow to the "lord level" before he returned.

Now....

Kongkong has grown to the level of a low-ranking lord, which, strictly speaking, can be considered as fulfilling the requirements.

This is one of the reasons why Yun Che accepted Dr. Niu's invitation to come again.

How long has it been?

Gollum-

At Ji Huaijin's instruction, Shui Lianglong swam to the collapsed entrance.

"It doesn't seem to have collapsed naturally..." Ji Huaijin's voice rang out.

Although each "compartment" is separated, it has a device similar to a radio receiver and transmitter, so it does not affect communication.

Yun Che looked up and frowned.

It certainly doesn't look like a natural collapse; rather, it looks more like... it was blocked up from the inside by several huge stones.

Who would do that?

Those terracotta figurines?

Was the last time they gave him a "Black Earth Stone" and then let him grow to the lord level before coming back, just to trick them into leaving?

But if they really want to get in, what will these rocks do to block their way?

"Unless we forcefully break in, it won't be easy to get in," Ji Huaijin said.

Forced destruction....

It's something very ancient, and forcibly destroying it might not have a significant impact on the whole thing. If the fragile ecosystem inside is preserved, it would be considered lucky.

This was Yun Che and Dr. Niu's first thought.

"I didn't expect things to turn out this way," Dr. Niu said with a wry smile.

Without such preparation, there was naturally no special tools or supernatural beings. If we had known earlier and made preparations in advance, there would have been a way to enter without causing too much damage.

Driven by Ji Huaijin, Shui Lianglong circled around the entrance several times, trying to see if there was any way to get there.

But they were still at a loss.

If you let the Beast Tamer destroy it, not only the entrance, but the entire air chamber, including all the terracotta figures inside, would be easily destroyed.

However, if we want to protect the ecosystem inside and ensure that it still has value for exploration and research, then we cannot do that.

Most importantly.

It's because it's underwater, hundreds of meters deep. Even a slight disruption to the supporting structure could cause the immense water pressure to destroy everything.

"There's nothing I can do," Ji Huaijin said, shaking his head.

If even he couldn't do anything, then Yun Che and Dr. Niu naturally didn't have any solutions either.

I just don't understand why this is happening....

"This seems to be... a product of the second time?"

Although there was no immediate solution, they did not leave right away. While Shui Lianglong was clearing the silt, Ji Huaijin also saw some external structures and made some judgments.

It's the "second time" again.

Last time we came, Dr. Niu and Granny Yin also said that this was something left behind from the "second time".

So what exactly is "the second time"?

"Yes, that should be the case," Dr. Niu said.

"So, what is 'the second time'?" Yun Che finally couldn't help but ask.

Don't worry about whether you have enough permissions or not, just ask first. If you don't have enough permissions, they won't tell you.

Upon hearing this, Ji Huaijin looked at Dr. Niu, who hesitated for a moment before finally speaking:

"Actually, you'll find out sooner or later, whether as a beast tamer or through your other identity..."

It's unclear whether the other identity Dr. Niu mentioned refers to a researcher, a breeder, a "prison" member, or a combination of all of these.

"Do you understand the history of our world's development?" Dr. Niu asked rhetorically.

"Uh... I've learned a little about it." Yun Che was somewhat interested when asked this question.

"You know about the River Styx, and the birth of extraordinary beings, right?"

"Um."

Liu Jinghan had told him these things.

The River Styx broke apart, blurring the line between life and death, and extraordinary powers emerged.

"So you also know about the four stable channels between our country and the River Styx, right?" Dr. Niu asked again.

"Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Snow City."

Dr. Niu nodded. "But actually, in the very beginning, there was only one stable passage, located in the capital."

One?

Yun Che was taken aback.

Are the channels opened one by one?

"Then comes Snow City, Pengcheng, and finally Shanghai."

"And each time a stable spatial channel appears, it's not just as simple as opening a channel."

As Dr. Niu spoke, Ji Huaijin added, "Ache, you need to know that the opening of a spatial channel, especially a stable and massive one, involves the collapse of a large area of ​​space, affecting not only our world and the Styx world."

Yun Che has yet to see a stable spatial passage to the Styx River.

However, he had recently seen the remnants of a spatial rift in the shipwreck with Elder Turtle, and could only imagine the kind of destruction that a huge and stable spatial passage would cause.

"Not just our world and the Styx world refers to..."

Thinking of the name "Great Earth Realm", Yun Che vaguely guessed something.

"That is to say, every time a huge and stable spatial channel opens, it actually connects to another world as well," Ji Huaijin said.

Another world!

What would happen if two unfamiliar worlds inexplicably interacted?

Upon hearing this question, Yun Che's mind raced, and finally his expression darkened as he said in a deep voice, "War!"

The possibility of friendly exchanges cannot be denied, but the greater probability is... war.

It's either an intrusion or being intruded upon.

The ultimate goal is most likely resources.

"Each time the Styx River's stable channel is opened, a new world appears and an event erupts. We simply refer to these events as the first time, the second time, etc., although there are more accurate event names."

"The second one was named 'The Snow Country Disaster'."

Snow Country Disaster....

The earth boundary...

When Ji Huaijin got to this point, Yun Che finally understood something.

I also learned some of the real secrets of this world.

"So the 'second time' actually refers to the event that occurred when the Styx River passage opened in Snow City, along with the world that appeared at the same time, and the world we live in?"

"That's roughly the idea."

"So now we..."

Since we've come to this point, then Yun Che is in a good position. Since the passage to Shencheng is the fourth one, has a conflict broken out in the world that appeared with it? Why can't he sense any movement?

Before he could finish his question, Dr. Niu and Ji Huaijin knew what he wanted to ask, so Dr. Niu said:

"Currently, the space passage is not yet fully stable, so no one knows what it will eventually become, what world it will be accompanied by, or whether there will be a war."

"Don't other countries have this?" Yun Che asked again.

This world isn't just about the country they live in.

"Of course there are," Ji Huaijin said with a smile. "It's just that our country has a larger land area, so it has four passages. Other countries may not have any, or they may have two or three."

It turns out there are many stable spatial channels.

"Actually, if we look at it another way, the more channels a country has, the stronger its national power is, so there's nothing wrong with that."

After all, having access to a channel means having access to more resources.

However, they also have to bear more pressure in return.

That makes sense.

With so many extraordinary creatures and pets, and so many resources, it's hard to say whether our world's output alone could possibly meet the demand.

The appearance of the Styx passage illustrates what it means for danger and opportunity to coexist.