boyutpedia Chapter 513 Sudden realization
Chapter 513 Sudden realization
Back in his room, Li Chenglong closed the window and drew the curtains. He had learned from their conversation that today was July 28th on this planet, the hottest time of the year.
Lying on the bed, Li Chenglong began to think. He currently had three major doubts. One was why the trial ground, which was clearly only accessible through that scroll, actually existed.
Another question is why no superhumans appeared on this planet when the zombie crisis broke out, but superhumans started to appear one after another after he and Han Xiaoling helped end the zombie crisis and special forces began to emerge.
The last question is that, according to the Kim sisters, the special forces that initially appeared were very weak, probably only at the level of ordinary level 4 or 5 single-elemental ability users. But it should be noted that, whether in their own universe or in the world where Han Li and Han Xing live, the lowest level of special forces is at least level 10 ability users.
This raises a question: why is there such a huge difference in strength between special forces members?
Li Chenglong retrieved the flight data from the Poseidon that he had just printed out. According to the Poseidon's probes, this universe definitely exists. Moreover, he discovered a crucial point: this planet is actually Earth from another world.
Although the data is not complete due to the rapid fall, all the data indicates that this is Earth. The only difference is the size. This solar system in this universe is only one-tenth the size of Li Chenglong's, and this "Earth" is only one-tenth the size of a normal Earth.
Thinking of this, Li Chenglong summoned the Dragon Spirit and questioned it about the scroll. He was shocked by what he learned. According to the Dragon Spirit, the scroll did indeed contain several trial grounds, but these were all only a few hundred square kilometers in size, containing only completely virtual ordinary monsters and powerful beasts; these places didn't actually exist.
As for the final rewards, those are real. Those treasures were accumulated by the royal family of Meral Star over generations and placed in scrolls to encourage the next generation. Members of the royal family, including members of the royal guard, can participate in trials through the scrolls after reaching a certain level and obtain the rewards inside.
According to Long Ling, the problem arose when they participated in the trial. Li Chenglong and his companions, who were supposed to go to a completely virtual, ordinary trial map, inexplicably ended up in a real world and even helped the people there resolve a zombie crisis.
With this in mind, Li Chenglong had an idea and immediately used spatial teleportation to arrive at the old fortress. It was here that zombies were constantly being created, bringing great crisis to the planet. It was only after Li Chenglong and his team destroyed the main computer here that the problem was fundamentally solved.
Li Chenglong instantly arrived at the outer perimeter of the fortress. He was astonished that in just six years, the place had become so dilapidated, with ruins everywhere. Upon inspection, he discovered not only traces of their initial destruction but also signs of explosions. Clearly, after they left, the human alliance had thoroughly devastated the area.
He used spatial teleportation again, arriving at the innermost part of the fortress, where the damage was no less severe than that outside. Li Chenglong carefully sensed the area and finally made a significant discovery.
At the core location of the original main control room, he sensed some faint spatial fluctuations. Clearly, there had been one or even multiple spatial passages here, one of which might have been the spatial passage that sent Li Chenglong and the others home.
Not only that, Li Chenglong also found a huge instrument that penetrated several thousand meters into the ground. By analyzing the text on it, he discovered that it was actually a massive energy extractor that directly extracted energy from the Earth and used it to create zombies, which would then attack human strongholds.
Since these zombies are entirely made of energy, this explains why zombies in this world disappear quickly after being killed, leaving no trace.
Similarly, because this massive energy extractor has been constantly draining Earth's energy, the Earth's environment has become increasingly degraded, to the point that half of the land was uninhabitable at its worst. However, after the zombie crisis was resolved, the Earth's environment is recovering, and some areas have already turned green again.
With a thought, Li Chenglong collected all the equipment here, including the massive energy extractor, into the space factory. Specialized robots would dismantle it, and the space factory's main computer would analyze the data, likely yielding some intelligence.
Moreover, even if he didn't gain anything, Li Chenglong had already realized that the materials used to manufacture these machines were extraordinary, being rare and ideal for making various weapons and equipment.
After emptying the fortress of all valuables, Li Chenglong used spatial teleportation to arrive outside, blasting the fortress to smithereens with a single energy sphere. Now, even if anyone or anything else tries to use the spatial passage here to reach this planet, it will be absolutely impossible.
He originally wanted to fly into space to check the situation, but even though he had reached level 14, he couldn't survive in the space environment, so he had to give up.
This resolved some of the problems that had been troubling Li Chenglong, but some remained unsolved. Li Chenglong decided to put those aside for now, mainly because the current clues were too few to be resolved quickly. The most crucial issue at hand was to repair the Sea Emperor as soon as possible and travel to the Interstellar Alliance via dimensional travel.
Even so, Li Chenglong was prepared to record everything so that he could discuss it with Geddes and others in the Interstellar Alliance after arriving there, which would surely yield some results.
Regarding the sudden surge in the number of superhumans, Li Chenglong had some guesses. Including his own universe, he had already visited three different universes. A closer look at the situation of superhumans revealed a pattern: their large-scale appearance had only occurred in the last two years.
As Teacher Lena and Cecily mentioned before, in the last thousand years, especially the last two hundred years, advanced superhumans have begun to emerge in large numbers. Planets that previously only had level 11 powerhouses now have level 13 powerhouses. On planets like Hailan, Roland, and Meilan, the average level of the population has even increased by two levels in the last few hundred years.
All signs indicate that something is definitely happening in these universes for some reason, including the increasingly frequent attacks by special beings, namely void creatures, which must be closely related to this.
In Li Chenglong's universe, according to observations by the Interstellar Alliance, the galactic center has been devastated and almost entirely barren due to the rampage of special beings, and this devastation is gradually spreading. Similarly, as the scope of the special beings' rampage extends outwards, they have also appeared on Earth at the galactic border.
"Are the other two universes like this too?" Li Chenglong pondered, looking at the thick stack of research materials in his hands. But he didn't find any answers.
As he put the data into the storage area of his psionic space and was about to wash his face, there was a knock on the door. Jin Linfei said from outside, "Brother Li, are you awake? We've already taken care of what you asked us to do. If it's convenient for you, we can go over together."
Li Chenglong quickly washed his face before opening the door, where he saw Jin Linfei and Jin Mengfei waiting outside in their training uniforms. Earlier, during dinner, Li Chenglong had suggested training these ability users to improve Jin Lancheng's combat capabilities. Everyone warmly welcomed this suggestion.
According to Li Chenglong's plan, due to limited time, the training would begin in the afternoon, and those who would start the training would begin with the level 11 ability users.