A blazing summer sun.

A hazy, orange-red warm sun in winter.

Between the two suns, there was a scene of dark clouds, lightning and thunder.

There is also a large area where no blue sky and white clouds can be seen at all, but a black night sky and a vast sea of ​​stars.

In the seemingly unattainable but extremely chaotic sky, there is even a large area riddled with holes, like a honeycomb, as if there is an invisible giant beast, opening its bloody mouth and chewing up the sky.

Potholes.

Through the ugly holes, you can vaguely see the dim metal dome and even the fragmented rock formations.

Meng Chao's mind was spinning.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Sure enough, although he seemed to be standing in the middle of the field.

Inhaling the air in the lungs, but there is no refreshing feeling at all.

He did not smell the fragrance of flowers and plants.

I didn't smell the unique earthy smell when the thunderstorm came.

Instead, I smelled a lingering rancid smell in the air, as well as a faint smell of disinfectant.

Even the blazing summer sun on the horizon didn't feel any burning sensation on his face and hands.

Just like all the blue sky, white clouds, blazing sun, thunder clouds, fields, mountains, cities, and abyss.

It is just a painting hanging on the wall, not a real scene.

"ah!"

Meng Chao roared toward the horizon.

The sound waves that should have been transmitted to the distance like ocean waves hit an invisible barrier just a moment later, rolled back, and turned into layers of echoes: "Ah...ah...ah...ah...

…ah……"

This is enough to show that the space Meng Chao is in is not as vast as it seems.

The surroundings are not real mountains and rivers, and the sky above is certainly not a real sky.

Instead, the cold wall is the shell of the spaceship that brought the Turan civilization to this planet.

"What I saw should be projected onto the outer shell of the spacecraft, something like a 'holographic projection'.

"The space for movement in a spaceship is destined not to be too large. Living in such an iron coffin for a long time, floating in the vast sea of ​​​​stars, running from a long-destroyed home to an extremely slim hope, in such an environment and state

, crew members can easily suffer from 'claustrophobia', insanity and madness.

“If a large number of display screens can be installed on the inner walls of the cabin, or holographic projection technology can be used to create the effect of nature, making people mistakenly think that they are in the vast expanse of heaven and earth, it can greatly comfort the crew’s homesickness.

"The same is true in Dragon City. I heard that during the most brutal years of the Monster War, two-thirds of the main city was reduced to scorched earth. Many citizens lived in residential buildings transformed into fortresses for many years. In order to relieve their irritability

, fear and even despair, the windows were transformed into electronic displays, simulating the effect of sunny wind, singing birds, fragrant flowers, and gurgling water.

"Since the Turan people are not very different from the people on earth physically, everyone's spiritual needs should be the same.

"It's just that this spaceship has traveled to the depths of the earth's crust in another world for tens of thousands of years.

"No matter how advanced the Turan civilization is in the field of materials science, it cannot prevent this spacecraft from slowly rusting, damaging and collapsing.

“As a result, the orderly natural scene that should have surrounded the inner wall of the spacecraft became mottled, riddled with holes, and a mess.

"Having said that, these 'holographic projections' still exist, which shows that this spacecraft has not completely lost its functions.

"Although the air here is thin and muggy, it still barely meets the breathing needs of large carbon-based intelligent life forms. There are not many toxins and impurities in the air. Earthlings with above-average physical fitness don't even need to carry oxygen tanks.

Being able to go directly deep here is a spaceship that has fallen for ten thousand years and has been dormant for three thousand years. It is already very impressive to be able to maintain the internal environment to this extent.

"In short, this spaceship, or the 'City of Falling Stars' as the Turan people call it, is very valuable for development and utilization.

"But, from another perspective, since the holographic projection always exists, and the temperature and oxygen content here are always maintained at a level where carbon-based intelligent life can survive, then it is very likely that someone 'lives' here

Something like the totem beast we found above."

Meng Chao was thinking silently in his mind.

Suddenly, I heard the cry of "Canus the Jackal" from a seemingly deserted place not far away.

He was startled slightly, increased his vigilance, and took a few steps forward.

It was as if the curtain in a movie theater had been smashed through. The holographic projections of high sky, vast clouds and wind-swept grass that I had just seen disappeared, leaving only the afterimage like a mirage, lingering on.

Without the cover of the holographic projection, the so-called "City of Falling Stars" revealed its true identity in front of Meng Chao.

The real "City of Falling Stars" is a criss-crossing, winding, and intricate metal jungle composed of huge pipes.

Even the thinnest pipe is thicker than the girth of an elephant warrior.

The thickest pipe can even accommodate a Dragon City armored airship running rampant inside.

There are also handrails and ladders on the pipes, allowing people to climb up and down and walk through the gaps in the pipes.

Standing in front of this metal jungle composed of endless pipes, Meng Chao felt like a tiny ant that had mistakenly entered a giant's palace and saw the beams supporting the palace.

Despite tens of thousands of years of erosion, many pipelines still seem to be rumbling, like mysterious giant beasts, advancing at lightning speed inside pipelines with a diameter of more than three to five meters or even ten or twenty meters...

Meng Chao noticed that almost all the outer walls of the pipelines were densely engraved with countless mysterious and complicated runes.

Even through the tears of several deformed, twisted and broken pipes, one can see that the inner walls of the pipes are covered with similar runes.

Inexplicably, he felt that these runes looked familiar.

His mind was spinning, and he quickly remembered that he had seen similar runes on the "Planet Surface Short-distance Jump Device" of the Dragon City Ruins Research Institute.

The "Planet Surface Short-distance Jump Device" is a by-product of the "Travel Technology Research and Development Project" of the Ruins Research Institute.

The source of its technology is the power that instantly transferred Dragon City from the earth to another world.

"Could it be that the huge system composed of these giant pipes is the legendary 'travel engine', capable of converting billions of tons of matter into astronomical amounts of pure energy, driven by space ripples, penetrating into the four-dimensional space, and then

Recombine into 100% identical matter and use this method to carry out interstellar travel that is almost impossible to achieve in the three-dimensional universe?"

Meng Chao couldn't take his eyes away and was amazed.

It wasn't until "Jackal" Canus called him again not far away that he reluctantly looked away.

The eyes he cast towards the Wolf King were filled with a strong desire for knowledge and a full sense of expectation.

The Wolf King frowned and said, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

"I'm waiting for you to explain, where exactly is this place and what are these huge pipes used for?"

Meng Chao said, "Also, what exactly are we looking for in the depths of the Holy Mountain Temple, and how should we go next?"

The Wolf King's face was solemn and he was deep in thought.

He put his index and middle fingers together, first gently rubbing his temples, and then pinching them carefully from the bridge of his nose to the center of his eyebrows. The corners of his eyes kept twitching, as if he was caught in a distant memory.

Finally, the Wolf King suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with energy.

"I don't know." he said apologetically.

"Are you kidding me?"

Meng Chao couldn't believe it, "How could you not know?"

"The Holy Mountain Temple has been sealed for three thousand years. Before you and me, no one has ever set foot on the top of the Holy Mountain. So, how can I know what the inside of the Holy Mountain Temple looks like? And we have to

How can we find the huge inheritance gifted by the ancestors?" The Wolf King looked calm.

"But, but"

Meng Chao was going crazy, "You know the fatal weakness of that fusion beast, you know how to follow the cracks in the earth to find the huge cave that leads directly to the Holy Mountain Temple, you know how to pass through the magic storm in the huge cave, you even know,

When facing the 'Totem Pole' statue at the entrance of the temple, fight it instead of kneeling down and surrendering. You know so many secrets, which means you have been here a long time ago and even opened the entrance to the Holy Mountain Temple.

"Then, how could you not know the internal structure of the Holy Mountain Temple and the truth about the ancestral heritage?"

"because……"

The Wolf King frowned and seemed to have been thinking for a long time, not knowing how to explain what happened to him. Finally, he could only reluctantly say, "Okay, you can understand that I have indeed been here, but last time we

When I came here, I just climbed to the top of the Holy Mountain, met the fusion beast, found the huge cave leading directly to the Holy Mountain Temple, analyzed the shape of the magic storm, and sacrificed dozens of lives to find it.

Ways to pass the 'totem pole' test.

"But at that time, we... fell short and did not enter the Holy Mountain Temple."

"Wait, us?"

Meng Chao smelled the secret keenly, "Who are 'we'?"

"It's another exploration team."

The Wolf King said, "You know, in order to help the Lion King explore the route forward, I have led people into the Holy Mountain of Turan many times."

"Isn't it right?"

Meng Chao stared at the Wolf King and said, "You have indeed gone deep into the Holy Mountain of Turan many times, but you have never climbed to the top of the Holy Mountain. Otherwise, the super giant war debris on the ruins of the ancient battlefield is so fragile, and your exploration will definitely

Will leave traces.

"Also, you have definitely never seen that fusion beast before, otherwise you wouldn't have acted so embarrassed, as if you only suddenly remembered its fatal weakness until the last moment.

"As for passing through the magic storm and cracking the 'Totem Pole', it is even more unreasonable. If you have really led an exploration team to the bottom of the giant cave, the shell of the Holy Mountain Temple, and even passed the 'Totem Pole'

Test, with your ambition, will you just stay outside without going in, and go home obediently to report to the Lion King?

"I also want to believe you, but there are so many doubts and they are completely contradictory.
Chapter completed!