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Chapter 116 The Black Tower is activated
"Can these trees tell the strength of individual living things? They are obviously plants, and their intelligence is more powerful than imagined."

"It may also be the evolution of the biological groups living on this planet..."

The pursuit of advantages and avoidance of disadvantages in the biological world is imprinted in instinct.

Human beings are at the top of the earth's creatures, but the reason why humans can become hegemons depends on the organization and sociality they have gathered, and the civilization tools developed on this basis, rather than the strength of individuals;
Therefore, other predators in the biological chain will stay away from cities, settlements and people, but may regard lonely people as prey.

But Alpha Planet is different. Although the Alpha people, whose characteristics are highly similar to humans, have developed a high degree of civilization, they are only challengers; and the life at the top exists in the form of individuals.

"On this planet, if weak creatures want to survive, they may have to have the ability to detect the energy levels contained in creatures."

"I see."

Yan Jingxing nodded.

At this moment, he suddenly stretched out his hand, and his arm was immediately wrapped in white bone armor.

"According to the description in that diary, they haven't left this forest for more than ten days. If we want to find the red plain and lighthouse we want to see, we don't know how long it will take -"

The boy smiled and extended his hand to the girls.

"So, I'll fly you there."

Xie Yuzhi blinked and put her palm on his palm without hesitation - especially when she saw Chun Zao being the first to do so, but she still couldn't help but worry:
"Is that okay? Will you not have enough time to transform?"

"During the battle with Qiu Qimeng, I awakened the second organ weapon, and at the same time the evolution rate was increased. It should be extended to 7 minutes now."

"'Evolution rate'...is the word Qiu Qimeng mentioned, right? It will indeed become longer with the in-depth use of the physical ability."

Xie Yuzhi sighed.

"That is to say, Qiu Qimeng's own words..."

"Yeah. If it's her, it's not impossible to keep transforming 24 hours a day."

As the "savior" and the strongest, she has no weaknesses.

"There's no point thinking about this now, let's go."

The white giant kicked off the ground and jumped into the sky.

The tree canopy, which averages more than ten meters, weaves a continuous huge shadow, blocking the sky. Until they jump out of this fence, a vast world comes into the eyes of the young girls.

*
"It seems that the 'sun'... star is not visible."

The strong winds whistling from all directions were blocked by the raised shoulder blades. Xie Yuzhi sat on the prototype's shoulders. As long as she curled up a little, she could hide in the shadows.

She quietly relaxed her tense body and glanced at Ji Chunzao sitting on the other shoulder.

Perhaps because he had the experience of being taken up into the sky by Jing Xing more than once, Ji Chunzao was no longer nervous with the experience, and occasionally he had the courage to poke his head out of the gap.

Xie Yuzhi hugged her knees with both hands and put her body close to the shelter built by the solid body.

The previous experience was too rushed, but now I can finally calm down and experience it carefully.

She thought to herself, this sense of security that came over her... was really fascinating.

Just like hiding in a warm bedroom on a stormy night, staring at the world in the pouring rain through the glass——

No wonder Chun Zao was so excited after trying it once.

"Maybe on the other side of the planet."

Yan Jingxing's voice sounded in his heart.

Everything that comes into view seems to be shrouded in soft light. It is the "daytime" of this planet, but I don't know the specific time yet.

The giant gallops in the air, and its skeleton rises like a bracket to build a wind-resistant and impact-resistant structure. Layers of fine bone patterns can be seen on the surface.

"--boom!"

With a muffled sound, the prototype broke through the sound barrier and turned into a rocket and shot towards the end of the forest.

*
Because they did not understand the geographical environment of Alpha Planet, Yan Jingxing and the others did not have high hopes. Whether it was the crimson plain or the black tower standing on the plain, it was a long-term goal. At present, they just wanted to leave the surrounded ruins. forest and see what’s out there.

Xie Yuzhi asked the woman named Mi Ying about this issue, but she didn't know whether it was because of the vast area of ​​the planet, the areas where humans moved and explored were too scattered and far away from each other, or simply concealing the information. So so far, there is no complete planet map or even continent map, only a few scattered information about different locations.

Miss Xie did not share the information about Pingyuan and Black Tower - not only out of caution, but most importantly, they had never seen "there" with their own eyes.

"That's... the scene that the astronaut guided me to see in my dream."

Yan Jingxing thought to himself.

"And, judging from the state of Chunzao and Yuji, it might still be a scene that happens in the future."

But the truth is a little bit beyond expectations...

"Huh? Isn't that the place in Jing Xing's dream——"

"Jing Xing, did you see it?"

"of course."

With Yan Jingxing's eyesight, he had already observed a few minutes ago that at the end of the forest was a vast and stretching red plain.

After several minutes of supersonic flight, the black tower suddenly stood in their sight.

"That's it?"

"...It looks like it is."

The giant lowered his body and slowly descended from the sky. The strong wind blew down the treetops and white steam dispersed in all directions.

"There are no signs of significant life activity nearby."

"Well, I didn't see it with my infrared vision either. It's safe here for the time being, you guys, come down."

After the two girls jumped off him, Yan Jingxing finished his transformation.

"So, it was in this tower that you saw our future...?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect to find the destination so easily."

Xie Yuzhi put the prepared clothes on him and walked to the other side of the tower. In the process, she tried hard to control her eyes from drifting in that direction, and at the same time, she also turned her eyes around. They were dragged away together.

This was not the first time this happened, but she still couldn't get used to it. Her face still felt hot, so she could only pretend not to care on the surface.

……

Before the three came to the Black Tower, they quickly discovered a problem.

"Speaking of which, how are we going to get in...?"

This tower seems to have no door.

No, let alone the door, not even a trace of the connection or gap can be seen, the surface is smooth and "one piece".

Different from what he imagined, the black tower he saw in his dream was seen from a distance, so he never thought that the tower's true appearance was like this.

It is more like a column than a building.

Yan Jingxing raised his head and found that there was no end in sight. A black column shot straight into the sky, at least a hundred meters high.

He stretched out his fingers and lightly touched the outer wall of the black tower.

This cold and smooth touch is indeed more like some kind of metal than a rock.

"Since you saw someone inside, there must be an entrance, right? Where would it be? A high place?" "No, I checked it when I just flew over. There are no gaps in the surface of this tower."

"If you can't see it on the surface, then...it's underground?"

The three people's eyes fell to the ground at the same time.

"Actually, you don't have to think about it that much."

Yan Jingxing raised one hand, showing a partially fused body arm.

"Just make a hole in it, right?"

The expanded bones grew into spiral spears, and the spear heads rotated at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"...The method used is too simple and violent, will it lead to bad results?"

"Too."

I don't know who built this tower. It can build such a huge whole without the structure collapsing. It is obviously a "relic" left by a civilization that surpasses earth's technology. It may have some kind of defense measures against external forces.

The worst case scenario is that everything hidden inside will be destroyed.Everything is unknown, so it’s better to be cautious.

"Well, what to do?"

Yan Jingxing held his chin and thought.

At this time, he found that Ji Chunzao was closing his eyes and raising his hand towards the black tower.

"What are you doing?"

"Eh, me?"

The curly-haired girl opened one eye, looking like she was ogling on purpose.

While staring ahead attentively, she replied:

"I am using the priest's perception ability. I have become accustomed to 'perceiving' all things that I cannot see or see for the first time, because it is very convenient. If it is something on Alpha Planet, maybe I can directly translate it What’s the message left behind?”

"...makes sense."

Xie Yuzhi nodded.Then she raised her hand.

"I will also try using the king's control ability. What Jing Xing saw in his dream was the scene of me in this tower, right? Maybe this tower is related to the 'palace', and if this If there are alien creatures in the tower, my ability can come in handy..."

"Oh."

Yan Jingxing looked at his hands.

"So, should I try it? But the warrior's ability is not that convenient."

Unlike the priest or the king, the former two can release their brain waves to the outside world and practice with a certain object or a certain medium, while the warrior's mind can only be used to connect with the physical body.

With the increase of his physical body, he can further spread his brain waves and conduct "spiritual communication" with others, but that's where it ends.

"It doesn't matter, right? You're strong enough anyway."

"That's it."

"Haha, don't say that, I also have something I want to try. By the way, although it can't spread to the outside world, for things that can be touched..."

He raised his palm and placed it directly on the black tower.

"Maybe."

Yan Jingxing quietly conveyed his thoughts as if he were awakening his body.

……

Under the same sky, on the same field, in front of the same black tower, the three of them closed their eyes in unison.

At first, no one noticed that the strange sign had arrived.

"It doesn't seem to be of any use."

Yan Jingxing thought to himself.

"Yeah, quietly."

"Ah."

He got a response from the girls.

Isn’t it true...?
Still have to find another way, he thought.

Just when Yan Jingxing was about to open his eyes, an electric current seemed to flash across his spine, and he suddenly realized something:

I was just...thinking, right?Is it thinking?Did I "say" it?

"No. No one spoke."

"I didn't hear the sound. So, this is..."

——Is this my thinking passed on?

I don’t know that, and…

Yan Jingxing opened his eyes and stared at Ji Chunzao's face. The girl's youthful and fragile cheeks were slightly flushed. Her lips moved for a moment without making a sound, but -

"My thoughts were also heard by you...you guys."

But I heard what she was thinking.

"It seems like our minds are connected."

Yan Jingxing turned his head and saw Miss Xie looking at him silently, but her words were indeed conveyed into his heart.

"Strange, this is... is this the function of this black tower?"

The next moment, violent vibrations came from inside the black tower.

Yan Jingxing was slightly startled. He reacted quickly. After activating his fighting instinct, he immediately grabbed the two girls' shoulders and backed away.

The black tower... is shaking.

The amplitude became more and more intense, so that the ground around the tower was opening with spiderweb-like cracks.

It was shaking violently as if it was about to be uprooted.

Then, a silent wave bloomed in all directions——

Yan Jingxing suddenly raised his head.

He saw a dazzling beam of light released from the top of the tower, shooting straight into the sky, piercing the clouds and sky.

A huge vortex is slowly forming, and like a mirror, it captures and reflects the scene on the opposite side...

And at the other end of the whirlpool, there was a mirage, burning and swaying.

"That's...Earth?!"

The three people's surprised voices echoed in each other's hearts.

　came back.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)