hevisitorwasnotaphysicalentity,butaflowingsilhouetteofstarlight,itsoutlinevaguelyhuman-likebutwithoutspecificfeatures.
hesilhouettewassurroundedbyaveryfaintdustofti,asifithadbeenwanderingforalongwhile.
“hankyouforaccepting.”hesilhouette’svoicecadirectlythroughresonance,gentleandslightlyraspy,“Mynaisthe moryPatroller,andcofromthe Chrono-DriftZone.
followedtheripplesofthe riveroflight,sensingthatthisplaceheldthelamplighttocontainechoes,andthecouragetofacethesilence.”
BaiCheng’sfigureappearedonthereceptionplatformviamirrorprojection,“he StarfireArchives recordsstoriesandguardsexistence. moryPatroller,whatisyourintention?”
hesilhouettenoddedslightly,
“patroltheedgesofthe StarAbyss,recordingfragntsforgottenbymainstreamhistory.
Recently,passedthroughasilentstarsectorandobservedanabnormalassemblyof Worldovernnt fleets;theirmoventsarerelatedtoanewborn Faithebula.
didnotwishtointerveneinanyconflict,butdeepwithinthatstarsector,sensedsothingyoumightcareabout.”
epaused,andripplesappearedinthestarlightsilhouette,“iddenthereisan choalidationField leftbehindbythe ldbservers.
tisneitheraprisonnorasilencedevice,butalarge-scale xperintalField usedtotestechoresilienceandobservechangesunderextrerulepressure.
tshouldhaveclosedwiththedepartureofthe ldbservers,butrecently,itscorevalidationunithasshownsignsofanabnormalrestart.”
uDuo’s raldetwork fluctuatedslightly,“Avalidationfieldrestart?Coulditberelatedtothe Worldovernnt?”
“Unsure.”he moryPatroller’svoicewassteady,“Butthespacetifragntsrecordedshowthatduringthevalidationfield'slastactiveperiod,ithadbriefcontactwiththepredecessorcivilizationofthe nfiniteRealm.
Duringthatcontact,the ldbservers leftbehindsorawdataregardingruleadaptabilityandfaithstability.hatdata,theoretically,isstillsealeddeepwithinthevalidationfield.”
Yuian saidsoftly,“fthe Worldovernnt obtainsthatdata,theymightfindawaytostripsymbioticfaithorevencatalyzethereversetransformationofthe hearttree.”
BaiCheng wassilentforamont,hersilvereyesdeep,“helocationofthevalidationfield?”
Awispofstarlightseparatedfromthe moryPatroller’ssilhouette,transforminginto starchart coordinatesthatgentlyfloatedtowardthemirror.
“hecoordinatesarehere.owever,therearestillspacetiturbulencesandremnantsofolddefensechanismsontheperipheryofthevalidationfield;forcingentrymighttriggermorecomplexrulereactions.
Duetoarecorder'soath,cannotintervenedirectly,butifyouneed,canprovidethepathsandavoidancepointsknow.”
BaiCheng tookthecoordinates,andthe bookofcommonality automaticallyrecordedthem.
helightofthe oathofstarlight flowedoverthecoordinatesforamont,andshelookedupatthe moryPatroller,“hisinformationisvital;the Archives willremberthiskindness.
Wouldyouliketoresthereforawhile?hewatersofthe riveroflight canwashawaythedustoftravel.”
hesilhouetteswayedgently,“hankyou,butmustcontinuemypatrol.onlywishforthestarlighttoburnlongandbright,illuminatingmoreforgottencorners.”
hereceptionplatformreturnedtotranquility. BaiCheng turnedandlookedtowardhergatheredcompanions.
“hesituationismorecomplicatedthanexpected.”ervoicewasclear,“he Worldovernnt notonlycovetsthe Faithebula butmayalsoseekthelegacyofthe ldbservers toachievetheirgoals.
fthedatainthevalidationfieldfallsintotheirhands,the hearttree andthenewborncivilizationswillfaceamoresophisticatedthreat.”
FlasleapedonRedFla’sspaulders,“Weneedtoenterthevalidationfieldfirsttoobtainorblockthatdata.”
engingxue quicklyanalyzedthecoordinates,“hepathisfeasible,butthespacetiturbulencezonerequiresprecisenavigation.Mirrorrefractioncanopenatemporarystablepassage,butthedurationislimited.”
ZiYuan’slongbladehumdlow,“henwefinishthisquickly.fthereareguardsinsidethevalidationfield,willcleartheway.”
ightningfaintlyflickeredaroundBlueBird,“Justtherighttitostretchmylegs.”
BaiCheng nodded,hergazesweepingovereveryone,“hisoperationmustbecovertandswift. uDuo and Yuian,continuetostabilizethe hearttree remotelywhilemaintainingresonancealertswiththenewborncivilizationstoguardagainst Worldovernnt movents.
RedFla, uangYu,and anXiaoyu willstaybehindatthe Archives tostrengthendefensesandmaintainnormaloperations.
engingxue,providefullcoveragewiththe Mirrorye,assistingwithpathcalculationsandrearguardsupport.”
Shefinallylookedat ZiYuan andBlueBird,“Youtwowillcowith.he dawn hasasmallerprofile,suitableforinfiltration.
urobjectiveisthevalidationfield’scoredatabase;wewillretrieveordestroytherelevantdataandthenevacuate,avoidingentanglentwithanyleftoverchanisms.”
“heoperationtiissetfortwelvehoursfromnow.Beforethen,preparefullyandcheckallresonanceequipnt.” BaiCheng closedthe bookofcommonality,thelightofthe oathofstarlight flowinglikercury,
“hisjourneyisnotforconquest,buttoprotectaglimrofhope.Maytheechoesofthe StarAbyss notbetrayouroriginalintentions.”
veryonerespondedsolemnlyanddispersedtoprepare.
BaiCheng walkedbacktothe MirrorCorridor alone,lookingtowardthatdeepstarsectorpointedtobythecoordinates.
herewasnostarlightthere,onlytheshadowsofanolderaandan xperintalField thatwasstillwhispering.
hejourneyhasneverbeensmooth;therearealwaysundercurrentsbehindthethorns.Butsincethestarlighthasbeenlit,itshouldilluminatethepathahead,regardlessofwhereitleads.
welvehourslater,the dawn willsetsailagain,headingtowardthe xperintalField ofthepasttocutoffathreatthatmightpointtowardthefuture.
Andthelamplightofthe Archives remainswarmandbright.
utsidethewindow,the StarAbyss isboundless,andtheechoesaredistant.he riveroflight islikearibbon,connectingthescatteredsparksandeverysilentstand.
Anewchapterisbeingslowlywritteninthepulseofthe StarAbyss.
hetwelvehoursofpreparationtipassedinaflash.
he dawn hoveredsilentlyontheouteredgeofthe Archives,itshull’sflowinglightadjustedtoadeepinkblue,almostrgingwiththebackgroundofthestarrysky.
hefluctuationsoflightningandbladeintentwerecompressedtotheminimum,maintainingonlythenecessaryshieldsandengineoperations.
BaiCheng stoodatthefrontofthebridge,hersilvereyescalm.
he bookofcommonality hoveredbesideher,the starchart coordinatesandpathpointsprovidedbythe moryPatroller appearingonitspages.
helightofthe oathofstarlight wasrestrainedlikethedeepsea,onlyoccasionallyflowingwithatraceofwarmlusteratherfingertips.
ZiYuan checkedtheresonancestateofherlongbladeonelastti;thesilverlightonthebladewaslikecondensedmoonlight,chillingandsilent.
BlueBirdleanedagainstthecontrolconsole,thelightningatherfingertipsturningintoafinepowergridwanderingaroundher;hergazewasbrightandfocused,herusualflightinesslonggone.
“Coursecalibrated.” engingxue’scommunicationpatchedin,hervoiceverylow,asice-bluedatastreamsscrolledsilentlyonthesecondaryscreen,
“hemirrorrefractionpassagewillopenwhenyoureachtheedgeoftheturbulencezone,withanestimateddurationofforty-sevenminutes.willmaintainmonitoringthroughout;ifruledisturbancesexceedthethreshold,retreatimdiately.”
“Understood.” BaiCheng nodded,“Andthe Archives?”
“verythingisasusual.”RedFla’simagerespondedbriefly,“hedefensearrayhasbeenstrengthened,andthe hearttree resonanceisstable.
anXiaoyu hasestablishedanergencydicallink,and uangYu’ssupplylineisonstandbyatanyti.”
omorewordswereneeded.he dawn’senginesstarted,andtheghostlybluetailfladrewanalmostinvisibletrailinthevoid,quietlysailingtowardthecoordinatesguidedbythe starchart.
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