Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 9 Hope
"hope so."

Bai Yuekui sighed softly, but from the slight smile on her lips, it was easy to see that she still had considerable expectations for Tasia's awakened potential.

"Let's go, let's go to the ecological base first." Bai Yuekui smiled at Yang Chen, she stretched out her hand to Yang Chen, her palm was as white as jade, and carried a hint of warmth: "Take me for a ride."

Yang Chen understood and naturally grasped that soft, boneless hand. An invisible force lifted the two of them, and they slowly rose into the air, leaving the ground.

Sunlight shone on their faces, and as they watched the golden light cover the snow-capped mountain, Bai Yuekui couldn't help but sigh.

"Without the mana ecosystem, such scenery would be everywhere."

Yang Chen gripped Bai Yuekui's hand tightly: "That day will come."

The two then flew away into the distance, and the people walking below looked up and saw Bai Yuekui and Yang Chen's figures getting further and further away.

"Wow, that's really convenient." Xia Tianlai squinted, watching the two who had already flown far away.

Antarctic Star stepped forward: "Unfortunately, we cannot analyze the principle behind that energy."

“Yes.” Xia Tianlai nodded in agreement with a slight sigh: “No matter how serious the injury is, it can be healed with just a touch. Even the potions from the old world can’t do that.”

"Yes, I owe my broken leg to Mr. Yang for healing it, otherwise I would have been in a wheelchair for the rest of my life."

"You can talk, but where are you putting your hands?" Xia Tianlai glared at Nanjixing.

His hand, which had been resting on Xia Tianlai's shoulder, had somehow moved towards his chest.

"How about I borrow your 'gift' to admire first?" Nanjixing gently patted Xia Tianlai's chest.

To be precise, it's the square box that summer hides in my chest.

Xia Tian yanked his hand away and covered her chest even more tightly: "Go away, I haven't seen it yet."

"Why are you so stingy? Let me take a look."

"This was given to me by my son-in-law, not to you. What are you looking at?" Xia Tianlai said, puffing out his cheeks and glaring.

"So this is the son-in-law?" Nanji Xing shook his head, his face showing deep disdain: "Old Xia, Old Xia, one action movie is enough to win you over."

Summer is here and I don't want to pay attention to it. Without blushing or skipping a beat, I just clutch my chest and keep walking forward without stopping.

Seeing Xia Tian arrive in this state, Nanji Xing hurriedly stepped forward: "Hey, hey, hey, Old Xia!"

"Old Xia, wait for me! I'm not borrowing it anymore. How about we watch it together? It'll be fine if we watch it together!"

Ecological base.

The ecological base is located outside Longgu Village, not too far away.

Yang Chen flew through the sky with Bai Yuekui in his arms, their feet brushing against a breathtaking expanse of greenery.

In the distance, the towering alloy city walls gleamed with a cold, hard luster in the sunlight, marking the boundary of the ecological base. The two knew they had arrived at the ecological base.

This base is specifically used for researching manna ecology and storing technological materials, unlike the land outside that has been contaminated by manna ecology.

Like Longgu Village, this place has been purified, and the land has regained its former vitality.

"Let's go."

The two landed smoothly on the ground. Bai Yuekui stepped forward to verify their identities, and the heavy alloy door slid open silently to both sides.

"Boss Bai, Boss Yang, you've arrived." The villagers of Longgu Village stationed there greeted the two men immediately upon seeing them.

Bai Yuekui and Yang Chen nodded slightly in acknowledgment and walked straight in, heading towards the core research area of ​​the base.

Upon arriving at a storage area for equipment, suddenly, a synthetic, slightly cheeky voice rang out from all around:

"Yo~ Our animal friend is here~" "Bai Yuetian, you've given me some weird nicknames again." Hearing this cheeky voice, Yang Chen knew that this was Bai Yuekui's brother.

"How rude! You should call me brother-in-law!" The voice echoed in the space, filled with dissatisfaction, but the next sentence came clearly from one direction.

"Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig".

Following the sound, Yang Chen looked to the side and saw a spherical white machine peeking out from behind a cluster of monitors, its slender mechanical hand reaching out as if to greet him.

"Except for dragons, aren't all the others animals?"

The little robot shuffled toward Yang Chen and his companion with its short legs, blue pixels forming a sly grin on its 'face'.

The slender mechanical hand poked Yang Chen's forehead: "Would it be better if I called you Little Pig?"

Yang Chen slapped away Bai Yuetian's mechanical-looking hand: "What are you doing here? When did you get back?"

"If you say you're a little pig, I'll tell you."

The slender, mechanical fingers even pretended to poke Yang Chen's forehead: "Little pig, little pig~"

Standing to the side, Bai Yuekui rubbed his temples helplessly, stepped forward, and without saying a word, grabbed Bai Yuetian's round "body" and lifted him up like a basketball.

"Hey! Let go! Let go! Bai Yuekui! Is this how you treat your own brother?!" Bai Yuetian's mechanical arm waved wildly in the air, and the expression on the screen became "ferocious".

Bai Yuekui casually tossed it onto the table, crossed his arms, and said, "Stop fooling around."

"So, what news have you brought back this time?"

"Hmph!" Bai Yuetian glared at Yang Chen fiercely, then turned around and jumped back to where she had been.

"We've made progress on the other settlements, along with the exploration teams from the Elders' Council." His playful tone softened slightly. "They've pinpointed the suspected location of the Old World's 'Super Particle Collider'."

To achieve long-distance transmission, two conditions must be met, one of which is the need for antimatter left behind by the super particle collider.

However, due to the sudden outbreak of the mana ecosystem, the vines seemed to be organized and disciplined, targeting densely populated areas and areas with advanced technology.

In addition, the terrain has changed, and those who knew the location of the equipment have long since died, so it has never been found.

"Where!?" Upon hearing this news, Bai Yuekui asked hurriedly.

It's very far away!

Yang Chen and Bai Yuekui immediately crowded around the pile of monitors that Bai Yuetian had occupied. However, when Yang Chen saw what was displayed on the screen, his lips twitched:
"You've opened eight screens to watch action movies!?"

Yang Chen looked at Bai Yuetian with disbelief.

"Hehe~" Bai Yuetian's screen instantly switched to a shy emoticon.

Bai Yuekui rubbed her temples, feeling utterly helpless about her older brother's current state.

'cough cough'

Bai Yuetian coughed twice, pretending that nothing had happened.

He turned off the video on the screen and opened another file. Instantly, coordinate graphs, existing photos, blurry historical photos, and densely packed analysis reports filled the entire screen.

It was a secret research institute in the former Hela Empire of the Old World, where a super particle collider was once tested, but it is unclear whether the equipment is still in the institute.

The damage here is also the most severe when the disaster occurs, and even if the equipment exists, it may be extremely difficult to repair.

"When Mana erupted, this place was the worst of the worst." Bai Yuetian looked at the two of them. "So, want to go take a look?"

(End of this chapter)