Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

In the meeting room of Rhodes Island, the oldest group of people on the planet gathered: Roy, the Doctor, Precious, Friston, Kel'tsit, and Mon3tr, who had just joined the group.

Each person's actual age could be measured in tens of thousands of years, making it a gathering of immortals. PRTS, an artificial intelligence system, was responsible for recording the content of this conversation.

Mon3tr, attending this kind of meeting for the first time, was visibly nervous. She sat very obediently and upright, but her eyes darted around, observing the expressions of others.

As the initiator of the meeting, Roy coughed lightly as a reminder. Mon3tr instantly became obedient, straightening his back, perking up his ears, and listening attentively.

"There's finally news about the previously disconnected spell clone. The Deep Sea Tree isn't in good shape." Roy said with a serious expression, his hands crossed on the conference table.

"...Can you elaborate on that?"

"I successfully entered the Deep Blue Tree laboratory. After checking the experimental log, I discovered that someone had modified the goals of the Deep Blue Tree project."

"The sea monsters that served as the ark of life were transformed into gluttons that devoured all matter to provide energy for the evolution of their species."

"The name left in the modification log is 'Ishamara'. Doctor, do you know this person?" Roy looked up at the doctor and Precious. They had a close relationship with Lu and might know this person.

"Ishamara... let me think..." The conference room fell into silence. Not only the Doctor and Prissise, but also Friston, Kal'tsit and Mon3tr were searching for this unfamiliar name in their minds.

"...Lu mentioned this name to me before. It seems that she used this pseudonym for a while when she published her early articles..."

"But if this person is Lu, why did she change the goal of the Deep Blue Tree? What led her to make such a decision..."

The doctor finally found information about the name "Ishamara" in the corner of his dusty memory, and a bigger doubt came to his mind.

"Perhaps only by finding Lu can we answer this question."

"Doctor, can I borrow a few drops of your blood? To open the door at the deepest part of the Deep Blue Tree Laboratory, I need matching biological information."

Roy held out his hand to the doctor. He had his own method of obtaining a small amount of blood minimally invasively without causing discomfort to the doctor.

"I remember that the last time I went there, biometric verification was not required. When was this security measure added?" Although the doctor was confused, he still stretched out his right hand and let Roy collect the required blood.

Precious watched Roy draw blood from the doctor, her brows furrowed slightly. A few drops of blood wouldn't be a big deal for an ordinary person, but she still felt uncomfortable.

"When was the last time you were there?" Roy cast a spell, and the fine needle quickly pierced the doctor's fingertip. A few drops of crimson blood gushed out and were collected in a small vial.

"Uh... well, that was ten thousand years ago." The doctor gave a time point that was quite far away from the present. When she visited Lu's laboratory, those sea monsters were only a few kilometers long.

"Okay, with these few drops of blood, I can go into the deepest part of the laboratory. If I find Lu, I will find a way to bring her back..." Roy let go of the doctor's hand and solemnly put away the vial of blood.

"Okay, the matter of Deep Blue Tree Laboratory ends here."

"Next, there's the related underwater civilization—Agor. Their ancestors excavated the remains of the Deep Blue Tree Laboratory and acquired a vast amount of technology far ahead of their time..."

"A war for survival has broken out between Agor and Haisi, the out-of-control product of the Deep Blue Tree. My belief is that if we want to completely resolve the Deep Blue Tree issue, we need Agor's assistance..."

Roy clicked on his smart terminal, projecting all the collected data onto the screen. He had yet to personally visit Agor's city, and all he knew about Agor's technological development came from casual conversations with Golletia.

Before being transformed into a Deep Sea Hunter, Goletia was a Techno-Consul. Her mother was a prominent figure in the Academy of Sciences, so she had access to the most advanced technologies of Agor since she was a child.

Due to confidentiality guidelines, Goletia didn't reveal too much. She described a typical day for the Agor people in a calm tone. The convenient and fast technological gadgets, seemingly from a sci-fi movie, were enough to amaze people from mainland China.

However, for the doctor and his companions, Agor, who inherited a large amount of heritage from previous civilizations, only made them feel a little familiar, like an outstanding child they had never met before.

"Yes, compared to the long-standing conflicts between land nations, this Agor civilization is much more advanced and peaceful..."

Friston gave a very pertinent opinion that the Algol civilization was one era ahead of the land civilization.

Perhaps out of arrogance, the Agors disdained to wage war on land. The remains of former civilizations in the deep sea were more attractive to them.

The Agors, who considered themselves superior, had an innate sense of responsibility that drove them to serve as guardians of the borders of civilization and resist the attacks of the Haisi.

In fact, the crisis of Haisi and the Deep Sea Church was caused by Agor's exploration of the Deep Blue Tree Laboratory.

During the Great Tranquility caused by the Sea Si, Iberia's prosperous Golden Age was completely destroyed and countless lives were lost. Agor should have been held responsible for this.

"All of our remaining projects, except for the Preserver Project, were disrupted by the unexpected Terran civilization and deviated from their original trajectory..."

"Doctor, did you predict all this in advance?"

Precious supported his head with one hand, a gentle smile on his face, and asked the doctor with deep eyes.

"...No, when I first woke up, I was also surprised by this new civilization. I'm sorry..." The doctor shook his head and looked at Priss calmly.

"It's okay. I don't mean to blame you. Having you by my side is enough."

Precious smiled and gently poked the doctor's cheek with his fingertips, speaking in a light tone.

"Kal'tsit, there's something I need your help with." Roy looked at Kal'tsit, who remained silent throughout.

She seemed to realize something and spoke first, asking, "Do you want me to try to contact Agor?"

"That's right, as expected of Kal'tsit, you know me so well."