Dimensional Hotel-Chapter 607: Deep Within the Star Sea

A few minutes later, Yu Sheng roughly understood the situation grasped by the Special Service Bureau.

No one expected that the World Bridge incident, thought to be over, would make waves again in such a manner.

—Actually, using "make waves again" is not quite appropriate, because from the current clues, the cultists' actions against the World Bridge have never stopped. This "project" has been running on their side for at least several years, and it is very likely that when Luo had just begun researching the "Zolda Black Stone," they were already synchronously replicating something similar to the "World Bridge."

This matter was only exposed until now.

"If they really targeted Luo's research from the beginning, those suspicious logistics records and communication logs in the Black Stone Station do have explanations... But the key is, where did that group of cultists get the secrets of the 'World Bridge' in advance?"

Yu Sheng rubbed his chin, feeling extremely puzzled.

"The matter of the World Bridge has been a rarely known secret since the Omen Goddess first descended 3,700 years ago. According to you, that was the 'Classical Era' of the Boundary Land, which is separated from the present by an 'epoch transition'. Even you, the Special Service Director, can't find detailed information from that era; on the other hand, the only one barely considered 'surviving' from back then is the 'Puppet Aileen' of that time, and before we found that divine temple, she stored all the secrets in the gaps of space-time..."

As Yu Sheng spoke, his eyebrows unconsciously furrowed because at this moment, he suddenly realized a question he had never deeply pondered before—

The information and "knowledge" held by the Venerate Saints Monastery, is it really just based on their so-called "Saints" racking their brains daily?

A group of delusional mortals, enhancing themselves with a heap of biochemical technology, adding some Black Spirit Ability and Subspace gadgets, then sitting in their dark lair to pray—could they really pray to understand the "Dark Angel essence" of an artifact that descended on this Universe 3,700 years ago? Could they even speculate its principles and attempt to replicate it?

He voiced his doubts, only to be met with Baili Qing's rather odd gaze—those pale gray eyes stared directly for a long time. Even Yu Sheng, thick-skinned, felt uneasy under such scrutiny: "Uh, did I say something wrong?"

Baili Qing thought for a moment and gently reminded, "You have an Inference Star Body planted in your churchyard—the World Bridge is a fruit on the giant Inference Star Body tree. From a certain angle, you even hybridized two Dark Angels."

Yu Sheng immediately responded seriously, "That's different. My method is a rigorous and reasonable technology of transformation and cultivation. The entire technological route can withstand my own examination..."

Baili Qing said nothing, just continued to stare at him, and Baili Xue also drifted out to join in the staring.

Yu Sheng couldn't take it anymore, rubbed his nose: "Alright, maybe the Hidden Monastery has a special technological route and intelligence source. I'm just a bit concerned about this—after all, an organization with flexible moral boundaries and possibly some unidentified black technology at hand has an incalculable upper limit for causing trouble."

"So we cannot allow them to develop further," Baili Qing said flatly. "I have already discussed this matter with several other members of the Council. The next step is to focus on striking the Venerate Saints Monastery—of course, the premise of all this is to first complete the positioning of the monastery's nest."

While speaking, she curled her fingers, gently tapping the table.

The lights in the office dimmed silently, and a massive holographic projection quietly emerged in the air, surrounding Yu Sheng.

It was an enormous star map.

Yu Sheng had seen such things in the navigation room of the Otherworld Inn, but only once—he knew nothing about navigation science. Piloting a spaceship relied purely on instinct and contemplation, and he couldn't discern what a few specific light clusters meant in the vast starry sky. But no matter what, when such a vast starfield surrounded him in the form of a holographic projection, the magnificence at that moment was still enough to make him feel a tinge of awe.

He stood in the darkness, seeing the stars encircle him; for a moment, he even forgot this was Baili Qing's office. Then he witnessed the stars around him begin to move, galaxies and clouds quickly spiraling inward along a series of complex lines, while numerous lines and labels with intricate markings emerged among the star sea—Universe United Industry's interstellar routes, the transport network controlled by the Boundary Land, the Star Gates established by various Civilization Circles, and the leap passages between Star Gates, as well as those ancient and supposedly hidden paths left from the Ancient Saints period, all interwoven like a web across the starry expanse.

Amidst these complex lines and markings, many dark areas can also be seen, as if forgotten by order and civilization—these places mostly have sparse celestial bodies or are shrouded in dangerous high-energy clouds, but in some places stars flourish, yet somehow they are disconnected from the Civilization Circle around them.

Baili Qing's figure moved through the star map, raising her hand to point at a certain corner in front of Yu Sheng.

"This dim space cloud is the Dark Meteor Domain, and right next to it, this 'Flashing Belt' is the Great Triangle Nebula," Baili Qing said slowly, knowing Yu Sheng's foundational knowledge in this area was limited, she didn't use any overly complex technical terms, "There are many lawless areas in the observable universe, and the largest lawless area is within the depths of these two contrasting nebulae. We only know that there are a few limited grey routes passing through the edges of the Dark Meteor Domain and the Great Triangle Nebula, while deep within, their conditions remain largely unknown to us."

Yu Sheng blinked his eyes, listening to Baili Qing's explanation with a hint of amazement and curiosity, his gaze fixed on the shining clusters and dark clouds.

The Dark Meteor Domain and the Great Triangle Nebula appeared like two adjacent cones, as if spewing into cosmic space from some invisible deep hole, one being extremely dim and the other bright and dazzling. It's uncertain how many stars hide within what seems like a mist-like "veil"—at other places on the star map, routes and Dao Marks are everywhere, but within these two cone-shaped nebulae, Yu Sheng saw only chaos and the large words "Dangerous Area."

"So, it's basically confirmed now that the main base of the Venerate Saints Monastery is hidden in this place, right?" Yu Sheng slightly frowned, "… How large is this place?"

"Seems like you did browse through those interstellar navigation manuals I gave you at the time," Baili Qing seemed to raise an eyebrow, "You have a basic understanding of 'scale' in the universe."

"It's easy to think about—without the universe's scale blocking the way, there wouldn't be so many lawless areas. It's known that many illegal factions are hiding in these places, yet nobody has gone to 'clear' them. This only indicates that these seemingly insignificant 'clouds' have an astonishingly large actual range."

"… Without a Star Gate and its corresponding jump code authorization, purely relying on a ship's faster-than-light engine for navigation, setting off from the closest Star Port to the Dark Meteor Domain toward the 'Gray Dwarf Star,' even the fastest deep space shuttle of the Special Service Bureau would take about a hundred and twenty-seven years," Baili Qing said indifferently, "Moreover, celestial bodies are sparse within the Dark Meteor Domain, and many areas exhibit bizarre 'fracture' phenomena, complicating black zone navigation. Once a ship enters, it's like falling into a deep dark ocean. Trying to find certain specific planets is nearly impossible—let alone specific planets, it's challenging enough to find even a stable landing spot."

Yu Sheng could keep up with Baili Qing's explanation, he was just a bit curious: "How do all those illegal factions survive in such desolate and inhospitable places?"

"… People outside are also curious about how Boundary Land people survive surrounded by four-digit Exotic Realms," Baili Qing glanced at Yu Sheng, "They issue an alert if an Exotic Realm with a depth over L-3 appears on their planets." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Yu Sheng: "Alright, I got it."

One adapted to the natural conditions of their environment.

Baili Qing paused briefly before speaking again: "There is one person who might know something about matters related to the Dark Meteor Domain."

Yu Sheng didn't react immediately: "Who?"

"Luo," Baili Qing looked into Yu Sheng's eyes, "I should have mentioned to you before, her hiding place was actually on the edge of the Dark Meteor Domain, and several bases of the Black Dot Group were also in the vicinity of the Dark Meteor Domain—the forces within the Lawless Star Region maintain a 'chaotic order,' hiding within the protective fields of their mother planets, setting up thousands of illegal broadcasts, evading and calculating against one another, there's a survival law entirely different from other places, and Luo… understands the rules there."

"Ah, now that you mention it, I do remember you telling me about this," Yu Sheng suddenly realized, then rubbed his chin, "So, she really is planning to visit her hiding place… Do you think she can find the trace of the Venerate Saints Monastery?"

"Directly finding it might be difficult, as you know, the actual range of the Dark Meteor Domain and the Great Triangle Nebula is extremely vast, and from the name, you can infer that the 'Monastery' members are definitely hiding in the deepest part of the lawless area—after all, the Black Dot Group still has to trade with the Civilized World, while those cultists do not consider 'peaceful coexistence' with the outside world at all.

"Luo lived in the Dark Meteor Domain for so many years and didn't see many members of the Venerate Saints Monastery, which indicates they are far apart, at least that the Monastery members are well hidden.

"But even if she can't find it, she should be able to open a breakthrough there, even if it's just acquiring a segment of authorized code from a grey route—this way we can send agents to infiltrate. Once the initial situation is opened, finding those cultists is just a matter of time, after all… the vast majority of Monastery members are still 'humans,' even if they don't interact with outsiders, they must conduct activities within the Lawless Star Region, and this process cannot be without any trace."