However, the five Golden Ingots, whom Bright Crystal had been eagerly awaiting, encountered a problem.

"Lolo."

As expected, there was a Space Lock within this building.

Inside a hidden rock crevice, Little Silver Flower frowned, sensing the invisible Wall ahead.

It couldn't use Space Flash or teleportation.

Previously, in the swamp area, it was affected by the Poison Mist, making it impossible to accurately pinpoint coordinates, so it didn't use Space Flash.

But after leaving the range of the Poison Mist, its spatial abilities were still restricted.

That leaves only one possibility: a Transcendent creature or an item inside that building had locked down the space within it.

"Lei?"

Skill or item?

Little Silver Flower hesitated for a moment before indicating that an item was more likely.

Because it's difficult for any Transcendent creature to continuously release an active skill for a long time, and Space Lock isn't a passively triggered rule skill like Wanlv Town Town's Absolute Justice.

Space Lock requires continuous consumption of energy and stamina; which Transcendent creature could endure maintaining a building's Space Lock indefinitely?

So it could only be an item.

"Lolo."

Little Silver Flower spoke again, indicating that it could actually force its way through this Space Lock, but once it did, the item's contractor would inevitably detect it.

This would be equivalent to direct exposure.

"Difficult."

I'll try.

Xue Qingting stepped forward, and its shell armor unfurled again, releasing dozens of sub-worms.

It released not combat Zerg, but dozens of almost imperceptible, transparent sub-worms that could perfectly mimic the surrounding energy fluctuations.

Miniature Stealth Worms are the smallest type of sub-worm, and because their cultivation materials contain stealth crystal powder, they also possess the ability to become invisible.

These little guys, like invisible dust, could silently infiltrate through ventilation ducts and cable gaps.

Moreover, they had almost no energy fluctuations on them, so even if a Venerable-level Transcendent creature didn't conduct a full scan, it wouldn't discover their existence.

Even if they were discovered, they would only be mistaken for ordinary mosquitoes and flies.

So they were also a relatively useful 'scout worm'.

However, they did not have the ability to share information in real time.

Their actions were entirely based on Xue Qingting's commands, lacking proactive initiative.

But this type of worm possessed a very weak and useless skill: Energy Devour, allowing them to devour both material and non-material substances composed of energy.

The reason this skill is considered useless is because their devouring speed is extremely slow.

To illustrate with a 100-gram D-grade energy crystal, a single Miniature Stealth Worm would take about a year to completely devour the crystal.

So if one wanted to achieve something with their devouring ability, it might take until the end of time.

But a useless ability doesn't mean it's entirely without merit.

Sometimes, it is precisely slowness, smallness, and subtlety that can bring unexpected surprises.

What if the Miniature Stealth Worms could find the spatial Barrier created by the Space Lock item and gnaw a hole in it?

Because the loophole would be small enough to be negligible, small enough to be constantly repaired automatically by the item's energy, the item's contractor would not even notice it.

But for Little Silver Flower, even a negligible loophole would be enough for it to construct spatial coordinates through it and then perform a Space Flash.

"Ling."

Lan Yueliang nodded to Golden Ingot, finding this plan very reliable.

Not only because she trusted Xue Qingting, but also because she trusted Little Silver Flower.

Again, in critical moments, Little Silver Flower never failed.

"Lei."

Golden Ingot trusted its companions even more, giving its immediate approval.

The Miniature Stealth Worms, having received their mother worm's command, set off.

Because Bright Crystal's accompanying scout worm synchronously transmitted images, Xue Qingting had already preset the Miniature Stealth Worms' routes.

The Miniature Stealth Worms certainly couldn't enter through the main door, as there was simply no gap.

They could only look for places like exhaust vents and sewage pipes.

The process was not smooth; they underestimated the base's defenses.

One stealth worm, while passing through an iron mesh, was immediately swept by the mesh's built-in laser grid and died completely.

Another stealth worm, ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) while crawling into a sewage pipe, was burned to charcoal due to the excessive heat of the environment.

It wasn't until Little Silver Flower's Barrier and Black Pearl's Rainbow Bubble were applied to the stealth worms that one finally succeeded in infiltrating.

And successfully found the energy Wall of the Space Lock.

"Rustle rustle."

"Rustle rustle."

Three Miniature Stealth Worms lay on a large, particularly tender green vine leaf, their heads touching, happily gnawing on the special energy in the space.

The sounds they made were very faint.

Even fainter than the sound of an exhaust fan.

Even if a sharp-eared Beastmaster or pet heard them, they wouldn't pay attention.

There were simply too many such faint sounds in the air.

And the owner of the Space Lock item indeed did not detect that a loophole was appearing in the Space Lock.

Although the Miniature Stealth Worms tried very hard, their devouring speed was indeed very slow.

So slow that Mingxi, who was currently seizing an opportunity and fully converting her mental power, vaguely sensed the anxious emotions of Golden Ingot and the others.

Although she was in a state of absolute immersion at this time, due to her deep bond with Golden Ingot and the others, coupled with her success in cultivating the mental fission method, she still somewhat perceived their emotional changes.

As soon as Mingxi's brows furrowed, Yao Xuan and Guangguang, who had been paying attention to her, immediately noticed.

Yao Xuan immediately sensed the strands of fate he had dispersed.

"What are our big brothers doing?"

Through the threads of fate, Yao Xuan roughly understood the situation.

Then he expressed reverence for their boldness.

They were truly reckless.

And truly daring.

"Seems very interesting..." He rubbed his chin with the corner of his clothing, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Amidst his interest, he decided to go and watch.

As a Transcendent creature who could see the world through threads of fate, he hadn't actually seen many grand spectacles.

He winked at Guangguang Bear.

Guangguang: "..."

Although it wasn't clear what was happening with Lei Motian and the others, even with its most useless line of code, it knew they must be in trouble.

And the Celestial Mystery Nine Radiance Python was preparing to rush over!

It knew that its master's pets were never well-behaved.

This one was clearly also going to cause trouble.

But considering the strength of the Celestial Mystery Nine Radiance Python.

Alright, its presence could at least ensure the safety of Lei Motian and the other five.

It could only give the other party an 'OK' gesture.

However, to ensure Mingxi's safety, before Yao Xuan left, he called Emerald Green and Red Jade, who were also engrossed in work, to guard Mingxi.

Guangguang Bear couldn't stay by Mingxi's side for long because its parts and system programs would be torn apart by the rule fragments!

So it needed to return to the Time Realm for repairs from time to time.

Golden Ingot and the others naturally didn't know that Yao Xuan was rushing towards them.

"Luo!"

Little Silver Flower, who had been sensing the spatial Wall, suddenly opened its eyes and let out an excited low cry.

Without waiting for Golden Ingot and the others to respond, it quickly tore open a Space Door and led the four Golden Ingots inside.

The next moment, their figures vanished from their original spot, directly transferring to a restroom inside the base.

This was the best location Bright Crystal had previously scouted: relatively safe, without any surveillance equipment, and capable of being targeted by Space Flash.

After successfully infiltrating, the five Golden Ingots received Bright Crystal's current situation through Xue Qingting's scout bees and decided to cooperate with it to launch their operation.

They naturally already knew about the situation at this experimental base.

Although they weren't sure if this base was related to the Descent Organization, it certainly wasn't a legitimate and compliant good place.

If it was destroyed, then it was destroyed.

They were benefiting humanity and Transcendent creatures.

"Ling, Ling Ling..."

Lan Yueliang quickly formulated a somewhat crude but very mischievous plan.

The other four had no objections.

They were professionals at causing trouble.

They didn't rush to meet Bright Crystal; according to the plan, they moved like five invisible ghosts.

Using the map Bright Crystal had scouted earlier and their respective abilities, they began to move through various critical locations in the base.

For example, the potion research and development lab, the potion production workshop, the item research and development lab, the item production workshop, pipe interfaces, the main ventilation system channel, and near data exchange hubs, to set up improved Sijin Bell Generation Three.

Sijin Bell Generation Three was, of course, a disposable item improved by Red Jade based on the Sijin Bell.

It didn't have the world-destroying power of the original Sijin Bell, but it could be remotely activated from a distance.

After exploding, it could instantly disrupt the balance of all energy fields and magnetic fields within a certain area, causing large-scale... well, chaos.

It was very suitable for creating opportunities to escape or fish in troubled waters.

So, the question arises: why would such a seemingly high-tech, high-spec base be so easily infiltrated by "rookie agents" like Bright Crystal and its companions?

Bright Crystal easily entered with someone else's ID card and even directly scouted the core experimental area, which was one thing.

But Golden Ingot and the others setting up "time bombs" on such a large scale without being discovered was another.

Is this reasonable?

It's clearly very unreasonable.

This brings us to the main experiment being conducted at this base.

Using rule fragments to create special items and potions!

This base was located right next to a world wound, surrounded by various rampant and chaotic rule fragments.

And this base was built around these fragments.

Yes.

The people who discovered the rule fragments had no ability to move them; they were, as Guangguang said, basically touch-and-die!

So, to study and utilize them, those people built this base around the rule fragments.

Quite incredible, isn't it?

But this is the truth.

Thousands of humans and Transcendent creatures died during the construction of this base.

It can be said that this is a steel tomb piled up with corpses.

Getting back to the main topic.

Rule fragments are chaotic, uncontrollable, and extremely unfriendly to high-tech gadgets that rely on precise logic and large amounts of data computing.

Especially overly complex electronic locks, energy identity verification systems, surveillance systems, and common intelligent systems.

They might crash or even explode the next second due to a certain rule fragment.

After all, even Guangguang couldn't withstand it.

In contrast, the ancient and primitive identity magnetic card, though seemingly backward, was surprisingly stable and less susceptible to rule-level energy interference because of its simple structure, calculations, and reliance on physical magnetism.

In other words, this base, despite its high-tech appearance, was actually quite medieval.

It was just for show.

So why was the internal security of such a showpiece so lax?

Actually, this is not difficult to understand.

You must know that this is three thousand meters deep under the sea, and in a secret realm. Who would be idle enough to run to such a place?

Coupled with the fact that the people at this base knew that the abyssal silence will was sleeping nearby, and that it was filled with a large amount of pollution, it was itself an excellent natural Barrier.

The base administrators probably thought that anyone who could find this place and break through the external pollution either didn't exist or were monsters they couldn't stop.

So, the internal defense... was just good enough.

Moreover, this base had actually existed for many years, and nothing had ever gone wrong.

Everyone naturally relaxed their vigilance in certain aspects.

Being able to place a Dark Demon Kela outside for vigilance was already enough.

Thus, various factors combined by chance to create this "outwardly strong, inwardly weak" base.

The exterior looked like a cold and strict experimental base, but the interior relied on "old-fashioned" magnetic cards.

The number of surveillance cameras was limited and occasionally affected by the core laboratory, turning into a snowy screen.

The guards responsible for internal patrols and vigilance were all lackadaisical, their minds not focused on their work.

In short, it once again proved that the world is a huge makeshift operation.

This gave Bright Crystal and its companions an excellent opportunity to perform!

Even rookie agents have their spring.

At this moment, Bright Crystal had also noticed the various loopholes in this makeshift... this experimental base.

Its actions became even more audacious.

The Light and Darkness Ni裳, which Emerald Green had stored in the Time Realm, was now being used creatively by it.

Utilizing Leaf Repair and invisibility, along with its stable and powerful psychological quality, it constantly changed identities, from the lowest-level material distributor to a patrolling guard, and finally to a core area manager.

It completed a career leap in just a few hours.

Even hardworking laborers would be green with envy.

If it could speak human language, it would have loved to drag the chief researcher of the laboratory into a restroom, knock him out, and then transform into him.

However, the management level was already enough for it to exert its influence.

Using the stolen magnetic card, it moved freely through the base as if strolling through its own backyard.

Finally, it arrived at an area of the base marked with 'High Risk' and 'No Approach'.

Although it couldn't obtain accurate intelligence by communicating with humans, such a place with obvious signs and strict vigilance, apart from the core area, was only here.

In front of the heavy metal door, a team of heavily armored Dou Bing Ji was patrolling.

Heavily armored Dou Bing Ji, the Imperial-level stage of Dou Bing Ji.

And this team of Dou Bing Ji consisted of thirteen individuals.

Bright Crystal was once again frustrated that it couldn't speak 'human language'; if it could speak human words like Yao Xuan, it wouldn't need to rack its brain thinking about how to break through the vigilance of these Dou Bing Ji.

Now, what should it do?