Chapter 397: Star Sea Journey

The surrounding scientists in white coats grew excited, filled with eager anticipation. The researchers here represented the elite of humanity's scientists; it could be said that the majority of Ishtarians' wisdom was gathered in this place.

The leading scientist was Millivina, a female assistant who had followed Caroline for many years. Her ability to work alongside Caroline had long proven her considerable talent and unquestionable trustworthiness. By this time, she held a high position as the President of the Western Human Empire. Her presence, as a President of the Human Empire, signified a great deal.

Meanwhile, the golden dragon, Michael, stood on the ground, exuding a graceful beauty, its entire body studded with sparkling magic crystals. This three-meter-tall golden dragon was currently standing, constantly trying to tuck in the rolls of fat around its belly. It attempted to stand tall and solemn, like a human soldier at attention, but this seemed to be a struggle. The moment it relaxed and stood straight, the rolls of fat on its belly would sag. It had clearly been living well, putting on a lot of weight.

Xu Zhi paused, observing the group of scientists. This was truly "one small step for man, one giant leap for Earth." It was an incredibly significant day for the Ishtarians, and for Xu Zhi, it was also quite anticipated – a "giant leap" for his own "Earth." He could finally leave Earth. Of course, it was merely anticipation; he had witnessed many civilizations' historical moments and no longer felt a strong sense of ceremony.

Looking at these top human scientists, he sighed helplessly and began to explain, "This is a journey, merely a sightseeing trip. Ishtarians, do not harbor too many expectations!" Xu Zhi continued, "I will use a special method to bring you into the vacuum. Do not act rashly; follow my instructions at all times... and this period of time might not be short."

Caroline's expression hardened. "I understand." The ancient God had disappeared for such a long time before reappearing, and she had suspected then that it might have been a lengthy journey to reach that world. Caroline thought carefully and replied, "The current Ishtarian civilization can still function normally without me... and this mechanical spaceship has prepared enough energy to last for a long time..." Yet, after some hesitation, she couldn't help but ask, "Roughly how long will it take for us to return? If we can return alive, that is?"

Xu Zhi considered, "Around three or four years." Which meant about one hour in reality.

"Perhaps we will encounter a special race?" Caroline's voice was heavy. Though she didn't specify, in her mind, it might involve the enemy race that had destroyed the ancient human civilization. Another world... her heart was already incredibly excited.

Xu Zhi's expression, however, remained calm. While Caroline creating such a large vessel was somewhat unexpected, it ultimately remained within Xu Zhi's control. After all, he had already made preparations before coming here. Xu Zhi was also somewhat expectant and curious about letting them see a vacuum environment. "They live in an underground lava world, and their perspectives are too limited; they are 'frogs at the bottom of a well.' This is an environmental constraint! They haven't seen the vastness of the universe, the sea of stars. If they were to see it, what kind of developments would their civilization undergo?" Xu Zhi gave a warning, "But be careful; strange and bizarre things might happen."

"Understood!" Caroline's expression turned completely solemn. "Any miracle that science cannot explain is simply something current science cannot explain!"

Click, click, click! The entire mechanical spaceship quickly took off. Its vast, streamlined, and exquisite body, resembling a giant black cigar, sped through the sky. After flying for a while, it left the human mechanical city and arrived in a forest.

"It's starting. Shut down all power drives, or any movement might tear you apart and make you vanish into unknown spacetime," Xu Zhi said, standing before the cabin window, looking out at the vast lava land.

"Shut down?" The surrounding scientists in white coats were stunned. If they shut down, the entire mechanical spaceship would instantly plummet!

"Shut it down!" Caroline commanded unequivocally. In an instant, countless Ishtarian scientists directly shut down all power drives. The massive mechanical spaceship rapidly descended, seemingly on the verge of crashing into the terrestrial mountains at any second.

Suddenly, a flash occurred, a ripple from a teleportation array. Xu Zhi controlled the teleportation array, opening a massive black rift. The entire spaceship was instantly swallowed.

"It's gone!" In the distant mechanical city, countless people looked up, their faces filled with shock.

Beep, beep! Inside the mechanical spaceship, various alarms blared.

"Our spatial positioning device is detecting unknown vibrations!"

"My God, the displacement gauge is showing unknown displacement data! A major malfunction has occurred!" Scientists continuously exclaimed loudly, looking at the instrument meters, overwhelmingly excited.

They had been constantly speculating, even simulating and theorizing thirteen methods for traversing worlds. Based on this, they had developed over a hundred monitoring devices to collect experimental data during the traversal. "Spatial vibrations have been detected! Perhaps we are traversing! Data is being collected!"

"Do not activate any power drive devices, or we might get lost in the spatial turbulence!"

"This is a power unattainable by current Ishtarians. Spatial traversal – this is the power of a god!" a scientist exclaimed loudly, his face flushed hot.

At this moment, they absolutely dared not use any power drive devices, letting the mechanical spaceship drift through the traversal. This was already a realm beyond their comprehension.

Caroline stood nearby. She quietly watched the scientists' exclamations without moving, then turned to look at the ancient God beside her. "You are incredible! A single being can teleport an entire mechanical spaceship!" Xu Zhi did not speak. This was indeed the power of a god, something only a deity could accomplish... but it wasn't his. He was still too far from being a god; this was Armin's power.

After a brief period of spatial teleportation array traversal, a black mechanical spaceship, the size of a washbasin and full of elegant beauty, appeared in Xu Zhi's living room, on the red pearwood table. This black mechanical spaceship rested on the table, looking like an exquisitely crafted black toy. Beside it were a coffee table and several delicious dishes.

The moment they arrived, he had already given an order to his intelligent sub-brain: "Block the view outside this spaceship." Xu Zhi, who had been eating, put down his chopsticks and looked at the mechanical spaceship with a touch of helplessness. Its arrival was quicker and more dramatic than he had imagined, but ultimately, it remained within his control.

Xu Zhi thought for a moment, then decided not to put down his chopsticks after all. "After I finish eating, I'll send you up to tour the sky. After all, I haven't truly been there myself." However, if it just sat quietly on the dining table, the Ishtarians inside would eventually feel that something was off. Its stillness on the table might even make them doubt if they had truly undergone spatial traversal.

Xu Zhi considered this, then suddenly looked up at the living room ceiling. There was a ceiling fan there, a typical large, three-bladed fan. He stood up directly and used a black rope to hang the mechanical spaceship beneath the fan. "Speed one." Xu Zhi watched the ceiling fan slowly begin to rotate, then immediately returned to the dining table and continued eating. "This should work."

Buzz, buzz, buzz! The entire Ishtarian mechanical spaceship shook as if experiencing an earthquake, undergoing unprecedented vibrations. Its instruments' dials spun wildly, flashing red lights and indicating abnormal data.

"Ah!! This is... unknown displacement!"

"Is this spatial turbulence?!"

"Dizzy! It's spinning!"

"Oh my God! Is this the terrifying aspect of spatial traversal?!"

"Record it, quickly record it!"

Inside the spaceship, countless Ishtarians were flushed with fervent excitement, swaying back and forth as if on a carousel. Yet, filled with scientific fervor, they frantically checked their electronic instruments. "Oh!!! We must record this! This is incredibly valuable experimental data!"