Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2077 Abnormal Area!

"The world is like a bunch of clay of different colors being forcibly kneaded together by an invisible hand. In this brief process, because the clay itself has different colors, the kneaded thing looks exceptionally colorful."

The maid, Lian, slowly explained the anomalies of this chaotic world and tried her best to answer some of the questions raised by the scientists who were sitting obediently below, taking notes.

Due to the discovery of anomalies in this chaotic world, technologies between different worlds could not be smoothly integrated. There were even cases where the FLOD system could not be used on machines other than those produced by fleets and fortresses. Therefore, this anomaly became the first problem that the Human Earth Alliance had to solve, in addition to the antimatter engine.

The short class soon came to an end.

However, the scientists who came here were not happy. Instead, they sat in their seats with gloomy faces, sketching and drawing, constantly using various formulas to calculate some data.

Maid Ren was already used to this.

She had already anticipated this when she accepted He Ming's invitation to come here from the floating continent to teach.

"I never knew you had the potential to be a teacher!"

Outside the classroom, Alice, dressed in a white officer's uniform from the Human Earth Alliance, handed a drink to her maid, Lian.

The maid, Lian, thanked her and accepted the gift, then smiled casually.

"With more experience, you'll always learn some skills. After all, no one knows what the next mission will be like."

"Mission worlds? I've heard you mention them a lot lately! What are they actually like?"

Alice asked curiously.

"Aren't you in the mission world right now? Although there are some differences in logic, it's not much different from the mission world overall."

The maid, Ren, pulled the tab on her drink, took a small sip, and then looked Alice up and down.

"Didn't you go to the EU region of the floating continent before? You're back so soon?"

Alice sighed and then shook her head.

"The situation over there is somewhat unusual."

"Special? Can it be compared to the anomaly found here?"

After putting the empty can into the trash can, the maid, Ren, smiled and looked at Alice.

"Perhaps! But time there seems to be in a... well, Schrödinger's cat state."

"Oh? What do you say?"

Lian suddenly became interested.

“Even when we are not directly observing there, all the instruments that act as our eyes can observe things, even the presence of humans.”

"But when we sent a team to investigate the area, the things and people that should have been there were gone, as if they had never existed."

Alice said helplessly.

"A chaotic area? That's interesting. But why didn't you notice it when you went there before?"

After nodding back to the scientists who came out of the classroom and greeted her, Lian casually asked a question.

"This didn't happen back then. It's very likely related to the retreat of the Ghost Faces."

After watching the scientists leave the classroom in twos and threes, Alice looked at Lian seriously and said.

“I am aware of the Marshal’s and the Alliance’s recent research; perhaps there are some clues in that area.”

"Maybe!"

Lian nodded, then raised her hand and pointed.

"Look! The Lord is here." Several days later, a fleet that departed from the headquarters of the Human Earth Alliance slowly landed in the EU region of the floating continent.

"Anomaly detected! An anomaly has been confirmed in the time of the target area."

When Elise, who was following He Ming in her true form, entered the airspace above the target area, she immediately noticed signs of anomalies.

On the seemingly empty ground covered by pure white ice and snow, faint ripples appeared, resembling human figures or phantoms.

Furthermore, VEDA, which sent a biological agent to assist, also confirmed the anomaly through the biological agent.

As everyone watched the abnormal data constantly refreshing on the main screen, they couldn't help but exchange glances.

"Could this be the key we've been searching for?"

Serene smoothed her hair that had fallen to the side and gradually frowned.

“Very likely! Father, could you send some individuals into the area to investigate?”

Elise looked up and made a request to He Ming.

"No. For now, let's proceed with the large-scale equipment installation as Alice and the others did, and only after we obtain accurate data should we send in ELS individuals to investigate!"

He Ming did not grant Elise's request, but instead chose a safer method.

"learn!"

Thus began a massive sensor array installation project, spanning the entire EU region.

Fortunately, the main personnel in charge of this major project were Elise and the ELS individual; otherwise, it would have taken several more months to install the sensor array throughout the entire EU region, relying solely on the manpower and resources of the Human Earth Alliance.

Thanks to the efficient actions of Elise and the ELS individuals, a sensor array covering the EU region across the floating continent was completed in just a few days, enabling more in-depth monitoring and detection of that anomalous area.

To ensure the detection capabilities of the sensors and to prevent data from being interfered with by human factors, at He Ming's command, all humans within a radius of one thousand kilometers centered on the EU area were evacuated, creating as much of a no-man's-land as possible.

"Is this for making boxes?"

Curious, Ernesti followed and recalled a theory about a "cat abuser" that he had learned in his previous life.

"No. It's just hide-and-seek at most."

He Ming shook his head, indicating that it was not a completely sealed box.

All he can do is create uninhabited zones around the EU region of the floating continent to avoid the influence of human factors.

"Really? If it's just hide-and-seek, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while."

"Of course. We expected this."

Then came a long wait.

Perhaps due to the previous research by Alice and others, or the commotion caused by the arrival of the fleet, even though He Ming surrounded the EU area with a no-man's land spanning thousands of miles, he was unable to witness those strange phenomena again.

"Has it been discovered?"

Alice gradually became anxious.

"Waiting is part of the harvest! No need to rush, Alice."

He Ming didn't pay attention to this matter.

The Human Earth Alliance is now on the right track, and all its work and research are proceeding in an orderly manner.

The current wait may very well allow the Human Earth Alliance to break through the blockade and reconnect the solar system with the outside world. Therefore, the wait is worthwhile.

(End of this chapter)