Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 96 Base Gatekeeper

There was pitch black in front of him, and there was a hint of dullness as if no one had set foot there for a long time. However, Qiu Ci did not feel the slightest bit of fear for any reason, and walked straight out of the elevator.

The next moment, the previously pitch-black space seemed to be illuminated. A series of lights lit up, all the way to the end, and the surroundings were suddenly as bright as day. With Qiu Ci's entry, the entire tower seemed to be fully activated. The changes were not only on the fifty floors, but all the floors of the tower also began to light up layer by layer.

The tower shape, which originally required careful observation, was now lit up with white light on each floor. In just a few moments, a tower glittering with golden light became clearly visible, and the light that shot up into the sky overflowed from the hole, so bright that the dean and his party outside the tower could not help but take a few steps back.

"What's going on?" Yu Xian took a few steps back and looked at the cave entrance which suddenly shone brightly. This had never happened before on the Heavenly Ranking. Could something have happened inside?
Just as he was worried, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. The old man with white hair and beard had traces of time on his face, but he exuded a terrifying aura that made even this Mahayana cultivator feel uneasy.

"Ancestor!" Yu Xian instantly recognized the person in front of him, with a look of shock on his face, "Why are you here?" Doesn't the ancestor never leave the cave?
The old man didn't respond, but instead took a step forward. He looked more excited than ever before, his body even trembling. He stared at the brightly lit cave entrance in disbelief, muttering, "The tower has been activated! Someone has entered the 50th floor. Could it be..."

"What?" Yu Xian was also shocked. The 50th floor, hadn't those students just entered? "Ancestor..."

Before he could ask any further questions, the old man in front of him flashed and flew directly into the tower as if he couldn't wait any longer.

Qiu Ci was standing in the snow-white space. Unlike the previous base, there was nothing special here, just a blank space. At first glance, it was empty, without even a desk.

Qiu Ci once thought he had found the wrong place.

"Is anyone there? Mainframe?! AI? Someone make a sound." She called out for a long time, but there was no response from the surroundings, as if there really was nothing. "Dog system, what's going on? Are we in the wrong place?"

[Master, my test results show that this is indeed the base. Perhaps there is no autonomous intelligent system like the main brain installed here, so the corresponding facilities need to be manually activated.]

"Manual, how to do it manually?" There is no operating switch or anything like that here.

"Master, why don't we look for it? There should be a main console here." The system's small ball of light circled around and flew forward on its own initiative. Its entire body lit up and began scanning.

Qiu Ci had no choice but to grope around in this pure white space. After a while, he saw a triangular sign in the front right corner. The sign was also white and completely blended into the wall. There was only a light gray circle on the edge, which was hard to see unless you looked closely.

"Dog system, is this it?" she asked, pointing to the triangle on the wall.

[Yes, Master, this is the main console. You just need to activate it.] The small ball of light bounced up and down.

Qiu Ci then pointed at the triangular sign, and sure enough, the next moment she heard a familiar beeping sound, and the white triangle instantly turned green.

[Ding, recognition successful!]
In an instant, a light screen over a hundred inches in size suddenly popped up and floated in front of him. It was divided into four or five areas, and various strange graphics and symbols appeared on it. There were rows of data being refreshed next to it.

Qiu Ci looked at it carefully.

After a while, it was confirmed... I couldn't understand it at all!

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What are these? I was just about to ask the dog system.

A strange voice suddenly sounded behind him. "Is it... you? Are you... back?"

When she turned around, she found that an old man had appeared at the elevator entrance. He was wearing a green robe similar to hers, with white hair and beard, and his face was full of wrinkles from time. Only his eyes were incredibly bright, and he was looking at her straight, his eyes full of excitement.

what's the situation? !

Qiu Ci was shocked. It was the first time he met someone else in the base.

"What's going on with this system?" Why would someone appear here, and she didn't even notice it.

[Master, this person is so strange. He didn't even trigger the defense mechanism here.] The small ball of light flew forward curiously.

While Qiu Ci was puzzled, the old man in front of him became even more excited.

"Yes, that's right, absolutely right!" The old man was shaking with excitement and ran towards her quickly. "It's definitely..."

"Wait, what are you going to do..." Qiu Ci was frightened by his excitement, took a step back, and subconsciously mobilized his spiritual power.

Just when she thought he was about to attack, the old man suddenly stopped two steps in front of her. His whole body trembled even more violently. Two streams of hot tears suddenly flowed from his face, which was full of time. His snow-white beard trembled even more. As if he could not bear it anymore, he suddenly squatted down and began to wail loudly, "Twenty thousand years, twenty thousand years... I have finally waited for this!"

“…”No, I thought you were going to hit someone, but it turns out you were trying to scam people?
The old man looked extremely sad, crying so heartily that Qiu Ci couldn't help but feel sad and couldn't help but persuade him, "Well... old man, can you stop crying?" Tell me what's sad.

The old man was stunned for a moment, as if he had just realized something. He quickly got up, rolled up his sleeves and wiped away his tears, muttering, "I am sorry for being rude."

Having said that, he turned around and bowed in her direction, then spoke in a still hoarse tone.

"Second Base Research Institute, Gatekeeper of the Mission Hall: Juanshan Shou, Work Number: 0187, Greetings to Master Lanxing!" After saying that, he knelt down again.

! ! ! ! !

"How do you know?!" Qiu Ci was really shocked. This was the first time someone recognized her identity as a Blue Star person at a glance.

"The Master's demeanor is naturally unique, and only the Master from Blue Star can enter the fiftieth floor. You are also the only person to have entered in the past 20,000 years." The old man looked at her with certainty, his eyes shining, "Besides..."

He pointed at her shoulder and continued, "Only the Master of Blue Star is accompanied by a Star Messenger."

"Star Messenger?" She was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, "You can see the system!"

The old man nodded, a trace of pride suddenly appearing on his face, "I am from the Blue Star clan. With the blessing of the human race, I do have the ability to see the stars."

[Master, Master, I do detect low-level system permissions from this person. He can indeed see me.]