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Chapter 65 Fire
"What happened wasn't just time travel?"

Yin Shanhai's last sentence made Yu Jin's pupils shrink.

Ember was always clear and certain about time travel.

The only thing he didn't know before was the exact time.

But now?
What the old man meant by that...

It seems things aren't as simple as I thought!
Yu Jin looked up at the old man with gray hair in front of him.

A deep, murky sadness welled up in his eyes.

"What else?"

Yu Jin took a deep breath and pressed for an answer.

Upon hearing this, Yin Shanhai sighed softly.

"check it out."

The old man handed a new document to Yu Jin.

"Yaoyao hasn't seen the contents of this either."

"Currently, in the entire Great Xia, apart from those scientists, the number of people who know the truth is no more than a handful."

"Of course, this information won't be kept under wraps for long, and it's perfectly fine for you to tell your relatives and friends after you find out."

Yin Shanhai calmly told Yu Jin.

"..."

Ember fell silent.

Yin Yao is this old man's only granddaughter...

How significant must this information be, given that even she doesn't know it yet?

Yu Jin took a deep breath and solemnly opened the document.

What came into view was a set of slightly blurry photos.

"This is……"

"Oumuamua?"

Yu Jin subconsciously squinted.

The photo shows a long, narrow celestial body moving against a backdrop of stars.

"Yes."

Yin Shanhai answered.

Yu Jin suppressed his thoughts and continued watching.

……

[Through the latest spectroscopic techniques, it has been discovered that 'Oumuamua carries a large amount of 'unknown substances'.]

[With current detection methods, this 'unknown substance' does not contain any elements currently known on Earth.]

……

Based on 'Oumuamua's speed and orbit, calculations suggest that as it passes by Earth, the gravitational pull between the planets may cause some of the 'unknown material' it carries on its surface to fall into Earth's atmosphere.

……

[Through observations of data since 'Oumuamua entered the solar system, we have discovered—]

Its size and mass both decreased as it passed Saturn and Jupiter.

[Preliminary speculation]

[This is because some of the 'unknown matter' inherent in 'Oumuamua fell into the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter under their gravitational pull.]

……

On September 6, 2025, 'Oumuamua flew past Mars' near-Earth orbit.

Its mass and volume decrease again...

Data transmitted from the probes deployed by DaXia on the surface of Mars—

[After the irregularly shaped black object made contact with Mars, the Mars rover suffered unexplained damage and ceased operation.]

Meanwhile, multiple astronomical telescopes monitoring this substance within the territory of Great Xia malfunctioned.

【picture--】

Within minutes, the large astronomical telescope corroded and decayed rapidly in a seemingly supernatural manner. In light of the wasteland game setting, this change will be tentatively termed the "contaminated state."

……

On September 7, 2025, Da Xia held a secret meeting with the United States and other countries.

Based on data from multiple monitoring sources, it has been preliminarily determined that—

The unknown substances carried by the celestial body 'Oumuamua possess 'supernatural' pollution properties.

[After assessment, experts from various countries believe that if this 'unknown substance' were to land on Earth, it could potentially cause an uncontrollable pollution catastrophe.]

The effects of the 'unknown substance' on life forms are currently unknown, but considering the wasteland game setting, technological creations have a chance of malfunctioning, and ordinary life forms may evolve into 'mutated beasts' or 'infected creatures'...

The extent, scale, and duration of the 'unknown substance's' impact on Earth are currently unknown...

【…】

……

[The injection of liquid nuclear fuel has begun at various bases in Daxia.]

……

"finish watching?"

Yin Shanhai's words interrupted Yu Jin's thoughts. Yu Jin looked up, but his heart remained unsettled for a long time.

The information revealed in this document... is terrifying!
"Can it be stopped?"

After a long silence, Yu Jin asked.

Yin Shanhai sighed softly and shook his head, saying:
"In fact, the Great Xia has already developed a prototype of a space weapon in the past few years."

"After confirming this information, we also used space weapons to attack 'Oumuamua'."

As he spoke, Yin Shanhai glanced at the time.

"Just an hour before you arrived, at exactly seven o'clock."

A deep bitterness and helplessness appeared on Yin Shanhai's wrinkled face:
"But it failed."

"it……"

"It doesn't seem like a physical substance at all; it's more like an illusory existence, or something that our Blue Star technology can't comprehend yet."

"We cannot stop it from approaching, nor can we stop it from spreading 'pollution' across the blue planet."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin fell silent.

Oumuamua, and that 'unknown substance,' are most likely beings in a realm similar to the supernatural.

at this moment.

What Ember was thinking was—

With my current seventh-tier abilities, is it possible to prevent its arrival by using a technique like a 'spatial black hole'?

Soon, Ember arrived at the answer.

No, it's still far from being at least seventh rank.

He was suppressed too much on Earth, and even at the seventh level, he couldn't exert much power, let alone intercept a supernatural celestial body in the universe.

"ember."

Yin Shanhai suddenly called out Yu Jin's name.

Yu Jin looked up at the old man.

Do you know why I'm telling you this information?

Yin Shanhai stared intently into Yu Jin's eyes.

Without waiting for Yu Jin's reply, he continued in a low voice:

"because……"

"You will be very powerful in the future."

"In the future, you will be an extraordinary evolver at the pinnacle of the wasteland world."

"In the future, your refuge will shelter countless wasteland refugees, giving them hope for survival."

"And now-"

Yin Shanhai paused at this point.

Under the watchful eyes of Yu Jin, he actually stood up and solemnly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"Blue Star may face an unprecedented catastrophe."

"If that's really the case, the hundreds of millions or even billions of humans who will be transported to the wasteland in two days may be the last spark of civilization on Earth."

I hope—

"In the future, when you are powerful enough to conquer the wasteland, you will be willing to offer a little protection to the Blue Star civilization, especially to your fellow citizens of Great Xia."

talking.

Yin Shanhai handed another document to Yu Jin.

"This is a token of my sincerity on behalf of my fellow countrymen in the Great Xia."

call--

Yu Jin took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions within him.

He opened the file.

"This is……"

"map?"

Ember froze.

The paper in the document, when unfolded, was a map large enough to cover the entire desktop.

The map is marked with a dense array of coordinates.

Near some coordinates, Ember also saw patterns of small houses representing Refuge.

as well as……

The 'mutant/infected nest' is highlighted with a red cross.

While the embers were in a daze.

Yin Shanhai's voice echoed softly:

"Starting from the day the Wasteland game was released, which was September 2nd."

"The Great Xia then dispatched nearly 10,000 people to log into the game and begin exploring information in various regions."

"After that, with the acquisition of more helmets, the number expanded to 100,000."

"They recorded each coordinate by dying, restarting, and resurrecting time and time again."

"Hundreds of thousands of coordinates were combined to create this imperfect map you see now, but it should provide some assistance after you traverse the wasteland..."

(End of this chapter)