Please destroy the main timeline.

Chapter 222 Pumice
"There is a medium-sized city 220 kilometers away as the crow flies. It is teeming with star worms. If we lure them here, they will wipe out this place. The expedition team will not be able to escape."

Alice explained to Mo Yu.

The results of the investigation by the Three Rabbit Girls were not ideal.

The plan to use someone else to do the dirty work is difficult to implement; the star worms in the nearby city are too powerful and could lead to the annihilation of the entire expedition team.

After careful consideration, Mo Yu decided to temporarily shelve the plan to eliminate his cronies.

When the expedition team is about to leave, find a way to lure the star worms and attack the adaptive bodies from behind, then take the opportunity to make the expedition team keep a safe distance to ensure their survival.

Mo Yu returned to the underground research institute.

The investigation team faced a difficult problem.

Kryptos sealed off the research institute, the security system was activated, and all the traps were triggered. The entire investigation team was caught in a dilemma and was divided into several teams, scattered in different areas.

Fortunately, the investigation team was no pushover; they were the elite force of Hope City.

Under Li Jiu's laser eyes, the alloy door couldn't stop him at all. After a series of destructions, the investigation team reunited, but a few people were missing.

"Elder Huang just arrived, and he took Ah Qi and the other two ordinary people back with him."

Mo Yu stated the facts.

Everyone agreed with this.

After a day of violent breaching of the door.

In a dark space, a half-meter-thick alloy door was pierced by a red laser beam. The beam rotated and cut off a circular piece with a diameter of 2 meters.

Li Jiu stood behind the door, the red light in his eyes gradually fading, and he put his blindfold back on.

Everyone filed in.

This place is at least 300 meters below the ground. The underground space is very large and pitch black. The flashlights carried by the team cannot illuminate the surroundings. The beams of light are swallowed up by the darkness when they shine into the distance.

Mo Yu activated her night vision ability.

His eyes lit up instantly.

Big.

It is very large.

The underground space is incredibly vast, with a height exceeding 50 meters and a length and width exceeding one kilometer.

In the center of the hall, there is a special device: several metal rings of different sizes surround an irregularly shaped stone, suspended in the air.

This is the pumice that Kryptos was referring to.

A fire expert in the group ignited a large fireball, illuminating only a corner in front of him.

Mo Yu looked around and quickly spotted the control panel on the wall. It wasn't locked and could be easily opened. After a few steps, the lights in the hall came on.

Only then did everyone see the floating stones in the hall clearly, and this spectacle elicited gasps of amazement.

After confirming there was no danger, everyone dispersed to check the surrounding area.

There is an operating platform in front of the pumice stone, with many control panels on top.

Mo Yu arrived here immediately, and after trying it out, successfully turned on the computer and found information about floating stones.

"Pumice, with unknown main components, appears as an irregular black stone with a crystalline structure. It has a density of 51.05 g/cm³, is unaffected by gravity, has a Mohs hardness of nine, is non-radioactive, has no magnetic field, and poses no biological hazard..."

"The source is a meteorite that fell on the outskirts of Peach Blossom Spring on February 3rd of the 67th year of the Peach Blossom Spring calendar."

"Research Report 1: The main body of pumice possesses regenerative capabilities, slowly restoring its own weight by absorbing other metallic substances, at a rate of approximately 3.14 cm/year. Its growth has certain limits. Pumice fragments that are knocked off retain their properties but lack regenerative capabilities..."

"Research Report 2: Transmitting electromagnetic waves of a specific frequency to pumice can generate a special field that eliminates gravity within a certain range. The range of the field is positively correlated with the input power..."

"Current research topics: 1. How to increase the growth rate of pumice. 2. How to use common energy sources to stabilize the excitation field. 3. Find a method to scan the interior of pumice..."

In addition to the research report, there is also a concept for building a floating city around pumice.

The study of pumice in Eden was already quite advanced, and it was just one step away from practical application.

This irregular black stone, about 3 meters in diameter, can create a giant mobile city.

Li Jiu and the others were very excited.

If the vision of the Garden of Eden is correct, then humanity could certainly build a giant mobile city, or even a super space warship!
In this apocalyptic era, this is a groundbreaking invention that could change the course of human history.

“I…I’ll go inform Elder Miao! The others should check this underground research institute again and see if they can remove the pumice.”

Li Jiu rushed out in a flurry of activity to go back and call for help.

Mo Yu was recalling history. There was no mention of pumice in the space station's records.

Either this thing had no practical use, or the team at the time simply didn't discover this underground research institute, or something might have happened but was deliberately concealed from history.

There are too many influencing factors.

After witnessing the expedition team distort history firsthand, he became increasingly distrustful of the space station's records.

Mo Yu avoided the crowd, pulled up her sleeve, and glanced at her watch.

The current disturbance value is 14%.

This value is quite high.

If things continue as they are now, history will be very different from before.

He couldn't determine what the decisive factor was.

The fate of Kryptos.

The fate of the expedition team.

The existence of Lereya.

Can the pumice be safely brought back?

These are all interfering factors.

Mo Yu had considered bringing the floating stone back to the space station, but without the relevant technology and personnel, it would be of little use.

The space station is already suspended in outer space.

Perhaps we should look at other timelines to see if there are any historical examples of using pumice to build aerial cities.

Mo Yu chose to lie low for the time being.

He would not interfere with the expedition's decision, but wait until the expedition withdrew before launching his plan against Kryptos.

Elder Miao and his group came down quickly. The group carefully searched the underground research institute and found that in addition to the pumice, there were many high-tech artifacts inside.

For the expedition team, this operation was a great success.

Moyu monitored Kryptos daily, but took no further action.

Kryptos has been behaving himself these past few days. Elder Huang is keeping an eye on him, so he has no chance of escaping. Besides, he doesn't look presentable right now, with two big watermelons stuck to his chest.

Five days passed in a flash.

There are only 7 days left until we return to the main timeline.

The expedition team finally prepared to leave.

The reason for this is that some wandering star worms discovered this place and began a large-scale invasion. Many star worms entered the city and carried out a large-scale massacre of the pollutants.

The expedition team's supplies were also running low.

Due to multiple factors, the expedition team is preparing to withdraw.

Kryptos finally made a move. The night before the evacuation, Alpha, who was on guard duty, discovered that Kryptos left the room and disappeared in front of a hidden door. It immediately returned to its hiding place and notified Moyu.

Mo Yu is playing with Hai Luo Bella and listening to the Little Mermaid sing her newly written song.

"Kryptos has made a move? He's probably gone to see his subordinates. I'll go check on him."

"Be careful."

Herobella hugged Mo Yu's arm, pressed him down with her ball, and kissed his cheek.

The Little Mermaid is becoming more and more proactive.

Mo Yu left his hiding place, activated Shadow Cloak, left the castle area, and came to the outskirts of the city, where the Adaptors gathered at the building.

After a short wait, Kryptos appeared as expected.

Mo Yu observed how things were developing.

The court sorcerer had prepared the purification ritual. After Kryptos arrived, he quickly eliminated the negative effects of the previous ritual, his body returned to normal, and his connection with the seven sacrifices was severed.

Just before he was about to perform the cost transfer ritual to reclaim the sealed power, a small incident occurred.

The Knight Commander approached Kryptos alone and said, "Your Majesty, I can fulfill your needs. Why seek out those mortals?"

(End of this chapter)