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The next morning, the boy, carrying paper and charcoal, walked into the passage again.

He walked to the stone pillar, spread the paper on the ground next to the pillar, and began to copy the text on the pillar section by section.

He would stop every now and then to make sure that the passage he copied was exactly the same as the original text on the stone pillar.

As he finished copying the last line, the glowing patterns at the end of the pillar seemed to flash briefly before returning to normal.

Chapter 404 Observing the Earth's Veins

He put away the paper and charcoal pencil, and instead of leaving immediately, he stood in front of the stone pillar for a while, as if confirming in his own way that the content he had copied had indeed been completely recorded.

Then he retreated along the passage.

Jin Chen received the letter seven days later.

He sat on the stone bench: "He said he had finished copying the inscriptions on the stone pillars and was organizing the content of those inscriptions section by section."

Ling Feng said, "After the text is organized, it should provide a complete record of the construction of this space."

Qian Renxue said, "Then he has now grasped the most core information about this space."

Chen Yuan said, "His next task will likely focus on organizing that information."

Tang San said, "After he finishes organizing those texts, he should be able to determine the specific location of this space in the history of the continent."

Jin Chen said, "He is planning to spend some time organizing those texts, and it is expected that it will take several weeks to complete the initial organization."

Ling Feng said, "Then let him do it at his own pace."

Lin Mu arrived the next morning.

He stopped under the eaves, raised his hand and held out the leaf. After it lit up, he began to try to control the subtle changes in brightness and direction while moving. He walked around the diagonal of the yard, adjusting the intensity of the brightness and the direction of the leaf as he went.

He put the leaves away: "Today I tried adjusting the brightness and direction simultaneously while moving. The brightness changes and direction adjustments are independent of each other, and both can remain stable."

Ling Feng said, "Now you can control multiple variables simultaneously while moving."

Lin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Then I can try to make the direction change irregularly while moving, such as inserting a turn while moving in a straight line."

Ling Feng said, "We can give it a try."

Tang San came over in the evening.

He sat on the stone bench: "If the inscriptions on the stone pillars in Sea Breeze City can be pieced together to form a complete timeline, then the place of this space in the history of the continent will become clear."

Ling Feng said, "He is organizing those texts."

Tang San said, "After he finishes organizing it, he should be able to determine the exact construction date of this space."

Ling Feng said, "He will."

For the next two weeks, the boy sat under the lamp every night, organizing, classifying, and annotating the text he had copied.

He grouped the descriptions of the construction process into one group, the descriptions of equipment operation into another, and the descriptions of observation records into yet another.

He spent several days tracing the timeline of the texts, from the start of construction to equipment installation, to the initial calibration, to long-term observation, and finally to the date the last group of recorders left.

He drew a timeline in his notebook, marking the key dates in their corresponding positions, confirming the complete time span from the space's construction to its abandonment. Then he closed the notebook and stood by the window for a while.

The sea breeze blows from afar, carrying the coolness of the night, like a long cycle finally completing a full loop, waiting to start again.

He walked back to the table, put the already organized timeline diagram into the drawer, and then turned off the light.

He knew that the complete history of that space had been recorded, from the first mark left by the earliest builders to the door closed when the last group of recorders left. Now, this history had been recorded in its entirety.

He knew that once he sent out the results, Ling Feng would be able to see the full picture of this space. The paths had indeed been explored, and the records had fulfilled their original purpose.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, casting a pale, silvery-white glow on the table.

He sat in the dark for a while, then stood up, walked to the bedside, and lay down.

A breeze seeped in through the cracks in the window, ruffling a corner of the neatly arranged timeline chart on the table.

Those records no longer need to be supplemented; they are already complete.

Those paths can wait to be entered next time.

And he has already written the last punctuation mark for his initial exploration.

The boy stayed in that stone chamber for a while longer, until he was certain that the records were indeed completely preserved in his notebook.

After he finished comparing the handwriting on the last page with the original text on the stone pillar, confirming that the lines about the original intention of building this space had been completely recorded, he closed the notebook.

He stood up, lowered the oil lamp, stood in front of the stone pillar for a while, then went back the way he came, put the cover back on, and restored it to its original state.

That evening, after returning to his cabin, he didn't immediately begin organizing the records. Instead, he put the notebook back in the drawer, stood by the window for a while, as if mentally retracing the outline of the stone pillar to confirm that the words had indeed been preserved.

Then he sat down under the lamp, opened his notebook, and began to organize the records paragraph by paragraph.

He grouped the descriptions of the construction process into one group, the descriptions of equipment operation into another, and the descriptions of observation records and withdrawal procedures into their respective categories.

He spent several days repeatedly checking the timeline and sequence of events in the records, confirming that the entire time span from the construction to the abandonment of the space was longer than he had initially estimated.

Jin Chen received the letter on the eighth day.

He sat on the stone bench and read the letter: "He said he had completed the record-keeping and confirmed the entire time span of the space from its construction to its abandonment."

He said that the space was built much earlier than any known civilization ruins on the continent.

Ling Feng walked out from under the corridor: "Much earlier?"

How long exactly?

Jin Chen said, "He said that based on the time descriptions in the records, the space was built long before the Spirit Hall was established."

The records mention that the builders observed the geological patterns of the land in multiple seasons before determining the final location.

Qian Renxue said, "The fact that it was built earlier than expected means that a civilization that had mastered the technology of observing the spiritual energy of the divine realm already existed on this continent during the period when that space was built."

Their understanding of the flow of divine power may have been earlier and more profound than ours.

Chen Yuan stood in the corner of the courtyard: "Then they may have left this space not only for observation, but also to record some kind of pattern."

Tang San said, "If their technology is indeed mature enough, then they must have their reasons for choosing to withdraw."

Ling Feng remained silent, as if he were mentally reorganizing the clues.

He sat back on the veranda, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "In the early history of the continent, there once existed a civilization in that space that was able to observe the flow of spiritual energy in the divine realm."

They built that observatory and recorded the patterns they observed.

The record mentions that their evacuation was orderly, and the space was only closed after the final calibration was completed, indicating that they left in a planned manner, not under duress.

Why did they leave?

Chapter 405 Periodic Changes

Qian Renxue said, "It may be because they have already observed what they need to observe, or it may be that they foresaw some kind of change."

Chen Yuan said, "If they have observed some kind of pattern, that pattern may still be hidden in the records of that space."

Tang San said, "Then his next step may be to conduct a more in-depth analysis of those records to find out the reason for their withdrawal."

Jin Chen said, "He said he was doing a second reading of that set of records, focusing on the descriptions of the reasons for the evacuation."

No definitive conclusions have been reached yet, but he noted several mentions of 'cycle' and 'change' in the records, suggesting that some kind of cyclical phenomenon was being documented.

Ling Feng said, "Cycles and changes...that might be the reason they chose to withdraw."

If they observed a periodic pattern in the flow of the earth's veins, then their purpose in building this space might have been to record that periodic change.

Qian Renxue said, "Now that he has grasped the most core information about that space, the next step is to compare those records with the actual changes in the earth's veins."

Chen Yuan said, "If the cycle mentioned in the records does exist, it may leave traces in certain areas of the mainland."

Tang San said, "It may be necessary to conduct on-site verification in different locations on the continent to confirm whether the descriptions in those records are consistent with the actual changes in the earth's veins."

Jin Chen said, "He said he is organizing his notes from the second round of reading, and it is expected to take about a week to complete."

Ling Feng said, "No need to rush."

He's taken so long to get this far; the work ahead deserves just as much time to confirm.

Lin Mu arrived the next morning.

He stopped under the eaves, raised his hand and held out the leaf. After it lit up, he walked around the yard, keeping the brightness and direction synchronized at the turns, and then stopped in the center of the yard: "Today I tried switching directions while moving. After turning, the brightness did not fluctuate, and the direction was stable."

Ling Feng said, "Then you can now switch directions while moving."

Lin Mu said, "Then I can try to achieve the same control at an even faster speed."

Ling Feng said, "Okay, after you finish this trial, you can move on to the next stage."

Tang San came over in the evening.

He sat down on the stone bench: "If the space over in Sea Breeze City was built earlier than any record we have, then its builders may have possessed some technology that we have lost."

Ling Feng said, "The records mention that they were able to observe the flow of spiritual energy in the divine realm, which means they have mastered a method to establish contact with the divine realm."

If that method were also recorded, then perhaps we could find that path again through that space.

Tang San said, "What he is looking for now may not just be a record of the construction of a space, but also another path to the realm of gods."

Jin Chen said, "His current exploration has actually gone beyond the scope of that space itself."

Ling Feng said, "He is using that space to gradually reconstruct the technological fabric of the civilization behind it."

With each record he confirmed, the outline of that era became clearer.

Qian Renxue said, "Then he may need to extract the parts of those records about the observation methods separately and conduct more in-depth research."

Chen Yuan said, "If the records do contain observation methods, then we need to confirm whether they can be reproduced."

Tang San said, "That requires enough time and repeated verification."

Ling Feng said, "He's already heading in that direction."

Over the next week, the boy extracted the sections about observation methods and equipment operation from the records and analyzed them section by section.

He recorded these contents in a new notebook and marked the corresponding position and order on the stone pillar next to each paragraph.

He spent several days organizing the description of how to calibrate the core equipment, how to read the direction of the earth veins, and how to record and interpret the observation results into a coherent record.

He closed his notebook, stood by the window for a while to confirm that the record was indeed fully presented in the notebook, then walked back to the table and wrote a note at the bottom of the page: "Observation method has been extracted, and its feasibility is being confirmed by comparing it with the equipment layout."