You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 138
Chapter 138: Altar
Unknowingly, Xie Yingqing left China and arrived at the Ghost Race’s territory, a week has passed.
According to her deduction and Zhang Keqiang’s suggestion, the Ghost Race’s Ministry of Science and Technology has a high probability of being located in the East Sea.
Therefore, she chose to travel along the coast of Southern China, passing through Northern Myanmar, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia, before diving into the Pacific Ocean.
Regardless of whether she gets wet, or the issues of water pressure and temperature, cultivators can perfectly solve this problem by using spiritual energy to condense a thin shield around their bodies.
In the Pacific Ocean, Xie Yingqing moved forward while using spiritual energy to simulate herself as an ordinary fish, evading the radar ultrasound that occasionally flew by.
On her way, she had already seen the Ghost Race’s world, which was vastly different from her idea of a “dark and gloomy world, with ghosts roaming at night and preying on people,” instead, it looked very much like human society. Except that everyone on the road was a member of the Ghost Race, it was almost indistinguishable from human society.
They also grow food, but not wheat or rice, or any kind of food Xie Yingqing had ever seen.
Their cities also have commercial districts, industrial districts, residential districts, and various other areas, with layouts similar to human societies, except that the things sold in the malls are strange objects whose uses are unclear.
They even have schools, except that the students in the schools don’t need to attend from six in the morning to twelve at night.
The only thing Xie Yingqing was familiar with was the industrial district. Because when she was in China, she had also seen what China’s nuclear fusion factories looked like and what was inside them.
On the Pacific Ocean floor, inside a Ghost Race submarine, two Ghost Race members stood. One was looking at the submarine’s data panel, the other was looking at the radar ultrasound feedback chart.
“Hey, why is there a fish swimming so fast? ”
The Ghost Race radar operator suddenly discovered an anomaly on the radar chart: “It’s five minutes until the end of work, hopefully, this fish won’t leave within five minutes, let me have a good taste! ”
The Ghost Race members remaining on the seabed have all undergone genetic modification. They have no other special abilities, only one: they can absorb water to obtain the energy they need to survive.
In human terms, they don’t need to breathe underwater to survive.
That’s pretty amazing. You know, even fish need to breathe oxygen underwater.
Five minutes later, the radar operator and the incoming Ghost Race member switched shifts, and then, according to the location on the radar chart, they arrived at the fish’s location.
Ten minutes later, the returning radar operator knocked on the submarine’s door.
A current of air gushed out, isolating the water near the submarine door. Then, the metal submarine door slowly opened.
“What’s going on? ”
The Ghost Race member who opened the door asked, “Why are you back? ”
The radar operator moved his mouth, but said nothing.
“You… ”
Before he could finish speaking, a white light flashed past, directly silencing the Ghost Race soldier’s words in his throat.
The entire submarine suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
Xie Yingqing appeared in the submarine, dragged all three Ghost Race members into the submarine, closed the door, and began to cast a curse.
In ten minutes, the three Ghost Race members present all became Xie Yingqing’s people.
It’s no exaggeration to say that if Xie Yingqing told them to eat sh1t right now, they would do so without hesitation.
“Tell me, where is the Ministry of Science and Technology? ”
Soul Search is not unusable, but she was afraid that the Ghost Race couldn’t withstand it and their bodies would collapse.
It would be bad if the next shift discovered something unusual.
Unsurprisingly, the three soldiers all shook their heads, indicating they didn’t know.
Xie Yingqing was not discouraged, as this was the expected result: “Then tell me, does the Ghost Race have any secrets? ”
Su Qin’an, although he provided intelligence from an unknown source, the information was not much, and more information had to be obtained from within the Ghost Race.
“We are the descendants of the great Ghost Gods from ages past, and now we are in decline, having fallen to such a state. ”
The radar operator said.
Xie Yingqing asked, “Why the decline? ”
Su Qin’an had said that during its peak, the Ghost Race was at least a Level Four Civilization. In other words, their weapons could easily threaten the lives of those in the Minor Ascension Realm.
A civilization where at least the average person is in the Minor Ascension Realm, who could cause their decline?
Such a civilization, even if the Cultivation World were to face it… what are the chances of winning?
After all, not everyone in the Cultivation World is like her and Su Qin’an, nor are they all like Yin Wanshan and the others.
What kind of entity is this civilization? Where is it now?
“I don’t know. ”
The Ghost Race soldier said, “I’ve never heard of such a story. ”
Looking at the other two, Xie Yingqing immediately understood that they probably hadn’t heard of it either.
However, a doubt had already been planted in her heart.
The reason why they hadn’t heard of it… was it because their level was too low, they were not qualified, or…
Does the entire Ghost Race not have this memory?
After asking the information she wanted, Xie Yingqing left the submarine and let the three of them continue to work according to the normal procedures. She herself continued to go deeper, looking for the Ghost Race’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
If possible, she also wanted to make a big fuss in the Ministry of Science and Technology. However…
Glancing at the pitiful amount of Experience Points in her system, Xie Yingqing gave up on this idea.
Oh, it’s not easy for Qin’an to accumulate Experience Points, so let’s not cause trouble!
The further she went, the tighter the Ghost Race’s defense became, its severity even surpassing that of the front lines.
Let’s not talk about the various open and hidden sentries, just the various strange-looking weapons alone, Xie Yingqing had seen thirty or fifty types along the way.
And the Ghost Race’s writing is different from the Human Race’s, so even though Xie Yingqing saw several large buildings, she still didn’t know what they were for, so she had to go into each one to check.
As a result, she almost exposed herself. Because these buildings not only had infrared detectors at the entrance, but also infrared detectors at the windows and various stairwells!
If the detectors identify a familiar person, then everything is fine. But if it’s an outsider, such as Xie Yingqing…
At least for now, Xie Yingqing hasn’t figured out what the consequences will be.
It looks like some kind of research institute inside, but based on the principle of causing less trouble, Xie Yingqing didn’t do anything major.
She only found a few researchers who were alone and placed curse seals on them.
Then, she rummaged through a large group of buildings in the Ghost Race’s territory, entering every building she saw, planting a few curse seals before leaving.
“What is that? ”
For a moment, she frowned slightly and looked ahead.
She sensed an aura coming from ahead, carrying a very strong Earth Element.
Most importantly, if divided according to cultivator realms, that power seemed to be…
Minor Ascension Realm Peak?
Infinitely close to the Great Ascension Realm, but compared to the Great Ascension Realm, it always lacked something.
Xie Yingqing looked around, then turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the road.
When she reappeared, she was in an open space.
The surrounding buildings were at least two hundred meters away, as if they were afraid of something.
Two hundred meters away, there were no decorations on the road, only a bare road leading straight to a three-hundred-meter-diameter altar in the center.
That’s right, it’s an altar.
Compared to the altar on Ziwei Peak of the Daojian Sect, the one sealing Shi Qin… while not exactly the same, it’s at least a high-quality imitation.