Two shuttles spewed out crystal flames as they floated in the passageway of the command center, while a Herak Predator warframe followed closely behind.
Looking out from the window, white crystal lights flashed past like shooting stars on both sides. It was obvious that the scale of the command center of Meteor City was no less than that of a mid-level warship.
Inside the shuttle, Ren Zhan put away his sullen expression and said in an apologetic tone, "I've made a fool of myself in front of you. I was supposed to entertain the two of you up there, but I didn't expect to trouble the two of you to come down with me."
"Brother Ren, you're too polite."
The one who answered him was the man in a suit on the left of the marshal. He was about thirty years old and had a relaxed and easy-going look on his face. "After all, this is an important place for your regiment. It's not somewhere we should be, but Brother Ren still brought us down, which shows how much your regiment trusts us. Brother Ren, please don't blame yourself."
It was a pity that they were traveling at high speed. Due to the shuttles and warframes, Ding Meng could see the people in the shuttle whispering to each other, but he could not hear the conversation clearly.
If he could hear it clearly, he would definitely be very surprised by Butcher's next reply.
"Brother Jia, in fact, our regiment is very grateful for your arrival. This Ding Meng is quite strong and not easy to deal with. For Empyrean Terminus Corporation to be willing to help, we are very grateful."
Empyrean Terminus Corporation was a subsidiary of Haitian Group, and Chu Yifeng was at the helm of Empyrean Terminus Corporation. From this, it could be seen that the marshal had not given up. He could not get the huge reward from the Dead Silent Planet, but if he could find the whereabouts of Ding Meng, he believed that Chu Yifeng would still be very interested in Ding Meng.
The Federation's Chu Clan was a target that almost every organization in outer space wanted to curry favor with. Once they established a relationship with them, they would be rolling in money. Compared to Huang Long's idea of "taxation", the Dai Clan paled in comparison.
The man called "Brother Jia" by Butcher smiled. "Thank you, Captain Ren, for personally escorting us to Meteor City in the middle of the night. In fact, we were just following orders. Before we set off, Miss Bing specifically instructed us to bring this Ding Meng back."
Ren Zhan and Ren Tu were both veterans of the martial world. How could they not understand the underlying meaning of his words?
"Bringing" them back was different from "capturing" them back. The person captured would definitely be alive, but the person "brought back" would probably be a corpse.
Not even sparing a corpse?
How big of a grudge did Ding Meng have with the Extreme Heaven Company?
Or did Ding Meng have some kind of secret that couldn't be exposed?
However, these questions were not suitable to be asked in this situation.
Ren Zhan couldn't help but laugh dryly and change the topic. "I've admired Miss Bing for a long time. If there's a chance, I hope to visit her with Brother Yan to express our gratitude."
Brother Jia smiled again, and his smile was thought-provoking. "Hehe, if things go smoothly this time, Brother Ren will naturally have the chance to meet Miss Bing in person …"
While Ren Zhan and Ren Zhan chatted happily, Ding Meng was highly nervous.
Little Rascal was copying the database data on the four-eye wrist device and constantly forming a 3D model in Ding Meng's consciousness space. This command center was originally a large modified transport starship. Later, with the starship as the center, it expanded from the bridge upwards. After more than a decade of construction, it gradually expanded into a Celestial City.
In other words, Ding Meng was now essentially inside a starship, but the starship had been modified beyond recognition. Through the modeling, the command center looked like an inverted pyramid. The core was located in the center, and the top three corners were the East, West, and South regions. Each region had five entrances and exits.
Now that the armor had rushed in for such a long distance, it still hadn't reached the third level, and the core was estimated to be on the ninth level. The scale of the command center was truly astounding.
Xiao Ai suddenly said, "I detected a very powerful technological energy fluctuation coming from the core."
Her reports were rarely so exaggerated. Ding Meng asked curiously, "Very powerful?"
Xiao Ai said, "Yes, I've never seen such a powerful technological energy before. It's beyond the scope of crystal source or polymerization. Its volume is enormous."
Ding Meng was thoughtful. "I seem to be able to feel it too."
In his perception, energy fluctuations were the easiest to come into contact with, just like a gust of wind blowing in his face. He could clearly see the contours and lines of the wind with his Psychic vision, but among these contours and lines, there was a slight curve that was extremely regular. Although it was not very clear, he could still feel it.
Xiao Ai said, "Of course you can feel it. Ever since I fused with you, you've developed this ability."
Ding Meng asked, "What caused this?"
Xiao Ai said, "Do you remember the energy carrier that Lan Bing stole?
It has a very unique technological energy. Since I can fuse with it, it naturally brought part of the detection function to you. It's just that you're not strong enough yet, so it's reasonable that your perception is weak. "
"So that's how it is!" Ding Meng nodded.
While they were talking, they soon arrived at the entrance to the ninth floor. Two 20-meter-tall alloy doors slowly opened, and the armor flew in. At this moment, Ding Meng finally understood why Yan Jie had dared to speak like that. "I can tell you, but you might not have the guts to go."
This was an underground world that was the complete opposite of the surface. On the surface, there were clear mountains and rivers, birds chirping, and flowers blooming. It was just like a retro holiday villa. However, the underground world was filled with the aura of modern technology. Just like some of the large cities in the Federation and the Empire, this place was basically a jungle of metal. Countless metallic buildings filled this huge space, densely packed everywhere one could see. Not only were they well-connected, but they were also brightly lit and dazzling.
At the very center of this spherical space, a huge spherical building was floating. The surface of the building had a dazzling silver luster, like a huge metal ball.
The central square was the ground. It was built around this huge sphere, dividing it into two parts, like the planets in space with their own planetary rings. The square was the spaceport. Miniature shuttles were constantly landing on it, and sporadic armor was taking off. Groups of two or three mercenaries were patrolling the area.
The crystal flames at the bottom of the two shuttles were slowly weakening, and their speed was also slowing down. It was obvious that they were about to land.
Naturally, Ding Meng was already prepared. Four-eyed's physical characteristics were similar to his, so Ding Meng had already taken off his mercenary uniform. It fit Ding Meng, but of course, this was not enough. He had to wear the triangular military cap of the Sky Wolf Corps, a pair of large goggles to cover his face, and a black ear-shaped instant communicator to enhance his appearance. Green Arrow's wrist device had long been changed out, and her shoes were replaced with Four-eyed's combat boots, but the size was a little too small …
There was no other way. Ding Meng did not have the ability to transform like the Nightmare Lord, so he could only make do with this kind of primitive disguise. In any case, as long as he did not open his mouth to speak too much and did not exaggeratedly circulate his Origin Energy in public, he would not attract any suspicion.
But in order to make his disguise more convincing, Ding Meng finally put the photoelectric gun on his shoulder and the energy pistol on his thigh. As for the ammo cartridge … he did not put it in his backpack, but directly attached it to his belt. At the very least, it looked a little bloated.
In any case, Four Eyes' things had all been taken off by Ding Meng.
The naked Four Eyes was still unconscious. He was a beginner warrior, so he would definitely be one step ahead of Yan Jie. What would Four Eyes think when he woke up and saw his goddess sleeping next to him?
Yes, yes, it was very likely that his eyes were blurry and he did not see clearly!
Ren Zhan's group walked at the very front. The two warriors pushed Dai Yi to follow closely behind, while Ding Meng walked at the very back of the group.
Now, there was only one last problem left. How would they enter the core?
Ding Meng did not believe that there would be no security measures in such a heavily guarded underground area.
"Little Rascal, are you done yet?
I'm about to go in! "Ding Meng was a little anxious.
The entrance was very simple, just like the entrance of a supermarket in a business center. A transparent layer of glass separated the inside from the outside, but there was a scanning device above, and a group of soldiers on duty nearby.
Little Rascal said, "No problem, everything is OK. All the maps have been imported into your consciousness space, and the camouflage function has been activated."
This camouflage function was similar to the technology used by the imperial patrol fleet to block the signals of the technological instruments. However, after Little Rascal gained level 2 access, it could simulate the body of the person Ding Meng had come into contact with. In other words, once the probe scanned Ding Meng, the information it sent back would be the physical characteristics of the four-eyed man. Of course, if there were more advanced facilities such as iris scanning, password input, or password authentication, this would be impossible to pass.
Fortunately, Ren Zhan, who was walking at the very front of the group, was the first to be scanned by the ray. The mercenaries on both sides raised their hands and saluted.
Ren Zhan waved his hand and said, "The people behind are our distinguished guests. No need for verification, I will bring them in."
The Grand Marshal, Brother Jia, Dai Yi and the others were naturally not subjected to the routine inspection, but the two warriors and Ding Meng at the back were still scanned from head to toe by the distorted ray.
The system's voice was very mechanical, and there was no abnormality. "10235, 29887, 54088, authentication passed. Permission granted!"
After passing through the glass layer and entering the hall on the first floor, Ding Meng could not help but secretly sigh in relief. He had finally found his way to this place.
Little Rascal said, "But I still feel like something's not right."
Ding Meng said, "Oh?"
Little Rascal said, "Ding Meng, think about it. Previously, this Ren Zhan was so concerned about Yan Jie that he even issued an internal warning to kill you. But after he entered the command center, he did not ask about Yan Jie's whereabouts, nor did he look all over the world to find you. He came straight here the moment he came in. This doesn't make sense."
Ding Meng was silent. He had to admit that Little Rascal's analysis was very reasonable, but the situation was not clear at the moment. It was better to sneak in and take a look first. He did not really care about this Ren Zhan. His attention was now on the Grand Marshal because he had always been curious about how the Grand Marshal had survived the solar eclipse disaster on the Silent Star.